The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 27



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Episode 027

If you were to choose the pantheon visited by the most believers in this world where numerous gods have descended, the answers would be different.

Some may say it is Zeus, the god of Greek mythology, others may say it is Thor, the most powerful god of the pantheon, or perhaps even Shiva, the Indian god of destruction.

However, if you were to choose the pantheon that most people visit, everyone would pick one without hesitation.

Pantheon of Hephaestus.

This is the Pantheon where the most people visited and where the most money was exchanged in previous lives.

As the monsters in the Abyss became stronger, his pantheon became more crowded, and whenever skilled blacksmiths disappeared in mysterious accidents, the number of customers increased.

It is a store that sells the largest number of weapons in the world, and God’s forge that creates the strongest weapons.

Numerous hunters found the sign.

Although the people who visited the Pantheon were not deeply religious, they were at least people who needed Hephaestus’ help.

To buy the weapons and armor that a hunter naturally needs.

That alone was enough to elevate Hephaestus to godhood.

At the same time, the Pantheon was also the pride of Hephaestus.

-Hahaha! Zeus, even if you add up all the believers who visit Odin’s pantheon, aren’t there fewer people than the people who visit my pantheon? Wouldn’t it be okay to say that I am also at the level of a god now?

It was an arrogant shout, but no one could refute it.

Because it was true.

Even among the gods who heard his boast, there were many who flattered, flattered, or trembled because they needed Hephaestus’ weapons.

Even though the blacksmith shop wasn’t the only one there, at least it couldn’t be denied that he was the best in the industry.

In this way, Hephaestus’s power became stronger in his previous life.

In fact, even before the final expedition was formed, there was talk about whether he should be appointed as the vanguard.

In a past life Hephaestus spoke to me.

-Why don’t you use my weapon? I heard you don’t believe in God, but you can trust my weapons, right?

At that time, I had learned forging techniques from Eitri and had no need for his weapons.

In the first place, I didn’t even intend to use God’s weapon.

Hephaestus repeatedly offered to use his weapon, but he refused.

-If you want, I can embrace you as my apostle. I liked you. I came this far without believing in God, and I have my own forging technology.

The arrogant god babbled.

I wanted to tear my mouth open right away at the words of the god who killed my teacher’s younger brother and caused my teacher to leave Nidavellir and die.

God cannot be trusted.

You must not touch the weapons he made or anything related to him.

That power was like a drug, and I knew that once I touched it, I could never escape it again.

So, I even stayed away from God’s things.

‘That was stupid.’

As an inflexible person in the past, I had no idea that it was possible to use an enemy weapon to aim for the opponent’s neck.

I rejected all of Hephaestus’ persistent offers of high-end weapons as gifts.

He wanted everyone to use their own weapons.

God’s greed made his Pantheon a famous place visited by countless people.

Hephaestus, whose divine power became so strong, later became a god comparable to the main god. It was a time when it was impossible to survive without fighting, so the status of the blacksmith god who made weapons had no choice but to rise.

This was the reason why he was chosen as the god to be hunted first.

Hephaestus will become stronger in the future.

Because his weapons will make the gods stronger.

Now that the blacksmith god had not yet found his relic, this was the best opportunity to kill him.

‘It gets more difficult over time.’

After fighting with Ares and angering him, he even weakened him, so there will never be another opportunity like this.

The Pantheon was crowded with people who came to buy weapons.

I went further inside, biting the female employee who approached me.

Without hesitation, she approached the next customer.

Since there were so many people visiting, there was no need to feel sorry for one customer.

Not being in the spotlight was a good thing for me.

‘It’s a mess.’

It looked orderly, but if you looked closely, you could feel the chaos among the employees.

Some even seemed unable to concentrate on their work.

Probably because of the fight with Ares that took place not long ago.

Not only other guild members, but even Hephaestus himself was injured, so the atmosphere must not have been normal.

I entered the crowd of people choosing a weapon.

It was then.

Kang! Kang! Kang!

Smoke rose from the roof of the Pantheon along with a loud noise.

