Chapter 405 - Thank you (1)


    “What? The evil gods reappeared?”


    The Divine world was in an uproar. It was already a mess, thanks to Lee Gun and Abyss. The unexpected name shocked the gods even more.


    “Evil gods…”


    “Aren’t they the traitors who killed the Primordial god and sold his power to the Cluders?”


    The evil gods were criminals that the Divine world would never forgive. They were the traitors who had ultimately gotten rid of the king of the gods.


    The Great Spirits and the other gods had worked together and recovered those powers, save for Cycle and another.


    Anyway, the gods considered the evil gods cmities. They had sealed these evil gods, yet they had appeared once again?


    “They are the enemies of the gods, who want to sell the Divine world to the Cluders. They are dangerous!”


    “They’ll attack the gods. We have to gather the fighting-type gods and the Divine army! We have to get ready for war!”


    “No. It’ll be better if we let them be.”


    “!”


    Unexpectedly, the gods were smirking. The reason was the thorn in their sides, Lee Gun.


    “That’s right. The evil gods are obsessed with the Creators.”


    The gods had already confirmed that Lee Gun had created a strange item using the Divine status of Hermes. It was clearly the power of the god of technique.


    “That means the evil gods appeared because of the survivor.”


    “Ha ha…. The snake god will die soon.”


    Wherever the evil gods had made an appearance, it had led to the death of the Creators. They were vicious enough to camp near the grave of An, thest Creator.


    In other words, this was a favorable development for the Divine world.


    “If the snake god really is a Creator, he won’t stand a chance against them.”


    Creators had been the gods directly under the Primordial god. They had been the Constructs of the Primordial god, who was the Divine world itself.


    Moreover, they were high-ranked gods. There was a reason they were once part of the nine great forces. The problem was…


    “A god with that much ability deserves to be left alive, but the problem remains that the snake god is the owner of the twelve Zodiacs.”


    “…!”


    Twelve Zodiacs.


    The gods had countless factions, but one with merely a dozen Zodiacs was able to climb to be the ninth great faction. It was a faction with great influence.


    The twelve Zodiacs had turned the dimension of the earth into their territory after the death of the Primordial god. They had refused to be subordinates to any other factions and built up their faction on their own. They had turned down offers to be Constructs of the Great Spirits.


    Of course, it wouldn’t have been a problem if that was all there was to it…


    “Didn’t Ennead and Valha say they wanted to take the territory of the twelve Zodiacs for themselves?”


    “!”


    In the era of the nine great forces, the twelve Zodiacs hadid im to one of the nine territories of the Divine world.


    When the twelve Zodiacs had fallen, the other eight great forces had divided their territory amongst themselves. Theirnd had been very rich and contained a lot of useful resources.


    “If you recognize the snake god, won’t we have to return hisnd?”


    “The Serpent Bearer is the leader of the twelve Zodiacs. Isn’t he the owner of thatnd?”


    When the Great Spirit of Valha scoffed, the gods looked at him.


    [Owner? Thosends are already under our stewardship. It’s ours. Didn’t the previous Serpent Bearers agree to the transfer?]


    “That’s true. However, they agreed only because the Great Spirit of Valha Great Sky Overlord pressured them with his power.”


    The Serpent Bearer at the time had been An, and he was thest to manage thosends. After his death, the rights to hisnd were taken by Valha and Ennead.


    It had caused the twin snakes, Yeonwoo and Junwoo, the new Zodiacs of the Serpent Bearer, to lodge aint.


    However, their opinions were crushed, and the Great Spirits had even taken the Constructs under the Serpent Bearer temple.


    [Well, all the Constructs possessed by the Serpent Bearer were strong, and they were all famous gods.]


    Even the Great Spirits had been covetous of them. What would happen if a new Zodiac of the Serpent Bearer temple were to make an appearance?


    [There is no way we’ll give back thend and Constructs to a rookie like him.]


    It was why they had agreed with Hades’s n to kill the snake god and gave a helping hand.


    However, the snake god was strutting around the Divine world and stacking Achievements. He could grow to a point where he might fill the seat of a Great Spirit. Then he might try to retake theirnd and Constructs.


    “Normally, they are enemies of the Divine world. We should be helping the snake god…”


    “Hmmph. Please think about the damage the snake god caused to the Divine world. Everything will be wrapped up if we use the evil gods to kill the snake god.”


