Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 206



Episode 206

A land where snowstorms have melted.

“….”

In the center of the huge crater Liu Zikang was sitting helplessly with his limbs hanging down.

Although his body was completely exhausted the faint smile at the corner of his mouth made him look even more at ease.

‘It’s refreshing.’

Finally Simma disappeared.

It was the result of completely draining the ominous mana that had been constantly tormenting him for the past two years.

Of course it may be a temporary phenomenon but I felt like my mood was lifted just because the headache was gone for a long time.

‘Yes I had to fight against the S class from the beginning.’

Until now Liu Zhikang had not had the opportunity to engage in life-threatening battles with S-class hunters due to various political reasons.

If you fight with your own country’s S-class it’s a national loss and if you fight with another country’s S-class it’s a war in itself.

But today I was really lucky.

‘I never thought I’d encounter an S-class villain in a place like this. …Even though I lost.’

Cough.

Suddenly red blood came out of Liu Zhikang’s mouth.

Of course it would be a lie if I said I had no regrets.

There were too many of them so it was a disaster.

‘If I had known this would happen I would have saved my energy.’

‘If I had fought again when I was in the best condition the result might have been a little different…’

‘Of course if I had done that I wouldn’t have been able to shake off all my mental energy like I do now…’

Countless thoughts flowed like flashes of light in just one breath.

But one thing was certain.

It was the fact that his life was still hanging on his neck that he could afford to be caught up in such luxurious emotions.

“…He put mercy at the end of his sword.”

Suddenly Liu Zikang’s tired eyes glared at the eyes of Su Hao who was looking down at him in front.

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“Why didn’t you kill me? “Are you sure you weren’t a villain?”

Suho fully accepted his straight gaze and spoke to Lio Xing who was approaching from behind.

“Lio Xing translates.”

“huh. “Thank you for saving my life.”

“…?”

That short?

It was Suho who momentarily cast a skeptical eye on Lio Xing’s interpreting skills.

However even after receiving those gazes Lio Xing just nodded with a confident expression.

“hmm. Suho is also amazing. “I can’t believe he was strong enough to beat Liu Zhikang single-handedly.”

“…This person was exhausted from the beginning so he won easily.”

“Excessive humility is deception. Suho make sure to get re-tested when you return to Korea. “The man who defeated Liu Zhikang was only C-rank. This is a huge disservice to Liu Zhikang.”

Even as he spoke Lio Xing looked somewhat relieved.

It was only today that I was finally able to become convinced that Suho is a growing hunter.

‘If the world finds out about this they will be shocked. hmm. Should I take this opportunity to change guilds? Of course Suho won’t shy away from an elite like me and if I join now I’ll at least get to vice president in no time…’

Leaving Lio Xing alone to seriously worry about his treatment.

Su Hao approached Liu Zhikang with spring water from the Echo Forest.

“What is this…gulp.”

Liu Zhikang who was completely exhausted had no choice but to obediently accept the unknown potion and drink it.

And the effect was immediate.

Sigh!

“…?!”

Liu Zhikang suddenly saw a pair of blue wings spreading out on both sides of his back and he couldn’t help but be embarrassed.

The true nature of Simma who had been tormenting him for so long was finally revealed.

[Kaaaa!]

Soon a gray angel with blue wings spread out fell from his back screaming in pain.

However the energy felt from him was quite different from that of Thomas Andre.

Like Liu Zhikang the gray angel who had lost all strength flapped his wings desperately to escape from this place.

[Keeeeek! Solord you must not miss it!]

Quack!

Before Ber had even finished speaking Suho’s hand snapped the guy’s neck as if he had been waiting for this moment.

Tiring!

[The Apostle of Italim has been defeated.]

[Your level has risen!]

[Your level has risen!]

[Your level has risen!]

“Good!”

With the successive messages Suho’s condition which had been quite exhausted returned completely.

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But the situation was the same for Liu Zhikang.

The powder of light created when the gray angel’s body was scattered into pieces re-infiltrated Liu Zikang’s body.

For a moment astonishment filled his eyes.

‘…What is this memory?’

The remnants of the Apostle of Italim that had melted into the body of Liu Zhikang who had rejected the power of Italim for the past two years revived memories of his past life that he had forgotten until then.

―――――――!

Two lives.

Two memories.

The shock that came as they collided with each other in Liu Zhikang’s mind was indescribable.

but.

“…I guess so.”

He quickly accepted.

The shock was great but the relief that followed was even greater.

Eventually an extremely refreshing laugh escaped his lips.

“okay. I used to be stronger than I am now. “It wasn’t a vain ambition.”

China’s one and only 7-star hunter.

A national power-level hunter who tore off the limbs of a giant beast that crossed the sea to China.

‘…That was me Liu Zhikang.’

Liu Zhikang muttered with a helpless expression.

“I understand why Simma came to visit me. “That kind of power existed and then disappeared…”

Now that I figured out the cause I felt relieved.

And he seemed to know what he was doing.

