The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 177



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Episode 177

“…Who do you say the temple collapsed on?”

“Greek and Norse gods, including Hermes and Heimdall.”

shit.

I wondered where my entourage had gone, leaving the gods behind, but it seemed they had taken a detour and destroyed my temple.

It’s okay.

That level of exchange.

If you get the two you gave, and the temple collapses, this is much more advantageous.

I’m not a real god.

Anyway, aren’t all these temples going to disappear once this happens?

At that moment, the phone of the man who had delivered the urgent news rang.

“… … .”

The man who answered the phone had a pale expression.

“What’s going on?”

“Half of the Abyss Expedition led by Athena and Hades has lost contact.”

“… It must be Lee Hyeon.”

It was Lee Hyeon’s surprise attack that took advantage of our situation where we had to conquer the Abyss.

“I can’t let this go. I’ll get back as quickly as possible before the damage gets worse.”

“All right!”

I forced myself to get up, even though I was still not fully awake.

Where should I go?

There was one road.

There was no reason to look back at the already collapsed temple.

All that was left was the golem that had been guarding that place.

There have been no casualties yet, so we can go there and slowly start cleaning up.

“We are going to the Abyss where the expedition entered.”

I moved quickly with the rest to support the expedition.

‘Lee Hyeon… .’

You’re using Odin and Zeus as bait to target me?

So what do you get?

Shouldn’t you have fought with your strongest allies?

I didn’t understand.

It was true that the gods, including Athena and Hades, could not deal with Lee Hyeon alone.

However, no matter how great Lee Hyeon was, he could not defeat that many gods by himself.

That’s why we needed allies.

It was also a law that the more strong allies you had, the more reliable you were.

But using Zeus and Odin as discarded items?

‘I trusted Zeus and Odin too much.’

Or maybe they figured out that they don’t need to be there.

‘Lee Hyeon in his previous life wasn’t like that.’

Even though it was an act, he did not easily abandon those who were with him.

That’s the only way he could act like a hero for a long time.

‘It’s changed so much.’

I was curious about Lee Hyeon’s inner thoughts.

We’ll find out more details when we meet.

But before that.

The priority was to save the expedition team from Lee Hyeon’s attack.

‘I can only hope that Hades and Athena will hold out.’

Now it’s time to cross swords with him.

The steps towards the Abyss were heavy.

* * *

“Haa, haa. You really are a monster. “

Athena glared at Lee Hyeon, who was standing in front of her, while grabbing his tattered arm.

A monster that wields a giant spear and kills all of the gods in the expedition.

Even Hades and Promis, the strongest in the expedition, could not withstand Lee Hyeon’s power and fell.

Athena was now the only one standing fully on her own two feet.

She too would have ended up in the same situation as them if it weren’t for Aegis blocking and reflecting all the power.

“Thank you for the compliment. Thanks to you, I realized that my strength is much stronger than I thought.”

Lee Hyeon laughed heartily.

Athena felt a chill run down her spine when she saw his smile mixed with madness.

It wasn’t an ordinary laugh.

It was a laughter that was twisted and unpleasant somewhere.

It was like a doll that had lost its emotions, or like it was forcibly wearing a mask and distorting its expression.

It was definitely not an expression a normal person could make.

A completely different image from what I saw on TV.

Athena realized that he had been hiding his ugly nature behind a mask until now.

“Are you going to let Odin and Zeus die?”

“Are you worried about your father now?”

Kikki kick!

I could hear Lee Hyun’s laughter in my head.

“I’m not worried about your father. I just don’t understand your behavior.”

“Do you think Dojin will kill Zeus and Odin?”

“I’ll probably beat my father. And if he goes against my will, I’ll kill him.”

Zeus and Odin have already crossed the river of no return.

Now that their desires were revealed to this world, they could not be left alone.

I couldn’t just leave it alone.

How can we trust those who are ready to bring about new disasters at any time?

“Hmm, your faith in Kim Do-jin is quite strong.”

“Because I’ve shown you that much.”

“Really? Then don’t you think that without Kim Do-jin, you too will die like Zeus and Odin?”

Lee Hyun spoke of God’s death in a calm tone.

As if it were something that had to be done naturally, like throwing trash in the trash can.

“I’m not weak enough to be killed by you.”

“Is that so?”

Hehe.

Athena felt her head throbbing.

weird.

My head hurts every time I hear that guy’s laughter.

“You, what are you…?”

“Lee Hyun. A hero of humanity, and an executioner who has come to punish you for daring to disrupt the divine order.”

“No. You are not Lee Hyeon.”

“Oh, you too were fooled by the masked figure on TV?”

“That’s not it.”

Athena continued, holding the aegis tightly in her hands.

“I don’t feel any personality from you.”

Lee Hyeon’s laughter suddenly stopped when he heard those words.

“This is a dangerous statement. Saying that I have no personality. How could I, a more perfect human being than anyone else, not have a personality?”

I’m not sure, but there was no recognition in that twisted smile.

“No. You are no longer human.”

I could be sure.

It wasn’t because of his power.

