Solo Leveling- Ragnarok

Chapter 163:

Busan Haeundae.

It was relatively recently that strange signs were discovered on this beautiful white sand beach, which is crowded during the holiday season.

The Knights Guild, a representative guild in the Yeongnam region, patrolled the entire area of Haeundae after receiving reports that people kept going missing there.

And he found it.

"Skeleton."

The leadership of the Knights Guild was silent at Lim Tae-gyu's words.

"The area where skeletons appear is expanding."

In the video, numerous skeleton soldiers were seen crawling out from hiding under the sandy beach.

And the hunters of the Knights Guild were seen defeating them.

Looking at the battle taking place on the screen even at this very moment, Park Jong-su, the president of the Knights Guild, gritted his teeth with a serious expression.

"The problem is that I don't know where they came from."

Looking at the situation, it was clear that a dungeon break had occurred in the waters off Busan.

However, the location of the key point, the gate, could not be found.

"...Judging by the constantly proliferating skeletons, it seems clear that there is a Necromancer-type monster behind them that summons these guys."

"Assuming it is a boss mob, the location of the boss mob is usually at the very end, that is, inside the gate or near the gate."

Only then did the speechless leaders rush to open their mouths.

"So, our knight guild is doing its best to search for the gate...."

"We are unable to find the location of the gate."

"Currently, it is even questionable whether a gate has occurred in the ocean."

"That can't be possible! "There is no precedent for a gate to occur under the sea!"

"It's only been two years since the cataclysm occurred! "A new precedent can always be created!"

A dimensional rift, a gate, connecting the Earth and the extraterrestrial dimension.

The mysterious phenomenon would suddenly appear anywhere in the world.

But why?

Until now, a gate has never been observed in the sea with its constant waves and turbulence.

I don't know the reason, but it was a truly fortunate event for humanity.

No matter how one imagines, the future of humanity, deprived of the sea, could not help but be bleak.

But I couldn't feel safe forever.

Just as no one could have predicted the cataclysm two years ago, no one can know what unexpected changes will occur in the future.

The hunter who raised his voice at the end was pointing out this very point.

"stop."

With one word from Tae-gyu Lim, the atmosphere of the hunters who were shouting at each other was instantly cleared up.

Those gathered here were the leaders of the Knights Guild, that is, A-class hunters.

Each may have their own strengths and weaknesses, but since they were hunters of the same level, they also had equal rights to speak.

However, even more so, Lim Tae-gyu, the only S-class hunter among them, had a higher right to speak than anyone else.

As soon as the atmosphere became quiet, Lim Tae-gyu opened his mouth again.

"I agree that we must remain open to any possibility, but there are limits to the power we can mobilize."

If the gate really occurred under the sea, this was not a problem that could be solved with the power currently gathered here in the first place.

Lim Tae-gyu's judgment was that if it was not a problem that could be solved anyway, it would be better to exclude it.

"So, first of all, we will set up a search team under the premise that the gate's location is hidden somewhere along the coast."

After explaining the situation, Lim Tae-gyu's eyes moved and made eye contact with Su-ho.

'Well, you understand the situation, right?'

Suho read his intention and nodded silently.

"Hmm. In that sense, there are two tasks facing us now."

Then, Tae-gyu Lim suddenly saw Do-gyun Lim next to Su-ho, cleared his throat briefly, avoided his eyes, and continued explaining.

"One is to continue to block the magical beasts that appear endlessly on the coast. Of course, you are doing well now, but we need to deploy as many troops as possible here."

Hearing those words, everyone nodded.

To prevent demonic beasts from leaving the beach and flowing into the city center, the more troops there were, the better.

Moreover, the first ones that appear in Dungeon Break are always weaker than the ones that appear later, as if they were a scouting party.

In other words, due to the nature of the dungeon break, there are only skeletons now, but there is a high probability that more and more dangerous demons will appear in the future.

In order to prepare for this, it was necessary to deploy sufficient military power.

"Two, in the meantime, find the location of the gate as quickly as possible. "This role requires me to go through the crowds, so I plan to select only a small number of elite investigators led by me."

At those words, President Park Jong-su raised his hand and asked a question.

"Do you have separate standards for the elite few?"

"yes. Since the main purpose of this job is exploration, we will mainly hire people who are confident in speed rather than combat power."

'Speed rather than combat power?'

The moment I heard those words.

Lim Do-gyun's eyes brightened.

And he raised his hand just in time to select people to volunteer for the search team.

Lim Tae-gyu was startled by that sight, but soon continued speaking in a calm tone.

"Oh, I forgot to mention one thing. We ask that only B-level or higher volunteers volunteer for the gate search team. "It is very dangerous because there is a high chance of suddenly encountering a boss mob."

"...."

But even after hearing those words, Lim Do-gyun had no intention of putting down his hand.

'I am confident in my speed.'

Because there is a problem with running away.

Seeing Lim Do-gyun's eyes showing that he would not back down, Lim Tae-gyu looked at Su-ho, asking him to do something to stop him.

But Suho chuckled and said, raising his hand as well.

"Although it is not class B, our Woojin guild will also join the search team."

"..."Yes, please do so."

In the end, Lim Tae-gyu had no choice but to nod his head with a shocked expression.

Wasn't the reason Suho came here in the first place to have him join the gate search team?

