“Saintess, save us!”
“Hey, breathe!”
“Isn’t anyone there!”
“Saintess!”
Drakma Sector 2.
Sophie, who was inside the arena, was bewildered.
The already tilted arena was filled with people’s groans.
Smell of blood. Smell of oil. Smell of burning.
Sophie trembled in the pandemonium where the stench of burning flesh stung her nose.
It was only natural, as the fortress tilted, the wounded piled up on one side.
“Save us! Saintess!”
Roughly, the number of wounded was in the hundreds, nay, thousands.
It was a scene as if pigs were being herded into a pit and buried alive.
Truly, a horrific sight of blood-soaked people tangled together and wailing.
In that chaos, the Tenth Stars and the sanctuary leaders moved frantically.
“What are you doing! Pull them out quickly!”
“Get the potions!”
“Summon healing-type subordinate gods!”
The sanctuary members moved hurriedly.
[Borrowed Aquarius’s skill]
[First Glass (S)]
-Activates self-healing power to its utmost limit.
[1 Supreme Potion used]
[5 High Potions used]
[Spending cost to the Constellation God to summon a subordinate god]
Voices from the emblems filled the arena.
But even that seemed not to work well, as wails were heard everywhere.
In the end, the hero they turned to upon failing was only one.
“Saintess!”
“Please heal us!”
But Sophie shivered at their cries.
‘Impossible!’
The number of wounded was too many, and the wounds too deep.
Yet the sanctuary members urgently grabbed Sophie.
“We’ll pay the treatment fees, please!”
“No… it’s not that.”
It wasn’t a matter of money.
As a saint of the Healing Constellation, Sophie could feel the energy of life.
And sensing the energies around, she knew.
On the brink of death.
Most were barely breathing, already beyond meaningful treatment.
But at that moment.
“Oh! Healing over there!”
“It’s Cheon Seongjae!”
“!”
Cheon Seongjae was flying around using a skill.
[Behold the Miracle of Uncle (F)]
-Consumes own HP to super-regenerate one target.
It was a healing skill newly gained upon awakening as a saint.
Originally, super-regeneration was a self-regeneration by default, but this was the only skill he gained that could heal others.
And people marveled at that regeneration skill.
“Oh my, the wounds are vanishing…!”
“Amazing! Snake Lord!”
Light shone from the necrotic finger as new cells and skin tissue instantly formed.
Seeing that, Sophie could not help but tremble.
‘Could that be Lee Geon’s super-regeneration…!’
That was a recovery ability powerful enough to threaten the saintess’s authority.
It was natural for Sophie to be on guard.
‘So he became a saint of life.’
Indeed, people who saw super-regeneration for the first time stirred.
“This is amazing! Isn’t it better than Aquarius?”
Sophie flinched.
People were that amazed, but Cheon Seongjae clicked his tongue.
It was powerful enough, but compared to the uncle he had seen, it was far lacking.
Well, that was because his healing skill level was still lower than his attack skills.
‘As expected, there are too many injured to treat one by one.’
It wasn’t impossible, but it would take too long. People would die in the meantime.
But as for moving them to a hospital, well.
‘In Drakma, you can’t leave unless you’re in a teleport zone.’
It meant moving patients via teleportation was also out of the question.
Cheon Seongjae was trying to think as hard as possible, but Sophie was about to say it was useless anyway.
‘Saving this many was something even the Aquarius Constellation God couldn’t do originally.’
But at that moment.
Flash!
“!!”
Everyone was startled by light suddenly surging from the floor.
“What is this light!”
It was an immense light.
Its shape was like an aurora rising from the floor!
Cheon Seongjae’s lips curled into a smile at the familiar light.
‘It’s Uncle!’
Sure enough.
The pattern of twin snakes engraved upon the vast land of Drakma!
Bang!
That powerful energy enveloped the entirety of Drakma.
Crackling!
The summoned subordinate gods fainted from that force.
It couldn’t be helped.
[Wait, isn’t this a sanctuary designation!]
[What! In the 12 Constellation Gods’ common area?!]
[The Constellation Gods would never forgive this!]
But that wasn’t the most surprising thing.
“Whoa! The wounds!”
“Agh! What! Bones are mending!”
“Wait! Aaaack! Legs are growing back! Aagh! What!!!”
Drakma turned into pandemonium of a different kind.
Not just one or two, but thousands. The bodies of everyone in Drakma were regenerating.
It was on a different level from when Sophie healed. Let alone Cheon Seongjae’s.
Soon, the arena that had been filled with groans and wails became filled with cheers.
