Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105 - Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140 - Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142 - Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170 - Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189
Chapter 190
Chapter 191
Chapter 192
Chapter 193
Chapter 194
Chapter 195
Chapter 196
Chapter 197
Chapter 198
Chapter 199
Chapter 200
Chapter 201
Chapter 202
Chapter 203 - Chapter 203
Chapter 204
Chapter 205
Chapter 206
Chapter 207
Chapter 208 - Chapter 208
Chapter 209
Chapter 210
Chapter 211
Chapter 212
Chapter 213
Chapter 214
Chapter 215
Chapter 216
Chapter 217
Chapter 218
Chapter 219
Chapter 220
Chapter 221
Chapter 222
Chapter 223
Chapter 224
Chapter 225
Chapter 226
Chapter 227
Chapter 228
Chapter 229
Chapter 230
Chapter 231
Chapter 232
Chapter 233
Chapter 234
Chapter 235
Chapter 236
Chapter 237
Chapter 238
Chapter 239 - Chapter 239
Chapter 240
Chapter 241
Chapter 242
Chapter 243
Chapter 244
Chapter 245
Chapter 246
Chapter 247
Chapter 248
Chapter 249
Chapter 250
Chapter 251
Chapter 252
Chapter 253
Chapter 254
Chapter 255
Chapter 256
Chapter 257
Chapter 258
Chapter 259
Chapter 260
Chapter 261
Chapter 262
Chapter 263 - Chapter 263
Chapter 264
Chapter 265
Chapter 266
Chapter 267
Chapter 268
Chapter 269
Chapter 270
Chapter 271
Chapter 272
Chapter 273
Chapter 274
Chapter 275
Chapter 276
Chapter 277
Chapter 278
Chapter 279
Chapter 280
Chapter 281
Chapter 282
Chapter 283
Chapter 284
Chapter 285
Chapter 286
Chapter 287
Chapter 288
Chapter 289
Chapter 290
Chapter 291
Chapter 292
Chapter 293
Chapter 294
Chapter 295
Chapter 296
Chapter 297 - Chapter 297
Chapter 298
Chapter 299
Chapter 300
Chapter 301
Chapter 302
Chapter 303
Chapter 304
Chapter 305
Chapter 306
Chapter 307
Chapter 308
Chapter 309
Chapter 310
Chapter 311
Chapter 312
Chapter 313
Chapter 314
Chapter 315
Chapter 316
Chapter 317
Chapter 318
Chapter 319
Chapter 320
Chapter 321
Chapter 322
Chapter 323
Chapter 324
Chapter 325
Chapter 326
Chapter 327
Chapter 328
Chapter 329
Chapter 330
Chapter 331
Chapter 332
Chapter 333
Chapter 334
Chapter 335
Chapter 336
Chapter 337
Chapter 338
Chapter 339
Chapter 340
Chapter 341
Chapter 342
Chapter 343
Chapter 344
Chapter 345
Chapter 346
Chapter 347
Chapter 348
Chapter 349
Chapter 350
Chapter 351
Chapter 352
Chapter 353
Chapter 354
Chapter 355
Chapter 356
Chapter 357
Chapter 358
Chapter 359
Chapter 360
Chapter 361
Chapter 362
Chapter 363
Chapter 364
Chapter 365
Chapter 366
Chapter 367
Chapter 368
Chapter 369
Chapter 370
Chapter 371
Chapter 372
Chapter 373
Chapter 374
Chapter 375
Chapter 376
Chapter 377
Chapter 378
Chapter 379
Chapter 380
Chapter 381
Chapter 382
Chapter 383
Chapter 384 - Chapter 384
Chapter 385
Chapter 386
Chapter 387
Chapter 388
Chapter 389
Chapter 390
Chapter 391
Chapter 392
Chapter 393
Chapter 394
Chapter 395
Chapter 396
Chapter 397
Chapter 398
Chapter 399
Chapter 400
Chapter 401
Chapter 402
Chapter 403
Chapter 404
Chapter 405
Chapter 406
Chapter 407
Chapter 408
