The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 23



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Episode 023

“A long time.”

Siegfried found Gunther smiling bitterly at him in front of a small cabin in the forest.

“I saved your life because of past affection, so how dare you stab me in the back?”

Siegfried growled and threatened Gunther with a face full of anger.

The back of my head, where Gunther had hit me, was tingling.

‘I showed you the bare minimum of mercy out of the affection we shared in the past, but how dare you betray me?’

He had forgotten because he had even promised to never appear in front of him.

I was sure that I would just grow old alone in the countryside.

“Doesn’t it remind you of the old days? “With your help, I walked along this pretty forest path when I went to meet Brünnhilde.”

“Balmung, where did you put it?”

“It’s been a while since we met. Was that your first word? “I’m so sad.”

“Don’t talk nonsense. “I’m very angry right now.”

Gunther leisurely turned around and opened his mouth.

“Would you believe me if I told you that I dropped it in the sea?”

“This raccoon bastard… .”

“If I tell you, won’t I kill you?”

There was no longer any value in conversation.

Gunther was making fun of himself now.

Gunther in front of him would never give him an honest answer.

“I will kill you even if you don’t tell me.”

“Then there’s no need to say it, right? “I’m going to die anyway.”

“Don’t worry. “Because you will talk.”

Siegfried knew how to extract information from reticent sources.

Torture is the most effective way to obtain a confession.

“be careful. “He must be hiding something.”

Siegfried couldn’t hear Kriemhild chattering next to him.

He had long ago lost his mind due to his obsession with the lost Balmung.

I’ve been looking for it for so long that I’m bored.

Now, if he can get that weapon back, he can become a god again… .

“huh?”

The moment Siegfried took a step forward, he felt a chill on the back of his neck.

I reflexively took a step back.

Puzzle!

The magic circle was activated and tree roots erupted from the ground.

If he had taken one step forward, the roots would have caught his ankle.

Only then did Siegfried look at the floor.

The magic circle drawn with white powder was cleverly hidden by the leaves.

“You little bastard… . Are you even setting up a trap?”

“As expected, traps like this don’t work.”

“Tch, annoying.”

Siegfried gritted his teeth.

I realized late that this place itself was a trap set by Gunther.

When I heard that he had Balmung, I ran without hesitation.

He ignored Kriemhild’s words that Gunther may have set a trap.

‘This raccoon bastard is acting like a dog!’

I was angry, but it didn’t matter.

Pistech for making a magic circle is quite expensive.

I don’t know how the king, who had all his wealth confiscated, obtained such expensive materials, but there probably aren’t that many magic circles like this.

“That’s fun.”

He took out a great sword the size of his body.

Although it wasn’t as good as Balmung, it was a weapon that could tear apart dragons.

Even an old Viking can be easily killed… .

‘Wait a minute, why is it so heavy?’

It’s a magic circle again.

Is it a debilitating spell?

But Gunther looks fine.

“What have you done again!”

“Don’t ask me. “Because I don’t know.”

“This bastard… .”

Okay.

Because I still have enough strength to hold and swing the great sword.

I don’t know what kind of magic he used, but Siegfried approached Gunther with long strides.

Gunther also took out an ax and fought back.

“Once all your limbs are cut off, you’ll want to talk too.”

Siegfried growled and swung his great sword.

Quaaaang!

Gunther raised his ax and urgently blocked his attack.

“Wow!”

With just one collision, Gunther’s body was pushed back about five steps.

“Has it improved a bit? “In the past, I couldn’t even withstand a single blow.”

“Cough! “Your words have been uncharacteristically long for a hero.”

“Ha, Gunter… . “You need to be beaten more.”

The moment when Siegfried raises his great sword high.

Squeeze!

Lightning struck from above the tree.

Jijijijijik!

“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!!!”

At that moment when electricity passed through his body, Gunther swung the ax aiming for his neck.

“No way!”

Siegfried’s greatsword never allowed an attack.

Instead, he was struck by an electric shock and tried to counterattack… .

At that moment, Siegfried felt a chill running down his spine once again.

It was a different feeling than when I had just discovered the magic circle.

Crisis detected.

