The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 168



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Episode 168

White halo.

That meant that Lee Hyun had also achieved divine power.

He saw a halo hanging above his head.

“… The fact that this was given to me means that Dojin already has the same thing.”

He thought about meeting Dojin.

When I first saw him in the lava dungeon, I saw the look in Dojin’s eyes as he faced me.

Those cold eyes and that chilling voice that seemed to hate and curse everything in the world.

-Lee Hyeon… .

He was a man who knew a strange amount about dungeons.

But despite all that, it wasn’t as strong as I thought.

He had no god to believe in, and conquered the Abyss solely with his own power.

As if he had been himself.

It was truly amazing.

So I got curious.

Could it be that Dojin, like himself, is a human who has been specially chosen?

I was interested in whether he was a person chosen by the real God, not one of those naive fake gods who fight the Abyss to save humanity.

When I heard the news that Dojin, a human, had killed a god, I was convinced.

‘That man is also a chosen one.’

Just as he was conquering the Abyss, Dojin also thought that by killing the gods, he was carrying out a true mission given to him by the gods.

I felt a sense of kinship and an inner intimacy.

But the inexplicable hostility he showed when they met at his temple.

And values ​​that are completely opposite to one’s own.

From the moment they started talking, Lee Hyeon was suspicious of Do Jin.

No, I was sure.

Dojin knows that he is not moving towards the same goal as himself.

This means that you are a person who misses the old, boring, and outdated times, not the new era.

After confirming Dojin’s thoughts, Lee Hyeon proposed a deal to Loki.

Please destroy Dojin.

however.

“We should pretend this deal never happened.”

“You can’t do it?”

“Yeah. No matter how much I think about it, it doesn’t add up.”

“…Why? You’re not saying you can’t beat Kim Do-jin, are you?”

“Surely not, that’s not the reason. If I had put my mind to it, I could have defeated Kim Do-jin somehow.”

After meeting Dojin and returning, Loki steps forward to cancel the deal.

“How disappointing. To think that you are making excuses for your own failures.”

“It doesn’t matter what I say. This isn’t the first or second time this has happened. How many times do you think I’ve failed?”

Loki chuckled.

Lee Hyun tried to pressure the bastard by releasing some of his power.

“It’s useless. You can’t use that power properly, right?”

“… … .”

Loki laughed as if trying to make fun of himself.

That wasn’t a wrong statement.

Because he did not inherit all of his power.

As expected, Loki was not only cunning, but also had considerable insight.

The plan to use him to kill Dojin failed.

“Then why?”

“I think it would be no fun if Dojin died. Killing the person I liked the most with my own hands would be too short a pleasure.”

Loki, who was leaving, giggled until the end.

After the guy disappeared, Lee Hyeon prayed.

Ask for forgiveness for your failures and shortcomings.

And I got a response.

With stronger powers and halo.

The words to help God stop Kim Do-jin’s blasphemy.

That would mean Kim Do-jin’s death.

“I will keep that in mind.”

Lee Hyeon, holding a huge spear and wearing armor, headed to the temple of Zeus.

Zeus, who lost his main abyss.

Lightning and rain were striking the pantheon of gods, who were filled with rage at having been toyed with by a single human.

“Lee Hyeon…?”

A guild member guarding the entrance to the Pantheon wearing a raincoat was startled when he discovered Lee Hyeon.

“What brings you here?”

Lee Hyeon said to the guild members who had finished saluting him.

“I came to see Zeus.”

“I’m sorry, but Zeus is not currently accepting outsiders.”

It rained cats and dogs.

Thunder struck.

A sudden abnormal weather event occurred around the Pantheon.

Those who believed deeply in Zeus were kneeling and praying.

On the giant LED screen on the roof of the building, a brightly smiling Zeus was advertising while holding a smartphone.

-Faster than anyone else.

The LED screen was distorted and twisted by the rain.

Krrrr!

Lee Hyun saw the rain hitting his body.

“Tsk.”

Zeus possesses powerful powers that allow him to freely manipulate even natural phenomena.

Even a god like that is being toyed with by Dojin and cannot do anything.

That would be proof that they are false gods.

What if they were truly gods?

‘Dojin must have died a long time ago.’

His existence, defeated by humans, proves the incompetence of false gods.

“Tell them I came to stop the assassin.”

“Are you talking about the God Slayer?”

“yes.”

“Ha, but… .”

They spoke as if they were recalling the tinnitus that Lee Hyeon had.

A hero, protector, and saboteur of humanity.

A man who became a transcendent being through human power alone, without the blessing of God.

That was what was referring to Lee Hyeon.

So Lee Hyun came to stop Kim Do-jin, the new assassin who only acts for humanity?

“You don’t believe me?”

“That’s it… .”

“All right.”

Lee Hyeon sighed.

At the same time, the light began to flicker.

A glowing halo spread out behind his face, and the falling raindrops scattered in the air as if blocked by an invisible wall.

