It was a tremendous sight.
A sight as if lightning was falling from the sky.
Along with that unbelievable sight, a giant monster split in two and collapsed onto the American plains.
*Kung!!!*
First its rump hit the ground, then its torso. Last was its head.
Moreover, due to its size, the sound of it falling was like a bomb exploding.
*Kugugung!*
At the same time, a strong wind pressure arose.
“Aack!”
The holy disciples nearby were unable to withstand the wind pressure and fell backward.
“Kyaaak!”
It was a tremendous shock.
And around the time the hazy dust gradually settled, the people who finally opened their eyes doubted their own eyes.
“R-Red Eye!”
Yes.
The Red Eye that had been rampaging fiercely toward the city just moments ago was lying cut in two.
Thanks to that, the holy disciples were left with their mouths agape, unable to say anything.
But that was only for a moment.
“It’s been caught.”
Someone’s muttering was the start.
“It’s been caught!!”
A heart-pounding cheer erupted.
“Igeon caught the Red Eye!!!”
Finally, the cheer echoed across the plains.
Cheon Seongjae was outright sobbing.
“Uncle, you’re amazing!!! As expected, you’re the best!”
Tears were soaking the ground.
Faith was piercing the sky.
Cheon Yuha also couldn’t close her mouth. Her heart was racing.
On the other hand, the holy disciples who had seen the same scene seemed flabbergasted.
Even after seeing the sight before their eyes, they seemed unable to understand.
No, no matter how much Steven had said that the strategy for the Red Eye was Igeon, this was too much.
“Is that possible??”
“No, how can you cut something that size in two with a single sword strike!”
The holy disciples looked like scientists witnessing a supernatural phenomenon that couldn’t be explained scientifically.
But regardless, Igeon walked toward the bisected Red Eye.
[You have dealt with a vicious calamity]
[Experience points greatly increase]
[The attendant gods who were secretly watching the situation are horrified]
[The attendant gods monitoring Ophiuchus hastily leave their posts to report]
Igeon laughed as if disgusted.
It seemed that the attendant gods of those constellations, whether Libra or the one attached to Libra, had been tailing him.
Well, since they had planned to bring about his downfall, it might have been a natural course of action.
However.
‘Even if they summoned something, why did it have to be the Red Eye.’
Well, it was the best target for instilling fear in humanity.
In fact, the Red Eye was a top-tier monster that had once tried to annihilate humanity.
Even the Saints couldn’t catch it.
Moreover, the cunning Libra had used an even more vicious trick this time.
[Skill energy is felt from the Red Eye’s corpse]
[The power of an unknown civilization and a Holy God are combined]
Yes. They had actually revived it, making it even stronger than before.
Even though it smelled like a corpse, it meant that it had become stronger in terms of power.
So, probably, even he wouldn’t have been able to cut this thing in two with ordinary methods.
But so what.
‘This bastard is someone I’ve killed and killed again thousands of times.’
If there was something the cunning Libra overlooked, it would be exactly that.
Because he had caught and caught the Red Eye in the resetting tower.
Thanks to that, he had become so familiar with its minute movements and weaknesses that he could find them even with his eyes closed.
And yet they bring such a thing before me?
Well, whatever, it was fine.
“Igeon-nim!”
The Sagittarius holy disciples and the Cheon siblings who had been watching hurriedly ran to Igeon.
Because of the distance, just running was difficult.
The fact that Igeon had flown that far distance as if it were his own front yard was all the more remarkable.
However, they examined Igeon.
“Igeon-nim. Are you alright?”
“Uncle! Are you okay?”
But they, who had been approaching, soon had no choice but to scream.
*Kugugung!*
Because the rolling Red Eye’s leg twitched.
“What! Ah, it’s not dead?!”
But whether they were surprised or not, Igeon headed toward the Red Eye’s stomach.
And in an instant, he thrust his hand into its stomach.
*Puhak!*
Finally, as blood spurted into the sky, the holy disciples were startled.
“Igeon-nim?!”
Igeon began tearing out the Red Eye’s stomach.
*Puhak!*
“U-Uncle!”
They were very flustered.
And for good reason, since the monster’s organs were filled with venom.
And for a monster of the Red Eye’s caliber, the pinnacle of monsters, that venom would be at the level of hydrochloric acid.
“Even a little contact would be fatal…!”
But Igeon was nonchalant.
“Hmm, not this one. Not that one either.”
“……?!”
Igeon, who had completely settled himself down, flung the contents of the stomach around.
