Solo Leveling: Ragnarok - Chapter 116

Chapter 116

Drip.
A sticky liquid continued to flow down Suho‘s neck.
The taste was disgusting and fishy, ​​but it was still edible.
‘It‘s not like I always take in this kind of poison anyway.‘
While Suho drank away every single drop of Kasaka‘s poison, Quehresha‘s ‘Blessing of Plague‘ and Kandiaru‘s ‘Protection‘ were steadily being activated.
Ring.

[A harmful substance has been detected.]
[Healing begins with the effect of ‘Buff: Detoxification‘.]
[3, 2, 1… Detoxification is complete.]
[‘Side effect: Damaged Muscle‘ disappears.]
Initially, the fatal side effects of ‘Kasaka‘s Poison‘ were completely purified.
Ring.

[Effect ‘Kasaka‘s ironclad viper’: Physical damage is reduced by 20%.]
Now, only the positive buff effect with no side effects was left intact, increasing Suho‘s defense.
On top of that, recently, Suho‘s strength skill increased his defense to +100%, so when combined, he had a whopping +120% defense.
At this level, Suho had become a tank who would never be outpowered anywhere.
More than that, what Suho was delighted the most about was that he was able to use Kasaka‘s poison itself for attacks.

[Debuff: Kasaka‘s Poison]
A poison that damages the muscles of the poisoned target, reducing their strength by -35.
Damaged muscles literally means that the opponent‘s strength and speed are weakened simultaneously.
It was like getting a much stronger level of debuff than the ‘paralysis poison‘, which simply slowed down the opponent’s movement.
‘I guess this would be of help.‘
Suho immediately summoned Quay.
“Quay.“
[Yes, Master.]
“From now on, apply Kasaka‘s poison to all of your attacks and fight.“
[Alright.]
Swoosh.
At that command, ‘Debuff: Kasaka‘s Poison‘ seeped into the tip of Quay‘s spear.
‘Like what I did today, it would be more effective if I first shoot Quay as an arrow and debuff the opponent with Kasaka‘s poison before starting the battle.‘
Eventually, most of the beasts will be sorted out through Quay only.
‘I unexpectedly got a very good ability.‘
Suho nodded with a satisfied expression.

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While Suho was checking the reward, the post-processing of the Euljiro incident was also going smoothly.
After annihilating the monsters, the area of ​​the swamp gradually shrank and disappeared.
From the moment safety was secured, reporters rushed in and began to report about the situation to the media.
It was always up to the Association Hunters to deal with such a hectic situation.
“I am Reporter Oh Seokhoon of the Hunter Daily! What kind of hunter‘s skill was that black arrow that suddenly flew from the sky!“
“Those two arrows actually killed the boss mob and solved the whole situation…!“
“Wait a minute. Just one question please…“
Team leader Han Jaehyeok was surrounded by the microphones of numerous reporters.
‘This isn‘t the time for me to be like this.‘
He was blocked by reporters in a situation where he had to chase after Thomas Andre, who had suddenly disappeared.
But that doesn‘t mean he could pretend he didn’t know what was going on and leave.
The Association Hunters closest to Euljiro were themselves, and it was the association‘s job to do the post-processing.
Fortunately, the situation was quickly suppressed and there were few casualties, so the most urgent task now was to fairly distribute the bodies of the demons.
“I caught this beast!“
“What nonsense! The wounds from my skill are clearly visible here!“
‘… In fact, this is the most troublesome moment.‘
Team leader Han Jaehyeok felt his head pounding at the sight of the hunters arguing over the bodies of the beasts and claiming that those were theirs.
None of them touched the demons killed by the two black arrows that flew in the middle.
‘The first shot flew like lightning and killed the boss mob first, and the second arrow overturned the entire swamp like a siege cannon. Even so with the second, the problem is with the first one.‘
Because he had seen numerous archer hunters while working for the association, he understood the meaning of the ‘first arrow‘ better than anyone else.
Other hunters must have known the meaning, so they would not have dared to claim ownership of the arrow.
‘It turned to the direction where the boss mob was and hit it, as if the arrow had eyes.‘
He would have understood if it was a guided missile.
It was rather a method of confirming first and then chasing it until the end to hit the target.
But flying in a parabolic arc from the far sky, turning around like thunder and lightning to hunt the strongest beast?
‘Who on Earth would be an archer hunter with that skill? It‘s a skill I‘ve never seen before.‘
However, all those questions were resolved sooner than expected.
Suddenly, the best archer in Korea, Lim Taegyu, appeared nearby.
“Oh! Lim Taegyu!“
“Reaper Guild Leader!“
“Ah! Somehow I thought someone else shot the arrow!“
“As expected, the only archer with that skill is Lim Taegyu!“
Rush!
“W-What?! Wait! Why are you here?!“
Lim Taegyu couldn‘t help but be frightened when he saw the reporters suddenly rushing towards him.
“As expected of Lim Taegyu!“
“Isn‘t it Hunter Lim Taegyu who shot the arrow a moment ago?!“
“Lim Taegyu! Please say something! I heard that you generously paid compensation to the bereaved families of Lee Minseong’s case…!“
“Wait! One question please!“

