Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 239



Episode 239

Survival is ultimately a struggle.

To not die.

A struggle just to survive.

Let’s go!

That was life.

It was a hell where demons lived.

Kihihi!

But even that kind of hell was a luxury for some people.

For the residents of the gap who were not even born yet survival and struggle were opportunities and blessings that could be enjoyed by everyone who was born.

Let’s go! Bye bye!

Therefore they were just demons struggling to be born.

To achieve that you have to eat everything you can get your hands on both living and dead souls…

It is a weed that can somehow spread its roots and thrive as long as there is a hill nearby.

“With the king of demons gone the weeds have multiplied like this.”

Dragon Lord Antares clicked his tongue.

Has ever since the beginning of time been so many weeds proliferating in the sea of ​​the afterlife?

The number of residents in the gap was so crowded that there was no end in sight.

Moreover among these weeds as the saying goes there were many powerful giants that grew like huge old trees due to how much nutrients they had absorbed.

“No matter how many weeds there are with this amount of weeds the next king could really have been decided among them.”

As the Yongje said at this moment.

The demon world ruled by Esil was under a massive invasion.

Wow!

“Don’t be pushed! “Fight for our survival!”

Kyaaaaa!

Under Esil’s command all demons were working together to stop the invasion of the residents of the gap.

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Those who struggle for survival and those who struggle to be born.

The war between these two forces was indeed fierce and truly a bloody battle.

“but….”

Antares couldn’t help but chuckle as he thought of Esil who was the only demon noble but seemed too clumsy and weak to become king.

“I was lucky in many ways. “If you are weak it is a good choice to join the strong early.”

okay.

Thinking again Esil was lucky in many ways.

Because the residents of the gap that were supposed to invade the demon world were being destroyed from behind like this.

[Keeeeeeeeek-! Fight! Little Lord’s glorious army!]

“….”

The Dragon Emperor stared in silence at the incredible scene unfolding in front of him.

Kaaaaaa!

Even if we ignore Ver who was cheering vigorously from the front the army of thousands of shadows raised by Suho was truly invincible.

There was no one to block their path.

[The devil in the gap has been defeated.]

[The devil in the gap has been defeated.]

[The devil in the gap has been defeated.]

[The devil in the gap has been defeated.]

….

[Your level has increased.]

[Your level has increased.]

[Keeeeek! okay! Keep pushing! To all the fools who stand in our way! It will bring great destruction!]

Quick.

Oh wait.

It’s not quite the great destruction.

“That’s what I used to say when I was fighting with you guys… wow.”

The dragon emperor’s brows furrowed as he felt a little sad.

However he soon relaxed his expression and just sighed softly.

okay. I knew well that in war there are no permanent enemies or permanent allies.

But I can’t believe it….

How did he the King of the Light Dragons and the Lord of Destruction who fought against the Shadow Army until the very end end up on the Shadow Lord’s side?

The fact that he would even make his son his successor by his own will was a future he had never imagined from the beginning until now.

However because he was such a dragon he couldn’t help but sincerely sympathize with the residents of the gap who had to fight against these guys.

‘They’re really terrible people.’

Because the Dragon Emperor himself knew better than anyone how frustrating it was to deal with an immortal army that never dies.

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Kiihihihi!

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Quantity? At a glance the number of residents of the gap gathered here was more than 10 times greater than the army under the guardian. The demon-like ferocity of war was even greater.

But these people were really… terribly unlucky.

It’s a pity.

“Why did you meet Suho?”

The Shadow Army or rather the Shadow Power was a power more specialized for war than any other power.

The more you die on this side the less troops there are but the more you die the more troops on the other side increase!

It was a very reassuring force for those on the same side but for the opposing side there was no other ability that was so obnoxious.

However other than the monarch level there was the only race that was not affected by that disgusting and annoying shadow power…

They are the ‘devil tribe’.

“Originally the demon race was the only opponent of the Shadow Legion. “Because we were the only race that was not taken over by the Shadow Lord even if we died.”