It was the feeling of death that I felt when I once experienced death.

‘Hagen?’

He twisted his body to avoid the flying sword and slashed his elbow towards the approaching Inyoung.

Huh!

The unfamiliar figure, who nimbly ducked to avoid Siegfried’s elbow, entered his arms and stabbed him with his sword.

‘Foolish bastard.’

The side the strange man was aiming for was covered in dragon’s blood and was a position that even a magic sword could never pierce.

I’m sure it should be that way.

“Ugh!”

An unknown yogi threatened his senses.

Siegfried, who had survived countless battlefields, felt a sense of crisis that he might die if he allowed this attack.

Siegfried thoroughly trusted his instincts.

As his instincts warned him, he raised his foot and struck the man aiming for his side.

Wow!

“Ugh!”

The man flew backwards.

It wasn’t Hagen, it was someone I had never seen before.

“… “What are you?”

A strange man holding a sword in both hands spoke while wiping the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

“me? “The person who came to kill you.”

Starting with Gunther, I don’t know why there are so many people who arrogantly attack him.

“You bastards, I will kill you all today.”

Siegfried raised his great sword.

* * *

Avoiding the pre-installed bind spell was not expected.

In fact, the rising tree roots were a trick to deceive him.

‘It’s actually a weakening spell painted all over this forest.’

It was a special spell that only weakened those with a certain level of power.

It’s a debuff spell that alchemists use to kill boss-level monsters, but I had no idea it could be used like this.

‘This is why people must learn.’

The number of magic circles installed in preparation for the fight with Siegfried is more than 10.

In addition to the bind and weakening spells that will tie the guy’s feet, there are various hidden attack magic spells.

One of the hidden magic circles was activated, and a thunderbolt struck Siegfried, who had noticeably slowed down.

‘You’re doing great.’

Hagen was hiding in the shadows and controlling the magic circle in a timely manner.

Gunther rushed at Siegfried, who was faltering after being struck by lightning, and I took advantage of the opportunity and ran forward to stab him in the side with the poisonous dance in my hand.

Still, is he a hero?

The guy didn’t just dodge my sword, he hit my lower jaw with his leg.

It’s a shame I turned my head right before it hit me, otherwise I would have passed out.

‘It’s not that easy.’

He stood in front of Siegfried, holding the sword of solitude in his left hand and the sword of solitude in his right hand.

I didn’t think it would be easy in the first place.

Siegfried is one of the strongest heroes in all of Europe. So much so that he is much more powerful than the Beowulf I killed.

I had to be careful.

Because a little mistake will lead to death.

“I don’t know what I was thinking when I stuck with that raccoon, but I made a mistake.”

Instead of answering, he raised his middle finger in a murderous voice.

“You cheeky bastard.”

Siegfried swung his great sword at me,

Clap la la la rock!!

One of the previously hidden magic circles was activated, and ice arrows rained down like a shower.

“Tickle!”

But the guy swung his great sword at me as if he didn’t care.

I raised the poisonous sword I was holding in reverse and blocked its attack.

visor!

The poisonous dance collided with the great sword, and the poisonous dance, unable to overcome its strength, flew into the sky.

“shit.”

I had no choice but to step back because of Siegfried’s strike, where he was swinging his greatsword as if threatening.

Sigh!

The solo dance stuck to the floor.

Just by hitting it on the ground, the poison spread and the nearby ground rotted.

“He has great energy. “I don’t think it’s anything out of the ordinary.”

Siegfried pulled out the poisonous dance that was stuck on the floor.

“Hoo… . This is the eerie feeling I felt. okay… . “A sword with such a vicious poison could rot my flesh.”

Siegfried said, glaring at me.

“How did a person like you get something like this?”

Instead of answering, I rushed at him.

There is only one chance.

You must never fail.

Because all the fights up until now were build-ups for this moment.

I took out the werewolf bone powder I had kept as insurance from my pocket and sprinkled it on the guy.

White bone dust flew everywhere between me and Siegfried.

At the same time, mana was released.

Puzzle!

Bone powder with high mana conductivity began to absorb abundant mana.

And the poisonous dance in Siegfried’s hand reacted and spewed out poisonous energy.

