And at the sight, Jang Rui was surprised.
‘A woman?’
But his surprise was only momentary; Jang Rui let out a groan.
Boom!
Because a powerful silver force had struck Jang Rui.
“Ugh!”
The opponent raised her index finger and drew a diagonal line in the air.
Just that alone was enough to split the vast land of America.
Crrrack!
That wasn’t all.
The silver flash that cleaved the land even shattered the stone mountain rising from the wasteland to pieces.
It was a power that could truly slice a nation in two.
If she so wished, blowing away a continent would not be impossible.
That was why Jang Rui, who had barely dodged, could only smile wryly.
‘If I hadn’t used Semi-Divine Transformation, it would have been instant death.’
Moreover, there was only one in this world who could wield such power!
As expected, Jang Rui let out a hollow laugh as he looked at Kevin.
“It’s an honor. I never thought I’d meet one of the most beautiful of the Twelve Star Gods in person.”
Yes.
The being before him was none other than the Star God of Virgo.
Of course, since she had descended by borrowing a saint’s body, unlike when the Golden Beast Lord descended or when Igeon exerted 100% of his power, the surroundings weren’t destroyed.
But a Star God was still a Star God.
Just revealing her form was a tremendous power.
Yet that was why Jang Rui had to look at Kevin with a hint of surprise.
‘So that’s why he normally doesn’t use Astral God Descent.’
“With this, it’s no wonder he’d avoid using the descent skill.”
The goddess, as if deeming it unworthy of a reply, drew another line in the air.
Boom!!!
“Ugh!”
Jang Rui kept as much distance as possible from the Virgo Star God.
With a Star God descended into a saint’s body, the situation was now extremely dangerous.
‘Indeed, it wasn’t that he couldn’t use Astral God Descent, but that he chose not to.’
It had been something he found strange.
Furthermore, Kevin could use the ultimate finishing skill that only a few among saints could use, yet he stubbornly insisted on swordsmanship, which was peculiar.
Well, he thought it was because Kevin disliked borrowing the Star God’s power and had confidence in his own strength.
‘But I didn’t know the Star God could even change the form of her saint’s vessel.’
In short, the moment the Virgo Star God descended, the goddess would reshape her saint’s body to her own liking.
Truly, a form that reflected the goddess’s own appearance.
‘Come to think of it, I didn’t imagine the Virgo goddess would descend into a man’s body.’
In reality, her hair, close to platinum blonde, grew longer, and she radiated an aura that one dared not gaze upon.
But that was why Jang Rui couldn’t help but admire in a different sense.
‘At that level, she might rival Scorpio.’
So beautiful it was a pity she was born a man.
Jokingly, with that appearance, could she not steal all of Giselle’s followers and become the number one divine throne?
‘Ah, so that’s why the Virgo goddess kidnapped him on the first night.’
And thus forced him into involuntary chastity.
Jang Rui shot a sympathetic glance.
As expected.
The goddess who had descended to the earth pouted her lips at Kevin, who seemed to be screaming inside her to get out, to kill her, raising a fuss(?).
[I came after a long time, yet this child truly hates me.]
He had every reason to hate her.
If it were him, and a Star God descended and changed his body at will, he would have quit the divine throne long ago.
Thus Jang Rui gave another sympathetic look, but that wasn’t the important thing right now.
‘I never thought that thing would be attached.’
Jang Rui glared at the slime on Kevin’s shoulder, clapping its hands and cheering at the beauty.
Yes.
That slime was the holy relic of Igeon’s creation tool. It was attached to Kevin.
And every time Igeon’s name was mentioned earlier, it had glowed green. That was it.
It must have reacted happily to its master’s name.
Thanks to that, Jang Rui realized why Kevin’s arm was attached.
‘That thing brought the prosthetic arm.’
In fact, Kevin’s right arm was identical to the prosthetic arm he had thrown to Steven.
Was it that he intended to give the left arm to Steven and the right arm to Kevin?
And the slime holding the prosthetic arm had stuck to Kevin.
‘Everything is Igeon’s scheme.’
But there was something else surprising.
Even if the arm was a prosthetic, how did it restore a pierced heart?
‘No matter how you look at it, that recovery speed is beyond human limits.’
It wasn’t the level of a Rental Skill.
Unless Igeon came in person to treat him, such regeneration would be impossible.
So Jang Rui glared at the goddess with a furious look.
