Minutes ago…
‘Damn it!’
Lee Gun, who had bravely jumped into Oblivion’s mouth, was cursing under his breath. The monarch’s insides were like a dust storm. He couldn’t see much. That wasn’t all.
[Warning! Oblivion is stealing the existence of your abilities.]
As the notification rang, magical energy exited Lee Gun’s body.
“Koohk”
The storm made out of magical energy ruthlessly snatched Lee Gun’s magical energy. Of course, not all of his magical energy was stolen.
[The transferred defensive abilities are being activated.]
He had used Abyss to beat up Taurus for a reason, and this was the result of diligently selling two hundred wailing Miny clones.
[Guaranteed Effect (SSS)]
– Magic defense skill, including abnormal status, magic attack, etc.
– Transformed from “Unshakeable Doubt (Taurus)”
– Magic defense effect, including all abnormal status (100% absolute defense).
– Its effect is perfect, but it also embraces pain (accompanied by horrible headache, stomachache, fainting, muscle pain, etc.) as a risk.
A green light surged forth when the new magic defense skill of the Serpent Bearer was activated. Lee Gun’s magical energy, which was being sucked out by Oblivion’s power as if it were vapor, was blocked by a green barrier. As if it were a shield, it stopped his magical energy from being stolen. There was more.
[Fragment of Abundance]
This was the data he had acquired when the unknown civilization had invaded. He had developed some immunity toward the unknown civilization. It allowed him to last a certain period within Oblivion’s body. Of course, the period wasn’t long.
[Warning! It’ll be dangerous if you stay here long.]
[You can stay here for three hours at most.]
‘Three hours should be enough.’
Of course, if that time ran out, he would immediately cease to exist. This was why he urgently looked at his surroundings.
‘I can still feel her energy.’
Lee Gun had jumped into Oblivion when he felt Hailey’s presence. He didn’t know what had happened. However, he had a realization when the memories of Hailey had disappeared, and he had sensed her energy within the monarch.
‘She was swallowed up. I’m sure of it.’
She would never jump inside the monarch herself, so someone else must have pushed her. It didn’t matter in the end.
‘I’ll have to take her out of here.’
Otherwise, Hailey would disappear from this world, like Yeonwoo. It would be death.
Lee Gun felt her energy slowly weaken. At the very least, he couldn’t watch someone near him get eaten by this monster again.
Therefore, Lee Gun intended to head toward Hailey’s direction when…
Koo-goo-goong!
“!”
Eyes flashed within the typhoon. He didn’t even need to ask who this was.
[Oblivion is puzzled.]
[Oblivion is puzzled as to why you weren’t digested.]
Why else?
‘I have Divine status.’
Oblivion seemed to be unaware that Lee Gun was a Zodiac.
Lee Gun’s eyes flashed as he picked up Heaven’s Punishment.
‘Three hours will be enough.’
Koo-goo-goong!
“Uh?” Lee Gun flinched in surprise.
The reason was a change that occurred within his body.
[Humans and disciples have forgotten the existence of the Serpent Bearer.]
[No disciple in the world remembers the Serpent Bearer.]
[The Serpent Bearer’s power will disappear.]
“?!”
Along with the notification, the magical energy of the Serpent Bearer disappeared from Lee Gun’s body.
Lee Gun, who had been like a telephone pole that stood tall in a storm a moment ago, was sent flying like a plastic bag swept up in that same storm.
“Ahhhk!”
It was a rare occurrence. Lee Gun cursed as he was sent flying like a mere fly. “Oh Taeksoo! You dumb bitch!!!”
Of course, he had prepared for this possibility once he jumped into Oblivion. Still…
“How dare you forget me with 600% faith!”
When he would get back, Hugo would pay for this!
In the end, Lee Gun was sucked into the fog. However, that wasn’t the serious part.
[Warning! The maximum period you can spend here has decreased to thirty minutes.]
[You are starting to lose memories.]
The amount of time he could stay here had decreased, and he started losing his memories, like Hailey.
‘Please marry me!’
‘Uncle! Please marry me!’
‘That’s surprising. You’re still alive.’
‘M-My name is Hugo! Teacher! I fell for you! Please take me as your student!’
It was as if his memories were melting away. They disappeared one by one.
On the other hand, his loss of memories seemed to help him.
‘!’
Lee Gun had fallen into the same location as Hailey, and he saw something.
“…!”
It was a golden light.