However, he never imagined that his son, who was only an E-class hunter, would also step forward.

'But since he is the guild leader, he will be responsible for the safety of his guild members. He even went to the glacier dungeon with me.'

Lim Tae-gyu suppressed his anxious feelings and ended the meeting after delivering detailed strategies to the hunters.

"..."Then, the operation begins now."

* * *

A total of 20 people were formed as an exploration team.

Lim Tae-gyu divided the group into 4 people each, forming 5 groups.

But here a problem occurred.

"I will be the leader of Group 1, and Hunter Seong Su-ho of the Woojin Guild will be the leader of Group 2. And Article 3...."

"yes?!"

"I beg your pardon?"

Naturally, the hunters who volunteered for the search team, thinking that Lim Tae-gyu, an S-class hunter, would lead everyone, could not help but be embarrassed.

"No, this is different!"

"I heard that Hunter Seong Su-ho is a C-rank hunter!"

"Our lives are at stake, so how can we do this..." ...!"

Lim Tae-gyu calmly responded to them as if this level of dissatisfaction was expected.

"Again, our purpose is exploration, not combat. So, I guess I told you from the beginning to only volunteer those who are quick on their feet?"

"Well, that's true, but...."

"What we are looking for is the location of the boss mob, but shouldn't the minimum level of safety be guaranteed?"

"you're right. Besides, I am a B-rank hunter. Does it make sense to follow the instructions of a C-rank hunter?"

"after. At best...."

Although it was a reasonable complaint, Lim Tae-gyu could only laugh at those words.

"Suho. No, CEO Seong Su-ho. "Have you not been re-measured yet?"

"I was busy creating a guild."

"Be sure to get re-measured after this is over. That way, you won't waste your time on such useless arguments... ...."

"If that's the case, I'll take charge of team 2! "I'll leave Group 3 to my subordinates."

"hmm?"

While talking with Suho, Hunter, who was the leader of Group 3, stepped forward with great vigor.

A-class hunter Jeong Yoon-tae.

He was the vice president of the Knights Guild, and had a close relationship with the president, Park Jong-su, who were like older brothers and younger brothers.

Jeong Yun-tae looked at each of the 2 trillion won members with a disapproving gaze.

Seong Su-ho is a guild leader and a C-level hunter.

The guild member is Lim Do-gyun, an E-class hunter.

And next to it....

'Who is that woman? Is she a hunter from the Woojin guild?

Next to him, Esil, whom Suho had summoned from the shadow dungeon, was included in group 2 as a member of the Woojin guild.

And the other one was a B-class hunter from the Knights Guild.

"Tsk."

Jeong Yun-tae clicked his tongue and said.

"Compared to the other groups, Group 2's combat power is particularly poor. If this is the case, it would be better for me to move to group 2. Of course, I am the leader... ...."

"Yes, of course."

"Ugh?"

When Suho obediently accepted, it was Jeong Yun-tae who was rather embarrassed.

Suho transferred the members of the Knights Guild to Group 3 and resigned from his position as leader.

And he said, pushing the back of Jeong Yun-tae, who became the leader of Group 2 in his place.

"It's okay for me, so let's leave quickly."

"Huh?"

Jeong Yoon-tae, who suddenly became the leader of Group 2, felt something strange, but anyway, the four people were decided.

And after a while, Lim Tae-gyu gave the final instructions to the search team that arrived at Haeundae.

"Then, each group will disperse to designated areas. "Regardless of whether there is a special situation or not, we will exchange opinions in real time as much as possible."

"Yes, I understand!"

Jeong Yun-tae coolly responded to Lim Tae-gyu's words, and he looked back at the two meager groups of hunters he led and gave an order.

"Our second group will go right through the skeletons and search from there! Then let's go...!"

Faaah!

With those words, Jeong Yun-tae jumped forward at incredible speed.

Then he looked back and shouted to keep pace with his teammates.

"Never fall behind...huh?"

There was no one behind.

"huh?"

Jeong Yun-tae turned his head forward again with a puzzled expression.

Then, surprisingly, all the hunters in Group 2 were running in front of him.

'The speed is fast! This is why Hunter Lim Tae-gyu added the Woojin guild to the search team!'

Jeong Yun-tae was impressed and also increased his speed.

But what is this?

No matter how hard I ran, I couldn't keep up with their speed!

Even Lim Do-gyun, an E-class hunter!

'This can't be happening?'

Does this make sense?

Jeong Yun-tae was not the only one surprised by the scene.

Even Lim Tae-gyu, who was looking at Group 2 with concern from afar, couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Then suddenly.

Jeong Yun-tae, who came to his senses, hurriedly followed behind the second group of hunters ahead and shouted.

"Wait! There are too many skeletons there, so it's safe if you come with me... ...!"

at that time.

"It's just right."

To level up.

Suho, who was running ahead, raised his fist towards the skeletons crowding in front of him.

"A frigid blizzard."

Whioooooo-

At that moment, a bitter cold swirled around, covering the skeletons coming in front of Suho.

What the heck!

Just like that, a pure white blizzard swept away the bare bones and even froze the waves coming behind it to white.

[The King of the Yetis and the Lord of the Cold Opens His Eyes.]

At that moment, Silad, the Lord of the Cold, who had been in a state of eternal sleep, opened his eyes.