I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 208

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Chapter 208. The Bottomless Pit (3)
-Keh-ack… Cough-ack! You… filthy subspecies!
The area fell silent as I severed the neck of the Goblin Mutant Lord, whose lower half had been blown away and more than half of his upper body charred and twisted beyond recognition.
Simultaneously, countless messages materialized before me.
〚You have defeated Goblin Mutant Lord LV 9!〛
〚You have acquired 150 (+150) experience points!〛
〚You have acquired 80 coins!〛
〚LEVEL UP!〛
〚You have acquired 1 free point!〛
〚You have cleared Abyss Floor 10!〛
〚100 coins, +3 free points, and a random 1-star item draw ticket have been granted.〛
First came the rewards for clearing the 10th floor. Next, as I ascended through the floors, the Ten Thousand Serpent Divine Demon Sword, which had absorbed sufficient blood, underwent its evolution.
〚Item: Ten Thousand Serpent Divine Demon Sword has absorbed a sufficient amount of blood and its grade has risen!〛
〚Hidden condition achieved!〛
〚All blood has been tainted by demonic essence!〛
〚The Imoogi dormant within the Ten Thousand Serpent Divine Demon Sword begins its metamorphosis into a Demon Dragon!〛
I nodded, momentarily startled by the unfamiliar text. After all, such a passage had indeed existed within the Ten Thousand Serpent Divine Demon Sword.
【After ten thousand years of cultivation, none can know whether the Imoogi will become a Demon Dragon of apocalypse that plunges the world into darkness, or a Divine Dragon that illuminates the world with radiant light.】
Though the Imoogi had failed to become a true dragon, it possessed sufficient potential to do so—talent that could manifest as either light or darkness. That talent was now beginning to shine forth.
I swiftly reviewed the rapidly transformed abilities.
〚Abilities
-Growth-type Weapon
-All Stats Fixed +20
-All Experience Acquisition Rate +150%
-Trait: Demonic Serpent Body (2★)
-Skill: Ten Thousand Extremes (2★)〛
Crack! Crackle!
My body twisted with a sickening sound, and in an instant, my flesh transformed.
Demonic Serpent Body—a trait granting the form of a black serpent. Since it was still 2-star rank, the ability merely increased my stats further and amplified my capabilities regarding demonic essence, yet it possessed tremendous potential.
“It seems satisfying the hidden condition was worthwhile.”
Yet it felt wrong. The balance was off, and an instinctive rejection welled within me.
Light and darkness. I had always strived to maintain that equilibrium, but…
‘From the moment I stopped caring about such things, I’ve tilted far too heavily toward darkness.’
That’s why this blade’s transformation into a Demon Dragon felt so uncomfortable—as if I needed to steer it toward becoming a Divine Dragon immediately.
But there was no method. I didn’t even know how to guide it toward the Divine Dragon path. Well, it seemed I could achieve a grade increase by hunting only holy-attribute monsters, but where would I find holy-attribute monsters in a place created by a Demon God?
〚For now, make it your goal to fully develop the Demon Blade. And I will show you a place abundant with holy-attribute monsters.〛
Yes, that would be the best course of action.
I cast aside my idle thoughts, brushed myself off, and stood. Now the real beginning starts. After all, the 10th floor boss was merely a goblin—nothing remarkable.
It was time to obtain the first key of Lemegeton—Ars Goetia.
〚The reason goblins from floors 1 through 10 were tainted by demonic essence and mutants even existed was entirely because of Ars Goetia.〛
“I thought as much. And I can see where it all started.”
I gazed upon the Chieftain’s Tent, where an incredibly pure yet potent magical aura surged forth madly, saturating the entire 10th Floor with its essence.
At the center of the Chieftain’s Tent, something had been placed on top in an attempt to conceal it, but to one who could perceive spiritual energy, it was impossible to hide.
I swung my blade and scattered everything piled above, revealing a small black gate beneath.
〚This is a gate leading to the first key.〛
I nodded without hesitation and threw myself through the gate.
A Divine bomb? There was no need to prepare such a thing. Even if I detonated it inside, it would have no effect whatsoever. Could holy power as insignificant as a microbe living beneath a fingernail ever be effective within such a dense concentration of primordial magic?
No matter how my stats increased or how many 2-star items I could craft, it was impossible. This place was directly involved with Solomon’s power.
In an instant, the ground beneath my feet gave way, and my vision transformed.
Not beneath a bright sun, but beneath a dark black sun. A bizarre place where a sun made of magical energy distributed its black light across the entire realm in some incomprehensible manner.
〚Hidden area discovered!〛
〚Abyss Floor 10 Hidden Stage 1: Black Sun’s Great Forest
Rank: 3★
Description: A black forest where the light of absolute darkness observes the world. Survive within it and seize the first key that exists somewhere in the forest.
Restriction: Every hour, the Black Sun’s eye opens for 10 minutes. If you are noticed by the sun’s eye during this time, a massive random penalty will be imposed.
Success: First Key—Ars Goetia, ???
Failure: Eternal servitude as part of the forest〛
Goooooo.
The forest was so quiet it seemed eerie. And I understood why.
A sun made of magical energy opened grotesquely, and the eye sleeping within it observed the world. Where the eye gazed, black light illuminated, and everything concealed its existence as much as possible.
‘Hide!’