Lee Gun laughed when he checked what was inside the light.
‘I found her.’
It was Hailey, who was about to disappear.
Lee Gun tried to head toward her.
Koo-goo-goong!
“!”
However, strange beasts came out of the fog. They seemed to be the other spirits Oblivion had swallowed.
At that moment, Lee Gun’s eyes flashed, as if to say that they should piss off. Then, an odd symbol appeared in one of his eyes.
Pahng!!
The monsters that had been running toward Lee Gun ran away in fear.
Lee Gun then headed toward Hailey, who was sinking. And then, he saw it. He saw a curious sight flashing around Hailey.
The light contained the memories extracted from Hailey, and most of them were related to him. Or, they were the memories of her being abused by the monarch.
[You shouldn’t do anything, Princess!]
[Shut up!]
Hailey looked younger than her current self; she looked to be in her late teens. It was right before the monsters had invaded the earth.
These memories surprised Lee Gun.
[Another accident must have occurred nearby, Director.]
[Oh my! Is that so?]
[Are Yeonwoo and Junwoo here?]
This memory was from a time before the monsters had appeared in public.
Hailey had protected Lee Gun when he was in high school. This was also true after the monsters had appeared.
Hailey stayed hidden as she kept an eye on Lee Gun, killing the monsters for him. Of course, she didn’t do it indefinitely. She did it until she became a Zodiac Saint.
This puzzled Lee Gun.
‘Does she know me from before?’
It was odd since he had seen Hailey for the first time only after he had awakened.
‘If you don’t want to die, fuck off!’
He was puzzled as he thought about that moment, but it didn’t matter right now.
Lee Gun tried to grab Hailey’s hand as she was about to disappear. However, what happened next surprised him.
Ss-rrk!
Her body changed into a gelatinous form, and her hand melted away.
Lee Gun quickly pulled Hailey’s body toward him.
Ss-rrk!
However, her body lost shape as it started to disappear.
‘Shit! I was too late.’
However, right before Hailey was about to disappear without a trace…
Flash!
[The Creation ability has been activated.]
* * *
“Hailey…!”
Hailey opened her eyes when she heard a familiar voice. It was a familiar voice that she seemed to have heard before.
‘This voice is….’
Hailey was sure of it. She was sure this kind voice was…
“Lee Gun…!” Her eyes flashed open, and Hailey almost screamed.
The man before was so close to her that their lips were about to touch. Moreover, this man was Lee Gun.
Hailey’s face turned bright red when she realized this. She screamed. “Kyahhhhhk!!”
“Ah! I guess you don’t need CPR.”
CPR?! Hailey regretted the missed opportunity so much that she was about to faint again.
On the other hand, Lee Gun was satisfied to see that Hailey had gotten up. He then looked at his hands in puzzlement.
‘That wasn’t the power of the Serpent Bearer.’
Her being revived was amazing, but at the same time, she looked at Lee Gun with an odd look in her eyes. “Why didn’t you disappear….!”
The more that she thought about it, the more something seemed off.
Lee Gun did possess Divine status, but Hailey couldn’t accept that he could remain unaffected to this degree based on only that.
Soon, Hailey bit her tongue.
‘Is it Time?’
Time was oddly obsessed with Lee Gun, as Lee Gun was the Serpent Bearer. However, if that weren’t the case, his obsession would be connected to the reason Lee Gun had survived being swallowed up by Oblivion twenty-four years ago.
Lee Gun grabbed Hailey. Getting out of this place was more important right now. “Let’s go. I can’t last too long here. It’ll be best if we get out of here within five minutes.”
Of course, Oblivion wasn’t someone that would let them leave so easily.
Koo-goo-goong!!
The monarch felt the anomaly that had occurred within its body. It let its power run amok, to exterminate Lee Gun and Hailey.
Thick thorny vines appeared around Lee Gun and Hailey in all directions!
“Koohk!”
“Hailey!”
They seemed to be made out of the substance that made up Oblivion.
‘It’s Oblivion’s real body!’
The vines were a part of Oblivion’s body. As if to prove this, the vines grabbed Hailey and Lee Gun. The situation was on a completely different level than before.
Kwah-jeek!
“Kuhk!”
The vines fiercely wrapped around Hailey’s neck and Lee Gun’s body.
[You have lost a memory]
[You have lost a memory]
[You have lost…]
Was it because his Divine status was completely gone? Lee Gun could no longer hear the voice. And since they couldn’t use Divine power, they couldn’t even use their skills. It was the worst-case scenario.
