## Chapter 114 – 114. God’S Atlantis
114. God’s Atlantis.
「The Lord of the Heavens sponsors 10,000 AP.
“Tsk. That demon is up to no good…. Choose me, Sung Yu-jin. I shall bestow upon you the Lightning Orb.”」
“……What’s a Lightning Orb?”
I really didn’t know.
The term Lightning Orb didn’t even appear in the original story.
「The Lord of the Heavens shows you the Lightning Orb.」
「Lightning Orb
The essence of lightning.
By consuming the Lightning Orb, you can acquire the power of lightning.
Type: Consumable
Rank: SS」
As soon as I saw the Lightning Orb, I knelt down. If I could, I would have bowed to Zeus right then and there.
“Oh, Zeus, god who rules the sky and lightning. Please, make a contract with me!”
Unlike his terrible personality, Zeus doesn’t lie and always keeps his word.
If Zeus says he’ll give you something, he’ll give it to you. He’s not the kind of god who changes his mind halfway.
‘The Heavenly Demon Divine Art is tempting, but… the Lightning Orb can be brought into reality.’
The Lightning Orb’s rank is also higher. SS is the rank right below the highest.
As far as I know, the highest rank is SSS. There’s also a rank called Ex, but that means it transcends ranks, so it’s out of the question. Ex-rank is basically god-level.
「The Lord of the Heavens proposes a formal contract with you.」
「Will you formally contract with the Lord of the Heavens?」
“I will contract!”
「The King of the Demonic Sky laughs.」
「God Seat, the Lord of the Heavens has made a formal contract with you.」
「A portion of the Lord of the Heavens’ divine power seeps into you.」
「All stats except Luck increase by 5.」
All stats except Luck increased by 5.
Normal God Seats don’t increase this much. This is possible because Zeus’s divine power is at the top of Atlantis.
「God Seat Skill. Astrape (C) has been granted.」
「Astrape
You can imbue weapons with the power of lightning.
Type: God Seat Skill
Rank: C」
My hands were itching. I wanted to use this skill right away and see its effect.
「The Lord of the Heavens sponsors you with a Lightning Orb.」
Crack. Crackle.
A sphere of lightning appeared in the air before me, as if tens of thousands of lightning bolts had been combined into one. It was less than half the size of my hand.
I knew from the sponsorship notification that this was the Lightning Orb. The Lightning Orb didn’t fall to the ground but floated in the air.
Seeing this, I knew something was wrong.
‘Can I… bring this into reality?’
If I touched it, I felt like I’d be electrocuted to death.
「The Lord of the Heavens sponsors 10,000 AP.
“Don’t dawdle, eat the Lightning Orb right now.”」
Urged by Zeus, I reached out towards the Lightning Orb.
I mustered my courage and grabbed it, but surprisingly, it didn’t sting at all. It felt like holding a round bead in my hand.
I paused, about to put the Lightning Orb into my inventory.
‘If I don’t eat it here right now, my relationship with Zeus will definitely go sour.’
Zeus even sponsored me to eat the Lightning Orb.
‘Should I just ignore him and run away to reality?’
I thought about it for a moment. What would be more beneficial?
After some deliberation, I decided to eat the Lightning Orb in this world. I decided to look to the future, not the present. Right now, Zeus had invested a tremendous item called the Lightning Orb in me. He must have taken a loss, even if I didn’t know it.
‘He invested so much, so he’ll try to get his money’s worth.’
In other words, I might be able to get more from Zeus.
‘……I’m investing in myself too. If I get stronger by eating this, I can get valuable things in this world.’
I opened my mouth. The crackling Lightning Orb was a bit scary, but it didn’t hurt at all when it touched my tongue.
Gulp.
I swallowed the Lightning Orb.
“Ugh?!”
I felt something hot in my stomach. It spread throughout my body and was absorbed. My whole body tingled.
But that tingling soon disappeared.
「You have absorbed the Lightning Orb.」
「Trait. Lightning (A) is created.」
「Lightning (雷電)
You can use the power of lightning.
Type: Trait
Rank: A」
“Wow.”
I couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.
I naturally knew how to handle lightning in my head right now. I knew what the power of lightning was like.
‘Is it okay to give this much?’
It was so much that it was even scary.
[Condition met.]
[You can unlock the ‘Lightning (雷電)’ trait.]
[Do you want to spend 50 points to unlock the ‘Lightning’ trait?]
[Yes / No / Hold]
It was a notification from the Game Life app.
‘Of course, I’ll hold.’
I wanted to unlock it right away, but I didn’t have enough points. Of course, I would unlock the Lightning trait first.
