I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 192

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Chapter 192. Treasure Mountain of Greed (2)
The ground cracked open with a thunderous sound.
Mammon, wearing Han Min-guk’s face, stepped out from the depths below. As his body emerged from the underground, the Underground Ruins vanished as if they had never existed in the first place.
“Kekekeke… That makes two already!”
Only twenty-three minutes had passed since the treasure hunt began. By embedding his remnants into Han Min-guk through a scheme that bordered on outright fraud, Mammon had already collected two treasures.
More precisely, since maintaining dominion over the soul any longer would constitute cheating, he had transferred control to Han Min-guk and sealed a contract. If he won this game, he promised not only to spare his life in his own name but also to grant him power through a binding pact.
Unfortunately, it was a legitimate—if one could call it that—and fair contract. A complete contract without a shred of deception.
Though Mammon was the god of demons who trafficked in false contracts and fraud as easily as breathing, Han Min-guk, who had ruled an entire nation with an iron fist, was no easy mark. After rejecting several fraudulent contracts, the increasingly desperate Mammon had finally relented and agreed to this one.
The fact that the god of demons and master of the Seven Sins would bow before a mere human spoke volumes about the immeasurable value of Longinus.
If he obtained it, it would undoubtedly rank among the top three treasures in his collection!
—Of course, if he lost, he would forfeit his most precious possession.
But could he even lose? To defeat a player using cheats, one needed even greater cheats. What could a mere half-god possibly do on the Treasure Mountain of Greed?
That was his mistake. He had grown complacent because his schemes always succeeded. He had never imagined his opponent possessed a trump card capable of using cheats.
—What?
Everything that seemed to be proceeding smoothly had gone wrong from the start. It all collapsed in just twenty-three minutes.
“What’s happening?! What went wrong?!”
Sensing something amiss, Han Min-guk called out in alarm, but Mammon ignored him, channeling all the power of his remnants into something, focusing intently.
His soul trembled violently as he recoiled in disbelief at the incomprehensible situation unfolding before him.
—What is this?
“No! What’s happening, I said?!”
Only when Han Min-guk’s urgent cry made him realize the gravity of the situation did Mammon finally snap back to awareness and mutter.
—All six of your lackeys are dead.
“What? How is that possible? Didn’t you place them far apart?”
—That’s right. That insane bastard. How did he even find them? And even if he did, he just… kills them outright? Doesn’t he call himself an enemy? Shouldn’t he torture and torment them first before killing them?
“That… that would be the normal way, wouldn’t it?”
Six were dead. Six whom he had sent out with knowledge of several treasure locations, all dead in less than thirty minutes.
—No! At the very least, he should have tortured them for information! What is this?!
The shock didn’t end there. As Mammon stood dazed for several minutes, another wave of information crashed into his senses.
—This… what is this?
The treasures were disappearing one by one. With all six of Han Min-guk’s subordinates eliminated and both Mammon and Han Min-guk standing here bewildered, there was only one being capable of plundering the treasures like this.
“What exactly are you doing, Shin Ju-ha?”
Trauma surfaced. His parents had been thorns in Han Min-guk’s side. A righteous couple who constantly interfered with his schemes, suppressed his greed, and thwarted his plans.
Too righteous and too foolish, they had ultimately been killed. Yet he had no choice but to acknowledge that their power and talent were unparalleled.
Had they been more greedy and self-centered, they would likely still be ruling South Korea alongside him, maintaining their shared first-place ranking.
Dangun Ji-hyuk? Impressive and remarkable, certainly, but Han Min-guk still believed he stood above that man.
But the son of such parents… the saying went that great fathers produce great sons. This boy had transcended his parents, whom Han Min-guk had always considered the pinnacle of excellence.
Merely a few years. He had heard that the boy awakened and passed the Hunter examination at the top just less than two years ago. And now he was a Divine Being?
And this Divine Being now stood in his way. Just like his parents had.
“Damn it all. Parent and child alike, a matched pair!!”
Having sat at the apex of power, he understood well how formidable such strength could be. That was precisely why, the moment he learned a Divine Being had become his enemy, he had come seeking to bow before him.
He was flatly rejected and told to prepare for death—that was the result he faced.
-Damn it.
“Damn it.”
Without anyone saying a word, a single human and a demon simultaneously spat out curses at the bleak situation.
Han Min-guk’s vision darkened. His life hung in the balance, and for Mammon, this was a game where the most precious treasure was at stake.
When the outcome he had believed would be victory flipped upside down in less than thirty minutes from the game’s start, his mind froze.
“Ha….”
-Damn it all.
There was no way. Since this was Mammon’s Treasure Mountain of Greed, he could gather every treasure here if he wished, but doing so would be cheating and breaking the rules from the start.
To interfere to that degree, he would need to use the power of his true body in the Demon Realm, not just his descent form.
In the end, there was no method left.
-It’s over.
Mammon gave up quickly. He realized the game held no further meaning. The victor was already decided.
From the start, he had descended for a test, and though greed had clouded his judgment, he knew well what would happen if he ruined this test.
‘The mad serpent will devour me and choose a new candidate for greed.’
Though elevated as a great demon god, he was essentially nothing more than a subordinate.
