Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

"Well, just trying to make a living. I work in parliament, so I have a side job."

Samael blinked, neither confirming nor denying.

"So you're a bounty hunter? That makes things much easier."

Luvia's gaze fell on the man's two guns, she seemed to be thinking, then smiled broadly, patted Samael on the shoulder, and made a decisive announcement.

"You've been hired, kid!"

As she spoke, this lady from a prestigious family, who thought she knew the truth, tossed a small cloth bag to the seemingly young-looking "peer" in front of her and began issuing orders without any politeness.

"From now on, you're in charge of covering the safe evacuation of the remaining people into the cabin, and I'll be responsible for finding out the cause!"

Samael opened his bag, revealing several gems the size of pigeon eggs, a sight to behold.

"no problem!"

The ancient snake pocketed the unexpected windfall and readily agreed.

His family depends on him for their livelihood; the people across the street aren't short of money, but he is.

"Be careful, it's coming again!"

As the familiar swaying and scraping sounds of the ship's hull approached, Luvita's eyelids twitched, and he issued a warning in a low voice.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

But before the lady of high society could finish speaking, the bounty hunter on guard casually pulled the trigger one after another.

The crisscrossing gunfire, like the resounding beat of drums, saw bullets pierce the chests and accurately strike the serpentine monsters that were climbing up the waves.

This guy's got some skills.

Luvia watched as the newly hired thugs strolled leisurely across the deck, easily dealing with the monsters that surrounded them. Relieved, she focused on examining the snake-bodied banshee's corpse on the ground.

"Lamia, a sea monster in ancient Greek mythology, lived in groups and fed on flesh and blood..."

Samael toyed with the "ebony" and "ivory" in his hands, glanced at the monster's corpse that had decomposed into seawater on the ground, his eyes gleaming, and frowned as he gave a reminder.

"But these don't seem to be natural products..."

"You mean, someone created them!"

Luvia understood the implication, and her eyes narrowed involuntarily.

Creating is much more difficult than destroying.

"Perhaps, it's not human..."

Samael narrowed his eyes, looked up at the dark clouds that blotted out the sky on the sea and the black storm that was swirling in, and a look of hesitation appeared on his face.

"Roar!"

At the same time, the dark seawater churned violently, and a hundred-meter-long monster with the body of a dolphin, the tail of a fish, and the head of a dog burst out from the seabed and crashed straight into the passenger ship drifting on the surface of the sea.

The Setes is a sea monster created by the gods in Greek mythology.

Legend has it that Cassiobia, wife of King Cepheus of Ethiopia, believed her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the sea nymphs, daughters of the sea god Nereus. Enraged, the fifty sea nymphs summoned Poseidon, the sea god, to flood the entire kingdom. They declared that only by throwing Andromeda to the sea monster Sets could the kingdom be saved. So the king had Andromeda bound to a rock in the sea where Sets roamed. Perseus, son of Zeus, saw Andromeda and fell in love with her. To save her, he killed Sets.

The reason this son of Zeus was able to defeat Sets was because of Medusa's power.

To put it simply, this thing is no longer a mythical beast that an ordinary magician can fight.

"It seems we've run into some serious trouble, you..."

"You stay here! I'll handle this!"

However, before Samael could speak, Luvia stepped forward without saying a word, her body radiating a formidable aura.

“Young man, as a nobleman, it would be very impolite to let commoners charge ahead.”

The elegant lady from a prestigious family tossed her curly hair over her shoulder, gave a haughty snort, and then pulled out a gold pendant hanging from her chest from her bra with one hand, throwing it to her feet.

In an instant, starlight descended from the sky, illuminating Luvia, and a magic circle with scale patterns spun endlessly beneath the girl's feet.

Click!Click!

At the same time, golden armor plates appeared on the body of the figure bathed in the light, enveloping Luvia.

Samael, watching from behind, stared wide-eyed at the familiar patterns and the ancient style of the armor, almost spitting out his water.

Holy crap, the Libra Cloth?!

Chapter Twenty-Four: The Ancient Gods Resurrect! (4.1k)

"Roar!"

At that moment, a roar that sounded like a dog or a tiger rang out. The enormous sea beast swung its flipper-like short limbs, stirring up wave after wave.

suck!

call!

Facing the giant wave that was almost three stories high, Luvia took a deep breath, her magic power surging wildly within her body, and a dark blue magic mark appeared on her skin, like a layer of fluorescent armor.

In the blink of an eye, as the dark seawater drew near, this lady from a distinguished family suddenly opened her eyes, her golden eyes gleaming with a sharp light, and her right fist struck out with lightning speed.

"boom!"

In an instant, amidst a thunderous roar, the surging torrent of ether surged forward, tearing apart waves tens of meters high.

Bang bang bang!

Immediately afterwards, Luvia, who had assumed a boxing stance, glowed with power from the enhancement magic. She charged forward with explosive speed, her fists blasting away the giant waves in her path like compressed air cannonballs.

"boom!"

Finally, the unstoppable fist pierced through the thick sea fog and smashed straight into the head of the sea monster Setus.

"Ow!"

Instantly, the enormous ancient monster, as if struck by a meteorite, cried out and fell backward, as if it were facing not a creature the size of an ant, but a Titan giant of far greater size.

For a moment, the giant dog-headed sea monster Setus, stunned by the barrage of punches, clutched its head and howled in pain. Instinctively, it sank into the sea, trying to use the pressure of the water to shake off the fleas stuck to its face.

"Don't let it sink!"

At that moment, Samael, far above on the deck, shouted a warning, crossed his arms, and pulled the trigger, blasting a pair of Lamia banshees that jumped up from the left and right sides into scattered seawater.

As marine mammals, they often possess some of the functions of the ocean.

