“These bastards.”
Igeon grasped the Heavenly Condemnation.
In that moment, the Heavenly Condemnation emitted strong demonic power.
It was green and black light.
And when that light shot up like lightning, the objects in the outdoor hot spring changed.
Surprisingly, they were all monsters.
At the same time, Cheon Yuha, wearing a black bikini, jumped down from a stone pillar.
And as she extended her hand, a spear was summoned with a flash of red lightning.
[Judgment of the Red Earth (SSS)]
It was the combat weapon Igeon had made for Cheon Yuha, using the leg of the Heavenly Cloth and the Red Eye as its framework.
It was the item Cheon Jiwoo had sent to Yuha when Igeon's workshop was attacked by Black Zone monsters.
At the same time, it was the item that had sent the semi-divinized Steven and Oliver.
And now, after Igeon's finishing touches, it was born as a complete weapon.
[The Judgment of the Red Earth roars.]
It wasn’t made by simply slicing the Red Eye and embedding the data of saints for nothing. Its power was extraordinary from its mere appearance.
And Cheon Yuha, who had summoned the spear, glared at the revealed enemies.
“These things have no fear.”
Cheon Yuha's demonic power, having become a saint, was immensely strong.
But her father and younger brother seemed astonished in a different sense.
“A—no, since when has she been here?!”
“Probably about 20 minutes ago…?”
“What?!”
Hugo, hurriedly grabbing his pants, screamed.
No, what did they mean 20 minutes ago?
He hadn’t noticed at all!
No, the problem was before that.
“Wasn’t this the men’s bath?!”
“Well, it hasn’t been decided yet….”
She must have known her uncle would come and hidden in advance.
‘Uncle’s body is handsome even for a man to see.’
And the dolmens(?) here were sacred items made by Igeon for both vitality recovery and refrigeration. It was a good place to recover as well.
Well, whatever.
Thud!
Igeon, holding the Heavenly Condemnation, got out of the bath and headed toward the monsters.
“These things, do they know where this is?”
Igeon was ready to slice up all the invading monsters, but Hugo, seeing his friend running out, screamed, “Aack!”
“Geon-aaaah! Put on some pants!”
But as if not hearing, Igeon swung his axe.
At the same time, the stones and pebbles laid in the hot spring were mercilessly destroyed!
“Kieeek!”
“Hey, you bastard! Pants!”
Hugo, pale as a sheet, picked up the pants.
He held them up as if telling him to at least put something on, but Igeon paid no attention.
It was as if he was saying, “When have I ever cared about that on the battlefield?”
Eventually, Hugo sighed and took a bow from his wristwatch.
“Aaaack!”
He screamed as he looked at his daughter, whose gaze was fixed on Igeon.
While killing monsters, Yuha’s eyes followed Igeon like super-strong magnets.
Horrified, Hugo hastily covered his daughter’s eyes.
“Yuha, don’t look! Don’t look at that dirty thing— Agh! Don’t sparkle your eyes!”
Hugo urgently summoned a familiar.
[Servant of the Sun God (SS)]
Then, along with flames, giant crows appeared.
And they were divine beasts used by the Divine Bow Constellation as tools for hunting and communication!
They were retinue gods that the saints of the Divine Bow Constellation contracted one by one.
The giant crows attacked the monsters.
“Caaaw!”
Crunch!
The crows’ hard beaks tore the monsters’ throats and smashed their heads.
“Kieeek!”
[Experience has increased.]
[A portion of the experience goes to the master of the Serpent Master Constellation.]
And the monsters tried to approach Hugo and Cheon Yuha, but soon a crow as big as a house crushed them like scraps of paper.
Crunch!!
“Kieeek!”
That giant crow was completely different from the others in both power and size.
That was only natural, as it was a crow that only Hugo could summon, a boss-level crow personally handled by a constellation god!
He rarely summoned it except on special occasions.
So the summoned crow seemed very surprised.
[Servant! To call me, it must be an urgent situation! So, what bastard….]
“Yuha, don’t look at that dirty thing!”
[Servant…?]
The crow looked at Hugo in bewilderment.
But regardless, Hugo, having dispatched the crows in his stead, covered his daughter’s eyes.
“Anyway, don’t look at that! Understood?!”
But.
“Wow, it’s bigger than Dad’s….”
“What do you meaaaannn!!!”
Enraged by his daughter’s comment, Hugo grabbed her shoulders.
He was serious.
“Yuha! Listen carefully! You might not know yet, but a man’s size can change depending on the time!”
Then came the irate shout of his son.
“Argh, Dad, why are you explaining that one by one!!!”
“No, Yuha is misunderstanding...!”
The father and son, each killing monsters, clicked their tongues at each other.
“Misunderstanding or whatever, Uncle’s is way bigger anyway!”
“That’s because you went into cold water, you fool!”
“Dad, there’s no cold water here….”
“Waaaah!!!”
But at that moment.
A body fell from the sky with a thud. Igeon had dispatched the last monster.
And Igeon shouted.
“Seongjae!”
Responding to that voice, Cheon Seongjae hurriedly spread both arms.
At the same time, green demonic power rose from both arms and Cheon Seongjae’s eyes turned golden.
[Eye of Discernment]
And after confirming something with those eyes, Cheon Seongjae furrowed his brow.
It was because he had discovered hidden enemies.
Of course, it was an eye completely different from Igeon's.
[Eye of Discernment (SS)]
-Can discern all types of malice directed at the master of the Serpent Master Constellation.
-Additionally, it can also discern specific malice.
And as Cheon Seongjae rotated his hand and clenched his fist, green pillars of fire shot up from the ground.
Along with that, the green fire transformed into the shape of snakes!
