Solo Leveling- Ragnarok

Chapter 146:

...Fit!

Sigh!

"Huh?!"

"Bwak!"

At that moment, red solid lines were drawn one after another on the necks of the villains nearby.

Sigh!

Red blood spurted from its neck.

"..."It's a stealth skill!"

"Ugh! "He came back to life!"

??????!

Beneath the fountain of blood exploding like firecrackers, the invisible assassin's dagger began to mercilessly slaughter the villains.

"Oh, no! The body is definitely over there... ...!"

The villains, who had been elated for killing Kang Tae-sik for a very brief moment, were horrified and looked at Kang Tae-sik's body still lying dead on the floor.

but.

Even in that split second.

"Bwak!"

Someone had their head cut off.

"Ahh!"

Someone had their leg cut off.

"Save me!"

As they turned and ran away, there was a crazy assassin who followed them and let out a silent laugh.

Skill, stealth.

The skills that Kang Tae-sik had during his lifetime were still maintained even now that he became a shadow soldier.

"Hey, it's over there!"

at that time.

Grumble!

The magic villain who burned Kang Tae-sik earlier gritted his teeth and created a huge fireball again.

"Anyway, these ragtag bunch! "There's all this fuss over just one assassin!"

With a confident expression, he blazed a huge flame in his hands.

"He'll die in one hit anyway!"

These words were neither exaggerated nor pretentious.

The downside of Assassin Hunters was that their defense was weak compared to their strong and sharp attack power.

They didn't even wear armor because it made their bodies dull.

So, they were half-baked guys whose synergy was only revealed when they fought while hiding servilely behind strong tanks.

On the other hand, what about the magic world?

First of all, since it is not a job that involves direct physical activity like an assassin-type hunter, you can protect yourself by wearing heavy and sturdy armor.

Moreover, no matter how many monsters flock to you.

Even if an invisible enemy appears like now, using wide-range magic like this is enough!

"You guys! Avoid it yourself!"

Grumble!

"Ugh!"

"Dodge, dodge!"

At the warning coming from behind, the villains became confused and scattered in all directions.

Even at this moment, an invisible assassin was ending their lives, but right then, a huge fireball flew towards the last victim and exploded.

Wow!

[...!]

At that moment, Kang Tae-sik, who became a shadow assassin, was caught in the explosion.

The feeling he felt as his whole body melted in the hot flames... ....

[...] ...ha.]

It was a feeling of utmost reverence and joy for Suho, who had made him a shadow soldier.

And at the same time.

[Is this a shadow?]

He felt the true value of this power given to him.

Life and death.

A person who controls the life and death of enemies at the boundary between light and darkness.

Could it be an assassin?

[Really, this power is the one best suited to an assassin.]

Suddenly, the look in the eyes of the man who had first sentenced me to death a long time ago came to mind.

I remembered his movements, which had a darker shadow than anyone else.

Imitating the man's movements, Kang Tae-sik held the two daggers backwards and his eyes flashed.

That moment.

Shwaaaaagh!

New power flowed into my melting body.

The black vapor that formed the body came together again.

His body rushed forward like a demon.

And he stepped on the toes of the magic world villain who had sentenced him to his second death.

Kwasik!

"Ahh!"

He was startled by the pain rising from his toes and tried to quickly retreat.

[late.]

??????!

"...!"

The body of the man whose movement was temporarily blocked was mercilessly cut to pieces.

fast.

Faster.

Faster!

Numerous straight lines were drawn on its body.

A terrible scream came out of the b*stard's mouth.

The most cruel and beautiful blood was sprinkled.

Below, the blood-soaked silhouette of a cruel assassin was revealed.

His eyes and mouth... ....

He was smiling brightly.

[Try to struggle as much as you can. Because today I am invincible.]

Kang Tae-sik, a B-class assassin hunter.

The moment he became a shadow soldier.

He had become the strongest Shinigami, with his only weakness as an assassin disappearing.

'...He's like Quay.'

As Suho watched him fight, he was internally comparing him to Quay, the Shadow Lancer.

Lee Min-seong, a class A villain.

When he was transformed by the queen bee, all his skills were melted away, and instead he turned into a lancer whose power was focused on penetrating power and speed to pierce the enemy.

Instead of giving up defense, he became a dealer specializing in agility.

However, Kang Tae-sik, who was a B-class assassin hunter, became a shadow soldier in a completely different way from Quay.

His speed was a little slower than Quay, but he had stealth skills more than anything else.

Quay attacks at a speed so fast that the eye can't follow it, and Kang Tae-sik is truly invisible.

The two were shadow soldiers of the same 'knight grade', but just because they were the same grade did not mean that their level of power was completely the same.

however.

A knight is someone who fights for the king.

The distinction as to which of the two was stronger was not very important.

In any case, its use will vary depending on the differences between individuals and their abilities during life.

Suho's own ability to utilize the abilities of the knights at the right time and in the right place was more important.

Just one thing.

In Su-ho's judgment, the current Kang Tae-sik had one distinct strength that other shadow soldiers did not have.

[If he is that guy, he can use it as much as he wants without worrying about his abilities being exposed to others.]

"okay."

At Ber's words, Suho smiled slightly and nodded.

"Pretty..."He's a coveted guy."

at that time.

Suddenly something strange happened.

――――――――!

"...!"

A heavy air descended on Yamiri Village along with an indescribable roar.

