Olympus's War God, Heracles.
Lee Gun glared at him, seemingly enraged.
A strange murderous glint flickered in those eyes, but whether he knew or not, Heracles couldn't tear his gaze away from Haley.
"Is that truly a living creature?"
And Haley, feeling that stare, tilted her head as if asking what the hell that bastard was, but soon summoned her sword.
She meant to attack the war god. Yet despite the assault, Heracles seemed to enjoy the situation as if dancing with Haley, rather than countering.
"Hahaha! Not only beautiful in appearance, but even your movements are lovely!"
In the end, Lee Gun's blood boiled as he watched.
What the hell is he doing?
And as Lee Gun, who had been about to turn away, stopped, the vassal gods in the shadows became puzzled.
[Master? What is wrong?]
[Are you not refraining from engaging the war god?]
And that was when.
In Hugo's head, as he tilted his head watching the same scene, a voice echoed.
[Hey. Oh Taek-su.]
"!"
Hugo, who was drawing his bowstring, flinched.
That was [Vassal Communication].
Simply put, it was a radio, allowing a holy god and their vassal gods to exchange telepathy.
And Hugo, who had regained his divinity, was once again subject to it.
Anyway, though it consumed divine prestige and all vassal gods could hear, Hugo questioned why he used that technique, but he soon understood the reason.
[What are you doing? Shoot that guy. Kill him.]
"What? Shoot him, that hulk?"
[Yeah.]
At the answer, Hugo seemed flustered. Not for any other reason.
"Not catching the Scorching Heat bastard? If we catch him, don't we wipe the debt in one shot?"
Hugo had the [Clairvoyance] skill. And hadn't he just seen the bounty poster the slime was waving around with it?
So that's what he meant.
"That hulk doesn't bring in money right now, does he? Efficiency...."
[Just shoot. If he doesn't bring money, then make him bring it, kill him, and that's that.]
The voice sounded oddly pissed, so Hugo furrowed his brow and looked at Heracles.
And seeing the war god completely smitten by the peerless beauty, Hugo's eyes widened.
As if suspecting something.
"Is it because of Haley?"
[Nope. Because he's annoying.]
"Annoying? Ah, well, because he attacked an ally...."
[The goofy, starstruck look is annoying.]
At that answer, eyes wide, Hugo gave a subtle eye smile.
"Come on, with someone like Haley, even a god would fall for her, goofy-like."
Hadn't all the holy men been like that from the start? Except for Zhang Rui who seemed uninterested in women and Kevin who shouldn't be interested, everyone had shown interest in Haley.
He himself, before meeting Lee Gun and Jiu, had wanted to at least have a cup of tea with her. Though he had been coldly rejected by all.
"Even Stephen hit on Haley, so what."
[What? Who?]
At the sudden brutality in the voice, Hugo flinched.
Was it his imagination, that feeling of imminent death?
"Ah, no... Stephen...."
[That bastard?]
"Yeah, but really a long time ago! A loooong time ago, I mean...."
Even as he spoke, Hugo broke out in a cold sweat. It felt like he'd made a colossal mistake.
But that wasn't the important thing now.
"Ah, anyway, I'll tie up the Scorching Heat guy, so follow slowly...."
But as Hugo turned his head, he thought, 'Oh no.'
He'd wanted to lock the door and make it a safe room as soon as he saw the bounty, but the man had just bolted.
'Well, since he's my holy man now, I can track him quickly...!'
In the end, Hugo decided to track that bastard later, and pulled the bowstring toward Heracles.
'He's no pushover.'
When looking at the magic power, no, divine prestige, that gods emitted, one could see. The number and history of their achievements.
The more powerful achievements and history a god had accumulated, the more overwhelming their divine prestige alone felt.
And depending on how well they wielded the divinity they inherited, their skill level differed—this war god was tremendously powerful.
And around then.
Heracles, who had been retreating with a flushed face for a while, suddenly looked back and forth between Haley and Lee Gun in surprise.
"Wait. Come to think of it, you two seem to know each other. What's your relationship?"
Although it seemed like a belated question, Haley sharpened her blade as if dumbfounded.
"You're not worth telling."
She had meant he wasn't worth even exchanging words with, but the war god grew serious as if he understood.
"Ah. I get it. You're a hostage captured by him, right?"
"????"
Haley looked flabbergasted, but the war god shook his head with a sigh.
"Well, even I'd hate it. A worthless runt who looks like he can't even use his strength."
Lee Gun's eyebrow twitched. And just as he, enraged, reached out his hand.
Crunch!!!
"!"
Haley, who had leaped forward first, kicked Heracles in the face.