Chapter 409
Chapter 410
Chapter 411
Chapter 412
Chapter 413
Chapter 414
Chapter 415
Chapter 416
Chapter 417
Chapter 418
Chapter 419
Chapter 420
Chapter 421
Chapter 422
Chapter 423
Chapter 424
Chapter 425
Chapter 426 - Chapter 426
Chapter 427
Chapter 428
Chapter 429
Chapter 430
Chapter 431
Chapter 432
Chapter 433
Chapter 434
Chapter 435
Chapter 436
Chapter 437
Chapter 438
Chapter 439
Chapter 440
Chapter 441
Chapter 442
Chapter 443
Chapter 444
Chapter 445
Chapter 446 - Chapter 446
Chapter 447
Chapter 448
Chapter 449
Chapter 450
Chapter 451 - Chapter 451
Chapter 452
Chapter 453
Chapter 454
Chapter 455
Chapter 456
Chapter 457
Chapter 458
Chapter 459
Chapter 460
Chapter 461
Chapter 462
Chapter 463
Chapter 464
Chapter 465
Chapter 466
Chapter 467
Chapter 468
Chapter 469
Chapter 470
Chapter 471
Chapter 472
Chapter 473
Chapter 474
Chapter 475
Chapter 476
Chapter 477
Chapter 478
Chapter 479
Chapter 480
Chapter 481
Chapter 482
Chapter 483 - Chapter 483
Chapter 484
Chapter 485
Chapter 486
Chapter 487
Chapter 488
Chapter 489
Chapter 490
Chapter 491
Chapter 492
Chapter 493
Chapter 494
Chapter 495
Chapter 496
Chapter 497
Chapter 498
Chapter 499
Chapter 500
Chapter 501
Chapter 502
Chapter 503
Chapter 504
Chapter 505
Chapter 506
Chapter 507
Chapter 508
Chapter 509
Chapter 510
Chapter 511
Chapter 512
Chapter 513
Chapter 514
Chapter 515
Chapter 516 - Chapter 516
Chapter 517
Chapter 518
Chapter 519
Chapter 520
Chapter 521
Chapter 522
Chapter 523
Chapter 524
Chapter 525
Chapter 526
Chapter 527
Chapter 528
Chapter 529
Chapter 530
Chapter 531
Chapter 532
Chapter 533
Chapter 534 - Chapter 534
Chapter 535
Chapter 536
Chapter 537
Chapter 538 - Chapter 538
Chapter 539
Chapter 540
Chapter 541
Chapter 542
Chapter 543
Chapter 544
Chapter 545
Chapter 546
Chapter 547
Chapter 548
Chapter 549
Chapter 550
Chapter 551
Chapter 552
Chapter 553
Chapter 554
Chapter 555
Categories Genre: Action, Adventure, All, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Ongoing, Supernatural Status: Ongoing Alternative names: HR, 영웅; 회귀하다, ______
Total Chapters in book: 555
Estimated words: 1462055 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 7310(@200wpm)___ 5848(@250wpm)___ 4874(@300wpm)
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Chapter 212: Chapter 212
Geneva broke out into a cold sweat at Su-hyeun’s words. Not even a sliver of sympathy nor mercy could be spied in the latter’s cold and hostile eyes.
Geneva sensed the threat of his impending demise from those eyes. No matter how world-renowned he was as a blacksmith, at the end of the day, he was just a regular powerless civilian, not an awakener.
“Y—you’re lying…”
Geneva hurriedly forced his trembling body to move. He picked up the remote tossed to the corner of the suite and switched the TV on.
Su-hyeun quietly watched that.
Click—
Beep, beep, beep—
Geneva hurriedly flipped through the channels, hoping to verify what Su-hyeun had meant. After changing channels for a while, his trembling hand stopped pressing the remote’s button.
