Chapter 506 – 506. God’S Atlantis
506. God’s Atlantis
「Entered Sector 5,709, the Lawless Zone.」
「Influence over the Lawless Zone: 0.00%」
Sector 5,709, the Lawless Zone.
After receiving a mission from Helten after a long time, I appeared in a place called the Lawless Zone. This zone is comparable to a large city in size.
However, upon closer inspection, it falls short of being called a large city.
That’s because this place is a lawless zone.
It’s a zone where the system’s laws cannot intervene.
A place where the influence of the Ustia Empire doesn’t reach. Instead, there are only unwritten rules similar to laws. Most of the residents here are criminals, fugitives, slaves, and so on. They are the bottom of the barrel who couldn’t live in other zones and chose this place as their last resort.
‘It’s not quite a large city, but the standard of living is higher than most small cities.’
A sane merchant wouldn’t come to this zone. A merchant who comes here is practically advertising to be robbed.
‘But ironically, there are tons of black marketeers.’
Thanks to the black marketeers, the city’s standard of living is high. They sell necessities to criminals and illegal weapons and drugs to those who come to the city.
‘The Lawless Zone is also known as the best black market in Atlantis.’
And the Lawless Zone is a place where many outsiders come. Mostly for two reasons.
Murder contracts. Or the black market.
‘My job is to find the guy who betrayed Helten and make him pay the price.’
The price of betrayal is, of course, death.
Helten forgives failure, but not betrayal.
‘First, I should go to one of the many pubs or information guilds to find him.’
I walked down the street. Even though it was daytime, the city felt dark. There was trash everywhere, and there were many alleys hidden by buildings.
“Hey. Clown.”
My legs stopped. I turned to the alley on my right where the voice came from. Three men in their mid-to-late twenties were grinning menacingly at me from the shadows of the building.
“You’re wearing a clown mask on the street? In a city with no kids? This guy’s funny. Hey, what family are you with?”
“……”
It wasn’t unusual to be picked on. If you walk alone in this kind of dangerous city, you’re bound to be looked down on. Plus, my reputation hasn’t spread widely yet.
“Oh, now you’re ignoring us? No, wait. You just got here, didn’t you? You don’t belong to any family?”
“If you’re new, you have to go through an initiation. You got a problem with that? What are you gonna do about it?”
“Do you have a lot of money?”
The men each pulled out their weapons and threatened me.
Their behavior was that of thugs, but their eyes were so fierce that it was an insult to compare them to thugs. They had experienced killing, and they were the type to commit murder.
“This is perfect. I’m looking for someone. You guys are going to have to help me.”
I walked into the alley and clenched my fists.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Heavenly Demon Asura (天魔修羅).
Heavenly Demon energy surged from my fists. The men were startled but didn’t back down. Their demeanor became much more serious than before.
“Ah, shit. Looks like we ran into a super rookie?”
“Don’t be scared. He’s just a guy wearing a fancy mask and acting like a Helten executive. We can beat him.”
“That’s right. Do you think we can’t use sword energy? Let’s show him where he is.”
Sword energy surged from their weapons.
‘I’ll refrain from using Dragon Fist. It might cause too much of a commotion.’
It was clear that they had basic skills, considering they lived in this zone.
“You arrogant bastard… I don’t know where you’re from, but you’re going to regret this!”
They moved professionally and charged at me together. They must have killed many people.
‘No need to drag this out. Let’s finish this quickly. Instant.’
In the slowed-down world, my fist moved.
One minute.
That’s how long it took for me to knock them all to the ground. It wasn’t a fast time. Even though I used Instant, it took a whole minute.
Even if I didn’t use the big techniques of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art, it still took a minute.
“I-I’ll tell you any information, please spare me…”
I grabbed the back of the head of the only one still alive. With my strength, I could kill him right away.
“Barden. Do you know him?”
“B-Barden…”
“Don’t try to test me, just answer. There are plenty of other guys in this city I can ask.”
“I know him! I know him! That blue one-eyed guy! The one who always wears blue clothes, right?!”
“That’s right. You know him well. I heard he’s pretty famous in this city.”
Before coming here, I received basic information about Barden from Helten. But that information was more than half fabricated, so I couldn’t trust it.
“Where is he? That guy.”
“I-I don’t know!”
“Are you kidding me?”
“I really don’t know! That guy was acting like he was on top of the world, but then he suddenly disappeared! He must have gone into hiding or died!”
“So, you’re useless. Die.”
Bang!
I grabbed his head and smashed it into the ground, shattering it. If he had given me crucial information about Barden, maybe I would have spared him. But I had no intention of keeping alive someone who was of no help.
‘Even if you’re going to rob someone, you should know who you’re dealing with. How dare they be so arrogant with me…’
I ignored the three corpses and walked out of the alley.
Glance.
I looked at my left forearm. There was a tear in my clothes and a cut on my skin. This mission. I had a strong feeling it wouldn’t be easy.
‘If things get complicated, I’ll just blow it all away.’
「Influence over the Lawless Zone: 0.02%」
•••
I entered a pub that reeked of alcohol.
The gazes inside the pub turned to me. It was strangely quiet for a pub. That’s because this place was an information shop disguised as a pub. And these kinds of information shops are inevitably connected to assassin groups or bandit groups.
“A clown mask… Looks like the Heavenly Demon who’s been making a fuss in the west has come. What brings a country bumpkin from the desert here?”
A middle-aged man sitting at the bar grinned at me. He was showing off the information they had. The purpose was obvious. To intimidate me.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Heavenly Demon Force (天魔 Force).
The intangible energy emanating from my body took over the pub.
