Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 243



Episode 243

Kuung-!

In the middle of the pure white land the huge body of Baran who had lost his head collapsed.

Grumble!

The soul of the Demon King whose entire head had been blown off by the breath of destruction was engulfed in dark red flames and began to boil.

Shwaaaaagh-

From there the vapor of the Demon King’s energy floated in the air drop by drop and was sucked into Suho’s body.

The results were surprising.

[Your level has risen!]

[Your level has risen!]

[Your level has risen!]

….

[Your level has risen!]

[Your level has risen!]

[Your level has risen!]

….

“What is this?”

Suho couldn’t help but be embarrassed.

A feast of incredible light levels that I have experienced for the first time in my life!

He could feel his strength becoming stronger in real time with his whole body.

It wasn’t even just the level going up.

Tiring! Tiring! Tiring! Tiring!

[The level of ‘Skill: Black Flame Storm’ has increased.]

[The level of ‘Skill: Giant’s Armor’ has increased.]

[The level of ‘Skill: Martial Arts’ has increased.]

[The level of ‘Skill: Tenacity’ has increased.]

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[The level of ‘Skill: Dual Swordsmanship’ has increased.]

….

It was really awesome.

Seeing Suho’s admiration Yongje twitched the corner of his mouth and responded.

[What can you say? You are doing the opposite of what Baran tried to do to you.]

Baran ate Suho and tried to suck out all the good nutrients dissolved in his soul.

But in the end it was Baran himself who was eaten.

[Baran is a soul who started out as a resident of the gap and rose to become a demon king. All the nutrients contained within that soul are now being completely absorbed into you.]

Originally it was impossible for a mere human to absorb the power of a monarch created from the darkness of the beginning.

However the level-up system created by Candiaru was designed to enable weak humans to accept the ‘power of death’.

There was no reason why the level-up system which could even accept the power of the Shadow Lord could not ‘at best’ handle the power of the Lord of White Flame.

[Tsk. A damn memory came to mind.]

If the level-up system had not existed the second shadow lord named Seong Jin-woo would not have been born and he would not have suffered a humiliating defeat.

Antares whose memories of the day he was defeated by Sung Jin-woo came back to him gritted his teeth as he looked at Su-ho’s face which looked very similar to that damned Sung Jin-woo.

okay. It was really fucking bad.

Because all the monarchs died and all wars ended with the victory of the Shadow Lord.

but.

Eat.

[Well I guess it’s okay now.]

Antares soon burst into laughter.

okay.

Anyway how is it?

Since when did he care about other monarchs?

My name is Antares.

He was the ‘first monarch’ and the ‘strongest monarch’ born from the darkness of the beginning.

That meant countless victories and defeats in a never-ending war with rulers since the beginning of time.

death?

defeat?

What does it matter?

‘The war will never end anyway.’

Because Antares was the first monarch he was the one who fought longer and more fiercely than anyone else in the midst of that cruel and endless battlefield.

Therefore the most important thing to him was not winning or losing the war.

Even death was not an object of fear.

There’s only one thing he’s afraid of.

‘That we can’t fight again’

Good luck!

The fire of hell burns in Antares’s eyes as he chuckles.

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[I would be happy if I could fight again.]

That’s right.

He is the king who reigns over all dragons and a being who symbolizes fear and destruction.

He was just saddened by the fact that because he had died he would never be able to fight again in a battlefield filled with blood and screams.

But not anymore.

[Because I was resurrected like this I can fight again.]

Smirk.

The corners of the Yongje’s mouth lengthened and he looked at Suho.

[okay. Is the damn leveling up finished?]

“huh.”

Antares could also see Suho’s status window nodding.

[Level: 122]

[Tsk.]

Antares clicked his tongue with a disapproving look on his face.

[I’ve become quite strong but I’m still weak. I am so insignificant compared to your father.]

It’s really insignificant.

No matter how dead a soul is it can only grow this much even if it absorbs the entire soul of the Demon King.

[I guess it’s because Candiaru ripped Baran’s spirit body and created a clone to help your father grow. Actually if it weren’t for that I wouldn’t have been able to defeat Baran so easily.]

But this was only from the solvent’s perspective.

Dragon Emperor Antares was a rival who had been competing with Seong Jin-woo for decades so he knew Seong Jin-woo’s power better than anyone else.

So it was only natural that no matter how strong Guardian became he would never be able to satisfy Antares.

Suho was well aware of this fact so he was able to notice that there was a lot of praise mixed in the words of Antares who was sincerely criticizing him as insignificant.

Suho smiled and asked him.

“But you’ve passed the ordeal right?”

[…Well a promise is a promise.]

Antares waved his hand as if he had no problem.

Tiring!

[The completion conditions for ‘Job Change Quest: Trial of the Dragon Lord-3’ have been met.]

A quest completion window appeared in front of Suho.

[Quest completion reward has arrived.]

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

“Check your reward! acceptance!”

Suho snatches up the reward as if he had been waiting for it.

Then something strange happened.

Tiring!

