The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 32



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Episode 032

Gragas Abyss located on the southern outskirts of Guro-gu.

It was originally the Abyss, which Hephaestus’ guild attempted to subdue by leading an expedition.

However, there was the death of Peripetes, the resulting confrontation with Ares, the sudden creation of the Abyss in the Pantheon, and the subsequent disappearance of Hephaestus.

As a result, the expedition that originally planned to attack the Abyss was disbanded and the attack did not progress at all.

‘Originally, we should have captured about half of the attack by now.’

In my past life, I was in the Gragas Abyss for a whopping three months.

I had a memory of following the expedition team in the Abyss for three months as a porter belonging to Hephaestus.

Therefore, I knew more about this Abyss than anyone else.

I saw it again and again.

The expedition team attacking the Abyss and moving forward.

It was even used as a tool to dismantle traps on a few occasions.

It wasn’t often, but it did happen sometimes.

In order to dismantle the trap more easily and quickly, porters who were only daily workers were thrown in like bait.

Within the Abyss, there were guilds where internal guild discipline took precedence over the law.

‘It’s as if their guild is one country.’

It was also a time when I started hating the gods even more when I was working as a porter and working in various guilds to make money.

If they were truly good people, at least they wouldn’t have thrown humans like bait and watched them use them.

“Are you planning to attack here?”

Suyeon Lee, who followed me, asked.

She was carrying a large bag.

It was so big that it seemed spacious enough for one adult man to fit inside.

“Yes, that’s true. “What is all that baggage?”

“Ah, these are items I have prepared for a long time. I prepared a lot on my own. I got a camping tent, a watch with an alarm magic that notifies me when an enemy approaches within 20 meters, and a weapon to protect myself! “It shouldn’t be a burden.”

Lee Soo-yeon took out the sword attached to her waist and said.

“I brought a lot.”

“sure. “Is this my first expedition?”

she asked, looking around.

“But there are no other people. When will the expedition team arrive?”

“What do you mean?”

“They said they were attacking the Abyss. “Didn’t you get a separate expedition team?”

“There is no expedition. “The two of us will attack it together.”

“two… “Is it full?”

“Did you really intend to just watch from the sidelines?”

“Isn’t there a lot less than that? This is my first time conquering the Abyss… .”

“If you do it, it will pay off.”

Suyeon Lee quenched her appetite.

Her expression relaxed as she looked at the entrance to the Abyss as if she were anxious.

I understand.

To ordinary people who had not experienced the Abyss, it was a space where monsters and death resided.

No matter how much someone wanted to conquer the Abyss, they would never have imagined that only two people would do it.

“Do not worry. “Sooyeon Lee will never get hurt.”

“Really?”

“yes. So, please take good notes. “What’s in the Abyss and what catches your eye.”

“all right. “You don’t have to worry about that.”

I saw the entrance to Gragas Abyss.

I could feel the heat on the way to the entrance.

The Gragas Abyss was full of boiling lava.

The monsters that appear accordingly are all fire-related.

Salamander, Red Lizard, Lava Giant, Fire Elemental, etc.

It was no exaggeration to say that all kinds of fire-related monsters were gathered together.

That was why.

The reason why there was a rumor that the relics of Hephaestus rested within this Abyss.

‘I heard that Hephaestus’ lava hammer is located in the lava deep in the Abyss, so I even prepared an expedition team.’

The result is nonsense.

Even after completing the three-month strategy, Hephaestus was unable to obtain his sacred relic, the lava hammer.

The absence of holy relics caused Hephaestus to be treated as a mid-level god even though he was one of the 12 gods of Olympus.

A few years later, during the Second Advent, Gragas Abyss reappeared, confirming the existence of a lava hammer here.

‘It’s all in the past.’

Now there is no Hephaestus to realize the fact, and only the lava hammer left in the Abyss.

Now the weapon that lost its owner needed a new owner.

We are building a new embankment at the same time.

“But how do you attack it? It wouldn’t be easy to attack these Abyss unless it were an expedition team with a large number of guild members.”

“There is a way.”

“If Mr. Dojin says so… .”

I packed my gear.

Before coming here, I last checked the equipment I bought from Jooman Choi.

Basic food, various items to reduce the rising fever, especially the ice spirit’s breath, were essential items for conquering the Abyss.

I took a total of 10 breaths.

I threw two of them to Suyeon Lee.

“Take it.”

“Oh, the car! What’s this?”

“It is the breath of the ice spirit. Just having it significantly increases your resistance to fire damage. When used, it becomes a throwing item that freezes the entire nearby 30 meters.”

“Do you need two?”

“Yes, keep one in your arms.”

“What about the other one?”

“I’ll have some use for it later.”

“ah… .”

She nodded, putting her breath into the bag.

“I will write well.”

This ice spirit’s breath was an item prepared based on experiences from a previous life.

During the raid, there were areas where several porters were sacrificed due to lack of this.

At the time, I was in good health and carrying the most luggage, so I was not chosen as a victim.

The people who were sacrificed at that time were people who were injured in the aftermath of the battle and were unable to even carry luggage.

“But how did you prepare for this? As if he knew everything about the Abyss.”

She asked after receiving the ice spirit’s breath.

