The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 39



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Episode 039

Just as people believe in the gods of human history who protect them, there are also those who believe in gods from other worlds who pose a threat to humanity.

-Zenon will save us!

There were also crazy people who believed that Zeno, the god of destruction in the other world, would save humanity by destroying the existing order.

-There will be the second coming of Ignis.

Some believed in Ignis, the lava giant I killed.

Those who believe in the gods of the other world as one faith were called this in their past lives.

Apostate.

A traitor to humanity and God.

It was a few years later that such apostates came to the surface in earnest.

An enemy of humanity who believes in otherworldly gods and commits sabotage for them.

I didn’t think I would run into them any time soon.

That’s because my immediate target was the gods of human history who betrayed us, and it was a long time before they became active in earnest.

‘I didn’t expect to meet you here.’

However, it seems that the movement of apostates had been going on much earlier than I thought.

I recalled memories from my past life.

-We must defeat Jormungand immediately!

Evidence presented by Thor, saying that the giant dragon that surrounded Midgard betrayed humanity.

It was none other than the human sacrifice of apostates.

Photos showing people with blood-red whale tails carved into their faces making human sacrifices to Jormungand.

The terrified faces of the victims and the apostate who appears to have no intention of hiding his identity.

There was a very clear picture of them dropping the victims into the sea from the ship and Jormungand watching.

The photos became featured in various media outlets, and people’s sense of betrayal toward the giant dragon that betrayed humanity burned like madness.

-You’re crazy. You accepted human sacrifice as is?

-Isn’t it a demon, not a spirit creature?

-You couldn’t change the habit that caused Ragnarok.

-Isn’t it synthetic?

-Experts have already stamped that it is not synthetic.

Due to heated public opinion and a clear cause, even Jormungandr’s father, Loki, gave up defending him.

-I can’t believe my son has fallen this far.

The reason why the apostate made human sacrifices to Jormungand was revealed only after Jormungand died.

The advent of Azur, the god of the sea, and the pollution of the Pacific Ocean.

It was revealed too late that the apostate’s goal was not the worship of Jormungand, but his murder.

Too late to turn back.

‘I can’t see it like that again.’

If you didn’t know, you wouldn’t know. Since we already knew, we had to stop it at all costs.

‘I can’t believe they were already starting work.’

It seemed like the coloring started much longer ago than I thought.

Deng-. Deng-. Deng-.

I continued walking towards the place where I heard the eerie sound of a bell that seemed to tighten one’s heart just by hearing it.

“That doesn’t sound pleasant.”

I agreed with what Gunther said.

“Is this a signal for the ship to sail?”

“I guess so.”

“You seem to know something.”

“… “I’ll let you know later.”

“Okay.”

Gunther didn’t bother to complain.

I liked the fact that his mouth was heavy and his actions were cautious.

We soon arrived at the place where the bell rang.

Deng-. Deng-.

“Today we saw another group of victims. The father of a child and the son of a mother never returned from the sea. Because the God of the Sea is angry!”

At the altar next to the port, a person wearing an unusual costume was continuously ringing a bell and making noise.

And in front of the altar, dozens of people were kneeling and praying earnestly in front of the person wearing the loud costume.

What caught my eye were middle-aged women wearing black clothes next to the priest.

Are you holding a ancestral rite for someone?

The dark black clothes, like mourning clothes, especially stood out.

“In the end, we lost several more neighbors to the wrath of the sea god. How long must we lose our neighbors to their selfishness?”

The priest pointed to the village.

At his pointing, the people gathered in front of the altar screamed loudly.

“you’re right! “What the priest said is correct!”

“The sea god wants a new offering. We must offer new sacrifices to Him so as not to lose our neighbors and our families.”

The voice was like a noise that pierced my ears.

An unpleasant sound that makes you feel uncomfortable just by hearing it.

Gunther also frowned, probably thinking the same thing.

“Author, your voice is filled with mana. “I’m not an ordinary person.”

“Gunther, prepare for battle.”

“Okay.”

With those words, Gunther took the Battle Ax in his hand.

I felt an instinctive resistance to the voice of the priest carrying mana.

Its mana was not of the ordinary kind.

Mana that seems to be distorted somewhere.

It was known that there were two ways for an ordinary person to awaken.

You may awaken by receiving a blessing from a god, spirit, or hero in human history.

Or even without a blessing, the common method was to achieve certain conditions that were different for each individual and awaken.

However, 99%, no, 99.99% of the awakened people used to awaken in the former way.

Although it is said to be a common method, cases of awakening using the latter method were extremely rare.

That is why the gods were in the position of absolute protectors.

However, there are other ways to awaken in addition to the two above.

‘Receiving the blessings of the gods of this world.’

Just as the gods of human history give blessings, the gods of this world could also give blessings to humans.

I don’t know if you can call that a blessing.

Those who were blessed and awakened by them felt an uncomfortable twist somehow.

Like now.

‘Are you sure.’