“We heard that Mister Kim Dae-ho, the blacksmith, is currently crafting your armor. Can you tell us what kind of armor it is, Mister Su-hyeun?
“First of all, the materials involved are all extraordinary. A regular blacksmith wouldn’t even dare to touch those items.”
“Can you tell us what they are?”
“Even if I do, I’m not sure whether or not you’ll recognize them. Well, one of them is the item I got in the recent auction…”
Su-hyeun could be seen on the screen.
Geneva’s head snapped to the side.
Su-hyeun was also right there next to him.
“What… is the meaning of…?”
“Nothing’s impossible in this world. As long as the magical ability called ‘skills’ exist, the existences called ‘awakeners’ are capable of turning impossible into reality.” Su-hyeun sat down on the opposite side to Geneva, near the bedside table. “The ‘me’ doing the interview right now is just a shell without any real powers. All it can do is move around a bit and talk. However, people watching through their TV screens wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.”
Su-hyeun watched his doppelganger’s performance through the TV screen before shifting his attention back over to Geneva. “Okay. If I kill you now, there won’t be any evidence that could point to me, so would anyone really suspect that I murdered you?”
“Ah!”
With an expression of pure terror, Geneva stumbled and shot up from his spot. He then tried to escape from the suite.
Rumble
However, he had to stop after a wall of flame appeared before his eyes.
“I’ve been thinking about this on my way here.”
Step, step—
After cutting off Geneva’s escape path, Su-hyeun began to leisurely walk over to the blacksmith.
“I pondered whether I should kill you or not. The equipment you make will definitely provide crucial aid to our world, after all.”
Without a doubt, Geneva was an excellent blacksmith. Until Kim Dae-ho made his appearance, he had been rated as the world’s best. It didn’t matter what kind of man he was. That fact would never change.
“But when I thought about letting you live, I couldn’t help but recall those bastards that I killed earlier.”
They were awakeners that specialized in contract killings. Su-hyeun didn’t even hesitate for a second before killing them all. They were scums that killed innocent people for money. He believed that they had no right to live.
“I killed them, but must I let you live? Just because you have some skills?”
That would be strange.
“A world where the guilty party goes unpunished…Such a world is better off not existing.”
“P—please, spare me! I promise I’ll be good…”
“What have you been listening to while I was talking a second ago?”
Su-hyeun extended his hand toward Geneva’s throat.
The latter tried to resist that hand, but it was all in vain. No matter how hard he hit, it was like he was striking a sturdy boulder, and Su-hyeun’s hand didn’t even budge an inch.
Grab
“I don’t feel like it.”
Su-hyeun’s hand finally grabbed Geneva’s throat, and then…
Crack!
He squeezed hard and crushed Geneva’s neck.
There wasn’t even a scream. The neck had been so thoroughly crushed that the victim did not even have the chance to make a sound.
Su-hyeun let go of Geneva’s neck. The latter slumped on the floor lifelessly.
Rumble, blaze
Flames erupted on Geneva’s body.
Su-hyeun watched the corpse burn away before turning around to leave.
Geneva’s death.
This incident was huge enough not just for Korea but for the whole world to go into a frenzy.
“It was you, right?” Lee Ju-ho suddenly asked as he came toward Su-hyeun.
Although there was no lead-in, Su-hyeun still instantly understood what the question was about.
“Something happened that required such a response,” he replied.
“What I knew wasn’t everything that happened?”
The incident involved Geneva hiring someone to slander Kim Dae-ho’s product. Because of that incident, Su-hyeun publicly broke one of Geneva’s products and advertised Kim Dae-ho’s instead.
An eye for an eye—that was how far Su-hyeun was prepared to take the matter to up until now.
“But, why? Did that idiot try to have uncle killed?” Lee Ju-ho asked.
“You really are quick-witted, you know that?”
“That’s not the only thing I’m good at. In any case, that’s what happened, right? Then it all makes sense.”
