The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 30



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Episode 030

I arrived in Gimpo via Loki’s portal and looked at the skills I gained after killing Hephaestus.

I obtained the SS-level healing elixir and the corpse of Hephaestus, but more than anything, the weapon that would immediately make me stronger was the God’s skill recorded in the history books.

[The volcano giant, Hephaestus, has been dealt with.]

[As a reward, the skill of ‘Volcano Colossus’ will be engraved in the history books.]

[Volcanic Colossus – SS Grade]

[Skill: Earth Explosion]

[Description: The power of Hephaestus, the greatest craftsman, god of volcanoes, and lava itself, explodes as it splits the ground.]

[The history book level is insufficient to fully bring out the power of God. – Limited level 20]

[The number of uses is limited.]

[The number of uses per day is 2 times.]

‘also.’

The power of a god strong enough to be included in the 12 gods of Olympus.

Capturing Hephaestus was thanks to arrangements made over a long period of time.

If even one thing had gone wrong, I would have been the one lying on the floor, not Hephaestus.

So, in a way, it was natural that the skill effect was limited.

‘But that means there is still a way to become stronger.’

That alone was enough.

I re-read numerous additional system messages.

Perhaps it was because he killed the god, but the rewards kept coming.

[It hurt the great god’s achievements.]

[The level of the history book increases by an additional 3.]

[History Book Lv. 10]

[The number of skills that can be registered in the encyclopedia increases.]

[Skills registered in the Encyclopedia 3/4]

[Lv. When you reach 15, the number of skills you can use increases.]

[Created Encyclopedia – 7]

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

A message appeared saying that the history book level had increased and that one more skill could be registered.

I immediately registered the Earth Blast I got from catching Hephaestus into my skill.

Poison resistance of the ‘nine-headed viper’ obtained by killing a hydra.

Hrunting, an attack power enhancement skill obtained after killing Beowulf.

The Dragon Grab obtained by killing Siegfried.

Finally, Hephaestus’ earth explosion.

Except for poison resistance, they were all combat skills.

It was a shame to give up ‘Mother’s Love’, a recovery skill obtained from the Goddess of the Lake, but the skill could be obtained at any time by killing heroes and gods.

Besides that.

[The conditions for the encyclopedia set ‘Rich Mountain Man’ have been met.]

[Relevant Encyclopedia: Volcanic Colossus (SS), Man with a Club (F)]

[Set effect: ‘Failure’ is activated.]

By hunting Hephaestus, I obtained a set effect that did not require a skill slot.

[Set effect: Failure – S grade]

[Explanation 1: Hephaestus, the failure of Zeus, and Peripetes, the failure of Hephaestus. The bond between this father and son, who shared the same past, may have been deeper than anyone else’s.]

[Explanation 2: The inferiority complex and desire for revenge of the two failures are so strong that they reach the heights of the Greek gods.]

[Effect: Damage reduced by 35% when hit by a mythical being from Greek mythology, damage increased by 77% when attacked]

It was an incredible S-class effect.

Of course, it was limited when dealing with the heroes of Greek mythology, but such a penalty was ignorable.

In particular, damage taken is reduced by 35%.

This effect particularly caught my eye.

The damage reduction effect will shine even brighter when dealing with gods with strong absolute damage.

‘Even God will create an unexpected opportunity.’

Although there was only one set of encyclopedias completed with the registration of Hephaestus’ encyclopedia, its effect was so great that it could not be ignored.

Is that all?

After registering his encyclopedia, other additional set effects began to appear.

[Encyclopedia Set: Olympus Gods – EX Level]

[Necessary encyclopedia: Hephaestus (achieved), Zeus, Hera, Apollo… .]

[??? – The conditions have not yet been met.]

[Set effect: Adultery and infidelity – SSS level]

[Required encyclopedia: Hephaestus (achieved), Ares, Aphrodite]

[??? – The conditions have not yet been met.]

[Set effect: Blacksmith God – SS level]

[Required Guide: Hephaestus (achieved), Sekhmet]

[??? – The conditions have not yet been met.]

… … .

Perhaps because it included a scene, all of the set effects were S-level by default.

‘It means that there are so many gods that I will have to kill all from now on.’

All of those encyclopedias had to be filled out in order to prevent the world from being ruined the way the gods wanted.

There were many names in the illustrated book that I had never seen before.

These were people I never met, or were already dead and forgotten by the time I was active.

I bit my lip as I looked back at their names one by one.

Memories of the last day before returning.

The gods’ ambition to kill all of their apostles and leap to the new world.

At that time, I realized that there was only one god who was not in any of the encyclopedias.

‘Creator God.’

The name of the guy who descended on Lee Hyeon and exercised absolute power was not visible.

‘So this guy is different?’

I couldn’t tell right now.

But I was confident that if I got stronger, I would find out.

Just as you gain new information one by one as your history book level increases, you will soon be able to find out the identity of the Creator God.

And prepare for a bigger leap.

I saw the body of Hephaestus placed in the kibisis.

One arm and one leg, the tail of the guy who turned into a dragon, and finally the head.

I couldn’t bring everything.

It’s unfortunate, but the situation was the way it was.

‘But this is enough.’

There was no need to bring that huge body out.

All I needed was a tail, a head, and a pair of limbs.

There were two reasons why I brought this body.

One was to prove to Eitri that I had avenged Brock, and the second was to use this body to create a weapon imbued with the power of God.

‘The body of God… .’

In mythology, there is a phrase that says the world was created using the body of a god.

Although it varies depending on the version of the myth, it means that the body of a god is imbued with a power strong enough to create life.

Although he may not be able to create the world like the gods, Hephaestus is also one of the 12 gods of Olympus.

‘I can make a weapon with the power of Hephaestus.’

The power given by God to the apostles.