[Red Eye: Poison Grade (S)]
[Ophiuchus’s trait is being displayed]
[Trait: Myriad Poisons as One (Poison Resistance)]
[Poison of a lower grade cannot dare poison the master of Ophiuchus, who is composed of poison]
“Ah, you bastard, you ate so much for a corpse. There are so many damn organs.”
*Puhak! Puhak!*
As if it bothered him, Igeon shredded and flung the contents apart.
From blood vessels to intestines, to undigested animals.
Thanks to that, Gote once again clamped his mouth shut, gagging.
The scene of grinding a toad with a windmill spin came back to him.
But Igeon, who had a strong stomach, dug into the stomach while covered in blood.
And.
“Oh, found it.”
“!”
“As expected, it’s intact.”
Igeon smiled with satisfaction and pulled something out of the stomach.
And everyone was horrified by the object Igeon had brought out.
“Th-That’s!”
“It’s an arm!”
Yes.
What Igeon had brought out was none other than Steven’s arm.
But surprisingly, even inside the stomach, it had maintained its form.
It must have been thanks to the golden magic power enveloping the thick arm.
[It is receiving the Holy God’s protection]
Even in decay, a fine fish remains a fine fish. It wasn’t for nothing that it was Saint-level.
Since the Holy God’s power was strong, it wouldn’t rot or melt under normal circumstances.
It wasn’t for nothing that Yang Wei’s corpse hadn’t decayed.
And as if he had expected it, Igeon, having retrieved the arm, looked at the Red Eye with satisfaction.
“Alright then, shall I claim it as mine?”
Igeon activated a skill.
[Using skill]
He had not completely finished off the Red Eye for this very moment.
If he captured it, it could be influenced by Ophiuchus, and then he could continuously regenerate it and cut off its body parts to use.
‘With this, I’ll be able to make a ton of SS-grade equipment.’
Things to clothe and shelter his cute holy disciples, that is.
But then, at that moment.
[Failed to use capture skill]
[Cannot be used on a dead target]
“?!”
At the unexpected message, Igeon was rarely surprised.
When he, flustered, looked at the Red Eye’s face, the Red Eye, which had been moving faintly until just now, was completely still.
Because of that, sparks flew in Igeon’s eyes.
“Hey! What do you mean you’re already dead! Why did you die!”
At those words, the Sagittarius holy disciples were dumbfounded.
No, isn’t that not something to say after cutting it into two pieces like that?
In the end, Igeon clicked his tongue.
“Ah. I should’ve just sliced its belly.”
Since he had adjusted his power somewhat, he hadn’t thought it would die so easily.
Igeon, who would never admit that his own power had grown, picked up his axe as if it couldn’t be helped.
Well, I’ll just make the most of what’s left.
After all, even he couldn’t resurrect it.
But then, at that moment.
*Kugugugung!*
“!”
An astonishing thing happened.
As soon as the Red Eye’s life was completely extinguished, as if in response, a yellow light rose from its body.
[Libra’s remaining magic is activated]
[The body of the deceased resurrects]
At that sight, Igeon raised the corners of his mouth.
And the Red Eye, which had been split in two, began to slowly reattach.
*Drrrrrk!*
People screamed.
“I-It’s coming back to life!”
It was a sight as if a corpse was being assembled and resurrected.
And the Red Eye, its body fully reattached, once again howled toward the sky.
“Kieeeek!”
At that, the holy disciples fell into despair, and Igeon’s eyes flashed.
The Sagittarius holy disciples nearby urgently drew their bows.
“Damn it! Prepare to attack!”
Cheon Seongjae and Cheon Yuha also hastily activated their skills.
Terrified, they were completely frozen.
‘Damn it. To think it would revive again!’
But then, at that moment.
*Ppakak!*
“Kieeek!!!”
The Red Eye fell backward. The blood spurting into the sky was a bonus.
And the Red Eye, with a sword mark on its torso, looked at Igeon as if enraged, but.
“You revived well, you bastard.”
Igeon, as if delighted, used his skill.
[Using capture skill]
A bluish-green light enveloped the Red Eye.
But then, at that moment.
[Too rebellious]
[Capture skill has failed]
Along with that, a murderous glint flashed in Igeon’s eyes.
“You bastard. You haven’t been beaten enough yet?”
No sooner had the words left his mouth than an explosion sound rang out.
*Kwaang!*
Along with that, the Red Eye howled.
The Red Eye was cut down by Igeon again. This time, it was bisected horizontally, not vertically.
