"This is insane."
The humans and gods could not help but be flustered by the presence of the Monarchs that appeared before their eyes.
For the existence of the Monarchs was a curse to them, and nothing but despair.
But what was even more bewildering was not their appearance.
"W-what? Why are they just passing us by?"
The black shadows that had appeared in the sky began moving in a different direction.
'There's no way they didn't notice our presence.'
Their eyes had definitely met.
Moreover, they were people who had already experienced the Monarchs' power firsthand.
There was no way they couldn't perceive them with that damned power.
So they thought it was to make them let their guard down, but well.
"Th-they don't seem to be attacking…?"
"Uh, uh-huh. They're really leaving…."
Both Got and Lee Jae-won, seemingly flustered for once, urgently looked towards Guryongju and Lee Geon.
'There are Great Sage Gods here too, why are they just leaving?'
But soon, they could figure out the reason.
[Jundae. What are you doing on my head?]
"It's nothing."
Asran, who had dared to snatch Guryongju's head, smiled broadly.
Guryongju, who had been a heroic figure, had turned into a cute baby lizard.
And seeing that, the Virgo Holy God broke into a cold sweat.
'She created a transformation spell in that time.'
She had cast a transformation spell with stealth so that the Monarchs wouldn't notice Lee Geon and Guryongju.
As for Lee Geon, it was natural they didn't notice him since he was controlled and imprisoned to be powerless; and Guryongju must have obediently accepted Asran's stealth magic.
'Well, we must be like insignificant creatures compared to the Great Sage Gods.'
Meaning, would they be satisfied with ones like themselves when the most delicious prey is right there.
'But even so, to dare to go after Great Sage God level….'
Well, that wasn't important.
If they didn't notice the two Great Sage Gods here, where would those bastards go!
'The other Great Sage Gods hiding here!'
The faces of the gods and holy people brightened.
"I don't know why those bastards appeared here, but this is a golden opportunity."
[Aren't those bastards the best at finding gods in the world!]
Indeed, how else could they have come all the way to the divine realm from that distant place!
If it was the scent of a god, it didn't matter if it was a tiny amount or fleeting.
Aren't the Kruder like sharks that, if they catch the scent of blood, go crazy and chase them down to bite even from thousands of kilometers away!
The Cheon siblings immediately contacted the observatory.
Sure enough.
"What? The monsters are heading to Europe and Central Asia?"
Having pinpointed their location, they smiled.
'So they were hiding there…!'
* * *
Europe and Central Asia.
The Monarchs who found the Great Sage Gods were laughing like mad.
[A Great Sage God with weakened power? What a stroke of luck! Hahaha!!!]
[Come out! I know you're all transformed into human form!]
Boom!!! Boom!
The Monarchs were thrilled at the prey that was the Great Sage Gods.
Though they hunted any living thing without discrimination, their favorite prey was none other than gods!
Especially Great Sage Gods who stood at the pinnacle; there was a risk of losing their lives, but they were worth hunting.
[Once in the past, I had a bite of a Great Sage God from Eden!]
[What?! Really! That precious thing?!]
[I barely managed to eat a piece that fell while following the elders, but it was the best taste of my life!]
[You blessed bastard!]
[I too have eaten the head of a Land Lord God close to a Great Sage God.]
[What?!]
[If a Land Lord God was that good, how ecstatic would a Great Sage God be!]
The second-generation Monarchs, their eyes rolling, targeted the hidden Great Sage Gods.
Buildings were destroyed, and people screamed as they fled.
Thus, the holy people in Europe and Central Asia watching them couldn't help but swallow dryly.
'Are those really Monarchs!'
'Is that really okay!'
The holy people managing Europe were trembling, but when they reported this to the higher-ups, the answer they got was even more absurd.
-Just leave them alone! No, rather, let them rampage even more!
"What?!"
After receiving Lee Geon-nim's call and going to Korea, I thought they had all gone crazy like Lee Geon, but I soon found out the reason.
[Meat!!!]
[First-grade top-class meat!!]
Boom!!
Even the Monarchs had no interest in the fleeing humans, even though the holy people were helping them evacuate.
And the one thing the Monarch bastards blindly pursued was just one thing.
'Those people…!'
They were the unidentified people hiding inside the buildings.
And thinking they were civilians, they quickly tried to rescue them, but it was just then.
