Solo Leveling- Ragnarok

Chapter 141:

"...Does that mean that Hwang Dong-seok was bluffing the whole time in prison? Like you're still close with your brother?"

"that's right. You understand quickly."

At Suho's question, who was listening to the story, Kang Tae-sik smiled and nodded.

Hwang Dong-seok and Hwang Dong-soo committed crimes together for over 20 years and repeatedly went in and out of prison.

It is also known that the friendship between the brothers is quite deep.

Who would have guessed that those guys suddenly fell out of love?

And if anyone knew about it, it probably wouldn't have changed much.

Because blood-connected siblings naturally grow up fighting.

No matter how much the brothers quarreled, wouldn't it be possible to be close again as if they were like that again?

However, that was impossible for Hwang Dong-seok, who was already locked up in prison alone.

No matter how much you try to 'reconcile' and get along well again, shouldn't you be in touch with each other in order to do that?

"From Hwang Dong-seok's point of view, there was no way to contact Hwang Dong-soo, who was hiding from the association."

But even if there was no way to contact them, it wouldn't be a problem.

The story was as if there was no way for anyone else to confirm that the relationship between the two had gone wrong.

"That's why Hwang Dong-seok was able to comfortably say that Hwang Dong-soo would come to visit him from outside if he was touched."

"That must have worked."

"The effect was great. With that word, even an A-level villain bowed his head to Hwang Dong-seok."

Suho understood why Hwang Dong-seok had no choice but to become the real power of the prison.

Didn't he already witness the power of Thomas Andre, an S-Class Awakener, and his mother right in front of his eyes?

For someone with similar powers to become a villain is a walking natural disaster.

For the villains, the moment they went against Hwang Dong-seok's words, the fact that an unmanageable disaster would come to retaliate against them must have been a great fear.

"Besides, Hwang Dong-seok was lucky. The fact that Hwang Dong-soo was an S-class villain was known because of Choi Jong-in in the first place."

Those who officially engage in hunter activities officially register with the Hunter Association after measuring their horsepower.

However, it was common for villains to not go through that process.

Hwang Dong-soo was a villain who had never been formally measured for his magical power level.

Nevertheless, the reason he was announced as an S-class villain was because of an opportunity.

"The head of the Woo Jin-cheol sent even the last person to catch him, but he missed it beautifully. In fact, the game is already over there."

From that day on, Hwang Dong-soo literally became an untouchable that even Choi Jong-in, the strongest S-class hunter in the association, could not catch.

After that day, he disappeared, but the more he did, the more Hwang Dong-soo became the object of fear.

Because no one knows when and where they will be decorating.

Suho, who was listening to Kang Tae-shik's explanation, asked what he was most curious about.

"Did you say Kang Tae-shik? How do you know all these inside stories?"

"Ah, that?"

Kang Tae-sik shrugged his shoulders as if it was nothing.

"I was Hwang Dong-seok's prison mate before. Before Hwang Dong-soo woke up, I heard Hwang Dong-seok insulting his younger brother Hwang Dong-soo directly from me."

"...was it a villain?"

"no. It was a case of awakening while I was in prison, so I quickly volunteered to become an association hunter. Was that enough of an answer?"

Suho nodded.

Since its establishment, the Hunter Association has always suffered from a shortage of manpower.

Who would want to become a public servant in a world where money can be swept away by entering a dungeon?

So, as a last resort, the association often recruited talents who had room for rehabilitation among the villains or who had not committed violent crimes after awakening.

One of them was Kang Tae-shik.

"How are you? Did you like my information? Well, even if you just suck up my information and now come back and say you don't go out with me, I have no intention of stopping you."

Unexpectedly, Taesik Kang was cool.

But he was also intelligent.

"Oh sure."

Kang Tae-shik made eye contact with Suho and smiled meaningfully.

"This may not be the end of the information I have, so use your judgment."

"Let's go together."

Kang Tae-shik's smile deepened at Suho's answer.

"It's good that the young friend answered coolly. So, are we on one side?"

* * *

Suho came out of Jisan Prison with Taeshik Kang.

And right away, Gray started to track the smell of the villains.

"Kuuuuong!"

Unsurprisingly, the Grays were far more sensitive than trained police dogs.

Gray's sense of smell could even smell magic.

"As expected, it was good to form a team."

Kang Tae-sik nodded with a satisfied smile as he followed Gray as he confidently ran forward.

"Hey, did you say your name is Seong Su-ho? Don't you want to go out with me after this work?"

"Think about it."

"Don't draw the line too much and think positively. Summoners aren't popular in dungeons anyway..."

Shocked.

At that moment, Suho and Kang Tae-shik's expressions suddenly changed and they looked ahead.

At the end of the direction Gray was running, he saw a small city.

"...Hidden in the city, not in the forest. This is bothering me."

Kang Tae-shik's eyes shone sharply.

* * *

Yami-ri, Yeongbuk-myeon, Pocheon-si.

In fact, it was more like a small town than a city.

There was a saying that a long time ago, there was a thick pine forest here, and thieves were infested at night, and it was said that the thieves had fun at night, so it was called Yami-ri (夜味里).