And though the Red Eye’s life was cut off, it didn’t matter.
[Libra’s price is exerted]
The Red Eye, revived once again, growled toward Igeon.
But it felt like its momentum had diminished somewhat compared to before.
And for good reason; the Red Eye itself must have been flustered.
It must have been strange that a mere human’s attacks didn’t work on it.
Still, it hadn’t lost its pride as the leader of monsters.
Sure enough.
“Kieeek!”
It charged at Igeon, roaring even more ferociously than before.
As if to say, ‘How dare I become a captive of a mere human?’
Even though it had been struck by that bastard’s attack just moments ago, it must have just been lucky.
It hadn’t yet used its full power.
Indeed, the Red Eye’s magic power was steadily rising as it roared fiercely.
At the same time, its body was growing larger!
The holy disciples were aghast.
“W-What! It’s even more… than before!”
But Igeon smiled as if it were nothing.
“Well, I don’t mind you keep attacking. But don’t you remember me?”
At that, the Red Eye’s gaze turned to Igeon.
A look as if to say, ‘How dare I remember a bug-like human?’
But as it stared at Igeon like that for 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds.
For a moment, silence flowed.
And.
“Kking!?”
The Red Eye completely froze.
Though its face and build were completely different, it must have recalled Igeon by scent.
Although it had been resurrected as a dead being, its memories hadn’t disappeared.
And the Red Eye clearly remembered.
The face of the human who had blown its head off inside the tower.
And the scent of that relentless human who had stabbed it thousands of times, cut it, killed it, killed it, and killed it again!
It recalled that human among humans with whom it must never associate.
In the end, at the moment the flustered Red Eye tried to flee!
*Puhak!!!*
The Red Eye was bisected again.
And as it regenerated again by Libra’s power, Igeon smiled chillingly.
“Alright. Let’s see whether you win or I win. Whatever price Libra paid, it’ll end someday.”
“Ki, Kieek!!?!”
Again, its body was sliced and split.
A brutal and merciless scene unfolded.
And how much time had passed? It was when the holy disciples were blankly watching that scene.
“What the. Where did my material pouch go?”
Igeon, who had been peeling off the scales of the bisected Red Eye, searched his chest.
At the same time, Cheon Seongjae came running.
“Ah, here it is! The one Uncle dropped earlier!”
“Oh, thank you.”
“But something strange also fell along with the material pouch, are you okay?”
“What? Something dropped? What is it?”
Cheon Seongjae searched his own pocket.
“It was a part with Dad’s name written on it….”
Igeon, realizing what it was, answered nonchalantly.
“Ah. That’s leftover material from fixing your dad’s divine relic.”
“Really? It had three stars drawn on it, so I thought it was important…”
“!”
Soon, Igeon looked at the object Cheon Seongjae held out.
It was a rod that looked like a connector part.
And attached to it was a post-it note that read ‘★★★ (Taeksu)’.
“…….”
At the same time, sweat beaded on Igeon’s face as he looked at the part.
A face that seemed to say, ‘Why is this here?’
“Uncle?”
Igeon hastily shoved the part into his own pouch.
“Ah. Uh. It’s leftover. It’s nothing.”
He cleared his throat and approached the Red Eye.
Well, whatever. It’ll be fine.
* * *
Meanwhile, around that time.
“Damn it, that’s!”
Sagittarius Sanctuary.
Taurus, who had come to threaten Hugo, was flustered.
And for good reason; the object Hugo had taken out was the very divine relic of Sagittarius that they had destroyed.
Sure enough,
“Damn it, how can a completely shattered weapon!”
A tremendous flame flew toward Taurus.
*Kwaang!*
Because of that, Taurus, who had dodged, was very flustered.
‘This is ridiculous. How can that be.’
How could an object that even the Holy God of Creation couldn’t fix be revived!
But soon, he frowned.
‘Igeon!’
It was unmistakable.
There was no one who could do such a thing except Igeon.
Sure enough, Hugo confidently aimed his bowstring.
“I’ll take this opportunity to wipe you all out and become the 1st-ranked constellation.”
Now, it was possible. And this time, truly, I’ll become 1st and laugh at Igeon.
‘A mere Saint of Ophiuchus!’
Hugo arrogantly used his skill.
But then, at that moment.
*Kwajik.*
Huh?
An ominous sound came from the bow he was drawing well.
And.
*Kwajijik!*
The bowstring slipped off and the bow bent, and Hugo screamed.
“Eueong?!”
Hugo’s face turned pale.
(To be continued in the next episode)