Solo Leveling- Ragnarok

Chapter 169:

A new skill has emerged.

['Skill: Monarch's Realm' has been cast.]

Shadow power.

Next step.

The monarch's domain.

[The abilities of shadow soldiers fighting in the caster's shadow increase by 50%.]

Wow!

The soldiers standing on the shadow of the guardian, which was dyed black everywhere, surrendered themselves to the boiling shiver and began to roar.

[This, this power...!]

Xavier couldn't help but be astonished.

Something unbelievable happened.

It is the energy of a monarch!

The Shadow Lord's domain has spread out before your eyes!

[...] ...It's a lie!]

He denied reality.

okay! This is definitely a trick.

It may be a high-level illusion or an illusion.

It will definitely happen.

It had to be that way.

Isn't the reason obvious?

[Only when the monarch dies can he inherit his power! But why... ...!]

But the Shadow Lord never dies.

Why?

Because he is the king of death!

[But how can you inherit the power of the Shadow Lord! He's not even a shadow lord-!]

Coo coo coo coo coo!

Xavier, feeling extremely alarmed, launched a fierce attack towards Suho.

A sand storm is coming.

Illusions with physical power turned into vicious beasts and attacked Suho all at once.

In front of him, Suho smiled, showing his teeth.

"Why can't my son take after his father?"

Yes. He was already able to use the power of a ruler from the moment he was born.

He's not even a ruler.

But how could he now use the power of a monarch?

The monarch's domain.

It's time to test the effectiveness of this new skill.

Suho ordered.

Toward the soldiers awaiting his own orders.

"Full army advances."

An order was given.

[Mmmuuuuuu-!]

As if they had been waiting for this moment, his soldiers rushed forward with tremendous force.

Shadow Army.

A small elite that is very shabby compared to the great army led by his father.

Moreover, the number of people was small compared to the illusions of Xavier that attacked from all directions.

but.

It was enough.

[One-hit kill.]

???? ??!

The shadow lancer, Quay, becomes a single spear and cuts through the entire field of vision.

A very confident smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

[It's a bet. The soldier who catches the most is the captain.]

[It's Daejangjeon. These are words that cannot be ignored.]

Harmakan's eyes glowed sinisterly.

Although he was an elite soldier and the strongest among the soldiers, he was treated as the lowest ranked soldier, so he willingly accepted the match.

[Vengeance spirits steeped in hatred! Everyone come to me!]

He spread his arms and used a new spell.

[Harmacan uses 'Skill: Dead Man's Provocation'.]

[Nearby enemies ignite their hostility towards Harmakan.]

Kikekekekekekekeke!

At that moment, all attacks from nearby enemies began pouring down on Harmakan.

[Harmacan uses 'Skill: Damage Amplification'.]

[Harmacan uses 'Skill: Thorn of Pain'.]

[Harmacan uses 'Skill: Exploitation'.]

And Harmakan returned all the attacks back to them.

[This...It's a foul!]

Quay gritted his teeth and accelerated his attack even more.

[Are you a shaman and fighting like a tank?]

[Mmmuuuuuu-!]

Meanwhile, the shadow minotaurs rushed through the fierce sandstorm without hesitation.

And it mercilessly crushed its enemies with a more terrifying force than ever before.

Boom! Quack!

Ku-kwa-kwa-kwaang!

At the center of it all, Suho clearly felt the effects of the new skill.

'This is the monarch's territory.'

A buff skill that strengthens shadow soldiers.

With this one skill, the power has become more than twice as strong.

And the synergy of this effect would obviously increase as the number of soldiers increased.

Creepy.

At that moment, he was thrilled to imagine what it would be like when his soldiers increased in number.

'okay. That's it... ....'

-okay. It's a legion.

Suddenly, as if reading his thoughts, he heard his father's voice.

When I turned around, I saw him smiling in satisfaction as he watched the battlefield where shadow soldiers were rampaging.

-Now he's more like my son.

Wow.

When Seong Jin-woo gestured in the air, Su-ho's status window appeared in front of him.

Status window.

The result of all the efforts and choices that Suho has made alone so far.

Seong Jin-woo, who skimmed through the contents, nodded his head.

-okay. Raising the strength stat first was a good choice. In order to recruit excellent soldiers, you must first become strong.

But isn't it a lot better than I thought?

Compared to the level, the strength stat was incredibly high.

In fact, the level-up system used by Seong Su-ho was half-formed.

This is because the ultimate goal of developing players into vessels for the Shadow Lord has been lost.

'I can't believe I grew so much using a half-baked system that didn't even have job change quests.'

Just by looking at this, we could see how much effort Suho had put in so far.

but.

In the future, the direction of growth will have to change slightly.

Because the 'monarch's domain' alone changed the entire landscape.

...But there is no need to give advice on this.

In any case, the path you take is worth choosing if you choose it yourself.

-Well, now that's done with my son, let's go to the other side.

When he suddenly looked somewhere else, his appearance disappeared in a flash.

* * *

hot.

It's so hot.

My whole body was on fire.

But his wife, whom he killed with his own hands, must have been this hot too.

