The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 47



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Chapter 047

Ares, who was searching for Hephaestus, who had been sucked into the Abyss by Zeus’ order, looked like he couldn’t believe what he had witnessed.

“Hephaestus… .”

He was horribly torn to death.

When I saw the pitiful appearance, a shiver ran down my spine.

The arms and legs of the dragon-turned-guy, as well as the tail and head, were completely cut off.

If it weren’t for the lava that flowed from the corpse, I might not have recognized it as Hephaestus.

“I can’t believe he’s really dead… .”

However, there was no trace of the god of this world at the scene.

It was certainly true that the Abyss had opened and connected to an unknown dimension.

In order for the Abyss to exist, there had to be traces of the gods of the other world.

However, there were no traces of a fight left at the scene.

There are traces of apostates daring to attack, traces of the gods of the other world descending, and even traces of fights between the same gods.

It was as if he had been brought here after death.

So then who?

I don’t know.

It was a story that went beyond what he knew.

A being who is not a god from another world summons the Abyss.

Who on earth could do that?

Apostate?

If those insignificant and terrible things had come to Hephaestus’ forge, they would have already known everything.

There was no way those insignificant things could escape God’s keen sense.

Was there some kind of hostile relationship that he wasn’t aware of?

If so, who?

god?

Spirituality?

There were too many.

Because Hephaestus was not a god with a good personality to begin with.

“Ares, did you find that cripple? Why all the fuss? I can’t wait to go back and do my skin care… . “Aaaah!”

Aphrodite, who followed under the protection of her apostles, was frightened as soon as she saw Hephaestus’ corpse.

“Hey, is this him?”

“okay… .”

“Uh, what happened? Why on earth is Hephaestus… .”

She didn’t even seem to have the circumstances to inspect the scene.

Aside from his personal relationship and feelings with Hephaestus, this was because he was not a god who would go in vain like this.

“He was brought here after he died by someone. “The culprit who killed Hephaestus tried to use the Abyss to hide the circumstances of the incident.”

“That means… .”

“It means that Hephaestus died in his own forge.”

“Who on earth… .”

Ares could not answer Aphrodite’s question.

Because he didn’t know either.

Because there were too many candidates.

“We need to hold a meeting.”

I had to report this right away.

That God was killed by something other than the God of this world.

We have to find the culprit.

* * *

When we climbed onto Jormungand’s head and closed the Abyss, we landed not far from where the Abyss was originally located.

-It’s closed.

“I know.”

The Abyss we entered was closed and disappeared.

Azur, the god of the other world who opened this Abyss, has also disappeared, so there will be no new Abyss opened here in the future.

In this Abyss, I received quite a few rewards.

The skill obtained by killing Azur and the Sea King’s Trident received from King Mermaid Lucion.

It was an SS-level weapon.

A weapon on the same level as the weapon made from the dead body of Hephaestus.

But what surprised me more than that.

‘It was definitely S-class before.’

It was a completely different grade from the item I had obtained in my previous life.

Items with different names and grades have different effects.

[Sea King’s Trident – ​​SS Grade]

[Description: The trident of Lucion, the Sea King who rules the deep-sea kingdom of Europa. It contains the King of the Sea’s gratitude to the ‘unknown savior’ who saved the sea again]

[Effect 1: You can breathe underwater just by holding it.]

[Effect 2: Each time you use a water-related skill, it is strengthened by 150%.]

[Effect 3: It becomes easier to gain trust from the fishmen.]

Originally, there were only skills related to underwater breathing.

All it says is that the two skills below it are sealed.

Since the seal could not be broken, it was only used as an S-class weapon until the end.

‘I don’t know what good it will do to make it easier to gain trust from the fishmen… .’

Strengthening skills related to water was very beneficial.

This means that you can further increase the defense of the protection of the ocean currents that you obtained by killing Azur.

‘SS-level weapons have many things that affect their skills.’

The same was true of Hephaestus’ hammer and the Sea King’s trident.

A weapon that strengthens skills.

If you continue to collect it in the future, it will be a great help in battle.

I held the trident I received as a gift in my hand.

I liked the feel of it in my hand.

The spear is my second favorite weapon after the sword.

The weapons he used when he last fought with Lee Hyeon in his past life were a sword and a spear.

‘It’s been a while since I’ve had a trident, but it’s pretty good.’

It will definitely be useful in the future.

If necessary, you can make it look more intimidating by removing it from the kibisis and tying it with an appropriate strap and carrying it on your back.

“Well, now that we’ve conquered the Abyss… .”

I said, looking down at Jormungand, who was carrying me on his head.

“Now we have to finalize our contract.”

-Know.

A contract in which Jormungand will belong to me until I die as a condition of conquering the Abyss.

Even if I die, this is a contract that belongs to my agent, Soo-yeon Lee.

He lowered me onto his body floating in the sea.

Yellow eyes staring at me.

The eyes of the giant dragon that once enveloped Midgard stared at me.

Seeing his intimidating gaze, I turned to face him and said.

“What should I do now?”

-There is no need to do anything. It’s simply a process of acknowledging that you’ve fulfilled your contract.

When Jormungand opened his mouth, the snake head symbol he had carved on the back of my hand began to glow.

Hwaaaah!

[Symbol of Jormungand]

[Effect: When attacking the Abyss, Jormungand will belong to Kim Do-jin.]

[When attributing, the spirit object can be registered in the encyclopedia.]

