Chapter 285 – 285. God’s Atlantis
285. God’s Atlantis
A week has passed since I returned to Korea from Japan.
Jin Se-young vacated the Yeongcheon Swordsman because of the A-class hunter exam. She was sad that her sex partner was gone, but it was okay because Han Ha-rin was there.
For a week, I carried out the request of the Hunter Association. In order to achieve faster results.
My current skill is a C-rank hunter, but my actual hunter rank is E. I worked hard to achieve at least a D grade.
‘But fuck. There is no request.’
Since Korea has more hunters compared to the narrow land deore, the request was also on the rare side.
And, of course, the request I’m talking about is a request that can be easily handled at my level. There were quite a few quests that weren’t simple.
‘Why are there so many requests to go abroad, starting with D-class requests?’
Korea, which has a small land area and high population density, is peaceful, but other countries abroad are different. Especially these days, China was going through the worst times.
Hundreds of thousands of monsters were released to China as the dungeons that the Chinese Hunter Association had not been able to discover were bursting at once. Luckily, the dungeons in remote areas outside the city exploded, so no casualties were serious.
Rumors are circulating on the Internet that the Chinese government caused an accident while experimenting with dungeons. The Chinese government is pretty strong saying it might be. China had no credit.
‘Why does the world seem to be getting more and more shit?’
I had no intention of going abroad, so I just thought of putting the D grade on a little later.
Overseas Travel?
I have a play life app. Rather than traveling abroad, it is better to enter and enjoy the world of play.
‘Among the creations available, there are things like travel documentaries.’
Well, I had no intention of entering the world of documentaries right now.
I opened the game life app and selected one world.
[You have chosen God’s Atlantis.]
[The game begins.]
•••
Sector 14, Sand Hell.
It is a desert near the city of today, the 2nd district we are currently using as our base. I was walking alone in this place where desert monsters attack when bored.
Contrary to its bloody name, Sand Hell, the monsters here are not very strong, so it is one of the paths that merchants and adventurers often use.
For your information, I was currently walking in the desert in the state of a ‘heavenly demon’ wearing black clothes and a clown mask on my face.
I came here for two reasons.
One of them is because of the request of Pesica, who is a necromancer who preys on the back alleys of today’s city and who is also a request arranger.
The content of the request was simple. Dealing with the ‘float hand’, a group of bandits that appear in this desert.
Originally, the trowel had maintained a friendly relationship with the back alley, but this time he killed a black trader crossing the desert and plundered his goods. It would be enough if he returned the goods and compensated for the life of the black merchant, saying that he had been attacked unknowingly, but this time, the trowel closed his mouth and disappeared in the desert. It has crossed the line that must be guarded.
‘Damn it. Granny. You don’t have to tell me exactly where you are.’
I took out a bottle of cool water from my inventory and drank it in one gulp. All you see is sand. I have no idea where the trowel bandits are.
The reason why I accepted this troublesome request was to fulfill the request of Kang Myung-jin, the main character of this world, and also to accept the request.
‘If you handle Pesica’s request, you will be able to enter Helten…. Shit. How long will I have to do such a troublesome request?’
Helten.
Currently, the most famous criminal organization in Atlantis. I’m trying to get in there. This is because I can deceive my identity using my unique attribute, Deception (SS), and get numerous benefits through Helten.
“Keuk, kkeuk, kkeuk, kkeuk.”
A bizarre sound was heard. It is a sound that seems to hold back crying and also seems to shed laughter.
I turned towards the sound.
Hyenas the size of wolves were roaming toward me. There were a total of 5 hyenas with brown fur and they surrounded me. For a beast, the head was quite good.
“It was a sand hyena after all.”
The expression on my face was boredom. It was the 4th time I faced these guys today.
“Ouch.ぅ. Oops.”
The sand hyenas lunged at me making strange noises. There is only one thing to be careful of when dealing with these guys.
What does not bite.
Sand hyenas have strong jaws that can chew even iron plates. Other than that, it’s pretty fast. Even that fast speed doesn’t work for me, though.
Cheonma Shin Gong (天魔神功) Jeok Gong (寂空).
A fist clad in black gloves and armor lifted the chin of the charging hyena. The hyena’s body floated in the air. And a beat later, the hyena’s head explodes.
Pop!
Blood and flesh patted down the sand.
「Acquire 15 AP.」
I gave it less than the tutorial monster Hader. These guys are stronger than Hader, the monster in the tutorial. Even so, the fact that Hader gives a lot of AP can be said to be a perk for tutorials.
“Keuk! Knock! Oops!”
The hyenas run all at once. I numbly used the Heavenly Demon Demonic Art and moved my arms and legs.
「Acquire 15 AP.」
「Acquire 15 AP.」
「Acquire 15 AP.」
The other guy, instead of running at me, turns his body backwards and runs away.
‘Change the status window.’
「Changes to the brain cutout status window.」
Grip support.
Lightning gathered in front of my hand and changed into the shape of a swastika. I shot her lightning bolt at the fleeing hyena.
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
The blue lightning struck the hyena’s body precisely.
「Acquire 15 AP.」
“Where are you going to run away?”
I changed the status window again and started walking in the desert.
•••
While walking in the desert, he found an abandoned building. It was a stone building that would not be strange if it collapsed right away, but it was quite large. It can comfortably accommodate more than 100 people.
‘This is where the trowel thieves might have made a hideout.’
