When Lee Gun laughed, his Constructs couldnât hide their confusion.
[Master! I donât know what youâre thinking right now, but you shouldnât do it!]
[Thatâs right. With all due respect, the five great calamities are your natural enemies!]
[Of course, we have no idea what kind of gods they are since it happened so long ago. But they are legends even to usâŠ]
[They also served the Primordial god. Of course, they know the weaknesses of the Creators.]
[You werenât able to use your power when they got close! Since Creators are valuable, they probably want to sell you to the outer godsâŠ!]
If the evil gods were able to get a hold of Lee Gun, there was no saying what they would do to him.
[They are shameless enough to sell the corpses to the monarchs!]
They were saying Lee Gun would be better off avoiding the evil gods. However, Lee Gun unexpectedly laughed. âDonât worry! Iâm not going to fight them directly.â
[What?]
Lee Gun narrowed his eyes as he looked at the pond lying at his feet.
[#*#$&*!!]
Did it want to be out of there, or was it complaining about not being able to see inside the pond? The evil god was letting out a barrage of swear words.
âI have no idea why this one didnât try to kill me.â
It was the one that had lived for more than a dozen years inside Yoohaâs arm. What if it came to share values with her? What if it had become assimilated?
âThat would be a good thing for my side.â
Anyway, Lee Gun had one of the five.
âSince they are comrades, it might be able to block them.â
Lee Gun quickly moved as he thought about throwing Yoohaâs evil god to the wolves.
* * *
The holy ground of the Scorpio temple was a whirlpool of confusion.
[The evil gods broke through Scorpioâs barrier! They came in!]
[What? How were they able to pierce through it?]
The evil gods wore what looked to be hooded cloaks as they moved around like ghosts. They were ransacking the holy ground of the Scorpio temple.
The Constructs of the Serpent Bearer temple ground their teeth.
[As expected, they are looking for our master.]
The one to speak was Disinfectant (Iaso). She remained hidden along with the Constructs of the Scorpio temple. They had no other choice because their attacks didnât work against the evil gods.
However, it didnât matter.
âWe just have to wait until Hailey and Heiji put up the barrier again.â
That was what they assumed, but Disinfectant (Iaso) had a serious expression on her face as she looked at Yeonwoo.
[Arenât they the ones from the past, Master from the previous generation?]
â!â
Instead of answering her, Yeonwoo narrowed her eyes.
Iaso was unlike Eeny, Meeny, and Miny, who came from the Gemini temple.
Yeonwoo had been under the Serpent Bearer temple. Of course, she knew whom Iaso was talking about.
Yeonwoo recalled a very old memory.
- They are here again, Master.
Yeonwoo and Junwoo had been baby snakes back then, and they shook when they frequently heard ghost-like sounds from outside. It caused them to seek the arms of their master. Of course, they had not been brother and sister at the time. They had been sisters.
- Master, who are those ghost-like beings??
- They are revenants.
- What?
- They are revenants that should have died, yet they are here for me now. I am the last one standing.
It seemed Aslan also loathed being near the evil gods. He told the Constructs of the Serpent Bearer to never approach them.
Aslan had died several days later.
âIn the end, the evil gods dug up Masterâs grave. It was a location that only we knew about.â
Their goal had been Aslanâs corpse. Of course, this was after Space-Time had transformed Aslanâs corpse into Time.
âIâm sure they are trying to profit from selling a Creator to the monarchsâ
The specter-like beings spoke as they searched the Scorpioâs holy ground.
[Find him. He must be here.]
[He was here until a moment ago.]
[We must find him before the gods.]
The Serpent Bearer Constructs shook.
âThey took our previous master, and now they are coming for our current master.â
These evil gods had been punished for handing over the corpses of the precious Creators to the monarchs. They were sentenced and sent straight to hell. However, they had broken out of hell since they didnât like their punishment.
âThey canât have Gun. Not him.â
Yeonwoo almost convulsed as she glared at them. She had lost her precious master before, and once was enough.
âWe have assessed the situation.â
Hailey and Heiji, who had gone to regenerate the barrier, arrived near them. The Constructs shot to their feet.
