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Chapter 265: What is this (2)
Chapter 265: What is this (2)
Chapter 265: What is this (2)
‘There are only two Zodiacs left.’
The Zodiacs of Magic were the most fantastical beings even amongst the twelve Zodiacs.
[BJ:[1] Which Zodiac temples do you think are the strongest? (Lee Gun Battle Live Broadcast – Viewers: 8,473,858)]
– mack: Of course, it’s the battle-type Zodiac temples. Aren’t Leo, Virgo, and Taurus the ones to kill the monsters?
– hugo: Wait a moment. Why are you leaving out Sagittarius? The Sagittarius temple is a legit battle-type temple that kills monsters.
– WG: They still exist????
– hugo: Hey! We took care of what the Leo temple couldn’t do last time. We took care of the Virgo temple’s failure too!
– ri: Yes, yes. I’m glad to hear from the PR team of the Sagittarius temple. ? Next PR team should speak up now
– UnclePetMe: ??? They don’t have a PR team. They don’t have the money to set one up.
– ri: Oh? ??
… So pitiful ????
– hugo: Hey! Chun Sungjae! Come home right now!!!
– UnclePetMe: Damn it! How did he know?
(UnclePetMe has left the room.)
Well, it didn’t matter.
? Of course, the strongest are the magic-type temples.
? 2222. Battle-type temples are degenerates that only know about fighting.
? Their attack capabilities are the same as that of the battle-type temples. Also, the magic-type temples are the ones that set up the Temple system on the earth. They are the founders.
? ?? The skill rental system, the disciple system, and the badge system are all their creations.
? They were also the ones to re-establish the means of transportation and communication, which the unknown civilization had disrupted.
? Zodiacs aren’t interested in temple rankings. It’s all lip service.
? 222 Do you realize how troublesome the magic-type temples are
????? Even the Zodiac Saints hate going against the magic-type temples.
Those words were true.
Stevens and Kevin blanched at the thought of fighting those from the magic-type temples, and they were supposed to be battle fanatics who could never get enough of fighting.
“Shit! Those bastards developed another strange spell again!”
“That’s crazy! It’s a Gender Swap spell! Cat! Be carefu— Ahhk! Don’t look toward me, bastard! I’ll see this in my dreams!!!”
Of course, Lee Gun also hated the magic-type temples. There was a reason he and the Gemini Saint butted heads until blood flew.
“Hey! You want to die? What kind of spell did you place on me?”
“What do you think? It’s a spell that prevents your hair from growing.”
“What?!”
“You’re already losing your hair. There is no chance it’ll grow back. I’m sure it’s annoying for you to take care of your hair every day. So I made sure you can’t even grow downy hair. It won’t even grow roots. You should thank me.”
“Hey!!! If you have the time to create something like that, you should develop a way to grow hair!”
“What? What are you talking about? If that were possible, I would be a Zodiac. No, I’m sure hair loss can’t be fixed by the gods either.”
“Hey!!!”
Lee Gun had suffered at their hands in many ways, and this was only a fraction of what they could do.
“Kuhk! Saint-nim! My feet move when I try to move my hands!”
“They all died from old age!”
“Our disciples and holy items turned to ashes from just a flick of a finger!”
It started with a spell that made one ugly. Then came the spell that could make zombies. Another one could swap souls. One of them even made people paraplegic. All kinds of debuffs could be cast by the disciples of these two temples. These debuffs rose in power when the Zodiacs descended.
Moreover, each of those temples possessed two Seats of power and had two Zodiacs each. This was why there were talks that said if the magic-type temples revealed their power, the world would be razed to the ground.
Of course, they chose not to do that because they had a particular weakness. This weakness allowed the balance to exist between the twelve Zodiacs.
‘Anyway, magic resistance is a must if I want to fight them.’
Of course, Lee Gun also knew why the Zodiacs had yet to show themselves.
‘I purposefully locked up their Zodiac Saints in the figurines.’
If a Zodiac didn’t have its Zodiac Saint, it couldn’t manifest its true power on the earth.
For this reason, Lee Gun had meticulously hidden the figurines. There was a possibility of the Zodiacs finding and killing the Zodiac Saints. This way, they would be able to end the contract with their existing Zodiac Saints and find new ones.
On the other hand, it was a temporary measure.
‘They aren’t idiots. If they get angry, they’ll try to attack the Seat of power.’
That was the reason Lee Gun had merged with Taurus.
‘It was why they had a close relationship with Taurus.’
Defense was the weakness of magicians. While the two magic-type temples were on bad terms with the Leo temple and the Virgo temple, they were close to the Taurus temple. That relationship was like the one between crocodiles and crocodile birds.