"Ugh! Sorry.... I couldn't help it either... .... To save Do-gyun... ...."

Lim Tae-gyu was crying, embracing his wife with his whole body, still burning with blue flames.

in fact...He knew it too.

That all of this is an illusion.

But there were times when he wanted to be deceived even though he knew.

Besides, you never know.

This may not be just an illusion, but may have summoned the spirit of my real wife.

If there was even the slightest chance of that happening, he truly felt that he could just die with his wife like this.

[Hehehehe!]

Seeing that scene, Xavier burst into laughter.

[It can't be this good!]

Enemy or friend?

I really don't understand the Shadow Lord's intentions.

His magic circle, which he had tinkered with at will, had developed into a much more perfect structure than before.

That is the result!

-Honey, I don't want to die. We need more horsepower.

Grumble!

Lim Tae-gyu, engulfed in hot flames, was obediently giving his magic power to his wife's request.

S-class magical power.

It was truly a huge amount, and unlike other hunters, it seemed like it would never end no matter how much they scooped out.

That enormous magical power was gathering directly into Xavier through Lim Tae-gyu's wife.

Not only that, but the same was true for all the other hunters who were under the illusion.

[All of this is in my power!]

Xavier trembled from the tremendous exhilaration.

And he gritted his teeth as he glared at Suho, who was cruelly destroying his illusions on the other side.

[I don't know what your intentions are, but it will be different from now on!]

Xavier finally raised her crouching body.

And in real time, he burned the magic power that had gathered in his mana core all at once and spread out his magic power.

Directly into his own body.

[Xavier, the demonic illusionist, uses 'Skill: Mirage.']

Huwaaaaaaaaa!

The illusion of the mirage began to increase his size.

At the same time, the corners of his mouth became increasingly sinister.

[I will show you the greatest fear I can show you.]

Xavier recalled.

One day, while wandering through a dimensional rift, he encountered the being.

He made His Godhead so great and terrible!

[I'm looking forward to it too! How far can I imitate his great power?]

Huwaaaaaaaaa!

Xavier's huge body split apart, and dozens of tentacles stretched out in all directions.

The huge body finally broke through the sandstorm and appeared in front of Suho.

[Xavier, the illusionist of the demon race]

"...Kraken?"

[Be careful! That figure is clearly one of Italim's apostles! It seems like I encountered an apostle of Italim somewhere while wandering the dimension!]

Vera was next to me and quickly explained when Suho's words came to mind.

'You imitated the Apostle of Italim through illusion?'

Suho glared at Xavier, who had transformed into a Kraken-like figure with narrowed eyes.

The energy he felt was too unusual to dismiss as simply imitating his appearance.

[It is at least an A-class top level, no, it is an S-class magical beast.]

"You're still getting stronger."

Suho sensed the magic waves flowing around him and gritted his teeth.

He noticed it.

From now on, the real quest is the test given to him by his father.

'Is it possible?'

Of course, this wasn't the first time he faced an S-class magical beast.

But before that, I always fought together with other colleagues.

Even with S-class hunters.

But not now.

'I have to deal with it alone.'

Is it possible?

It was not the time to speculate on such possibilities.

Because the conclusion was decided from the beginning.

Pot!

The body moved first.

[Make a path!]

??? ??!

As Guardian rushed towards Xavier, the shadow soldiers defeated all the illusions that blocked his path.

Guardian jumped along the shadow path they had pierced.

Excited, Excited!

He felt his heart pounding like he was going to explode.

fault! fault! fault!

Suho's body rushed in front of Xavier in an instant, stepping into the air and jumping.

[Laughing b*stard!]

Just then, Xavier's huge tentacles came crashing down on his head.

From a distance that can never be avoided.

Kuqwaang!

With a huge explosion sound, a huge tentacle crushed Suho.

[Khaha!]

Xavier roars.

But even after getting hit by that attack.

['Skill: Tenacity' reduces damage.]

[...] ...?!]

Suho's body still stood firmly beneath him.

and.

Tup.

Suho's hand grabbed the huge tentacle.

His hands started to get bigger and bigger.

Whoa!

[Use 'Skill: Giant's Armor'.]

Suho's body swelled, and he grabbed hold of his tentacles and swung them around.

Huuuung-

[...] ...?!]

Quang!

[Gasp!]

Xavier's body flew through the air and crashed to the floor.

[What kind of power is this... ...!]

Xavier burst out laughing, forgetting about his pain.

Even Sung Jin-Woo acknowledged the path that Suho has taken so far.

strength.

[Strength: 140]

Yes.

At least the power of protection is limited to the strength stat.

An S-class hunter who is said to be the strongest human race.

Goliath, Thomas Andre level.

The fist is raised, concentrating all of its power on one point.

Suho said, looking straight into Xavier's huge eyes with his blazing eyes.

"It's going to hurt a little."

[Uses 'Skill: Rigid Body Art.']

Shwaaaagh!

Black energy was wrapped around his fist.

One more thing here.

[Mmmuuuuu-!]

Transmogrification, Gauntlets.

The shadow minotaur was wrapped around Suho's fist.