Chapter 1670 – 1670. God’S Atlantis
Princess Kaguya’s body shatters. Her form breaks into pieces, falling to the floor, then turning into light and disappearing. Inside the large bamboo where Princess Kaguya was, there was a door leading up to the 5th floor.
In front of the door, a bamboo spear was stuck into the floor. It was an object that appeared after Princess Kaguya disappeared. In other words, it was the reward for killing Princess Kaguya.
「Bamboo Spear
The higher the opponent’s rank compared to your own, the greater the power.
One-time use.
Rank: SS」
I grasped the bamboo spear in my hand. The grip felt excellent in my hand.
‘It’s a shame it’s one-time use.’
I think the opposite. Because it’s one-time use, it will unleash even greater power.
「The Bamboo Princess is watching you.」
“Yeah. Keep watching. I’m going to stick this bamboo spear up Hang Ah’s ass.”
I looked at the door. The final battle was right around the corner. Whatever Hang Ah had prepared, I would smash it all to pieces.
“Master, this feels a bit ominous.”
“Then stay here.”
“No, no. I’m Okto! A rabbit with faith in the gods! I will follow you to the end, Master!”
“Godly? It reminds me of when we first met.”
“We, we must shake off the past and look to the present and future!”
Leaving the hopping Okto behind, I stepped through the door.
A wide-open space greeted me.
A pitch-black sky filled with sparkling stars and a vast gray land.
The land was full of large and small craters.
‘This isn’t something that can be done with spatial distortion like the 3rd or 4th floors.’
This isn’t the 5th floor of the Moon Palace.
‘Was I tricked by Princess Kaguya? No, Princess Kaguya died without resistance. Her hatred for Hang Ah was genuine. This must also be Hang Ah’s doing. Where is Hang Ah?’
My head is getting complicated. Maybe I played around too much in the Moon Palace.
“Hieeek…. This is the dark side of the moon?! And a deep part of it!”
“The dark side of the moon? Is this here?”
“Yes! If you look at that end, you can even see the burrow I dug!”
I looked where Okto was pointing. It was full of craters. There was no sign of a rabbit burrow. All I could see were endless rows of craters.
I took a step forward without thinking to examine my surroundings more closely.
「You have entered Zone 7,815, the dark side of the moon.」
「As the first exile, you have reached the end of Atlantis.」
「All stats increase by 1.」
It was good that my stats increased. It was as if I had just become a little stronger. It was also rare for all stats to increase.
‘Where is Hang Ah?’
There was no sign of Hang Ah.
I looked around repeatedly, then realized something was off and called out to Okto.
“Okto. Didn’t you say the dark side of the moon was swarming with monsters?”
“That’s right! It’s swarming! But most of them are under the ground, so you can’t see them well here!”
“Well, it doesn’t seem like they’re even under the ground.”
I spread my senses in all directions. My senses, like a wave, reached even under the ground. I couldn’t feel any signs of humans or other living creatures.
“Huh? That can’t be. You see the holes in those craters? Those are holes where monsters come and go! With that size, it must be a Moon Crab’s hole! Be careful, Master! If you get too close, a Moon Crab will jump out and attack you.”
I walked straight towards where Okto pointed. Even when I got close to the hole, there was no reaction. I even stuck my head into the hole. The inside of the hole was dark.
“There’s nothing there, let alone a Moon Crab?”
“No… it should be there….”
Okto hesitated, then came to my side and checked the hole.
“……It’s not there.”
“Is there a possibility that this isn’t the dark side of the moon?”
“This is definitely the dark side of the moon. This temperature and smell…. Even the shape is all the dark side of the moon. Even the starlight in that sky proves that this is the dark side of the moon.”
It was a question I asked out of frustration.
In fact, the system was guaranteeing that this was the dark side of the moon, so there was no room for doubt.
I looked deeper into the hole.
“Should I go down? What’s down there?”
“Of course, there’s space. It’s a bit cramped, but there’s moon moss and moon trees, so there’s no problem with eating and living.”
I imagined the underground after hearing Okto’s words. It seemed like some kind of ecosystem had formed, but I couldn’t quite imagine it.
That’s when it happened.
I heard a sound from inside the hole.
It sounded like the wind, or like an animal breathing.
“There’s something inside.”
“S-see, I told you! There are monsters down there!”
“This sound is coming from deeper down.”
My face was serious. I knew there was something inside. But I couldn’t feel anything with my senses. That meant it was either hiding from my senses, or it was deeper than my senses could reach.
“How deep is the ground?”
“Not very deep. About 5 meters?”
“Don’t talk nonsense.”
“It’s true!”
“……Is there no below the ground?”
“Um…. Usually, we don’t go down, so I don’t know… but there probably is. The inside of the moon is empty, after all.”
“What nonsense are you talking about? Why is the inside of the moon empty?”
“Huh? Of course, the inside of the moon is empty. Even if you ask why it’s empty….”
Okto’s voice was serious, without a hint of playfulness. He was speaking sincerely. I changed my mind.
‘In this world, it seems to be common sense that the inside of the moon is empty.’
Nothing would be surprising in Atlantis. If I nitpicked everything, I would only lose out. It’s best to just accept it.
“I guess I’ll have to go down.”
“Something feels strange, so it’s best to be careful.”
