Chapter 297
Chapter 297
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 297
Chapter Title: God's Atlantis
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The purpose of the proposal the King of the Demonic Heavens made to the system was obvious. To grant me power in a legitimate way, with the system's permission.
'If he moves while ignoring the system, even the King of the Demonic Heavens would face sanctions without exception.'
To avoid sanctions, he made a proposal to the system, and the system accepted it.
However, now that the situation was upon me, I felt uneasy.
'This bastard isn't trying to pull something again, is he?'
It felt fishy. I couldn't trust the King of the Demonic Heavens at all. Nor did I want to.
But the situation was urgent. The massive Anubis was drawing closer to me.
"...King of the Demonic Heavens! Are you planning to pull something this time too?!"
I asked him outright.
He seemed to mean that since he was a contracted Divine Seat, I should trust him. Of course, I didn't take his words at face value.
"If you pull something this time, you won't even get the broth."
"What's your name?"
"......I will accept the King of the Demonic Heavens' power."
Swoooooosh...
A chilling wind blew.
I felt power surging through my body. It was the Heavenly Demon Qi of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
'The Heavenly Demon Qi... I can't control it! There's too much!'
It was an amount of power far beyond my control.
'Damn it! Did I get tricked by the King of the Demonic Heavens again... no, it doesn't seem like it?'
The uncontrollable Heavenly Demon Qi didn't attack me. Instead, it enveloped and strengthened my body. A dark aura was emanating from me.
My spirits soared with the unimaginable surge of power. I had no idea exactly how strong I'd become. But the Anubis approaching me looked ridiculous.
I raised my right fist. Dark Heavenly Demon Qi gathered in it.
The amount of Heavenly Demon Qi exploding within me like volcanic lava far exceeded my control. That much was certain. Yet the destructive Heavenly Demon Qi didn't rampage at all—it moved exactly as I desired.
As if someone had already commanded it to obey my orders.
I thrust my fist toward Anubis.
A dragon larger than my body shot out. The black dragon eradicated the mummies in front of it and slammed into Anubis's torso.
KABOOOOOM!
A deafening roar shook my eardrums. But Anubis merely staggered back a few steps, suffering no major damage.
'It's effective. He's wounded. Five more hits should kill him.'
Anubis's wounds vanished. Not only that—his body grew even larger. He was already 25 meters tall.
If each floor was 3 meters high, that made him the size of an eight-story apartment.
I glared at him and clenched my fist to attack again when a sudden curiosity struck me.
"Cycle of Life and Death! Why are you trying so hard to kill me?!"
I knew the apostles wouldn't answer, so I directed the question to Anubis's Cycle of Life and Death.
Come to think of it, a message had appeared saying he was watching me when I entered sector 8,111.
I'd forgotten about it since no related messages had appeared after that.
"You've been watching me? So what? I haven't done anything wrong!"
I'd broken through the traps and killed the apostle. That was all part of the proper clear. I'd never cheated. The fact that the system hadn't sanctioned me was clear proof.
"You crazy bastard. Can you see the future or something?"
There were Divine Seats with the power to see the future. But in the Atlantis world, that power was heavily restricted. Because of the system's existence and the other Divine Seats.
One reason for Atlantis's existence was the gods' amusement. Revealing the future was like spoiling it. The Divine Seats enjoying the game wouldn't welcome that.
'As far as I know, the Cycle of Life and Death doesn't have future sight.'
Even if it did, future sight wasn't absolute.
Because the moment it was observed, the possibility of a different future arose.
I swung my fist.
KABOOM!
Anubis's body reeled from the single blow.
"In other words, you don't like me. Good. I don't like you either."
Anubis reached out toward me.
Purple flames erupted around me. Flames so intense they turned mummies to ash in a second without mercy. Yet they couldn't burn the Heavenly Demon Qi flowing from my body.
"Pathetic."
I smirked. The Cycle of Life and Death had just sought cooperation from the other Divine Seats. It must have felt it wasn't enough to kill me on its own.
And the Divine Seats showed no intention of helping Anubis.
Anubis, now right in front of me, swung his massive staff at me.
Dominate the earth, claim the sky as domain. Thus, I reign over the world.
When I took one step forward, I appeared in front of Anubis's head, standing in midair. It wasn't just fast movement—I had literally transcended space.
I struck Anubis on the bridge of his nose. A massive explosion erupted, sending him crashing to the ground. As he fell, Anubis swung his staff at me.
I took a step in midair. My body appeared above Anubis's fallen head.
"Goodbye."
The moment I was about to smash Anubis's head—
"Gahk!"
An unknown force struck my abdomen. The immense power was enough to hurl me into the sky. I gritted my teeth to fend off the dizziness. Using Heavenly Demon Sovereign Step, I stood upright in the air and looked down at Anubis. Blood surged from my mouth, but my condition was normal.
'The Cycle of Life and Death intervened directly. I took internal damage, but it healed instantly. Thanks to the King of the Demonic Heavens' power.'
A black orb appeared in my palm. I infused it with Heavenly Demon Qi. The black orb was incredibly greedy. It absorbed over 90% of my current Heavenly Demon Qi and showed no signs of stopping.
'This should be enough.'
I dropped the orb downward. Below, Anubis had already risen and hurled his staff at me.
The falling black orb collided with the 30-meter-long massive staff.
Far from shattering the orb, the staff couldn't even push it back. Instead, the staff cracked with a crunch and shattered.
Then the orb fell onto Anubis and exploded. Seven demon dragons made of Heavenly Demon Qi emerged from the black orb. The demon dragons tore into and ripped apart Anubis's colossal body.
As Anubis dissolved into light and vanished, the demon dragons also disappeared.
'Banishment, huh. I probably won't see the Cycle of Life and Death again.'
I used Heavenly Demon Sovereign Step to descend to the ground.
I brushed off any lingering attachment to the power lightly.
It wasn't mine to begin with. There wasn't much regret. Being the King of the Demonic Heavens' power made it feel off-putting anyway.
'The collapse of this space has begun too. Three minutes, and we'll be out.'
I looked around. My goal was to find the item left behind by the apostle Anubis upon his death.
It was nearby, so I found it easily.
It was in the shape of a black cross, with a circular ring at the top.
'In the original, Anubis's staff dropped... Just like with Ammut.'
The moment I grasped it with my right hand, it latched onto my hand and was absorbed. Startled, I shook my hand, but it was too late. A black pattern had engraved itself on the back of my right hand.
The pattern on the back of my right hand faded and disappeared. But when I willed it to appear, it reemerged.
'Doesn't seem dangerous. With the golden mask on, curses won't work anyway. Can I check the info?'
'So it's an extra life.'
Far better than Anubis's staff, which I couldn't even use anyway. Even if I died suddenly in an accident, I'd get one chance.
'Too bad it's not in item form. If I reinforce it with Radiant Ascension later, it might become two revives...'
At that moment, I felt an unsettling gaze.
'Black Pharaoh?'
A Divine Seat I'd never heard of.
Judging by the King of the Demonic Heavens and Lord of the Heavens' reactions, it wasn't some minor like the Cycle of Life and Death.
'Why show up suddenly... A Divine Seat related to the Black Ankh?'
Perhaps the Black Pharaoh was the owner of the Black Ankh.
"Honey!"
Kasha called out to me from afar, running over. But before she reached me, the space shattered. Kasha, I, Amad, and the thieves returned to the pyramid's summit interior.
The room inside the stone door was empty except for a worn throne.