The one most surprised by the familiar voice was none other than Kalli.
‘……!!’
Her expression said she never imagined Lee Geon would show up at this moment.
So she turned her head, hoping it wasn’t him.
“Father? You don’t mean me, do you?”
“Kyaak!”
But even after checking again, it was indeed Lee Geon who had come with Hugo.
That made Kalli scream and turn deathly pale.
However, the others were shocked for a different reason.
After all, calling him father in this situation.
“Wait. Then you mean that father is….”
Yuha’s gaze prompted the Plenty General to scoff.
[Yes, that snake bastard is… Keuk!]
The Plenty General was pinned down by the demi-deified Seongjae, and he had no choice but to scream.
Because the Heavenly Judgment had struck the general’s shoulder.
And then.
“You little punk wants to die.”
Lee Geon’s eyes gleamed.
At the same time, the Heavenly Judgment, now in its second stage transformation, also raged.
[Heavenly Judgment responds to its master’s fury]
[Heavenly Judgment rages, saying its master has never used it before]
But the general seemed to feel wronged.
[Did you not already perceive it! That thing was made from your genes…]
“What, again?”
With that fury, Heavenly Judgment rose once more!
Crunch!
In the end, Lee Geon silenced the general and spoke a word.
“There, done. Nothing happened.”
But the faces of those who had already heard everything said otherwise.
There was no need to mention Hailey; even the Cheon siblings looked thrown into chaos.
Especially Cheon Seongjae seemed deeply shocked.
He had prided himself on knowing almost everything about his uncle’s information, unlike anything else.
Besides, they were the Saints closest to the Star Gods.
He wondered if they had been so untrusted. Still, as if grateful to know it even now, Cheon Seongjae’s eyes brimmed with tears.
“Uncle…! Still, I’m glad you had someone you were close to….”
Crunch.
At Lee Geon’s expression when he turned, Cheon Seongjae flinched.
That expression was clearly one that said they had misunderstood.
And sure enough, the Plenty General frowned.
[Hah! There’s no way that thing could be a child of mere humans! Do you think a creature born from the mating of lowly humans could threaten a general-level?]
“!”
Seeming displeased with the general’s own way of speaking highly of humans.
[That one was created by our Plenty Monarch’s wisdom.]
Even if they didn’t know about Kalli, the situation was different.
That was because the Monarch responsible for the birth and creation of monsters.
[It was hatched by mixing the monarch’s magic and Lee Geon’s data. Though he’s a deposed monarch, he is still infused with monarch-level magic, so it’s only natural he’s extraordinary… Keuk!]
Kalli screamed; this time she had stabbed the general herself.
She wore an expression begging him to shut up and stop saying useless things.
But soon, Kalli couldn’t help breaking into a cold sweat.
“Ah. The Holy Grail? Something like that?”
“And that’s why she calls him father?”
As if enough had been explained, the Cheon siblings’ expressions were grim.
“I’m already pissed that the Saintess secretly stole our uncle’s DNA.”
“Monarch’s magic? You dared to mix our uncle’s data with that crap?”
At the same time, Lee Geon approached Kalli.
And as Lee Geon reached out his hand over her head, Kalli squeezed her eyes shut.
Because murderous magic surged from Lee Geon’s hand.
And if nothing else, she had not wanted to be hated by Lee Geon.
Originally, she hadn’t planned to reveal much, and just wanted to talk with Lee Geon, who had returned alive.
Of course, it was also true that Lee Geon in person was even more impressive and similar in age, so she had briefly harbored wicked intentions…!
“I’m sorry I was born! Sorry I came to meet you! S-so, sorry I harbored wicked…!”
But that moment.
Crunch!!
“!”
Kalli, who had prepared for death, was startled.
The hand of Lee Geon, who she thought would kill her, had unexpectedly been aimed at the general instead.
[Keu, keuheok!]
Perhaps because he was a general-level after all, the general still breathing stretched out his hand.
At once, Lee Geon’s fist flew into the Plenty General’s face.
Crack!
The general’s face was smashed in an instant.
