The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 1



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Returner’s Myth Hunt

Episode 001

Abyss, the cradle of the gods of the other world.

It is the birthplace and home of countless otherworldly gods who brought destruction to the world we live in.

Numerous monsters were created here along with the gods of the other world.

The 3,000 members of the expedition team, including Dojin, entered this place where just standing there gave them goosebumps, prepared to die.

At this moment, all gods and humans became one.

Gods with great power, and humans who have made a contract with them.

The gods and humans who were hostile to each other all joined forces today.

There is only one goal.

To kill all the gods of this world and restore peace.

“Kwaaaaaak!”

A terrible scream is heard.

The sound of a colleague who was eating at the same table not long ago dying.

I turned my eyes away from their screams of pain and rejected the calls for help.

This is the heart of the Abyss.

A dangerous place where even the slightest carelessness can get you sucked into the void.

We moved forward even after seeing our comrades dying.

To go deeper, deeper.

In order to reach the deepest part of the Abyss, where Zenon, the last god of the other world and the first god of the other world, resides.

Half of the expedition party died just to break through Zeno’s creation and reach his altar.

There was no distinction between gods and humans.

Among the heroes, Hercules had the strongest weapon, the goddess Freya who promised abundance, and the shaman sage called the Sword God who slayed countless monsters.

Among the gods of the other world, he lost his life and disappeared after being attacked by the creation of Zeno, who is called the absolute god.

It was a terrible battle.

The expedition team is sucked into the endless void created by Zeno.

Everyone ran towards him, risking death.

We recalled the day 20 years ago when the first Abyss opened and countless monsters poured out.

Humanity fell into despair, and a war that risked humanity’s survival began.

It was a war between the gods of the other world and humanity.

Although human weapons could kill monsters, they could not hurt the gods of the other world.

It was a battle that could not be won.

Three months later, when the golden gate opened and the God of Humanity descended, the aspect of the war changed little by little.

Just as the gods of the other world gave blessings to monsters, the gods of mankind shared their blessings with humans, and with them, beings called awakeners were born.

With the advent of God, the war became stagnant, and the Abyss that could not be closed in the Advent became targets of attack for humanity.

20 years passed like that.

It was the moment when the end of this terrible war was finally visible.

The magic of Odin, the most powerful wizard and great god, poured down from all directions, and Zeus’ lightning tore through the void.

The flames of the sun god Ra burned Zeno, and the weapons of countless gods and humans tore off parts of Zeno.

-You’re cocky. Did you think you could defeat me and Zenon without the Creator God?

Zenon was strong.

Many gods died fighting him, and even more apostles died, but he survived.

“Do not give up!”

“Even the gods of this world will eventually disappear!”

“Aim for the moment when he moves!”

No one gave up despite the might of the enemy.

If we, who have exerted all our might, are defeated, the world will eventually be destroyed by the gods of this world.

But someone must have had a hunch.

A future where we are defeated by the gods of this world.

The power gap was that big.

However, even at that moment when more than half of the expedition team was killed, I did not give up and took advantage of the opportunity.

‘One shot.’

If only I could attack him once.

Unlike other hunters who became apostles and made contracts with gods, I was the only one who did not make a contract with any god.

Nonbeliever, Dojin.

[Non-believer – No rating]

[Explanation: You are an awakened person chosen from among those who do not believe in God. You are the most fatal being to God because you do not believe in God even in the era when God came.]

[Effect: Deals 3 times the damage against divine beings.]

A phrase that says it can inflict triple damage to a divine being.

A very monotonous ability.

There is one reason why I was able to join the expedition in the end, despite not having been granted skills by the gods or even receiving an ordinary blessing.

‘Damage strong enough to penetrate even the gods of this world.’

The current swordsmanship created through endless training.

Swordsmanship was all about thrusting, but there was nothing that my sword, which had been trained to the limit, could not pierce.

If only it could reach, if only my sword could touch it.

-Koooooo!

The moment when it spews out black flames at the gods who are aiming for its vital spot.

“Kwaaaak!”

The moment when Tyr, the god of war, is destroyed by Zeno’s flame.

It seemed.

That’s the only gap he has.

A very small gap that no one could find and no one could reach.

‘I can reach it!’

I am confident that I can reach it now.

I took my beloved bottle and cotton in my hands and left the place.

The next action was simple.

I approached him like I was flying.

