Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant-Chapter 467

[ Level has increased. ]

[ All stats have increased by 1. ]

[ You have acquired 1 bonus stat. ]

......

[ You have reached Level 280. ]

[ The System wants you to become even stronger. ]

[ The System presents you with higher power. ]

Six tasks remaining.

So the levels gained were also six.

In the process, he reached Level 280 and obtained a new skill of the Rage Crusader.

But more than those facts, what Su-ho naturally cared about was the reward for having completed the Twelve Labors.

‘At last, the moment I truly become Heracles.’

Whether such a thing exists or not, this would naturally strip the other Heracles candidates of their qualifications.

Because that’s what happened during Black Heracles.

System notifications popped up in a row like that, but contrary to expectation there was no immediate change like during Takamagahara.

He simply ended up with a short waiting time with the dead fake Heracles before his eyes.

Su-ho waited patiently.

Right.

Of all things, even though I bundled six tasks into one and broke it as if to show off, that woman Hera has every reason to be sufficiently shocked.

In the first place, weren’t the Twelve Labors themselves an ordeal Hera gave with the wish that Heracles would die?

That was when it happened.

[ ■■ squeezes their eyes shut. ]

[ ■■ fully recognizes your achievement. ]

[ Congratulations! You have met all the conditions and acquired full qualification to inherit the power of Heracles. ]

[ The System grants you the qualification to possess the power of Heracles. ]

[ Trait information changes. ]

[ ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) You have mastered ‘Heracles’. ]

[ You have acquired a one-and-only Trait in the world. ]

[ You have achieved a truly great feat that no other player has accomplished. ]

[ In recognition of your supreme feat, the System presents you with 30 bonus stats. ]

System notifications poured down.

Seeing them, Su-ho’s face finally brightened.

‘At last!’

How much effort had it taken so far to go from candidate to the real Heracles.

As proof, the System paid out as many as 30 bonus stats.

‘Strictly speaking, 30 is a bit short, but I’ll let it go.’

Every time he slew the Nemean Lion or the Hydra and such, he received 10 bonus stats for achieving a great feat.

Then since he handled nine labors all at once, in theory he should receive 90.

But he decided to give it up.

They might really give it, and it’s fine to think he chose a processing method better than a few dozen stats.

‘Instead, I still got 30.’

That’s good enough.

Su-ho immediately opened the status window.

[ An Su-ho ]

Lv : 285

Class : Rage Crusader

Rank : Middle Player

Traits : <Newblood><Heracles><King of a Ruined Nation><Grid’s Partner><Sun-Moon Body>

Might (P) : 16

Mana (S) : 16

Sense (N) : 87

Leadership (N) : 104

Bonus Stats : 39

Good.

The Heracles Candidate trait became a complete Heracles trait.

‘Finally, a complete Heracles.’

He felt proud.

Then his eyes happened to land on the Leadership stat.

‘Ah, my Leadership already exceeded 100.’

He had intentionally not allocated bonus stats to Leadership, and yet it had already exceeded 100.

But why do I feel like I didn’t see a related notification?

Su-ho checked the notifications again and confirmed that there was an alert he had missed.

[ Leadership stat has reached 100. ]

[ ‘King of a Ruined Nation’ trait information changes. ]

I see.

The notification did appear; I just didn’t see it.

There’s a lot to confirm.

Which is great.

New power is always welcome.

Su-ho first invested part of the bonus stats he had obtained to raise the color of the Sense stat.

[ Sense stat has reached 100. ]

[ Sense stat grows further. ]

[ Congratulations! The level of the Sense stat has risen and become Purple grade! ]

At last, the Sense stat became Purple.

At the same time Su-ho recalled the allocation condition for Silver color stats in the past.

[ To allocate bonus stats to a Silver color stat, at least two Purple color stats are required. ]

‘Now the condition is met!’

Since he made Sense Purple, there is no reason to invest in anything else.

Su-ho immediately invested all remaining bonus stats into Mana and refreshed the status window.

[ An Su-ho ]

Lv : 285

Class : Rage Crusader

Rank : Middle Player

Traits : <Newblood><Heracles><King of a Ruined Nation><Grid’s Partner><Sun-Moon Body>

Might (P) : 16

Mana (S) : 42

Sense (P) : 1

Leadership (N) : 104

Bonus Stats : 0

“Right. This is exactly it.”

Looking at the status window, a proud expression formed on its own.

Su-ho then checked the Heracles trait information.

[ Heracles ]

# One who, after finishing all labors, has become the true avatar of Heracles from a candidate.

# The avatar of Heracles has additional attack power increased by 300% for all types of offensive means capable of inflicting physical damage on the opponent.

# The avatar of Heracles has additional damage reduction for all damage increased by 300%.

# The avatar of Heracles has all recovery power increased by 300%.

# The avatar of Heracles has all physical abilities such as bodily endurance and resistances increased by 300%.

# The avatar of Heracles can summon the Club of Heracles and the Lion-Head Helm. The summoned noble armaments are affected by the summoner’s Mana.

# The avatar of Heracles can perform the ‘Fate of the Hero’ quest.

Su-ho slowly checked the information of the Heracles trait.

At first glance the options looked packed, but they were simpler than expected.

That was because, compared to when he had been a Heracles Candidate that provided somewhat more varied options at lower values, the current version reduced the number of options through selection and focus but the numerical efficiency of the increases was far higher.