Antares looked at the corpses swept away by the Guardian Legion recalling the numerous strategies he had used using demons a long time ago.

Look at it now.

[Extraction is impossible because there is no soul.]

[Extraction is impossible because there is no soul.]

….

You will be able to see it once it becomes solvent.

Numerous system messages are now visible to Suho.

As the messages floating above the bodies of the demons in the crevices say they had no souls in the first place so no matter how many times they were killed it was impossible to extract them.

Even at the moment of their death the souls of the demons that had been devoured by them were leaking out of their bodies but it was impossible to turn them into soldiers.

[Mana is contaminated and cannot be extracted.]

[Mana is contaminated and cannot be extracted.]

….

What does this ultimately mean?

It was said that the gap residents and demons the reserve demon race were a race that could compete with the Shadow Legion if the quantity was as large as it is now.

Of course he had been defeated and subdued long ago by the real Shadow Lord but isn’t the Guardian here half as good as his father?

“…okay. If this amount was enough it would have been worth mixing. “Until a few days ago.”

But it’s different now.

Grumble!

“Because the current Suho has my heart.”

Wow.

Aren’t they really unlucky people?

Exciting! Exciting!

Grumble!

Even at this very moment the Dragon Emperor’s heart is boiling like lava in Suho’s right chest.

The mana of destruction that emanated from within was flowing into all of the guardian’s shadow soldiers.

The results were terrifying.

Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!

“Do weeds have the talent to withstand the flames of my destruction?”

It’s literally black!

The Shadow Soldiers of Guardians who always had dark shadows were now covered in hot flames all over their bodies.

Due to the enormous offensive of the Shadow Army summoned by Guardian who inherited the powers of both the Shadow Lord and the Lord of Destruction the residents of the gap were unable to move even though they had an overwhelming quantitative advantage and were reduced to ash and scattered.

[Khaha! Burn! You cursed people!]

In particular Sita who had a sense of being the chosen people from her lifetime remained the same even after becoming a shadow soldier.

Especially now when he was granted legitimacy he was literally running wild like a fish out of water selecting only the biggest monsters among the residents of the gap and unleashing overwhelming power on them.

Oh my gosh-!

Grumble!

The giant monster as strong as a giant tree collapses with a desperate scream.

The war was extremely fierce and our side was clearly at a disadvantage in numbers.

At this point I was confused about who was the bad guy.

Given the situation the person trembling with fear the most here was none other than Seo Ji-woo an ordinary(?) S-class hunter.

“Three worlds….”

Seo Ji-woo’s complexion was shaking with an expression as if she was going to faint at any moment.

I couldn’t even imagine it until this morning.

I never thought I would face this absurd situation right in front of my eyes.

“Is this… an S-class hunter…?”

Thanks to this there was a faint voice echoing in Seo Ji-woo’s mind which had become completely empty.

That was the greeting he said the first time he saw Suho.

-Wow what were they just doing? You said you were an S-class summoner. Are those your summons?

‘Ahh… ah…!’

Seo Ji-woo ended up holding her face.

‘Why should I say something like that!’

Why on earth did that happen!

Tears filled my eyes due to the extreme shame I felt.

If I could I wanted to go back in time and look at those cute summons and tear out my own eyes and snout.

But the good news was that no one here was interested in Seo Ji-woo’s feelings.

No it was there.

Harmakan.

[Are you crying now?]

‘Please pretend not to know…. please…!’

Seo Ji-woo felt a burden from the attention of Harmakan who spoke to her indifferently as if he were friendly like a grandfather.

Harmakan a shadow demon can glimpse the emotions of the soul.

[The soul is noisy. Could it be that you developed a base sense of inferiority upon seeing your master’s abilities?]

That doesn’t mean it’s friendly it’s just that I saw it.

Harmakan whispered secretly into Seo Ji-woo’s ear.

[Do you ever think you can’t overcome your inferiority complex and become a villain? Originally the armor of evil spirits has good compatibility with blackened souls.]

“….”

Whatever the devil this guy is the worst.

[Hmm. Rather the master’s hunting is slowly coming to an end.]

