“Igeon!”
A familiar voice came from behind.
Igeon turned his head.
A man stood huffing between the arched golden corridors.
The distance was about 50 meters. A young man in a black shirt and pure white jacket.
Kevin Azar.
He was the Virgo Saint.
With his bright blond hair and flashy, celebrity-like face, Igeon would probably call it obnoxious.
But Kevin himself was grinding his teeth at Igeon.
“Finally found you, Igeon!”
Both Hugo and Gote immediately drew their bows. Hugo’s rage, in particular, pierced the sky.
For trapping his friend in the tower, and the demon beast that devoured his wife and subordinates.
It was only natural, as he was the culprit behind all these incidents.
“Let’s end this today.”
But regardless, Kevin stomped toward Igeon, huffing.
At the same time, silver particles of light wrapped around his arm and transformed into lumps of metal.
It was the sword of Virgo.
It was clearly different from the sword Kevin usually wore at his waist.
And at the presence of that sword, Gote flinched as if to say, 'Are you insane?'
‘A Holy Relic!’
That was one of the strongest swords wielded by Virgo, the greatest swordsman of humanity.
[Frost Winter]
A chill rose from the pure white, transparent sword, like an ice blade.
And divine letters rising on the blade.
People flinched at the sight.
As expected.
The moment the cold wind imbued with divine magic coiled around the blade!
[January of the Bitter Wind]
Along with Kevin’s killing intent, a fierce energy flew out.
Crash!
At that sight, all the Virgo believers screamed.
“No! What are you doing in the castle!”
“You’re not supposed to use that skill here!”
That’s a monster-killing ultimate technique meant to be used on vast lands the size of America!
Not to mention, it’s an area-of-effect skill not even brought out unless it’s at least a Red Zone-level monster.
Sure enough, the terrifying destructive power mercilessly brought down the buildings.
[Danger. This is a powerful magical force with an opposing attribute.]
[Penalty in effect. Physical immunity and defense are lower than usual.]
[Body upgrade not yet complete.]
[A graze will be a critical hit.]
The fierce ice storm came flying, utterly smashing the arched pillars of the corridor.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
And when the ice storm was almost right in front of him, Igeon snapped shut the scissors he was holding.
Then he poured more than half of his magic power into the scissors.
Poof!
He put strength into his biceps and swung widely.
Then, a colliding shockwave!
Boom!
It was a tremendous clash of magic power.
“Hugh!”
The ceiling was blown off from the impact, it was beyond words.
But Igeon smiled sharply.
He endured the powerful energy without being blown away or torn apart.
A greenish-blue magic light was flashing at the tip of Igeon’s scissors.
Rather, that magic power was pushing back the bitter cold storm like a repulsive force.
Kugugung!
Not even a slight pushback.
At the sight, the Virgo followers who had followed Ferio and Gote got goosebumps.
‘Isn’t that insane?!’
‘He’s not even using a defense skill!’
Of course, theoretically, one can block an attack skill without using a skill.
If one accurately reads the movement, direction, speed, and everything about the opponent’s skill.
Simply put, it’s aiming for the effect.
It was theoretically absolute defense.
If successful, it not only surpasses existing top-tier defense skills, but also allows one to use a skill when the enemy is on cooldown to finish them.
But normally, such negation was not even dreamed of.
It’s like being told to accurately read the angle, speed, force, and direction of a flying bullet with only your eyes and senses.
Not a single inch of error was allowed.
That’s why people aim to awaken high-level skills, because it’s impossible.
‘But that guy…!’
His experience points are on a completely different level.
Gote also swallowed dryly.
Since he was also SS-class, he knew how insane that was.
Of course, as SS-class themselves, they could try it, but frankly, they lacked the guts to execute it.
That’s why he said this.
‘It wasn’t for nothing that the Saint praised him every time he got drunk.’
If you’ve lived seeing that kind of thing every day, you can’t help but become a fanatic.
Honestly, it was strange not to feel a sense of inadequacy.
That was when.
Crunch!
Igeon, who had been taking the deadly storm head-on, swung.
Boom!
A massive explosion occurred.
Finally, the fiercely charging bitter cold storm disappeared in an instant.
It was shattered into tiny ice particles and scattered by Igeon’s magic power.
The sight was akin to sparkling glass shards scattering.
It was truly an unbelievable sight.
Some of the Virgo followers almost collapsed.
‘Incredible power.’
But as if it was far from surprising, the Virgo Saint raised the corner of his mouth with certainty.
“So it really is you, Igeon, right?”
“……!”
Was the sudden use of the skill meant to confirm the opponent’s identity?
Of course, it was a skill meant for monsters, but Igeon wasn’t human.
Sure enough, Kevin raised his sword and smiled sharply.
