Only I Level Up: Ragnarok Episode 137
-At one point, our Republic of Facade almost had the entire island become a giant gate.
The speech of the President of the Republic of Fasad was broadcast on the news to the people of Fasad who had fled to various parts of the world.
– But citizens of Façade! You can rest assured now. The Ice Age is over!
As the speech said, from the moment the Apostle of Itarim disappeared, the numerous gates on the façade, which were full of holes like rags, began to close at a rapid pace.
Because of that, the bitter cold that had been seeping through those holes disappeared completely.
The area of the field-type dungeon that had been eroded by magic also rapidly decreased.
-The Ice Age is over!
As the President said in his speech, the façade is now safe.
Of course, that doesn’t mean all gates were closed.
Only one.
Even though the dimension had stabilized, a single gate leading to the Glacier Dungeon still remained.
In order to close that gate, the demons in the Glacier Dungeon had to be subdued.
But this time, since Suho had purchased the exclusive rights to the dungeon, from now on, no one would be able to set foot in the Glacier Dungeon without his permission.
In short, it meant that the Glacier Dungeon would continue to be an independent autonomous region for the Ice Elves.
However, in this situation, the people of Façade could not help but feel uneasy.
Because you have to live with a time bomb that could trigger the next dungeon break.
That’s why the existence of the Scavenger Guild was necessary.
The Scavenger Guild, the largest guild in the United States, has announced that it will guard the area in front of the Glacier Dungeon and conduct mining operations.
Now, all of the people of Fasad who had fled abroad could return in peace.
-On behalf of the entire nation, I would like to express my gratitude to the Scavenger Guild for saving the Republic of Facade.
[Keeeek! You guys are so ignorant!]
All the way to the airport, Ber ground his teeth, dissatisfied with President Fasade’s speech.
[This is truly beyond reproach!]
[That’s right, Master. They don’t even know who really saved them, and they only thank those guys!]
“That’s because that was the contract from the beginning. Besides, it’s also advantageous for us to do it this way.”
Even though they knew the details of the contract, Suho could only snicker at the sight of Ber and Quay fighting each other in anger.
The Scavenger Guild immediately announced that they had conquered the Glacier Dungeon, and this was the beginning of many sweet, intangible benefits they would be able to reap in the future.
As Laura planned, the Scavenger Guild took on all the chores for the Glacier Dungeon in exchange for successfully raising the Scavenger’s brand value.
On the other hand, the existence of Cha Hae-in, who made a decisive contribution to solving the Glacier Dungeon, and Su-ho, who actually came to possess exclusive rights to the Glacier Dungeon, were completely hidden on the surface.
This was entirely at the request of both people.
This was because the two of them did not like being the center of attention, and they needed to divert attention right away.
“Don’t complain too much. If another Itarim apostle is active somewhere, it’s to draw attention to the Scavenger Guild.”
Thomas Andre, who came out to see Suho off to the airport, smiled and comforted Ber and Quay.
And he said, pointing to the guardian next to him with his thumb.
“Leave it to me. I will be your shield until this brat becomes as strong as his father. I was embarrassingly annoying this time, but even so, I am still the strongest tanker in humanity.”
In fact, Thomas Andre was a tanker who even withstood the breath of the Red Dragon Kamish, known as the strongest demon, with his bare body, so he was worthy of being called the strongest tank in human history.
[What is the strongest in humanity?]
[Don’t go somewhere and get fooled again.]
“Huh, these guys? Why do they keep doing such annoying things? Don’t the shadow soldiers these days even know how to respect their elders?”
Thomas Andre could only chuckle at Berwa and Quay’s words, which they immediately answered without hesitation.
and.
“Suho.”
The large, rough hand of Thomas Andre was visible as he shook hands with Suho.
“Thank you.”
Suho, who felt the emotion contained in those short words, raised his head and looked up at his face.
A carefree expression appeared on the face of a muscular old man with slicked-back white hair.
It was the look in the eyes of a man who had solved a long-standing homework problem and decided on the direction to take going forward.
Suho smirked and grabbed the huge hand.
“Yes, me too.”
Suho was a little surprised at how hard the hand was as a rock.
The texture of these calloused hands was a badge of honor that hinted at how rigorously this man had trained.
At the same time, these calluses were extremely developed weapons that could be used to hold onto an opponent in battle or to keep them from losing their weapon.
But that wasn’t why Suho was surprised.
‘Father’s hands… were like this too.’
No, it would have been worse than this, not less.
Compared to that, Suho looked down at his own hand, which was still shattered.
Laura pushed up her glasses and said to him.
“Hunter Seongsuho, please create a guild as soon as you return to Korea.”
“Oh, yes.”
“Please, please. As you know, our contract is a contract between guilds. Our contract will only take effect when Hunter Seongsuho creates a guild.”
In principle, it was impossible for individuals to purchase the dungeon’s exclusive rights.
For now, Scavenger has taken care of it temporarily, but if Suho doesn’t officially create a guild, things will be difficult one way or another.
“I heard that in order to create a guild in Korea, you need to have at least 20 dungeon raiding experiences. If there’s anything we can do to help in this regard… … .”
“Oh, you don’t have to worry about that part. I know another good way.”
“… … ?”
At Soo-ho’s words, Laura made a puzzled expression for a moment, then recalled some information in her head.
Although it is not a method that is often used, there is a way to supplement the conditions for creating a guild in Korea with a career other than clearing dungeons.
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“Are you thinking of fulfilling your career requirements by hunting villains instead?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Laura looked even more bewildered at Soo-ho’s answer.
