Han Dae Sung Returned From Hell Chapter 138

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When the Wall melted, a gaping crater was revealed on the mountain peak.

Alia’s eyes lit up as she wondered what was beyond, but then she quenched her appetite and entered sub-space.

“let’s go.”

Daeseong led the annihilating dragon and descended toward the crater.

As we got closer to the hole, the temperature of the atmosphere rose rapidly.

Soon he was able to guess that the identity of this heat was magma flowing beneath the surface of Mt. Fuji.

‘No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t seem like a good place to hide something.’

If you try to hide something deep in a crater like this, it will melt in the lava and heat.

Or could it be that what the Gishin tribe is trying to hide is a mechanical device made of orihalcon?

Maybe Orihalcon can withstand the heat of lava.

However, it wasn’t long before Daesung realized that all his expectations had been wrong.

“Rubbish… Rubble fell from above… Did you break the ceiling and come all the way in here?…”

I went down the vertical tunnel for about a minute.

The deepest part of the crater where red-hot magma pools like a lake.

There, a giant was breathing heavily, with only his upper body sticking out of the lava.

‘Titan.’

Daesung immediately recognized the identity of the giant as a member of the Titan race. This is because this is also an appearance that Ramish has seen in his memories.

It had horns on its head, and lava instead of blood flowed from the blood vessels that protruded from its coal-black skin.

Fire giant. Indeed, it cannot be said that this is the appearance that best suits that expression.

‘That’s big.’

Daesung lightly marveled at the size of the Titan in front of him.

Even though it was smaller than the demon god, it was about half as big as the annihilation dragon, so it was worth it. It feels as if you are encountering another mountain range underneath a mountain range.

“Please… save me… I can’t move… I’m in so much pain…”

The fire giant said in a voice that seemed to suffocate at any moment. However, the volume alone was so enormous that when I was listening, it felt as if my brain was pounding at every moment.

Daesung looked closely at the guy’s form.

‘There is a large blue jewel in my chest. And there are mechanical tentacles connected to the head and limbs.’

It was as if he had been subjected to electric torture.

Only then did Daesung open his mouth to listen to the fire giant’s situation.

Flash!

“…!”

Suddenly, an enormous light flashed from the jewel embedded in the fire giant’s chest.

Grumbling-!

“Kaaaaak-!!”

The fire giant twisted his whole body and screamed in pain.

It was so loud that the annihilating dragon frowned and Daesung had to cover his ears.

Every time the fire giant struggled, the lava flowing below boiled up. It looks as if it will soar into the sky at any moment.

“You damned lumps of scrap metal…!! Just wait and see! “If I get out of here, I’ll put everything in my mouth, chew it up, and eat it!”

Was that flashing phenomenon just now quite painful? The fire giant did not stop struggling.

However, the tentacles connected to its head and limbs acted as shackles, so it couldn’t even move.

Only after some time had passed and it had become quieter was Daesung able to ask a question.

“How did it end up like this?”

“Ugh… Wow… When I was alone and separated from my compatriots… To my chagrin, I was attacked by those scrap metal bastards and ended up trapped here.”

“What are the things stuck in my chest and the tentacles connecting my limbs?”

“Holy shit… I don’t even know that! “But every time this damn thing on my chest flashes, it hurts like I’m about to faint!”

Daeseong stroked his chin and gazed at the jewel embedded in the giant’s chest.

It was a flash of less than a second, but he was sure.

‘It must be the light that made people randomly disappear earlier.’

The same light burst from the jewel embedded in the giant’s chest.

It is obvious that the jewel is the cause of the mysterious disappearance.

An intuition flashed through my mind that perhaps this might be a key clue to the location where Great Sage Melcanon was kidnapped.

Above all, now we must hold on to even the smallest straw.

‘Does he know the identity of that jewel?’

By guy, I meant Alia. When Daesung opened the subspace, Alia came out with a groan.

“Hi…”

Alia was surprised twice, once by the heat as if the sun was shining just a short distance away, and then by the majestic appearance of the giant in front of her.

Daesung raised his finger and pointed to the jewel embedded in his chest. Now, without having to ask what that was, Alia answered on her own.

“That’s an ‘orb.’”

“Is that an orb?”

“What is your orb?”

“no. You don’t have to tell me. “I know what that is.”

Alia scratched the back of her head, probably embarrassed.

Another expression for gate is orb. No, ‘gate’ is just a name chosen by humans.

I couldn’t believe that what was stuck in the giant’s chest was an orb. Unlike the usual haze-like shape, it was solid like a jewel, so I had no idea.

‘Hagiya.’