It was a terrain surrounded by dense forests and mountains.

Not only here, but also the area called Pocheon itself was a place with many mountains.

There is no better place to hide than a mountain, so of course I judged that the villains would have hid in the mountain...

"But did you dare to hide in a village inhabited by people?"

"You mean to take citizens hostage."

"It got really tricky."

Suho and Kang Tae-sik, who had been running all the way here with Gray at the fore, had no choice but to stop in front of the village.

From now on, I had to move as carefully as possible.

If the fact that a bounty hunter came to the villains who had been hiding in the village for no reason was known, the situation could have escalated.

"Suho, you control your magic... Uhm."

Kang Tae-sik, who was looking at Suho, saw a different color in his eyes.

Suddenly, he couldn't feel any sign of magical power from Suho's body.

'Summoners can control magic this much perfectly?'

Kang Tae-sik couldn't help but be genuinely surprised.

It is difficult for a summoner to store mana inside.

Especially in a situation where summons are taken out like now.

"You're not a summoner... tsk."

Kang Tae-sik, who was about to ask Suho something, soon shut up.

Then, after capturing his magical power so that he could not feel it on the outside, he hid the dagger in his hand in his bosom.

However, Suho had no weapons to hide.

This is because I had all my weapons in my inventory from the start.

"Suho, isn't that it? Why did I choose you out of so many bounty hunters?"

"I heard it was because he was a summoner."

"That's the biggest but because you were the most basic."

"Basic?"

"okay. Because if we want to catch the villains, the most important thing is not to show that we are bounty hunters."

Most of the bounty hunters gathered at Jisan Prison were wearing armor.

So that anyone can see that you are a Hunter.

It was natural to protect oneself from the villains' attack, but in the first place, the villains were not fools, so it was enough to see them from afar and hide.

But now, Suho was different.

Like Kang Tae-sik, a professional villain hunter, he looked just like an ordinary person on the outside.

But even this was not enough.

Even the young wolf, Gray, could feel the magical power.

If I went into the village with this guy at the forefront, it would be like I was openly advertising to the villains that I was a summoner.

However, if Gray was reverse summoned, there was no way to track the smell of the villains.

When Kang Tae-shik pointed out that fact, Suho's eyes turned to Gray.

'It's a pass once it's done.'

Even if it were a wolf, it was still young and small, so there was no problem pretending to go out for a walk with the dog as long as it was on a leash.

"How can you not hide your gray magic?"

"Kwuung?"

Watching Gray tilt his head, Suho gave up.

However, if you strengthen your body, Suho's appearance will be different from that of an ordinary person.

It was then.

[The King of Beasts, the Fang Lord, requests a conversation.]

[Are you sure you accept?](Y/N)

'Rakan?'

When Rakan spoke as if he had been waiting, Suho tilted his head this time.

'Suddenly asking for a conversation. Once... Accept.'

The moment Suho pressed accept.

[Passive skill '(Unknown)' is activated.]

Shuwaaaaaa!

Suho's vision turned white.

* * *

A world of complete blankness.

Suho stood alone at the end of the empty horizon.

Suho was not taken aback and stared straight ahead.

Then beyond that line of sight.

At the end of the empty horizon, a large figure that looked well over two meters stood looking at Suho.

A wild man dressed in clothes made of animal skin.

It was Rakan, the king of beasts, the canine lord.

[Long time no see. Thank you for responding to the conversation.]

'So why did you call me this way?'

[Don't be in such a hurry. This is the realm of consciousness. Because the time outside will stand still.]

Through several experiences, Suho already knew that much.

[I want to make a suggestion to you.]

'A suggestion?'

[okay. It seems like these days, my heir is mainly used for strength.]

'Ah, that's right.'

Suho nodded.

But the reason was simple.

Because gray is too weak.

Suho tried to raise him in his own way, leveling up from time to time, but he was still weak.

'Still, since I used it for tracking like this time, it seems useful?'

Since it was a realm of consciousness, Suho's thoughts were conveyed to Rakan.

At that, Rakan clicked his tongue with a disapproving expression.

[If the purpose of the next king of beasts is just to smell, isn't it too unsightly?]

But what if that was the reality?

[So I would like to make a suggestion. There is a way to make Gray stronger.]

At those words, Suho's eyes lit up.

'Is there such a way?'

[there is. Hand over my holy relic to Gray.]

'Rakan's Fang?'

A strangeness appeared in Suho's eyes.

Rakan's relic, 'Item: Rakan's Fang', has been in the inventory ever since he obtained the Vulcan Horn.

'Can Gray use those fangs as dentures?'

[Frame... Anyway, it's possible. I didn't say anything in the meantime because you're using it as a weapon, but if you inherit that power from Gray, you'll inherit that ability intact.] '

That's right.'

Suho nodded coldly.

Then a thought came to me.

'for a moment. If so, can I drive another fang into it?'

[...What?]

Suho said with a mischievous smile to the puzzled Rakan.

'Finally there's a fang or a fang tooth hanging out in my inventory.'

[Now wait.]

Rakan made a puzzled expression.