Yang Wei looked at the man before his eyes and finally became certain.
‘Right. That eccentric temperament couldn’t possibly belong to anyone else…!’
This was definitely that bastard.
But the moment that thought struck him, Yang Wei’s body trembled like an aspen tree. Because the instant he realized his opponent was I Geon, he became even more confused.
Why?
‘Wait. How did he survive in that place?’
It was the demon tower, of all places. A hell with over tens of thousands of unkillable monsters—how in the world!
And that wasn’t all.
‘And what’s with that appearance!’
He was far too different. His face and age, and even the aura of his demonic energy!
So for a moment, Yang Wei almost thought it wasn’t I Geon but a fake created by Sagittarius.
In fact, the constellation connected to him had a similar reaction.
[The constellation of Aries, master of the Golden Fleece, is greatly flustered.]
[The constellation of Aries, master of the Golden Fleece, is bewildered.]
Hearing that voice, I Geon laughed.
Until now, he could sense the presences of the constellations but not their emotions.
He thought it had become quite convenient, but this came first.
“Hey. Dung hair.”
“Aack!”
When I Geon called, Yang Wei pressed himself tightly against the wall. His expression was like seeing a ghost.
“Y-you, could it really be I Geon…!”
Before he finished speaking, he was kicked.
Pow!
“…Keok!”
“Then you think I’m a fake? Wanna die?”
Suddenly kicked in the face, Yang Wei felt wronged. But whether he felt that way or not, I Geon smiled fiercely and grabbed Yang Wei by the scruff.
He had so many things he wanted to say after meeting his old comrade.
“So. After locking me up and getting out, were you living the good life?”
Yang Wei was horrified by that chilling glare.
Lock him up and leave!
“W-what are you talking about! You fell into a trap! So back then, we had no choice… Keok!”
Yang Wei was hit again. This time in the ribs.
“Heuk…!”
“Wanna die? So you had no choice but to blabber that you guys captured the Red Eye? The bastards who all ran away the moment they saw it because you were scared?”
Yang Wei froze stiff.
But I Geon laughed as if he was rather enjoying it.
“And not content with stealing the credit, you even made me out to be the great martyr who jumped into the trap to protect you bastards?”
Cold sweat dripped down Yang Wei’s spine.
Of course, leaving I Geon behind—given the situation, they could say it was unavoidable.
There were tens of thousands of unkillable monsters inside. If the whole tower hadn’t been sealed, it was as plain as fire that the monsters inside would have engulfed the world.
But as I Geon said, what happened after leaving the tower was something even they had no excuse for.
Sure enough, I Geon’s eyes flashed.
“You’re all dead.”
Crack!
I Geon’s iron-like fist flew into Aries’ face again.
Just seeing the faces of the twelve made I Geon heat up, so he trampled Yang Wei for now.
Crack! Crack!
Thanks to that, Yang Wei, beaten into a bloody pulp, felt like dying.
No matter that he was the wealth god seat who was the least combat-oriented among the seats!
‘Damn it, do you treat the constellations’ protection skills like total shit or what!’
That was why Yang Wei hated I Geon.
He didn’t know how, but strangely, whenever I Geon hit, the constellation’s barrier and protection skills lost their effect.
And whenever Yang Wei set foot on Korean soil, he’d get kicked while being told to scram because he smelled like dung hair.
Even when he scraped together money, weapons, and people to deal with I Geon, he just smashed everything to pieces.
But whether knowing about that dissatisfaction or not, I Geon got angry instead.
“Ah, this bastard, only his toughness got tougher in 20 years. So damn annoying.”
No—when your whole body’s bones are breaking, you don’t call that toughness.
Yang Wei was truly feeling aggrieved when it happened.
[The constellation of Aries, master of the Golden Fleece, is furious.]
[Warning. The constellation of Aries, master of the Golden Fleece, reveals its power, enraged by its saint’s humiliation.]
The twelve constellations each had a divine name attached.
And Iran[1], the seat of the first god that could make anything in the world abundant.
The master’s alias.
At the same time, a ferocious demonic energy burst from Yang Wei.
