## Chapter 2664 – 2664. God’S Atlantis

A pitch-black space opens in the sky. A kind of portal connected to another dimension. It was a portal through which only energy could pass.

Falling from the portal were blue energy masses.

Five massive energy blasts fell, bombarding the ground.

KWA-AAAAAAANG!

The deafening explosion swallowed everything, and the earth and sky vibrated. Earthquakes and winds swept through the underground and above ground. I created a mana barrier to protect myself and endured the aftereffects. Small mushroom clouds billowed up.

「The Watchtower is experiencing an overload. The functions of the Watchtower are limited.」

「There are 60 hours remaining until the Watchtower’s overload is resolved.」

For the next 60 hours, spatial bombardment would be impossible. It didn’t really matter. It wasn’t a skill I used often.

I watched the mushroom clouds slowly dissipate and headed toward the ruins.

Thunder Sky Style Electromagnetic Wave.

‘This time, it’s detecting.’

The chaotic information of the surroundings entered my mind. Among them was information about the underground ruins. The underground depth was about 100 meters. Since the ceiling had collapsed, it was impossible to go down using normal methods.

Crackle!

The lightning generated from my fingertip fell to the ground. The lightning quickly descended into the underground ruins. Nothing blocked the lightning. The force that had been protecting the underground ruins had also disappeared due to the bombardment.

[Using Lightning Leap.]

Poof!

I appeared in the middle of the underground ruins.

「The Lord of the Sky is surprised by your abilities.」

「The Lord of the Sky is astonished by your growth rate.」

「The King of the Heavenly Demon is curious about the secret of your growth.」

From the perspective of the Lord of the Sky, it would seem like I had suddenly become stronger. Of course, I had no intention of explaining myself to the divine seat, so I roughly ignored the notification windows.

‘It’s completely dark here.’

As expected of an underground area with no light, it was dark. Crackle. The lightning that arose at my feet flowed along the floor, walls, and ceiling of the passage, illuminating the surroundings with its light.

‘The exterior looks similar to the inside of a pyramid.’

Thunder Sky Style Electromagnetic Wave.

Search using electromagnetic waves.

The electromagnetic waves that spread in all directions were blocked at a certain point. It seemed that some unknown force was blocking the electromagnetic waves.

Unlike before, no system window appeared, so it wasn’t the system directly blocking it.

‘I know the general structure of this place, so it doesn’t matter.’

Step, step.

I walked forward. Each time I took a step, lightning sparked at my feet, illuminating the passage.

Ggrrrrrrr.

Something appeared. An undead monster wrapped in rotten bandages all over its body, a mummy. The coffins attached to the wall opened, and the mummies began to move.

I had detected the presence of corpses in the coffins using electromagnetic waves. When I used the electromagnetic waves, they hadn’t moved at all, so I thought they were just ordinary corpses.

‘I’m not weak enough to be defeated by some undead like this.’

The mummies slowly approaching me suddenly stopped. Instead of attacking me, the mummies knelt on the ground and bowed their heads.

「The ancient desert dwellers submit to your majesty.」

‘Why are these guys doing this?’

After pondering for a moment, I easily guessed two reasons.

One was that I was the ruler of the 5,160th district, the Legacy of the Desert.

‘The possibility is low. Just because I’m a ruler doesn’t mean I won’t be attacked by monsters within the district. What’s more likely is…’

The effect of Pharaoh, one of the titles I possessed. In fact, this possibility was higher.

‘It doesn’t seem like I need to use Tutankhamun’s golden mask or the Book of the Dead.’

For things that died a long time ago, they were much quicker on the uptake than the living. As soon as the mummies saw me, they all slammed their heads into the ground. Their posture of submission was close to perfect.

‘Were they slaves in their past lives?’

Anyway, it was good that they weren’t attacking. I passed by the submissive mummies. Where I had passed, lightning rose, sweeping over the mummies’ bodies. Naturally, the mummies’ bodies caught fire.

「Eliminated a mummy. Acquired 3 AP.」

「Eliminated a mummy. Acquired 3 AP.」

「Eliminated a mummy. Acquired 3 AP.」

I couldn’t just pass by AP that I could get for free.

I continued forward without hesitation, then my steps stopped.

It was a place with a huge iron gate. In front of the iron gate was a statue over 5 meters tall. Beyond it, electromagnetic waves were blocked, so I couldn’t tell what was there.

Kugugugung.

The statue, sculpted as a muscular desert warrior, opened its eyes and moved. A strong mana wave was felt from the spear it held in its hand.

It looked at me and opened its mouth.

“Has the Pharaoh come? But you are not a true Pharaoh. One who is not a true Pharaoh is not qualified to pass through this gate. Come back after you have become a true Pharaoh.”

“A true Pharaoh? How can I become one?”

“The desert is one. The desert you rule is only a part of it.”

I pondered for a moment on what the statue was saying.

“In short, you’re telling me to rule over the entire desert region.”

I ruled a total of 15 desert regions. Not all desert regions. The deserts of this world were terribly vast and fragmented. There were other deserts in various parts of the continent. Overall, there were over 300 desert regions.

Even if it didn’t mean ruling all those regions, it wouldn’t be an easy task.

‘The more you have, the more you have to protect. Even if the Heavenly Demon Cult is there, it’s difficult to rule and manage all desert regions stably.’

