[Warning. A Lord-class has appeared]
At the same time, the holy city’s inhabitants turned to Lee Geon in shock.
“Wh-what was that just now?”
They scanned their surroundings.
But there was nothing to see.
So the holy city’s people gritted their teeth and raised their weapons.
“It’s a stealth type!”
“We don’t know what it is! Stay alert!”
“More importantly, send a healer! Lee Geon’s been hit in the head!”
At the same time, the Cheon siblings looked at Lee Geon with flustered expressions.
Lee Geon had flown back several hundred meters.
And while it was also the first time they’d seen him go flying like that, it was the sound above all that stood out.
It was truly the sound of several tons of iron shattering a skull!
And the siblings had heard the sound of skulls breaking and people dying on gruesome battlefields many times before.
Naturally, they turned pale and had no choice but to rush toward Lee Geon.
“Uncle! Are you okay?”
“Uncle!”
But it was then.
Thud!
From among the monster corpses, Lee Geon calmly picked himself up.
And at the sight, the holy city’s people who’d been seeking a healer were startled.
“What, he didn’t even bleed?”
“We definitely heard his skull crack...”
Cheon Seongjae’s eyes lit up as he thought, *As expected of Uncle*, and the other holy city people were astonished, but Hyugo alone was completely different.
*Why the hell are you making that face over something so trivial?*
“There’s no way he’d be knocked out like that. How thick has that bastard’s head been since forever?”
At that, Lee Geon glared at him, but Hyugo ignored him completely. It was probably resentment for making him draw the emblem’s dagger without permission.
But despite his expression, Hyugo was extremely bewildered.
In fact, he couldn’t help it.
‘This is insane. Geon went flying?’
That alone was a shock to Hyugo.
And that wasn’t all.
‘Geon couldn’t even sense the enemy’s attack.’
That fact alone made it extraordinary.
As far as he knew, it was as serious as if the world were splitting in two.
Of course, things in the world don’t always go exactly 100% as expected.
Even those called the strongest of humanity, the saint-levels, could get hit and go flying in life.
But his friend was different.
‘Geon is like a ghost.’
Back when he tried to ambush him while he was sleeping, he would always sense it like a ghost and wake up.
Anyway, in the past there were times when his body couldn’t keep up and he’d get hit, but wasn’t this a time when his body was in perfect condition?
Which meant.
‘Is this an opponent even Geon has to be wary of?’
Thanks to that, Hyugo tensed up and gripped his bow. In the blink of an eye, humanity could be annihilated.
And as the Cheon side wished, Lee Geon and everyone else here could be taken down.
Indeed, even Lee Geon was raising the corners of his lips.
[Super Regeneration activates]
It wasn’t that his skull was shattered, but maybe the bone had cracked, because the Super Regeneration skill was activating rapidly.
And at the tingling sensation, Lee Geon raised the corners of his lips.
‘As expected, those bastards have come close.’
The Lord-class. The ones that even the mighty Black Zone monsters serve as kings.
And the one that just sent him flying was surely that Lord-class.
Of course, he hadn’t been directly hit by the creature.
‘It’s magic power.’
It was gone now, but from somewhere, he’d been attacked by its magic power.
But that was exactly why he could only let out a hollow laugh.
‘To not notice at all until it’s right in front of me...’
It was not for nothing that even the holy gods withdrew and gave up subjugating the unknown civilization.
And it was not for nothing that Jijel sold humanity’s information and negotiated with the unknown civilization.
It meant they were so ridiculously strong that even he had to resign himself to throwing his life away.
Well, whatever.
‘Here...’
It was when Lee Geon smiled chillingly and reached out his hand.
“Uncle! Over there!”
At Cheon Seongjae’s urgent shout, Lee Geon turned his head.
And upon turning, Lee Geon flinched.
The place Cheon Seongjae pointed to was none other than the sky above.
A black beast with wings was flying toward humanity.
But soon the holy city’s people stirred.
They couldn’t help it.
“What, Red Eyes...?!”
A dragon resembling Red Eyes was flying through the sky.
Of course, the color was completely different.
Red Eyes’s body color was a dark crimson as if holding red-hot lava.
But what was in the sky now was gray.
Even its size was a bit smaller compared to Red Eyes.
Yet its presence, you could say, was similar to Red Eyes.
But a more alarming figure was appearing.
“Something is riding on its head!”
“Wait, isn’t that a human?”
Yes.