As soon as a light appeared on the back of my hand, a new message appeared in front of my eyes.

-According to the contract made in front of fate, from now on I belong to you, Kim Do-jin. My contract with you will last until your life ends, and I will do my best to help you, who gave me freedom, at any time.

I looked up at the guy.

The important thing is whether this giant dragon can climb on land.

Now that Azur is dead and all the traitors who tried to summon him have been dealt with, there was no way his death would turn the East Sea into hell.

But it’s been a long time since I’ve given such a good familiar to me, so it’s too bad I’m only using it at sea.

“You can go up to the ground, right?”

-You mean on the ground?

“okay. “You can’t live anywhere but in the sea.”

-right. You can go up anytime. Because it was on earth that Thor was killed in Ragnarok.

I confirmed that I could go up.

The problem is its size.

“You are too big to go to the ground like this. “Can you reduce it a little more?”

-Does it have to be that way? This size is enough to get up on the ground… .

“I have become a human familiar to people! Are you going to advertise that?”

-Okay.

Jormungand, who was grumbling, gradually became smaller in size.

The body, which once boasted a length of hundreds of meters, became significantly shorter.

“Could it be any smaller than this?”

The guy didn’t answer.

“I asked.”

Jormungand furrowed his brow and answered.

-Of course. It can become as small as a pet snake. But I am the giant dragon of Midgard. Pride does not allow such things… .

“You don’t know what it means to belong, do you?”

At those words, the guy clicked his tongue twice.

I’m feeling upset.

-When the ship that will carry you arrives, make it smaller.

“good.”

And the status window appeared again.

[The second plague of Ragnarok, Jormungand, belongs to you.]

[As a reward, the skill of ‘Giant Dragon Surrounding Midgard’ will be engraved in the history books.]

[Passive: Giant dragon wrapped around Midgard – S class]

[Description: Absorbed the poison of Jormungand, which killed even Thor, the god of lightning.]

[Effect: Becomes partially immune to poison.]

[Skills that can be combined with this skill exist in the encyclopedia.]

[History Book Lv. 16]

what?

Combination?

[Combinable skills]

[Nine-Headed Viper – Grade A]

[Effect: Increases resistance to poison. The probability of becoming addicted is greatly reduced.]

The nine-headed viper was a skill obtained by killing Hydra.

Because it’s the same poison-related skill?

If not, is it because it is a skill from the same encyclopedia set?

I suddenly remembered that Jormungand and Hydra were tied together in the same encyclopedia.

[Encyclopedia Set: Giant Snake – SS Grade]

[Required Guide: Hydra (achieved), Jormungand (achieved), Naga Queen]

[???]

But in that case, the skills of Hephaestus and Peripetes should also have been possible to combine.

There was so much I didn’t know about the effects of this God Slayer.

‘I don’t know why yet… .’

You will find out when you hit it with your body.

[Combination is possible.]

[Caution: Skill combinations are painful. We recommend doing this in a safe place.]

The status window warned me.

Now is not the time to combine.

‘It’s not too late to go home.’

This does not mean that the skills you have acquired will disappear.

Gunther’s ship was seen coming from afar.

Gunther suddenly appeared from the approaching ship, covered in the blood of the Mermaids who had come through the Abyss.

‘I can get some rest now.’

I got on his boat.

* * *

“thank you. Thank you, old man.”

When I returned to the fishing village, people kept bowing their heads to me, saying thank you.

Of course, there were not only favorable views.

Some people were angry that their faith was not recognized.

They were all people who had been deceived by apostates.

“This is really embarrassing.”

Gunther smiled awkwardly and looked at me.

“In the end, they seem to think we are evil until the end.”

“To those people, the priest was a messenger who came to deliver the word of God.”

“Where is the messenger of God who demands human sacrifice?”

Gunther clicked his tongue and felt sorry for them.

But my thoughts were different.

These are people who kill people for their own happiness.

They didn’t kill him directly.

It was not those people who killed the victims, but apostates.

However, they agreed to human sacrifice and still believe that the monster is a god.

These were people who had the potential to become apostates at any time.

“Jormungand.”

I asked Jormungand, who had shrunk in size and hid in my arms.

-what?

“Are there any among them who have been contaminated by apostates?”

He would know what the word polluted means.

Because we saw the Mermaid together, who was infected with roundworms and turned into a monster.

Jormungand, who was glaring at the crowd for a long time, said.

-There are two people. You’re growing dirty parasites inside your body.

Two people?

“Are you sure?”

-of course.

I approached the two men and women pointed out by Jormungand.

The two people, who were holding each other’s hands like a couple, were hostile toward me until the end.

“hey.”

“… … .”

“Try taking off your clothes.”

“Are you planning on insulting us to the end? “You devil!”

“If you don’t like it, we will force you to take it off.”

“Everyone, look at this! This devil is a devil who wants to humiliate us to the end! Never be deceived and have faith until the end… .”

I cut off the head of the chattering bastard.

A roundworm the size of three fingers crawled out of the head.

“Aaaah!”

Kwasik!

“I removed one.”

I looked at the one remaining guy and said.

“Take off your clothes.”

He pulled out his sword and swung it at me.

Suddenly!

I cut off the guy’s head.

* * *

“Then let’s start the emergency meeting.”

Ares, who quickly returned to the Pantheon, spoke to the gods gathered around the round table.

“It’s about the death of Hephaestus.”