Just as I was about to enter the hole, something shot out of it. I quickly lifted my head and looked up. It was a mirror.
It was a familiar oval mirror.
‘It’s the Moon Mirror.’
The mirror slowly spun in the air, then began to gather starlight. The gathered starlight took the form of a person.
A celestial maiden appeared. She was more beautiful than anyone I had met so far, holding the Moon Mirror and looking down at me. Her gaze, mixed with anger, contempt, and hatred, was murderous.
As soon as I saw Hang Ah, I leaped upwards. I jumped to a height of over 10 meters in an instant.
Demonic Heavenly Art (天魔神功) Dragon Fist (竜拳).
I didn’t think Hang Ah would die with just one punch. But just in case, I aimed for her shoulder, not her head or chest. I could never allow myself to kill Hang Ah in one go.
Hang Ah’s feathered robe fluttered without wind. Her body slid to the side. The Demonic Heavenly Energy shot from my fist only tore through the empty air.
Demonic Heavenly Energy was released from the soles of my feet. The Demonic Heavenly Energy didn’t scatter but gathered to form a foothold. I stood in the air and looked at Hang Ah.
“Hang Ah! It’s good to see you like this! I’ve been waiting a long time for this moment! The moment I get to stick it in your pussy! How’s your pussy doing?!”
“You vulgar thing! You’ve finally come all this way!”
She shone the Moon Mirror in both her hands at me. Again, starlight began to gather in the Moon Mirror.
‘I’ll use Demonic Heavenly Sovereign Step to teleport and grab Hang Ah from behind and subdue her in one go.’
Demonic Heavenly Art (天魔神功) Demonic Heavenly Sovereign Step (天魔君臨步).
I seized control of the surrounding space and leaped through it.
It failed.
I was still standing in front of Hang Ah.
‘I failed Demonic Heavenly Sovereign Step? Why? The space control was perfect.’
My condition was at its peak right now. There was no reason for me to fail Demonic Heavenly Sovereign Step. I was about to use Demonic Heavenly Sovereign Step again when I realized my body wouldn’t move.
“You’re so foolish. From the moment you were reflected in the Moon Mirror, you were already captured. It was so simple…. Why did I drag it out for so long?”
Hang Ah smiled, confident in her victory. I looked at the mirror Hang Ah was holding. Not only me, but Hang Ah was also reflected in the mirror.
It was logically impossible. Hang Ah was holding the mirror right now. Physically, she couldn’t be reflected in the mirror.
“Now then. How should I kill you? First, I should tear off your fingernails and peel off your skin. Ah, and that filth that defiled the celestial maidens should be torn into small pieces and scattered as pig feed. I don’t know if the pigs will eat it, though.”
The Hang Ahs in the mirror were reflecting me from different directions. The mirrors in the mirrors were also reflecting me.
I realized belatedly.
I was trapped inside the mirror.
‘Demonic Heavenly Art.’
I exploded Demonic Heavenly Energy. The overbearing Demonic Heavenly Energy spread in all directions, then suddenly changed direction and returned. It was reflected.
‘3 meters around me. There’s an invisible wall. It’s impossible to break it with Demonic Heavenly Energy.’
The invisible wall was getting closer and closer. At this rate, I would be crushed by the invisible wall.
‘How do I get out of here?’
I couldn’t move my body right now, but I could use Demonic Heavenly Art.
‘Do I just have to hold out?’
I was confident in holding out. But seeing Hang Ah smiling so confidently, I had no intention of just letting her do as she pleased.
‘Heavenly Mind.’
[Heavenly Mind (天心) is activated. It lasts for 1 minute.]
Clang!
As soon as I used Heavenly Mind, the sound of a mirror breaking rang out, and my body regained its freedom. I leaped towards Hang Ah.
Hang Ah’s smiling expression instantly contorted. She lifted the Moon Mirror and shone it at me. But now, nothing could bind me. My fist shattered the mirror. Just as I was about to grab Hang Ah’s neck with my other hand, Hang Ah’s body turned into starlight and disappeared.
“…A fake?”
Where is the real one?
[Using Moment (刹那). Remaining stacks: 6]
In the slowed-down world, I searched for the real Hang Ah.
I found her.
A piece of the mirror that was falling down was reflecting Hang Ah.
‘It doesn’t seem like she’s inside the broken mirror… is she only reflected in the mirror?’
I kicked off the air and leaped.
Clang!
A mirror shattered in the empty air. Hang Ah’s body, which had been hiding its form, turned into starlight and disappeared, just like before.
‘This is also a fake.’
[Using Moment (刹那). Remaining stacks: 5]
I could see another Hang Ah in the falling mirror shards. I leaped without hesitation.
‘Fake.’
[Using Moment (刹那). Remaining stacks: 4]
Clang!
‘Fake.’
[Using Moment (刹那). Remaining stacks: 3]
Clang!
‘This is also a fake.’
[Using Moment (刹那). Remaining stacks: 2]
Thud!
The mirror I punched didn’t break but shook. It was unbelievably hard compared to the previous Moon Mirror.
I grinned and grabbed Hang Ah’s neck, who was holding the Moon Mirror, as if snatching it. Hang Ah’s face contorted in pain.
“This one’s real.”
I had captured Hang Ah.
