The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 162
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Episode 162
“Is this the right way to do it?”
Promis, with a hood over his face, asked me.
He looked at himself, dressed up as a bank robber, with an excited expression.
Is it an illusion that I can see his facial expression even though he is clearly wearing a hood?
“Okay, if you distract me, I’ll take care of the rest.”
“Then, is Dojin going in alone?”
“You should come in too.”
“How do I get in?”
I thought of Lyon, who was guarding the Abyss of Desire.
He was a guy with quite an annoying ability.
The ability to detect intruders by considering all those entering the area as enemies, except for those designated in advance.
Even if you wear a mask of illusion, it is mechanically impossible to deceive someone.
so.
‘Use a promise to grab attention and use that gap to infiltrate.’
In the process, we need to think about how to use the Mask of Illusion so that Promise can enter the Abyss.
The rest is decided by bumping into each other.
“What are you going to do with the signal?”
“I’ll contact you if circumstances change.”
“okay!”
Promise stamped her feet, her expression like that of a child playing.
“I’ll be back!”
Promise ran towards the Abyss of Desire.
And not long after he entered the Abyss of Desire.
Waaaaaah!
With a loud alarm, the guild members of Zeus and Odin began to make a fuss to find the intruder from outside.
“Intruder!”
“Find it somehow! It could be Kim Do-jin!”
No matter how heavily guarded the area is, no one can stop Promise, who was once a god of the other world.
Unless they are the same god.
It had been about ten minutes since Promis started to stir up the security system.
It was still noisy inside.
I took advantage of the gap in Promise’s mind to enter Lyon’s territory.
Likewise, the alarm sounded, but no one came after me as they were already distracted by Promise.
I naturally slipped into the shadows and approached the command and control room controlled by Lyon.
They were so captivated by the promise that no one recognized me and passed by.
Let’s get past them and enter the command and control room.
“You came.”
In the command and control room, Zeus’ second apostle, Lyon, was waiting for me, sitting on a chair.
He was holding a red button in his hand.
There was no one around him.
Only one.
Lyon was everything.
“I guess you knew I was coming here.”
“Yeah. I thought you wouldn’t be the only one who came here intentionally and caused a ruckus.”
“But why didn’t you call the guild members together?”
“Even if all the guild members and apostles here attack at once, we know that they won’t be able to defeat you. How can we defeat someone who has defeated even the Sun God?”
Lyon finished speaking and smiled self-deprecatingly.
The expression of someone facing an unbeatable enemy.
I thought I’d seen it somewhere.
‘It’s exactly the same as when I encountered Lee Hyun’s true power in my previous life.’
“Is that a suicide button in your hand?”
“… … .”
He stared at me without answering.
“I guess so.”
“Why are you doing this?”
Lyon asked menacingly, still holding the button.
“Are you talking about killing God?”
“Yes. God is the fence that protects this world. Because of the godslaughter you commit, people are having a ridiculous illusion. The illusion that we can stop the monsters of the Abyss.”
“I hope for a change.”
“Yes. It seems like everyone has forgotten what kind of disaster we suffered a few years ago. Monsters that our weapons could not handle, many countries that were on the verge of destruction, and many countries that actually did. The current gods are the ones who broke that chain of disasters.”
Lyon’s face was more serious than ever.
After seeing that, I realized that what he was telling me wasn’t just to kill time.
“Are you really curious?”
“Yeah. I was wondering where your stupid behavior came from.”
I looked at Lyon and remained silent for a moment.
Originally, he was going to wear a mask of illusion and pretend to be another god, to dispel his guard and order him not to pursue Promise.
Even if the guy’s ability has already been activated, the perception impairment caused by using the Mask of Illusion has nothing to do with the alarm.
But looking at the guy’s expression, I thought.
‘It won’t work.’
Ultimately, the Mask of Illusion is a mental skill.
No matter how powerful the mental skills were, if you had a straight mind like Lyon and maintained your mental strength, it wouldn’t work.
It would be right to approach this type of person honestly.
“I want to go back to the time before the Abyss occurred.”
“… That’s impossible. Everyone wanted to go back to the time before this disaster happened, but no one succeeded. No matter how many times you destroy an Abyss, a new Abyss will eventually appear.”
“Yes, it was. But there is a way to get rid of it.”
“Is there a way?”
“Yes. It’s very simple.”
“Is that the way to kill all gods?”
I shook my head.
“There’s no need to kill everyone.”
I spread out three fingers.
“Three. Just kill the three gods who bound the gods.”
“… … .”
Did you think that was ridiculous?
He swallowed as he looked at me.
“You’re not in your right mind.”
I expected this reaction.
It was a real shame that I couldn’t share what I saw in my past life.
This was because everyone knew what choices the gods who eventually gained power and eliminated their rivals made.
