Became the Weapon Monopolist of the Gods-Chapter 67: The forerunner of the underworld

‘... ... This is poison?’

I was speechless as I looked at the devastated surroundings.

The surrounding plants had all melted away.

The land had turned black like ink.

The land soaked with the Hydra’s poison was no longer a place where life could live.

With this level of poison, not to mention civilians, even the most awakened would have a hard time enduring it. Even the monsters.

Of course, it wasn’t as poisonous as the original Hydra, but this alone was clearly a terrible poison.

It was enough to cause mass slaughter just by poisoning a water source.

Even... ... .

* Poisoning cannot be stopped by any ability except for the Hydra’s successor.

It cannot be stopped.

This was the most important part.

There was no poison as scary as a poison that cannot be stopped.

‘I should try it.’

I went deep into the forest where there were no people.

“Jeanne.”

Swoosh.

Jeanne was summoned in front of me.

“Seojun, are you okay?”

Jeanne looked after me as soon as she was summoned.

She didn’t know what had happened after Zeus descended.

“It’s okay, Jeanne.”

I snickered and told Jeanne what had happened while she was gone.

Zeus reduced the 12 labors to 1, and Apollo purified Hercules’ madness.

Jeanne smiled brightly and felt relieved after hearing the whole story.

“I’m glad it ended well.”

She seemed to have been worried that I might make a mistake.

I also told her about the new abilities I had gained in the process.

“Congratulations, Seojun!”

Jeanne opened her eyes wide and was happy as if it was her own story.

I smiled slightly at that sight and said.

“The reason I called Jeanne was to test that ability.”

“How can I help you?”

I pointed to a nearby zelkova tree.

“Please infuse that tree with your power.”

“I understand.”

When Jeanne’s hand touched the zelkova tree, the tree began to receive power.

No matter how strong the curse or poison was, it wouldn’t work on that tree with Jeanne’s power.

It was the best way to test the hydra’s poison.

I placed my hand on the tree with Jeanne’s power.

A purple aura rose from my hand and seeped into the tree with the power.

The hydra’s poison penetrated Jeanne’s power and dried up the tree from where my hand touched.

“Okay, Seojun!”

“.......”

I was inwardly surprised as I watched the poison spread.

I had expected it, but even Jeanne’s power couldn’t stop the poisoning.

It was a moment that proved that no ability in the world could stop the Hydra's poison.

If even Jeanne's power couldn't stop it, the Hunters' awakening powers would be useless.

'It seems like detoxification is possible, but.'

When Jeanne released her power, the tree that had been poisoned by the Hydra's poison quickly regained its vitality.

The parts that had already dried up didn't return, but the poison had completely disappeared.

Of course, this was possible because Jeanne, and it would have been difficult for anyone else to detoxify.

It was recorded that the only person who could detoxify the original Hydra's poison was the nymph Oinone.

'I'm only going to use it against monsters anyway.'

There was no way monsters could detoxify poison.

Of course, there was a downside that the poison would disappear over time, but that could be done by poisoning them again.

Most monsters would die before the poison even disappeared.

Even when the lawn disappeared, I felt that the hydra's venom was terrible.

As luck would have it, I would soon meet that perfect test subject.

'Cerberus, the guard dog of hell.'

The mythical demon that guards the gates of the underworld.

The three-headed guard dog of Hades.

If it was him, it would be the perfect stage for the first stage to use the hydra's venom.

"Let's go back, Jeanne."

"Yes."

After finishing the test of the hydra's venom, we walked to the general store.

In order to capture Cerberus, we had to go to the underworld where it was.

However, the living could not go to the underworld.

The underworld was the only place where the dead could go.

A task that no human could possibly complete while alive.

I said to Hercules, who could not find a solution in the face of this difficult situation.

"Go see Hermes."

“Hermes?”

“Yes. With Hermes’ help, he will know how to get to the underworld.”

Hermes, the official messenger of Olympus, was the god of travel who could go anywhere.

Naturally, he was also free to travel to the underworld.

In mythology, Hermes was also Hercules’ guide who helped guide him to the underworld.

“I see. I’ll go.”

After receiving my advice, Hercules left straight for the temple of Hermes.

And that evening, the schedule for the underworld was set.

“In three days, I’ll go to the underworld.”

Vanessa sometimes matched the size of my hands.

Even in situations where I wondered if hiding was necessary, we often held hands.

Today was no different.

“I’m measuring your size.”

A soft hand was touching my palm.

“How big is it?”

The fox-like golden eyes that can be seen beyond the fingers examine the hands that are touching.

At first, I wondered why Vanessa was like this, but now I know.

The thing she was making with the skin of the Nemean lion was a ‘glove’.

Vanessa’s magic flowing out from the hands that were touching passed over the shape of my hand.

