[Connection with the Gemini god has been severed.]
At the same time as that voice, Heiji screamed.
‘No!’
There was no doubt. This sensation, the power fading away!
‘The contract with the god has been severed…!’
And along with that, an astonishing event unfolded in the world.
Swoosh!
[The power of Gemini fades away.]
The first to notice the change were the followers.
“!”
Japan, Gemini Sanctuary.
The Japanese Gemini commander, who had been about to charge into battle, froze.
The other commanders were the same.
“Commander Ken! Commander Ryu! What are you doing!”
“Hurry up and carry out the operation!”
In fact, immediately after the Gemini Sanctuary was destroyed.
Gemini followers around the world were focusing on restoring the sanctuary. They had even halted monster subjugation.
And now, these were the Gemini followers summoned to the mainland.
Of course, since the sanctuary was destroyed, the blessing that had been blocking the entry of monsters was also gone.
Naturally, monsters were crawling up from the Pacific Ocean just then.
“Grrrr!”
Monsters were crawling ashore, targeting the followers.
But the Gemini followers had no intention of fighting the monsters with difficulty.
Why?
‘Who in their right mind would deal with all of this?’
Exactly.
In the first place, sea monsters were tricky to handle unless you were the ruler of the ocean, Pisces.
Because they dragged humans into the sea and turned them into drowned corpses. What's more, they violated and devoured humans in the water.
So the method they chose was ‘passing the buck.’
‘As if I’d take risks like a madman.’
‘Fighting them directly would just waste potions.’
So the Gemini commanders were secretly sending the monsters toward the Korean coastal waters, without the Korean commander's knowledge.
Using
There was no loss to that side, and it was a gain for Gemini.
‘If Korea falls into danger, they’ll inevitably seek help from the neighboring Gemini.’
It was a pretty solid plan.
Of course, the number was quite large, but at a distance like Korea, it was no problem.
However.
“Gemini’s mana is disappearing!”
“What? What do you mean!”
“Suddenly we can’t use magic!”
“We can’t teleport them away!”
“What!”
The Gemini followers had no choice but to panic.
Of course, they still didn’t know whether all magic had stopped, or just teleportation.
“Damn it! Prepare for battle!”
They shouted urgently.
“Where is Choi Seonghyeok!”
“What are you saying! We didn’t summon the Korean branch today!”
At this, the commanders raised their voices in fury.
“Then what about Cheon Seongjae!”
Normally, they ignored Cheon Seongjae.
What good was it if he was good at catching monsters? With his low faith, he was beneath them, who received the god’s blessing.
Well, he wasn’t the type to leave Gemini easily, and he was young.
They merrily ignored and harassed him, but nevertheless, Cheon Seongjae was a key ace in subjugation battles.
In the famous Gemini battles so far, he alone accounted for 40% of the contribution.
“That kid can handle those things! Call him quickly!”
“Well, I called... but he said he’s quitting Gemini and told us not to contact him anymore...!”
“What? What kind of bullshit is that again!”
Just then, the Pacific monsters arrived right in front of them.
“Can we still not use magic!”
“We can’t! The god’s power has been severed!”
The commanders turned deathly pale. What on earth had happened.
“F-For now, hold on with borrowed skills!”
“Damn! Even the borrowed skills can’t be used...!”
In the end, screams echoed through the Yin-Yang Palace.
* * *
And around the same time.
Right after the connection with the god was severed, Heiji felt like she was going insane.
It was all because of Cheon Seongjae.
“Uncle. The Gemini followers. They tried to secretly send the monsters to Korea and it looks like they got screwed. I’m not sure, but they say suddenly they can’t use magic or something.”
Heiji was left speechless.
Was this really the Cheon Seongjae she knew?
‘That cute kid...!’
That sincere child, full of camaraderie, with such a strong spirit of service that he took on even the tasks others wouldn’t do...!
‘Like that.’
Of course, in reality, he had only been bossed around by his seniors, but there was no way Heiji could know that.
But that wasn’t what mattered now.
‘Even the Gemini followers can’t use magic.’
It was certain.
She had expected it, but something had happened to her god.
‘The source of every follower’s power is the god.’
To use an analogy, the god is the power plant. We saints are the substations and transmission towers that send the generated power to the followers.
So this power outage-like severance meant that something had happened to either the god or the saint.
But since nothing was wrong with her...
‘The problem is on the god’s side.’
Right at the moment Lee Geon laid his hand on her.
‘It had been a strange aura from the start.’
As a Gemini with exceptional detection abilities, she knew.
The skill Lee Geon had just used was no ordinary skill.
It was even less a borrowed skill.
That was why she had no choice but to glare at him.
“Answer me, Lee Geon! What on earth did you do!”
At those words, Lee Geon smirked.
What did he do, you ask.
[God-forbidden Act (F)]
He had simply tested out a newly learned skill.
That's right.
Actually, just a moment ago.
Lee Geon had originally planned to use Cancer’s data to deal with the Gemini god.
[Abyss Slash (SS)] (Granted Skill)
-(1/1)
-Can cut through anything.
He had thought that a granted skill of that level would work even on a god.
And there was a reason he deliberately chose that skill.
Why?
‘Cancer is a constellation specialized in cutting.’
That was why Cancer’s saint could split.
Because Cancer’s characteristic was being able to cut anything, be it living creatures or souls.
