Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 268



Episode 268

‘Yuri Orlov’

An S-class hunter who is the prime minister of Russia and at the same time stands at the pinnacle of actual national power.

Currently no one in Russia has entered Yuri Orlov’s room without permission.

Even if it was not his military power the tight security posture consisting of bodyguards armed soldiers and hunters who were immediately responsible for his safety was superior to even the president.

But surprisingly the uninvited guest who appeared before him had entered his room without his bodyguards noticing.

Moreover even in front of Yuri Orlov he ‘dared’ to show a sarcastic attitude without being at all intimidated.

[Are you deaf? Your damned barrier has been breached.]

“What?”

Clang!

Yuri Orlov’s brow furrowed and the wine glass in his hand broke.

Sharp pieces of glass scattered and the red liquid inside floated in the air forming a round ball before Orlov’s eyes.

Like blood trapped in an invisible fish tank.

‘Barrier’

Yuri Orlov’s main skill and the ability that allowed him to rise from the bottom to this position.

The word that it had been pierced really scratched Yuri Orlov’s noble pride.

“It can’t be. The barrier of the terrarium is perfect. “No one can break through.”

[You’re overconfident. But it broke through. Some ruthless bastards broke through your barrier and arbitrarily trampled and burned one of my favorite flower pots. You were so confident but how clumsily did you create the barrier?]

Wow!

At those words Yuri Orlov gritted his teeth with a scary expression and glared at the uninvited guest.

Coo coo coo coo!

At the same time a tremendous amount of murderous energy poured out from Orlov’s whole body towards the uninvited guest.

Among the current citizens of Russia there is probably no one who can handle his anger soberly.

Yuri Orlov is the pinnacle of absolute power placing even the president at his feet.

With just one word from him even a person who had lived a life without a trace of shame could be put to death right now.

However the uninvited guest in front of him glared at him and ground his teeth as if he had no interest in Orlov’s life.

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[Relax your eyes right now. Because I want to pull it out. I don’t care about your petty pride. The important thing is my flower pot.]

He crossed his arms leaning his back against the glass window through which Orlov was looking down.

[So tell me. Are there really any loopholes in your barrier?]

“does not exist.”

Yuri Orlov answered firmly.

At the same time his large palm grasped the red wine which had gathered into a round shape sloshing before his eyes.

Quad Deuk!

The S-class hunter’s enormous grip pressure put pressure on the red bead.

However unlike the wine glass that broke first his transparent barrier easily withstood his grip.

“Look. This is the barrier I put on the terrarium. By pouring a large amount of magic stones into it we created a barrier so strong that even an S-class hunter could not break it with all his might.”

[Don’t be overconfident. I had no expectations that the power of a mere human being would be perfect. I’m just asking for a solution because there’s a problem with your barrier.]

“…hmm.”

Yuri Orlov’s burning spirit gradually subsided as he reacted to the uninvited guest’s calm attitude ignoring even his own life.

After calming down he leaned back on the sofa with his arms crossed and asked the uninvited guest again.

“Which one is the broken flower pot?”

[North Korea.]

“hmm. “It’s North Korea… It’s a place that was created with a lot of effort at least because of the president of the Korean association who is quite picky.”

[I know. So think about what the problem is. If not just one or two of my flower pots in paradise are punctured it means that the same accident could happen to the other flower pots as well. That would never be a good thing for you either right?]

“I tell you this many times no one can break through my barrier. Even if Korea’s Woo Jin-cheol and Choi Jong-in attack at the same time…”

Stop.

Yuri Orlov who was rubbing his chin for a moment to gather his thoughts suddenly closed his mouth.

If you think about it even your flawless barrier was not without flaws.

I realized some possibility.

“…What if it wasn’t pierced by force?”

[You’re overconfident to the end. Are you saying that Elvenwood opened the door to intruders directly from the inside?]

“okay. “Wouldn’t that make more sense?”

[There is no reason for Elvenwood to do so.]

Orlov snorted and sneered at his firm tone.

“I’ll give you back exactly what you said. Don’t be overconfident. If you don’t know the reason shouldn’t you find out for yourself from now on? Problems have arisen in your beloved paradise so are you going to whine like this? “The one whose name is ‘Apostle of Paradise’?”

‘Apostle of Paradise’

Yuri Orlov showed his teeth with a cold gaze like a snake glaring at the unwelcome guest called by that name.

