Oh, It Was You (2)

[Faith seeking him is felt.]

[Countless strong faiths are calling out to him.]

[Do you answer the call?]

At that notification, Lee Geon's face brightened.

The moment the notification came, the disintegration of his body stopped as if it were a lie.

And that wasn't all.

[A god is born from the faith and needs of humans.]

[As long as there are saints who remember and believe in them, a god is immortal.]

It wasn't for nothing that the gods gathered saints and coveted their faith.

Even if thousands of years pass, even if the place changes.

As long as there are saints who believe in them steadfastly.

A god will never disappear.

So, that must be why they created scribes to write the Bible.

So that their existence wouldn't vanish even after thousands of years.

And perhaps because of that powerful call.

A change occurred in Lee Geon's body, which was about to vanish.

[His existence revives due to the faith of countless millions.]

[Countless millions of saints do not wish to lose his existence.]

[Most of the faith on Earth is directed toward him.]

[That presence is so great it is engraved across all dimensions.]

[Earth's timeline has recognized Lee Geon as an absolutely essential being.]

[Halting disintegration.]

Flash!

With a burst of light, Lee Geon's body returned.

His scattered torso, arms, and legs came back to their original state.

And as his body reconstructed, Lee Geon clearly felt the energy of the saints.

‘There’s more than one or two saints.’

Of course, there were a few with an unrivaled presence, but even so.

‘This number is practically the entire population.’

Indeed.

Most of humanity on Earth was longing for and calling out to Lee Geon.

And a restoration of this magnitude was absolutely impossible without genuine faith.

Because of that, Lee Geon’s heart swelled with overwhelming pride.

With all that had happened, it felt like it was telling him that everything he had done until now had never been meaningless.

But the actual seemed extremely flustered.

It couldn't be helped; the power of the timeline or dimensions was a force of the universe that gods or living beings could not defy.

Thanks to that, the had used it in the past to even eliminate renowned great gods…!

“Too bad, isn’t it? That your plan fell apart?”

[……!!]

Hearing those words, any trace of a smile could no longer be found on the ’s face.

And as if reading that despairing expression, Lee Geon grinned savagely.

“Then, it’s time to take the spoils!”

[!!]

With those words, Lee Geon snatched the ’s head.

At the same time, an immense flash erupted.

[Disintegration of the is complete.]

[Due to the power of , the main body that formed the is reviving.]

The power of circulation reversed.

It was returning things to before the was created.

In other words, the 13th Ophiuchus original owner was reviving.

In fact, a human silhouette seemed to be gathering where the had been.

And he was probably the former master of Yeonu and Junu, the former Ophiuchus god whom those two had wanted to save.

But that was when.

Lee Geon saw a strange scene amidst the giant light of .

It was two scenes.

The first, perhaps the memories of the disintegrating .

- Here. If you use this, you can kill your masters and usurp their positions.

That was clearly a scene where the was tempting other gods with the bodies of original owners they had brought from other timelines.

But Lee Geon was more concerned with the next scene than that one.

- What? What did you say? You have a child?

- Yes, brother.

That was a scene of two men arguing.

Both were men with blonde hair, and they seemed to be the original owner of Leo and the 13th Ophiuchus original owner.

But for some reason.

The original owner of Leo was extremely angry.

- A child, with you?

- Yes. Is that so surprising?

At the 13th’s cold reply, the brother trembled with rage.

Truthfully, his expression was closer to fear than anger.

As expected.

The original owner of Leo grabbed his brother's arm and said.

- It’s not a child meant for revenge against us, is it?

At that, the 13th shook off his brother’s arm as if dumbfounded.

The 13th’s playful and gentle-looking face turned chillingly cold.

- Are you that afraid of that matter?

- Where is it? I must find it now.

- You won’t find it. Ever.

- You!

After that, the two continued discussing something, but Lee Geon couldn't hear the rest.

[You have answered the call.]

[You are flying towards the saints.]

Before he could see the full scene, Lee Geon’s movement had followed.

