Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 197



Episode 197

[….]

Antares was silent for a moment as Suho shouted.

and.

[…flaw.]

When laughter finally burst from his mouth.

[Hehehe… Hahahaha!]

His mad laughter shook the heavens and the earth.

[Did you say you would become the Lord of Destruction now? How dare a human who is not even a dragon?]

Quaoooooooo!

Antares.

He was a lord of destruction in the true sense of the word enjoying bloody battles and feeling complete joy only on the battlefield.

He was trapped in a distant death and thought he would never be able to fight again so he tried to enjoy the fight a little more after a long time…

Right now.

All the excitement has cooled down.

Because of the insolent words spoken by an ordinary scum.

[Extinct child of shadow.]

―――――――!

moment.

Destruction has descended.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!

‘Ugh…!’

Boiling lava.

The giant dragon that was bleeding from Suho’s attack turned into boiling lava and engulfed Suho.

As if the entire battle so far had been a joke.

An uncontrollable murderous will wanted to destroy Su-ho.

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But then.

-Yes Suho.

A voice came from somewhere far away like a light breeze.

-I understand what you mean.

…?!

It’s extremely calm but it’s a soft voice that brings tears to your eyes the moment you hear it.

[This?!]

Antares was more embarrassed by that voice than Suho.

and.

Flash!

There was light.

‘ah….’

At the same time the fire that had been burning Suho’s entire body began to die down in an instant.

All the fire in sight began to collapse.

And what took its place was pitch black darkness itself.

[…Khehehehahaha! I see! It was like that!]

Antares who noticed something in this unexpected situation burst out laughing like crazy.

It was a laugh that was somehow comforting and welcoming but also filled with extreme anger.

and.

Shoooooo-

In a flash all the heat cleared away and darkness fell.

Suho was standing on his own two feet in the middle of pitch black darkness.

And then Antares transformed into human form landed in front of him.

[Yes I thought it was strange from the beginning.]

His arrogant gaze calmly scanned Suho’s figure.

A pitiful figure charred black by the breath of destruction.

That’s right.

Suho’s physical condition had been almost like that of a corpse for a long time.

It’s amazing that you can stand on two legs like this.

But nevertheless…

Suho’s eyes which were directly looking at Antares were still burning brightly like an unquenchable flame.

But at this moment.

Antares was seeing something completely different beyond Suho’s childish eyes.

okay.

Those eyes.

The presence of a long familiar shadow beyond those eyes that reminds me of ‘him’.

Tsk.

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[Yes even if I’m just a dead heroic spirit there’s no way this kid’s power can reach me.]

Antares clicked his tongue and scolded ‘him’.

[But don’t hide come out!]

Flash!

‘…!’

No sooner had those words ended.

Suho’s eyes widened as he suddenly saw the inventory window that opened up in front of him.

An item that had been quietly stored inside glowed on its own and jumped out.

Faaah!

[Item: Xavier’s Soul Stone]

Difficulty of acquisition: ??

Type: Jewelry

This is a gem made by compressing demonic spirits.

Xavier’s soul stone.

An unidentified item left by Xavier in Haeundae Busan.

And this thing…

-This is insurance just in case so keep it in your inventory.

…It was the item that Seong Jin-woo left behind for Su-ho before his illusion disappeared.

-Insurance?

-okay. Seeing you fighting makes me a little… concerned.

Tiring!

[‘Item: Xavier’s Soul Stone’ is activated.]

Shwaaaaagh!

‘iced coffee…!’

Suho saw.

A magic line of demonic spirits spread out in all directions from Xavier’s soul stone.

The black energy emanating outward through the magic circle.

The energy comes together as one.

…trump.

‘He’ appeared again.

In front of Suho.

‘…!’

The moment I saw that strong and strong back.

Suho’s eyes couldn’t help but widen.

‘Oh father?!’

-…It was a lot of hard work. It held up well to this extent.

The illusion of Seong Jin-woo slowly turned his head and looked back at Su-ho.

What he saw with a faint smile on his lips was Suho’s health bar.

[HP: 1/67340]

Only 1.

For a long time Suho’s stamina had been holding on steadily without dropping any further from the last one.

It was thanks to the spell that Seong Jin-woo engraved on Xavier’s soul stone.

Seong Jin-woo who appeared here was only a phantom in memory not the real person so it was impossible to have any real influence in reality.

But in a place like this things were different.

-It’s rewarding to squeeze out as much of the demon race’s soul as possible.

Seong Jin-woo’s welcome was the last remnants of himself that had been scattered in Busan seeping into Xavier’s soul stone.

Sigh.

Seong Jin-woo’s eyes returned to the front again after examining Su-ho’s complexion.

And the moment I made eye contact with Antares in front of me his eyes flashed eerily.

-Yeah I think it would be like this if you were the guy I knew.

[It’s been a while. How have you been?]

Antares spoke with Seong Jin-woo with a calm smile on his lips.

But those eyes were more vicious than ever.

