The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 86



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Chapter 086

After finishing the conversation, Gunther’s face looked brighter than before.

“Thank you. “You get help in many ways.”

Gunther thanked me and smiled sadly.

“Did you have a good conversation?”

“okay. But they never said why it happened like this.”

“I’m not telling you because I’m afraid Gunther will overdo it.”

“… “Do you know why?”

I nodded.

There was no reason to hide it.

There were times when it was better to confront things honestly than to hide them and cause misunderstandings.

Especially in cases where such emotional battles may arise.

“I guess it means that you can handle why Brünnhilde ended up like that, but I can’t.”

Gunther sighed at those words.

“Why are you so strong? “I don’t think any of the heroes who came from folklore like me have become stronger as quickly as you.”

“Because there was a reason to become strong.”

Humanity is approaching destruction.

Even though they eventually overcame the gods of the other world and the Abyss, they were the gods who stabbed them in the back.

The apostles eventually turned into terrible monsters.

And, perhaps, if he had not returned, the other people outside the Abyss would have all been exterminated by the apostles and gods who turned into monsters.

We had to prevent a future where everyone dies and everything is destroyed.

That was the reason I had to become strong.

“It’s a reason to become stronger… … .”

Gunther closed his eyes for a moment, as if lost in thought.

“I guess I also have a reason to become stronger.”

“Are you going to Niflheim together?”

“I have to go. Isn’t that why you brought me here? And as I follow you around, I feel like I’m getting stronger too.”

Gunther smiled softly, and wrinkles formed around his eyes.

His face looked a little weak.

“Is it because of Brünnhilde?”

“okay. It’s not easy. When I see him just lying down and sleeping without doing anything, I regret why I didn’t notice until now… … .”

He looked at me with eyes filled with regret.

“What are you going to do after you go to Niflheim?”

“Even if I can’t get back to normal, I have to stay by her side.”

That may be the reason why you need to become stronger as I mentioned earlier.

It was the familiar face I saw off the coast of Incheon the other day.

The one difference is that back then he wore a mask to avoid Siegfried, but now he is sincere.

“I know how to make Brünnhilde the way she was.”

“… “Is there a way?”

“Before that, promise me one thing. “I won’t risk my life for something useless.”

“I promise.”

There were two ways to restore Brünnhilde to its original state.

One is to kill Odin, the person who placed the curse.

If you kill Odin, all the curses he had placed on you will disappear, and Brünnhilde, who had fallen into ‘eternal sleep’ due to Odin’s curse, can wake up.

And the other is to find a wake-up plant that can awaken you from eternal sleep.

The problem was that no one knew exactly where the weather station was.

All I can think about is that it might be in Niflheim.

It was a story I knew because I heard it from Lee Soo-yeon in my past life.

It is said that a person cursed with eternal sleep woke up after eating a wild plant that grew somewhere in Niflheim.

-This is not certain information. That’s what I heard too.

It was a poisonous curse that was difficult to resolve.

‘Unfortunately, things like the prince’s kiss don’t work.’

If it were a witch’s curse, it would have happened with something like true love’s kiss, but Odin’s curse was not that easy.

He gave information about meteorological beginnings, excluding the story of Odin.

“The curse on her is ‘eternal sleep.’ To wake it up, a ‘wake-up candle’ is needed. There is talk that she may be in Niflheim.”

“Maybe there is?”

“yes.”

“… So that’s why I said it. “I’m afraid I might get lost in Niflheim.”

“you’re right.”

Gunther was essential to this plan.

He was someone who couldn’t go too far or fall into despair to save her.

“I plan to find Hel and ask her about Gigicho’s whereabouts.”

“Why didn’t you tell Brünnhilde? “If she had told me, she would have helped too.”

“She and the Valkyries can’t go to Hel.”

There was nothing Brünnhilde could do just because I told her.

What could be crueler than talking about uncertain hope to someone who cannot go there in person?

On the other hand, the reason I spoke to Gunther was because he had potential.

“Right. Okay. “What does that mean?”

That was when Gunther nodded.

“Preparations are complete.”

Reginleif said, taking off his training clothes and changing into Valkyrie’s armor.

“Wow, this is a worn version of the Valkyrie armor I saw at the entrance!”

Su-yeon Lee exclaimed in admiration when she saw the scene.

She looked at Leginleaf intently, as if trying to capture it with her eyes.

It was as gorgeous as she said.

A helmet with angel wings was placed on Leginleif’s yellow head like a symbol, and the colorful armor covering his entire body was shining.

A messenger from the battlefield who guides the dead warriors on the battlefield.

“Now I feel like a Valkyrie.”

“Not before?”

“I felt like the older sister next door preparing for a job?”

“Hmm, it doesn’t make sense to be the Valkyrie of Courage.”

Look at it now.

Landgrid and Radgrid, who were wearing sweats, still looked shabby.

“Then, let’s move.”

“How can I get there?”

“You can follow me. You must never deviate from my path. “You could get tied up in the cracks of the world.”

“All right.”