According to Pesica, there are about 30 trowel thieves. If we fight head-on, even the country cannot guarantee victory. So, I plan to ambush and kill the strong guys first.
‘Deception.’
It hides its appearance and presence using its unique characteristic Deception (SS).
However, since this is a desert, my footprints were left on the sand. I used deception again to hide my footprints.
‘… This is a bit inefficient, but it can’t be helped. There is no other way.’
Better than getting caught.
I quickly approached the building. Instead of entering through the front, they entered the interior through a small dog hole in the corner.
However, there were no trowel bandits inside the building. I overreacted.
‘…… It seemed like a hideout, wasn’t it?’
There was a feeling that it was too openly for a thieves’ hideout.
‘Because it happened like this. Rest here…. Yes?’
I could feel the presence in the corner of the building. I tensed up and ducked behind a pillar to look around the corner.
There were 3 camels and 4 men. The three camels had loads on their backs. If you look closely, the four men are also hanging heavy bags.
‘It’s a merchant.’
“The king of demons shines in his eyes.”
“The king of demons proposes a mission to you.”
“Mission condition 1. Kill all the men and loot the luggage.”
「Mission time limit: 10 minutes」
「Mission success reward: 10,000 AP」
「Mission Failure Penalty: None」
「Do you accept the mission?」
I frowned.
When an opportunity like this arises, the king of demons sets out a mission. Most missions are to kill people. The reason for the mission? There is no particular reason. The king of demons just wants me to kill someone.
‘Refuse.’
“I refuse the mission.”
I rejected most of the demon king’s missions.
It’s a pretty good reward for killing just a few people, but I didn’t want to be dragged around by the king of demons.
“The king of demons feels sorry for you.”
‘Leave them alone and here… No. For a moment.’
I looked at the merchants again.
There are only two people wearing swords at their waists. Your skills seem to be worse than mine. If I stepped forward, I was confident that I would be able to subdue them within 30 seconds.
‘Is it good for bait?’
3 camels. It was a lot of luggage for a number of four people. Also, it doesn’t look dangerous, so it’s a target that the trowel thieves will drool over.
‘Great. Let’s secretly tail these guys.’
It would be better than wandering around the desert looking for the trowel thieves’ hideout.
“But do you think the rumors are true?”
“That rumor?”
Merchants sitting on the floor chatted while taking a break. Eavesdropping on their conversation, it seemed that they had met by chance on the way up and only moved together this time.
“The end of the Justia Empire. I heard that the empire will be opened this time…. Do you think it’s true?”
“Ah…. That rumor well, isn’t that true Even the Justia Empire has now reached its limits.”
Justia Empire.
It is the only empire that exists on the continent of Atlantis.
The Justia Empire controls over 700 districts.
“The reason for opening the empire this time is… The plan of the princes to occupy the throne… ? He said.”
“You mean the plan to gather forces and claim the throne? Well, for a rumor, it’s a pretty plausible rumor. But what does that have to do with us?”
“No. No. Think carefully. Doesn’t the opening of the empire mean that entry and exit has become more free than before? Do not miss this opportunity and invest all your assets in trade. As long as that trade is successful, it is certain that you will become rich!”
“What… If you succeed about 7 times, that’s it. If you succeed, let me tell you. Just think that things like us can do it? Do you know how far it is from here to the Empire? It takes at least a month and I don’t know which way is safe. There is a greater chance of failure than success.”
“This person is true. Why are you so negative Of course, you won’t succeed alone. But what if you’re not alone, but several people? Gather dozens of merchants and move together to the empire. Then the probability of success will naturally increase.”
“If you do that, the gains you can get will be small?”
“Hey. Of course you have to think about that as well. It’s attached to one of the three princes. If that’s not the case, I’ll stick to Imperial Wukong at least.”
Imperial Five Dukes.
The five pillars of the Empire. Even the emperor of the empire could not count five dukes. The power of Imperial Wukong is so strong.
“Well. What on earth will they see and believe us?”
“You have to make them believe.”
“You’re all nice, but you seem to underestimate the world too much. My advice may sound presumptuous, but knowing your subject well is the secret to living a long life.”
“Don’t you have any ambitions to become the best merchant?”
“I want to be but I know me well I am not that lumbering.”
“… It’s boring.”
“I quite like this trivial life.”
I was lost in thought while listening to the conversation of the merchants.
The opening of the Justia Empire.
That means actively interacting with the Empire and people outside the Empire. It also meant giving non-empires the chance to become the nobility of the empire.
‘It’s just like the original.’
But that’s irrelevant to me right now.
The merchants continued to talk afterward, but soon shut up and began to focus on their rest. They checked the condition of the camel, looked at the condition of the luggage, and asked for a nap.
By the time that 30 minutes had passed.
Haha. Who gave permission to rest here?”
More than 10 bandits appeared. On the thieves’ clothes was a picture of a hand with only three fingers. It is the pattern of the trowel bandits.
A smile appeared on my lips as I was hiding behind a pillar.
‘You’re lucky! I can catch some of these bastards and interrogate them as to where their hideout is.’
And if you go to their hideout and deal with the remaining trowel bandits, the quest will end.
“Do, thieves?!”
Merchants arose. Two sword wearers drew swords, and the other two took daggers from their bosoms and held them in their hands. The three camels stood dumbfounded as if they did not understand what was going on.
Haha. Yes, we are the trowel bandits who rule this desert!”
My eyes lit up at the voice of the thief acting like a leader. It’s a pretty muddy voice, but it was clearly a woman’s voice.