All that’s left now is to check the marks on their faces.

Their faces, dressed in flashy costumes, had patterns engraved on them that I had never seen before.

A blood-red whale tail.

also.

“Unless a new sacrifice is made, there will be no safe return of those who went to sea.”

It’s him.

A symbol symbolizing Azur, who presides over the sea among the gods of the other world.

A god from another world who ruined the East Sea and Pacific Ocean with the poison of Jormungand.

Its symbol was clearly engraved on the priest’s face.

At the words of the priest on the altar, some people trembled as if they had been shocked by electricity.

I looked up at the priest as if I should never do that.

“You have to come back. “Sir, my husband hasn’t returned yet.”

“no… .”

Gunther, who was watching the scene together, muttered quietly.

“It is a living sacrifice. Do you understand what and to whom you are offering it?”

“… … .”

“Now is the time to tell me. “Because we all know that you know something.”

Gunther continued speaking while staring straight ahead.

“Why do people offer sacrifices to Angrboda’s second son?”

Angreboda’s second son.

It was also another name for Jormungand.

“The person they are sacrificing to is not Jormungand.”

“then?”

“Do you know Azur, the god of this world?”

“I don’t know. But a god from another world? Are you really saying that they are all apostates who believe in the gods of this world?”

I shook my head.

“Those people who live by the sea believe that their god is Jormungandr.”

“So, does that mean the apostates are being led to believe in Jormungand as a god?”

“yes.”

I pointed to the priest.

“Do you see the whale tail symbol engraved under the author’s eye?”

“I can see it.”

“That is the symbol of Azur, the god who protects the sea of ​​the other world.”

“Why do apostates make authors believe that Jormungand is a god? “No matter how much I think about it, I don’t understand.”

Gunther asked me as if he didn’t know.

“They are trying to kill Jormungand. “By sacrificing humans to Jormungand, he wants to make enemies of other gods.”

“Kill Jormungand? No, you’re sacrificing a human before that? “Are you saying you’re making human sacrifices?”

“yes. “The goal of those apostates is to kill Jormungand by falsely accusing him of human sacrifice, and forcefully open the Abyss that he is blocking, allowing their god to descend.”

Hearing those words, Gunther’s brow furrowed.

“This is crazy. How could you do that… .”

I recalled the story I heard from Suyeon Lee.

-They think Jormungand is protecting them.

-It seems they believe that if they offer a sacrifice to Jormungand, people who go to the beach will not be attacked by monsters.

-I don’t know what the offering is… Wouldn’t it be like offering a tribute like a chicken or a pig?

I heard that because of the sea monsters that could not be defeated, I came to believe in a god who guarantees the safety of those who go fishing.

This custom seems to have been going on for quite some time.

“Do not try to understand an apostate.”

“How can you do something like this…” ?”

“… “My family was killed by an apostate.”

I answered his questions with lies.

There was no need to say that I had been reincarnated.

Because I don’t need to show everything I have.

Not only was there no one who would believe that, but even if he did, it would be no different from throwing away the weapon I had.

Above all, my relationship with Gunther is nothing more than cooperation for mutual benefit.

I had no reason or need to trust him.

“I’m sorry. “You asked me something pointless.”

Buuu-.

At that time, a ship set sail.

The ship headed out to sea, leaving behind the dance of a priest wearing loud makeup and people praying earnestly behind him.

“Are you saying there are people there to be sacrificed?”

“I guess so.”

“What are you going to do?”

“Do you know what the best way to negotiate is?”

“Persuading with fancy speaking skills?”

“no. “It just shows overwhelming power.”

Gunther smiled and took the ax in his hand.

“I know what you mean. Then move.”

We headed towards the altar.

“Aim only for those who have whale tail tattoos, and if anyone else attacks you, just stun them.”

“I know what you mean.”

Gunther swung his ax, and I pulled out my dragon slayer and moved forward.

And when you get close enough.

“Who are you?”

Men with whale tail tattoos on their faces glared at us and shouted.

When they confirmed that we had weapons in our hands, they quickly pulled out their weapons.

“There has been a crackdown.”

I answered them and quickly scanned the altar.

A priest with a red whale tail carved on his face.

And the big eight standing next to him.

The whale’s tail drawn in blood was clearly visible on the faces of the large men.

‘Nine awakened people.’

There were nine people standing here right now.

This can’t be all.

There’s definitely more hiding somewhere.

‘I’ll think about complicated things later.’

First, let’s focus on the enemy in front of us.

“It’s the enemy!”

“Priest, you are a pagan!”

Everyone’s eyes were focused on us as they shouted.

“It is unbelievable, brothers, for a pagan to invade such a sacred ceremony.”

Hatred and anger began to appear in the eyes of the people gathered at the priest’s words.

And that anger was directed at us who disrupted the ancestral rites.

“It might be a little annoying.”

“Keep this in mind. “Just make ordinary people faint.”

“Don’t worry. “He has that level of dexterity.”

We ran towards the enemies.