I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 14

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Chapter 14. The Ruins Where the Most Radiant Sun Sleeps
Upon returning home, I set aside everything else and immediately opened my inventory, carefully placing two items on the floor before gazing at them with eyes brimming with anticipation and awe.
A Mythic-grade Holy Relic and a Legendary-SS grade Skill Book.
Either one alone would be something even S-rank or higher Hunters would struggle to encounter in a lifetime—truly legendary and mythical treasures.
And somehow, two of them had fallen into my hands.
“Even with Heavenly Fortune asleep, I feel secure!”
Which should I examine first?
Seized by anticipation, I deliberated for quite some time as if struck by decision paralysis, but ultimately my hand reached for the Holy Relic.
I pushed aside the large tome that resembled an ancient manuscript and retrieved a cross necklace from my inventory.
The room instantly grew warm and cozy, and holy power began to radiate brilliantly.
Items of Unique grade were of sufficient quality that even active high-rank Hunters could use them without issue, but I had no time to marvel at its abilities before pressing the cross against my wing.
Whoooosh!
The moment the two items made contact, my wing began devouring the holy power ravenously, like a fish discovering water.
Crack!
The cross, having absorbed all the holy power that composed the item, began to fracture, eventually shattering into countless pieces.
An item worth hundreds of millions to billions of won had been destroyed, yet it failed to capture my attention.
Such trivial matters were insignificant compared to the beautiful and mysterious phenomenon unfolding before my eyes.
Blaze!
As if a dam holding back a torrent had burst, my wing—having consumed the Unique-grade item—released the holy power that had been dormant within it.
The wing, now shining brilliantly and radiantly, floated into the air, fluttering about as if searching for its master before approaching me.
“Ugh!”
A single feather cut my arm, absorbing the flowing blood. Though the sudden attack startled me, the imprinting was soon complete, and the wing transformed into a stream of light that was absorbed into my body.
〚The first seal of Item-Holy Relic: Seat of Pride, the First Wing of the Fallen Angel Lucifer [Mythic] has been released!〛
〚Owner imprinting has been established!〛
〚The item has been converted into a skill, creating Skill: First Wing of Pride [Mythic]!〛
〚Forced Quest-Wing of Pride has been triggered.〛
〚The Tutorial has not been cleared, so the Quest item remains inactive!〛
〚One Quest has been reserved!〛
As the messages appeared, I instinctively understood how to use the wing, and as I summoned my will, a single pure white, enormous wing materialized behind my left shoulder.
〚The first wing is now active!〛
〚While the wing is active, the rare stat: Holy Power is temporarily manifested!〛
〚While the wing is active, all stats receive an additional bonus of +10!〛
〚Due to low proficiency, active time is limited to 10 minutes! Cooldown is 3 hours!〛
Simply by unfurling the wing, I could now wield holy power, and all my stats had risen by 10. For a Mythic-grade item, it seemed rather modest, yet it felt wonderful.
As Infinite rose, my entire body filled with strength, and as Indomitability rose, an indescribable sense of fulfillment settled within me.
〚Heavenly Fortune, deep in slumber, stirs restlessly as an unexpected surge of power flows in.〛
Heavenly Fortune responded positively to the stat increase.
But.
〚Misfortune, which had been accumulating tremendous power, brightens with satisfaction at the sudden increase in strength, its eyes gleaming.〛
As Misfortune’s stat rose in tandem with Heavenly Fortune’s increase, I frowned and hastily deactivated the skill.
“I was in such a good mood, but that last message left a bitter taste in my mouth.”
Damn this rotten luck—I’ll chase away this filthy feeling with nothing less than a Legendary-grade skill book!
I hurried to retrieve the ancient tome, massive as my own body, and opened it once more with trembling anticipation.
Whoosh!
Brilliant light erupted as the knowledge dormant within the skill book awakened in the form of characters, flowing directly into my mind and absorbing completely.
〚You have acquired Skill: Heart of the Colossus [Legendary]!〛
Thump! Thump! Thump!
