Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 245



Episode 245

Suho decided to deal with Seo Jiwoo first.

“Hunter Seo Ji-woo you have worked hard so far. “We will stay here and look around the sea of ​​​​the afterlife so go back outside and rest first.”

In fact Seo Ji-woo’s role was over.

In any case Seo Ji-woo was unable to breathe properly even though she was near the Sea of ​​Death so it was urgent to get her out of the dungeon as quickly as possible.

“Harmacan I will show you the way out.”

When Su-ho looked at Harma Khan Harma Khan used a spell rather than sending Seo Ji-woo out directly.

Flash-

The magic circle created by Harmacan’s hand was compressed to the size of a fist.

[Master there is a simpler way.]

Suho accepted the item given by Harmakan.

Tiring.

[‘Item: Hearthstone’ has been acquired.]

“Returnstone?”

An information window appeared in front of Suho.

[Item: Hearthstone]

Type: Consumables

This item was created using Harmacan’s spell.

Destroying the hearthstone will allow you to move outside the dungeon.

“oh. “Were you able to make something like this?”

[This is just a trick I learned while researching Candiaru’s legacy.]

Harmakan humbly said it was nothing but the corners of his mouth and shoulders were already shaking at Suho’s surprised reaction.

“Can I use this item even if it’s not me?”

[Originally this was impossible but this item was specially modified so that anyone near the master’s shadow soldiers could use it.]

“Near the shadow soldiers? Are you sure you used the shadow exchange skill?”

[As expected you are sharp. As I became subordinate to my master I realized that Candiaru’s legacy was mostly spells to utilize shadow power from the beginning.]

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“I see.”

Suho nods his head.

The more I learned the more it seemed like the demon race was a race with many useful uses.

Suho said as he immediately put the hearthstone in Seo Jiwoo’s hand.

“Then go in carefully.”

“This is…”

Seo Ji-woo who had suddenly taken the hearthstone in his hand seemed to be no longer surprised.

After all I had created a dungeon so I didn’t have the mental strength left to be surprised even if something like an easy way to get back out of it suddenly popped up.

Damn.

Following Su-ho’s instructions Seo Ji-woo broke the return stone with her hands and left the gap in the dimension through the portal connected to Hapjeong Station.

[The owner can use the Shadow Exchange skill without having to use a hearthstone.]

“okay. Speaking of which I need to place soldiers around here in advance. “You can come back here anytime.”

It’s good that this is possible now that there are more shadow soldiers.

If you spread it out here and there won’t you be able to move anywhere whenever the cooldown ends?

Guardian ordered several of the shadow demons and shadow dragons extracted today to continue guarding the gate from now on.

[The name of the Shadow Demon is changed to ‘Shadow Gatekeeper.’]

[The title of the Shadow Dragon race is changed to ‘Shadow Gatekeeper.’]

“Okay then let’s go in.”

Suho led all the remaining troops and entered the gate.

[Enter through ‘Gate: Sea of ​​Death.’]

Paaaaat-

That moment.

“…!”

The black and sticky sky spread out in Suho’s field of vision.

The sky was cloudy and melted and the vast ocean stretched out endlessly in all directions.

and.

Tiring! Tiring! Tiring! Tiring!

Suddenly warning messages began to appear one after another in front of Suho.

[I came into contact with the energy of the ‘Sea of ​​Death’ with my living body.]

[‘Debuff: Death’ is activated.]

[Your stamina decreases in real time.]

[HP -100]

[HP -100]

[HP -100]

….

“wow.”

It’s crazy.

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It was the moment when the reality of death became a reality.

HP was dropping by as much as 100 every second.

“It means that if you stay here you will eventually die. “Even Candiaru’s blessing doesn’t work in the face of death.”

“of course. “Even the Absolute could not escape death so blessings created by mere creatures are useless here.”

Before we knew it Antares was on Suho’s shoulder and was looking around with sharp eyes.

…wide.

No matter where I looked I couldn’t see anything like the World Tree.

All I see is sticky darkness.

[Little Lord be careful. Just because there is nothing visible does not mean there is nothing.]

Ber also looked more nervous than ever.

[The moment you fall into this sea the rate at which your stamina declines will accelerate.]

Fortunately Suho did not fall into the sea.

Because Suho had a skill he learned from the ice elf Sirka the successor to the Lord of the Cold.

Snap.

[Uses ‘Skill: Elf’s Step’.]

Suho’s carefully stretched out feet succeeded in walking on the black sea.

[Oooh!]

[The master walked on the sea!]

[Keeeeek! After all you are the Solord!]

The shadow soldiers cheered with their hands raised at that sight.

Suho was also relieved.

“Thank goodness. “If this skill didn’t work I was going to use the ruler’s power.”

The power of the ruler is closer to the concept of floating in the air rather than walking.

As a result the elf’s steps were less burdensome in many ways.

Anyway Suho who had resolved the movement restriction looked back at the soldiers including Ber.

“But are you guys okay?”

[We are already dead souls so it is okay.]

“That’s a good thing.”

The Shadow Soldiers had no physical strength to fall because the concept of HP itself did not exist.

“Then what about Antares?”

“Piyon?”

“…Has it already popped out? “This Piyong.”

