I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 137

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Chapter 137. Settlement (2)
After sleeping for over forty hours straight to dispel all the accumulated fatigue and mental stress, I awoke and gazed through the window at the Holy Kingdom stirring back to life with renewed vigor.
“Remarkable.”
I had assumed everything would be destroyed or collapsed by the Territory Descent skill granted only to the Demon King and the Divine Demon Solomon, but I was wrong.
Territory Descent was literally the ability to overlay a hidden dimension onto reality. Once the summoned territory vanished, everything reverted to its original state.
As a result, the Holy Kingdom had only suffered damage in two places: near the Underground Prison and the Colosseum.
Near the Underground Prison—the site of my final battle with Kamighin—remained sealed with a sealing formation, unable to undergo any restoration work because subjugation procedures were still ongoing.
Conversely, the Colosseum’s summoning altar was dismantled far more quickly than I had anticipated.
When I later inquired about the reason, I learned that those in the Middle Realm—commonly referred to as Stage-100 and beyond—had taken the incident seriously, and players from far more advanced generations than us had torn through space to retrieve it.
“I never knew the Holy Kingdom had connections to the Middle Realm.”
Of course it did. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have imprisoned such insane sealing formations along with entities called calamities and fragments of Divine Demons in that Underground Prison.
“Perhaps it’s also connected to the Upper Realm?”
Stage-0 to 99: the Lower Realm.
Stage-100 to 199: the Middle Realm.
Stage-200 to 599: the Upper Realm.
Stage-600 to unknown: the Abyss Realm.
At minimum, all four realms that have been distinguished so far must be involved. In any case, I achieved maximum results with minimal damage, and I’m extremely satisfied.
“It’s a shame I had to use the Regression Card.”
I had played my most crucial and powerful trump card—one that saved my life over the course of a month—so it was wasteful, but the compensation was extraordinary.
I stepped away from the window and returned to my bed, reading through the System Messages floating before my eyes, and checked the topmost message first.
“Right, I came to the Holy Kingdom for this from the start.”
The Hidden Occupation Quest—for the occupation I had planned since my regression. Of course, I had already cleared the occupation Quest while dealing with the Divine Demon’s fragment.
“But it’s not over yet.”
True to its Mythic-grade status, an extraordinarily lengthy Quest awaited. A Quest related to Second Awakening the moment I obtained the occupation.
It was probably issued immediately to match the situation.
I sifted through the System Messages once more to find and display the Quest.
〚Hidden Occupation Quest (3): The Apocalypse Descends Upon the Holy Kingdom
Grade: Mythic
Rank: SSS-
Description: Stage-1-183, the Holy Kingdom. Apocalypse descends upon this place. The most sacred and radiant land is about to reveal the darkest, most terrible, and most vile demonic presence. Save the Holy Kingdom. The Divine Ones shall witness you, who have obtained the darkest power.
Objectives: Eliminate Cardinal Aoira (1/1), Eliminate Descended Kamighin (1/1)
Success Reward: Hidden Occupation Quest (4) Generated, Small Clue to Occupation Second Awakening, ???
Failure Consequence: Soul Theft, Physical Death, Holy Kingdom Annihilation, Release of 3 Calamity-Class Entities〛
The portion obscured by ??? was revealed to be Kamighin, and I successfully completed the Quest by eliminating Bertas, the true master of the puppet Cardinal Aoira.
Now came the reward phase. Immediately, a pleasant message appeared along with the reward notification.
Ding!
〚Hidden Occupation Quest (4): The First Key of Lemegeton
Grade: Mythic
Rank: EX
Description: The great and noble Divine Demon Solomon divided his power into three parts and scattered them throughout the Abyss. No one knows what future he foresaw in doing so, but one thing is certain: should you obtain all three powers, you will gain the true qualifications to become the Divine Demon’s successor. Having obtained the first power to stand above all demons, now obtain the second power to devour and command all demons.
Objective: Mythic Divine Artifact: First Key of Lemegeton—Ars Goetia Acquisition (0/1)
Success: Hidden Job Quest (5) Generated, Second Awakening Condition (1/5) Achieved, ???
Failure: Job Revoked. Unconditional Hostility from All Demons.〛
The first message that came to mind drew an involuntary sigh from me. Was this really a reward? It felt like I’d barely climbed one massive mountain only to have an even larger one thrust upon me.
“Lemegeton, then….”
With the Cataclysm, humanity’s mythology was no longer mere illusion—it had become one of the most crucial educational materials in the world. I too had developed considerable interest in mythology.
Great Divine Beings who remade heaven and earth and received the faith of all mankind!
Perhaps because they had accomplished such tremendous feats in complete opposition to my own path, I studied them with greater dedication. In mythology classes, I consistently scored near perfect marks.
‘Though that meant I ranked dead last in every other subject.’
Regardless, this wasn’t to say I lacked intelligence—rather, it meant I knew of Lemegeton because it appeared in the mythology of Solomon, a Divine Being.
“The grimoire known as Solomon’s Keys.”
Composed of five in total, it appeared that five Mythic-grade items had been born from a single Origin-grade item, much like the tales in mythology.
“The Divine Artifact that Baal spoke of.”
An absurdly overpowered Divine Artifact that grants access to the power of all demons. I was being asked to find the first one.
“How on earth?”
This was essentially asking me to tear apart the entire Abyss, wasn’t it? Was this even remotely feasible? I’d rather fight the Demon King again!
‘No, that’s impossible.’
The fortunate part was that a reward still remained to resolve this problem!
A clue! Finally!!