Above all, the Ustia Empire wouldn’t stay still. Although not openly yet, the Ustia Empire’s checks were gradually coming in.

Unifying the desert? It sounded good, but realistically, it was just troublesome and difficult.

The statue just looked at me without saying anything. I could feel that it meant, ‘If you understand, then get lost.’

‘Was this place originally this serious? Kang Myungjin just treated this place as a slush fund? Was it because it was difficult to take the slush fund that he left it alone?’

“Since you’re acting like this, I’m even more curious about what’s inside. Move.”

“You are a foolish Pharaoh. A Pharaoh must always be wise. You are not qualified to be a Pharaoh.”

The statue pointed the tip of its spear at me. I thought it would stab me with the spear, but a light flashed from the tip, and a heat ray was fired.

Thunder Sky Style Electromagnetic Barrier Maximum Output.

A barrier made of lightning appeared in front of me. It blocked the heat rays pouring down like a shield or a wall.

The power of the heat rays was not small. I couldn’t hold out for long with just the electromagnetic barrier.

‘Lightning Discharge.’

The discharged lightning began to flow in all directions along the ground. Some of it also flowed through the statue’s body. The statue, which was not a living thing, focused only on attacking, regardless of whether lightning was flowing through it or not.

[Using Lightning Leap.]

Poof.

I appeared on the statue’s right shoulder.

An inventory opened in the air, and tungsten bullets appeared. The bullets were bound by electromagnetism and fixed in the air. An electromagnetic rail was laid down in an instant.

“You…!”

“Too late.”

I punched the tungsten bullet.

Thunder Sky Style Electromagnetic Cannon.

The electromagnetically accelerated bullet, perhaps due to the influence of mana, shone with blue plasma, piercing the statue’s head and embedding itself in the ceiling.

The statue’s head was belatedly shattered by the shockwave and fell to the ground with a thud.

「Eliminated the guardian of the desert ruins. Acquired 120 AP.」

“120 AP? For a guy who wasn’t much, he gave a lot of AP.”

Kuuuuung.

The statue’s huge body fell to the ground and began to break apart. Unlike its metallic appearance, the statue was made of stone inside.

One of them caught my eye. A metallic sphere that was faintly glowing blue.

「Delicate Mana Engine
 A mana engine made with delicate technology.
 When mana is insufficient, it enters a dormant state and automatically absorbs mana from the atmosphere.
 Rank: C」

“I don’t know what it’s used for. If I throw it at the Watchtower, the mages will research it.”

I took it and stood in front of the iron gate.

A large gate.

It completely blocked electromagnetic waves, so I had no idea what was beyond it.

‘I’m a little excited about what might come out. It’s like doing a gacha. Sometimes it might be good to intentionally not use electromagnetic waves.’

I wrapped mana around my feet and kicked the iron gate with all my might.

Kooong!

The iron gate shook greatly. That was all.

‘It withstood my full-power kick? It’s made incredibly sturdy.’

Thunder Sky Style Electromagnetic Cannon.

But it couldn’t withstand the railgun.

I went through the gap in the shattered iron gate. The interior was a tomb, but it was filled with machines. Countless wires were fixed to the ceiling. There were steel pipes inside.

As I entered, the interior automatically turned on. The coffin in the center also opened automatically. Inside the coffin was a reptilian humanoid. It opened its eyes and slowly raised its body.

「A pseudo-ancient alien awakens.」

The reptilian humanoid, holding onto the edge of the coffin, looked at me and smiled.

“Oh. A new Pharaoh. Greetings. You don’t seem very surprised. Did you perhaps know the secret of the desert beforehand?”

I looked at the thing’s chest. A flashy pink diamond necklace. It was a necklace that looked incredibly expensive at a glance.

“It wasn’t a wasted effort.”

Crackle.

I approached the reptilian humanoid, sparking lightning all over my body. The reptilian humanoid’s expression hardened.

“Wait! Weren’t you here to find the ancient legacy? The ancient legacy is not here! Also, you’ll need my help to find the ancient legacy! Pharaoh! I have a proposal! Let’s join hands and obtain the ancient legacy, then build an ultra-ancient civilization! There should be ruins I left behind in various parts of the desert! All you have to do is find all those ruins!”

“I don’t have time for that. And I have no intention of working with a lizard. Hand over the necklace and die.”

“You foolish and arrogant fool!”

The reptilian humanoid took out a pistol hidden in the coffin, aimed it at me, and pulled the trigger. A red laser was fired.

Thunder Sky Style Electromagnetic Barrier.

It was easily blocked. In terms of output, it was far less powerful than the heat rays fired by the statue guarding the iron gate.

“How can this be! You blocked the laser! What is that ability…?!”

“In a world with gods, an ultra-advanced civilization is bullshit.”

Thunder Sky Style Man-Lei.

The lightning fired from my hand roasted the reptilian humanoid to a crisp.

I retrieved the pink diamond necklace from its corpse.

“Oh, it’s magnificent. Herashi, I have obtained the first offering for you.”

「A rainbow bubble licks its lips with its tongue.」
「A blood-soaked flower shakes its head.」
「The mistress of Olympus looks down at you arrogantly.」

The necklace’s information appeared.

「Dawn of the Desert
 A beautiful necklace.
 Enhances the wearer’s charm.
 Holds the secret of the desert.
 Rank: A」

‘The secret of the desert? I’m not interested. I’ve obtained the first offering with this.’