Hades was truly taken aback when he heard Lee Gun’s menacing laughter. He had never expected Lee Gun to come to the Divine world looking for his friend. On top of that, Hades never imagined he would be faced with this situation.
His cold gaze headed toward the Hellhound, who was standing next to Lee Gun. The being with the Divine name of Cerberus started to whine. The dog-headed guard placed its hands over its face.
This left Hades dumbfounded. Cerberus was supposed to protect the gate, yet it had its tail between its legs. It had even brought the enemy to Hades. That wasn’t all.
Did he really bring my wife?
‘No! There is no way. That’s a fake.’
His wife wasn’t someone a low-rank god could kidnap.
However, Lee Gun let out a menacing laugh when he saw Hades’s expression. “What? Does she look like a fake?”
Hades flinched at first, but then scoffed.
‘He’s bluffing.’
Did he think Hades wouldn’t be able to recognize his wife? The god of the underworld let out a bloody smile. “Yes. If you want to sell it, you are free to do so. There is no way I’ll trade it for a 600%-faith—”
Before Hades could finish, he heard a familiar sharp voice.
“Husband!!”
“?!!”
Hades’s face crumpled. It was to be expected.
‘Shit. She’s the real deal!’
He couldn’t see her face, but the woman slung over Lee Gun’s shoulder was expressing her anger.
Hades started to sweat. The woman’s way of speaking and energy was identical to that of his wife.
It seemed the snake god had indeed pulled off a shenanigan.
Therefore, the dumbfounded Hades glared at Lee Gun. “It seems your small brain came up with the idea of kidnapping her. Did you really think you’ll be able to swap him for my wife?”
Hades was dumbfounded, but he soon nodded in acknowledgment. At the end of the day, a lowly Construct couldn’t be compared to his partner.
[Divine Name: Persephone (High-rank god)]
[Affiliation: Olympus]
He couldn’t lose Persephone’s Achievements and powers. That had to be prevented at all costs. It was why he had caused Persephone’s death so that she could be passed on to him. He had done so to possess her.
Hades’s eyebrows climbed. “Oh, snake god. I understand your resolve now. I will return your friend. That’s why you should give me back my precious wife—”
“What nonsense are you talking about?”
“What?”
“Taeksoo is Taeksoo! Your wife is your wife! These are two separate matters, idiot!!”
“???”
Hades’s eyes turned round. For a moment, he couldn’t understand what Lee Gun was saying. “What did you just say?”
Lee Gun tapped his finger on his head as if to ask whether Hades was lacking understanding. “Of course, you have to hand over my friend. Your wife will be sold at a high price, and I’ll use the money as a deposit! Do you understand now?”
“What?!!”
“I went into debt because I made some counterfeit money! I need a lot of money to repay the debt! Ha ha ha ha!”
Hades was dumbfounded. “You messed up, so why—!!!”
Hades was about to shout something else when he suddenly held his breath. He realized his opponent wasn’t someone who could be reasoned with.
Moreover, Lee Gun had made a mistake from the beginning when he decided to kidnap Hades’s wife. Persephone was a high-rank god. She had an invincible power that would allow her to get out of this situation.
Therefore, Hades was patient as he waited.
‘My wife is looking for an opening.’
When she would use her power, he would use the opportunity to take her back. So Hades kept staring at the goddess slung over Lee Gun’s shoulder.
One second. Two seconds. Ten seconds. One minute.
“…”
Nothing happened.
His wife was still held over Lee Gun’s shoulder like a sack of rice.
Having run out of patience, Hades yelled, “Partner! What are you doing? Hurry up and use that skill!”
However, Persephone didn’t answer him. Hades’s eyebrows rose at the silence.
‘He must have done something to her.’
Hades had no idea which Divine Status Lee Gun possessed, but it was probably a binding type skill. That made sense for a snake god. It was like how he was able to hide his energy.
In the end, Hades shouted, “I’ll lend you my power! Use your escape ability (Advent of Sprint)! If you use that power…!”
Despite those words, the silence continued.
Hades felt something was off, so he asked, “My partner, are you not using your ability on purpose?”
“Kyahhhk. Please kidnap me, Snake god!”
“??!”
Persephone had never planned on going to Hades in the first place.
Hades was flabbergasted. “You bastard! What did you do to my partner?”
“I did a bit of this and a bit of that?”
“?!”
Hades’s expression was a sight to behold.
Lee Gun merely snorted. In truth, he had merely shaken hands with Persephone when he had met her. From the way she spoke, it had become clear to him that she hated Hades. However, he didn’t care about their backstory.
“If I hand over your house dog and water snakes to the auction house, I’ll be able to make a lot of money!! Ha ha ha ha!” Lee Gun was practically daring Hades to attack. He used Persephone as a shield as he rushed toward Hades.
