Chapter 309 – 309. God’s Atlantis
309. God’s Atlantis
Area 20, Plains of Tranquility is, as the name suggests, a place of tranquility. The area itself is quite large, with nothing but grass and large rocks.
And it is a place where animals do not live.
‘If you dig in the ground, there will be worms like earthworms….’
There are no beasts or monsters. And so are people. There may be merchants passing through this place, but no one builds a house as a base and lives there. Because the ruler of this place doesn’t want it.
‘It is not known who the ruler of District 20 is…. Probably a member of Helten. The person who asked me to come here must be Helten.’
I walked aimlessly across the plain. There’s no way he made a request using Pesica simply to fuck me.
‘Something will come out while walking.’
I was right. But what came out was unexpected.
“This way.”
It was a raccoon.
A gray-furred raccoon waved a short front leg at me from the right side about 10 meters away.
I narrowed my eyes. Did the raccoon tell me just now?
‘Eh, no matter how much this is a fantasy world, it’s a bit…. Is there someone else hiding nearby?’
I looked around, but I didn’t even see a shadow of a person.
“This way you clown.”
Said the raccoon, moving his mouth. When I listened to it again, it was a thicker voice than I expected. I had to admit that Raccoon spoke.
“…… What are you I’ve never heard of a talking raccoon.”
“I am a raccoon. Sick.”
I approached the raccoon, resisting the desire to hit it.
‘… Is this a real talking raccoon? Or is it controlled by someone with some special skill?’
There were so many possibilities that it was rather difficult to guess.
The raccoon widened its distance as I approached and moved away. It seemed to mean to follow him, so he silently followed.
“Raccoons. Where are you going?”
“Shut up and follow me. Follow me and you will find out. And I am a raccoon.”
“…… Are you Helten’s executive?”
“You must have guessed.”
No. I’m asking because I can’t guess.
The writer who wrote [God’s Atlantis] Didn’t set everything in Helten. There are also executives of Helten that I don’t know about because only some of the executives appearing in the work were set up.
‘Looking at this raccoon’s cocky attitude… He seems to have some status within Helten.’
After thinking about this and that, he arrived in front of a certain rock. A wide rock over 4M was placed randomly on the plain.
“Why are you here?”
“That’s stupid. I have no discernment.”
The urge to kick the raccoon soared, but he managed to hold it back.
The raccoon got up on his two legs and swung his forepaw on the rock. His forefoot burrowed inward without hitting the rock.
I realized right away. The rock in front of you is a kind of camouflage. The entrance to another space with magic or skill was disguised as a rock.
“This….”
“It’s troublesome to explain. There are no traps, so follow me right away. If I was going to kill you, I wouldn’t have done such a cumbersome thing in the first place.”
The raccoon went into the rock. I followed the raccoon and reached out on the rock. I checked my feet and went inside.
「Area 3,709, you have entered the Discrimination of the Stars.」
“This is the hidden area.”
「Truth and lies are determined in Area 3,709.」
「By setting the ruler, the false penalty has been lifted.」
「Due to the ruler’s special settings, the new accounts other than the contract account cannot see the situation here.」
「Due to the ruler’s special settings, you cannot leave the area with space movements including spells.」
‘Hidden area…. Was there a place like this?’
The scenery hasn’t changed much. Night sky, grassy plains. Feel the cool air. It was the same as before entering.
There was a rocky field just a short distance away.
“Don’t be fooled and follow me!”
Follow the raccoon to the rocky area. The rocks resembled the famous modern Stonehenge.
There were a total of 5 figures in the rocky area. It was difficult to identify them as each wore a mask and covered his body with a cape.
“I brought you!”
After saying that, the raccoon approached the man who was sitting with his back leaning against a rock and held him in his arms. The man had his head down as if asleep. He was invisible because he was wearing a black cloak.
“Good work. Raccoon.”
It was the voice of a young man. I turned my gaze to where the voice came from. In what could be called the center of this place, a man was sitting on a rock. Dressed in the leather clothes worn by exiles, he wore an octagonal mask over his face.
It is a strange mask without eyes, nose and mouth. It’s a mask that makes it impossible to see at all, but he’s looking straight at me.
“Nice to meet you, Heavenly Demon. I am the head of Helten.”
“It is the truth.”
The system notified me. Because of the nature of this area. Distinction between truth and lies. That includes words that come out of your mouth. In other words, if you lie here, you will be caught right away.
I felt a cold sweat run under the clown mask.
‘… I never thought I would meet the head of Helten like this. At best, I thought I would meet the executive, but….’
And that’s not all. The others are also not unusual. Perhaps those gathered here are Helten’s executives.
“I am a thousand.”
I said.
Saying half words is rude? These guys don’t really care about that.
“It is the truth.”
System popped up I let them know that what I said was true.
“I heard from Pesica. You said you wanted to join Helten? What is its purpose?”
The notification window again announced the truth. However, it is premature to believe the notification window of the system unconditionally. If the opponent is the ruler of this area, they will be able to change the settings of this area as well.
“I thought that going into Helten would be of greater benefit.”
“What about the benefits? Money?”
“It is power. The goal is to use Helten to become stronger.”
“It is the truth.”
Distinguish between truth and lies I can’t even find out the hidden words on purpose. If you pay attention to this point, you will be able to use it well enough.
