Han Dae Sung Returned From Hell - Chapter 36
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The flame of the Fire Flame Great Sword, imbued with the power of the Flame King, burned everything without distinguishing between the living and the dead.
The fire of hell that burns even vengeful spirits.
Therefore, the name of the flame emitted by the great sword was Eophwa (業火).
[The unique performance of the Fire Flame Greatsword, ‘Fire Fire’, has been activated.]
[The ‘Fire Fire’ slot is activated and special skills can be activated.]
Hwareuk-!
The fierceness of the bright red flames on the great sword became even more ferocious.
Even though the fire simply burned along the outline of the blade, the moisture in the air began to dry up in an instant.
Chwiik-!
Chwiik…!
As the moisture cleared and devastating heat filled the narrow crypt, the orcs began to struggle.
From their perspective, they must have felt like burning firewood in a bonfire.
“I will show you mercy.”
Park, beat!
Orcs, enjoying the pain of their flesh melting, scratched at the entrance to the crypt.
As if he was asking me to get him out quickly.
Daeseong raised his greatsword high above his head, looking at the pitiful struggles of the guys.
“The mercy of letting go without suffering.”
Kwasik-!
And the moment the tip of the great sword was deeply inserted into the floor of the crypt.
The ground slowly begins to heat up red around the epicenter where the blade is embedded, and
[the first special skill of the ‘Incendiary’ mode is activated.]
[Special skill: < Rage >]
For a split second, the sound disappears and
Tukwa- Ang!
A tornado of flames burst through the ground from all directions of the caster and scratched the ground.
Under the storm of fire that burned all things, the narrow crypt disappeared from this world without a trace.
***
Just a few minutes ago.
‘Spread your aura wide. Don’t stop focusing. Moving legs must not be lazy.’
Let’s just remember these three things.
Crack-tap-!
Shin Cho-young tightened the tension as she crossed the dense jungle like the wind.
There was a faint haze swirling around her that you couldn’t even notice unless you looked closely.
The aura is spread out in a circle, expanding the sense of energy.
The maximum radius is approximately 100m.
‘One found in the northwest.’
The movement of everything within that range was so vivid that it was almost tangible.
Therefore, it was not difficult to notice the presence of an orc hiding in the treetops from afar, hunting for prey.
Jiying –
Shin Cho-young’s black eye glow, which resonated with the auror, took on a blue tint.
Then, the scenery of the world in sight turned black and white, as if it had been covered in radiation.
Rustling –
The movement of orcs in ambush in the treetops.
“Sigh!”
Shin Cho-young kicked off the ground and swung her leg with the same momentum as she was sprinting, hitting the wooden pillar.
bang-!
Chwiik-!
The enormous leg force quickly climbed up the tree trunk and shook it to the top. With the leaves pouring down like rain, the oak
that
was hiding there also fell to the ground and fell hard.
Chwichwiik-
“This is my third.”
The pace is good.
About 10 minutes have passed since the test started.
It means you can catch one every three minutes, so if you do well, you might be able to break through the first floor within an hour.
Chwiik-!
The orc, not wanting to engage in an all-out war with the human in front of him, turned away and began to run away.
phut-!
Shin Cho-young’s new model flew about 10 meters in one go.
In an instant, I closed the distance with the fleeing orc.
“…!”
The moment I was about to plunge the dagger I had previously sharpened from a tree branch into the back of the guy’s head.
Pak-!
“uh?”
Unknowingly, a shadow-like afterimage appeared from the side and snatched the orc in the blink of an eye.
Shin Cho-young, who was about to swing the dagger in a sudden situation, came out of his mouth.
Kwagwagwak –
She slipped and landed on the ground while using a falling technique and confirmed the identity of the afterimage.
“Five.”
It was Jeong Jin-cheol.
The orc he held in his hand had its neck and body completely separated.
‘Red Demon…!’
Hwang Joon-young’s warning to be wary of the rookie of < Red Ma > was heard to the point where scabs sat on one’s ears.
Moreover, Jeong Jin-cheol even intercepted all the game she had caught.
So there is no way that nice words would come out of Shin Cho-young’s mouth.
“That guy was mine. “What are you doing, stealing other people’s prey?”
“I’m competing. Where are yours and mine? “Bitch with a broken head.”
