The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 20
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Episode 020
A world where the Abyss opens and monsters pour out.
Monsters poured out not only in Korea but also throughout the United States and Europe.
In particular, the European Union suffered the greatest damage, largely because it relied on the United States for a significant portion of its defense capabilities.
They fought against the monsters with human weapons, but the front line had no choice but to be pushed back further and further due to the endless influx of supplies and the appearance of giant monsters that could withstand even cannons.
Weak countries in Europe have already been taken over by monsters, and those driven out of their countries have become refugees and dispersed to Germany, France, and the UK.
When countries capable of independent defense, such as Poland, Germany, and France, were barely holding on, they were unable to overcome the pouring monsters and their front lines began to be pushed back.
A gate different from the previous Abyss opened, and the gods and heroes of human history descended.
“charge!”
The warriors of Valhalla, countless heroes of Greece, various gods of the East, and gods from various forgotten myths led humanity to fight against monsters.
The front line was restored at once, and the human army, which continued its momentum, succeeded in reclaiming all of Poland with the gods and heroes at its head.
In this way, Europe escaped the threat of the Abyss.
After the fierce war ended, the remaining Abyss became a new growth engine leading the European economy.
Mana stones and various items from the Abyss became the main players in a new industry and greatly helped the European Union’s post-war recovery.
And of course, it was the heroes and gods who were at the forefront of clearing the Abyss.
Humans who received their blessings also became hunters and followed in the footsteps of the gods.
Among them, the one who conquered the most Abyss was Siegfried, one of the heroes who stood at the forefront of the Polish front in the past.
He earned the title Dragon Slayer by killing an otherworldly dragon that was attacking the capital of Poland.
He became one of the most popular heroes in Poland and Germany.
-We will protect your safety. Protect One.
Siegfried’s face appeared quite often in TV commercials.
A hero with a healthy, good, and upright image.
Siegfried was well aware that his image was preferred by advertisers and companies and was the source of trust.
Based on that image, Siegfried supplemented his income by serving as a model for several advertisements.
Quaaaang!
Is it because of that?
“die! 이 개새끼야!”
Even if Siegfried swears and slaughters his enemies horribly while wielding the Dragon Sword and Dragonia.
“After all, a hero is a hero.”
“Watch Drake’s skin tear in one go.”
People used to portray him as an arrogant warrior.
“Kkieek!”
When he swung a large sword as tall as an adult man like a toy, the monsters in the Abyss were torn apart and turned into cold corpses.
Quaaaang!
When Siegfried struck down his sword with all his might, an explosion occurred.
Even Drake, the boss monster of the Abyss that boasted enormous majesty, could not overcome Siegfried’s sword.
After tearing off the dragon’s skin, he clicked his tongue and looked at the monsters he had organized.
“Tsk.”
It was full of corpses of large and small lizards.
They were all unable to withstand the destructive power of Siegfried’s great sword and were torn to pieces.
‘These leathers are of low quality and cannot be used as trophies.’
Siegfried grumbled inwardly and looked at the hunters who came with him.
How can there not be a single one among them who fights properly?
The Abyss he organized this time is Drake’s nest.
Even in the epic, thanks to the history of slaughtering a dragon called Fafnir, ridiculous additional damage was inflicted in battles involving dragons.
A hero who never loses to a dragon.
It was all thanks to him that he killed the dragon that appeared in Poland.
Still, Siegfried was not satisfied.
“If Balmung had been there, the fight would have been much easier than this.”
Balmung.
Siegfried’s favorite weapon and a famous sword that helped him become a hero.
But now Siegfried did not have Balmung.
Unlike him who came out of the epic and descended into this world, Balmung literally disappeared as if he had evaporated.
Meanwhile, he heard from Kriemhild and Gunther that Hagen, who killed him, had buried all his treasures under the Rhine River.
I believed those words, settled in Germany after the war with the monster from another world, and searched the entire Rhine River basin, but it was all in vain.
“Whoa, the more I think about it, the more annoyed I get.”
Quaaaang!
Siegfried swung his sword towards Drake’s body as if to vent his anger.
Drake’s body, which had already been torn apart horribly, was shattered into pieces.
“Of course Hagen should have killed that bastard.”
