Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 208



Episode 208

Ali Hassan 30 years old.

He was originally a beggar who worked in the back alleys of Imphal.

But life is always inshallah!

As a beggar his life changed 180 degrees as he suddenly awakened to a B-class hunter at the same time as the cataclysm.

He was now Ali Hassan Master of the Imphal Guild representing Imphal where he was born and raised.

Of course even these days he sometimes has nightmares about his days as a beggar but when he opens his eyes he is happy to return to a happy reality that is as if it were a lie.

…But why?

Throughout those terrible beggar days he somehow had a premonition that today would be the longest day of his life.

“Please interpret for Lio Xing.”

“Oh my Namaste. Thank you for your hard work. Don’t panic too much. “I am this kind of person.”

“….”

Rio Xing peeks out his face from behind as if waiting for Suho’s call.

Like a skilled salesman he approached Ali Hassan and held out his business card.

Hassan’s eyes widened as he checked the business card.

“Asura Guild?! Are you from the Asura Guild?”

The name ‘Asura Guild’ which occupied Imphal was engraved in the middle of the business card.

This business card is the honor of the family that has supported Lio Xing so strongly and the high pride is nothing.

Absolutely!

I tore it up.

“haha. This is fine now so just remember my name.”

“…?!”

Lio Xing committed the atrocity of coolly tearing his habitual business card into quarters.

The reason was of course because I was successful in changing jobs.

Lio Xing who had managed to get permission from Suho on his way here greeted them by putting his hands together like a majestic but humble celebrity.

“Let me say hello again. My name is Rio Sing. He is a former A-level hunter of the Asura Guild and currently an interpreter and new employee of the Woojin Guild. “I plan to become vice president soon.”

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“…Woojin Guild?”

“Is there such a guild?”

The Hunters of the Imphal Guild murmured at those words.

It was a name I had never heard of at least in India.

Lio Xing naturally explained further.

“Oh of course you don’t know. “Our Woojin guild is a guild from Korea.”

“Korea?”

“yes. As you can see it is the strongest guild in Korea.”

‘Korea’s strongest?!’

With the last explanation Lio Xing’s gaze briefly glanced at Liu Zhikang who was crossing his arms indifferently behind him which was quite an intentional gesture.

And the intention was very successful.

‘Wait can’t it be…?’

The moment Hassan who had been lost for a while turned his gaze to Liu Zhikang a strong warning flashed in his mind.

“Then that crazy old man… No Liu Zhikang is also from the Woojin guild…”

“fizzle. That part is confidential so I don’t think I can dare to mention it. The guild leader understands what I mean right? ha ha ha.”

“Huh?!”

The sight of Lio Xing squinting one eye in confusion implied many words.

Hassan who had guessed what the secret was could not help but cover his mouth with both hands and tremble.

‘Really? Liu Zhikang joined the guild? ‘And to a guild in another country?’

oh my god.

I felt like I had discovered a truly enormous secret.

Who is that crazy old man?

Liu Zhikang the sword-gwi-nachal!

He was the pride and unwavering pride of China and was the only 6-star hunter who received extreme favoritism from the Chinese government.

That Liu Zhikang suddenly joined a specific guild?

Even in a guild in another country?

Does the Chinese government know about this?

No that can’t be possible.

There is no way any country other than China would just sit by and watch a situation where their representative hunters are being stolen from other countries…

‘Now wait a minute! ‘That’s not important now!’

Ali Hassan who suddenly realized an even more shocking fact hurriedly turned his gaze not toward Liu Zhikang but toward Suho.

‘So you’re saying this young bastard has Liu Zhikang as his subordinate?! ‘Who on earth is this hunter?’

“…?”

Suho was just confused by Hassan’s reaction as if he had seen a ghost.

However Liu Zhikang who was able to speak simple Arabic looked at Lio Xing with a disapproving expression from behind.

“Hey when did I say I would join Woojin’s guild…”

“Oh my old man! ha ha ha! When do you say I said that? But if you don’t mind wouldn’t it be easier to work this way?”

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Liu Zhikang clicked his tongue at Lio Xing’s attitude of openly using the value of his name.

“He’s like a snake. “You would be better suited as a politician than a hunter.”

“haha. Thank you for the compliment. “That means you’re good at your job.”

“No it’s the opposite. “If you’re going to use the value of my name you’re doing it wrong.”

“yes?”

Liu Zhikang who had been quietly watching the situation suddenly uncrossed his arms and stepped forward.

Then his momentum began to grow.

Gooooooo!

“…!”

“…?!”

All the hunters of the Imphal guild including Hassan looked up at Liu Zhikang trembling as if they were facing a giant in front of them.

Liu Zhikang who was accustomed to this kind of treatment ordered them with an extremely arrogant smile on his lips.

“I Liu Zhikang will ask. Those who don’t want to answer come forward now. However the weight of that omnipotence will never be light.”

…!

Why?

The moment I hear those words I feel a chill in my throat.

That’s right.

Lio Xing had forgotten for a moment.

The true meaning of the name Liu Zhikang.

He… not only has fighting skills but even his unique crazy personality is on the same level as Thomas Andre.

The fact is that so far no one including the Chinese government has dared to stop what he has decided to do.

And from his mouth came a solemn command almost like a death sentence.

