Chapter 1650 – 1650. God’S Atlantis
「The Book of the Dead
The power to control the undead is strengthened.
You can learn all undead creation methods.
The stats of the undead you command increase by 10%.
You can use the Blessing of the Dead.
It connects to Hell. You can borrow power by paying a price to the beings of Hell.
You can revive the dead only 3 times. The corpse of the one to be revived must be present. (0/3)
Mana increases by 30.
Rank: SSS」
“Oh, oh, oh…!”
Admiration! More admiration!
I was constantly marveling at the effects of the Book of the Dead. An SSS-rank item. Seeing it again and again, I was deeply moved. The hardships I had endured to obtain this Book of the Dead flashed through my mind.
“It was worth the trouble!”
I wasn’t sure about the part where it could connect to Hell. I would have to use it myself later.
“Reviving the dead only three times. This must mean complete resurrection.”
Three resurrections.
It didn’t seem like I could use it directly on myself. The condition was that there had to be a corpse of the one to be revived. Except in special cases, corpses cannot move.
As soon as I saw the resurrection, I thought of reality. If I could use this ability in reality, it would be a jackpot. No, even if it wasn’t reality, it would be a great help in other game worlds.
‘…That’s only if I can use it.’
If I took it to reality or another world, its effects would be reduced. Above all, many of these items from Atlantis often rely on the system’s help.
As I was about to go outside, Crisema came in. He swallowed hard when he saw the Book of the Dead in my hand.
“Congratulations. You have completed the Book of the Dead. I can feel tremendous power from the Book of the Dead.”
“Hehe. The abilities are tremendous too. Shall I show you the effects?”
I proudly showed him the effects of the Book of the Dead. Crisema was shocked as expected. His eyes widened as if they would tear.
“Unbelievable! You can revive the dead! That, that is an incredible item! If the effects were to become known…!”
“They’d come running with their eyes ablaze.”
The strong people who currently rule Atlantis are those who have been through the wringer for at least five years. They must all have had the experience of losing someone precious. If the corpse of a precious person remained, and they learned of the effects of the Book of the Dead? They would try to get their hands on it by any means. The same goes for those who haven’t lost a precious person. Just having the Book of the Dead is like insurance. It’s like having three extra lives.
“Crisema. Do you want the Book of the Dead?”
“Ah, no. How could I dare….”
Crisema quickly lowered his head. He lowered his gaze to my feet, acting humble. To be honest, at first, I didn’t know if he was acting. This guy was so good at acting that he could deceive me. If he were in modern times, he would have succeeded as an actor or politician.
“Don’t lie. I can feel the greed in your eyes right now.”
“……”
I struck the floor with Moses’ staff. Mana spread in all directions. I could feel it. The warriors of the Hot Wind Tribe surrounding this building outside. At least 500 warriors were giving up on this place.
“And also. Did you think I wouldn’t know your intentions until the end? You tried to indirectly kill me using the second and third requests. You probably thought I would die in the second request, the trial.”
Crisema raised his head.
His humility was gone. His eyes, looking at me, were sharp as could be.
“That’s right. When you passed the trial, I was beyond surprised, I was shocked. That trial was the trial of sin. A trial that can never be passed if the scales of good and evil tip towards evil. The Meaningless Death himself would have intervened… How on earth did you pass the trial?”
“I received help from the Contract God. I shattered my own heart.”
“Indeed. For the Contract God to give such help… It seems you are quite loved by that Contract God.”
“Love? That guy is not that kind of guy.”
“That doesn’t matter. Let’s get to the point. Give me the Book of the Dead. Then I will let you go without harming you. After that, whether you go to find Hatep, the ruler of the Golden Desert, or not, do as you please. We are not interested in such petty battles.”
“It’s about the hegemony of the western desert. And you’re not interested?”
“We will leave the desert with the Book of the Dead. We are sick of this barren land. We will trade the Book of the Dead with the Ustia Empire. We can get at least a count’s title.”
“A marquis is also possible. Well, a duke is absolutely impossible though.”
Desert warriors entered the building. The warriors with weapons formed ranks, exuding a fierce aura.
“Give me the Book of the Dead.”
“Do you think I’ll give it to you?”
“You have no choice. If you don’t give it… we will just take it.”
“Do you think you can take it?”
Crisema struck the floor with his staff.
An obelisk rose upwards. My name was written on the surface of the obelisk.
“Have you forgotten this obelisk? You swore not to harm us. If you break the oath, you will be dragged to hell. You cannot harm us.”
“Hehe. Do you think I’m afraid of hell? I’ve already experienced hell before. In the first place, do you think I’ll be dragged to hell? As long as I’m wearing this golden mask, no curse will work on me.”
