Han Dae Sung Returned From Hell - Chapter 20

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Boom boom!

Every time the hobgoblin took a step, the earth shook.

Even though it was a desperate moment, Seong Chan-ho was on his butt and had no intention of running away.

His legs gave out due to fear.

As an ordinary person with no power to resist, he just looks at the monster in front of him with frightened eyes.

“Ugh…!”

The moment the hobgoblin let out a cry that made phlegm bubble up and raised the huge ax in his hand upward.

Darkness.

Suddenly, my eyes turned pitch black.

It is not a metaphorical expression comparing Sung Chan-ho’s situation before his death.

Quite the opposite.

The Hobgoblin’s vision was blocked by something and became dark.

“Huh…?”

what?

At the same time he had that question.

Fuuuk-!

“What the…?!”

The sharp blade pierced the guy’s uvula.

That was when the guy leaned backwards, pouring out blood.

“It’s not that way.”

Daesung, the man who climbed up the guy’s face and plunged the dagger into his neck, briefly added and stretched out his arm.

Daesung snatched a handful of the man’s thin hair as he fell backwards and held him tightly.

bang-!

I put all my strength into the falling body and pinned the stumbling head of the guy to the ground.

The surface of his land bounced and the asphalt cracked like spider webs.

The hobgoblin, who was stuck in the ground up to the nape of his neck, felt like he was going to convulse, but then went limp.

‘He’s not from hell.’

Daesung, who was warming up by lightly rotating his wrist, decided that.

There is no other reason why I was confident.

‘Even if they were the same size, the demon beasts didn’t fall down so helplessly.’

Compared to the demonic beasts of hell, this guy was just a fist away.

He really is a big guy.

‘But what else is it if it’s not a demon?’

That was the question.

First of all, it was clear that the identity of the energy that had been felt earlier came from a crack in the sky.

The crack opened and monsters I had never seen before poured out.

‘In my memory, the Earth wasn’t a place like this?’

Daeseong tilted his head as he looked up at the goblins hesitating inside the crack floating in the sky.

“….”

Meanwhile.

It wasn’t just the goblins who were scared.

‘Am I dreaming now?’

Seong Chan-ho, who had just come back from the dead, looked at Daesung with a mesmerized face.

It was almost a given that he had awakened.

So he knew that his body would be strengthened enough to fight monsters, but…

‘You killed the Hobgoblin with your bare hands and without a weapon in such an instant?’

A hobgoblin is, so to speak, the head of the goblin race.

The goblin race itself doesn’t seem to be as deadly as other species.

However, as long as a goblin or anything else is located at the head of a group, from then on, it is classified as a dangerous species, or in other words, a ‘named’ species.

This means that it can only be defeated if a skilled hunter takes serious action.

‘But what about this guy…’

Could it be that he is that rare A-class awakened person?

In a short moment, fifty thousand thoughts were passing through Seong Chan-ho’s mind.

“Chanho.”

“Uh huh?”

When Daesung called, Chanho Seong suddenly came out of his thoughts.

In Seong Chan-ho’s eyes, the man named Han Dae-seong was no longer the ordinary friend he knew.

The image of him carrying a school bag to school together and cracking jokes has now disappeared without a trace.

“If you stay here, I think you’ll get caught up too.”

“what?”

Sung Chan-ho, who uttered a question, inadvertently followed Daesung upwards.

And then I took a deep breath.

“Kerreuk-!”

“Keruk-!”

Some of the goblins were holding onto the edge of the crack and preparing to fall from high altitude.

It looks like the guys who were hesitant to launch a special attack due to the death of their leader until just now have made up their minds.

Even though the opponent is formidable, did they decide that if they push ahead with their numbers, something will work out?

That’s stupid. Daesung smiled and added briefly.

“Run away.”

“Uh uhh. I have to run away. But what about you?”

“What am I?”

“Aren’t you going to run away?”

“why me.”

Daesung asked that question without any hesitation.

Seong Chan-ho started the game with a prompt answer that left the person who asked the question rather embarrassed.

“Did you get shot in the head? “You’re going to fight them alone?”