Its face couldn’t be confirmed because it was wearing a helmet, but a figure with a human physique and body was standing on the dragon’s head.
However, their height seemed over two meters for an ordinary human.
Whatever.
[Listen.]
“!!”
The holy city people trembled at the voice resonating in the sky.
And especially the older holy city people trembled at that voice and appearance.
They couldn’t help it.
Perhaps it was when the unknown civilization first invaded Earth.
The time when they suddenly threatened humanity to hand over prisoners and territory if they wanted to live.
It was definitely the voice they heard back then.
So the holy city people could only tremble.
‘Impossible, that bastard from back then has...!’
But the shocking thing was that that wasn’t the end.
“Look over there, he’s holding something!”
“Isn’t that a head?”
With those words, people stirred.
The helmeted man was holding a human head.
And it was a familiar human head.
“Th-that’s the White House spokesperson!”
“Right, the US’s...!”
Perhaps he had visited the White House at some point, but it was unmistakably the head of a government official.
And that wasn’t all.
“There’s another one!”
Kevin flinched at the head draped over his shoulder like a decoration.
The other head was that of a political figure who oversaw humanity in the European unified nations. And not an ordinary person at that. It was an S-class Awakened of Aquarius.
And at the familiar faces, Stephen, flustered, raised his voice.
“Verify this immediately!”
“We are already contacting them! But we’re receiving word that the government has already fallen...!”
Stephen gritted his teeth.
Probably it wasn’t just the US and Europe.
‘Other territories must have already been occupied...!’
At the same time, the helmeted man opened his mouth.
[Saint-levels, listen. Our demand is for humanity’s....]
But it was then.
Crunch!!!
“Kieeek!”
The head of the dragon the helmeted man was riding suddenly flew off.
An axe had flown from the ground and blown the beast’s head off.
Simultaneously, the beast flying in the sky staggered.
Boom!
The helmeted man looked toward where the axe had come from, flustered. And the holy city people were just as flustered.
“U-Uncle!”
The one who threw the axe was none other than Lee Geon.
And at the scene of him throwing the axe outright, Stephen looked at him as if he were crazy.
“Hey! We need to at least hear what he’s saying!”
But Lee Geon got pissed off as if asking what bullshit was that.
“Are you an idiot? Why the hell would you sit there and listen to that?”
Stephen was horrified.
“He might be trying to present terms like 20 years ago!”
At that, Lee Geon reached out his hand as if telling him to piss off.
It was a gesture meaning, what conversation could you possibly have with bastards who bring something like that?
“What more do you need to hear from an enemy who’s killed humans? It doesn’t change the fact that they’re enemies who need to be killed.”
With those words, Lee Geon vanished in an instant.
And the place Lee Geon appeared was none other than right next to the helmeted man!
The moment the helmeted man turned his head, Lee Geon swung the Judgment of the Sky.
Crunch!
Finally, the green flash split the gray dragon’s body and the helmeted man’s shoulder.
Boom!
Green light burst in the sky.
Along with it, the gray dragon and the helmeted man fell to the ground.
And when Lee Geon came down to the ground, the holy city people looked at him with respect.
“Good! With this...!”
But it was then.
[So you’re the one who annihilated the tower brethren cherished by the Lord?]
“!!”
The helmeted man, who they thought had fallen, was walking from a distance.
There was a huge wound on his shoulder, but there wasn’t even a hint of hesitation in the helmeted man’s steps.
He must feel not an ounce of pain. And he summoned a massive greatsword.
At this, everyone trembled in fear.
But Lee Geon alone gave a ferocious smile.
‘Did he just say “tower”?’
It was unmistakable.
Though not the same one, it was a creature similar in scent to the one who had tormented and conducted all sorts of experiments on him in the tower.
‘Though this one is stronger.’
Anyway, that was why Lee Geon’s insides had twisted the moment he saw him. Because the moment he had fallen into a trap came back to him.
Sure enough, killing intent surged from Lee Geon’s eyes.
But it was then.
‘!’
The helmeted man who had been walking from a distance vanished in an instant.
And the place he appeared was right in front of Lee Geon’s eyes!
However, even though his front was blocked, Lee Geon smiled.
[You can execute the enemy with divinity]
At the same time, Lee Geon’s hand moved toward the helmeted man’s neck.
But it was then.
Suddenly, strength drained from Lee Geon’s body.
“!!”
And as Lee Geon, his strength gone, staggered, the helmeted man snatched Lee Geon’s neck and slammed him to the ground.