Harmacan rubbed his chin and looked around at his surroundings which had become noticeably quieter.

Corpses covered the battlefield filled with intense heat.

Acrid smoke rising above.

[Do you know what? This smoke is not ordinary smoke but the souls of the demons they have consumed.]

As Harmakan explained Seo Ji-woo stopped breathing and covered her mouth and nose with both hands.

[Tsk. Surprisingly. Don’t worry breathing this smoke won’t make you a devil. What’s more important is where these performances want to go.]

“Harmacan! Ber!”

At that moment Suho who was commanding the battlefield realized this and turned around and shouted.

“Trace where these demon souls are going!”

[I understand!]

Ber’s eyes flashed sharply and his mood widened.

Harmakan also spread his hands and created a magic circle as if he would not be defeated.

Then in the midst of this complex void with numerous cracks it was discovered that the souls of dead demons were floating in the air and flowing somewhere.

[Master it’s over there.]

[No Little Lord! This is me!]

“Two places?”

With Suho at the center Harmakan and Ber simultaneously pointed in opposite directions.

Antares said while looking at him.

“Both are probably correct. “After all there is only one place for the souls of dead demons to return to.”

Demon world.

These souls would instinctively return to the demon world ruled by Eshil.

“…But today these souls have one more choice.”

Antares looked at Suho with a smile on his lips.

“The power of destruction I gave you is a powerful force that can completely destroy even your soul. And extremely powerful destruction is not much different from ‘purification.’”

“purification?”

Those were amazing words.

Antares’ smile grew even brighter as if he really liked Suho’s reaction.

“okay. This means that the demon soul that has been purified by being burned by my mana can return to the sea after death.”

“…!”

The moment he heard those words Suho’s eyes quickly scanned the surroundings.

And I was able to pick out messages that particularly stood out among the thousands of system messages that filled my field of vision.

[Mana is contaminated and cannot be extracted.]

[This is a subject that can be extracted.]

[Mana is contaminated and cannot be extracted.]

[This is a subject that can be extracted.]

….

“There it is! A demonic soul that can be extracted!”

The souls of demons purified by the power of destruction were wandering around in the air confused gathering in a heap and rushing somewhere.

Even at this moment the shadow soldiers were thoroughly trampling and burning the demons in the gap and the smoke flowing out from them further joined the group.

That was the direction Ber was pointing at.

[Kiheek! I got it right!]

Ber was very proud and raised his antennae.

Harmakan recognizing defeat lowered his eyes sullenly.

However not all souls were purified by the power of destruction.

In the first place it was not the demons that fought the Guardian Legion but the demons in the gaps and most of the souls of the real demons that were eaten by them were flowing in the direction pointed by Harmakan.

Return to the demon world ruled by Esil Ladir who is the only one qualified to become the king of demons.

in result.

Tiring!

[You have completed ‘Quest: Trial of the Demon King’.]

“ah.”

Suho saw the quest completion message and learned that Esil’s ordeal was over.

As the villagers who continued to invade Eshil’s territory were eliminated along the defensive line Essil’s territory succeeded in withstanding the invasion.

“Anyway I’m lucky in many ways.”

Antares laughed.

The entire universe was at the level of blessing Esil Ladir the servile demon nobleman who was the only one who crawled under Seong Jin-woo during that terrible war.

[Quest completion reward has arrived.]

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

“Confirm reward.”

Suho immediately confirmed the reward.

[‘Item: Baran’s Horn’ has been acquired.]

“Horn of Paran?”

A long devil’s horn appeared in Suho’s hand.

The moment you hold that horn in your hand.

“…!”

Suho suddenly felt a chill.

A feeling as if someone is looking at you.

This feeling was familiar.

[Baran the Lord of the White Flame the king of demons is keeping an eye on you.]

It was then.

“Beware Baran….”

At the moment the dragon emperor Antares was saying something to Suho next to him.

Tiring!

[Passive skill ‘(Unknown)’ is activated.]

Shwaaaaaaaaaaa!

Time stopped as Suho’s shadow colored the whole world.