“Is Jeongjin the only thing left?”

Of course I know.

Training doesn’t mean your strength as a hunter grows.

However when I felt the ‘remnants of the mind’ that had just seeped into my body I had a vague feeling that maybe I could reach a level similar to that time.

“Could you hold it for me?”

Liu Zikang stretched out his hand toward Su Hao.

The words didn’t make sense but Suho who understood what he meant obediently held his hand and helped him up.

“Will you please interpret my words to this young interpreter?”

At Liu Zhikang’s request Lio Xing nodded with a look of desperation.

His pride was not hurt that he a key talent in the Asura Guild was treated as nothing more than an interpreter.

Rather I wondered if there would be another honor like this.

‘This is the first conversation between China’s Liu Zikang and the man who single-handedly defeated him. This historic moment is being achieved entirely through my intervention.’

The conversation these two had from now on could possibly be written into history books.

Lio Xing swallowed dry saliva and strained his eyes and ears as if he would not miss a single word.

Meanwhile Liu Zikang stared at Su Hao’s face and then burst into laughter.

‘…I see it again. ‘How could this young man be so strong?’

Now that I look at it I don’t think it resembles someone very much.

Liu Zhikang who suddenly remembered his past life had many things to ask but decided to ask the most curious and important ones first.

“I will ask. “Where is your father and what is he doing now?”

“Interpretation by Lio Xing.”

“Suho don’t misunderstand and listen.”

“what?”

Gulp.

Lio Xing interpreted Liu Zhikang’s words with a more serious and desperate expression than ever before.

“Liu Zhikang suddenly asks how his father is doing. This is grammatically a very harsh insult in Korea but in China it could be a genuine expression of hello….”

“….”

Leo Xing’s Korean language skills are constantly improving these days.

It was truly an ability worthy of the core talent of the Asura Guild.

* * *

“…I see. “I understand.”

Liu Zhikang had a long conversation with Su Hao and then nodded seriously.

There was a minor(?) incident in the middle where the interpreter was surprised upon hearing that time had been turned back but it was not something that could not be understood if considered a special ‘skill’.

What was more important than that was the current situation.

“In any case there is a high probability that Siddharth Bachchan is also into Simma like me.”

To be exact it was different from Simma but the expression was good.

What was important was that it was unlikely that Siddharth Bachchan would have struggled to shake off Simma like he did.

“From the beginning our national power level hunters were colleagues who fought together against a powerful enemy called Kamish. “There are some people I couldn’t get close to until the end because their personalities didn’t match but I still know their basic personalities well.”

Liu Zhikang continued speaking with a bitter smile.

“In particular Thomas Andre and I were fighting cocks known to the whole world. Well it was when I was energetic. “Oh I can’t say that it doesn’t happen now.”

Liu Zikang and Thomas Andre were once praised as the strongest forces in mankind and their personalities were also very aggressive.

“But Siddharth Bachchan… is a good person unlike us.”

“Good?”

Liu Zikang nodded in response to Su Hao’s question.

“okay. Because hypocrisy is also good.”

“hypocrisy?”

“What hypocrisy! “Our guild leader is not that kind of person… um is that right?”

Lio Xing who was interpreting was momentarily upset but his confidence suddenly disappeared.

Suddenly the smiling face of the man who had demoted his capable and loyal subordinate came to mind.

“Well actually you could say that most humans are similar. When humans acquire too much wealth and fame they become intoxicated and lose themselves. And the same applies to force.”

Liu Zhikang smiled bitterly and recalled the sights of hunters he had seen countless times in his past and present lives.

“And among them Siddharth Bachchan… was the one suffering from ‘savior disease’.”

“Salvation disease?”

“okay. They say that with great power comes great responsibility and they keep wanting to help people. “They say it’s a good influence but at the root it’s a desire for fame.”

The expression of Lio Xing who was in charge of interpreting became a little complicated due to the harsh evaluation that followed.

Siddharth Bachchan the head of the Asura Guild and a representative great man of India.

In fact he was known as a good person who worked harder to save the common people than anyone else but Lio Xing who had assisted him for a while… was also a person who knew a little more about him than others.

“…That guy wants to elevate himself so much that he wants to save other people’s lives as he pleases. “I don’t care about the opinions of the parties involved.”

And as soon as those words are over.

[After studying the master’s mutants…]

Harmakan came to Suho’s side and reported what he had discovered pointing to the mutants he had captured.

[No matter how you look at it it seems like they were all human.]

“what?”

Suho’s eyes widened at those words and he looked at the mutants.

“Those guys are human? “Are you sure?”

[Yes I am sure. It is a hybrid created by injecting dragon blood into a living human using a star fragment.]

“…!”

Suho realized.

What the hypocrite Siddharth Bachchan is doing in this world right now.

[It seems he is trying to force awaken those who have not yet awakened.]

Kiyeeee…!

The humans who had lost their mutant rationality and were reduced to mere beasts were screaming in despair.

…I want you to kill me.