“Healed!”
“We’re alive!”
The cries of sorrow turned into tears of joy.
“Whose power is this!”
“Why ask!”
They immediately looked at Sophie.
“Of course, the Saintess!”
“Saintess!”
Sophie flinched at those gazes. She felt a moment of déjà vu.
She wondered when it had happened, but soon realized.
It was when they had emerged from the Devil’s Tower.
Back then, journalists had appeared and claimed Lee Geon’s achievements as their own in this way.
Well, back then she had readily affirmed it.
“Saintess! Thank you!”
Finally, the flustered Sophie shouted, thinking this time it wouldn’t do.
“Ah, no! It wasn’t me!!!”
People laughed heartily at Sophie’s strong denial.
“Nah, that can’t be…”
“You are too humble.”
“No, I’m telling you it really wasn’t me!”
“Saintess, just…”
But at that very moment.
[Impudent!]
“!!”
A brilliant light poured down over Sophie’s head.
People immediately realized the identity of that light.
‘Aquarius Constellation God!’
Well, to be precise, not the Holy Grail Lord Lee Geon had killed, but the new Constellation God Lee Geon had installed: I-Arso.
At the same time, the very one making Sophie toil under Lee Geon’s orders.
But people knelt immediately at the emergence of a holy god.
A Constellation God was a great being they dared not look upon.
“Oh God, thank you…”
[How dare you spout such nonsense! This great power belongs to the Snake Lord, Sir Lee Geon!]
People were appalled.
“Snake Lord? Lee Geon?”
“Is that true?”
Sophie nodded with a tearful face.
Exclamations of astonishment burst out all around.
“See! I told you! If it’s green light, it’s Lee Geon for sure!”
“Well, but still, to be better than the Healing Constellation…!”
“Huh? Then could it be the Saintess lied again?”
Sophie nearly screamed.
“No, I said it wasn’t me this time…!”
“Wow, not content with stealing the Red-Eyed Orb, they also try to take Sir Lee Geon’s achievements again…!”
Now branded like the boy who cried wolf, Sophie felt truly wronged.
‘I said it wasn’t me this time!’
Well, considering what she’d done to Lee Geon, she had no room to complain.
Meanwhile, the Tenth Stars who followed each Constellation God seemed shocked.
Especially the Aquarius followers who served the Saintess appeared wounded in their pride.
But there was more to be surprised about.
“Contact from the central control room!”
“It says the fortress’s broken levitation device has regenerated!”
“!!”
* * *
[Sanctuary trait activated]
[Super-Regeneration (S) evolved into Super-Regeneration (SS)]
[Super-Regeneration (S)]
- During ___ consumes ___ to super-rapidly regenerate damaged flesh to a healthy state.
- Regenerates ___ of one target.
- Note: Cannot be used if divinity is 30% or below.
▶
[Super-Regeneration (SS)]
- Without ___, consumes ___ to super-rapidly regenerate damaged flesh to a healthy state.
- Regenerates ___ of designated area.
- Note: Cannot be used if divinity is 30% or below.
[Super-Regeneration (SS) activated]
[Levitation Fortress restored]
[Levitation device restored]
[An unnamed high-level god of the Pantheon takes interest in the Snake Lord’s ability]
At that notification, Lee Geon’s eyes widened.
‘An unnamed high-level god?’
Doesn’t seem like a Constellation God.
But at that moment.
The speed of the plummeting fortress sharply decreased.
The tilted fortress began to slowly return to its original angle.
Rumble
And the people who urgently regained their balance were shocked.
“It stopped…!”
Steven looked at Lee Geon as if seeing a monster.
But Lee Geon paid no mind.
It was because of the notification.
[Designated Drakma as the Snake Lord’s sanctuary]
[Designating a name will turn it into a complete Snake Lord’s sanctuary]
[What would you like to name it?]
“Bouncy…”
Just when Lee Geon was about to fully designate it as his sanctuary.
Thud!!
A colossal sound as if the sky was collapsing echoed, and everyone including Lee Geon staggered.
“Ugh…!”
At the same time, Lee Geon furrowed his brows at the light pouring from the sky.
Sure enough.
[The Lords are enraged]
As Drakma was a common area of the divine seats, it was a place the Constellation Gods’ eyes reached easily.
And Drakma itself was a neutral zone jointly created by the 12 Constellation Gods.
It was so strict that not even the Constellation Gods were allowed to wield power.
[Declaring territory in a common area is an act of provocation against the divine seats and a declaration of war.]
[It is said the Snake Lord has ignored the covenant of the Constellation Gods.]
