Chapter 357 - What?! (3)

She had worn a mask shaped like a dragon’s head. Unlike the one from before, this mask covered her entire face.

The eyes of Hugo and Lee Gun turned round at her appearance.

Her face was hidden so well that it was hard to tell who she was, but Lee Gun looked at her as if he had never expected this. “You’re Hailey...”

Hailey flinched. Then she quickly shook her head from side to side. “N-No, I’m not. I’m Red Scorpion...!!”

Lee Gun didn’t want to hear it. He grabbed Hailey by the waist and took off her mask. When the mask came off, her long black hair spilled out.

Seeing her face, Lee Gun laughed. “It is you.”

Hailey let out a soundless scream. How did he know? Her heart almost stopped when his face got way too close.

However, she soon started to sweat. It was to be expected since Lee Gun had told everyone to not follow him. She had ignored his words and taken the liberty of following him.

‘He’ll be angry.’

Feeling cornered, she quickly turned around. “I’m sorry! I’ll go back to the earth right now...”

Lee Gun grabbed her hand. “Nope. You’re going nowhere. You’ll stay next to me.”

Hailey almost screamed for an entirely different reason.

“I was thinking about calling for you. This is great.” Lee Gun couldn’t go back to the earth right now, so this worked out in his favor.

Hailey’s mouth opened and closed as her face turned red.

Hugo sighed when he saw this.

‘I guess this is a good thing.’

In the Divine world, the unknown civilization was called the Cluders, and they were the natural enemies of the gods.

‘Sagittarius’s and Olympus’s power do not mesh well with Gun. That’s why they fell easily.’

From Hugo’s perspective, the bigger reason was that Lee Gun had overpowered the gods. Yet, none of the gods had deigned to acknowledge this about his friend.

‘I can tell by the reactions that I’ve witnessed up until now...’

While those gods were a threat, Hugo had his guard up for a different reason. In truth, he had sensed some gods that even Lee Gun would have a tough time dealing with. Valhalla was crazy about fighting, and Kunlun had deep inner energy...

‘Then there were the ones I saw near the auction house.’

They were gods, but something was off about them.

‘Evil gods?’

The problem was that their power was terrifying and unpleasant.

‘For some reason, I feel as if Gun would be consumed by it too...’

Well, Hugo had been tired, starved, and tortured. He could have been mistaken. With them in the picture, Hailey’s presence was a must...

“S-Serpent Bearer. M-My hand....”

“What’s up with Serpent Bearer? Just call me Gun.”

Hugo sighed as he watched Hailey faint. Before they could get rid of the gods, Hailey would die because of Lee Gun.

‘He’s allowing her to use that nickname? I wasn't even allowed to use it for a very long time.’

Until now, Hugo had been the only one who was able to use Gun as a nickname. So, he looked at Lee Gun with mixed feelings.

Flash!

[I am here to give my report, Goddess.]

“!”

Suddenly, a hologram appeared from Virgo’s necklace. Everyone was surprised by the hologram.

𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

‘Kevin!’

It had been a while since Kevin had reported to Virgo. Looking annoyed, he sat in a chair with his legs crossed and posed as if he were a mobster.

[Goddess, I’m contacting you because something odd is happening over here...]

“Hey. You want to die?”

[!?]

Kevin, who had contacted his goddess rudely, looked like a surprised bunny as the shock set in.

[W-What the hell? Why did you appear from there...]

“You better sit properly, asshole. How dare you sit like that in front of your Zodiac?”

[...??!]

“This is the order of the master planet. Put your hands on your stomach and entwine your fingers in a respectful manner. Then get on your knees. Get to it.”

In the end, Kevin was browbeaten by the master planet(?). He was on his knees for some odd reason. However, his reaction lasted only a moment as he looked for someone.

[Hugo! What happened to him? Is he safe?]

“I’m here. Why?”

Kevin screamed in fright when he saw Hugo’s ghastly face.

[Damn it! You surprised me! You look fine, but what happened to your face? Do you think you’re Lee Gun or something?]

Hugo had the skin of his face ripped away by the gods, so he still had scars on his face. He angrily responded, “Hey, it isn’t as bad as Gun’s. Also, you’re very loose with your words. You’re hurting my feelings.”

[Wow! How are you going to return with that face?]