“uh.”

“….”

I felt like my head would spin if we continued the conversation any longer.

Did he say that there is no business in Daguri? Anyway, it’s crazy to deal with so many goblins alone.

Wouldn’t it be okay if you could easily kill a hobgoblin without breaking a sweat?

Rather, is it okay for me to leave my friend behind and run alone when told to run away?…

Various thoughts were mixed together like confusion, making Seong Chan-ho hesitate.

‘I don’t know.’

If you continue to stay here, you will get caught up in it.

And no matter how much you talk about it, you won’t be able to break Daesung’s stubbornness.

“You man! If you feel even a little scared, jump right away! got it? It should pop right out! “Just give it a try!”

“uh.”

Seong Chan-ho, who finally made a decision after conflict, disappeared among the crowd of citizens evacuating.

Even as Seong Chan-ho was leaving his seat, he looked back at Daesung several times.

Daeseong was standing tall like a dam blocking the flow of water, facing off against a group of goblins.

‘Fuck.’

I trust him and leave it to him. I still wasn’t sure if this was a good decision.

‘What are those bastards in charge of the hunters doing who haven’t even looked out of their noses yet?’

The situation itself was very strange to begin with.

The guys who are supposed to fight don’t even show up, and it’s like their dear friend is fighting for them.

‘You pigs who just eat up taxes!’

***

“Fuck! “You creep out on the weekend without being noticed, you bastards!”

Same time.

There was another person running through the night streets, swearing bitterly.

Go Yunho.

He is currently the hunter in charge of Nangok-dong, where Daeseong is located.

In addition to the black Avante racing on the road, two mid-sized sedans were busily following behind.

They were all members of the hunting team belonging to the association led by Go Yun-ho.

“If you’re going to come out, come out during the week or fuck it. “I was sleeping comfortably, but then suddenly something struck me!”

Unlike clans, which have no distinction between weekdays and weekends, members of the hunting team under the association are civil servants.

What is a civil servant?

Unless there is a lightning strike, isn’t this an occupation that makes it their life’s work to get off work, take weekends off, and retire at full age?

Conversely, it also meant that when lightning strikes, there will be chaos.

‘Is the gate fracture happening now? The one that the observation device couldn’t even detect?’

It doesn’t happen very often, but it still happens sometimes.

If the gate cannot be closed for a certain period of time, a crack will appear and the monsters inside will appear outside.

The phenomenon is called a fracture, and it is common for hunters to step forward and take action early before such an incident occurs.

However, even if the fracture phenomenon unavoidably occurs, there is no major problem.

The association’s observation device detects signs of fracture and sounds an alarm throughout the city, county, and district in advance.

However, there are times when fractures that show a resonance response so faint that even the observer cannot detect them occur with a low probability.

‘Why does that slim probability happen in my area of responsibility?’

From Go Yun-ho’s perspective, it was truly crazy and crazy.

It was only a few days ago that the hunter in charge of Daegu Metropolitan City, where a similar incident occurred, failed to suppress it early and was fired after being criticized by public opinion.

I never thought it would be anyone else’s business.

[This is breaking news. A gate fracture phenomenon occurred near Nangok-dong, turning the area into chaos. Fortunately, it is estimated that there are no casualties or injuries yet…]

‘It’s a blessing in disguise.’

I was finally relieved when the anchor said there were no casualties or injuries.

If the damage increases even a little, the iron rice bowl evaporates from that day on.

Buaang-!

Go Yun-ho put pressure on his foot as he stepped on the accelerator.

Thanks to his running at full speed, he was soon able to arrive near the scene.

Given the situation, the food alley was empty and there were no barricades.

The cries of goblins heard not far away. The screams of citizens vaguely heard through the dirty alleys seemed to represent the current urgent situation.

Tung-!

Go Yun-ho took out a metal case containing a hunting weapon from the trunk.

At the same time as he got out of the vehicle, members with weapons appeared one after another from the two sedans on either side.

“Let’s go, team leader.”

“Yeah shit.”

Harsh words come out of my mouth automatically.