Infamous Scans

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Even the world‘s best S-Class hunter could not help but be taken aback by that situation.
He turned his head to look for Suho.
Then, suddenly, his eyes met with Suho, who was standing in a corner far away where no one could see and leisurely watching him suffer.
‘Ah, that bastard, seriously!‘
Suho just smiled warmly and nodded towards Lim Taegyu.
It was like he was asking an old man to clean it up on his behalf.
‘What the…?! He doesn‘t want to be exposed, huh? Kids these days!‘
On the other hand, he understood.
Just getting media attention for this incident didn‘t mean that market value would go up.
Rather, there would only be a lot of annoying things.
In the end, a hunter‘s value could be raised by their own selves even without anyone knowing.
If it wasn‘t for the purpose of getting a job in a large guild, it was a simple structure to make money as much as you hunted monsters yourself.
Or, raise your brand reputation and set up your own guild…
‘Wait.‘
Halt.
Lim Taegyu realized something from Suho‘s expression while looking at him at that moment.
‘Did he do this for me…?‘
Looking at the situation now, it seemed that he was the one who did all these.
It was clear that it was an opportunity to restore the image of the Reaper Guild that had fallen into the abyss.
Also to widely publicize to the media that even though the Reaper Guild was criticized, the guild leader Lim Taegyu was still strong.
But why?
‘Why is he doing this for me?…‘
Right then, a voice came to Lim Taegyu‘s ears, who was just making a questionable expression?
[… With this, my debt has been paid off.]
“…!“
Hearing that horrifyingly familiar voice, Lim Taegyu trembled as if he had been struck by lightning.
He hurriedly turned his head to look around, but the owner of the voice was nowhere to be seen.
But he was sure.
‘No way?!‘
No, how could he not know!
It was the voice of Lee Minseong, his friend who made the Reaper Guild collapse!
“Oh, where are you?!“
Seeing Lim Taegyu suddenly screaming, the reporters around him showed a puzzled reaction.
“Where are you?!“
[…]
But he didn‘t know.
His bad friend Lee Minseong was no longer in this world.
There was only ‘Quay‘, who had been reborn as a shadow soldier.
Quay, who was still looking up at his old friend‘s face while mingling in the shadows of countless reporters, spoke again.
However, it was not like an apology saying that he was sorry.
In the first place, Quay had no intention of asking him for forgiveness.
So this is just… just doing what needs to be done.
[… There is a separate secret ledger hidden in the Reaper Guild. It is a slush fund accumulated by the dead Lee Minseong.]
“…!“
[Anyway, since the money is the property of the guild, no one but the guild leader will be able to take it out. If you know the location and password of the account…]
Lim Taegyu was astonished when he suddenly heard that.
Quay silently shared to Lim Taegyu the password of the secret account.
He repeated it several times until Lim Taegyu could memorize it.

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[… Thank you, Master.]
“Done?“
[Yes. I no longer have any regrets.]
Beru growled as he saw Quay bowing his head politely after returning to Suho.
[You are truly ungrateful. Giving away that much money to a friend without thinking of giving it to Young Master.]
[I tried to do that at first, but what if it‘s legally impossible? That account is an account that can only be accessed by the guild leader or sub-guild leader of the guild.]
Quay, who made such an excuse, looked at Suho with a slightly embarrassed expression.
It was a money that would disappear into the air without anyone noticing at the same time as the death of ‘Lee Minseong‘ if he did not do that anyway.
Now, the guild he took that money from would be able to put out an urgent fire.
[I think this is enough.]
He felt like he could throw away the name Lee Minseong with real peace of mind now.
“You did well.“
Seeing Quay‘s relieved expression, Suho also nodded.
Swoosh.
Quay and Beru returned to the shadow of Suho.
Just then, Thomas Andre was trudging towards Suho from afar.
Thomas, like Lim Taegyu, seemed to have finally been released after dealing with annoying reporters.
“So, are you ready now?“
At Thomas Andre‘s sudden question, Suho shrugged and nodded.
“Yeah, well.“
As if he really liked that cool answer, the corner of Thomas Andre‘s mouth went up.
“Departure is tomorrow morning.“
Thomas Andre left that word and immediately turned around and went back to where Laura was.
A determined light appeared in Suho‘s eyes as he gazed at the huge back.
‘Tomorrow.‘
It was finally tomorrow.
Finding his missing mother.
‘To the Glacier Dungeon.‘
Then…
“Suho.“
Shaking off the reporters, Lim Taegyu approached Suho and started talking to him.
“Let me ask one thing.“
“Yes?“
“In that glacial dungeon… are you the only one going in? Or will your colleagues go with you?“
“Colleagues?“
“Yeah. Those who want to make a guild with you.“
Suho put on a puzzled expression at the sudden question, then fell into deep thought for a moment.
Of course, Esil would follow, but Dokyoon’s case was a bit ambigious.
He has been living in Suho’s shadow as he has been training under Ammut lately.
If Suho entered the glacier dungeon, Lim Dokyoon, who was in the shadow, would be there as well.
“Hmm. We’ll probably go in together.“
“Okay. I see… Well, Thomas Andre is going with you, so it‘ll be fine.“
“…?“
Lim Taegyu, who was muttering to himself with a disturbed expression, scratched his head and nodded.
“Well, have a good trip. If your colleagues are in danger, protect them well.“
“That‘s right…“
Hmm?
Feeling a strange sense of déjà vu, Suho‘s eyes widened.
Someone else‘s face was overlapping on Lim Taegyu‘s embarrassed face.
‘Wait. No way…‘
“Mister, are you…“
Suho was about to ask something.
After cutting off the words in the middle, Lim Taegyu opened his mouth first.
“Oh, and I just received money I didn’t expect.“
“…?“
“There is a ‘bow‘ that I was originally going to sell to raise some money. I‘ll lend it to you, so use it in the Glacier Dungeon and return it.“
“… A bow?“