Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 138



Episode 138

Due to the mass escape that occurred at Jisan Prison public opinion toward the Hunter Association has recently been very negative.

-The problem is that they gathered all those dangerous villains in one place in the first place?

-It was like a time bomb that could have exploded at any time.

-So you’re saying that we should have killed all the villains from the beginning instead of imprisoning them?

-Where have all the humanity-loving bastards who attacked the villain’s human rights gone?!

-No I mean how was the management so negligent that so many of them escaped at once? I heard it’s a top security facility?

-Aren’t the guards bribed by villains?

-Were the guards also villains?

-and. How can something like this happen just because the president of the association Woo Jin-cheol is away?

-Now let’s kill all the association hunters except the association president!

-Isn’t it right for the president of the association to take responsibility and take off his clothes before that?

-Then who is the president of the association?

-Choi Jong-in can be the president of the association. You’re an S-class hunter.

-Honestly Woo Jin-cheol was a grade A so he was not qualified to be the president of the association.

-Still we have to acknowledge that Woo Jin-cheol is the person who made our country go this far.

-Is it because of Jisan Prison that Woo Jin-cheol created that we are in this situation?

-But is it really possible that this situation can be resolved?

-I can’t even go out because I’m scared of the villain.

-Isn’t it actually the same as a dungeon break?

Dungeon Break.

In a way it was an accurate expression.

The number of villains who escaped from Jisan Prison was as many as 500.

Of course most of them were middle-to-low-level villains but for non-awakened citizens their lives were actually in danger if they encountered even one low-level villain.

Because the awakened person who became a criminal was literally like a demonic beast.

But there was actually another reason why the current situation was so serious.

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So many villains escaped from prison but there weren’t many hunters who came out to catch them.

The reason was the same as in the Lee Min-seong incident.

Because there is no money.

From the hunters’ perspective it was much more profitable to enter the dungeon one more time while searching for villains who might be hiding somewhere.

In that sense the Korean Hunter Association these days has completely lost its focus.

“Internet public opinion is probably good. “The important thing now is to hunt down the escaped villains as quickly as possible and ensure the safety of the citizens.”

Team leader Jaehyuk Han briefed Suho on the current situation with a serious expression.

“We sent a large-scale cooperation letter to hunters across the country but in the end the White Tiger Guild was the only guild that actively cooperated this time.”

However the scale of this incident was different from the time of Lee Min-seong.

At that time they only had to catch one person Lee Min-seong but this time there were as many as 500 people.

There was simply not enough manpower to capture that many people.

“So we would like to grant Hunter Seong Su-ho the status of ‘Association Certified Bounty Hunter’ for a limited time.”

“What’s different about being an association official?”

“yes. Bounty hunters certified by the association can enter other guilds’ areas without obtaining separate permission.”

“…!”

Suho’s eyes widened at those words.

“Does that mean I can freely enter dungeons that other guilds have exclusive rights to?”

“Yes that’s right. However you must not hunt demonic beasts in the process.”

“What if I run into the demons of the dungeon while chasing the villain?”

“Oh I’m sorry. I used an ambiguous expression. To be exact it is illegal to bring a demonic beast’s corpse or a magic stone.”

“The only thing permitted is entry and exit.”

“you’re right. To prevent this we ask for your understanding that your belongings will be inspected when you leave the gate.”

“Well there’s nothing we can do about it.”

It was Suho who nodded obediently to Team Leader Han Jae-hyuk’s explanation.

But inside he was smiling in remorse.

‘…is this amazing?’

While trying to catch a villain he unexpectedly gained tremendous power.

‘So you’re saying that if you want you can go into any dungeon under the pretense of being a villain and hunt down demonic beasts?’

Are you going to check my belongings at the gate?

So what should I do?

Will they be able to inspect even their own ‘inventory’?

What about Shadow Dungeon?

If he decided to hide the by-products of the demonic beast and come out no one would notice.

Of course it would be difficult to hide traces of hunting so if you did something like that too much you would eventually arouse suspicion.

However things like the by-products of the magical beast were incidental.

What was more important to Suho was ‘hunting’ itself.

‘This means that you can level up anywhere!’

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Rather there was nothing bad at all from that guild’s point of view if he just hunted and left the beast’s corpse behind.

Since they do not gain experience points by killing demonic beasts like themselves it would not be better if they could only obtain by-products without any effort.

‘It’s a shame that this permit is only temporary.’

It would be nice if it lasted forever.

* * *

Suho began hunting for villains in earnest.

The beginning was the same as other bounty hunters.

‘First let’s gather information.’

In order to find the villain who was hiding from the hunters’ pursuit information analysis was more important than anything else.

Of course I had already received basic information from the association through team leader Jaehyuk Han.

However at best the content was nothing more than personal information on the villains who escaped or who among them had been caught so far.

Team leader Han Jae-hyuk said he would continue to share information coming into the association immediately but Su-ho decided to step forward and more actively seek out information.

The first way is to use the White Tiger Guild.

The White Tiger Guild which was said to be actively cooperating with the villain hunt must have known a lot.

And Suho happened to have the contact information of a fairly high-ranking person in the Baekho guild.

‘Vice President Baek Mi-ho.’

Suho immediately called Baek Miho.

Exactly one hour later.

“Really. “I meet a truly amazing person today.”

In front of Suho Baek Mi-ho was standing with her arms crossed with a very annoyed expression.

She had enough reason to do so.

“You’ve been ignoring all my contacts for so long so why are you calling me all the time? “You want information?”

But Suho was shameless.

