Chapter 398
Chapter 398
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 398
Chapter Title: God's Atlantis
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"I understand. I'll give you your reward. I'll release your subordination."
"Really?!"
Amad's face lit up. Bound to me, he had the red letters 'Subordinate' engraved on his forehead. It was the mark of subordination.
"I trust you now."
Amad had faithfully carried out my orders until now. And having learned the Mad Wind Divine Art, he would prioritize my commands above all else. Plus, his sister Kasha was my personal fuckhole.
"Oh...! Thank you! Heavenly Demon!"
His reaction was more intense than expected. Amad wasn't usually one to show such emotional expressions.
...Is it the effect of the Mad Wind Divine Art? Whatever, good is good.
The letters on Amad's forehead vanished.
Amad trembled with emotion. Tears welled up in his eyes.
...Well, yeah. It must've been embarrassing. He couldn't even cover his forehead because of my orders.
I stood up from my seat.
"Heavenly Demon?"
"Gather the Mad Wind Unit. I'll personally teach them the Mad Wind Divine Art."
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"We pledge our loyalty to the Heavenly Demon!"
The Mad Wind Unit members, lined up in perfect rows before the pyramid, shouted in unison.
'Transmit Mad Wind Divine Art!'
Smoke extended from my right hand, seeping into the Mad Wind Unit members who had pledged their loyalty to me.
However, it didn't enter everyone.
Three of them.
The Mad Wind Divine Art wasn't transmitted to the three who hadn't pledged loyalty.
"Amad. Bring them."
"...My apologies."
Amad approached the Mad Wind Unit with a stern expression and dragged the three disloyal ones before me.
The three stood rigidly, tense.
I looked at the man on the far left. He had a scar on his forehead and a nasty look about him.
"Why didn't you pledge loyalty?"
"I already pledged loyalty to Amad."
I glanced at Amad. His face had gone pale.
"Amad. Kill him."
The moment I finished speaking, Amad drew his sword. The blade shimmering with dark sword energy sliced through the man's neck.
Roll, roll, roll.
The man's head tumbled across the ground.
"Thank you for giving me a chance to make amends!"
Amad said to me. I shifted my gaze to the side.
"And you? Why didn't you pledge loyalty?"
"I must've lost my mind for a moment! I pledge my loyalty! Heavenly Demon!"
"M-Me too! I pledge my loyalty!"
The men, terrified, pledged their loyalty. I considered killing them out of annoyance but decided to accept since our numbers were low.
"Don't forget that I am the Heavenly Demon."
Even after finishing the transmission of the Mad Wind Divine Art, I didn't leave. I stayed to watch them train it for a while.
'They said it makes you stronger quickly... How fast exactly? Can I see results right away?'
It was curiosity about the Mad Wind Divine Art.
It was true—they grew stronger quickly. As they circulated the Mad Wind Divine Art, their stances improved, and their attacks sharpened. They seemed to realize their rapid growth, wearing joyful expressions.
'If that growth rate holds to the end, even I'd be scared...'
The Mad Wind Divine Art involved the system. There had to be limits.
Three hours passed. I'd been analyzing the Mad Wind Divine Art just in case, but I was starting to get bored.
"Gaaahhh!"
Something unexpected happened. One man training the Mad Wind Divine Art suddenly screamed and began attacking his comrades around him.
"What's wrong with that bastard?!"
"Stop him!"
Chaos erupted. I stopped Amad, who was beside me and heading toward the rampaging man, and watched.
The man's body began to change.
His skin turned black, and his eyes shifted to a lizard-like golden hue.
His body swelled, ripping his clothes, and sharp, thick spines protruded from his lower back.
"Grrr..."
He let out a beastly growl, sticking out his tongue. The tongue was as long as a palm and forked at the end.
It looked like a mix of lizard and human.
'Is that beastification?'
I was slightly dumbfounded. They'd only been training the Mad Wind Divine Art for three hours. And already, one had succumbed to the demonic nature and turned into a monster?
This side effect was way too severe.
"This monster! It's no ordinary one!"
"Why'd it suddenly turn into a monster?!"
The beast rampaged. With its transformed body, its physical abilities had clearly risen; it easily knocked down or hurled nearby Mad Wind Unit members. Fortunately, no casualties yet.
I stood and walked toward the beast.
Our eyes met.
"Grr..."
The beast backed away with a frightened expression. Whether because I was the Heavenly Demon or it instinctively sensed my strength, it feared me.
As I approached, the beast finally turned and fled.
"Lost its mind, instincts only left. Might as well be dead."
I circulated the Heavenly Demon Divine Art. Heavenly Demon energy writhed in my clenched fist. I swung at the fleeing beast.
The compressed Heavenly Demon energy drew a line through the air, piercing the beast's head. Red blood sprayed. The beast's body crumpled and didn't rise.
"Amad. From now on, kill any that turn into beasts."
"Yes, Heavenly Demon. ...Does turning into a beast have to do with the Mad Wind Divine Art?"
"If you overcome the demonic nature, you won't turn. Don't lose your grip on your mind. Got it?"
"Yes. Understood!"
Amad replied with a stern expression. He had strong mental fortitude originally, so he wouldn't turn.
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The method to move the Mad Wind Unit to the west in an instant.
I recalled the mirror I'd used to go from old Sector 406, Falling Sun Mountain. The mirror wasn't single-use; it could be used repeatedly.