“Besides didn’t you yourself spread the recognition-impairing magic near the terrarium in the first place? Who was so confident that no one would be able to find the terrarium even if it was right in front of them by even setting up a space distortion? “It’s you right?”

[….]

Yuri Orlov’s words forced the Paradise Apostle to keep silent this time.

It wasn’t wrong.

‘Terrarium’

There was a thick blue fog around the pot where Elvenwood was grown making it impossible to identify it even when looking down at it with a satellite camera.

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Moreover even when I got close I couldn’t recognize the gigantic figure of Elvenwood right in front of me due to the perception-impairing magic mixed with the blue fog.

They even added space distortion so that even if you were walking straight towards the terrarium you would naturally pass by on a side street.

but.

It wasn’t perfect either.

The Paradise Apostle nodded and muttered silently.

[…surely. All perception-impairing magic and space distortion only apply to the ground. If you can take a plane in the sky and arrive right in front of the terrarium it is not an impossible task.]

but.

That couldn’t have happened in the first place.

There were always a lot of runaway spirits flying around the terrarium.

Flying high in the sky by plane or helicopter is literally suicidal.

No matter how strong a hunter was unless he had wings it was much safer to fight with his feet on the ground.

Therefore in order to pass near the terrarium it was only possible to move on the ground.

Any hunter.

“Did you say North Korea?”

Yuri Orlov picked up the tablet on the corner of the table and scrolled leisurely.

“Now let’s see. North Korea It’s North Korea…”

His finger moved down the screen and suddenly stopped in front of the latest news from Korea.

-Breaking News) Hunter Seong Su-ho decides to go to North Korea!

-Hot Pick) Cha Hae-in appeared riding a black dragon!

“…Black dragon?”

When he clicked on the article a photo enlarged and appeared in front of him.

A black dragon spreads its huge wings and flies to North Korea.

And the image of Seong Su-ho riding on it and leaving for North Korea with his colleagues.

Yuri Orlov’s expression hardened.

‘India’s hero Seong Su-ho’

Until now nothing was exactly known to the outside world about his abilities.

For some reason this was because the Korean association tightly blocked information about him.

But I was finally convinced when I saw him riding that black dragon in person.

“…I guess he was a summoning type hunter after all. So are you really saying that all those black demonic beasts were summons and not dungeon breakers?”

It’s an absurd ability.

Yuri Orlov’s expression became serious.

The appearance of Seongsuho taken in India.

The countless black summons that stood by Seong Su-ho’s side were all Seong Su-ho’s personal power?

What he meant was that the uneasy feeling he felt when he first saw the article about Seong Su-ho was correct.

But now you can even summon dragons?

“No matter how much an S-class hunter wants to show that level of performance he has to draw on external magical power like me. “It is impossible for an individual to obtain such a quantity of magic stones so is he an association hunter secretly trained in Korea?”

I know this because I have used magic stones myself.

Considering the number of summoned beasts he had summoned in India Yuri Orlov can get a rough estimate of how many magic stones the Holy Guardian would have consumed.

but.

“Korea is a democratic country. It is legally impossible to pour out that amount of money for an individual. Even Woo Jin-cheol can’t do such an unconventional thing. Or could it be that… this guy named Seong Su-ho is just like me?”

How to show what you know.

The eyes of Yuri Orlov who was glaring at Seong Su-ho’s face in the photo flashed.

As if he had sensed the truth hidden behind Korea.

“This guy named Seong Su-ho could possibly be a hunter who controlled state power from behind the scenes like me.”

Doubt soon became certainty.

Didn’t Yuri Orlov himself prove that it is possible for a powerful person to rule a country if he or she has the resourcefulness to do so?

“Or maybe it’s possible that Woo Jin-cheol was ruling Korea from the beginning. Seong Soo-ho is Woo Jin-cheol’s secret weapon or weak point…”

Many hypotheses came to mind but one was the most important at this point.

After all Seong Su-ho flew to North Korea on a huge dragon.

And the fact was that along that path were terrariums that he had personally placed a barrier to hide.

As soon as he finished assessing the situation a cruel smile appeared on Yuri Orlov’s lips.

“flaw. As expected I felt uncomfortable from the first time I saw it.”

It goes without saying that bad expectations always come true.

Yuri Orlov chuckled as he handed the tablet screen to the Apostle of Paradise.

“it serves him right. “Now I see that the problem was with you not me.”

Then he gulped down the entire wine bottle on the table and openly mocked him with a triumphant expression.

