Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 224



Episode 224

There was only one reason why Seong Su-ho wanted the right to attack North Korea from the beginning.

Level up right away.

At this point North Korea was the hunting ground where one could gain the most experience.

In fact it is a field-type dungeon so no guild can monopolize it.

In other words if Suho could get there he could focus on leveling up and leading the shadow army around without having to worry about complicated things.

But North Korea is North Korea.

‘…It’s not a place that anyone can go if they want to.’

Even though the world had reached this point South Korea and North Korea were still in a state of truce and the war had not yet ended.

In addition North Korea was an area that was difficult to access due to its special circumstances.

As for the special situation it can be said to be the same as the Loktak Field that Suho visited this time.

Loktak Field was a very large monster field that occurred when dungeon breaks that occurred simultaneously could not be prevented in time. The area gradually expanded and eventually crossed the border of a neighboring country.

The problem arises here.

Since one monster field was located on the territory of two countries hunters entering it often encountered hunters from other countries while hunting demonic beasts.

In that case there is an almost 100% probability that a conflict of interests will lead to an armed conflict.

Competition between guilds is fierce even within the same country so wouldn’t it be great if the countries were different?

But hunters are walking weapons of war.

The armed conflict between hunter guilds of different nationalities taking place along the border was the beginning of war in the true sense of the word.

“…But North Korea is in a much more complicated situation than Loktak Field. “You know right?”

“yes. “I know.”

Suho nodded silently and listened to Director Lee Se-hwan’s detailed explanation.

In summary it is as follows.

1) Immediately after the cataclysm North Korea became a monster field.

2) The area gradually expanded upwards and downwards over time.

3) The lower part was blocked by South Korean hunters but the upper part ended up violating China’s border.

…Up to this point the situation was exactly the same as at Loktak Field but North Korea had one more problem involved.

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4) At that point the monster field that started in China at the same time also crossed the border of North Korea.

“In fact China has a lot more monster fields than North Korea. It was the same with India this time but countries with large land areas are prone to monster fields.”

In fact if you think about it there are not many countries in the world that are as safe as Korea.

The fact that the country itself is not large means that when a dungeon break occurs it is easy for hunters to rush in and take care of it in time.

However in a country with a large land area it is not as easy as you think.

The larger the population the larger the number of hunters but in countries such as China India and Russia the physical distance between gates was very far.

Hunters in those countries often missed the dungeon break timing no matter how much they ran around until their feet got sweaty.

So in the end no matter who comes first….

5) The monster field that started in North Korea and the monster field that started in China merged in the middle.

“The situation is such that China can claim that even the North Korean territory where their monster fields are connected is their land.”

The North Korean government has disappeared and North Korea has become an unclaimed land.

It’s literally Muju Gongsan.

That is why both China and South Korea can claim that it is their land as soon as they plant a flag the moment they attack the North Korean field.

“The moment you enter North Korean territory you must keep in mind the possibility of conflict with Chinese hunters. No it must be seen as a conflict. Because China is intent on swallowing up North Korea’s land somehow. Well our country is in the same position.”

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Director Lee Se-hwan took a sip of mixed coffee and continued speaking with a bitter expression.

“But the North Korean problem has suddenly become bigger in scale these days.”

“You mean Russia.”

“okay. “I guess you saw some news.”

Lee Se-hwan said crumpling the paper cup.

North Korea borders not only China but also Russia to the north.

Until now the monster field had not expanded to the Russian side but recently it even crossed the Russian border.

The result is right now.

It’s a three-way match.

“These days North Korea China and Russia are engaged in a fierce territorial dispute over a very large monster field that straddles each other’s borders.”

This was precisely the reason why Woo Jin-cheol the president of the association went to North Korea in the first place.

In fact compared to China and Russia North Korea was only a very small piece of land and the real dispute was between China and Russia.

However if South Korea relaxed even a little one of the Chinese or Russian flags would soon be planted in North Korea.

“In the beginning Association President Woo Jin-cheol’s purpose was to avoid conflict between the two countries and protect only North Korea. But it seems it wasn’t as easy as you thought and you haven’t been back for several months already.”

“….”

Suho seemed to know why Woo Jin-cheol was having a hard time.

‘Void Gate.’

A dimensional gap that is bound to occur in a very large field where multiple dungeons overlap.

There was a very high probability that Italim’s apostles were attempting to invade Earth from all over the world through that hole.

[Little Lord I think you definitely have to go to North Korea if not just to level up.]

Ber sensing the seriousness of the situation whispered to Suho.

