I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 69

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Chapter 69. Reward Time
〚Divine Artifact: The Spear of Divine Slaughter, Longinus has reached 100% activation rate!〛
〚Limited Special Authority: The Radiant Star’s Fall manifests in enhanced form!〛
〚Limited Special Authority: The Denial of Eternity manifests in enhanced form!〛
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Uuuuuuuung!!!
As countless messages materialized, immense energy coalesced within Longinus. It was power befitting the slaying of a Supreme Deity itself.
Of course, in my current sealed state, while I could easily kill minor deities, slaying a supreme-tier constellation at the apex of divinity would still be beyond my reach.
Yet the power far exceeded my initial calculations. Had I not been the one to inscribe my master’s seal upon Longinus, merely holding it would annihilate my very existence—such was the magnitude of this unknowable force!
“This is insane.”
With each increase in activation rate, one Limited Special Authority was added, and now all one hundred had been granted at once, their combined enhancement manifesting simultaneously. The power seemed more than sufficient to slay a god.
It was no accident that this mythic-tier artifact bore the title of Divine Artifact. The problem was that I could no longer endure its burden.
【Insignificant worm. I know not how you came to possess that accursed spear. But when I am reborn and made whole again! I shall surely hunt you down and end your miserable existence!】
Perhaps sensing his own demise, Azazel unleashed murderous intent toward me as he screamed.
“Your main body fragment has already been annihilated. Can you even become whole again? In any case, until next time. Preferably resurrect much later.”
If another fragment were to resurrect and come after my life, it would certainly become troublesome. But I have my own reassurances.
I have Longinus, the system’s restraint, and my rapidly growing growth stone.
“When we meet again, I’ll kill you far more miserably. Die and become the foundation for my growth.”
【Worm!!!】
I hesitated no longer. I grasped the spear and hurled it.
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It was instantaneous. I threw it, yet I could not perceive what happened afterward.
The spear that left my hand had already obliterated Azazel’s upper body, and it did not stop there—it annihilated half of the Hidden Stage itself.
Everything before me, from where I stood, collapsed entirely.
“I’ve destroyed another Hidden Stage.”
Well, the first one wasn’t destroyed by me but by Ra. In any case, an infinite cosmos now revealed itself before me.
It was not a radiant and beautiful universe where stars glimmered magnificently.
Crack! Crunch! Screech!
Spaces shattered and warped by Longinus twisted and collapsed, releasing tremendous waves—a cosmos filled with nothing but chaos and malice.
The system, detecting this anomaly, promptly sent a System Message stained crimson.
〚Hidden Stage: Decayed Black Mage’s Hideout has been partially destroyed.〛
〚Space. Time. Laws. All are unstable!〛
〚A void vortex is forming!〛
〚The void cleaners have discovered this location!〛
-Grrrrr!
Shiver! Ssssssss.
The sound of beasts echoed from far away. Goosebumps erupted across my entire body as I instinctively stepped backward.
“Longinus.”
I immediately retrieved Longinus from the void and retreated. The system’s reward settlement was also being postponed.
I quickly withdrew to the entrance where I could escape the Hidden Stage.
〚The system determines the stage condition: Half-destroyed (irreparable).〛
〚The stage will be closed and expelled from the Abyss!〛
〚A void entity approaches! Please escape within 10 seconds!〛
Crack. Crackle. Crunch.
Since the space’s master was already dead, there was nothing to worry about. The system realized it couldn’t restore this place and decided to give up.
The remaining half gradually crumbled and joined that twisted procession of collapse.
I watched the falling countdown, placed Longinus into my inventory, and gazed beyond.
Something was visible. It had the form of a beast. A color close to violet. A creature whose very existence defied reason.
The void’s janitor. Merely witnessing it created an oppressive sensation as if Azazel stood before me.
When facing Azazel, the pressure came from the difference in rank, but what I felt seeing this was simply an ominous, filthy, and repulsive pressure.
〚Escape!〛
The system urged me on. I had no further interest. I threw myself into the pure white portal, and the Hidden Stage shattered completely not long after.
-Grooooaaarrrrgh!
Crunch!
And the beast that appeared in that place became a single meal and vanished.
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Thud.
Upon escaping the Hidden Stage, the familiar damp and musty smell of the underground that I’d breathed for a lifetime entered through my nose.
“Phew…!”
The moment I exhaled the breath I’d been holding. A voice called out from far away.
-Shin Ju-ha…?!
It was the voice of the security chief, Braymun. It seemed he’d come down personally to search for me after I’d been missing for over two weeks.
Countless system messages flooded my vision at once, dispensing massive rewards, but I closed them for now and moved first.
“Braymun!”
“Shin Ju-ha! Are you alright? I thought something had happened! I felt the monster die, but since you didn’t return for some reason, I thought there was a problem!”
Braymun rushed over and examined my body from all angles. Then he was horrified.
“What happened? Your shoes are completely dissolved, and what’s all this blood on your clothes? What on earth…happened down here?”
I calmed his alarmed and worried state by saying we’d talk once we got out, then escaped from the Underground Waterway.
Savoring the fresh, cool air entering my nose and the brilliant light of the sun on my entire body for the first time in ages, I was immediately transported to his office.
Transported, not moved. I’m really fine. All the traces of this battle and remnants of pain are over two weeks old anyway.
For two weeks straight, I’d spent all my time and effort activating the spear, simply existing in boredom. My spirit would convulse whenever it merely saw Azazel, so I had no choice but to keep it anchored in my Territory.