Boom!!
Startled, the Cheon siblings tried to unleash skills, but it was useless.
“Kieeek!”
Along with the black magic power the helmeted man emitted, massive monsters were summoned around him.
And that wasn’t all.
“Monsters from the north!”
Following the helmeted man’s gesture, monsters were swarming this way.
Moreover, their number was at least tens of thousands!
The holy city people were flustered.
“The numbers are too many!”
In truth, the monsters of the unknown civilization had strong independent tendencies, and most moved independently.
The maximum number that formed groups was several dozen at best.
That was why Red Eyes had been terrifying.
Even in the past, being able to command numbers like that had been the ability of Red Eyes.
And to command such numbers meant...!
‘That bastard is also on the level of Red Eyes!’
Sure enough, the helmeted man laughed.
[20 years ago, that Red Eyes cherished by the Lord. It is an eternal regret that the mightiest calamity has vanished. But if Red Eyes is gone, I shall command instead.]
At the same time, the monsters roared.
Boom!
Screams of dying came from all directions.
And in the meantime, the helmeted man was strangling Lee Geon, trying to kill him.
Lee Geon attempted to break the helmeted man’s arm but soon vomited blood.
“Ugh!”
Damnably, no strength would enter his body. But Lee Geon quickly realized the reason.
‘Right, the symptoms are similar to when I was hit by the core of the Kraken constellation.’
The core of the Kraken constellation that devours gods.
Of course, it was a different type from that venom, but it was certainly similar in how it felt fatal to a god.
And in this guy’s case, rather than the sensation of poison, it was more a feeling of having his strength stolen.
Sure enough.
The helmeted man trying to kill Lee Geon laughed.
[For a Holy God to appear in person, you are truly fearless.]
“……!”
[But judging by the magnitude of power I sense, you are a Holy God that has yet to mature.]
The helmeted man condensed his malevolent magic power as if it were trifling.
That magic power gave off the worst aura, as if to kill a god.
And.
[Seeing that you do not die instantly to my power, you are a creature with decent strength. Well, your divinity is unheard of, so you could be a low-ranking god, but the Lord would be very pleased if I offered him a capable Holy God.]
At those words, Stephen, who was killing monsters and approaching Lee Geon, flinched.
Holy God?
Lee Geon?
But it was then.
Flash!
A green arrow flew toward the helmeted man.
At the same time, the green arrow melted every monster it passed to nothing.
And that was unmistakably the power of the Ophiuchus constellation!
At the sight, the Cheon siblings heading toward Lee Geon were startled.
Though they’d had their suspicions, it was indeed a power like theirs.
And that wasn’t all.
“Even that power, it’s a saint-level?”
At his older sister’s words, Cheon Seongjae couldn’t help but raise his voice.
“What?! A saint-level? Why does Dad enjoy such enviable things! Uncle’s saint is ours!”
And at the power so unmistakable, even Kevin bared his teeth.
“Divine Archer! You too, pretending not to be, you received grace from Lee Geon!! You treacherous bastard!”
At that, Hyugo, who was drawing his bowstring again, raised his voice.
No, what grace from Geon?
The only things he’d received were curses and being completely ignored.
Compared to that, what about the Holy God of Ophiuchus!
‘Of course, the master of Ophiuchus that seems so alluring!’
How many things had been given to him. It was so much that even endless respect wouldn’t be enough.
[Faith rises]
At this, the master of the Scorching Lion roared.
[The master of the Scorching Lion says he will even pay a salary]
But Hyugo flashed his eyes as if telling them to shut up.
At the same time, the green arrow flew again.
Boom!
The arrow that flew struck the helmeted man’s back. This time, it was enough to make the helmeted man flinch.
And that wasn’t all.
The arrow, colliding with the helmeted man’s black barrier, spat out green lightning.
And after a while had passed.
Bang!!!
Finally, the arrow shattered the man’s barrier.
Along with that, the monsters that had been about to head toward the city stopped.
Surely, the power of command that had been moving the monsters was cut off.
At this, the helmeted man gritted his teeth.
[You have obtained a decent saint. But it’s futile.]
With those words, the monsters that had halted began to roar again.
[Humanity is our prey anyway. It’s commendable that a low-ranked god appeared without a saint, but as 20 years ago...]
But it was then.
Lee Geon, being strangled, smiled chillingly.
And he shouted.
[Come forth.]
(To be continued in the next chapter)