Chapter 107: Descendant of an Ancient God

Chapter 107: Descendant of an Ancient God

Shit…

At that instant, upon hearing the old man’s answer, Klein’s mind echoed with only that one crude word. Aside from it, no other thought could take shape.

Zaratul, leader of the Secret Order, descendant of an aristocratic family from the Fourth Epoch Solomon Empire, previous owner of the Antigonus family notebook, guide to Emperor Roselle’s Beyonder pathway, a true high-Sequence existence of the Seer pathway, a hidden being who had already been a Miracle Invoker one or two hundred years ago, and an angel whom the Magic Mirror Arrodes believed had lost control and become a monster during the process of advancing to Sequence 1 Attendant of Mysteries!

No matter which description one chose, it was a weight Klein currently could not endure. It gave him the shock of a figure from a history textbook leaping out from the pages and walking, alive, right in front of him. At the same time, he felt as though the surrounding air had turned solid, piling layer upon layer over his body, pressing against him and blocking his breathing.

Klein had once imagined that perhaps everything he had encountered—including his transmigration—originated from Zaratul’s arrangements. He had suspected that this existence might be the final boss he would eventually have to face.

And now, he had met him.

He had met him ahead of time.

I’m only a Sequence 5!

Klein could not help screaming inwardly. At the same time, he began doubting whether the other party was truly Zaratul.

Zaratul was a surname, one representing a great noble family from the Fourth Epoch Solomon Empire. Theoretically speaking, over the past two thousand years, there should have been more than one Zaratul… Perhaps this is the grandfather, father, brother, or descendant of the Secret Order leader mentioned in Roselle’s diary… Also, he just said that he himself had died many years ago, while both the Magic Mirror Arrodes and the Snake of Mercury, Will Auceptin, have confirmed that Zaratul, leader of the Secret Order, is still alive—only that he lost control and became a monster, becoming extremely insane…

Klein first tried to convince himself that things might not be as terrible as he imagined. This swiftly calmed his emotions, allowing him to think in greater detail:

The Beyonder abilities this Zaratul displayed just now might not seem numerous, but every one of them surpassed common sense. This was especially true of the parts related to history and fate… He is definitely not merely a Bizarro Sorcerer. He may even be Sequence 3, or even Sequence 2. And the number of angels in a single pathway has never been large…

This place has a close connection to the vanished Nation of the Evernight at the main peak of the Hornacis mountain range. It also contains ravings that can be transmitted into the ears of middle- and low-Sequence Beyonders of the Seer pathway… Back then, after the Secret Order’s leader Zaratul obtained the Antigonus family notebook through Emperor Roselle, he appeared less and less often, with no one knowing what he was plotting. Could this be understood as him using the notebook to come to the main peak of the Hornacis mountain range to search for the treasure left behind by the Antigonus family, thereby obtaining the Sequence 1 Attendant of Mysteries potion formula and the corresponding materials?

In the world of mysticism, consecutive coincidences often meant there was a problem. They meant certainty…

If this truly is that Zaratul, could this “self” of his, split off and existing within the misty town, be what ultimately caused him to lose control and go mad?

As for the matter of him “having already died long ago,” there is also a reasonable explanation. The Secret Order leader Zaratul once said himself:

What is a miracle? Resurrection from the dead is a miracle!

And he himself was already a Miracle Invoker!

While Klein’s thoughts churned, the old man with a face covered in white beard—who claimed to be…