Flash!
Unable to stand by, the master of Aries—the constellation itself—stepped in directly.
It was a technique possible only for the twelve saints closest to their constellations; simply put, a god directly intervening in its saint’s body.
And.
Thud!
Red blood splattered as I Geon was sent flying. It was because of the horn-shaped demonic energy summoned around Yang Wei.
The horns instantly pierced I Geon’s heart.
Drip, drip!
As if that wasn’t the end, the constellation’s bombardment continued.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
This time, various holy relic weapons were summoned, relentlessly piercing through I Geon’s body.
[Bedbug Extermination (SS)]
- Annihilates thieves who threaten the wealth god. Power increases the more wealth is consumed.
Thud! Thud!
As the wealth god seat, they had amassed quite a lot. Moreover, the summoned weapons were all treasure swords with lethal power!
Thud! Thud!
Weapons were stuck all over him to the point that I Geon’s face couldn’t even be seen.
Finally, when I Geon toppled backward, Yang Wei’s face brightened.
‘Good…! I took him down!’
Of course, he didn’t know how I Geon survived the tower, nor why his appearance had changed.
But.
‘Did you think we’ve just been twiddling our thumbs for 20 years?’
They had been raising their constellations’ power and levels with the experience points and offerings gathered by the followers.
Only then did Yang Wei laugh aloud.
“In the end, you’re just half-pint…!”
But that moment.
“…Huh, huh?!”
Somehow, Yang Wei’s face turned pale as he looked at I Geon. No, he had no choice.
“Ah, that dung-smelling constellation brat.”
“?!”
Horrified, Yang Wei collapsed onto the spot.
I Geon, whose heart was definitely pierced, calmly got up.
“W-what! How!”
This time, Yang Wei and even the Aries constellation were both shocked.
The areas that had burrowed into I Geon’s body were regenerating at an absurd speed.
[The ability of Serpentarius activates.]
[Super regeneration ability automatically activates.]
“……!”
Destroyed cells and nerves regenerated, reconnecting, and torn muscles and skin grew anew.
Even the pierced chest regenerated at a terrifying speed!
So they could only be horrified.
‘This is insane!’
Such super regeneration ability was something even the master of the Holy Grail—the sole healer among the seats—couldn’t achieve.
But I Geon wiped the blood and smiled.
“Yeah, let’s deal with that dog-like possession technique first.”
Still, thanks to that, he’d obtained something good.
[You experienced a near-death state.]
[Condition satisfied.]
[ has been unlocked.]
[You can now use .]
Of course, in the case of , because his level was still low, the regeneration wasn’t perfect.
But taking down that pig and one constellation was no problem.
“The wealth god seat’s weakness is obvious.”
I Geon, with serpent eyes, approached.
Since things had turned out this way, it wouldn’t hurt to test his newly evolved skill—because he didn’t know how it had evolved either.
So, eyes flashing, I Geon raised his demonic energy. The skill could be activated at once.
‘The thirteenth sense.’
But then, an unbelievable thing happened.
Boom!
Suddenly the ground shook heavily.
[The constellation of Aries, master of the Golden Fleece, begins to sweat.]
[The master of the Golden Fleece is severely flustered.]
[The master of the Golden Fleece is shaking, saying that’s impossible.]
[The master of the Golden Fleece cursed and disappeared.]
Suddenly, the red light enveloping Yang Wei flew into the air. The constellation had completely vanished somewhere else.
The most surprised was none other than Yang Wei himself.
“W-wait, what!”
Just like when the followers vanished, even the Aries constellation had fled.
Yang Wei was so dumbfounded he even cursed.
‘What in the…!!’
He couldn’t understand the current situation.
On the other hand, I Geon raised the corner of his mouth.
“What? It disappeared on its own without me lifting a finger?”
“?!”
I Geon, thinking it turned out well anyway, approached Yang Wei. With the constellation gone, Yang Wei was utterly defenseless.
Yang Wei was terrified.
And.
“Hey.”
Yang Wei’s vision turned white. And in an instant, his head was slammed into the floor.