[Did you fix the barrier?]
[If you fixed it, we can chase them outâŠ]
For some reason, both of them had odd expressions on their faces.
âNo! There were no signs of the barrier being destroyed.â
âSame thing from my side. They didnât infiltrate using hypnosis.â
Those words caused the faces of the Serpent Bearer Constructs to turn pale.
âDid they bypass the barrier to enter this place?!â
It made no sense. There was no way they wouldnât cause any reaction to the barrier.
âSo what happened?â
At that momentâŠ
[Are you here, my Creator?]
ââŠ!!!â
The ones in hiding trembled in fear. An enormous giant with a hideous face appeared there, and a chaotic air surged up behind them. They sensed a murderous intent strong enough that it felt like they would die if they turned around.
At the same time, Yeonwoo had a realization.
âItâs one of the five.â
She was sure of it. Four of the five were here, looking for Lee Gun.
[Where are you hiding, my Creator?]
Their opponent looked oddly angered that the Creator wasnât here. Its eyes flashed.
Pah-jeek!!
Suddenly, accompanied by a flash of lightning, the evil spirits threatening them disappeared.
Yeonwoo and her party looked up toward the sky in surprise.
âThey areâŠ!â
Countless gods were gathered in the sky. Moreover, they werenât normal Construct-rank gods.
âZodiacs!â
From the look of it, they numbered in the hundreds. However, something more dumbfounding was going on.
[Listen to me, Constructs of the Serpent Bearer. The snake god caused chaos in the Divine world, yet we pursued peace. However, he chose to kill Valhallaâs master of light Baldur and the other gods.]
â!â
[From this moment on, the snake god will suffer punitive actions.]
Punitive actions? Heiji and Lee Gunâs Constructs raised their eyebrows as if these gods were speaking nonsense.
âThey arenât worth listening to.â
âWe donât need to call Gun here. Weâll take care ofââ
The gods jeered when they heard that.
[Mere residents of a lowly colony dare fight against Zodiacs.]
They looked at Yeonwoo in contempt.
[The previous snake Zodiac may be here, but sheâs a mere human now. Sheâs a resident of the colony.]
âWhat nonsense!â A light emanated from Yeonwooâs body.
This power shocked the gods, then something surprising happened.
[Serpent Bearerâs Construct (Ji Yeonwoo) has awakened her Divine status.]
[A new Divine status has been born.]
This power was much stronger compared to that generated when Chun Sungjae had swallowed the Divine status of a pillar-rank god.
The gods couldnât believe their eyes, and they were at a loss for words.
Kwahng!!
The powerful light swept over them.
* * *
While this was going on, the high-rank gods who had sent the gods to the earth were laughing in the Divine world.
After luring the evil gods there, these high-rank gods had told their fellow gods to monitor the evil gods and see if the evil gods got rid of Lee Gun. Of course, it didnât matter to them if the gods monitoring Lee Gun died.
âSince the snake god killed the envoy of a Great Spirit, we have a legitimate cause now.â
âAre you sure we should be using the evil gods?â
âThose bastards dared betray the king of the gods. They betrayed the Primordial god.â
â!â
They had caused great stress to the Great Spirits, who had supported the Primordial god. After the Primordial godâs death, the Divine world and the gods would have disappeared if the Great Spirits hadnât stepped up.
âThey are insects that placed great evil on the Great Spirits. They should be thankful that we deign to use them.â
* * *
At this moment, Lee Gun had arrived near Scorpioâs holy ground. He contemptuously laughed as he discovered the gods who had appeared above the Scorpioâs holy ground.
âThose bastards are all Zodiacs, right?â
[YesâŠ! They are!]
Meeny, who had remained within Lee Gunâs shadow, let out a cold sweat. While Constructs didnât bother him, Zodiacs were leaders each of who possessed a colony.
One or two might be ok, but what would happen if Zodiacs came in great numbers to a colony owned by a different Zodiac?
âThey want to fight right now? They are declaring war on me, right?â
The Constructs gulped.
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âI wonder if the gods of punishment also came down.â
This wasnât a war. This was a one-sided effort to eradicate the snake god.
