Chapter 1656 – 1656. God’S Atlantis
“I shall claim your death.”
Osiris declared.
“What a load of crap. Undead Legion!”
I shouted.
The undead, scattered here and there by the sandstorm, began to rise. Their numbers were less than 1,000 compared to before. Most of those still retaining their forms were high-level undead.
“Kill that one!”
The undead rose and headed towards Osiris.
Frankly, I didn’t think these undead could kill Osiris. What I wanted wasn’t victory, but information. I hoped to get even a little information about Osiris.
“Your enemy is not me.”
Osiris said.
The undead, who were marching towards Osiris, stopped abruptly. They turned around and began marching towards me.
I was taken aback and hesitated.
“S-stop!”
I commanded the undead.
It didn’t work. The undead didn’t stop. They slowly walked towards me, showing hostility.
-I will kill you.
-The true master of death wants your life.
-Now the world is finally turning correctly.
-Die! I will constantly torment and avenge you in hell!
-Enemy of my father!
It was noisy all around.
The 700,000 souls I had been holding onto were breaking free from my control and rampaging.
Thanks to the souls cursing me, I was able to regain my composure.
‘My control has definitely weakened. In a way, it’s only natural. The opponent is Osiris, the god of the underworld.’
Even with my unique trait, No Life King (SS), I would have lost control over the undead.
‘Normally, when control is lost, the souls I held onto should scatter, but they’re gathered here, cursing me. It must be Osiris’s influence.’
I quickly took off Tutankhamun’s golden mask. Aside from the stuffiness, I didn’t know what Osiris would do while I was treated as a dead person with the golden mask on.
As soon as I took off the golden mask, the stuffiness disappeared. My body felt much lighter. While I was at it, I took off all the accessories I was wearing. They were all necromancer-related items, so I didn’t need them now.
“Hoo. It’s much better without them.”
An undead rushed towards me. It was a Death Knight clad in full armor. The Death Knight wasn’t in a normal state. His left arm was missing, and his helmet was gone, exposing his rotten skull. He swung a sword with the aura of death towards me.
‘Perhaps because he’s not normal, his attacks are slower than usual and clearly visible. Do you really think I’d fall for such an attack?’
I twisted my upper body to avoid the Death Knight’s attack. Gathering the force generated by the rotation of my upper body into my right arm, I threw a punch.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Dragon Fist (竜拳).
Kwaaang!
The Death Knight’s upper body armor shattered, and his body flew backward, crashing into the sand. The Death Knight, who was trying to get up, soon fell completely silent.
-Ughhhhh.
-Why is he so strong after taking off the golden mask?!
-God of death! Please kill him!
-That’s a nasty aura.
-The god of death will drag you to hell!
“Shut up, you’re being noisy.”
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Heavenly Demon’s Reigning Step (天魔君臨步) Wave Form (波形).
As I took a step, demonic energy spread in all directions. The souls that were cursing me immediately shut their mouths.
“Kuhhhhhhh!”
The undead swarmed in. I walked forward, knocking down all the undead that attacked me. The only threat to me right now was the high-level undead, the Death Knight, but their numbers were small, and even they weren’t in good condition.
‘Osiris or whatever, I’ll just defeat them.’
The undead here can’t stop me.
“Master!”
Gula came running from afar.
I was momentarily startled. If Gula had turned against me, it would have been very troublesome. Fortunately, Gula wasn’t hostile to me.
“Gula! Did you defeat the Golden Warrior?!”
“Dodge!”
I saw a shadow covering the ground. I took a step back and dodged. The Golden Warrior fell like a meteor where I had been. The impact caused the sand on the ground to shoot upwards.
A spear flew through the sand. I was a little late to react to the appearance of the Golden Warrior. Gula jumped in front of me and deflected the spear with her sword.
“Master! I’ll stop his movements! Master, land a blow on him! If we work together, we can defeat him quickly!”
Gula rushed towards the Golden Warrior. The Golden Warrior reached out his hand. Sand gathered in his hand and turned into a spear. Spear and sword clashed.
Gula’s explosive swordsmanship was blocked by the elegant spear. The reason they couldn’t settle the fight was simply because their skills were similar.
Gula forced her way forward. The spear struck her side. Cracks appeared in her armor. Gula threw her sword at the Golden Warrior. Aiming for the moment the Golden Warrior tilted his upper body to avoid the sword, she closed the distance and grabbed the Golden Warrior’s arm, immobilizing him.
“Master! Now’s the time!”
“Is it really necessary to go that far? If I attack now, you won’t be safe!”
“There’s no time!! Hurry!!”
Gula’s voice was more urgent than ever.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Heavenly Demon’s Reigning Step (天魔君臨步).
I stepped on the Heavenly Demon’s Reigning Step, crossing space and arriving in front of the Golden Warrior. I didn’t hesitate and threw a punch. Hesitating here would be disrespectful to Gula.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Dragon Fist (竜拳).
Bang!
