I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 94

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Chapter 94. The Ancient Abyss Crawler—The Imoogi (3)
Of course, there was no way to conjure a solution to an unexpected variable on the spot. Especially not when the variable in question was a calamity beyond comprehension.
Golden Tower
Equivalent Exchange
Meridian Eye
Destiny’s Fortune
I combed through my abilities, yet no clear path to resolution emerged. In that moment of desperation, I discovered something singular.
An ability I had never once activated since obtaining it. An ability shrouded in unease, its proper usage unknown to me. That abandoned, neglected power suddenly demanded my attention.
Equivalent Exchange (等價交換)—Sub-ability—Sacrifice’s Descent (犧牲降臨)
A power born when Equivalent Exchange absorbed the shattered authority fragment from Azazel’s corpse. I had left it dormant because I neither understood its true nature nor knew how to wield it.
Even the System window offered only a sparse description, providing no guidance on its usage whatsoever.
〚-Sacrifice’s Descent (犧牲降臨): Sacrifice to summon forth. (Cooldown: 365 days)〛
How could I possibly activate an ability with such meager information? It made no sense. Yet something about this power called to me.
‘How does it even trigger?’
Questions spiraled endlessly until I set the matter aside and began examining other options. Skills, Runes, Golden Tower—I searched everything, but nothing offered a means to reverse this catastrophe.
‘I wasted it on Regression.’
Damn it. Because of that Demon bastard, I’d squandered a truly critical opportunity. Amid the torrent of curses, as if drawn by invisible threads, a single name seized my attention.
-The purified, pristine soul of ???.
Coincidence? No. Never mere coincidence. I would weave together what I possessed, binding fate itself to overcome this moment.
Who would do such a thing? Destiny’s Fortune—who had waited for precisely this instant—rose to its feet.
〚Destiny’s Fortune illuminates a path of hope before you!〛
〚Misfortune rages and roars, glaring at Destiny’s Fortune as if to tear it asunder!〛
Fate. Attraction. Causality. The name mattered not. I withdrew that soul I had long forgotten from my inventory.
The soul I had embedded in my Territory and abandoned surfaced once more in the mortal realm. She remained mysterious, beautiful, and formidable.
Merely a soul, yet reverence welled unbidden. Simultaneously, a terrible malice radiated from her.
《At last you summon me. Contractor.》
The instant she manifested, the ability I had never before wielded blazed to life.
〚Authority: Equivalent Exchange—The Altar of Sacrifice has detected a summable soul!〛
〚Place the price of sacrifice upon the opposite scale.〛
A scale materialized before me. And I understood. This was the summoning I had performed once before in the dark sorcerer’s laboratory—that miracle made possible through the System’s mediation and the Quest’s influence.
Now I could recreate it. I turned to her urgently and explained the situation.
Then I asked.
“Could you help me once more? Please. I want to save that person.”
The Fallen Angel laughed at my words. Was it mockery? Or merely amusement?
I couldn’t say. It was something in between. I understood instinctively: she was a Demon. A Fallen Angel who had plummeted from the lowest rank of heaven itself into the Demon Realm.
Though she had lost her memories and existed as a mere soul, she was far from virtuous.
“And I too! I also wish to live.”
At my final words, she smiled as if I had given the correct answer and nodded.
《If my contractor desires it, then of course. I must help you. You are my only hope for resurrection—I cannot afford to let you perish.》
Lick.
Watching her lick her lips with seductive allure, a chill ran down my spine. She was undeniably different from before.
Did she recover more memories after seeing Azazel? This seems to be her true personality.
Regardless, it doesn’t matter as long as I can find a way out of this situation. Her gaze shifted from my face to the spear in my hand.
《How astonishing. This cursed spear still exists. And it’s in the hands of a contractor, no less. This very spear was the key to surviving that damned Azazel.》
I sensed no killing intent, but the spirit within her was clearly hostile toward Azazel.
I’ll understand more once she recovers additional memories. But that’s not the urgent matter right now. My gaze shifted elsewhere.
A massive serpent emerged, soaring through the sky toward us. The aura radiating from the distance began to suffocate the atmosphere itself.
“Do not retreat! Do not fear! We shall be victorious! Let us return alive!”
Even with Dangun Cheonje’s cry, the morale-crushing majesty was unavoidable. Pillars of flame erupted, lightning bolts descended, and infernos swept across the battlefield…?
“When did the Imoogi gain fire attributes?”
This actually eases my concerns. For reference, I possess absolute immunity to fire attributes. Unless it’s a Mythic-grade fire attack, anything below that rank cannot scratch me.
That said, I have no intention of tanking those pillars of flame, storms, and lightning bolts. My immunity only covers fire damage—I’m still vulnerable to physical force and other types of harm.
Even so, it’s undeniably a broken ability.
《Perfect. With fire immunity, dismantling that serpent will be even easier.》
Truly befitting a Fallen Angel. Every word she speaks is terrifying. I instinctively stepped back from her and checked my abilities.
Now only one thing remained: setting the price.
“What price do you require?”
