Han Dae Sung Returned From Hell - Chapter 14

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Inside the safe, bundles of bills were piled up like a mountain.

Even the bright yellow one with Shin Saimdang on it costs 50,000 won.

“….”

Even after seeing the eye-watering amount, Daesung’s expression did not change.

There weren’t only banknotes in the safe.

Checks worth one million won are also piled up among the bundles of money.

Daesung, holding a wad of bills in both hands, was lost in thought.

‘How do I carry all this?’

The purpose of coming here was to eliminate the loan sharks, but I couldn’t imagine them taking money.

Daesung looked around the office to see if there was a bag somewhere here that could contain money.

I don’t know if it was really missing or I just couldn’t find it, but I couldn’t see any items like bags.

‘Should I take the whole safe with me?’

It may be quite heavy, but it is not a problem for him at all.

When I think about it, it’s a pretty good method.

It would be quite noticeable to others to see him carrying an entire small safe, but he didn’t mind.

Daeseong draped a cuboid safe over his shoulder.

I jumped over the countless fields of corpses and went out of the office.

And just before passing through the hallway and heading to the elevator.

“….”

I suddenly realized that there were many other doors in the hallway.

‘Now that I think about it, when I first entered that room, there were three people, and a little while later, four or five more people came in.’

It was clearly reinforcements coming from another room on the same floor.

I don’t know if this entire building belongs to them.

But it was obvious that at least this fourth floor belonged to them.

‘I’ll take a quick look around.’

Daesung thought of a possibility for a moment and placed the safe on the floor.

Then I went into another office where the door was wide open.

“also.”

There was another safe in the corner of the office.

As before, Daesung used force to tear off the entrance to the safe.

just as expected.

Inside, bundles of bills and million-won checks were piled up like a mountain.

“Hoo….”

Is there a safe in each office?

I went into another office to confirm my guess.

All three places had safes containing the same amount of money.

“….”

Each safe contains easily over 100 million won….

If you calculate it by considering that there are five safes per office in total, it is approximately 500 million won.

The power of the number ‘500 million’ is overwhelming.

Daesung sensed that these five safes would provide hope to his family’s impoverished situation.

‘Take all five.’

However, if this happens, you will face the same concerns as before.

‘How do I pack all these?’

One or two safes might be enough, but five is physically impossible.

Moreover, the distance from home to the office was quite long, so making a round trip each time was not efficient.

‘Now that I think about it, I think I’ve had similar concerns in the past.’

A long time ago.

A time when I couldn’t get used to living in hell yet.

This is something I thought about when I first got my hands on a weapon.

There was a time when I was worried about how to store my helmet and armor.

When I fell into hell, the backpack I had with me was not enough to store various items.

The answer at that time was an item called ‘Subspace Pocket’ that the system provided as a reward.

‘If that were the case now, it wouldn’t be a problem I would have to worry about.’

The painful reality is that there are no such good items on Earth.

‘No, wait.’

It’s not that there is no way.

There is only one way to ’embody’ items found in Hell on Earth.

‘Pantheon.’

Pantheon’s system has been said.

It is said that everything that exists in hell can be implemented on Earth through a few quests.

That means that it is quite possible to bring a subspace pocket to Earth.

‘I can’t help it.’

Apparently, when he was discharged from the hospital, he warned the system not to show any interest in him again.

But I just decided not to worry about it.

Daesung wasn’t stupid enough to give up the easy way out just to save face.

Anyway, Pantheon had said with the nuance that he would be waiting for him at any time.

‘You’re bothering me.’

Retrieving items already obtained was cumbersome.

Although I had no choice since I chose to return to Earth bare-handed.

Still, considering the monetary value of 500 million won, it is true that it is worth taking.

‘I need to get out of here first.’

While inside the Pantheon, you will be defenseless.

The possibility that their reinforcements might arrive in the meantime could not be ruled out.

Daesung went down in the elevator and went out of the building.

‘This should be enough.’

I entered a secluded alley that was as far away from human eyes as possible.

Daesung closed his eyes and thought.

‘Pantheon.’

It was then.

Grumble-!

