## Chapter 386 – 386. God’S Atlantis
386. God’s Atlantis
Gung-heol’s face contorted grotesquely.
“Are you even calling that a reason now…?! I…! No, we don’t know who you are! We don’t even know your name! Did you think we’d understand if you gave us such a ridiculous reason?!”
“Usually, you wouldn’t. But you guys are being used by a God right now.”
“Used…?!”
Gung-heol’s steps faltered for a moment. He had his own suspicions.
It was common for exiles in Atlantis to be used by Gods. Even without using force, they could manipulate exiles’ actions through messages and missions.
Even the King of the Demon Realm wanted me to kill someone through missions and sponsorships. However, the King of the Demon Realm lacked specificity. It was just a mission like, ‘Kill the human in front of you.’
Since there was no specificity, the system didn’t intervene.
But the blue bird that summoned dark clouds was different. He was trying to kill me using Ok-jeong and the Uwangseong Legion.
“Damn it…!”
A surge of energy erupted.
It wasn’t just murderous intent towards me.
He probably realized the blue bird’s scheme now. Despite looking like a foolish bear, he was quite intelligent.
“Even so, that doesn’t justify the fact that Ok-jeong betrayed us and killed our comrades! And above all! I can never forgive you for seducing Ok-jeong!”
“Oh, did you perhaps like Ok-jeong?”
Ok-jeong was already far away.
“Yes. I loved Ok-jeong. But now, she’s just my enemy. My love is over.”
He approached me. The pressure was immense.
But I didn’t back down. There were plenty of guys like him in Atlantis. There were even stronger guys everywhere. I couldn’t run away scared every time I encountered someone like that.
“Ok-jeong didn’t want to betray you at first. She had some feelings for you. Did you know? That Ok-jeong is an excellent sex toy. If you hit her face with your dick, she’s a masochistic sex toy who’ll leak cum.”
“Bullshit. Is this a trick to buy time?”
“Ok-jeong said it herself at first, didn’t she? To hit her.”
“……!”
I wasn’t stupid enough to trust Ok-jeong and just let her go. I had installed a bug on Ok-jeong’s clothes. It was in case she betrayed me. If Ok-jeong had betrayed me, her status would have dropped from a sex toy to a poison generator.
“If you had hit her with the intensity that Ok-jeong wanted back then, Ok-jeong would have betrayed me.”
“What do you know about Ok-jeong to be spouting such nonsense?”
I chuckled.
“You don’t know about Ok-jeong either.”
“…….”
*Thud!*
Gung-heol, as if he didn’t want to talk anymore, kicked off the ground and ran towards me. He was practically flying.
‘Is my sword not scary? Or has he lost his mind with anger?’
I swung my sword, imbued with sword energy and Astrape, at Gung-heol. Gung-heol raised his power on his wrist and deflected my sword.
‘Damn it. I couldn’t even make a scratch?’
Gung-heol’s fist attacked my chest. I was pushed back by the overwhelming force. If I hadn’t been wearing armor, I would have been seriously injured. I forcibly held back something that was rising up my throat.
*Thwack!*
While flying, I planted my sword into the ground to stop myself and landed. If it had been a normal sword, it would have broken, but as expected of a sword made by a dwarf, the blade wasn’t damaged at all.
‘Even though he’s poisoned, he’s this strong….’
He was running like a madman, kicking up dust. He looked like a cow with its eyes rolled back.
I reached out my hand towards him.
‘Man-roe (卍雷).’
Six Man-roe appeared around my hand and rotated. I shot the lightning bolts one after another like a revolver.
*Kwarurung!*
Six lightning bolts were fired sequentially with the sound of thunder.
Gung-heol didn’t dodge. He arrived like a madman while being hit by the lightning. Even after being hit by all six lightning bolts, he didn’t get electrocuted; instead, he became faster.
I gripped my sword with both hands.
‘Challna.’
My thought speed increased. The fiercely approaching Gung-heol looked slow.
‘The right side is open.’
When Gung-heol was within range, I moved at almost the perfect timing. My target was his flank.
