## Chapter 398 – 398. God’S Atlantis
“Understood. I shall give you a reward. I will release you from your subjugation.”
“Really?!”
Ahmad’s face lit up. He was subjugated to me, and on his forehead was a red mark that read ‘Subordinate.’ It was the sign of subjugation.
“I trust you now.”
Ahmad had faithfully carried out my orders until now. And having received the Demonic Wind Divine Art, he would prioritize my orders. Besides, Ahmad’s younger sister, Kasha, was my plaything.
“Oh…! Thank you! Heavenly Demon!”
His reaction was a bit extreme. Ahmad usually didn’t show such emotional expressions.
‘…Is it the influence of the Demonic Wind Divine Art? Well, good is good, I guess.’
「Releasing Ahmad from subjugation.」
The mark on Ahmad’s forehead disappeared.
Ahmad trembled with emotion. Tears even welled up in his eyes.
‘…Well, it must have been a bit embarrassing. He couldn’t even hide his forehead because of my orders.’
I stood up from my seat.
“Heavenly Demon?”
“Gather the Demonic Wind members. I will personally transmit the Demonic Wind Divine Art to them.”
***
“We pledge our loyalty to the Heavenly Demon!”
The Demonic Wind members, standing in formation in front of the pyramid, shouted in unison.
「The conditions for transmitting the Demonic Wind Divine Art have been met.」
‘Transmit the Demonic Wind Divine Art!’
Smoke emanated from my right hand and seeped into the Demonic Wind members who had pledged their loyalty to me.
However, it didn’t enter everyone.
Three people.
The Demonic Wind Divine Art was not transmitted to the three who had not pledged their loyalty to me.
“Ahmad. Bring them here.”
“……I apologize.”
With a stern expression, Ahmad approached the Demonic Wind members and brought the three who had not pledged their loyalty to me.
The three stood stiffly, tense.
I looked at the man standing on the far left. He had a scar on his forehead and a nasty look.
“Why didn’t you pledge your loyalty?”
“I have already pledged my loyalty to Ahmad.”
I looked at Ahmad. Ahmad’s face had turned pale.
“Ahmad. Kill him.”
As soon as I finished speaking, Ahmad drew his sword. The black sword energy rippled as the blade sliced through the man’s neck.
Thud.
The man’s head rolled on the ground.
“Thank you for giving me a chance to make amends!”
Ahmad said to me. I shifted my gaze to the side.
“Why didn’t you pledge your loyalty?”
“I think I was momentarily insane! I will pledge my loyalty! Heavenly Demon!”
“I, I will pledge my loyalty too!”
The men, terrified, pledged their loyalty. I was tempted to kill them for their insolence, but realizing that there weren’t many of them, I decided to accept them.
“Don’t forget that I am the Heavenly Demon.”
Even after finishing the transmission of the Demonic Wind Divine Art, I didn’t leave. I would stay for a while and watch their training.
‘They said they would get stronger quickly… How quickly is quickly? Can I see the effects right now?’
It was out of curiosity about the Demonic Wind Divine Art.
It was true that they were getting stronger quickly. I could see their stances changing as they used the Demonic Wind Divine Art, and their attacks were becoming sharper. They also seemed to be aware of their rapid growth, as they had happy expressions.
‘If that growth rate continues to the end, even I would be scared….’
The system was involved in the Demonic Wind Divine Art. There would be a limit.
Three hours passed. Just in case, I had been analyzing the Demonic Wind Divine Art, but I was getting bored.
“Kuaaaaaaak!”
An anomaly occurred. A man who was training with the Demonic Wind Divine Art suddenly screamed and began attacking his comrades.
“Why is that guy like that?!”
“Stop him!”
The surroundings became chaotic. I stopped Ahmad, who was about to go towards the rampaging man, with my hand and watched the man.
The man’s body began to change.
His skin turned black, and his eyes turned golden like a lizard’s.
His body swelled, his clothes tore, and sharp, thick thorns sprouted from his back.
“Grrr.”
He made a beast-like sound and stuck out his tongue. His tongue was as long as a palm and split at the end.
