Chapter 78: Poma, God of the Sea
A huge tentacle swings.
-Kaak!
“I’ll block it!”
Koo Dae-sung’s shield blocked the swinging octopus paw, and it bounced back, unable to hold on.
“Kraak!”
Koo Dae-sung rolled on the ground.
‘Without the buff … I’m much weaker than before!’
It felt like his arm bone was crushed. It would be difficult to continue the battle without the healing function of the Holy Grail.
‘I barely managed to block a blow…….’
Meanwhile, Ha-ri penetrated the gap between the monsters that landed.
“Ha!”
Ha-ri jumps in. Fortunately, Ha-ri’s sword flashed in the gap he dug in.
-Kwak!
The sword that swung at the head only severed the leg that was trying to hit her. After landing, Ha-ri dodged the blow and cursed her luck.
‘If only I could use my skills!’
Ha-ri backed away and shouted at Poma, who was sticking out his head on her shoulder.
“Poma! I’m supposed to be a priestess, but why don’t I have any super tsunami skills or something?”
[Did you read too many novels?]
“Yikes! You’re the most novel-like!”
“Sister, avoid it!”
When I turned around, the merman that came with the Kraken was holding out a sharp trident.
“Huh?!”
Dangerous. She was so focused on Kraken that she didn’t notice. In a hurry to block the trident with her arm, something flashed and pierced the merman.
“Be careful, pretty girl.”
It was Allen. He and the Maverick guild members swept away the monsters that landed and came to help with the Kraken.
“Are you flirting with women, boss?”
“A man does that everywhere.”
“Well. Oriental kids look too young, so I’m a little hesitant.”
The Maverick guild members were relaxed even against an A-class field boss. Usually, boss-level large monsters are bigger and more difficult than their measured grades, but …
“It’s not bad for an A-class?”
“It’s the first wave. Make sure you manage your condition properly and don’t overextend yourself.”
The huge field boss was helpless in front of Allen and the Maverick guild members.
“…They’re strong.”
“Yeah. They’re America’s best hunter guild.”
TTG Guild had more than thirty guild members, but Maverick achieved overwhelming results with only ten or so.
It was natural since each of them was an A-class hunter, and their leader was Allen Taylor, one of America’s best hunters and an S-class hunter.
“Let’s clean up the rest! There’s not much left!”
Their power was so overwhelming that the battle itself was easy.
[The first wave is over.]
“Hoo~ the wave is over.”
The battle ended without much trouble. Although they had a hard time because of the field boss, their power was overwhelming.
[Well, it’s not a bad level.]
Poma, did not leave Ha-ri’s shoulder even during the battle and Ha-ri found Poma annoying.
“Poma! If it weren’t for your divine power, I could have fought much better!”
[Hehehe, my priestess, why do you blame your shortcomings on God?]
“Eek … I used to be a fire swordsman.”
Ha-ri felt that it was a loss that she could not use her fire blessing because of Poma’s divine power.
She was a promising A-class candidate in her own right, and this was why she couldn’t use her power in the wave.
A hunter’s unique skill is his characteristic and innate talent itself.
Ha-ri had the ability to manipulate fire, which was a powerful advantage over other hunters.
“If I have water powers in the first place, shouldn’t I be able to do something like freeze or Ice spear! Why is it that when I channel my powers, water gets mixed in with them and puts out the fire?”
[I said I am a god of sea and waves. You should look for a god of ice or something like that.]
“Do they exist?”
[There is a goddess of winter, but there is no god of ice.]
“Well … That’s true.”
Ha-ri felt uneasy that she could not use her own power right now. It’s natural to be anxious because the blessing she’s been using since childhood has been neutralized.
[My child. Don’t be obsessed with a handful of power. There is infinity in front of you, how can you not realize it?]
“…”
Ha-ri could not understand Poma’s words. To be honest, she just wanted to ask why he didn’t tell her.
But Poma, who spoke in metaphors and analogies, felt like a sage. Why is that? Something like a recluse master who teaches the protagonist in a movie.