[Data obtained]
[ The reared ]
In the end, his jaw crushed, the general could only quiver with fury.
[You #$*#…!]
His rage surged, but the general couldn’t move.
Though his lord’s power flowed into him, this place was the sanctuary of a Star God.
Moreover, this interior was a trap designed so that intruders couldn’t use their power!
So, feeling his body being destroyed, he trembled, when suddenly a warm light turned.
[Super Regeneration (S) restores the opponent’s body]
“!”
Everyone was astonished by that light.
And it must be a skill coveted even by Star Gods and Monarchs.
The oral cavity and jaw, which should have taken a month to heal, regenerated instantly.
At the same time, Lee Geon grabbed the Plenty General by the collar and grinned viciously.
“So. Giselle was a monarch bastard?”
Surely Lee Geon must have healed the general to hear that story.
And.
“In other words, one of you sneaked in and did spy work?”
Only then did Lee Geon feel a clue unraveling somewhat.
Over the past few days, while dealing with those bastards, he had discovered something strange.
That they possessed the transforming authority of Pisces, the healing authority of Aquarius.
Not to mention their brazen invasion of the Sanctuary of Sagittarius, making him wonder how they had the Star Gods’ data.
“So that woman Giselle stole the Star Gods’ data and sent it to them?”
Though he’d expected it given that she’d been colluding with the unknown civilization.
“At any rate, that’s how you comfortably assaulted human civilization, huh? Why the Star Gods’ attacks didn’t work well was probably in the same vein.”
The general looked flustered, but Lee Geon laughed as if disgusted.
“Now that I see, you bastards can’t do anything without a spy.”
At that, the Plenty General, offended, let out a scoff.
[Don’t talk nonsense. That traitor got drunk on them long ago and severed ties.]
In reality, Giselle, who had been hidden on the Star Gods’ side, turned traitor after gaining the Star God’s power and even stopped leaking their data.
[What we gained from that loser was only the data of Aquarius. The rest is our monarchs’ great power!]
And hearing that, Lee Geon became quite intrigued.
Of course, it wasn’t that Giselle had suddenly taken the humans’ side and ignored them.
‘She must have liked the Star God’s power more than expected and decided not to go back.’
Anyway, Giselle was not the one who had stolen the rest of the Star Gods’ data.
Then the only one left was the Saint of Cancer, Jang Rui-ha.
‘The possibility is high. That bastard seems to have been on the side of the unknown civilization too.’
But it couldn’t have been easy for a Saint to leak a Star God’s data. Especially since the Cancer Star God was avoided by the other Star Gods.
Stealing the authority of a target under scrutiny wouldn’t be simple.
In other words.
‘Could there be one more traitor among the Star Gods?’
It wasn’t impossible. And with high probability, it was a Star God who had participated in trying to kill him.
‘Well, I planned to crush all the Star Gods anyway, so it doesn’t matter.’
Besides, that wasn’t what was important right now.
“These bastards, how dare they use Uncle’s DNA without permission?”
The Cheon Saints seemed extremely furious about the Kalli issue.
And it wasn’t just the Cheon siblings who were enraged.
[Scorpion’s power runs wild]
Hailey’s magic, who was holding the general, shook greatly.
“They said it was definitely the Plenty Monarch’s scheme, didn’t they.”
Her dropping voice carried magic.
And under that overwhelming force, the two generals flinched.
Because this power.
‘As expected of the Red Monarch’s blood…!’
But they had heard that the Red Monarch’s blood had long since had her useful abilities sealed and been abandoned to the human camp after being taken hostage by another monarch.
‘Yet to think she has this much power…!’
And for such a person to be attached to Lee Geon, of all people.
So even Lee Geon seemed rarely flustered.
Of course, it wasn’t because of Hailey’s power.
‘Seongjae and Yuha, I can understand, but why Hailey?’
It was the first time he had seen her angry.
Well, not that he disliked her getting angry alongside him.
And at their reactions, Kalli trembled.
Because with her companions reacting like that, it was clear Lee Geon would try to deal with her too.
