Only I Level Up: Ragnarok Episode 206
The land where the snow melted.
“… … .”
At the center of the giant crater, Liu Zhikang sat helplessly with his limbs hanging limp.
Although his body was completely exhausted, the faint smile at the corners of his lips made him look extremely relieved.
‘It’s refreshing.’
The mind has finally disappeared.
It was the result of completely draining the ominous mana that had been constantly tormenting him for the past two years.
Of course, it could be a temporary phenomenon, but just having my headache go away made me feel better.
‘Yeah, I should have fought the S-class from the start.’
During that time, Ryu Zhikang had not had the opportunity to fight to the death with S-class hunters due to various political reasons.
Fighting against your own S-class would be a national loss, and picking a fight with another country’s S-class would be war in itself.
But today I really got lucky.
‘I never thought I’d encounter a top-class villain in a place like this. … … Even though I lost.’
Cool.
Suddenly, red blood gushed out from Liu Zhikang’s mouth.
Of course, it would be a lie to say that I have no regrets.
There were so many that it was a problem.
‘If I had known this would happen, I should have saved my strength more often.’
‘If I had fought again when I was in peak condition, the result might have been a little different… … .’
‘Of course, if that were the case, I wouldn’t have been able to shake off all my worries like I am now… … .’
A myriad of thoughts flashed before my eyes in just one breath.
But one thing was certain.
The fact that his life was still on the line was enough to afford him the luxury of being caught up in such luxurious feelings.
“… … There was mercy at the tip of the sword.”
Suddenly, Ryu Zhikang’s tired eyes glared at Suho, who was looking down at him from in front.
“Why didn’t you kill me? Were you not a villain?”
Suho took in his straight gaze completely and spoke to Rio Xing, who was approaching from behind.
“Rio Sing, translate for me.”
“Yeah. Thanks for saving my life.”
“… … ?”
It’s that short?
Suho momentarily cast a suspicious glance at Rio Sing’s interpretation skills.
But even after receiving that gaze, Rio Xing simply nodded with a confident expression.
“Hmm. Suho is truly amazing. I didn’t know he was strong enough to defeat Ryu Zhikang alone.”
“… … This guy was tired from the start, so he won easily.”
“Excessive modesty is a deception. Suho, when you return to Korea this time, make sure to get re-examined. The man who defeated Ryu Zhi Kang is only a C-rank. This is a great disrespect to Ryu Zhi Kang as well.”
As he spoke, Rio Xing had a somewhat relieved expression on his face.
Only today was I able to confirm that Suho was a growing hunter.
‘If the world finds out about this, they’ll be shocked. Hmm. Maybe I should take this opportunity to change guilds? Of course, Suho won’t turn down an elite like me, and if I join now, I’ll be promoted to vice president in no time… ‘
Leaving Rio Xing alone to seriously consider his own treatment.
Suho approached Ryu Zhikang holding the spring water from the Echo Forest.
“What is this… … Gulp, gulp.”
Ryu Zhikang, who was completely exhausted, had no choice but to obediently accept and drink the unknown potion.
And the effects were immediate.
Choaaaak!
“… … ?!”
Liu Zhikang couldn’t help but be bewildered when he suddenly saw a pair of blue wings spread out on either side of his back.
The true nature of the evil that had been tormenting him for so long had finally been revealed.
[Kuaaaah!]
Soon, an ashen angel with blue wings spread out fell from his back, screaming in pain.
But the vibe I felt from him was completely different from the one I got from Thomas Andre.
Like Ryu Zukang, the ash-gray angel, whose strength had been completely drained, flapped its wings desperately to escape from here.
[Keeeek! Your Majesty, you can’t miss it!]
Crunch!
Before Ber could finish speaking, as if he had been waiting for this moment, Suho’s hand snapped the bastard’s neck in one breath.
Tiring!
[The Apostle of Itarim has been defeated.]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
“Good!”
Suho’s condition, which had been quite exhausted due to the messages coming in one after another, completely recovered.
But the situation was the same for Ryu Zhikang.
The light dust that was created when the ash-gray angel’s body was shattered into pieces seeped into Ryu Zukang’s body again.
In an instant, shock filled his eyes.
‘… … What is this memory?’
The remnants of the Itarim Apostle that had melted into the body of Ryuuzukang, who had rejected the power of Itarim for the past two years, brought back memories of his previous life that he had forgotten until now.
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Two lives.
Two memories.
The shock that came from them colliding with each other in Liu Zhikang’s head was indescribable.
but.
“… … Was that so?”
He accepted it quickly.
The shock was great, but the sense of relief that followed was even greater.
Finally, a refreshing laugh escaped his mouth.
“Yes. I was stronger than I am now. It wasn’t a vain ambition.”
China’s only 7-star hunter.
A hunter of national power who tore off the limbs of a giant demon beast that crossed the sea to China and killed it.
‘… … That was me, Ryu Zukang.’
Ryu Zhikang muttered with a vain expression.
“I understand why Simma came to see you. Since you had such power and then it disappeared… … .”
Now that I know the cause, I feel relieved.
And he seemed to know what he was going to do.
“Is diligence the only thing left?”
