“What?! You sent that to that woman?”
They stood in front of the hospital’s main gate.
Hugo was screaming at Lee Gun as if the latter had lost his mind, the topic being what Lee Gun had done. “I was wondering where you had gone. You already went and came back from the Libra Saint’s hideout?”
Hugo grabbed the back of his neck. Lee Gun had taken care of the two culprits and even sent a present to the Libra Saint.
Moreover, Hugo was appalled when he heard what the present contained. “Wow! You can’t be an actual person…”
Lee Gun grinned. “Yes. I’m not a person. That’s why you can cuss me out.”
“I’m not trying to scold you, but…”
It meant he would never be able to give such a thing as a present. ‘I would have fainted if I saw that.’
“You probably would have ended the matter after sending forward the case to the prosecutor’s office. So, I took care of it. I’m sorry for taking the initiative.”
Lee Gun showed zero remorse on his face. Of course, Hugo didn’t mind this at all.
If it had been up to him, he might have had a moment of weakness. This was why he was thankful.
“Still, that woman won’t stand still after seeing that.”
Moreover, Lee Gun had razed the Libra Saint’s hideout into the ground
Hugo gazed at Lee Gun as if to ask whether the matter would be ok. However, Lee Gun just looked satisfied. It was to be expected.
[You have acquired a massive amount of EXP!]
[Your level has gone up!]
[Lv. 12]
[You have acquired Points]
[You can release new divine skills.]
Lee Gun liked the EXP, but the spoils of war he had gathered this time were the icing on the cake.
[You have added additional prisoners to the Serpent Bearer’s holy ground <Private Palace>]
[Prisoner 4]
– Prisoner 1 <Torch>
– Prisoner 2 <Fortune>
– Prisoner 3 <Wood>
As the voice spoke the information, Lee Gun heard someone crying.
[I’m sorry! Please just spare my life!]
The voice was coming from behind him.
A beautiful woman stood there, covered in cuts. Of course, beside her were warriors with unsheathed swords who looked like they wanted to kill her.
Taken aback, Hugo was having a hard time saying anything. “How come you never come out empty-handed after attacking someone else’s hideout?”
Yes, among the spoils of war that Lee Gun took was a Construct.
[Will you make the daughter of Asclepius(laso) (SS) into a <Prisoner> of the Serpent Bearer?]
[Will you like to name her?]
“Disinfectant.”
[Iaso received the name <Disinfectant>]
The kidnapped Construct shook in fright. She had seen what Lee Gun had done to the two sons of the Libra Saint, and she had assumed she would suffer the same fate. Moreover, she had also watched Lee Gun ruthlessly crush the heads of the Constructs within the Libra Saint’s hideout. The process in which he crushed them had terrified her.
“Do you want to become my familiar? Ah! You don’t?”
Kwah-jeek!
The Construct shook when she thought about that barbaric sight. Of course, the ones Lee Gun had killed were low-rank Constructs. However, this human was a beast that couldn’t be reasoned with. That was why a lot of Constructs had bowed to him in fear.
[Please spare me… I do not know which temple you belong to, but I lost my owner. I turned to the Aquarius Saint, but I was kidnapped!]
Lee Gun picked at his ear. “I know! You’re my slave now.”
Moreover, the Construct wasn’t the only spoils of war he had acquired.
[Devil’s Heart]
The others were his crystals that Yoon Taewoo and Yoon Siwoo had with them. Those crystals were valuable ingredients Lee Gun had made in the Devil’s Tower using monsters’ hearts.
‘If it’s an ingredient from the Devil’s Tower, it‘s at least at the SS rank.’
Lee Gun could use these ingredients to create a Royal holy item. He could give it to the person who would become his Saint.
‘It would be great if I had more, but I’m probably being too greedy.’
Lee Gun could now make bound battle weapons for Sungjae and Yooha.
Of course, one of the crystals that he had created back then bothered him right now. When he had created the crystals, he didn’t possess “Gaze of a God.” Therefore, he didn’t know the abilities of the crystals even as he made them. He had made them through instinct.
[Tower Gatekeeper’s Heart] (SS)
– It can restore the tower to its original state.
Tower?
At that moment, Hugo sighed as he watched the Construct cry and beg for her life. “Why did you kidnap the Construct of the Aquarius Saint?”
“What do you mean, why? She’s going to raise this.”
“?”
Instead of an answer, Lee Gun brought up his hand. Accompanying a flash, something appeared in his hand, a round object.
[Egg of the Serpent Bearer’s Construct (SSS)]
– Reward for the trial of Strength, Intelligence, and Reputation.
“This is…”
Lee Gun grinned. It was the reward for the last trial. “She’s the goddess of health and nursing. Don’t you think she’ll do well in hatching this?”
Of course, Lee Gun had no idea what would come out, but he didn’t care about that.
“Alright! Let’s awaken Miss Jiwoo first…”
Suddenly…
Boom!
Something fell from the sky. Lee Gun was surprised to see what had shown up.
* * *
<Breaking news! The Libra Saint was the culprit of the incident from ten years ago!>
<“The Archer Saint was aware of the monster breaking in.”>
<Shocking! “The Libra Saint is capable of summoning monsters from the unknown civilization?”>
<The entire world is shocked. Did the Libra Saint trick humanity?>
<“The Zodiac Saints with deep ties to the Libra Saint have to be investigated.”>
<The normal disciples are breaking away in droves. “The temple known for having a stronghold of two billion is crumbling.”>
News capable of shocking the world kept coming out.
Naturally, the person angriest at this situation was the Libra Saint, the subject of the news. The atmosphere within the palace housing the Libra had frozen in a vicious manner.
