Only I Level Up: Ragnarok Episode 144
“… … Tsk. Some idiot broke the barrier.”
An old man who had been sitting on the sofa in a relaxed posture suddenly clicked his tongue and looked out the window.
“what?!”
At those words, Hwang Dong-seok, who had been drinking heavily on the sofa across from him, completely lost his alcohol.
“What the hell! Isn’t there already a pursuit party?!”
He jumped up and urgently checked the situation outside the window.
The sky was dyed red.
A road stained with blood and corpses.
The corpses walking on it were all moving in the same direction.
It was evidence that an outsider had entered the village.
Hwang Dong-seok gritted his teeth and glared at the old man.
“This is different! You said you erased all traces, but what is this!”
“Don’t make such a fuss. There were only two people who entered the village. The magic was lifted because they discovered the spirit that was the medium of the magic.”
After hearing the old man’s explanation, Hwang Dong-seok’s face became relaxed again.
“What? It’s just two guys?”
“Yes, there are two. They are probably hunters who happened to be passing by.”
“Hehe. Really?”
He licked his lips with a smile of conversion.
“That’s good. If you’re a hunter, you must be carrying some weapons, right?”
Although I managed to escape from prison somehow, it was still too early to feel at ease.
Although they scraped together as many weapons as possible from the guards, most of their men were still empty-handed.
The most urgent task was to secure as many weapons as possible before the pursuing party discovered them.
“What are the levels of those two?”
“Well. Since they’re the ones who broke the demons you implanted in the bodies of your subordinates, at least one of them must be a B-class or higher magic hunter.”
“Magic world of B-class or higher?”
At those words, Hwang Dong-seok rolled his eyes and tapped on the calculator in his head.
‘Hmm. Of course it can’t be S-class.’
An S-class hunter is literally a walking big business.
They were not people with so much free time that they would just happen to pass by such a remote area.
The probability that such expensive guys, of which there are not many even in Korea, would show up here just to catch a villain was close to zero.
Moreover, for the same reason, the price of an A-class bounty hunter was not cheap, so no one wanted to become a bounty hunter.
“Hehehe. Then there are only two B-class ones. The magic world is a bit tricky, but even so, it’s impossible to win against the barrage of numbers.”
Hwang Dong-seok called his subordinate who was waiting outside and gave an order.
“The hunters have invaded. Gather everyone who is resting at home. There is a chance that there are two B-class ones, so attack them all at once.”
“Yes, yes! I will convey that!”
Hwang Dong-seok muttered with a bitter smile as he saw his subordinate stiffen up at his order and hurriedly run outside.
“You little brat. Now you’ve finally got your military discipline in order. They say you only come to your senses when you see someone die.”
Hwang Dong-seok, a mere C-class Awakened, still reigns as their king even outside of prison.
But this hierarchical relationship was a series of precarious tightrope walks that could break at any moment.
The only reason the villains still follow Hwang Dong-seok is because he is the older brother of Hwang Dong-soo, a S-class villain.
“Hey, aren’t you going to help me?”
Hwang Dong-seok, who was about to leave after sending his subordinates away, suddenly looked back and asked.
Then the old man, who was still sitting leisurely on the sofa, responded indifferently without even looking at him.
“As you can see, I don’t like using my body. Call me when you’ve dealt with all the outsiders. I’ll put an illusion spell on the village again.”
“… … Okay.”
Hwang Dong-seok looked slightly displeased, but didn’t speak for long.
Because he heard his subordinates gathering outside at his call.
“Everyone, grab your extension cords! There’s only two of them!”
After Hwang Dong-seok went out.
Why, why, why-
As the old man was still staring out the window with an unreadable gaze, a bee flew in front of him and landed on the windowsill.
“… … are you here?”
Only then did a faint smile appear on the old man’s lips.
* * *
[Ghhhhhhhh!]
“hmm?”
Suho couldn’t help but be flustered.
Suddenly, a blue ghost screamed and escaped from the body of the demon, or rather, the villain.
And then suddenly.
Ber muttered with a serious expression at the sight of the villain collapsing and passing out on the spot.
[The demonic spirits hiding in this human’s body have disappeared.]
“suddenly?”
[Yes. It seems that there were some restrictions imposed by the higher-level demon tribe. The beings of the underworld are originally skilled in this type of sorcery.]
“They say there are higher level demons around here.”
At Ber’s words, Suho nodded with a cautious expression.
‘Come to think of it, the guy who created my level-up system was also a sorcerer of the underworld.’
Grand Shaman Candiaru.
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The level-up system he designed could also be seen as a kind of sorcery.
Even if it wasn’t to that extent, it was said that high-level demons could easily cast spells that would restrict certain actions and result in death.
‘This… I came to catch a few villains, but I think I ran into some more awesome guys than I expected.’
“Seongsuho!”
At that moment, the urgent shouts of Kang Tae-sik, who was fighting the undead in front, were heard.
“Come quickly and get involved! The undead are coming in greater numbers!”
As the Demonic Tribe’s illusions disappeared, Yamiri Village fell into a full-blown apocalyptic state.
If it were ordinary undead, Kang Tae-sik, a B-class hunter, wouldn’t have been this flustered, but these guys were strange beings who would reattach even if their bodies were cut off.
furthermore.
“It seems like these undead were originally residents of this village! The villains must have killed them all as soon as they took over this village!”
Kang Tae-sik had a bewildered expression on his face as he spoke.
It was a very ordinary person’s view that they would not harm civilians who could be taken hostage in case their location was discovered.
“Oh my. These guys are even crazier than I thought. This is what a villain has to do.”
As expected, all villains must be killed regardless of their severity.
Kang Tae-sik looked ahead with a sinister smile on his face as he muttered like that.
