Requiem Of A Failed Hero

Keep calm and write something…

[You have deleted skill ‘Dragon Scale(UR)’]

[You have gained +100 skill fragments]

[133/1000]

‘Ah… this is going to be harder than I thought’

Raith folded his arms as he stared down at the number of skill fragments that he needed to get if he wanted to create a ‘one-time use’ skill that was going to copy the sun.

This was for just a one-time use. What if he wanted to create a skill that was befitting of a certain situation? This attribute meant that he won’t be getting too attached to skills because he would be to lose any skill at any time depending on the situation.

Thanks to Devourer he could always absorb the monster he kill and gain their skill but Devourer has refused to activate of recently. And he was still far from discovering the pros and cons of activating the skill.

He scratched his head, lost of what to do.

Min-Ho and Mok Jun-Seo could see him from behind and immediately knew he was probably out of options.

‘As I guessed, there’s no way such a thing is possible’

Mok Jun-Seo shook his head with a light chuckle. It wasn’t that he was mocking Raith’s failure–from his perspective at the very least.

He was intrigued by Raith’s effort. The uncaring hunter a few months ago is right here in the middle of the coldest continent on earth trying to find a way for survivors from a different planet to live.

“So, hunter Raven. How about we explore further.”

Mok Jun-Seo suggested, stepping closer to Raith. He was very skillful when it comes to not making someone look stupid.

Raith, a little bit slow on the uptake didn’t know and didn’t care.

He looked down…

‘I might be able to find a gate to clear…’

It was his surest bet. After all, Antarctica was a continent. One that is unexplored. Apart from the fact that he would be able to gain skills from killing monsters or devouring them. He was dying to test out this him that he was currently feeling.

So with an assertive nod.

“Y-y-you g-g-g-guys c-c-can jus-s-st g-g-go…”

I’ll just wait over here. It was more hell of a stress for Min-Ho to complete that simple statement. He has sneezed over ten times in a row while stuttering on one word.

It was almost impossible to believe he was a rank B hunter.

However, he didn’t need to complete his statement before Raith and Mok Jun-Seo got to know that he would be unable to continue the journey with them.

—

“Hunter Raven”

Mok Jun-Seo broke the silence that preceded the two of them for over ten minutes after deciding to go further.

All they have been coming across is an expanse of snow, some so deep that it reached their knees and made them struggle a few steps.

To be exact, Mok Jun-Seo seemed to be the only one struggling at that time because Raith seemed unaffected. The snow of course swallowed his lower leg, up to his knee. But unlike Mok Jun-Seo whose every step was a difficult story to relive. Raith moved like he was moving in the water.

Mok Jun-Seo couldn’t put together the mechanics behind why such a thing was possible. Hell, even Raith couldn’t.

Mok Jun-Seo was dying to know but there was something more important.

“What?”

Raith asked, not glancing back at all. He finally reached a level where the depth of the snow was beginning to reduce, and his leg began to rise, with the lower part of his pants wet. Same with Mok Jun-Seo.

“Do you really not feel any cold? Is it a skill?”

This weather was killing. It made no sense no matter how much Mok Jun-Seo thought about it. By now, frostbite should have consumed him and his body should be freezing. But he was still very fine.

He knew it was Raith but still how in the world is this making any sense? But then again. It is Raith.

No, it made no sense.

He continually fought in his insides before finally taking the initiative to satisfy his curiosity.

“I have a skill, it allows me to nullify cold and heat and other stuff.”

“Nullify? Not resist?” .

If it was resist he would still be able to feel the effect of the cold to a certain degree. Maybe still survive it at the end of the day but he would take damage.

But nullify. He was bound to not feel a thing.

Just how amazing is he? Mok Jun-Seo’s eyes shone with stars toward the back of the hunter. His greatest joy was that a hunter like Raith came to South Korea.

He couldn’t quite tell the reason but he felt like one day. This hunter before him was going to become the greatest in the world and be strong enough to conquer the world on his own.

That was why he instantaneously decided to believe in him more.

“So, this Sun you are trying to create, will it be possible? Really?”

He asked, taking a leap of faith.

Raith paused and looked at him, tilting his head with a smile that confused Mok Jun-Seo.

“You don’t believe me?”

Mok Jun-Seo didn’t know what to say to that. While Raith’s smile felt very cool and confident. It made him hate himself for not believing the guy. But he was still in a position where he found it very impossible to believe that a human would create a sun.

Just like Min-Ho said. If it was possible for Raith, that would practically make him a god.

‘A god…’

Mok Jun-Seo looked at Raith again as he turned to his front without giving a proper reply.

First of all, was it possible for a human even though he is a Catasteophe rank hunter, to nullify natural effects? Mok Jun-Seo doubted if someone as great as his own master would be capable of such a thing.

Raith might be that existence that has surpassed the boundaries of humanity.

Yes, that is right. He might be a god for real.

‘…if that is the case then I should believe in him.’

“I believe you!”

The sudden shout caught Raith by surprise. He wasn’t expecting anything, he was just focused on finding the monster and enjoying the feeling of joy. He thought of how their jaws would drop when he finally copies the sun. It made him sickly happy.

Then Mok Jun-Seo shouted.

He didn’t have to but it didn’t feel bad to see someone recklessly throw away common sense just to believe his words.

Raith shocked face slowly transitioned into a delighted smile.

Then it was interrupted as his senses picked up a devastating shockwave that was to happen in 1.02 seconds.