The underlings near Giselle couldn’t breathe. The atmosphere was so brutal that they feared their heads would be chopped off if they even breathed. In the end, they could only clench their eyes shut.
Kwahng!!!
The sound of the holy ground being destroyed almost scared the life out of them. The part that had been destroyed was the ceiling.
Giselle had thrown her tablet PC. The tablet had completely broken apart and gotten stuck in the ceiling, the same iron ceiling that would be fine even if a cannon shot hit it. Therefore, the sight of the smashed ceiling made the disciples gulp.
‘She… She did it without using any skills.’
Their Saint had done it purely through the strength of her body, and that too despite being known as a non-combatant Saint.
‘She might be stronger than the Taurus Saint and the Leo Saint.’
Those two were famous for being battle-type Saints.
Giselle didn’t care about that. Her fine face distorted as she ground her teeth. “Lee Gun! That bastard…”
As if what he had done to her sons wasn’t enough, he had stained the reputation of the Libra Saint as well. Moreover, he had done it all in just half a day!
However, another article pissed her off more.
<The Libra Saint tricked humanity!>
<Lee Gun’s death has to be revisited!>
<Did the Zodiac Saints conspire to kill Lee Gun?>
<Was the Libra Saint the main culprit?>
Sparks flashed in Giselle’s eyes. “Why did you let such articles get published?”
It baffled Giselle. These articles would never get published using the power of the Libra Saint.
The mass media and the important positions around the world were filled with her disciples. So what the hell was this?
“How dare you guys let such slander spread?”
As soon as she spoke, a terrifying explosion erupted. The arms and legs of the Constructs were blown off. They lowered their heads.
[We have sinned greatly!]
[We tried to stop it, but the Virgo Saint moved too quickly!]
As soon as they spoke, Giselle’s hands took hold of them.
Kwahng!
She squeezed the necks of the Constructs until they lost consciousness. In the end, the irrepressible anger made her grind her teeth.
“That servant of that obsessive goddess…” The Virgo Saint’s master was a goddess.
Giselle should have expected this from a servant of that goddess. That servant was also an idiot obsessed with Lee Gun, which led him to become a perennial second place.
Yet, he was the second-ranked Saint with a billion disciples. His influence couldn’t be ignored. He had probably taken action this time at Lee Gun’s request. Giselle was sure Kevin had beaten her to the punch.
‘However, this should provide no benefit to him.’
In the end, it would benefit only Lee Gun and Hugo.
At that moment, the Libra disciples who had been monitoring the situation spoke up.
“What should we say to the father of the two young masters? Should we tell them the truth?”
Giselle yelled as if she was having a fit, “Have you lost your minds? They aren’t just anybody. They are my children. You’ll disgrace the Libra if what happened to them becomes known.”
“But…”
Giselle gnashed her teeth as if she was pushing down her anger. “It’s fine. I had them with the purpose of using them to form connections.”
Her children were born for the benefit of the Libra temple. They were formed with politicians, royal family members, and other influential families of the world.
A form of master and servant contract was placed on top of it. Anyway, she had provided her genes, but she didn’t actually bear these children.
She had made them for a purpose, so she didn’t hold much affection toward them. The only problem was that her offsprings had died at Lee Gun’s hands.
This overwhelmed her with humiliation and anger. Giselle clenched her fists as she barely suppressed her rage.
“Two children are a big loss, but it’s fine since they weren’t that child.”
In truth, amongst her numerous children, Giselle treasured one. She had given this child the best mansion out of her hideouts. This daughter of hers possessed the most genius-level talent among her children.
That girl was someone with the potential to exceed the twelve Zodiac Saints.
As expected, Giselle asked her servant, “How’s that child doing? Didn’t you say she was heading toward Lee Gun?”
“That is… Even we have a hard time tracking Carly-nim.”
Giselle’s eyebrows fiercely rose. “You guys are really asking for death.”
“…!!”
She stood up from her seat. Her precious sons had come back after brutally losing to Lee Gun. “Fine. I’ll get rid of your useless head first.”
“S-Saint-nim!” When Giselle approached him in a threatening manner, the servant fell to the ground. “I have sinned greatly!”
At that moment.
[We intercepted Carly-nim, and we moved her to a different location! Please do not worry!]
Giselle suddenly came to a stop. She then glared at her Constructs. How long did the silence last?
“I want you guys to make sure she never approaches Lee Gun.”
The Constructs sighed as if this put them in an awkward position.
‘Even if she orders us to stop her daughter from never approaching Lee Gun…’
‘She has a great interest in Lee Gun…’
For some odd reason, that girl always asked a lot of questions about Lee Gun.
However, the Constructs could only bow when the Libra Saint looked at them.
[We will do as Master orders.]
[Master, putting aside your children, how should we deal with Lee Gun?]
[At this rate, the Libra’s authority…]
[The faith of the temples related to the Libra and the Libra Saint are falling.]
[The approval ratings of Lee Gun and the Archer Saint are rising.]
Giselle smirked. “Call the other servants.”
[!]
The Constructs were surprised. Taken aback, the disciples looked at Giselle.
“It’s an all-out war. I’ll gather all the Saints and crush him.”
Her words surprised everyone.
‘She plans to summon all the Saints!’
They could’ve never imagined that she would choose to go this route.
Giselle looked at the large map on the wall, a map of the world. The holy grounds of the Zodiac Saints were marked with blue.
Surprisingly, the picture of the world map moved on its own.
Koog–goo-goohng!
It was unexpected, but the ones moving were black dogs. These dogs were slowly coming down toward the human territory from the north.
Giselle smirked. “I’ll kill them all. Lee Gun, his two henchmen, and the princess who isn’t human. It’ll be like what happened within the Devil’s Tower.”
At this moment, the monsters’ invasion was sixty-five hours away!
