The Return of the Disaster-Class Hero

Chapter 76 - Trial of Strength (3)

Chun Sungjae couldn't forget what he saw that day.

As he would meet his mother after a one-year absence, he had been overjoyed. He had even begged his dad's closest subordinate to take him to the airport.

On the return trip from the airport, he had felt a pang of hunger. In his happiness of seeing his mother after a long time, Chun Sungjae had decided to act a little more spoiled that day.

"Madam!"

However, a red fog had appeared, and a monster emitting a bizarre sound had attacked them. The first one to get eaten was his mom. She had been trying to hide Chun Sungjae in the car.

"Sungjae!"

The next one the monster swallowed was his dad's subordinate, who had successfully cut off the monster's arm. The subordinate told Sungjae that his dad would come and rescue him; he shouldn't be afraid. However, the monster ate the subordinate as he tried to protect the kid.

Like with most people, his birthday was the happiest moment in Chun Sungjae's life. Yet, it became a day when he had lost the people he loved the most in an instant.

Despite that, Chun Sungjae had never lost hope at that time. He had believed his dad would rescue the two who were taken away. After all, his father was a hero the world praised. He was one of the twelve invincible heroes. Moreover, the other heroes were here too.

"It'll be fine, Sungjae. Your father and the other Zodiac Saints will save the two of them."

However...

"Hugo! No!"

"Have you lost your mind? Your power will get stolen!"

The Zodiac Saints had run away. This remained hidden from the world, but Chun Sungjae knew it. Moreover, only one of the Saints had saved his father.

In the end, Chun Sungjae saw his father suffer in silence at the funeral. At that moment, the kid had realized something. His father had the people who were precious to him get stolen from him.

Due to this, Chun Sungjae entered the Gemini temple, the strongest temple in Korea, when the age restriction eased up. He went ahead with it despite the pushback. After all, he wanted to kill the monster that had stolen two people from him.

As for why Chun Sungjae didn't join his father's temple, he was the reason for the death of the Archer temple's general. That general was a big brother figure to the other Archer disciples. Chun Sungjae couldn't face those disciples.

That wasn't all. 'The Gemini Saint deals with souls.'

An applied version of "Soul Invocation" allowed one to call back the souls of the dead. The magic tomes owned by the Gemini Saint described this technique.

[Conversation with the Dead]

With that skill, Chun Sungjae could recall at least two souls. He would like his father, sister, and the Archer disciples to meet the two departed souls once again.

Therefore, the young man tenaciously stacked achievements and gathered points. He also gained access to the <Magic Library>, which was accessible only to the Saint and the generals. His efforts had finally allowed him to reach this point.

'With this, I can...' Chun Sungjae carefully picked up a book. Then, he heard a sound from his badge.