Chapter 1658 – 1658. God’S Atlantis
Splash!
I fell into the sea of death along with the world.
Trapped in death. All kinds of death seeped in.
If it had been me, not the King of the Heavenly Demon, who had fallen here, I wouldn’t have lasted even three seconds before dying. Not just my body, but my soul would have met a perfect death.
The King of the Heavenly Demon was enduring death. It even felt like he was enjoying the situation.
“It’s a withered death.”
The King of the Heavenly Demon said. The edges of the mandala he was wearing began to collapse slowly. I didn’t know why the King of the Heavenly Demon was so relaxed.
“They’re all deaths I know.”
I felt frustrated.
If I stayed like this, I would surely die.
This concept of death would kill my body and soul.
‘Move, King of the Heavenly Demon! I don’t know what will happen to you, a god… but I will surely die! If this continues, you won’t be safe either.’
I couldn’t know for sure, but I could tell. This power worked even on gods. Osiris’s divine power was quite high. I felt anxious. Even if I used Complete Recovery, it would be meaningless if I couldn’t escape this place.
“Seo Yu-jin. Do you want to kill a god?”
The King of the Heavenly Demon asked.
I couldn’t easily answer what he meant.
“Are you worried about what others think? It’s okay. Even the system can’t see in here. It’s a special place where death and emptiness meet.”
Suddenly, I had a thought. Could it be that the King of the Heavenly Demon had fallen here on purpose?
“Remember this power. Most gods can’t resist this dense death. If you experience this death… you’ll be able to kill most gods.”
‘…Do you want me to kill a god?’
“It’s fine if you kill them, and it’s fine if you don’t. I want to see your journey to the end. You are the most enjoyable thing I’ve had in tens of millions of years. I don’t want you to be trapped in Atlantis.”
The speed at which the mandala was breaking began to increase. The King of the Heavenly Demon, who had been lying down, pushed himself up.
“It’s time to get out of here.”
The mandala shone and unfolded.
I understood why the King of the Heavenly Demon had been so relaxed. His mandala was a concept superior to Osiris’s death. From the beginning, the King of the Heavenly Demon had been confident he could withstand death.
The mandala was consuming death in reverse.
“The Heavenly Demon is a taker. There’s nothing that can’t be taken, even death.”
Ziiiiiiiiing.
The mandala that had taken death unfolded.
It was space. The King of the Heavenly Demon, sitting on countless shining stars, calmly looked down at the planet in front of him.
I knew that planet was Atlantis.
The King of the Heavenly Demon focused his eyes. The view zoomed in, and I saw Osiris standing in the desert.
Osiris looked up at the King of the Heavenly Demon and muttered blankly.
“…Was there such a difference in power? It’s absurd. Were you playing with me from the beginning?”
The mandala shone and rotated. The mandala of hell, linked to the universe, was the very essence of all things.
Osiris’s existence was slowly disappearing.
Osiris had lost. From the moment he failed to kill the King of the Heavenly Demon with the source of death, his defeat was certain.
Source.
That’s right. To kill a god, you had to overcome or scatter the god’s source.
Osiris’s source was death, and the King of the Heavenly Demon had overcome that death.
Then what was the source of the King of the Heavenly Demon?
“Withered death, I can feel your agony and anguish. If you wanted to kill me, you should have killed your anguish first.”
“I see. That is your source.”
Osiris’s existence disappeared.
It wasn’t annihilation. Neither Osiris nor the King of the Heavenly Demon were here in their true forms. If anything, they were both fighting in the form of avatars. Even if their true forms were struck, they wouldn’t be annihilated.
“Haha.”
The King of the Heavenly Demon laughed.
His mandala did not disappear and was still unfolded.
‘King of the Heavenly Demon. The battle is over. Give me back my body.’
“You’re saying such disappointing things. I’ve come to the game board myself for once. Shouldn’t I enjoy it? First, let’s turn the sea upside down. Then, let’s test the faith of the priests. Was it called the Justia Empire? It wouldn’t be bad to turn that place into hell.”
The King of the Heavenly Demon smiled brightly. As he raised his hand, the mandala of hell gathered.
A hand emerged from the mandala. The huge hand, made of dirty and hideous things, was not human but demonic.
‘You damn bastard! Get out of my body right now!!’
The King of the Heavenly Demon still had a smile on his face.
“Don’t get so angry. I’ll only enjoy it a little. I’ll make sure not to harm your companions or your woman.”
‘Hmm. Well, I guess it’s okay then…’
Come to think of it, it’s not like I’m the one being harmed, so it doesn’t matter.
The King of the Heavenly Demon is the one using the power now, and he’s the one who will bear the consequences. I’m just a victim who had his body taken by the King of the Heavenly Demon.
It was me who called the King of the Heavenly Demon… but I never thought things would turn out like this.
Even my excuse is perfect.
The monstrous hand of the demon, bigger than a mountain, was heading towards the planet when it suddenly stopped.
Light.
A warm and reverent light stopped the demon’s arm.
The King of the Heavenly Demon looked up at the origin of the light. There was something that looked like a small sun at first glance.
[The system is imposing a penalty on the King of the Heavenly Demon!]
[The system is imposing a penalty on the King of the Heavenly Demon!]
