BXBX NOVEL Chapter 36: Odd Invader (1)
Chapter 36: Odd Invader (1)
Koo-goo-goo-goong!
All hell broke loose in the Drachma when a monster invaded the auction house.
“Please evacuate!”
“Let’s quickly move to the teleport zone!”
Screams could be heard everywhere as the building began to fall apart. Everyone acted well-coordinated as they headed toward the teleport zone. Through it, they could return to their respective countries. However, the Calamity would not make it easy for them.
“What the hell! The teleport zone is gone!”
The outer section of the structure was broken off. The crowd could see only dizzying heights and the clouds below them.
“The intruder blew up the teleport zone!”
Drachma was a floating structure created using the power of the gods. It contained many shops and had many people. For all of them, the teleport zone was the only way out.
And now, their escape route was gone. To make matters worse, the most heavily damaged region was near the auction house.
Koo-goo-goong!
“It’s coming down!”
A sea of fire overtook the auction house. The Calamity was corroding the interior of the building.
“It’s too dangerous! Run!”
The debris kept falling in a dizzying manner.
Boom!
The wreckage that had broken off the building flew back up into the air, then fell toward the city.
Boom! Boom!
It seemed like the beginning of a meteor strike. This scene surprised everyone.
“At this rate, the city will…”
“Destroy them before they reach the city!”
The debris was blown up in the sky before it could touch the surface. Most of the people here were Users, awakened beings, so accomplishing this task wasn’t difficult for them. However, the reprieve lasted for only a moment.
“Huhk…”
Everyone fell back when an enormous shadow engulfed them. Falling apart in front of them right now was the auction house where the appearance of Lee Gun’s holy item had caused a ruckus. The massive building broke apart as if it were daring them to block it.
The people became frightened since the auction house building was big enough to house dozens of battleships.
“No! We can’t get rid of that!”
“It’s too big!”
As the building gained altitude, everyone’s faces turned pale; they knew what would happen when the building would descend. The floating platform that they were standing on would get crushed. The auction house building might also damage the city on the ground.
One of the disciples desperately yelled out, “Where are we right now!” He hoped they were flying above the ocean.
“We are traveling over Asia!”
“Shit…”
There were no humans left within the floating auction house. The disciple used their skills to attack the auction house, but the building sustained minimal damage. Then, the auction house, which had been rising slowly, hung in the air as if it had reached the top of the drop tower.
“N-No! It’s going to fall!”
Everyone squeezed their eyes shut and screamed. Suddenly…
Pahng!
Something surged into the air with a roar. It was a burning beam of energy that looked like an arrow made with enormous power. The energy beam pierced through the building as if it were a laser beam.
Kwah-gwah-gwahng!
The enormous stadium exploded into smithereens.
“Huhk…!”
The one who had shot the beam was Hugo. The crowd fell to the ground when they saw the figure surrounded by swirling winds. Hugo stood not too far away from them with his shining bow raised.
“The Archer Saint…”
“As expected of a Saint, he’s on a different level!”
The man in the highlight, Hugo, was focused on an entirely different location. With a fierce expression, Hugo pointed his arrow toward the location where the auction house had been before.
Two monsters stood there. These two intruders looked like bipedal horned lions. The monsters were three meters and five meters tall, respectively.
Hugo ground his teeth. ‘They are looking for Lee Gun’s holy item.’
The monsters had been asking questions with limited vocabulary as they killed people. They asked where Lee Gun’s holy item was located.
Therefore, Hugo was vigilant against the monsters. ‘What are they? Why are they looking for Gun’s item!’
Suddenly…
Did it realize that Hugo was one of the strongest amongst the crowd? One of the beasts suddenly disappeared, and at the next moment, appeared in front of Hugo.
‘…!’ The change surprised Hugo. He quickly retreated and tried to gain distance. But…
Bbah-gahk!
A man kicked the beast and sent it flying.
Boom!
The man sent the three-meter-tall monster flying as if it were a soccer ball. Then, he clicked his tongue. “Dude, I told you that you’ll die if you take too long to attack.”
“Gun… Kuhk!”
“If you’re carrying these to look cool, you should give them to me. You suck at close quarter fights.” Lee Gun took the two short swords equipped on Hugo’s waist.
Chaeng!
He unsheathed them so fast that nobody could even see the move. The unsheathed sword moved in a frenzy as it skinned the beast.
Suh-guhk!
Kwah-gah-gahk!
The next moment, a roar reverberated everywhere as blood fountained into the air. He took less than ten seconds to finish the work. His skill with the swords was so clean that it gave the spectators goosebumps.
Lee Gun mocked Hugo, whose mouth fell open. “I can’t believe a battle-type Saint is weaker than a little ol’ Manufacturer like me.”
Hugo felt a surge of anger. ‘Manufacturer, my ass! You’re a warrior masquerading as a Manufacturer!’
Hugo was about to say something. However, Lee Gun asked him a question while flicking the blood off from the twin swords, “What happened to the bedwetter?”
“I thought you wanted me to dump her in the septic tank!”
