The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 76



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Chapter 076

-Ssam liquid, Ssam liquid.

The unpleasant sound of breathing escaping echoed in the cave.

“What is this? Why like this… .”

Rin, the dark elf who followed me, spoke in a puzzled voice.

It was a natural reaction because Fenrir’s appearance was completely different from what she knew.

“Didn’t the dark elves manage this place?”

“Well, that’s not it. However, since this being did not dare to face it, access was restricted… .”

“You’re saying it in a way that makes it sound nice to say that you didn’t manage it.”

“… … .”

I approached Fenrir.

The hair, which should have been shiny and silvery originally, was not brittle and had split ends.

Not only was his hair discolored to black here and there, but his hair was even falling out here and there, showing that his condition was not good at all.

His blue eyes were covered in white spots and he couldn’t focus properly.

Its claws and fangs were worn down and blunt, and its body was shaking even at this very moment.

Even as I approached, he just stared into space and let out a wheezing sound.

“If it had been just a little bit later, I might have really died.”

I suddenly thought about why Loki sent me here.

Did you know?

That the god of this world had become attached to his son.

Several wounds on his body.

This was caused by Decay’s curse of corruption.

‘If someone who was just a spore could issue such a strong curse… .’

When he was resurrected as a complete person, he would have inflicted an even more terrible curse than this.

I thought of corpses that had become zombies despite being intelligent.

Fenrir might also have become such a monster.

Fenrir, who had been left tied up for a long time, was slowly being drained of energy by Decay and dying.

I saw a silver string tying its body tightly.

Gleipnir, an unbreakable string made by a dwarf at the request of Odin.

It’s as soft as silk, but it’s a magical object that even Fenrir in his prime couldn’t break.

Gleipnir was wrapped around his body much more tightly than I had read about in mythology.

It was an appearance that showed the personality of Zeus, who sealed Fenrir here.

I could see how strictly he adhered to discipline and authority.

He also wanted to be sure that he would be punished for killing God.

He also said that he would not care at all even if Fenrir, who was being punished, died.

“You tied it too tightly. Gleifnir burrowed into her flesh.”

The reason Zeus tied it so tightly was probably because he heard about Ragnarok from Odin.

Did they decide that Fenrir ran away because he tied it up clumsily?

There may have been doubts about using Gleipnir once it was broken, but none of the newly made chains and ropes could bind Fenrir.

Even though Hephaestus created it.

The reason Fenrir was able to be bound was because of Gleipnir’s divine status.

A mythological origin that states that Fenrir can absolutely be bound as long as Ragnarok does not occur.

However, the suspicion that it might loosen again made Gleipnir tighten even more, digging into the flesh and exposing even the bones.

The wounds from Gleipnir are rotting away.

It was a sign that Decay had gradually eaten away at the weakened Fenrir through his wounds.

‘Have you ever become this weak?’

In my previous life, I did not participate in the subjugation to hunt Fenrir.

At the time, I was busy sealing the Abyss that had suddenly appeared.

Later, along with Lee Hyun, he participated in the subjugation of Decay encroaching on Elfheim, but at the time, he only knew that Decay was born from the body of Fenrir, who had already died and was left neglected.

perhaps.

It occurred to me that DK may have been hiding here much earlier than I knew.

Unless it is.

‘Someone may have planted decay intentionally.’

It’s been quite a long time.

Decay is no different from a pest that lives on corpses and expands its power.

He was a unique god whose power varied depending on how strong the parasitic corpse was.

Yes, corpse.

Since I knew that it lived on corpses, I assumed that it lived on Fenrir only after he died.

‘What if parasitism is possible even in something that is practically a corpse?’

After intentionally weakening Fenrir, Decay appears as a parasite when he suffers a wound that is difficult to repair.

‘It’s just a guess, but it’s not entirely unlikely.’

Because it latched onto Fenrir, who was still alive.

Decay, the god of this world, has one purpose.

It becomes parasitic on strong corpses and grows its corrupted territory more and more.

To completely take over that world through corruption and establish it as a home for oneself.

And until it gained enough strength to completely maintain its own body, it was a being that did not hesitate to turn itself into a spore again even after becoming a semi-permanent adult.

Could it be said that it continues to repeat its own kind of reincarnation?

‘That’s why what I dealt with were Decay’s spores.’

These are Decay spores that have not yet fully taken root.

The Decay that was born after it had completely invaded Elfheim was a perfect adult, whereas the Decay that I dealt with earlier was very weak.

