Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 20



Episode 20

[Now I understand.]

Ber realized.

[The pet system seems to be a kind of prisoner of war.]

The Shadow Extraction skill was the ability to extract shadow soldiers from enemy corpses.

On the other hand the pet system allowed you to enslave enemies without having to kill them.

The difference between the two was the presence or absence of ‘growth’.

[If you kill Kkureungi right now and extract him as a shadow soldier he will forever be a wolf cub.]

Gray’s situation was different from Ber’s who was temporarily reduced due to a lack of magical power.

The moment he became a shadow soldier he would be extracted into his current weak and young form.

[Of course as the Little Lord’s level increases it will be affected to some extent but the limits will be clear. On the other hand if you keep them alive and raise them like this….]

“As he grows older he may become a huge wolf like Brockie.”

[yes. When that time comes it will also be helpful to the Solord.]

“In what time period?”

When Suho heard that it would be helpful to him he smiled and looked at Gray.

[Gray Lv.2]

canine wolf

“Kuuuung….”

When the madness of ‘Skill: Harsh Command’ disappeared Gray returned to being a miserable one-day puppy.

Still at first it seemed like I was going to die at any moment but thanks to leveling up my condition seemed to have improved a lot.

However the way he was cowering in the corner and rolling his eyes in this direction seemed like he was still shy towards Suho.

Suho sighed.

“Really at what age did you grow it and use it?”

[It’s insignificant now but wouldn’t it be helpful if it were bigger? You will earn experience points on your own.]

“If you think of it as a game it feels like automatic hunting.”

However the problem was that the game was currently at the level of a mini game.

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“good. “Then let’s continue to raise Gray here in the future.”

-I agree. Since we have to feed the beast three meals a day anyway an environment like this would be perfect.

“huh?”

[hmm?]

-why. what. Aren’t we on the same side now?

“….”

It was Rakan’s canine who casually added his opinion from the side.

For reference Rakan’s fang has been floating by the guardian’s side all along thanks to the ruler’s power.

chuck.

Suho said grabbing the guy’s handle.

“good. “Then should I try to level up too?”

Entering the shadow dungeon wasn’t just because of Gray.

Even after finishing the 4-hour survival quest last time the Shadow Dungeon was still swarming with wild goblins.

Even if there were no quests experience points would be accumulated as you hunted them.

‘Last time I was so weak that I was only focused on running away but now the situation is very different.’

As expected it was rewarding to level up during this time.

Most of their name tags had turned white.

At this level I was confident I could deal with them no matter how many they were.

But I had no intention of going out and looking for those hiding in the dark.

“Inventory.”

Suho took out an item from his inventory that the goblins dropped when they died during the last survival quest.

Ber tilts his head.

[Solord what is that?]

“this?”

Suho grinned.

[Item: Horn]

Difficulty of acquisition: E

Type: Musical Instrument

A horn used by a goblin centurion to call his men.

“I already got this item so shouldn’t I use it?”

Suho put the horn in his mouth and blew it vigorously.

Puuuuu-!

[Use ‘Item: Horn’ to call nearby goblins.]

That moment.

Kieeek-!

The quiet black and white world became noisy.

The goblins hiding in the dark began to run out simultaneously.

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And they were angry at the fact that the person who called them was a human and showed their viciousness.

Good luck! Grumble!

[Oh! You are truly brilliant! This kind of recycling!]

Suho fiercely bared his teeth as he saw goblins attacking him from all directions.

“Ber.”

[yep!]

“Now it’s your turn to eat.”

[Keeeeeeek!]

At those words Ber curls up the corner of his mouth with a greedy look in his eyes.

Magic stones are good but eating magic beasts directly is much more efficient when it comes to charging magic power.

But that was then.

Tiring!

[‘Daily Quest: Shadow Dungeon Cleaning’ has arrived.]

“uh?”

A message suddenly appeared before my eyes.

[Daily Quest: Shadow Dungeon Cleaning]

100 Goblins: Incomplete (0/100)

10 Goblin Captains: Incomplete (0/10)

1 Goblin Centurion: Incomplete (0/1)

“Daily quest?”

Suho’s eyes widened.

I was going to hunt anyway but a timely quest came up.

“Is it good?”

Since it is a quest of course there will be rewards.

Since it was a daily quest it meant that the reward would be given every day.

[It seems like the system wants this place to be entirely the Solord’s domain.]

“…I heard it’s the system my father used.”

Suho muttered with a somewhat nostalgic expression.

‘I remember shining my dad’s shoes and receiving pocket money when I was young.’

“good! “Let’s check how much pocket money they will give us this time!”

Suho swung his sword vigorously.

[Use ‘Skill: Storm Slash’.]

A strong storm raged.

* * *

And after some time.

“Keeek!”

[The goblin archer has been defeated.]

[100 Goblins: Incomplete (89/100)]

“Kerrruk!”

[The Goblin Captain has been killed.]

[10 Goblin Captains: Incomplete (9/10)]

Suho was frantically slaughtering goblins with his dual swords.