Lee Gun cackled. It was as if he never expected Hugo to actually throw her in the septic tank.
Hugo, who had been frowning, became a bit more frantic. “That woman isn’t important right now! Aren’t they looking for your weapon!”
“What? My weapon?”
“Yes! I’m talking about the legendary weapon that came up in auction. It was the one you used during the incident in Germany.” After speaking those words, Hugo quickly looked at his surroundings.
“Where is it? It was auctioned off, right?”
“Ah. That’s….”
Lee Gun had yet to complete his reply when…
“Get out of the way!” A strident voice rang out as a very muscular man stepped forward.
Hugo’s eyes turned round when he saw the weapon in the hands of the Leo Saint, Steven Marker. It couldn’t be helped. ‘I’m pretty sure that’s…’
The surprised Hugo glared at Lee Gun. “Wait a moment. You didn’t win the bid? You told me to take care of the Saintess because you were going to bid on that item. Did you lose the bid to him?”
Faced with Hugo’s anger, Lee Gun told his friend not to worry. “Ah! It doesn’t matter. That’s just a bone…”
“Wow! How could you lose a legendary weapon?”
“I mean, it’s just a bone…”
“How can you call yourself the owner of that item? Even I wanted that item!”
“You really aren’t hearing what I’m saying.”
The Leo Saint, who was in the distance, stepped forward before Lee Gun could correct Hugo. “It’s time to test the SS skill within this weapon!”
“Ohhhhhhhh!”
Finally, the Leo Saint raised the white bone and charged toward the remaining beast. He showed tremendous spirit.
At the same time, the desperate Hugo drew his bow back. He was aiming for the Leo Saint’s arm. “He’s already strong! We can’t let him have your weapon!” Hugo decided to act the moment the Leo Saint would kill the monster.
The legendary weapon was finally brought down on the beast’s body. However…
Duhng!
The sound was very light for a weapon.
Everyone’s expression changed in a second.
“Kuhk!” The Leo Saint, who had charged forward, had been sent flying by a kick.
“Saint-nim!”
The beast scratched the spot where it had been hit. The SS rank skill in the weapon hadn’t been activated. Moreover, it hadn’t done any damage either.
Therefore, the Leo Saint’s disciples were taken aback. As a battle-type Saint, the Leo Saint was capable of handling all offensive weapons.
He became sure of it. The item didn’t seem like a weapon. He had felt like he was hitting the beast with a plastic rattle. Nevertheless, the flustered Leo Saint rushed forward once again.
Duhng duhng!
The resulting sound was once again hollow. The Leo Saint wondered if he hadn’t activated it correctly, so he imbued the item with his magical energy. Then, he hit the monster once again.
Puhk! Duhng! Gee-duhk! Boom! Puhk-puhk! Duhng! Puhk!
Duhng-duhng-tuhng!
“Shit! Why won’t it inflict damage!”
“…!”
“Work!”
Duhng!
Even Hugo, who had his bow drawn back, felt embarrassed for the Leo Saint. “M-Manufacturer-nim…. the activation requirement for that—”
“Why would it have one? Idiot!”
“Is there some special method to use it…”
“Why would you need a special method when using a dog bone?”
“Dog bone? What the hell do you mean?”
“Calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, collagen, etc. It is ninety-nine percent bone matrix and a tiny part of foreign material. It’s an all-natural dog bone made from fifty other bones. What? Do you have a problem with that?”
Hugo’s face crumpled. ‘It really is a genuine dog bone?’ He still asked, “What about the magical energy I can feel from within it!”
“Are you guys idiots? I made it with my magical energy. Of course, you can feel my magical energy within it.”
“…?!”
The Leo Saint continued to laboriously swing his one-billion-dollar weapon. He didn’t care that he was in a state of shock.
Tuhng! Tuhng!
Of course, he possessed overwhelming skill as a battle-type Saint. He rushed the five-meter-tall beast with speed, power, and precision. With that fighting ability, it was clear why he was considered a Zodiac Saint.
It was like watching Lee Gun fight. The only problem was the item in the Leo Saint’s hands.
‘I can’t believe that’s a dog bone.’
“Kuh-huhk!”
Hugo sighed as he saw the Leo Saint take a beating. If the Leo Saint weren’t using that weapon, he wouldn’t be taking a beating like that. ‘Why doesn’t he use his own power? What is he trying to accomplish with that weapon?’
The Leo Saint was trying to accomplish something with the bone, but he kept receiving a beating for his efforts. Hugo felt terrible for the Leo Saint.
After a certain amount of time had passed, even the mighty Leo Saint started to feel flustered. He hadn’t used his own power to maximize the weapon’s power. ‘There is no way this should be happening.’
The Leo Saint was sure this item was the weapon Lee Gun had used to defeat the monster in Germany. At the time, the Zodiac Saints weren’t able to even damage the canine monster!
‘I’m sure there is a special skill imbued within it.’ Anger burned within the Leo Saint’s eyes. The beast didn’t consider him a worthy foe.
Boom!