I should not have forgiven Gunther when he fell to his knees and begged for his and his men’s lives.
Even if Gunther was saved, Hagen, that one-eyed bastard should have been killed.
Even through torture, he had to be made to reveal the exact location of the treasure he had in the past.
Even if Hagen had only kept the treasures he had thrown away in the Rhine, there was no need to act like a good person among humans like this.
You wouldn’t have to force yourself to pretend to be a hero to make money.
“Fuck.”
He approached the hunter, who had fallen bleeding after being stabbed by a lizard’s thorn.
“S-Siegfried… .”
“What, are you still alive?”
It was the hunter he used as a shield while fighting Drake earlier.
I thought Drake’s thorn got stuck and killed him instantly, but he was still alive.
“Save me… .”
“The wound is already deep. “Living will be a greater pain.”
Siegfried, who was muttering with his greatsword on his shoulder, thought for a moment and clicked his tongue.
‘The potion needed to save it will cost more.’
Phew!
“Quaaaay… .”
Siegfried finished off the fallen hunter with the great sword that killed the dragons.
Then I raised my head and saw the other hunters.
“Who is dissatisfied?”
No one dared raise their hand.
Everyone bowed their heads to express their intention to obey.
Siegfried enjoyed this moment the most.
Contrary to the image shown on TV, Siegfried was a more hot-tempered and emotional person than anyone else.
Additionally, there was a tendency to look at ordinary people like insects.
The arrogant and hot-tempered personality of a dragon may have been infected by being covered in dragon blood.
“Hero, what should we do with the loot?”
Hunter, who was cleaning up the scene, hesitated and asked.
Did you say you were a member of the guild established by Thor?
As those blessed by God who are obsessed with martial arts and combat, they unconditionally participated in any place where there was a fight.
The only ones in Germany who are not afraid of their actions.
No, they were the ones who said it was justified.
-If the absolute hero wants to do it, he should do it. Isn’t it natural for the strong to rule the world?
Those were the words of a guild member of a crazy god.
I really liked those words.
‘As expected, the gods in the same mythology have a lot in common?’
So there was no need to touch Thor’s guild members.
It’s not because I’m afraid of Thor, it’s because it’s no fun beating these guys to death.
‘There’s no reaction.’
“Keep half in my name and divide the rest according to your major.”
“All right.”
Even though I had half to myself, no one complained.
Of course it should be.
What if Thor himself came?
There was no one to complain about his choice.
‘Who dares be so arrogant.’
Pretending to be a good person?
At least not in front of money.
Because he needed a lot of money to find his old treasure under the Rhine River.
“Balmung, Balmung… . “If I find my favorite disease and kill the dragon, I too will become a god.”
He gritted his teeth and kept thinking about his beloved illness that had disappeared.
I have to find it somehow.
somehow.
* * *
“So you are going to kill Siegfried with me?”
Gunther, who brought me to an old house near the coast of Incheon, asked.
In a house where the walls were all torn down and the cement was exposed, we began a plot to kill Siegfried.
“you’re right. Of course, officially it is King Gunther who kills Siegfried, not me.”
All the fame you gain from killing him will go to Gunther.
“Then what are you trying to kill him for?”
“The death of a hero, and the birth of a new hero.”
Of course, the seemingly new hero will be Gunther.
It doesn’t matter what it looks like on the outside.
Increasing fame does not make me stronger.
Rather, it only makes enemies for me.
What I need now is to add another hero’s story to the history books.
‘To have the skill by killing Siegfried.’
Because that was the last piece to kill Hephaestus.
The fame that would come from killing Siegfried was much more suited to Gunther than to me.
Unlike me, for him fame will serve as a driving force to further strengthen his power.
“I will kill Siegfried myself. “Just make the board.”
Gunther’s jaw muscles tensed.
King Gunther, who was looking at me quietly, slowly opened his mouth.
“I owe you a great favor. “There is no reason to refuse.”
There is something called heart-to-heart that is communicated even without words.
At least I was confident that something like that had now developed between Gunther and me.
Because we have the same goal: to kill Siegfried.
Everyone has different reasons for killing, but whatever.
There was no need to think about the reasons for using each other.
“So are we together?”
“I get it. Let’s do it. “There is no reason for me to refuse.”
