"What strongest Gold Saints? They're all useless trash if they couldn't even make it past the First House. Looks like we'll have to take Athena's head ourselves!"
At that moment, a group of Specters clad in black Surplices emerged from the concealed darkness.
But just as their arrogant words fell, they discovered that Sanctuary's Fire Clock had been lit.
The lighting of the Fire Clock meant Sanctuary was under attack, and all Saints would be placed on alert.
"Who lit the Fire Clock?"
"I did."
A short figure leaning on a cane slowly approached from the direction of the Fire Clock.
"Looks like I was a little too slow. I didn't get to see my old comrades."
The newcomer was none other than Shiryu's master, Libra Gold Saint Tong Hu, one of the only two survivors of the previous Holy War and one of the strongest Gold Saints.
"Master, you came too!"
When Mu saw Tong Hu appear, the tension in his heart finally eased considerably.
Tong Hu had once guided every Gold Saint in their training, so he could be considered the teacher of all the Gold Saints. With Tong Hu here, they finally had someone to rely on.
"Hyoga, Shiryu, Ikki, you came too!"
At that moment, Seiya's face also lit up with delight, for he spotted his three comrades-in-arms on the slopes of the mountains on either side.
"Seiya, where's your Cloth?"
Hyoga flipped down beside Seiya. Seeing that he neither had the box containing his Cloth nor wore his Cloth, he could not help looking puzzled.
Shiryu, still blind and not yet recovered, landed beside his master Tong Hu, while Ikki landed next to his younger brother Shun. Hearing Hyoga's words, they turned to look at Seiya and noticed the same issue.
For a Saint, a