## Chapter 1392 – 1392. God’S Atlantis
“The Heavenly Demon Sect must give up its monopoly on the oasis!!”
“The oasis belongs to everyone! We have the right to drink water!”
“Give us water!!!”
It was a massive protest.
Even though they must have heard I was back, the people were shouting towards the palace. There was even a hint of madness in their protest.
‘Kasha said that the oasis water was being given out for free.’
Originally, they could have made a huge profit from the water, but Reltia was in a chaotic state due to the rebellion. The Heavenly Demon Sect had been giving out water for free to quell the citizens’ discontent.
‘It’s because of greed. And there must be people instigating these fools.’
I stepped into the plaza. The protesters, who had been facing the palace, slowly turned towards me.
“It’s the Heavenly Demon!”
“The Heavenly Demon has come!”
“Heavenly Demon, open the oasis!”
“Lower the taxes!”
“The north road is dirty! Repave the road!”
They shouted at me, demanding what they wanted.
I swallowed a hollow laugh. Were these people collectively insane?
No, they weren’t crazy. Their protest might seem like madness, but if you looked at each demand individually, it was neither madness nor anything else.
The reason they could be so brazen in front of me was because they believed in their numbers.
Over 5,000 people.
They had a belief, deep down, that I wouldn’t massacre over 5,000 of them.
‘I’ll shatter that belief.’
I activated the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
With each exhale, black demonic energy mixed in, and the demonic energy that seeped from my body rose upwards.
The people who had been shouting their demands fell silent, sensing the unusual atmosphere. Fear spread rapidly in all directions.
“H-Heavenly Demon! No! I…!”
“I-I think I was momentarily insane!”
“Actually, I got paid by Burupa! He said he’d give me money if I joined the protest!”
“P-Please, spare me!”
It was too late for such desperate pleas.
The black demonic energy swirled around me like a wind. When I opened my palm, the black wind gathered at the center of my palm and compressed. The compressed wind rotated under my control. I glanced at my companions. The quick-witted Ahmad led the others away to a safe distance.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功), Heavenly Demon Wind Return (回天魔風)…
I released the wind.
The wind that was released from me was initially a faint breeze that was hard to even feel.
The wind raced through the air, gradually increasing in size. Black wind collided with black wind. From the gaps where they collided, sharp blades of vacuum were created and engulfed the people.
The demonic wind was stained with blood.
Blood mixed with the wind.
Amidst the chaotic situation, the area where I stood was quiet. This was because it was the eye of the storm.
The people’s terrible screams were drowned out by the loud wind.
About 30 seconds passed.
The black wind that had swept through the plaza disappeared without a trace. Instead, all that remained was a pool of finely chopped flesh and a large amount of blood.
“Now, if I find and kill the vermin hiding in the city…”
A chill.
I felt a huge wave of power from behind. I turned around with a stiff expression.
Kasha and her group were there. They were scattered in all directions, startled by the huge wave of power. Except for one person, Ersia, who was emitting the wave of power.
Ersia was not normal. Her red eyes were unfocused like those of a drug addict, and her mouth was agape. Long fangs were visible. Saliva dripped from her pink lips.
‘She can’t even swallow her saliva. Has she lost consciousness? Why all of a sudden? Was she attacked?’
As I was wondering, Princess Yonggil approached me.
“What are you doing? Your daughter is going berserk. Go and stop her.”
“Berserk?”
“Ersia is more sensitive to blood than a vampire. It’s probably because of her unique trait, the Blood Demon Body. Her condition wasn’t good from the entrance after seeing the large amount of blood… It seems she’s finally gone berserk. If this continues, she’ll die from the rampage.”
The pool of blood on the plaza floor was churning. It looked like water boiling vigorously. I swallowed hard. I could feel a powerful energy from the blood. The life force of the 5,000 people remaining in the blood was gathering towards Ersia.
“What do I need to do to stop the rampage?”
“Knock Ersia unconscious.”
“…Knock out someone who’s already unconscious?”
“Ersia isn’t unconscious, she’s just been swept away by her instincts and gone berserk. Her consciousness is still somewhat there.”
“……”
The pool of blood was swirling around Ersia, engulfing her. I only had about 20% of my demonic energy left. If I approached Ersia like this, I would surely die. But I couldn’t leave it to anyone else. Kasha or Amar wouldn’t be able to withstand it.
“The easiest way is for you to kill Ersia. Now, what choice will you make? Will you kill your daughter?”
Princess Yonggil’s eyes were full of excitement. She was very much looking forward to seeing what choice I would make.
As expected of gods…. I clicked my tongue.
“Princess Yonggil. Loosen your tongue.”
“…Loosen my tongue?”
“Because you’ll have to lick my ass.”
“You crazy bastard…!”
Ignoring the enraged Princess Yonggil, I walked towards Ersia.
The moment I took a step, the pool of blood surged up to block me. The drops of blood that touched my body were heavy.
‘…Am I being targeted because I’m the strongest?’
