Something had gone wrong. Something had really gone wrong. The Secretary was sure of it.
“I became a disciple of a Zodiac. This is very wrong!” The Secretary clutched his head in despair. He was about to lose his mind.
He had no idea where things had started to go wrong. After exiting his prison, the Secretary just wanted to get rid of Chun Sungjae. This would give him the Bonus skill and also allow him to get his revenge against a certain woman.
‘I got trapped by a crazy person!’
Well, it didn’t matter now. The Secretary’s eyes flashed, and a determined expression entered them. It looked like the Secretary was about to step onto the battlefield.
“Alright! I’ll get it right this time.” He quickly unfolded his note.
[Note of someone who compiles history]
He wrote five passages inside it. They were the Serpent Bearer’s original texts inside Lee Gun’s holy ground.
[Achievement No. 0]
- Returned.
[Achievement No. 1]
- Killed the devil from the ocean. Brought the divine beast down to its knees.
[Achievement No. 2]
- A great Saint called the Archer Saint was deeply moved by the Serpent Bearer.
[Achievement 3]
- After you killed the monster that eats gods, the human souls inside it were liberated.
[Achievement: 4]
- A young genius who served a different Zodiac became your first servant. His name will be lifted by the Serpent Bearer.
The Secretary had tried to rewrite the original text, but it resulted in him compiling four original texts for the bible.
‘This strange fountain pen did all that!’
No matter what he wrote, the fountain pen, which was stuck to him, kept changing the words. However, it would be different this time around.
[Boo-ohhhhh!]
The wooden fountain pen wailed atop the gas stove. To be precise, it was tied to the grate of the burning gas stove.
The Secretary then grabbed a pencil. He felt a stomach ache, but it didn’t matter.
“Koohk!”
He immediately activated his skill to change the content.
[Achievement No. 5]
- The young Secretary who denied the Zodiacs defected to become the Serpent Bearer’s servant.
→
[Achievement No. 5]
- The Serpent Bearer becomes the servant of the young Secretary who denied the Zodiacs.
This time, the Secretary had put his heart and soul into this. He finally pushed his magical energy into the note.
Flash!
When the note finally flashed, the Secretary laughed. “Great! I succeeded!”
He had a good feeling about this. However…
[You have compiled the bible’s 6th passage.]
[The compilation of the Talent Recruitment passage is finished.]
[The Secretary’s compilation of the Serpent Bearer’s Talent Recruitment passage has made it more powerful.]
[The new disciple will be given a bonus item(S-rank) as default.]
“?!”
The Secretary was surprised to hear Lee Gun’s voice once again. “Wait… Wait a moment! This isn’t it—”
At the same time, a flashing paper appeared in front of him.
Pah-jee-jeek!
It was the bible that he had just compiled.
[Achievement No. 5]
- The young Secretary who denied the Zodiacs defected to become the Serpent Bearer’s servant.
The Secretary screamed after seeing the paper. “What the hell? Why can’t I distort it? I tied up the fountain pen, so why?”
As if to answer his question, a cry rang out near him.
[Boo-ohhhhh!]
The Secretary freaked out. The fountain pen that should’ve been burning had appeared in his hand. The fountain pen raged as if it were saying how dare the Secretary cheat on it.
[Boo-ohhhhhhh!]
The flustered Secretary shouted, “What the hell? Why is this here?”
He thought he had written the passage with a pencil, yet it seemed he had written those lines with this fountain pen. The Secretary tried to toss the fountain pen in fright.
[The fountain pen has received a shock that cannot be washed away.]
[It has become more hungry after suffering shock from being thrown away.]
[The fountain pen craves more affection after getting the shock of its abandonment. It wants more of its owner’s blood.]
Kwah-jeek!
“Ahhk!”
The fountain pen ruthlessly stabbed the back of the Secretary’s hand. The Secretary screamed as he threw the fountain pen out the window from the tenth floor. However, it didn’t matter.
Poohk!
“Ahhk!”
The fountain pen appeared next to him and stabbed him again as if it was asking where he was trying to run away without it.
[Boo-oh!]
Of course, this was all thanks to Lee Gun, who had applied a special enhancement to the fountain pen.
[You have given it extracted data.]
- Instant Movement (A rank) (Addition)
- Attribute Slot (1/1)
Its owner’s location didn’t matter. The fountain pen could obsessively follow them. Lee Gun had expected this situation, so he had given the pen this skill.
The stalker fountain pen kept ruining his plan. This made the Secretary desperate. “Shit! This time, I will—”
“Why don’t you just give up?”
The Secretary turned his gaze when he heard the familiar voice.