“Ugh…”
The customers in the pub groaned softly and took a fighting stance. I ignored them all and glared at the bald middle-aged man in front of me.
“I don’t have time to fight with you guys. I’ll pay a fair price for information, so tell me. Where is the blue one-eyed guy, Barden?”
“…You’ve got a pretty intimidating atmosphere. What’s your name?”
“Heavenly Demon.”
“Not that, your real name. What kind of parents would give their child a name like that?”
“I have no intention of talking to you. Don’t try any tricks and just sell me the information. I said I’d pay you well.”
“There’s no information on Barden. That bastard is really hiding this time… Even if you go to other information merchants, the result will be the same.”
I clicked my tongue. He didn’t seem to be lying.
“Are you looking for Barden… to kill him? As far as I know, the Heavenly Demon and Barden have no connection. Who paid you?”
“…Is it an information merchant’s trait? You’re always trying to extract information whenever you get the chance.”
“It’s instinct. Instinct.”
I turned around. It was better to go to another information shop than to deal with him. Other information merchants wouldn’t know either? That’s ridiculous. I couldn’t easily believe the words of a guy who didn’t even give me proper information.
‘In the worst case, he might have left the Lawless Zone before I got here.’
In that case, the mission would be a failure.
“It seems like you’re in a hurry to find Barden. Let me give you some advice, he wouldn’t have left this zone. He’s achieved too much here.”
“……”
“As someone who desperately wants Barden to get screwed, I won’t take payment for this advice.”
“……”
I didn’t feel it was worth responding, so I left the pub.
•••
“Master. Should we just let that Heavenly Demon guy go? When he showed us his killing intent earlier, it was no joke. It might be better to kill him.”
“You idiot. I’ve told you countless times, learn to read people. That guy is dangerous. If we had attacked first, we would have been the ones to die.”
“……Is he that dangerous?”
“At least that’s how I see it. Don’t think about useless things and just gather information about the Heavenly Demon. Information about the Heavenly Demon will sell well in the future.”
•••
「Name: Seong Yu-jin
Class: Heavenly Demon (天魔)
Title: Immortal
Divine Seat: King of the Demonic Sky
Affiliation: AL 401 Earth.
Strength: 71 Agility: 64 Stamina: 66 Mana: 86 Luck: 28
Unique Trait: Deception (SS)
Trait: Heavenly Demon Body (A)
Skills: Heavenly Demon Divine Art (S) Subjugation (S) Demonic Wind Divine Art Transmission (SSS)」
I leaned against the wall and checked my status window. No matter how many times I looked at it, I was satisfied with my stats.
‘I need to focus more on agility and stamina.’
I was leisurely looking at it when I hurriedly got up. A steel bar flew and pierced the spot where I had been.
“There you are! Heavenly Demon!!”
“Did you think you could live comfortably after messing with the boss’s woman!”
“I’ll cut off your head and send it to the desert!”
I was about to fight, but when I saw that there were over 30 of them, I turned around. Even if I fought, it was better to avoid a head-on fight.
‘They’ve been following me like leeches since yesterday. Should I set a trap and deal with them all at once? They’re so good at tracking that most traps won’t work…’
The Serigeo Family.
The reason they were chasing me was simple. It was because I had slept with the girlfriend of their boss, Serigeo. I didn’t have time to seduce her, and I was stressed out from looking for Barden these days, so I just raped her as soon as I saw her. The problem was that Serigeo saw it.
While frantically running through the alleys, I bumped into a man.
“Cough!? Heavenly Demon! You were here… Aaaaargh!”
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Dragon Fist (竜拳).
I didn’t hesitate to punch a hole in the man’s chest. I had to kill them one by one whenever I had the chance. That’s the only way to reduce their numbers.
‘Haa. I’m tired. Where the hell is Barden?’
「Influence over the Lawless Zone: 0.49%」
•••
After successfully shaking off the Serigeo Family, I returned to the hideout I had taken. But unlike usual, there was someone in the hideout.
More than 10 people.
They were all armed and had a sharp atmosphere.
I narrowed my eyes. In the center of them, on the sofa where I usually lay, sat a beautiful woman with long orange hair.
She was wearing black leggings that clung to her lower body and a tank top that exposed her abs. Her face was beautiful by anyone’s standards. However, there were large and small scars on her exposed arms, abs, and face. Perhaps because of that, she had a very fierce aura.
“I’ve been waiting for two hours. Why are you so late?”
“……You’re acting pretty confident in someone else’s house.”
“Don’t lie. I know this isn’t your house. You idiot.”
“So, what’s your deal? You didn’t come here to play.”
Normally, I would have started a fight without saying a word. I didn’t like the fact that someone had entered my hideout without my knowledge. Didn’t they say that in America, you could shoot intruders with a gun?
But she was a beautiful woman who caught my eye. That alone was enough reason to talk.
I walked up to her and sat down opposite her.
“Huh? Wow, you’ve got guts? Usually, people would run away in this situation. As expected, the Heavenly Demon who’s been the talk of the town is different.”
Her breasts were a C cup. I estimated that their texture was very elastic.
“I’m the Heavenly Demon. Who are you? If you’re here to talk, start by giving me your name.”
“Olivia, the boss of the Olivia Family. Heavenly Demon. I heard you’re chasing Barden? I have a proposal for you.”
“…What kind of proposal?”
“I also have a debt with that damn one-eyed bastard. I’ve roughly figured out where he is… But things have gotten complicated, so I need someone with your skills. Let’s join hands until we find and kill Barden. Heavenly Demon.”
“……”
I fell into silence and stared at Olivia.