Suddenly, a dark red sulfur fire began to burn fiercely in the empty air.

Daesung frowned at the heat and raised his hand.

As soon as the fire died down, a black stone gate over 5 meters high revealed its majestic appearance.

Rattling-!

Squeak –

The tightly closed entrance opened left and right, revealing the inside.

A bright, white light poured down as if it would engulf the Daeseong in front.

In the hospital, people entered as if the space was changing through a ritual, but now they appear in the form of a ‘door’, as if they are welcoming a full-fledged audience with the king.

‘If I don’t get in quickly, I might attract the attention of those around me.’

Even though it was a secluded alley, there was a risk that there would be witnesses to this heat and brilliance.

Daesung took a step toward the light pouring in from the other side of the door.

***

[Entering the Pantheon.]

[Pantheon recognizes the ‘Journal of the Absolute.’]

The moment you enter a pure white space.

Messages poured in like a welcome message.

[You have entered the Pantheon for the first time after completing the Advent quest]

[The Pantheon’s system is being reorganized.]

[‘The Absolute’s Journal’ is created.]

With the message, lumps of light like fireflies suddenly began to gather in the air.

Suddenly,

floating in the air was a huge notebook.

“This is…”

The design of this notebook was very familiar to Daesung.

No, I couldn’t recognize it.

Because it’s something I’ve worn every day for 80 years.

Every day.

It made him, who repeatedly fought like an animal, at least not forget that he was a ‘human’.

It was a ‘journal’ in which the days of the distant past were recorded by hand.

For some reason, compared to back then, the size has become much larger.

“Why is this here?”

Come to think of it, every time I entered the Pantheon, the system said something like this.

Pantheon recognized the Absolute’s journal.

So, does this journal become some sort of ‘core’ of the Pantheon?

The system poured out text messages as if to support that question.

[If you select the page you want, all elements of that time, including time and space, will be recreated here in Pantheon.] [If you

tell us about the time you want to look back on, the page where the memory is recorded will be automatically displayed.]

Pantheon may suddenly appear for no reason . It wouldn’t be like showing that and giving that kind of information.

Rather than standing still, it would be better to follow the system’s instructions.

‘It’s a time I want to look back on…’

What he needs now is a ‘subspace pocket’ to store money.

In that case, you can tell me the enemy who first got it.

“When I put in the subspace pocket. “Show me the page where those times are recorded.”

[Recognizes the command of the Absolute.]

[Searching for pages that mention the specific word ‘subspace pocket’.]

Sigh.

The pages of the huge journal began to quickly turn forward.

It was quite early days when we acquired the subspace pocket.

Is that why?

The pages continued to turn until I reached the front page of the thick journal.

[Search completed.]

[Search results: 16p]

Daesung took one step closer to the journal.

Because I wanted to read what was written on the page.

“hmm?”

Daesung frowned.

The page I looked at was a blank page with nothing written on it.

“This is…”

If I remember, in the past, he wrote a journal without missing a single page.

I didn’t skip any parts in particular.

Daesung wondered if it was only page 16, so he turned the paper back and forth by hand.

But there was nothing written on both pages.

‘No, it’s not blank at all.’

When I narrowed my eyes, I could see the writing very faintly.

It looked as if someone had hastily erased the writing with an eraser.

‘I couldn’t have done it.’

In a way, I felt a strange sense of discomfort because my journal, which was my only support, had been damaged.

No matter how much I think about it, I can’t find an answer.

Daesung asked the system.

“How did this happen?”

[Celestial beings are sealing the space and time of the underworld.]

[The category of space and time also includes ‘history’ recorded in the journal written by the Absolute.]

“Hmm….”

Now that I think about it, celestial beings are in hell. There was a time when the system told me that something had been done.

Was it because of the aftermath that the writing in the otherwise intact journal was erased?

“I don’t like it.”

Daesung felt hostility toward those who were said to be heavenly beings.

It was natural because they forcibly erased the diary I had written with great difficulty.

However, now was not the time to get angry at strangers whose identities I did not know.

The goal is to obtain the subspace pocket.

“Why did you suddenly show me this journal?”

