The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 35



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Episode 035

Clues to Hephaestus’ holy relics were left in more places than expected.

A huge lava abyss.

And Igni, the god of the other world and the owner of the Abyss, is a lava giant made of lava.

And the name of Hephaestus’ weapon, the lava hammer.

However, it may be harder to notice than you think.

If you don’t know the answer, it’s a clue you might just overlook.

In fact, in his previous life, Hephaestus conquered the Abyss and searched it for three weeks.

He, his guild members, and even porters like me spent almost every day searching the lava abyss.

But nothing resembling a hammer came out.

Not even one.

Therefore, Hephaestus gave up looking for his weapon and closed the Abyss.

And it was not until the Second Advent that the answer came.

Igni’s core was the only shining light in the cave where all the lava had solidified.

At that moment, everyone realized.

Igni’s core is the answer.

To be precise, the way to obtain a weapon was to place the core in intense heat.

That was why.

“Kwaaaah!”

I put my hand in the lava.

I felt intense heat in my hands.

The good news was that I still had feeling in my hands.

If this had been the wrong answer, instead of being able to feel anything, my hand would have melted and disappeared without a trace.

“Kwaaaa!!”

“Mr. Dojin!”

“What are you doing! Quickly, take your hand away!”

Suyeon Lee and Hyeon Lee were embarrassed and called me.

“Stay right there! “Don’t come!”

I blocked their access and watched the lava bubbling up while enduring the pain in my right hand.

The bubbling lava gradually hardens to black.

As if the core I was holding in my hand was absorbing all the power of the lava.

“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!”

I gritted my teeth and held on.

You should never let go of this.

I also saw Hephaestus get this with my own eyes.

At that time, I followed the Hephaestus Guild to attack the Abyss as a mercenary.

To see how the Abyss I first experienced as a porter has changed.

-Injecting the power of a huge lava is not a problem for me, the god of fire.

He used the enormous heat contained in his body to obtain the hammer.

But I am not God.

He is not a hero with strong physical power.

A person who has had a special awakening among ordinary people.

There was no way for me to bring out the power of lava.

‘If you can’t draw strength… .’

Wouldn’t it be enough to just use the energy that already exists?

I put my hand deeper and felt the heat of the lava gathering in my hand.

“What the hell is this…” .”

Lee Hyun’s voice of astonishment was heard.

“Keuuuuuuuu!”

“What is going on? I had never heard of it… .”

I held back.

I gritted my teeth and held on.

Until the heat filling the lava abyss almost cooled down.

Finally, when all the lava I had dipped my hands into had solidified.

I could feel that the fragments of the core had changed through the heat radiating from the bag in my hand.

A heat that seems to melt anything.

I pulled my hand out from the stone.

Damn it!

The lava, which had lost all energy, crumbled too easily.

“… … .”

A hammer with blazing heat.

The handle was about 70 centimeters long, and the hammer head on top was the size of two human heads put together.

[Lava Hammer – S Grade]

[Description 1: The hammer of Hephaestus, which contains the essence of the lava giant Ignis. It cannot absorb the full essence, so it only has half its power.]

[Description 2: It has the heat of a burning flame, and lava boils inside the hammer.]

[Attribute: Fire]

[Effect: If someone other than the recognized owner hears it, inflicts powerful fire damage to the target]

An S-class hammer with fire properties.

Considering that all kinds of runes were engraved on the weapon to attach separate properties, this in itself was quite a feat.

‘This alone was worth the attack.’

An S-class weapon of the same rank as the Dokmu.

However, when it came to destructive power, it could not be compared to Sokmu.

Since Poison Dance is a special medicine for killing gods, its durability is limited.

However, there was a way to make this lava hammer on par with Dokmu.

“What the hell is this…” .”

Lee Hyun’s voice was heard.

Lee Hyun, as well as Lee Soo-yeon’s eyes, did not know that they would fall from the hammer.

“How did you come up with this idea? Really good!”

The first person to ask was Suyeon Lee.

I had no intention of answering.

“That’s a secret.”

Sometimes it is better not to tell everything.

Rather, hiding it to some extent will add to the mystery.

Plus, Lee Hyun was next to me right now.

‘You don’t need to tell him too much.’

A little bit of mystery will be the driving force that will give you a more advantageous position in future encounters.

Because the unknown brings fear, mystery, and longing at the same time.

“I think that weapon is much better than the spear I have?”

I shook my head at Lee Hyun’s words.

“Probably not.”

I know what that window is.

Spear of Longinus.

Of course, it’s also about how powerful it is.

“How can it compare to a spear that tears through lava without the help of ice properties?”

“ah… . Haha, I see.”

Finally, with the hammer I had obtained on my belt, I opened a portal to the outside of the Abyss with them.

When I put the hammer on my waist, the blazing heat instantly quieted down and turned into an ordinary hammer.

We entered the portal leading out of the Abyss and landed in a completely different place than when we first entered.

“Hmm, it looks like the exit location is random. Still, you’re lucky. “I can see the city over there.”

Lee Hyun smiled as he pointed to the city visible at the end of the road.

“I’m going this way, where are you two going?”

“You should look at the map. “Maybe we should go to the other side.”

I didn’t want to stay with Lee Hyun for long.

There are limits to laughing and talking like this to someone who pierced my body with a spear.

“is that so? Hmm, that’s a shame. “I wanted to talk slowly and for a long time with Mr. Dojin.”

Lee Hyun thought for a moment and asked.

