I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 225

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Chapter 225. Hermes
The moment divine power tinged with azure light merged with primordial demonic essence, transforming into a deep blue hue, Hermes’s eyes blazed with intensity.
【Hahahaha! Such power! This is truly the strength of a Demon God!】
Trembling—there was no other word for it. Watching Hermes shudder with ecstasy from the primordial demonic essence flooding through him, I let out a soft chuckle.
Even the Chief Gods themselves trembled before such overwhelming force. The proof was undeniable—the primordial demonic essence was a power beyond compare.
“Congratulations, then.”
But I am the master of that primordial demonic essence.
A deep breath—
One breath. One gesture. One glance. The primordial demonic essence saturating this entire layer convulsed in response to me.
‘This isn’t easy.’
Naturally, while such a phenomenon bordered on the absurd in its magnificence, it was far from simple.
Had it been easy, I would have unleashed it recklessly in every dangerous situation. Of course, there were reasons I hadn’t forced its use for growth, but more than that, the true reason I restrained myself was that this power couldn’t be wielded casually.
‘Roughly thirty minutes.’
This transcends merely manifesting Territory: Demon God’s Territory. It is an artificial Divine Realm created for the Demon God, by the Demon God, because of the Demon God!
The time I can endure with all my power sealed away is precisely that duration.
‘Even with considerable power recovered, this is the limit.’
No, perhaps it isn’t a matter of power. Let me correct myself. I’m certain. It’s not a question of power or rank.
‘Because I haven’t yet become a complete Demon God.’
The backlash stems from not yet being reborn as the absolute ruler of the Bottomless Pit.
In the Demon God’s Territory, where I hold complete dominion and which resembles this place, there are no such side effects—proof of this principle.
In the end, to utilize everything here without side effects, I must gather all the hidden pieces.
‘In the end, this move won’t become a perfect hand.’
By the time I come to rule the Bottomless Pit, I will have already crushed the Olympus Gods and conquered the Bottomless Pit.
Dismissing idle thoughts, I fixed my gaze upon Hermes before me, my trademark heterochromatic eyes now completely darkened to black.
【What is this?!】
With just that, the primordial demonic essence, which had achieved over seventy percent fusion with him, began to convulse violently.
Panic flooded across the face of the being who had been exulting in overwhelming power and guaranteeing victory.
Hermes hastily deployed dozens of exploratory divine authorities, attempting to analyze the phenomenon occurring within his body.
【What a monstrous thing….】
In that brief moment, he realized that over half of the control over the demonic essence fused with him had shifted to me, and he lifted his head in despair to meet my gaze.
“A monster, you say.”
【How could you possibly possess such impossible power?!】
With a cry laden with resentment, Hermes launched into explosive attacks.
In an instant, the roles of master and subordinate reversed. The being who had trembled before the primordial demonic essence and made it his primary weapon now adjusted his body to suppress the essence as much as possible while utilizing it to its maximum potential.
He had made his judgment: if he prolonged this further, the remaining essence would fall completely under my control.
He had to eliminate me before that happened. Of course, he was well aware that his chances of victory were overwhelmingly low.
A last desperate gambit. Even though he, a Chief God, had trembled and obtained such power, he now understood I possessed the ability to perfectly counter him.
He would want to relay this information to the other gods. To those other Chief Gods who were hastily pursuing perfect fusion with the primordial demonic essence even at this very moment.
‘If they achieve perfect fusion, the situation would change somewhat.’
Hermes had never achieved perfect control over the primordial demonic essence, nor had he adapted to it yet—which was why I could seize control so easily.
Chief Gods. Even if those Chief Gods renowned for combat completely obtained control of the primordial magic and successfully fused it with their divine power, it was clear that no matter how far I pushed the Master of Ten Thousand Demons’ strength to its limits, dominating their magic would not be easy.
‘Of course, it’s not impossible either.’
At the very least, I would definitely gain one trump card to interfere with the new power they obtained, so there was no loss in it.
So dealing with that bastard first would be the priority.
The primordial magic that merged with Hermes. He couldn’t create new power.
It was only natural. The primordial magic was a force born through the power of apocalypse.
Since it was a force focused on destruction rather than creation, creating new abilities was an impossible feat.
Instead, it granted overwhelming offensive capability. To Hermes, who as a non-combatant had only speed as an advantage and had never even dealt proper damage to me, it bestowed overwhelming attack power.
Even as my Tai Chi domain unfolded, he struck me using speed and attack power several times faster than before.
“Kugh!”
One blow. I was careless. A massive impact struck my flank, and my body was sent flying through the air, tumbling across the ground.
Cough! Cough! Cough!
He pierced through the Tai Chi. Though my domain wasn’t yet complete, the fact that he pierced it meant something simple.
Hermes’ speed had overwhelmingly transcended my perception.
【Ha…! Hahaha! Yes! This is it! This is what I needed!】
Even Hermes himself was astounded and marveled at his own speed, cheering with exultation.
【This is the basic power a Demon God possesses! Now I understand why Solomon is praised so highly!】
I furrowed my brow and gripped my aching flank, pushing myself upright. With all my abilities sealed, I had no recovery capability in my current state.
Since I rarely had the chance to be injured and didn’t particularly need it, I had never created any recovery ability in the first place.
‘It hurts.’
Several ribs and organs burst and shattered from that single blow. I gritted my teeth and hastily manifested the power of creation, rapidly crafting an ability related to recovery.
