Chapter 298
Chapter 298
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 298
Chapter Title: God's Atlantis
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'Just like in the original.'
In the original story, Kang Myung-jin chose the second privilege. Random stats were too much of a gamble, and he knew that raising stats alone had its limits.
It was an item perfect for large-scale battles. That was one reason Kang Myung-jin chose it.
The third privilege was out of the question entirely. At the time of conquest, Kang Myung-jin had no skills or traits below A-rank.
'I'm choosing the third privilege.'
I selected the rank upgrade tickets without hesitation.
Two A-rank upgrade tickets appeared in my hand.
'Hm?'
Thud. Thud thud thud!
By the time I claimed the privilege rewards, the thieves had surrounded me. I'd been so focused on the rewards that I'd forgotten they were there.
'These guys are so easy to kill anytime that I forgot about them. Should I just wipe them out now?'
It was Amad and three other thieves. The second-in-command and two thieves must have died back in that other space.
"Oppa!!"
The naked Kasha rushed to my side in shock. My eyes kept drifting to the uterus tattoo on her lower abdomen.
Amad and the thieves wore grave expressions. The thieves were trembling. They'd witnessed my power against Anubis firsthand.
"Step aside, Kasha! This guy's the enemy of our Mud Hand Thieves!"
"Oppa! Are you crazy?! We saw with our own eyes how strong our man is!"
"......"
Amad ground his teeth. Kasha's words rang true.
I'd killed a Prestige. That was no small feat for mere thieves. Amad knew it too.
"......No choice. We've already crossed a river of no return."
Amad knew that even if he surrendered and fled, he'd end up dead by my hand eventually. Better to die fighting, he figured.
I looked at Amad and thought.
'I want to kill him right now... but he's Kasha's real brother.'
Killing him would ruin my relationship with Kasha.
Of course, Kasha couldn't harm me. She was subjugated. But that was only direct harm. I couldn't keep her glued to my side forever, so resentment was best avoided.
So, there was only one solution I could think of right now.
"I don't have any personal grudge against you all. Targeting the Mud Hand Thieves was just business."
"......I'll disband the thieves' band. Will that let you spare us?"
"Honey, forgive them just this once. Please?"
Kasha clung to my arm, acting coquettish. I groped her firm ass with one hand and told Amad,
"Well, since it's a request from my lovely pussy, Kasha, I have no choice. Amad Nakbi. Become my subordinate."
Thud!
Amad dropped to his knees the moment I finished speaking.
"I, Amad Nakbi, will follow the Heavenly Demon!"
Quick move. He put on a grave air, but he was a thief at heart. No hesitation in discarding pride to survive.
The thieves who'd been aiming weapons at me exchanged glances before kneeling too.
I ignored the thieves and spoke only to Amad.
"One subordinate is enough."
"...Yes."
Amad moved. He stood, swung his sword gleaming with sword energy at the thieves.
"Aaaack! Boss!!"
"What are you doing?!"
"Boss!!!"
The thieves couldn't even flee from Amad, screaming in agony as they died. Amad shook the blood from his scimitar and knelt before me again.
"As you willed."
"Oppa's our man's subordinate now? Great."
Kasha looked satisfied. She didn't care that her subordinate thieves were dead. To her, only Amad mattered.
I reached out and touched Amad's forehead.
"I don't trust you. So, like with Kasha, I'll subjugate you. Don't make this annoying and resist."
"...Yes."
I grimaced. I'd planned to use Subjugation only on women, but using it on a man? Who would've thought.
Come to think of it, Subjugation (A) allowed only two targets total. It felt like a waste now, but no choice. I'd grown too fond of Kasha's fire pussy.
'Life never goes exactly as planned.'
A red 'Subordinate' mark appeared on Amad's forehead. The subjugation mark.
I had no intention of carving a pink heart-shaped uterus tattoo on his lower abdomen like Kasha's, so I kept it simple.
"That's the constraint on you. Don't break it."
"Yes. I will obey."
Amad replied. But I still felt uneasy. Kasha had been won over with Explosive Pleasure Orb (SS), but Amad likely hated me deep down. In short, I couldn't trust him.
'Constraints aren't perfect. Breaking them causes pain, but it's possible to ignore them.'