Hades’s eyes flashed. “How dare a psychotic low-rank god do this!”
When he made a hand gesture, water surged forth from the floor.
[Land of the Dead’s Five Bifurcated River]
[River of Wailing (Cocytus) (3rd)]
Water rapidly filled the palace.
Koo-goo-goo-goong!
“Look at your tragic past to shed tears!!”
‘Oh my! This would allow me to clear my eyes.’
Lee Gun was thankful. When he was about to move his hand…
Pah-ahng!
“!”
Lee Gun emanated a mysterious light.
This light surprised Hades. It was a barrier. Hades’s surprise grew even more when he realized who was the culprit. He turned his head.
“Persephone!!”
Pretending to be unconscious, Persephone feigned ignorance.
In the end, Hades summoned a different water.
[Lake of Fire (Phlegethon)]
“I’ll burn even your soul! Die!”
In a flash, the water turned into fire.
Lee Gun contemptuously laughed. Fire? Did he need to show off his Super Regeneration here?
Before he could do that, however, another light surged forth at that moment!
Pahng!
“Persephone!!”
Persephone pretended to be unconscious. She acted as if she hadn’t heard anything.
Hades’s eyes turned savage as he gnashed his teeth.
“Ferryman!” When he shouted, a man wearing a hood appeared on the floor.
[Divine Name: Charon (Construct)]
[Affiliation: Master of Land of the Dead (Hades)]
[Ferryman that guides souls through the path of death]
A creepy man turned into fog as he instantly disappeared. At the same time, a green light appeared beneath Lee Gun’s feet.
[Master!]
[Boo-oh!]
They were Lee Gun’s Constructs, who had been unable to come out because they were sealed. Two of them were summoned.
One was the god of battle, Frost Giant Jotunn (Meeny). The other was the fat Pixiu (Piggy Bank).
[Currently, you are limited to summoning to Constructs of the Serpent Bearer temple.]
[Your rank is too low.]
[There are restrictions.]
Two were enough. Miny froze the Ferryman, who had turned into fog. Then Pixiu immediately sucked in the frozen Ferryman.
“Ferryman!”
“I’m sorry….”
Having been dismantled in an instant, the Ferryman disappeared. However, it had accomplished something. The Ferryman had carried out its mission before it disappeared.
“!”
[Master!]
Persephone, who had been draped around Lee Gun’s shoulder, was gone. She appeared on the chair that Hades had been sitting in! It was a prison shaped like a chair, and Persephone was unable to break away from the chair.
Hades laughed out loud. “I got my wife back. I don’t need to worry now. I’ll get rid of all of you!” He immediately tried to get rid of Lee Gun.
“Hey, are you sure you really recovered her?”
“!”
Lee Gun mockingly laughed.
Hades flinched. At that moment, his Constructs shouted in fright.
“Master! Mistress is…!”
“She’s gone!”
Persephone was gone. Of course, she hadn’t moved on her own.
When she sat on the chair of the underworld, its restraint ability had been activated.
“Mistress’s energy has vanished from the Divine world!”
“She was kidnapped!”
“?!”
Hades couldn’t sense his wife’s energy. He shook. It was almost as if she had ceased to exist. Hades’s mind was reeling as he glared at Lee Gun. “What did you do to her?”
Lee Gun scoffed. “What nonsense are you talking about? You’re the one who took her.”
Lee Gun smirked. Naturally, he had a guess as to what happened.
“Boo-boo-oh…?!”
For some reason, Pixiu suddenly let out a cold sweat.
Lee Gun suddenly unsummoned Pixiu and Miny!
[An object is struggling with Piggy Bank’s (Pixiu) stomach. Pixiu is in great pain.]
[Its stomach feels like bursting.]
[It has fainted.]
Of course, Pixiu was a low-rank Construct.
Lee Gun wondered how Pixiu was able to secretly kidnap a high-rank god in Persephone. However, that question could be answered later.
“You’re dead.”
Lee Gun’s eyes flashed as powerful magical energy exploded forth.
Boom!!!
“!!!”
Accompanying his red eyes, the magical energy of the Serpent Bearer surged forward.
Hades reflexively felt fear toward that power.
‘This power is…’
It was the power of a common low-rank god.
Shocked, Hades tried to use his power, but Lee Gun was faster.
Bbah-gahk!!!
Lee Gun’s fist landed on Hades’s face.
“Kuh-huhk!”
Lee Gun’s offensive ability was significant. Moreover, he possessed overwhelming physical attributes symbolic of fighting-type gods!
When Hades unexpectedly took a beating, his mind felt dizzy. The being in front of him might now be a low-rank god, but something was off. A simple punch shouldn’t possess this much power.