He looked like a mix of a lizard and a human.
‘Is that the demonic transformation?’
I was a bit dumbfounded. It had only been three hours since they started training with the Demonic Wind Divine Art. But he was already consumed by demonic energy and turned into a monster?
This side effect was too severe.
“This monster! It’s not normal!”
“Why did he suddenly turn into a monster?!”
The monster rampaged. As much as his appearance had changed, his physical abilities had also increased, easily knocking down or throwing the Demonic Wind members around him. Fortunately, there were no casualties yet.
I got up from my seat and walked towards the monster.
The monster and I made eye contact.
“Grrr….”
The monster took a step back with a frightened expression. Whether it was because I was the Heavenly Demon, or because it instinctively recognized my strength, it was afraid of me.
As I approached, the monster eventually turned and began to run away.
“His mind is consumed, and only his instincts remain. He’s as good as dead.”
I used the Heavenly Demon Divine Art. Heavenly Demon energy rippled in my clenched fist. I swung my fist at the fleeing monster.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Dragon Fist (竜拳).
The compressed Heavenly Demon energy shot out, drawing a line in the air, and pierced the monster’s head. Red blood splattered. The monster’s body collapsed and did not get up.
「Acquired 71 AP.」
“Ahmad. From now on, if anyone turns into a monster, just kill them.”
“Yes, Heavenly Demon. ……Is the transformation into a monster perhaps because of the Demonic Wind Divine Art?”
“If you can overcome the demonic energy, you won’t turn into a monster. Don’t lose your mind. Understand?”
“Yes, I understand!”
Ahmad replied with a stern expression. Ahmad was originally a man with strong mental fortitude, so he wouldn’t turn into a monster.
***
A way to quickly move the Demonic Wind group to the west.
I remembered the mirror I used to move to the 406th district, the Mountain of the Setting Sun, in the past. The mirror was not a one-time use item, but something that could be used continuously.
In sci-fi terms, it was a warp gate.
「Mirror Tunnel
A pair of mirrors.
When activated, you can move through space via the mirror.
Rank: SS」
When I appraised it using the appraisal skill, it was SS rank.
‘I thought it would be SSS rank, but it was one rank lower than expected.’
The Mirror Tunnel had the disadvantage of requiring a mirror to be placed at the desired location, but once installed, it could be used permanently. Depending on how it was used, it could become an absurdly overpowered item.
‘If I enhance it with the Light Ascension Technique, I could use it in reality, right? Hehe.’
I poured boiling hot water onto the surface of the mirror. The mirror, which had been reflecting me, activated and reflected the desert. This was because the other mirror was in the western desert.
‘I used a space movement scroll to place a mirror in the west.’
I looked behind me. The Demonic Wind members were looking at this with curious eyes.
“Ahmad. Take your subordinates and go. I’ll go last.”
“Yes! Let’s go, everyone!”
The armed Demonic Wind members, led by Ahmad, entered the mirror.
“Honey, shouldn’t I go too?”
Kasha said to me before leaving. She was fidgeting with her hands. It seemed like her body was itching for action.
“Stay here. We need to keep watch in case there are any intruders.”
“There are others besides me, though.”
“Who?”
“…….”
Kasha closed her mouth.
Among my playthings, Kasha was the most trustworthy.
Vivian was busy cultivating drugs and training Colt in the lake space, so she didn’t come out often.
Erzsebet? She had submitted to me, but I couldn’t fully trust her yet. Also, Erzsebet was currently pregnant. She needed stability to give birth to a healthy child.
Okjeong was trustworthy, but she was busy attending to Princess Yonggil. Princess Yonggil didn’t seem like she would do her job properly.
“You’re the most trustworthy among my playthings, Kasha.”
“……I would have been a little touched if you hadn’t used the word ‘plaything.’”
I put my arm around Kasha’s waist and kissed her.
“Mmm.”
Our tongues mingled wetly. My dead dick was rising. My hand naturally went inside her swimsuit panties. I caressed her soft pussy with my fingertips, past her prickly pubic hair.
“Haa. Honey, is it okay for us to be doing this?”
