Into the Creations 175

## Chapter 175 – 175. God’S Atlantis

175. God’s Atlantis

After leaving the village chief’s house, I decided to look around Nakil Village while waiting for Kang Myungjin to return.
It was boring. There wasn’t much to see. With a population of only 200, I could see the entire village in about 15 minutes of walking.

‘Mount Nakil. At the top of that mountain is the Sun’s Adversary.’

To be precise, it’s the Sun’s Adversary (Pseudo). Area 406, Mount Nakil, is conquered by defeating the Sun’s Adversary. If I defeat the Sun’s Adversary (Pseudo), I can control this area.
Defeating the Sun’s Adversary (Pseudo) will get me one SS-rank item and one elixir.

‘I have the Aegis Charm. If I use that with Flash… it might be possible.’

I looked at Mount Nakil, the tall mountain behind Nakil Village. Unusually, there was a path leading to the summit. The path was straight, and it seemed like I could reach the top if I ran for an hour without stopping.

‘It would take a normal person several hours, but my current stats are better than my real body.’

It might not even take an hour.

‘……Should I try it? I want the elixir, if nothing else.’

I know how low my talent is. I have no talent. I won the Dungeon Survival thanks to ‘Lightning’ and ‘Acceleration’. And I was lucky.
I’m stronger than Kang Myungjin and Joo Suhyeon now, but they’ll definitely surpass me over time.

‘If I’m weaker than them, that means I’ll have to be mindful of them.’

I thought about it carefully.
Kang Myungjin later defeats the Sun’s Adversary (Pseudo God) and obtains a weapon. That weapon is used at a rather important moment.
But that’s a story from several years later.

‘There’s me, who doesn’t exist in the original story. The future will be different from the original at some point.’

The heroine, Joo Suhyeon, is mine now. The original story is already going off the rails.

‘If the future is going to change anyway, it doesn’t matter if I change it now.’

Even if I defeat the Sun’s Adversary (Pseudo), the early parts of the original story won’t be greatly distorted. Kang Myungjin, who knows the setting of ‘God’s Atlantis’ inside and out, will grow without much trouble even if the elixir is stolen.

‘Since when did I care about the original story? This is a game world anyway. I’ll do whatever I want. Let me be a munchkin for once!’

I decided to become a munchkin in this world.
With a firm resolution, I headed towards Mount Nakil.
As soon as I stepped out of the village and onto the path leading to Mount Nakil, an alert window popped up.

「The Sun’s Adversary (Pseudo) is looking at you.」
「The King of the Sky Tower is anticipating.」
「The Master of the Heavens strokes his beard.」
「The Golden Collector narrows his eyes.」
「A Fallen Star is cheering for the Sun’s Adversary (Pseudo).」
「The Sun’s Adversary is looking at you.」

Using mana to enhance my vision, I could see a man standing at the top of the mountain.
He had black hair tied in a topknot, and his upper body was bare, showing off his solid muscles. He held a red bow in his hand and had a sword at his waist.
The Sun’s Adversary (Pseudo) is a hero from Chinese mythology.

A hero who shot down nine of the ten suns with his bow.
Yi.
Even though he’s a Pseudo God and not the real thing, he’s a divine seat that’s incomparably more powerful than Lu Bu.
Yi opened his mouth as he looked at me.

“Exile, step back. I will not allow entry to Mount Nakil.”

His deep voice echoed. Even though he was far away, it felt like he was speaking right next to me.

“From today, I will rule Mount Nakil.”

I said boldly and started running towards the summit of Mount Nakil.

“Foolish. Just because the sun is visible doesn’t mean it’s close.”

Yi aimed his bow at me and drew the string. Then, an arrow appeared on the string. I swallowed hard as I looked at his arrow.

‘An arrow that shot down the sun. Even if it’s a Pseudo God, I can’t ignore it.’

The good thing is that I don’t have the properties of the sun. If I had the properties of the sun, I wouldn’t even be able to dodge the arrow.
The arrow is shot. I used Flash in response.