That was why Lee Gun had refused to bring in the Taurus temple as an affiliate. Instead, he had decided on a merger. It would prevent the Zodiacs of Magic from pulling their tricks on him.
[Congratulations! Number 117 Miny has been safely sold.]
[It was auctioned for 200 million Talents.]
[Ahhhhk!! Masterrrrrrrr!]
The sold Berserk clone wailed in the direction of Lee Gun. Lee Gun had sold it in the Divine world auction he was hosting.
As for how he opened an auction, it was simple.
[Entrance to Market of Goblins (Owner’s skill)]
– Entrance to the Divine world’s marketplace
[Wealth Conversion (Owner’s skill)]
– All kinds of wealth gathered within the temple can be converted into Talents.
– Cash, non-cash items, offerings, donations, etc. The worth of these items will be assessed, and they will be converted into Talents.
These skills had appeared when he had reached level 11. He had acquired them after going through his first trial.
The “Entrance to Market of Goblins” skill probably referred to the marketplace of the Divine world.
When Lee Gun had activated the skill, an agent of the Divine world had appeared and hosted the auction.
[The agent spread the news that Constructs were going to be sold at the Market of Goblins.]
It seemed Lee Gun’s level was too low to enter the auction himself, but it didn’t matter.
[The gods who are participating in the auction are cheering madly.]
[A god with its face hidden looks satisfied. It asks where Constructs of such good quality were obtained.]
[They cheer that the Constructs are high-rank battle-type gods.]
[An enormous number of participants have gathered at the personal auction.]
[Waiting List: 1,403]
[Number 118 Miny has been auctioned once again.]
Lee cackled. Of course, the sold Miny clone despaired as it looked for its owner.
[Ahhk! Master! I like master… Kuhk!]
Number 118 sniffed back its tears as it disappeared in a flash of light.
This sight left Hugo and Kevin dumbfounded.
“A-Are you sure you should sell them?”
Lee Gun snorted. “They are copies. They’ll disappear in the end.”
“Really?!”
“Are you idiots? Of course. If they didn’t, Aries would have been the strongest.”
“That means.…!”
Lee Gun grinned. Aries was one of the twelve Zodiacs for a reason.
Despite being clones, these Constructs’ abilities were good. This was why the gods cheered.
‘Moreover, it replicated the loyalty too.’
“Alright. The sold ones will immediately check the storeroom of your masters. Check if there are any useful Constructs.”
[Masterrrrrrrr!]
[Number 119 Miny has been sold again.]
“Hell yeah! This time, it sold for 400 million.”
Lee Gun had acquired the Auction ability from Aries. If the condition was right, the gods that he wanted could be stolen…
No. Instead of the bids, it was more important to know the internal situation of the other gods.
‘The Minies will bring back information to me.’
Normally, the gods took what they wanted through contests. Therefore, this was a decent option to get what he wanted. That wasn’t all.
It would eventually be found out that Lee Gun could create clones that could deceive even the gods. After that, wouldn’t he be able to make a bigger fortune?
Hugo looked at the evil expression on Lee Gun’s face with disgust. “How can he be a god? I have no idea who would believe in such a god.”
[Serpent Bearer Faith: 590%]
Lee Gun soon gathered around the right amount of Talents.
[Taurus’s abilities will be transferred.]
[You have paid the price.]
[The abilities will be transferred at random.]
[Strong Faith (B)] [Weak Rush (S)]
Lee Gun didn’t like what he got, so he continued to sell the clones.
[The abilities will be transferred at random.]
[Look at my body with awe (C)]
“Damn it! Just sell them all.”
[Yes. Understood.]
At that moment.
[Miny (Original) has been sold.]
[You have acquired 5 billion Talents.]
[Ahhhk!! Master!!!!]
“Whoops! That was a mistake.”
Lee Gun had pulled the trigger by mistake. He quickly slapped the balloon-shaped agent. “Hey, hey. Take it back. Take it back.”
[Y-You want to take it back?]
“Yes. Hurry up. Bring it back.” Lee Gun canceled the auction before the sale was finalized.
[The gods participating in the auction despair.]
[They say the original’s ability is much better. They are losing their minds at the lost opportunity.]
[They say it is such a rare Construct. The gods are clamoring at you to sell it.]
Berserk, who had almost been sold, cried out. It was a high-rank Construct that would be treated very well wherever it went, yet…!
However, Lee Gun didn’t pay attention to it. He continued to transfer abilities as soon as the Talents came in.
[The gods say they’ll pay 10 billion for the original.]
[They are howling. They are begging you to sell it.]
“What? Ten billion? Should I sell?”
[Masterrrrr!!! I will be that much better for you! Please!]
“I’m joking. I won’t sell you.”