‘Unlike his hands, he won’t be able to use his power there.’
I dodged Gung-heol’s attack and successfully penetrated. The sword touched his flank. Blood spurted out as the sword entered his flesh. However, the blade didn’t go in deep.
Gung-heol grabbed my sword. I let go of the hilt without hesitation.
‘No need to drag this out. I’ll end it here.’
*Click!*
A blade popped out from my right gauntlet. I used Challna, creating sword energy, and aimed for Gung-heol’s neck.
*Thwack!*
Gung-heol bit the blade with his teeth. Blood gushed from his gums.
“…Crazy!”
Gung-heol’s fist struck my abdomen. I flew into the sky. I bounced several times on the ground, then skipped across the surface of the lake like a flat stone before falling into the lake.
One of the skills from my game-like life app, Blessing of Water, activated. I could breathe underwater, and even with heavy armor, I could move without difficulty. Plus, my stamina recovered underwater.
‘But I can’t just stay still.’
The lake was so clear that I could see the outside to some extent. Gung-heol was running towards me to finish me off.
I rose above the lake. I was standing on the lake thanks to the Water Walking effect.
*Click!*
I pulled out the blade from my left gauntlet as well.
*Thump thump!*
Gung-heol was running.
‘What is it? Did he suddenly evolve or something?’
Gung-heol’s appearance had changed. He was a human until just now, but now he was a half-human, half-beast, his head had turned into a cow’s, and his legs had turned into cow hooves. Hair had grown wildly on his arms and neck.
‘Did he have a transformation skill or something?’
He looked like a red minotaur.
「The One Who Pacifies the Sky is watching with interest.」
「The Lord of the Heavens says that The One Who Pacifies the Sky is insolent.」
I knew that The One Who Pacifies the Sky was Gung-heol’s contracted God. The Lord of the Heavens seemed to be in a bad mood because he didn’t like the name.
‘I don’t have time to worry about those God bastards. Let’s focus.’
Yeongcheon Style (影天流) Lightning Void (雷空).
Blue lightning flowed on each gauntlet blade. I tried to resonate them with each other, but it wasn’t working well. I tried again, but kept failing.
‘It was working fine during practice, but suddenly it’s acting up.’
Gung-heol was already right in front of the lake. He was running on the lake by using mana recklessly. If he used mana like that, he would get tired quickly. In other words, he was trying to finish me off completely this time. In the end, I used the skill I had been saving.
[Activating Genius Time for 10 seconds.]
My senses sharpened. I felt like my vision had suddenly widened.
*Fzzzt! Fzzzt!*
I succeeded in using Lightning Void immediately after using the skill, which I had been failing at. But that wasn’t all. A blue circle appeared between the resonating lightning bolts.
The rotating lightning was getting stronger and stronger.
Without realizing it, I used the principle of Man-roe (卍雷) in Lightning Void. It was a little different from resonating Man-roe.
I knew this was different from Lightning Void. It was something I had discovered by chance, but its power was sure to be terrifying. I decided to call this technique Lightning Star (雷星) from now on.
“Moooooo!”
Gung-heol roared and charged at me, and I threw Lightning Star at him.
Lightning Star exploded.
“……!”
A deafening roar echoed, and the entire lake shook.
It was a small lightning storm. Thousands of lightning streaks moved wildly within a certain range. Gung-heol couldn’t even move and had no choice but to take the lightning storm with his body.
Lightning Star lasted for 5 seconds before disappearing. Gung-heol’s charred corpse fell into the lake.
“…….”
I made a subtle expression while looking at the corpse. If I were asked to use Lightning Star again, I wasn’t confident that I could.
‘…Sigh. Why was I born without talent?’
「The One Who Pacifies the Sky has left.」
Judging by how cleanly he left, he didn’t seem angry that his contractor had died.
It wasn’t uncommon. Just as there were Gods who were obsessed with their contractors, there were also Gods who neglected them.
***
I sent Ok-jeong to the Mafungdan. She would be useful as my sex toy and poison maker.
