Chapter 115 – 115. God’S Atlantis
115. God’s Atlantis
「Celestial Demon Body (天魔之體)
An exceptional body of the Celestial Demon.
Allows for rapid mastery of the Celestial Demon Divine Art.
Enhances physical abilities and the efficiency of the Celestial Demon Divine Art.
Type: Class Trait
Rank: A」
I clenched my fists tightly.
Ever since my class changed to Celestial Demon, my body felt light and full of power. It was far superior to my physical body in reality.
‘This thing in my head… is it the Celestial Demon Divine Art?’
Knowledge of the Celestial Demon Divine Art was embedded in my mind. How to wield a sword, how to use hands and feet, how to breathe, how to handle demonic energy, and so on. There was so much that I couldn’t grasp it all at once.
‘Using the Celestial Demon Divine Art to convert mana into demonic energy (魔氣)…’
Demonic energy was a rough and destructive force, unlike mana. When comparing the same amount, demonic energy was far more potent.
“Huuu.”
I took a deep breath and channeled demonic energy into my fist. Then, I threw a punch with all my might forward.
“Celestial Demon Punch!”
Kwaang!
A shockwave erupted in the air.
A similar situation occurred when I first awakened my mana, but unlike then, I didn’t recoil at all now. There was a backlash, but it wasn’t worrisome. In fact, it was less than before.
‘I used demonic energy according to the Celestial Demon Divine Art, so the backlash is bound to be less.’
I then grabbed the Hwaryeon Flying Blades.
Whoo-oong.
The blade seemed to tremble, and then a black aura began to swirl around it.
I smiled contentedly.
Celestial Demon Energy (天魔氣).
It was the external manifestation of demonic energy. Simply put, it was like an aura or sword energy.
‘This isn’t something I created with my own power alone.’
It was the effect of the Celestial Demon Divine Art skill. To be precise, it was a correction from the Atlantis System. I wouldn’t be able to use this in reality without the help of the Atlantis System.
‘This consumes quite a bit of mana, so I don’t think I can maintain it for long right now.’
I swung the blade towards a nearby apple tree. The base of the tree was cut down without any resistance. It seemed that not only the cutting power but also the strength had increased.
“Celestial Demon Flying Claw (天魔飛爪)!”
I channeled demonic energy into my fingernails and swung them in the air. The demonic energy flew about 5 meters before disappearing.
「The King of the Demonic Heavens is smiling.」
「The Lord of the Heavens is looking displeased.」
「The Lord of the Heavens sponsors 1,000 AP.
“Don’t forget that your true power is lightning.”」
“Of course, Lord Zeus.”
I suppressed the urge to use the Celestial Demon Divine Art more. I wanted to try each and every technique of the Celestial Demon Divine Art, but the Lord of the Heavens was displeased, and I didn’t have much time either.
‘I’m also curious about the power of lightning.’
「Name: Sung Yoojin
Class: Lightning Cutter
Title: Capitalist
Divine Seat: Lord of the Heavens
Affiliation: AL 401 Earth
Strength: 26 Agility: 24 Stamina: 27 Mana: 46 Luck: 20
Unique Trait: Deception (SS)
Trait: Lightning (A)
Skills: Astrape (C), Manroe (C)
(Status Window Applied)」
I changed the status window.
I felt the strength drain from my body. It was as if my body had suddenly become heavy. This must be because the effect of the Celestial Demon Body had disappeared.
‘…Hmm. I have the knowledge of the Celestial Demon Divine Art… but I don’t quite grasp how to use it.’
It was like knowing something but not being able to understand it.
It felt like I had just memorized the formulas without understanding them. I didn’t know how to use those formulas.
‘If I have the knowledge, I might be able to use it if I practice step by step. …Can I use it in reality?’
Reality and this place had different worldviews, so it might be impossible.
However, I thought there was a possibility. Mana existed in reality as well. There were also some similarities between the Yeongcheon Qi Cultivation I had learned and the Celestial Demon Divine Art.
“I’ll have to try it to know.”
I shifted my gaze to the status window.
As expected of a contract with Zeus, all three traits and skills were related to lightning.
「Lightning (雷電)
Can control lightning.
Enhances the effects of lightning.
Gains resistance to lightning.
Type: Trait
Rank: A」
Pajijijik!
A streak of lightning wriggled and appeared on my palm.
‘It consumes mana, as expected.’
