Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 264



Episode 264

Silad had already recognized Suho as a priest in the past.

At the same time he even granted his own blessings allowing Suho to use a skill called ‘Cold Blizzard’.

However as Szilard also said at that time Su-ho was accepted not because of Sung Su-ho himself but because of his mother Cha Hae-in.

But not now.

Tiring!

[You have recruited ‘Descendant of the Cold’ as a colleague.]

Szilard finally acknowledged Suho.

As a ‘priest of a dead monarch’.

He truly felt that he could trust and entrust his descendants to him.

Moreover this time Silad was not the only one who recognized Suho.

[Suho! Did you see it? I did it!]

It’s Sirka.

The next monarch candidate armed with spirit armor was looking back at Suho and smiling triumphantly.

Boom! Bang bang bang!

-Hiiiiiii…!

[The spirit has been defeated.]

[The spirit has been defeated.]

[The spirit has been defeated.]

….

Spirits that have lived in Elvenwood and raised elves for a long time.

To them Sirka was no longer a desirable prey.

Rather they had turned into vicious rulers who oppressed them by force.

Due to Suho’s teachings the position has become exactly the opposite.

The results were surprising.

Tiring!

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[50% of the experience gained by ‘Colleague: Sirka’ is transferred to the player.]

Is this really what ‘colleague’ means?

‘It’s similar to when it was Gray.’

Gray was a ‘pet’ rather than a colleague but only the expression was different.

The level-up system applied the same principle to Sirka.

Suho who had seen and experienced a lot in the meantime now fully understood the concept.

For convenience the expression ‘experience’ is often used but it would be more accurate to say ‘nutrients’ that should go to the world tree.

Nutrients that leak out the moment demon beasts or spirits die.

The level-up system intercepts those nutrients and absorbs them into Su-ho.

And the method was designed to be very similar to the method of the ‘weeds’ that grew in the afterlife by stealing nutrients from the World Tree.

in result.

Gray and Sirka became messengers who handed over some of the ‘nutrients’ released from the creatures they killed to Guardian.

This is the concept of ‘companion’ that the system refers to.

To borrow an expression familiar to humans it was a party play where experience was shared.

However there was a notable exception among these and that was ‘Esil’.

Although Esil volunteered to become Suho’s subordinate he did not share his experience.

He offered a greater sacrifice than that.

[The spirit has been defeated.]

[The spirit has been defeated.]

[The spirit has been defeated.]

….

[‘Blessing of Gluttony’ amplifies experience.]

[Your level has risen!]

‘Blessing of Gluttony’

Esil’s blessing which increases experience efficiency by a whopping three times was still maintained even though Esil was not present.

This was due to the special characteristics of the demon race.

The demon race began as weeds that grew in the sea of ​​the afterlife by stealing nutrients from the World Tree.

Those insignificant weeds continued to evolve and became residents of the crevices and demons.

Their lord Esil does not simply provide nutrients but amplifies the rate of absorption to digest nutrients.

‘Even though we have the same comradeship each race has different characteristics. Gray was capable of spiritual transformation….’

Crumble!

Quack! bang!

…If you look at Gray still bravely hunting down the spirits in front of him ‘River God’ must have ultimately had a positive influence on Gray’s growth.

So-called win-win.

Isn’t this a peer relationship in the true sense of the word?

So it was around this time that Suho had one thing to wonder about.

If the ‘Gaho: Severe Snowstorm’ you received last time was a gift for your mother and not for yourself what now?

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What about Sirka who has just become a colleague?

Damn it! Kwaang-

At that moment the area around Suho became quiet.

Before I knew it the spirits that had been swirling around targeting Sirka had all frozen around them.

The sight of him frozen in the same state as he had been in a whirlpool while running away from Sirka was horribly ugly.

Sirka plunged the tip of her spear into the center of the sharp frozen ice as if confirming a kill.

Damn it!

Then strangely enough the ice began to stick to the tip of Sirka’s spear and form a thick clump.

The appearance reminded me of a huge hammer.

Now it has turned into an ugly blunt weapon as if it should be called ‘Ice Tree Hammer’ instead of ‘Ice Tree Spear’.

[Ugh.]

Sirka lifted the huge ice hammer and placed it on her shoulder.

Suho burst out laughing at that sight.

Spirit armor.

It would be more appropriate to say that he was boarding a ship rather than wearing a huge piece of armor.

Inside it was difficult to pretend not to notice the facial expression of Sirka who was posing triumphantly with her head raised as if she was waiting for a compliment.

‘I learned better than I thought. After all he is a descendant of a monarch.’

[Ahem!]

Sirka’s shoulders rose high.

Seeing this Szilard suppressed the twitching corner of his mouth and gave a firm warning.

[…There is still a long way to go. Right now I can only control the spirits that I touch directly…]

[grandfather.]

[What?!]

Szilard was horrified.

Sirka looked directly at his face and spoke to him.