The poisonous poison’s powerful venom filled the bone dust that filled the space between Siegfried and me.

Poisonous smoke.

As the name suggests, a poisonous fog came out and attacked Siegfried.

‘If you can’t pierce the skin, you can just let it seep into the skin.’

It was a solo dance for him.

The fact that I blocked the guy’s great sword with my poisonous sword and missed it, and letting that poisonous sword hit the floor were all part of the plan.

The mouth and respiratory tract that are not in contact with dragon blood are inevitably vulnerable to attack.

Even though he was an immortal hero, he didn’t have any weaknesses.

“Wow!”

Siegfried’s complexion turned blue after inhaling the poison that spread in the air.

“What is this… . “Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!”

“Cough! Cough!”

I feel dizzy.

I felt the poison seeping into my body.

But this poison is the poison of the hydra I killed.

I couldn’t die an ugly death from the poison of the hydra I killed.

[Nine-Headed Serpent – ​​Grade A]

[Effect: Increases resistance to poison. The probability of becoming addicted is greatly reduced.]

“dog… The cub… .”

Siegfried, whose eyes were red and bloodshot, glared at me.

I cursed, but couldn’t do anything more.

All I could do was stand still and resist the poison spreading throughout my body.

I staggered closer to him, one step at a time.

“Arrogance is what killed you again.”

Gunther’s words from his past life echoed in my ears.

‘It was my own arrogance that killed Siegfried, not me.’

okay.

Arrogance.

Gods and heroes who think they control mankind will be killed by humans for their arrogance.

“no! stop! Anything to save me… I will give it to you. Wealth, fame, power, strength… You can give it all. If only I could become God… .”

Phew!

“Noisy.”

I pierced the noisy Siegfried’s wing bone with the sword of solitude.

Siegfried, who was addicted to poison and glared at me until the end, was unable to resist until his heart was pierced.

“Wow… .”

Siegfried, coughing up blood, fell forward.

“haha.”

After twisting the sword stuck in the fallen Siegfried’s heart, I stood with difficulty, using the sword of the lonesome as a walking stick.

It was hard to breathe.

Not only the respiratory system but also the entire heart did not move easily, as if it were paralyzed.

Even though I took a deep breath, I didn’t feel refreshed, and my vision felt dizzy.

Although he was able to survive to some extent with the nine-headed viper skill obtained from Hydra, it was not without problems.

“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu… .”

[Skill: Mother’s Love]

[Effect: Recovers 10-50% of stamina in proportion to the stamina lost when cast.]

I casted the skill I obtained by engraving the Lake Witch in the history book.

Although I took a breather, the poison damage was slowly eating away at my body.

“Here’s the purification spell.”

Gunther activated the magic circle he had prepared in advance.

I also prepared a purification spell with a detoxifying effect in case I was also poisoned.

White light surrounded me.

At the same time, a series of messages appeared before my eyes.

[Song of the Nibelung, Siegfried has been processed.]

[As a reward, the skill ‘Dragon Grab’ will be engraved in the history books.]

[Song of the Nibelung – Grade A]

[Skill: Dragon Grab]

[Effect: When cast, the opponent is pulled closer with the power of a dragon.]

[The level of the history book increases.]

[History Book Lv. 6]

[Skills registered in the Encyclopedia 3/3]

[To level up the history book, deal with mythical beings. 0/1]

As the level of the history book increased, my body temporarily recovered.

I felt my rotting body recovering from the poison still remaining in it in an instant.

Only with the passive poison resistance effect of the ‘nine-headed viper’, recovery skill, purification magic circle, and leveling up in the history book, I was barely able to detoxify the hydra’s poison.

If I didn’t have any of these, I would definitely have had a hard time detoxifying it.

Maybe he died.

“Whoa… .”

“Are you okay?”

But I couldn’t answer Gunther’s question.

[The conditions for the encyclopedia set ‘Heroes of Northern Europe’ have been met.]

[Relevant Encyclopedia: Song of the Nibelung – Grade A, Germanic Hero – Grade A]

[Set effect: ‘Nordic Heroes’ activates.]

Because a message I saw for the first time appeared before my eyes.