“Ugh—!”
The moment I learned the skill, my heart raced wildly as I clutched my chest and let out a groan—!
“What?”
Surprisingly, nothing happened. And I’d just acquired a Legendary-grade skill, no less.
My heart was simply racing from sheer joy.
At most, my Absolute stat had risen by about 5, and aside from feeling immense power coursing through my body, there was remarkably no other sensation or effect.
“Is this a scam? This is really a Legendary-grade skill?”
I was so bewildered that such thoughts crossed my mind. Wondering if I’d simply gotten my hopes up, I quickly checked the detailed description of the skill.
〚Skill: Heart of the Colossus
Grade: Legendary-Growth Type
Rank: SS
LV 0-Restricted
Description: The heart of the Colossus—a being whose individual members could lift the world itself and possessed the wisdom of sages. Currently, for unknown reasons, most of its power remains sealed.
Abilities
-One energy-related stat and one physical ability-related stat will always maintain equal values. (Currently unavailable)
-Additional correction to one physical stat +5
-LV2 Unlocked〛
I exhaled a sigh that was both deflating and delightful, checking the skill description over and over again.
“Why didn’t I learn this sooner?”
If Seo Ye-rin, the Word Mage, had acquired this, she could have made a name for herself as a Grand Warrior instead.
“Though, no matter how talented Seo Ye-rin is, she couldn’t possibly appraise every Legendary-grade skill book.”
Likely, she saw only the name “Heart of the Colossus” and assumed it was a warrior’s skill, so she never learned it.
And honestly, this skill suits me far better.
If Seo Ye-rin had learned it, only one of the four physical stats—Strength, Agility, Stamina, or Endurance—would have equaled her magical power. But since I have only the Absolute stat, I can achieve maximum efficiency with minimal investment.
Raising my Absolute stat increases my energy stat, and raising my energy stat increases my Absolute stat.
It’s nothing short of a living myth of creative economics.
Of course, to properly use this skill, I’ll first need to reach E-rank and acquire the three advanced stats: Mana, Internal Force, and Ether.
“Either way, thanks to this, I’ve acquired a growth-type skill?”
Among skills, there are some that uniquely transcend the maximum level cap of LV10, with their grade and rank ascending further.
“In fact, the Lucifer’s Wings skill I just obtained could also be considered growth-type in a different sense.”
The more wings I collect, the stronger its power and abilities become. Honestly, its current effects are far from worthy of being called a Mythic-grade skill.
I savored my strengthened body, threw myself onto the bed with a pleased laugh, and spent the rest of the exhausting day simply gazing at the two newly inscribed skills in my status window.
***
Beep! Beep! Beep!
Awakened by the obnoxious alarm before dawn had even broken, I hurried through my shower and preparations, then left the house.
I’d already gathered everything I needed in my inventory for the conquest—starting with items that could substitute for quick meals, then a flashlight, a shovel, and so on.
“Let’s go!”
With that, I hailed a taxi to the Abyss Portal, and upon arrival, I found—
“You came?”
Seo Mi-na was waiting for me with a sullen expression.
‘What?’
Wondering if my eyes had deceived me, I quickly pulled out my phone to check the time, and upon discovering it was only 4:30 in the morning, I couldn’t help but rub my eyes again.
What? Did I somehow contact her last night to meet at this hour?
No—my plan was to arrive early, complete my preparations to enter the Hidden Stage, contact her, and then call her over after securing the agreement to transfer all the rewards to her.
As I stared at her with an expression that was precisely one-quarter bewilderment, one-quarter flustered, one-quarter astonished, and one-quarter aghast—
“I had a feeling you’d do this, so I waited.”
She answered as if I hadn’t made a mistake at all. Of course, it wasn’t wrong that she’d spent the dawn waiting for me here.
How could I possibly stop her if she insisted on waiting?
Still, feeling annoyed was only natural. So, to push back a little, I furrowed my brow as if displeased and brushed past her.
