The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 21



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Episode 021

After asking Gunther to lure Siegfried, I began preparing to hunt him down.

A weapon made from Hydra’s poison, a poisonous weapon.

Although he had a weapon that could kill a god, he was not an opponent that could be killed simply with a weapon.

The question was whether it could be stabbed.

‘I barely even reached Beowulf.’

I definitely felt it at that time.

My body is weak now.

I felt my body getting stronger as the level of the history book increased, but it was still not enough to face the hero.

There was a need to speed up growth.

‘I can’t kill another hero right now.’

Gunther and Hagen are people who can help me in the future.

Killing them was an act of throwing away the chess pieces I was going to use.

Then what remains.

[Germanic Hero – Class A]

[Skill: Hrunting]

[Description 1: Like a famous sword that becomes stronger the more it drinks blood, it becomes stronger as it kills enemies.]

[Explanation 2: The more you kill strong enemies, the stronger you become.]

[Effect: The stronger you become, the higher the chance of obtaining ‘Status Ailment: Berserker’.]

[Status Abnormality: Berserker – Aggressiveness increases. Attack power△, Defense power▽]

[As the Berserker level increases, he becomes more crazy about battle.]

I registered the story of Beowulf in the encyclopedia and looked at the skills I gained.

‘Hrunting’, a skill that becomes stronger as you kill enemies.

After obtaining Hrunting, he also killed the Lake Witch, but that wasn’t enough.

‘We have to hunt more’

Even if you are not a hero, you cannot be overshadowed.

Even the monsters in the Abyss had to be killed as much as possible.

The risk of becoming a berserker increases, but there is no need to worry about that yet.

Even if you become a berserker, you can maintain your sanity up to a certain level.

Sreung, sereung.

After sharpening the sword of the lonely man with a whetstone, I saw Gunther gritting his teeth while holding Brünnhilde’s belt.

It seemed as if he had given up on acting, and even the heat could be felt in his eyes, where the gun had returned.

“Brünnhilde… .”

Gunther, who had been softly calling his wife’s name, sighed deeply.

“Whew, why did you leave like that?” .”

I could have answered his self-talk, but I chose to keep my mouth shut.

There was nothing good to say now.

Because sometimes ignorance is medicine.

“Please wake up. It’s time to go hunting. “We have to cut down at least one more monster before he comes.”

To enter the advanced Abyss, you need Gunter.

He was not famous because he was hiding, but as he was also a hero of an epic, he had skills and authority that were incomparable to most guild members.

If you go with Gunther and Hagen, you will be able to enter the C-class or even B-class Abyss.

In order to maximize the effect of Hrunting, which becomes stronger as you kill strong enemies, it is advantageous to target the highest grade Abyss as possible.

As I approached to start, Gunther said, holding Brünnhilde’s belt in his hand.

“Do you know why I turned a blind eye to Siegfried’s death?”

“Isn’t it because he is a person who could pose a threat to the throne?”

“That’s also true. But, the real reason was somewhere else.”

He gently touched Brünnhilde’s belt and continued speaking.

“I loved Brünnhilde. I loved you more than anyone else in this world. But yes, she doubted her as much as she loved her.”

“Is it because of this belt?”

“okay.”

In the story, Siegfried kept Brünnhilde’s belt until the end, and eventually gave it to his wife, Kriemhild.

In the past, for Vikings, a woman’s belt was an item that symbolized virginity.

Gunther was constantly suspicious and jealous of the fact that Siegfried himself had the belt.

I wondered if Brünnhilde might be in love with Siegfried, not herself.

“Are you jealous of Siegfried?”

“okay. I was jealous. I was jealous of Siegfried and suspicious of my wife, Brünnhilde. “That doubt continued to gnaw at me.”

“So you tolerated it.”

“okay. “If I had known that I would be resurrected like this, I wouldn’t have had that monster as my enemy.”

He sneered and tightened his grip on his belt.

“Until not long ago, I kept regretting it. If I hadn’t doubted it then, wouldn’t Brünnhilde have stayed with me? do.”

He was blaming himself.

The reason I constantly pushed myself to the edge of a cliff in my past life was not just because of my desire to return to Valhalla and meet Brünnhilde.

“Do you still regret it?”

“of course. I still regret it. But I have hope that we can get it back to the way it was.”

He looked at me and spoke.

“Thanks to you. She regained her courage a little when she told me that she had given up to meet me. “I feel encouraged just knowing that Brünnhilde is still thinking of me.”

It seems he really loved her.

The belt was an item that symbolized Brunnhilde’s love for Gunther.

She seemed to have regained some courage simply by returning the belt she had taken back with her after the divorce.

He was smiling, but it wasn’t a happy smile.

Should I say it’s a bit pathetic?

It resembled the profile I first saw at the beach.

It occurred to me that the pitiful appearance of the fisherman might not have been all an act.

“Are you going to continue your revenge on Siegfried?”

“We have to keep going. “Wouldn’t it be difficult if I postponed the great work due to my personal circumstances?”

Gunther’s eyes turned to me.

“You said you had plans to kill him, right? “What can I prepare?”

“Like I said, we need to hunt werewolves.”

“Then let’s go quickly. “Like you said, we don’t have much time.”

We left for the Abyss.

To train myself before Siegfried comes.

* * *

A C-class Abyss near Incheon that arrived with Gunther and Hagen.

Since no guild was trying to take over this Abyss, werewolves that had even jumped out of the Abyss were wandering nearby.

Among the monsters from the C-class Abyss, it was famous for being a pain in the ass, but it didn’t really matter.

Quaaaang!

Because we were stronger.

Gunther’s ax easily split the head of the charging werewolf.

“Hold back! hurry!”

