The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 42



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Episode 042

“Kill those guys right now!”

“What on earth are those bastards!”

“What happened to you, priest?”

When the ships got close enough for me to jump over, I heard their voices.

Clear hostility towards us, questions about how we got there, concerns about the condition of the priests in the port.

I felt a variety of emotions swirling around me.

“Gunther, do you see the victims?”

“I can see it! but… .”

“but?”

“It looks like he collapsed and wasn’t moving.”

“Are you saying he’s dead?”

“Maybe he fainted, or was put to sleep by medicine or magic.”

“I know what you mean.”

You can check the details after dealing with all of those guys.

“Except for the victims, everything is handled here. There is no need to show mercy.”

“Are you not planning on digging up information or anything like that?”

“yes. “I’ve already heard everything I need.”

“Okay! But are you going to ignore that monster and fight it?”

Jormungand just silently glared at our actions.

As if I couldn’t move any further from there.

‘also.’

I know why he can’t move properly.

The Abyss that he is blocking with his body.

Jormungand uses his huge body to prevent the Abyss from opening.

The reason apostates were able to make human sacrifices near Jormungand was because Jormungand was restricted from moving his body.

This was also the reason why we could only give verbal warnings even when we got close.

“He won’t even be able to move! “If they could have done that, they would have hit us with the tail a long time ago.”

I left Gunther, who nodded, and spoke to Lee Chang-min, who was holding the helm.

“Changmin, if we run, get as far away as possible!”

“All right!”

The distance to the other ship got closer.

I could see them taking out their weapons from across the street.

“I’m going to run!”

“Okay!”

We each grabbed our weapons and ran to the other side.

Boom.

Arrows and spears flew towards us floating in the sky.

Whip!

None of their attacks could reach me.

“You bastards!”

“What happened to the priest?”

There were five people on board the boat.

They all had red whale tails carved into their faces.

Same guys as the guys at the port.

I thought so.

‘Including those in the port, 14 people. There are more than you think.’

That was the number of awakened people who received the blessings of the god of this world.

If you include the believers who were deceived and those who did not come here, the number will definitely be much higher than this.

There are 14 apostates who believe in Azur.

If you include other gods, the number of apostates will be much higher.

‘It’s already like this… .’

How many more are there besides these guys?

I cut them down with the dragon slayer I drew.

Sigh!

“Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!”

Even though he was an awakened person, his opponent was very inexperienced.

The sailor whose neck was pierced by my sword fell down, spouting blood foam.

thud!

Gunther’s ax split the head of another sailor aiming for my back.

The huge ax cut straight into the shoulder of the apostate who dared to attack.

“Kwaaaaaak!”

Several stabbings followed, and the noisy sailors’ heads began to roll on the floor and things gradually became quieter.

And by the time the last sailor’s head fell onto the deck.

“Gunther, what is the situation of the victims?”

“It’s hidden. “She’s weak enough to think she’s dead.”

I breathed a sigh of relief when Gunther confirmed that the victims were alive and dead.

“thank god.”

The three victims were of no gender or age.

An old man in his 70s, a girl who looked like she was just in her 20s, and a young man to a child were all tied up with rope and lying unconscious.

These would be the people selected as sacrifices for human sacrifice.

“It looks like he was drugged. “There is something similar among the medicines used by alchemists.”

“Alchemist, do you mean?”

“okay. “It must have been injected by the priest earlier.”

“That priest is an alchemist… .”

“I guess not. It is an item used by alchemists, but it is also sold commercially. “There is a higher probability that they bought it.”

“What is your name?”

“Blue forget-me-not.”

‘also.’

It was a drug I knew.

A sleeping pill that causes the user to sleep as if they were dead, and if overdosed, causes the body to emit a rotten corpse.

Other than that, there was no special effect.

Some people often use it because of the effect of waking up feeling refreshed, as if they had had a good night’s sleep.

“I don’t know why I fed this to them.”

“I think they were trying to amplify the effect of the sea poison by making it look like a corpse even when it was alive.”

“Seadog? “You were trying to use poison?”

“It’s similar. “They probably planned to use poison to pollute the nearby sea.”

“Nonsense. “To pollute this vast sea with the corpses of just a few people.”

Instead of answering, I pointed to the giant dragon Jormungand, who was looking at the situation with interest.

“Even if it’s impossible with a few people, it’s possible with a giant dragon.”

“haha… .”

I raised my head and saw him.

“Jormungand. “The second son of Loki and Angrboda, and the giant dragon that enveloped Midgard.”

-You know me well.

“At least there won’t be many people in this country who don’t know you.”

-Hmm~. That sounds nice. It means that my reputation has spread even to this small land.

The voice of a giant snake resonates through the sea and air.

It was still difficult to stand still in the strong waves.

“First of all, I want this weather to calm down. “Is this how we treat our guests?”

-customer? Do you consider the flies that come to your house as guests?

“If that fly is a benefactor who came to solve your problem, then it can be called a guest.”

Its huge head approaches the ship.

As Jormungand’s head, which was several times larger than the ship we were on, approached us, we could feel its intimidation.

-You’re cocky. A person who has not been blessed by anyone dares to talk to me, and is being sarcastic.

A giant dragon that lashes out with a tongue larger than a human and splits its pupils vertically.

I looked up at that guy and answered.

“It’s not sarcasm, it’s sincere. “I came here personally to lift the curse that is binding your feet.”

-dare!

It opened its mouth and let out a loud roar, shaking the ship so much that it almost flipped over.

“Wow!”

-Why is this guy talking about what he knows when he doesn’t even know why I can’t move?

Bleep-.

Tinnitus ringing in my ears.

Just hearing the sound made me dizzy.