[The Lord of the Full Moon says Drakma is not only a place of the 12 Constellation Gods but also tied to an important covenant of the divine world.]
Lee Geon frowned at those words.
Well, he didn’t know the details, but this fortress was the land of gods.
It must be connected to the Pantheon.
But.
“If you bastards are so dissatisfied, why don’t you save the people inside?”
At that, the Constellation Gods seemed taken aback.
[The Lords say they understand the Snake Lord’s intention.]
[They say they will help now, and since the humans inside are alive, they ask to rescind the sanctuary designation.]
Then Lee Geon made a face as if to ask what nonsense that was.
“No? What neutral land? I’m the 13th, I never made any covenant. Empty land belongs to whoever claims it first.”
At those words, Drakma shook violently.
As a fortress where the joint covenant of the 12 Constellation Gods was laid, power surged from within.
[Warning. The Lords’ power threatens the Snake Lord.]
[The Goat Lord is furious, asking if you think he built this fortress to present it to you.]
Lee Geon sneered at the attacks from the Constellation Gods flying from the sky.
Such attacks anyway.
His subordinate Constellation Gods would block…
[The Scorching Snake Lord rains attacks upon the Snake Lord.]
“!!”
Among the incoming attacks were pillars of fire.
[The Scorching Snake Lord says the Snake Lord is in the wrong this time.]
[Even as a subordinate, there are things that absolutely cannot be done.]
At that, Lee Geon’s veins bulged.
“Hey. You shut up. Want me not to fix what’s dead?”
The incoming pillar of fire stopped.
And that moment.
[The Scorching Snake Lord praises that Drakma belongs to the great Snake Lord.]
The pillar of fire began attacking the other Constellation Gods instead.
Bang! Bang!
Thanks to that, the vicinity of Drakma was chaos.
Pillars of fire, water, ice, and more—the gods’ powers clashed fiercely.
The Lord of the Full Moon neither helped Lee Geon nor attacked the Constellation Gods.
[The Lords angrily ask if the Scorching Snake Lord has gone mad.]
[The Scorching Snake Lord says it’s your children who are mad.]
[He angrily says how dare they lay hands on the great Snake Lord’s personal vehicle.]
[The enraged Lords declared war on the Pisces Lord as well.]
[The Pisces Lord threatens the Scorching Snake Lord asking if they can just eliminate what they’re entrusted with.]
[The Scorching Snake Lord flares up.]
[He says go ahead and try, saying it’s their saint and children who will fight.]
Just when a war declaration that might have even consulted Hugo started.
[Floating Fortress has been fully designated as the Snake Lord’s sanctuary.]
Thanks to the Scorching Snake Lord, they succeeded in designating Drakma as a sanctuary.
Lee Geon smiled as if displeased with the design sense of the Capricorn who built Drakma.
“I’ll wreck this fortress completely and build it anew.”
In the end, it was when the Constellation Gods were greatly enraged at the fait accompli sanctuary designation.
Rumble!
“!”
The floating fortress designated as Lee Geon’s sanctuary suddenly began to plummet.
From the shock, the sanctuary members screamed.
“Aagh!”
Lee Geon quickly looked below the fortress.
A black tendril was pulling the island-shaped Drakma toward the sea.
Given this situation, did it mean physically turning them into fish food?
Thanks to that, the floating fortress plummeted at a crazy speed.
Rumble!
Before long, they passed the clouds of the troposphere and the pitch-black sea came into view.
[Warning. The Deep One is targeting the prey.]
[The minions of the Deep One are gathering.]
Lee Geon laughed and raised the Sky’s Punishment.
It seemed quicker to eliminate the culprit.
‘Well, that’s good.’
And as if responding to that thought, two divine entities reacted.
[The First excitingly says this is exactly what they should be used for.]
[The Second suggests filleting them one by one.]
[The First says that’s troublesome. Let’s just boil the whole sea.]
[The Second says being boiled alive is the ultimate agony.]
And about 4,000 meters to the sea!
Steven emitted golden light and summoned golden armor.
“Dammit! We’re falling into the sea! Prepare!”
“Yes, I’ll borrow a Pisces skill right away… Oh no!”
“Why, what happened!”
Goth’s face, who was looking at the emblem wristwatch, turned pale.
“The Pisces Constellation God has refused to lend skills!”
“What!”
“Seems like except for certain divine seats, they don’t care even if we fall into the sea!”
At Goth’s urgent cry, Lee Geon sneered.
So, that’s how they want to play it.
Lee Geon activated a skill.
(Continued in the next episode)