Strangely, the lightning moved as I willed it. The problem was that mana was additionally drained each time. When I closed my hand, the lightning was caught in my palm. The sensation was like something warm. The sensation was so strange that it was hard to describe accurately.
I grabbed the lightning and threw it at the base of the tree. Pajiik! The lightning hit the tree. Black smoke rose from the tree and then disappeared. The speed and power were nothing special. It was definitely not at the level of lightning falling from the sky.
‘I think I can increase the power if I consume more mana.’
This time, I used Astrape.
Lightning swirled around the blade of the Hwaryeon Flying Blades.
It felt like an enchantment. I could enhance the weapon or throw the lightning contained within it.
‘If I fight someone who can’t use mana, they’ll be electrocuted just by clashing blades.’
From the opponent’s perspective, lightning was definitely a troublesome power.
‘And then there’s Manroe (卍雷).’
When I used Manroe, a blue lightning bolt in the shape of a swastika (卍) appeared in the air and slowly rotated.
‘Fire.’
When I gave the signal, lightning shot out from the center of the swastika (卍). The speed was different from when I threw lightning earlier. It wasn’t as fast as lightning falling from the sky, but it wasn’t easy to dodge either.
The Manroe, once fired, disappeared as if melting into the air.
‘The accuracy is a bit worse than I thought. I need to level up my marksmanship trait too.’
I used Manroe again. This time, I moved the Manroe itself.
‘Discharge.’
The Manroe exploded, and lightning began to scatter in all directions.
‘Manroe. This is quite useful?’
It seemed like it could be used in various situations. If I had enough mana, I could increase its power or operate multiple ones simultaneously.
“Manroe!”
With a rumbling thunder, lightning shot towards the place I pointed. It hit an apple tree accurately. The tree caught fire and blazed up.
I nodded with satisfaction.
Immediately after, I collapsed to the ground. I had used all my mana, and the fatigue came all at once.
‘God’s Atlantis was originally supposed to be just the tutorial. I’ll do the rest later, and I should end this game soon.’
I was satisfied. I had increased my mana stats with mana fruits, and I had enjoyed the mana rush. Most of all, I was able to unlock the lightning trait.
‘I gained a lot.’
「A fallen star is peeking.」
「The Lord of the Heavens frowns immediately.」
「The fallen star smiles awkwardly at the Lord of the Heavens.」
「The King of the Demonic Heavens is looking at the fallen star.」
「The fallen star is surprised to see the King of the Demonic Heavens.」
「The fallen star is intrigued by you.」
I frowned.
Fallen Star.
I knew its identity from the divine seat descriptions in the original work. It was a divine seat that tried to rip off the exiles whenever it had the chance. I wasn’t happy with the fallen star’s interest.
I wished I could chase away the fallen star like I had chased away the killer from the clock tower, but… the fallen star was a divine seat with a high status, so it would be impossible.
‘With the Lord of the Heavens behind me, it won’t be able to openly scheme.’
I just needed to be careful of the fallen star.
「The fallen star asks what’s going on.」
「The Golden Collector closes his eyes and goes to sleep.」
「The King of the Demonic Heavens leaves his seat for a moment.」
「The Lord of the Heavens raises his middle finger.」
「The fallen star is very curious.」
「The fallen star is looking at you. The fallen star wants you to explain.」
I watched the reactions of the divine seats and then closed my eyes completely.
‘Game end.’
[The game is ending.]
[Experience calculation is starting.]
[The Lord of the Heavens’s affinity level is 1.]
[The King of the Demonic Heavens’s affinity level is 2.]
[You have acquired 1 bonus point for reaching affinity level 2.]
[Joo Seo-hyun’s affinity level is 4.]
[…….]
[Your level has increased.]
[You have acquired 13 points.]
•••
Back in reality, I immediately paused the ‘God’s Atlantis’ game. I had no intention of continuing God’s Atlantis for the time being.
‘The Baekhwan World is about to enter the original story.’
I planned to start God’s Atlantis after establishing a firm position in the Baekhwan World.
[Sung Yoojin
Level: 37
Strength: 23 Stamina: 23 Agility: 22 Intelligence: 20 Vitality: 30 Mana: 27]
[Available Points: 71]
Level 37.
My level increased by 2 while playing the tutorial of God’s Atlantis. Also, my mana stat increased by 2 thanks to the mana fruits I obtained in the tutorial. I had one mana fruit left, and I decided to give it to Yuria.