"Kuheok...!"
It seemed even Haley, who had intended to stay quiet in the divine realm, was very pissed.
"Don't spout nonsense! I am the Sn... the Snake God's comrade!"
Perhaps it had an impact? Heracles, clutching his cheek, looked at Haley.
"Comrade?"
"Indeed. If you approach the Snake God any further, I'll kill you first."
At those words, Heracles looked at the Olympus hegemon gods as if very troubled.
"Hey, do we absolutely have to eliminate that Snake God? If we eliminate him, I feel like that lady will hate me."
At that, the hegemon gods confronting other gods blew their tops.
"Are you crazy?"
"Helai! Are you saying that not knowing if we don't steal the Snake God's divinity, we'll remain refugees?!"
"Don't be fooled by a face!"
"Have you forgotten the debt tied to you? If you want to repay it, follow orders!"
Heracles clicked his tongue and brushed off his hands.
"Then we have no choice but to extract just the divinity."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than Heracles vanished.
And the place he appeared was behind Lee Gun!
[Mind's Eye (3-Star)]
With his eye color changed, the war god immediately targeted Lee Gun's chest. And those were no ordinary eyes.
Gods were divided into various types like wealth gods, war gods, punishment gods, luck gods, and bonus traits were given per attribute.
Just as a wealth god inherently possessed [Luck Enhancement] or an archery god possessed [Clairvoyance].
And the Mind's Eye was a trait possessed by war gods.
[The Eye of Victory that can assuredly win in battle]
The glinting eyes of a predator aimed for Lee Gun's greatest weak point.
He had instantly pinpointed the location of the core of Lee Gun's divinity.
'As expected, there are two cores.'
If he extracted those two, Zeus would be able to use the power.
Having identified the divinity cores' positions, Heracles reached out his hand ferociously.
As Lee Gun, sensing the murderous intent, reacted at high speed, Heracles immediately extended both arms.
[Innate Nature (4-Star)]
-Turns the body into a weapon
For war gods, the physical body itself was a weapon!
Having fortified his entire body, Heracles tried to consume Lee Gun with flesh no weapon could pierce.
And as Heracles approached, Lee Gun's divinity of the Snake God fluctuated violently.
[The opponent possesses predator achievements]
[]
[The Snake God warily raises its power]
[Heals and strengthens the body of the Snake God]
['s experience increases]
It seemed Heracles' divinity had achievements of slaying various snakes.
And Lee Gun was also a god with the Snake God's divinity.
That meant poor compatibility.
As expected, the war god's predator-like hand pierced Lee Gun's body.
Thwack!
At a glance, it seemed aimed at the heart.
But the place Heracles targeted was the solar plexus.
The heart was a feint.
While pretending to aim for the heart, he was targeting the solar plexus with his other hand.
Because Lee Gun's divinity core was there.
However, the war god looked at Lee Gun in surprise.
"Huh. Your reflexes are incredible."
As if he had read the war god's attack, Lee Gun was holding both of his arms.
Of course, whether because the opponent's strength was intense or because of the predator achievements, the war god's hands burrowed into Lee Gun's body.
"Well, it hurts since I don't have super regeneration."
At this, surprised, Hugo and Haley tried to attack, but Lee Gun spat blood and stopped them.
He had clearly created this situation on purpose.
"Seems you're proud of that steel body. From the moment you touched my body, you're finished."
With a flash in his eyes, Lee Gun grabbed Heracles' arm.
At this, Heracles laughed.
The achievements as a war god accumulated in his divinity were unrivaled.
'Boasting twelve 5-star achievements, and one close to 6 stars.'
The battle god's divinity was said to surpass even other gods in strength.
It was one of the few ultimate martial god divinities cherished by the divine realm.
"Whatever you try with those skinny hands is usele—"
But at that moment.
Crrrack!!!
"......!"
Heracles' eyebrows shot up in pain.
At the same time, he couldn't help but frown.
Crrraaack!!
The thick arm bone of the war god shattered under Lee Gun's strength.
And at the sound of the war god's arm breaking, the gods seemed shocked.
'Heracles' arm is breaking?'
Not only the hegemon gods but the other gods who had come to capture them were bewildered, but Lee Gun laughed.
"I'll make a club out of you, you bastard."
Just as Lee Gun, emitting killing intent, was about to tear off Heracles' arm—
[The Fate Goddesses manipulate the Snake God's records]
Along with that notification, Lee Gun flinched in pain.
'......!!'
Simultaneously, strength drained from Lee Gun's body, and the injuries on his body suddenly worsened.
