I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 58

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Chapter 58. Entering the Abyss
Leaving behind a refreshing and satisfying rest, I dressed early in the morning and left my home. My destination: the Abyss Portal.
Today, I would finally enter the Abyss.
“Hah!”
This portal, which I had passed through countless times to reach the Tutorial zone, looked different today—somehow transformed.
My heart raced with anticipation, excitement surging through me. At last, I was taking the step that would truly free me from the stigma of being a bottom-tier Hunter.
“Next. I’ll verify your credentials. Yes, you may proceed.”
After a simple identity check, I pushed myself into the portal. In an instant, its suction pulled me in, and as dizziness washed over me, I found myself arriving in a pristine white space.
Simultaneously, countless System Messages materialized.
〚You have entered the Abyss!〛
〚Additional systems are now unlocked!〛
〚The Class System has been added! Now cultivate or acquire your own unique class within the Abyss and forge your own path!〛
〚The Rune System has been added! Discover the mysteries hidden throughout the Abyss and obtain blessings!〛
〚The Quest System has been added! Clear the countless Quests scattered across this infinite world and make your name known!〛
〚The Community System has been added! Communities organized by dimension, nation, and faction are now available. Connect and grow!〛
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After countless additional systems were unlocked, the system made its final declaration.
〚Welcome, new Player, to the exploration of the Abyss! May you achieve all that you desire in this infinite realm of the deep!〛
I had truly become a Player. Emotion welled up within me, but I suppressed it. I had only just reached the starting point.
All that remained was to move forward. To do that, I needed to work harder and become stronger.
“I will never fall.”
Whether the system heard my resolve or not, it displayed one final message.
〚Dimension – Earth A00. Continent – Asia. Nation – South Korea. You have access to 11 entry zones.〛
〚1. STAGE 0-49,872: The Kingdom of Verdant Growth – Purgio
2. STAGE 0-6,588: The Shadow of Good and Evil – Ketaum
3. STAGE 0-1: The Primordial City – Terraium
4. STAGE 0-478: The Temple of Pure White – Haeilan
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11. STAGE 0-189,762: The City of Steel and Technology – Titanium〛
Eleven choices in total—all beginner zones at Stage 0, the very entrance to the Abyss.
I needed no deliberation. I had already decided which city to enter.
〚Beginning transfer to STAGE 0-1, the Primordial City – Terraium!〛
The smallest domain in the Abyss, where that hidden class lay dormant. As my body was pulled into another vortex, the world warped and transformed before me.
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〚Welcome! May the Primordial Blessing accompany you, Player!〛
As I opened my eyes, a new world greeted me.
I emerged from the Altar of Summoning—one that existed in each city—and found a bench with a good view of this world to sit and observe for a moment.
How fascinating. Another world, no less.
I once watched a documentary where scholars presented their analysis from ancient texts: the Abyss was a single dimension of unknowable size that existed beneath all other dimensions.
‘That’s probably why they attach the descriptor “infinite” to it.’
Among Earth’s current Players, those who could be called the vanguard had advanced to STAGE 53. Yet through the Hidden Stage, the highest stage of the Abyss I’d encountered was STAGE 666—a realm known as the Origin Point of All Demons.
It meant I hadn’t even properly begun my ascent. While savoring the clear, refreshing air of the Primordial City—so different from Earth—something suddenly gazed upon me.
“Gasp!”
My body froze instantly. I could do nothing. Merely from feeling that gaze, my entire being trembled under an overwhelming pressure, and my mind began to crumble as if I’d sensed something I shouldn’t have.
〚Authority: The Golden Tower preserves your mind completely from the gaze of insignificant things!〛
〚Authority: Heavenly Fortune frowns and cradles your mind in protection!〛
〚Unique Ability: Misfortune glares at the insignificant creature daring to direct its gaze at its prey, baring its teeth!〛
〚Unique Ability: The Supreme Soul renders your mind steadfast and unyielding!〛
“Gasp…! Gasp…!”
What I felt in that gaze was not hostility. Merely curiosity, mere questioning, mere satisfaction. If anything, it was a positive emotion—yet the power inherent in that gaze itself was not something a mere low-rank Hunter could withstand.
In moments like this, as if of one mind and purpose, my authorities—including even Misfortune—protected me, so I forced myself to lift my gaze toward the sky.
I had the illusion that our gazes had met. And the moment I beheld that existence, it responded to me, casting a message.
〚Divine Seat: The Master of the Serpent who governs life and death takes interest in the traces of itself that it senses in you.〛
‘A Divine Seat?!’
Here, at merely Stage 0? My curiosity was soon answered.
I had realized the identity of that constellation. The original owner of the divine artifact I had used during the Dungeon Blackhole incident to save Gun-dan from the brink of death.
Asclepius, the God of Medicine.