I stabbed an unknown person.

A stab that was delivered dozens or millions of times.

A simple, but most powerful blow that I trained for over ten years.

The tip of the cotton pierced Zeno’s chest.

Phew!

A hole opened in Zeno’s chest, which seemed like it would never collapse.

Kwaaaaang!

The enormous power it contained began to escape through the hole in its chest.

-The main seat… ? Who, on this throne… A hole in the body… ? What the hell are you… .

The owner of the Abyss and the final god of the other world. Zenon, the God of Destruction, glared at me and asked.

I looked at him face to face and spoke as if chewing up every single word.

“me? “I’m just a normal human being, you bastard.”

-To Naburang, a human being who is not a creator god… I… ?

The guy repeated as if he couldn’t believe it.

Zeno, who had a huge hole in his chest, was disappearing little by little, as if even preserving his body was too much for him.

With his disappearance, the servants of the other world’s gods who had received his grace disappeared one by one.

Its gigantic body was collapsing.

I climbed on top of Zeno’s head and raised my sword.

“It’s over now. “Zenon.”

If Zenon, the master of the Abyss who created countless otherworldly gods, dies, all these disasters will end.

The invasion of the other world that has continued for 20 years since the creation of the first Abyss will also end.

I gripped the sword in my hand and gritted my teeth.

“Let’s end this war now.”

-You foolish child, being deceived by the gods. Since I am dead, you are finished too. The gods of human history only see humanity as a sacrifice to become higher-dimensional beings.

I faced Zeno.

An endless void can be seen in the eyes of the giant evil dragon.

The Void whispered.

-An apostle who has not made a contract with any god. It’s not too late now. If you make a contract with me, I will show you a way to save your humanity… .

“I already know.”

-what?

I cut him off and spoke in a low voice.

“I know. “The thoughts of those abominable gods.”

-But why?

“After all, aren’t you the same god?”

-… … .

“I don’t believe anything these guys called God say.”

Zeno’s eyes changed when he looked at me.

The endless void that existed in its eyes swirled.

An unpleasant look that seemed to be scanning my chest was directed at me.

The corner of Zeno’s mouth twisted as he glared at my chest.

A cruel smile appeared on the face of the God of Destruction, who had been afraid of death and extinction just moments ago.

-Ah, that’s it. The reason why there is no creator god, and the reason why I am killed by a human like you… .

The God of Destruction muttered as if he realized something.

-Ha, hahaha, yes. You guys are a real ordeal. He foresaw all this. okay. Kill it. Kill me and become a trial for those abominable gods.

“It will still be like that.”

Phew!

I plunged my sword into Zeno’s head.

Nameless sword, nameless.

After awakening, Moo-myeong, the beloved soldier who had been with him his entire life, inflicted a deep wound on his forehead.

-Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!

With a terrible death, the last god of the other world disappeared.

[Conditions met.]

[The no-grade skill Non-believer is converted to the EX-level skill Godslayer.]

[Skills affect causality.]

[Load the skill. – 04:59]

* * *

I didn’t believe in God.

The reason was simple.

An accident that took my family with me.

When I was 14, both my parents died in a fire accident.

The younger brother, who survived the accident, was rushed to the emergency room.

I saw my younger brother dying painfully in the intensive care unit.

I believed that if there was a God, my younger brother would get better, and I prayed without stopping for a moment until my finger swelled all night long.

‘Please, save Heejin. Heejin, please… .’

Please, please save my younger brother. If you took my parents, please save my younger brother.

The skin on my palms that I was rubbing was so rough that it started bleeding.

But my brother died.

I was only 10 years old.

My younger brother, who was dying in the intensive care unit, was only 10 years old.

I saw the last look in my brother’s eyes as he looked at me in pain.

What is the sadness contained in it? resentment? fear? sorry?

It was a complex look.

My heart was broken.

Even when I saw my brother’s dying eyes, I didn’t shed any tears.

Because I already squeezed it out when my parents passed away.

If there is a God, that child should not have suffered so much.

At least the end shouldn’t have been painful.

They did not show even the slightest mercy to their younger brother.

It was the same for me too.

God’s mercy and care did not reach me.

It was from then on.

I believed that there was no God in the world.

I thought that even if God existed, he would never be good.

There is no reason to be called God if you cannot save those in despair, and if you do not save, you are not good.

So many gods descended before my eyes.

