Chapter 375 Orochimaru

As Rau came closer to where Gregory was working, Rau asked Gregory what he was looking for and Gregory told him that he would know once he sees it.

“There is something strange about them. They don’t feel... Normal. You felt it too, didn’t you?’

Rau couldn’t even deny it if he tried and he was shocked that Gregory noticed it so soon! All the Alcatraz members were too strong to be mere white stars.

“!”

Gregory’s eyes suddenly widened in shock as he saw something under the man’s shirt! Gregory grabbed the man’s shirt and tore it into two and the man shrieked in shock while crossing his hands across his chest! what the hell do you think you’re doing!?

Gregory rolled his eyes and slammed his fist into the man’s face! The man’s head slammed into the ground and the amount of force Gregory used was enough to knock him out cold! Gregory hated explaining himself so he didn’t even turn around to see the shocked looks on everyone’s faces. He just searched through the man’s body until he found what he was looking for and Gregory frowned when he exposed the extra star hidden on the man’s lower abdomen. It was a white star. What the hell is this gold star doing with a white star on him? And why does he even have two stars?

Gregory turned to Rau and showed him the star and Rau was also shocked! Having two stars was impossible in the temple so how did this man get an extra star? Rau immediately called another adventurer to bring a second Alcatraz member to him! The adventurers dragged the man to them and he dumped the man at Gregory’s feet. Gregory stood over and man and the man started to scoot back as he saw the glare on Gregory’s face!

Gregory was not happy at all and he wanted to know why the hell a chosen would be having two stars. Who gave them another star? Who is helping the Alcatraz guild to become stronger? And who else has these stars? It is possible that other chosen on the lower floors will also have these stars and it will be bad if those chosen start acting like the Alcatraz guild and killing people. Gregory asked the man these questions and when the man refused to answer, Gregory grabbed the Alcatraz members by the shirt and hoisted him up! Gregory spoke with a scowl

“Clench your teeth,”

Smack!

Gregory slammed his fist into the man’s face and his head shot back as blood flew from his mouth! The man was shocked by the sudden hit! What the hell!? It felt like a metal rod slammed into his head! If I receive another one of those hits, won’t I just die!?

Gregory pulled his hand back and the man rose both hands!

“Okay! Okay! I’ll tell you where we got the star from! Just don’t hit me again!”

Gregory nodded and threw the man down and the man spat out a tooth from his mouth as he breathed heavily. Gregory wasn’t even trying to injure the man, but the difference in power was so great that only a small hit from Gregory was enough to knock the man’s teeth straight out! The man sighed in tiredness as he finally spoke.

“I don’t know who he is, but some man named Raphael gave them to us,”

Raphael? Gregory narrowed his eyes in confusion. He has never heard that name before. it doesn’t sound like any of the people Gregory has ever met on the top floors. Gregory turned back to Rau and asked Rau if Rau has ever heard of Raphael before and Rau also shook his head in the negative. Rau hasn’t even encountered anyone that was named that.

Gregory turned back to the man and asked him to explain more. Who the hell is Raphael and how was he able to give you that extra star? The man told Gregory that he didn’t even know what Raphael looked like and when Gregory tried to hit him for lying, the man screamed!

“I really don’t know, I swear!! I only met him with a blindfold on! He told us that we weren’t worthy of gazing upon him or some shit like that! He sounded like one of those stuck-up pricks that look down on everyone! If I saw him then I would tell you! His stupid boost didn’t even do much for us, we still lost in the end!”

Gregory gave the man another glare before he finally looked back. Gregory told the adventurers there to take the men away till he and Rau were finally alone again. Once the adventurers left, Gregory spoke to Rau in a quiet tone so that no one would hear him.

“I am not too sure about this, but I think this Raphael might be a Celestial. If he is telling chosen that they aren’t worthy to even look at him then he is probably one of those bastards,”

Rank – EPIC

Skills – Nil

[An Epic Rank creature with immense growth capabilities and unparalleled potential. It is currently nameless and skillless but it can learn and grow along with the host for the rest of his life.]

[Give the creature a name]

Han hummed as he looked into the red eyes of the snake and the snake seemed to ask him to name it. The snake hissed at Han and slithered over till it was close to Han’s hand and Han reached out and pet it absent-mindedly. Okay then, what would be a good name for a snake? I haven’t seen a lot of snake pets in mangas or animes that Rina showed me so it’s kinda hard to see which one would be good. Oh, but wasn’t there a folklore that I read once!? About that giant snake that went about swallowing girls! What was the name again? It was something with an O right?

Right! Orochimaru!! That seems like a good name.

Han nodded to show that he decided on that name and the system notification poppies up again.

[Host has successfully named the creature [Orochimaru]]

[The creature will not bond with the Host]

Bite!

Han looked down with a raised brow as he felt a sting in his palm and he saw that the snake bit into his hand with its sharp fangs! Han smiled a little as he felt some of the snake’s venom entering his body and a notification popped up.

[Poison Immunity] has been activated

Han knew that his immunity would protect him so he wasn’t bothered by the bite. Han just hoped that the snake wouldn’t get poisoned by his blood! Han’s blood was very poisonous and the snake could die if it took in Han’s blood! But luckily, the snake didn’t take in any of Han’s blood and it extracted its fangs once it was done putting some of its venoms into Han!

[The Host has bonded with Orochimaru and will gain a telepathic connection with it.]

“Masssster~”

“Oh, so you can already talk!? That’s great,”

The voice that Han heard wasn’t from the snake’s mouth, but Han heard it inside his own head and Han was surprised that a newborn creature could already talk! But I guess that’s an Epic Rank for you! They’re just that impressive! After a while of petting the snake, Han finally decided that it was time to go and he stood up. The snake looked up curiously as Han brought up his hand and activated many skills.

[Shadow Hunter] has been activated

[Deaths Plaything] has been activated

[Supernova] has been activated

[Worlds End] has been activated

The snake tilted its head and slithered forward as it saw the entire world grow dark. It looked up and saw hundreds of meteorites falling at the same time. There was an explosion on the other side of the world and thousands of [Shadow Hunters] appeared around the Shadow World along with hundreds of giant monsters that were crawling out from the ocean. Orochimaru looked back at Han and asked him.

“Is thissss a tesssst?”

Han shook his head. Why the hell would he need to test Orochimaru? Orochimaru was an Epic Rank and Han was only a Unique rank. Orochimaru was a whole rank higher than Han! This wasn’t a test, it was practice! Even though Orochimaru was a higher ranking than Han, it was still pitifully weak because it hasn’t been in any battles yet. It needs to learn to fight and survive.