As the fire roared and coiled around the trees, the trees, startled, transformed into the shapes of beasts.
All of them were monsters that had been hiding in disguise.
Their number alone was roughly fifty!
As they tried to flee, Cheon Yuha’s eyes flashed and she emitted red lightning.
Crackle!
That lightning transformed into chains and captured the fleeing monsters.
Crunch!!
In an instant, the chains that shot out snagged the monsters’ feet.
Thud!
[A trait has been applied to Cheon Yuha.]
[All saints of the Serpent Master Constellation display traits when attacking.]
With the monsters completely unable to escape, Cheon Seongjae immediately extended his hand above his shoulder.
[Kneel before your uncle, or else (SS)]
And the moment he lowered his hand!
Swoosh!
The flaming snake that had soared into the sky plummeted to the ground like a giant missile.
Boom!!!
With no time to flee, the monsters were instantly engulfed in flames and screamed.
It was a fire akin to hydrochloric acid that melted them the moment they touched it.
[Constellation experience has risen.]
[Constellation experience has reached 100%.]
[Transfer to the master’s experience? Or to constellation experience?]
“Half to the constellation.”
[The constellation’s level has risen.]
[Serpent Master Constellation Sanctuary / Serpent Dog Palace (lv.5)]
Igeon laughed.
The constellation’s level is, simply put, like the level of a sect or guild.
Unlike the level of a constellation god that grows alone, it can grow the constellation and its retinue.
His own growth was important, but if his subordinates were too weak, it would be troublesome, so he needed to invest in them little by little.
But there was something unexpected.
“I never expected that the monsters would join hands with the Fish Constellation.”
That transformation ability was clearly the power of the Fish Constellation.
It was a power so great that even constellation gods couldn’t detect their presence.
But at that moment.
“…Wait, Geon-ah!”
“!”
Hugo, who was checking inside the fire, was startled.
That was because the monster corpses melted in the fire were wriggling.
And as the melted parts gradually recovered, they rose to their feet.
“What, is it regeneration from the Serpent Master Constellation?”
Igeon lifted the Heavenly Condemnation and turned the monster’s body into complete mush.
“No. It’s not super regeneration.”
As evidence, the severed parts did not grow back.
And though mixed with black, that was unmistakably a purple light.
It was the power of the Healing Constellation.
But the master of the Holy Grail was dead. Moreover, the Water Flask Constellation was entirely subordinate to the Serpent Master Constellation.
So it wasn’t as if the Water Flask Constellation god had lent power to the monsters anew.
Sure enough.
[It is the power of that the lords had stored.]
[The power of the Healing Constellation is gradually being activated by the of the Unknown Civilization.]
Igeon raised the corners of his mouth as if intrigued.
It seemed that the Unknown Civilization had been stealing the power of the 12 Constellations little by little.
And though this is just a guess from here, could it be related to why the power of the 12 Constellations didn’t work on them?
That wasn’t all that was interesting.
[The constellation’s level has risen.]
[A species capable of leveling up has appeared.]
[Piggy Bank (lv.10) Status: Dying]
[Samnami (Berserk) (lv.72) Status: Dying]
[Torch (lv.55 / Prisoner) Status: Exhausted]
[Yongyongi (lv.??? / Prisoner) Status: Chewing gum]
[Prisoners can be promoted to retinue gods upon reaching a certain level.]
Igeon, seeing the state of his retinue, raised one eye.
It wasn’t for any other reason.
‘Dying?’
Piggy Bank and Berserk had clearly gone after one of the two generals that Seongjae was facing at the Demon Tower.
He hadn’t leveled them up or upgraded them yet, but since they were originally high-ranking retinue gods, he thought there wouldn’t be a major problem.
So Igeon gestured.
[The level of and have been raised.]
[ and have gained the effect of leveling up and become .]
[ and have defeated enemies.]
[Experience pours into the constellation.]
[However, and have been surrounded by a bigger one.]
Thus, he furrowed his brow.
“Ilnam.”
Along with his voice, green eyes flashed in the shadow at Igeon’s feet.
[You called, my lord!]
“Tell the Red Eye to find those two.”
[I shall obey your command!]
Yaruel, the King of Warriors, disappeared into the shadow.
And the Red Eye was a calamity that even constellation gods and the Unknown Civilization were wary of.
It would soon find the missing ones.
Well, whatever.
Hugo furrowed his brow at Igeon, who was happy that he had obtained materials.
“These bastards, did they join hands with the Fish to eliminate you?”
The Unknown Civilization was also keeping an eye on Igeon.
‘Well, it seems that way because with Geon here, they can’t devour humanity.’
And at Hugo’s words, Igeon brushed off his hands and laughed.
“Well, it’s not certain whether they joined hands with the Fish, but the purpose of the invasion must be the core of the Crab Constellation and Water Flask Constellation. I’m not sure how yet, but they can take the authority and it seems like they can level up greatly just by having them. If they have those, they’d get stronger, too, right?”
[And now, they might even target the boss master’s weapon!]
“!”
What appeared were the retinue gods of the Virgo Constellation.
The goddesses blushed, unable to look at Igeon who had the Heavenly Condemnation draped over his shoulder.
[There has never been a weapon that could erase divine status, after all.]
[The Heavenly Condemnation already possesses the power of a small constellation master, so there is no one who wouldn’t covet it.]
[Hurry and engrave it…!]
“Got it.”
As Igeon immediately sat on a stone, Hugo, still covering his daughter’s eyes, got angry.
“At least put on underpants!”
But regardless, Igeon lifted the Heavenly Condemnation.
[Using skill.]
Flash!
A giant light converged toward his center.
(Continued in the next episode)