Solo Leveling: Ragnarok – 9



Episode 9

[Yes!]

Ber who was responding to Suho’s command asked again in confusion.

[But if you want to kill those blasphemous bastards shouldn’t you hit them from behind?]

“What are you talking about? “I’m going to mine.”

[…!]

Ver jumped up and foamed at the mouth.

[What are you talking about!]

Ber couldn’t believe it.

What on earth is going on?

The power of the great and almighty Shadow Lord is so great that he can only mine with such power!

[What is the point of mining in a situation where we are currently at war with hundreds of millions of armies in the universe?]

“I understand that but my only power is the three weakened goblins. You have to recognize reality. “Dad maybe he was like me when he was weak?”

[Ha but…]

“And you said it last night too.”

Suho recalled the conversation he had with Ber yesterday.

* * *

On the way back home after being discharged from the hospital the other day.

Ver said with a serious expression.

[Solord the mission given to us can be summarized in three points.]

What this guy who was as big as his fist was saying was so grand.

[first. We will protect the Earth from the demonic beasts of outer space.]

“You mean to go into the dungeon and catch the demon beast?”

[Yes. As you hunt demonic beasts your level will gradually increase and as the Solord becomes stronger the Earth will become increasingly safer. And secondly we must somehow find the missing Haein.]

“I know. “You don’t know how to find out your mother’s location?”

[Unfortunately there is none. But if we keep catching those aliens won’t we find a clue somehow?]

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In the end this also meant entering the dungeon.

[And third. This is the most important.]

Ber’s eyes flashed and he pointed at himself.

[I must regain my strength as soon as possible and return to the battlefield where my lord is. It is clear that the tense balance of the war would have been jeopardized as I a key member of the force was missing.]

At this point I was curious about Suho too.

Ver’s now smaller appearance was just a way to save as much power as possible but his original appearance and power were a living nightmare itself.

I couldn’t even imagine what direction the war was going to take with such a huge force missing from the military.

“What should I do to regain my strength?”

The corners of Ber’s mouth were torn as Suho asked.

[Of course you should eat it.]

It was an extremely evil and sinister smile.

lang syne.

In the fragments of a world now long forgotten.

The queen of ants remembered.

– Let’s create the strongest soldier.

The queen needed the strongest soldier to rebuild the kingdom that was being destroyed by humans and lead its residents.

So half a year.

The queen eventually gathered all of her magical power and nutrients and conceived one life.

The queen’s intention to create strong soldiers and the original order to exterminate all humans combined resulted in the birth of a terrible monster that surpassed common sense.

The monster’s natural skill is ‘predation’.

Just by consuming the target the monster was able to make some of the target’s magic power and knowledge its own.

…Ber said recalling those old memories.

[My natural talent is ‘predation’. Whether you are a human or a demonic beast if you keep eating your strength will gradually fill up. It’s an inefficient method that was used in the past but there’s nothing we can do about it these days.]

Be it human or demon beast….

Suho felt it again.

As expected Ber lacked humanity.

‘Because they’re not human in the first place.’

The sight of Ber drooling from his mouth while saying that he would eat humans was the perfect magical beast itself.

Suho spoke firmly.

“But don’t eat just any human.”

[Hoo?]

“If you’re going to eat well only eat bad people.”

Ber’s eyes narrowed at those words.

[As expected from Bujeonjeon. You say the same thing as you my lord. A long time ago my master ordered that if he was going to eat it only the wicked should eat it.]

“Father too? “What is the standard for a wicked person?”

[Of course…]

Ber smiled faintly.

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[They are the ones who harm our small lord.]

* * *

Back to the present.

“You said this.”

Ver protested Suho’s words.

[So of course now you go into the dungeon and level up right?]

“How can an E-class hunter enter a dungeon alone? “E-class hunters can’t join the raid?”

Suho was extremely realistic.

Assistant Lim also explained but the only role an E-class hunter can play in a dungeon is production work.

I planned to go for a ‘re-measurement’ later if my level went up and my magic power was at least D level.

‘The division into hunter grades is a system that was recently established so there are still many errors in measuring instruments.’

“So first of all let’s do what we can do now.”

Suho said with a grin.

Ber suddenly felt ominous at that laugh.

[Why are you smiling at me like that?]

“Our mission number three.”

Suho repeated what Ver said with a meaningful expression.

“Recharge your magic power as soon as possible. Because I ate it. “Right?”

[That’s right. Whether human or demonic beast…]

“Then how about a magic stone?”

I flinch.

Ber’s expression stiffened at those words.

“If your ability is predation wouldn’t eating magic stones recharge your magic power?”

[That’s right… but the magic stone has a very small amount of magic power so it only fills the stomach and is not very efficient…]

“Is that the problem? “You just have to eat that much more.”

Suho said with a bright smile.