I looked at the mirror behind me. The Demonic Wind members were watching us. Just then, the hot water that had been flowing on the surface of the mirror cooled down, and the Mirror Tunnel deactivated.
“They’ll be waiting anyway since they can’t do anything without me.”
I took off Kasha’s clothes.
“Aah!”
***
「Entered the 5,146th district, Scorpion Desert.」
Scorpion Desert.
One of the most barren deserts in the western part of Atlantis.
I walked through the desert.
As I took a step forward at the front, the Demonic Wind members lined up behind me took a step forward. The Demonic Wind members were already unified in black clothing. At first glance, they looked like well-trained soldiers.
“There it is.”
A village came into view in front of us.
Low, sand-like buildings were clustered together. The size of the village was no more than 100 households. Assuming four people lived in each household, there were about 400 people living there.
I continued to approach the village.
The village also noticed us and became noisy. The children, the elderly, and the women all took refuge inside their homes, and sturdy desert warriors gathered in front of the village.
“This is our Thorn Scorpion tribe’s village! Who are you people!”
A middle-aged man shouted from in front of the desert warriors. He seemed to be the chief. Perhaps because they outnumbered us by about 30, they were confident.
“I am the Heavenly Demon. And we are the Demonic Wind group. I won’t waste words. Come under my command.”
“You young fool doesn’t know how scary the desert is! Our Thorn Scorpion tribe are not cowards!”
“Are you not cowards, or are you just stupid?”
“You insolent brat! I’ll show you the terror of the desert! Charge!!”
“Waaaaaaaah!”
The desert warriors charged at us.
I said to Ahmad and the Demonic Wind group.
“Try not to kill them if you can. They will become your comrades.”
As I ran forward, Ahmad’s neck veins bulged.
“The Heavenly Demon is going out! Follow the Heavenly Demon!”
“Waaaaaaaah!”
The two sides collided.
I aimed for the chief, and the chief also aimed for me.
What was important in this world was the leader. This was a world where one hero could change the course of a war.
Blue sword energy formed on the chief’s curved sword, and Heavenly Demon energy formed on my hands.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Heavenly Demon Asura (天魔修羅)
The sword and fist collided. And the fist won.
The chief’s sword flew into the air, and my fist struck the chief’s face. The chief spat out blood and fell to the ground, then got up again.
‘Was I too weak?’
I had to control my strength since I didn’t intend to kill him, and it was quite difficult.
The chief took out a dagger and charged at me.
I beat the chief like a dog.
***
“We pledge our loyalty to the Heavenly Demon!”
The Thorn Scorpion tribesmen, led by the battered chief, bowed their heads to me.
In this battle, 8 Demonic Wind members and 12 desert warriors died. A total loss of 20 people, but what we gained was more.
I glanced at the chief, who was trembling slightly. I had beaten the chief like a dog. When he fainted, I woke him up and beat him again. Perhaps because of that, the chief was particularly afraid of me.
“I will transmit the Demonic Wind Divine Art to you desert warriors. Don’t forget that I am your ruler.”
After transmitting the Demonic Wind Divine Art, I called all the village women together.
“You, and you. You, you. The four of you will serve me tonight.”
I picked out the beauties. One was the chief’s daughter, with fair skin and red patterns painted on her. Two had dark skin and red patterns on their bodies. They were married women.
The other one wore bone accessories over her flamboyant clothes. She was a beauty with ash-colored hair and blue eyes. She was said to be a shaman. There were red patterns on her thighs and abdomen, visible through her clothes.
“You insolent woman. Are you trying to defy me because you’re a shaman?”
“Heavenly Demon. I can be of help to you. I can use my shamanic powers to control desert wolves, and I can heal injured warriors.”
The shaman was confident.
She must have had power second only to the chief, as she could use quite powerful shamanic arts.
“Oh, is that so? Impressive. Then let me tell you what I can do. I can twist your neck, and I can bury the desert warriors under the sand.”
“…….”
“If you understand, take off your clothes and spread your legs right now.”
I liked the western desert.
This place, beyond the reach of the Yustia Empire, was ruled by the law of the jungle.