But I wasn’t fighting alone like I used to.

Among the goblins Suho selected only the largest goblin commanders and used them as shadow soldiers.

That number is a whopping seven.

[Number of extractable shadows: 7/7]

It was thanks to holding Brockie and his intelligence stat rising.

However despite the change which could be considered a huge improvement compared to before Suho still felt regret.

“At times like this it’s a bit unfortunate that the shadow soldiers disappear on their own over time. “I heard your father also had a shadow storage skill?”

[Yes that’s right. The lord has commanded eternal soldiers.]

“Then is it possible for me to do it later?”

[I don’t know much about that.]

Suho said he was disappointed and quenched his appetite.

‘by the way.’

Despite all the hype there has not yet been any news of leveling up.

The easier the battle the less experience you will receive.

‘Isn’t this almost like a morning workout?’

Well even though the daily quests were too difficult it was still a problem. Fighting for your life every day must be very stressful.

but.

‘Isn’t this rewarding?’

As Suho was about to throw it away he took out his horn again.

Pow! Puuuuu-!

[Use ‘Item: Horn’ to call nearby goblins.]

And immediately.

Hey! Hey! Hey! Grumble!

A new army of goblins began to emerge from the darkness.

Ber opened his eyes and looked at Suho.

[Solord? Are you almost done with the daily quest?]

“What do you think? “I have a lot of time today anyway so let’s run until I level up.”

[Wow. Solord is a born soldier ant.]

“That’s a compliment right?”

Suho grinned and was surrounded by new goblins.

And after a while.

[Daily Quest: Shadow Dungeon Cleaning]

100 Goblins: Completed (107/100)

10 Goblin Captains: Completed (10/10)

1 Goblin Centurion: Completed (1/1)

[You have completed ‘Daily Quest: Shadow Dungeon Cleaning.’]

[Completion reward has arrived.]

[Do you want to check your reward?] (Y/N)

“…uh?”

Suho suddenly checked the quest window and his eyes widened.

I was so busy grappling with the goblins that I didn’t even check the message that my reward had arrived but I noticed something strange.

[100 Goblins: Completion (107/100)]

‘Why do my records keep accumulating even though I’ve reached my goal?’

At that moment Suho’s eyes shined sharply.

Is this really a coincidence?

Wow!

Suho cut off the head of the goblin commander who was attacking him just in time.

[The Goblin Captain has been killed.]

[10 Goblin Captains: Completed (11/10)]

‘also!’

Likewise other counts continued to accumulate.

Suddenly I got curious.

‘How many are counted?’

Suho began hunting goblins with more enthusiasm than before.

Eventually he ended up leveling up but Suho didn’t stop hunting.

in result….

[100 Goblins: Completion (200/100)]

[10 Goblin Captains: Completed (20/10)]

[1 Goblin Centurion: Completed (1/1)]

Once it reached exactly twice the target number the count could not accumulate further.

‘There’s something about this.’

Suho’s curiosity had now turned into confidence.

[1 Goblin Centurion: Completed (1/1)]

Now all that remains is one centurion.

“Crrrrak!”

If you kill that guy all numbers will be doubled.

‘Then what happens?’

You’ll find out when you check.

“Catch him so he can’t escape!”

[Scream!]

At the guardian’s command the shadow goblins rushed at the same time and grabbed the limbs of the large goblin centurion.

“Kyaaaak!”

A centurion screaming and struggling.

Suho ran and cut off the guy’s head.

Then.

Tiring!

[You have completed ‘Hidden Quest: Shadow Dungeon Cleaning’.]

[Completion reward has arrived.]

[Do you want to check your reward?] (Y/N)

“Hidden Quest?”

The moment all counts doubled the type of quest changed.

Suho felt happy that his intuition was correct.

After killing the centurion there were no more goblins attacking me so I decided to check the reward right away.

“Confirm reward.”

Tiring!

[The rewards below are available.]

Reward 1. Status recovery

Reward 2. Ability points +3

Hidden reward 3.

1) Blessed Random Box (Optional)

2) Cursed Random Box (Optional)

[Do you want to accept everything?]

‘Are there three rewards?’

I decided to check the first reward first.

Although I leveled up in the meantime I was completely exhausted after fighting 200 goblins.

“Accept first reward.”

At that moment Suho’s whole body was enveloped in a subtle blue energy.

All conditions have been completely restored just like when leveling up.

“Oh is this good?”

The moment I experienced it I realized how I could use this reward in the future.

If you save this reward when you get injured during battle and use it in a timely manner you won’t have to wait vaguely to level up.

“Accept second reward.”

The second reward ‘Ability Points +3’ was also very good.

As I experienced today the higher the level the more difficult it would be to level up.

However since this was a daily quest reward it meant that I could become stronger every day in this way from now on.

And now finally….

Only the reward for the hidden quest was ahead.

Hidden reward 3.

1) Blessed Random Box (Optional)

2) Cursed Random Box (Optional)

A choice lay before Suho.