Lee Hyun’s behavior shown now.

Everything was suggesting that he was not normal now.

Athena gave strength to the hands holding the aegis and the longsword.

At the same time.

Sasa sak!

Lee Hyeon disappeared from sight.

I raised my shield and blocked the place where I felt alive.

Kwaaang!

The shock came with a huge explosion.

“Ugh!”

The body was pushed back.

Athena gritted her teeth and endured the force of being pushed back.

Kwajijijik!

The floor rose as it was pushed back a long way.

The dirt was dug up in the shape of her feet, creating a long pattern.

“Haa, haa.”

I took a deep breath.

Aegis was trembling.

It seems like the damage that the shield can absorb is limited.

‘Just once.’

Effects on the shield.

Capella, a mineral that can absorb, store, and reflect shock.

The aegis made from that Capella had contained a considerable amount of damage from the attacks Lee Hyun had done to Athena so far.

This is Lee Hyeon’s attack, which allowed him to defeat powerful gods like Hades in just a few moves.

The power stored in the shield was enormous, as it blocked those attacks until the relic reached its limit.

She glared at Lee Hyeon, who was approaching her while grumbling.

“Let’s stop this now and get this over with. We need to sort you out and take over the Abyss.”

“Don’t make me laugh….”

She aimed her shield at the approaching Lee Hyun.

On the surface, it looked like he was trying to block his attacks, but in reality, it was different.

The most powerful attack she can unleash, just once.

That’s what it was for.

“You don’t give up until the very end. Are you not as smart as I thought?”

Lee Hyun’s voice is shaking.

Now that Lee Hyeon is letting his guard down is the best chance.

Athena released all the power condensed in Aegis.

This was the last weapon Athena had.

And the most reliable weapon.

Aegis shone.

Whoa whoa!

“Ah, this… .”

The corners of Lee Hyun’s mouth went down for the first time.

He aimed his shield at the spear.

“It was a real aegis made from Capella?”

“… … .”

“I want that. It looks like it would fit my window perfectly.”

Lee Hyun extended his spear and blocked the energy that was shooting out.

Kwakwakwakwang!

A clash of enormous energies.

“Whoa!”

Athena’s body was unable to overcome the recoil and flew backwards.

She rolled on the floor, dusted herself off, and looked at where Hyun was.

“This one was pretty painful.”

The corners of Lee Hyun’s mouth went up.

The arm melted away from the power that Athena unleashed.

He was smiling without losing composure even though part of his body had evaporated.

Rather, he was smiling faintly as if he had known this would happen.

“I received a nice gift, so I should return the favor, right?”

The image of Lee Hyeon holding the window tightly disappeared again.

Athena turned around and concentrated all her nerves to track the bastard’s movements.

‘You didn’t suffer any damage?’

Was it a power so strong that even the gods couldn’t withstand it?

But Lee Hyeon was moving around normally like that.

He doesn’t seem to feel any discomfort even though his arm is gone.

Athena even felt fear in the bizarre situation.

“…you are a real monster.”

Athena took a step back.

Lee Hyeon ran towards him without paying any attention.

Lee Hyeon, who had disappeared from sight, appeared again, and Athena raised her shield to block Lee Hyeon’s spear that appeared before her eyes.

Kagagak!

Aegis trembled.

My body also trembled in reaction.

As Lee Hyun’s attacks continued, the shield’s shaking became more intense.

Grrrrr!

Lee Hyeon seemed to have no intention of backing down.

His eyes became more intense as he glared at Athena.

“Let’s finish it now.”

With Lee Hyun’s words, Aegis, unable to overcome the force, broke.

Phagec!

“Kwaaaaak!”

As soon as the Aegis broke, Athena’s body flew into the sky.

Her arms and ribs were broken from the impact.

thud!

“Cough!”

I gritted my teeth at the shock I felt down my spine.

Athena held onto her mind so as not to lose consciousness.

I was thinking of somehow coming to my senses and fending off his attack.

But without a weapon or shield, there wasn’t much she could do.

“Oh, it’s broken. It’s a shame, but there’s nothing I can do about it.”

Lee Hyun clicked his tongue as he looked at the broken aegis and approached her.

“I think this will be sufficient warning.”

Lee Hyun lifted his spear and looked down at Athena, who was crouching with her arms crossed.

“You dared to oppose me, and as a reward for enduring this, I will give you your life.”

Lee Hyun’s spear stabbed Athena.

Phew!

I felt a flesh-rending pain.

“Kwaaaaak!”

That was when.

“Up to there.”

In her fading consciousness, she heard a familiar voice.

A low-pitched voice that I have heard countless times so far.

The owner of the voice I wanted to hear more than anyone else at this moment was standing with his back to me.

Kim Do-jin.

The god-slayer who had killed countless gods was now standing facing Lee Hyeon.

“You came earlier than I expected.”

I can hear Lee Hyeon spitting out words in surprise.

Athena could tell even in her fading consciousness.

That Hyun is happy now.

“Dojin… Please.”

Athena uttered her last words and then lost consciousness.