I needed to strengthen the constraint's power. How?
'By raising Subjugation (A)'s rank.'
I used an A-rank upgrade ticket.
"Hng...!"
Kasha suddenly shuddered. I could easily guess why.
'Kasha's current constraint makes her pussy more sensitive. The skill rank up must've intensified it.'
Subjugation slots increased, and now two constraints per target were possible.
I immediately added a constraint to Amad.
"Do you have any commands for me?"
Amad asked. He could see his own constraints.
"I told you. Disband the Mud Hand Thieves."
"...Understood. I'll kill them all."
"Kill the stupid, useless ones. Bring the decent ones here alive. Zone 8,111. We'll use this as our hideout."
"Are you planning to form a thieves' band, Master?"
"Don't call me Master. I'll kill you."
A man calling me Master was unforgivable.
"......My apologies. What should I call you?"
"Heavenly Demon."
"Understood, Heavenly Demon."
"As for the thieves' band... I wouldn't call it that exactly, but something similar. It's useless now, but it'll be useful later. Name... Demon Wind Group. Amad, you're the leader."
"I shall move as the Heavenly Demon wills."
Then Kasha hugged my neck. She kissed my cheek and asked coquettishly,
"Honey. What about me?"
"You're always my pussy."
"I want a fancy title too."
"Then, maybe the lea..."
I considered making her leader of the Joy Division or something, but that felt off.
"Leader of the Hundred Flowers Group. How's that?"
"Great! But what do I do?"
"Hundred Flowers is a group for women. Gather pretty, strong women."
"......Hold on. I get you're a horndog, but I'm not enough?"
"Can you handle me alone?"
"......"
Kasha shut her mouth.
She knew my insane stamina. And when I got serious about sex, she couldn't last an hour. She couldn't handle me solo.
"Sigh... Fine, can't argue. Got it."
Kasha accepted easier than expected. In Atlantis, powerful men having multiple women was common.
"Heavenly Demon, you said to use this as the hideout... but while it's secretive, the traps, monsters in the pyramid, and exit issues make it unsuitable."
"I'm the ruler of this zone. I can disable the pyramid traps... leave monster and Prestige rooms for now and handle later. And I can set a custom entrance."
There were secret passages to the outside too.
"It'll make an excellent hideout. But what is the Heavenly Demon's goal?"
"Goal? Build power first. Need minimum strength before goals matter."
I didn't have high hopes for Amad. Forming a group wasn't in my original plans, and anything he built would likely stay at thief-band level.
'Well, cannon fodder later. Meat shields or whatever.'
I pulled out the remaining A-rank upgrade ticket. I'd use it to strengthen Radiant Ascension after.
"Can't I tell my subordinates about you, Heavenly Demon? To inspire their loyalty, they need to know."
"......To some extent, sure."
Loyalty mattered. If they ignored orders when I needed disposable pawns, I'd be in trouble.
'And the pussy squad... no, Hundred Flowers must absolutely obey me. If I say spread 'em, they spread 'em.'
Afterward, I chatted more with Amad and Kasha.
Amad, as a thieves' boss, was pretty sharp. You can't lead a group if you're just dumb muscle.
Kasha, on the other hand, was dim. Talented in combat somewhat, but otherwise just pretty.
'Though that beauty is her best trait.'
Without it, Amad and Kasha would've died by my hand long ago.
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I descended to the hidden underground cave in Zone 8,111.
A massive underground lake filled the cave. Cold, pristine water.
I stripped and dove in.
Splash!
The cool, clean water felt great.
No fish or creatures lived here. Simple reason: too pure for them.
'There it is.'
I dove down to the lake bottom. A fist-sized blue gem orb lay there.
This was the item Kang Myung-jin asked me to fetch.
Some might scoff at an A-rank for something like this. But Kang Myung-jin and I valued A-ranks highly. We knew its true power.
'Contaminated water... even if cursed by gods, it purifies it. Takes time, but it works.'
Problem was its broad definition of contamination. Muddy water, poison, even potions counted.
'Deserves SS-rank. Wonder if Kang Myung-jin will suspect if I strengthen Radiant Ascension with it.'
I surfaced with the Jewel of Purification.