“Thank you! Zeus-nim! I will work hard! I will also choose the Lightning Cutter class!”
「Do you want to choose the Lightning Cutter class?」
How could I not choose it here? I had received so much.
「You choose the Lightning Cutter class.」
「Strength +3, Agility +5, Stamina +2, Mana +8 stats increase.」
「Class skill, Ten Thousand Thunderbolts (C) is created.」
「Ten Thousand Thunderbolts (卍雷)
You can shoot out lightning.
Type: Class Skill
Rank: C」
‘Status window!’
「Name: Sung Yu-jin
Class: Lightning Cutter
Title: Capitalist.
God Seat: Lord of the Heavens.
Affiliation: AL 401 Earth.
Strength: 16 Agility: 18 Stamina: 18 Mana: 30 Luck: 19
Unique Trait: Deception (A)
Trait: Lightning (A)
Skills: Astrape (C), Ten Thousand Thunderbolts (C)」
It was nice to see it so full.
I shivered.
“Thank you! Thank you! Zeus-nim! From now on, I will do my best to bang all the beauties!”
Until now, I was an atheist. I thought gods didn’t exist.
But that would be different from now on. I was a believer of Zeus, a follower of Zeus. Long live the Church of Zeus!
「The Lord of the Heavens sponsors 10,000 AP.
“I will be watching.”」
“I won’t disappoint you!”
I grinned. Now, I was going to experiment with the skills here. I needed to know exactly what their abilities were to use them properly.
「The King of the Demonic Sky requests a private conversation with the Lord of the Heavens.」
「The Lord of the Heavens laughs at the King of the Demonic Sky and accepts the request.」
I frowned at the notification window that popped up in front of me.
Private conversation.
The fact that this notification window appeared in front of me meant that they were talking about something related to me. No, they were deliberately showing it to me. Telling me to wait quietly until the conversation was over.
‘What is it? Hasn’t the King of the Demonic Sky given up?’
As far as I knew, an exile who had already made a contract couldn’t make a double contract with another God Seat. The only way to contract with another God Seat was to break the original contract.
‘Breaking a contract is difficult. It’s not something I can do right now.’
I racked my brain. But it was difficult to even guess what the King of the Demonic Sky was saying to Zeus.
‘Shit. I’m not going to have my contract broken, am I? Then I won’t be able to use the Astrape skill.’
Breaking the contract was really impossible. Zeus had already invested in me more than necessary. He wouldn’t break the contract unless he was a moron.
Ten minutes passed. A notification window appeared in front of me.
「The King of the Demonic Sky proposes a formal contract with you.」
“……I’ve already contracted with Zeus-nim.”
My tone returned to informal speech.
King of the Demonic Sky? I have Zeus behind me. There was no need to bow down to the King of the Demonic Sky. And the King of the Demonic Sky didn’t seem to care about my tone or attitude.
「The King of the Demonic Sky sponsors 10,000 AP.
“If there’s a way, will you make a double contract with me? The Lord of the Heavens has allowed it.”」
“……Zeus-nim. Did you really allow it?”
「The Lord of the Heavens sponsors 1,000 AP.
“Yes. It seems like it will be fun.”」
Zeus, that bastard. Look at him sponsoring only 1,000 AP because he’s already caught the fish.
Well. Since he sponsored the Lightning Orb, I’ll be satisfied with 1,000 AP for now.
“Well…. Since Zeus-nim allowed it… if I can make a double contract, it’s good to do it.”
My heart started to flutter again.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art! Heavenly Demon Divine Art!
「The King of the Demonic Sky sponsors you with an S-Rank Upgrade Ticket.」
「The King of the Demonic Sky sponsors you with an S-Rank Upgrade Ticket.」
「S-Rank Upgrade Ticket.
Can be used on traits and skills below S-Rank. When used, the rank of the trait and skill increases by one stage.
Type: Consumable
Rank: S」
“Huk.”
It was an item worth over 100 million AP. And it wasn’t an item that could be easily obtained even if you had 100 million AP. The King of the Demonic Sky had sponsored me with two of them.
Even if it was less valuable than the Lightning Orb, it was clear that the King of the Demonic Sky was no ordinary person.
「The King of the Demonic Sky sponsors 10,000 AP.
“Use it on your unique trait, Deception. It’s probably A-Rank.”」
“…….”
My face hardened. The feeling of being about to fly away with the sponsorship was like being thrown to the bottom of the basement.
“……How did he know?”
I had never used my unique trait, Deception, even once in the tutorial. I hadn’t even mentioned it.