“Oh did you? “I was abroad for a while.”

“foreign country? Oh somehow the phone was turned off… What are you doing when you’re not using overseas roaming? “In this day and age is there anyone who goes abroad without a cell phone?”

It was Baek Mi-ho who grumbled at Su-ho’s words.

However as if the excuse worked his voice became much calmer than before.

“Anyway I’m busy right now so I’ll get to the point. “You need information about the villains at Jisan Prison?”

“yes. “This time I became an association-certified bounty hunter.”

“Well… you’re doing a good job. “Because the situation is such that the more workers there are the better.”

As the conversation continued Baek Mi-ho’s gaze which had been pouting throughout gradually eased.

The reason why Baek Mi-ho is so busy these days is because of Jisan Prison.

If the person she contacted wasn’t Suho she wouldn’t have come to meet her in person like this.

In the first place it wasn’t possible for just anyone to meet the vice president of the White Tiger Guild.

However Baek Mi-ho had already worked with Su-ho once so she knew his fighting skills better than anyone else.

So from that day on you have been constantly contacting Suho even putting your pride down in order to recruit him.

‘Of course it all got chewed up.’

“Oh I was overseas.”

“…Really. “You’re quick-witted.”

Baek Mi-ho who was about to feel bad again ended up laughing at Su-ho’s sudden intervention.

“Anyway so what information do you need?”

“Anything. “I just arrived in Korea today so there isn’t much information.”

“It looks like you really went abroad.”

Finally Baek Mi-ho’s tight arms relaxed.

In fact Suho felt a strange feeling inside while watching Baek Miho’s reaction.

‘I heard they blocked the information that I followed Thomas Andre.’

According to team leader Han Jae-hyuk the association at the time completely blocked information about him.

The reason was that if cases of Korean hunters being recruited to overseas guilds became known there would be a tendency for hunters to leave overseas in the long run.

In fact Suho was not recruited by Scavenger but it was something that the association had no choice but to care about for their country’s safety.

“Anyway where do you want to hear it from? region? person? If this is going to be the case why don’t we just move with our guild this time?”

“Well it’s the same as looking for them scattered all over the place anyway. And I also know the area. “Since Jisan Prison was located in Pocheon they probably dispersed around there.”

“Then you can talk about the characters.”

Baek Mi-ho opened the documents she had brought to Su-ho and said.

“First of all do you know who started this situation? C-level villain Hwang Dong-seok.”

“yes. It was also on the news. But one thing I’m curious about is how could a C-level villain become the instigator?”

Suho decided to first resolve the questions that arose after breaking up with team leader Han Jae-hyuk.

Class A and B villains were also imprisoned in Jisan Prison.

But how can the instigator of this situation be just a C-level villain?

“Ah to explain that I have to first tell you how the villains at Jisan Prison were controlled.”

Jisan Prison.

As a villain-specialized prison boasting the highest security level in Korea it had one characteristic.

All prisoners are wearing a pair of electronic anklets on both ankles.

“Is that what sex offenders wear?”

“It’s about two steps advanced from there. “It has a tiny bomb built into it.”

Baek Mi-ho shrugged her shoulders and continued speaking in response to Su-ho’s question while listening to the explanation.

“That micro-bomb is designed to explode when the electronic anklet is impacted or when the wearer uses magical power.”

The dangerous invention the so-called ‘magic restraint ball’ was developed under the leadership of the association’s president Woo Jin-cheol.

“But actually the president of the association originally insisted that the bomb should be strapped to the neck not the ankle.”

The argument was that villains could be controlled only if the magic power was enough to blow off the head.

“But unfortunately the motion was ultimately rejected and ended up being an anklet. The reason is of course…”

“Villains are also people and have room for rehabilitation but are they depriving them of their human rights too much?”

“that’s right. At that time several civic groups protested in front of the court. “That claim was accepted.”

Of course having to live with a bomb tied to one’s neck was a very terrible punishment in terms of humanity.

The moment there is an error in the machine the head will be blown off immediately.

“So it’s okay that the bomb that was initially hanging around my neck ended up coming down to my ankles. In any case it was the same as preventing villains from using their magic power.”

“What if your ankle regenerates after the bomb explodes?”

Baek Mi-ho nodded and answered Su-ho’s question.

“That’s a sharp point. Actually there are healers among the villains. So the president of the association gathered the healers among the villains and sent them to another prison.”

For Woo Jin-cheol he chose the best course of action possible.

“Anyway when I blocked the villains’ magic power a hierarchy was created among the villains regardless of their magic power. “It became similar to an ordinary prison.”

“iced coffee. That’s why a C-level villain was able to become the instigator.”

Only now did Suho begin to picture what the situation was like at Jisan Prison.

Su-ho’s eyes skimmed over the documents about Hwang Dong-seok handed to him by Baek Mi-ho.

“The name is Hwang Dong-seok. “So-called hairy old man.”

“But it is said that the only people who actually called him by that nickname were the prison guards. “Because there was no person of great stamina who could call Hwang Dong-seok who reigned as the king of Jisan Prison such a ridiculous nickname.”

“It looks like you had a good fight.”

“no. “It was more about his younger brother than the fight.”

“Younger brother?”

At those words Suho’s gaze naturally checked the ‘brotherhood’ checkbox at the bottom of the document.

And his eyes widened.

“S-class villain?!”

“yes. S-class villain Hwang Dong-soo. “He is Hwang Dong-seok’s younger brother.”

[Kiek?]

Ber suddenly raised his head from the shadows at the familiar name.