“…?!”

Suddenly his inventory opened before Suho’s eyes and the ‘Item: Xavier’s Soul Stone’ which had been quietly sitting inside popped out.

[Item: Xavier’s Soul Stone]

Difficulty of acquisition: ??

Type: Jewelry

This is a gem made by compressing demonic spirits.

“Oh father?”

Suho’s eyes widened.

But contrary to expectations something like last time did not happen.

-This is insurance just in case so keep it in your inventory.

Seong Jin-woo’s illusion placed various magical devices on the spirit of a phantom named Xavier in preparation for when Su-ho meets the Dragon Emperor.

And this time unlike during the final battle with the Dragon Emperor instead of an illusion from Seong Jin-woo a completely different object was spit out.

Paaaaat!

The enormous energy emanating from within the soul stone began to swirl and become highly compressed.

What appeared like that were two swords.

“Is this…?”

Suho held the weapon with both hands as if possessed.

The ‘Item: Volkan’s Horn’ which was already used as the main weapon had been shattered by Varan.

However the fact that a new weapon appeared at just the right time made it seem like Seong Jin-woo’s welcome had been prepared for this occasion.

however.

Pap-duk!

[…This crazy guy is really!]

The moment he confirmed the identity of the sword that appeared in front of Suho extreme irritation could not help but explode in Antares’ eyes.

[Item: Kamish’s Rage (Damage)]

Difficulty of acquisition: ??

Type: Dagger

Attack Power +1500 (-1000)

This is the finest dagger crafted from the sharpest fangs of a dragon’s teeth.

Its sharpness is unrivaled and its sensitivity to mana is also very good making it an even more powerful weapon depending on the user’s capabilities.

However the blade has become very dull due to numerous battles.

Long explanation.

The identity of the weapon was none other than Kamish’s Fang which Seong Jin-Woo used as his main weapon during the long battle with the Dragon Lord Antares…

Antares felt as if he could see the illusion of Seong Jin-Woo waving at him from far away in space.

“If it’s Kamish then Ragna’s…?”

Quad deuk!

Suddenly Yongje couldn’t help but grit his teeth as he saw Suho’s gaze looking back at him.

[How far does this damned bastard plan to mock me!]

But regardless Suho could not help but be astonished when he saw the attack power of the item in his hand.

‘Does this make sense?’

It’s really crazy.

‘1500? Just attack power?’

Kang’s attack power is 1500 without any options!

But unfortunately its attack power was reduced to ‘+500’ because the blade had become very dull.

But where is this?

Suho checked the information on the ‘Item: Volkan’s Horn’ that he had been carrying until now.

The blade was completely shattered by Baran leaving only the handle but it was possible to check.

[Item: Volkan’s Horn (Damaged)]

Difficulty of acquisition: ??

Type: Sword

Attack Power +40 (-40)

A sword made from the horn of the greedy demon Volkan.

Empowered by Volkan it deals more damage.

However it is completely destroyed and cannot be used as a weapon.

-Effect ‘Desire for Destruction’: Increases physical damage by [300%].

-Effect ‘Demon Predator’: As he feasts on the souls of demons Volkan’s power becomes stronger.

Gulp.

‘…It’s embarrassing to even compare.’

Attack power 40.

Even though there was an option to increase the attack power by 3 times it was only 120.

Even that effect only increases physical damage.

However Kamish’s anger which had become dull was only 500 in pure attack power so it was a shame to compare it.

Moreover it wasn’t just the attack power that was outstanding.

‘You have excellent mana sensitivity?’

Mana is magical power.

To find out what it meant to have excellent magic sensitivity Suho immediately channeled his magic power into the dagger.

Then.

Ugh wow wow-

The dagger ‘Kamish’s Wrath’ trembled as if greeting its new owner.

At the same time a dark red aura began to burn throughout the entire dagger in Guardian’s hand.

Grumble!

‘They say it’s Kamish’s fang… It’s reacting to the dragon emperor’s heart.’

It wasn’t just the aurors coming up.

The weight of the dagger that had been filling my hand just a moment ago disappeared in an instant.

Like a lie.

The dagger became lighter than a feather.

“Hey…”

A weapon whose weight can be freely adjusted according to the user’s will.

Suho’s heart gradually beat harder as he clutched the handle.

Thump thump thump.

I wanted to fight with this dagger.

I wanted to swing a dagger.

I don’t know if this is the dagger’s will or my own will.

The system responded according to its will.

Tiring! Tiring!

[‘Skill: Dual Swordsmanship’ is upgraded to ‘Skill: Advanced Single Swordsmanship’.]

[Learned ‘Skill: Critical Stab Lv.1’.]

“hmm?”

Suho couldn’t help but make a puzzled expression.

Suddenly the skill changed at will.

As if he were asking whether it would be better to use a dagger from now on.

Suho couldn’t help but chuckle as he felt like he could hear his father’s voice from somewhere.

“Daggers aren’t my style… but a dagger like this…”

Antares gritted his teeth at the sight.

[These damn seeds….]