[The system is imposing a penalty on the King of the Heavenly Demon!]
The King of the Heavenly Demon’s power weakened. The mandala, which had been expanding endlessly into space, lost its power and contracted.
But the King of the Heavenly Demon didn’t even pay attention to the system and glared at the small sun as if he wanted to kill it.
[The enlightened one speaks to the King of the Heavenly Demon.]
[Stop there.]
The sacred voice spread throughout the universe.
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!”
The demon screamed. It was the scream of a demon with a hand bigger than a mountain. The demon’s hand thrashed around in pain, then soon turned to ashes and disappeared.
The aftermath didn’t end there. The King of the Heavenly Demon’s mandala shattered and began to disappear.
“Buddha. Do you dare to command me?”
There was no reply.
But an overwhelming presence that could cover this universe and a sacred yet stern gaze were felt from the small sun.
“Tsk.”
The King of the Heavenly Demon clicked his tongue. He raised both hands as if he had no intention of fighting.
“Alright, alright. I lost. I’ll stop here. So don’t even think about flicking that finger. It hurts quite a bit.”
‘You’re giving up right here? You?’
“I’m not giving up because I want to. Buddha is not a good match for me. That crazy bastard has no anguish. Let me tell you one good thing. If you get rid of all your anguish and reach Nirvana like that guy, you can beat me. Well, that’s impossible.”
I felt the presence of the King of the Heavenly Demon inside me weaken. The King of the Heavenly Demon was disappearing.
Then, it was me who became anxious. I could feel knowledge from the King of the Heavenly Demon, but it was very limited. And just because I had the knowledge didn’t mean I could understand it. There were many things I wanted to ask the King of the Heavenly Demon.
“There’s no time to answer. Ask just one thing. And no more than that will be allowed by that side either.”
‘I heard you messed with the system earlier. What did you do to the system?’
The Heavenly Demon Divine Art in my body was shaking. The King of the Heavenly Demon used his last bit of power to tamper with things so that others couldn’t hear, then answered.
“Ah, that? It’s an old trick. A trick I’ve been doing since before Atlantis began. As for what it is… there are too many eyes watching. Hehehe.”
The King of the Heavenly Demon’s presence disappeared completely.
I regained control of my body. My hands and feet moved as I wanted. I couldn’t breathe in space. But it wasn’t particularly uncomfortable. Whether it was the King of the Heavenly Demon or the system, some kind of power was being applied to me.
[The enlightened one is gazing at you.]
Buddha’s gaze was very unpleasant. It was an instinctive discomfort.
I needlessly strained my neck and glared at the small sun.
‘It’s too dazzling. Heavenly Eye.’
[Opening the Heavenly Eye.]
I could see the being inside the small sun. It was a man sitting in a lotus position. Our eyes met. The man looked at me with a blank face and then disappeared.
[The system is looking at you.]
“I didn’t do anything wrong. It’s all the King of the Heavenly Demon’s doing.”
[Wasn’t it you who called the King of the Heavenly Demon?]
“And that guy took over my body. You don’t think I planned all this, do you?”
[The system sighs.]
[The system sincerely hopes that you will not cause any trouble.]
“You should say that to the King of the Heavenly Demon, not me.”
[The King of the Heavenly Demon will be given an appropriate penalty.]
“Is he being banished? Then I hope you’ll let me contract with a new divine seat. It wasn’t me who caused the trouble, it was the King of the Heavenly Demon. Strictly speaking, I’m a victim too. I deserve compensation.”
[The system is speechless at your shamelessness.]
[The King of the Heavenly Demon will not be banished from Atlantis. The King of the Heavenly Demon has accepted all penalties.]
“If it were any other ordinary divine seat, they would have been banished. Hehe.”
I scoffed at the system.
Not all divine seats were the same. There was a gap in power between them, and the weaker they were, the more disadvantages they suffered.
“What is the penalty the King of the Heavenly Demon is receiving?”
[Payment of AP and confinement. During the confinement period, he cannot exert influence in Atlantis.]
“That means I can’t receive support from the King of the Heavenly Demon. He’ll be quiet for a while. What about Osiris? Surely Osiris isn’t going to get away without a penalty?”
[A penalty has already been given to the meaningless death.]
[He has completely given up on participating in this Atlantis.]
I would never meet Osiris again. That wasn’t bad.
“Then it’s time for me to get my compensation.”
[This incident was caused by you. There will be no compensation for you.]
“Not that. Set. There should be a reward for killing the (fake) master of the oasis.”
[You will acquire the authority of the oasis (SSS) as compensation.]
It was obviously something like the authority to control the oasis. With this, I would be able to completely control the desert region.
“I want something else.”
[The compensation is fixed. It cannot be changed.]
“The compensation hasn’t been given yet.”
There was one thing that hadn’t been given. The place I was in now was outside the Atlantis area.
[What kind of compensation do you want?]
“Send me there.”
The place I was pointing to was the moon.
[The moon hunter’s eyes widen.]
[The moon hunter twists her body, expecting something.]
[The sparkling hunter is wailing.]
[The sun’s adversary is paying attention.]
[The moon flower is horrified.]
[The moon flower is protesting to the system!]