The Gishin tribe are people who have achieved an ultra-advanced civilization that far surpasses human knowledge and common sense. Therefore, it would not be surprising if there were orbs of a different nature from those found on Earth.

‘There is a high possibility that a virtual field like a gate was implemented inside there as well.’

The scattered structures seemed to be coming together little by little.

The light that caused people to disappear without their knowledge burst from that orb.

In that case, there was a very high probability that the destination of the missing people was the field embodied in that orb.

Furthermore, Great Sage Melcanon may also be trapped inside.

I’m not sure, but it’s more than enough to put me on the dragon list.

‘Let’s go in first.’

Daesung’s will to enter the orb was clearly conveyed to the summoned annihilator dragon.

The guy slightly craned his neck forward towards the orb embedded in the giant’s chest.

Daeseong walked to the top of the annihilating dragon’s head and approached the orb.

Alia, who had a vague idea of what he was trying to do, asked in surprise.

“Oh, would you like to go inside the orb?”

“okay.”

“Ha, but Orb has something called a ‘firewall’. “The book said that if you tried to force your way in, the firewall would tear the intruder’s body to pieces.”

“know. But it doesn’t matter to me.”

The same goes for the Earth Gate. Hunters had already been deployed and a ‘firewall’ that looked like countless spinning saw blades was activated at the closed gate. So that no one can come in anymore.

However, Daesung had already forcibly broken through that firewall once before with his Fire Fire Greatsword.

‘What’s the difference between then and now?’

It was successful then, so it’s enough to push forward in the same way now.

When the sub-space was opened again, Alia obliviously entered it.

Sigh-!

Daeseong powerfully drove his sword into the surface of the orb.

“Kwaaagh-! You son of a bitch! “What are you doing to save me?”

The fire giant let out an angry scream and struggled.

Of course, it wasn’t Daesung’s concern whether he was sick or not.

He strengthened his wrist and pushed the sword in more violently.

Immediately, something like a small sound was transmitted to Daeseong through the blade.

‘You got caught.’

It’s definitely true. The identity of this sound is a saw blade turning on the firewall. I only felt it once two years ago, but I still remember the feeling clearly.

At that time, I had to grit my teeth and apply force, as if pulling out a stone that was stuck firmly in place.

However, the level of the current Eophwa Great Sword is different compared to two years ago.

It is a sword that cuts at the root. It was much simpler to pierce a saw blade than to pierce thin vinyl with a dagger.

Pop!

‘done.’

The corner of Daesung’s mouth rose as he felt the wall being blocked.

Now that the wall has collapsed, all that remains is to enter with confidence.

But

“…!”

Daesung’s body tilted backwards. I lost the hilt of the sword I was holding in my hand. This is because the annihilating dragon suddenly raised its head upward.

However, because there was a reason for that sudden action, Daeseong did not reprimand the annihilating dragon.

Sigh-!

The annihilating dragon opened its mouth wide and forcefully bit down on the arm of the giant who was falling from above.

Did he try to kill Daesung out of anger at the pain he caused him?

‘no.’

It is true that he struck his arm in an attempt to kill him, but the cause is different.

The fire giant, who should have been furious, remained silent. Also, both eyes have lost focus.

As if he had been brainwashed.

‘It seems like a previously planted order has been activated.’

Daeseong guessed that the tentacles connected to the giant’s head and limbs were devices that issued some kind of command.

I thought I knew why the orb was placed in the giant’s chest and placed beneath the lava-flowing surface.

If someone tries to access the orb, the brainwashed fire giant kills the intruder.

‘It must mean there’s something in there that’s important enough to warrant doing something like that.’

It was worth going in even more.

Kuhuung-!

The fire giant covered the orb embedded in his chest with his left hand. It is an expression of a firm determination to never give up any space.

At the same time, the annihilating dragon cut off the man’s right hand with its powerful teeth.

“Kaaaa!”

The giant raised his head and howled. In the meantime, the left hand that covers the chest never lowers.

Just let it go down and that’s it.

“Fighting swordsmanship.”

Let Daesung extend his hand forward.

Deep!

The flame sword that was fixed to the orb pierced the back of the giant’s hand and was recovered in his grasp.

Not only was his right arm cut off, but there was now a hole in the back of his left hand. It can’t help but hurt. The fire giant screamed again and dropped his left hand.

Daeseong tried to quickly enter the orb, but this time the fire giant struggled, shaking his body ignorantly.

A tenacity created by brainwashing!

Even with something like that, I can’t get inside the orb.

‘I can’t kill him outright.’

If you kill it carelessly and something goes wrong with the orb, it will be a disaster. In any case, the best solution is to make the fire giant completely unable to move.