âUncle! I found you!â Chun Sungjae came to Lee Gun after locating him. He was about to report to Lee Gun, but he screamed when he saw Chun Yooha. âWhy is Noonaâs energy so different from usual?â
âIt is because the evil god was extracted from her.â
âWhat? It came out?! How?!â Sungjae had been worried about his sisterâs arm in his own way. He looked elated.
âUncle took it out when he possessed me using Zodiac Descent.â
âI see. Zodiac Descentâ What did you just say?!!â Chun Sungjaeâs happiness vanished. He wailed as he clung to Lee Gun. âIâll give you my body, Uncle! Do it to me too! Zodiac Descent! Hahk! Descentâ Kuh-huhk!â
âYou have a wish coupon.â
After beating down Chun Sungjae, Lee Gun glared at the gods above them. His party was instantly surrounded.
[You are a mere rookie god who entered the Pantheon. The Divine world came to the conclusion that we will no longer put up with your tyranny.]
[We will get rid of you here, and we will conduct an inheritance of yourâ]
Lee Gun didnât bother listening to them as he released the evil god that he had imprisoned in the pond to act as a tank.
Koo-goo-goong!
The evil god came out, emitting a menacing energy. He let out a savage laugh when he saw the gods.
[I know all of you.]
Lee Gun was then about to use the power of Cycle, butâŠ
[Found the Creator.]
[Found him.]
ââŠ!â Lee Gunâs hand froze. His connection to his power was severed as well.
âUncle?â
The faces of the Chun siblings turned pale when they turned their gaze.
âBehind you, Uncle!â
Lee Gun narrowed his eyes. He didnât need anyone to point it out. He had a good idea as to who was behind him.
âEvil gods.â
The ones at Scorpioâs holy ground were the other four of the five great calamities.
âIt is that bastard.â
The one behind him was the biggest of the four. A familiar voice rang near his ears.
[You were here, my Creator?]
ââŠ!â
It was the one that made him unable to use his power. Lee Gun couldnât move an inch this time, either.
Seeing this, the Zodiacs laughed as if they had been waiting for it.
[I knew they would be helpful.]
The gods tried to use their punitive abilities while Lee Gun was immobilized.
When the Chun siblings saw this, they planned on risking their lives to move Lee Gun.
On the other hand, Lee Gun glared at the evil god that he had released.
âIf you want to be completely freed, you should protect my Zodiac Saints.â
The evil god should earn his keep. However, the freed evil god said something unexpected.
[I donât really have to do anything]
What did it just say? Lee Gun wondered if he would just have to get rid of all of them as he had expected whenâŠ
Flash!
The gods of punishments, who had been coming for Lee Gun, screamed as they were sent flying. It was the doing of the four evil gods, who had surrounded Lee Gun.
This puzzled Lee Gun and the Chun siblings.
âThe evil gods protected Uncle?â
The gods looked taken aback too.
[Those bastardsâŠ!]
[Do they not want us to touch their prey?]
After they had sent the Zodiacs flying with their enormous power, the evil godsâ eyes flashed as if to say the Zodiacs shouldnât lay a hand on Lee Gun.
[Those who follow the fallen Great Spirits.]
[Do not touch our descendent.]
Descendent?
When everyone was shocked by their words, the evil god from Yoohaâs arm spoke up.
[The four of us are Creators who protected the Primordial god.]
What the hell did he just say? Suddenly, the mention of âfourâ bothered Lee Gun. He looked toward the biggest evil god.
âWho is that then?â
Their words left one left among the five. This evil god had the power to immobilize Lee Gun, and it had endlessly searched for him.
Looking at this evil god was like looking at Oblivion, yet it also felt like looking at a corpse that was close to death, like Haileyâs mother.
However, Lee Gun was soon able to discern its identity.
It attacked the gods of punishment, who had rushed toward Lee Gun.
[I found you. I will not let you be sacrificed to the Great Spirits.]
The enormous power made the gods scream as it melted them.
The gods of punishment shook in fear when they witnessed the attack.
[Primordial god�!]
[Why are you hereâŠ!]
Lee Gun became interested in its unexpected identity.
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