I pulled up my mana. The ominous mana of black magic spread in all directions. Just that alone made the desert warriors overwhelmed and take a step back.
“Don’t back down! He can’t kill us! Don’t forget that you are warriors of the Hot Wind Tribe!”
Crisema shouted. The old man was much better than the desert warriors.
“I didn’t like you from the start. I’ll kill you with the power of the Book of the Dead, especially you.”
Of course, the majority of my intention was to test the power of the Book of the Dead.
I activated the effects of the Book of the Dead. Connecting me to Hell.
I felt myself connecting to something cold.
Deep, deep darkness.
I could feel a huge presence at the end of it.
“Beings of Hell! Give me power! I promise to kill the guys in front of me and offer it to you!”
Click.
The connection was cut off.
As I stared blankly at the Book of the Dead, confused, Crisema laughed, his shoulders shaking.
“It seems the connection with Hell has been cut off.”
“…Do you know something?”
“I felt that being for a moment. The one I serve.”
“……Meaningless Death.”
“Yes. Meaningless Death, the king of the other world, has rejected you! Hahaha!”
Crisema mocked me. I put Moses’ staff into my inventory and activated the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Heavenly Demon Sovereign Step (天魔君臨步).
I leaped through space and appeared in front of Crisema. Crisema, startled, swung his staff at me. I could feel a curse from his staff. I deflected it with my left hand and grabbed Crisema’s neck with my right hand.
“Cough! L, let go of me…!”
The reason he could speak was because I had controlled my strength. I had no intention of killing him easily.
“It’s no use struggling. With your physical abilities, you can’t escape my grasp at all. Now, can you see the death approaching you? Don’t worry. That death is not the end. I will make good use of your body and soul.”
“Ugh! What are you doing! Kill him now!!”
The desert warriors shouted and swung their weapons at me. I activated my protective aura to protect my body. Their swords bounced off ridiculously easily.
“Ugh, cough…!”
Crisema was dying. His eyes were bloodshot. I released my grip before he suffocated.
“Suffocation is no fun.”
I raised my left index finger. A dark black aura rose from the fingernail of my index finger.
“Look closely. This is the aura that will stab your belly.”
Crisema’s expression twisted. He said to me in a panting voice.
“You will, you will regret it…!”
“Well. It seems like you’ll be the one regretting it, not me.”
I moved my index finger.
His abdomen split open. Blood poured out and his intestines spilled out. That wasn’t enough. I sent the aura into his insides.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Reversing Heaven Penetrating Essence (回天浸精).
The aura rotated and ground his insides.
“Aaaaaaaaaaack!”
Crisema died with a scream. I thought he would last a bit longer, seeing how confidently he was acting, but he died too quickly.
I could see his soul trying to escape his body. I quickly used black magic to grab his soul that was trying to escape.
“Hehe. I’ll make you an undead right away….”
Crack!
The obelisk with my name on it cracked. An eerie energy leaked out and surrounded me.
「You have broken the oath of the obelisk.」
「It is time to pay the price.」
The obelisk shattered and became a door.
Someone walked out from the door. An overwhelming presence. I realized that it was the presence I had felt in the depths of hell earlier.
「Meaningless Death (Pseudo) is hostile to you.」
A man with green skin opened his mouth.
“Come here.”
I couldn’t refuse that simple command.
My legs walked towards the man on their own. I could sense it. If I went inside, it would be the end. I tried to resist using the Heavenly Demon Divine Art. All I could do was slow down my movement speed.
「The Lord of the Sky feels the intervention of the God Seat.」
「The King of the Demonic Sky protests to the system.」
「There is no problem with causality. However, a slight overload is confirmed.」
「The system warns Meaningless Death.」
His power weakened.
But I still couldn’t resist.
Why?
My black magic aptitude (SSS) gave me the answer.
The green man in front of me was the god of death. He was also the owner of the Book of the Dead.
Since I was dead while wearing Tutankhamun’s golden mask, I couldn’t resist him.
‘Damn it. This is out of plan. Should I take off the golden mask even if it means giving up the special event? I could just cut off my head, right?’
It was the moment the man reached out his green hand and grabbed my arm.
A black cross mark appeared on my right hand.
It was the Black Ankh.
As soon as the green man saw the Black Ankh, he was startled and let go of my hand. The man’s face, which seemed expressionless, immediately crumpled.
“This is the Black Pharaoh’s….”
My body, which was being dragged to hell, stopped.
The green man’s body slowly disappeared into the darkness. He glared at me fiercely until he completely disappeared.
“You’re lucky.”
Crack!
The obelisk completely shattered, and the green man also disappeared.
