Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 73



Episode 73

‘pontiff? also?’

Suho made a puzzled expression.

The situation was completely different from the time of Rakan the king of beasts but the results were similar.

Of course it was because of Gray at the time but Rakan was friendly to him from the beginning.

So he willingly appointed himself as a priest for Gray.

But this time what do you mean by ‘robbing’?

[The Fang Lord the king of beasts bursts into laughter as he looks at Queresha’s dumbfounded expression.]

[Rakan Enomem-!]

Quresha was furious at Rakan.

[How dare you disturb my ancestral rites when you are already dead!]

Suho finally realized.

At first I thought Rakan’s intention was ‘Title: Natural enemy of insects’.

‘But it wasn’t.’

Now that I see it it seems that Rakan’s real intention was to forcibly rob Quresha of the position of ‘Priest of Insects’.

Suho looked back at the countless remains of bugs scattered endlessly around him.

These were all part of Quresha’s soul.

‘Sacrifice….’

Sometimes when fighting with someone there are times when I curse and say ‘Recognize that today is your memorial day!’

But looking at it now…

‘Is this the equivalent of performing a ancestral rite with my own hands?’

Outside queen bee Arsha and Lee Min-seong were sacrificing countless humans to perform the rites of Quresha.

However Suho actually killed the sacrificial offerings at this place with Quresha’s own insects.

‘Does this make sense?’

[The King of Beasts the Fang Lord explains that Queresha’s bugs are originally grudges that were eaten by Queresha.]

‘Grievance?’

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So in the end Suho avenged Queresha for the dead bugs.

‘Ah so you are a priest of bugs? Not the priest of Quresha.’

Quresha is one and a colony.

By performing the rites of insects Suho simultaneously became the priest of Quresha.

[…You won.]

In the end a declaration of defeat came out of Quresha’s mouth.

Although the quest’s timer had not yet expired Queresha looked exhausted as if she had aged hundreds of years at once.

[ha. This damn bastard. He’s more like a bug than a bug. I wonder if it’s someone’s son…]

The bugs scattered from Queresha’s huge body and began to gradually decrease in size.

Then he transformed into the female form that fought against Seong Jin-woo a long time ago and landed in front of Su-ho.

Tiring.

[Remaining time: 1 hour 29 minutes 34 seconds]

[You have completed ‘Emergency Quest: Queresha’s Solitude.’]

[Your level has risen!]

The quest was completed even though 4 hours had not ended.

Queresha’s will who had forced him to carry out the quest was completely broken.

Queresha glared at Suho with venomous eyes.

[Did you know that? You are the same as killing me twice.]

‘Let me ask you just one question.’

Suho interrupted Queresha’s conversation and asked straight to the point.

‘Did you plan the disaster that happened outside just now?’

[under. This is absurd.]

Quresha burst out laughing.

[I am a monarch who died a long time ago. All I can do is wander around in a world of nothingness so what have I planned?]

‘Queen bee Arsha. And Lee Min-seong.’

[Who is that?]

‘No one knows?’

Suho made a strange expression.

Queresha had a somber expression on his face as if he was not interested in anything.

[The Fang Lord King of Beasts explains that a dead monarch cannot have any influence in the real world without a priest.]

It was just as Rakan said.

A dead monarch can do nothing.

Rakan was also usually asleep in the world of nothingness but only woke up when Suho did something related to him and was able to watch the outside world.

Through a channel called ‘dream’.

And it was the same with Quresha.

‘This is truly absurd.’

The way Suho looks at Quresha changed slightly.

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Outside Arsha and Lee Min-seong are sacrificing countless lives for the purpose of continuing Queresha’s power but Queresha who was actually involved would have known nothing.

[I guess I know roughly what the situation is.]

Quresha snorted.

Then he collected bugs from the floor made a chair and sat on it with his legs crossed.

[There have always been bugs targeting my power. Even after I became the monarch those fights continued without end.]

Suddenly Quresha became the haughty queen she was when she first appeared recalling fierce memories from her lifetime.

[I was the only emperor who survived that fierce struggle and ruled alone but I was also a prey who could be eaten by anyone at any time.]

A fierce world of eating and being eaten.

That was the world of bugs.

[In other words any bug can become a monarch if it eats me.]

‘Then the people outside are trying to hold a ancestral rite to succeed you…’

[It probably means that he will call out my resentment and rip it off even if only for a moment.]

Smirking.

The corners of Queresha’s mouth curled up and a mischievous smile appeared.

But that smile was somehow tired.

[They don’t serve me they are just hungry ghosts who want to devour me. Just like what you did to me just a moment ago.]

Suho who was embarrassed by those words opened his mouth after much deliberation.

‘It didn’t taste very good.’

[Hey…!]

At that moment Queresha became enraged and clenched both fists that were holding the armrests of the chair.

But he soon smiled and leaned back in his chair with a self-deprecating expression.

[Okay well… In the end if I have to be eaten by someone it would be natural for me to be eaten by the guy who killed me. If your father had been a bug he would have inherited my full power long ago.]