In sci-fi terms, a warp gate.
Appraising it with the appraisal scroll confirmed SS-rank.
'I thought it was SSS-rank. One step lower than expected.'
The Mirror Tunnel's downside was needing to place a mirror at the destination, but once set, it could be used permanently. Depending on use, it was ridiculously overpowered.
'If I strengthen the Path to Bright Ascension, I could use it in reality too. Heh.'
I poured boiling hot water onto the mirror's surface. The mirror, which had reflected me, activated and showed the desert. Because the other paired mirror was in the western desert.
'I placed a mirror in the west using the spatial movement scroll.'
I glanced back. The Mad Wind Unit members watched in awe.
"Amad. Take your subordinates through. I'll go last."
"Yes! Let's go, men!"
The armed Mad Wind Unit followed Amad into the mirror.
"Honey. Wouldn't it be better if I went too?"
Kasha said to me before leaving. She fidgeted with her hands, body itchy.
"Stay here. Guard against possible intruders."
"There are others besides me."
"Who?"
"......"
Kasha shut her mouth.
Among my fuckholes, Kasha was the most trustworthy.
Vivian rarely came out, educating Colt and growing drugs in the lake space.
Erzsebet? She'd submitted, but I couldn't fully trust her yet. And she was heavily pregnant now. She needed rest for a healthy birth.
Okjeong was trustworthy, but busy attending to Dragon Girl Princess. The princess didn't seem reliable for work.
"Among the fuckholes, you're the only one I can trust, Kasha."
"...If you hadn't said 'fuckhole,' I might've been touched."
I pulled Kasha's waist with one arm and kissed her.
"Mm."
Our tongues sloppily intertwined. My dead cock stirred to life. My hand naturally slipped into her swimsuit panties, past the coarse bush, gently caressing her soft pussy with my fingertips.
"Haah. Honey, is it okay to do this now?"
I glanced at the mirror behind. The Mad Wind Unit watched. But the hot water flowing on the mirror's surface cooled, deactivating the Mirror Tunnel.
"They'll wait anyway since they can't proceed without me."
I stripped Kasha's clothes off.
"Ahh!"
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Scorpion Desert.
One of the harshest deserts in Atlantis's western region.
I walked through the desert.
With me leading at the front, every step I took was matched by the Mad Wind Unit lined up behind. Already uniformed in black, they looked like well-trained soldiers at a glance.
"There it is."
A village appeared ahead.
Low buildings made of sand clustered together. The village seemed smaller than 100 households. Assuming four per household, about 400 residents.
I continued toward the village.
The village noticed us and grew noisy. Children, elders, and women all evacuated indoors, while sturdy desert warriors gathered at the front.
"This is the village of the Thorn Scorpion Tribe! Who are you?!"
A middle-aged man at the front of the desert warriors shouted. Likely the chieftain. They outnumbered us by about 30, so they were confident.
"I am the Heavenly Demon. We are the Mad Wind Unit. No long talk. Join me."
"You young fool who doesn't fear the desert! The Thorn Scorpion Tribe are no cowards!"
"Not cowards, just idiots then."
"Insolent brat! I'll show you the desert's terror! Charge!!"
"Waaahhh!"
The desert warriors charged at us.
I said to Amad and the Mad Wind Unit.
"Don't kill if possible. They're to be your comrades."
As I dashed forward, Amad's neck veins bulged.
"The Heavenly Demon advances! Follow the Heavenly Demon!"
"Waaahhh!"
The two forces clashed.
I targeted the chieftain, and he targeted me.
In this world, leaders were key. One hero could turn the tide of war.
Blue sword energy gathered on the chieftain's curved sword, while Heavenly Demon energy formed in my hands.
Sword and fist collided. The fist won.
The chieftain's sword flew into the air, and my fist struck his face. He spat blood and fell, then sprang up.
'Too weak?'
Intending not to kill made power control tricky.
The chieftain drew a dagger and charged.
I beat him like a dog.
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"We pledge loyalty to the Heavenly Demon!"
Led by the battered chieftain, the Thorn Scorpion tribespeople bowed to me.
This battle cost 8 Mad Wind Unit members and 12 desert warriors—20 total losses, but gains outweighed them.
I glanced at the chieftain. He trembled faintly. I'd beaten him mercilessly, waking him when he passed out to continue. No wonder he feared me most.
"I'll teach the Mad Wind Divine Art to you desert warriors. Don't forget I'm your ruler."
After transmitting the Mad Wind Divine Art, I summoned all the village women.
"You, you, you, and you. You four attend me tonight."
I picked beauties. One was the chieftain's daughter, pale-skinned with red pubic tattoos. Two had dark skin with red tattoos on their bodies—married women.
The other wore flashy clothes adorned with bone accessories. Ash-gray hair, blue eyes—a beauty. A shaman, they said. Red tattoos visible on her thighs and abdomen through her clothes.
"Arrogant bitch. Think being a shaman lets you defy me?"
"Heavenly Demon. I can be your strength. I can control desert wolves with shamanism and heal wounded warriors."
The shaman stood proud.
She wielded impressive shamanism, second only to the chieftain in power.
"Oh? Impressive. Then let me tell you what I can do. I can snap your neck and bury your desert warriors in the sand."
"......"
"If you understand, strip and spread your pussy now."
I liked this western desert.
Untouched by the Yustria Empire's influence, the law of the jungle reigned supreme here.