Chapter 1979 – 1979. God’S Atlantis
I gathered the villagers, now my slaves, in one place and executed ten of the second village people who had backstabbed me as an example. These were the village chief, his family, and relatives who had led the charge.
Executing families together was quite efficient.
Even those who easily throw away their own lives hesitate when their family’s lives are at stake.
‘There’s a reason why they say to exterminate the nine generations of a traitor.’
Because it’s efficient.
I gave the villagers a speech disguised as a threat and left the area.
The place I arrived at was District 99, the mercenary city of Ropua.
I met with the broker, Norris. It was to silence Norris.
‘Exterminating them all is difficult. There are too many mercenaries nearby.’
This wasn’t my territory, and there were too many people. If I were to commit mass murder here, it would only draw attention. Trying to handle it quietly could easily turn into a commotion.
‘There’s no need to kill them all. After all, Norris doesn’t know much.’
Besides, he’s a mercenary broker, so he should be tight-lipped. A broker with a loose tongue wouldn’t last long in this business.
“Hoo. You’ve arrived.”
Norris greeted me. His mood wasn’t good. He avoided my eyes. I had come to intimidate him, but he was overly cautious of me.
“I see you know what happened.”
“I am the witness to the Reaper’s contract. Although I didn’t directly break the contract, I also suffered some damage. The losses are considerable. Of course, not as much as you, Eugene, who was betrayed by the mercenary group on the spot…”
“It was quite something. The most trusted mercenary group in this city acting like that.”
“…I apologize. If you want a new mercenary group…”
“No, it’s fine. I can’t trust mercenaries anymore.”
“I understand.”
Norris nodded without arguing. It was a betrayal by a mercenary group that even made a contract with the Reaper. It would be strange to easily trust other mercenaries.
“Then, is the reason you came to see me for compensation?”
It was to silence him. I hadn’t really thought about compensation. But if he was going to offer it, that was different.
“Yes. As a broker, you have to take responsibility. I trusted you and hired the Omikos Mercenary Group.”
“Hoo. I admit my mistake. Since I don’t have any cash or AP right now… would it be okay if I gave you something in kind?”
“I don’t mind.”
He took something out from inside a drawer.
It was a silver pair of scissors. A luxurious pair of scissors made entirely of silver, from the handle to the blades.
「Scissors of Death
Can cut anything once.
Rank: SS」
My eyes widened. It was a much better item than I had expected.
‘I thought he’d bring something at most A-rank.’
It was an SS-rank item. It was so good that it was suspicious.
“You’re giving away an item like this for just this?”
“It’s not just this. Isn’t this about my reputation and yours, Eugene?”
Norris stared at me with serious eyes. He was afraid of me. He looked like a warrior facing death.
‘He’s afraid of me. Did he investigate me while I was moving to kill Fafnir?’
He might have deeply investigated my actions.
I’ve caused quite a few incidents. Although those actions are mostly hidden under the name of the Illusionist, so they shouldn’t be widely known.
I held the scissors in my hand. They were cool and had an excellent grip.
“I like it.”
“I’m glad you like it. By the way, you can use those scissors to cut contracts. Even the Reaper’s contract wouldn’t be an exception.”
“You’re giving me such a great item. Aren’t you sorry?”
“It would be a lie to say I’m not sorry at all. But it’s an item that’s useless to me. I got it three years ago, but I never had a situation where I could use it. It would be more helpful to you, Eugene.”
“I’ll use it very usefully. And I hope you’ll keep your mouth shut about this.”
“Of course. If this gets out… it wouldn’t be good for either of our reputations.”
A mercenary group that made a contract with the Reaper betrayed their employer. It was news that could damage the entire mercenary industry. Especially for Norris, the broker of the Omikos Mercenary Group, his career could be ruined.
‘Ah, that’s right. This guy is shitting his pants right now. If this gets out, he’s done for as a broker.’
Even if betrayals by mercenaries are common, the Omikos Mercenary Group was different. They were a mercenary group famous for their loyalty. They were on a completely different scale than ordinary mercenaries.
I put the Scissors of Death into my inventory and got up from my seat.
“Make sure to keep your mouth shut. Then we won’t have to meet again.”
“Yes. Of course. The Omikos Mercenary Group… I’ll take care of it. They won’t be in this world, so it’ll be relatively easy to handle.”
“It seems you don’t think they’re alive.”
“They would have been cursed and tracked by the Reaper.”
I left Norris’s office. As soon as I closed the door, I could hear Norris sighing with my sensitive ears. I pretended not to notice and went outside.
• • •
Before going to Olympus, I went to District 4, the AP store.
AP could be used here, except for special stores. It could also be exchanged for Atlantis’s currency, pennies.
