The Taurus Saint was shocked by Lee Gunâs nonchalant words. However, this shock wasnât limited to just him.
âThat'sâŠâ
Hugo, who had been raging about his holy ground turning into a demon kingâs palace, and the Virgo Saint Kevin froze as well.
Seeing Red Eye for the first time in their lives, the youngest Archer disciples looked like they wanted to pee their pants.
Even though the visible portion was just a part of the monsterâs body, there was no mistaking that.
The monster had red claws much bigger than a person. Then there was its body, which was black as if that body held magma!
âRed Eye!â
Kevin looked unusually shocked. Hugo was foaming at the mouth.
Lee Gun wasnât one to leave behind Red Eye alive and come here. Therefore, they had assumed Lee Gun had killed the monster or captured it.
So what was this? Pet? Household pet?
âYou crazy bastard! Have you really lost your ever-loving mind?â Hugo was so far gone that he didnât refer to Lee Gun as a friend.
Kevin looked at Lee Gun as if he wanted to ask how the man had caught this monster.
However, that information wasnât important to Hugo. The Archer Saint could already imagine what his friend planned to do with the monster.
âGun! You bastard! I bet youâre planning on raising it in my holy ground! Have you lost your mind?â
Lee Gun smirked at Hugoâs rebuke. âWhat? Don't you think itâll do well guarding our home? I think itâll do well as a guard dog.â
This baffled Hugo. âYou caught Red Eye for it to guard our house?â
Hugo didnât get the chance to chastise Lee Gun any further. A small crack had appeared in the air.
The monstrous hand once again came out of the crack and struck the ground.
[Kee-ehhhhhhk!!!]
Kwahng!!!
âAhhhk!!â
The ground shook. The claws larger than a human scratched the ground. The building-sized hand went crazy as it tried to catch and eat the Taurus Saint.
Watching this was like watching someone play whack a mole.
Boom! Boom!
The Taurus Saint barely dodged the hand, but his opponent was a 170-meter-tall monster. Dodging it wasnât easy.
Fortunately, Red Eye was blindly moving its hand. It was going by feel. If that werenât the case, the claws wouldâve ripped the Taurus Saint into pieces.
Boom!
Red Eye wondered why it couldnât catch the Taurus Saint. It retracted its thick hand through the hole.
Boom!
Then, the starving monster pushed its face through the small crack.
[Kee-ehhhhhhhk!]
The heart-rending sound rang throughout the heavens. The monster opened its fierce mouth. HoweverâŠ
âFuck! Shut your mouth!â Lee Gun kicked Red Eyeâs face. âYour breath stinks, you lizard bastard!â
Kwah-jeek!
Red Eye wailed. The being considered humanityâs most-threatening calamity was whining. Nobody could shut their mouth.
At this point, they wondered if Lee Gun was the calamity instead of Red Eye.
Of course, Lee had killed this monster again and again within the Devilâs Tower. Him seeing the monster as a cute dog was understandable.
âHow did Lee Gun tame that thing? There is no way a monster would become loyal to a human.â
Kevinâs flustered words only served to enrage Hugo.
âDoes that look like itâs tamed? He just beat it with his fists!â
It didnât matter in the end. The important thing was that Lee Gun had caught that monster.
After feeling the fear of death, the Taurus Saint glared at Lee Gun.
Lee Gun had said he was going to use Red Eye as a guard dog, but there was no way he would use a monster of that caliber to guard his home.
âAre you going to use it as a threat?â the Taurus Saint asked.
â!â
Lee Gun and the two Zodiac Saints looked at him. The Taurus Saint shook and ground his teeth, acting like he had discerned Lee Gunâs plan. âYou caught it so that you can blackmail us with it, right?â
âBlackmail?â
âThatâs right! Why else would you tame Red Eye? You probably will let it destroy cities if we donât listen to you!â
The Taurus Saint was sure of this. Lee Gun would do it to increase the number of disciples under him and strengthen his templeâs power.
âRed Eye has enough power to facilitate that.â
Just the sight of Red Eye would frighten people, so theyâd probably move under Lee Gun. Humanity had already seen this monsterâs power twenty years ago.