A god from another world who seeks destruction and has never appeared in human history.

When the invasion of the gods of the other world began, other gods appeared, saying they would fight against them and save humanity.

The god of human history who has led the development and prosperity of mankind and is familiar to us.

I saw gods that I had only seen in myths protecting humanity, and even when people praised them, I denied them.

They are not helping us for the sake of humanity.

They are trying to dominate humans under the pretext of a crisis.

At least I thought so.

Until now, God has not saved anyone.

It was not a miracle given purely to save humans, but in the end, it was a miracle for themselves.

Are they suddenly granting miracles to subdue the gods of this world?

Gods who are more selfish than anyone else?

‘This is not for us.’

If it were truly for humanity, it would not be to protect humanity, but to enable humanity to protect itself.

The god of humanity fought against the god of the other world and gradually rose above humanity by showing miracles.

That’s what the gods wanted.

Dominating humans, standing above them, and regaining the status of the past.

‘Not for us.’

I denied them endlessly, and by denying them, I gained skills.

[non-believer]

And when he killed Zeno, the god of the other world, he transformed into a godslayer.

In the end, the gods of this world are the same gods.

Like those gods who fought beside me.

“Thanks to that, I gained this skill and the opportunity to kill the culprit of the disaster. by the way.”

I pulled out the sword that had stuck in Zeno’s head and looked at the gods lined up under the altar.

The gods who were still alive were absorbing the power of the apostles who had been their companions just a moment ago and changing them.

“W-what!”

“Kwaaaaah!!!”

“Huh, stop! “What are you doing?”

‘As soon as the god of this world dies, he immediately takes action.’

The sight of the gods absorbing the power of the apostles who had fought alongside them just a moment ago and turning them into monsters was no different from the gods of the other world that we loathed and fought.

Actually, there was nothing surprising.

As I thought, they were just acting out what we thought was the ‘ideal’ image of God.

That must be their nature.

The only difference from the gods of this world is that they ‘use’ humans rather than ‘destroy’ them.

Now that there are no hostile gods of this world, their true nature is revealed.

“KIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECK!!!”

Even now, the apostles were being robbed of their power by God and were turning into hideous monsters.

Some people completely lost their minds and just stared into space with blank faces like dolls.

“As expected, it’s disgusting to the end. “You guys.”

I pulled out the cotton that was on Zeno’s head.

I doubted them again and again.

But I didn’t want this ending.

Deep down, I hoped my suspicions were wrong.

They really wanted to save humanity with good intentions.

But my wish passed away like a vain wish.

American Smith who believed that Apollo, the god of medicine, would cure his brother’s terminal illness.

Miyamoto, a Japanese man who even converted to religion thanks to the grace of the Indian Hindu god Vishnu.

Jang Man-cheol proudly shows off his muscles, saying he fell in love with the power of Thor, the god of lightning, and joined Thor’s guild.

Even though they were not close friends, they fought together for a long time and developed camaraderie.

They all turned into monsters or worse.

I was angry because the images of people dying were like my family members crying in a fire.

But why?

I kept laughing.

They say that laughter comes when anger exceeds the limit.

“Hahaha, I’m annoyed. really… .”

I do not know.

Why am I smiling?

“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu… .”

Even Lee Hyun, the leader of the expedition and the hunter who was called the greatest hero, was crying.

‘Lee Hyeon.’

hero.

Lee Hyun was a person who could be defined with that one word.

A hero respected by both humans and gods.

At the same time, the most powerful god on Earth with absolute power.

A being called the creator of this earth in all myths.

[Creator of Dimension]

Also known as the Creator God.

The only being who has received the grace of the [Creator of Dimensions].

He was a man who ruled the world with a one-man guild without a guild leader.

However, he is also a hunter who was favored by God and was given power as a gift.

I was not free from the shackles of the name of blessing given by God.

“Queuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut!!!”

I desperately resisted the Creator God, but that too was now coming to an end.

His eyes rolled over, and blood appeared on his face.

The human skin peeled off and an unknown force enveloped him.

‘shit.’

Lee Hyun, or rather Lee Hyun, had now begun to change into something that was no longer human, and stood in front of him, holding a spear as large as his body.

-O non-believer… . No, now I guess I should call him Godslayer.

“… “It’s not Lee Hyun.”

-Godslayer. I am very jealous of your abilities. To destroy Zenon with just one skill called Unbeliever.