“You’re so funny when you eat all the food I lured you to eat raw.”
“Wouldn’t your clan provide character training? Don’t growl. Just like this orc, I can rip your head off from the body.”
This was the first time the two had a direct conversation.
Nevertheless, a deadly spirit, as if one wrong step would lead to a life-or-death situation, flashed through the eyes of the two.
‘It’s a waste of time to get into a war of nerves with a guy like this.’
It is best to avoid dirty poop.
Shin Cho-young frowned and left the place.
Hwang Jun-young is her teacher.
Even though their relationship was short and they had just met, he did his best to help her.
Hwang Jun-young’s favorite rookie became crippled during the exam the year before last.
Due to the masterpiece of < Hongma >.
Since he had clearly heard such a ghost story, even Jeong Jin-cheol, who was meeting him for the first time, could not help but be upset.
‘That bitch, she’s a bit more cheesy than you can imagine?’
And Jeong Jin-cheol, who was treated like a beggar from the first meeting, was almost boiling over.
‘It’s still early.’
It’s still time to focus on the exam.
You can’t make the mistake of losing your barn just because you’re preoccupied with venting your anger.
‘Let’s just hit that bitch on the next or third floor.’
‘I’d rather not meet him.’
At that time when the two of us had such conflicting thoughts.
Tukwa- Ah!
“…?!”
“What the hell!”
A loud noise that rang in my ears shook the earth.
The two were startled and turned their heads toward the epicenter of the binge drinking.
“….”
And at the same time, we were at a loss for words, as if we had made a promise to each other.
Hahahaha!
Because a fire storm reminiscent of the end of the world was raging in the distance.
***
Crackling- Pick-!
“Uh huh?”
“what. Why is it like that all of a sudden?”
Onlookers who were watching the situation inside the gate in the stands looked distraught.
Most of them were watching the monitor that showed the movements of Daesung, candidate number 104.
But suddenly I thought there was noise on the monitor, so I picked it up and it went dark.
“Damn, I was watching!”
“Of all the cameras, why is number 104 so weird?”
“No, it’s not the camera that’s the problem. Didn’t number 104 do something again this time?”
“Wow, it’s not a joke. “In less than 30 minutes since we started, we found the place where the orcs were concentrated.”
“At first, I thought they were suddenly summoning some kind of zombie or something…”
Disgruntled boos and admiring commotion erupted from the audience at the same time.
In fact, out of over 100 screens, only about 5 cameras that were showing Daesung had problems, and the remaining 95 screens were still operating normally.
However, no one in the audience paid attention to the situation of the other test takers.
Even for Shin Cho-young and Jeong Jin-cheol, who were in the midst of a war of nerves.
“1st floor gate A5 B3 B4 B5 C1 cameras are all unresponsive!”
“Recover it quickly while you have time to report it! “What nonsense is this when even the president of the association is watching!”
“I… I think the device itself is completely broken?”
“what?”
In fact, it was the security team in charge of screen transmission that caught fire.
When the employee reported that the device itself was broken, the head of the security office felt dizzy.
“Did you get hit by a missile or something?”
In fact, the surveillance cameras installed throughout the gate boasted durability and strength comparable to that of an air-raid shelter.
of course.
The fact that Daesung’s Fire Fire Greatsword simply ignored its durability and burned down all the cameras in the area
was “a damn thing for a damned ghost to cry about.”
There’s no way they would know.
***
< You have achieved the clear conditions for the 1st floor. >
< The coordinate number of the warp gate heading to the 2nd floor will be transmitted. >
< Enter the number into the keypad of the notification board. >
As if a meteorite had hit, the surrounding area It was caved in.
There was nothing around the round crater.
There were so many bushes, trees, and dirt floors. all.
Daesung is just standing alone in the dark red mess.
‘Did it go too far from the first floor?’
Beep –
Daesung was lost in thought as he entered the received coordinate number into the keypad.
[< Rage > Cooldown: 01:27:41]
It was necessary to wait about 1 hour and 30 minutes until the next use of Rage.
I also thought that the longer cooldown meant that it was more powerful, and that it was not appropriate to use from the first floor.
‘We must continue to run solo.’
However, he soon withdrew that idea.
Because his goal was to continue the offensive without leaving even a 1% gap.