“You made some contract with Ophiuchus, didn’t you? What did you do with him?”
As if she had no obligation to explain to an insignificant insect, the goddess raised her finger again.
[My child is making such a fuss, so I’ll stop and kill you.]
Jang Rui, flustered, sneered.
“Can you do this? For a Star God to directly touch another divine throne’s saint is against the rules…”
[You touched my precious seed first.]
With the goddess’s murderous gaze, a silver light burst forth.
Jang Rui frowned.
‘Damn.’
A tremendous explosion covered the American desert.
The explosive force was beyond imagination.
And when the smoke from the explosion cleared, Jang Rui’s corpse appeared.
Of course, given the power, only bits of flesh were visible.
But looking at the corpse, the Star God narrowed her fine brows.
[He split and fled.]
Well, it didn’t matter much. She couldn’t kill him anyway.
‘To eliminate these beings, ordinary Star God power isn’t enough.’
Unless one was at the Calamity God level, it was impossible.
It was then that the goddess’s eyes flashed.
[#$%#$*&$*&!!!]
The goddess covered one ear as if annoyed.
Kevin was screaming and swearing for her to get out of his body.
Thanks to that, the owner of the Full Moon, who was being cursed at, puffed out her cheeks.
[Honestly, why is this child’s mouth so foul.]
The goddess seemed disappointed in Kevin.
Well, she thought it was a bit too much to kidnap him on his first night with his first girlfriend, but she had no choice.
‘I couldn’t let the saint candidate die.’
Kevin’s first girlfriend was a monster attached to a human. If left alone, he would have been eaten by the monster.
She was also searching for saints, and since a man couldn’t be the Virgo saint, she had tried to ignore it, but well.
‘The conditions were too perfect.’
A beauty meeting their standards. A perfect disposition with no candidate other than Kevin!
And yet, he was about to be eaten by some monster!
In the end, cursing why he was a man, she took him as her child before the deed was done.
She had raised him lovingly, calling him pretty.
[Get out right now! Before I reveal that you drooled while peeping at Igeon! Get out!!!]
Ugh.
She too had stalked Igeon, watching videos and vowing to spar and win!
But regardless, Kevin screamed.
[Get out!]
In the end, the Virgo Star God grumbled and released the descent.
At the same time, the silver light vanished, and Kevin returned to his original form.
Kevin was breathing heavily.
Then he glared somewhere.
“Stop peeping and come out.”
At those words, a black shadow descended in front of Kevin.
It was I Jaewon.
I Jaewon had a very flustered face.
That was because he had never seen the Virgo use the Astral God Descent skill before.
And.
“Um…”
“You saw nothing.”
“…Why? You’re incredibly strong. Just keep using it…”
“I won’t!!”
“No, but… you’re on par with Lady Haley…”
“I said I won’t!!!”
Kevin ground his teeth.
“I really ought to quit this divine throne! If not for the contract!”
I Jaewon stifled a laugh.
It was clear why he wanted to leave the divine throne and become Igeon’s saint.
Eventually, after teasing Kevin, I Jaewon got to the point.
“Anyway, it’s a relief. Igeon-nim seemed worried too.”
If not, Igeon wouldn’t have told him to go here.
But at the mention of Igeon, Kevin’s face turned subtly dark.
However, I Jaewon, not noticing, checked his messages.
“Igeon-nim says you may continue using that prosthetic arm. So you’ll have no trouble in future battles…”
But it was then.
Kevin removed the prosthetic arm and handed it to I Jaewon.
I Jaewon’s eyes widened.
“Virgo Saint Lord?”
“I don’t think I deserve to receive that.”
“!”
Kevin stopped the bleeding on his wound and turned around.
I Jaewon looked bewildered, but Kevin, recalling the words of the Cancer divine throne, clenched his teeth.
‘What second place?’
And even though Igeon had agreed to spar with him, he didn’t even deserve that from the start.
If those words were true, though uncertain, then apologizing to Igeon wouldn’t be the end of it.
But for now, something else came first.
[Semi-Divine Transformation]
Crackle!
“!”
A silver light surged upward. It was an immense energy not seen ordinarily.
Truly a power of annihilation that left not a single survivor.
Even I Jaewon flinched at that power.
At the same time, Kevin drew the holy relic, the ice sword Frost Winter, and said,
“I will annihilate every single one of the bastards who invaded the sanctuary.”
