Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 232



Episode 232

Seo Ji-woo first briefly returned to his guild before leading Su-ho to where the double dungeon was.

The reason was to instruct the public relations department staff to do preliminary work to help Suho go to North Korea.

In the meantime Suho began to handle the things that needed to be done one by one.

First things first.

“From now on I need to actively use the Shadow Exchange skill.”

[You thought well.]

Thanks to this Indian incident the effectiveness of the shadow exchange skill was properly proven.

“Also since we never know when and where traces of foreign religions may be discovered I think it would be convenient to spread the shadow soldiers as much as possible.”

[You are truly brilliant! Anyway there are now enough shadow soldiers so it will be easier to move around if you spread them around. Of course the king was able to spread the monarch’s territory widely throughout the earth so there was no need to do so but the minor lord had no choice but to do whatever he needed to do.]

“….”

Vert sincerely supported Suho by alternately praising and whipping him but the whip hurt a bit.

Anyway while Suho was speaking he took advantage of the gathering of S-class hunters in the association and succeeded in naturally creating shadow soldiers in their shadows.

‘It’s fascinating. Even S-class hunters don’t notice the presence of soldiers in the shadows at all.’

Of course if they jumped out you would immediately notice them but if they were just quietly following you around in the shadows it would be difficult to notice them unless you had very good senses.

But Suho had no intention of being satisfied here.

“Let’s send it to other countries in advance.”

[Hoo. What do you mean?]

“You can just send them under the shadow of the airplane crew.”

[Keeeeek! You are truly brilliant! Footwork…!]

“Be honest. “Are you just kidding me?”

Ber had already disappeared into the shadows.

* * *

In this way Suho sent numerous shadow soldiers on an airplane and went on a radio tour to countries around the world.

And when the plane landed in that country the soldiers naturally followed the passengers’ shadows out of the plane and began wandering aimlessly around each country.

They did not send them one by one but in groups so that they were scattered all over the country.

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‘There are a lot of soldiers anyway so let’s spread out as widely as possible and look for traces of them.’

However I had no intention of just letting them run around and play.

‘Umm. Go mainly to places that are dangerous or where villains are likely to be present. Then if you find villains trying to harm people you can deal with them.’

And Su-ho didn’t care that the soldiers’ appearances were revealed to people in the process.

In any case the apostles of Itarim who knew about the shadow power through live broadcasts in China would have already figured out that the subject of that power was Korean.

In a situation like this it would have been better for soldiers to be revealed from all over the world making it difficult to pinpoint their exact location.

“And assuming that it is discovered that the main base is Korea let’s spread it even further in Korea. “I have to protect my family too.”

[You really want to become a full-fledged vigilante. It reminds me of old times. Hehehehe. You grew up really well.]

Ber was moved and cried.

Even though no one taught him Sung Soo-ho seemed extremely proud to see him copying exactly what Sung Jin-woo had been doing.

* * *

The next place Suho headed to was Pyeongtaek Dungeon.

[Pyeongtaek 3rd Dungeon]

※ Entry other than Woojin’s guild is prohibited.

This dungeon was the place where there was conflict with the Hyeonmu Guild last time and there was a gate leading to the demon world that served Esil.

The demons living there were all subordinate demons that followed Esil so instead of attacking this area Suho bought the entire land in this area and managed it.

“Everyone come out.”

As soon as Suho entered the demon world he quickly took out the demons he had brought from India in his shadow.

“Thank you so much Suho.”

Essil was deeply moved and expressed his sincere gratitude.

This meant more than just an increase in subordinates.

The power of a demon noble becomes stronger as the number of demons that follow it increases.

Hueup-

Countless bloodstones flew towards Esil from the demons.

When Esil who had inhaled the air of the demon world with him opened his eyes again.

Gooooo-

The energy flowing from Esil’s whole body had changed significantly.

Esil smiled brightly at Suho.

“Can you feel it? I have now regained all my original strength. “It’s all thanks to Suho.”

“hmm. “By human standards it’s about S-level.”

“No in times like this can’t I be a little impressed…?”