At Gunther’s shout, I struck the mouth of the werewolf running from behind with the sword of the lone wolf.

Quang!

When the sword struck the werewolf’s mana-filled teeth, an explosion occurred along with white flames.

“Ugh!”

Werewolf was the only monster classified as C-class that used mana.

That mana in the teeth and claws.

That mana, which was aimed at taking the hunters’ breath away, was the reason werewolves were so difficult.

Even armor that was said to be stronger among the same class was useless in front of werewolves.

Therefore, when hunting them, it was always necessary to be careful of their claws and teeth.

“Kaaaaang!”

Before I knew it, the werewolf had taken a stance and lunged at me again to bite the back of my neck.

I threw away the old monk’s armor that I had acquired in the process of obtaining the Ink of Truth and covered the guy’s eyes.

Quang!

“Tsk! “You son of a bitch!”

The werewolf, whose eyes were covered by the old monk’s armor as it charged, was unable to avoid my attack, which struck its lower jaw.

Crack!

The creature rolled forward with the sound of its jaw snapping.

It was easy to mistake it for the strength of its teeth and the speed at which it swings its claws, but the werewolf’s agility is not as great as one might think.

In this way, you can easily catch it if you can block its vision or avoid it just as it is about to attack.

Of course, not everyone can do it.

“Kkegaegaggang!”

The werewolf, whose jaw was out, fell forward and rolled on the floor.

I plunged the lone sword between the werewolf’s ribs.

Phew!

The sword made an eerie sound as it pierced the skin.

[The enemy has been defeated.]

[Skill: Hrunting’s effect is activated.]

The power I felt in my grip became stronger.

Is it because we have already caught 8 werewolves?

I felt that I had become much stronger than when I first started hunting.

“Whoa… .”

Fortunately, I haven’t gone into berserker mode yet.

After catching the last monster, I shook off the blood and looked around.

The number of monsters that the three of us, Gunther, and Hagen, have dealt with is already well over twenty.

Among them, the one who killed the most enemies was Hagen, nicknamed the ‘Hero Assassin.’

“It seems like you’ve become much stronger than when you first started. “My movements are becoming clearer.”

Gunther exclaimed in admiration when he saw the werewolf corpse I disposed of.

“Because the enemy has become accustomed to it.”

“Hmm… . It’s awesome. It surprised me in many ways, even when it first came to me. “I have never seen a warrior grow as fast as you.”

“thank you.”

I dismembered the werewolf corpse while listening to him.

Werewolf was too strong for a C grade, but the reward was clear. However, he is just not popular enough to take that risk.

You can easily make a few million won by just taking werewolf skin and selling it.

How many million won would you risk your life for?

There were plenty of safer hunting grounds for C-class hunters.

But the sure reward I was talking about wasn’t leather.

What’s really important are these teeth and claws.

These teeth and claws that could hold mana were the true reward of werewolf hunting.

“What are you doing?”

“It’s about separating the monster by-products. “There are many uses for a werewolf’s corpse.”

“Isn’t it enough to just rip off the skin? Tearing out teeth with useless claws… .”

‘Oh right. ‘I still don’t know how important a werewolf’s teeth and claws are.’

Contrary to the current perception that the only thing useful is leather, werewolves are monsters that have nothing to throw away.

Of course, leather is also popular as a material for armor and luxury clothing, so its value is not small. But the really important parts are the teeth and claws.

Among the magical media used by alchemists is a substance called fistech.

It has a very high mana conductivity, so it is used in many alchemy recipes.

The problem is that the price is very expensive.

It was made by grinding a special ore extracted from a place where mana was concentrated, so its value was unimaginably high.

However, the werewolf’s teeth and claws were also able to produce the same effect as the pistek.

So, in my previous life, werewolves were subjugated to the point where they withered away.

Like an elephant that was hunted for its precious ivory.

‘It will be two years later that its importance will be revealed.’

It must have been a year from now that alchemists began secretly trading with each other.

‘Good.’

Nowadays, no one knows the value of werewolf teeth and claws.

If I hunt and gather werewolves in advance now, I will be able to control the flow of claws and teeth to some extent afterwards.

‘You can sell it to an alchemist for a high price.’

It would be a good idea to collect as much as possible before the price is determined by alchemists.

But right now, I wasn’t hunting these guys to make money.

“This is the most important thing that will kill Siegfried.”

“You mean these claws and teeth?”

“yes.”

He looked at me with a look of incomprehension.

It’s a natural reaction.

Because it seems like a really useless item.

“I’ll show you later when I’m ready.”

There was plenty of time to hunt werewolves in the future.

so.

“From now on, you can give me all your claws and teeth.”

“Is there no need for leather?”

“yes. I will give the leather to Mr. Gunther. If you want to become King of Burgundy again, you’ll need some money. I will take only the minimum necessary.

“This is such a great blessing for me.”

Gunther smiled brightly, and his eyes became softer as he looked at me.

“I don’t know how to repay this favor.”

“You’ll say that after you kill Siegfried.”

Because the hero who killed the dragon is still alive.

“Then keep hunting.”

There was still more to kill.

To kill Siegfried… .

[Germanic Hero – Class A]

[Skill: Hrunting]

[Description 1: Like a famous sword that becomes stronger the more it drinks blood, it becomes stronger as it kills enemies.]

[Explanation 2: The more you kill strong enemies, the stronger you become.]

[Effect: The stronger you become, the higher the chance of obtaining ‘Status Ailment: Berserker’.]

[Status Abnormality: Berserker – Aggressiveness increases. Attack power△, Defense power▽]

[As the Berserker level increases, he becomes more crazy about battle.]

The skill level was still far below.

To achieve your goal, you must become stronger.

‘Even if it means becoming a blood-crazed berserker.’