Only I Level Up: Ragnarok Episode 117
[Facade Island]
‘Fasad’ was a small island in the Pacific Ocean and was the smallest republic in the world.
It was a very small independent country with one of the smallest populations among the full member states of the United Nations, and its area was only about a quarter of Jeju Island.
But the façade was also a fairly wealthy country for its size.
Since the island itself was made of phosphorite, which was created by the accumulation of ‘guano (animal feces)’, it was possible to make enormous wealth simply by mining the massive amount of phosphorite buried on the island.
This was especially true because the population was small compared to the amount of money being earned.
But when the cataclysm struck, problems began to arise right from the lack of population.
If the population is small, the absolute number of hunters who awaken naturally has to be small as well.
When the gate occurred, the only force capable of stopping it was the Hunters, who were woefully lacking.
And finally… … .
‘That day’ has come.
‘Dungeon Break’
Ireland, which had a shortage of hunters, was quickly engulfed in blue fog without any chance to resist.
It has become a ‘field-type dungeon’.
Although the President of the Facade belatedly tried to spend a huge amount of money to hire foreign hunters as mercenaries, by then the situation had already reached a point where it could not be helped.
Suddenly, ordinary citizens with no magical aptitude started turning into mist burns and running wild here and there.
In fact, the façade was destroyed that day.
“… … At that time, information about mist burns and magical aptitude had not yet spread throughout the world.”
“… … .”
While Suho was flying to the façade on Thomas Andre’s private plane, he was receiving a situation briefing from Laura.
“The country that was façade-shaped has completely disappeared. Although there are still a few survivors, they have effectively become refugees from a ruined country.”
“But luckily or unfortunately, the president of that country is still alive.”
As Thomas, who was leisurely looking at the clouds in the sky with his arms folded next to him, spoke, Suho looked at him and asked back.
“Has the President awakened as a hunter?”
“That’s right. I was lucky. But the first thing I did after awakening was to kill my own family members who had turned into mist burns… … You could say I was unlucky.”
“… … .”
At those words, Suho had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.
It couldn’t have been a more dire situation.
Laura pushed up her glasses and continued her briefing.
“That’s why experts say this these days. When a dungeon break occurs, the most dangerous thing is not the demons, but the blue fog flowing out of the gate itself.”
Suho also nodded in agreement with those words.
What I have learned through experience is that the demons are ultimately nothing more than refugees wandering through the dimensional rift.
Of course, because their habits are so vicious, they instinctively attack and eat humans, but the more fundamental problem was the blue fog.
Suddenly, Suho remembered the conversation he had with Berwa and Rakan’s fangs.
[This blue fog is the magic power of outer space. It is used to forcibly break through the dimensional walls and create cracks in the world.]
-That’s right. Because of this fog, the sanctuary I was in drifted through the dimensional gap and became connected to Earth.
[Ultimately, what the extraterrestrial beings want is to spread this fog across the entire Earth and cause a great rift. A hole large enough for their army to cross dimensions.]
‘… … And as the demons drenched in blue fog spread in all directions like the swamp I saw yesterday, the contaminated area also expands.’
Suho made a serious expression as he recalled the swamp that was gradually expanding in real time yesterday.
Fortunately, there were many hunters around at the time, but the result of not being able to resolve the situation quickly was the countless field-type dungeons he had experienced up until then.
The size of these places cannot expand any further because they are tightly surrounded by barbed wire and guarded to prevent the devil from escaping.
By preventing the demons spreading the blue fog from crossing over.
Even these days, there is a trend of developing various methods to prevent the demons from approaching by utilizing the magical power of magic stones on the barbed wire, so it is becoming even safer.
But the Façade Island I was going to now was surrounded by sea on all sides.
The problem was that the erosion had already been completed before specialized equipment such as barbed wire was developed.
“Im here.”
After a while, the private plane carrying them finally landed on the coast of Facade Island.
As the airplane door opened, the bitter cold outside awaited Suho.
“… … Huh! Th, are we there?”
Rio Xing, who had been sleeping sprawled out on the seat next to him, felt the cold and took off his blindfold.
Laura pointed to Rio Sing and asked Suho.
“But why on earth did you bring this Indian hunter? Are you in cooperation with the Asura Guild?”
“I’m here to help Suho. I’m here as an interpreter.”
Rio Sing introduced himself confidently.
Although he was not very good at Korean because he had only recently started learning it, he was a scholar who could basically speak four languages.
‘I can’t let Seongsuho be taken away by a scavenger.’
English was essential to move with the Scavenger Guild, which was mostly comprised of Americans, but Suho didn’t know how to speak English.
Rio Xing had been asking to be included in the raid team for this very reason.
‘Since safety is guaranteed if we move with Thomas Andre anyway, I will only help with interpretation and make Sung Soo Ho continue to rely on me.’
Rio Xing’s eyes lit up, saying that it was a perfect plan.
But the problem lay elsewhere.
Outside the plane, the Scavenger Guild members who had already arrived and were waiting for Thomas Andre were stationed in barracks.
“Guild Master!”
“The guild leader has arrived!”
Woof woof!
