The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 48



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Chapter 048

Ares looked back at the gods gathered at the round table.

12 people including myself, the person in charge of the meeting.

There are two main-level gods, three upper-level gods of the same level as Ares himself, and seven intermediate-level gods.

There were enough people to hold an emergency meeting.

Although the general public does not know, gods had their own ranks.

A god whose number of believers is so small that he cannot maintain even a single digit of guild members with his divine power is an unranked god, meaning that he cannot be ranked.

A low-class god is a god who commands more than two digits of guild members and one apostle with his or her divine power.

A mid-level god is a god who has three or more guild members and three apostles.

A god with more than four digits of guild members and six apostles was called a superior god.

And a god with more than 12 guild members and more than 12 apostles was called a god.

Depending on the level of each god, the scope of action among the gods and the treatment received were different.

In order to increase divine power, more people’s faith was needed, and the more faith a god received, the more guild members he could have.

Having more guild members meant that the guild’s owner, the guild leader, had more power.

The stronger the divine power of God himself, the stronger the power of the guild members, so God and the guild members did their best to make more people believe in God.

Therefore, as a stronger god became more powerful, the number of people under him inevitably increased.

Because it wasn’t just God who wanted stronger power.

So the guild members and God would become one and spread their faith more widely.

Stronger faith, stronger strength.

The gods did not want to be forgotten.

Being forgotten means becoming weak, which means death.

This is why the gods were hung up on the faith of humans.

To survive.

And if you survive to the end and overcome the endless disasters of this world, you will one day achieve complete freedom without the need for humans.

At least that’s what the gods gathered here thought.

“Hephaestus’ body was found inside a dimension connected to the Abyss.”

Everyone focused on Ares’ words.

Currently, Ares is a middle-level god, but thanks to his prestige as the god of war, the guild members’ military power was outstanding, and he was often treated as a high-level god.

No one could carelessly ignore his words, unless he was a main god.

“The death of Hephaestus. “Didn’t he say he was missing?”

“It was clear that he was missing, but as I said before, we found what we believe to be his body.”

As Ares displayed the corpse of Hephaestus on the screen, sighs were heard everywhere.

Hephaestus was a god who had just been promoted to intermediate level.

At the time of Advent, he was only a low-class god.

Although he was well known among humans, few people had faith in him except blacksmiths and craftsmen.

However, his ability to create god-level weapons and his blacksmith shop, which creates the most important weapons for hunters, were enough to attract more faith, and it wasn’t long before he was awakened to a mid-level god.

There was talk among the gods that they would expect him to awaken as a high-ranking god in the near future.

That god is dead.

Not to the gods of this world, but to other beings.

“Then do you have any idea who killed him?”

Morpheus, the god of dreams and a mid-level god like Ares, asked.

“Checking.”

“Is that all?”

“It still is. But one thing is certain: human history was not caused by God. Considering that the Abyss was summoned within the Pantheon, it is most likely the work of traitors.”

Likewise, Horus, a fellow mid-level god, intervened.

“You never know. Ares, you killed him, didn’t you? “Everyone around the world knows that the two of you got into a passionate fight not long ago.”

Ares gritted his teeth at those words.

How can you be so oblivious?

If Hephaestus had really decided to kill him, he would not have been able to return to his pantheon.

Because I wouldn’t have allowed it.

But it was not Ares who spoke first.

“It is difficult to allow a mid-level god running wild in the desert to insult my sons.”

Zeus, a unique god-level god gathered here.

The father god of Ares and Hephaestus wrinkled his eyebrows as if he were displeased.

“Please forgive my rudeness. However, there are many cases of death due to jealousy and fights between brothers, so I asked just to find out.”

Horus bowed his head at those words.

There was a clear difference from how he treated Ares.

“Why? “Isn’t it famous that the Greek gods fight among themselves?”

Geb, the superior god of Egyptian mythology, intervened in Zeus’ words.