Lee Ju-ho nodded his head as if he already expected this.
Su-hyeun glanced at him. Then, while scratching his head, muttered, “I don’t know if I did the right thing, though. I can’t help but wonder whether I should’ve just let him go or not.”
“Why would you?”
“Because he’s needed.”
“By whom?”
“You know, by everyone.”
Su-hyeun was really conflicted about this. Conflicted about whether he should not have killed Geneva.
Even now, his misgivings lingered.
Was killing that man the correct decision? If he had let Geneva live, wouldn’t all the weapons that he will create save even more lives in the future?
As usual, it was too late to regret after a choice had been made. That also applied now.
“No, you did the right thing. It was the right call,” said Lee Ju-ho after lightly tapping Su-hyeun’s shoulder. “I get what you’re thinking about, but didn’t I tell you this already? You don’t have to agonize over this by yourself. Besides, you told me that you wanted to see a world where good people can live freely, didn’t you?”
“…I did.”
“Sure, that was a bit cringe-inducing, but I still like the sound of it. How wonderful would a world like that be? It might end up as nothing more than a dream, but if we keep working toward such a world, we might eventually get closer to it, right? The world won’t change overnight but gradually, after all.”
“Is that how it is?”
“Yeah, it is. That’s why you shouldn’t regret stuff like this. You did the right thing. No doubt about it.”
Lee Ju-ho’s words managed to bring a thin smile on Su-hyeun’s lips.
Sometimes, this guy really came across as his real older brother. A man who was both idealistic and realistic at the same time. That’s why he was someone similar to Su-hyeun, yet also different. That was Lee Ju-ho.
He lightly patted Su-hyeun’s shoulders a couple of times and continued. “Besides, we don’t really need a bastard like Geneva when we have someone even better, right?”
Right after saying that, Lee Ju-ho used his chin to point in front of them.
That was when Kim Dae-ho made his entrance while dragging his rather stiff figure. Currently, they were in South Korea’s biggest item exhibition center, where the blacksmith was about to make his first public appearance.
The occasion was to introduce the items of famous awakeners, and then let the reporters interview the blacksmith responsible for crafting them, as well as other well-known celebrities.
Su-hyeun had come here with Kim Dae-ho so that he could officially introduce the name of “Kim Dae-ho, the blacksmith.”
“H—hello… to… you all. I, I’m called Kim… uh, Dae-ho…”
“Looks like he’s really nervous.” Lee Ju-ho watched Kim Dae-ho trying to introduce himself while standing on the platform out in front. “This really doesn’t suit him at all.” He chuckled softly.
Su-hyeun watching the proceedings alongside also started chuckling.
The announcer introducing Kim Dae-ho must have thought that this couldn’t go on because he quickly called for Su-hyeun’s entrance next. It was a bit sooner than scheduled.
“Well, see you later.”
“Right. Break a leg.”
“Thanks.”
While feeling a bit refreshed inwardly, Su-hyeun stepped forward into the light.
And this was how a blacksmith called Kim Dae-ho became known throughout the world.
“Next time, don’t ever call me out for stuff like this.”
After the event in the exhibition center was over, Kim Dae-ho returned to his workshop with Su-hyeun. That’s when he said those testy words.
As his complexion was still red, he must have been really tense back then. As a matter of fact, he was even redder right now compared to when his entire body was enduring the blazing heat from the furnace of his workshop.
“Big brother Ju-ho will give you a call every now and then. When that happens, try to spare about two hours of your day for him, please.”
“Are you asking me to attend another occasion like that?”
“Well, if you really hate it, then it can’t be helped.”
“Fine, fine. I might as well go back to Yangpyeong instead, eh?”
Although the older man sounded like he was annoyed, Kim Dae-ho’s actions made Su-hyeun nearly burst out into a loud peal of laughter, so he tried his best to suppress it.