A super-large field extending from North Korea China and Russia was rare around the world.

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With that much overlap it wasn’t strange at all that an apostle of Italim was already wandering around there.

After finishing all the explanations Director Lee Se-hwan asked Su-ho with a sincerely worried expression.

“Do you really want to go to North Korea even though you know everything about this situation? “Not only are demonic beasts a problem but you’ll also be fighting Chinese and Russian hunters right?”

“yes. “It doesn’t matter.”

Lee Se-hwan asked back with an expression that made him even more unable to understand the answer that came right out of Suho’s mouth.

“Why on earth do you want to go? If you were lucky enough to be reawakened to the S class you would have made money and gained popularity just by quietly working in Korea right? “There are plenty of dungeons to conquer in Korea anyway.”

He sincerely wanted to stop Suho from making a decision.

There was a big reason why Suho was the son of a senior he respected but he did not want to send such a talented person to North Korea and get him involved in a dangerous and complicated situation.

However Suho had no intention of reversing his decision.

And instead of answering I stared at his face and asked a question.

“Director Se-hwan Lee you said you used to be my father’s colleague right?”

“okay.”

“I forgot about it but suddenly I remembered it. When I was young I asked my father once. “Why did you become a police officer?”

“…!”

As soon as he heard those words Lee Se-hwan’s expression hardened.

And reflexively the conversation I had with Seong Jin-woo came to mind.

-Why did you become a police officer?

-Ah… I…

“And do you know what your father responded?”

“…Because you want to catch a bad guy?”

“no.”

“Oh no? then?”

“It’s just a hobby.”

“…?!”

Suho not paying attention to Lee Se-hwan’s reaction who was very embarrassed by those words smiled and responded.

I had completely forgotten about it so why did I remember it now?

“My hobby is police.”

At the time I didn’t understand my father’s answer at all which I dismissed as just a joke…

“His specialty is hunting.”

It was only after learning what his father’s real job was that Suho realized the true meaning of that answer.

Eat.

“I’m going for that too.”

-I’m going to do that now.

“…!”

Why?

Seong Jin-woo’s answer which was engraved in Lee Se-hwan’s memory and the unique smile he wore back then are now visible over Su-ho’s words and expression.

* * *

In order for the government to grant permission to invade North Korea a total of two steps are required.

In the first round more than five of the S-class hunters in the country approved.

The reason was of course a fight for interests between guilds.

At the same time he was afraid that anyone would go to that dangerous place so he showed off his power to the S-class hunters and proved his qualifications.

It was only after it was passed that it became the second ‘public opinion’.

And in fact the first round was difficult so once the first round was passed the second round was bound to happen somehow.

And today.

To test Seong Su-ho all S-class hunters in the country began to gather one by one at the Hunter Association after their busy schedules.

I am curious about who the new S-class hunter is and I want to test whether he is worthy of going to North Korea.

Among them was the head of the Hyeonmu guild who had a bad relationship with Suho in many ways.

“Are you that Holy Guardian?”

“…?”

“Nice to meet you. “I am Hyeonmoo-gang an S-class hunter.”

Hyun Moo-gang arrived at the association before anyone else and shook Su-ho’s hand.

With a meaningful smile.

His eyes swept over the figure of Suho who had caused a huge blow to his guild and various other things.

‘I was looking forward to it but unfortunately it ended. If it’s S-class things are different. ‘It’s much more profitable to collect it on our side.’

Hyun Moo-gang was tapping away at the calculator in his mind and with an even deeper smile on his face he forcibly grabbed Su-ho’s hand and shook it.

“ha ha ha. Well now that we’re both S-class hunters let’s forget about the little things that happened in the meantime. So how much do you want?”

“What do you mean?”

Hyun Moo-gang’s eyes flashed with an even more meaningful expression at Su-ho’s puzzled expression.

“I mean we’ve been doing aggressive sales lately. No more nonsense like North Korea how about joining our guild? Give as much as you want as a down payment. “How about a skill rune that can summon two additional pets?”

“….”

“Oh your expression is frozen. It’s natural. It’s a rune that a summoner would naturally want. Ah if you became an S-class hunter this time wouldn’t you have known that these runes existed?”

Hyeonmu-gang had just come out of an S-class dungeon.

There is a lack of information in many ways.

That’s why I was even more confident.

‘An S-class summoner wouldn’t dare refuse my offer. These runes are something that cannot be bought with money.’

Hyeonmu-gang had no doubt that one more S-class hunter would be added to his guild within today.