## Chapter 315 – 315. God’S Atlantis
315. God’s Atlantis
Dinner at Austen Prison was no different from breakfast. Bland soup, hard bread. Only a slice of apple was added. It was an apple on the verge of rotting, but it tasted better than the soup and bread.
After dinner, there was free time until lights out.
I sat blankly on the prison floor, needing to rethink my plan.
‘Owen. If that bastard had abandoned his comrades and run away with me, I wouldn’t have needed to replan…’
My plan was to smash through the prison walls, escape with Owen at full speed, get out of the prison area, and use a space-time scroll. If we used the space-time scroll, the prison’s pursuit would end.
‘It’s overkill to send the Knights after two prisoners. It’s not like we committed heinous crimes like treason…’
The mission itself wasn’t difficult. If Owen cooperated, that is.
‘Shit. This is annoying. Should I just kill him?’
First of all, I couldn’t use the space-time scroll. It was a simple reason. I didn’t have enough space-time scrolls. I had 10 million AP, but I only prepared enough for me and Owen.
‘I do have a few more, but they don’t have coordinates set, so it’s as good as having none.’
In other words, if I wanted to take Owen’s comrades with us, the existing plan wouldn’t work.
‘If I don’t use the space-time scroll, I’ll be chased by the Knights… I have no choice.’
The only way was a riot.
•••
Bang! Bang bang!
As I was dozing off on the floor, a guard came to the cell and banged on the bars.
“Prisoner 756487.”
I got up at the sound of my number.
The guard, instead of his usual annoyed face, looked at me with a serious expression and opened the cell door.
“Come out.”
“…What’s going on all of a sudden?”
“I said come out.”
“……”
The atmosphere was unusual, so I decided to follow the guard’s instructions. The guard put handcuffs on my wrists and pushed me from behind.
“Go forward.”
“……”
As I moved as the guard told me, I racked my brain.
‘Did I do something wrong?’
No matter how much I thought about it, there was nothing.
I hadn’t caused any trouble. I hadn’t picked a fight with the guards. I did break a prisoner’s limbs in the exercise yard, but all the guards who were there at the time were bribed by me. It was already over.
‘……Did one of the prisoners report my abilities to the guards? Or are the guards being greedy for nothing?’
I glanced at the guard behind me and erased that thought. The guard’s eyes looking at me had a hint of pity.
I sighed as if frustrated and asked the guard.
“What the hell is going on? Can’t you tell me?”
“What kind of trouble did you cause before you came here?”
“I came in for rape. Yesterday.”
“Ah. Right.”
The guard’s pity disappeared. He seemed to remember that I was a criminal he couldn’t associate with.
“It’s your karma, so deal with it.”
“Huh?”
“It’s not left, it’s right. Do you have any last words?”
“Last words…? Are you talking about a will?”
“You might die. If you have any last words for your family or friends, I’ll pass them on. Consider it a reward for the money you gave me during exercise time today.”
“……I don’t.”
“Okay.”
The guard took me to another building. Unlike the other buildings, this one reeked of blood.
I walked down the hallway and looked around. Instead of bars, there were iron doors, and it was very quiet. Through the feeding slot in the iron door, I could see the prisoner locked inside.
‘Solitary confinement, huh.’
I knew this was the building where prisoners who caused trouble were punished. The terrible smell of blood must be the traces of torture.
“We’re here. Door number 3. Go in.”
I pushed the solid iron door, which had no feeding slot, as the guard told me. The slightly open iron door opened with an unpleasant creaking sound.
As soon as the door opened, the guard pushed me inside and slammed the iron door shut. Clang! The door was locked from the outside.
Inside the iron door, there were torture tools such as a torture chair, a bonfire, water, thorns, and knives, and four men were waiting for me.
Three of them had swords at their waists. They looked like mercenaries. And the other one was a familiar face.
“It’s been only a day. You have no idea how much I’ve been looking forward to this moment!”
“……Why are you here?”
“Why am I here? Of course, for revenge, Rohan!”
Rohan.
That was the alias I used right before I was caught and sent to prison.
And the man in front of me was Koum, the merchant, the husband of the woman I raped.
“I told you! Don’t think it’s over! I’ll kill you even if I have to spend all my money!”
The three mercenaries slowly approached me.
“Ha. You bribed the warden well. Did you spend your entire fortune?”
“It only cost 10% of my entire fortune. That’s your worth! I won’t let you die easily! Pay for the sin of raping my wife and die!”
The mercenaries grabbed my body. They grabbed my shoulders, arms, and back and tried to drag me to the torture chair.
“…Huh?”
“What?”
“Damn it. Aren’t prisoners supposed to wear ability-sealing shackles?”
The mercenaries were flustered when I didn’t move at all.
“What are you doing! Move quickly! If you got paid, do your job!”
Ting!
I pulled my wrist with force and released the handcuffs. The mercenaries were startled and backed away from me, drawing their swords.
“You know, I hate it when men touch my body. Especially when it’s sweaty bastards like you.”
Fzzzzzt.
Pure white lightning crackled from my body and engulfed the mercenaries. The mercenaries were electrocuted and died without any resistance.
“O-oh, oh….”
Koum was flustered and took a step back. He probably had no idea that I was this strong. There was no reason for me to deliberately turn myself in and go to prison if I had this kind of power.
“Who’s going to torture who to death?”
“C-calm down and listen to me… Aaaah!”
Fzzzzzt!
I controlled the lightning so that it wouldn’t kill him and let it flow through Koum’s body.
“I’m not very good at torture… but since I have some time left, I’ll play with you.”