    “However, it’ll be a problem if the snake god’s corpse falls into the hands of the evil gods. There is a rumor going around that the monarchs were created using the corpses of the Creators.”


    “Monarchs?! What nonsense are you…!”


    “Why is it nonsense? There is a rumor that Time was made from An.”


    “…!”


    They gulped.


    Both An and Time had been formidable foes. What did this imply for Lee Gun, who had won against Time?


    If framed that way, it meant Lee Gun was a rookie well-qualified to be a Great Spirit. So what would happen if a monarch was created from someone capable of turning the Divine world into such a mess? It was unimaginable.


    “In conclusion, we just have to stop the monarchs from acquiring his corpse.”


    “That’s right. We’ll use the evil gods to kill the snake god, and we’ll pocket the corpse.”


    “We must make sure that faction never rises once again.”


    When the god came to an agreement to get rid of Lee Gun, unrest rose among them.


    “Why are none of the gods of Ennead attending this important meeting?”


    “Can you contact Ennead? For some reason, I lost contact with them.”


    “They are impregnable. There is no need to worry about them…”


    At that moment…


    “This is bad! We received news that Ennead is in ruins right now!”


    “!!!”


    Shocked, the gods got to their feet.


    “It’s in ruins? Was Abyss merely the tip of the spear? Did the monarchs invade them?”


    “No! It was razed to the ground by a slime…”


    What??


    The expression on the gods was a sight to behold.


    Slime??


    However, it didn’t end there.


    “The slime is stealing the treasures of the Divine world right now. They are all being sent to the Serpent Bearer.”


    What the hell?!


    * * *


    The Divine world managed all kinds of colonies, including the earth, and it was in an uproar.


    The members of the Serpent Bearer temple were oblivious to this, yet they were still having a mental breakdown.


    ‘Is it before or after?’


    They didn’t care about the Divine world. Something else was more important right now.


    ‘Is it after?’


    The eyes of Heiji and the Chun siblings shook. Hugo also looked to be deeply delving into this issue. He was looking at Lee Gun’s expression.


    ‘He is acting too cool for it to be after…’


    If something more had happened, Lee Gun would either look excited or embarrassed. However, those reactions were missing.


    Soon, Hugo did a double take.


    ‘Ah. Is it because I spoke to him about it??’


    Hugo had provided Lee Gun with various pieces of information, and at the end, he had given one piece of advice; he had been adamant about it.


    - Oh yeah, Gun. Expression. Your expression is important.


    - …Expression?


    - You might worry about it, so I’m telling you this now. It’s a point in your favor if you act cool. You must act cool. You should stand in front of the window with a cup of coffee. You should tell her good morning.


    -You’re including strange things. Miss Jiwoo is an angel for putting up with all of it, but I get what you’re trying to say.


    Hugo’s pupils shook violently.


    ‘Is it because I told him that? Is he keeping his expression in check? Is that how it is?’


    At this point, the Chun siblings dragged Lee Gun’s Constructs into it. The method was easy.


    “Hey, you guys are hiding in Uncle’s shadow, right? Hurry up ande to me.”


    Chun Sungjae was in charge of managing Lee Gun’s Constructs. When he called for them, it was as if they were moving from Lee Gun’s shadow to Chun Sungjae’s.


    Chun Sungjae asked, “What happened? Is it before or after? You guys were inside Uncle’s shadow, so you must have seen everything that happened!”


    [Khmm. Khmm!]


    [Kuh-hmmmm!]


    [How dare you ask about Master’s personal life? Khmm!]


    The male Constructs kept clearing their throat. Iaso, a female Construct, screamed.


    [Me! I want to be held like that!]


    The expressions on the faces of the Chun siblings were a sight to behold. Could it be? Was it after?


    The male Constructs rebuked Iaso.


    [Hey. Don’t lie. Master sent us away in the middle, so we saw nothing.]


    [Whatever. The atmosphere was great! It must be after!!]


    At this rate, no one would find out what happened, so Hugo scrunched up his face as he approached Lee Gun. “Gun!”


    “What?”


    “Be real with me. Will I be able to see a niece or a nephew?”


    “…?”


    Hugo seriously grabbed Lee Gun’s shoulders.


    Lee Gun looked back with a face full of contempt. His brow furrowed when he realized what Hugo was asking. “Is that what you’re curious about?”


    Hugo and the Chun siblings vigorously nodded.


    “I was wondering why you guys were making a fuss behind my back. Were you curious about that, too?”


    This time, his Constructs exited his shadow and vigorously nodded.


    “So? What happened? Hmm? Will I be able to see a niece or a nephew?”


    Lee Gun snorted. “Of course…”


    “Of course?”


    “I won’t tell you.”


    “?!”


    Lee Gun acted as if they were beneath his notice. He turned around in a cool manner.


    “Gun?!”


    “I don’t want you guys to treat us as a source of gossip.”


    The Serpent Bearer Constructs, who were looking forward to the answer, despaired.


    For some reason, Hugo suddenly raised his head.


    ‘Us?’


    His face brightened.


    ‘Lee Gun said us??’


    Lee Gun didn’t like to use the word “us.” In their whole lifetime together, Lee Gun had barely used “us” once when speaking to Hugo. And he used it when referring to Hailey and himself?


    ‘There was progress! I’m sure of it!’


    That wasn’t all. Lee Gun returned to Hugo as if he had forgotten something. “Ah. Also…”


    “Also?”


    Lee Gun whispered into Hugo’s ear, “I need you to exin it in more detailter.”


    “!!!”


    Hugo clenched his fists and inwardly let out an exultant cry.


    ‘Victory!!’


    There had been an attempt!!!


    At that moment, Hailey reappeared. She had gone to call for Scorpio. Her ck hair looked a bit windblown, but she looked cool as a cucumber. However, her face turned red when she looked at Lee Gun.


    “Those clothes…look…very good on you. I was worried they wouldn''t fit.”


    Hugo raised his hands into the air when he saw embarrassment between the two.


    ‘Bravo!!! Victory!’


    It didn’t matter if this scene was before or after. There had been progress!


    Hugo could finally look forward to a niece or nephew, who would look up to their uncle. He was happy that he’d be able to get his revenge.


    When Lee Gun entered the room Hailey pointed out, a hand violently flew toward her.


    Boom!


    It was Heiji. She nned on grabbing Hailey by the throat, but Hailey easily intercepted it by grabbing the arm.


    Heiji let out a bright smile as she used her other hand to grab Hailey’s arm. “Let’s have a conversation.”


    “Conversation?”


    “So? Did something happen? What happened between the two of you?”


    “!”


    Hailey took a long look at Heiji. It was unclear as to what she was thinking as she whispered, “He was very manly.”


    Heiji grabbed the back of her neck. She had tried to interfere twenty years ago, and she was trying to interfere again now?


    Heiji red at Hailey.


    ‘Do you think I’ll give up because you said that?’


    She looked back to say she wasn’t giving up.


    Yeonwoo, who had been staring at Hailey and Heiji, looked at the room where Lee Gun had entered. She was startled.


    Kwahng!!


    The sound of an explosion came from the room.


    “Gun?”


    “Uncle!!!”


    Everyone was surprised by the menacing power of the Serpent Bearer as they opened the door.


    * * *


    At that moment, Lee Gun had entered the room of the Zodiac. He was enraged. “What did you just say?”


    Hailey had called forth an incarnate form of the monster Zodiac. It was the Zodiac of the Scorpio temple.


    The Scorpio was said to be so hideous that one would faint just from encountering it. The monster Zodiac repeated itself to Lee Gun.


    [I want you to kill your friend, who’s next to you. No, I want you to kill the monarch.]


    The next second, the violent power of the Serpent Bearer surged forth.


    “It was unexpected that you were a goddess, but what did you just say to me? Kill whom? Do you want to die?”


    Yes, Lee Gun hade to converse with Scorpio about the Creators and a way to get rid of the gods. However, his opponent had spoken some unexpected words.


    [Eternal Change is a chatan. That monster is a killing machine, and he got close to the Creators to use them. He may have been reborn again as a human, but that’s a facade. He merely put on the face of a human to stay close to you. This appearance of mine is proof. If you don’t want to die, you better kill him right now within this holy ground.]


    “…!”


    Lee Gun thought about the Red monarch. Hailey’s mother was a first-generation monarch, like Wind and Eternal Change. He recalled her words.


    - For you and my daughter, it’s best to spare the monarch next to you… Protect him.


    Hailey’s Zodiac and Hailey’s mother had given him contrasting advice.