“You bastard! What are you holding in your fists?”
“Ah. This? It is what you guys hate the most.”
Bbah-gahk!!!
Hades clutched at his stomach.
“Kuh-huhk…!”
The blow was followed by an uppercut, and Hades almost lost consciousness when the attack connected. He had no idea what Lee Gun was using, but he would be in danger if this continued.
‘Shit. I never wanted to use this power against him.’
However, he had no choice right now. Hades glared at Lee Gun. “The master of the floor is informing the Divine world.”
The Constructs within the star palace reacted in shock when they heard Hades’s mumbling.
“M-Master?!! You shouldn’t do it!”
“That’ll benefit only that snake god…!”
“Please expel the enemy that threatens this Dimensional floor!”
“Ahhk! Master!”
A strange light appeared underneath Lee Gun’s feet. Lee Gun’s eyes turned round. The next second, Lee Gun disappeared.
The Constructs looked horrified as they looked at their master.
“You used the right given to the owner of the Dimensional floor!”
“Shut up! I had no choice if I wanted to expel him!”
Hades was the owner of the tenth Dimensional floor. He glared as blood ran freely from his face. He had just used an ability of the Divine world, which only the owners of the Dimensional floors could use.
Expulsion! It was a deal made with the Divine world, and the Divine world loved money. Therefore, this ability consumed a massive number of Talents.
Above all else, the god’s achievement was recorded in the Divine Records. When a god etched a special record, the god became stronger.
“You are declaring to everyone that he’s a dangerous foe. He’s dangerous enough for the owner of a Dimensional floor to request his expulsion!”
“A record like that would be beneficial to….”
Hades groaned. “Just follow me if you plan on talking such nonsense. He had a pass, so he might come back here. We have to move.”
“!”
“He isn’t normal. We’ll go to Olympus and ask for help. I can also ask for help from the gods at the party.”
When Lee Gun had come looking for his Construct, Hades had thought Lee Gun had a trick up his sleeve.
‘He has a bizarre tool that can be used against the gods.’
“However, he can’t go against the gods of the eight great forces relying on a tool…”
At that moment…
Pah-jeek!
“…!!!”
The skin of the region that Lee Gun had struck started to disintegrate. It caused Hades to gulp. The god of death felt the fear of death.
‘Is it not the power of a tool…?’
Therefore, he said, “We have to hurry.”
“What?”
He intoned his next words without realizing it. “I have to run away to a place where he can’t chase after me!”
Hades would go to a place where all the gods would be aligned with him if he gave the order! He would go to a place where no one could enter! Fear gripped him as he quickly headed toward Olympus.
* * *
Around that time…
“This is bad! Valhalla sent a declaration of war. They say they’ll destroy Olympus!”
“Kunlun sent the same message!”
Olympus was turned on its head because some factions of gods had suddenly declared war against them.
“No! Hades-nim isn’t someone who would do such a thing!”
“You’re misinformed! Assassination! We would never….”
Suddenly, Olympus had become isolated, and it was totally a mess within.
“Where is Hades? The Great Zodiac is angry!”
“Who is this entertainer?”
Only one being there knew who the entertainer was.
“What’s wrong, Sagittarius?”
“Your complexion has been pale since a while ago. Why are you…”
It was none other than the Zodiac of the Sagittarius temple.
“Ah. It’s nothing.”
Damn it! It couldn’t be. There was no way, right? It couldn’t be him, right??
* * *
[You have been chased out through the Dimensional floor owner’s authority.]
[This is the 18th Dimensional floor.]
[Your opponent has run away to Olympus.]
[Currently, Olympus is under the threat of war.]
[You cannot go to Olympus unless a famous high-rank god allows it.]
[The record of you being a threat to the 10th floor has been recorded.]
[The record in question has manifested a Divine skill.]
Lee Gun laughed in anger when he heard the voice. Of course, he knew such a thing could happen. Still, he was a bit angry when things turned out like this.
‘Taeksoo isn’t on the 10th floor.’
Finding him wouldn’t be too hard since he had Persephone.
[Piggy Bank’s (Pixiu) stomach has burst open. Piggy Bank is unconscious. You cannot summon it.]
[Remaining Time: 17hrs 38 min 21 sec]
There was no way he would wait 17 hours. Moreover, Hades hadn’t run away to somewhere weird like the nether world or the world of torture. It was advantageous for Lee Gun that Hades had run away to Olympus.
Hades had probably run to Olympus since he trusted the gods over there.
‘If it’s Olympus, that bastard should be there too.’
It was unclear as to whether he was dodging Lee Gun. All communication with him had ended after Lee Gun had entered the Divine world, but that didn’t bother Lee Gun.
‘If he refuses to come out, I’ll root him out.’
Lee Gun smirked.
