NOVEL NEXT Chapter 170
A place where the sun cannot shine like a solar eclipse.
Two shadows loomed in the void at the border between Pandemonium and the human world.
One had wings of black feathers.
It was flying as if it were falling.
It was the reincarnation of the Tarchangel, the return of Lucifer.
The other was a human in a spider form.
Leading countless troops, it was the Great Demon Baal, with bat-like elongated wings.
The two were merely fulfilling the orders of the Demon King, Satan, to capture two human women…
Just then,
“Looking a bit contemplative, are you?”
“…Hmm.”
Baal’s question was met with Lucifer’s serious face.
‘Yeriel Artina…’
A family name he was well aware of.
After all, when Lucifer fought with the head of the Artina family,
– I will personally curse you. The one who continues your line… will one day become an ally of Pandemonium like me.
He had placed a curse from the Tarchangel upon him.
The man with white hair was quite a skilled magician.
He dealt with elemental magic that surpassed that of an archmage, and had caused quite a lot of trouble in Pandemonium alongside Kroon.
So, he sparked interest.
Better to take than to defeat, and to sever the lineage of the unique elemental magician, he imposed a curse from the Tarchangel that would pass through generations.
But…
‘Has he still not felt despair?’
The seed of demons instantly creates dark magic when there is agitation in the heart.
Thus, if one has ordinary mental power without Sacred Power, one would have enough time to notice changes in their body and still become a Tarchangel.
Lucifer frowned.
‘So something must be suppressing it.’
There must be a reason why the Demon King ordered them to bring back those two.
“This is amusing.”
“What?”
If he couldn’t fall from grace himself, he thought about giving a little push.
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– … I’ll go first.
– Yunho oppa…? Huh, where are you going?! A girl? You got a girlfriend…?!
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I had no time to spare for Chaerin.
– Bee pee bee pee bee. Tiri ring.
I ran home headlessly and headed straight to the bathroom.
“Ugh!”
My head was pounding.
– I’ll be at Selapi…!
– [You have learned Dimensional Gate spell.]
– Was it called Ninja Massacre…?
– The indie developer… anticipated a 2022 hit…! SRPG… [Reincarnated Hero] is out now!
– Uh… hurry…
– Haaam.
– …Talking to a f*cking glare… get lost to your world.
– What about you? Are you thinking of starting over…?
I felt nauseous from the tangled memories like a knotted thread.
My previously settled stomach churned again.
“Ugh…!”
Eventually, I spat something up from my throat.
“Ptooey…!”
Fortunately, since I hadn’t eaten anything, it was just sticky saliva and the sip of coffee I just drank, and…
– Thud.
A pile of strange papers stuck together caught my eye.
“This is…?”
Just as I was trying to think about it,
– Rumble…
Suddenly, my ears went numb as if I had plunged into water.
Something began to rush through my mind.
– [Hey, don’t mess around?]
– Haaam.
In the dark, I yawned.
– Rustle.
Pretending to yawn while shoving something into my mouth.
– Chomp.
Silently chewing on paper.
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[Item Activation! : Haisman’s Secret – Extraction·Creation]
[You have learned Dimensional Gate spell.]
[Path: Pandemonium]
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And a status window lit up saying I had acquired a skill.
I instinctively clicked on the detailed view of the status window.
– Ding.
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[Haisman’s Secret – Extraction·Creation] [Lv.Max] (Active) (Ultimate Skill)
: Creates a paper scroll of the “Dimensional Gate spell connecting to Pandemonium.” This scroll is activated by the user tearing it.
(1 use only)
(Important note) Nicolseta’s brother, Maclead, has a natural talent.
If utilized, here…
– Rezilus’s notes.
Exp: (0/0)
Acquisition Difficulty: Very difficult
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‘…Is that so?’
All the pieces of the puzzle fit together.
The scroll I had swallowed in hell before losing my memory is now being digested and torn apart…
Only now did its effect activate.
I smoothly rose from my spot.
“I need to go back.”
This one line moved my body.
I might have lost all my memories, but what was certain was that my past self… still had something unfinished.
“I guess I have to crush that f*cking author.”
I boldly reached out and created a Dimensional Gate.
– Whooosh!!!
An unbelievable sight unfolded before me, one that no one from this world would believe.
A blue oval, a whirlwind…
The storm of time I had seen somewhere beckoned me with a swirling sound.
Just as I placed one foot into the Dimensional Gate,
– Ding.
[[Reincarnated Hero] connection complete. Do you wish to continue?]
The starting screen from a game greeted me with the status window.
Just as I was about to mindlessly hit continue, suddenly,
“Wait a moment.”
A strong strike to my head.
But how?
If I try to piece together fragments of memory like a broken disk…
‘Author = Demon King.’
‘Demon King = F*cking strong.’
There’s even a powerful setup of a Demon King daughter as an OC.
But right now, I had no weapons, right?
‘How the hell am I supposed to kill him?’
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Looking back at my memories, I had weapons I originally used from that world.
It was a crossbow.
In [Reincarnated Hero], it was a weapon no one used.
[Gray Death Hound]
I had used it to annihilate numerous Great Demons.