It was worth it since I was busy on the weekend when I should have been resting.

Members of the well-armed hunting team slowly walked toward the abyss of the alley.

Cough-

Oh my!

As the goblin’s roar from the other side became more vivid, the members also entered combat readiness and paid close attention.

‘That’s strange. The sound is getting closer, but somehow it seems like we are unilaterally narrowing the distance.’

Usually, they are the ones who run wild and create chaos everywhere.

However, there was something strange about him just staying in one place and crying uncontrollably.

It was then.

From afar, I could see citizens who were evacuating gasping for air and running.

Given the situation, it’s natural that everyone’s complexions turned blue, but…

“huh?”

Something is different.

While there were civilians running aimlessly in fear, there were also people shouting in oddly excited voices.

“Wow Mr. oh my god! “Did you just see it?”

“Where did this person come from?”

“You fight really well?”

Some people were leaving the alley, letting out exclamations like that.

Even though the hunters in charge who came to control the situation were clearly here, the citizens did not give them a glance.

They were just very excited, as if they had seen something greater than that.

‘What is this?’

Go Yun-ho frowned as he watched the direction in front where citizens were pouring in.

***

Daeseong did not like goblins.

It’s not that he’s the type of person who gets angry for no reason when he sees a monster or demon.

Or rather, I’m sick of fighting.

But things are a little different now.

‘It ruined my meal time.’

It was an extremely simple reason.

I was enjoying the meat and alcohol my friend bought me.

But some random things came out of nowhere and ruined the good atmosphere.

So, unless you kill him, you won’t be able to resolve it.

That’s it.

‘Minnows that I wouldn’t even want to put blood on my hands.’

The fresh blood of the hobgoblin that had just been killed was dripping from the dagger in Daeseong’s hand.

It was the ‘Dagger of Judgment’ obtained as an additional reward from a quest not long ago.

I could have hit them with my bare fists, but I wanted to kill them as surely and cleanly as possible.

At this point, I also wanted to check the performance of the item.

‘View information.’

[Item information]

Name: Dagger of Judgment

Category: Weapon

‘It is a holy relic used by heavenly judges to punish their enemies. ‘It is made by carving out the golem’s skin and recognizes the user’s touch.’

Unique Performance 1: Remote operation possible up to 100m radius. The stronger the user’s magic power, the higher the power.

‘It’s remote control.’

Contrary to expectations, it was an item specialized for long distances.

If it were operated remotely, it would be convenient for assassination since it would be possible to retrieve it at the same time as throwing it…

‘I guess there’s no need to use remote control in a melee like this.’

“Keruk-!”

While Daeseong was reviewing the information on the dagger, dozens of goblins were surrounding the restaurant.

The moment when the leader among them roared fiercely and rushed forward.

“Keruk-!”

“Kerreuk-!!”

The guys behind them also gained confidence, raised their weapons, and rushed towards Daesung.

There is only one target. A flood of death coming to bite that one person.

“It’s convenient to rush in all at once.”

But Daesung smiled leisurely and dug in among the guys.

Pak-!

“Kerreuk-!”

As soon as I close the distance between them, I cut off the uvula of the guy in front.

“Kaaaak…!”

He waved his dagger at random and ran wild.

Among the fountains of blood gushing everywhere, Daesung’s eyes were shining like a devil.

There is no check or defense.

Only indiscriminate massacre will continue.

***

“oh my god.”

Among the crowd of people evacuating, someone muttered such an exclamation.

The merciless tragedy caused by an unknown person was clearly visible to third parties.

A famous Internet BJ who happened to be in the same place thought this was the right moment and even broadcast the scene live on his smartphone.

└ Is this actually happening now?;

└ What is that hahaha I beat them all by myself.

└ If you can fight goblins alone, aren’t you a level A hunter? Does anyone know who that person is?

└ Does that make sense? It seems like a masterpiece.

└ Yes, I pitched without a hitch.

The chat window was literally on fire.

In the wildly shaking screen, an unknown hunter was raging as he slaughtered goblins with magical skill.

BJ, who was mixed in with the crowd, had no choice but to run away or broadcast.