As if bungee jumping, a falling sensation came, and the voices of the two grew more distant.

Now, the only sound was the slightly mocking voice of the , as if they had seen the same scene.

[Now you’ll have a father-son reunion, I see.]

At those words, Lee Geon, his consciousness fading, furrowed his brow.

A father-son reunion?

* * *

And it was around that time.

Boom! Boom!

The other timelines had all been annihilated by the , leaving only the current timeline where Lee Geon existed.

Humanity was bleeding profusely as they blocked the fallen gods and monsters left behind by the .

“Hold them! Keep dealing with them until Lee Geon arrives!”

“If we retreat, humanity ends here!”

The Awakened gritted their teeth and clashed with the fallen gods.

Of course, as expected of gods, the fallen ones were monstrously strong, but still, they did not back down.

Their willpower was one thing, but it was also because powerful allies had been summoned.

[The old subordinate gods of Ophiuchus, having felt their master’s presence, have reappeared.]

The old subordinate gods of Ophiuchus, who had been captured by Gemini.

Perhaps thanks to the call of the white god, the captain of Il-nam, I-nam, and Sam-nam.

The old Ophiuchus subordinates who were now under other gods appeared sporadically.

Longing for Ophiuchus, they aided the Cheon siblings, the saints of Ophiuchus.

Because of this, humanity gained the upper hand against the monsters and fallen gods.

But despite that, they still seemed extremely anxious.

It was for no other reason.

“Is Lee Geon still far away?!!”

“If we don’t call him quickly, Lee Geon will disappear!”

Indeed.

Having become the subordinates of Ophiuchus, they were hearing what was happening to Lee Geon through the notifications.

[Warning. He is about to be erased from the timeline by the .]

[Warning. Due to the god’s erasure, the subordinate contract will be terminated in 1 minute.]

[Judging him to be unnecessary dust, the dimensional force is attempting to remove the impurities.]

Those words were how they realized Lee Geon was in danger.

So, flustered, they desperately blocked the monsters and sent that experience to Lee Geon.

But was even that insufficient to stop the erasure of a god?

In the end, the Cheon siblings urgently called out his title, .

‘If we summon him here, uncle will be safe!’

And with that fervent wish, they called and called for their uncle.

Of course, the prayers of just two Awakened alone were not enough to stop Lee Geon’s erasure and summon him all the way here across dimensions.

But.

- Can you hear this voice! I don’t know the details, but the citizens are thrown into chaos by this sudden voice!

- It is thought to be heard by all those with a certain level of faith...

Normally, the notification voice should only be heard by saints.

But for some reason, the same sound began to ring out to people all over the world.

The reason was simple.

[Scribe Gwuisun has modified the Bible.]

[It has been adjusted so that anyone with a certain level of faith in the Serpent Bearer can hear the voice.]

It was probably the quick-witted scribe Gwuisun who had sensed Lee Geon’s crisis and quickly modified the Bible.

Perhaps they thought that increasing the number of people could also save Lee Geon.

So, it was made so that the voice would be heard by everyone who believed in Lee Geon even a little.

Like the voice of a god.

And at the warning that Lee Geon was disappearing, people, as if by promise, thought of him in their hearts.

But even with that, was it hard to avoid the providence of the universe?

“Ah…! I can’t feel uncle’s power!”

“What?!”

In the end, Lee Geon’s power was cut off.

In fact, the notification voice could no longer be heard.

The protection of Ophiuchus that had been coming to them was also severed.

And that wasn't the only despairing thing.

“Gasp…!”

The only fallen god that had not shown itself until now.

The , which had only been moving slowly inside the gate, finally revealed its head from the gate.

And the subordinate gods immediately realized what that meant.

[The master, it’s the ! Preparations are complete!]

[The Ophiuchus god from another timeline is going to turn Earth back to before its birth!]

“What?!”

At this, the saints fell into despair.

No matter what, they couldn’t stop that themselves.

As if to confirm it, the revealed emitted a sinister aura.

It was a signal that Earth was about to be destroyed.