In fact, there might be some hidden truth and reason, right?
But that expectation was soon broken.
Statue search and repeated wave defense. Allen of the Maverick Guild decided to do both of them in a textbook way.
First, he formed a team to search for the statue by breaking through the crab monsters on the island,
Second, he built barricades and camp facilities on the coast to prepare for a long-term battle.
Crab monsters didn’t usually come to the beach, so it was easier to hold on to the beach and face only one side.
This work was done quickly. The academy teaches how to build a base and survival common sense at the gate where you don’t know what will happen.
The Maverick guild members who had experienced everything and the TTG guild members who had received enough training quickly built a base and took a break.
-Kyak!
-Oh, don’t throw it! Don’t throw it──Oof!
-Don’t go too deep into the sea!
Even though they didn’t have swimsuits or facilities, these kids could play with water anyway.
“Hoo~ Do you want some water, Poma?”
Ha-ri, who dried her wet clothes and sat on the sand, took out a water bottle filled with an emergency backpack and poured water on the turtle’s mouth.
[Kra~ The water tastes good.]
Poma placed his sunglasses on the turtle’s head and laid his belly down. The turtle’s gaze focused on the energetic Academy cadets.
[Hoo~ The scent of flesh and the lively appearance of virgins are always good to see.]
“Uh …”
Ha-ri’s face distorted at Poma’s comment.
[My priestess. Don’t you want to play in there?]
“I don’t really like water play. The sun is hot, and my skin is sticky.”
[Hehehe, every young woman has a freshness that is different from others. Enjoy your youth, virgin. How can you sit huddled like a basement dweller with that sturdy flesh?]
“You are … like a typical bad boss.”
To be honest, if he wasn’t a god, she would have said something.
[What~ After all, young men and women are like blooming flowers, so they can spread their reproductive instincts indiscriminately at this time. In that respect, I agreed with that war guy.]
‘…Old-fashioned god.’
Ha-ri thought of Leon, who was the most old-fashioned type she could think of, and wondered if he was influenced by the gods.
“Oh. Then Poma.”
[What is it?]
“Why did you hang me on the mast as a sacrifice? I mean, thanks to that, I didn’t get capsized by the waves and sailed safely.”
It was a pure question.
[That? It’s a kind of sacrificial ritual.]
“Sacrificial … ritual?”
[In the old days, there were people who were overly loyal to us without us asking. A typical example is human sacrifice.]
Poma said that he used to send down his own spirit directly when he saw people throwing virgins into his palace for him in any sea in the world.
[What’s the use of throwing it into any sea? At first I took them to my palace and made them brides, but there were too many of them.]
So he agreed to hang virgins on the mast.
Ha-ri wondered if this was something to agree on.
“Just tell them not to do it?”
[I can’t do that. After all, offering to God is itself a lump of faithful faith. They pay their dues because they respect and fear God. Miracles bestowed without compensation only lead to laziness and sloth.]
“I guess … but why …”
[The flesh of virgins is always good to see, isn’t it?]
“…Pervert.”
[What did you say?]
“Oh, nothing!”
Poma peeked out of his sunglasses.
[If you are my goddess, remember my commandments, for they are now yours to teach and preach.]
What kind of teaching will Poma give?
Ha-ri recalled the commandments of Demera, the goddess of life and abundance.
Aren’t the words of the gods always good words across cultures? I think it wouldn’t hurt to learn.
The God of the Sea and Waves
Release the first fish you catch into the sea. Only throw the net to the right. Do not throw garbage into the sea. Do not have sex on the boat. Especially between men.
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The one who catches the biggest fish on the first day of the first voyage will have good luck until he reaches land. The one who catches the smallest fish on the first day of the first voyage can be ridiculed. Even if he is the captain.
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Do not take women on board. Misfortune will come. A virgin with bare skin is fine. The more skin is exposed, the better.
[Did you hear that well? From now on, either don’t take women on board, or save a virgin and hang her on a mast. Then I will bless that boat.]
“…”
Ha-ri looked down at Poma with a rude and timid gaze for a long time, swallowing many words she wanted to say.