Chun Sungjae stood there, looking at the Secretary as if the man was pathetic. “You’re ten thousand years too early to pull a fast one on Uncle.”
The Secretary slightly furrowed his pretty forehead.
It had taken around two hours. Chun Sungjae had awakened after his stamina had recovered. He had been shocked to learn that while he was out, a second disciple had appeared in his uncle’s temple. Moreover, it was the bastard who had tried to kill him and his father.
However, Chun Sungjae didn’t pay much attention to that. “I do have a lot of choice words for you, but I have no complaints since Uncle chose you.”
That little kid…
It was common for yesterday’s enemy to get scouted and become an ally. That was the nature of this business.
However, if that was all there was to this matter, Chun Sungjae could get along with this person.
“Don’t try any funny business! Otherwise, I won’t stand back and do nothing as a disciple of the Serpent Bearer.”
As an S-rank disciple, Chun Sungjae exuded an abnormal amount of power. Yet, the Secretary looked at him as if he were talking nonsense.
“What’s up with this grade-schooler?”
The two disciples started trading fists.
* * *
Kwahng!
In the hospital’s surroundings, Hugo massaged his forehead when he heard the sound of an explosion coming from an empty lot.
His son had said he was going to go check on the situation for a moment. So why was Sungjae putting himself in danger again by fighting the Secretary?
When a large tree fell, Hugo desperately looked at his friend. “Gun, why did you bring in the Secretary as a disciple?”
Of course, it was amazing that Lee Gun had made someone who didn’t have a 100% faith his disciple.
‘It’s the power of the bible.’
Anything was possible with divine power. This event had a 1 in a 10 million chance. That was why the achievement engraved in the bible would be incredibly powerful.
However, the Secretary turning into his disciple presented a bigger problem.
“He has no faith. How long do you think he’ll last? He’ll betray you. That’ll negatively affect your temple…”
Even if Hugo put aside the issue with the faith… ‘The Libra Saint had been covetous of the Secretaries, yet she had to give up on them in the end.’
For now, Lee Gun had somehow tamed the Secretary with the fountain pen, but…
“The Secretary is a powerful card to possess, but what happens if the fountain pen gets damaged? Aren’t you taking on too much risk—”
“No! This has to be done!”
“!”
Lee Gun let out a sharp smile as he interrupted Hugo. “Just being similar to the Zodiacs won’t cut it.”
“!”
“Anyone who gets in my way, including the Zodiacs, will die.”
Hugo flinched. He previously had a feeling that Lee Gun wasn’t just aiming for the Zodiac Saints. His friend was gunning for the Zodiacs, who acted behind the scenes. And now, Hugo was sure of it.
“The Saints can’t exist without the Zodiacs. The Zodiacs can’t exist without the Saints.”
“!”
“The Zodiacs and the Saints are two sides of the same coin. Do you really think they have nothing to do with the ones who trapped me?”
“…!”
“Even if the Zodiacs didn’t interfere, they gave the Saints power.” That wasn’t all. Lee Gun continued, “Hey, Taeksoo! Clean out your ears and hear me good!”
“Yes?”
“There are at least three more monsters like Red Eye.”
This revelation made Hugo scream. His scream was so loud that the nearby Archer disciples asked what was going on.
Lee Gun kicked Hugo. “Be quiet, idiot!”
Hugo’s face had turned completely pale. “What? Like Red Eye, and three of them? Wait a moment… Hey!”
Hugo was stunned. His reaction was normal. Red Eye alone had pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. It was the worst monster in humanity’s history. Their strongest had put their lives on the line to kill this monster, yet they had to run away from it.
Moreover, Lee Gun had to trade his life to defeat it.
And what the hell did Lee Gun just say?
“There are three more?! Hey! You shouldn’t say such a thing even if it’s a joke!”
“I’m not joking! Moreover, they might be stronger than Red Eye.”
“…?!”
Lee Gun was serious. The sentry who had treated him like a test subject in the tower had loose lips. ‘He talked about a lot of things.’
The sentry had done so thinking Lee Gun would die at some point.
“Moreover, even those three monsters are considered ‘pets.’”
“#$*&#*?!” Hugo almost stopped breathing.
Lee Gun didn’t pay much attention to him. “Let’s put that aside from now on. I have some conjectures about this matter, but I’m not sure about it. The only thing I’m certain of right now is that I have two enemies.”
Unknown civilization and the Libra Saint! Lee Gun let out a sharp laugh. “There are the monsters and those who betrayed me. Then, there are those who are no help to humanity. I’ll get rid of them all.”
Whether they were gods or devils didn’t matter.
“…!” Hugo flinched and gulped when he saw the look in Lee Gun’s eyes. He had seen those frosty eyes before. It was when he had met Lee Gun for the first time.
