An audible creak reverberated in the air as Hugo turned his neck. The expression on his face was a sight to behold. First, the light in his eyes wasn’t something you’d see in a human; his facial muscles were frozen. For a moment, he looked like he had turned into the terminator. His reaction was to be expected. “Marry?”
Lee Gun started sweating bullets when he felt Hugo look at him. It wasn’t without reason. “Mmm. You shouldn’t use your royal skill, Taeksoo.”
That was right. A nightmarish flame was surging up in the Archer Saint’s hand. It was starting to take shape into a bow.
Lee Gun knew the skill very well. It was the Archer Saint’s Royal skill(SS rank). Hugo had developed this skill as Lee Gun had taught him how to fight. It was Hugo’s ultimate move. However, the Archer Saint could do nothing with it.
“You realize that’s useless against me, right?” Lee Gun said.
Hugo’s skill ignorantly consumed the magical energy of the user. Moreover, this was the completely wrong situation to use it too. The skill wasn’t a single-target skill. It was an AOE skill used for destruction. Such a skill shouldn’t be used in this place. So, Hugo bringing out that skill showed that he was being an idiot.
“Hey, Taeksoo?”
“Marry?” Hugo ignored his words.
“Hey, Taeksoo. Put away that shitty bow.”
“Marry?”
“You shouldn’t aim it at me since you won’t be able to hit me.”
“Marrrrrrry?”
“Listen to m—”
Kwhang!
A large explosion erupted where Lee Gun was standing. It happened so fast that one barely became aware of it.
Was it because of the sound? Voices could be heard from a distance.
“What the hell! What’s going on!”
“Over there! I see Lee Gun. He’s the one who showed up at the press conference!”
“What? We need to interview him! Hurry up and bring the camera!”
The sound of nearby reporters rushing toward them rang out, but Hugo didn’t care. He continued his bombardment.
The Chun siblings screamed.
“Dad! No! He isn’t a monster! He’s Uncl…”
“That’s right. There’s no way you can win against uncle!”
“…?!”
They really were going to do him like that?
As he snorted, Lee Gun decided to do one better. “You really raised your kids well. They only speak facts.”
The enraged Hugo pulled back the string of his bow. “Go back into the tower again!” This time, he unleashed a five-hit combo.
Pah-ba-bahk!
“I had never even heard such words from my daughter!” Hugo didn’t delay even one second. As soon as he raised his hand, the ground in front of him exploded.
Kwahng!
The Chun siblings were surprised, but Lee Gun took the attack in stride. He landed after jumping into the air. His reaction speed was so fast that it gave one goosebump.
Hugo was a Saint who received his power straight from his god. The accuracy of his bullseye skill was mind-boggling. Moreover, the power contained in his arrows was strong enough to explode everything.
In other words, the Archer Saint was shooting legendary arrows. It was said that Hugo could hit a target halfway around the world with these arrows. And these arrows could blow apart their target, whatever it may be.
However, one person had been able to dodge Hugo’s arrows in the past.
Shweek! Sshweek!
“…!” Lee Gun dodged the arrows as if they weren’t a big deal. He just had to move his head.
This impressed Chun Yooha and Chun Sungjae. In the beginning, they were worried about their father and uncle. They had tried to stop the fight, but now, they no longer did so.
“As expected of Uncle!”
“Crazy! How can he move so fast?”
The siblings didn’t even think about the fact that their father was the one shooting the arrows.
Hugo became enraged at their reactions. ‘Can’t this bastard just take a hit to save my face?’ In his anger, he brought out a skill he normally wouldn’t use.
[Grant Transparent Attribute (S)]
This made Lee Gun flinch. Normally, Hugo used this skill only when he was facing a Red zone monster. It was too cheap and dangerous a skill to use against humans.
Lee Gun heard a warning, a warning he had never heard before.
[Warning! You are facing an attack that can’t be detected.]
[It is a strike all of whose presence has been erased.]
[You have to unleash the Serpent Bearer’s holy ground to protect your body]
But why would Lee Gun do that?
Tuhk! Tuhk!! Tuhk!!
Lee Gun moved almost at the speed of light as he grabbed the invisible arrows with his hands. Three arrows appeared in his hands. ‘I’m sorry, but you telegraphed it.’
This meant Hugo’s attack had been too honest. The Archer Saint wasn’t crafty, so Lee Gun could tell the trajectory of his arrows. Of course, normal people couldn’t grab those arrows even If they knew the trajectory.
Why?
There was no way someone could snatch a bullet out of the air even if they knew the gun was aimed at their head.
Chun Sungjae let out a fierce cry as he shot this scene with his camera. The Crab Saint was the fastest man, yet he seemed like a snail in comparison to his uncle. Chun Sungjae realized that if he uploaded this to youtube, it would create an uproar.