Goowooung –
As soon as I entered the entire number, a blue vortex appeared right away.
Door leading to the second floor.
Daesung entered the warp gate without hesitation.
And the moment I passed through the gate, the scenery changed drastically.
Whioooo-!
A snowy area spread out where the bitter wind blew.
A feast of falling snowstorms.
but.
‘It’s not a fresh pattern.’
That’s all the appreciation is.
The cold was not a problem at all for him who received the effect of the guardian’s blood.
< I will now reveal the conditions for clearing the second floor. >
< Conquer the top of the snowy mountain in front of you. >
The moment the words appeared on the notification board.
Whiiing –
Perhaps it had been planned that way in advance, but as the fierce snowstorm weakened, the huge, towering snow mountain revealed its majestic appearance.
The notice board called it a ‘snow mountain’, but more accurately, it had an appearance that resembled a huge cylindrical pillar.
‘The height is… I can’t estimate it exactly, but it’s easily over 5km.’
High altitude even for mountains.
‘It must be difficult for other humans.’
They even have to climb this altitude with their bare hands, like rock climbing, without any special equipment.
There was no need to divide the number of floors. It was so difficult that I wondered if 20 people would be able to pass the test on the second floor alone.
‘Is this why they said that from C or D level, you can earn as a porter?’
If you are a porter on the team, you can enter the gate without a license.
In other words, the classes that can actually obtain a license and obtain a combat position start from C-level or B-level.
Anything below that was so difficult that it could even be said to be impossible to obtain a license in the first place.
‘It’s none of my business.’
Of course, there is no need or value in considering other people’s circumstances.
I only focus on what I have to do.
It was a natural rule in competition, and Daesung knew how to follow that rule.
Daeseong
went through the snowstorm without hesitation and arrived right in front of the snowy mountain.
‘Five kilometers…’
It was entirely possible for him to climb that distance vertically, even with bare hands.
During his time in Hell, he had climbed even higher and steeper cliffs to take over the Sky Crow’s Nest.
Compared to that, the ordeal before my eyes was no problem at all.
but.
‘I’ve been watching you since a while ago.’
Whining –
Streamlined drones were already hovering around him.
A camera lens was shining at the bottom of the drone’s body.
‘It was said to be a surveillance drone to detect fraudulent activity.’
It was said that the audience outside viewed the situation inside the gate through the eyes of this drone.
then.
‘It’ll be fun. The scene where you sit in a safe place and climb up the rock wall while someone else is struggling.’
Of course, the person who has to go up there whining must feel like a circus monkey.
Part of me wanted to destroy all of these surveillance drones.
However, it is cheating to intentionally destroy surveillance cameras or machines, knowing that damage is inevitable due to Auror techniques.
‘It makes me feel sick to my stomach that they work so hard to climb this rock wall just to have fun.’
He has no hobby of being a circus monkey for others.
But a test is a test.
There is no change in the fact that we must conquer the top of the snowy mountain.
‘But that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to climb the snowy mountain.’
I stayed in the mountains for ten days and made a lot of preparations.
The first fruit was the Guardian’s Blood, and the second was the Fire Flower Greatsword.
And at this moment,
[Would you like to load ‘Armor of Valarc, the Dragon Knight of Annihilation’ into the armor recognized by the Absolute?]
The third fruition was about to bear brilliant results.
***
The moment candidate number 104 entered the second floor.
Countless drones illuminated his appearance.
The audience, who had suffered from thirst due to a camera error on the first floor, were enthusiastic as if they had just received some rain during a drought.
“I went into number 104, the second floor!”
“It’s crazy, it’s crazy. How long has it been since you started that you’ve already broken through the first floor?”
“Shin Cho-young and Jeong Jin-cheol are still wandering around on the first floor. What is that guy?”
Everyone was shocked and even awed by the outstanding performance of number 104, who literally ran solo after solo.
However, some spectators who heard about the conditions for clearing the second floor began to have doubts.
‘No matter how many times it is 104, won’t it be a bit difficult this time?’
Since the level of difficulty was off-standard, I expected 104 times nine times out of ten to struggle.
But
“Oh!”
“Hey, wait a minute. Is that…?!”
The moment when I saw the next action of number 104 unfolding on the screen.
“What is that?”
they realized
They had underestimated the true value of number 104.