“Aaaagh!!!”
“Save me!”
Asia, Europe, America, Africa, Australia.
The entire world was turning into a crucible of terror.
It was because of none other than the monsters.
“It’s an attack! Everyone take up arms!”
“Damn, what is this number…!!”
“What about contact with the observatory?”
“Well… we lost contact. Perhaps…!”
People trembled at the number of monsters that had darkened the sky.
That was only natural, for a situation like this had never happened before.
“Dammit, even when the Black Zone monsters invaded not long ago, it wasn’t to this extent…!”
When they had invaded, led by that helmeted man.
Of course, a few politicians had been assassinated and countless casualties had occurred back then, but the vibe had been strong that they intended to keep humanity alive.
As if to tame humans in order to turn them into livestock.
Even though it was an invasion, the feeling of a threat was stronger.
‘Of course, that was probably because Lee Geon was there, so it ended at that level.’
But now it was different.
“The monsters are trying to annihilate humanity.”
That was the force behind them.
And that prediction turned out to be correct.
“Block them!”
“Don’t let them inside the dome!”
America.
The Saints of Leo and Stephen were grinding their teeth.
Before their eyes were the monsters trying to force their way into the dome.
And this was the second gate out of the total three layers of domes covering America.
The outermost layer had already been breached, and the monsters were madly pouring in attacks to break the second dome.
‘Dammit, the numbers are incomparable to the invasion a while ago…!’
From the sky, from the land, from the sea.
Moreover, the Saints lamented at the fierce momentum that aimed to kill every single human this time.
“Lord Stephen! The numbers are too great! Shall we call for help elsewhere?”
“No. Probably no one could come.”
“!”
“All the other Saints must be bloodshot trying to protect the domes of their own nations.”
“……!”
Indeed, just looking at the photos sent from the observatory, it was clear.
The directions the monsters were pouring in from were all towards the cities where humans lived.
‘If we don’t stop them, humanity will be finished in an instant.’
But Stephen wasn’t overly concerned.
“You all protect the dome!”
“What?!”
“I’ll take care of those bastards, so you just guard the dome!”
“!!”
At the same time, as Stephen tried to step outside the second dome, everyone was horrified.
“Lord! You mustn’t go out!”
“!”
They quickly grabbed hold of Stephen.
“Anyway, the last dome was made using Lee Geon-nim’s defense authority, wasn’t it! It will never break!”
“That’s right!”
That was true.
Lee Geon’s defense authority, which they had taken from the Taurus, was incredibly strong.
Therefore, most nations’ domes were currently borrowed from Lee Geon after paying a price.
America was the same as well.
Among the three layers of domes, the dome at the heart nearest to the city was sturdy because Lee Geon’s defense authority had been applied to it.
“So abandon the places already invaded by monsters and only deal with the monsters that come inside…!”
“That’s right. They won’t wish for all the food to disappear, so if we just hold out well, they’ll retreat like last time…!”
“No!”
Stephen immediately clenched his fist. Then, a griffon soared up from the ground!
Stephen shouted as he mounted the griffon.
“Those bastards will never retreat this time!”
“!”
In truth, as someone who had experienced that time 20 years ago, and his inexplicable instinct told him so.
It seemed they had come with real determination.
And finally, when Stephen went outside the dome and the monsters swarmed him, screams rang out.
“Lord!”
“It’s fine! I have this!!”
“!”
Stephen drew a weapon.
And while the Saints inwardly tried to feel relieved at Stephen’s confident voice, well.
“…Keoheok!!!?”
Everyone screamed at the weapon Stephen had pulled out.
They couldn’t help it.
“A b-bone!!”
What Stephen had picked up was precisely that object, the very sight of which made one gnash their teeth.
Thanks to that, his subordinates were going mad out of their wits.
“That son of a… no, Lord, have you still not come to your senses?!”
“That won’t work! Don’t do anything foolish!”
“Ah, I swear to…!”
At his subordinates’ pestering, Stephen seemed angered as he raised his voice.
“What kind of bullshit are you bastards spouting!! This is something Lee Geon made especially for me!”
“…What?!!”
The subordinates couldn’t help but be horrified.
They couldn’t help it.
“There’s no way Lee Geon-nim would make a weapon for you, Lord!”
“That’s a bomb! A bomb!”
“Throw it away immediately!!!!”
Does that person truly not know Lee Geon’s temper!
Knowing that devil, he would’ve undoubtedly made something to screw Stephen over with!
“You mustn’t use it!!”
“It’s definitely a self-destruct weapon….”
“Shut up?! Don’t slander Lee Geon!”
“?!!”
And just then.
The moment Stephen raised the huge bone and swung it at the enemies!
Boom!!!
At the ominous explosion sound, the Saints covered their faces.
“See! I knew it’d be like this!”
“Lord… no, someone go rescue that bastard….”
But it was then.
“……!!”
The despairing Saints were shocked. That was because what had tattered in the explosion wasn’t Stephen, but the monsters.
“Uh, uuh??”
And Stephen, having swung the bone, grinned as if he were the best.
“As expected!! Lee Geon!”
At its terrifying power, Stephen let out a shout of triumph.
Perhaps it was not EX-rank for nothing.
Although he had merely swung it, the enemy’s head had vanished without a trace.
So Stephen, as if his following Lee Geon around had finally paid off, laughed sharply and hurled the bone into the air.
It looked just like throwing a boomerang.
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
The bone, flying like a boomerang, blew off the heads of dozens of monsters.
It was a tremendous power.