And sure enough.
Thud!!
“!!!!”
As if he had heard everything from the generals, a menacing magic erupted from Lee Geon’s body.
[Stage 2 ???’s divinity manifests]
In the end, that vicious black magic transformed like shadow tentacles and headed for Kalli’s neck.
Perhaps it was about to pierce her throat. At that sight, Seongjae and Yuha flinched.
“Uncle!”
Kalli, trembling hard, squeezed her eyes shut as if resigned.
But.
Swish!
“!”
Instead of cutting off her breath, the sharp tentacles snatched away a necklace Kalli wore.
It was the necklace Kalli had taken from Giselle.
[Authority of Absolute Order]
It was an important object containing the authority of Libra.
And seeming slightly surprised by that sight, Hailey asked.
“Are you going to leave that child alone?”
She was a homunculus imbued with the schemes of Giselle and the Plenty Monarch.
If left alone, she might actually bring harm to Lee Geon.
But.
“It’s fine. She hasn’t done anything wrong.”
“!”
Lee Geon stroked Kalli’s head.
“She was just born. How is that a sin.”
Kalli was startled by those words, and
“Uncle…!”
the Cheon siblings were surprised too.
“And I don’t have a hobby of killing kids.”
“……!”
Hailey, as if struck in the heart yet again, was on the verge of collapsing while clutching her face.
Just like before, he’d made her heart pound with similar words; and now again…!
But Lee Geon, who couldn’t know that, patted Kalli.
“Anyway, I won’t kill you. Don’t worry.”
At those words, Hugo scoffed as if asking what Lee Geon was pretending to be kind for.
“Aren’t you just sparing her because she’s a daughter, not a son?”
Hugo got punched.
“Well, if it were a son who looked like me, I’d really have done him in. But it’s fine.”
As a clone concept, there would be many uses for her anyway.
However.
“Instead, I’ll have to burn to death those who took part.”
As soon as the words left his mouth, Lee Geon’s eyes flashed.
With that, the power of death engulfed the Plenty General’s body.
Flash!
From the feet, legs, hands, chest.
The general’s skin gradually blackened under the death power, and when it reached his neck.
[It will be useless to kill me! Do you think the Plenty Monarch, having lost all his generals, will stay still!]
At the general’s shout, Lee Geon’s lips curled viciously.
“What’s that. Like you bastards won’t invade if I don’t kill you.”
As soon as the words ended, the Plenty General screamed.
[Data obtained]
- harvesting
[Experience rises]
[Level rises]
At the same time, Lee Geon gestured.
“Come here, Gwisoon.”
At that, the scribe hiding behind Hugo tried to flee, and Lee Geon caught him like catching a cat.
“Don’t do dumb things and quickly bring out the Bible or whatever. The Plenty Monarch, you said you can read things like past information or abilities from those connected to the monarch, right?”
At those words, the dragged scribe said while trembling.
“Hey! I’m really risking my life doing this!”
“It’s okay. If you get hurt, I’ll heal you.”
“Eui ssh!”
In the end, the scribe thrust his hand into the Plenty General’s stomach.
[Keuheok!!!]
Then a burst of light!
At that light, the general held by Hailey doubted his own eyes.
‘That’s…!’
It was unmistakable.
It was extracting the data of the monarch connected to the general.
Things like history and background information.
But the shock was brief; Lee Geon looked at that general.
“Now, it’s your turn.”
As Lee Geon approached, the general trembled.
For some reason, this was someone their master had set eyes on and must kill.
‘This Star God is dangerous.’
That was when.
“Aak! Stop! I’m not doing it anymore, I said I’m not doing it!”
“Oh come on, if you look like you’re going to die, I’ll heal you.”
Lee Geon grabbed the trembling Gwisoon’s arm and pierced the torso of the blue phantom.
Crunch!
[The ability activates]
[Extracts information on connected to the General of ]
[Calling up past information]
But at that moment, Lee Geon saw something in the light.
24 years ago.
It was the time when he had awakened.
(To be continued in the next episode)