The camera also panned as a goblin jumped out and crashed into a car parked on the side of the road, and an unknown man jumped up and drove a dagger into the top of the goblin’s head.

In the sound being recorded, the sounds of BJ panting, people muttering, and goblins screaming were mixed together.

From the perspective of viewers watching the broadcast from a safe place, it seemed like a blockbuster movie rather than a real situation.

└ The screen is very shaky ㅠㅠ

└ I’m motion sick

└ Have you suffered from tremors?

└ Can you take a picture a little closer? I can’t see anything;

‘No, you crazy bastards. So, what do you mean, I’m a douche?’

Of course, I also had a desire to see it closer…

Kwasik-!

“Keruk-!”

Wow!

…If you get caught up in a mess like that, you won’t survive.

The number of viewers suddenly increased to nearly 10,000, and everyone quickly pressed the capture button when they thought the angle was just right.

Everyone was curious about the identity of the hunter who appeared out of nowhere and started to find out his identity.

However, the picture quality was poor and it was not in a state where there was much to be gained.

More than anything.

└ ㅁㅊ The camera couldn’t follow the hunter haha.

The movement that tramples the goblin, leaving an afterimage as if it had a motor attached to its feet.

It was impossible for BJ, an ordinary person who was not an awakened person, to catch up.

***

The bodies of the goblins scattered about after being killed in droves formed a bloody mess.

“Keruk kek…!”

Seeing the horrors of its compatriots being massacred in an instant, one goblin, who had survived until the last moment, let out a cry of fear.

Slap-

A human walking this way, stepping on a puddle of blood soaking the asphalt floor.

The sight of him with his entire body covered in the blood and internal organs of his compatriots and his red eyes shining brightly.

“Ki ik…!”

In the goblin’s eyes, he could only be seen as a reaper.

The moonlight falling on the pitch-black night street illuminated the ghost’s face.

Two eyes full of blood.

It was as if I had been swallowed by an abyss, and I could not understand its true nature at all.

“Ugh…!”

The goblin felt her breathing becoming constricted. My heart was pounding like it was going to burst, and cold sweat was flowing like rain.

Even if he was a bad guy, I could tell. His keen survival instincts were screaming like crazy.

He dies.

“Kaaak-!”

In the end, the guy couldn’t overcome his fear and ran away.

He ran and ran. Get as far away from that ghost as possible.

The guy who ran until he was completely out of breath soon entered the alleyway of Humijin.

He didn’t come here with the intention of hiding.

However, I made this decision because I thought I might be able to escape that ghost if I turned towards the narrow road.

“Huh…!”

The moment he faced the blocking wall at the end of the alley, his head turned white.

The guy hesitated without even realizing it.

at that time.

Sze-

A huge shadow creeping between the walls.

The sound of footsteps continued.

“….”

The goblin couldn’t even scream and glanced behind her.

“When I eat-”

The ghost’s silhouette slowly emerged through the pitch-black darkness.

Bright red blood dripped down the razor-blue blade.

It is the blood of the same people.

“He said he wouldn’t even touch a bastard.”

Daesung spoke as if chewing up and spitting out the goblin, whose thoughts had become distant.

***

By the time Go Yun-ho’s team arrived at the restaurant where the disaster occurred, the situation had already been brought under control.

However, the scene that unfolded on the scene far exceeded what they had imagined.

“…Oh Mr.”

“omg?”

“Nimiral, this is….”

“….”

Everyone had no choice but to say something strange, not even a sentence like that.

It was worth it.

The corpses of goblins who had died in horrifying ways were piled up like a mountain, and their blood was flowing like a river.

This.

How should I express it?

Rather than saying that the hunter hunted monsters in a normal way…

It was a messy sight, as if a winged chainsaw had swept them away.

“Team Leader Tee. “What the hell is this…”

“….”

A tragedy that made even the team members, who were B-class hunters who were veterans, hold their tongues.

One of the team members asked Go Yun-ho a question while his shoulders were shaking.

But is that really any good? I was at a loss for words to reply, so I just kept my mouth shut.