“Hey. Don’t be so flippant with your words. If I had Gun’s old face, I’d rather just give up and die.”

Lee Gun was baffled by the conversation going on in front of him. What the hell were they talking about in front of him?

[You probably got off easily. You went into the devil’s den and survived. I’m glad.]

Lee Gun grumbled when he heard that. “No. Taeksoo isn’t fine. He turned into a defective product.”

[What? Defective product? What do you mean by that...]

“Hah! He’s worse off than the Virgo Saint.”

Hugo didn’t want to hear it from someone who hadn’t used his junior even once. He glared at Lee Gun, but Lee Gun ignored him.

“Anyway, we are busy, so end the call. We have to pay off our debt, so we don’t even have time to sleep.”

[No! Wait a moment! I have a report!]

“Report?”

[Yes! Gods who claimed to be your friend came to the earth!]

“Friends? I don’t have any. Send them all to heaven.”

[What?]

“Kill them all.”

[Wait a m—]

Click!

Lee Gun ended the connection to Kevin. He merely needed to press a button on the necklace.

Hugo was dumbfounded by Lee Gun’s abuse of power, but Lee Gun merely turned around. “Let’s clear my debt first. I need Super Regeneration back. Then I can try to fix your junior.”

Hugo wanted to pound his chest when...

“I found their scent.”

“!”

Lee Gun’s eyes flashed when he heard Hailey’s words. “Where are they?”

“It seems they are being chased by someone already.”

Hugo was surprised. The pillar gods were being chased? “Could it be Abyss? I heard it went into hiding among the gods.”

“No, it is...”

“?”

Hailey’s expression turned a bit odd.

* * *

Around that time, the gods of Olympus were running away in fright. This was happening within the neutral zone.

“Shit! What the hell is that?”

The refugees of Olympus had been hiding, and they had no choice but to run away. They ground their teeth.

“Wasn’t she with the snake god?!”

Yes, the one chasing them was none other than Yooha!

The pillar gods and the high-rank gods who had been within the warehouse had been on the move. They had planned on meeting up with other gods to attack Lee Gun.

In the process, they had stopped by a street stall. They had entered it to buy something to eat.

“Uh? You guys are Uncle’s prey.”

“What?”

Yooha had said that as she ignorantly swung her spear. She had instantly hunted down one of the Zodiacs.

Poo-hahk!!!

Although that Zodiac wasn’t a pillar god, he was a pretty well-known god.

“Morphine!”

The spear made out of Abyss stabbed several gods.

“Kyahhhk!!”

It had happened in a flash, so the pillar gods looked at Yooha, dumbfounded. Yooha ignored them as she took down only the gods with a bounty. Afterward, she tossed the gods toward Eeny.

“Go and get the bounty under Uncle’s name.”

“Uh... Uh... Yes. A...Alright.”

Eeny had no reason to step forward. The wanted gods were shocked and in pain. They were placed over Eeny’s shoulder.

Under Lee Gun’s order, Yooha had exited the Great Spirit’s palace early on, and she had been waiting for her uncle within the neutral zone’s street stall.

Yooha’s eyes flashed as she looked at the wanted poster in the restaurant.

‘The ones I caught right now are worth a hundred million Talents each.’

In the beginning, she had wanted to notify her uncle and wait for him. However, her plan had changed when she heard their conversation.

- Find the snake god.

- He won’t be able to use his weapon because of his debt.

- They will help us this time.

The light in Yooha’s eyes had changed when they had mentioned they were going to attack her uncle.

Yooha skillfully shook off the blood from her spear as she looked at the opponents before her.

‘If I catch them all, Uncle will be able to use all of his power.’

She looked at the pillar gods. Athena, Aphrodite, and Poseidon were exasperated at her gaze.

“Of all the people to attack us, it’s a human girl.”

They were humiliated. They dusted off their hands. Although their Divine statuses might have been sealed, their basic fighting ability wasn’t low at all.

“This is good. If we hang that girl in the square, the snake god will come to us on his own.”

The gods saw this as a great opportunity, as they attacked Yooha. If they could steal Lee Gun’s Divine status of Cycle, they would be able to return to their original states.

However, just as they were about to clash against Yooha...

“Uh? What the hell is she doing?”