[These useless beast bastards!]
Perhaps they simply couldn't endure waiting until their power recovered.
The Great Sage Gods who had possessed human bodies shed their human bodies and revealed themselves.
Boom!
When the Great Sage Gods revealed themselves, the Monarchs' eyes flashed.
[You finally came out!]
[A weakened Great Sage God, what a lucky break!!!]
[Hahahaha!!]
Was it because Lee Geon had taken the colonies from the gods?
Though not to the extent of Lee Geon, the Great Sage Gods were also suffering losses in faith, their power weakened.
Wasn't that why they had infiltrated Earth, even changing the rules to steal the Serpent Master's faith?
Of course, there was also the aim of eliminating the Serpent Master….
[You beast bastards. Why are you causing this ruckus in a land you never even glanced at before!]
[Shut up, you meats!!!]
[It's not that we didn't glance at it? It's just that the Elder normally wouldn't let us go!]
[The Elder sent us here for some reason, do you think we'll waste this opportunity!]
The Monarchs knew.
That now, with the Great Sage Gods' power weakened, this was a once-in-a-lifetime golden opportunity!
[And this guy is even transformed into a human? Haha!]
At that, Olympus's Great Sage God Cheon Myeong-ju furrowed his brow.
He had become human through Lee Geon's [ ] power, but he was recovering his divine power with the [ ] he possessed.
And [ ], and Babylon's [ ], and Mahabharata's [ ] raised their eyebrows.
Just how many Monarchs did that bastard send.
'[ ], what on earth got into him…!'
'He's not one to let his subordinates loose like this.'
Even as they tried to hide, the humans instead saw the Great Sage Gods and praised them.
-Monarchs? The Great Sage Gods are different.
-He is someone who never backs down. He'll grind them up again this time.
Thanks to their memories of Lee Geon being replaced with the Great Sage Gods, humanity was relying on the Great Sage Gods.
Moreover, Lee Geon was a god who never backed down from any enemy.
In this situation, if they retreated or compromised, their faith would plummet at once, and they would suffer a loss.
'If faith drops, we'll also take a big hit.'
Rather, it was the harmful effect of replacing Lee Geon's existence with themselves.
So they couldn't retreat, but the Monarch level was a headache.
'We barely managed to transfer the karma to the Serpent God.'
We need to resolve it before the karma transfer becomes useless, but of all things, such a huge troublemaker!
But regardless, the Monarchs opened their mouths wide.
[Meat!!]
The hot-blooded ones first bit into the neck of Olympus's Great Sage God Cheon Myeong-ju.
Crunch!!
[My lord!!]
[Ugh…!!]
The flustered gods attacked, but the well-coordinated Monarchs dodged in an instant and savagely tore off the Great Sage God's neck.
Splurt!!!
Though the Monarchs were also cut down and killed by the Great Sage Gods' power, they had no intention of retreating.
[Tear them apart!!]
It was a massive fight between Great Sage God level and Monarch level beings.
Boom!!!
Massive powers clashed, and the Monarchs transformed into giant monsters and swarmed Cheon Myeong-ju like piranhas.
Crunch!
Boom!!
At the same time, something amazing happened.
Crack!!
[……!]
Cheon Myeong-ju was bitten, and the [ ] he had was destroyed.
It was precisely that ancient god's divine tool that had been brainwashing humanity. An object that controlled the 'soul' and even changed memories and perception.
Thus, the other Great Sage Gods ground their teeth.
They were not ignorant of what it meant for that to be shattered!
Sure enough.
Crack!!
The moment the [ ] was destroyed, a powerful light spread across the world.
[The [ ] that controls the soul has been destroyed.]
[The ability of [ ] is released]
[The brainwashing is released]
Along with the spreading light, the perception of all humans on Earth began to change again.
"Huh? What's this?"
"It's not our Tongcheonju-nim… what the, crazy?! Where did our Lee Geon-nim go!"
"Why were we cheering for a strange god?!"
[The faith towards the Serpent Master returns.]
It was then.
Bang!!!
A loud noise echoed from the earthen prison that had confined Lee Geon.
The gods and holy people guarding in front of it flinched in surprise.
Though they had bound Lee Geon with Asran's power, at that moment when his faith returned.
Crack!!!
As if telling confinement to go to hell, the prison that had held him shattered to pieces.