And also all those who tried to kill Igeon, just for good measure.
And after that, he would pay for his sins himself.
Perhaps that was why. Kevin threw something to I Jaewon.
I Jaewon was startled by the object he caught.
‘The Saint Seal!’
A holy relic that oversees the sanctuary.
With this, one could not only manage the sanctuary but also claim all its assets and rights.
It was such a massive item that I Jaewon looked at Kevin in surprise.
“After this sweep is over, tell Igeon to take the rights to our sanctuary and everything inside it.”
I Jaewon wouldn’t betray Hugo or Igeon, and even if he took it to Hugo as a member of the Sagittarius throne, Hugo wouldn’t betray Igeon.
But I Jaewon seemed flustered.
“The entire sanctuary? Are you planning to join Ophiuchus?”
There was no answer.
Thus the divine throne moved.
* * *
It was around that time.
“Family Shield!!”
“Ugh!!!”
In the Demon Tower, the raid was in full swing.
The many monsters, buffed by Hugo, were almost cleared out, and Cheon Seongjae was attacking the fake Red Eye.
And those fake Red Eyes were perhaps experimental bodies created as substitutes for the Red Eye in the past.
Though they were fake, smaller in size compared to the real one, and slightly downgraded in ability, they were not mere replicas for nothing.
“Kieeeek!!!”
In the end, as the Red Eye howled, massive monsters swarmed in.
Their number was a staggering 100!
Given the skill’s nature, even summoning Dad would be hard to block all at once, it was then.
[Skill has evolved]
[]
[Effect: Affection rises]
[When the skill is activated once, for 5 minutes it will auto-summon whenever danger is detected without being called]
[The summoned shield can also attack (1 time)]
[You can designate the person to be summoned]
Cheon Seongjae flinched.
What, designate a person?
Cheon Seongjae thought of the people in his family who came to mind.
‘Mom is out of the question.’
Sister… if I summon her, I’ll probably die.
“Ah, of course it’s Dad!!!”
Getting close to Dad was creepy, but there was no one else.
Moreover, this time the summoned could attack too, so it was a gain!
And as expected!
“Royal Family Shield!”
With a flash of light, Hugo, summoned, shouted in anger.
“Cheon Seongjae!!! I told you to just teleport! How long am I supposed to only block and not attack…!!”
“No Dad! Now you can attack too! The skill evolved!”
“What, really!?”
Though he didn’t know what it was, Hugo’s face brightened at the chance to finally do more than just block and vanish.
And as if things were going well, he drew his bowstring.
Those bastards. If he could just use his bow, he could handle them in one shot.
“Yes, time for revenge…!”
[Warning. The summoned shield cannot perform ranged attacks]
“?!!!”
Hugo screamed and swung his fist.
And then.
Boom!!!
“Kieeeek!!!”
Was it thanks to Hugo’s support? Cheon Seongjae managed to catch the fake Red Eye that appeared on the first floor.
Rumble!
[Experience points have risen significantly]
[Contribution goes to Ophiuchus]
And whether because it was an experimental fake or a failure,
its specs were far lower than the real Red Eye, but the original’s specs were so unimaginably high that only Igeon could handle it.
The fake still had a huge effect, and a change occurred in Cheon Seongjae’s body.
[You have risen to S+ rank]
“Alright! Level up! S+! Thanks Dad! Love you!”
“Y-yeah. I’m glad I could help.”
Hugo, lying face down after catching monsters with his bare fists as an archer, was breathing heavily.
At least the combo attack counted as one time, so it was a relief.
“Still, S+ rank; the wall to SS class is high. After catching all that, still S+?”
“Yeah, but there’s not much left. For now, I’m satisfied with this…”
But right then.
Boom!!!
Hugo was sent flying by something hitting him.
“Dad!”
And then a woman appeared before them.
[You insolently cause a ruckus in the Lord’s domain.]
At that voice, Cheon Seongjae trembled.
It was unmistakable.
‘Black Zone level…!’
Unknown civilization.
The 13th General had appeared.
And around the same time.
[The Lord’s presence is felt.]
Igeon, who had arrived before a certain door, was smiling.
“Yes. This seems to be the right place.”
Beyond the door, the unmistakable presence of the Lord was felt.
And.
“Let’s see your face.”
Igeon opened the door and entered.
(Continued in the next episode)