Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 5



Episode 5

Suho looked at Ber with an absurd expression.

“You said hello so vaguely and then couldn’t go back?”

[In fact the road to Earth was very long and arduous. There were a lot of enemies blocking me on the way but I didn’t have the strength to go back after tearing them all apart…. Huh.]

Ber made an excuse with an embarrassed expression.

[If you had been by my side my strength would have been recharged in an instant but now that you are so far away from here I did not expect that recharging would be impossible.]

“….”

Suho looked at Ber in silence for a moment.

It was said that its strength had run out and it had become extremely small compared to when it majestically appeared in the museum.

‘It feels like I’m looking at some kind of stuffed toy.’

Suho picked up Ber with one hand.

[Kkiek?]

A mini Vert that comes hanging in your hand.

The lightness was like a reward from a claw machine.

Ber continued to chatter while clinging to Suho’s hand.

[I don’t know if your memory has returned but Lord So you are the only successor to the great and almighty Shadow Lord.]

“Shadow Lord? “Who is that?”

[Seong Jin-woo. These are the words of the Solord’s father.]

“My father?”

[Yes!]

Suho couldn’t believe his ears for a moment.

“My father? “Are you sure you’re talking about my father who left home?”

[He did not leave home but went out into space.]

“…?”

Suddenly the scale is space?

When Suho didn’t know how to react Ber suddenly opened his arms with a solemn expression.

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[To give a brief explanation.]

Saaaa!

[A great war is currently taking place in space.]

A shadow fluttered from Ber’s hand made of black energy creating an illusion.

The shadow illusions turned into countless soldiers the size of fingernails and even more monsters attacked them.

And its center.

There was a man who radiated a particularly strong energy.

Of course just the size of your fingernails.

[Your great father Seong Jin-woo is currently leading this war.]

Saying that Ber’s hand pointed to the enemies that ‘Seong Jin-woo’ was blocking.

[And these guys are the henchmen of ‘Italim’ who came to swallow our world whole.]

“Itarim?”

[Italim are gods of outer space far away from Earth.]

Ber continued talking with a solemn expression.

How vicious and persistent these guys called Italim are.

Most of them were just swear words but anyway they were saying that they were enemies who had come to invade Earth.

“So you’re saying that the demonic beasts that poured out of the gate two years ago were because of Itarim?”

Suho who was listening to the explanation had a strange feeling.

Suho’s parents were both missing.

She was reported missing a long time ago but the police couldn’t even find any clues.

It was as if he had evaporated into this world and no trace of it was found so he had half given up on living.

But you found yourself in space out of nowhere?

It was a difficult fact to believe but the fact that a talking plush doll or rather a talking ant existed in front of my eyes was unrealistic in the first place.

After all it is a world where demonic beasts exist in dungeons so it was no surprise that the universe was suddenly added to this world.

Suho suddenly asked.

“Then what about your mother? “Did your mother follow you to space too?”

[Kkiek? no?]

Ber looked puzzled.

“what? “No?”

[Yes isn’t it? Where has Haein gone?]

Suho’s expression hardened at Ber’s reaction.

“My mother also disappeared on the same day as my father so I thought she would be with us…?”

[Keeeeeh?! Are you saying Haein has gone missing? When? Where?]

It was Ber who was so startled that he jumped up.

“I don’t know….”

It was Suho who sighed softly.

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Ber flew to Earth from outer space where the war with the Italim is taking place.

The process was truly difficult and Ber is not exaggerating.

The enemies were formidable enough to just watch the enemy general leaving the battlefield alone.

After breaking through the enormous military force they managed to arrive on Earth only to find that the whereabouts of Seong Jin-woo’s wife Cha Hae-in were unknown.

Ber was greatly shocked.

[Keek! We must find Haein immediately!]

“Do you know where you are?”

[The people who would do this are obvious! Italim! It is clear that the apostles of Italim on Earth have laid an evil trap for you!]

Su-ho’s mother Cha Hae-in received the protection of the Shadow Lord and was never in danger from anything.

But what if something happened?

It was clear that a force equal to that of the Shadow Lord was involved.

Ber made such a fuss but for some reason Su-ho wasn’t too worried about his mother Cha Hae-in.

Of course I was very worried at the time of the disappearance but the shock of finding out my father’s identity was so great that my mother no longer looked like an ordinary human being.

“Now that I think about it I haven’t seen my mother embarrassed even once since a long time ago.”

She married someone who clearly knew her father’s identity from a long time ago so why should anyone be surprised?

[No that’s because parenting is so difficult…]

Ver was muttering something next to him but Suho couldn’t hear it.

Anyway the mother Cha Hae-in that Su-ho remembers was always a relaxed unwavering solid person.

Is that why? It may have been just a vague belief but it never occurred to him that his mother might have been put in danger by someone.

But apart from that I was fortunate to have found out a clue to the mysterious disappearance of my parents.

“What should I do to find Ver’s mother?”

When Suho asked Ber clung to Suho’s hand and shouted strongly.

[Of course you should become stronger as quickly as possible!]

“Become stronger?”

[yes! Because of the war my lord you will not be able to come to Earth for a while. In the end the only person who can save Haein is the Solord but now the Solord is so weak that he is worse than an ant larva!]

“Dog ant larvae….”

Suho was a little hurt.

Either way Ver destroyed all the shadow illusions he had created in the air escaped Suho’s hand and flew up into the sky.

He then pointed at Suho’s feet and said.

[So let’s level up.]

Tiring!

[Quest has arrived.]

At that moment a message window appeared in front of Suho.