“Inventory.”
– …
But that, too, shouldn’t exist.
Only a blank status window stared back at me.
‘This game really f*cking sucks.’
Let’s think calmly.
After all, conventional attacks wouldn’t even scratch the Demon King.
That guy was strong enough to talk about a Ninja Massacre ending…
[Lev Denec]
[Foundational Gamer status acquired]
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[Unique Trait]
[Foundational Gamer] [Lv.Max]
: A special ability given to you as someone who exclusively played classic games in the previous world.
1. Gamer (0/0)
The [Reincarnated Hero] system is borrowed only for ‘you.’
+ View Detailed Info
2. Foundational (0/0)
The closed beta patch version of [Reincarnated Hero] is applied only for ‘you.’
+ View Detailed Info
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In the first place, my abilities were projected through his powers.
‘No matter what I do, am I under his palm…?’
Before losing my memory, the reason I must have forced the dimensional portal to break into reality…
The best cheat play possible only in this reality without magic.
‘Hmm, I guess that’s all there is.’
– Creak!
I immediately rummaged through the drawer and pulled out the game guidebook I received during the closed beta testing period of [Reincarnated Hero].
Still crisp catalog.
With this in hand, I stood facing the Dimensional Gate again.
“If I just step in with one foot…”
– Ding.
[[Reincarnated Hero] connection complete. Do you wish to continue?]
The starting screen welcomed me.
Yes, the starting screen I was quite familiar with from my beta tester activities.
And, I lightly commanded.
“Console window.”
– Ding.
[]
Then, a blank status window appeared.
Probably a command prompt.
Hoping my guess was right, I slowly uttered each syllable.
“/.c.h.e.a.t.”
– Ding.
Accompanied by the sound effect, I checked the catalog.
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※ Cheat List
Maximum Stat (9.9)
Maximum Mastery (9)
Stat Cap Release
Mastery Cap Release
No Normal Damage Taken
Highest Grade on Item Acquisition
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*This cheat list is for beta testing. It will not function in the official release.
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A dense list of cheats and commands greeted me.
A smile spread involuntarily.
“Hang in there… Demon King.”
In the current situation, cheats don’t create something out of nothing.
According to the Demon King’s words, all my powers are only realized and bestowed by him.
– In other words, right now, you’re in a f*cking weakened state?”
– [… Yeah, yeah, yeah… you trashy readers. But can you at least kill one pathetic reader and restore the world line, so why don’t you just give up your futile thoughts?]
So as long as I grow beyond what he can handle…
That would be it.
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In the realm of Pandemonium.
[Bring about 100 more. With the young ones.]
– Yes, yes…!
A demon that looked like a servant dashed away.
At his feet lay countless women and boys… all turned to cold corpses.
Having resolved all his troubling matters, the Demon King, Satan, was regenerating.
And it was by taking pure virgins and young boys.
– Drip. Drip. Slash!
To Satan, they were but mere creations, nothing more, nothing less.
– P-Please spare me…!
Bored, he tore them apart, stuffed them, and slaughtered them.
With each new addition replaced,
The sounds of cries, screams, and the last breaths of children echoed, but there was not a flicker of change in his expression.
He merely slaughtered, following his instincts.
[Is it not enough…?]
Before long, Satan had recovered enough to manifest the form of a demon.
But it hadn’t been long since he awoke from a deep slumber.
He had expended a lot of energy banishing that crazy bastard, Lev Denec.
Therefore…
[Those two must come quickly now…]
Aria Bluebell.
Yeriel Artina.
Being the descendants of the Saint and the War Hero…
If they performed dark magic before their grandfather’s soul, they could absorb a pretty high quality of magic power.
[Hmm… if I mention Lev Denec, it could serve as effective torture, right?]
Clichéd but painful, I could keep them alive whilst not extinguishing their lives, and might as well try to rip their bodies apart.
Keeping them awake while inducing unspeakable acts wouldn’t be so bad.
[No, no.]
If I sell their rather attractive bodies well, it would be easy to corrupt the Empire’s humans.
There were plenty of greedy humans wanting to taste a Saint.
Just then.
– Woooom, whooooooong!!!!!
[!]
As if a balloon had popped, Satan’s dark magic began to pour out like crazy.
[Wh-What the hell is this!!]
From his heart to the entire body, it began to shrink.
– Wwoooop!!!
Even the absolute lord of hell…
Began to be robbed of life force, as if in a famine inflicted by war.
[Huff… huff… huff…]
Had it barely been about five minutes…?
He had become nothing more than a gasping shell of himself.
[No one… no one… ]
Regrettably, his appearance bore a striking resemblance to the last of the Great Demon, Markosias.
– Boom… boom.
Waving his withered arms, he desperately sought salvation.
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– Stomp, stomp.
Soon after,
Satan’s words seemed to have reached, and an ominous silhouette appeared from afar.
[Com… Come bring me your life force…]
“Ding. Supporting Role Quest available.”
[!!!!!!!]
The owner of the voice was…
The last person I wanted to see even in death…
That gray man.
“Aah, is it now your turn?”
He grinned.
Even the lord of the underworld trembled in fear.