“I had a hard time finding you, Igeon! Well, since it’s me, I found you quickly!”
“What are you saying? Judging by your state, you got lost again.”
“…What!”
“Why? You wandered around for about five hours this time, right?”
“……!!”
“And without even listening to your subordinates.”
“……?!”
“You know why someone directionally challenged is directionally challenged? Because they walk aimlessly without knowing the way. A eunuch saint getting lost like a kid. Aren’t you ashamed at this point?”
At those words, Gote, who had his bowstring drawn, tilted his head.
Eunuch?
Even so, what kind of man is the Virgo Saint? Calling him a eunuch when he’s the Virgo Saint, who is cursed as a harem constellation?
More shocking was that Virgo couldn’t refute it at all.
Because, indeed, Igeon’s words were not wrong.
Even on the day he was about to spend his first night with his first girlfriend, he ended up being chosen by the Virgo constellation god.
Unable to hold back any longer, Kevin infused his sword with magic power.
“Enough, Igeon! Pick up your weapon!”
Kevin’s sword stabbed into the floor.
Crash!
At the same time, something amazing happened.
[Strong seal power is being destroyed.]
Along with silver light, the castle shook violently.
Kwa-kwang-kwang!
The sound came from the treasure vault.
Originally, it was a place firmly shut with huge golden doors.
But through the collapsed walls of the treasure vault, something was visible.
It was a container shaped like a coffin. The lid was open, and from inside, an all-too-familiar object appeared.
‘That is…!’
A long handle like that of a spear, with a vicious-looking blade.
It was a giant axe.
And though far away, it was undoubtedly Igeon’s main weapon, roughly bound in chains.
Everyone’s gaze was stolen by the presence of that axe, which they had only seen in textbooks.
Soon Kevin shouted.
“Igeon! Pick up your weapon, quick! Today, I’ll settle things with you and erase that cursed number!”
At the same time, Hugo let out a hollow laugh.
“To think you’d bring it out on your own!”
It was truly a good thing.
“I was just about to use that to cut off your head!”
As soon as the words fell, Hugo’s arrow flew.
Kwa-kwa-gwang!
The arrows precisely aimed at Kevin’s vital points.
But Kevin didn’t even look at the arrows. As his god-like swordsmanship danced in the air, all the arrows exploded.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Each one had enough power to inflict fatal wounds.
Hugo drew his bowstring.
“Geon! Quickly, bring your weapon! I’ll provide cover...!”
There was no need to even say he’d provide cover.
Kwa-kwa-gwang!!
At Igeon’s gesture, the weapon, still in its coffin, was flying over.
Thud!
And finally, the axe, tightly bound in chains, was caught in Igeon’s hand.
That weapon was a masterpiece Gold-grade among the Igeon series that Igeon had created in the past.
There were only exactly 9 of them in the world.
And this thing had a special property of flying at Igeon’s call.
‘But it can only be summoned if it’s within sight.’
Anyway, this fellow was also a mutant species like a slime with self-awareness.
And.
‘The one I used when I struck the neck of the Red Eye.’
At the same time, it was the object he lost when he fell into a trap.
Because he had driven this into the Red Eye’s eye and was catching his breath when he fell into the trap.
And that was the moment.
Crunch!!
Igeon tore his belonging out of the coffin.
“!”
As the container and chains were ripped off, the complete weapon was held in Igeon’s hand.
[This object is strongly imbued with the energy of the Lord of Ophiuchus.]
Then, the axe in Igeon’s hand trembled as if shuddering.
Drrrrrt!
Was it sobbing at the energy of its master, whom it thought it could never meet again?
And at the felt trembling, Igeon smiled and raised the weapon.
That was when.
[Activation conditions not met.]
Igeon smiled.
Activation conditions.
This weapon was one that activated by absorbing the blood of the fallen.
So usually, he would activate the weapon by blowing away the lowest-grade monster with the first strike.
As if offering a sacrifice, Igeon’s peculiar habit of starting by cutting off a monster’s neck with the first strike came from that.
At this, the eyes of Prince Ferio and the Virgo followers who had come along also changed.
If only the weapon activated, Igeon could handle Virgo.
Right then.
“Damn it! Don’t interfere! Divine Archer! My business is with Igeon!”
Boom!!
Enraged by Hugo’s interference, Kevin swung his sword widely.
At the same time, cracks formed in the ceiling, and massive golden walls fell.
And they flew straight at Igeon.
The speed was such that it rivaled Igeon’s.
The distance closed in an instant.
“Fight me! Igeon!”
“I don’t want to.”
“?!”
With those words, Igeon flicked his hand.
[Take the hit instead of me (F)]
“…Huh!”