This may be because it has not yet absorbed all of Fenrir’s power.

I approached the dying Fenrir.

“Stop leaving! If I go any further… .”

“So are you going to kill this guy?”

“yes?”

“If we leave it like this, Fenrir will die. Zeus’s punishment would definitely be to tie this guy up here, not kill him.”

“… … .”

“If Fenrir dies here, who will suffer the most?”

Of course it’s a dark elf.

Whether it was to change the prejudice of the race or because of fear of Fenrir, they decided to take on Fenrir.

But Fenrir died due to poor management?

It was clear that at least some god would curse them.

Lin closed his mouth.

“First, check the wound.”

“… … .”

I touched Fenrir’s body to get a closer look at Gleipnir, which had dug into Fenrir’s flesh.

-Crumbling! mum… Dance.

Fenrir felt the touch and glared at me.

He was drooling and his voice was weak, so he wasn’t in a good state.

‘It can’t go on like this.’

If we leave things like this, Fenrir will surely die soon.

If he dies, the entire world tree will not be polluted like Elfheim in his previous life, but if the curse encroaching on his body spreads, the nearby 1km area will become a remote area that cannot be easily accessed due to the curse.

There were two ways to resolve the curse in advance.

One is to burn his body.

It was knowledge I gained after burning half of the rotted world tree in my previous life.

Burning it with fire is the most effective solution.

The second was to keep him alive and suppress the encroaching curse with resistance.

‘I have listened to Loki’s request, so I cannot kill him.’

They say we need to save him and even treat him.

‘I can’t even run away in this state.’

At first, I thought the biggest problem was persuading Fenrir.

However, looking at the situation, I had no confidence in taking him with me even if I tried to persuade him.

‘In order to carry out the planned operation, Fenrir had to be in a somewhat normal state… .’

If the situation was this serious, all existing plans would have to be canceled.

When Decay appeared in the first place, my plan was practically ruined.

This meant that Fenrir’s body had rotted enough for Decay, the god of corruption, to become active.

‘Rather, it’s to the point where I have to support it.’

Another solution was to pour the remaining elixir in half the bottle, but there was still room for use.

I used the Eye of Horus to see if there was a magic trap.

The left eye glowed and the analysis continued.

[Cannot be released.]

[It is not ‘magic’ that can be analyzed.]

It’s not magic.

That means something other than magic caused Fenrir’s body to rot.

It’s definitely Decay’s curse.

“Who made this?”

-Who are you… what? Is this the monster that killed me?

“calm down. “Because I’m here to help you.”

-Crumbling! Help me? It sounds exactly like that monster. He said something that didn’t even seem like he was going to take revenge on me when I die and become free.

“Are you talking about decay?”

Fenrir, who was purring, clicked his exposed teeth.

White-covered eyes turn to me.

-How do you know that? Just for human subjects.

“Did they plant spores on you?”

-… I am not weak enough to allow my body to be invaded by germs.

“I think I’ve already given permission for half of it.”

– Funny, sounds!

The guy growled.

I shook my head.

How can I convince this guy who is on the verge of death to get out of here safely?

‘If we find the culprit.’

We catch the elf who planted this parasite and reveal the truth.

Judging from Lin’s reaction, who spoke as if she was seeing him for the first time, it seems that not a single elf knows about DK.

Except for that one guy who planted Decay’s spores.

‘Except for one person, I don’t know any information about DK. I think what will happen if I use this well.’

Conversely, you will be able to gain the trust of the elves.

Naturally, he frees Gleipnir, who has tied up Fenrir, heals him, and runs away.

It was the perfect plan.

I spoke to Fenrir again.

“Do you want to get out of here?”

-It is not a string that can be broken by neither the devil nor God, nor by humans.

“You’ll know that when you see it.”

After speaking, I placed Decay’s body in the trident and held it out to the guy.

-Did you kill him?

“of course.”

-I can believe it.

“okay.”

The guy’s voice trembled.

Did you become calmer as you got closer to death?

It was a different reaction from the Fenrir I knew.

Maybe you have a strong attachment to life and you feel like holding on to the last rope.

“Then question. Do you know who planted this decay?”

-L… print. Some elf put it on my back and walked away.

“It’s a lie!”

Lin screamed.

-I swear by my father’s name, my nose, I don’t lie, everything.

“What did he look like?”

-I do not know. By the time I realized, it was already far away… So.

“Are you saying you couldn’t even see color?”

