Solo Leveling- Ragnarok

Chapter 167:

...Looking back, Suho's school days were always a series of boredom.

Square desk.

Square blackboard.

Square classroom.

People wearing the same clothes gather together.

A standardized world where everyone learns the same things.

That was all Suho remembered from his school days.

'...'It's boring.'

Looking back, back then, there were many moments when I yawned inexplicably and felt bored.

...Something.

A faint feeling as if my heart was beating a little more and I knew many amazing things.

Every time he felt that way, Suho couldn't bear the boredom.

It was right then.

Tick.

Time has stopped.

And an unbelievable sight unfolded before Suho's eyes.

Students leaving the school gate.

Students exercising.

A car passing through the roadway.

People passing on the sidewalk next to it.

And even the ball in the air.

Everything that was moving stopped at once.

'It' appeared.

gate.

A round black hole suddenly appeared at the back of the classroom.

A door of deep darkness where it feels like you'll be sucked in if you get close.

It would have been something that would have frightened any normal child, but instead of crying or screaming, Suho put his hand on his chest.

Thump, pound, pound.

My excited heart was beating wildly.

perhaps.

Maybe he had been looking forward to something like this for a long time.

'Mom always said I looked like her dad.'

If she had been the father... ....

How did she move at a time like this?

The answer was there.

Suho jumped into the gate without hesitation.

That's how it started.

In short, it was the most intense and intense experience of his entire life.

Really... ...It was a terrible dream.

Wow!

Kyaaaaaaaaa!

KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[Your level has risen!]

[Your level has risen!]

[Your level has risen!]

....

In that dream, Suho was injured and died countless times.

He continued to run forward and forward, defeating the enormous number of demonic beasts that were attacking him.

And finally.

At the end of the dream, Suho was able to encounter 'him'.

A man wearing a hood that makes his face unrecognizable.

An unidentified man whose entire body was radiating pressure that took his breath away.

But now he knows.

Who 'he' was.

'...father?'

Su-ho couldn't help but be embarrassed by the sight of his father, Seong Jin-woo, appearing in front of him.

Of course I know.

He said it was definitely an illusion.

There's no way my father in space would suddenly appear here.

So that's fake.

but.

It was an inevitable problem to be worried about.

'Can I win against my father now?'

gulp.

Suho swallows dry saliva.

Looking back, even though I was level 99 in my dream, I was knocked out in one hit.

However, his current level is lower than then.

'no. My father won't be as strong as he was then. 'That's a fake created with genjutsu.'

Suho was sure.

There was no way that a mere demonic illusionist could replicate the power of his father, the Shadow Lord.

So enough... ....

'No, even if that's the case, isn't there too much pressure?'

A merciless pressure weighing down on the area.

The magic of the Great Joint Demon Spirit was so amazing that Guardian's sensory stats were fluctuating like crazy from the moment his father's illusion appeared.

Even though he clearly knew it was an illusion, Suho couldn't help but break into a cold sweat due to the pressure pressing down on his entire body.

[...] ...Hahahaha! I never thought there would be someone with memories like this! A shadow lord!]

Xavier, who came to his senses belatedly, burst into laughter.

He finally figured out what was going on.

Xavier pointed at Suho and shouted in a confident tone.

[You! I guess I encountered the Shadow Lord somewhere! cancer! The Shadow Lord is a nightmare in itself!]

Xavier, a demonic illusionist, had seen the Shadow Lord for a moment from afar.

Of course, as soon as he saw it, he ran away without looking back, so he was able to survive until now.

However, just seeing it from afar made the memory of that day truly terrifying and cursed.

At the same time, it was a huge shock.

The energy of death emanating from the Shadow Lord!

If only I could bring out the horror of that day from my memories!

'I will be able to have even the Shadow Lord as a subordinate!'

Re-presentation of memories!

That was the genjutsu that Xavier had devoted his entire life to compiling.

Of course, it can't be completely the same, but even if you succeed in recreating the Shadow Lord, the King of Death, your soul will achieve a tremendous level of transcendence!

But unfortunately, his research ultimately failed.

No, to be exact, it was only half a success.

The illusion of mirage was completed, but the sight of the Shadow Lord that Xavier himself saw was only a fleeting moment.

It was impossible to create the Shadow Lord as an illusion using such flimsy memories.

[But I never thought I would find it this way!]

I knew well that the Shadow Lord had been living in the human world for a long time.

But who would have thought that there was a soul among humans who remembered the Shadow Lord so clearly!

Xavier looked at Suho with greedy eyes and quenched his appetite.

[Cluck, click. You are mine now! I will bind your soul and use it as material to summon the Shadow Lord's illusions forever!]

And he commanded in a cruel voice towards the Shadow Lord, who was spewing out terrible energy.

[Listen! Shadow Lord! I am your master Xavier! Kill the human in front of you right now and bring his soul to me!]

At those words, Suho raised his entire body's magic power with a nervous expression.

'Do your best from the beginning.'