Bang!
“Keok!”
At the same time, Yang Wei’s consciousness grew hazy. But at that moment, he was shocked.
“!”
Something had entered his mouth.
And the moment he tried to spit it out, I Geon grabbed his jaw.
“…Eup!”
Then, without realizing, he swallowed it.
Immediately flustered, Yang Wei urgently shouted.
“What did you just make me eat…!”
“Don’t worry about that.”
What I Geon fed him was his own holy relic that he’d found on Min Seonghun.
The moment he swallowed it, Yang Wei clutched his chest.
I Geon smiled brightly as he raised a dagger.
Yang Wei suddenly felt ominous.
“Just feel exactly as much as I was hurt.”
“?!”
Thud.
The knife stabbed Yang Wei’s heart.
* * *
Meanwhile, around that time, Hugo and the followers who had hurried after him couldn’t hide their astonishment.
“Good heavens, what on earth is this…!”
Before their eyes were traces of a fight and bloodstains, as if some unknown incident had occurred.
And.
“What on earth is this pile of rocks?”
An unbelievably massive lump of rock lay before them.
Its size was that of a two-story building.
It was lodged there like a meteor had flown in and stuck.
And Hugo, touching it, immediately realized the identity of this meteor-like pile of rock.
‘It’s building debris. Something is buried beneath.’
Of course, it didn’t take long to figure out what was buried.
It was thanks to the skill he possessed as a saint of Sagittarius, .
And sure enough.
‘Yang Wei…!’
Hugo, noticing him, broke into a cold sweat.
There was no mistake.
Buried beneath was the saint of Aries. And the bloodstains around it, the traces of fighting.
‘Someone was here.’
It had to be I Geon.
Even the message left beside the Spider Queen made that clear.
- Heading to the dung hair’s place.
That was definitely a phrase targeting Yang Wei!
Hugo felt dizzy. ‘No, how can you cause an accident, and already this big…!’
But as if sensing his state, urgent voices burst out here and there.
“Something’s strange. I sense the Aries saint’s energy beneath this!”
At that news, other followers stirred.
“What? You’re saying the Aries saint is buried under this?”
“What? That’s nonsense! There’s no sense of living energy at all!”
“Then could he be dead…!”
“Hey, are you joking? Our saint is the wealth god seat! He’s layered with so many defensive relics!”
Hugo held his face as if he was dying.
‘Geon. Please.’
And then. The nearby followers trying to move the rock groaned.
“Kah! Damn it! This rock! It won’t budge!”
“Yeah, who did what to this rock…!”
“Move aside! Let me try!”
At that cry, Hugo cut in sharply.
“Stop it. In the first place, you can’t clear this with your strength.”
“Pardon?”
“To move something of this scale with sheer force, that muscle-headed lion or that monster ox bastard would have to come. Don’t waste your energy.”
“But it won’t even break…”
“It’s dangerous, so move aside. Don’t follow.”
“Pardon?”
As soon as the words fell, Hugo stretched out his hand.
Then, flickering flames ran along his hand. He didn’t even take out the bow, Sagittarius’ symbol.
Tak!
When Hugo snapped his fingers, intense heat enveloped the pile of rocks.
At the same time, a huge explosion erupted with fierce heat.
Bang!
With that explosion, the pile of rocks shattered, and beneath it, a pit appeared.
“……!”
At that sight, other followers looked at Hugo in amazement.
As expected, a combat saint’s attack power was extraordinary.
But inwardly, Hugo cursed as he entered the pit alone.
Of course, it wasn’t a rescue.
‘This damn bastard…!’
It was cleanup.
* * *
Meanwhile, around that time.
I Geon, who had taken a taxi and arrived somewhere, was grinning.
The place he arrived at was none other than the shrine of Aries.
The Korean branch.
[Caution. It is the holy ground of Aries.]
[Protected by the power of the holy relics.]
[To enter the holy ground, you must pay a donation.]
I Geon, who had leisurely come to the ownerless shrine, raised the corner of his mouth.
“Alright, so my baby is here, right?”
(Continued in the next episode)