Esil became sullen at Suho’s bland response.

However from Suho’s perspective he couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed.

Of course it was nice to see Esil’s confident appearance a 180-degree change from when I first met him when he looked skinny and almost dead.

However from previous experience the reality was that ‘ordinary S-class’ power was not a great addition to the fighting power when dealing with Italim’s apostles.

“Is it possible for me to become stronger than this?”

“…Not everyone gets stronger the more they fight like you do.”

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“They say demons are a race that grows stronger by eating each other.”

“That’s true but there are definitely inherent limitations. In order to overcome that limit I have to eat a demon much stronger than me but at the moment there is no demon stronger than me in this universe.”

“In the end like Volkan you have to eat the world tree to become stronger.”

“In the first place cases like Volkan are special. Instead there is a much more convenient and orthodox method. “To become the king of demons.”

Suho showed interest in Esil’s confident words.

In any case in order to create the Divine Beast of Life the ‘purified blood of the Demon King’ was needed.

And that was an ingredient that could only be obtained if Eshil became the king of demons.

“When can you become king?”

“well. “He’s a king…”

In response to Suho’s question Esil narrowed his eyes and stared beyond the sky of the demon world.

The sky of the demon world is cracked and torn apart by a dimensional gap.

Beyond that an ominous energy was surging as if foreign enemies would flow in at any time.

“A king is one who rules and protects. That’s why we demon nobles have lived by growing and protecting their fiefdoms for a long time. “For us that was growth and survival.”

Suho tilted his head.

“Protect it? What do you mean by protecting against and surviving?”

“This whole world.”

“what?”

When Suho asked Esil looked back at the demon world surrounding him with a slightly bitter look and said

“The Dragon Emperor said this time that something called ‘Nightmare Bud’ is dragging human souls to the sea of ​​the afterlife right? But as you know the souls of demons do not go to the sea after death even when they die. “Perhaps Nightmare Bud has no interest in us demons?”

“okay. “It is said that when demons die their souls wander around the demon world and are reborn as new demons somewhere.”

“okay. What does that mean? The demon world is both a home and a prison for us demons. No matter how hard we try to escape we will eventually be dragged back to the demon world by force.”

Suho’s eyes widened at the unexpected words.

“The devil world is a prison?”

“okay. Is it for no reason that the place where demons live is called hell? The demon world is kind of a giant fishbowl. Lock our souls in this fishbowl and make us fight endlessly. Just like the Absolute of old times. So since I have gathered this much power sooner or later… a crisis will come. Prove that we are worthy of survival on our own.”

Grumble!

At that moment an ominous thunderstorm struck the sky.

“If I protect this territory at that moment I will be qualified. Qualified to be king.”

With your back to the sky.

Esil’s eyes were shining intensely.

* * *

Meanwhile at that time.

S-class hunters were joining forces for protection.

No to be precise he was being squeezed by Jinho Yoo.

“Now that we have received the approval of five S-class hunters which is the first step in targeting North Korea all that remains is public opinion.”

There was a briefing by Director Lee Se-hwan.

‘referendum’

This was a special procedure created by Woo Jin-cheol the president of the association and had several features that were significantly different from other general voting.

one. All citizens of the Republic of Korea are given the right to vote regardless of age or gender.

two. You can only vote ‘against’ not ‘for’ or ‘against’.

three. If more than half of the population of South Korea opposes one cannot go to North Korea. (Invalid votes or abandoned votes are considered as affirmative votes)

The most unusual thing here is probably the first clause.

‘Regardless of age and gender’

In other words this meant that even newborn babies born today had the right to vote and the voting rights of minors naturally meant that their legal guardians or guardians could vote on their behalf.

The reason for this provision was of course because as guardians they were responsible for the safety of their children.

In the end what he meant was that even if public opinion felt even the slightest bit uneasy many parents could oppose Su-ho’s move to North Korea by 2 or 3 times the share of their children.

This is why public opinion was so important.

“…So in the first place this referendum was a procedure created for opposition. “It is a clause that contains the president’s firm will not to go to North Korea under any circumstances.”