[Waaaaa!]
Still, it seemed selling the clones in an industrious manner had been effective.
[Taurus’s abilities (SSS) have been transferred to Serpent Bearer.]
[Unshakeable Suspicion (Innate magic resistance type) (SSS)]
[Steel Wall of the Fortress (Physical Defense type) (SSS)]
[Whole Body is a Weapon (Body Defense Type) (SSS)]
Finally, the skills that he had wanted appeared before him.
“!”
At that moment, Lee Gun’s expression crumpled for some reason.
Hugo became nervous when he read Lee Gun’s expression. “Gun? What’s wrong? Did something happen?”
“That bastard is being attacked!”
“That bastard?”
“I’m talking about the bald bastard. He’s about to die.”
“Bald?”
Kevin and Hailey tilted their heads in puzzlement, but Hugo’s face turned deathly pale.
* * *
Around that time, the Sagittarius temple’s holy ground…
Boom!!
Sagittarius had descended in his incarnated form. He was grinding his teeth. The one before him was Gemini.
Of course, its true body wasn’t here. It had taken on the form of a human woman, who seemed to be a general-rank disciple.
Since the woman wasn’t a Zodiac Saint, her life was at risk, yet the Zodiac had possessed her. It really drove home the fact that the Gemini were terrible beings. They didn’t care what happened to the human they possessed.
Boom!!!
Gemini let out a fierce attack.
[How pathetic! When did you start caring about human territories? Are you holding back your power?]
Sagittarius, who had worn the horse mask, reacted in anger.
[Are you playing with me? This place is my holy ground before it’s the land of the humans!]
As soon as he spoke, flames erupted from the ground. However, the Zodiac of Magic easily brushed aside the flames.
[!]
After extinguishing the flames by brushing them aside, Gemini smirked.
[Your holy ground? What nonsense! In your holy ground, you can dodge my attacks at will. It’s obvious that you don’t want this country to be destroyed.]
[!]
The words were accompanied by an incredible flash of life. At the same time, spears of light fell from the sky.
Kwah-kwah-kwahng!
Projectiles made out of light fell like rain, and Sagittarius fell. The falling spears pierced his body.
Kwah-jeek!!
The spears ruthlessly pierced the chest, stomach, and legs.
[Koo-oohk…!]
Gemini smirked as it finally summoned a treasure that could kill even the gods.
[You look like a pinned butterfly. It’s an amazing sight, but…]
Gemini approached Sagittarius.
[It would be better if I could see your handsome face.]
Gemini was about to take off Sagittarius’s horse mask.
Tuhk!
However, even as he bled, Sagittarius desperately kept the horse mask on.
Gemini furrowed its brows.
[What are you doing? Move your hands so that I remove it.]
[Hmmph! As expected of the lecherous magic god. How dare you!]
[It isn’t like that. You’re wearing something you usually don’t wear, and it’s bothering me. Hurry up and take it off.]
[You’re wicked. Stop being curious about someone else’s face. Be gone— Kuhk!]
Gemini stepped on a sensitive spot, which wasn’t great for Sagittarius.
The angered Gemini gathered its magical energy.
[Since you have a death wish, I’ll grant it. You’re a usurper too, yet you act as if you’re the only kind one.]
[Koohk…!]
[You also turned down my feelings.]
Gemini, whom the other gods feared, was about to take out Sagittarius’ Core when…
Shweek!!!
[!]
An attack containing enormous destructive power brushed by the Zodiac’s face.
The menacing power made blood flow down Gemini’s cheek. The Zodiac turned its head as its eyes menacingly flashed.
It saw familiar faces.
[Those bastards….]
The magic god’s eyes flashed viciously.
Sagittarius looked in the same direction, and he seemed shocked.
[Why is he here?]
As soon as he spoke, a green flame fell from the sky. Gemini dodged the attack and summoned a rock golem. It tried to extract Sagittarius’s core, which was his life.
However, Sagittarius’s rescuer rushed toward the Golem.
“Nooooooo!”
[!]
In a flash, the rescuer kicked the Golem, which was aiming for Sagittarius.
Bbah-gahk!
This new one to kick the golem was unexpectedly Hugo! And Sungjae was the one to send the green fire.
Hugo used the “Bow Made Out of Fish” to ward off the enemies and ran to the Sagittarius’ side. With a face pale from worry, he looked at Sagittarius. “Hey. Don’t die! You cannot die! You are my one and only Zodiac!”
The words surprised Sagittarius.
[I thought you left because you were sick of me. Why are you…]
“If you die, I’ll have no choice but to be Gun’s underling!! Live! Please live!”
[…]
That was the issue!
1. BJ = Broadcast Jockey, a Korean term for streamers. ?