Chapter 2297 – 2297. God’S Atlantis
The sharpened senses from opening the domain send a warning. The one to be most wary of right now isn’t the holy swordsman Lucas, but the revolutionary Bird.
The moment my gaze shifted to Bird, Lucas kicked off the floor. His body faintly glowed, and he closed the distance in an instant.
‘He has a charge skill.’
Thanks to my heightened senses from the domain’s effect, I reacted with ease. I blocked the holy sword with the blade of the Hwaryeon Bido. Sparks flew in the air as the metals collided.
Crack.
Red lightning crackled from the Hwaryeon Bido. I tried to electrocute Lucas by sending the current along the blade, but suddenly, the power of the Hwaryeon Bido was suppressed.
“What’s that sword? It’s quite tempting.”
“It’s a replica of Caliburn, the holy sword. Though it’s a replica, it’s a holy sword that has evolved independently through enhancements. It possesses the power of prophecy and the ability to suppress evil.”
Lucas said proudly. His purpose was to draw my attention away from Bird, who was stealthily moving behind him.
“I like it. Give me that sword.”
“Even if I die, I won’t hand over the holy sword!”
White sword energy surged from Lucas’s holy sword. I also squeezed out my mana. Crackle. Red lightning surged, but it didn’t have as much power as I expected.
‘Damn holy sword. The compatibility is bad.’
With my lower stats, it was impossible to overpower him with brute force as usual.
‘If I can’t overpower him with strength, I’ll overpower him with technique.’
I stepped into my stance. Maintaining a suitable distance, I swung my sword. Lucas swung his sword as if it were natural. It was natural since my distance and his were similar.
I mixed some trickery into my sword. The weapons that were about to collide slipped past each other in the air.
“……!!”
Lucas’s eyes widened as he strained his arms, forcibly twisting the sword’s trajectory. It was too late.
Thunder Sky Style (雷天流) Lightning Flash (雷光).
The blade, swung lightly without any preparation, accelerated and cut his arm.
The red trail left in the air slowly disappeared. Lucas gritted his teeth and used the momentum of falling to launch a desperate thrust at me.
Thunder Sky Style (雷天流) Flying Thunder God (飛雷神).
Lightning grabbed my body and pulled me to the side. Evading Lucas’s attack, I swung my sword in succession.
Thunder Sky Style (雷天流) Lightning Flash (雷光).
A red light flashed, and both of Lucas’s legs were severed.
With my current stats, it was impossible to use Lightning Flash consecutively or utilize Flying Thunder God. This was only possible because of the domain. The weakened domain didn’t show overwhelming power, but it efficiently assisted my body.
The revolutionary Bird, who had quietly positioned himself behind me, took out a dagger from his chest and charged. I had been paying attention to his presence with my sharpened senses, so I easily blocked it with my sword.
Bird’s strength was beyond imagination. I clearly blocked it, but my body floated and I was sent flying backward, crashing into the wall.
The difference in physical ability is huge. His strength is at least five times greater.
Bird gripped the dagger with both hands and charged at me. There was a pattern to his movements. He seemed to have learned a decent martial art.
‘His agility is more than four times greater. I understand why the revolution wasn’t immediately suppressed even when Arel stepped in. It must have been difficult with a wolf hiding among the sheep.’
[Using Time Acceleration. Remaining stacks: 7]
I got up and ran to face him. He wasn’t skilled enough to react to time acceleration.
‘This is the end. Die.’
Thunder Sky Style (雷天流) Lightning Flash (雷光).
The red blade became a beam of light and rushed towards his shoulder. I didn’t intend to kill him. Since he dared to start a revolution in my territory, he had to live and pay the price.
Bird’s dagger moved. It felt unnatural, as if someone was forcibly moving his hand.
Clang!
The dagger and the Hwaryeon Bido collided. The blade of the Hwaryeon Bido was knocked upward by that brute force. The recoil hit my right arm. I barely managed to hold onto the hilt.
Then, his dagger was thrust towards my heart.
‘Looking at his eyes, he’s not acting on his own will. Something else is interfering.’
I couldn’t sense the presence or power of another being. It was impossible to deceive my senses using the domain, so… there was only one answer.
‘The system. That’s probably a type of counterattack skill.’
If I hadn’t been using time acceleration, I might have been hit.
[Using Instant (刹那). Remaining stacks: 6]
I forcibly grabbed the deflected Hwaryeon Bido and slashed downward. The blade of the Hwaryeon Bido cut his shoulder faster than the dagger could reach my heart.
Red blood slowly spurted from his shoulder, and the direction of the dagger was thrown off. I moved to the side and avoided the dagger.
[Time Acceleration has ended.]
After 7 seconds, I returned to my original sense of time.
“Aaaargh!”
Bird screamed and collapsed. At the same time, he took advantage of the gap and attacked. He was quite experienced.
‘But I’m more experienced.’
I easily dodged his attack and kicked him in the head. He lost consciousness and fainted.
“You have to pay the price for your foolish actions.”
I mocked them and cut off their limbs, subduing them. I ordered my secretaries to put them under special surveillance.
