The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 41



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Episode 041

People who came from the city center and those who made human sacrifices along with the priests were all bitten.

“thank you.”

A man leading a group of people to block us bowed his head deeply.

His name was Lee Chang-min, and he was a native of this village who served as the youth leader in this village before the apostates came.

“Thanks to our benefactors, the madness that had fallen on our village has disappeared.”

With heartfelt thanks, they gave us a boat.

“I know well where they sacrifice human beings. “I will take you there myself.”

We boarded Lee Chang-min’s boat.

Meanwhile, I saw Gunther’s face unopened.

Apostates, human sacrifices, priests turned into demons, and even Jormungand.

It’s understandable, because your mind will be full of disturbing topics.

“thank you.”

Even with Lee Chang-min’s thank you, the atmosphere did not become lighter.

“Can you tell me exactly what happened?”

“Where should I start?”

Lee Chang-min sighed and continued.

We slowly unravel why so many people were swayed by the words of apostates and made human sacrifices as they told them to.

In the months before the apostates arrived, the village’s catch had been reduced by half.

The only good news was that the number of fish caught was reduced by half, and many of the fish being farmed even died suddenly due to unknown causes.

In addition, all those who tried to solve the problem met mysterious deaths.

“And after a while they came. They said that if they served the god they believed in, peace would come back to the village.”

“I guess no one believed it, right?”

“For most, it was, but for those who were desperate, those words seemed like salvation. And only the boats that trusted them saw their catches increase. In the fish farm run by a believer, the fish started to do well without dying. “That’s how it started to encroach, one by one.”

It must have been from then on.

It was a time when people began to have real faith in the new religion.

It was natural to have deeper trust in those who helped us during difficult times.

He must have been targeting that psychological gap.

“I actually thought it was because of them that the catch was cut in half. But no one believed it. Because what they showed was a miracle. “There were many other miracles they showed.”

“What was it?”

Lee Chang-min sighed in response to Gunter’s question.

“At a time when the catch was halved, about one boat that set sail went missing every two months, and the boats that went missing at that time have returned.”

“Did all the sailors come back alive?”

“no. Of the 20 missing, only 5 returned with the ship. “They all became their faithful subjects.”

“That means… .”

“Yes, I thought it was all a play on their part, but there was so little evidence.”

Lee Chang-min’s expression darkened.

“Once people began to believe, they said it takes one sacrifice to save ten. Then that one was one of us who didn’t believe them.”

“Amazing. “They captured those who rebelled one by one and used them as human sacrifices.”

“With our ordinary strength, we could not resist those awakened people. “I was able to go forward thanks to my benefactors helping me defeat them.”

“… … .”

Gunther bit his lip in disbelief.

“Do you know how human sacrifice is done?”

Changmin Lee shook his head at my question.

“I do not know. I only know the location, but the method… .”

“All right.”

But the moment I heard Lee Chang-min’s story, I was able to confirm what their real purpose was.

‘In the past life, Jormungand died and poison spread throughout the sea… . It’s not just because he died.’

Sea poison, the putrefactive poison that comes out of a corpse.

The poison of the humans sacrificed by them and accumulated over a long period of time reacted with the corpse of Jormungand, who was later killed by the gods.

Because it was Jormungand, a poison strong enough to kill Thor.

I don’t know why they did that, but the reason is probably related to the otherworldly god they believe in.

Azur, god of the sea.

‘Not all oceans would be the same as those on Earth.’

Azur would have needed to create the best environment for himself and his servants to live.

Jormungand, which happened to be blocking the entrance to the Abyss, would have been a suitable material.

“It will still be before the people who were brought on board the ship have been sacrificed. “Let’s go stop them first.”

Apostates who received power from Azur must never be sent back alive.

“All right.”

The ship passed quickly through the waves.

As we got closer to the destination where the human sacrifice was to take place, the weather became increasingly rough.

“The sea is rough today.”

Gunther, who was looking at the sky and the sea, clicked his tongue.

“Hehe, I can see the giant dragon that wrapped around Midgard over there.”

Rumbling!

Dark clouds formed in the sky, and lightning struck.

As the ship approached a little closer, the dark clouds cleared and Jormungandr’s huge body was revealed.

“Well, that’s Jormungand… .”

Lee Chang-min, who was holding the helm, looked up with a mesmerized look on his face.

Was this my first time seeing it in person?

He was looking at Jormungand in astonishment, then looked at us and asked in a trembling voice.

“Well, what should I do?”

“You just need to take me there.”

I saw a ship swaying with the waves in front of Jormungand.

It was a ship that set sail much earlier than us for human sacrifice.

“B-But then that monster…” .”

“it’s okay. “They won’t be able to attack us.”

“Oh, I understand. Well, then can I go back?”

“Yes, we will take care of the rest. If we leap, stay away from here.”

“yes… .”

As we got closer, the waves became increasingly rough.

The rain was pouring down, and the wind had become so strong that it was difficult for an ordinary person to even stand.

Grumble!

slam! slam!

There was a storm.

“It’s crazy huge! “This is my first time seeing that monster in the flesh!”

Gunther screamed.

The giant dragon Jormungand sticks out its forked tongue.

It was so huge that you could barely see it if you tilted your head up.

