Gamer System in Campione - Chapter 37

To Voban's vision it was as if his prey and the other Campione had disappeared.

"NOOOOO" shouted Voban angrily as he was struck by Hati's claws and turned to attack.

With Ozymandias and Hercules.

The Greek Hero's eyes widened at what he saw, after the darkness engulfed him he found himself in a totally new place.

The sky was totally dark, but the stars were still shining, the whole area around Hercules was totally dark as if he was in an endless abyss.

The Hero could see that he was leaning on a part of the region that was solid ground, but around him the Hero saw that a totally black water was occupying the whole place.

But all around Hercules could also see islands, fields, lakes, hills and caves, along with fantastic fire lakes, iron walls and the turquoise trees.

The Heretic God also sensed an Evil miasma in the place that was trying to consume him, but he resisted it, although Hercules admitted it was not pleasant.

That was something Hercules had never seen before, but he could compare it to the Underworld of Hades.

"Where are we?" asked the Greek Hero with visible interest.

"We are in Du'at, the Egyptian Underworld, more precisely at the place where the God Ra fought the serpent Apophis" said a voice causing Hercules to turn around.

Looking back, Hercules saw that Campione who had trapped him, his body covered in a golden aura that seemed to protect him from the corruption of this world.

"An [Authority] that recreates the Underworld? I see, indeed it is something you don't see every day" Hercules said smiling immensely.

"I wouldn't advise you to be so excited, those without the protection of the Sun, or rather Ra, will be consumed by this place, that is if Apophis doesn't show up first" said Ozymandias as his golden aura protected him.

"Hahaha, I defeated the Lion of Nemeia with my bare hands! I subdued the Legendary Cerberus with my strength, you think I'm afraid of a serpent?!" said Hercules laughing immensely.

Seeing this, both Hercules and Ozymandias prepared for battle.

"I wield the blade that can pierce the blanket of darkness. With the steel sword that cuts through the darkness I will crush any enemy!" sang Ozymandias.

Lightning fell into the Sun King's hand and when it disappeared the legendary weapon of the Takemikazuchi God, the [Futsu-No-Mitama] Sword, was revealed.

Seeing this the Heretic God smiled immensely.

"You fight with a sword?! Then let's see your power!" shouted the God as his power increased.

"The Boar of Artemis and the wine of Dionysus are what define my fourth work. Messenger of the slayer's wrath and the mad god's wine, appear as one and spread fear and madness wherever you go!" chanted the Heretic God summoning his [Authority].

Ozymandias' eyes widened as he saw an immense elevation appear over the water, and when it disappeared a gigantic Boar over thirty meters long was revealed that roared into the sky making the dimension created by Ozymandias' power rattle.

Taking advantage Ozymandias quickly activated his [Divine Wisdom] to discover Hercules' power.

The [Authority] that Ozymandias had usurped from Hecate; the [Divine Wisdom] was extremely useful as it allows him to know the abilities about a being just by looking at it, however this [Authority] had one demerit, it could only be used for one hour a day during a random period, so depending on the battle Ozymandias would not be able to use it.

But thanks to his luck it was available to him at that moment and with that Ozymandias could identify Hercules' [Authority].

It was called the [Twelve Labors] representing the Twelve Legendary Labors that Hercules successfully performed.

Although it was only one [Authority], it had Twelve varying forms for each work, so it wouldn't be wrong to say that actually Hercules possessed Twelve [Authorities].

It was really something absurd even for Ozymandias.

In this case the [Authority] that Hercules was using was the [Boar of Erimanthus] the one that embodied Hercules' [Fourth Work] which was to defeat the legendary beast.

It possesses the power to trample everything, just like the [Boar] of Verethragna, as well as being able to make all magic around it go out of control.

Ozymandias was only able to keep his [Authority] under control due to his Great experience.

The best course of action was for Ozymandias to summon his own divine beast, the best option would be to summon Hati and Sköll, but since they were busy...

"O Terrible Serpent, Release Thy Tail and rise from the dark waters, thy Fangs shall poison the earth and the sky shall be swallowed by thy Hunger!" sang Ozymandias summoning another [Authority].

Hercules' eyes widened as he saw the water behind Ozymandias rise, and when it disappeared what emerged surprised the Heretic God.

An immense snake with silver scales had appeared, its teeth were like razors and it was almost a hundred meters long, its breath emanating an extremely toxic and poisonous venom.

Ozymandias' eyes went back and he saw the immense serpent look at him before bowing slightly.

"Jörmungandr" called Ozymandias revealing the being's true name.

That was [Jörmungandr] the Legendary Norse Serpent that was destined to kill the God Thor in Ragnarok.

An [Authority] that Ozymandias had obtained after killing the [Heretic God Jörmungandr] that allowed him to summon the legendary serpent as a Divine Beast under his command, it had lost its [Heretic God] rank and had become a [Subordinate God].

A [Subordinate God] can share its power with its "Master", the God or Campione who summoned them, controls and protects them, and vice versa; however, only the "Master" can take all the power from its Subordinate God.

[Subordinate Gods] are less powerful than a normal [Heretic God] because, once they have subordinated themselves to another god, they don't have the will to succeed, no matter what others say an independent [Heretic God] possesses.

If the leader of a [Subordinate God] is killed, the [Subordinate God] will also fall quickly.

Although [Jörmungandr] was not as powerful as his version of [Heretic God] he still had the power to fight on par with a God due to Ozymandias' enormous power.

The boar and the serpent looked at each other for a moment, their hostility filling the air as their power increased.

"Attack"

"Attack"

At the command of Ozymandias and Hercules both [Jörmungandr] and the [Boar of Erimanto] advanced towards each other.

The Boar immediately tried to pierce the serpent with its horns, but [Jörmungandr] deflected as he wrapped his huge body around the Boar and bit its neck causing the great beast to topple over.

"Interesting, it seems you have powerful beasts, but I wonder if you are as strong as them" Hercules shouted as he prepared to advance.

Ozymandias and Hercules quickly advanced against each other, Heracles reached for the sword hanging from his waist, a pure white sword made from the claws of the Lion of Nemea.

The sword itself was no authority. Although it had an unnatural sharpness and a property of "ripping" when it struck like a saw dragging against a weapon, it was not of Hercules' Authority. However, its sharpness could match one, as it was made with the claws and teeth of the Lion of Nemea that was used to penetrate the Lion's skin when Hercules had trouble skinning the lion after killing it.

Hercules' sword crashed into Ozymandias' [Futsu-no-Mitama] as space vibrated with the force generated by the impact.

But with a smile Hercules increased his strength as the Sun King rolled his eyes before being sent flying backwards by the overwhelming force of the Greek demigod.

Ozymandias quickly repositioned himself as he landed and sighed.

He knew he couldn't compete in strength with someone of Hercules' level, but he could still match it if he used his power and that he would do.

"Water-hardened body, come back to me. My place on the battlefield will not change, I will fight as long as my enemies threaten the people. I will be the beacon of hope that will open the way to Victory" sang Ozymandias.

A strange pure water appeared around Ozymandias as it began to cover and adapt to Ozymandias' body as it seemed to join his skin and disappear.

That was the [Authority] that Ozymandias had usurped from Sir Gawain, the [Invincible Skin] from the Hero's time as Achilles.

Not giving time Ozymandias summoned another [Authority].

"I will accept pain in my quest for answers. I will accept being outside the world in my quest for knowledge. Now appear before me, the power of knowledge and I will endure this pain."

Ozymandias' hand glowed as he drew a silver rune in the air.