Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 269



Episode 269

“Spirit Armor!”

Hwaaaah!

Now my hands and feet are in perfect harmony.

The high elves’ forest which had disguised beauty and peace is burning brightly.

Above when the Guardian and the Guardian’s Shadow Soldiers began a battle with the High Elves it was Sirka’s job to control the spirits pouring out through the High Elves’ wounds.

Damn it!

The spirits that Sirka grabbed were immediately frozen and became armor and weapons for Sirka.

I was quite proud to see Sirka charging forward with even more confidence using that power as a stepping stone.

However despite this the spirits did not run away and instead wandered around Sirka looking for an opportunity.

It was natural.

How can you let go of your regrets?

Such a fresh young elf came to visit on her own!

To the hungry spirits Sirka was nothing compared to the old high elves that they had eaten and all that was left was their husks.

A sudden external invasion?

That too was no problem.

Because as always they trusted Elvenwood.

Coo coo coo coo!

‘Has it begun?’

Eventually Elvenwood sensing a crisis stood up on his own.

The ground beneath my feet shook and an unusual earthquake occurred.

The roots and vines of Elvenwood buried deep in the ground became entangled with each other.

Elvenwood gradually mutated into the shape of an elf.

A sight that makes it seem like they should now be called Wood Elves instead of Elvenwood.

The giant tree monster swung its thick branches like a whip and swept away the offending shadow soldiers with one blow.

Kugwagwagwagwa!

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Overwhelming power!

With that single blow the entire ground was turned upside down and the shadow soldiers were torn apart helplessly.

[Don’t back down!]

But the Immortal Legion did not stop its advance.

A huge amount of mana flows from Suho.

Hot flames spewing out from the dragon emperor’s heart.

Grumble!

The torn bodies of the soldiers were glued together with dark red steam.

The hot flames were nothing short of a natural enemy to Elvenwood.

Even if you attack or get attacked.

In any case there is only one fate given to Elvenwood.

Gooooooooo!

All I could do was howl as I was engulfed in hot flames.

And only after seeing that scene did the spirits and high elves realize the crisis.

But regret is always too late.

It was their failure to open the barrier in the first place because they were blinded by greed.

[‘Blessing of Gluttony’ amplifies experience.]

[Your level has risen!]

[Your level has risen!]

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

“Rescue the survivors!”

[yes!]

This is a familiar order now.

Once the battle was over the shadow soldiers immediately began rescuing people buried underground in Elvenwood.

According to the information that Silad found out by squeezing Fores’ soul these people were the fertilizer that nourished Elvenwood.

He was buried alive in the ground and his life was being sucked out by tree roots.

Among them there were both non-awakened and awakened people.

They were all live sacrifices that high elves and spirits hunted outside and offered to Elvenwood.

[Master! Everyone is still holding their breath!]

thank god.

Even though he wasn’t even conscious because his life was sucked out he could somehow save his life.

Of course it was impossible with a healing potion.

Healing potions only work on external wounds sustained in battle not internal injuries. Let alone regaining vitality like now it can’t even cure a cold.

In this case you have to go with the regular method.

Highly advanced modern medicine.

[Use ‘Item: Shadow Key’.]

Suho immediately inserted the key into his own shadow.

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And one more thing.

[Use ‘Skill: Shadow Exchange’.]

Shwaaak!

This is how to use the shadow power that Ber recently taught me.

If you use the Shadow Key and Shadow Exchange together like now the gate to the guardian’s shadow will open.

Then on the other side a gate will be opened that leads directly to the shadow soldier designated by Su-ho.

This omits the process of going through the shadow dungeon in the middle.

[The Shadow Key is something the King personally made for the Little Lord so this is nothing.]

With Ber’s explanation a gate opened in front of Suho.

Then there was a large building across from there.

‘Ajin Hospital’

It was the hospital run by Su-ho’s aunt Seong Jin-ah.

And in front of him Cha Hae-in who had already passed away was waiting with Seong Jin-ah.

The overdue work has already been done.

When the first survivors were rescued in Elvenwood Cha Hae-in assessed the conditions of the survivors and immediately thought of Ajin Hospital.

