Solo Leveling- Ragnarok

Chapter 175: Chapter 175

lang syne.

So, in the world before Shadow Lord Seong Jin-woo turned back time on Earth... ....

There were hunters who received the title of 'strongest', which was given to only five people in the entire world.

'National power level hunter'

The title was literally a symbol of absolute power, meaning that one person's power was equivalent to that of a country.

It was an honorable title given only to hunters with tremendous power that could not even be described as 'S-class'.

However, the reason why such an honorable title was actually given to those five people was anything but glorious.

Humanity's worst disaster.

The first S-class gate.

A boss-level beast that jumped out from there.

'Dragon Kamish'

The worst red dragon in history was a monster with such tremendous power that it wiped out the entire western United States at the same time as Dungeon Break.

At that time, the United States invited the world's best hunters with a huge reward, and barely succeeded in hunting Kamish.

However, as a result, only five survived until the end.

A single demon beast had killed all the world's top hunters.

It was clear that if it had not been for their sacrifices, the nation of the United States would have been erased from the world map.

Therefore, the United States promised to treat the five who saved its country's fate as 'one nation' rather than as one person.

This is said to have been the origin of the term 'state power level'.

But there was one interesting fact here.

National power level hunters had something in common.

To be more precise, all four people except the hunter who was the healer in the Kamish raid had one skill in common.

Telekinesis.

It was a skill to apply force to an object without touching it.

There were many strong people before and after the Kamish Raid, but there were only four in history who had such abilities.

So, the Hunter Management Bureau at the time, which was the only one who knew what they had in common, even considered 'telekinesis' as a condition for being a national power-level hunter.

But now many years have passed since then.

Suho knew exactly the true identity of the 'telekinesis' they had.

[Skill: Ruler's Power]

That power was none other than the result of the 'Rulers' inhabiting the bodies of ordinary S-class hunters.

In other words, four hunters who became strong at the level of national power by borrowing the power of the ruler at the time.

Those who had the courage to accept the rulers were the ones most likely to be taken over by Italim's apostles this time.

Like Thomas Andre in Glacier Dungeon.

* * *

"Thomas Andre, you are under arrest for the murder of Christopher Reed."

While Thomas Andre is talking on the phone with Suho.

Before he knew it, numerous fully armed hunters were approaching and surrounding him.

United States Hunter Administration.

The agency with the most powerful authority in the United States was dispatched to stop Thomas Andre's rampage.

However, despite this numerical superiority, it was not the beleaguered Thomas Andre who was nervous.

"Ah, wait a moment. As you can see, I'm on an important call right now."

Thomas Andre sent a light gesture towards the hunters who surrounded him.

He continued his conversation with Suho calmly.

"...."

gulp.

On the other hand, the Hunters of the Hunter Management Bureau who were completely surrounding him looked determined.

The person they were now trying to arrest was none other than Thomas Andre.

But the problem was that the person killed by him was also Christopher Reed, one of the S-class hunters representing the United States.

'Why on earth did someone like Thomas André suddenly do something like this?'

'You wouldn't gain anything by killing an S-class hunter.'

'If you go into the dungeon with all the effort you put into this, you can make an astronomical amount of money, so why on earth?'

The Hunter Management Bureau, which had no information about Itarim, could not help but be taken aback by Thomas Andre's unexpected behavior.

It's not that there have been no fights between S-class hunters until now, but it was an unprecedented event that they fought until someone died like this.

This was because a system called Hunter Point Ranking was created, and there was no longer a need for hunters to compete pointlessly with each other.

How many more dangerous demon beasts have you hunted?

How many more dungeons have you conquered?

The Hunter Ranking, which is created by converting these various experiences into scores, was the only indicator recognized around the world.

Hunters began to focus more on conquering dungeons rather than focusing on fights that were worthless.

'But why?'

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't figure out why Thomas Andre suddenly murdered Christopher Reed.

It was then.

"Thomas Andre."

Suddenly, the hunters split to the left and right, and there was a man walking through them.

An old gentleman neatly brushing his hair.

Surprisingly, unlike other hunters, he was not armed in any way.

"Director...!"

"It's dangerous!"

"Ah, it's okay."

After he stopped his subordinates who were trying to stop his reckless actions with a light gesture.

Tap, tap, tap.

I walked towards Thomas Andre.

At his appearance, even Thomas Andre had no choice but to pause the call for a moment.

"Adam White."

The corner of Thomas's mouth curled up as if he was interested when he recognized his identity.

"What brings the Director of the Hunter Management Bureau to this point?"

"...Thomas Andre. "Please kindly comply with the investigation."

At those words, the corners of Thomas Andre's mouth rose even more.

"What if I don't like it?"

Thomas Andre is grinning and showing his teeth.

Despite his provocative remarks, the director of the Hunter Management Bureau, Adam White, only sighed softly rather than raising his voice.

Suddenly, his eyes scanned the completely devastated land around him.

Originally, this was where Christopher Reed lived, a luxurious mansion.

But now....

'It's like a nuclear bomb exploded. Is this what happens when two S-class hunters fight?'

Saying that an S-class hunter is a walking weapon of war was certainly not an exaggeration.