Daeseong spoke to Magnus, the heroic spirit residing in the Fire Flame Greatsword.

“Magnus.”

-yes.

“Hold him until I come back.”

-I will follow your orders.

It was a meaningless question and answer as to whether I could do it or not.

As soon as he could receive Magnus’ answer, Daeseong powerfully hurled his fireworks greatsword forward.

Quaaaaang-!

The fireworks greatsword was fired straight ahead, creating a terrifying roar. The fire giant stopped struggling and swung his left hand as if trying to catch a flying baseball, trying to snatch the fire-fire greatsword.

At this time, the sword technique was activated once more.

The Yeophwa Great Sword made a physically impossible movement and changed its trajectory in the air. The sword, which easily avoided the giant’s hand gesture, soared upward for a moment and then dived down.

Towards the shoulders of giants.

Kwazijic-!

“Kaaaaaaak!”

Most of the blade penetrated the shoulder, so much so that only the hilt was visible.

The moment the giant tried to pull out the fireworks sword stuck in his shoulder with his twitching left hand.

Grumbling-. Pubububung-!!

With a loud explosion, thick lava flowed mercilessly from the cross section of the shoulder where the sword hilt was embedded.

The Fire Fire Great Sword burst into flames from within.

“Ugh…! Ugh…!”

The Titan in front of you has a high resistance to fire, so much so that it survives even if half of its body is submerged in magma.

However, this does not apply to the fire of the Fire Flame Great Sword. The flame that King Yeom depicts is a fire that can even burn fire.

“You’ve finally calmed down.”

The puncture in his shoulder must have been such a fatal blow that he just leaned against the wall and twitched in horror.

Daesung walked leisurely and approached the clearly visible orb.

I ended up throwing myself over here without a sword, but…

‘You don’t have to have it.’

As long as the limbs were intact, it didn’t matter what was lurking inside.

widely-.

Daesung’s new form lightly struck the top of the annihilating dragon’s head and entered the orb.

***

“What the fuck! Where on earth is this?! Let us out! “There’s a son out there!”

“Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe…”

“Did you stay still and then get dragged here too?”

“yes. Suddenly, my eyes were filled with light, and here….”

About fifty men and women were gathered in one place.

They were all caught up in an inexplicable blinking phenomenon and when they came to their senses, they ended up here.

A strange place where there is no sky, no ground, no walls, and only darkness spreads out everywhere.

It was a time when people were confused, crying, angry, or showing various reactions.

< Hehehe! The facial expressions are truly worth seeing! I'm just going to get so upset that I'm going to go crazy, right? Hee hee! >

Suddenly, a treacherous voice that made my ears uncomfortable rang out.

Bu-ung!

And something like a round ball was flying and wandering among the people.

The ball, which was covered in black-gray armor, had red eyes that were densely studded like spots, and it couldn’t help but be quite ugly.

“What is that!”

< You mean ‘that’! This is such a sad thing to say! Even pointing a finger at the first meeting is out! >

Kwaaaaang-!

Kong powerfully headbutted the top of the head of the man who had raised his finger.

Then, in an instant, the man’s face was distorted and caved inward.

“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…”

The man died as if he had been crushed by the wheels of a truck.

“Hee hee hee!”

“Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!!

Of course, there is bound to be a disturbance and a breakdown in order. But the ball doesn’t seem to like even that.

jing-.

A red dot flashed once, and then a red ray of light shot out and pierced the screaming woman’s face.

dump!

The woman, whose entire neck disappeared in an instant, collapsed like the man before, unable to even utter a word.

< Hmm! Did everyone enjoy it? Shall we make a promise then? From now on, the kites with the loudest decibels will be killed by me! >

“….”

All the people who were making loud noises fell silent at the same time as if by magic.

Their faces twitched and they sobbed silently.

< Hehehe! Everyone is a little quieter now. hello everyone! You don't need to know my name, you can just call me 'Instructor' from now on! You know, right? If you understand, nod! >

People were shaking their heads like crazy, as if their neck bones were about to break.

< Yes, I like it. You guys are lucky! Let's see... Since this is the '6th transference', it's about 300...? 350...? Anyway, you all won at ridiculously high odds of 350 in 7 billion, so what else are you if you're not lucky? > The

ball flew around, passing people one by one.

Every time a ball with red dots passed right in front of their noses, people felt cold sweat running down their spines and their minds turning white to the point where their eyeballs rolled over.

< You, the lucky ones, will now be able to climb this ‘Tower of Germination’ from the 2nd floor to the 100th floor! Why ‘Tower of Germination’? That's because every time you step on a floor, your hidden potential sprouts! Why from the second floor? That's because here on the first floor, you listen to my explanation, choose a weapon, choose a 'talent'... well, there's a lot to do! ...Huh? >

It was then.

