“That’s…?” Hercules looked at the nine-layer shield in astonishment.

Yeon-woo nodded. “It’s Aegis.”

Hercules’ expression hardened for a moment. “Why did it go to you?”

“I don’t know, but Athena is in danger.” Yeon-woo’s eyes narrowed. Aegis could withstand and block anything and represented the war goddess Athena. The fact that it was damaged so severely meant… ‘She must have lost a lot of her divine powers. She’s in serious danger.’

Yeon-woo had once owned Aegis, and the shield had likely sought him out because of this. Yeon-woo looked closely to see if there were any other marks, but he couldn’t find anything else.

“Boo!”

Sss. Boo oozed out as a black mist from the shadows. The Arch Lich was already several meters in height, and he emanated so much power that it overwhelmed and dominated his surroundings whenever he materialized. 「As…you…command.」Boo’s bony finger touched Aegis lightly. A magic field rolled out like a wave along Aegis’ surface. 「Checking for traces. Searching for thoughts. Restoring memories…」 Boo moved his hand in the air as though he were flipping through a book before he moved his jaws slowly to speak. 「Ath…ena…currently…Erebus…not…there…she…is…Tar-Tartarus…is…here. Danger…she…...