‘Unless you’re a crazy asshole, this is….’

According to the words of the fleeing civilian, the hunter who was at the scene first must have been alone.

So, he killed so many goblins by himself.

That fact itself is surprising, but…

Rather, the circumstances that follow now are very shocking.

The monster was slaughtered in a messier manner than common sense. and….

‘So what is this? ‘Why can’t I see it?’

In fact, the hunter who created this mess is nowhere to be seen.

Let’s say it was a messy fight. Since your life is at stake, what is the need to consider things like nobility?

But the problem is that this is the first time I’ve seen a monster disappear like this, leaving its body intact.

Monster corpses and by-products can make a lot of money if you sell them.

So usually there are traces of post-processing… but there isn’t even that.

“manager! “Come and see this!”

At that time, one of the team members pointed somewhere on the floor and shouted urgently.

I looked to see what was happening, and there was a long trail of blood in the shape of a footprint.

Those of humans and those of goblins.

Anyone could see that it was traces of the crazy guy chasing the goblin.

“Let’s follow along.”

“yes.”

You might run into this guy. Thinking thus, they followed the footprints.

The blood trail, which had been running in a straight line, turned to the right at some point.

It is a place with narrow alleys.

From the beginning, everyone frowned at the strong bloody smell that wafted through the wide darkness.

“….”

Go Yun-ho and his men swallowed their saliva and entered deep into the alley.

Not long.

“Ouch!”

The moment everyone saw the scene unfolding at the end, one of the team members with a weak stomach started to feel nauseous.

There

“…This thing is worse than a monster.”

The corpse of a goblin, damaged to the point where its form was unrecognizable, was abandoned carelessly.

“What should I write in the report?”

Go Yun-ho never had a bad day.

***

The streets are as quiet as if everyone had already run away.

A woman hiding her body in the shadow of her empty building was calming her frightened heart.

She was a woman with a gray hood who had been following Daesung since yesterday.

‘Mi crazy!’

She received orders from ‘higher ups’ and was monitoring her target, Daesung’s every move.

She will lie in wait near Dae-seong’s house, watching every little movement and waiting for the right moment.

And if she sees the opportunity, she will kill without hesitation.

That was the order she received.

She followed Target, who was going out as usual.

She was happy that Target met her friend and went to her restaurant.

She guessed that it was a formidable target that would be difficult to approach.

So, she hoped that she would be able to carry out the assassination today, taking advantage of the target’s drinking and her weakened state of mind…

Suddenly the gate fracture exploded and goblins poured out.

Okay, let’s say it’s good up to that point.

But what was that just now?

Doesn’t the target suddenly go crazy and take down the goblin alone?

I knew full well that she was a formidable bastard, and I had been warned in advance to be careful.

But I didn’t know it would be that bad.

‘What is this guy?’

A gray hooded woman stuck her head out of the corner of the building.

The target, whose entire body was covered in blood, was wandering through the deserted streets of the night.

‘What should I do?’

There were no eyes to see because everyone had fled to shelters.

If you want to kill, now is the right time.

but

‘If I fail… I might die then!’

She could hardly move her body.

The skill with which she killed hobgoblins and brutally exterminated hordes of goblins with her bare hands.

She is at least a B-level hunter.

She says she also received the same B grade, but her intuition tells her.

That guy is on a different level.

Once I receive an order, it is a goal that I will have to kill at some point.

‘…He’s just come back from a big fight.’

Although he fought the goblin without difficulty, he would still be physically exhausted.

And the target is completely unaware of this presence.

‘The only way to do it is to do it now…!’

Collecting herself, she put her hand inside her hood.

Soon, a matte black pistol was placed in her hand.

No matter what the verdict is, hunters are ultimately human too.

There is no human being in the world who could survive a bullet lodged in his head.

Especially when dealing with a crazy person like that, it was best to put aside useless techniques and deal with it in a realistic way.

‘You can’t go astray. With just one foot….’

The muzzle of the gun was aimed precisely at the center of the back of Daesung’s head.

‘Trouble him with just one shot.’

Okay.

She put her finger on the trigger.