First, I bought a large number of space-time travel scrolls. Although I was earning a huge amount of AP, I was also using a huge amount, so it was difficult to accumulate AP.
‘But I can’t not buy space-time travel scrolls.’
Space-time travel scrolls were essential in Atlantis. Although they cost 60,000 AP per scroll, they could save time.
Above all, they could be used in other worlds.
‘Damn it. The price has gone up by 500 AP since last time.’
The price of space-time travel scrolls was increasing over time. It couldn’t be helped because the demand was greater than the supply.
I also bought other items.
「AP Store Scroll
Tearing the scroll allows you to use the AP store for 30 minutes.
Rank: B」
It was a scroll I bought for 200,000 AP. It allowed me to use the AP store even in places other than the AP store.
I had to buy it because I knew I wouldn’t be able to leave the Olympus area for a while.
‘I might need something in that area.’
• • •
The road to the Olympus area was not easy.
It was outside the Eustia Empire area, so no one ever went there. There wasn’t even a roughly paved road. It was literally in its natural state. Moreover, there were quite dangerous monsters roaming near the Olympus area.
‘Olympus is an area that opens up later.’
Of course, I didn’t think I could conquer the entire Olympus area just because I was going there now. There were limits to the original information. The information I knew was less than 10% of the entire Olympus area. There was more that I didn’t know than what I did.
‘My goal is Hephaestus’s forge. I mustn’t forget that.’
It was best to achieve my goal and leave Olympus.
I flapped my Valkyrie wings and flew towards the Olympus area. It was several times, even tens of times faster than walking.
The Olympus Mountain could be seen in the distance. The mountain, reaching up to the sky, was so immense that it was intimidating just to look at it.
Gulp.
I swallowed unconsciously and tensed up. There seemed to be some other power existing in that Olympus Mountain, along with the intimidation.
‘I’ve felt this before. It’s divine power.’
And an enormous divine power at that.
“Kieeeeeeeeeeeek!”
A wyvern suddenly appeared with a shriek. I wasn’t surprised. Monsters could be encountered at any time in this place. Wyverns were no exception. Three wyverns drooled and chased closely behind me.
‘These bastards. They’ve recognized me as prey. How dare they.’
I took out the Hwaryeon Flying Daggers after a long time. Even though the blades of the Hwaryeon Flying Daggers were cracked, they were still more than enough to take down wyverns.
I circled while flapping my wings. As if they already knew my movements, the wyverns immediately split into three directions.
‘…They’re flying much more naturally than I am.’
It was natural since they were creatures that had been flying freely in the sky from the beginning.
‘Fall.’
Kwarurururung!
Lightning struck the wyverns from the dazzling sky. Even wyverns couldn’t avoid the sudden lightning. One of the wyverns was struck by lightning and fell to the ground.
「The Master of the Sky (Pseudo) is watching you.」
“Kieeeeeeeeeeeek!”
The two wyverns, seeing the death of their kin, shrieked even louder than before. Their flying speed also increased.
“Astrape.”
Pajijijijijijik!
Lightning formed on the blades of the Hwaryeon Flying Daggers. The blue lightning instantly turned into red lightning and writhed menacingly. I swung my sword at the wyvern that was approaching with its mouth open. The wyvern, split in half, fell to the ground.
「The Diligent Rest (Pseudo) is watching you.」
「The 70% Master (Pseudo) is watching you.」
I could feel gazes.
It was expected. There was no way there wouldn’t be gods in this famous Olympus.
“Kieaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!”
A wyvern, having risen higher than the clouds, shrieked and descended vertically.
Pajijijijijijik!
Blue lightning gathered on my palm.
「The Mistress of Olympus (Pseudo) is watching you.」
「The God of War (Pseudo) is watching you.」
「The Mistress of the Warm Hearth (Pseudo) is watching you.」
「The Limping One Who Shakes the Earth (Pseudo) is watching you.」
「The Moon Hunter (Pseudo) is watching you.」
「The Song of the Sun (Pseudo) is watching you.」
「The Rainbow Bubble (Pseudo) is watching you.」
「The Flower That Holds Blood (Pseudo) is watching you.」
「The Endless Abundance (Pseudo) is watching you.」
「The Light Footsteps (Pseudo) is watching you.」
I held out the prepared lightning towards the wyvern that was rushing down from the sky.
“Manroe.”
Intense lightning shot up as if tearing the sky from the rotating mass of lightning. The lightning not only pierced the wyvern but also went higher before disappearing.
Having easily eliminated the three wyverns, I looked at Mount Olympus.
「The Twelve Gods of Olympus are watching you.」
And then, I was pulled somewhere by an unknown force.