A group of large, menacing figures swarmed toward Thomas Andre, fearing that he might be a scavenger.
“Thomas! Why are you so late… … Ugh!”
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“Be quiet, you kids.”
Thomas Andre kicked the first one who ran towards him with his foot, then looked around at each of the guild members with a wicked look in his eyes and snickered.
“Are you very cold?”
“No, you call that talking!”
“How can you leave elites like us here!”
“How much money would I make if I ran one more dungeon at a time like this?”
“It’s really cold! It’s cold!”
As if waiting for a single word from Thomas Andre, a commotion broke out.
Everyone, without exception, had a look of discontent on their face.
However, perhaps because of his colleague who got hit first, his momentum had died down a bit compared to the beginning.
“But boss, what about those little guys?”
One of them asked, pointing to Suho and Rio Sing, who happened to be standing near Thomas Andre.
Since they were stuck between the already large scavengers, the two couldn’t help but look incredibly small in comparison.
“What? Did you keep us waiting just to bring these guys?”
“You look weak?”
“No. But I think the mana I feel is around B-class?”
“No, what good is a B-class? Would you be able to exert any strength here with such a weak body?”
The Scavenger Guild members who had arrived here a few days ago frowned and looked at the Guardians with scowls.
But even though he was receiving those gazes, Suho had no thoughts.
‘What are you saying?’
Because I didn’t know English.
But just by looking at their expressions, they could clearly feel that the atmosphere was not welcoming.
“Boss, did you really make us wait in this cold place just to bring them in?”
“Ah, what the heck… … Ugh!”
Another one grumbled and got kicked by Thomas.
But their reaction was quite natural.
The tanker who had just been hit got up again and protested to Thomas Andre with a genuinely angry expression.
“Boss. No, I’m not joking. Is this your first time here? In this cold, hunters with weak stamina can’t exert their full strength. Even we’ve only been here for three days and our stamina has depleted.”
“That’s right. But the problem is that it’s like this even though we’re still outside the dungeon.”
That’s right.
This is where Thomas Andre’s private plane landed, in the outermost area of the field dungeon that has not yet been eroded.
So, in Korea, it was like being right in front of a barbed wire fence.
However, this area has now become a very cold zone, as if it were Antarctica.
It’s literally a glacier.
“If you take these guys into the Glacier Dungeon, you’ll just end up adding to the burden. I’ve never seen these guys come back alive before.”
“So what do you do? Of course not a tank, but a dealer?”
A guild member who happened to glance at the sword in Rio Xing’s hand let out a hollow laugh.
But the problem was the moment his gaze passed those two and turned to Suho.
“Why doesn’t this guy have a weapon? Is he from the magic world?”
“note…….”
Thomas Andre looked a little embarrassed at that question.
It was actually a good thing that I left my guild members in such a cold place for a few days.
Even though he was joking around like that, he knew that his guild members were by no means weak.
In the meantime, they must have been doing their own jobs while hunting the demons in the area.
However, the problem was that the reason I made these guys wait was because of Suho, but the introduction to Suho was really ambiguous.
Luckily, Laura came forward at the right time.
“The Seongsuho Hunter here is… … a Korean Hunter and a C-class Summoner.”
“her?”
“Summoning?”
“Did I hear that wrong?”
I told the truth, but the reactions I got from those words were even more bewildering.
Eventually, unable to hold back any longer, a large member of the Scavenger Guild strode towards Suho.
A large man with a head larger than Suho looked down at him with a jealous gaze and ground his teeth.
“A summoner? Yes, kid. What can you summon? It’s cold, so if you could summon a moth, that would be great.”
The only problem was Suho’s poor English skills.
There was no way he could understand his English pronunciation, which was so angry, so Rio Xing, who heard what he said from the side, quickly translated it for Suho.
“Guardian. Summoning, is it possible?”
“Summon? Ah, that’s right.”
At those words, Suho said he forgot and took out the key to the Shadow Dungeon.
And he said, sticking it in his own shadow.
“Come out, Essil.”
Swish!
“Did you call?”
“… … !”
“… … !”
At that moment, Eshil suddenly appeared from Suho’s shadow.
Everyone’s eyes, who were looking at Suho with expressions of dismay at the shocking sight, were filled with shock.
“Hey, man?!”
“Summoning people?!”
“What, what is this again!”
Thomas Andre, who had brought Suho, was also surprised.
Eshil was staying in the Guardian’s Shadow Dungeon while traveling by plane, and the reason for this was, of course, his overseas visa.
With Eugene’s help, I managed to register as a hunter for the guild application, but Eshil was basically a demon.
Issuing a visa was a cumbersome process.
“Soo, Suho? Can you summon people too? Summoned beasts?”
Even Rio Sing couldn’t help but be greatly surprised when Eshil, whom he had seen in Egypt, suddenly appeared from the shadow of the guardian.
Essildo also recognized Rio Sing.
“Huh? What is this? Is this the guy I saw at the pyramid last time?”
“Do, comrade? Summon? Person?”
But Rio Xing’s mind was becoming increasingly tangled.
‘We’re in big trouble.’
A sense of crisis came over me.
There were two interpreters.