Therefore, Su-ho’s interest lay more in things other than attack increase or damage reduction.

Su-ho first tried summoning Heracles’s noble armaments.

[ Summoning the Club of Heracles. ]

[ Summoning the Lion-Head Helm of Heracles. ]

Responding to Su-ho’s will, Heracles’s noble armaments were summoned immediately.

The club was, as expected, an olive-wood club, and the lion-head helm was the one made from the Nemean Lion’s hide.

Su-ho looked over the summoned armaments and smiled.

“Nice.”

The club fit his hand like it had been his from the beginning, and the lion-head helm not only wrapped his head but firmly covered his shoulders and entire back as well.

Su-ho checked the options of the club and helm respectively.

[ Club of Heracles ]

Grade : S+

# The olive-wood club used by the hero Heracles.

# Generates a powerful shockwave at the point struck by the club.

# The destructive power and durability of the club are affected by the summoner’s Mana.

[ Lion-Head Helm of Heracles ]

Grade : S+

# A cloak-type helm made from the Nemean Lion’s hide that the hero Heracles used.

# While the lion-head helm is equipped, when you take physical damage, Mana decreases in place of health, and while Mana is being reduced, physical pain and shock are also absorbed along with it.

# The defensive power and durability of the lion-head helm are affected by the summoner’s Mana.

‘That’s it!’

Seeing the armaments’ information, the corners of Su-ho’s mouth lifted.

Truthfully, the earlier options didn’t strike him that much.

How many attack-increase and physical-damage-reduction options do I already have?

But these were a bit different.

No, they were one of the things he had been hoping for.

Because the club had the option to generate shockwaves, and the lion-head helm had the option to consume Mana first in place of health.

‘These were all signatures of Black Heracles.’

But among them, what drew his eyes the most was, decidedly, the final line: the ‘Fate of the Hero’ quest.

Su-ho knew the identity of this quest.

Because Black Heracles had told him.

‘The identity of the Fate of the Hero quest is to participate in the Gigantomachy.’

There are two great wars in Greek mythology.

Titanomachy, where Kronos’s side and Zeus’s side fought.

And Gigantomachy, where the Gigantes race fought the Olympian gods.

According to myth, Heracles was a child born so that Zeus would win in the Gigantomachy.

Therefore, now that he had become the real Heracles and not a candidate, the quest called Fate of the Hero had occurred to Su-ho.

‘But in his previous life, Black Heracles was defeated in the Gigantomachy and, at the same time as failing the quest, had the Heracles trait itself stripped away.’

Even if it’s unfair, there’s nothing to be done.

If you lose in the Gigantomachy, Olympus or whatever—nothing remains.

‘But I will win the Gigantomachy.’

And based on the vast power gained there, he would save the Earth.

Of course, he could not perform the Fate of the Hero quest right this instant.

He had heard that this descends at some moment like a revelation.

‘If I knew the activation condition, I’d adjust the schedule and timing myself...... It’s a shame, but it can’t be helped.’

As the last step, Su-ho checked the changed trait information of King of a Ruined Nation.

[ King of a Ruined Nation ]

# A king who survived a perished country.

# With the country, the people, and the subordinates all lost, nothing remains but the shell of a hollow royal. But that does not mean he is not a king.

① A Leadership stat, which only a king can obtain, is granted.

② The king’s minimum qualifications are granted.

└ A national proclamation is possible.

└ A declaration of war is possible.

└ The conferral of titles is possible.

└ The appointment of ranks is possible.

③ The king’s power is activated.

└ A domain proclamation becomes possible.

└ Through recruitment of talent, it becomes possible to place the target under one’s command via a loyalty contract.

└ Through the King’s Summons, it becomes possible to summon subordinates placed under one’s command.

“......Huh?”

Su-ho’s eyes widened at the information of King of a Ruined Nation that had changed.

This was an unexpected yield outside of his plans, so he had neither expectations nor thoughts about it, but the third authority unlocked was far more tremendous than he had thought.

‘I can proclaim a domain?’

And I can summon my subordinates at any time?

‘Then that means I can call the lizardmen at the Yalu River whenever I want......’

As that thought occurred, a great many ideas flashed through Su-ho’s head at once.

That was when it happened.

Fwoooooosh!

Suddenly his vision warped and the surrounding scenery changed.

The changed scenery was not the Infinite Arena where he had been rolling around all along but Hera’s temple he had seen at the beginning.

There, the priestess possessed by Hera was floating in midair with white eye-light flashing, just like he had seen before.

Seeing her, Su-ho smiled and spoke.

“Now the labors are all finished, right?”

At Su-ho’s question, the tip of her lips quivered slightly and then moved.

“......That’s right. Now you are the avatar of Heracles. Therefore, you must keep this in mind. That you, inheriting that one’s will, means participating in a great war that will occur once again.”

“I know. I don’t know when that time will be, but I’ll keep building myself up well in preparation.”

“......Tsk!”

At Su-ho’s glibness, Hera clicked her tongue. And then.

[ The Gate has been cleared. ]

[ The MVP of the Gate clear is ‘An Su-ho’. ]

[ Additional experience is provided for MVP selection. ]

[ 1 bonus stat is provided for MVP selection. ]

[ Level has increased. ]

[ All stats have increased by 1. ]

[ You have acquired 1 bonus stat. ]

Su-ho was finally able to completely wrap up even Hera’s Gate.