## Chapter 286 – 286. God’S Atlantis
“Hahaha. That’s right, we are the Sand Hand Bandit Gang that rules this desert!”
My eyes gleamed at the voice of the bandit acting like a leader. It was a rather husky voice, but it was definitely a woman’s voice.
I peeked my head out from behind the pillar to observe the leader of the bandits. The bandits were wearing loose clothing to cover their bodies, probably because of the desert. Their faces were also covered, making it quite difficult to distinguish men from women at first glance.
‘But you can’t fool my eyes. …Hmm. That slightly curved back is definitely a woman’s. It’s just a feeling, but she seems to have a very outstanding figure.’
In terms of physique, she was smaller compared to the other bandits. Nevertheless, the fact that she could be the leader meant that she was stronger than the others.
「The Master of the Sky is curious about the female bandit’s face.」
‘I’m dying of curiosity too.’
But I won’t step out right now. With that many of them, it would be difficult for me to handle them alone. I plan to ambush them when they show a big opening.
“Sand Hand Bandit Gang! I’ve heard of your reputation!”
“Oh, really…? Well, it’s been over a year since we started robbing here.”
“I heard that the Sand Hand Bandit Gang lets people pass safely if they pay the set amount of money! We will pay you the toll, so please let us through!”
“Ah, that? Sorry, but we don’t take tolls anymore. It’s been a while, so the rumors are late, huh?”
“Wh-what do you mean?!”
The merchant’s face turned dark. The merchant instinctively realized that things had gone terribly wrong.
“What do I mean? It means hand over everything you have and die, merchant. Hahaha.”
“Crazy! Where does that come from?!”
“Where does it come from? It’s right here. From the start, do you think it makes sense to just pay some money to a bandit gang and go back? Bandits are supposed to loot things, that’s their job!”
“…Do you think you’ll be safe after doing this?!”
“Ha. You little shit. You talk too much. Whatever, hand over everything you have and get lost. I’ll spare your lives. We don’t want to get hit by a stray blade for no reason either.”
“These are our assets! We bought them with borrowed money! Taking all of this is the same as killing us!”
“Why are you making it so long to say you don’t want to hand it over? Okay, guys, that’s it. Kill them!”
As soon as the bandit leader finished speaking, the bandits rushed towards the merchants.
“Yiaaaahho!”
“Die, you bastards!”
“This is what a bandit is!”
Clang! Clang!
“Aaaah!”
The sounds of swords and screams echoed, and the surroundings began to become chaotic. I didn’t miss the opportunity and rushed towards the bandits nearby.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) – Silent Void (寂空).
Thwack!
I struck one of the bandits on the head. The bandit staggered from my attack, then regained his balance and glared at me.
“I don’t know where you came from, but you…”
Boom!
The bandit’s head exploded.
Silent Void (寂空) is a technique that infuses Heavenly Demon Energy into the opponent’s body and causes it to explode. It can be used to kill them by exploding them like this, or to blow them away using the explosion. However, if the opponent quickly neutralizes the Heavenly Demon Energy using mana, the explosion will not occur.
‘Hehe. They’re much weaker than I thought. Well, if they could use mana, there would be no reason for them to do something like banditry.’
I regained my composure. I was a bit nervous because there were 10 bandits, but after actually facing them, it seemed like I could kill them easily.
“What the hell! Where did that masked clown come from?!”
The bandit leader glared at me, who had suddenly appeared, and burst into anger. Looking at her closely from the front, I could tell. She was definitely a woman. If you look closely at her chest area, you can see her breasts protruding even under her loose clothing.
She pointed a curved sword with a large blade at me.
‘It was a weapon called a scimitar.’
I was about to approach her, intending to remove the cloth covering her face, but I stopped. I could feel the movement of mana from her.
Whoosh.
A blue aura formed on her scimitar.
“Why, you little shit. Are you scared?”
“Scared? No, I was just thinking about how to deal with you.”
“Deal with me? You arrogant bastard. Now that you’ve killed my subordinate, I’ll find your family and make sure they don’t die peacefully. I’ll sell your kids as slaves, turn your women into prostitutes, and after cutting off your limbs, I’ll throw you to the sand hyenas!”
“Hmph. If you can, go ahead and try.”
At that moment, a bandit next to her spoke to her.
“L-Leader! That guy is a Heavenly Demon! The clown mask and black clothes! And that skill…! He’s definitely a Heavenly Demon!”
“Heavenly Demon?”
She looked at me again. She scanned me from head to toe.
“What’s that?”
It seemed like she didn’t know me.
“He’s a famous guy in the back alleys these days! A murderer who kills people without mercy! A super rookie with a 90% mission success rate!”
“Hmm. It seems you know me.”
I had done a lot of things after accepting Pesika’s request. And most of the requests were about killing people. I mostly didn’t know why they had to die. I wasn’t interested either. I just killed them because it was a request.
“What the hell. He was just a guy sucking on some old hag’s tits. Haven’t you finished killing the merchants yet?!”
I glanced at the merchants. Two were dead, and two were alive. Their breathing was ragged, and their clothes were soaked in blood. They were not in good condition.
“Come here, except for those two! Come here and let’s take down this bastard!”
“Yes, Leader!”
The bandits moved in an orderly fashion.
‘It’ll be a bit annoying if I get surrounded by these guys. Let’s move before that.’
I, who had been acting leisurely, finally began to move. I pretended to aim for the bandit leader, then swung my fist at the male bandit next to her.
‘I’ll deal with the woman later!’
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) – Silent Void (寂空).
My fist struck the bandit’s solar plexus.
“Cough!”
The bandit flew backward. And a moment later, the bandit’s body exploded, scattering blood and guts.
“You little shit!”
The bandit leader, enraged, swung her sword imbued with sword energy at me.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) – Heavenly Demon Step (天魔 Step).
My feet moved in a dazzling footwork, stepping back. Her sword only cut through the air meaninglessly.
“You’re so annoyingly jumpy!”
She, frustrated, ordered the surrounding bandits.
“Charge at once!”
“Hmph. You’re too few to handle me. You would need at least 3,000 of you.”
“Shut your stinky mouth, you bastard!”
The more you say that, the more I want to open my mouth.
I opened my mouth as wide as I could. And I took a deep breath. Feeling the air entering my lungs, I manipulated the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) – Heavenly Demon Roar (天魔吼).
“Sexxxxxxxxx!”
The bandits, startled by the shout, hesitated and stepped back slightly.
“…I’ll bet that guy doesn’t have any wrinkles in his brain.”
The bandit leader muttered as if she was dumbfounded.
I felt cold sweat forming on my forehead.
‘I failed.’
The Heavenly Demon Roar is not supposed to be this weak. Enemies nearby are supposed to be blown away, and the eardrums of enemies a little further away are supposed to be ruptured.
‘Damn it. It’s my first time using it, so my control of Heavenly Demon Energy was lacking.’
The bandits with swords charged at me.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) – Heavenly Demon Step (天魔 Step).
I stepped as if I was tap-dancing. I dodged the bandits’ swords here and there, looking for an opportunity.
I was still not skilled enough to attack while using the Heavenly Demon Step at the same time.
“Ah, damn it. Stop being so jumpy!”
The bandit leader took out a thin needle from her pocket and threw it at me. The speed was unusual, so I was terrified and stepped back.
“Huk! Huk! Who are you?!”
There was a merchant next to me, holding a sword in his hand. I had retreated all the way to where the merchants were. The other companions of the merchants were all cold corpses.
“I am the Heavenly Demon.”
“…I don’t know who you are, but I can tell you’re a bit unique. I won’t make it long. How about we cooperate?”
“Hmm. Good.”
“Then I’ll take the rear, and Heavenly Demon, you take the front…”
“No, you’re the front.”
“What… wh-what?!”
Thwack!
I kicked the merchant’s back leg. Just as the merchant was about to fall, losing his balance, I reached out and grabbed the back of his neck. Then, using my left foot as a pivot, I spun my body, using centrifugal force to throw him at the bandits charging at me.
“Aaaah!”
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
The merchant was stabbed all over his body by the bandits’ swords and died.
「The Master of the Sky frowns.」
「The King of the Demonic Heavens lets out a pleasant laugh.」
「The King of the Demonic Heavens cheers you on.」
「Fighting!」
Ignoring the notification window, I didn’t miss the opening the merchant had created.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) – Heavenly Demon Asura (天魔修羅).
Whoosh!
Black Heavenly Demon Energy blazed like flames in both of my hands.
I made all my fingers into claws and swung them to both sides.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) – Heavenly Demon Flying Claws (天魔飛爪).
Ten black sword energies flew towards the bandits. The sword energies literally cut the bandits apart. Legs, necks, chests, heads, etc.
Now, there were only 3 bandits left alive. Even then, 2 of them were lying on the ground, unable to move. The only one moving properly was the bandit leader who had blocked the Heavenly Demon Flying Claws.
“D-Damn it… I thought you were a moron… You had this much power…!?”
Step.
I took a step forward towards the bandit leader. The bandit leader was startled and grabbed her scimitar again.
‘Unexpected. I thought she would run away…’
I noticed that she was still concerned about the bandits who were still alive.
‘Is she showing loyalty despite being a bandit?’
I stepped using the Heavenly Demon Step and quickly rushed towards the bandit leader. The bandit leader swung her scimitar at me.
I didn’t dodge. Instead, I reached out both hands towards the scimitar.
Thud!
The blade was caught in my grasp.
“You caught a sword with sword energy?!”
“I’m also using sword energy… no, fist energy. There’s no reason why I can’t catch it.”
One thing she didn’t know. Heavenly Demon Energy (天魔氣) is by no means ordinary energy.
Clang!
As I put strong force into both hands, the blade of the scimitar shattered.
“Ah…!?”
My fist struck her abdomen as she muttered in vain.
“Belly Punch!”
“Cough!!!”
She flew backward and rolled on the ground. She writhed, but couldn’t get up easily.
I slowly walked towards her.
「The King of the Demonic Heavens sponsors 1,000 AP.
“Kill~ her! Kill~ her~! Kill~ her!”」
A cute female junior’s voice urged me on.
‘This isn’t some drinking game…’
The worst part is that her voice is arousing.
“Did you say you wouldn’t just kill my family after finding them? I will do exactly as you said. But before that… I will cut off your arms and legs myself and give you the Asanagi-style punishment.”
This woman is a bandit. She has probably actually sold children as slaves and turned women into prostitutes.
Well, it doesn’t matter how she lived. The important thing is that this bitch hurled abuse at me.
Step, step.
I reached the bandit leader and reached out to tear off the cloth covering her head.
She was a beauty with fiery red hair and ruby-like eyes. Her red skin was smooth, and her features were distinct.
Most attractive of all were her clear and coolly extended eyebrows. She reminded me of an Arabian beauty.
Tingle!
A strong reaction came from my crotch.
I quickly swung my hand and stripped her down to her upper body.
“Aaaah! You bastard! Just kill me!”
I ignored her words.
She was wearing a breast covering, but her breasts were a D-cup size. Below that was her bruised abdomen, marked by the shape of my fist. Her figure was without any excess fat.
I swallowed hard. She was an unbelievably beautiful woman. This was like finding a gold bar on the street… no, a diamond.
‘I’m lucky after all.’
「The King of the Demonic Heavens proposes a mission to you.」
「Mission Condition 1. Kill the woman.」
「Mission Time Limit: 5 minutes」
「Mission Success Reward: 10 million AP」
「Mission Failure Penalty: None」
「Do you accept the mission?」
“Fuck off.”
「The mission is rejected.」
I wouldn’t do it even if you gave me 100 million AP.
「The Master of the Sky is looking forward to it with sparkling eyes.」
“……Didn’t you frown earlier? It seems like you don’t want to see me, so how about I cut off the broadcast for a bit…”
「The Master of the Sky sponsors you 10,000 AP.」
「The Master of the Sky clears his throat.」
「Ahem. Ahem.」
“Well, sometimes when the sunlight is too strong, you can frown.”
In front of her, who was glaring at me with her fiery red eyes as if she would kill me, I took off my pants.