Thanks to that, Stephen was extremely delighted, but his subordinates could only grow increasingly pale and stiffen.
“Damn it. It’s certain. That thing has an insane risk.”
“At minimum, getting castrated is guaranteed.”
“Right. Otherwise, there’s no way that devil would’ve made something like that!”
On the contrary, they were on the verge of being worried about Stephen, who was using such a thing so freely.
But whether they were or not, Stephen kept swinging the bone.
The battlefield instantly became a sea of monster blood.
And Stephen, bathed in the beasts’ blood, laughed sharply.
“Now, how about that! No one enters the dome!”
With this, they could sufficiently defend the city.
But it was then.
Grind.
“……!!”
With an ominous sound, the green dome began to slowly open.
The dome that had been defending the city started to gradually disappear.
Thanks to that, the Saints who had been forming a defensive line outside the city couldn’t help but be horrified.
“Wh-what! Why is that opening!”
“S-someone opened the dome!”
Of course, it wasn’t Lee Geon’s doing.
No matter how much it was Lee Geon, he wouldn’t play with human lives, and to begin with, while it was true they had borrowed his authority, it was they who were in charge of opening and closing it.
And at last, as the dome enveloping the city completely vanished, both Stephen and the Saints were frozen stiff.
The moment Stephen raised his voice was then.
“Who is it! Who opened the dome!”
“It’s not us! There’s some sort of problem inside… Keok!”
Stephen was deeply shocked.
His own Saints, who had been guarding the dome, were cut down by weapons and fell.
“……!!”
The culprit wasn’t a monster.
It wasn’t even the Saints.
“Wh-what the!!”
The citizens inside the city had begun attacking humans with swords.
That wasn’t all.
“Aack!!!”
Even the Saints attacked their allies, and the interior of the city had turned into a scene of pandemonium.
“Lord!!”
“It seems the dome vanished because allies attacked the Saint in charge of the dome!”
“…What?!”
Wondering if it was mind control magic, Stephen immediately struck the ground.
[Lion’s Roar (SS)]
At the same time, an earthquake occurred on the ground.
Boom!
And if it was mind control magic, it should have been released by shaking the brain.
But.
“……!!”
It didn’t work.
‘No, they aren’t being controlled in the first place.’
Everyone was completely sane of mind.
It’s just.
“Ah, this is seriously shitty.”
“To think something like that is our superior.”
Everyone’s malice and will to fight had merely risen.
And the perception of being allies had merely vanished, the emotion of hatred surging so that loved ones turned into enemies to kill.
So as they wondered what was going on, it was then.
Boom!
“……!!”
A sound of the earth crying out was heard.
At the same time, a massive shadow was cast as if the sun were being blocked.
And Stephen nearly stopped breathing at that shadow.
A monster he had never seen before had appeared there.
However, its appearance gave a fleeting feeling reminiscent of Red Eye.
But the pressure, the fear, the power—all of it surpassed Red Eye!
[Fight.]
And that was Red Eye’s older brother.
Among Red Eye’s siblings, the third brother.
* * *
-It’s serious! Allies are attacking allies!
-Citizens too! Even the Awakened! They’re trying to kill each other inside the dome!
-Never mind that, that thing! Doesn’t it resemble Red Eye?! Though the color is different…!
-Aaah!! Leo has been hit by a mysterious monster, and America is in danger! Aack! First evacuate…!!
-No! It’s not just America! A creature similar to Red Eye has appeared one more! Two in total!
Around that time, Asia.
Amid the chaos erupting everywhere, both Hailey and Goth were flustered.
They were judging the situation while watching the news.
-Do you remember, this situation is clearly similar to when Red Eye invaded!
-And the one who saved us in that despair was Lee Geon…!
Goth gulped at the monsters that looked much like Red Eye.
“What are those things that resemble Red Eye?”
“
“The Four Calamities?”
“The youngest is Red Eye, and above him are three more.”
And it was unmistakable.
‘He released these bastards.’
At the same time, Hailey furrowed her elegant brows.
She couldn’t help it.
The Four Calamities were the children
They were beings who already held lord-class capabilities.
In other words.
‘
Moreover, hadn’t he already left a message?
[It is repayment for raising my child.]
Red Eye too, though now loyal to Lee Geon, there was no knowing how he might react should his real father appear.
That wasn’t all.
‘The energy felt from those bastards….’
Hailey narrowed her brows at the image of
It wasn’t certain, but she definitely felt it.
The energy of Yeonwoo’s soul, whom Lee Geon was searching for.
And so it was strange.
It felt as if they were deliberately provoking Lee Geon’s temper.
‘What is
Of course, they knew that the objective of the unknown civilization side was the annihilation of humanity.
But the timing was far too early.
Well, that wasn’t important right now.
“Lady Hailey, why are you staying here? Didn’t Lord Lee Geon ask for help?”
At those words, Hailey flinched.
Well, that was true, but.
But it was right then.
Goth was startled by the cheers coming from the TV.
-Ah!! The Saints have arrived!
-They’ve come to help!
-If Lord Hugo Oters has come, then of course!
-Lee Geon! Lee Geon must have come too!
-Where is Lee Geon?!
And just then, a familiar voice was heard from the TV.
-Move aside. I’ll handle it.
-!!
At the same time, screams came from the portable TV.
It was because of someone walking towards the monster.
-Hey! No! It’s dangerous! Come back!
-Kid! You’ll get hurt if you go there!
-Brat, get out of the way!
But Goth, in fact, was sweating profusely at the familiar face caught by the camera.
Just as expected.
-What did you just say?
(Continued in the next episode)