“Wouldn’t that take longer? It’s not like there are any high bounty villains with careers just walking around on the streets… … .”
“Oh, there is. These days.”
“… … ?”
* * *
I’m back in Korea.
Suho could feel the change in the atmosphere of Korea from the moment he got off Yoo Jinho’s private plane.
-The next news is about Jisan Prison.
All over the airport, screens were broadcasting with newscasters reporting breaking news with serious expressions.
-Jisan Prison is a specialized villain detention center established by the Hunter Association two years ago, and was established under the strong villain countermeasures of the then Association Chairman Woo Jin-cheol… … .
“Oh my. The country is already in chaos these days because of that. Chaos.”
Yoo Jin-ho, who was walking next to Su-ho, clicked his tongue while watching the news.
Korea was originally famous worldwide as a country with good public safety.
That was all thanks to the villain countermeasures that Chairman Woo Jin-cheol had been focusing on as soon as the association was established, and the most representative example of this was ‘Jisan Prison’.
“Suho, you don’t know because you’re not really interested in this kind of thing, but Jisan Prison wasn’t originally a prison specializing in villains.”
As the CEO of a large corporation, Yoo Jin-ho was in a position where he couldn’t help but be sensitive to what was going on in the world.
So, I was also very familiar with the early days of Jisan Prison, which was created by Chairman Woo Jin-cheol.
“Prisons in our country are classified from S1 to S5 based on their security level. Among them, Jisan Prison is a prison that holds prisoners with the highest sentence, S5.”
“So it wasn’t a prison that only held villains.”
“Yes. But strangely enough, the prisoners that Chairman Woo Jin-cheol had locked up there began to awaken one by one?”
At first, everyone dismissed it as a coincidence.
There is no law that says prisoners shouldn’t wake up.
However, the awakening of the prisoners continued to occur repeatedly after that, and before long, most of the prisoners in Jisan Prison had become awakened.
“There was a lot of talk back then. About the location of that prison, and that there was a secret hidden inside that could turn ordinary people into Awakened Ones… .”
At that time, there were even criminals who wanted to become Awakened and who were the first to come forward and make a fuss about being locked up in Jisan Prison.
However, most of the criminals that Chairman Woo Jin-cheol personally arrested in the early days of the Great Upheaval awakened, and those who were imprisoned after that did not awaken no matter how long they waited.
They volunteered to be locked up in Jisan Prison for no reason, only to end up trembling in fear among the vicious villains.
As that unfortunate story spread, rumors began to spread that not only was the location of Jisan Church good, but that the chairman of the association, Woo Jin-cheol, had the skill to identify those who would become Awakened…
“I thought you just knew, not that you could figure it out.”
Eugene Ho muttered with a smirk.
It was not difficult to confirm with just a little cross-checking that those who awakened as hunters in the lost time period would awaken as hunters in the current time period as well.
Even those who were S-class hunters awakened as S-class hunters, and those who were E-class hunters awakened as E-class hunters, so it was not difficult to be certain.
So, Chairman Woo Jin-cheol classified the criminals who would awaken as hunters and put them all in Jisan Prison.
So that even if they awaken in the future, they can be gathered in one place and managed securely.
“The problem is that Chairman Woo Jin-cheol couldn’t grasp the detailed capabilities of the criminals.”
That was the result.
-The Awakened prisoners who rioted and escaped from Jisan Prison two days ago are still missing.
-The association officially defines them as villains and requests emergency cooperation from all hunters across the country… … .
“… … I never thought that all the villains locked up in Jisan Prison would escape.”
“Perhaps the information that the Association Chairman had gone to North Korea to provide support was leaked. Even the Association’s S-class Hunters were sent there along with the Association Chairman, so they must have thought this was their chance.”
Of course, since it was a place that housed dangerous villains, information would have been strictly controlled, but since there was no way to know what abilities the villains might have awakened, there may have been some method.
And what if through that method, they got information that Chairman Woo Jin-cheol and the S-class hunters of the association were absent?
The villains likely decided that now was the right time to stage a prison break.
“We also think so, Hunter Seongsuho.”
Suddenly a familiar voice was heard from behind.
When Suho and Yoo Jinho turned their heads, Team Leader Han Jaehyuk of the association was there to greet Suho.
“I’m so glad you came back safely.”
Team leader Han Jae-hyeok let out a sigh of relief as soon as he saw Su-ho.
In addition, there has been an increasing trend of large overseas guilds poaching useful domestic talent.
But, when I saw Soo-ho being kidnapped by Thomas Andre right in front of my eyes, I thought that maybe he would join the American Scavenger Guild.
It was quite a heartbreaking experience for Team Leader Han Jae-hyeok.
He even witnessed Suho fight with Thomas Andre on equal footing, so he couldn’t help but feel sorry for losing such a hunter to the United States.
‘The Scavenger Guild must have offered you some incredible conditions, but you turned them down and came back.’
Team Leader Han Jae-hyeok had that illusion and secretly expressed his gratitude for Su-ho’s patriotism.
“Thank goodness you came on time.”
“Of course you should come. In these times, Hunter Seongsuho is willing to help us as a bounty hunter.”
Team leader Han Jae-hyeok looked relieved.
At that time, news about Jisan Prison continued to be reported on the news.
-Meanwhile, the person who led this great escape was revealed to be the C-class villain ‘Hwang Dong-seok’, and he is currently… … .
“Okay, so.”
Suho’s eyes, which were looking at Team Leader Han Jae-hyeok with his back turned to the news, had already changed into those of a hunter targeting his prey.
“How many guys do I have to catch to become the guild leader?”