The price of equivalent exchange was typically tangible goods. What would she demand this time?
An ability to summon her descent, no less. Though the cooldown is one year, with the rune’s power I can use it once a month—an absolutely broken ability.
‘If the price is acceptable, it could become an important card alongside Longinus.’
〚Left Scale—The price to place on the sacrifice is one soul in your possession.〛
My expression crumpled, and hope vanished. One soul? Is she telling me to commit human sacrifice?
“Damn it. This is seriously frustrating.”
A curse escaped my lips—the situation demanded it. A soul? Where am I supposed to find one right now?
And how am I supposed to possess a soul? Wait, she wants me to sacrifice a soul to summon a purified spirit? What kind of law is that?
It’s the law of equivalent exchange. A price of equal value.
I can’t sacrifice her to summon her. This is a damned situation. As I thought this, my expression hardened seriously.
As if mocking my predicament, fate itself revealed the answer to me.
It pointed to one of the rewards I’d obtained from battling the Demon.
The rewards I’d received back then were divided into two categories. First, the Artificial Dungeon clear reward. Second, the reward for defeating Deriachs after his incomplete descent.
The clue fate revealed was the first reward.
Demon Fragment—Deriachs [Unique-F]
It was a fragment of a soul. A reward I’d torn from him after dealing him a devastating blow! Normally, the fragment wouldn’t have been this large, but because he’d recklessly attempted an incomplete descent, I’d torn away half his soul!
The situation differed slightly from how Azazel was revived through fragments, but it was certain that his soul resided within this fragment.
As expected, equivalent exchange seemed satisfied with half a Demon’s soul as payment, sending a message.
〚Will you manifest the Altar of Sacrifice?〛
〚Descent duration with Demon Fragment—Deriachs is 10 minutes.〛
Merely 10 minutes? No—a full 10 minutes is substantial. I wasn’t certain of her power level, but judging by her expression, she had no intention of losing to the Imoogi.
《Sorry, but I can’t use Longinus. You have to fire it first, then I descend. If there’s any divine presence, I’ll turn hostile immediately.》
I nodded. Preparations were complete. Only one minute remained.
Everyone tensed. Some felt death approaching and whispered prayers. Others steeled their resolve. Some searched desperately for any chance to escape, hoping to survive. And still others thought of how to lead these people forward.
Amid the swirl of countless thoughts, I raised my spear. The Imoogi’s massive, colossal body filled my vision.
“Longinus.”
The activation rate stopped climbing and prepared for release. Two buff skills granted themselves to my body, and six wings unfurled, pushing my stats even higher.
-KWAAAAAAHHH!!!
The roar crashed down upon the gathered players. The weaker Hunters couldn’t withstand that terror and collapsed, blood pouring from their mouths.
Just a single cry. In that one moment, ten percent of the Hunters were eliminated. Should I be grateful they didn’t die?
A System Message materialized, delivering a final ultimatum to everyone present.
〚Special Hidden Stage: Calamity-Grade Monster Raid—Imoogi
Grade: Ancient
Rank: B-
Description: The calamity-grade monster Imoogi, which has taken root in Dimension-Earth, has begun to move. Before this calamity brings everything to an end, unite your strength and eliminate it!
Objective: Slay the thousand-year-old serpent dwelling in the abyss—Imoogi (0/1)
Success: Rewards distributed according to contribution
Failure: Death. Destruction of South Korea〛
It has begun. This is not the end. Beneath the Imoogi descending from the sky, countless monsters—too numerous even to count—surge forward like a tidal wave.
I take a deep breath, my eyes gleaming with intensity. I tense my body and gather strength in my arms.
“Hunters! Advance! Claim victory! Do not surrender! Endure! You need only hold on! Until I slay that monster, do not fall! I will bring you victory! Believe in me! Believe in Dangun Cheonje and transcend your limits to survive!”
A lie. All of it a lie. Yet as a king, as a vanguard marching toward despair, he delivered the most perfect cry.
“That hope—I shall make it reality.”
The moment the Longinus in my hand cried out, desperate to fly—
I hurled the spear without hesitation.
KWAAAAAANG!!!
With a tremendous roar, the Longinus erupted through the earth behind me and surged forward.
Like a meteor rising from the earth to the sky rather than falling from it—the Longinus flew toward the great evil.
【What is this!!!】
The Imoogi twisted its body in shock, but the spear pierced perfectly through its torso.
A moment of silence.
Then came a tremendous roar as one-third of the Imoogi’s lower body, including its tail, was severed and sent flying.
Strike first, claim victory. The battle truly begins now. There is no need to remain here any longer. All eyes turned toward me, the one who threw the spear, but I ignored them and soared into the sky.
Four and two asymmetrical wings fluttered, guiding me through the void.
‘I must conceal my identity.’
《If the contractor wishes it, I shall comply without reservation.》
〚Authority: Equivalent Exchange—Altar of Sacrifice has manifested!〛
〚Soul: ??? temporarily descends upon the body of Player Shin Ju-ha!〛
In Earth’s sky, the Fallen Angel has descended.

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