The reason that couldn’t be done was because Seong Jin-woo was a human not an insect.

The same was true for his son Suho.

[No matter how much you caught and ate my bugs here you too can never become the lord of bugs. The qualification itself is not met.]

‘So you are a priest after all.’

[joy. He also had no intention of giving it away. What’s so pretty about you? However… since the priesthood has already been taken away I would be grateful if you could find a successor who can inherit my power.]

‘What makes you pretty?’

[Isn’t this pretty by human standards?]

In response to Suho’s retort Queresha showed off her appearance transformed into a female body.

‘The joke’s over. So what can a priest of bugs do? For your information in the case of the priest of beasts I can possess this successor in my body.’

[Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu?]

When Suho lifted the cute little gray with one hand and showed it to her Queresha clicked her tongue.

[I feel sorry for Rakan too. The successor is such an ugly one-day puppy.]

[The Fang Lord the king of beasts is in tears….]

Suho looked at Gray while lightly chewing Rakan’s message.

[Gray Lv.14]

canine wolf

Still thanks to his hard work hunting bugs today Gray’s level doubled in just one day.

‘i envy you.’

[Queueuong?]

And Guardian’s level is now 29.

It was natural that as the level increased more and more experience points were needed to level up.

Putting that aside leveling up in this short period of time was impressive enough.

Considering that time stands still in the real world he suddenly became stronger in less than a second.

Queresha looked at Gray as if he were insignificant in the world but at the same time he looked envious.

[Still I’m jealous of Rakan. Looking for a successor among blood relatives. I don’t have a worthy successor so becoming a strong god is impossible.]

‘what. The priest of the bugs is dog hair.’

[Something else is possible instead.]

As soon as Queresha finished speaking a message window opened in front of Suho.

Tiring.

[Quest completion reward has arrived.]

[The following rewards are available.]

Reward: ‘Protection: Protection of Plague’

[Blessing: Blessing of Plague]

The protection of the Lord of Plague the king of bugs.

Quresha Lord of Plague has chosen you to be his Shaman.

A priest can infect his body with deadly poison.

-Effect ‘Poisonous Drink’: You can freely handle the ingested poison.

‘oh?’

Lee Chae appeared in Suho’s eyes.

It was truly a blessing worthy of the name Lord of Plague.

Thanks to Candiaru’s blessing he was immune to all poisons but now he has overcome the immunity and can freely deal with the poisons.

[Hehe. You can be happy to your heart’s content. From now on you will become a walking plague.]

Queresha proudly declared to Suho crossing his arms triumphantly.

[How do you feel? It will be much more useful than having a puppy like that in your body for a day.]

* * *

Meanwhile above the heads of Lim Tae-gyu and Baek Mi-ho who entered the beehive in earnest at that time…

Weeeeenn-

All the clouds in the sky had turned into a swarm of bees and were attacking me.

“Tsk. “This type of thing is troublesome to deal with.”

Baek Mi-ho looked embarrassed.

Against such numerous and small monsters all he could do as a non-fighter was to hold on with his bare body.

Increasing magical power and amplifying defense.

However Lim Tae-gyu was even more embarrassed.

Even though he was an S-class hunter he was an archer.

Therefore most of the skills I have are related to bows.

All the new skills I learned by paying expensive money to buy rune stones were things that only increased agility and hit rate.

However the problem was that Lim Tae-gyu was currently addicted to royal jelly so it was difficult for him to defend himself with magical power like Baek Mi-ho.

“I’m sorry but I have to take care of you.”

“So why on earth did you follow me?”

“….”

Lim Tae-gyu hid behind Baek Mi-ho’s back with an embarrassed expression.

But then an ominous feeling came over his senses.

“Now wait a minute. “Those bees can’t believe it…!”

“yes?”

Puff puff!

“…!”

At that moment the bees flying at the front began to explode on their own.

At the same time as the explosion golden fog covered the area and Lim Tae-gyu shouted urgently.

“Hold your breath! This fog may be the same type of poison I suffered!”

“…!”

At those words Baek Mi-ho hurriedly held her breath and covered her nose and mouth with her hands.

If you are addicted to this fog you may not be able to use magical power like Lim Tae-gyu.

‘for a moment. Hunter Seong Su-ho?!

Baek Mi-ho suddenly remembered Su-ho and looked back.

In an emergency situation where even the A-level person himself and the S-level Tae-gyu Lim were in trouble he was worried about the well-being of Su-ho a C-level hunter.

however.

‘…uh?!’

Baek Mi-ho was shocked.

When I looked back I saw that Suho was actually taking a deep breath rather than holding his breath.

“Huh!”

“what…!”

Baek Mi-ho almost inhales the poisonous fog while desperately trying to stop Su-ho so he holds his breath again.

At that moment a system message appeared in front of Suho who smiled strangely.

[‘Poison: Lee Min-seong’s Royal Jelly’ was ingested.]

[You can handle ‘Poison: Lee Min-seong’s Royal Jelly’.]