“Okay.”

Vanessa put her hand down with a smile. Then she happily continued sewing.

When I came out to the living room to drink water in the evening, Vanessa was still sewing.

Two days later, early in the morning on the day we promised to leave for the afterlife.

“Eun-gong.”

Vanessa came to my room holding a pair of gloves.

“Would you like to try them on?”

I put on the Nemean gloves that Vanessa gave me.

“How is it?”

“They fit perfectly.”

The shape and size were just right, as if they had been mine from the beginning.

“Thank you, Vanessa.”

Instead of answering, Vanessa took a step closer and casually interlocked her fingers with mine.

“Vanessa...?”

“Would you like to hold it?”

“Oh, # Nоvеlight # yes.”

“Hmm, it folds properly.”

While I was flustered, Vanessa’s fingers slightly bent and scratched the back of my hand as if tickling it.

“Can you feel it?”

“Yes, I can feel it.”

It was ticklish, but also a strange feeling.

Her long eyelashes and fox-like golden eyes gently curved.

“This is my first time making gloves.”

Vanessa smiled brightly and stepped back, undoing her interlock.

I clenched and unclenched my fists a few times for no reason.

Then I heard Hercules’ voice from outside.

─Come out, it’s time to go.

“Okay.”

I left the room with Vanessa.

For some reason, my hand felt ticklish.

As I was waiting outside the store, a strong gust of wind suddenly blew.

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee

A cool wind that blew away the hot air swept across the fields.

When I looked up at the sky, there was a boy with his back to the sun.

A golden hat with feather decorations.

A staff with two snakes entwined around it.

Winged sandals.

His lips were upturned with a playful expression.

“Is that Hermes?”

“Yes, he has agreed to be my guide to the underworld.”

Jeanne looked up at Hermes with curious eyes.

Hermes, who had landed on the fields, approached us.

“A stranger, I see you again.”

Hermes greeted me happily.

“Yes, Hermes. It’s nice to see you again.”

“I heard you became Artemis’s disciple, huh?”

“It just so happened.”

Hermes smiled and turned to Hercules.

“Then shall we go to the underworld?”

“Of course.”

As Hercules nodded silently, Hermes raised his staff.

─Shhhhhh...

Then the two golden snakes wrapped around the staff came to life and flickered their tongues.

The moment their eyes glowed red.

Whewh ...

It engulfed everyone and split the space.

Beyond the split space, the border of the underworld with numerous rivers spread out could be seen.

The border of the underworld was a space where a dark red sky spread out.

Wheeeeeeeeing─

We flew over the border of the underworld on the wind of Hermes.

Looking down, a desolate wasteland and a river stretched out.

It was a river that strangely kept drawing my gaze.

“Don’t look at it for too long. If you do, you’ll lose your memories.”

I was startled by Hermes’ warning and raised my head.

‘It must have been the river of oblivion.’

Lethe, the river of oblivion.

It is said that if you cross that river, you will lose all your memories from this world and become a dead person, staying in the underworld forever.

Below me, the mythical river of oblivion, Lethe, spread out.

How long did we fly past the river?

Beyond the red sky, countless pale things gathered like mayflies.

'Souls.'

They were all souls.

"Don't answer even if I speak to you. They're trying to take your body."

Hermes flew into the souls after leaving that one word.

─Why are you here?

─Two of you came here a while ago, and there are many living beings visiting the underworld recently.

─Hey! Can't you hear me? Are these mutes? Why don't you answer?

The souls kept talking to us, but I kept my mouth shut and didn't answer them, following Hermes' advice.

─Hermes! Hermes is here!

─You, it's been a while!

"Haha, hello! Hey, Leda, it's been a while."

Hermes chattered with the souls, as if they were on good terms.

The voices of the spirits gradually diminished and when they could no longer be heard, the world suddenly became dark.

─────.

It felt like passing through a dark tunnel. And.

Tiring!

─ You have reached the afterlife for the first time as a living person.

─ You are granted the title of Pioneer of the Threshold of the Afterlife.

==

[Pioneer of the Threshold of the Afterlife]

This ability is proof that you have crossed the threshold of the afterlife, a blessing you have gained from the realm of death.

You will not be subject to any soul curses targeting the ‘living.’

==

I opened my eyes wide.

‘Ignore permanence.’

The spirits place all sorts of curses on the living.

They take away their bodies and control them, and sometimes they even try to make them commit suicide.

There were even spaces where the gate itself refused to accept the living.

And, having crossed the boundary of the underworld, I was also classified as a ‘dead person’ and was not affected by such restrictions.

Because I was the first modern person to cross the boundary of the underworld.

[Entering the underworld.]

As I exited the dark tunnel, the night world unfolded. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm