Solo Leveling: Ragnarok - Chapter 111

Chapter 111

“… Whew. Is this the country where Hunter Sung Suho was from?“
Rio Xing looked so conflicted as he left the airport.
He was the raid leader of the Asura Guild, and an Indian B-Class hunter who fought the Scavenger Guild with Suho in Egypt.
Although he came to Korea to meet Suho, the situation he was in was not good.
‘I never thought I would be demoted.‘
Definite failure.
The vagueness of those two letters was heavy.
Not long ago, he went to an Egyptian dungeon to build up his performance, but he returned after a solid taste of failure.
Far from making any significant achievements, the guild leader of the Asura Guild held him responsible for all of them.
In the process, Rio Xing came to report everything he had experienced.
The difficulty of the pyramid dungeon was much more than expected.
Also, there was the tyranny of the Scavenger Guild, who monopolized the place without permission.
… In particular, at that point, Rio XIng repeatedly emphasized the story of the ‘Korean Hunter Sung Suho‘ who saved them in crisis.
He couldn‘t help it.
For him, it was because the relationship he built with Sung Suho was actually the only thing he had achieved in the Pyramid.

– Guild leader. He was a strong hunter, like an incarnation of Asura, and without him the pyramid would have become our tomb.
– Asura‘s incarnation? That hunter was that strong? Talk about it in more detail.

When the guild leader showed interest in Suho, Rio Xing talked about Suho more passionately.
After hearing the story, the guild leader rubbed his chin and nodded.

– Hmm. You are definitely an extraordinary person. It‘s definitely a good thing from the guild‘s point of view that you‘ve been interacting with such a hunter. Great move to make friends with him by giving him a dungeon item as a gift.
– T-Thank you! Guild Leader!
– Well. In that sense, I will give you a special mission. Rio Xing! You should immediately go to Korea and recruit Hunter Sung Suho.
– What? Are you saying I‘m going to scout him myself?
– Shouldn’t someone close to him do it? Go to Korea, ask how much he is paid in the guild he is currently in, set a reasonable pay, and scout him.
– …!
– Oh, and don‘t even think about coming back until you recruit him.

At the guild leader‘s last words, Rio Xing finally realized.
That was in fact the guild leader‘s last consideration for him.
But he couldn‘t help but ask directly.

– Well, then, what will happen to my raid leader position in the meantime… … .
– That’s none of your business.

… That was it.
He had no choice but to accept reality.
He tried to climb to a higher place by accumulating performance, but he even lost his position as raid leader.
‘… But it‘s still too early to give up.‘
Despite his situation, Rio Xing has not lost hope yet.
The last hope he had left was Sung Suho.
‘As long as I recruit him, the guild leader will consider my presence again!‘
Since he had witnessed Suho’s battles right in front of his eyes, he could be sure.
The image of him wielding twin swords and slaughtering his enemies was truly the incarnation of Asura.
He was a talent more suited to the Asura Guild than anyone else.
If he enters the guild and shows great performance…
‘I, who recruited him, should be able to get promoted as well.‘
Rio Xing was confident.
Before he got there, I was fully prepared to convince Suho.
“This is the ‘way out‘!“
Rio Xing‘s eyes were unusual as he skillfully read signs written in Korean.
‘Only a week! That‘s how long it took me to master Korean perfectly.‘
He was a well-known scholar in India until the cataclysm. There was nothing difficult about learning a new foreign language to a conversational level.
‘Alright. This can do! I’ll think of this as a new opportunity, not a demotion.‘
He believed that it would be a good thing for Suho as well.
Rio also wanted to explore a wider world than this narrow country.
Ring.
The moment he turned on his phone outside the airport, messages from the guild began to arrive.

– Rio, I found the contact information of Hunter Sung Suho. Contact him through his number.

“Hehe. So fast.“
His expression showed pride.
After all, the information power of the Asura Guild is the best in India.
Digging up the information of hunters in other countries was nothing.
Right then.
Bzzt bzzt!
“Eh?“
His eyes widened as he checked the contents of the urgent messages that arrived one after another.
“W-What is this?!“

-Emergency) Information about ‘Sung Suho‘ was leaked to the Scavenger Guild.
-Emergency) Thomas Andre took a private plane and departed for Korea.
-Urgent) Thomas Andre arrives in Korea!
-Emergency) The Korean Hunter Association failed to stop Thomas Andre‘s at the airport.
-Urgent) We are currently tracking Thomas Andre‘s movement through close cooperation with the Korea Hunter Association.
-Urgent) The prediction that Thomas Andre is visiting Sung Suho is certain…

“This is a big problem!“
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Rio Xing‘s complexion turned white.
The Scavenger Guild were in distress lately as the guild members who went to Egypt did not come back.
As a result of their investigation, they found out that the guild members entered the pyramid and disappeared from Earth together with the pyramid.
If they look farther, the case would have just fallen into a labyrinth…
“I never thought the information would be leaked! Scavenger Guild, those bullies again!“
For a large guild, Scavenger Guild lacked information.
Ironically, the reason was that Thomas Andre, the guild leader, was close friends with the famous prophet Norma Selner.
Since there was a mage prophet right next to him, he naturally had less trouble finding information by stepping out on his own.
Then, when he needed information, he always used such a method to extort information from other guilds.
Whatever the case, things got out of hand.
Considering Thomas Andre‘s personality, there was no way he would leave alone the people involved in the deaths of his guild members.
“Hunter Sung Suho is in danger!“
Rio Xing urgently contacted Suho.

»»————-　★　————-««
After a while.
He arrived at the area where Suho was, and he was shocked.
“What the hell happened here?!“
Had a storm swept through?
Or did an earthquake happen only in that area?
Sidewalk blocks were horribly broken and smashed.
Asphalt shredded and crushed like a spider‘s web.
Rio Xing’s mouth was wide open at the surrounding scenery where everything he could see was half destroyed.
There was only one person whom he thought could do such a thing.
‘Thomas Andre! Thomas has already visited Sung Suho!‘
He tried to calm himself and scanned the surroundings thoroughly.
After all, he is a specialist who started from the bottom of the harsh Asura Guild and was promoted to raid leader in just two years.
With his keen eyes combined with his seasoned experience, he could deduce what kind of battle took place with the little visible information.
Fire!

Infamous Scans

Translator: Anom
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‘I saw it!‘
An illusion of clashing characters was drawn in front of him.
‘Thomas Andre stood there and used a magical field!‘
It was clearly visible in Rio Xing’s eyes.
The figure of a gigantic silhouette unfolding a terrifying magical field centered on that place.
And the other one…
‘The other party is standing here and enduring that magical field…‘
Shocked.
Something was strange.
‘Wait.‘
After figuring out the situation, Rio Xing got goosebumps.
“He got through this? Thomas‘ magical field?“
Even after rubbing his eyes again, it was clear.
The opponent who was hit by Thomas Andre‘s magical field easily received the pressure.
It seemed that he even had a power clash with Thomas Andre inside that field.
Looking at the traces left on the half-destroyed land, he was sure.
That was the outcome of the match…
“Oh my God.“
Rio Xing was astonished.
“Is this possible? It’s almost equal to Thomas Andre’s strength which was known to be the strongest among mankind! How could this happen…“
There was no proof of using other skills, so it must have been a clash of pure power and energy.
Even so, it made no sense.
Wait no…
‘It actually makes sense!‘
It felt as though he had been struck by lightning with his sudden realization.
“Yeah, that‘s right! At that time, he was holding back his power because he was afraid the pyramid would collapse!“
Looking back, Suho leisurely left to hunt the giant centipede that had entered the pyramid.
Rio even discouraged Suho saying that it was dangerous.
“He really had the confidence to hunt that centipede to begin with! Oh my God!“
Upon figuring out the whole truth, he no longer felt sad about being demoted.
Information is power.
Unexpectedly, he had learned the advanced information that Sung Suho was a ‘Goliath-Class‘ hunter before anyone else.
‘This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! I have to recruit Hunter Sung Suho at all costs!‘
Suho then finally appeared in front of him.
Rio couldn’t help but be astonished seeing Suho well and unharmed even after clashing with Thomas Andre.
“Rio Xing?“
“Hunter Sung Suho! Namaste!“
Rio realized that the moment had come to demonstrate his mastery of the Korean language.
It was the time to let his splendid speech skills shine.
‘First of all, apologies! Secondly, we offer you a spot in Asura to protect you from Thomas Andre!‘
A truly perfect scenario.
He desperately apologized to Suho with an extremely sincere look.
“Sung Suho! I‘m sorry! It‘s because of Thomas Andre. Are you okay?“
“Hmm?“
“Thomas is scary! Sign up? Asura Guild is good!“
“… What are you saying?“
[It seems to be a new type of voice phishing, Master.]
“Asura Guild! Join!“
“…“
Suho was just drained.
“Should I really move out…“
After Thomas Andre, a second foreigner came to visit today, but both were insane.
‘At this point, it seems that my personal information is entirely publicized.‘
‘How did he find out my alternate phone number?’
‘How did he know my address?’
Heck, even recently, the Hyeonmu Guild came to visit his house.
However, putting Suho‘s dejection aside, this moment was the most serious for Rio Xing throughout his entire life.
He explained to Suho in detail what had happened.
“I told our guild leader. Sung Suho is a strong hunter. We… friends!“
… It was an explanation where Rio really tried his best to summarize everything.
[Kiiieeek! Did you just say you are friends?!]
Beru eventually burst out of the anger he had been holding back and came out of the shadows.
[A traitor who dared to sell out Young Master came here shamelessly?! You’re a worm who must be divided into five parts for a crime of treason…!]
“What does that mean? I don‘t know difficult words. Easy, easy.“
[… Ehh?]
When Rio Xing tilted his head with a puzzled expression, Beru was even more perplexed.
He used Joseon terms.
[Uhm… Treason, tearing limbs…]
Tilt.
“It‘s hard. Easy, easy.“
[Remove the arms and legs from the torso, and tear off the head…]
Tilt.
“Easier, easier.“
[…]
Ahh.
He really couldn’t speak Korean, that bastard.
Beru eventually snarled in his face with clear intent to kill.
[You. Bad. Human.]
“That‘s right! I‘m bad! Namaste!“
[Ehh-!]
Seeing Rio’s solemn gaze as he quickly lowered his head and put his hands together, Beru turned his head to Suho in a frenzy.
[Young Master! Can I chew and eat this human’s brain?]
“The thing is…“
Suho looked at Rio Xing and smiled warmly.
“Rio. Thomas Andre is here to kill me. Did you know?“
“Yes. I am very sorry.“
“Only in words?“
“… Huh?“
“Are you only sorry in words?“
Suho smiled brightly.