Boom!
Even the power of the Thousand's wizard was smashed in one blow, and a monster revealed itself.
At the same time, Lee Geon walked out, radiating a powerful force from within.
At that hostile appearance, even Asran was on guard.
"I had made it strong enough to withstand even tens of thousands of highest-grade gods firing at it…!"
To break even that and come out.
Indeed, the power of the evil god at Great Sage God level was too strong.
The holy people and gods looked at him even more flustered.
It was because of Lee Geon's appearance.
A form that was 90% monster, and 10% human.
[That appearance…! Has he not almost transformed into an evil god!]
"Wait! Isn't that dangerous!"
"He already seems to be without reason…!"
The only part that could be called human was his hands.
And when Lee Geon, transformed into an evil god, stretched out his hand, everyone froze.
'We're dead.'
But it was that moment.
[First the god bastards, and now even monster bastards are crawling into my land?]
"!"
A familiar voice for someone who had lost reason.
And was it that the thing that bothered Lee Geon was the energy of those monster bastards?
[You bastards want to die!]
Along with that menacing voice, something amazing happened.
Boom!!
"Aagh!"
Lee Geon began to control his body, which was turning into an evil god.
The power that had been encroaching on Lee Geon's body began to be pushed back by Lee Geon's own power.
Was it because his faith returned? He was certainly able to control his reason and even control the phenomenon of temporarily transforming into an evil god.
"Lee Geon-nim!"
"The Monarchs are!"
I don't know why those bastards appeared, but if the Monarchs killed and devoured the Great Sage Gods, only their power would grow stronger, which was troublesome.
Sure enough.
[In my land.]
The monster form gradually returned to his original human form.
Lee Geon's eyes flashed as he activated his power.
[Get out of here now!]
With that, a menacing black aura rose up.
[Mortality (6-star)]
The 6-star power Lee Geon used spread out in all directions.
Of course, this time it wasn't just blowing away the surroundings.
The [Mortality?] he used this time crossed mountains and rivers, crossed countries, crossed seas, and finally crossed continents to cover the entire world.
Boom!!!
The range was enough to engulf the entire Earth!
Black energy covered the sky, and the monsters and gods that had gathered were engulfed by the black power and screamed.
[Wait…!]
[This power is!!!]
The power of [ ] that covered all the land of Earth engulfed everything except the original inhabitants of Earth.
[Erasing the existence of enemies.]
[Erasing the existence of enemies.]
[Divinity experience increases.]
[Divinity power increases.]
The [ ] instantly turned those it engulfed to ash.
Finally, as the powerful force surged, the Monarchs who had smashed even the [ ] following the [ ] ground their teeth as if feeling wronged.
[Hey hey! We didn't even lay a hand on the humans!]
[Damn it, we just caught them all!]
[Can't you cut us a little slack!]
The Monarchs cursed, and the monster hordes that were subtly targeting humans were also swept away at once by the Serpent Master's power.
The remaining Monarchs and monsters quickly realized the gravity of the situation and moved to the portal in the sky.
[Dodge for now!!]
[We roughly succeeded in hunting prey, so it's fine!]
[Come back later!]
As if exterminating vermin, Lee Geon swept away the intruders who had entered Earth in an instant, his eyes flashing.
Soon, when Lee Geon gestured, black pools formed at the feet of the Great Sage Gods.
Thanks to the dog-nosed Monarchs finding them, he was able to pinpoint the Great Sage Gods' locations.
And.
[Used 3-star]
At the same time, the holy people near Lee Geon were startled.
"That…!"
A huge black space appeared before their eyes, and from within it, the Great Sage Gods fell.
Lee Geon, extending his hand, had brought the Great Sage Gods before him with [ ].
And perhaps because the Monarchs had hunted with all their might, Olympus's [ ] was dead, and the other Great Sage Gods were covered in wounds.
In their own way, as Monarchs, they must have inflicted considerable damage.
Thanks to that, wasn't this a perfect state for a finishing blow?
Well, that's why he deliberately eliminated and drove out the monsters.
Since it would be troublesome if the Monarchs ate the Great Sage Gods and grew.
Thus, Lee Geon, looking at them, raised the corners of his mouth.
"So. Are you bastards all that's left now?"
The Great Sage Gods glared.
(To be continued in the next episode)