He was a main deity in the Egyptian creation myth along with the sun god Ra, but due to his loose personality and unwillingness to gather faith, he remained as a higher-level deity.

“I think the same thing happened in Egypt when they committed fratricide to take away my nephew’s throne?”

Zeus responded as if accepting those words.

The excitement in the conference room was instantly ignited by each other’s provocation.

“Okay, let’s stop there. You don’t want to shed blood at the sacred round table, do you? “Let’s schedule a fierce match between Egypt and Greece separately later.”

Likewise, Loki, a unique god-level god, stopped Zeus at this location.

Ares glared at Loki.

He looked like a blond boy, sitting on a high chair and swinging his feet that were not touching the ground.

He has a more playful face than anyone else, but Ares also knows it.

That boy was the one who announced the end of a myth.

Rocky.

Although he clearly possesses the divine power of a god, he is a unique god who only has four guild members under his control.

He was generally less interested in faith than anyone else, unlike other gods who struggled to gather their own faith and divine power.

Loki was an ironic figure for the gods, whose daily routine was to travel around the world to gain the faith appropriate for their strong divine power.

However, Ares dared to guess that the irony was what made Loki the level of a god.

The god of pranks and deception whose true intentions are unpredictable.

Ares wondered if he might be the culprit.

But no matter how much I thought about it, it was impossible for a god in human history to summon the Abyss.

“Ares, I’m sorry for interrupting the conversation. Keep talking. “They probably didn’t just call us because they found a body.”

Only then did Zeus’ true eyes turn to Ares.

“Most apostates operate as point organizations, so it is difficult to infer their location and radius of activity. However, there are some people whose status is currently estimated to some extent, and they are followers of Yamyeonggoe, who are expanding their power near Yangju, Korea. “I would like to investigate this area first.”

“But… “Isn’t it strange?”

Loki, who was quietly listening to this, asked.

He purred his lips, digging his fingers into his ears as if he were bored.

“Then why did you kill Peripetes? “Isn’t there a need for apostates to do that?”

Phew.

Ares answered Loki’s question without hesitation after brushing off his earlobes.

“They want internal strife among the gods. They want to tear us apart. “Aren’t those wicked thoughts likely to come from the minds of apostates?”

“Hmm~ Really?”

Ares thought of the group of apostates active in Korea.

A sect that follows Azur, believed to be active on the east coast.

A sect that believes in Yamyeonggoe, known to be active near Yangju, Gangwon-do.

A sect that believes in Seliba, who has turned Mt. Jiri into a demonic landscape.

Their location was identified, but since their radius of action was small, the gods were focusing on other matters rather than their immediate subjugation.

Because they were all located far from major metropolitan areas, the gods did not feel the need to intervene.

If the heroes take care of it, it’s like praising them for their work and saying they did a good job.

In order to increase one’s reputation, it was most important to be reflected in the mass media.

“It’s boring. To think that the culprit was an apostate with just one Abyss. I came here hoping to see Thor’s face for the first time in a while, but he wasn’t there and they were just talking about trivial things… .”

Loki got grumpy, as if he didn’t like the answer.

“Zeus, do you feel the same way?”

“I will not give you advice on this matter.”

“Even if it means finding the person who killed your son?”

“If you have another child, that’s it.”

“Hahahaha! “That answer is a masterpiece!”

The gods fell silent as the two main gods chatted.

In particular, Ares’ face became an earthy color.

It is said that it is enough to have another child.

Is it because I feel like those words are being said to myself?

“We are still gathering evidence. If you are looking for evidence that they are apostates… .”

It was then.

-Zeus, this is urgent news!

Suddenly, the screen in front of Zeus changed, and the face of his first apostle, Molina, was reflected.

“What’s going on?”

-The Abyss sealed by Jormungand on the east coast of Korea has disappeared. It is said that apostates who believed in Azur attempted to unseal the Abyss.

Everyone fell silent at those words.

It was a well-known fact that there were still Abyss that had not yet been conquered.

But that wasn’t the problem.

The apostate was trying to open the Abyss.

It was enough to remind the gods who had memories of the Advent of the horrors of the past.

“Well, I’ll wake up first.”

When Loki heard the news, he jumped up from his seat.

“Where are we going?”

“Well, I heard that my child found freedom for the first time in a long time, so I’m going to see his face. “Unlike others, I have a special love for my children.”

There was no one who dared to stop Loki, who was at the level of a god.

“Ares.”

“Yes, father… “No, Zeus.”

“Can you be held responsible for saying that an apostate is a criminal?”

“That’s right. “They are the most powerful ones.”

“… “I think differently.”

Zeus continued speaking, stroking his silver-shining beard.

Every time he did that, lightning flashed from his beard and flew out in all directions.

“Then, if I ask you what Zeus is thinking… .”

“You’re not thinking of finding the answer yourself?”

“sorry.”

Ugly guy.

Ares felt as if he heard a voice from Zeus’s gaze on him.

“Let’s also investigate the guy who closed the Abyss on the east coast. “You killed an apostate, so you must know something.”

“… All right.”

Grumble.

“I guess there’s no need to watch any more meetings.”

Zeus stood up.

“Oh, and.”

As he was about to leave, he seemed to remember something and approached the mid-level god Horus.

“Shouldn’t you be punished for daring to speak arrogantly to my son, or to us?”

“You’re so arrogant, I don’t know if the sun god will stay still.”

Despite Zeus’ angry words, Horus remained calm.

Just as there was Zeus behind Ares, there was also Ra behind Horus.

But Zeus didn’t seem to have any intention of letting go that easily.

“He is the sun god… . That’s good. “I thought we had to fight at least once.”

“What is that… .”

“Because I’m not the type of person to just ignore the insults I receive.”

Horus made eye contact with Zeus and bit his lip.

“Hey, are you seriously thinking of starting an all-out war?”

Geb intervened once again.

“Is there really a need for that? “There is a better way.”

Zeus twisted his lips and looked at Ares.

“Ares.”

“Yes, Zeus.”

“Couldn’t we just ignore the insult to no one else but to a god who is already dead?”

“That’s right.”

Hearing Ares’ words as if he had been waiting, Zeus looked at Geb with triumph.

“That’s right.”

“What do you want?”

Zeus said, stroking his beard at Horus’ words.

“A duel for each other’s faith.”

“Hey, Zeus! “That crossed the line.”

Zeus paid no heed to Geb’s words.

“I will speak directly to Ra, the sun god. You’ll like it too. “Didn’t you want to take away our power from a long time ago?”

Squeeze!

Geb sighed at the sight of Zeus not wanting to back down.

The authority established in mythology has long been forgotten.

Because the physical power that can be shown in this world now was the measure of power among the gods.

“I will ask the sun god directly.”

* * *

“It will soon become known.”

-What do you mean?

“What I did.”

The Abyss on the east coast was sealed.

Even apostates were destroyed.

The gods will start to take interest little by little.

Hephaestus’ body should have been found by now.

Perhaps an urgent meeting was held.

‘Yes, it’s not hard to guess.’

You won’t be able to find any proper evidence.

It will instill fear in the gods whose power is weaker than Hephaestus.

Fear that they too might die like him.

At the same time, the higher spirits will ask questions.

Who on earth has the power to kill a god?

What if you knew it was human?

What if you found out that that person was strong enough to attack the Abyss on his own?

Someone will want to kill me.

At the same time, there are people who want to take advantage of it.

You will want to make him an apostle.

Even though he killed a god like himself.

Gods are such selfish beings.

Didn’t they say that humans were created to resemble God?

They were more human than anyone else.

If one day it turns out that the culprit is me, I will be divided into two groups: those who want to kill me and those who want to use me.

I was planning to take advantage of the gods’ selfishness.

‘But you are the ones being taken advantage of.’

Even if it is God.