“This is an imposition.”
I lowered my voice and spoke the words with theatrical displeasure, and her mouth fell open.
“Let me come with you. I’ll give you all the rewards.”
Honestly, seeing how she’d waited for me like this, I could only conclude that she’d vaguely sensed I knew something.
Otherwise, why would she have spent the dawn here just to clear the Tutorial with me?
She’d even been suspicious from the moment I chose Zone 7.
‘Did she become certain yesterday when she saw Lucifer’s wings?’
That was the answer. Seo Mi-na had deduced from that incident that I possessed either precognition or some hidden power to perceive things.
In reality, I simply possessed knowledge from having regressed from the future—but she didn’t know that.
Standing behind her, pretending to think it over, I soon nodded.
‘I was planning to do this anyway.’
The Hidden Stage was a place where even top-ranked Hunters could die if they made a single mistake. Even if I could clear it alone, considering the unforeseen dangers, two would be better than one.
Before my regression, I knew the promising prospect had conquered it solo, but information was too scarce—this was a form of insurance.
Besides, I’d be helping her awaken within the Hidden Stage itself.
‘That means I’d be incurring two debts to Seo Mi-na.’
Exposing her to a place most people would never discover in their lifetime, and drawing out her latent talents—it was undoubtedly a massive debt.
Having finished my calculations, I opened my mouth to her.
“I really will take all the rewards.”
“I swear it. If you don’t believe me, here—sign the contract.”
She pulled out a contract saved on her tablet, apparently having prepared it in advance.
‘As expected, a four-dimensional eccentric.’
Did something have to be broken in everyone who reached S-rank or higher?
While entertaining such pointless thoughts, I recalled the contract I’d prepared in my own inventory and signed it.
“Then let’s go. Where we’re headed is the Hidden Stage.”
I calmly explained where we were headed, and for the first time, she displayed a large expression of shock on her face.
“If you’re late, I’m leaving without you~!”
Of course, I simply entered the portal first, leaving her behind.
“Wait, I’m coming with you!”
She hurriedly pushed her body into the portal after me, transitioning into the Tutorial.
Before the portal where the two of us had vanished—at the ambiguous and early hour of 4:30 AM when few people were around—a figure who had been hiding quietly revealed themselves.
They leaped into the portal, following the two who had disappeared.
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Upon seeing the scorching earth after just one day away… an unmistakable joy bloomed across my face.
“There aren’t many people here.”
In fact, it was practically empty. At most, one or two people. Unless someone was truly mad, few fools would choose Zone 7.
Those one or two were probably struggling here to earn money in Zone 7, which had less competitive advantage compared to other zones.
Well, they might have some skill too.
For me, it was favorable. For the next few hours, I couldn’t afford to be noticed.
“Let’s go, somewhere out of sight.”
After traveling for a while, we arrived at the deepest part of the Tutorial, ignoring every monster we encountered.
A place with no human presence, not even traces of anyone having visited.
I pulled a shovel from my inventory.
“What are you doing with that?”
“What do you think? I’m digging the ground, obviously.”
I began excavating the cracked and crumbling sandy earth.
‘I was told I need to dig at least 300 meters.’
It was deeper and more grueling than it appeared. Even for a Hunter, it was exhausting work with just a single shovel.
But thinking of the reward waiting at the end, I couldn’t stop.
“Let’s take turns. You dig for 2 hours, I’ll dig for 1 hour. Deal?”
Fortunately, I had a capable assistant, so we managed to dig 300 meters without it being as difficult as expected.
Around the moment we’d dug approximately 300 meters!
Guoooo!!
A black portal appeared as if it had been waiting.
“Now, jump in…!!”
Before I could finish speaking, my body was pulled into the portal.
“Hah!”
The instant I vanished into the black vortex, Seo Mi-na hastily threw herself into the ground and disappeared into the swirl.
The vortex that was beginning to shrink.
“No!”
That one more unseen person who leaped into the vortex—that was a secret.

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