‘It’s huge.’

The part exposed above the water will be 400 meters long, or even longer.

If you include the submerged parts, how long would it be?

It is so huge that it cannot be easily guessed even with the naked eye.

A being that is overwhelmed just by facing its enormity.

The giant dragon Jormungand, who could easily be said to have engulfed the world, was currently looking down at the ship loaded with sacrifices.

The eyes of the giant snake sticking out its tongue were slit lengthwise.

“Are you going to kill that monster?”

“I have no intention of killing you.”

“That’s a good thing. “If I fight that monster, I will definitely go to Valhalla within today.”

“You wanted to go, didn’t you?”

“Valhalla without Brünnhilde is not Valhalla.”

Gunther smiles cheerfully even in this situation.

I heard him laugh and saw a boat approaching him.

A ship carrying people who are said to be sacrificed to him.

-You’re back again.

Jormungand’s voice was heard shaking the earth.

“Ugh! Mo, the voice is echoing in my head!”

The ship’s owner, Lee Chang-su, was shaking while holding the helm.

I was overwhelmed by its size and voice.

“Stay calm! As I said before, you just need to stick close to that ship.”

“Uh, what are you going to do… .”

“It’s simple. “I’m going to jump and go over to the boat over there.”

“Oh, I understand.”

Changsoo Lee drove the ship closer, while Jormungand looked at the ship loaded with living sacrifices and spoke.

-I warned you several times. Don’t come here anymore. The pollution of this sea is getting worse because of the corpses you drop.

Because of the storm, I couldn’t hear what the people on board were saying.

However, one thing is certain: Jormungand is glaring at the sailors on the ship and is furious.

-Don’t try to test my patience. He warned me to go back immediately. This is an area where humans are not allowed to come.

And how close was it?

-That’s what I say to you guys too. Get out of here right now.

Jormungand’s eyes, which were glaring at the ship in front of him, landed on our ship getting closer.

The giant dragon’s vertically slit eyes glared at us.

“I guess you knew.”

“Does a snake have good eyesight?”

Unlike me and Gunther, who are somewhat calm.

“Off… .”

Lee Chang-soo, an ordinary person, had a face that looked like he was going to die at any moment.

“Just be patient. “You just have to go there.”

Only then did the people in the boat on the other side seem to recognize us, glaring in our direction and shouting loudly.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t hear what was said.

I must have sworn at something.

It might be a signal to attack.

I feel sorry for Jormungand, who tells me to go away, but I can’t just go out.

We can’t just leave these guys who want to offer up a living sacrifice alone.

“Gunther, get ready now.”

“i get it.”

Grumble!

Lightning struck, and the giant dragon’s body glowed.

* * *

In my past life, I personally saw Thor fight the god of another world.

Befitting his reputation as the God of War, he always stands at the forefront with his warriors, Mjolnir in hand.

Grumble!

As Thor ran, brilliant lightning struck in front and behind him mercilessly.

Flash!

The moment he swung Mjolnir, lightning flashed and when he came to his senses, all his enemies had already fallen.

Thor, the strongest god in Norse mythology.

He was never defeated on the battlefield, and no matter how strong the enemy was, he never backed down.

To the enemies on the battlefield, he was a monster, but to our allies, he was hope.

When thunder rumbled on the battlefield, it meant that Thor was nearby.

So on days when there was thunder, the motivation of all the hunters in the guild increased several times.

Even though he did not appear in person and the thunder struck, everyone was confident of victory because they thought the God of Thunder was with them.

Even the proud Hercules and the Hindu god Shiva recognized and respected Thor.

-The best warrior, the strongest god.

He was always met with great praise.

Thor also knew his own strength, so even in the fight against the gods of the other world, he was always at the forefront against multiple enemies and overcame any crisis.

Even the undefeated Thor had something to fear.

Jormungand, the giant dragon that surrounds Midgard.

Thor, who was not afraid of any other world’s gods, was only afraid of Jormungand.

It may have been because of the memory of killing himself in the myth.

If you think about it, that was why, uncharacteristically, he avoided direct confrontation.

-You must kill Jormungand!

They raised their voices louder than anyone else, saying that everyone should work together to subdue Jormungand.

-He is trying to bring about Ragnarok in this world as well.

Ragnarok.

It is no exaggeration to say that Ragnarok, the apocalypse in which almost all gods will die, was the disaster that the Norse gods feared most.

And Loki, the god of mischief and the son of a giant who kills Baldur and causes the apocalypse.

and his three siblings who follow their father, Loki.

Fenrir, the wolf who ate a god.

Jormungand, the giant dragon that surrounds Midgard.

Half-life reflex, hell.

These were the disaster that caused Ragnarok and monsters that even the gods feared.

Fenrir ate Odin, the king of the Norse gods, and Jormungand filled the world with poison and killed Thor.

Hel brought numerous dead from hell and overwhelmed the forces of God.

Jormungand, Human Sacrifice, Ragnarok.

Because the words were taboo to the Norse gods, Loki did not refute Thor’s words.

-That Thor?

-You said we should all fight together?

-How strong is Jormungand?

A being that made even Thor fear.

A spirit creature that even Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction, had no choice but to participate in the subjugation of.

And that was why I needed Jormungand.