The decision was instinctive. I moved immediately. There was a strong possibility that gaze would turn toward my location during those 10 minutes, so I crouched down at once and created an item.
A 2-star concealment cloak wrapped around my body, and I immediately flattened myself beneath the tall vegetation, erasing my presence.
Honestly, I didn’t believe for a moment that a 2-star item’s concealment could evade that grotesque eye’s gaze.
The towering grass taller than myself served as a first layer to obscure my existence, and the concealment cloak was merely a second layer of protection.
Through the narrow gaps between vegetation where even light couldn’t penetrate, I observed the eye. It scanned the entire forest frantically, like a predator searching for its prey.
As if demanding that only one creature fall within its sight. And such an attempt soon bore fruit.
-Kieeeek!
The moment the eye fixed its gaze upon a location, a sound erupted, and the eye laughed. Its corners crinkled upward, and the eye gleamed with an expression that made it abundantly clear how delighted it was by this situation.
-Keeeek!
Simultaneously, a creature’s agonized shriek pierced the air. The life that had just cried out now shattered the forest’s silence with screams of torment.
The eye, never tearing its gaze from that creature and savoring its suffering, slowly closed as if its time had expired. The moment the black sun returned to its normal appearance.
-Kraaaaaaaa!!!
The forest’s silence vanished in an instant.
‘Damn it.’
I had thought the time when that sun hung in the sky was most dangerous, but I was wrong.
This is a demon realm. The domain of all manner of magical beasts. The sun was merely their overseer.
Sssssss?
And in this demon realm, even the vegetation possessed consciousness and aggression. Plants with vision that a mere 2-star concealment item could neither hide from nor block.
〚Corrupted Mutant Weed LV 44〛
The weeds are level 44. Feeling a chill run down my spine, I exhaust my demonic energy at full force and swing the Vanquishing Demon Sword to cleave through the massive weed observing me.
-Kee-shee-shee-shee!!!
The creatures shriek in agony and instantly begin attacking me. They’ve finished assessing me as a threat.
I charge toward them, my blade moving without pause. Cutting, cutting, and cutting again. Every single one within sight.
The problem is that merely severing them doesn’t kill the weeds. They cling to life with stubborn vitality, surviving and regenerating.
Remarkable regeneration. Even with 80% of their bodies torn to shreds, they refuse to die.
As a result, I’m gaining zero experience fighting these level 44 monsters.
This cycle of blocking and charging repeated, and at some point, they began adapting their responses.
Clang!
My blade was blocked for the first time. Naturally, it was the weeds that blocked it.
“These insane weeds!”
The weeds moved like seasoned swordmasters. Their leaves—thin and razor-sharp, as if they could slice through paper—advanced toward me.
The crushing pressure of hundreds… no, thousands of blades converging on me.
“Akasha, can I actually clear this?”
The Vanquishing Demon Sword raised my overall stats by 20, and I had spare points, but these level 44 creatures averaged stats of 20 or higher—their vitality stat was even 49.
Without me, survival would be impossible. As I swallowed hard, watching the blades seeking an opening—
-Kwuuuueng!
At the sound, both the weeds and I turned in alarm. There, a deer began devouring these powerful plants.
It was massive. And at a glance, it was no ordinary being.
‘Its level is…?’
77 LV! Damn it. Can I actually escape alive from this?
Even for a Hidden Stage, this balance is absolutely brutal.
The weeds immediately switched targets. Rather than me—weaker, unable to even kill their allies—they chose to face this powerful predator tearing them apart.
For me, it was an opportunity and a stroke of fortune. I activated Concealment, which likely offers no tactical advantage but at least calms my mind, and fled the weed field.
“Akasha! Where’s the key?!”
〚I shall guide you.〛
I need to grab the key and escape this cursed realm. Following Akasha’s guidance, I sprinted forward.
-Kwuueng?
At the sound from above, my body froze. A single cry. Followed by more.
-Kwuueng?
-Kwuueng?
-Kwuueng?
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I’m too terrified to look up. Damn it, if my power hadn’t been sealed!
I genuinely want to burn this entire forest to ash.
As I slowly raised my head, massive dark creatures came into view.
〚Black Mutant King Kong LV 66〛
There was no light in the place where I fled to escape the weeds.
〚Black Mutant King Kong Lord LV 99〛
It took less than ten seconds for the rulers of this territory to encircle me.
Gulp.
As I swallowed, the eyes observing me grew even more intense.
‘It seems safer when The Sun’s eyes are open.’
With that thought, I drew my sword. These creatures at base level 66. The moment I unsheathed my blade and exhaled demonic energy, revealing my killing intent, they suddenly began pounding their chests and roaring.
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
Then they retreated. And once they had withdrawn a certain distance, one of the Black Mutant King Kongs began approaching me. Only then did I understand what they were trying to do.
“Damn. A one-on-one duel?”
It wasn’t a trial of the gate. Inside the massive ring created by the King Kong horde, I had to defeat that creature. The fortunate part was that the level 99 monster didn’t step forward.
Still, the fact remained that my odds of victory were slim.
〚Black Mutant King Kong LV 71〛
Nonetheless, a creature more powerful than the ordinary King Kongs stood before me. The beast, which appeared to be at least five meters tall, flashed a fetid smile at me, and the moment it raised its massive hand to pound its chest.
-Krrrraaahhh!!
The duel had begun.

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