Until now they had only communicated with each other through ‘prayer’ but this was actually the first time they had seen each other face to face.

At this point Sirka confidently asked.

[why? no? You’re my grandfather right?]

[….]

Silad could not bear to give any answer to those bold eyes.

[I only saw my father once when I was a baby. At that time my father clearly told me this as he was leaving for the battlefield. I am the granddaughter of the Lord of the Cold.]

[….]

There was still no answer.

Sirka continued speaking staring intently at Szilard’s face who was avoiding her eyes.

[So I have to grow up quickly and protect this village.]

[….]

[Become a guardian.]

Although she was very young Sirka remembered it clearly.

[That was the first and last thing my father said to me.]

The stern eyes of his father who said those words to him.

There was not the slightest warmth in that cool voice.

I didn’t know it at the time but now Sirka has grown to the point where it can distinguish the temperature.

[…Do not blame your father. To me your father was just a consumable for war. And I learned that too.]

In the end Silad opened his mouth heavily as if moaning.

Following his sigh a pure white chill flowed out.

[No we are all born with the destiny to fight on the battlefield from the moment we are born to the moment we die. That is the only mission of our elves….]

[Wrong.]

[…what?]

[It’s wrong.]

In response to Sirka’s bold answer Silad eventually turned his head and looked at Sirka’s face.

And my eyes grew wide.

[Chacha didn’t say that to us.]

Sirka… had an expression that did not resemble an ice elf at all.

[I told you not to run around like that. Because falling is dangerous. I slept under a warm blanket. Because it was cold I had to dress warmly.]

The nagging that Cha Hae-in said countless times.

Thinking of those kind voices Sirka…

[Even if we fight when we fight we always live happily.]

…He was smiling brightly.

[He said my smile was pretty.]

[….]

[How is your grandfather?]

[…It’s nice to see.]

[You mean that’s pretty?]

Sirka finally got the answer and smiled.

At the same time Szilard had a strange expression on his face.

Words I have never said out loud.

Words I’ve never even imagined.

However seeing his granddaughter smiling confidently right in front of him Szilard eventually broke down.

Wow-

Could it be that I couldn’t bear it any longer?

Or has Szilard’s time come to an end?

As the blizzard blew Szilard turned his back and hid in the blizzard.

A very small voice came out through the cold cold snowstorm.

[…Thank you for growing up well.]

Shwaaagh!

With those words Silad’s world bounced the spirits of Suho and Sirka into reality.

At that moment Silad’s voice penetrated Suho’s ears.

[Prepare for battle. As soon as you leave here everything in the Elvenwood forest will attack you.]

‘I know. In that sense couldn’t I just give him some useful protection or skill?’

Even at this moment Silad snorted and responded to Suho’s words of making a deal.

[A nice guy. You haven’t answered me yet.]

‘You mean the quest? okay. acceptance!’

[…The contract is concluded. Please take good care of my granddaughter.]

Shwaaagh!

With those words Sirka waved her hand with a still bright face towards Silad whose presence was fading away.

[grandfather! I will pray later…!]

[… Whatever.]

* * *

Shwaaak!

The frozen time started to pass.

[It’s a young elf.]

[I’ll give you a chance.]

[Let’s become one with us!]

Shwaaagh!

Suho and Sirka’s vision changed in an instant.

Cha Hae-in’s determined expression was seen next to them.

Around them numerous high elves tree trunks and countless spirits were attacking from all directions.

But now it was no time to panic.

No matter who comes first.

They counterattacked against the entire forest.

“Spirit Armor!”

Damn it!

Sirka struck the floor with her spear.

Ice armor rose like frost from the tip of the spear and surrounded Sirka’s entire body.

Let Suho’s feet take a step in front of him.

[Use ‘Blessing: Severe Blizzard’.]

Whiwaaaaaaaaaaa!

Winter has arrived in Elvenwood.

“This can’t be right!”

“Why is the power of a dead monarch in this land…!”

The shocked expressions on the faces of the high elves are a sight to behold.

They probably don’t even dream.

That the Lord of the Cold who had already lost the war and died could still be involved in this world.

And the moment the Lord of the Cold accepted Suho’s quest.

Just as he taught Sirka how to use his power he also taught Guardian how to utilize his divine protection.

[The ‘bond skill’ is formed through the bond with the ‘descendants of the cold’.]

Sigh.

Suho meaningfully revealed his new skill.

“Those without wings. Everyone wake up!”

Gooooooo!

At the same time shadow soldiers rise from the guardian’s shadow.

Suho used a new skill towards them.

“Spirit armed!”

(精靈武裝)

[Skill: Spirit Armed Lv.1]

Requires 1 mana per second

Temporarily strengthen shadow soldiers by sacrificing spirits.

Depending on the type and amount of spirits the shadow soldier’s properties and degree of enhancement vary.

[Kaaaa!]

Then without anyone knowing the shadow soldiers grew in size.

The spirits killed by Sirka inhabited the bodies of the soldiers.