The Evolution Of A Goblin To The Peak

Chapter 586: Twelve Zodiacs

A man walked into the dark cave. He has messy black hair and a simple black cloak with a fur collar. He was Leo, the Founder of the Zodiacs. The one that built the organization that countless people feared.

Following behind him were two people. One was a beautiful woman with a katana hanging on her waist and one was an old man wearing a butler outfit. Both of them were wearing metallic collars with chains attached to it.

As soon as Leo entered a room inside a cave, he saw a round table with chairs around it and twelve people doing different things. One was napping with drool on his mouth, one was playing card games, one was talking to a stuffed toy, and the others were chatting.

These twelve people were the only members of the Zodiacs. They represented the twelve signs.

””Brother Leo!!””

Two little girls with short pink hair greeted Leo with a smile on their faces. The two little girls were wearing the same outfit and they had the same appearance. They were also holding the same stuff toys.

”Hello, Pisces. Iʼve returned.”

Leo smiled as he greeted the two little girls gently. He patted their heads before he turned to the other members of the Zodiacs.

The two little girls looked like a twin but in fact, they were one. It was one of the most troublesome powers Pisces. Just imagine fighting two peak god-level powerhouses at the same time.

Although Pisces looked like a child, she was in fact a hundred years old girl standing at the top of the power level.

A tall man with a bulky body wearing full plate black armor crossed his arms in front of his chest. He glanced at Leo and asked, ”The news traveled fast and weʼve already heard about your fight with other gods. Seeing that you didnʼt bring something with you, I guess that the gods caught the thirteenth?”

Leo sat on a vacant chair and waited for the rest to sit in their respective seat. He then answered Taurusʼ words. ”No, I failed to find the thirteenth sign. It was as if the thirteenth sign has been sealed once again.”

”Then, what do you think we should do with that power?” Sagittarius asked.

”Itʼs not like weʼre really looking for the thirteenth sign. Our goals are different so I donʼt think we should care about it.” Scorpio said.

”We should kill the person that acquired it. We could use the Divine Might Steering Gem to take the thirteenth sign and maybe we could give the power to your friends there.” Taurus said as he pointed at the two people standing behind Leo.

”Thirteenth sign isnʼt that important anyway. We donʼt have the same goal like those Commandments that wanted the Four Authorities or those Sins that badly wanted the Original Sin.” Capricorn sighed and added, ”With or without the thirteenth sign, weʼre going to start the plan in a few years anyway so itʼs better if we lay low for a while and reserved our fighting power.”

”Capricorn is right. We should preserve our strength but if one of us saw the thirteenth sign, we should take this chance to kill the host.” Aries said.

”Well, Iʼm just intrigued by this power. After all, itʼs been a long time since someone got ahold of this power so people forgot that the total signs are thirteen, not twelve.” Leo said as he closed his eyes. After a while, he opened his eyes and asked, ”What about the country that weʼve built. Does anyone know that weʼre the ones behind it?”

”Itʼs still in the process of making a name. It finished conquering the neighboring countries but since there are demons. We should use them to further raise the fame of our country.” Aquarius paused and added, ”And I donʼt think anyone knows that itʼs related to us, Zodiacs.”

”The peace is breaking. Iʼve heard that Gluttony is planning to attack Godʼs Continent to lure out the Original Sin. Do you think he would succeed or not?” Gemini asked.

”Thatʼs interesting. Actually, Gluttony visited the demon camp and leave some words to the Demon Emperor. You know what, the Demon Emperor actually delayed the advancement of his army.” Scorpio said.

”The Demon Emperor knew that he isnʼt Gluttonyʼs target so he decided to sit back and watch the upcoming show. After all, no one among his subordinates could stop Gluttony and it would only cause him a huge casualty if he joined the battle.” Capricorn said. ”So itʼs better if he continued his attack after Gluttony wears down the forces of the Holy Lands in Godʼs Continent. Itʼs at that moment that the demon army will attack for real.”