After finishing his explanation Director Lee Se-hwan took a deep breath and glanced at all the attention focused on him.

CEO Jinho Yoo.

And S-class hunters.

Famous figures representing the Republic of Korea are gathered in one place for the sake of just one person Seong Su-ho.

Gulp.

Director Lee Se-hwan swallowed his saliva for no reason and continued speaking.

“Actually in most cases it is normal to be against it.”

And internet opinions were displayed on the screen.

“This is the other side. In fact it is an obvious statement but at the same time it is a reasonable position.”

[Reason for opposition]

-If the number of S-class hunters decreases there are concerns about the safety of the country’s citizens.

-I am concerned that strong hunters will be taken away from other countries.

-In the first place what good would it be to unify with North Korea in these times?

-Rather it only expands the land that needs to be protected and does not help Korea in any way.

….

“And I am on the pro side.”

He brought up another screen.

[Reason for Agree]

-Don’t you all remember the time of Corona?

-The cataclysm occurred suddenly. Who can guarantee when this situation will suddenly end?

-The Korean Peninsula must be annexed before that time comes.

-If there are any survivors still alive in North Korea they must be rescued as soon as possible.

….

“Even if we skip the other political reasons the last reason is something we are worried about.”

Ma Dong-wook clicked his tongue and stroked his fluffy beard.

Next to him Baek Yunho also nodded with a serious expression.

“If there are survivors there we must rescue them before it is too late.”

“However it is more efficient to attack the dungeons that have appeared in South Korea during such times. Because while we have time to go all the way to North Korea we must first take care of the people in our country right in front of us. Hmm. That doesn’t mean I will oppose it.”

Hyun Moo-gang habitually refuted Baek Yun-ho’s words but suddenly noticed CEO Yoo Jin-ho’s thoughts and quietly changed his stance.

Since he had already decided to agree with Su-ho’s move to North Korea his personal opinion was probably good.

“Hmm. Anyway with the support of our large guilds public opinion will easily sway us. In the end if we just calm public opinion’s anxiety they won’t actively oppose it.”

“you’re right. Just trust us.”

“I will take responsibility and control public opinion the moment voting begins.”

As virtual reality training was at stake the S-class hunters were appealing their position to CEO Jin-ho Yoo more actively than ever.

However in the midst of all the attention CEO Yoo Jin-ho who acted as Suho’s representative still maintained a blank expression.

“so.”

I flinch.

Everyone was nervous at his cold words.

“Are you saying that you will participate in our company’s beta testing just for that? “With bare mouth?”

“Hehehe!”

The S-class hunters who hit the nail on the head blushed and responded to Jinho Yoo’s words.

“No not bare mouth…!”

“How much support our guild has…!”

“Ah let’s stop talking annoyingly between busy people. In the end isn’t that what you’re saying is that you just want to keep your mouth shut and play for free? “Your guild’s promotion and brand value training derived from it will be handed over to you.”

Yu Jin-ho’s words eventually led to a sigh coming from the mouths of the S-class hunters.

“…Then what do you want from us?”

“As you know our Hyeonmu Guild is in a bad situation these days and is short on funds. “I was recently hit with a tax bomb.”

“Our Reaper Guild has already failed.”

“I guess we can finally have a conversation.”

Finally when they declared surrender one corner of Yu Jin-ho’s mouth quirked up.

“I don’t need money. The only thing I’m worried about is Suho’s safety. So what can you give to protect it?”

“Are you saying you want hunter gear not money?”

“What kind of weapon do you need? From what I saw earlier Hunter Seong Su-ho seemed to be a tank but maybe he has armor…”

“Do you also accept magic stones or magic stones?”

“There are skill rune stones in the warehouse but….”

As their words continued the satisfied smile on Yoo Jin-ho’s face grew bigger and bigger.

“Good. Let’s take it all out first. “I guess I can let Suho choose.”

“….”

Seeing that only the same thought came to mind in the minds of Korea’s guardian S-class hunters.

‘…Day robbery.’

There was no such thing as a gangster.

I can’t believe it’s this hard to play a game.

All I could do was sigh.