Ajin Hospital created with the support of Yoo Jin-ho’s Ajin Soft was in fact a hospital with the best facilities in Korea.

The reason why such a great hospital was built in Yangpyeong rather than Seoul was simple.

This was because Suho’s grandparents lived there.

In short Ajin Hospital was like a specialized nursing home with the best facilities in Korea.

“Hurry!”

“We’ve vacated an entire ward so go to this building!”

In response to the urgent cries of Cha Hae-in and Seong Jin-ah who checked the complexions of the survivors the shadow soldiers hurriedly crossed the gate carrying the survivors.

Seong Jin-ah who heard the general situation from Cha Hae-in guided them to an empty ward.

The first survivors were taken to the emergency room but tests showed that what they urgently needed was an IV not treatment.

Cha Hae-in went over to Su-ho’s side again and delivered the test results.

“Suho these people’s test results are out. “The condition is similar to that of people suffering from ptosis.”

“Is it ptosis?”

“huh. So according to your aunt I think we need to first recover the body using a life support device that uses magic like ptosis.”

Suho’s expression became serious at those words.

If it’s somnolence doesn’t that mean the souls of the survivors are already wandering the sea of ​​the afterlife?

The immediate priority was to restore their vital bodies but it was too vague to expect their souls to return to those bodies.

“It’s a big deal.”

“I’m glad though. “Some of the people we first rescued were already dead but fortunately this time they are all alive.”

Cha Hae-in sighing in relief looked at the survivors with a sad expression.

Then he looked at Suho’s face again and asked.

“There must be more places like this… right?”

“yes.”

“Hurry before the number of victims increases. “People who have lost too much vitality cannot be saved even by life support machines.”

Cha Hae-in muttered biting his lip in regret.

However finding Elvenwood was much more difficult than expected.

According to Harmakan’s analysis if he had not flown in on Kaisel in the first place he would have passed by without anyone noticing.

Cognitive impairment and spatial distortion.

This was the identity of the barrier and magic surrounding Elvenwood analyzed by Harmacan.

However finding that out did not mean that we could find other hidden Elvenwood.

Another method was needed.

And fortunately Suho had Sirka.

“Spirit cavalry!”

Damn it!

Sirka who realized ‘Spirit Armor’ thanks to Guardian unleashed a new ability by applying that ability.

While Spirit Armor was the ability to freeze spirits to create armor Spirit Cavalry was the ability to make the armor move on its own without Sirka.

i.e. ‘Ice Golem’

In the lost timeline Sirka was finally able to create the ice legions that Silad dragged around when he invaded Earth.

Of course the current Sirka did not have the capacity to create the large army that Silad was leading.

But a few were possible and that was helpful enough for now.

Sirka asked as she looked at the ice golem that appeared in front of her.

“Fores: Where is the direction to Elvenwood which is closest to here?”

Oh no!

An ice golem made from the spirits in Fores’ body.

He roared glaring in a specific direction as if answering Sirka’s question.

Things like cognitive impairment and spatial distortion did not apply to the spirits that lived in Elvenwood.

“Then I’ll move on to the next one. “Do you want to go with me mom?”

Suho looked at Cha Hae-in and asked.

It was natural that if Cha Hae-in helped with one hand the speed of conquering Elvenwood would accelerate.

Moreover Kaisel’s mobility is also the same.

However the shadow dragon Kaisel did not listen to the guardian’s orders.

Perhaps because of Seong Jin-woo’s order to protect Cha Hae-in he sticks to Cha Hae-in’s side unconditionally.

Cha Hae-in shook his head.

“I’d like to join but I think I’ll have to stay here for a few more days.”

Suho had already guessed the reason.

Where are the secrets in today’s world?

Cha Hae-in who had so splendidly left for North Korea on the Black Dragon suddenly appeared in Yangpyeong dragging many survivors with him.

Since the patients at Ajin Hospital witnessed the incident in its entirety it was instantaneous for the news to become known not only to reporters but also to the Hunter Association and the government.

It was Seong Jin-ah’s discretion to admit the dying survivors to the hospital but aren’t they North Koreans?

In order to bring so many North Koreans to South Korea and provide generous support with expensive medical equipment various cumbersome legal procedures were required.