My physical condition was actually in peak state. Moreover, I was receiving massive rewards, so my mood was excellent.
I’d killed the largest fragment of a god, no less. Comparing its rank and power to my state just before death, it was merely a fragment in truth, but still—an E-rank Hunter had killed a god.
That achievement was undeniably a great one. Moreover, it held even greater meaning because it was accomplished through luck I’d earned myself, not relying on fate.
In the end, forcibly admitted to the city’s largest hospital, I gave up protesting and obediently followed Braymun’s words.
Since the Primordial City had no separate ruler, his influence as security chief was formidable, and everyone watched me with hawk eyes whenever they passed by, lest I escape.
‘I’ve accomplished something, so I should rest.’
I also needed to organize what I’d obtained. In just my first Abyss exploration, I’d achieved results no one could believe.
Naturally, I would receive a reward commensurate with that achievement. I confirmed an enormous System Message.
“Huh? This opened up?”
The first message that caught my eye was none other than….
〚Hidden Stage: Decayed Black Mage’s Hideout has been destroyed!〛
〚Title: World Destroyer [Legend-SSS]’s sealed abilities are now unlocked as conditions have been met.〛
The ability unlock of the title I had first obtained upon regression—one whose powers had remained unknowable until now. It was no exaggeration to say this was the price paid for awakening Ra, who should have remained eternally sealed and imprisoned.
Since it was Ra, not I, who destroyed the world, I couldn’t obtain the full reward and only received a single title with all its abilities sealed.
Titles hold considerable value for Hunters. Even the lowest-ranked title can only be granted upon achieving an Achievement recognized by the system.
They range from minor stat increases to granting new skills, providing massive permanent buffs, and even bestowing unique abilities.
While it’s difficult to definitively say which ability the system grants to Hunters is the best, titles easily rank among the top tier.
Just recently, didn’t the Mythic-grade title’s abilities—partially unlocked with the Divine Seat’s permission—prove to be extraordinary?
Among my three titles, only Apocalypse Ender has an actual effect, and it exerts great power under special conditions, so I’ll skip that one.
With trembling hands, I tapped the title to check its detailed information.
〚Title: World Destroyer
Grade: Legend
Rank: SSS
Description: A title granted to one who destroyed an Abyss Territory—a realm that could be called an entire world—in a single strike while possessing a lowly grade.
Abilities
-Massive rewards are granted each time a Territory is destroyed.
-Appropriate rewards are granted each time a destroyed Territory is cleared.
-Damage on all attacks increases by 200%.
-10% of all attack damage is applied as fixed damage.
-Strength-related stats increase by +50.
-Acquire Skill: Titan’s Might [Legend-SS].〛
“This is insane!”
Crack! Crack! Crack!
I could hear in real-time as my bones hardened, muscles tightened, and skin became firm. So that’s what it meant. A single stat increase of fifty points.
I had reached the edge of a new grade. The stat that had risen to F(50/100) when I obtained Pride before now ascended to F(100/100) as the title’s blessing took hold instantly.
“I can’t hold back.”
I immediately invested the two points I had earned from leveling up while killing monsters into my Primordial stat. My stat breaks through the barrier and reaches a new grade!
Crack! Crunch!
〚As the Primordial stat rises in grade, the bones and muscles undergo subtle metamorphosis and the body undergoes subtle rebirth!〛
Accompanied by a message as familiar as it was strange, changes far greater than when fifty stats had risen at once rippled through my body. If we’re counting only the numerical increase, the fifty-stat rise would have been more dramatic, but transcending a grade meant something entirely different.
“Status.”
As a bonus, the Pride raging freely within my body also transcends its grade and reaches a new realm. Tremendous power surges through my entire being. Now I truly possessed enough strength to easily defeat a D-rank Hunter.
‘Holy, Lee Ji-yong.’
That bastard—the C-rank Hunter who had provoked me at the Association, disrespected me, and attacked me—I wouldn’t fall far short even compared to him. If we fought ten times, couldn’t I win three or four of those matches?
All of this was proof of what I had built, the reward for my efforts.
〚Primordial (Mythic) F+(1/100)
Pride (Origin) F+(1/100)〛
“So now it costs three free points to raise a single stat?”
With such overwhelming power comes proportional risk. Fortunately, the Evolution Monarch’s Crown—Rune doubled the free points I gained, and overcoming Misfortune rewarded me with a substantial amount of free points through the Indomitable stat.
“As I raise the Limitless stat, Pride rises alongside it.”
Primordial-grade stats require four free points to increase a single ability by one level. The growth rate is nothing short of atrocious. Of course, in terms of efficiency and value, four free points or more in power is what it demonstrates.
The title granted me more than this alone. A result from a skill I hadn’t even anticipated.
〚You possess the Skill: Heart of the Colossus [Legendary-SS].〛
〚You have newly acquired the Skill: Strength of the Colossus [Legendary-SS]!〛
Related skills resonate with one another, awakening new power and presenting fresh possibilities.
〚A set effect activates!〛
〚Effects
-2-Set: Skill rank rises to SSS. Level increases by one.
-3-Set: ???
-4-Set: ???
-5-Set: ???
[Heart—Acquired.]
[Strength—Acquired]
[Body—Not Acquired]
[Mighty Force—Not Acquired]
[Wisdom—Not Acquired]〛
〚Hidden Quest: One Who Follows in the Footsteps of the Colossus begins!〛
My second mythic-grade Quest was etched into my status window.

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