Adam White smiled bitterly and politely asked Thomas Andre again.

"...If you say you don't like it, is there any right? We will have to ask even more earnestly. "Everyone is someone's precious child and parent, and I also have a wife and children that I need to take care of."

"her."

Thomas Andre opened his mouth with an expression that seemed to have been drained of steam by Adam White's words.

"You're still a boring guy."

"Even after all this, I've always heard people say I'm a fun boss."

"That must be social life. "My subordinates also explode when I say something."

Even as the meaningless conversation was going on between the two, the hunters surrounding Thomas Andre could not even make a sound.

You know it.

Even if Thomas Andre shows a little whim here today, they will never see the sun of tomorrow again.

"...."

"...."

There was a moment of silence, and the eyes of Thomas Andre and Adam White crossed in the air.

For some, it was a moment, but for others, it seemed like eons.

"Well, sure."

Thomas Andre eventually smiled and obediently raised his hands as if he was surrendering.

At the same time, the body of Christopher Reed he was holding fell to the floor.

Pasasak.

Surprisingly, the moment the body hit the floor, it crumbled and shattered like a piece of burnt charcoal.

The eyes of everyone who witnessed this widened.

But at the same time, they all breathed a sigh of relief when they realized that they would not have to fight Thomas Andre.

Thomas Andre spoke to Suho again into his cell phone.

"Did you hear? Well, the atmosphere was roughly like this. So, I think it will be difficult for people from other countries as well for the time being."

'Other countries?'

Adam White's expression hardened when he heard those words from next to him.

Thomas Andre, who saw his surprised expression, smiled and added one more word to Suho.

"It's okay for Chris because he's an American, but people from other countries have political problems."

-Oh, that's definitely true.

Suho also agreed to those words and nodded his head over his cell phone.

People who were national power-level hunters in their past lives were still S-level hunters.

For someone like Thomas Andre to say that he would go to another country to deal with them, it was literally the same as the United States declaring war on that country.

"Then the matter ends here. "I will send you detailed information about Christopher Reed separately."

-All right. Thank you for your hard work.

Pop.

The call was disconnected.

"May I ask who you were talking to?"

In response to Adam White's subsequent question, Thomas Andre smiled instead of answering and said, putting his muscular arm on his shoulder.

"Adam, it's been a while since I last saw you, so would you mind buying me a hamburger on the way? "I used some strength and got hungry."

"..."I'll buy you a combo."

"nice. As expected, you are a director, so you have a lot of courage. While you're buying it, buy the subordinates behind you too. "Everyone's complexion is not very good."

"All right."

Adam White smiled bitterly and listened to all of Thomas Andre's requests.

* * *

After Thomas Andre was obediently arrested by the Hunter Management Bureau.

As he said, his secretary Laura visited Korea with gifts to deliver to Suho.

"Laura, how is Thomas?"

"You don't have to worry about our boss. "I'm the type of person who eats well and lives well wherever I go."

Laura responded to Suho's concerns as if it was no big deal.

In any case, from the U.S. perspective, it was too risky to tie up Thomas Andre for a long time.

As the income earned by S-class hunters from dungeons decreased, the corresponding taxes also decreased.

Considering their country's safety, the U.S. government had no choice but to pressure the Hunter Administration to release Thomas Andre.

The fact that he not only massacred civilians but also killed hunters of his own rank also played a role.

No, on the contrary, as the number of S-class hunters decreased by one, Thomas Andre had to fill the void.

"...Moreover, our boss had no intention of killing Christopher Reed from the beginning. Rather, I came here in person to give a gift of detox potion, which is our main product these days."

Spring water in the Echo Forest.

The detox potion obtained from the Ice Elves' sacred place was so effective that it restored the spirit of Thomas Andre, who had been possessed by the Apostle of Italim.

Prevent similar accidents by feeding the spring water to other hunters who were at the level of national power in their past lives.

That was exactly what Suho and Thomas Andre had planned from the beginning.

"But our boss said there was a slight accident while delivering the detox potion to Christopher Reed."

"A little accident?"

It was Suho who looked dumbfounded at those words.

I couldn't imagine how little it took to kill an S-class hunter.

"Oh, I also brought information related to that, so it would be quicker for you to see it in person. "It's confidential from here on."

Laura placed a USB in Suho's hand.

And along with that, he had the employees bring other items that he had originally intended to deliver to Suho.

After a while, two specially made sturdy bags appeared in front of Suho.

"Is this it?"

"yes. This is the advanced magic stone you asked for last time. And this one..."This is an item that Cha Hae-in found in the tomb of the Gwangryongs."

"...."

Suho was silent for a moment as he looked at the large bags Laura handed him.

[Solord, I feel an unusual energy.]

Ber, who suddenly appeared next to me, also looked quite cautious.

Click.

Suho first opened the bag that came from his mother.

Of course, since I had been contacted in advance by Cha Hae-in, I already knew the identity of the contents.

'It's a dragon's egg....'

Soon the bag was opened.

Inside it, as informed in advance, was an egg the size of an ostrich egg.

But the problem was that the system message that appeared the moment the egg touched Suho's hand.

Tiring.

['Item: Kamish's Egg' has been acquired.]