It means that Hephaestus is using the blacksmith.

Everyone’s eyes were focused on the roof.

Someone even took a picture.

But I didn’t pay attention to that.

Rather, I had to hurry.

‘I’ll be alone in the blacksmith shop.’

He did not allow anyone into his space while using the blacksmith shop.

It was like that in my past life, and it will still be like that now.

‘You can’t even use a hammer even though your arm is broken.’

He looked respectable as a blacksmith, but because he was such a guy, I couldn’t keep him alive for long.

Kang! Kang! Kang!

They are probably still making weapons for the gods.

I found the way to his blacksmith shop and went inside.

It’s a familiar road.

I had a vivid memory of visiting once in my past life at the recommendation of Hephaestus.

When you open the door of what appears to be an ordinary emergency exit and go inside, you see a long hallway.

‘Nothing has changed.’

Security was not tight.

Who would think of sneaking into God’s forge?

But this was a gap in this pantheon.

Because so many people come, it is impossible to perfectly monitor everyone.

Even if one person disappeared, no one knew.

Even if that one person is the one who will bring down this guild.

How long did you walk along the hallway?

Kang! Kang! Kang!

The sound of a hammer hitting metal became louder, and a door appeared across from me.

There it is.

A blacksmith that Hephaestus takes pride in.

Hephaestus is in there, probably working furiously right now.

I opened the door and entered the blacksmith shop.

Rattling.

I felt a strong heat that felt like my skin was going to be cooked.

The forge of Hephaestus that was revealed had an atmosphere that could intimidate opponents just by its size.

Hephaestus himself was over 3 meters tall, so everything in the blacksmith shop seemed to have been made to fit his height.

The atmosphere was in many ways contradictory to Eitri’s blacksmith shop.

“I told you not to let anyone in.”

Hephaestus’ angry voice was heard.

He was unable to use one arm due to a broken arm, so he used a bracket instead of his arm to fix the metal and struck the hammer he held in his right hand over and over again.

The sight of a large man over 3 meters tall flexing his back muscles was enough to intimidate the opponent.

Quang! Quang! Quang!

Every time he struck the hammer, the entire forge rang.

“go away. “Because I’m not feeling well right now.”

The guy’s voice was full of anger.

It seemed like he was suppressing his seething anger as much as he could.

“Hephaestus, god of blacksmiths. The god of lava and the god of volcanoes that wriggle beneath the surface. “I heard he was robbed by Ares a few days ago, is that correct?”

Quaaaang!

The guy’s hammer flew to where I was standing.

It was a shame because I predicted and avoided it. If I had stayed still, it was a blow that would have hurt my legs.

“You arrogant. Not only do you dare enter God’s space without permission, but you also try to insult God.”

He seemed calmer than I expected.

This is going to be difficult.

I had to be a little more angry and act on my own.

“I still have a long way to go before I can properly humiliate you, right?”

The guy’s eyebrows twitched.

An ordinary human being who doesn’t even seem to have received God’s blessings would not dare to speak informally to God, and would directly say that he would insult God, so his judgment would be distorted.

“Peripetes and the blacksmith’s anger, aren’t you curious about the real culprit who killed your son because of your failed work?”

“… … .”

“That’s me.”

As soon as I uttered those words, the heat in the blacksmith boiled like fire.

“What you thought Ares did, I did.”

I could see pure anger in his eyes as he looked at me.

It was the greatest humiliation for Hephaestus to kill his son Peripetes in a blacksmith’s rage.

The blacksmith’s anger symbolized his helplessness after being abandoned by his wife, Aphrodite, and losing her to Ares.

And Hephaestus’ first failure.

To him who pursues perfection, failure was not just a stigma but an insult itself.

Humans used objects that were insulting just by their existence.

Even with such an object, he killed Peripetes, whom he treated as a failure.

The person who did such a thing is in front of me, and there is no way I can hold back the anger that is rising.

“Was it you? How dare you kill my son and insult me?”

“You didn’t think of him as your son anyway.”

Peripetes is just a failure for him.