[The Lord of Destruction the king of the bright dragons urges Ragna to take refuge in the shadow world.]

Ragna who had suddenly lost his power was dying on Suho’s shoulder with a dumbfounded expression on his face.

“Okay you go in.”

Suho returned Ragna to the shadows.

And while I was doing this I watched my HP drop in real time and bought a lot of healing potions from the store window.

[I purchased ‘Item: Intermediate Healing Potion’.]

[I purchased ‘Item: Intermediate Healing Potion’.]

[I purchased ‘Item: Intermediate Healing Potion’.]

….

“This potion must be expensive.”

I wonder if there are places like this.

This is a place where you must drink potions regularly.

Even drinking multiple bottles of potion at the same time did not make the potion recover HP faster.

In the end the limit to potions is that they can barely maintain your current stamina.

“This means that if a battle breaks out in this state recovery is absolutely impossible with potions alone.”

[Solord why don’t you leave the reconnaissance of this place to the soldiers and stay outside safely?]

It was Ber’s advice.

“Once we get in let’s look around as best as we can.”

Suho spread out the shadow dragons capable of flight in all directions and had them scout the surroundings.

And I too walked on the sea of ​​the afterlife with the steps of an elf.

[If you feel in danger you must exchange shadows with the soldiers outside the gate at any time.]

Harmakan was also nearby and gave Suho advice.

[No it would be better to exchange it directly with the soldiers left on Earth. Considering the cooldown time of the shadow exchange skill it is more efficient…]

It was then.

Creepy.

“come.”

At that moment Suho’s eyes flashed sharply.

Sigh!

In the pitch black and sticky black sea huge tentacles came out from all directions targeting Suho.

[Nightmare Bud]

[Nightmare Bud]

[Nightmare Bud]

“As expected this was a flower field.”

Suho threw his sword as if he had been waiting.

썣썄죣죣죣죣죣!

“Kiiiiii!”

The battle suddenly began.

Starting with the nightmare buds even nameless weeds appeared and attacked Su-ho.

As soon as a human with desirable vitality entered the sea of ​​​​the afterlife their goal was clear.

Kyow! Kyow!

Kyaaaaw!

Numerous plants opened their mouths wide to eat Suho.

There were even some that suddenly jumped out from under Suho’s feet.

[Protect the Little Lord!]

[Protect your master!]

Actually none of these guys were a problem.

What can weeds do against powerful shadow soldiers?

But the real big problem for Suho was something completely different.

“…I guess these weeds don’t give experience points?”

[The sea after the master’s death is not a place for leveling up. This is an area that cannot be replicated even with Candiaru’s instance dungeon.]

Suho’s expression became serious.

“I never thought leveling up would be possible.”

This was a very very serious problem.

Suho looked around again.

Again the sea after death is wide.

It’s truly devastating.

We mobilized all of our troops to search this place but not even a shadow of the World Tree was visible.

With this wasteful method I was going to waste the potion money.

“hmm. Is this because it’s a place like this? “Let’s change our ways.”

Suho suddenly lowered his gaze to his feet.

“Everyone follow me.”

[So Solord?!]

Ber was astonished.

with a plop-!

Suho who was safely walking on the surface of the water suddenly jumped into the sea of ​​​​the afterlife.

[Everyone follow the Little Lord!]

Due to Ver’s emergency the soldiers followed Suho and dived into the sea.

And I killed all the weeds that were lurking underneath.

The problem was Suho.

Tiring!

[Your stamina decreases in real time.]

[The deeper the sleep the stronger the effect of ‘Debuff: Death’.]

[HP -100]

[HP -109]

[HP -123]

[HP -149]

[HP -162]

….

This is death.

As the sleep deepened Suho’s HP was decreasing by an increasing amount.

This was clearly hastening death.

‘For some reason my father told me to first level up in order to find the World Tree.’

Fortunately I had raised my level a lot as my father said so I still had some time to spare.

Moreover there was no problem breathing in this strange black sea water.

It was thanks to having learned from Esil the trick of covering one’s face with magical power while wandering in the desert.

I left the miscellaneous mobs in the hands of the soldiers and swam deeper and deeper into the sea of ​​​​the afterlife.

‘…found it.’

Suho’s eyes sparkled.

‘okay. They say that the sea of ​​​​the afterlife is a place where the dead wander.’

But when I wondered why I couldn’t see anything I realized that everyone was gathered down here.

That’s right.

At the deep bottom of the ocean after death…

Literally ‘hell’ unfolded.

A terrible number of souls.

Numerous residents including humans were locked in silence like cold corpses.

But no matter how they looked their already dead eyes were just empty.

Even the souls whose nutrients had already been sucked out by the weeds felt no pain and simply became one with this black water.

[Solord….]

Ber who had been sticking close to Suho’s side to protect him looked at Suho with anxious eyes.

It was only after diving in like this that Su-ho was able to witness the horrifying reality of the sea of ​​the afterlife…

“It’s a large vessel.”

was laughing

Brighter than ever.

“Everyone stand up.”

…!

[Shadow extraction was successful.]

[Shadow extraction was successful.]

[Shadow extraction was successful.]

[Shadow extraction was successful.]

….

[The Lord of Destruction the king of the bright dragons complains that you are also unfair.]