‘Gun hates the Zodiac Saints and the monsters to an extreme degree.’
Hugo didn't know why, but in their first meeting, Lee Gun had hated him. That hate was almost pathological.
Lee Gun was so prickly and violent that Hugo had almost been scared to talk to him. Moreover, as soon as Lee Gun had realized Hugo was a Zodiac Saint, he had swung his ax.
It was only after meeting Hugo that Lee Gun had become more flexible in dealing with the Zodiac Saints.
This was why he had spoken those words.
‘It might be why he brought in a Secretary…’
That didn’t matter in the end.
“I think it’ll be impossible by yourself!” Hugo said.
Lee Gun grabbed his friend’s shoulder as if he were talking nonsense. “Of course, you’ll be with me, right?”
“What?”
“First, I’ll make Yooha and Sungjae into Saint-rank beings. However, you’re their father. I can’t have you doing nothing.”
This baffled Hugo. Both his kids were S-rank disciples; it was plausible that their ranks could go up, but he…
“Look here! I’m already a Saint, and I’ve awakened to all my abilities. How am I supposed to get stronger?” Hugo asked.
Lee Gun slyly laughed in response. “If it doesn’t work, you can evolve to a Construct. Why don’t you come over to the Serpent Bearer’s temple?”
“Stop playing with me!”
Hugo was angry, but Lee Gun just let out a meaningful smile. Why? It had to do with the Human Familiar ranks he had seen.
[Disciple(Human Familiar) ranks]
- Level 1 Slave: Traitor
- Level 2 Normal: Normal
- Level 3 Rare: Talented
- Level 4 Heavy Hitter: Famous
- Leve 5 Star: Can move a nation
- Level 6 Hero (Legendary): Humanity’s Strongest (Saint)
- Level 7 Familiar Hero God: Construct
Lee Gun wasn’t sure of it, but this information meant a Saint was on level 6. ‘At a certain level, a human may evolve into a Construct.’
Unaware of Lee Gun’s secret scheme, Hugo just massaged his forehead. “Anyway, I understand why you brought in the Secretary. Do you plan on growing your temple?”
“That’s rig—”
At that moment…
Kwahng!
Accompanying the sound of an explosion, Chun Sungjae came flying toward them.
“Koo-oohk!”
Was it because he hadn’t received a baptism yet? Most of his main skills had been erased, so Chun Sungjae could barely use his power. He was at a disadvantage despite being an S-rank.
As expected, the Secretary laughed. “You’re just a child. You’re no match for me.”
“Hey! Why do you keep calling me a child? I’ll be in high school next year!”
“High school? At that height? Are you even over 160 cm?”
“#$&#$^&!”
“That’s surprising! I thought you were just enrolled in an elementary school.”
Chun Sungjae was hurt. He wailed. “Uncle! That bastard is an enemy! Excommunicate him!”
Chun Sungjae never reacted to any cuss words spoken toward him, yet a single stroke had destroyed his guard.
The Secretary had purposefully provoked Chun Sungjae. He moved to take advantage of the opportunity and instantly closed the distance between them!
‘!’
Finally, the Secretary was going to kill Chun Sungjae and acquire the <Faith Destroyer> skill!
Bbah-gahk!
“Huh-uhk!”
However, Lee Gun’s kick ruthlessly sent the Secretary flying away, and the man immediately lost consciousness.
Then, Lee Gun said to the sniffing Chun Sungjae, who was depressed about his height. “Come here, Sungjae! Let’s baptize you.”
“!”
Chun Sungjae was surprised. It was expected. Until now, he hadn’t thought much about this. He was just happy about the idea of his uncle baptizing him.
‘The baptism is the only chance I’ll get to meet the Zodiac.’
As a disciple, he’d find out the identity of the Zodiac at this moment. All Zodiacs dropped their disguise to reveal themselves during baptism. Therefore, disciples fainting during the baptism was common.
The prime example was the Scorpio Saint. Plenty of rumors about her said that she had fainted when she saw her Zodiac’s monstrous form.
The Zodiacs that were considered good, like the Aries and the Sagittarius, took on the form of humans.
‘The Sagittarius is the god of the Sun. The Aries is said to be the king of heaven.’
The Sagittarius was rumored to be handsome like his Zodiac Saint, while the Aries was rumored to look like a narrow-minded old grandpa.
Chun Sungjae was sweating because of this. ‘Serpent? Serpent?’
If he didn’t prepare himself, he might faint during the baptism.
‘Shit! What kind of Zodiac is the Serpent Bearer? I have no idea!’
What was the true identity of the Serpent Bearer? As Sungjae wondered about that, the light of baptism came down over his head.