“… I will kill you. “I will kill you, throw you in a furnace and melt you down.”

But now he had become a son who was more precious to him than anyone else.

Maybe he’s just looking for something to relieve his anger.

But still.

“That’s what I’ll tell you.”

The lava-like heat rising from Hephaestus’ body made him start sweating just by touching it.

The flowing sweat evaporated in an instant.

[The one-time fire resistance engraved on the monk’s armor activates.]

[Fire resistance becomes stronger for 1 hour.]

I have 1 hour left.

‘This is enough.’

Sreung.

I took out the Lonely Sword.

[Entering combat situation.]

[You will enter Berserker status.]

[Attack power increases.]

“I will avenge my master.”

“Master?”

“Eitri, the best blacksmith in Nidavellir. “Today you will pay for killing his brother Brock, Hephaestus.”

“Ah, that’s it. It’s a trivial revenge… .”

Hephaestus twisted his mouth and picked up a new, unbroken hammer.

“Is it just because of something like that that you offended this body?”

“For me, that’s not all. “It was everything.”

“You’re cocky to the end.”

Hephaestus rushed towards me.

Tremendous speed that is not suitable for a huge body.

He came right in front of me in an instant.

Kwaaaaang!

His hammer hit the floor where I was standing.

I dodged the attack by rolling to the left of the guy.

The main area to target is the left arm, which is broken and cannot move freely.

Immediately, I stabbed the sword between the man’s left ribs.

“cheeky!”

Huh!

The guy swung the hammer without even dodging.

thud!

The tip of the sword could not pierce the guy’s skin.

‘shit.’

Perhaps because of its large size, it did not make a single scratch even though it received additional damage against large monsters, which is a set effect for Nordic heroes.

What a monstrous bastard.

Even though he has become weaker, he is still a god.

But it’s okay.

All of this is build-up for a strike.

“For your strength, you are terribly weak.”

Hephaestus, looking down at me, twisted the corner of his mouth.

The guy’s hammer flew towards me.

It was incredible speed.

‘If you get hit like this, you’ll die.’

I clashed my swords to block the attack.

Let’s go!

“Keuuuuuuu!”

Can not be done.

I felt it instinctively.

It’s not the kind of thing you can spill.

‘Damn, if only I were a little stronger.’

My body exploded.

Quaaaang!

“Wow!”

I hit the wall and stumbled to my feet.

My whole body throbs.

“Cough!”

Blood flowed from the corner of my mouth.

The feeling of my internal organs being tangled around was terrible.

You son of a bitch.

The power is so strong.

I glared at him and used the skill I got from the Lake Witch.

[Skill: Mother’s Love]

[Effect: Recovers 30% of lost health.]

A healing skill with a cooldown of 12 hours.

My body became lighter in an instant.

“Wow, you’re doing a cute trick.”

The corners of Hephaestus’ mouth were rising, but the anger on Hephaestus’ face still did not go away.

You’re probably still very angry.

“I will torture you until you struggle for my life.”

Given Hephaestus’ personality, the moment he knew I was weak, he would have wanted to play with me like a toy.

And that was Hephaestus’ fatal weakness.

The giant, so proud and careless, ran towards me.

A strike without any defense, aimed at belittling the opponent and making fun of him.

Now that he thinks I am no threat to him.

‘Register the Nibelung’s Song skill.’

[Song of the Nibelung – Grade A]

[Skill: Dragon Grab]

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

[Please select the skill to remove from the slot.]

I chose Motherly Charity, which I just used.

[Remove Mother’s Love and register Dragon Grab.]

I stretched out my hand.

“Dragon Grab.”

At that moment, the strong dragon energy boiled in my hands and attacked Hephaestus, who was running towards me.

“What… ?”

As he ran limping, he was caught up in the dragon’s power.

The giant’s body was approaching me quickly, with its body tilted towards me.

I immediately opened the entrance to Kibisis and threw it forward.

And Balmung and the giant’s sword that were stored inside were shot towards Hephaestus.

Sigh! Phew!