Hugo, who had been far away, was instantly summoned in front of Igeon.
Hugo was flustered.
Because as soon as he was summoned, what appeared before his eyes was Virgo’s blade.
Even the distance was only 50 cm!
The blade fell as if to chop him down.
“What the...!”
At the same time, Hugo desperately grabbed the hilt of Virgo’s sword.
Pang!
Hugo, who blocked the blade with both hands as if catching a fly, let out a string of curses.
“Hey!!! How do you summon a long-range archer right in front of you! Dammit!”
Virgo’s sword bore down with enough force to cleave Hugo’s head.
Yet he could endure because he was a Saint.
“Move! Divine Archer! This has nothing to do with you! If you don’t let go, I’ll cut you too!”
Hugo was choked with emotion.
“Nothing to do with me?”
Magic power exploded from Hugo’s enraged body.
[Solar Explosion]
Boom!
At that force, Virgo hastily put distance between them.
As soon as distance was created, arrows flew fiercely.
“You release the demon beast that killed my wife and subordinates, and you say it has nothing to do with me?”
“What?”
“On top of that, you stabbed Geon and threw him into a trap!”
“What are you talking about! That wasn’t me!”
“Don’t make excuses!”
And watching that scene, Gote was bewildered.
He tried to help Hugo, but Igeon’s reaction was strange.
“Is it okay not to help?”
Igeon smiled as if telling him not to talk nonsense.
“Why should I personally deal with that attention whore?”
“Yes?! But Virgo, with His Holiness and you, Igeon-nim...!”
“Oh. He’s not the culprit.”
“Yes?!”
Gote was appalled, but Igeon smiled sharply.
Indeed.
From the beginning, Igeon was convinced that Virgo was not the culprit.
Why?
‘There’s no way that attention whore would do something like secretly stab me to death.’
Virgo was a narcissistic attention whore who wanted to publicize his achievements by any means.
Not to mention, he was a guy who wanted the whole world to know that he had defeated him.
Would a guy like that try to kill him in such a way?
‘It’s nonsense.’
And.
“In the first place, there’s no way that attention whore would commission me for a subjugation here.”
“……?!”
“This is his territory. If I perform here, it would only tarnish his honor. There’s no way he’d let me be active here.”
“Then...!”
The same goes for Hugo.
At the place he came to after receiving a request, Hugo’s mortal enemy appears?
“Clearly there’s someone’s scheme, do you think I’d move as they want, like a madman?”
“A scheme? Who...!”
“Well, regardless, I’ll beat him to death though.”
“!”
That was when.
“Igeon-nim! Hurry!”
Ferio, who had brought armaments from the treasure vault for Igeon, approached him.
“If you handle the Virgo Saint, that axe will also activate!”
“Right. I should activate it.”
Igeon put strength into the axe.
And that was the moment.
Slash!
Ferio’s blood splattered into the air.
“Kehuk...!”
Igeon’s axe struck and slashed Prince Ferio’s body.
“Chief Elder!”
The Virgo followers looked at Igeon in confusion.
“Igeon-nim! What is this!”
But Igeon, with the corner of his mouth raised, swung the axe widely.
Slash! Slash!
Igeon’s axe mercilessly tore apart the Virgo followers who had come along.
“Kehuk!”
At the sight, Gote was shocked, and Kevin’s eyes widened.
“Igeon!”
“Igeon-nim!”
Prince Ferio writhed and glared at Igeon.
“Igeon-nim! Why on earth...!”
“Why? That’s what I’d rather ask.”
“Yes...?”
“Why do you all smell like the toad I killed today?”
“……?!”
Ferio’s face contorted, and the Virgo followers shouted.
“If you do this, the promise...!”
“Promise? The promise to kill the Virgo Saint because he lost his sense of duty?”
“!”
Igeon sneered as if it were ridiculous.
“Who’s playing tricks? All of you aren’t even Virgo followers, are you?”
“?!”
Igeon was sending them a look of disgust.
In fact, it couldn’t be helped.
[Virgo Faith 3%]
[Virgo Faith 5%]
…
[Virgo Faith 1%]
From the beginning, Igeon could see their faith.
So he immediately realized they were up to some trick.
And.
[Libra Faith 90%]
[Libra Faith 92%]
[Libra Faith 93%]
“I was already bothered because your faith in a constellation other than Virgo was too high.”
“……!”
Igeon smiled murderously.
“Tell me. The one behind you is Libra, isn’t it?”
“?!”
Kevin’s and Hugo’s faces were worth seeing.
At this, Ferio ground his teeth.
“Dammit. If it’s come to this, there’s no choice...! Proceed as planned! In accordance with Libra’s will, kill everyone here, including Igeon and Virgo!”
“!”
(Continued in next episode)