Its descent is undoubtedly a preparation for activating its powers.

"Trying to run? Get out here!"

Luvia, who readily agreed with the suggestion, let out a delicate shout and immediately grabbed a handful of various gems she carried with her from the spatial rift with her right hand, scattering them into the sea below.

In an instant, dozens of gems of various colors sank into the surrounding waters, shimmering with dazzling light, and several buzzing runes emerged, forming a circular magic circle.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Immediately afterwards, one gem after another exploded in the deep water, sending water columns several meters high shooting into the sky. The powerful force even caused a slight ripple in the eyes of Samael on the ship.

"Ow!"

Just as Setheus finished his dive, before he could even activate his ocean powers, he was blasted out of the water, his sea monster hide riddled with craters.

The scene before me resembled a mischievous child throwing firecrackers into a puddle to scare fish.

However, these "firecrackers" are quite luxurious. If you take one out and send it to the market, it would probably cost at least several hundred thousand yuan.

"—Anfang (Start)!"

The moment Setus wailed and rose to the surface, Luvia, who was prepared, pulled out another handful of pills from her stash, each one the size of a pigeon egg.

The battle began without warning.

The moment the German incantation for the prelude was uttered, a surge of etheric light erupted from the noblewoman's body, which she generously showered down with a wave of her hand.

“neun (nine), acht (eight), sieben (seven) ——!”

"stil, sciest (all money invested), beschiesen (enemy in sight)"

), ersciessung (not one left) --!

As the incantation was chanted, dozens of gems of various colors fell like heavy cannonballs around Setus.

The moment it approached the sea monster's body, the magic power stored within rapidly expanded, exploding completely and transforming into a near-tangible impact that was unleashed upon the monster.

"Puff puff!"

The arc of light exploded, and the astonishing magic force forcefully pierced through Setus's thick and tough sea monster hide, blasting out several hideous blood holes in it.

In an instant, the disoriented sea monster, its blood gushing out, thrashed and rolled in the seawater, screaming in agony.

In response, the shrewd and combat-savvy Miss Hyena unceremoniously pulled out another handful of cash from her savings and began a new round of lavish spending.

These gems contain immense magical power. Each one, when it explodes, will cause damage comparable to high-level magic, with an attack power of at least B-rank, comparable to that of a heavy-caliber howitzer.

Looking at Setes, who was covered in wounds and whose flesh was constantly breaking off and peeling away, Samael suddenly had a deeper understanding of the saying "wealth equals power".

Jewel magic is one of the most expensive magic tricks in the magic system.

This is also currently the school of magic that the Edfeldt family excels at.

The Edfeldt family typically utilizes a technique that leverages the properties of minerals—their ability to easily accumulate thoughts and store magical power—to transfer their magical power into gemstones and retrieve them when needed to perform magic. Sure enough.

In this way, if a large amount of magic power is stored in the gem beforehand, one can perform large-scale magic without using one's own magic power.

Currently, Luvia's gem magic is a new realm opened up by the Edfeld family by introducing gems into the already declining Rune magic.

However, the drawback remains: if the owner uses the magic contained within the gem, the gem, which serves as the container, will shatter.

Unlike their humble cousins, the Tohsaka family, the Edelfelt family, which rose to prominence during the Renaissance, was truly extravagantly wealthy.

Therefore, they are able to more intuitively demonstrate the astonishing destructive power and expressiveness of gem magic.

They used money to skin this colossal beast from the Age of Gods.

"This feels amazing! Be a good puppy, don't run away, let me pamper you up close, hehehehe..."

Through the sea fog, a woman's cheerful voice drifted over, followed by three polite yet elegant laughs.

The noble lady, who had been half-dead from being piled up with tons of gems, saw the monster trying to dive again and decisively jumped onto the half-dead monster's head. Her two raised fists, like two giant hammers swinging in succession, mercilessly beat the sea monster's huge face.

With each punch, a visible wave surged up on the sea.

Little puppy?

Samael, who was watching the battlefield from the deck, rolled his eyes as his gaze swept over the dog-headed behemoth that had been beaten into a pulp on the sea. A series of "praises" for this fierce lady involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

"A human crane from Northern Europe," "A modern-day Hercules reborn"...

It must be said that these titles are well-deserved.

"Boom!"

Without turning his head, Samael raised his hand behind him and pulled the trigger, tearing the two Lamia who had jumped aboard from the stern to pieces.

The ancient serpent glanced at the remains of the serpentine banshee scattered across the sea on the ground, then turned its gaze to the massive battlefield on the sea surface, shaking its head inwardly.

Unfortunately, that's far from enough to win...

"Roar!"

Meanwhile, as Luvia emptied her magazine, Setos, finally gaining a chance to catch its breath from the mother Tyrannosaurus, distanced itself and let out a high-pitched roar.

hum!

In an instant, several streams of water covered the sea beast's wounded body, and wherever they passed, the crater-like wounds quickly grew fresh flesh and blood, healing in the blink of an eye.

The previously listless Sethes quickly became much more energetic and lively.

Ocean protection.

They can use seawater to heal themselves. If they cannot effectively defeat the enemy in one go, a protracted war is nothing but a meaningless waste of resources.

This is why the monster in front of us is so troublesome.

Seeing that the severely wounded Setus was about to be fully restored, Luvia gritted her teeth, raised one hand, frowned, and shouted solemnly.

“CustosMorum (Now is the moment of judgment, let it be called upon your name)!”

In an instant, the sky darkened, and the stars twinkled. Standing beneath the starlight, Luvia looked down at the colossal creature on the sea with a cold gaze, like a female judge judging sins.

"CustosMorum" roughly means "guardian of conscience" in Latin, and it was also the name of the Star Chamber Court established in Tudor England in the past.

And justice lies beneath the starry sky.