The Mafungdan was also gradually increasing its power.
Later, I returned to Elena and explained the truth about the rumors of the Platinum Lake. Elena nodded and listened to my explanation.
“So, in the end, you got two sex slaves,” she said.
“…Well, that’s how it turned out. The Uwangseong Legion was annihilated, is there a problem?”
“I don’t care about that kind of legion. More importantly, you’re going north?”
“I have business in District 2,671.”
“District 2,671, the Labyrinth of Fate. Seeing you go there, there must be something hidden that I don’t know about. Is there some peerless elixir or something?”
“…….”
I was silent for a moment. Then, I smiled and asked Elena.
“Do you want to come with me?”
“No. I’m fine. The Crown Prince’s recent behavior is suspicious. We need to be careful.”
“Ah. That’s.”
“Do you know something?”
“He’s trying to join hands with the angels. To solidify his position as Crown Prince.”
“…Angels?”
“The Angelus Legion, I mean.”
“I see. That’s good information. What do you want in return?”
“Why are you like this between us? This is a service. A service.”
“No. I can’t accept it because I feel uneasy. You said you’re going to District 2,671… I’ll give you a temporary position.”
“Temporary position? A knight’s position is enough.”
“District 2,671 is the territory of the Thousand-Year Duke. A knight’s title is not enough.”
I was intrigued because I had benefited from the knight’s title.
“What position are you going to give me?”
“Temporary Inspector. It’s not permanent, it’s temporary. A month would be good.”
“…Oh. You’re going all out.”
Inspector.
As the name suggests, they had the authority to inspect. In the case of the inspectors of Valdert, they had the authority to inspect nobles below the rank of Count.
“The information you gave is worth that much. I thought about giving you money, but I knew you wouldn’t want it.”
“Don’t you think I’ll abuse it?”
“I do. So, do it moderately. Don’t forget that the inspector position I’m giving you is only temporary.”
“My reputation will be ruined?”
Elena smiled.
“It doesn’t matter. You’re only temporary. If necessary, we can just cut you off. Besides, my reputation is already outstanding. If you go to another noble’s territory and say my name, you’ll see that there are more than a few who will be terrified.”
I chuckled and left the room.
“Okay. I’ll bring you some Dionysus wine as a gift when I come back.”
“What! Wait a minute! What are you talking about! Tell me more!”
Elena, who loved anything related to grapes, whether it was wine or candy, jumped up from her seat.
She reached out her hand towards me, but I closed the door and ran away quickly.
‘I’m looking forward to when I come back.’
***
I deliberately didn’t use a space teleportation scroll and moved on horseback. I couldn’t help but use the inspector’s position I had obtained.
The power of the inspector was immense.
I received a warm welcome from the nobles in every district I went to. There were a few nobles who stood tall in front of me, but when I said I would activate my inspection authority, they immediately lowered their tails and bowed their heads to me.
When staying at the nobles’ mansions or castles, it was natural for maids to serve me in bed, and there were countless cases of them offering bribes separately. Some nobles even tried to seduce me using their daughters. I couldn’t ignore their sincerity.
In the case of merchants, if I deliberately found fault and said I would inspect them, I could forcibly extort money or goods. Merchants who had done illegal things even offered their wives and daughters to me for a night.
This was because if I reported it to Elena, the merchants could be executed immediately and all their assets confiscated.
‘Heh, as expected, power is the best.’
I actually made a few reports to Elena, and Elena’s knights moved immediately. The inspector’s position was real.
“Tsk. To bother the Duchess with such matters… I don’t like it.”
A female knight with long black hair said openly while looking at me.
I didn’t get angry. If an ugly guy had said those words, I would have made him suffer by any means necessary, but the other party was a beautiful female knight.
Silky black hair, clear green eyes. Sharp eyes. She was a woman of my style in every way.
“It would be better not to act too rashly for a temporary position.”
Michelle Bristol, the vice-captain of the Oblia Knights, left after giving me a warning.
I smacked my lips while looking at her back in armor.
How should I get that woman?