“Anyway apostles are always like this. “He usually just acts proud but when a problem arises he comes to me and whines.”

[….]

Yuri Orlov who had dealt a blow to that unlucky apostle of foreign media chuckled.

However despite his blatant ridicule the apostle of paradise did not react in any way and just stared at the photo of Seong Su-ho that he handed over.

Especially the shadow dragon Kaisel that Seong Su-ho is riding.

[…This really makes no sense.]

The eyes of the apostle of paradise were shaking mercilessly as he saw the countless soldiers of the guardians right below him.

[How can the Shadow Corps exist on Earth?]

“Shadow Army?”

Yuri Orlov tilted his head at the term he was hearing for the first time.

However regardless of his reaction the apostle of paradise was thinking about the worst case scenario with a serious expression.

[…no way? No that can’t be possible.]

The worst situation.

The probability that the Shadow Lord who should be in outer space came to Earth.

[It is absolutely impossible.]

okay.

No matter how much I thought about it it didn’t make sense.

So what is the probability that only the shadow army was sent to Earth and not the person himself?

That also made no sense.

[It’s too far. Magic power does not reach me. If that were possible our apostles wouldn’t have to do such troublesome things as they do now.]

Just as the power of foreign powers would not reach Earth the power of the Shadow Lord would not reach here either.

That was because the distance between that place and the Earth dimension was too far.

[…Then who on earth is this person?]

“Who is it? The hottest hunter in Korea is Seong Su-ho. Ah that’s right. “Are you saying that you noble apostles are not interested in the names of mere mortals?”

[No now I am interested. Anything is fine. We need information related to this human.]

“Huh that’s a very cumbersome and tricky request. Seong Su-ho’s information is a top secret even in Korea. “What can you do for me if I grant you that difficult request?”

[What do you need?]

Smirking.

Looking at the expression of the Apostle of Paradise the corners of Yuri Orlov’s mouth rose and a meaningful expression appeared.

“It’s nice to have an answer. “Is this why I can’t possibly hate you?”

[for a moment.]

Shocked.

During the conversation the Apostle of Paradise’s expression suddenly distorted.

[Another flower pot just broke.]

“what?”

Yuri Orlov’s expression also distorted.

“Where is it?”

[The place closest to the broken flower pot.]

“That damn guy is real.”

It seemed certain that the culprit was Seong Su-ho.

Isn’t it too much to do?

He damaged the terrarium he worked so hard to create in two places in one day!

Considering the value of the ‘fruits’ produced in the terrarium it was an astronomical loss for Yuri Orlov.

“It’s a big deal. “If it stays like this other flower pots will also be in danger.”

However the opponent was an S-class hunter making it difficult to send troops there.

Moreover since it was located in North Korea it could have turned into a political problem.

That was the reason why the terrarium was hidden in the first place by using perception-impeding magic.

There is no need for perception-impairing magic in a terrarium in the Russian land he rules.

[I will go and see. In the meantime find out everything about the man named Seong Su-ho.]

Slurp.

The Apostle of Paradise left those words and disappeared from the spot.

Like graffiti erased with an eraser.

“He’s like a ghost.”

Yuri Orlov threw the wine bottle towards the place where he disappeared.

“Who dare you give orders to?”

And he immediately called in his secretaries and began an investigation into Seong Su-ho.

Just one thing.

There were still some parts I didn’t understand.

“…Really how on earth did you break through my barrier?”

Even if Seong Su-ho has an army of summoned beasts.

Even if you have the talent to ride a dragon and fly.

This means that the barrier that he created with great effort is not an easy barrier that can be broken through with just a barrage of supplies.

“As I said there’s no way the real Elvenwood would have opened the door on its own…”

Yuri Orlov muttered with a doubtful expression.

But as always ominous premonitions are always wrong.

***

“You are a lost young elf.”

“I’ll show you our beautiful city Elvenwood.”

Wide open!

The door opened.

With the small and young ice elf Sirka at the forefront Elvenwood opened the tightly locked barrier and welcomed Guardian and his party.

And towards the smiles full of pretense and hypocrisy of the high elves who came out to meet us.

Suho just left one comment.

“three.”

“…what?”

“This is the third tree. keel.”

[Use ‘Skill: Breath of Destruction’.]

Kuwaaaaang-

“What?!”

The flames of destruction spouting towards the frightened high elves.

“There is no need for conversation between us.”