〚A small clue for your Second Awakening is granted.〛
〚Clue: At the entrance of the deepest Pit, the power of Descent sleeps.〛
“Damn it. What kind of nonsense is this?”
I could only grasp my head and click my tongue. It was no different from being told to solve a riddle to solve a riddle—if they were going to give clues like this, what was the point?
“This damned System.”
I immediately closed the window and erased the next job awakening from my mind entirely. It hadn’t even been a few weeks since I achieved my first awakening.
I’d confirm this slowly later. For now, let me check the other, more pleasant rewards.
〚As a reward, your Unique Ability: Doctrine of Human Depravity evolves into Authority: Doctrine of Human Depravity—Doctrine of Human Goodness.〛
The Unique Ability I’d obtained upon accepting Belial as a subordinate. After acquiring it, this Unique Ability—which I’d never properly understood—had now evolved into an Authority.
“What is this?”
My mouth stretched ear to ear at a reward that made the previous two seem like jokes. An Authority, no less!
〚Authority: Doctrine of Human Depravity—Doctrine of Human Goodness
Tier: Origin
Grade: Origin
Description: A power that represents the most fundamental starting point of all living beings. Evil and good are eternally opposed yet form a singular concept.
Abilities
-Doctrine of Human Depravity LV 1 (0%): Increases upon acquiring Evil Karma
-Auxiliary Authority: Doctrine of Human Depravity Bloom—Divine Power unusable. Good-aligned abilities unusable. Demonic Stat increased by 10%. Evil-aligned ability rank increased by 1. All Stats increased by 10%.
-Auxiliary Authority: Judgment of Evil—At LV 1 standard, permanently consumes 99% of Evil Karma to absolutely banish designated target
-Doctrine of Human Depravity LV 2 Unlocked
-Doctrine of Human Goodness LV 1 (0%): Increases upon acquiring Good Karma
-Supplementary Authority: The Doctrine of Innate Goodness Blooms—Demonic energy unusable. Evil-type abilities unusable. Divine power stat increased by 10%. Good-type ability rank increased by 1. All stats increased by 10%
-Supplementary Authority: Blessing of Goodness—Based on LV 1, consumes 99% of accumulated good karma permanently to grant absolute resurrection to a designated target
-The Doctrine of Innate Goodness LV 2 unlocked〛
Hah…
This doesn’t seem like the ability I thought it was. I forced my gaping mouth shut and read through the details once more, marveling at what I saw.
Truly, it deserves the name “authority.” A power that operates on an entirely different level from my existing abilities.
“In other words, I can switch between two modes.”
The Doctrine of Innate Evil: humanity’s origin is wickedness. The Doctrine of Innate Goodness: humanity’s origin is virtue.
I nodded in satisfaction and immediately activated the authority.
“The Doctrine of Innate Evil blooms.”
In an instant, something black surged from the depths of my being, consuming my entire body. My skin darkened in moments, and a single horn sprouted from my head.
“What is this…?”
Have I become a Demon? No, I can tell. Even in this state, I’m still human. It feels like wearing a costume.
I drew forth the demonic energy of the Demon Lord. Since it was already the power of a Demon Lord, I had always been supreme in matters of demonic energy, but with the Doctrine of Innate Evil bloomed, every aspect—from dominion to versatility—surged dramatically upward.
“The curse of evil requires karma I don’t have, so I can’t use it.”
I immediately switched modes and bloomed the Doctrine of Innate Goodness. The black skin vanished in an instant, and the horn atop my head disappeared.
Immediately after, my skin seemed to glow with sanctity, and a brightly luminous halo materialized above my head.
Unmistakably angelic in appearance. As I spread the Wings of Pride, I was astounded to see that even the demonic wings had been dyed with goodness.
〚Authority: The Doctrine of Innate Goodness and Skill: Wings of Pride are harmonizing!〛
〚Hidden condition achieved!〛
〚Skill: Wings of Pride temporarily transforms into Skill: Lucifer’s Radiance.〛
Lucifer, not Lucifer—I could sense what the name meant. It was likely his name from his days as an angel.
I deactivated all abilities and forcibly calmed my heated body. The increase in buff-type skills was deeply encouraging for me.
The first two rewards were precious, but if the final reward was of this caliber, I had every reason to rejoice.
That was everything I’d obtained from the class Quest. Thoroughly satisfied, I immediately turned my attention to the next rewards.
The message that appeared next was a reward I welcomed more than any other.
〚Authority: Misfortune smiles with joy and praise, applauding your final moments and pouring forth power.〛
〚Tremendous power beyond your limits is consumed!〛
〚If you overcome the curse of Misfortune, Misfortune receives its compensation!〛
〚The second shell protecting the Authority: Curse of Misfortune granted to you shatters!〛
First, the log message appeared. Misfortune, which existed in my inner realm, shrieked and was trapped once more within a massive shell.
I’ve already shattered the second shell!
‘Using regression was worth the cost.’
Once I shattered all the shells, Misfortune would cease to be a curse and become a true force—I had already confirmed through the power of self-reinforcement that it would no longer oppose me.
And hadn’t Ra said the same before? That if I could seize this power of Misfortune for myself, it would be an enormous advantage.
Therefore, I no longer feared or avoided Misfortune. Instead of stubbornly enduring and pressing forward, I resolved to charge ahead boldly and shatter the obstacles in my path.
“Yes, let’s awaken and fight once more.”
I happened to handle it easily this time, but next time I won’t be caught so off guard. Yet I have no worries. By then, I too will have grown far stronger.
With that thought, I turned my attention to the final reward.

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