After speaking, she pulled out a sword with light flowing through it and cut open the air.

Susssseu.

It was literally torn apart.

As I slashed my sword towards my wife, a gap began to appear.

As if an abyss was created.

“gate… ?”

“It’s a little different. This is the Gate of Glory used by our Valkyrie. “You can think of it as a mini version of the Bifrost that Heimdall observes.”

I looked through the cracks.

You can see a long hallway leading through the gap.

It felt somewhat familiar.

“It’s similar to the entrance into here.”

“You have a good eye for attention.”

“Have we already entered this place through the Gate of Glory?”

“that’s right. We built a Gate of Glory to connect our home to Midgard. So you’ll be used to it.”

Reginleif opened the gates of glory.

“Randgrid, Radgrid. “Please take care of both of them.”

“I understand, sister.”

“Bye.”

I stepped into the Gate of Glory, being greeted by Valkyries.

The air was different from when I came here.

“I can feel the chill.”

“It’s cold.”

Gunther and Suyeon Lee said.

-It’s probably because it’s a road that connects to Niflheim. Bifrost resembles some of the characteristics of that world. It’s probably the same reason here.

Fenrir, who was walking briskly next to me, explained the reason.

Perhaps because of his cute appearance compared to his voice, Sooyeon Lee picked up Fenrir and hugged him tightly.

“is it so? “Is there anything else to say about Bifrost?”

-Let go. hot!

“Tell me and I’ll let you go. “My legs are short anyway, so I can’t follow you quickly.”

-Kaaaaaa! Benefactor, help me! This woman is harassing me!

Fenrir screamed and asked for my help.

“If you tell me, I’ll let you go right away.”

-Is even my benefactor betraying me?

No one could stop Sooyeon Lee’s exploration of myth.

He won’t quit even if I tell him to.

Anyone who spoke to Lee Soo-yeon as if they knew about mythology would suffer.

As I walked, I felt the cold getting worse.

“It’s getting colder.”

The chill grew stronger, and white steam rose from my mouth every time I breathed.

“When I died, it didn’t feel cold here… . “It’s fascinating.”

Gunther said, feeling the cold air.

I took out winter clothes from Kibisis and handed them to the two people.

“Take it. “You’ll need it from now on.”

“Thank you.”

“I will write well.”

Fenrir and Jormungand won’t be necessary.

“Now we are there.”

A new door appeared at the end of the road.

The door is frozen solid with frost on the doorknob.

Chill was seeping through the crack in the door.

Beyond was Niflheim, the underworld of Norse mythology, the land of the dead.

Some called it the land of fog, some called it the land of ice and snow, and some called it the land of darkness.

Whoa!

Reginleif shined a light on the frozen doorknob.

Then, the frost on the doorknob disappeared and melted in an instant.

“Let’s go in.”

What you see when you open the door.

Wow.

It was an endless snow field.

‘Land of the Dead.’

When I stepped into Niflheim, I instinctively felt goosebumps rising.

The living body was refusing to step into this world.

I can feel the gaze of the dead.

Jealousy and resentment toward the living.

Curiosity and greed.

“Don’t go into that fog. “This world, which craves the bodies of the living, will kidnap you.”

Everyone nodded at Reginleif’s warning.

“It’s creepy.”

Suyeon Lee trembled and looked around.

But even then, there was curiosity, not fear, in her eyes.

I looked at the fog visible between the snow fields.

It is said that the souls of the dead are hidden in that fog.

I’ve never been in there before.

Because I wasn’t a dead person so I couldn’t go in.

‘My family too… ‘Is there one?’

Probably not.

Because the souls of those who died before the gods descended on this world did not come to this underworld.

Grumble!

My parents died in the blazing fire.

Beep-beep-

My younger brother died in a hospital room filled with the pungent smell of chemicals.

And that was before Advent happened.

Neither Hades, the Greek underworld, nor the underworld of Yeomra existed before the gods descended through the gate.

Even though I knew that my family’s soul was not there, my eyes could not leave the thick fog.

The slightest hesitation and expectation that something might happen did not disappear.

“Don’t look at the fog for too long.”

Reginleif soon approached me and warned me.

“Then you might become possessed by the dead.”

“… “I know.”

“Have you ever lost someone precious to you?”

“Do you see it?”

“Everyone who has ever lost someone precious has that look on their face when they come to the afterlife.”

“Do the warriors who went to Valhalla have that look on their faces?”

“yes. “They are people too.”

Reginleif smiled and answered.

That smile seemed to be a mixture of many emotions.

“Let’s go. “We must find Hel quickly.”

I looked away from the fog and walked, leaving footprints in the snow of Niflheim.

Gunther took the lead, and we followed him.

I was the last to stand, with Reginleif and Lee Su-yeon between me.

After the gods descend, will the souls of those who died be in that fog?

He said that there are Hades and Enra.

-Everyone exists in my world. Is there anyone you’d like to meet?

Because Hades’ expression when he asked me was like Loki’s.

I didn’t ask any more.