“… … .”

-If you wish, I will allow you to escape the limitations of the body that binds you and evolve into a better being.

The guy said.

-We overcame the ordeal presented by the observer. Now we will move to a higher level. You will become a being who is not bound by faith. You, who killed the god of this world, are also worthy of such qualifications. If you stop here and surrender, I will accept you as a member of the new world.

“Being a member of the new world… . The words are flashy. “Wouldn’t I end up like them?”

He pointed to monsters that were humans until not long ago.

-The human era will end and a new era will begin. You can’t go against that trend alone.

‘I’m not denying it.’

I straightened my third finger towards the guy who didn’t deny what I said.

“Fuck you.”

-Negotiations have collapsed.

At the same time, numerous gods aroused their energy.

“Let’s see the end here.”

Black energy rose from the nameless sword body.

A gloomy power similar to the magic power used by gods of the other world covered the sky.

It created a huge dark cloud.

Shoot!

Like a torrential downpour, countless non-believers’ weapons fell from the sky, regardless of type.

This was the secret plan I prepared in case of their betrayal.

As I don’t have any skills, I prepared a lot of different weapons.

-Quaaaagh!

Gods of lower rank perished simply by being crushed by the power of the weapon.

The weapons of non-believers prepared to kill not the god of this world but the god of human history.

no.

Now it was the weapon of a god slayer.

“Come at me.”

Among the weapons I was familiar with, I held a shield and a spear in both hands and asked about my favorite soldier, Myeong.

[03:38]

-I’m serious.

There was nothing more to talk about with them.

I ran into the army of gods.

* * *

“Ha, ha ha.”

-… That’s amazing. It’s really amazing.

I was amazed as I looked at the surroundings where Lee Hyeon, or rather the Creator God, had been horribly destroyed.

-It’s really amazing. Even though they are half-gods who haven’t awakened properly, they blow up half of them.

He approached me with an interesting face.

It was truly overwhelming power.

It was stronger than any enemy I had ever faced.

In less than three minutes, all the weapons I had prepared were destroyed.

I gritted my teeth as I looked at the weapons that left no trace.

‘0… .’

The probability that I, who lost even my last remaining weapon, could win.

-It’s really fun. If I had found you before this child, it would probably have been someone else who fell to his knees in front of me like this.

The Creator God smiles bitterly.

Damn it.

Is it impossible to even accept it?

Was there such a big gap?

-You’re still looking for a way to win. But it was late. There’s no way you can win. Even if the world turns upside down, you will never be able to defeat us.

Its spear pierced my chest.

Ji profit!

“Kwaaaaah!!!”

My consciousness became blurred.

-… … .

I couldn’t even hear the gods talking.

Is this how it ends?

I had no regrets about this world, so much so that it would be unfair to die.

There was nothing like what I heard.

but.

I was angry.

The fact that many humans had to die because of the battle between the gods.

Nevertheless, the fact is that the victory is not taken by us, but by those who took advantage of us.

If it was going to be like this, why on earth did we have to fight so bloody?

I was so angry that I died without even being able to kick the people who caused everything.

I wanted revenge.

‘If I could go back.’

If only I could go back and destroy their whole plan from the beginning.

That moment.

[0:00]

The timer that had been decreasing to load the God Slayer skill finally reached 0.

It’s too late.

What difference will it make if I awaken my skills now?

[An unranked skill non-believer has been converted into an EX-level skill god slayer.]

[God Slayer – EX level]

[Explanation: There is no one who can stop you from blaspheming even God.]

[Effect: The God Slayer can seal the mythical beings he has killed as a record of the past – a history book.]

[History Book Lv. One]

[Created Encyclopedia – 1: Disaster of Destruction – EX Level]

[Disaster of Destruction – EX Level]

[Description: God’s power to destroy even time.]

[Effect: You can cut the timeline and go back to the past.]

[Can be used 1 time]

[Do you want to use it?]

what?

You can go back to the past?

[Do you want to use it?]

The system asked me as if urging me on.

of course.

Even if this is a hallucination born out of desperation, it doesn’t matter.

I wanted to go back and destroy everything.

Those abominable faces who deceived mankind.

So go back.

[Use Calamity of Destruction (EX) to cut the timeline.]

The moment the message appeared, the world went dark.

* * *

-This station is Yongsan, Yongsan Station. The door to get off is on the left.

And I regressed.