Subscriber of the Gods Chapter 420 - Loading the Secret Weapon

-You have cleared the quest!

-You have cleared the quest in a new way!

-The reward will change!

-You have received an additional reward!

-You have tamed Primordial Evil Kethrun!

Ethan had completely cleared the quest derived from the Hero’s Tower quest.

Originally, the typical way to clear this quest was to seal or kill the Primordial Evil, but because Ethan cleared it in a different way, he was able to obtain different rewards along with additional bonuses.

-You have received [Kethrun’s Eye] as a reward!

[Kethrun’s Eye]

Inflicts petrification. Targets within a certain range cannot move for 5 seconds.

Targets with low resistance to curses will die instantly.

Choose one target and inflict an instant death curse.

The target has a 1% chance of instant death. If not instantly killed, their body will deteriorate.

It was an item with a mechanism similar to the instant death curse that Kethrun used in his fourth phase.

Ethan put on the Kethrun’s Eye necklace.

‘Not a bad reward. The petrification can be used widely, and the instant death curse can be mixed into attacks.’

In reality, it’s difficult to expect the instant death curse with a 1% probability to activate.

The true value of this necklace lay in the deterioration debuff that occurs when the instant death curse fails.

‘This much is a significant debuff.’

By combining the cold of the Frost Sword with the deterioration, he could greatly restrict the opponent’s movements.

‘It’s like I’ve gained another useful card.’

Ethan first approached the tamed Kethrun.

Then he took out the Frost Sword and waved it as if waving a wand.

Kethrun’s tentacles slowly approached Ethan.

They carefully wrapped around Ethan and then unwrapped even more carefully.

“It worked.”

It wasn’t perfect, but the taming had clearly succeeded.

Ethan took something out from his chest.

“It’s good I kept this. If the taming had failed, it would have been useless.”

It was the dark elixir that the dark mage Entrosa had given him.

This dark elixir was a kind of tonic for dark-type monsters.

Because it gave them strength when consumed, most dark-type monsters couldn’t get enough of it.

When Ethan placed the elixir in Kethrun’s tentacle, Kethrun broke the bottle and absorbed the elixir.

Shaaaah-.

-The loyalty of the tamed subject has increased!

-It is an imperfect taming.

-The taming can break at any time.

-The loyalty rating decreases due to imperfect taming.

The effect of the dark elixir didn’t manifest completely.

Unlike Ditrinir, who had made a contract with Ethan of his own will, Kethrun hadn’t been tamed by his own will.

Literally, because Kethrun had succumbed to Ethan’s power, it could break free from this bondage at any time if it recovered.

‘It can’t be helped. The fact that I could tame a boss monster like a Primordial Evil is beyond common sense in the first place.’

It was an opportunity to realize once again how amazing Hades’ ability was.

‘I tamed Ditrinir, who’s a dragon, too. It was thanks to that experience that I was able to tame the Primordial Evil.’

If he hadn’t tamed Ditrinir first, no matter what he did, he wouldn’t have been able to tame the Primordial Evil.

‘For now, the taming won’t break.’

But after a few years, a time would come when Ethan could no longer control it.

‘I can complete the quest fully when that time comes.’

Although it was an imperfect taming, the fact that he had tamed such a powerful being was significant in itself.

“You use contracts quite well. Still, this one was quite enjoyable for me too. I don’t remember the last time I felt this tense.”

Ditrinir said.

“There’s one more left. I look forward to the next one.”

Then he disappeared.

‘I have exactly two more chances to summon Ditrinir. I’ve used one of them quite efficiently.’

It was quite satisfying.

Ethan retrieved the Prophet’s Flame he had placed on the ceiling.

“It was much better than I thought. If I hadn’t brought this, things definitely wouldn’t have gone according to plan.”

The Prophet’s Flame played a big role in causing great stress to Kethrun and making him waver.

“Master Ethan Whiskers…!”

“Are you alright?”

“I’m fine! I was just watching from afar. But more importantly…”

Sandar, who had approached, looked at Kethrun with a surprised expression as it quietly wriggled its tentacles behind Ethan.

“That, that thing behind you is clearly the Primordial Evil… But why now… And even though there’s no flame, why is it so…”

Even though Ethan had retrieved the Prophet’s Flame, the subterranean world was brighter than before.

Of course, it wasn’t brighter than the surface, but considering the original brightness of the subterranean world, this was quite bright.

“The darkness was this Primordial Evil, Kethrun’s ability. Now it’s under my control.”

“By under your control, you mean…”

“I’ve tamed it.”

“…!”

Sandar completely failed to manage his expression. He felt an indescribable emotion.

And finally, without realizing it, he blurted out a question.

“Is that even possible?”

“It was difficult, but it was done.”

“No, how could you tame a Primordial Evil…”

“With this, the subterranean world problem will be fine for a while. Because I’m controlling it.”

Ethan grabbed Sandar’s shoulder.

“Thank you for your role as a guide, Sandar.”

The secret weapon. He had securely obtained it.

***

“Hmm.”

In an old warehouse.

Sigma Roadhammer was waiting for his disciple he had sent to the subterranean world and Ethan, who was to become the legendary beer master.

“Did I send them for nothing? But even if I had tried to stop them, it wasn’t a situation where I could have.”

He was quite anxious.

Sigma fidgeted and finally grabbed the hammer at his waist.

“I should just go down myself. Even if it’s a bit dangerous, rather than waiting here…”

At that moment, the connected rope moved.

“!”

A signal had come from inside the subterranean world.

He wasn’t sure what had happened, but it was clear that they were signaling to return to Tartaros from the subterranean world.

Sigma Roadhammer quickly grabbed the rope and pulled hard.

Shoop-! Shoop-! Shoop-!