The guy nodded.

“It’s a lie. “Do you believe this?”

“You have to believe it. “We already saw it.”

The Decay that invaded this guy’s body.

Lin closed his mouth.

“That monster is a parasite that lives on other people’s bodies, kills them, brainwashes them, and uses them as they please.”

Whatever it was, the elf who was used was probably not in a normal state.

“But the proud Dark Elves… .”

“The gods of this world are more vicious than the pride you believe in.”

I checked the condition of Fenrir, who was out of breath, and then looked at Rin.

“Are you finished understanding the situation now?”

“… … .”

A god from another world who lived as a parasite on Fenrir, who was bound by God.

As a result, Fenrir died and the monster cursed him with corruption.

She also felt that the situation was not unusual.

“Call the dark elf elder and Monos immediately. “I think both elves and dark elves need to talk.”

“Eh, are you talking about elves as well?”

“We have to figure out who planted Decay on this guy before he dies.”

“… … .”

Lin bit her lip.

It seemed like he still couldn’t admit it.

“Tell both the elf and dark elf elders. “If Fenrir dies like this, not only will the gods be angry, but the entire Elfheim will rot like this.”

“that is… Is that true?”

“No, that’s a lie.”

The entire forest will not rot.

Decay’s spores have already been broken.

However, this will not prevent the curse of Decay that infected Fenrir’s wound from contaminating part of the forest.

It wasn’t a complete lie.

I just added an exaggeration.

“… “Why are you saying that to me?”

“You heard it together. “One of the elves and dark elves planted parasites on this guy’s back.”

“… … .”

“If you want to reveal my lies to your elders, you can tell them. Then I will consider you the one who planted the parasite and cut you down.”

“All right.”

Lin lowered his head.

“Of course it’s not an outrageous lie.”

I pointed to the wound rotting away from Decay’s power.

Lin frowned as he looked at the blackened dead flesh and the maggots writhing inside it.

“okay. If Fenrir dies, these maggots will use his power to pollute part of the forest. At least a significant portion of the dark elf village will be contaminated by this curse.”

I tore its flesh with my trident.

Even his nerves had already died, so even when the flesh was torn off, Fenrir did not react.

-Ssam liquid, Ssam liquid.

I threw the rotten flesh onto the cave floor.

Cheeeeeek!

Just like the curse of corruption that leaked from Decay’s body earlier, the stone that touched his flesh rotted.

“… … .”

“how is it? It’s terrible, isn’t it? This is the power of the spores of the gods of this world. What if it had been discovered a little later? “At least half of Elfheim would have been blown away.”

This is not an exaggeration.

Because it’s something I experienced in a past life.

She looked back and forth between the rotten floor and Fenrir and bit her lip.

This lie will be the lubricant that makes things go a little easier.

Elves who don’t know the truth about Decay will be fooled by my lies and be afraid.

An unknown god from another world who suddenly appears.

Fear that the forest will be destroyed.

They even feel a sense of debt that it is because of their own mistakes.

But there was just one person on whom my lies did not work.

‘The real culprit.’

If there is a real culprit, he will notice my lies.

The only one who refuted that I was forcing myself to make up lies to save Fenrir.

This is just preliminary work to bring him out.

“All right. “The situation is unusual, so I will bring the elder.”

“okay.”

After Lin left.

I saw Fenrir.

-Now, let’s be honest with each other. Why did humans come looking for me? I have something to take… ?

“I came at Loki’s request.”

-Father?

“okay. “He asked me to save you and Hel.”

-Ssam… Ssam… .

After breathing heavily for a moment, Fenrir opened his mouth with difficulty.

-Is there anything I can help you with?

“It’s surprisingly easy to believe, isn’t it?”

-Because I have no other way.

You’re quick-witted.

“okay. “There is one thing you can help me with.”

-Something?

“Tir, do you remember?”

-It’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time. You are an arrogant god who put his arm in my mouth.

“You can do to me just like you did to him.”

-Are you telling me to bite your arm off?

“You can’t do that.”

I just have to pretend.

It’s like he’s really wary of me.

-Can you trust me?

“I don’t think he’s a crazy mutt who would bite off the arm of his benefactor who came to see him at the behest of Ji’s father.”

Fenrir nodded.

-Did you say earlier that the forest will rot when I die?

“It did.”

-It was an interesting lie. I really think I know why my father sent you.

Fenrir raised his eyebrows.

At the same time, Monos and the dark elf elder Elbrida came running from afar.