The current Kim Dae-ho cut a much brighter figure after moving into the city compared to back when he was living alone out in the sticks.
Su-hyeun, having finished his task of accompanying Kim Dae-ho back to the latter’s home, lightly pounded on the armor that he wore beneath his street clothes and spoke.
“I should be on my way now. Thank you for the armor, I’ll treasure it.”
Kim Dae-ho sneaked a glance while making a slightly sad expression after learning that Su-hyeun was about to leave but still managed to spin around to leave himself. “Okay, then. Take care of yourself. I’m gonna go back to work now.”
“Uncle.”
Su-hyeun’s call prompted Kim Dae-ho to stop and quickly turn his head to look back. “Argh, what is it now?”
“I’m always grateful for your work.”
“Eh?” Kim Dae-ho blinked his eyes several times looking flustered before quickly averting his gaze. “Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and go, you fool.” Keum, keu-heum
“I will.”
Su-hyeun watched Kim Dae-ho enter the workshop.
He knew why the older man decided to come to Seoul. He wasn’t told of it during this lifetime, but he definitely had heard the reason in the past.
“Let me lend you a hand so that the ideal world you longed for becomes a reality.”
That was the reason why Kim Dae-ho came to Seoul in the past timeline. It was also why he decided to reveal his creations to the rest of the world.
I’m also grateful during this lifetime.
Su-hyeun bowed deeply in the direction of Kim Dae-ho’s disappearing back before turning around to leave himself.
That’s why things will be different this time.
Su-hyeun increased his speed.
From the moment he passed the 43rd floor right up until now, he cleared the trials and climbed the tower at a rate far quicker than ever before.
It wasn’t that difficult to do so. Due to the effect of the title “Hero,” fighting against monsters became so much easier, and the increase in the overall stats, including strength, played a key role.
“Ah!”
That screech came from the boss of the spider den. The theme of the current trial was the rescue of trapped people.
Rumble, sizzle
Boom, ka-boom!
Su-hyeun entered the den of spiders and began burning away every single spider web these monsters had cast. People trapped in these webs were not affected, however. One of the advantages of the divine Flame was that, as proficiency got higher, the skill could differentiate between allies and enemies, and burn only the latter group.
“T—thank you so much.”
“We’re saved! We’re alive!”
“Thank you. Truly, thank you…”
People freed from the spider webs gathered around Su-hyeun.
“Take that path to escape and you’ll be fine. I’ve already taken care of the spider queen as well, so the village won’t be threatened again,” said Su-hyeun.
He opened up a path for them to escape.
And once all the people had been freed…
[You’ve acquired 1,500,000 achievement points.]
[You’ve attained the highest accomplishment points.]
[You have perfectly cleared the trial on the 49th floor.]
[Achievement ranking is being aggregated.]
[Ranked number 1…]
…
Messages announcing that he had cleared the trial popped up.
The trial of the 49th floor didn’t even take him three days.
His current condition wasn’t too bad. No, he was at peak condition—his body was now sufficiently warmed up, and his concentration was in a heightened state as well.
Let’s challenge it right away.
Maybe the difficulty wasn’t high enough compared to his actual skill level because, besides the achievement points, he didn’t receive a whole lot of other rewards this time.
But it didn’t really matter to him. He wasn’t expecting much from a “regular” trial that wasn’t even one from a 10th-numbered floor, to begin with.
Step, step—
Having arrived in the 50th floor’s world, Su-hyeun continued to move forward while thinking of challenging the trial right away. Of course, there was someone he needed to speak to first before that.
“So, you’ve come.”
It came from a tramp-looking man sitting on a simple folding chair by the corner of the plaza.
“Yes, I’m here.”
It was the gatekeeper.
Total Chapters in book: 555
Estimated words: 1462055 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 7310(@200wpm)___ 5848(@250wpm)___ 4874(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 1462055 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 7310(@200wpm)___ 5848(@250wpm)___ 4874(@300wpm)
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