Lee Gun sneered after dodging all the arrows. “As I said before, the Archer Saint got nothing on me.” As if dodging Hugo’s attack wasn’t enough, Lee Gun had derived benefits from the exchange. It was set up that way.
Why?
[You have humiliated the Sagittarius.]
[You have acquired a massive amount of Saint EXP]
[You have acquired a massive amount of Saint EXP]
[You have acquired a massive amount of Saint EXP]
[You have gained attributes.]
[Provoke +3]
The attribute of the Serpent Bearer had increased due to Lee Gun dumping on the Saint. In other words, his attributes increased as he fought. Therefore, Lee Gun said, “Hey. You’ll never win against me no matter how hard you try. The fact that your kids like their uncle more than you won’t change. Just give up and go eat snickers…”
“Hey!!”
‘Did I miss the mark?’ Lee Gun was worried(?) in his own way, so he had spoken the truth. He wanted Hugo to give up, but his words made Hugo flip out.
Until now, it seemed the Archer Saint had kept his marbles. Now, he had lost his mind. In a blind fury, Hugo threw something.
Crash!
The item that had just broken was a sculpture shaped like a horse.
[You have paid the rental fee to the god.]
As soon as the notification rang from his phone, Hugo disappeared. Even Lee Gun was having a hard time locating him. Suddenly, an arrow flew toward him from an unknown direction. The arrow had come down from the sky with other arrows following suit. Several thousand flaming arrows rained down on Lee Gun.
[Caution! The Sagittarius’s anger has been unleashed.]
“If you’re so good, why don’t you dodge this!” Hugo shouted.
[The <Archer Saint> has released his holy ground]
[<Archer Saint>’s holy ground skill has been activated.]
[Caution! The holy ground is trying to wield its influence over you.]
As if it had been waiting for this, the god had joined the fight.
A vein popped out on Lee Gun’s face. “You guys are really going there?”
They were pushing it. Hugo was using an attack he would use on Red Eye against Lee Gun. Of course, Hugo was well aware that Lee Gun wouldn’t react unless hit with an attack of this caliber.
This development made the Chun siblings react in fright. They thought their father was taking things too far, and they planned on teleporting him away. However, before they could act…
[The Serpent Bearer’s Five Senses have automatically activated to combat the god’s power.]
Lee Gun’s eyes turned into those of a snake.
[The Serpent Bearer’s physical attributes were increased.]
He disappeared in an instant. The bombardment from the sky became useless against him.
[Your agility has increased]
[Your agility has increased]
[Your agility has increased]
[Your agility has increased]
By the time Hugo realized something was wrong, Lee Gun was already in front of him.
Lee Gun yelled, “That’s enough! Bastard! I was going easy because you’re my friend!”
Bah-gahk!
Lee Gun’s foot landed on Hugo’s face.
***
<“The Archer Saint, who’s an adult, was kicked in the face by a high schooler.”>
<“Is his opponent really Lee Gun?”>
<Kick to the Face! The photo has instantly risen in popularity to gain a place in the Picture Hall of Fame.>
<The footage of the press conference has garnered tens of millions of views!>
The group was at the holy ground of the Archer Saint. Hugo’s hand shook as he read the news on his handphone. The picture of him being sent flying by Lee Gun had made the front page of the news. It was an enormous picture.
“Really? How the hell did they take this picture!” He couldn’t believe it.
Of course, it was side news compared to the news about Lee Gun crashing the press conference.
“I had planned on calling in the reporters today for a press conference. I guess I don’t need to do that! They are doing well by themselves!”
Seo Yehrin, who had been rubbing medicine on the Archer Saint’s angry face, became concerned. “Phew! Why did you do it? You even rented an extremely expensive god skill.”
Hugo, who had been crushed by Lee Gun, became contrite. “That was my fault.”
“You know you can’t win against him, so why did you even try to fight him?”
“What the hell!”
“Still, you got tens of millions of views. Lee Gun-nim will benefit from that. That’s a given. However, we’ll also receive a good amount of money from this publicity. It’ll help us greatly in supplementing the cost of running the temple.”
Hugo had been pouting up until now. Now, his lips started to twitch a little as he tried not to smile. Of course, it wasn’t about the free money.
‘I can’t believe he left a present. It isn’t like him.’ Hugo looked at the present Lee Gun had left behind.
His subordinate showed interest in the present. “What is that, Saint-nim?”
<A Fake Horse That Somehow Looks Like It’ll Make Money> Rank A
The magical energy of the person who touches the item will flow into another. The name of the subject (Lee Gun) has to be written on the item.