[If you select the page, the event recorded on that page will be reproduced.]

[If you perform the event, you can obtain the items recorded on that page and additional rewards.]

“Hoo.”

So to speak, it’s like a time machine.

Daesung perfectly understood what to do from now on.

“Recreate the events on page 16.”

The greatest reward I got from that past time.

To get a subspace pocket.

[16p: -5 years. Would you like to recreate the 75 days in the Pantheon? Yes / No]

“Yes.”

Subspace pockets have endless uses.

Even if it’s not just this time, there will be more to use in the future.

[Carry out the commands of the Absolute.]

[16p: -5 years. The environment and events of the 75th day are recreated in the Pantheon.]

***

Shuwaak –

Suddenly, an enormous light swept from the journal.

At the same time, the Pantheon, which was a pure white space with nothing in it, was split like blocks and-

“This place?”

Before I knew it, a lush forest spread out in all directions.

Dark muddy water on the floor.

Trees extending out strangely like tentacles and bushes covered in moss.

It was a very familiar place.

[The location ‘Predator’s Forest’ recorded on page 16 has been recreated.]

[The Predator’s Forest has been sealed by a celestial being.]

‘No. It’s very different from the forest of predators I used to know.’

The place was definitely the forest of predators he knew.

Here he fought for his life against the Hellbear.

You could get a reward by offering the heart of the hell bear you stole to the foundation located at the end of the forest.

The reward is the ‘Subspace Pocket’.

There is no other reason why the memory is so vivid and yet feels foreign.

‘Quiet.’

As soon as I entered the forest, an ominous sound sent a chill down my spine.

It was the sound of forest predators waking up from hibernation after noticing the presence of prey.

But now there is only silence.

“….”

Daesung called in information about the ‘Forest of the Predator’ through the system.

[Information about the location cannot be displayed due to the dimensional seal.]

If it is a dimensional seal, it must be the work of those celestial beings or something.

‘So this is what they meant when they sealed space and time.’

Even a forest of predators is ultimately nature.

However, I could not feel any of the vitality that nature should have.

At least the cemetery has an eerie feel to it.

‘Once you enter the forest, a demon attacks you before even a minute has passed.’

In a forest of predators, whoever catches and eats first is the owner.

So they quickly attack the forest invaders, either ahead or behind.

However, even though more than a minute had passed, there was no sign of him.

‘I guess it’s because they’re all being held in a place called Pandemonium.’

So does this mean that Daesung is the only one here?

But the system clearly told us to perform some event.

What on earth are we supposed to do in a forest with no one around?

It was then.

[Quest has arrived.]

—–

Item Implementation Quest-1 (In Progress)

’16p Subspace Pocket’

Difficulty: Medium

Contents: Eliminate the celestial beings occupying the Forest of Predators.

Time limit: 1 hour

Target: White Colossus 0 / 10

Reward: Dagger of Judgment

Reward 2: Achievement points + 2000pt

Materialization: Subspace Pocket + 100%

—–

‘Achievement points?’

Daeseong expressed doubt after reading the details of the quest.

I could understand that the Dagger of Judgment was an additional reward of the system, like the stamina potion given during the Advent quest.

However, public points were the first element to be seen.

As long as it is paid as compensation, it will not be harmful as long as it is beneficial at some point.

‘Well, I guess we can find out the details little by little.’

It was at that time that Daesung took a step forward to take action. A huge shadow

suddenly

spread across the floor.

And the intangible deadly force coming from behind.

“…!”

Daesung stepped forward as if he had been thrown away.

And I quickly glared at the identity of the deadly force I felt behind me.

[Unidentified interferer discovered. [I will remove it.]

It was a huge stone statue, over 3 meters tall, with human-like hands and feet.

A cold mechanical sound, devoid of any emotion, flowed from a face covered in stone.

< White Colossus - Upright >

Species: Mechanical life

form 「It is an autonomous weapon created by heavenly beings.」

[Battle mode. Activated.]

The two hands of the rake-like stone statue undergo repeated mechanical transformations, taking shape. It changed.

That was the signal for the start of war.