Chapter 2465 – 2465. God’S Atlantis
Pow!
The water cannon that hit my outstretched fist exploded, creating a shockwave. The water droplets scattering in all directions were like shrapnel from a grenade.
‘That’s quite powerful for water magic.’
However, I had the Demonic Qi protecting me. A shockwave of that magnitude could never penetrate my protective aura.
Pow! Pow pow pow!
I strode forward, deflecting the water cannons.
A massive magic circle appeared in front of the magic tower. From the center of the circle, a large amount of water shot out like a laser.
‘I can’t just deflect that.’
I focused my energy into my right fist and unleashed it.
Demonic Divine Art, Dragon Fist.
The black Demonic Qi shot out from my fist in a straight line, cutting through the water stream and hitting the wall of the magic tower. A transparent barrier appeared on the wall, blocking the attack.
‘So, they had a defense mechanism.’
Through my Heavenly Eye, I saw complex magical formulas surrounding the inside and outside of the tower, but without magical knowledge, I couldn’t tell what kind of magic it was. If I were in the [Dark Moon] world, I might have understood the formulas the moment I saw them and used them against them.
‘It doesn’t matter. The Aquari Magic Tower can’t stop me in my current state.’
I straightened my shoulders and confidently headed towards the tower.
“Surrender now and pledge your loyalty to me. Then I promise you good treatment.”
-You just show up out of nowhere and expect us to become your subordinates? Do you think our school is that weak? You’ll regret this!
“You refuse the opportunity I’ve given you. You magicians are foolish.”
I got closer to the entrance of the tower.
From a puddle near the tower, a mass of water rose up. It was a soldier made of water. From its body to its armor, and even the spear and sword it held, everything was made of water.
Being made of water, it didn’t look strong.
However, the fact that there were dozens of them was annoying.
The water soldiers charged at me all at once.
Demonic Divine Art, Demonic Sovereign’s Step.
In a single step, dozens of water soldiers crumbled and seeped back into the puddle. Their essence was ultimately magic. The Demonic Sovereign’s Step disrupted the magic, causing them to revert to their original form as water.
-What the hell?! There’s no way our magic is so weak that it can be broken so easily…!
“This is the footwork that dominates space, the Demonic Sovereign’s Step.”
The aura of intimidation it gives off is an additional function of the Demonic Sovereign’s Step.
The core of the Demonic Sovereign’s Step is to dominate space. It can also disrupt and destroy formations or the essence of magic, as it did just now.
‘Even so, it didn’t affect the tower.’
That was a relief.
If the tower had collapsed from just one use of the Demonic Sovereign’s Step, I would have been greatly disappointed.
-Don’t get cocky…! Water becomes stronger when it’s united!
A massive puddle of water churned and rose high into the sky. It looked like it was going to fall on me and crush me.
“That’s nothing to even look at.”
Demonic Divine Art, Demonic Sovereign’s Step.
The magic circle controlling the water shook and collapsed. It didn’t have the same force as before, and it just poured down like a fountain.
In the meantime, I reached the door of the tower.
A tightly closed iron door. Unusually, it had no handle.
-…Ha, fine. I’ll admit you’re strong. But do you really think you can take on the tower alone?
“You’re just a bunch of nobodies in this backwater, yet your arrogance is through the roof.”
-What? Do you think we wanted to build a tower here?! Those bastards in the Empire won’t accept any tower that doesn’t follow them! The Empire’s towers are just overgrown because they get support from the Imperial family, and they’re so territorial…!
A hysterical voice rang out.
-M-Master, now’s not the time for that…!
Another voice tried to stop her.
‘So, the woman’s voice was the tower master? The tower master is a woman… This is lucky. She must be pretty, right?’
I came here after hearing that water mages had gathered here, without gathering any proper information. That’s because if I don’t know about them, it means they’re not famous, which means they’re weak.
‘Let’s start the interview to see if she’s worthy of my favor.’
I kicked the iron door with all my might. The iron door couldn’t withstand the kick filled with Demonic Qi and flew backward.
“This is insane! The door flew off with just one kick!”
“They said that door could withstand missiles?!”
“You idiot! That kick was stronger than a missile!”
Mages in robes lined the hallway. I glanced at them. They were all men, and their auras were weak.
I almost killed them on impulse, but I held back.
Even if they were weak, they were still mages. To run a magic tower, you needed these kinds of weaklings.
“Show me your power. If you don’t meet my standards… you will work as my slaves.”
“We are the mages of Aquari! We will not be anyone’s slaves!”
The mages used their magic. Streams of water poured out from their hands. Compared to the water cannons I saw earlier, it was so pathetic that I almost yawned.
I turned off my protective aura and took the water streams head-on. I didn’t even flinch.
“You guys… do you want to work at a water park instead of a magic tower? Even kids would like this level of water play.”
“Y-you bastard! Water magic is the best magic! I’ll make sure you never look down on water magic again!!”
I didn’t even provoke them that much, but they were bursting with anger. It seemed like they had a complex about it.
