Chapter 113
Chapter 113
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 113
Chapter Title: God's Atlantis
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"The King of the Demonic Heavens proposes a formal contract to you."
"The Lord of the Skies proposes a formal contract to you."
"The Golden Collector lets out a sigh for no particular reason."
'...They're already proposing formal contracts?!'
I widened my eyes and double-checked the alert window. I wasn't seeing things. To me, who had just barely cleared the tutorial, the King of the Demonic Heavens and the Lord of the Skies were offering formal contracts.
If they were low-tier divinities, I might have brushed it off.
But the Lord of the Skies was different. Their status ranked at the pinnacle of Atlantis. And the King of the Demonic Heavens seemed like an upper-tier divinity who wouldn't even glance at the Lord of the Skies' moods.
'Definitely lower than the Golden Collector, though...'
The Murder Ghost of the Clock Tower—Jack the Ripper—had good reason to bolt. Getting caught in the crossfire and earning the Lord of the Skies' ire would spell disaster.
'So, three divinities are watching me right now.'
I scratched the back of my head. This was lucky for me. Especially the Lord of the Skies wanting a formal contract—it was luck better than hitting the lottery.
'...Hmm.'
A formal contract with a divinity was always a net gain. You had to seize the opportunity when it came. Contracting with one granted special skills or traits. Plus, most contracted divinities provided steady sponsorship, letting you grow fast in Atlantis.
Since it was through the Atlantis system, there was nothing unfair about it. Exiles gained power, and divinities earned divine power and AP as their contractors acted and influenced Atlantis. Think of it as an investment.
The catch? Divinities could contract with multiple exiles, but exiles could only bind to one. Choose wisely.
'The King of the Demonic Heavens is a total psycho, no doubt. The choice here is the Lord of the Skies.'
Countless exiles in Atlantis went uncontracted. Contracting with the Lord of the Skies was the right move. It was right, but...
'Lord of the Skies. That true name is Zeus.'
The king of Olympus. Pure power-wise, one of the top ten gods in Atlantis.
'The problem is, this guy's a pervert too, almost as bad as the King of the Demonic Heavens...'
You could tell from the recent mission to violate Joo Seo-hyun. The Lord of the Skies was seriously twisted.
'I don't want to be at some divinity's beck and call... Should I just skip the contract?'
"A formal contract... doesn't that mean I have to pick just one? I don't know anything about either of you, so how am I supposed to choose?"
I had to stay cool and not get blinded by their power.
Them proposing right after the tutorial ended meant I had that much value. In other words, I could contract with other divinities in Atlantis too. I was the hot commodity; they were the buyers. They needed me more. I held the leverage.
It was a husky woman's voice. Sponsoring 10,000 AP was probably to impress me.
The King of the Demonic Heavens was certainly generous. Psycho or not.
"......I still don't know who you really are. Someone like you shouldn't need me specifically."
Again, that husky female voice. It was so pleasant, like a pro voice actress.
'No. The voice isn't the point right now.'
There couldn't be another guy like me in Atlantis. What I'd done in the tutorial was abnormal even by my standards. At the root was the Playful Life app. To the King of the Demonic Heavens, who knew nothing of it, I must've looked insane.
"Of course I do. The greatest god of Olympus, the god of the sky and thunder. Zeus."
I couldn't pretend not to know here. Zeus got pissy if you didn't recognize him.
Logically, Zeus was the pick.
I could guess why Zeus wanted me.
'Zeus is a notorious playboy, after all.'
Had to admit it. Zeus and I had similarities. When it came to women.
"......For now, can I check the classes? It won't take long. I'll reveal my class to both of you."
I planned to mull over the contract while checking classes.
Even the Lord of the Skies approved. They were probably curious what classes I qualified for.
'Divinities love this stuff in the original work.'
'Hm. One of the standard classes.'
Easy to see why Gladiator was an option. I'd used the Flame Sword in the tutorial. If I'd gone with a bow or spear, it'd probably be Archer or Spearman instead.
'Combat Recovery looks tempting, at least.'
As the name implied, it recovered health and wounds mid-battle. Not as OP as potions, of course.
With my Complete Recovery, it wasn't essential. Utility-wise, it couldn't touch Complete Recovery.
'This... must be from the King of the Demonic Heavens.'
She hadn't just watched—she'd sponsored and issued missions. Demon class screamed her influence.
'Mana up by 12, nice.'
No need to gripe about only one class skill. They unlocked automatically as stats rose.
Demonic Body (passive) boosted physical abilities.
'This is a high-tier class.'
"......"
I was speechless.
This class popping up was likely from my unique trait Deception (A).
I hurriedly skipped to the next.
"......"
Speechless again.
No way the next one was like this too.
...It was.
Ridiculous, but at this point, I started taking it seriously.
'Distortion's like my Deception... Shadow Faction seems hypnosis-based.'
Still, Shadow Faction's targets were limited, and hypnosis wasn't highly regarded here.
'Public Security... that's nuts.'
Summons obedient soldiers—one per mana point, lasting about 3 hours.
'Censorship's strong too. Niche, but reveals enemy status info, class, contracted divinity.'
Public Security and Censorship tempted me. I bookmarked Politician (Chinese Bear) for now.
'...Please no more politicians.'
Thankfully, no.
'Pleasure Taming imparts pleasure to targets... Sounds good?'
Tamer came from taming Yoo Seo-hee and Joo Seo-hyun in the tutorial.
Besides Pleasure Taming, Restraint was useful. Halting enemy movement was huge in combat.
'Let's see. Final class, number 7...'
'This has to be from Zeus.'
No other explanation.
Myriad Thunders (C) was lightning-based. Don't sleep on C-rank; lightning affinity alone was insane.
'If picking a class, Demon or Thunder Cutter. One of those two.'
Tamer.
No denying its appeal.
But Pleasure Taming I could do without the class, thanks to Erogenous Zone Amplification.
'Demon boosts physical stats immediately... Thunder Cutter gives lightning.'
Thunder Cutter tempted me. Physical stats could be raised other ways. Lightning? Maybe now or never.
'I never mastered Yeoncheon Style's Thunder Light or Dark Shadow.'
According to Jin Se-young, my Yeoncheon Style master, you needed insight into thunder and shadows.
Told by others? Useless. Had to enlighten yourself.
'Fuck. Thunder is thunder. Shadow is shadow. What more insight...'
Picking Thunder Cutter might grant thunder insight, unlocking Thunder Light.
Maybe because I was quietly pondering classes.
The watching divinities flipped out instead.
"Ah, I figured. Should I?"
My heart was already leaning toward Thunder Cutter.
Pairing it with a Zeus contract? Synergy off the charts.
My eyes lit up.
"A skill?? What kind?"
My tone toward the King of the Demonic Heavens turned polite. Good skill on offer? Sure, honorifics were fine.
"Heavenly Demon Divine Art!"
I exclaimed in shock.
Every dog and their grandma learned it in wuxia or fantasy novels!
My heart raced.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art. Common as dirt, but insanely powerful for it.
"Yes. We're obsessed with Heavenly Demon stuff. You know it!"
Even I was thrilled by Heavenly Demon Divine Art right now.
"Heavenly Demon... Sovereign...!"
Sovereign.
What a badass ring to it.
My heart swung hard toward the King of the Demonic Heavens.