With the intention of rushing towards Seong Jin-woo at any moment.

Seong Jin-woo knew Antares’ personality better than anyone else.

So he couldn’t help but be worried about his son Su-ho who called himself a priest of dead monarchs.

Although others may not know Antares was a fierce fighting maniac who only communicated through violence.

All he cares about is fighting and fighting and annihilating his enemies.

As his name Lord of Destruction suggests he was a being who pursued true destruction.

[After dealing with him briefly I found out that your son is not very good. Has the peaceful peace faded the blood of the Shadow Lord?]

-For something like that it was quite a struggle huh?

[Your magic must have had an effect. Did you learn the witchcraft of the demon race? Since when did a person named Shadow Lord start performing tricks like this?]

-Ah child education is always a continuous process of learning.

Seong Jin-woo shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands.

-Thank you though. Yes I made quite a bit of money thanks to you.

[what?]

A new magic circle was spread out on the palm of his hand.

Faaat. Pot pot pot!

As the magic circle spun around a system message arrived in front of Suho.

Tiring!

[Obtained ‘Title: One who overcomes adversity.’]

‘…This?’

[Title: One who overcomes adversity]

This is a title given to someone who successfully overcomes adversity.

Abilities increase in proportion to lost stamina.

(Ability score 1% per 1% of lost health)

A buff that increases your stats by a percentage every time your stamina decreases.

This was a title that Seong Jin-woo realized a long time ago when he cleared a job change quest.

But Suho was different.

It was an achievement that Su-ho could never achieve according to the system as he could not receive job change quests no matter how high his level was.

However if these conditions were met it was not very difficult to manipulate the system and hand it over to Seong Jin-woo himself.

Phew!

The moment the title effect was applied Suho’s body which was in a near-death state suddenly overflowed with power.

[What are we going to do now?]

Antares frowned at Seong Jin-woo’s sudden behavior.

I felt like I wanted to have a fight with him since we hadn’t seen each other for a long time but that was impossible.

Seong Jin-woo’s current state was nothing more than an illusion.

It was also an illusion surrounded by the magic of the demon race that manipulates souls so there was no way a proper battle was possible.

Especially in this world of death his existence was tantamount to foul play.

‘father….’

At that time Suho finally gained strength and came to his senses blinking his eyes and looking at his father.

Seong Jin-woo reached out and ruffled his son’s hair to answer Antares’ question.

-Well it’s just ordinary career counseling.

Seong Jin-woo’s smiling face was full of expressions as he looked at his proud son.

-My son has finally decided on his own career path. As a father shouldn’t I give him a little help?

Paaaat!

Seong Jin-woo placed his hand on Su-ho’s head as if he were baptizing and performed a spell.

And asked.

-Suho you know that? The purpose of the level-up system from the beginning was to grow the human body and turn it into a vessel for a monarch. In my case that was the ‘Shadow Lord’ but it is also possible to replace him with another monarch. but….

‘….’

Suho knew what his father was going to say.

-The process will never be easy. Even today if I hadn’t been there I wouldn’t have been able to guarantee the results. Are you okay with that? Do you want to become a lord of destruction?

‘yes. I am prepared.’

Seeing his father’s concern for him Suho swallowed his saliva and nodded resolutely.

‘And in order to ask about the location of the World Tree I had to meet the Dragon Emperor anyway.’

-World tree? Are you really trying to create a divine beast of life? Why is that happening all of a sudden?

Seong Jin-woo was able to infer many things just by hearing the word world tree.

However Su-ho’s answer left even Seong Jin-woo who had assumed all possible scenarios at a loss.

‘Grandpa is in danger.’

-…!

Seong Jin-woo’s expression hardened after hearing the situation from Su-ho.

And with a determined expression on his face he manipulated the magic circle he had engraved on Suho’s head.

-hmm. i get it. Well… we’d better do it this way. And the job change quest…

[for a moment. Now you guys…]

-Wait a moment. This is more important now.

[….]

Antares who had been listening to the conversation between father and son from behind frowned at the strange turn of events.

[Is there no doctor for me?]

– Antares.

Seong Jin-woo who completed the magic formation looked back at Antares and said.

-I also know that my son’s vessel is far from sufficient to inherit your power. They weren’t even dragons to begin with. So let me make a suggestion.

[proposal?]

-okay. Since you’re probably dead and bored anyway don’t you want to go on a rampage outside?

[…what does that mean?]

Antares’ brow furrowed at Seong Jin-woo’s words.

However Seong Jin-woo knew Antares’ personality better than anyone else.

A true embodiment of destruction.

He was a fierce fighting fanatic who found joy in life only in bloody battles.

So I could be sure.

That he would not refuse his offer.

Sigh.

Seong Jin-woo extended his hand to Yongje and made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.

-Ragna. I give you the body of a dragon subordinate to my son.

[…!]

-Come back to life Antares.

That moment.

The contract was concluded.

Tiring!

[The previous quest has arrived.]