”Esquin and Lucifer are both powerful gods. Esquin didnʼt want to fight Lucifer and Lucifer didnʼt want to fight Esquin. They both know that if the two of them fight the chances of them achieving their goal will decrease. If Esquin fight Lucifer then even if Esquin won he wouldnʼt have enough strength to attack the major forces. The same could be said for Lucifer, if Lucifer fought Esquin then even if he won he wouldnʼt have enough strength to continue his invasion.” Leo explained.

”As for whoʼs stronger we will not know until they fight. Even with the threat of the Commandments, Sins, and us Zodiacs, thereʼs a reason why the major factions are still standing firmly. Itʼs because they are strong.” Virgo added.

”Yeah, the major factions are strong. If not I wouldʼve destroyed the Three Great Countries long ago.” Leo said with a serious expression. He couldnʼt help but agree with Virgoʼs words.

If the major factions werenʼt strong then the Commandments, Sins, and Zodiacs wouldnʼt have to hide. Even with the rules, they would have destroyed the major factions and accomplished their goals if the major factions were really weak.

”Brothers and sisters! How about I play hide and seek with the thirteenth sign? If I find the thirteenth then I would kill that person.” Pisces suddenly said.

Libra looked at her and smiled gently. She patted the little girlsʼ head and said softly, ”Donʼt bother about it. Weʼll have to go out soon and play a better game against the gods.”

”Ah, but I want to play right now,” Pisces said as her shoulders dropped down.

Cancer who was napping suddenly raised his head and said, ”We can play later Pisces. Just hold it down for a while. We will be able to return and fulfill our goal.”

”O-Okay.” Pisces nodded.

”Regarding the thirteenth sign. Weʼve decided that if any of us sense it then weʼll go for the kill. Donʼt stray too much from our goal. Donʼt forget the reason why we gather.” Leo said. ”I will stay here for a while. Iʼve gathered too much attention lately and itʼs not a good idea if those gods started to hunt me.”

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Igmun stared at Souta.

Souta also stared at Igmun for a while before he answered, ”I admired Goddess Athena for a while. Although there are monster lords that could help me pave my paths like Lord Typhon and Lady Echidna, I still choose to serve Goddess Athena as her warrior, not a pet.”

He knew that Athena had several pets at the level of the fourth and fifth evolution stages. Those pets were powerful and some of them were even stronger than her heroes. Also, he was a humanoid monster, unlike her pets.

”I can sense that you are a third evolution stage. Your intelligence is already similar to us humans and demis. Youʼre not a dragon that had high intelligence among monsters so tell me what kind of monster are you?” Igmun asked.

Souta didnʼt try to hide his power level in front of Igmun. He knew that if he wanted to join the Athenʼs Warriors, he didnʼt need to hide his power level.

”Iʼm a Blood Goblin. One of the rarest types of goblin in the world. Truth to be told Iʼve learned all the things that I knew and even learned the language of humans and demis by living with them for a long time.” Souta answered with a straight face.

”Blood Goblin? Iʼve heard of it before but itʼs my first time seeing you so I donʼt know if I should believe you or not.”

At Igmunʼs words, Souta directly used the special trait of Blood Goblin.

[Blood Field]!

A red aura flared up and it instantly covered the whole room. Souta canceled it after a few seconds.

”Itʼs really the [Blood Field]. I heard that this trait can instantly heal the userʼs injuries as long as there is blood in the surroundings.” Igmun said in amazement.

”Yes, as long as the user didnʼt die this skill can recover all of the userʼs injuries.” Souta nodded.

”Oh, monster is really different from humans and demis. They can get overpowered skills like that just by evolving.” Igmun muttered.

The interview continued and Igmun asked Souta various questions regarding about him, the legions, Goddess Athena, and other godʼs legions.

Souta answered everything smoothly. He was sure that he will pass the interview like how he did in the game.

”Although you are a monster, you should be careful when dealing with other people. Some of them didnʼt have a good impression of monsters.” Igmun said. ”Well, it doesnʼt matter. In the combat examination, as long as you show your strength you can shut up any opposition.”