The ball, which was flying around and looking at people, suddenly stopped at a certain point. And the people who saw it inadvertently took a deep breath.

“Sobbing…! “Mom… Dad…”

< Oh my god, what a disaster? >

It was a young girl.

A toddler who is not just a child but has not even entered elementary school yet.

< Why is there a kid here with no blood on his head? Ah, it looks like an error occurred during the transfer process again... This is why unfinished products are not allowed. >

“Oh, don’t touch the child!”

< Yes, you are right. But our promise is a promise, right? >

Jing-.

The man who showed his courage was pierced through the head by a red beam of light and died instantly.

Kong took a step closer to the girl who was shedding tears.

< It's not a vessel that can climb the tower yet, so it needs to be taken out... But what should I do with this? The exit here is on the 100th floor. Baby, do you think I would like you? >

“Huh… Ugh…!”

< Eh, I don’t know. It's annoying so just die. Is it my fault or my fault for bringing in a blood clot like you? >

Red eyes flashed.

The moment when people were scared and hurriedly covered their eyes with their hands.

Kwakwagak-!

Some people groaned and covered their ears, thinking this was the sound of a girl losing her life, while others let out puzzled voices.

The ball was in the latter case.

< ...Huh? >

The ball’s eyes flashed as he lifted his body and stared at the back of the girl’s shoulder.

There the darkness was cracking.

Vertically.

Sigh-.

< Why is that open? >

The ball didn’t lie. The ‘Tower of Germination’ really only had an exit to the 100th floor, but no entrance.

If I had to pick something similar to the entrance, it would only be the summoning circle on the first floor that was spitting out the metastasized humans.

But what is that?

The space itself in the ‘waiting room’ on the first floor is splitting up. Even if the current tower was an unfinished product with many defects, there was no way that something that had not happened during the first war would have happened now.

Soon the gap in the darkness widened and a man emerged through the cracked space.

“Huh… Hmm…?”

People who were in a state of panic looked at the man and shook their shoulders as if they were out of breath. Tears welled up in my eyes and my mouth trembled.

I wanted to shout ‘Han Dae-seong!’

However, the Duke’s threat to kill me if I spoke out still lingered in my head, so I couldn’t open my mouth.

Daesung walked forward with great strides.

the ball asked.

< What are you? >

“Is Great Sage Melcanon here?”

< Wow... you ignore me so casually? That's it! That's it! I'm not at all curious about a no-nonsense guy like you! >

What a joke!

The ball rushed towards Daesung just as it had towards the man who first hit him with a pointer.

Daesung tilted his head for a moment and swung his right foot.

Kwaaaang-!

The same loud noise as when the man was doing it.

However, the results were wildly different.

< ...Huh? >

It was the ball that was dented and pushed back.

The guy was so dumbfounded that he froze in the air for a while and couldn’t say anything.

< Oh yes! Do you think you are a bit strong among humans? Then, even if I got hit with this...! >

Then, he came to his senses again and fired red rays from his eyes.

jing-! jing-!

Daesung did not avoid.

Rather, he hit all the beams of light one by one and slowly approached the ball.

< I'm fine... Why am I fine?! -Coop?! >

Immediately afterwards, a thick and large hand grabbed the ball.

The thing screamed and struggled in Daesung’s palm.

< I don’t think you’re the one sung by ‘Tower of Germination’, so what exactly are you?! >

“Top? “I hate towers.”

He already had a record of climbing an unremarkable tower called ‘Dimension Tree’.

At that time, I did get a free pass along the way.

Of course, I plan to do that this time too.

Perhaps this strange ball held in one’s hand serves as a free pass.

Kuuuk-.

Daesung tightened his grip. Then the ball began to crush like a tin can being trampled by the sole. The red eyes embedded in the exterior burst out.

< Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk-?! >

“Is Great Sage Melcanon here?”

< How do you know about the ‘core’ on the 50th floor? >

“I guess there is.”

It looks like you’ve come to the right place.

Daesung let go of the ball from his hand and hit him with his foot once more.

Kwaang-!

< Oops...! >

The thing rolled around on the floor in a distorted manner.

People watched in fascination the scene of a reversal of fortunes that unfolded in the blink of an eye. The girl who was crying sadly has now stopped crying.

< You bastard...! What are you looking at?! These human bastards are worse than trash- Huh?! >

Sigh-!

The sole of his foot fell at a right angle and hit the ball lying on the floor.

Daesung’s blunt voice continued.

“Guide me to the 50th floor.”