Of course I know.
That training doesn’t necessarily increase your strength as a hunter.
But when I felt the ‘remnants of the mind’ that had just seeped into my body, I had a vague feeling that maybe I could reach a similar level as back then.
“Can you hold it for me?”
Ryu Zhikang reached out to Suho.
Although they could not communicate, Suho understood the meaning and obediently took his hand and helped him up.
“Interpreter, would you please translate what I am saying to this young man?”
At Liu Zhikang’s request, Lio Xing nodded with a determined look in his eyes.
He wasn’t hurt by the fact that he, a key member of the Asura Guild, was treated as nothing more than an interpreter.
Rather, I wondered if there could be any greater honor than this.
‘This is the first conversation between China’s Liu Zhikang and the man who single-handedly defeated him. This historic moment is being made entirely through my mediation.’
The conversation these two are having from now on could possibly end up in history books.
Rio Xing swallowed dry saliva and strained his eyes and ears as if he would not miss a single word.
Meanwhile, Ryu Zhikang stared intently at Suho’s face and then chuckled.
‘… … Now that I look at it again, I understand. How could this young man be so strong?’
Now that I look at it, doesn’t it resemble someone a lot?
Ryu Zhikang, who suddenly remembered his past life, had many questions to ask, but decided to start with the most curious and important ones.
“Let me ask you. Where is your father now and what is he doing?”
“Rio Sing, interpreter.”
“Suho, don’t misunderstand and listen.”
“what?”
gulp.
Lio Xing interpreted Liu Zhikang’s words with a more serious and desperate expression than ever.
“Ryu Zhikang suddenly asks about his father’s well-being. Grammatically, this would be considered a very strong insult in Korea, but in China, it could be a genuine expression of well-being… … .”
“… … .”
Rio Xing’s Korean skills have been improving without end these days.
It was indeed an ability worthy of a key talent of the Asura Guild.
* * *
“… … I see. I understand.”
After a long conversation with Suho, Liu Zhikang nodded seriously.
There was a minor(?) incident where the interpreter was surprised to hear that time had been turned back in the middle, but if you consider that a special ‘skill’, it’s not hard to understand.
More important than that was the current situation.
“Anyway, is there a high probability that Siddharth Bachchan is also in a state of shock like me?”
To be exact, it was different from Simma, but the expression was still good.
The important thing was that no matter how you looked at it, it didn’t seem like Siddharth Bachchan would have struggled to shake off his worries like he did.
“In the first place, our national power-level hunters were comrades who fought together against the powerful enemy called Kamish. There are some who didn’t get along well with each other because their personalities didn’t match, but I still know their basic personalities very well.”
Ryu Zhikang continued with a bitter smile.
“Especially among them, Thomas Andre and I were known as fighting c*cks to the whole world. Well, that was when we were hot-blooded. Oh, I can’t say that it’s not like that now.”
Liu Zhiqiang and Thomas Andre were once praised as the strongest force in human history, and their personalities were also quite aggressive.
“But Sidharth Bachchan… … is a good person, unlike us.”
“Is it good?”
Liu Zhikang nodded in response to Suho’s question.
“Yes. Hypocrisy is also a good thing.”
“hypocrisy?”
“Hypocrite! Our guild leader isn’t that kind of person… … Um, is that right?”
Lio Xing, who was interpreting, seemed to lose his confidence for a moment.
Suddenly, the smiling face of the man who had demoted him, a capable and loyal subordinate, came to mind.
“Well, actually, most people are similar. When people acquire too much wealth and fame, they become intoxicated and lose themselves. And the same goes for force.”
Ryu Zhikang smiled bitterly as he recalled the countless hunters he had seen throughout his past and present life.
“And of them all, Siddharth Bachchan was… …a guy who was, you know, suffering from ‘savior disease.’”
“Are you a savior?”
“Yes. With great power comes great responsibility, so he always wants to help people. He says it’s a good influence, but at its core, it’s a desire for honor.”
The expression on the face of interpreter Rio Xing became a little complicated at the harsh criticism that followed.
Siddharth Bachchan, the head of the Asura Guild and a representative figure of India.
In fact, he was known as a good person who worked harder than anyone else to help the common people, but Rio Sing, who had briefly assisted him… …was also someone who knew a little more about him than others.
“… … That guy wants to save other people’s lives as he pleases because he wants to be better. He doesn’t care about the wishes of the people involved.”
And just as quickly as he finished saying that.
[Master, after studying the mutants… … .]
Harmakan approached Suho and reported what he had found out, pointing to the mutants he had captured.
[No matter how I look at it, these guys all seem to be human.]
“what?”
At those words, Suho’s eyes widened and he looked at the mutants.
“Those guys are human? Are you sure?”
[Yes, that’s right. It’s a hybrid created by injecting dragon blood into a living human using a star fragment as a medium.]
“… … !”
Suho realized it.
What is the hypocrite Siddharth Bachchan doing on this earth right now?
[It seems like he is trying to force the humans who haven’t awakened to awaken.]
Kkiieee… … !
Mutants, humans whose reason had collapsed and who had turned into a single demon, were screaming in despair.
… … Please kill me.