At the same time, something incredible happened.

Coo coo coo coo coo!

Suddenly, the village itself began to shake strangely.

Roads and buildings began to bulge and merge, and huge walls began to rise up here and there.

"W-what!"

"Ugh!"

Seeing that even the villains were embarrassed, it seemed like it wasn't their doing.

Spot!

At that time, Kang Tae-sik, who was slaughtering the villains, hurriedly returned to Su-ho and said,

[master! I have something to tell you! At the moment of my death, an old man tried to corrupt my soul!]

"old man?"

[yes! I didn't see his face, but I think I saw the witchcraft that had been ensnaring me at that time spread out over the entire village!]

[Why do I have to say that now!]

When Ver scolded him, Kang Tae-sik could not reply at all.

It was difficult to answer that I was so absorbed in the pleasure of murder that I forgot.

[Solord! This must be a spell used by the demon race!]

Ber had already experienced first-hand the various magic spells of the Demon Race during the Monarch War.

But the problem was that the types of magic were so varied that only the magic I had seen for the first time was revealed every time.

[The demons are vicious guys who enjoy capturing, torturing, and experimenting on their enemies! Thanks to that, they are adept at all kinds of bizarre magic and sorcery!]

The demon race's obsessive curiosity and observation skills were notorious among all races.

Among them, the most famous shaman would be 'Kandiaru'.

Wasn't the fact that he was able to design a level-up system that transcended human standards ultimately the result of all kinds of experiments at the expense of countless people?

One of them was the 'Pyramid of Ammut', where strong body techniques were studied.

When inferring all the evidence.

Su-ho seemed to know the intention of the 'old man' who was trying to corrupt Kang Tae-sik's soul.

"Could it be that experiments by demonic tribes were being conducted in this village? Like the Pyramid of Ammut?"

Suho ran between the ground and buildings that were folding and tilting at right angles, and looked at the villains who were also running here and there.

And I found the electronic anklets still attached to their ankles.

"..."Maybe the guy who helped the villains escape from Jisan Prison was also a demonic tribe."

Ammut's Pyramid was a place where many challengers over the years entered on their own, were captured by Ammut, and died while being tortured under the guise of forcible physical training.

The item created through numerous experiments was 'Item: Mummy's Bandages.'

Even after the bandages were made, many people could not endure the training and died and became mummies.

So what about this place?

[That's my opinion too! There is a possibility that the demon tribe escaped prison to use the villains as test subjects for their own research... ...!]

Before Ber finished speaking.

Something amazing happened.

Coo coo coo coo...!

Suho and Ber raised their heads at the huge shadow that suddenly appeared over their heads.

Then, a truly gigantic hand appeared from above the ominous sky and was coming down this way.

Kang Tae-sik recognized the figure and urgently shouted.

[It's that hand! These are the hands of the old man who tried to grab me!]

The hand of the skinny old man who tried to snatch Kang Tae-sik's soul actually appeared.

This time, the old man's hand was aiming for Kang Tae-sik's soul.

[Cluck. You can't miss such a delicious evil spirit right in front of you.]

Kang Tae-sik, even as a shadow soldier, trembled at the sound of the old man's voice booming from the sky.

The demon race's unique nature of treating souls like toys was precisely targeting them.

Of course, no one could know what would happen if Kang Tae-sik, who had already become a shadow soldier, was caught by those hands.

But the moment the enemy revealed his true nature.

Suho immediately took action.

"gray!"

"Quuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...!"

Crash!

At Suho's call, Gray came running up the wall from far away.

Gray had been chasing the villains from the convenience store and attacking them fiercely, and despite his cute appearance, his teeth were soaked in the villains' blood.

Ver noticed Suho's intention and immediately used his skill.

[Kureunga! The time has come to show your changed power!]

[Berga uses 'Skill: Harsh Command'.]

['Skill: Harsh Command' increases Gray's abilities by 50%.]

[As a side effect of 'Skill: Harsh Command', Gray is cursed with insanity.]

That moment.

Gray's eyes suddenly changed.

"Grumbling...!"

But this time it didn't end there.

The heroic spirit of the Fang Lord's holy relic, 'Item: Rakan's Fang', dwells in Gray.

Gray has now begun his path as Rakan's true successor.

Shwaaaaagh!

Gray's body, which was running toward Suho, was engulfed in a spiritual silver light and grew bigger.

At the same time, Gray's expression, which was once cute like a small dog, gradually became more ferocious like a huge tiger.

And the energy of 'Rakan's Fang' and 'Kasaka's Fang' is revealed in the mouth.

"Crumble!"

The roar of a wild beast that came out of Gray's mouth shook the world.

Suho takes out a mana potion and replenishes the mana he lost while using the cold snowstorm.

Taaat!

I jumped up from the slanted floor, jumped on Gray's back as he approached me, and shouted.

"gray! Just run!"

"Crumple!"

With Suho on his back, Gray's thick paws kicked strongly up the slanted wall and jumped up.

The target is the giant old man's grasp!

[Use 'Skill: Rigid Body Technique.']

"Whether it's an illusion or a spell."

Suho threw out a huge fist covered in black energy.

"Men are fists."

Wow!

A huge explosion occurred centered around that power, and the huge old man's grip was shattered.

[This power... ...!]

The old man cried out in embarrassment.

[Lord of the rigid body?!]