〚Skill: Perfect Restoration [6★] has been created!〛
A skill created by investing all my magic into it. I wasn’t foolish enough to exhaust all my magic while facing an opponent.
Now, as the Master of Ten Thousand Demons controlling the power of the Bottomless Pit, I was the master of infinite magic. I couldn’t use power exceeding the total amount of magic I possessed, but within that total, I could wield infinite strength.
In an instant, the magic consumed by creation flowed back into me, and I immediately activated the skill.
Crack! Pop!
Bones reattached and organs were restored.
“Ptui! Damn, that hurts.”
I spat out the dead blood remaining in my mouth and grasped two swords again, glaring at Hermes, who had become arrogant as if guaranteeing victory.
【Hahaha! Foolish creature! I have become something entirely different than before!】
Hermes charged at me again with speed enough to tear through space itself.
‘I cannot perceive the speed.’
My Tai Chi domain is incomplete. It had to be. I created the domain, but I need to perceive the attack even slightly to reflect it.
A domain must dominate everything within it.
‘Evolving the domain right now is also impossible.’
This isn’t the kind of technique that can be fixed in the short term. I needed higher understanding and proficiency in Qiankun Reversal and the Tai Chi, and I needed to gain enlightenment possessed by the group of space, domain, reflection, and harmony.
‘If I cannot advance further myself!’
Then I should weaken the opponent. I closed my eyes. And I felt it.
The magic that Hermes possessed. The magic that was becoming his power.
Boom!
This time, an overwhelming shockwave emanated from my abdomen. With speed and destructive force combined, the pain that coursed through my entire body was precisely what a normal human would experience being struck by a truck.
But I had been waiting for this opening. In that instant, I clenched my teeth and suppressed the agony.
I activated Complete Recovery simultaneously while unleashing the power of Mana Control.
Now, in this single moment when speed had frozen!
My two blades surged toward the creature.
【Damn!】
With its movement halted by Mana Control, there was no way for it to evade my assault!
Thinking thus, I wielded the two dragons with all my might!
My plan succeeded exactly halfway.
Slice! Slice!
It made the optimal choice. Rather than have its neck severed, it sacrificed both arms.
It had determined with certainty that this was the best move available in that instant.
“Tsk.”
And it worked perfectly. The moment its arms were severed, it escaped my perception entirely using speed.
【Krraaaaaagh! You wretched insect! How dare you lay hands upon the flesh of a great Divine Being!!】
It appeared half-delirious from the pain. Which meant a brief opening had emerged.
I held my breath, closed my eyes, and traced a domain with my two blades. Then I gathered every last ounce of strength.
‘Now I have only one chance to attempt Mana Control.’
It was certain the creature would not fall for the same technique more than twice. In fact, if the pattern remained identical, it might not even fall for it a second time.
But I had no choice but to believe in this gambit. It was the only way I could defeat Hermes in my current state.
Faster, accelerating my perception at tremendous speed.
How could I do it?
The moment Hermes began moving in earnest using speed, it was impossible for me to perceive its location and match its velocity.
Therefore, executing any technique was equally impossible.
‘Restraining only it is impossible.’
Then what about this?
Freezing all the mana in this place.
‘Is it possible?’
Mana Control is not an easy technique. Considering that most of the Master of Ten Thousand Demons’ proficiency in it is sealed, this was absolute madness.
If I made a mistake, my brain could burst without it being strange.
‘I can do it.’
But for some reason, I believed it was possible. To seize dominion over this entire vast layer.
The domain expands. Larger and larger! Overwhelmingly!
Leaving no gap for Hermes to escape through.
Drip, drip!
Black blood streamed from the seven orifices of my face, followed by overwhelming agony. But I did not stop.
My domain continued to expand, and soon it completely consumed an entire layer.
Overload. I no longer knew what I was doing, whether my eyes were open or closed, whether my hands were raised or lowered, whether my mouth was open or shut.
I knew nothing. All I could comprehend was that I had transcended into a domain itself. And the moment complete dominion was established!
My perception skyrocketed overwhelmingly, and I became aware of everything existing in this layer. As if I had become some third-person entity gazing down upon the entirety of this layer in a single glance.
“Found you.”
At last, I managed to locate Hermes, who was tearing through my consciousness at a maddening velocity. More precisely, I could sense him.
I couldn’t match his speed, but I could now perceive the trajectory of his demonic energy as it moved through the space of my mind.
That was enough.
My body moved. Toward Hermes, who raged and writhed in agony, wildly manifesting his divine power in a desperate assault against me.
I predicted his movements. The Infinite Divine Meridian recognized the combat and provided me with the trajectory of his next attack.
As my blade moved—
‘Demonic energy suppression!’
All demonic energy in the realm froze. And Hermes was caught within it.
“Aaaaaahhhhh!!!”
A scream tore from my throat as my skull threatened to split from the agony, but I drove my blade forward without hesitation.
【No…!】
It was finished. Hermes’s severed head flew through the air, and I dropped both blades, screaming.
Countless messages began flooding my vision, but I was in no state to acknowledge them.
I convulsed in torment before consciousness abandoned me entirely.
*Squelch, squelch, squelch.*
From my body, as though it were the most natural thing, a crimson rakshasa emerged and devoured Hermes’s incarnate form, soul, and true body before returning to me with evident satisfaction.

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