What's more, in theory, even memories or loyalty.
So once, the cunning Cancer saint had even attempted to cut the bond between him and Hugo.
‘So I beat him to death.’
Of course, that bastard’s plan had failed, though.
Anyway, that was why Lee Geon had chosen this skill.
Why?
‘If I do it well, wouldn’t I be able to cut the bond between Gemini’s saint and god too?’
That’s what he thought.
If it can cut anything, what’s to stop it from cutting bonds?
In other words.
‘I’ll destroy the contract between god and saint.’
Because in the first place, a god cannot exert power without a saint.
You could kill the saint, but that wouldn’t paralyze the constellation itself.
‘In reality, Aries also killed that furry bastard, but the constellation wasn’t paralyzed.’
Probably there’s some special contract.
Although, without a saint, they certainly seemed unable to properly exert their power.
But if he severed that contract itself?
‘I’d be able to tie the god’s feet too.’
Of course, no one had ever attempted it.
Cancer’s saint hadn’t even dared to think of testing it.
Because it wasn’t the domain of humans.
In the first place, Cancer had failed to cut the bond between Hugo and him.
But.
‘It’s not impossible.’
Theoretically, it’s perfectly possible.
Thus, Lee Geon had boldly attempted to sever the bond against the god.
But then.
[. The penalty for severing the bond between god and saint with that skill is too severe.]
[It is a terrible act that violates the god’s rules.]
[The quality of that skill is too low to perform that act.]
[A more special skill is required for your desired action.]
Lee Geon paused.
In simple terms, it’s theoretically possible but the skill’s quality is lacking?
So he was about to reluctantly put it on hold, when something surprising happened.
“Why would I?”
The moment Cheon Seongjae rejected the Gemini saint.
[Condition satisfied.]
[You can use
“!”
The last skill he had learned in advance was unlocked.
And so far, the new constellation skills he had created totaled five.
[Ophiuchus Constellation Skills]
-Super Regeneration (E)
-White Poison Body (F)
-Take the Hit for Me (F)
-Sanctuary Management (F)
-God-forbidden Act (F)
Anyway,
And that was because its condition was tricky from the start.
[Warning.
[Usage Condition: Anger a god.]
Well, since the condition was to anger a god, he had happily tested it out using Hugo.
He had deliberately provoked the Scorching Sun God.
But no matter how much he tormented him, the condition wasn’t met, and thanks to that, he only stacked up his provocation and attack stats like crazy.
So he had wondered what kind of anger it meant.
And then, the moment Cheon Seongjae betrayed (?) his own order, that condition was satisfied.
[You have stolen a high-ranking follower cherished by a god.]
[You succeeded in angering a god.]
[Condition satisfied. You can now use
- Ability: A forbidden act that must not be performed as a god.
- A new ability is generated upon each rank-up.
- Cooldown: 720 hours.
And after the condition was met, Lee Geon immediately used the skill.
[Activating
[Severing Bonds]
-It does not discriminate between memories, bonds, loyalty, or anything else. It severs all kinds of relationships in the world.
That was when Lee Geon reached out his hand toward Heiji.
And the result came out.
[Connection with the Gemini god has been severed.]
That’s how it was.
All of this had begun that way.
And right now.
Having severed the bond between the Gemini god and the saint, Lee Geon smiled slyly.
[All masters are astonished and begin to focus their attention on you.]
[All followers cheer.]
[The masters begin to be wary of you.]
But Heiji, honestly, was first gripped by fear.
That was only natural.
‘There’s no way it’ll end like this.’
She had provoked a god, no less. And her twin god was far more violent than one might think.
Sure enough.
Boom!
A thunderous sound of something striking the ground rang out.
Cheon Yuha and Cheon Seongjae also looked around in surprise.
Because a suffocating killing intent began to envelop the sky.
[The god of
[The master of the double face loses his reason and is greatly enraged.]
[He intends to cross over to this world right away.]
And at that moment.
Kaboom!
Suddenly, an earthquake struck.
[The master of the double face reveals his might.]
[He is targeting Ophiuchus.]
In an instant, the sky darkened and the earth shook, as if the heavens were about to collapse.
“W-What is that!”
Birds screeched as they flew into the sky.
Dogs barked.
Lee Geon also sharpened his senses, tensing up.
At this point, targeting the saints made clashing with the god inevitable.
Because they were one body.
Of course, he wasn’t planning to face a god without any countermeasures.
‘This is a chance to test it.’
Lee Geon took something out of his pocket.
Just then.
[The master of the double face has located your coordinates.]
[A temporary body to descend into has been discovered.]
An incredible killing intent fell from the sky.
It was like lightning striking from the heavens.
The Gemini god was about to descend into the temporary body he had chosen.
That body was none other than Lee Geon’s own body!
[Warning. The master of the double face is attempting to descend into your body!]
[He intends to destroy your body!]
As if he had expected it, Lee Geon smiled.
Finally, the lightning from the sky flew straight at Lee Geon.
And Cheon Seongjae and Cheon Yuha, noticing it, screamed.
“Uncle! It’s dangerous!”
In the first place, if you’re not a saint, you can’t even receive a god, and if a god from a constellation you don’t even believe in borrows your body, it’s nearly instant death!
“Uncle!”
Simultaneously, Lee Geon activated the object in his pocket.
Flash!
And with that, something amazing happened.
(To be continued in the next episode)