They had been unable to capture it, but for Lee Gun, the story was different. He was basically holding a large nuclear weapon in his hands.
Therefore, the Taurus shivered as if he understood everything. âYes. You plan on using Red Eye to blackmail other countries and their people! You plan on growing your temple!!â
âWhat the hell are you talking about, idiot?â Dumbfounded at the Taurus Saintâs words, Lee Gun mockingly laughed.
The surprised Taurus Saint looked up at Lee Gun. Lee Gun had a harsh look in his eyes as if he wasnât looking at a human. It seemed as if he were looking down at an insect.
âIs that all you guys can think about?â
â!â
Lee Gunâs serious voice was tinged with disgust. âYou guys havenât changed from the old days. You only care about peddling the lives of humans. Bastards!â
ââŠ!â
Lee Gun's glare implied his hatred for the twelve Zodiac Saints. âWell, I wouldnât have awakened if it werenât for you guys.â
The Taurus Saint and Kevin looked confused. The Virgo Saint whispered to Hugo, âWhat does Lee Gun mean by that? How did they cause him to awaken?â
Hugo just shook his head from side to side. âI donât know either.â
âWhat? Youâve known him the longest.â
âIâve never met Gun before he awakened,â Hugo replied.
When the Archer Saint had met Lee Gun, the latter was already an awakened being. Lee Gunâs face had basically been ruined at that point.
At that time, Lee Gun had rescued Hugo, who had almost died at the hands of a monster.
That was why there was a veil of secrecy around Lee Gunâs awakening. Of course, only twelve awakened beings were supposed to exist, so the emergence of the thirteenth awakened being had left the world puzzled.
People were so curious about this that it was almost one of the three great mysteries of the world. Hugo also had been curious at the time. He asked which Zodiac had chosen Lee Gun and how Lee Gun had awakened.
However, Lee Gun didnât have much to say. He hadnât said anything about it until the end. The only piece of information he had was the fact that his friend had a roommate.
âIt doesnât seem like a Zodiac chose him.â
All Zodiac Saints were chosen by Zodiacs as contractors. Of course, the story and the reason for the choice differed for each person.
However, it didnât matter in the end.
Back to the presentâŠ
The Taurus Saint looked shocked by Lee Gunâs words and his claim that they had caused his awakening.
âHe doesnât plan on using Red Eye in that way?â
Lee Gun viciously laughed. âWhy would I go through with something so complicated? I know of a surer and simpler way to do it.â
â!â
Nodding, Lee Gun said, âHey, snakey. Stick your head out.â
[!]
The monster, which had been extending its hand through the gap in a threatening manner, pulled its hand back, then brought its head out of the gap.
Everyone looked on in surprise, unaware of what Lee Gun planned to do.
Bbah-gahk!
Lee Gun grabbed the Taurus Saint by the throat and tossed him into the air.
â?!â
The Taurus Saint flew high into the sky. As if it had been waiting for this moment, Red Eye opened its mouth like an alligator, like a baby bird waiting for its food.
A hundred meters!
Fifty meters!
Ten!
The Taurus Saint screamed as he fell. âAhhhhhhk!â
Red Eye looked like it was enjoying itself; it kept its mouth open.
The Taurus Saint quickly activated his skill and swung his fist. However, that attack was like a breeze to the monster.
âShit!â In the end, the Taurus Saintâs struggles proved useless as he fell into Red Eyeâs mouth.
The mouth snapped shut the next instant!
Kwah-jeek!
Everyone looked alarmed. Since the Taurus Saint was a Zodiac Saint, he didnât die immediately.
âKoo-ooh-oohk!â
The firmly shut mouth started to open bit by bit.
â!â
The Taurus Saint was pushing open Red Eyeâs mouth. He was struggling as he pushed against the roof of the monsterâs mouth.
âKoo-oo-oo-oohk!â
The Taurus Saintâs muscular arms shook. His arm strength clashed against the monsterâs jaw strength.
Unable to eat its prey, Red Eye violently writhed.
[Kee-ehhhhhhhk!!]
Hearing the roar, the Taurus Saint raged, and his eyes bulged. âYou damn beast! Do you think I⊠ I will let you eat me!!â
At that moment.