‘What I need to do right now is unlock the lightning trait.’
[You can unlock the ‘Lightning (雷電)’ trait.]
[Do you want to spend 50 points to unlock the ‘Lightning’ trait?]
[Yes / No / Hold]
50 points.
30 points were spent when I unlocked the marksmanship trait. I pressed yes without hesitation.
‘Being able to control lightning for 50 points is a complete steal!’
[The ‘Lightning (雷電)’ trait is being unlocked.]
[Lightning (雷電) Lv.1
You can control lightning as you wish. Mana and vitality are consumed when controlling lightning.]
I had a grasp of how to use lightning.
I stretched out my hand into the air.
Manroe appeared. To be precise, it was a copy of the Manroe (卍雷) skill from the ‘God’s Atlantis’ world. Its power was weaker, but its effect was similar.
‘Should I try firing it once?’
I just canceled Manroe. This wasn’t a training ground, but my house.
[Do you want to spend 120 points to increase the level of Lightning (雷電) Lv.1?]
[You do not have enough points.]
“Tsk.”
I clicked my tongue as soon as I saw it. It required a whopping 120 points to level up next.
I shook my head and began to recall the Celestial Demon Divine Art in my mind step by step.
‘Celestial Demon Divine Art… I think I can train it in reality?’
I began to practice the Celestial Demon Divine Art in the commonly known lotus position.
After 30 minutes of doing so, I soon shook my head.
I had moved mana using the methods of the Celestial Demon Divine Art, but the mana didn’t turn into demonic energy.
‘I can use some parts of the Celestial Demon Divine Art with mana… but that’s not the Celestial Demon Divine Art.’
Even that part wasn’t the proper Celestial Demon Divine Art, so it was clear that it wouldn’t be able to exert its full power.
I trained the Celestial Demon Divine Art for 3 hours before giving up. I knew it was impossible with my talent. It seemed better to train lightning than the Celestial Demon Divine Art.
‘If I ask Jin Se-young about the Celestial Demon Divine Art, it’ll become troublesome… Should I go into the Baekhwan World and ask Yuria?’
Yuria was the greatest genius in the world. She might be able to immediately realize what I was missing.
‘Let’s train lightning for now. Maybe I can get the Lightning Flash of the Yeongcheon Style thanks to the lightning trait.’
My prediction was correct.
Lightning influenced the Yeongcheon Style, and I obtained the Lightning Flash of the Yeongcheon Style. My Lightning Flash (雷光) was acknowledged by Jin Se-young and Jin Woo-sung.
‘I don’t know about the Dark Shadow… I’m satisfied with getting the Lightning Flash! Hahahaha!’
I decided to save the remaining points and level up the marksmanship trait.
•••
I received a call from Oh Joon-hyuk, a classmate and friend from the Hunter Department at the same university.
-Hey. Are you free this Friday?
He asked abruptly if I was free.
I thought about this Friday. It was a day off, and I had no special plans. Even if it wasn’t a day off, it didn’t matter if I didn’t go to school. Grades? Only weirdos managed their grades while being in the Hunter Department.
“I’m free. Why?”
I asked back formally without much emotion. It was obvious that Oh Joon-hyuk, a club fanatic, was asking about Friday to go clubbing together.
-I got a good part-time job this time. Do you want to do it together?
I rubbed the back of my head with my left hand. I never thought Oh Joon-hyuk wouldn’t ask to go clubbing. A part-time job was unimaginable.
“……A part-time job? Why would a hunter do a part-time job?”
If a hunter was short on money, they could just organize a public party and go dungeon hunting. Oh Joon-hyuk and I were E-rank hunters. If we wanted, we could earn hundreds of thousands of won a day.
If we were really short on money, we could just go to the Hunter Association and get a loan.
-This is a rare opportunity. Don’t you want to see a celebrity in person?
I became quite serious at the word celebrity.
“Celebrity? Of course, I want to see one in person. What kind of job is it? Like a manager?”
-Not that. It’s a drama extra part-time job. They’re looking for E-rank or higher hunters, and they’re paying 300,000 won a day. All you have to do is film one fight scene. The director wants something realistic.
300,000 won. The daily pay was low for hiring a hunter for a day.
…No, money wasn’t important. What was important was that I could see a celebrity in person. And what kind of celebrity it was.
I asked Oh Joon-hyuk with a bit of tension.
“What drama are they filming?”