My fist struck the Golden Warrior’s chest. The shockwave reached even Gula. Gula gritted her teeth.
‘It’s not enough to defeat the Golden Warrior.’
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Revolving Heaven Penetrating Essence (回天浸精).
Demonic energy rotated from inside the Golden Warrior. Sand burst out of the Golden Warrior’s body. The sand poured out like blood. Even so, the Golden Warrior didn’t collapse. He reached out his hand towards me.
Thwack!
Gula’s fist shattered the Golden Warrior’s head.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Heavenly Demon Explosion (天魔爆).
Demonic energy exploded. Only then did the Golden Warrior’s body collapse.
“Gula!”
I caught Gula’s falling body.
“Master. Listen carefully. This place is turning into hell. I have to leave this place. I cannot refuse the banishment order of the master of this hell. Even the Living Corpse cannot help. His hell is the opposite of this place. So, as quickly as possible… before this desert completely turns into hell…!”
I couldn’t hear the rest of Gula’s words. Cold air flowed from Gula’s body, and then she disappeared.
‘…She was banished.’
I straightened my body.
The sky was gradually darkening. The golden sand was gradually losing its color and turning gray.
「Hellification is in progress.」
「The wind of death blows. It is stealing your life force.」
I couldn’t avoid or block the wind. If I stayed still like this, I would die.
「The master of the heavens protests to the system.」
「Meaningless death has clearly crossed the line now.」
「The system responds.」
「It has not crossed the line. Causality is permitted. It is barely within the permitted range.」
Permitted?
Even though it’s so blatant?
I thought for a moment and asked the system.
“Was Heteph’s contract deity Osiris? Heteph is dead anyway, so you can tell me.”
「Yes.」
The situation became clear. Heteph must have made some kind of contract with Osiris. From Heteph’s point of view, having insurance wouldn’t have been a bad choice. Osiris is the god of death, so it would be a contract related to death…. Using that contract, Osiris descended.
‘The master of the oasis (fake) might have mediated it. Heteph said he offered hundreds of thousands of people to the master of the oasis….’
I cleared all the thoughts that came to my mind. What was important now wasn’t the cause.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Heavenly Demon’s Reigning Step (天魔君臨步).
I recklessly stepped on the Heavenly Demon’s Reigning Step to close the distance with Osiris. But spatial movement didn’t happen.
‘…I can’t control space.’
The power of the Heavenly Demon’s Reigning Step comes from controlling space. Since I couldn’t control space, the Heavenly Demon’s Reigning Step became useless.
I didn’t give up. Even if I couldn’t teleport with the Heavenly Demon’s Reigning Step, I could run. It was the moment I took a step.
An invisible, enormous force grabbed my body and lifted me upwards.
“Kuh?!”
Pressure crushed my body. If I let my guard down even a little, my whole body would explode.
I gritted my teeth and endured the pressure, looking around. The sky was already pitch black, and the desert had turned gray.
Osiris, with his green skin, stood still.
The dead rose from the gray sand. Mummies with rotten bodies wrapped in old bandages. The dead were constantly appearing. There were 100,000 of them just in sight. If more time passed, that number would increase several times over.
‘It’s completely different from when I fought Balor…! This world itself is my enemy!’
I wouldn’t be able to do anything and would die like this.
Even if I had full recovery and the Black Ankh, it wouldn’t matter. I would just die again if I came back to life. I had to find another way. The items I had in my head appeared and disappeared. What do I need in this situation?
「The King of the Demonic Heavens sponsors 1,000 AP.
“The Book of the Dead.”」
The King of the Demonic Heavens’ voice was heard.
He revealed the answer in a secretive voice, as if revealing the secrets of the world, and in a seductive voice that would tempt even Buddha.
“…I see.”
I summoned the Book of the Dead.
Most of the abilities of the Book of the Dead were related to the undead. But the abilities I needed to use now weren’t those.
There was only one ability I needed here.
Connection to hell.
There was already a precedent. I had connected with Niflheim and traded with the Living Corpse (fake) to borrow Gula.
‘There’s Hel, and there’s Osiris. Surely, that guy will be there too.’
My senses reached out. My senses, which had been reaching out very far, eventually connected with one.
The Book of the Dead was dripping black ki.
I felt familiarity. This energy was demonic energy.
“I want a deal, King of the Demonic Heavens.”
The enormous being at the highest point of hell recognized me.
「The King of the Demonic Heavens descends upon the King of the Demonic Heavens (fake).」
「The system imposes a penalty on the King of the Demonic Heavens.」
“I offer 700,000 and 1,910 souls.”
The souls here.
My control over the souls had weakened, but the ownership was still mine. The fact that the souls remained without scattering was my greatest luck.
He accepted my deal.
His will was conveyed through the Book of the Dead. He wanted me to call his name. I could do that much for him.
“Mara Pāpīyas.”
「The King of the Demonic Heavens (fake) descends upon you!」
Ziiiiiiiiiiing.
The pitch-black sky split in half, and the mandala of hell spread, covering the entire sky.