“Huh, huh?”

Halo, a symbol of divine power.

All the guild members looked at him in amazement at the divine light that sometimes called a saint, sometimes a messenger of God, and sometimes God himself.

“What, what the heck is this….”

“Please call me. I think we need to talk.”

“Ah, that… yes, I understand.”

The guild members forgot their duties and tried to follow his words because of the strange pressure he gave off, which was not human.

But before the guild members even entered.

Krrrr!

With lightning.

“An uninvited guest has arrived.”

Zeus appeared with a fierce lightning bolt.

Zeus, who was extremely angry, seemed to have no intention of hiding his power.

“You have no manners to greet guests.”

“I don’t think we’re in a position to be polite.”

But Zeus said nothing more.

His eyes were fixed on the halo behind Lee Hyun.

“How unexpected. You were a human who received his power….”

“Let’s talk.”

As soon as Lee Hyeon finished speaking, the sky cleared up.

“Okay. This isn’t the place to discuss this, so come in.”

The doors of the Pantheon opened, and Lee Hyeon entered his Pantheon with Zeus.

* * *

“… I’m really nervous.”

Prometheus was struggling and sweating profusely.

Unlike his confident appearance at first, his expression before the press conference was as nervous as that of a new employee being interviewed for the first time.

“Have you always been this nervous?”

“Haha, you too, when you grow older, you’ll develop fears you never had before.”

“Don’t worry. There is ample evidence and there are people who will listen.”

“I still don’t know where the eagle is.”

He beat his chest and joked, remembering Prometheus’ punishment of having to eat his liver every day.

Judging from the way the corners of his lips went up, he didn’t seem afraid.

“Will this disturb you?”

“Did you meet a god while conquering the Abyss?”

“None except Loki.”

“Then they wouldn’t know. They would just think that the Abyss of Desire had lost its power.”

“Let me ask you one more thing.”

“What?”

I confessed to Prometheus the worries I had been harboring from the beginning.

“I closed the Abyss to seal the gods of the Abyss. But aren’t the large amount of Mana Stones coming out of the Abyss being used for our lives right now?”

“yes.”

“Then, isn’t sealing the Abyss no different from harming humans?”

The purpose of subduing and sealing the Abyss was to prevent further rampage of the Abyss and the disaster of the Second Great Advent.

However, as we blocked the Abyss, we realized that many Abysses were producing significant amounts of Mana Stones.

And that is what sustains today’s society.

I’m talking about the social foundation that collapsed due to monsters and the Abyss.

Even the library of knowledge did not provide an answer.

They simply gathered and held onto information, and it was up to the reader to interpret it and gain insight.

Wouldn’t Prometheus, the prophet, know?

Prometheus laughed when he heard this.

“What am I worried about? Don’t worry. You’re doing well.”

“… … .”

“There is no problem with the disappearance of the Abyss’s Mana Stones. They are meant to fill in the problems that arose when the Abyss was created. If the Abyss disappears anyway, wouldn’t it be possible to maintain it even without it?”

“That’s not what I meant.”

Prometheus’ face hardened.

“Why do you think there is an endless supply of Mana Stones from the Abyss? Why do you think the stronger the Abyss, the more concentrated the Mana Stones come out?”

“Isn’t it because there is mana in the Abyss, and the stronger it is, the more mana it can contain?”

“Then why did the desires of the gods manifest as digging up and bringing back mana stones?”

“Well, that’s to increase power by using mana stones….”

Suddenly, memories of my past life flashed through my mind.

The actions of the gods that continued to thicken the magic in the air.

When Jormungand died, the entire sea became a land of death filled with monsters that sprang from the Abyss.

Because of this, the air is mixed with magic and needs to be purified for humans to breathe.

The Abyss is going crazy due to the increasing number of Mana Stones, and the Mana in the air is increasing due to the Abyss’s going crazy.

“Could it be that the more Mana Stones come to this world, the thicker the concentration of Mana becomes?”

Prometheus chuckled.

“That’s correct. When the concentration increases to a certain level, it becomes an environment similar to the Abyss. Do you understand now?”

I realized.

The reason why the world of the Abyss was polluted with thicker mana.

“… I was mistaken. I guess I’ll have to get rid of the mana stones.”

“With the current level of mana stones, it won’t have much of an effect. In fact, you might be able to live a more affluent life than before. Having magic means you can unfold many possibilities.”

“With great power comes great responsibility.”

“That’s right. That’s why it’s difficult to control.”

Prometheus chuckled, tapped my shoulder, and gave it a gentle push.

“Go up. There are people waiting.”

I went up on stage with him.

Prometheus followed one step behind.

“Nice to meet you. Let me cut to the chase and get to the point. I came here today to reveal one fact to you all.”

And I took out the black core that I had brought from the Abyss of Desire.

“This is the core of the Abyss, containing the desires of the gods.”

The flash went off.