“great. “Now that we have a common understanding, let’s move as quickly as possible.”
“Are you planning on moving right away?”
“There is nothing to be gained by delaying.”
“But I don’t have the strength to kill Siegfried.”
He looked at Hagen.
Hagen lowered his head as if he had been shamed.
“sorry.”
The spear that Hagen used to kill Siegfried had long since been buried along with other treasures under the Rhine River.
Perhaps hiding like this was to increase the strength to kill the unwary Siegfried.
“It doesn’t matter. “I have a method for everything.”
“Are you not going to tell me what method?”
“yes. It might be difficult to say that far. “All you have to do is expose its weak point, the left wing bone.”
“… … .”
He closed his mouth for a moment, let out a sigh, and then asked me.
“What should I do?”
Gunther’s eyes sparkled as he looked at me.
“Please call Siegfried, who is currently in Berlin, here in Incheon.”
By now, Siegfried must be frantically trying to find his treasures hidden in the Rhine River, including Balmung.
“You seem confident that I can call Siegfried.”
“You have some bait to lure him out.”
“You look like a ghost.”
He made eye contact with me and sighed.
It was a sigh coming from disappointment that all of his moves had been read.
The reason he came this far away and hid himself.
It was also to create a trap as far away as possible out of Siegfried’s eyes.
And selling a trap was possible because I was confident that I could call him here at any time.
You’ll have a bait that you absolutely can’t resist.
“How long will it take if I call you?”
“It will come in a week.”
“Then we can have a week to prepare to kill the hero.”
“But is it really possible? He is an immortal hero. Even his original weakness in the back area won’t work on him now. Variables may arise, so if you have a plan, it’s best to share it… .”
Immortal hero.
Like Achilles in Greek mythology, who became invincible by soaking in a lake, Siegfried has skin that does not hurt thanks to being covered in dragon’s blood.
However, it doesn’t matter how great the hero is who is covered in blood.
In the narrative, he had a weakness in his left wing bone, and that still remains the case.
‘If only I could stab that place.’
Even if it is not a poison, it can be killed.
“I have a way. Just believe that.”
“Then let me ask you one last question.”
“Please tell me.”
“How did you know?”
There was a lot contained in that one word.
Gunther hid here, secretly hiding his ambitions.
He was deceiving everyone and sharpening his sword until the opportunity came.
But then I showed up and exposed all his plans as if I knew them all.
So, it is natural to be afraid of how much I know.
“There is a way.”
I answered with a smile.
There was no reason to explain it in detail.
Rather, skipping everything over and over again will only make Gunter’s mind more complicated.
Gunther is a chess piece that will be useful in the future.
Although he was a snarky little guy, he didn’t dare attack his opponent once he confirmed that he was superior to him.
‘Because I have a lot to think about.’
Smart people are like that.
It takes a long time to come up with the correct answer.
Then just make your thoughts more complicated.
If I don’t give you an easy answer and make it difficult for you to get the answer right, your fear of me will increase.
‘You won’t be able to attack me for a while.’
Then I can continue to use Gunter in the meantime.
In this battle to subjugate Siegfried, we are giving him an absolute image.
It was necessary work to make it into a chess piece that could be easily used in the future.
Although I already gained his trust by handing over the belt to him.
For someone like Gunther, obedience from fear was more effective than trust from gratitude.
He’s a man with a lot to exploit in the future, so I need to make sure he’s on my side here.
“Contact Siegfried. In the meantime, I am preparing.”
“Okay.”
Thus began the quest to kill the hero.
* * *
“I received a letter from my brother.”
Siegfried’s beautiful wife, Kriemhild, with sparkling platinum-blond hair, held out a letter.
Speaking of her brother.
“Gunther? “Why is Gunther suddenly there?”
“It would be quicker to read it yourself.”
Kriemhild’s chin was tense as he held out the letter.
Although he is feigning composure, he is clearly angry.
He received the letter from her and read it.
Siegfried’s face distorted as he read the letter.
A photo was attached to the letter he sent.
It was clearly Siegfried’s favorite disease, Balmung.
“군터, 이 개새끼가 나를 속여?”
He made an expression that a devil would make and swore.
“I’m going to Korea right away.”
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