“You are honest. Well, what we’re doing is a bit illegal, but it’s perfect for building strength. But the purpose of our Helten is not to get together and become stronger.”
“Know. Even if I want power, I won’t sell you out.”
“Ah. You know. You know what our purpose is. How?”
In an instant, I felt the eyes on me sharpen. Among them, only the head of Helten was interested in me, but the remark I just made changed. Except for the head of Helten, two other officers are showing interest in me.
“The most famous criminal organization in Atlantis is Helten. I was interested, so I did some research.”
“It is the truth.”
The survey they get and the survey I’m talking about are different. I met with the author of [God’s Atlantis] And researched various things. Also, through the original work, we already know the purpose of Helten.
“It is true…. You are more capable than I thought.”
The man to the chief’s left said.
It was a man wearing a mask studded with jewels and wearing the costume of a wealthy merchant.
“You were only worth about 4,000,000 pennies until just now, but now you have raised your value to 80,000,000.”
“Has it risen 20 times? It’s pretty tight though. Isn’t that at least a billion pennies for me?”
“I don’t know if that will happen in the future. But now you are worth 80 million pennies. There is a fatal problem in determining truth from lies in this area. That’s just subjective. It’s possible that you’re mistaking our purpose for something entirely different. So, I’ll ask again on behalf of the boss. What exactly is Helten’s purpose?”
I pondered for a moment.
‘Can I tell you this? … No. It’s already spilled water. If you don’t tell me, you’ll be suspicious in a different way. If so….’
From their point of view, I am weak. Now, if I fight one of them, there’s a good chance I’ll die in less than 10 seconds. So I have to appeal to them for my specialness.
“Your purpose is……. To prevent the next Atlantis from opening. Is not it?”
“… Oh oh.”
The jewel mask let out a small exclamation.
“How did you know? Even Pesica doesn’t know. We are the only ones who know about it, but the lower ends probably don’t know at all…. Are there traitors among us?”
“I figured this out on my own. I can’t tell you the details, but…. None of you have told me that. Of course, including the officers of Helten who are not here.”
“It is the truth.”
“Indeed. It’s understandable that the boss is interested in you. We will raise your value to 1 billion. Do you know what level 1 billion is? It is a level of value that must be killed as quickly as possible.”
“It is the truth.”
“That’s a very appreciative evaluation.”
“It is false.”
“The Heavenly Demon.”
This time, the person to the right of the leader called me in a neutral voice. He was a man wearing a cracked lion mask. He was holding a spear in his right hand.
“Are you going to betray us, Helten?”
“No. As long as you don’t hinder me and don’t mistreat me, I can cooperate. Even if it means killing the Shinjwa.”
“It is the truth.”
「The king of demons is giggling.」
“The master of the sky laughs at you.”
Rather than being angry, the priests laughed at me. This is an expected reaction. From their point of view, it would be seen as a comedy beyond the fact that it is rude to say that a human being kills himself. This is because it is a word that is much closer to impossible than that a human being becomes a god.
“That word… , I like it.”
Saying that, wearing a lion mask, he lay down on a nearby rock.
“Shiny and the Lion seem to be interested in you.”
Said the chief. Glitter and Lion are a kind of nickname. Think of it as a code name. He even wears a mask to hide his identity, but he can’t use his real name.
“Then. Am I a member of Helten from now on?”
“Right. But you can’t become an executive. You’re too weak for that, and you’ve done nothing for Helten. If you want to become Helten’s executive, build up your strength from the bottom up and work for Helten. If you reach a certain level… Others, including myself, will recognize you.”
“It is the truth.”
I was in doubt.
That’s why he, the head of Helten, bothered to meet me in person. If you’re going to make me the terminal of Helten, there’s no way I’ll meet you in person like this. Because the bottom of Helten refers to those who end up being discarded.
“You seem to question why we brought you here directly. Why do you think we called you here? One, to give you a hint, I’m the only one interested in your stuff. The others here are only interested in calling you.”
‘…… Is this some kind of test?’
I thought for a moment.
What would be interesting to me at the head?
Did you successfully bring the branches of the Seven Maps at Pesica’s request? You said you wanted to enter Helten and worked while wearing a clown mask? What moved in the name of the Heavenly Demon?
‘There’s no way Helten would be interested in something like that.’
Let’s take a moment to reminisce. There was one.
Reasons why the chief might be interested in me.
I’ve definitely told Pesica before. And Pesica must have reported to Helten.
“… A new seat contracted with me. It’s because of the king of demons.”
“That is correct.”
“It is the truth.”
“The King of Heaven is a unique throne among the top-level thrones. The king of demons does not make a contract with just anyone.”
“The king of demons tilts his head.”
The king of the devil seems to be suspicious, but it’s not strange that the chief knows about the king of the devil.
Because he knows what happened from the 1st to 7th rounds of Atlantis with his Hunter ability.
“Do you know about the identity of the king of demons?”
“I know. Judging from that reaction, it seems you don’t know.”
“It is the truth.”
“What is the true identity of the king of demons?”
“That…. I can’t tell you. I don’t want to turn the demon king into an enemy. And even if I don’t tell you, you’ll find out sooner or later.”
“It is the truth.”
“…….”
I frowned. In the end, he couldn’t find out the identity of the king of demons. I tried to force myself, but I gave up.
“So, are you done now? What can I do now?”