Yooha unexpectedly threw her spear toward the window of a building instead of the gods.

Kwahng!!!

“Kyahhk!!”

The spear made from Abyss instantly broke apart the neutral zone’s barrier and destroyed the building.

Kwahng! Kwahng! Kwahng!

The pillar gods looked at Yooha in shock. She had destroyed a building that had nothing to do with them. They wondered what she was doing when they heard a commotion. They couldn’t believe what they heard.

“Who did it? Who dared to destroy a building in the neutral zone?”

“The pillar gods of Olympus destroyed it!”

“?!”

A variety of reactions exploded forth from various locations.

“The pillar gods did it?”

“Where the hell are they?”

“Seek damages from them!”

“Put additional bounties on their heads!”

“...!”

Of all the buildings she could have destroyed, Yooha had destroyed the building used by the civil servants.

The civil servants appeared at the scene, their eyes shining with anger.

The exasperated pillar gods glared at Yooha.

“That bitch...!!”

There was no mistaking it. Yooha was purposefully increasing the bounties placed on them. That wasn’t all.

“Who destroyed it? Was it you?”

“They told me to do it!”

“...?!”

Yooha placed the blame on those gods of Olympus who didn’t have any bounties placed on them. She was increasing the number of prey for Lee Gun.

When gods rushed toward them from all directions, the pillar gods furrowed their brows.

“That bitch...!”

After probing them with her spear, Yooha had immediately realized that the pillar gods were strong. This was why she had called in the other gods. It would make moving around easier for her!

When the other gods started to surround the pillar gods, she made her move.

Shweek!

“...!!!”

Yooha put magical energy into her spear and threw it toward the heart of a pillar god.

Shweek!!

The gods furrowed their brows when they saw the fierce attack.

‘That spear is dangerous.’

It was an unknown weapon that couldn’t be found in the Divine world.

Pahng!!!

“!”

At that moment, someone grabbed the spear.

Kwahng!!

As an enormous light flashed, the spear made from Abyss was destroyed.

“...!” Yooha was surprised when she lost her weapon.

‘Uncle?’

No, it was a man that felt similar to Lee Gun. After destroying the spear of Abyss, the man dusted off his hands.

The pillar gods were glad to see him.

“Fighting god!”

“You’re here!”

Yooha furrowed her brows.

‘He’s strong.’

She reflexively tried to run away when she felt a sensation similar to her uncle.

“Koohk!”

The man immediately grabbed her leg, and his eyes flashed. “Killing someone so skilled would be a shame. Stay put.”

The man tried to break Yooha’s legs.

Flash!

“!”

However, someone jumped out of Yooha’s shadow. It was none other than Lee Gun.

“Uncle!”

At that moment, arrows fell from the sky.

Kwah-gwa-gwa-gwahng!

The fighting god distanced himself when the arrows rained down from the sky. The other gods furrowed their brows. They knew of only one being this skilled with a bow.

“Louis...”

“It isn’t me, idiots!”

“Louis!”

Sagittarius immediately hid inside a building. He headed toward Hugo, who had perched himself by the window like a sniper and was aiming his bow.

“Idiot ex-servant. Don’t waste your power by aiming for the ones with a low figure. Your exceptional owner will tell you which one has the highest bounty.”

“Hurry up and call them out. I can’t use my power for long. Gun and I have a total of 51 billion Talents in debt. We have to be efficient.”

Sagittarius went through the flyers as he spoke. “Wait a moment! This was renewed right now. Poseidon is worth 4 billion. Next is Athena at 2.5 billion. Aphrodite is 1.1 billion. Sagittarius is 6—”

Sagittarius froze when he saw his own picture.

[Sagittarius 60 billion]

Hugo, who had his bow drawn, furrowed his brows as he looked at Sagittarius.

“What about Sagittarius?”

Boo-oohk!!!

Sagittarius instantly ripped apart the bounty poster.

Hugo tilted his head in puzzlement. “What’s wrong? Why did you do that?”

“Ah! It’s nothing! Serv— No! H-Hugo! You should focus solely on supporting Lee Gun! That fighting god isn’t easy to deal with! That’s why we should temporarily postpone getting the bounty!!”

“...??”

Sagittarius sweated profusely. Damn it! He was dead if they found out.