Even giving up one ward for them right now would be a huge loss to the citizens of Yangpyeong.

Due to various adult reasons Cha Hae-in was stranded in Korea.

A press conference was scheduled in an hour.

“I don’t know how much my name will be worth but if I hold a press conference today I will be able to ask for cooperation from nearby hospitals. “The problem is tomorrow.”

Although they urged the guardians as the number of survivors rescued from Elvenwood increased Ajin Hospital was increasingly running out of wards.

“If this trend continues there will be a shortage of hospital rooms starting tomorrow. From then on it was a big deal.”

However since it was impossible to discharge existing patients there were a lot of problems to solve including various political and legal issues.

But just in time.

Sigh-!

“I’m your sister-in-law!”

Yoo Jin-ho jumped out of the sedan that arrived in front of Ajin Hospital and was running towards us without even losing face.

Even though we met at Facade Island last time Yoo Jin-ho was always heartbroken that he left Cha Hae-in alone in that cold land.

As soon as he received the call from Cha Hae-in he rushed to Yangpyeong bypassing all of his schedule.

And during the move all of Cha Hae-in’s concerns were resolved in the car.

“You said there aren’t enough wards? So I made more!”

“huh? You made it? “What?”

Cha Hae-in tilted her head with a puzzled expression at Yoo Jin-ho’s words.

Yoo Jin-ho winked at his wife Seong Jin-ah who was rushing into the ward with patients in the distance and confidently answered Cha Hae-in’s question.

“If patients only need life support anyway wouldn’t we just need more buildings?”

“That’s right… Wait can’t it be?”

Cha Hae-in’s eyes widened as a thought suddenly occurred to him.

“Now take a look.”

Yoo Jin-ho pointed to all the buildings surrounding Ajin Hospital.

Following his gaze Cha Hae-in and Su-ho’s eyes naturally also looked around.

Ajin Hospital’s spacious grounds.

Ajin Hospital was not a very large hospital compared to its state-of-the-art facilities.

The site was large but the parking lot was rather large.

And outside the hospital site ordinary shops several officetels and apartment complexes were scattered around.

For reference before Ajin Hospital was built here this area was just a wasteland with nothing in it.

So Jin-ho Yoo first bought land before building a hospital.

All the land you see.

Since land prices are relatively cheap compared to Seoul anyway it wasn’t really a big investment.

In any case only the land was purchased and building the building required a huge amount of capital.

However Yoo Jin-ho did not bother to explain to Cha Hae-in in detail how much his company had grown and how much his wealth had increased in the past five years while he was missing.

I just state the conclusion.

“yes. “All the buildings you see now are ours.”

“…!”

Cha Hae-in and Seong Su-ho’s eyes widen at those words.

“No to be exact they were my father’s buildings.”

That’s right.

To be precise it was not the building of ‘Ajin Soft’.

Ajin Soft is the result of Yoo Jin-ho a second-generation chaebol who left his family on his own and created it from scratch.

To put it the other way around it means that there is a family from which Yoo Jin-ho a second-generation chaebol came from.

It is the largest construction company in Korea led by the famous CEO Yoo Jin-ho’s father.

‘Eugene Construction’

That’s right.

This city which was created around Ajin Hospital was part of a new city development plan directly invested by Eugene Construction.

When Yoo Jin-ho said that he would build a hospital in Yangpyeong for the parents of his in-law Seong Jin-woo his father Yu Myeong signed the investment plan and said with a characteristic blunt expression.

-Well I guess I can live there when I retire. All together.

-…?

For some reason he felt a strange sense of jealousy in those last words but Yoo Jin-ho quickly forgot about it thinking that his father probably didn’t have that type of personality.

But anyway the result of the urban development project that started like that was Yangpyeong.

“Because urban development is still in progress there are many houses without owners. There are many unsold properties. So after a long time I contacted my father to ask how he was doing and our company bought them all.”

“No it’s not Blue Marble it’s something…”

Cha Hae-in opened his mouth with a helpless expression at the absurd scale.

Is it because I was away from home for too long?

Jinho Yoo’s wealth was already considerable even five years ago but the company that developed the world’s first virtual reality game seemed to have achieved absurd growth over the past five years.