Ignoring the blood drops, I moved forward.
Crack, crack, crack!
I heard the sound of the ground being torn apart. Three blood whirlpools approached me, tearing up the ground. The whirlpools were getting bigger and bigger.
‘Her power is getting stronger. It’s not the time to conserve my strength.’
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功), Heavenly Demon Sovereign Step (天魔君臨步).
I took a step, seizing control of the space. The space trembled. The whirlpools lost their balance and disappeared. I took another Heavenly Demon Sovereign Step.
I tried to leap through space and appear in front of Ersia, but the mass of energy gathered around Ersia interfered with my spatial control.
‘I have no choice but to approach her head-on.’
I took one step at a time.
The easiest thing to do in this situation would be to attack from a distance. If I used all my power, killing Ersia wouldn’t be difficult.
‘I can’t kill my daughter over something like this.’
It wasn’t particularly difficult either.
Crack.
I blocked the sudden impact of blood with my left shoulder. The sound of my left arm breaking was clear.
‘Tsk. So it can break through my protective aura. How terrifying. Was the Blood Demon Art such a terrifying skill?’
No. It was just that the lives and blood of the 5,000 people here were absurd. To put it bluntly, it was no different from using 5,000 people as sacrifices. It would be strange if it wasn’t powerful.
A giant spear made of blood formed in front of me. The tip of the spear was aimed at me.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功), Heavenly Demon Asura (天魔修羅).
I focused my demonic energy on my undamaged right hand. The blood spear flew towards me. I grabbed the tip of the spear with my right hand and deflected it to the side. The spear plunged into the ground and exploded. Blood covered my body and began to bubble. I shook my body, but the blood didn’t fall off.
I gritted my teeth at the pain of my skin being boiled and used Heavenly Heart.
[Heavenly Heart (天心) is activated. It will last for 1 minute.]
The blood fell off in clumps.
The blood that had pooled on the ground tried to grab my body, but for the 1 minute that Heavenly Heart was activated, nothing could interfere with me.
5 meters.
That was the distance between Ersia and me.
I could feel a huge energy that I couldn’t easily ignore. It was an energy that felt like it would crush me just by breathing. If I didn’t have Heavenly Heart, my legs would have given out a long time ago.
‘Even though she’s berserk, is she handling this much power? Even if it’s due to the influence of her traits and skills… If she doesn’t have great talent, she’ll be nothing special. Ersia is a genius.’
I had a feeling that one day, when her talent fully bloomed, she would become one of the strongest in the world.
Step.
A distance where I could reach out and touch her.
A powerful energy penetrated my body, wreaking havoc from the inside. If it wasn’t for the Heavenly Demon Divine Art, I wouldn’t have been able to withstand it.
“I was too complacent. I didn’t know enough about you, Ersia. I’ll be careful next time.”
I grabbed Ersia’s head with my hand. I moved my demonic energy, being careful to control my strength.
“My daughter. It’s 100 years too early for you to kill me and become the Heavenly Demon.”
Crack!
I inflicted an impact on Ersia’s head, forcibly knocking her unconscious. It was an impact that would kill an adult man, but considering Ersia’s stats, this was just right.
The moment I took my hand off her head, Ersia’s eyes rolled upwards, showing the whites. I caught Ersia’s falling body with my right hand.
The energy that had been fiercely pressing down on the surroundings also disappeared. It seemed that Ersia had absorbed some of it.
‘This will be a lucky encounter for Ersia.’
My broken left arm and the inside of my torso were incredibly painful. I was about to use Complete Recovery when Princess Yonggil approached me.
“That’s unexpected. I thought you would kill Ersia.”
“Why would I over something like this?”
I pushed Ersia towards Princess Yonggil. Princess Yonggil gently held Ersia. Seeing that, it seemed that Princess Yonggil regarded Ersia as somewhat special.
I turned my body towards the palace.
[Complete Recovery is used.]
•••
“Heavenly Demon! I believed that you would return! Welcome back!”
A beautiful woman with ash-gray hair and blue eyes knelt before me and shouted. Her black clothes were adorned with all sorts of bones.
Enas.
She was the shaman of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
Her body was voluptuous. Her breasts were H-cup and sagged downwards, and she had a lot of fat on her sides and thighs.
She was looking at me with eyes that resembled those of a fanatic.
‘She definitely wasn’t like this before… What happened while I was gone?’
“Hehe…. Now that the Heavenly Demon has returned, all the rebels are as good as dead!”
“Enas. Order all the members of the Demonic Sect in the palace. Block the entrances and monitor the outskirts of the city so that the pigs don’t escape from Reltis.”
“Yes, Heavenly Demon!”
“And from now on, it’s water rationing.”
“…Pardon?”
“Water control. From now on, the pigs of Reltia cannot drink water without my permission.”
“Ah…! I will carry it out immediately! I can already hear the pigs wailing!”
Enas laughed like a madwoman.
It seemed that she had suffered a lot while managing Reltis in my absence.