Zeus has the power to control lightning, Odin has eyes that can predict the future, and Thor has great strength.

God gifted the Apostles with powers worthy of his nickname and won their loyalty.

Just like they did to the Apostle, I planned to use their bodies to gain that power.

And the weapon made from that body.

[Skill: Earth Explosion]

[Description: The power of Hephaestus, the greatest craftsman, god of volcanoes, and lava itself, explodes as it splits the ground.]

Just by making a weapon, the skills I gained from him would become stronger, and I could go up one level.

“Whoa.”

I stood in front of the gate heading to Nidavellir.

“Is there a craftsman you are looking for?”

I passed through the gate, passing the staff who always greeted guests visiting Nidavellir with a bright smile.

I arrived in front of the Eitri blacksmith shop, feeling nauseous as I passed the gate.

Kang! Kang! Kang!

The sound of the hammer along with the heat warming my flesh rang in my ears.

Eitri’s blacksmith shop was burning with the rediscovered passion of the dwarves.

He was constantly pounding the iron with a hammer held in his thick, short hands.

Are you trying to reawaken your senses?

The craftsman’s hand gestures, which had been resting for a long time, seemed to be flawless.

At least that was the case for me.

“Have you finished your work?”

Eitri, whose back was to me, asked while hammering.

“I finished everything.”

With those words, he put down the hammer he had been swinging so hard.

A deep sigh was heard.

“What happened?”

He asked, still with his back to me.

Instead of answering, I took Brock’s bellows out of Kibisis and approached Eitri.

Only then did Eitri turn her head, her face turning red.

I don’t know if it was the heat or the overwhelming emotions of hearing the news that my brother’s revenge had been completed.

However, his eyes were focused on Brock’s bellows in my hand.

“You’re finally back… .”

Eitri, holding the bellows with trembling hands, continued speaking in a trembling voice.

“I’m finally back… .”

Eitri closed her eyes tightly and hugged the bellows.

The face of the helpless blacksmith, who had been suppressing his sadness as much as possible, denying it and avoiding it, began to distort.

Eitri cried, hugging the bellows.

It was the cry of a man who lost his family.

Regret for not being able to take revenge on yourself.

I feel relieved.

And a feeling of despair.

Only then did the man realize once again that he had lost his younger brother, and he was immersed in sadness as he hugged the belongings of his younger brother who had returned belatedly.

I waited for him to calm down.

Until I let out my long-held emotions.

Eitri cried for a while and raised her head.

It was a face that realized many things.

“I feel a bit relieved now. The time has come to end the stuffy daily life. “I lost everything, but thanks to you, I was able to get some of what I lost back.”

He looked up at me with moist eyes.

“thank you.”

I took out the body of Hephaestus that had been stored in Kibisis and handed it to him.

Head, limbs, and even a tail.

Eitri looked at me with a face full of soot and sweat.

“Is that what you are?”

“Yes, I have avenged my master.”

“As expected, you avenged Brock… . “Well, I guess that’s why this bellows came into my hands.”

Actually, my teacher is not Brock.

It was Eitri, the dwarf in front of me.

But there was no need to complain.

If he felt relieved, that was enough.

After all, Eitri’s revenge was Brock’s revenge.

And I’m sorry, but in order to deceive Loki in the future, I needed to make Eitri believe that I was Brock’s disciple.

“… Good job.”

“I have a favor to ask.”

“You want to make weapons, right?”

Eitri’s eyes were now focused on Hephaestus’ corpse.

“yes.”

“It is a weapon made from the body of God… . Success cannot be guaranteed. “Because it’s something I’ve never done before.”

“You can do it.”

There was no doubt that he was the best blacksmith.

Since Hephaestus is dead, there will be no more blacksmiths than Eitri.

“You overestimate me.”

“Because he is the one who created the weapon that killed God.”

Eitri chuckled as he spoke while glancing at the empty waist belt he was wearing.

“I’m not making it alone, am I?”

His eyes landed on me.

“It will take a long time. It’s not something that will take a day or two. “I’m going to need your help too.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

I had to hide myself for a while anyway.

Now that Hephaestus is dead, security for the gods will become even tighter.

Moving to kill God right now was not a good choice.

“A weapon made from the body of a god will be strong. You will be stronger than ever. Maybe you’re not in control. Is it still okay?”

“yes. “It is a necessary weapon.”

Eitri quietly looked up at me.

“I can still see the nervousness on your face. “The journey isn’t over yet, is it?”

“Master’s revenge is over, but mine still remains.”

“Is this something you have to do?”

“yes.”

“Then I will do it. “That would be the only repayment a teacher owes to his disciple.”

Eitri waddled away.

As he was heading to the blacksmith shop, he looked back at me and said.

“What are you doing just standing there? Light it quickly. “Even if we can’t help everyone, we have to light the fire.”

“All right.”

As if he had regained his energy, Eitri’s voice was full of strength as he held his younger brother’s bellows.

And, the fire in the blacksmith shop did not go out for several days.

* * *

-There is news that Hephaestus has gone missing. Each guild is currently assessing the situation and cannot hide their shock at Shin’s disappearance. There is speculation that it may have been the work of the Ares Guild, which had a recent dispute, but the most likely cause is the Abyss that occurred at the scene… .

News that God was missing appeared all day long.

Not dead, but missing.

Hephaestus’ Forge was left in confusion as there was no clue to the identity of the culprit.

What caused confusion in the investigation was the abyss that formed at the scene.

The Abyss that suddenly appeared erased all clues that existed at the scene and even sucked in Hephaestus himself.

Everyone assumed that Hephaestus was missing because of the Abyss that had not yet been eradicated.

Then why did the Abyss suddenly appear?

I know the culprit.

‘Loki.’

It was all his doing.