And he shouted to Suho while cutting off the limbs of the undead.
“Usually in cases like this, the bastard who commands these guys is hiding nearby! Use your summons to find that bastard first!”
But there was no need for that.
Whoa whoa whoa!
Because it showed up over there first.
Suddenly, villains appeared from all directions and began attacking Su-ho and Kang Tae-sik simultaneously.
“Hahaha! So everyone is gathered here!”
Even as the crisis loomed, Kang Tae-sik’s eyes sparkled.
And at the same time, he looked back at Suho with a cold gaze and smiled faintly.
“Seong Su-ho, you’ve worked hard. Your role ends here. From now on, it’s up to each of you to survive.”
“… … ?”
Before Suho could even react to those words.
Ugh.
Kang Tae-sik’s appearance was erased from that spot as if it were a lie.
Suho’s eyes widened at the strange sight.
“Stealth skill?”
[That traitorous bastard!]
Berga gritted his teeth.
Somehow, even in these situations, he seemed so relaxed the whole time, and yet he was hiding such abilities.
However, Kang Tae-sik’s purpose in using his stealth skill was not to escape.
“Ugh?!”
“What, what? Ugh… …!”
Screams began to burst out one by one from the mouths of the villains who were attacking Kang Tae-sik along with the undead.
And the blood streams spurt out like firecrackers.
“Ah, it’s an assassin!”
“What the hell! I never said anything like that!”
“It’s the magic world!”
The atmosphere of the villains who were so arrogant suddenly changed with just one stealth skill.
But that was then.
“Tsk. Where is the assassin?”
Hwaruk- Kwaang!
The magical villain behind them blasted a fireball at the dying villains, spraying blood.
“Ahh!”
“Why me too… … !”
They just escaped together because they had the same goals, so there was no such thing as loyalty between the villains.
The villains who were caught in the explosion by accident were engulfed in flames and rolled around on the ground.
But the effect was clear.
“… … Ugh!”
Kang Tae-sik’s short scream was heard.
With him, a translucent silhouette engulfed in flames appeared in the empty space.
“Over there! Kill them!”
As the villain who fired the fireball proudly pointed in that direction, the villains smiled wickedly and launched an all-out attack.
But there was one person they had forgotten because they were so confused by their stealth abilities.
“… … Shilad.”
Surrounded by the undead, the being sleeping in the sea of the afterlife opened its eyes at the sound of Suho’s soft voice.
[The King of the Snowmen, the Lord of the Cold, is watching you.]
Suho felt the gaze of that being and opened his mouth confidently.
“Protection from the cold.”
[Protection: Protection from the Cold]
The protection of the King of the Snowmen, the Lord of the Cold.
The Lord of the Cold, Silad, has chosen you as his Shaman.
The priest can use his magical power as a sacrifice to create a freezing blizzard.
Whioooo-
That moment.
A pure white wind began to blow around Suho.
[Use ‘Skill: Blizzard of Cold’.]
[Mana required: 100 per second.]
The bitter cold blizzard that turned the Kingdom of Fasad into a glacier city enveloped the village of Yamiri.
“Oh, you’re crazy!”
“what’s this!”
“blizzard?!”
A tremendous coldness hit them like the cries of the villains in great confusion.
Crackle! Crackle!
The cold ice gripped the legs of the villains who had their feet on the ground.
“Oh, shit! My legs… …!”
Everyone’s legs began to freeze on the spot, whether they were undead or villains.
“… … What is this?”
Kang Tae-sik, whose stealth skill was released, looked back at Su-ho with a bewildered expression.
Thanks to the bitter cold wind, the flames that had spread to his body had already gone out.
“You even use nature magic? You really are a Druid.”
Kang Tae-sik nodded, saying that his guess was correct.
And the moment he turned his head towards the villains again, his eyes flashed with an even more cruel glare.
Among the villains, there were some who were able to break the ice and escape by using their legs, but they were a very small minority.
Because most of the villains gathered here were only low-level and mid-level Awakened ones.
“Now you are my prey.”
Choke choke choke choke choke!
Kang Tae-sik stepped forward, his mouth watering.
And then he mercilessly cut down only their critical points.
neck.
carotid.
Wherever his dagger passed, streams of blood spurted out.
“Eww!”
“Eww! Run away!”
The villains who had belatedly removed their frozen legs from the ground began to run away in panic.
but.
[‘Debuff: Curse of the Cold’ is applied.]
[Attack speed reduced by -30%.]
[Movement speed reduced by -30%.]
They were still struggling in the bitter cold blizzard.
Kang Tae-sik, who was recognized as a comrade by the Lord of the Cold, was free from that debuff.
Kang Tae-sik killed the fleeing villains one by one and laughed cruelly.
“That’s why I like fighting humans.”
Unlike the monsters in the dungeon, humans are really easy to kill.
He shouted at Suho with an expression of utmost joy.
“Seongsuho! As your senior, I will teach you an important lesson! Remember this one thing. All humans die! No matter how strong a hunter is, that truth never changes… … .”
Phew!
That moment.
Kang Tae-sik’s head exploded.
“… … Where did this worthless kid get the chance to show off his skills?”
chuck.
The villain, who had blown off Kang Tae-sik’s head with all his might, gnashed his teeth and trampled on his corpse.
And he kept stomping on Kang Tae-sik’s body with his feet over and over again while screaming.
“Yeah, kid! Everyone dies! Did you think you wouldn’t die?! Huh?! Hahahaha!”
And then he glared at Suho, who had caused this blizzard, with an expression that was even more murderous than before and growled.
“Okay! Now there’s only one kid left! Die… … .”
But at that time.
“Get up.”
Right behind him, Kang Tae-sik’s shadow began to ripple ominously.