“From now on tell me everything you have done on this land. Even if there is a lie in what he said…”

But Liu Zhikang was not the only one here.

Suddenly Liu Zikang stopped talking and glanced at the face of Su Hao next to him.

Then he turned his head again looked ahead and smiled meaningfully.

“…No even if what he said was false it doesn’t matter. “After all even after you die you will eventually tell the truth.”

Creepy.

The hunters’ spines were drenched in cold sweat as Liu Zikang exuded the ‘sincerity’ of his life.

They saw it too.

The guard that Liu Zikang briefly stared at.

A long black shadow stretched along his feet.

Ahhh-

Beyond in the deep abyss ominous black demons were looking at them shedding sorrowful tears.

***

As a result of interrogating Ali Hassan Suho was able to find out various information about the Asura Guild.

“…I thought at least Siddharth Bachchan would be waiting but I never thought he would be a foreign journalist.”

[It seems like these guys are all just ignorant errand boys.]

The shadow infantry that Suho gathered were the victims who were experimented on as ‘Mutant No. 8’ here.

So when we invaded this place with their guidance we surprisingly found that the Imphal guild was nothing more than an ordinary place.

“Asura Guild has been treating all the small guilds active in Imphal as if they were their own hands and tribes.”

“If you really want to be specific it’s a subcontractor but in reality it’s nothing more than an unpaid errand boy.”

“They have a noble cause to protect the city so we have no choice but to follow what they tell us.”

And the representative thing that the Imphal Guild followed the orders of the Asura Guild was distributing stardust or stardust necklaces to the citizens of the city.

The reason is of course because the number of citizens is so large and since it is not profitable for the expensive Asura guild members to move on their own they used all the hunters in the area like limbs.

But one thing.

There was something strange.

“By the way.”

Among the Imphal guild members who were watching and scrambling to answer all of Suho’s questions Ali Hassan cautiously opened his mouth.

“I don’t think Stardust is 100 percent effective no matter how you look at it.”

“What does that mean?”

“Actually I come from the streets so the slums are a bit rough. However many of the beggars who received stardust suddenly disappeared from view.”

Suho’s eyes glowed coldly at those words.

“…People are missing?”

“yes. Of course city hall would be happy if there were no beggars but I was a little concerned. “I wonder if Stardust has any side effects…”

Ali Hassan who was answering incoherently suddenly felt a strange gaze.

For some reason the sight of black evil spirits looking at him from Suho’s shadow from before… seemed strangely familiar.

‘I guess it’s my mood right?’

But Suho had a different idea.

The shadow infantrymen could not speak due to their low level but they could sense what their gaze meant.

“Did they secretly kidnap the poor and experiment on them? And the reason you brought me here…”

[I think this is because he is from the same slum as me and is the only person I can trust.]

“If you think about it the other way around does that mean that other guilds that subcontract from the Asura Guild cannot be trusted?”

After thinking this far Suho nodded and immediately stood up.

“okay. “I guess we can start from here.”

He then turned to Liu Zhikang and Lio Xing who were waiting for his decision and said.

“Anyway I need to find out exactly what the Asura Guild’s plan is before I meet Siddharth Bachchan.”

“What do you mean?”

“From now on we are targeting all hunter guilds active in Imphal.”

Sigh.

At those words Liu Zhikang pounded his fists and smiled cruelly.

“Well if that’s the case we can all split up and move. “If they resist can I kill them?”

“I will leave it to your judgment. Instead just leave the corpse behind.”

“Sure.”

Lio Xing quietly swallowed his saliva as he watched the two men exchanging glances through his interpreter.

…So today.

Two nightmares came to the city of Imphal.

***

Ssaaaaaa-

‘…It’s raining.’

Shady alley.

A small boy stepped into the back streets of Imphal filled with humid air and was breathing heavily looking up at the sky.

My clothes were soaking wet from the rain but I had no intention or energy to escape.

No it was better.

From the perspective of being chased there was no such good news.

‘…the rain will take away the smell of my blood.’

I had lived my whole life blaming God but at least at this moment I felt grateful.

‘Just a little bit further away…’

The boy forced his limp body to stand up.

The pain from the injury rose to the point of tears but I gritted my teeth and held back the tears.

‘God… please…’

The boy held back his tears and prayed more desperately than ever.

‘Please help me….’

No anyone other than God is fine so please…

Please save me.

Just like that the boy limped on one leg and slowly disappeared into the dark alley.

But soon after.

with a splash.

Ugly feet resembling reptiles entered the alley stepping on puddles of rainwater.

They sniffed looked around and muttered softly.

“The trace is broken here.”

“You lucky guy. “The smell of blood was obscured by the rain.”

Qarring!

At that moment there was a flash of thunder and their faces with their hoods pressed down were revealed even if only for a moment.

Lizardman.

No rather it is a hybrid that somehow resembles a human.

The corners of their mouths became long and their ugly tongues flicked as they licked their lips.

“I probably wouldn’t have gone far yet anyway. Find it.”

[I found it.]

“I found… what?”

Their heads turned back involuntarily following the voice they suddenly heard.

Then there…

An extremely evil black shadow along the wall of the dark alley was smiling from the corners of its mouth as it looked at them.

[Keeeeeeeeeeeeee!]

“…?!”