Unlike the commotion outside, the inside of the hatchery was safe. The security inside the hatchery was tighter than anywhere else. In their case, they didn’t come through the main gate but descended from the rooftop to target me. They were focused on killing me.
‘Well, if I actually die, the Super United States is over.’
I was the only one who could operate the ancient relic, the hatchery. In other words, if I died, the population supply of the Super United States would end. In addition, if the leader died, they wouldn’t receive the effects of the race’s traits or technology.
So, the choice of those who targeted me was correct.
I was thinking about how to deal with them while checking the holy sword I had taken from Lucas.
「Caliburn (Enhanced Sword of Prophecy)
Can sense the worst crises.
Suppresses evil.
Contains holy power.
Rank: S」
‘Not bad.’
It was a rare sword. If I sold it, I could get a huge fortune.
However, it wasn’t something I would use myself. I had the Hwaryeon Bido.
Woo-oong.
The holy sword faintly glowed and convulsed like a fish that had been pulled out of the water. It was demanding that I let it go immediately.
“Be quiet. I wouldn’t use something like you even if you were given to me.”
I mocked the holy sword and threw it into my inventory.
It wouldn’t be bad to give it to Joo Seo-hyun. Joo Seo-hyun’s unique trait, Sword Emperor, gave her overpowered abilities when it came to swords. Whether it was a demonic sword or a holy sword, if it was a sword, she could wield it without any restrictions.
‘The problem is that if I take too much care of Joo Seo-hyun, it will become difficult for me to deal with her.’
After locking Lucas and Bird in separate rooms, time began to flow quickly.
• • •
「10 years have been skipped.」
「Year 360 of the Origin.」
「You have acquired 1 Civilization Point!」
「You have acquired 71 Civilization Points as interest!」
「Current Civilization Points: 790」
「Current Population: 494,232,499」
Because of the damn revolution, the population didn’t increase as much as I expected this turn. I clicked my tongue and looked at Arel, who was waiting in front of me.
“I didn’t see you during the last revolution. Are you hurt anywhere?”
“The inside of the hatchery was safe, except for Your Excellency’s room. We interrogated Lucas and Bird and extracted information. They will live as breeding machines from now on.”
I listened to her report silently.
Lucas had acted out of revenge after the fall of Great Britain. He had directly moved to help Bird’s revolution.
Civilization leaders have a set amount of time they can be active. One day per turn. But there is a way to break this rule. When the leader’s life is in danger, time is not skipped. Lucas had taken advantage of this to act directly.
“Revolutionary Bird. He had traits and skills related to revolution. The most troublesome were the Revolution Front and First Hero skills.”
The First Hero skill made him stronger the more famous he was. That was why he was using superhuman strength.
Revolution Front was a large-scale buff skill. It was an absurd skill that boosted the abilities of the revolutionary army by one level.
Arel had failed to completely suppress the revolutionary army because she had not grasped the revolutionary’s traits and skills.
“…It is clearly my failure and mistake. If you punish me, I will accept it.”
“No, it ended like this because you were there. If you weren’t there, the damage would have been greater. Besides, there were more variables.”
The Divine Seat, the First Hero, and the International Union. They had actively intervened.
Their top priority was to assassinate me, and even if they failed, their goal was to reduce the capabilities of the Super United States and buy time for themselves to develop.
The first goal failed, and the second goal almost succeeded. If I hadn’t had civilization points, that is.
“Your Excellency. The situation has changed. We must widen the technology gap now to crush the International Union. It is not good to give the International Union any more time.”
“I was originally going to use civilization points this turn. But why?”
“We have received information that Urk and China have formed a technological alliance and are desperately developing nuclear weapons. There is a high possibility that a nuclear war will begin in 20 years.”
“Wasn’t our side also developing nuclear weapons?”
“The first thing the revolutionary army did was to terrorize the research institute. It was a blatant attempt to delay research and development. Unfortunately for us, that attempt worked.”
“Okay. Let’s have one last golden age.”
I used all 790 civilization points I had accumulated.
「Civilization: Super United States
Race Trait: Twisted Fate
Religion: Thunder Godism (Lv.MAX).
Technologies: Invasion (Lv.MAX). Writing. Agriculture (Lv. MAX). Bronze Age. Military (Lv.MAX). Market. Education (Lv,MAX). Map. Theology (Lv.MAX). Combat Techniques. Theocracy. Music (Lv.MAX). Mathematics (Lv.MAX). Engineering (Lv.MAX). Gunpowder (Lv.MAX). Ideology. Electricity (Lv.MAX). Chemical Engineering (Lv.MAX). Mechanical Engineering (Lv.MAX). Nuclear Physics (Lv.MAX). Artificial Intelligence (Lv.MAX). Nanotechnology. Genetics (Lv.MAX). Mechanical Implants (Lv.MAX). Space Engineering (Lv.MAX).
Great Buildings: Parthenon.
Ancient Relics: Hatchery (Pregnancy Research Institute). Ancient Computer.
Wonder: Goblin Farm
World Cultural Heritage: Statue of the Protector of the Vagina」
“Ugh…!”
Suddenly, Arel grabbed her head and staggered.