[Using Flash. Remaining stacks: 4]

The scene in my vision slowed down. Even so, the arrow shot at me was flying at a high speed. There was no time to think deeply. I jumped to the right before the arrow hit me.
The arrow passed by my side and stuck into the ground.

*KWAANG!*

A crater was created as if a meteorite had fallen. I wiped the cold sweat from my forehead with the back of my hand.

‘Shit. I’m suddenly regretting this. Should I just run away now?’

No. I can’t back down now that I’ve come this far.
I started running forward again.

“So you have at least the minimum skill to be reckless…”

Yi started drawing his bow again. The good thing is that, unlike the first time, it takes some time for the second arrow to be created.

‘He can’t shoot arrows in succession like in the original story.’

Instead, the power of the arrows gets stronger each time he shoots. Yi can shoot a maximum of 10 arrows.

‘Yi can’t shoot the 10th arrow. That’s because he can only shoot it once. Yi has already decided where to shoot the 10th arrow.’

In other words, Yi can only shoot 9 arrows. After that, he won’t use the bow.

‘Yi’s close combat ability isn’t great. If I can withstand 9 arrows or reach him before that, I win.’

I can block 3 arrows with the Aegis Charm. And if I use Flash 5 times, I might be able to dodge them somehow.
But there’s one problem left.

‘I have to dodge the remaining 1 arrow. I should try to dodge the arrows shot early on.’

I had to dodge the first arrow with Flash. I needed to know how fast it was.

‘At this rate… I can dodge it.’

The second arrow is coming.
I tried to dodge to the left at the right time, but I hesitated. The arrow was faster than I thought. I couldn’t keep up with the speed of the arrow with my movements.

‘Flash!’

[Using Flash. Remaining stacks: 3]

I dodged using Flash.
It was unavoidable. If I hadn’t used Flash, I would have been hit 100%. I can’t waste the Aegis Charm’s charges on just the second arrow.
The third arrow is coming.
I was going to dodge without using Flash this time, but I was horrified by the speed of the arrow, which was faster than before, and had no choice but to use Flash.

[Using Flash. Remaining stacks: 2]

It was impossible to put the Aegis Charm in my inventory and dodge it by a hair’s breadth. Judging by that power, I would surely die the moment it grazed me. The ultimate move, Full Recovery, can only be used if I’m alive.

‘Damn it. In that case, I’ll change my strategy. I’ll reach him before he shoots the ninth arrow.’

I started running at full speed.
I dodged the fourth and fifth arrows with Flash.

[Using Flash. Remaining stacks: 0]

I couldn’t use Flash anymore.
Yi drew his bow and started nocking the sixth arrow. The sixth arrow is different from the previous ones. The arrow started to emit a pure white light.

“I admit it. You’re not an ordinary human.”

The white shining arrow flies. The moment I felt it flash, the arrow was in front of me.
A translucent hexagonal shield appeared and blocked the shining arrow. The broken arrow fell to the ground with a huge sound as if space was being torn apart.

「The Aegis Charm has 2 remaining uses.」

I gritted my teeth and ran.
Yi is preparing the seventh arrow.
I reached out my hand towards Yi. At this distance, I can reach him.

‘Manrai (卍雷)!’

With a thunderous sound, a blue lightning bolt surged towards Yi.
Yi jumped up and dodged the lightning. He jumped over 5 meters high, and in mid-air, he shot the seventh arrow with a steady posture.
A hexagonal shield appeared in front of me and blocked the arrow. The aftermath alone blew away all the trees around me.

‘That bastard… He’s drawing his bow again without even resting!’

The eighth arrow took more than 10 minutes to prepare. That means it’s that much more powerful.

‘……Is it possible that even the Aegis Charm will be pierced?’

Contrary to my worries, the Aegis Charm blocked the eighth arrow.

“Impressive. I never thought I would use nine Falling Sun Arrows on a single person.”