The status windows of exiles cannot be seen by any God Seat, no matter how powerful. The Atlantis system wouldn’t allow it.
「The King of the Demonic Sky chuckles.」
「The King of the Demonic Sky sponsors 10,000 AP.
“Equivalent exchange is not a trait that consumes AP to receive items. From now on, call it bartering.”」
“…That alone wouldn’t be enough to be certain, would it?”
Then what would they think of the ability to suddenly make items appear?
The God Seats would probably think it was my ability as a hunter. I decided to push that idea with the God Seats.
「The King of the Demonic Sky sponsors 10,000 AP.
“I’ve seen a human with the Deception trait before. I deduced it from your attitude and the way humans treat you. Humans believe your words strangely well. Judging from their reactions, it’s probably A-Rank.”」
“…….”
I seemed to have underestimated the King of the Demonic Sky too much.
This guy is dangerous.
I had a feeling that I would be betrayed by him someday. The King of the Demonic Sky was not someone to be trusted.
「The King of the Demonic Sky sponsors 10,000 AP.
“There’s no need to be so wary of me. It’s true that I like you. Now, use the rank upgrade tickets.”」
“……Okay.”
I used the upgrade tickets, feeling uneasy.
That was that, and first, let’s get the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
「You use an S-Rank Upgrade Ticket on the unique trait, Deception (A).」
「The rank of the unique trait, Deception (A), has increased to S.」
「You use an S-Rank Upgrade Ticket on the unique trait, Deception (S).」
「The rank of the unique trait, Deception (S), has increased to SS.」
「The King of the Demonic Sky sponsors 10,000 AP.
“Use Deception to deceive the Atlantis system and create another status window.”」
“Is that even possible?”
「The King of the Demonic Sky sponsors 10,000 AP.
“It’s possible because it uses the rules of the Atlantis system. It’s a legitimate way of deceiving it, so the Atlantis system will turn a blind eye.”」
In short, it meant that it was not a trick, but a legitimate way of deceiving using my unique trait, so Atlantis would acknowledge it.
I used Deception as the King of the Demonic Sky had said.
「You use Deception (SS) to deceive the Atlantis system.」
「Success.」
「A second status window is created.」
「The title ‘System-Deceiving Swindler’ is granted.」
「Luck permanently increases by 1.」
「Name: Sung Yu-jin
Class: –
Title: System-Deceiving Swindler
God Seat: –
Affiliation: AL 401 Earth.
Strength: 16 Agility: 18 Stamina: 18 Mana: 30 Luck: 20
Unique Trait: Deception (SS)
Trait: –
Skills: –
(Second status window in effect)」
“…I can’t believe this is actually possible.”
I could choose a different class.
But as a price for that, I couldn’t use the skills I originally had, including the Lightning trait.
‘I think I understand. This is like a sub-character concept.’
However, it seemed that the unique trait and stats were shared.
「The King of the Demonic Sky proposes a formal contract with you.」
「Will you formally contract with the King of the Demonic Sky?」
“I will contract.”
「God Seat, the King of the Demonic Sky has made a formal contract with you.」
「A portion of the King of the Demonic Sky’s divine power seeps into you.」
「All stats except Luck increase by 4.」
「God Seat Skill. Heavenly Demon Divine Art (S) has been granted.」
“Wait a minute! You’re giving me the Heavenly Demon Divine Art as a God Seat skill?”
「The King of the Demonic Sky laughs.」
「The King of the Demonic Sky sponsors 10,000 AP.
“Choose the Demon class.”」
…I felt a bit cheated, but I still got the Heavenly Demon Divine Art. I decided to be satisfied with that. In reality, information about the Heavenly Demon Divine Art was flooding into my head, making it difficult to think about anything else.
「You choose the Demon class.」
「Strength +6, Agility +4, Stamina +5, Mana +12 stats increase.」
「The class evolves due to the effect of Heavenly Demon Divine Art (S).」
「The Demon class evolves into the Heavenly Demon class.」
「The class trait, Demonic Body (B), evolves into Heavenly Demon Body (A).」
「Name: Sung Yu-jin
Class: Heavenly Demon (天魔)
Title: System-Deceiving Swindler
God Seat: King of the Demonic Sky
Affiliation: AL 401 Earth.
Strength: 26 Agility: 24 Stamina: 27 Mana: 46 Luck: 20
Unique Trait: Deception (SS)
Trait: Heavenly Demon Body (A)
Skills: Heavenly Demon Divine Art (S)
(Second status window in effect)」
I had become a Heavenly Demon.