‘Now that I think about it!’
Hearing “traces,” a certain title came to mind.
〚Title: Blessing of the Serpent
Grade: Mythic
Rank: C+
Description: The blessing of Ophiuchus, the hidden thirteenth constellation of the zodiac. For some reason, its proper abilities cannot be used.
Abilities
-Unusable
-Unusable
-Unusable
-Unusable
-Unusable〛
Gyeok: Mythology
Grade: C+
Explanation: The blessing of Ophiuchus, the hidden thirteenth zodiac constellation. For some reason, it is in a state where its proper abilities cannot be used.
ability
Not available for use
Not available for use
Not available
Not available for use
-Not available〛
The serpent that appeared when I used the most excellent ability of his divine artifact to treat my younger sibling. Since it wasn’t an illness, it couldn’t cure my sibling and burst forth again, heading into my body.
Half of it was severed by Misfortune—half remained in my body while the other half returned to the divine artifact. After that, I obtained this title.
‘I thought it was a useless title with no effects because of that.’
Could it be related to a Divine Seat?
I swallowed hard. One mystery that had nagged at me since before was finally resolved.
The countless items in my inventory—were they real objects brought into this space, or did they exist in some other manner?
Judging by the sheer quantity and volume of items, their numbers were far from insignificant. Clearly, things that exist in this world also exist identically within this inventory.
“Might I inquire whether the serpent exists completely within the staff, O great God of Medicine?”
An answer came swiftly to my question.
〚Divine Seat: The master of the serpent who governs life and death answers that his staff exists with him at every moment and remains whole. He says he is even more curious now…〛
The message began to continue before stopping, and was then conveyed in a new manner.
【Where on earth did you obtain the remnants of the power I had hidden away in secret?】
Divine speech—words spoken directly by a god—pierced through my ears and struck deep into my mind. Just as my body began to strain under the weight and presence carried in those words, my abilities manifested once more, protecting me.
With this, it became certain. The items within my inventory are something entirely different from items in reality.
Their power, their rank, their abilities are the same. Yet they are different.
I did not dwell on it further. Simply uncovering this truth had granted me much.
There was no point in being curious about truths I could not bear, and besides, the consciousness of the Golden Tower—whose indifference was its default state—would never reveal such things, nor would it harm me to remain ignorant.
If it were truly the case that real objects from reality were being brought and projected onto Man-byeon… the very thought made my skin crawl.
If I had borrowed and used the Divine Seat’s sacred instrument and an incident like before occurred?
It would not be strange for him to tear apart and kill a worthless creature that not only stole his weapon but half-destroyed it.
I continued to feel his gaze. Was he waiting for my response?
‘But how do I explain this?’
I had no choice but to swallow again. Yet I could not simply let this pass vaguely. The other party was a god.
A being that appeared only in mythology. Compared to Ra, his rank fell far short, but he still belonged to the same category of divinity.
And fundamentally, he was a god of the righteous alignment. In mythology and in reality alike. Had he been a god of evil, it would not have been strange for him to tear me apart simply because a wretched creature like me possessed traces of him.
The fact that he held only goodwill and curiosity rather than hostility spoke volumes about what kind of god he was.
Of course, that would explain why he presided over the concept of medicine. His father was none other than Apollo, one of the twelve supreme deities of Olympus.
There was not a single thing to gain from making an enemy of him. Therefore, I began my explanation with minimal information but maximum clarity.
“When I copied your sacred instrument with my authority and used it, I attempted to heal my curse using the ultimate authority: Orpheus, but failed. At that moment, half of the serpent’s physical form dwelling within the staff became embedded within me.”
I felt surprise, shock, and immense curiosity emanating from his gaze. Simultaneously, the gaze grew stronger as he examined my entire body.
There was no hostility, and he did not elevate his rank, so I simply remained still, and before long a message appeared.
〚Divine Seat: The master of the serpent who governs life and death clicks his tongue at the virulence of the curse you bear and shakes his head in dismay.〛
So even he could do nothing about it? Well, the authority I had used was the ultimate one, after all.
Even the power used at the very end could not properly approach my curse, let alone resolve it.
It would be a lie to say I had not held expectations. In truth, the master of the serpent who governs life and death had never promised to cure my curse, but disappointment was unavoidable.
If even that great god could not resolve it, could I ever hope to?
‘Let me abandon such weak thoughts.’
This time, I would not give up and collapse into despair. Since I had worked hard since my return, I would simply continue in this manner.
I felt the gaze still directed at me and met the god’s eyes. Then I heard what sounded like a small sigh.
〚Divine Seat: The master of the serpent who governs life and death grants you a portion of the power he had concealed.〛
〚Title: A portion of the abilities of the Serpent’s Blessing becomes available!〛
Two of the five abilities marked as unusable were now unlocked.

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