Hugo didn’t know the identity of the item, but he was inwardly happy even as he grumbled. “Ah! Gun gave it to me. He said he went a little too hard on me, so he left this behind.”
“Oh my! Lee Gun-nim gave it to you himself?”
“Yup. He said it’s a holy item that brings in money.”
Lee Gun had said the horse was a rare item that he was going to use. However, he had then said his old friend should use it first. It was a peace offering.
‘Does he really think I’ll be happy if he gives me a present?’ Lee Gun had given Hugo this item with him specifically in mind. This was why Hugo decided to let go of the shenanigan with his daughter. Moreover, the words Yooha had spoken afterward played a big role in that too.
[Yes. I think I was a bit too hasty.]
[Yes, yes! Thank you for saying that at the very least!]
Hugo let out a sigh of relief. He was still worried about his daughter, but he could stop his daughter from following Lee Gun around.
‘Also, I told Gun about that symbol too.’ When the explosion had erupted inside Cheongwadae, Hugo had seen that symbol appear on the Gemini Saint’s blade. It was the symbol of the main culprit who had locked Lee Gun in the tower.
Putting that aside for now, Hugo asked, “Where the hell did Gun go?”
“Ah! Lee Gun-nim said he’s going to go see an old friend…”
Hugo was dumbfounded. “What? He has no friends! Also, I’m going to set up a press conference today. I told him to stay put!”
Besides this, another thing bothered Hugo. “What the hell? I don’t see Yooha. Did Yooha say she was going anywhere?”
“Ah! Yooha followed Lee Gun-nim.”
“What?”
“She said she realized something when she saw your fight with Lee Gun-nim. She wants to become a person worthy of proposing to… Ah! No! She said she needs to grow more so that she can get on his level.”
“What?”
“Ah! I’m sure it’s a joke! Also, I heard Lee Gun-nim set her straight…”
It didn’t matter if Lee Gun did that or not. Hugo fainted as he screamed.
* * *
At that moment in time, the Korean Gemini general Choi Sunghyuk felt cold sweat run down his back. He was at Cheonwadae’s temporary command center, and his reaction was inevitable.
“My god! Is it really him?”
“Is he for real?”
Looking imposing, Lee Gun sat in front of them.
All of Cheongwadae’s politicians were frightened by him. In truth, most of the politicians here had taken some form of bribes from the Gemini Saint. They had made Lee Gun into a hero, then diverted the tributes given in Lee Gun’s name for themselves.
That was why they were all trembling in fear. The truth regarding what had happened twenty years ago had been revealed in the previous day’s press conference. It seemed Lee Gun was really back, and the whole world was abuzz about it.
So, naturally, the politicians and their aides were agitated.
“Is he really the person who showed up at the press conference? He’s the one claiming to be Lee Gun?”
“Yes. There is no mistake.”
“No way! How can he be Lee Gun with that face?”
“Uh… There was the video of him kicking the Archer Saint in the face. How many people in the world are capable of sending a Saint flying like that!”
The mouths of the politicians fell open.
The Gemini general Choi Sunghyuk, who had been called to the Cheongwadae, was flustered. ‘Why the hell is he here?’
That was right. About an hour later, a meeting was scheduled at Cheongwadae’s facilities. It was a meeting with the representatives of the Japanese government. The topic was the Gemini Saint’s holy ground, which had been destroyed recently.
‘I heard the Gemini Saint might come to the meeting.’ That was why Choi Sunghyuk was here as an intermediary.
So why was Lee Gun here?
Choi Sunghyuk felt an ominous feeling, and his feelings were soon proven true.
Kwahng!
Lee Gun sat at the head of the table, then brought his feet up on the table. “I heard you guys are handling my assets?”
“…!”
The politicians started sweating at the same time. The current president of Korea was favorable toward Lee Gun, but everyone around him had sold out the hero of the country. Most of them had benefited from selling out Lee Gun. The place was filled with the guilty.
Lee Gun laughed as if he knew this. “I asked the Archer Saint to come here in my stead yesterday. I requested the government to return my assets, and today, I found out that the government suddenly doesn’t want to give it back to me?”
The politicians smiled as if they felt guilty.
“No way! You must be mistaken… Huhk!”
Every one of them felt a chill run up their back when they saw the light in Lee Gun’s eyes.
Lee Gun didn’t care. He laughed as he picked at his ear. “What else did you guys say? I heard different answers. Some said my assets were owned by the Japanese government and the Gemini Saint. I heard some bullshit like that from the politicians here at Cheongwadae.”
As soon as he said those words, most of the politicians turned pale.
Kwahng!
“I’ll make this short.”
“…!”
“You want to get beaten to a pulp, then give me my money? Or do you want to take a beating after you give me my money?”