[Quest: Trial of Shadow]

Seongsuho You are the son of the great Shadow Lord.

But now all of his natural talents have been sealed away.

In order to handle that great power you will have to prove yourself.

Enter the Shadow Dungeon and prove your worth.

“Shadow Dungeon?”

A quest window unfolds before your eyes.

As soon as Suho saw it he remembered the ‘Key to the Shadow Dungeon’ that Ber had given him in his dream.

[The Shadow Dungeon is an ‘area of ​​rest’ given to the Little Lord. It is a land of the dead where the living cannot enter without the owner’s permission. Open ‘Inventory’.]

As Suho focused his attention on those words a translucent window opened before his eyes.

[Inventory]

Key to the Shadow Dungeon (unconfirmed)

‘Do you even have an inventory? This makes it feel like a real game.’

It was amazing again.

I heard that my teenage dream was a tutorial but this time all the features like a real game were added.

Suho reached out and took out a key.

Then an information window appeared above the key.

[Item: Shadow Dungeon Key]

Difficulty of acquisition: ??

Type: Key

This is the key to go to the Shadow Dungeon.

Can be used on the shadow of the Holy Guardian.

‘Can I use it for my shadow?’

Following that explanation Suho’s gaze went down to his feet.

I got down on one knee and gently held the tip of the key over the shadow.

Sigh!

Then miraculously the key went into the shadow.

Ber’s eyes sparkled.

[ruler! Go in now and take all the power that should have originally belonged to the Little Lord.]

“for a moment.”

Suho took out the key again and hurriedly changed his clothes.

I took off my baggy hospital gown and slippers found my original clothes put them on and tied my shoelaces tightly.

And then as Suho looked down at the shadow again a determined light appeared in his eyes.

“good. “Then let’s go.”

[Keek! Let’s go! I will be by your side and assist you! Of course I lost all my strength!]

I didn’t have much expectations.

Suho shoved the key into the shadows again.

Click.

[Would you like to enter the Shadow Dungeon?] (Y/N)

“…I will enter.”

Shwaaaaagh-!

As soon as he answered Suho’s shadow spread all over the place.

And it started devouring everything it saw.

The walls and ceiling and even the entire hospital building.

[You have entered the Shadow Dungeon.]

Before he knew it Suho had arrived in a black and white world covered in shadows.

‘Where?’

A quiet silence where all signs of popularity have disappeared.

A dense forest colored in black and white was waiting for protection.

No to be exact it was a ruined city that had turned into a forest.

The exterior walls of the tall buildings were completely covered with moss and vines.

Suho suddenly remembered a book he read when he was young.

‘The title is probably… Earth where humanity disappeared?’

The book was a documentary about the so-called self-cleaning process of the Earth.

To roughly summarize a city that is left unattended for a long time without human management will grow grass and trees tear down all the buildings and eventually turn into a forest.

Just like here.

‘It feels like a field contaminated with magic.’

In the midst of the silence Ver who followed Suho flew up and pretended to salute.

[Welcome to the Shadow Dungeon!]

“This is the shadow dungeon?”

As Suho looked around he felt a strange feeling.

I felt like I was in an old horror movie.

‘…But why is it so familiar?’

Like everyone else it is impossible to keep clear memories of when you were a newborn.

However the emotions and atmosphere I felt at that time would still remain deep in my heart even as I became an adult.

This black-and-white world which may seem very ominous to some felt like the warm embrace of a mother to Su-ho.

It was then.

Sigh!

‘Living?!’

Suho’s sensory stats sent a warning.

Huh-!

At that moment an ax flew behind my back.

[Hi! The ordeal has begun! Avoid it!]

Hearing Ber’s urgent shout Suho immediately turned around.

And then a roundhouse kick!

Wow!

“Gyeong!”

A monster was hit by Suho’s kick and rolled around on the floor ungainly.

A name tag floated above his head like a beret.

[Goblin Scout]

“Kikit!”

green skin.

It was an ugly monster about 1 meter tall.

‘scout?’

As soon as he confirmed the guy’s name Suho became alert.

‘If you’re a scout there might be other guys around!’

Suho has already fought numerous battles in the dreams he had during his adolescence.

At that time the survival instinct engraved in his body moved Suho’s body.

‘I must kill him before I call another comrade!’

Faaah!

Before the guy could get up Suho launched himself first.

[Keek! It’s dangerous with bare hands! Goblins are weak magical beasts but now the Little Lord is even weaker!]

“I know!”

Sigh!

Replying to Ber’s words Suho struck the goblin scout on the back of his hand causing him to drop the ax in his hand.

[Kyaa! Well done! You did very well!]

Ber flies above him and applauds vigorously.

‘Oh it’s noisy.’

Hot!

[‘Item: Imp’s stone axe’ has been acquired.]

The moment Suho grabbed the handle of the ax he swung it right away.

Quack!

[Gyeong!]

[The goblin scout has been killed.]

Su-ho cut off the goblin’s head in one go.

But there was no time to breathe.

Shhh!

A chilling sound of wind could be heard from behind.

‘As expected you had a colleague!’

An arrow flying through the wind!

Suho instinctively stretched out his hand.

‘The power of the ruler!’

Sigh!

At that moment a transparent hand stretched out from Suho’s hand and caught the flying arrow.

[Keekeeek! That power is incredible!]

Seeing the arrow resting high in the air Ber was so happy that he didn’t know what to do.

[As expected our small lord! You have finally awakened the strength you had as a newborn!]

Ber recalled.

Suho’s childhood walking on air as a newborn.