âWhat are you doing? Hurry up and eat him.â
When the man spoke, the Red Eye immediately snapped its mouth shut. Lee Gun had come flying to Red Eye and stomped on its snout with his foot.
Khwa-jeek!
Accompanying a scream, the sounds of teeth clashing against each other rang out.
Crunch! Crunch!
âAhhhk!â
The scene shocked the Taurus Saintâs Constructs.
[You deserve to be struck down by the heavens!]
Ignoring the words, Lee Gun looked at the Constructs. âThis kid is still hungry. Iâm sure itâll enjoy having more treats to eat.â
[!]
His snake eyes flashed.
The Taurus Saintâs Constructs screamed as they retreated. This was to be expected. In the past, Red Eye was considered the unknown civilizationâs leader. Even the Constructs would have a hard time fighting it.
[We have to notify our master!]
[The Calamity has finally arrived!]
When the Taurus Saintâs Constructs ran away, Lee Gun clicked his tongue. âWhat the hell? Why are they running away?â
Hugo was baffled. Did this guy really not know why they were running away?
Clicking his tongue, the Archer Saint looked at his surroundings. He caught sight of the Virgo Saintâs Constructs, whom Kevin had called forth earlier.
Unlike the rough-looking Constructs of the Taurus Saint, Kevinâs Constructs were goddesses that looked like elves.
When several hundred of them couldnât look away from Lee Gun, Hugo said, âHey, even they are aghast at yourââ
At that moment, they gathered near him and took a knee.
â?!â
They did it toward Lee Gun. This sight surprised Hugo.
The beautiful Constructs were observing courtesy toward Lee Gun, but that wasnât the important part.
âThe Constructs are taking one knee?â
Of course, they werenât pleading their loyalty. They were clearly showing respect toward Lee Gun.
Unable to watch this any longer, Hugo turned toward Kevin. âWhat the hell? Is your Zodiac a fangirl of Lee Gun?â
Kevin clicked his tongue as if answering that question was beneath him. Of course, he had an idea about why his Constructs were paying respect to Lee Gun. What was it?
âHe wonât be able to attack the Libra in a Demigod state.â
It was because Giselle was a Zodiac. A humanâs attack didnât work against a Zodiac; yet, Lee Gunâs attacks had worked against the Libra. What did that imply?
Kevin gulped as he looked at his Constructs, who were bowing to Lee Gun.
âThat is a sign of respect shown to a Zodiac.â
Of course, Kevin had no idea if the bow was directed toward Lee Gun or the Zodiac that might be possessing Lee Gun.
âI thinkâŠ.â
Kevin furrowed his brows when he realized something.
At that moment, Lee Gun laughed as he looked at the shining horn he had acquired from the Taurus Saint. He also had the Leo Saintâs arm, which he had extracted from Red Eyeâs stomach.
âGood! I can make two weapons with this.â
âWhat is that arm?â
âOf course, itâs the catâs arm. I took it out of Red Eyeâs stomach.â
The words appalled Hugo. Hugo had learned through a news article that the Leo Saint was still alive, and Lee Gun had taken the Leo Saintâs arm out from the Red Eyeâs stomach. The Archer Saint had also received a text from his son bragging about what Lee Gun had done.
âWhat the hell? You planned on making a weapon with that?â
âWhy did you think I took it out?â
âI thought you would use your regeneration ability to reattach the armâŠâ
Lee Gun blanched. âAre you out of your mind? Why would I do something so wasteful?â
After acquiring the body parts of two battle-type Zodiac Saints, Lee Gun let out a nefarious laugh. As expected of those who had received blessings from Zodiacs! Their severed body parts werenât deteriorating.
Moreover, the bull horn was taken during the Taurus Saintâs Demigod state, so it was emanating the power of a Zodiac.
Lee Gun had never gotten a chance to make equipment with a Zodiac Saintâs body part before. âIâm looking forward to seeing what rank equipment will come out.â
Hugo was about to show his disgust whenâŠ
â!â
Lee Gun suddenly clutched at his stomach as if he was having a stomach ache.
[The consumed power of a god will be remade.]
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