He was already angry because of uncharacteristically taking a beating. His opponent dismissing him only made him angrier. Angry veins popped on his forehead as he jumped high into the sky. “You’re just a beast! How dare you!”
Puh-uhk!
The Leo Saint once again struck the beast’s face with the bone. Suddenly…
“Lee Gun.”
“…?!”
The beast, which had been ignoring the Leo Saint, rolled its eyes backward. “Lee Gun… Weapon…”
The Leo Saint was taken aback when the beast stared at him. The problem wasn’t that its eyes had changed in color. ‘This bastard spoke…!’ It seemed the beast was reacting to Lee Gun’s weapon he was wielding right now.
In the end, the other disciples stepped forward to attack the beast.
Kwah-gwah-gwahng!
The fierce barrage lasted for only a moment. Then, the disciples reared back in fright.
“What… What the hell!”
“Why… Why won’t our attacks work…”
The most effective attack on the monster was when it had been struck with the bone. Hugo furrowed his brow when he saw that.
‘As expected…’
When he had tracked down these monsters earlier, he had shot his arrows at them. However, his arrows hadn’t worked against them. At that time, he had wondered if he had missed, but he was sure now. ‘They are the new breed of monsters.’
Hugo had mentioned to Lee Gun that new breeds of monsters had started appearing recently. The new monsters were similar to the monsters within the Devil’s tower, which couldn’t be killed. Twenty years ago, those monsters had made the Zodiac Saints retreat.
‘However, Gun killed one of them earlier.’
Lee Gun had killed the smaller beast in a flash. The only thing that stood out was the fact that Lee Gun had borrowed his short swords. Hugo wondered… ‘Those swords…’
Lee Gun had personally crafted those swords for him.
‘Does it have to do with Gun’s power…?’
The shocks weren’t over yet.
Boom! Boom!
The surprised disciples looked at their surroundings when the ground shook.
Full-armored knights appeared from the destroyed buildings. The armor looked medieval, and one of the warriors’ armor suit was black.
“That armor was in the auction…!”
The black armor was about eighty percent destroyed, but a yellow ribbon tied around the black armor was still intact.
It was the Calamity that had appeared within the auction house. The helmet of the black armor rose and rattled, revealing wicked teeth inside it; they were like shark teeth.
The surprising part was that the black-armored knight was looking toward the Leo Saint. To be precise, it was looking at Lee Gun’s weapon in the Leo Saint’s hands. It had the same target as the beast.
‘They are aiming for Lee Gun’s weapon!’
Sure enough…
“How dare you covet what is mine!” the Leo Saint roared when he realized what was happening.
The intruder from outside and the ambusher from within charged toward the Leo Saint. Led by the black-armored knight, all the ghost-like armored knights charged forward as well. Numerous armored knights attacked the nearby disciples.
The platform instantly turned into pandemonium.
“Koo-oohk!”
Hugo shot his arrows; sometimes, he destroyed the enemies with his fists.
Hugo became annoyed and yelled at Lee Gun, “Did you plate it with gold? Why do they all want that bone!”
As the actual owner of the item, Lee Gun found this situation hilarious. ‘I have no idea why those monsters want my item.’
Poo-ahk! Poo-ahk!
[Saint EXP has increased.]
[Saint EXP has increased.]
[You have acquired Data (Intermediate)]
[You have acquired Data (Intermediate)]
[You have accumulated Reputation.]
[You have accumulated Reputation.]
[Current Divine Status: 66%]
He kept recovering his Divine Status as he destroyed the monsters. ‘Does Divine status recover into different ranks?’
The answer didn’t matter. This was an excellent development for him.
[When your Divine Status reaches 70%, you will be able to use Death Instinct.]
Lee Gun laughed.
The asshole Leo Saint was making a vain effort with the item, but he was a battle Saint. The sturdiness of these monsters was considered to be in the upper rank. This meant they were good test subjects for Lee Gun.
Why did he want to do this?
Amongst the Zodiac Saints, these were the type of monsters that were labeled toxic. These weren’t like the parasite monsters. Even the battle Saints had a hard time fighting against a large number of them.
This was why it was a good opportunity for Lee Gun. He wanted to see how much damage he could inflict with his skill.
Lee Gun purposefully threw an armor suit toward the Leo Saint.
Boom!
“Kuhk!”
The Leo Saint glared at Lee Gun. “How dare you throw that towards me!”
To increase his Divine Status to 70%, Lee Gun intended to approach the Leo Saint. However, the armor suit, which had been heading toward the Leo Saint, suddenly turned its gaze toward a different direction.
The next moment, the group of armor suits rushed toward Lee Gun.
Hugo, who had been watching Lee Gun, was flabbergasted
The armor suit’s hand was like a blade as it moved in an arc.
“Gun…!”
Lee Gun leaned back to dodge the attack, but he soon became puzzled.
“…?”
The full-body armor suit wasn’t aiming for him. Its hand was aiming for his waist. To be precise, it was aiming for the slime hanging onto his belt. “Lee Gun. Holy item.”
The armor suit was about to rip away Lee Gun’s holy item.
Lee Gun’s eyes flashed with anger. “You bastard…”