I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 211

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Chapter 211. The Bottomless Pit (4)
11th Floor. Having acquired Ars Goetia, I immediately activated the power.
〚Power: Ars Goetia opens!〛
A single sheet of black parchment materialized in the void, flickering with a blackened, burning effect.
〚Designate a Demon whose power you wish to borrow.〛
With the message came countless gazes that had been blocked by the Bottomless Pit until now, all converging upon me.
The 72 Seats of Demon Kings—all 66 Demons except for the six who had vanished—now turned their attention toward me with singular purpose and unified intent.
Curiosity.
The emotions within that curiosity differed for each, yet all revealed the same yearning to understand my choice and my power.
‘So readily?’
Of course, I didn’t trust their emotions. From what I’d witnessed thus far, there was no way they would willingly share their power with me so easily.
‘Which means…’
They must gain something from my choice as well.
But it didn’t matter. Whatever the price, it wasn’t as though I’d be the one paying it anyway, so there was no need to rack my brain over it.
With that thought, I selected the name of the first Demon King that caught my eye.
〚Demon King: You have selected the Evil Horse bearing the Forbidden Transgression of Heaven.〛
There was no particular reason. Since the Demon King’s designation wasn’t in the form of a Seat, I didn’t know who their true name was anyway, and the epithet “Evil Horse” struck me as peculiar.
‘An evil steed, then.’
〚True Name: Demon King of the 4th Seat—Kamighin〛
From the massive single sheet of paper, the name Kamighin darkened in black, and laughter began to flow from within it.
〚Demon King: To borrow the power of the Evil Horse bearing the Forbidden Transgression of Heaven—Kamighin—a prerequisite condition is necessary.〛
As the next message appeared, I couldn’t help but furrow my brow.
“What kind of nonsense is this?”
I went through hell to obtain Ars Goetia, and now I have to go through hell again just to use it?
By appeasing the Demon Kings’ temperaments and solving the problems they present?
Anger surged through me in an instant.
Especially that laughter emanating from the name.
The sound of laughter, as if satisfied that I had chosen him, as if delighted to impose trials upon me—it grated on my nerves.
〚Kamighin bestows upon you, who seeks to borrow his power, a trial deemed fitting.〛
〚The steed that defies death and reverses soul and flesh—Kamighin.〛
〚Trial
-Consecrate 66,666 high-quality souls
-Experience death’s peril 6 times to sense death’s aura and consecrate it
-Consecrate yourself after breaking all limits and transcending all boundaries〛
This bastard. I closed the system window without reading further.
“Akasha. Do I really have to do this?”
It was my mistake for trusting those Demon King bastards. Now that I think about it, Kamighin of the 4th Seat—wasn’t he one of those who tried to kill me?
This is nothing but a death sentence.
Sensing my fury, Akasha immediately provided an answer.
〚Ars Goetia is merely a means of expressing Solomon’s power. Once you gather all four remaining keys and become Solomon’s true successor, you can forcibly use their power without any trials whatsoever.〛
Okay. Since these bastards see me as a pushover, I won’t associate with them anymore.
I gave them a chance and even spared their lives, yet they pull this nonsense. Without hesitation, I cancelled the use of my authority.
Immediately, all eyes vanished along with voices trembling with panic. It seems I’ll use this authority until I clear the Bottomless Pit and become Solomon’s Successor.
Either way, I’m more than capable of navigating this alone. Without hesitation, I drew my blade and rushed forward to clear the 11th Floor.
***
The Dark Magic Realm—a space where blackened earth ceaselessly exhales demonic energy.
From the moment Shin Ju-ha entered the Labyrinth Bottomless Pit, the eyes of the Demon Kings gathered to observe him by any means grew furrowed.
【How audacious!】
【Does he dare dream of becoming the Successor to the great Demon King while refusing even our acknowledgment!】
Of course, those expressing rage were less than half. Ordinarily, most would have opposed Shin Ju-ha—a pathetically weak human—becoming the Successor, but circumstances had shifted.
‘Damn it, I got careless and could’ve died.’
After being thoroughly crushed by Shin Ju-ha, who possessed the power to manifest his future self as a Concept Divine Seat, more than half of the opposing Demon Kings began treading carefully.
‘The Concept Divine Seat isn’t even the real problem.’
Even without relying on the absurd self-amplification buff skill, Shin Ju-ha was an entity who had accumulated impossible power and status in an insanely short span of time.
If a one-on-one death match occurred right now, he could overwhelmingly defeat every Demon King except those few counted among the strongest.
No—even against Baal, called the mightiest, his win rate was fifty-fifty. Considering that the Dark Magic Realm maintained top-tier power in the Divine Realms even without their lord Solomon, being equal to Baal—their divine king—meant virtually no divine being in the Divine Realms could stand against him.
Of course, if all the Demon Kings united to attack Shin Ju-ha, he would naturally lose, but he possessed a trump card—the descent of a Concept Divine Seat—capable of overturning even that scenario.
‘Avoid friction as much as possible.’
And whenever it happens, Shin Ju-ha collecting all of Solomon’s legacy and arriving in the Dark Magic Realm is inevitable. They don’t believe that monster will die in the Bottomless Pit.
Isn’t he the madman who defeated a Demon King’s true form when he was nothing but insignificant vermin?