In fact, the most effective way to deal with an illusionist was to ignore the illusionist and aim directly at the illusionist.

But of course, the illusionist never revealed himself in public.

Xavier was also hiding somewhere, and only his voice could be heard.

Suho expanded his senses to catch his energy, but strangely, his energy was felt in all directions at the same time.

-honey....

"I-I'm sorry.... I, with my hands...."

Even in the fantasy of his wife, who is facing Lim Tae-gyu with a painful expression.

Even in the fantasy that many other hunters are facing.

And even from the shadow lord Seong Jin-woo standing over there.

[Cluck. You're quick-witted.]

...Xavier's energy was present.

[Yes. All the illusions here are mine. And now even the Shadow Lord you summoned is... ...!]

Xavier's evil laughter echoed throughout the place.

however.

Stop.

[...] ...uh?]

Suddenly a confused voice was heard from Xavier.

At the same time, Suho also noticed something strange.

His own father.

No, it's a fake Seong Jin-woo.

He seemed like he was going to attack with all his might.

Soon, he looked at Suho's face and smiled.

Like it's cute.

-You're still weak.

"...?"

Moment.

It was Suho who felt something strange.

Indeed, the magic of the demon race was amazing.

Doesn't that voice and atmosphere really sound like my father?

The problem is that the father was an illusion that attacked him in his dreams.

however.

[What, what! Why doesn't it move according to my will? ...!]

What is this again?

For some reason, Xavier's voice sounded very confused from earlier.

-hmm.

'Seong Jin-woo' took his gaze away from Su-ho and looked around in a relaxed manner.

Quaoooooooo-!

A fiercely swirling sand storm.

Hunters trapped inside, facing the illusions with painful expressions.

Seong Jin-woo, who was watching the scene, nodded his head and opened his mouth again.

-Well, I see. Am I an illusion now?

"uh?"

[...] ...What?!]

Xavier was extremely shocked.

Something truly unbelievable happened.

An illusion created through genjutsu has an ego and realizes that it is an illusion!

[This is impossible...!]

-Nothing is impossible.

[...] ...!]

-At least for me.

At those words, Xavier's body trembled.

I got goosebumps.

Suddenly, Seong Jin-woo's vision was talking to him, looking straight into his eyes while he was hiding in the sandstorm.

'He' smiled and asked Xavier a question.

-Do you know how many demons have become shadow soldiers so far?

[Now, wait a minute.]

At that moment, an ominous feeling came over Xavier.

He didn't ask a question because he wanted an answer.

Xavier immediately realized the intention behind the question.

How many of their own people died at the hands of the Shadow Lord in the fierce war and were incorporated into the Shadow Legion?

What if they were still studying magic 'as demons' even after becoming shadow soldiers?

And now, the king who rules over those who have become the Shadow Demon Race, the Shadow Lord... ....

-okay. Thanks to this, I have become quite familiar with the magic of the demon race.

'Seong Jin-woo' expressed his sincere gratitude to Xavier.

-So, let me praise you. Your genjutsu is quite useful. Especially in situations like now.

And suddenly 'he' lifted his head and looked up at the sky.

Although there was nothing to be seen due to the sandstorm.

He paid no attention to his eyes and quietly gazed at the sky beyond.

The vast universe that spreads beyond, and my own body that exists there.

Eat.

Suddenly, a faint smile appeared on Seong Jin-woo's lips.

Then he took his gaze away again, looked at his son Su-ho, and called someone's name.

-Ber.

[...] ...Kieeeeek!]

Ber, who had disappeared at that command, suddenly appeared through the sandstorm.

And he recognized his master, Seong Jin-woo, and burst into tears.

[Wow, King!]

The illusion of a mirage.

However, Ber's eyes, which were psychically connected to Seong Jin-woo, were able to discover Seong Jin-woo's will through the illusion.

-...Ber, your strength has diminished.

Seong Jin-woo, who recognized Ber's condition at a glance, clicked his tongue.

-Well, it doesn't matter.

He lifted his hand and placed it on Ber's head.

-Know this. Shadow soldiers share all of the senses with their monarch. That is level 2 of the shadow storage skill.

At the same time, he muttered as if he wanted Suho, who was watching him, to listen.

-If you mix that with the magic of the demon race, something like this is possible.

Paaaaat!

Black energy swirled from 'his' hand and seeped into Ber.

Feeling his touch for the first time in a long time, Ber closed his eyes happily.

That moment.

Tiring!

[Quest has arrived.]

"What about this?"

Suho's eyes widened as a system message suddenly appeared in front of him.

And before checking the contents of the quest, he turned his gaze to look at his father's illusion, and saw that he was grinning at himself.

-okay. It's a bit primitive, but that's how quests were originally created.

Level up system.

It is an advanced magic created by Candiaru, the great magician of the demon race, for one purpose.

The purpose is....

-The reward is the next shadow power.

'Seong Jin-woo' said to his son with a slightly mischievous smile.

-So, go ahead and prove yourself.

[Do you want to accept the quest?] (Y/N)