As he pulled quickly, a pile of rope accumulated behind him. They must have almost arrived by now.

“Ugh.”

Then a tired voice was heard.

“Sandar! And Master Ethan Whiskers!”

While Sandar looked quite exhausted, Ethan seemed relatively fine. But even he looked quite tired, though only in comparison.

However, if this was the extent after going down to the subterranean world, it could be considered a good ending.

“What did I tell you? I said it would be difficult, right? Wait a moment. The subterranean world isn’t a place that can be dealt with so suddenly.”

Because Ethan and Sandar had come out so quickly, Sigma thought they had failed and fled.

After all, there was no way they could have solved all the problems of the subterranean world in such a short time, right? It was a perfectly reasonable thought.

“No, Master. No.”

Sandar said with an overwhelmed face.

Having come up to Tartaros, all tension released, and the words that had been blocked the entire way up flowed smoothly.

“It’s all solved.”

Although the content was disorganized, it wasn’t wrong.

There was no need to fear the subterranean world anymore.

“What do you mean it’s all solved? What are you talking about? You’ve been down there for less than half a day?”

Sigma looked closely into Sandar’s eyes, wondering if he might have gone mad.

If he had been poisoned by the miasma of the subterranean world, it was quite a serious situation and needed immediate treatment.

When Sigma suddenly raised his fingers to open Sandar’s eyes wide, Sandar was startled and stepped back.

“That’s not it, Master! I’m not sure where to start explaining, but I’ll just tell you the key point!”

Ethan grabbed Sandar’s shoulder as he was about to explain excitedly. Then he looked at Sigma.

“Now you can go down to the subterranean world.”

That was enough.

***

“Impossible… This is impossible.”

“Didn’t you just say this yesterday?”

“Is this really the subterranean world?”

The dwarf elders were surprised to see the subterranean world.

Sigma was also bewildered to see the much brighter subterranean world.

The subterranean world they knew was a place full of darkness like an abyss.

Such a place had changed overnight to become like any other mine.

“Now you can mine the various veins of the subterranean world and develop it. It’s becoming a new land of Tartaros.”

Ethan told the dwarf elders and Sigma Roadhammer.

The dwarf elders examined various parts of the subterranean world.

And soon they were able to discover the veins Ethan had mentioned.

This subterranean world had been forbidden territory where no one could set foot due to its dangerousness.

Because of that, there were tremendous amounts of rare veins that no one had touched.

“Co-could this be…”

“I think so. It’s Red Light.”

“R-Red Light?”

Among the ores handled in Tartaros, there were some that had completely disappeared and could no longer be obtained.

One of them was Red Light.

“You mean there’s Red Light here…”

“It means that the veins that have run dry in Tartaros are abundant in this subterranean world.”

“Grand Elder!”

The Grand Elder of the dwarves was already beaming with a smile.

He was the oldest among the dwarf elders and had been in seclusion for quite a long time.

“To think that in my lifetime… I would see Red Light again… I never thought I’d even enter this subterranean world…”

The Grand Elder of the dwarves trembled his beard.

“Our Tartaros brothers will consider the Whiskers territory as a brother’s territory!”

“We’ll build them right away! The temples of the goddess and the thunder god!”

“Glory to Master Ethan Whiskers!”

“Glory!”

It was the perfect conclusion to the quest.

***

After finishing the subterranean world quest, Ethan headed to a nearby big city for his original purpose.

Black Sword and his guards, whom he had called as reinforcements, had already arrived and were waiting.

“Reporting. Lord Ethan Whiskers. As per Princess Evangeline’s order, Black Sword and the 10 members of the Black Sword Squad have assembled to eliminate the remnants of the followers of the Moon along with Mr. Ethan Whiskers.”

Black Sword and the Black Sword Squad he led bowed their heads simultaneously.

The Black Sword Squad is Princess Evangeline’s core personnel.

With pitch-black armor and swords at their waists, these were the Black Sword Squad who could skillfully use not only swords but also numerous auxiliary weapons and magic.

“It seems the princess is trying to put me in great debt.”

Ethan smiled as he looked at the Black Sword Squad.

“To send such people.”

“Thank you for your praise. From now on, we will carry out our mission according to Master Ethan’s orders. I, Black Sword, and the 10 members of the Black Sword Squad will serve Master Ethan as we would serve Princess Evangeline. Please give us orders without reservation. That is our honor and duty.”

The vice-captain of the Black Sword Squad bowed his head.

Since becoming a master teacher, having a definite title felt quite good.

‘Master is much better than count or marquis. It’s harder to obtain, after all.’

Ethan explained to the Black Sword Squad what he was going to do now.

“We’re going to the stronghold of the followers of the Moon. Currently, the followers of the Moon on the Holy Empire side have been almost completely dealt with thanks to the Ivecar Academy attack incident and your hard work. But the most important core remains intact.”

Ethan said.

“The head of the followers of the Moon. The followers of the Moon call themselves dawn believers belonging to the Dawn Council, and they call their leader the Dawn Council’s lord. That Dawn Council’s lord remains. I plan to go to the dawn temple where the Dawn Council’s lord is and deal with the chief priest. I want you to take care of the outside while I deal with the chief priest.”

“Are there forces guarding the chief priest?”

“No. But they will come out.”

“By ‘they will come out’, you mean…”

“I don’t know how strong the Dawn Council’s lord will be. Moreover, the place where the Dawn Council’s lord is located is close to a nearby city. The chief priest, left alone, will certainly not go down easily. In case of an emergency, I may not be able to perfectly block the chief priest.”

Ethan doesn’t know how far the chief priest will go to struggle.

Moreover, he doesn’t know what abilities the chief priest might be hiding.

“I want you to block that possible situation.”

Ethan said.

“I’ll take care of the rest.”