“Aaaaaaah!”
The torture room was filled with screams.
•••
After torturing Koum to death for nearly two hours, I decided to start my plan and stood in front of the iron door.
This iron door would probably open around tomorrow morning.
‘Should I break it?’
That wouldn’t be bad, but there was something I wanted to try.
‘Lightning Flash.’
Lightning Transformation. My body turned into lightning. In that state, I ran towards the iron door. I passed through the iron door without any problem.
‘It’s as I thought.’
My body became lightning itself, and since the iron door was a conductor, it was possible.
‘But what happens if I can’t pass through and my body returns to normal halfway? Do I get stuck and die?’
That was a terrible thought. So, I decided not to use this method unless I was sure I could move completely.
First, I found all the guards on duty nearby, killed them, and took the keys to the solitary cells.
I was planning to release the guys in solitary confinement. These guys, who were not only locked up but also tortured, would be full of hatred for the guards.
I would give them freedom and weapons.
“It’s time for a riot. Hehehe.”
•••
Bang! Crash! Bang!
Explosions continued to occur in the prison. The bombs I had planted in various places during exercise time had begun to explode.
“It’s a riot! The prisoners are rioting… Keuk?!”
Bang!
One of the guards, who was shouting to his fellow guards, had a finger-sized hole in his head and fell to the floor.
It was a rifle.
I removed the shackles from the prisoners in solitary confinement and gave them rifles and iron bar cutters. The prisoners killed the guards and destroyed the cells to gather their comrades.
For the record, I also cut through the prison bars with a sword. For me, who could use sword aura, cutting through iron bars was too easy.
“I came to pick you up as promised, Owen.”
“S-surely, you didn’t cause the riot that’s happening now?”
Owen shouted in shock. The other prisoners were busy escaping through the gaps in the cut bars. Even if they didn’t want to join the riot, they had to escape if they didn’t want to die because the building was on fire.
Bang! Bang bang bang!
Gunshots rang out continuously.
“It’s easier to divert attention by causing a riot. The warden and the guards will be setting up a separate base.”
“What about the Knights?!”
“The walls of the prison have collapsed in many places. The prisoners will all escape in different directions. The Knights’ forces will also be dispersed, making it easier to escape.”
“C-crazy…! Are you using the prisoners as a sacrifice so we can escape?!”
“Using them? I just gave the prisoners an opportunity.”
“……You’re reckless. Is it okay to do it like this?”
“Why are you so worried? What’s important to us isn’t the lives of the prisoners.”
“……Ah. Right. That’s right. I must have forgotten where we belong because I’ve been in prison for too long.”
“Where are your comrades?”
“They’re nearby. Hey guys! Gather around!”
Owen shouted. Then four prisoners gathered. I looked at them and sighed. They all looked weak.
I used my sword aura to shatter their shackles.
“…What the hell are you guys doing here?”
“We received an investigation request. Sorry, I’ll explain in detail later. Isn’t escaping the priority right now?”
“That’s true. Come this way.”
“Where are we going? People are going that way?”
“Looking at you guys, it seems difficult to escape openly. So, we’ll move as secretly as possible.”
I started to escape with Owen’s group.
Bang bang bang bang!
Gunshots continued to ring out.
“Warden! Warden, come out! I’m going to kill that bastard!”
The shouts of the excited prisoners echoed throughout the prison.
•••
I successfully escaped from Austen Prison in District 1,067.
The guys who didn’t escape from the prison and caused the riot would be easily subdued by the Knights, tortured, and killed. I did give them rifles, but the Knights basically used sword aura and wore ranked armor. The Knights’ armor was too strong to be pierced by guns.
To compare it to modern weapons, the Knights were like tanks.
‘On the other hand, the prisoners only had rifles.’
As soon as I left District 1,067, I took out an item from my inventory.
「Voice Buried in the Wind
A pair of conch shells.
No matter how far away the target is, as long as they are under the same sky, you can have a real-time conversation.
Rank: A」
It was an item I received from Elena. It wasn’t that I could contact her anytime, but she said she would answer when she had time.
I was about to use the conch shell when Owen showed interest.
“Is that perhaps an item with communication abilities?”
“That’s right.”
“Mirror! You’re contacting that executive called Mirror!”
“Stay away.”
“Can’t I listen too? I’m so curious about what kind of conversation you have with the executive!”
“Suit yourself.”
I answered nonchalantly. Elena never told me not to contact her in front of others. Also, I had a feeling that Owen would be annoying and clingy even if I refused.
I brought the conch shell to my lips and said.
“Mirror. Mirror. Can you talk now? It’s about the mission.”
The signal would have gone to the conch shell that Elena had. If there was no answer for one minute, I would assume she was unable to answer and move separately.
About 20 seconds later, a voice came from the conch shell.
A clear female voice. It was Elena.
-I didn’t think it would be that difficult… You’re contacting me instead of going to the designated location… Did the mission succeed?
“A variable occurred.”
-A variable?
I explained the current situation.
That Owen wasn’t captured, but he and his comrades deliberately entered the prison for another reason. And what I did to get Owen and his comrades out.
-Ahah! Hahahaha! You blew up part of the prison with bombs and gave the prisoners guns to cause a riot? I never imagined that! So, this is how you handle things. It’s fun. I like the fact that Baron Austen’s face will be crumpled for a while the most.
Elena laughed happily.
I glanced at Owen next to me, and he seemed to have never imagined that the executive would have this kind of personality and tone.
-Your reaction is a little slow. Is someone next to you?
A chill ran down my spine.