The mages squeezed out all their mana and unleashed their water magic. A massive amount of water burst out like a flood, trying to push me away.
I withstood the torrent with just my physical strength. It was possible thanks to my trait, Demonic Body (S).
“That was somewhat refreshing, you water-slinging slaves.”
“H-how can this be… We even had the tower’s support… Is this the limit of water magic….”
The water mages despaired and slumped down. I couldn’t sense any mana from them. It seemed like they had used all their mana in that last attack.
“Stay down quietly.”
I left them behind and headed to the top of the tower.
There were stronger mages, annoying magic traps, and other things that kept popping up, but none of them could stop me.
Before I knew it, I had reached the top floor of the tower.
A room that was much more luxurious than the others. It was obviously the tower master’s room.
There was a woman who looked to be in her late twenties. I had guessed from her voice, but she was young. She was wearing a robe that was much more extravagant than the other mages, and she had sky-blue hair.
‘Her ears are pointed. They’re too short to be an elf… a half-elf, maybe. She might be older than she looks.’
She held a long staff in her hand. Judging by the cool aura it gave off, it was definitely a staff imbued with special power.
There was a blue cat next to her. Since I had a lot of connections with spirits, I could tell right away. That wasn’t a real cat, but a spirit.
‘I don’t know her exact abilities, but she’s the representative of the tower, so she can’t be incompetent.’
The half-elf with sky-blue hair looked at me with eyes of the same color.
Before I could even open my mouth, she knelt down on the floor. As if following her lead, the cat also sat down on the floor.
“Great Demonic One! We, the Aquari Magic Tower, will follow you!”
“What, you’re not going to fight?”
“H-how could I dare to fight the Great Demonic One…!”
“Hmm. You haven’t completely missed your chance, so I suppose you’re wise.”
I sat down in the best seat in the room. Unlike the exterior, there was a window. I could see outside through the window.
‘No. This is a magic that pretends to be a window.’
When I touched the window as if I were operating a smartphone, I could see the area around the tower.
I took my eyes off the window and looked at the half-elf. She was wearing a robe, so I couldn’t see her figure. But judging by her appearance, she must have a great figure. She was a half-elf, after all.
“I’ve decided to build a magic tower in the desert. You will work as the tower master there.”
“Why a magic tower….”
“A disaster will soon befall Atlantis. It’s to prepare for that.”
“…The entire western desert region, you mean? Even if the tower’s power is great, it can’t cover the entire desert.”
“I plan to build a 1,000-meter tower. The Empire’s towers are 300 meters, right? This will be three times bigger. Is that still not enough?”
“1,000 meters… That’s more than enough…! You plan to build an unprecedented tower in Atlantis! You’re truly amazing, Great Demonic One!”
She praised me with a soft voice, her eyes crinkling. It was blatant flattery, but I didn’t feel bad about it.
“It’s nothing.”
“However, I wonder if the Empire’s magic towers will just stand by and watch….”
“What can they do if they don’t stand by? If they dare to invade the desert without knowing their place… they will just become sacrifices to the desert.”
She gulped. She was sweating, so she must think I’m dangerous.
‘Right now, the Empire’s magic towers don’t have the leeway to worry about the outside. They’re probably predicting and preparing for the volcanic island disaster.’
And after that, the Empire’s magic towers will reach out? If the Empire wants to move directly, they need a proper cause and reason. They won’t move just because a tower bigger than the Empire’s towers was built.
Even if they do move, I can use my connections in the Empire.
‘Even the Empire’s tower master can’t go against the Empire’s Five Dukes. If Elena, one of the Empire’s Five Dukes, is determined to oppose them, the Empire’s towers can’t do anything.’
I have all my bases covered, that’s what I’m saying.
“I, I don’t have the qualifications to be the master of a tower that’s superior to the Empire’s towers… I don’t have the ability. You should look for another mage….”
“The owner of the tower is me, no matter what. You’re just my proxy. And you’ve passed, so you’re qualified enough.”
“…Thank you for the high praise. Then, I’ll do my best.”
“You’re quite obedient. Not like you were before.”
“H-Hic… Th-that’s because I didn’t know the Great Demonic One’s power… I thought it was safe inside the tower… I didn’t have a choice….”
“Well, it’s good that we don’t have to fight unnecessary battles.”
“I’ll gather what I need and go to the desert.”
“B-but, what will be the core of the tower you’re building in the desert? The tower’s functions are determined by the core… I need to know that to make adjustments….”
“Core? Do we need something like that?”
“…If there’s no core, it can’t function as a tower. The Empire’s towers use SSS-rank items as their cores. If the tower is bigger than the Empire’s towers, it needs at least two SSS-rank cores….”
“……”
I had no idea.
It seemed like it wasn’t enough to just build a decent tower and bring in mages.
“Then, what’s the core of this tower?”
“T-the core is a very important item, so I can’t show it to you….”
When I frowned, she hurriedly pointed to a room next to her, startled.
“T-the core is in that room.”
I went into the room.
In the center of the room, a water droplet was floating in the air.