“You said you don’t belong to any guild, right?”

“Yes, none.”

“Of course. “If I create a guild, would you consider joining our guild?”

At those words, I glared at Lee Hyun.

My heart sank when I heard that he was going to create a guild.

Humans could not create guilds.

A guild could only be created by a god who could give power.

Nevertheless, Lee Hyun declared that he would create a guild on his own.

‘It is also related to the creator god.’

I shook my head, keeping my poker face.

“I’m still comfortable alone.”

Of course, it may be speculation.

However, there was something that made me pay more attention to what Lee Hyun said.

Because you never know when or how things will change.

“That’s too bad. “I don’t know about other people, but I thought it would be okay to keep going with Mr. Dojin.”

Lee Hyun smiled kindly.

That was the last time.

“If you change your mind later, please let me know. “This is my contact information.”

I accepted the business card Lee Hyun held out.

I didn’t bother to give him my contact information.

“I’ll see you later if I have anything to do.”

Lee Hyun also did not forcefully ask for contact information.

Because you know I won’t give it to you.

That’s how I broke up with Lee Hyun.

“Whoa… .”

I thought my heart was going to explode.

I don’t know how much I agonized over whether I should kill him or not during the two days we were together.

‘I’m glad we didn’t attack.’

If you were already connected to the Creator God, it was better not to touch it right now.

“It was an incredible experience.”

Beside me, Suyeon Lee was impressed and muttered quietly.

“Can you write it all down?”

“Sure. “I’ve already prepared the draft.”

“thank god.”

“But where are you going to write this story? Mr. Dojin is neither a hero nor a god.”

“There will be something to write about someday.”

I smiled and grabbed the handle of the lava hammer hanging from my waist.

A new message window appeared before my eyes.

[Boiling lava, Ignis, the god of the other world, has been dealt with.]

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

[Boiling Lava – S Class]

[Skill: Summon Lava Golem]

[Description: By being able to use the power of Igni, the lava itself, you can control Igni’s clone.]

[The level of the lava golem is the same as the level of the history book.]

[History Book Lv. 11]

It was a skill that could not be used right now.

Hrunting’s status abnormality effect, Berserker State, has not yet reached its extreme.

It was too wasteful to throw away Hrunting, and with a bottle of Hydra’s poison still remaining, poison resistance was also a skill that was too wasteful to throw away.

The only skill worth discarding is Dragon Grab, which was obtained by catching Siegfried.

‘I’ll have a chance to use it someday.’

[Status Abnormality: Berserker]

[During battle, aggression becomes stronger.]

[If the battle lasts 45 minutes, it is difficult to distinguish between friends and enemies.]

As he killed Ignis, the curse attached to Hrunting and the berserker condition progressed one step further.

‘That means Hrunting’s attack strengthening effect has also increased.’

No matter how much of the Earth Explosion skill was used, being able to catch Ignis like this must have been of great help.

‘It looks like there is no set effect.’

I had high expectations because it was an otherworldly god related to Hephaestus’ weapon, but unfortunately, it didn’t seem to have a set effect with the otherworldly god.

‘It’s unfortunate, but it’s okay.’

Even without the set effect, you’ve already gained a lot.

“Let’s go back. “There is a lot to do.”

I told Sooyeon Lee.

“Ah yes! is it so.”

Eitri’s help was needed.

* * *

Eitri was making a weapon using the body of Hephaestus, who had turned into a dragon, at the request of Dojin, his younger brother Brock’s student and now his own student.

Dragon scales and bones were excellent materials in themselves.

“How long has it been since I touched such a precious material?”

Even when Brock was alive, there were only a handful of weapons made from dragon byproducts.

Even that dragon was transformed into a god.

“I’m busy thanks to my poor student.”

As he sweated profusely in front of the fire pit, he thought about what Dojin had accomplished.

Killing God?

It was an incredible feat.

Who would have thought?

‘No one can do it.’

God was in an absolute position just by his existence.

They have a power that far surpasses that of humans and even dwarves.

No matter how hard the dwarves hammer, they won’t be able to make anything better than a god’s weapon.

In this world, God was such a being.

He glanced at Hephaestus’ head, transformed into a dragon.

There was no way the majesty of God would remain in him who was already dead.

Just like any other mortal, when he dies, he remains just a corpse.

It’s just that it wasn’t revealed because it was too strong.

‘Even God dies.’

At the hands of mere humans, not even heroes, let alone gods.

But there was one thing I didn’t understand.

‘Why on earth do you have such a desire for revenge?’

Although Hephaestus was directly involved in Brock’s death, it was not for Dojin to show such fierce hatred.

Brock died in the fourth year since Nidavellir was connected to this world.

Four years is not that long even by the standards of humans with short lifespans.

‘It must have its own story.’

Kang! Kang!

What are you going to do?

It’s already happened, his brother is already dead, and Hephaestus, who killed him, also died at the hands of Dojin.

Didn’t you promise to live in the present without being tied to the past?

‘The important thing is that Dojin avenged Brock.’

For that alone, she owed him a debt that she would have to repay for the rest of her life.

so.

Just work hard for your students.

“Master!”

Dojin, who went to attack the Abyss, has returned.

“Are you here already? How much are you going to do like this? Ugh?”

Eitri’s eyes widened as she saw the entrance to the blacksmith shop where Dojin’s voice was heard.

“Well, what is that?”

To be precise, I saw the hammer in Kim Do-jin’s hand.

It had a heat stronger than that of a blacksmith shop.