I was sweating profusely. Judging by the pattern so far, the ninth arrow will probably take 13 minutes to prepare.

‘I can’t cover the remaining distance in 13 minutes. I don’t have enough time!’

He’s a guy who dodges lightning without a problem. There was a high chance that taking out a gun and attacking from a distance would be meaningless.

‘Should I beg for forgiveness? No, that definitely won’t work. There must be a way. A way…!’

There is one way that comes to mind.
The setting book for ‘God’s Atlantis’ has detailed information about the Sun’s Adversary (Pseudo), Yi. I know what his purpose is.

‘……There’s a possibility if I use that method, but…’

What’s bothering me are the divine seats watching me. I think they’ll react positively, but the Fallen Star might try to interfere.

‘Screw it. It’s important that I live now. I don’t need to worry about the divine seats.’

Thinking about the future, it might be a good thing.

‘I have the Master of the Heavens and the King of the Sky Tower behind me. I don’t trust them much, but they won’t let the Fallen Star interfere.’

Having made up my mind, I shouted at Yi.

“Yi! I know what your purpose is!”
Yi’s posture remains unchanged. But there was curiosity in his eyes as he looked at me.
“You know what my purpose is? I have never told anyone my purpose.”

「The Sun’s Adversary is narrowing his brow as he looks at you.」

Even the real Sun’s Adversary is showing interest.
It’s inevitable because even if the Yi in front of me is fake, he’s a fake based on the real thing. Unless it’s a special case, Pseudo Gods have similar personalities, values, and purposes as the real divine seats.

“I’m a regressor!”

Yi stopped drawing his bow. He stopped his actions and stared at me intently.

“A regressor… does that mean you’ve returned from the future?”
“That’s right!”

「The Sun’s Adversary’s eyes widen.」
「The Fallen Star can’t believe it and pokes his ears.」
「The Master of the Heavens rests his chin on his hand.」

Regressor.
In Atlantis, they’re special, but not a huge deal.
According to the setting book, regressors existed in the 2nd and 5th Atlantises. Even if humans go back to the past, they’re still just humans.
It’s hard to use all the knowledge of the future. That’s because the future is not absolute.
In fact, the regressors of the 2nd and 5th Atlantises became excellent exiles, but they didn’t become the best.

“……That’s not enough to believe you. Tell me what my purpose is.”
“Yi-nim is waiting for the day of the solar eclipse that will happen in a few years!”
“…That’s right. But it’s not enough. Do you know why I’m waiting for that day?”
“A solar eclipse is the day when the moon covers the sun. It’s the day when the sun and moon become one. Yi-nim is waiting for the solar eclipse to kill that damn bitch on the moon with your 10th arrow!”

Yi’s arrow only exerts its full power when it’s shot at the sun. If you shoot an arrow at the sun during a solar eclipse, it’s the same as shooting it at the moon.
Yi’s purpose is to fully unleash the power of the 10th arrow and kill the woman on the moon, Chang’e.

“You know everything. Are you really a regressor…”

Yi lowered his bow.
One of the reasons my lie worked is probably the influence of my unique trait, ‘Deception (SS)’.

“You who have traveled back in time, I ask you. Did I kill that woman?”
“You failed.”

In fact, he didn’t even try in the original story. He died at the hands of Kang Myungjin before the solar eclipse happened.
Even if he had shot the tenth arrow during the solar eclipse as he intended, it was likely that he would have failed. There’s no way Chang’e would just stand there and take the arrow. Above all, Chang’e is already watching Yi.

“……I see.”

Yi nodded calmly. It seems he had predicted that he would fail.

“What did you come to me for?”
“To control Area 406. But with my current strength, I don’t think I can beat Yi-nim. So I propose a deal.”
“A deal?”
“I swear to make that damn bitch on the moon my sex slave! So give me control of Mount Nakil!”

「The Sun’s Adversary opens his mouth.」
「The King of the Sky Tower chuckles.」
「The Master of the Heavens claps in admiration.」