“We simulated everything that could happen in the Abyss.”

Even if she later uses the ink of truth, these words will be stained black.

If it’s a simulation based on experience, it’s not a lie.

The experiences and memories I saw and experienced in my past life.

All of those are weapons I can wield.

“Well, I understand. “As expected, there are many interesting parts.”

“Please continue to learn. Sooyeon Lee needs to write my story well so that both I and Suyeon can become stronger.”

“Don’t worry about that. “I will write better than anyone else.”

I approached Gragas Abyss.

Mithra, the god of contracts and oaths, appears in Indian mythology.

Currently, his status as a deity is very weak, and he is a low-ranking god with only about five guild members.

I heard that there was a lava hammer and that Hephaestus paid a certain amount to purchase it.

‘The owner hasn’t changed yet.’

It may have been because something went wrong right before the attack.

‘It’s better.’

Even if I attack this place, not much will come out.

Is it because the Abyss is too strong for lower-level gods to attack?

The guild members guarding the entrance to the Abyss were not even visible.

“Mitra… . I heard that in the early days of Indian mythology, he was a god who was treated as a god. “He has become a minor god that only a few people remember today.”

Su-yeon Lee said after reading the nameplate called Mitra Guild.

“… “Is there a case where the status of a god who was the main deity is lowered?”

She nodded to my question as if it was obvious.

“Sure. Originally, being a god meant becoming stronger by being worshiped by people. That’s why many guilds are trying to bring in more guild members and make them stronger.”

“Yes.”

“But on the other hand, what if faith is lost and people even forget its existence? God also disappears. No matter how great your power is. “Because there are humans, there is God.”

There is God because there are humans.

human faith.

Those words stuck in my ears.

At that time, I remembered the words of the Creator God that I had heard in my past life.

-We overcame the ordeal presented by the observer. Now we will move to a higher level. You will become a being who is not bound by faith.

-The human era will end and a new era will begin. You can’t go against that trend alone.

The Creator God who possessed Lee Hyeon said that to me.

I will become a being who is not bound by faith.

‘It probably means that even God has weaknesses.’

It is not the weakness of each individual god that I know, but the weakness of the individual god.

That was faith and interest.

The reason why they go out of their way to make themselves known to people.

The reason why heroes try to complete their stories in any way.

That was to maintain that faith.

Faith and memory.

“Thank you, Sooyeon.”

“yes? “Suddenly?”

“yes. “Thanks to you, I realized it.”

An innate weakness that gods have.

Perhaps this weakness may be a clue that can be used when dealing with the Creator God in the future.

“I don’t know what it is, but I’m glad it helped.”

Lee Soo-yeon smiled and shrugged her shoulders, as if satisfied.

“Now that we’re ready, let’s go in.”

“great!”

Lee Su-yeon, who even took the ice spirit’s breath, followed after me.

As I passed the entrance to the Abyss, I felt the heat so strong that I was sweating profusely just by walking.

I felt like my whole body was being cooked by the heat of the boiling lava that covered the Abyss.

But soon, my whole body felt refreshed by the coldness spreading inside my body.

[Protected from heat by the Ice Spirit’s Breath effect.]

Without this, even breathing would have been difficult.

‘I had a hard time because of this heat.’

Even at that time, various items were prepared to apply cold buffs.

However, what was provided to most porters was cheap items.

Ice Spirit’s Breath is one of the highest-ranking cold-related items and is quite expensive.

It is not paid to ordinary guild members, and there is no way to give it to porters.

In addition, the awakened people who received the blessing of Hephaestus may have been able to withstand the heat, but it was very difficult for ordinary porters to endure the heat.

“This is effective.”

Feeling cold inside our bodies and heat outside our bodies, we headed into the Abyss.

“wow… lava… .”

While listening to Lee Su-yeon’s admiration, he cut the fire spirit that came out of the lava that made up half of the Abyss with the sword of the lone wolf.

-Keek!

The fire spirit was torn apart and made a terrible sound.

“Wow, one shot… .”

Su-yeon Lee couldn’t hold back her admiration, but my first thought was that it was strange.

‘There are fewer monsters than I thought.’

It was much less compared to what I had experienced.

As if someone had already passed by.

Clearly, Hephaestus’ guild did not attack this place.

‘Then who?’

It was then.

A loud noise was heard inside.

“Let’s go. “Because it looks like there are passengers.”

I went inside without putting away my drawn sword.

Who is it?

It can’t be possible.

When the sound got close enough, I looked inside where it was coming from.

“Hwaap!”

A man holding a huge spear and hunting a salamander that emerged from the lava.

It was a very familiar sight.

“Hryaaab!”

Buuuuung!

A huge spear shot up from below.

The Salamander’s body, made of fire, split in the exact same manner as the spear’s path.

An attack so sharp and sharp that it’s hard to believe that it was fought using a heavy spear.

With that momentum, it would probably have been enough to tear through even stronger monsters.

And, it was so familiar.

‘Because I experienced it myself.

A man who broke through the battlefield together again and again.

A man who was called the greatest human hero and praised by many.

A man who was baptized by the Creator God and showed the power of a one-man guild without filtering.

“Oh, I’m in a hurry. Can you help me?”

It was Lee Hyun.