In the end, even Scorpio’s subordinates looked at the unconscious Hailey in despair.

[We’re sorry, Princess. It seems the choice was wrong, after all…]

But it was right then.

Flash!

A giant pillar of light fell from the sky.

And at that dazzling light covering the city, everyone shut their eyes tight.

“Wha, what is this!”

“I can’t see!”

The flash instantly covered the monsters, and those hit by the light screamed.

[Kieeeeek!]

[Kiek!]

The monsters collapsed, shrieking as all sorts of cancer cells and tumor masses burst from their bodies.

At the same time, the Cheon siblings’ faces brightened as they realized the identity of the light.

“C-could it be!”

And in that moment, a sound like a thunderclap was heard.

Boom!!!

At the same time, a scream close to a shriek came from the sky.

It was none other than the sound of the screaming.

Along with it, a giant light poured down from the sky.

[Circulation]

And like a black hole, the light sucked in the fallen gods that the had summoned.

First was the fallen Leo god whom Stephen had dealt with, followed by the gods that other Awakened had suppressed.

Finally, the itself was sucked upwards.

And the forms of the gods being sucked in, screaming, gradually transformed into some kind of body part.

“T-that is!”

“An arm?”

“Weren’t they gods?”

Surely, these were fakes made from body parts of the gods, just like the .

In other words, they had been monsters. Well, their abilities were equal to gods.

But that didn't matter anyway.

“Ah…!!”

In that moment, humanity nearly burst into tears at the face that appeared on the rooftop of a building.

“Lee Geon!!!”

“It’s Lee Geon!”

There, Lee Geon, having returned at the saints’ call, was smiling.

And at Lee Geon’s entrance, not only the subordinate gods but the remaining gods.

At the same time, even the gods of the Divine Realm seemed bewildered.

[The gods of the Divine Realm are baffled, saying such a thing is impossible.]

[They ask how a mere god could ignore the disintegration of the universe and even gain recognition of his existence.]

But regardless, the Cheon siblings sobbed.

“Uncle!!”

“Uncle!!!”

As if relieved, they tried to rush to Lee Geon at once.

At the same time, Kevin and Stephen, who had been fighting in the sky atop subordinate gods, approached.

“Lee Geon! What about the ?!”

“You went after the , didn’t you?”

At those words, instead of answering, Lee Geon held out the head of the he had brought.

Well, only the jaw and nose remained, but that was enough.

“Lee Geon has dealt with the enemy commander who threatened humanity!”

“Lee Geon saved humanity!”

At Stephen and Kevin’s shouts, the city was filled with cheers.

“Waaaaah!”

“The monarch is dead!”

But despite the people’s joy, Lee Geon scanned his surroundings.

After all, he had dealt with the , so the remaining monsters could be slowly cleaned up.

Because of that, Lee Geon hastily looked for someone.

“What about Hailey?”

“Ah…!”

Their expressions turned a bit grim.

The city without Lee Geon had literally been a fierce battlefield.

Dealing with the gods summoned by the and handling the monsters left no time for anyone to look after each other, but they had still noticed.

“Hailey is….”

But that was only for a moment. Spotting Hailey, Lee Geon instantly leaped off the building.

Thud!

The subordinates protecting Hailey were startled.

[Lord Lee Geon!]

“It’s not too late yet.”

[Wha, what?! Not too late… she’s already….]

Just as they were about to say her breathing had stopped, Lee Geon suddenly placed his hand on Hailey’s chest.

And then.

“Why do you think I went out of my way to control the 6th stage and come back?”

[!!]

With those words, a powerful light of erupted.

And along with that light, Lee Geon felt a strangely nostalgic feeling.

- Tsk, you ugly brat. Don’t move, I have to apply the medicine. You have to endure the pain!

At the same time, Hailey seemed to hear something.

[Return]

And when she opened her eyes, Hailey seemed to see something.

“Now I can’t even call you ugly.”

The smile of the boy she remembered from so long ago.

(To be continued in the next episode)