Now he’s even blessed by fate’s protection—how could he fail to break through a mere Bottomless Pit?
No matter how grueling, he won’t fail to pass through.
Then he becomes Solomon’s legitimate Successor, and all Demon Clan must bow their heads to him.
‘But now, after thoroughly tormenting and obstructing him, will they repent then?’
That’s just asking to be killed. The Demon Kings know about the affairs involving the devils of the end times. Seeing him, now a being of divine king caliber, still obsessing over old grudges from when he was vermin and stirring up trouble—he’s obsessed with resentment.
Naturally, when he encounters Demon Kings with whom he shares enmity, he’ll surely seek to settle those debts.
Of course, not all of them engaged in such deep contemplation.
Kamighin, effectively the leader of the anti-Shin Ju-ha faction, immediately demanded absurd conditions the moment Shin Ju-ha unluckily selected him, forcing him to abandon Solomon’s power.
And as planned, when Shin Ju-ha relinquished use of that power, Kamighin burst into mad laughter, delighted.
Watching this, the converted Demon Kings and those originally supporting Shin Ju-ha exchanged glances.
They all shared the same thought: if this goes wrong, every Demon King could be wiped out.
The position of Solomon’s Successor was one that could make such a thing possible. If he granted power to the subordinates traveling with him, they could become Demon King-level entities.
And even Baal couldn’t escape this anxiety.
Shin Ju-ha possessed greater latent potential, was an irregularity who reached top-tier Demon King combat prowess despite being human, and most critically, he shared blood relations with a certain existence.
【This fucking bastard!】
Baal didn’t restrain himself. One of his massive spider legs crashed down directly onto Kamighin’s head as he reveled in mad joy.
In an instant, the conference chamber fell silent, and soon, all Demon Kings except the minority who failed to recognize the gravity even after brushing with death and maintained their anti-Shin Ju-ha stance began to move.
【This insane bastard!】
【How long have I been itching to land a hit on this asshole!】
【Playing around with those stupid undead every day, the idiocy rubbed off on you, you cripple!】
【If you lack perception, at least do what you’re told.】
【If you want to die, go die alone, you blockhead!】
No one dared to stop him. In fact, there was no Demon King left to stop him.
The few Demon Kings in opposition trembled violently at the sight of Kamighin being beaten mercilessly to the brink of annihilation, and they bowed their heads in submission.
The Demon Kings loyal to Shin Ju-ha who hadn’t participated in the assault harbored not even a single gram of loyalty or sympathy to save Kamighin.
【Save me! Please save me!】
Kamighin, who had once boasted of governing death and reversing life itself, who called himself an immortal existence, had been reduced to pathetically screaming for his life.
And only when he was truly on the verge of annihilation did Baal’s legs kick the other Demon Kings away from Kamighin.
【Fix the trial quickly.】
【Y-Yes? Yes, Baal!】
Having witnessed the tangible effects of physical punishment and healing, the great Demon King of Reversal hastily imposed the minimum trial he could manage and began trembling as he desperately tried to win back Shin Ju-ha’s favor.
***
〚Shin Ju-ha. Try using Ars Goetia again.〛
“Huh?”
It was Akasha’s message that stopped my steps as I advanced through Floor 13, cutting down enemies without rest for an hour.
I reflexively frowned and glared at Akasha’s message.
“Why bother? It’s obvious it’ll be another waste of time.”
〚That won’t happen anymore.〛
“I don’t trust those Demon King bastards anymore. Who knows what nonsense they’ve pulled this time.”
I could trust Akasha’s words, but I couldn’t trust the Demon Kings. Those creatures who had constantly interfered and tormented me.
“Once I obtain Solomon’s power, I’ll wipe them all out.”
It was exactly as the Demon Kings had anticipated.
〚Only a minority of Demon Kings dislike you. There are many Demon Kings who support you, with Baal at the forefront.〛
At those words, I frowned for a moment before relaxing. That statement seemed true enough. Baal, the current leader of the Demon Kings, had shown me goodwill from the beginning.
“Can that really be called goodwill?”
Let me correct myself. It would be more accurate to call it curiosity. Baal’s first command to me was that he would acknowledge me if I reached where he was.
In other words, until then, he wouldn’t acknowledge me.
That’s why the Demon Kings conspired with the Divine Beings to kill me, and they overlooked everything from interfering with my work to all else.
〚Regardless, shouldn’t you try using the power you’ve obtained? Despite appearances, they’re quite useful entities. They were created by Solomon himself, after all.〛
I clicked my tongue and pondered briefly before nodding, then manifested my authority and summoned a massive parchment-shaped key.
〚Kamighin will impose a trial suited to you, who seeks to borrow his power.〛
〚The word that defies death and reverses soul and flesh—Kamighin.〛
〚Trial
-Offer 1 spirit
-Instill fear of death in your opponent and offer the emotion
-Raise any ability or level by 1 and offer it〛
The difficulty was absolutely absurd compared to before. Yet I still frowned.
“Conditions on using my own power?”
〚It’s unavoidable since you’re not a complete successor of Solomon.〛
Tsk.
I clicked my tongue in disapproval, yet I accepted the trial, and by the time I reached the 15th Floor, I had managed to fulfill every condition.

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