He had never seen nor heard the voice, but he knew well that the moment he beheld the great serpent would be his final moment. He understood that further struggle was meaningless.
It was total defeat.
“Then…what about me?”
-Why ask me that? Wasn’t our contract one that only manifests upon victory?
It was true.
-I’m about to lose treasures incomparable to your pitiful life. Do you think I’d spare even a glance for a mere insect like you?
Of course, Mammon treasured his own life more than even the most precious and coveted treasure, which is why he hadn’t deliberately sabotaged the game and test.
But what did the life of an insect matter to him?
A disposable tool summoned for the test from the beginning. Whether he lived or died was no longer his concern.
That was the end of it. The remnants of Han Min-guk’s soul that Mammon had left behind were reclaimed by his true body, and it was finished.
Now all that remained was how quickly Shin Ju-ha could gather fifty-one treasures. And the moment he collected them all would inevitably be Han Min-guk’s final moment—that fact remained unchanged.
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“What?”
Fifty-one treasures. After shredding six enemies in less than thirty minutes, I’d been searching for treasures to secure victory.
Eventually, after seventeen hours, I’d collected all fifty-one treasures, and I tilted my head in confusion.
“There are still this many treasures left?”
〚It appears Mammon has given up. How natural.〛
I’d thought he was the only one with map cheats and numerical advantages, but once he realized my cheats were superior, there was nothing he could do.
What was surprising was that, contrary to my expectation that he’d employ other tactics or, at worst, flip the board entirely, he’d quietly conceded the game.
〚You’ll learn the answer to that question very soon.〛
Leaving Akasha behind with her ambiguous answer, I watched the Treasure Mountain of Greed fade from view, and my gaze fell upon the man collapsing before me as if struck down.
“Han Min-guk.”
“…Kill me. You monster.”
“The monster isn’t me—it’s you. And I’ll kill you regardless. Oh, and don’t even dream of reincarnation or past lives. I’m confiscating your soul too, so you’ll spend eternity in hell.”
Watching Han Min-guk tremble with a face grown even paler at my words, I drew my blade.
“To think I had to suffer all that because of such a worthless insect.”
Yes, that was precisely my sentiment. The blade moved. Unlike the other enemies, I didn’t grant him death immediately.
As the primary culprit of everything, I had no intention of killing him mercifully. Han Min-guk, who shed tears of blood through torture while cursing me, finally met his end with a sense of catharsis.
“It’s over.”
My revenge was complete. The revenge I’d considered my life’s ultimate goal had ended far too emptily, yet no void descended upon me.
“Next objective.”
The Conceptual Deity Realm where my parents were banished. I’ll go there and reclaim them. While I’m at it, I’ll land a blow on each of those Concept Divine Seats who cursed me and my younger sibling.
“But first, I need to settle my remaining accounts.”
I lifted my gaze toward the sky.
“Don’t you think?”
Mammon, who’d abandoned Han Min-guk—the medium of connection—and fled. There was still a debt to collect from him. The sky split open, and not a descent body but an avatar descended to this land.
【You landed quite the blow.】
Toward him, who was forcibly suppressing his anger and spitting out words laden with emotion, I threw a scoff.
“Then who told you to cheat? If you use foul play, you should’ve known the other side could too.”
【So it is…A great demon should gracefully accept the outcome.】
What nonsense. Knowing well what demons truly are, I’m fully aware of how absurd that statement is.
“Why are you so readily admitting defeat?”
My eyes narrowed. Mammon, facing me, offered a smile tinged with both resignation and mockery, then produced an old ring from thin air and handed it to me.
【After all, even if I kept it, it’s just an old ring. I never imagined the successor of Pride would be the heir of the Demon King.】
“That’s why I chose the ring.”
【As expected of one chosen by Pride. The test is over. We six Sin Lords acknowledge you as the new Demon God. Though I doubt you’ll be satisfied with merely being a Demon God. In this regard, you truly resemble Lucifer. Or is this simply the nature of Pride?】
A test? Well, from the demons’ perspective, I was no different from a rolling stone, so this level of verification was necessary.
【So go now and meet him. Ugh. He’s been waiting since earlier. Because of you, I’ve been under his gaze constantly—it’s nauseating. Leave quickly.】
With those words, Mammon vanished into black ash. I tilted my head in confusion at what he meant, but upon seeing the message that appeared, I understood what he was saying.
〚Congratulations!〛
The System erupted in an unprecedented fanfare, blessing me. Simultaneously, tremendous power surged up from deep within.
〚You have received the final selection from the Sin of Pride!〛
〚Pride is a magnificent force that looks down upon all things.〛
〚The previous master of Pride developed that power beyond its limits, transforming it into something entirely new!〛
〚You acquire Authority: Pride (★★★)!〛
Three stars? Isn’t this level rivaling a Concept Divine Seat?
〚The dormant powers within you respond to Pride!〛
〚An unknown reaction manifests in Authority: Heaven…〛
〚Fusion halted.〛
〚The great serpent, master of the great sin species, wishes to meet you!〛
The heavens tear open. This sensation, this feeling, this thought. I’ve experienced it twice before.
‘A Concept Divine Seat!’
〚Concept Divine Seat: The Primordial Serpent manifests upon this land, a mere speck of dust!〛
The creator of the Seven Sins revealed itself.

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