‘He’s a complete pervert…’
Poma yawned and enjoyed the warm sunlight and hot sand bath. He ignored Ha-ri’s gaze lightly.
[The third wave has ended.]
-Kiruk!
-Kikiruk!
The Kikiruk tribe cheered and exclaimed as the third wave ended. They dedicated this glory to Yappy.
It has been 36 hours since he drifted.
Yappy blocked the wave that flocked to the island with the Kikiruk tribe on the island where he drifted.
According to Yappy’s judgment, the waves continue to hit periodically. And those wave monsters are blocked by the natives, the Kikiruk tribe.
The wave renewal time is 12 hours. In this regular invasion, many Kikiruk tribes also died.
-Kikiruk tribe population count. Abnormal breeding speed and growth speed.
Nevertheless, they were able to block the wave because of their innate mass breeding power and abnormal growth speed.
Any creature needs nutrients and skeletal formation time for growth but Kikiruk tribes grow and breed at an abnormal rate.
“Brother Yappy. Brother Yappy!”
It was then that Kim Jae-hyuk, a trainee knight of TTG Guild, who broke through the Kikiruk tribe, ran towards Yappy. He was rescued by Yappy’s instructions after being found drifting on the beach.
-What is it? Kim Jae-hyuk.
“Rakshar statues have not been destroyed yet.”
Yappy is a survivor. Survivors have an advantage that there is no language limit, but unlike Awakeners, they cannot see system windows.
Jae-hyuk played a role in delivering information from that system, and Yappy inferred a lot from it.
-Rakshar statue. Abnormal magic density phenomenon. It may have affected Kikiruk’s abnormal growth.
“Do you mean we have to protect Rakshar statues?”
-That’s right.
What if all the statues are destroyed?
Yappy and Jae-hyuk thought of the worst case scenario from there.
“If we keep defending like this, will it work?”
-Impossible.
“Huh? Brother Yappy swept them all away.”
-The difficulty increases sharply as the wave stage rises. With current power, high possibility of strategic defeat from 5th wave.
Yappy is a Holy Knight. Of course, he’s not at full power, but at least it’s ranked third in combat power in TTG Guild.
He’s power is comparable to an average S-rank, but he can’t guarantee victory?
“The others will be better off than us…”
Of course, there are advantages here too. It’s that Kikiruks move as Yappy commands them.
Kikiruks saw Yappy as a savior who came to save them.
-Kikiruk! (Hooray!)
-Kiruk! Kikiruk! (Praise the savior!)
Kikiruks are completely under Yappy’s command. And they were a more sophisticated tribal society than he thought.
-Power reinforcement is needed. Even if it’s primitive cold weapons, you need to equip them.
“Cold weapons… That’s right, brother Yappy. I found something interesting.”
-Kiruk?
Following Jae-hyuk’s guidance and escorted by Kikiruks, they arrived inside the island. It was hidden inside a waterfall.
Yappy witnessed an amazing sight as he passed through what looked like a cave.
It was a trace of urban civilization.
-The width of the road, the skeleton of the building, and the direction of the formed culture match the physical characteristics of Kikiruk.
“That’s right. It was a developed civilization, but…”
Why are Kikiruks now forming a primitive society?
-Kikiruk’s intellectual ability is not lacking compared to humans. They have superior intelligence and more social empathy skills than dolphins. They have all the conditions necessary for civilization formation.
Then there must be a reason why they have fallen like this and can’t even use their ancestors’ heritage.
Yappy saw an old blacksmith shop and asked the Kikiruks.
-Kiruk! Kikikiruk! (Is there a place where something similar to this mineral is gathered?)
Kikiruks answered.
-Kirukkiruk!
The answer didn’t need to be translated and Yappy immediately gave instructions.
“Brother Yappy? I can’t understand what you’re saying, can you translate it?”
He couldn’t understand what they were saying.
-Simple.
“Wow, brother. What kind of amazing trick?”
Yappy confidently rolled his camera eye and declared.
-I will raise the level of civilization in this world.