‘Shit! This is why Time treasures this monster.’
Was it because Oblivion was powerful or did it have to do with a different special reason? Whatever the reason was, Time treasured Oblivion.
Hailey’s hands shook as she was about to take out an item from her pocket. It was the item considered to be the weakness of the monarchs.
‘I have to give this to Lee Gun….’
However, Oblivion also knew this. It snatched the item from Hailey’s hand.
Finally, the vines were about to wrap around their heads! However…
Flash!
Light exploded forth at that moment.
[Kee-ehhhhhhk!!]
The vines encircling Lee Gun were brutally ripped apart. The twitching vines looked taken aback as they slowly backed off.
Lee Gun’s eyes flashed in contempt. “Just the mere act of touching me is painful?”
The vines flinched.
Lee Gun let out a savage laugh as he wiped away the sticky liquid. “That’s good. I have something to ask you.”
[…!]
“Is the one you ate twenty-four years ago still here?”
Oblivion suddenly became very restless.
At the same time, Hailey’s eyes turned round. The reason was the odd power emanating from Lee Gun.
[The power of the original owner has awakened.]
* * *
At that moment…
Koo-goong!
Frey looked at the sky in surprise.
“!”
His gaze landed on Oblivion.
‘What was that right now?’
Frey had sensed an extremely strong power. It was an ominous power that made even the gods anxious!
Frey’s face turned pale.
‘No way! It can’t be that bastard, right?’
He was referring to Lee Gun. Of course, there was almost zero chance that it was Lee Gun. That power was different from Lee Gun’s power.
Although Frey had felt it for only an instant, he didn’t think Lee Gun could generate that much power. On the other hand, Lee Gun had caused trouble for them numerous times.
‘There is no way he’ll escape from there, right?’
Koo-goong!
As if Oblivion had recognized the fight being put up, its power became much stronger.
Kwah-jeek!!!
Red eyes flashed inside the fog that seemed to be Oblivion.
Then, the power Frey had felt disappeared completely. Frey inwardly let out a sigh of relief.
‘That surprised me.’
He seemed to have been mistaken. No, he hadn’t been mistaken. Lee Gun had probably failed after putting up a fight.
Kwah-jeek!
[!]
Suddenly, Frey furrowed his brows. Arrows were flying toward him.
It was Hugo.
Frey’s eyes flashed with clear killing intent.
‘Is it Sagittarius?’
After the Serpent Bearer had disappeared, did Sagittarius lend his power to Hugo?
However, Sagittarius had his hopes up high by a bit.
[With this, Sagittarius expects his old Zodiac Saint’s faith to rise.]
But…
[It is useless.]
Frey activated his skill. This skill would extract the souls of Hugo and his family members.
[I’ll make you guys slave fairies.]
In the end, they were plunged into the Fairy Garden.
[They’ll be reborn as fairies.]
Kwah-jeek!!!
Suddenly, the ground shook. Something flew toward Hugo and his family, trying to tear into them. To be precise, this included Frey too!
Frey became surprised when his skill failed.
“Kee-ehhhhhk!”
The one trying to eat them was Red Eye, who Lee Gun had left behind after using it as a launching pad!
Until now, the monster had been unconscious. As soon as it woke up, it attacked Hugo’s party since it was hungry.
“Kee-ehhhhhk!!”
It had completely forgotten about Lee Gun’s existence. And so, it was afraid of nothing. It started to destroy the earth with glee.
The Chun siblings shook at the monster’s appearance.
“Shit! That’s humanity’s worst monster…!”
Frey looked surprised too.
On the other hand, Hugo furrowed his brows. “That’s Red Eye! Didn’t you defeat it?”
[…!]
“I’m pretty sure you said you defeated all the monsters within the Devil’s Tower. You should be able to defeat it easily, right?”
That bastard…
Frey became angry, but Hugo continued to bait him. “Please be honest. You cannot defeat it, right? There is no way the domes would be breached in such a lousy manner if you were able to defeat Red Eye, right?”
[Impudent bastard…!!]
Frey tried to kill Hugo when…
“Yes. I don’t know his name, but someone else defeated Red Eye!!”
[!]
Suddenly, a green light appeared before them. It was none other than the power of the Serpent Bearer!
Kwahng!!!
At that moment, Oblivion screamed in the sky. Then, something shot out of the barrier.