[The Fate Goddesses alter the Snake God's fate]
[The Snake God has been changed to a fate of sustaining severe wounds and being unable to move]
These goddamn bastards?
Soon, blood dripped from Lee Gun's mouth.
And as soon as the strength left Lee Gun's body, Heracles pinned him down.
Unaware of the Fate Goddesses' intervention, the war god clicked his tongue as if saying 'See?'
"Hey, look. In the end, strength isn't enough, right? Like a worthless run—"
Boom!!!
An arrow flew toward Heracles' head, but he threw a stone.
Having blocked Hugo's arrow midair, the war god shouted warily.
"If you try to shoot, I'll immediately smash this bastard's head."
Right when Hugo was frowning—
"Let go. That hand."
With a grim voice, Haley kicked Heracles.
Crunch!
Under that force, Heracles was thrown off Lee Gun, and from Haley's body, black magic quietly billowed.
It was the power she had sealed away to avoid having her identity discovered in the divine realm.
And at this, the Scorpio vassal gods hiding in Haley's shadow cried out urgently.
[Pr-Princess! You mustn't!]
[You mustn't release your power! The gods will swarm here immediately!]
And it was when Heracles frowned at Haley's power.
"Lord Heracles! This is no time for that! Quickly dispose of the Snake God!"
"The Fate Goddesses have gone to the trouble of helping us!"
"Now, take advantage of the Snake God being weakened and hurry!"
At those words, Heracles' eyes widened.
"What? They interfered?"
Just then.
[Ah, seriously pissing me off.]
"......!!!"
Heracles shuddered at the voice coming from behind him.
It seemed like no voice of this world.
And feeling the murderous intent, the war god hurriedly tried to defend, but—
Boom!
A viciously surging force stopped Heracles in his tracks.
And from that force, Heracles reflexively sensed,
'This feeling. It's not human, nor god.'
Feeling a foreboding, Heracles tried to deal with Lee Gun, but right at that moment.
Smack!
Lee Gun, who had vanished in an instant, used a divine power on Heracles.
It was a power that had been released as Yuha kept stuffing gods.
[Poison of the Serpent's Bite (4-Star)]
The unique venom of Ophiuchus exploded on Heracles' body.
And that was a poison of agony such that even immortal gods would rather die!
Unable to endure the pain, Heracles screamed.
"Kuheok!!"
"Heracles!"
Heracles groaned as he watched Lee Gun approach.
"Keuk... K-Kill me!"
But Lee Gun smiled as if disgusted.
"No, you being alive is helpful."
"......!"
At those words, not only Heracles but all the other gods were shocked.
"Could it be you're sparing him because Heracles is a god who protects the divine realm?!"
"Well, since he's one of the few war gods...!"
"After trashing Olympus, is he unexpectedly a guy who thinks about the divine realm...?"
However, Lee Gun's lips curled up.
He couldn't help it.
[Wary of a god with opposing achievements, [] raises its power]
['s experience increases]
[With 's experience accumulated, preparations to use [] are almost complete]
Thanks to Heracles, the experience of the Snake God was rising.
And while killing was as simple as instantly slaying, the Snake God divinity was something whose experience was hard to raise even on Earth.
Wouldn't it be beneficial to leave things be until the experience was full?
'It should accumulate by the time I catch the others.'
And that was when.
As Lee Gun remained still, the hegemon gods' eyes flashed.
"Now's the chance, while the Snake God is injured...!"
But right at that moment.
Heracles blew away the gods and hegemon gods.
"Kuheok...!!"
The attacked hegemon gods looked at Heracles in bewilderment.
"What the hell are you doing!"
But then Heracles slammed his head down and shouted.
"I will serve you as my elder brother! Please take me as your vassal!"
"!"
The gods were appalled, and Lee Gun looked at Heracles as if asking what nonsense this was.
"If you're asking for the poison antidote, dream on."
Well, the poison would naturally fade after some time anyway.
"No! From the moment I received help from the Fate Goddesses, it was already my loss. Yet you overwhelmed me even with that handicap, and furthermore spared my life for the divine realm! I will serve you as my elder brother!"
The Olympus hegemon gods were dumbfounded.
"Wai...!"
Lee Gun briefly considered.
'Well, having someone like this as a vassal god is good for me.'
Wouldn't it be nice since he even becomes experience for the Snake God?
Lee Gun spoke.
"Fine. I won't lose out anyway."
"Thank you! I will serve you wholeheartedly!"
"Ah, the poison...."
Soon, Heracles looked at Haley and said.
"And, if possible, I would like to take her as my wife...."
Lee Gun's eyes flashed.
Crack.
(Continued in the next episode)