Let’s focus.

You must not waver here.

You already made up your mind.

That it would be difficult to deal with.

“What I said earlier… “Didn’t you already roughly notice it?”

-… … .

Since he said he was trying to amplify the Sea Dog and pointed to Jormungand, Jormungand must have already noticed to some extent.

“Azur, you probably know what that name means, right?”

-… … .

I hit the corpses of the apostates rolling on the floor with my foot.

“This is the god these guys worship, and the reason they dump bodies here under the pretext of human sacrifice. “Isn’t it all because of Azur, the god of the other world, who created the Abyss that you are blocking?”

In an instant, Jormungandr’s expression changed.

The frowning eyebrows and narrowed eyes slightly relaxed.

The face asked how I knew that.

-… How did you know that?

“There is a way.”

-can not believe it. Information about the gods of this world is not something that only humans like you can know.

“Does it matter?”

-what?

“Isn’t it more important now that I am a savior who can set you free?”

The guy’s eyes shone.

-Yes, what do you believe in?

“I think you’ve already proven that enough with that name?”

-No. You might be an apostate just like them.

“Why not just do a simple test?”

-Test… . Can you prove it with that?

“You will know when we fight. Otherwise, you’re not going to pretend that you don’t know whether someone as good as Jormungand is an apostate or not even after fighting, right?”

Just like the magic used by the priest earlier, the apostates use their own unique magic. If I were to survive Jormungand, who was trying to kill me, I would have no choice but to do my best, so if I were a hex user, I would have no choice but to use it.

The huge snake growled.

-okay. If you come out with that much courage, it probably means that you have some confidence.

Gunther, who was standing next to him, asked.

“It is an honor to face the legendary giant dragon Jormungand. Good thing you came. haha.”

I shook my head as he lifted his arms and straightened his axe.

“Gunther, I’m sorry… “Someone has to evacuate the victims.”

“Ugh, are you serious? “I want to experience the same glory.”

“Evacuating and saving civilians is also an honorable thing.”

“Whoa… . “If you say that, I can’t help it.”

My shoulders slumped.

“It was an opportunity to fight the giant dragon that engulfed Midgard… .”

Gunther, who had forced his boiling passion to calm down, took the helm.

“Be sure to win. “I’ll take them with me and I’ll be right back.”

“All right.”

Jormungand stuck out his tail.

I got on top of it, and Gunther’s boat gradually moved away.

-Then let’s start the test. There is only one condition for your victory. The one that goes up to the top of my head. It doesn’t matter what method you use.

It may seem like nothing special, but if you think about it, it was a ridiculous condition.

Even to estimate its height, it seemed to be tens of meters high.

“Can you at least confirm that you are not related to apostates?”

-Of course.

The giant dragon growled.

I took out the hammer of Hephaestus that was on my belt.

The giant dragon, seeing the hammer burning like boiling lava, stuck out its tongue.

-I don’t think I’m in the middle of nowhere.

He must have sensed that this was a divine weapon.

Without hesitation, I stepped on the tail and kicked the seat.

The goal is above Jormungand’s head.

-It’s foolish to levitate yourself!

Jormungand cried.

A strong wind and rain struck me at the sound of its cries, and the storm blocked my path.

Does not matter.

I didn’t plan on going up all at once.

As I jumped through the driving rain and wind, Jormungand swung his huge tail towards me.

The tail of a giant dragon approaches the place where I am rising, as if it will not tolerate any further approaches.

I slammed the hammer down on its tail.

Quaaaang!

The recoil causes my body to bounce.

-Quaaaagh!

It screamed and this time sprayed poison.

‘That’s quite sincere.’

I even felt the determination to block the entrance to the Abyss.

But the opponent was bad.

Because I even dealt with the hydra’s poison.

The passive skill I got from that guy, poison resistance.

Chi-ik!

There were holes here and there in my armor, but the poison did not melt my body.

Rather, it was quickly washed away by the pouring rain.

-Those pesky flies! You had some talent!

It opened its mouth towards me, who flew high into the sky in reaction to being hit with the hammer of Hephaestus.

-You’re arrogant, you bug-like human.

It seemed like I couldn’t escape Jormungand’s maw that was about to swallow me with my body suspended in midair.

The gaping maw was bigger than most buildings.

‘done.’

I smiled at him.

“thanks. “For moving the way you want.”

Jormungand’s range of movement was limited as his body was not free due to sealing the Abyss.

There is a limit to the distance it can extend its body.

That’s why he just watched me fight against the apostates.

‘And this is outside the intersection’

Seeing me out of range, all Jormungand can do is wait for me to fall.

-You… no way… .

“okay. “I aimed for it.”

[Dragon Grab]

The dragon’s arm obtained while catching Siegfried touched the top of Jormungand’s head.

Dragon grab that pulls the opponent towards you.

Grabbing and pulling an opponent with a grab means that the power of the grab can be used in the opposite direction.

The force of the grab that grabbed the top of its head pulled my body.

-Kaaaaaa!

Its maw bit into the air.

At the same time, I landed on its head.

“I think I’ve proven my skills now.”

I said as I sat on his head.

-… okay. I admit it. You’re more talented than I thought. You seem to have a lot of experience.

“But does this tell you whether he is an apostate or not?”

At those words, Jormungandr’s yellow eyes turned to me.

The sight was creepy, but when I realized that there was no hostility in that gaze, I found it cute in its own way.

-Actually, I knew the moment you sat on my tail. That you have nothing to do with those dirty bastards.

“Did you feel mana through those scales?”

-similar.

The guy’s mouth rose upward.

-Then, what are you planning to do with the gods of this world and the Abyss?

“It has to be completely sealed.”

I’m asking the obvious.