I was careful with my words.
“Are you claiming that the three gods are calling the Abyss?”
“okay.”
“I can’t believe it.”
“You’re asking me this because you’re prepared to die, right? If that’s the case, then I think you should at least listen to what the other person has to say.”
“I didn’t ask to hear some ridiculous excuse.”
“If you could prove it?”
“… I will prove it?”
“okay.”
There must be a reason why Lyon didn’t try to kill me the moment he met me.
It may be an inner doubt, or it may be the thought that I cannot be defeated by force.
I don’t know where it came from.
“The bomb you planted won’t kill me.”
“… … .”
“Then why don’t you send me in and bring me some evidence? Evidence that will satisfy your curiosity.”
“This is the main base where the most magic stones are produced. Entry by outsiders is strictly prohibited.”
“I know that very well. But if you knew what the magic stone in the Abyss meant, your thoughts would immediately change.”
I also thought that I had to get rid of Prometheus immediately after hearing his identity.
“So send the terrorists in?”
“Okay. If you don’t like it, just press the detonation button. At least it’ll let people know I’ve intruded.”
Lyon bit his lip and pressed the button.
Tick!
But even though the button was pressed, the bomb did not explode.
“This, this is….”
“I told you. You can’t kill me.”
During the conversation, I used Ra’s eyes to analyze the circuit.
Should I say that I am fortunate?
All the bombs Lyon installed were mana bombs that exploded by forcibly stimulating the power inherent in mana stones.
And if it worked using a magically processed mana circuit, it could be easily released with the Eye of Ra.
[Analysis completed.]
During the conversation with Lyon, Ra’s Eye had already been activated and succeeded in disarming all the bombs connected to the button.
I approached Lyon.
He squeezed his eyes shut and snatched the device from his hand, destroying it.
Kwajik!
Lyon let out a sigh of relief as he saw the detonator break apart in an instant.
“Whew, it’s over. Kill him.”
“Why me?”
“If you let me live, I will soon summon other gods and come after you. Even if you achieve your goal here, you will not be able to avoid the pursuit of other gods.”
“Don’t worry. I won’t kill you.”
“what?”
“If I was going to kill you, I would have done it from the beginning.”
Outside, Promis could be heard causing a ruckus.
thud!
It was noisy, as if a huge rock had been dropped.
“You know that Promise doesn’t need to make such a fuss?”
“… … .”
“I keep my word.”
He continued speaking, taking a step closer to Lyon.
“I’ll show you. What kind of desires are hidden within that Abyss of Desire.”
“If you can’t show it, are you going to give up then?”
“What? Killing God?”
“okay.”
“You rejected me earlier, so why are you asking me now?”
“Please.”
Lyon bowed his head.
“If it is true that the gods are doing this with hidden intentions as you said, then there is no reason for them not to grant my request. So please.”
“Then what will you do if I show you the evidence?”
“I will persuade all my colleagues.”
“There is no need to do that.”
“what?”
I don’t know what’s hidden inside me, but when I come out into the world, many things will change.
The testimony of an individual can be felt as weak.
“You will be our spy within the Zeus Guild.”
Lyon shut his mouth.
The worries were short.
“Okay. Then just get that Promise out for now. The alarm won’t go off when he comes back in.”
“okay.”
I nodded and immediately contacted Promise.
Promise went out, and soon the base became quiet.
“I’ll open the Abyss in an hour. Then you two can go inside.”
After finishing speaking, Lyon looked straight at me and said.
“Show me. The desires of the gods you spoke of.”
“That’s right.”
I left the command and control room.
And exactly one hour later, a portal to the Abyss of Desire opened.
Promise and I quietly sneaked into the portal.
No one knew of our intrusion.
Except Lyon.
* * *
“It’s quiet.”
I entered the Abyss of Desire with Promise and looked inside the Abyss.
It was quiet all around.
So creepy.
Inside the quiet Abyss, a long mana stone mine was visible.
A huge mine that extends as long as the letter 1.
To anyone who looked at it, it was not a natural sight.
I clicked my tongue at the factory-like appearance.
“That’s strange.”
It was clearly a heterogeneous appearance.
But if I hadn’t heard the truth about the Abyss from Prometheus, I wouldn’t have cared much.
It’s not the first or second time that the sights of the Abyss have been strange.
There were many twisted places here and there, and many places filled with unidentified monsters.
To this extent, it was rather on the tame side.
“Unpleasant.”
Promise frowned and smacked her lips.
“How is it? Do you feel anything?”
“No. I don’t know.”
“Let’s look for it first.”
Prometheus said.
-I don’t know, but you have a way.
Surely the answer lies within this long and heterogeneous mine.
This is the answer that can lead us out of the true nature of the Abyss.