“It’s free if you pick it up here.”

[Kkii….]

* * *

Suho passed through the gate with the miners.

The dungeon I entered was completely different from the shadow dungeon.

The Shadow Dungeon was a ruined city so vast that its size was hard to imagine but this place was a winding cave.

Moreover since each person had a pickaxe in their hand it really felt like I was in a mine.

Guardian and the miners slowly moved into the dungeon.

Inside the dungeon visibility was not very dark thanks to the luminescent mushrooms and luminous moths scattered throughout.

Boom boom boom boom!

The sound of pickaxes starting from everywhere.

Perhaps because everyone had experience the sound of the pickaxe was very uniform and rhythmic.

But suddenly all the sounds stopped at the same time.

“…uh?”

“What is that?”

The miners’ attention was focused on one place.

There was a guardian who commanded the shadow goblins.

[Keruk! Scream!]

[Kihihihi!]

Three shadow goblins wielding pickaxes while making evil mean-spirited laughter.

The image of Suho manipulating those strange guys from behind.

“oh my god.”

“Was the summoning skill like that…?”

It was natural for people to be surprised.

The widely known summoning skill was to assist in battle by summoning things like ‘Explosive Beetle’ or ‘Sleep Butterfly’.

And the summoner just followed behind him and gave directions like a Pokemon trainer.

“But does it work that way?”

Boom boom boom boom!

[Kihehe!]

The shadow goblins under Suho’s control seemed to be slightly smaller and weaker than regular goblins.

However he had enough strength to swing the pickaxe and above all no matter how much he used the pickaxe he never got tired.

When his stamina was even slightly depleted magical energy flowed from Suho and his strength was recharged.

“Wow… this is this.”

“This new recruit is really great! Hahaha!”

The miners who saw Suho’s appearance were noisy and praised him.

“It was all nonsense to say that the summoning skill was not good! “Such great skills!”

“If we lose our minds over this it looks like the newbie will dig it up all by himself!”

“You can’t leave it like that! “Let’s show the power of our seniors!”

The miners laugh and start working with pickaxes again.

It felt quite pleasant to see small goblins working together right next to me.

[You bastards….]

Looking at that warm appearance Berga was behind him chewing the magic stone like a cookie.

* * *

Around that time.

The attack force made up of D-class and higher hunters was targeting a place much deeper than the mining workshop.

“This dungeon is completely empty.”

“I know. “From now on only wolf monsters keep popping out.”

“Wolf skins don’t make money.”

The collection team that was following behind the attack team and dismantling the corpses of demonic beasts quenched their appetite with disappointment.

Of course that’s what he said but that doesn’t mean wolf skins aren’t worth money at all.

In addition there were sometimes corpses that contained magic stones so I had no choice but to work hard.

“Ugh. “I need to save every penny.”

Wolf skins were piled up on the cart they had brought with them.

But that was then.

“uh? “What do we have here?”

A hunter who was walking through the cave ahead called out to his colleagues.

Surprisingly there was a huge ruin standing in front of it.

The hunters who saw the scene became very nervous and were wary of their surroundings.

‘Could it be that there is a boss-level demon?’

Typically there was a low probability of powerful boss mobs appearing in D-class dungeons.

But the existence of such a structure meant that something special could happen.

And that special situation would never be a pleasant situation for the hunters.

“What is here?”

“What brings ruins like this here?”

“Shouldn’t we go out and call for more support?”

Hunters muttering softly.

However the leader of the raiding party leading them interceded with them and looked around with a cautious expression.

“fizzle. Be quiet. First of all there is no sign of a demonic beast that falls under my detection skills.”

“Really? “Why is there a structure like this when there is no magic beast?”

“We have to find out about it now.”

A faint smile appeared on the captain’s lips.

“Do you know anything? “Maybe there’s some treasure hidden instead of a boss mob.”

“treasure…!”

At those words the hunters’ eyes suddenly changed.

What you can get from the dungeon is not just the corpse of a demon beast and magic gemstones.

Items found with a low probability.

Those items were the only way to increase strength for hunters whose strength never grew once their level was determined.

“colon! “What’s here!”

As I looked around I discovered a sword stuck in the center of the ruins.

It was a sword brimming with unusual energy.

“crazy.”

The hunters’ eyes simultaneously became stained with greed.

“It was a real hit!”

“Wow what a weapon!”

You’ll have to take it outside and have it appraised to find out but at first glance a weapon that looks truly amazing has been discovered.

“Captain! “I’ll pick it!”

The man with the strongest strength among the hunters took the lead spitting in both hands.

“uh? Wait a minute Kim Yongjun! Just be careful…!”

The captain tried to stop him but his hand was already firmly grasping the handle of the sword.

And that was then.

A humming voice came from Kim Yongjun’s head.

-Who dares covet the sword of the Fang Lord?