Solo Leveling: Ragnarok

The news was all over the internet for a while.

The survivors of the Gwanak Mountain Field, rescued by Suho, told the media everything they had been through up to that point, and the public was shocked.

Citizens were outraged more than ever that humans were hunting humans and feeding them to demons.

In addition, other guilds with even the slightest connection to the Hyena Guild were heavily chastised.

Crash!

“Should we just keep watching this nonsense?”

Im Taegyu, the Messenger Guild’s guild leader, slammed his fist down in frustration.

As a result, the marble desk was split in half, but no one in the conference room noticed.

“Sorry, we’re doing our best to respond as well, but as you can see, the firepower is too strong.”

“Planning Director.”

Thud.

The planning manager’s breath was cut short by a cold voice.

“Did I hire you to make such excuses? Did I gather you in the planning department to solicit feedback?”

“…I’m sorry.”

“Hmm.”

Im Taegyu leaned back in his chair and let out a long sigh.

“Let me ask you a question: how did our image get so bad? We weren’t in such bad shape until last year, weren’t we?”

“…?”

In response to Im Taegyu’s question, the executives exchanged awkward glances and awkward expressions.

It’s not that they weren’t, but the Divine Assassin Guild was clearly the number-one guild in South Korea until last year.

The reason for this was the guild leader, Im Tae-gyu.

Despite being in his forties, he was one of Korea’s few S-rank hunters.

The Divine Assassin Guild had one more S-rank hunter among its ranks. Until last year, that is.

“Well, Vice President Baek Yoon-ho became independent last year…”

“Shh.”

The planning director demanded that the subordinate be silenced immediately.

‘What a dumb kid! Who wouldn’t know that and inquire about it? ‘

S-rank hunter, Baek Yoon-ho.

After leaving the Divine Assassin Guild last year, he founded the “Baekho Guild.”

The Divine Assassin Guild’s power was nearly cut in half when he left as an S-rank hunter.

But that wasn’t the real issue.

In fact, everyone in the conference room was aware of the main reason.

They couldn’t bring themselves to say anything.

“If I speak up, I’ll lose my mind.”

After Baek Yoon-ho left, Im Tae-gyu quickly brought in an A-rank hunter from outside and appointed him vice president.

It was a so-called parachute appointment, given that the person was an acquaintance of Lim Tae-gyu’s prior to the major upheaval.

Naturally, the executives of the Divine Assassin Guild were outraged by his decision.

An A-rank hunter could not take the place of an S-rank hunter.

Furthermore, the A-rank hunter he brought in, Lee Min-sung, was a novice who had never even entered a proper dungeon.

However, Im Tae-gyu did not initially recruit Lee Min-sung as his main force.

Lee Min-sung… He simply had a lot of money.

He was already a wealthy businessman from a wealthy family before he awoke.

Furthermore, he was a former movie star who was so well-known that he was a celebrity in Asia when he was younger.

Regardless of dungeons or hunters, his life had been that of a wealthy man who had followed only a brilliant path of money from birth until now.

What is Lim Tae-gyu’s true goal?

It was all about the money.

“If our power is weak, we can buy expensive weapons to boost it!”

Lee Min-sung was, in reality, more of a powerful sponsor than a vice president.

And that plan was somewhat successful.

After Lee Min-sung was appointed vice president, guild members began to acquire increasingly expensive and flashy equipment.

But ironically…

“Since then, our guild’s reputation has deteriorated.”

The head of the planning department was forced to keep his words to himself.

Vice President Lee Min-sung, the issue at hand, entered the conference room at that point.

“Hey! Sorry for being late, the traffic was terrible!”

Lee Min-sung laughed and joked around despite arriving an hour late for the meeting.

His face was filled with a bright smile from his childhood as a handsome actor.

Im Tae-gyu fixed his cold gaze on Lee Min-sung.

“Vice President Lee Min-sung.”

“Oh, what’s this? Did the CEO break the table? In any case, how strong are you?”

“Vice President Lee Min-sung.”

“Hey, Secretary Kim! Change this table to a better one by the end of the day, got it?”

“Hey, Lee Min-sung!”

Thump.

Finally, when Im Tae-gyu couldn’t hold back his rage and yelled, Lee Min-sung’s smile vanished.

“Hey?”

Lee Min-sung sharply turned his head and cast a cold gaze at Im Tae-gyu.

“Doesn’t that title seem a little impolite?”

Ignoring the remark, Im Tae-gyu asked Lee Min-sung, “Vice President Lee Min-sung, why were you late to the meeting?”

“I told you, the traffic was bad.”

“Wasn’t it because you were hiding from the hyenas?”

“….”

Lee Min-sung’s expression shifted slightly in response to the remark.

But he quickly chuckled and laughed.

“What are you talking about again? Hyenas? Can you see them at the zoo?”

“Don’t play dumb, Lee Min-sung.”

Thump.

Lee Min-sung’s mask was ripped away with those words.

“You’ve been speaking in a rude manner since earlier.”

Despite facing the wrath of S-rank hunter Im Tae-gyu, Lee Min-sung’s face was filled with contempt.

“When did our Tae-gyu become this way? Wasn’t he just a driver for me or something?”

“….”

Im Tae-gyu’s eyes flashed with rage at that.

Lee Min-sung, on the other hand, approached him without hesitation.

Then he patted his collar and looked up and down at him with an arrogant look.

“You know what? People don’t know what they’re doing, right? You know what? Just because you were fortunate enough to awaken as an S-rank, you became so arrogant after only two years? Especially in front of your former boss?”

“Lee Min-sung…”

“Oh, right. Come to think of it, you’re not my former boss, are you? Mr. Tae-kyu still has two years left on his contract as my driver, right?”

“Lee Min-sung… Don’t test my patience.”

“Why? Are you going to kill me? Geez, scary. The dog you raised is trying to bite the owner, and you didn’t even show gratitude after I gave money to an already failing guild.”

If looks could kill, the people in the conference room would have died long ago.

“Please, just go out there and fight…”

The employees were unable to breathe properly due to the tense conflict between the two complicated individuals.

Fortunately, Im Tae-kyu wasn’t so hot-headed as to be paralyzed by rage.

“Hoo… Let’s stop.”

“What were you trying to accomplish?”

“I know you had a commission with the Hyena Guild, and the Association will find out about it soon.”

“The Association?”

Lee Min-sung’s expression hardened; he had been complaining all along.

Im Tae-gyu let out a long sigh.

“That’s right, so tell me what you were up to behind the scenes, and we might be able to make amends on the guild level.”

“Hmm… Make up for it, huh?”

Im Tae-gyu rubbed his chin, deep in thought.

But he didn’t want to say anything specific.

“But there’s nothing particularly noteworthy about it; just some minor errands and money games.”

“Is that all?”

“Well, yeah. Just turn a blind eye to it because we can handle it within my jurisdiction.”

“I hope that’s true.”

“Otherwise, what can you do? The Hunter Law is so flawed that using my lawyers wouldn’t even be a problem?”

“The law, huh…”

It was undeniably flawed.

Im Tae-gyu chewed on those words.

It was entirely natural.

It had only been two years since the Great Cataclysm.

They were still working hard in the Association to pass Hunter-related bills, but there were still flaws in them.

So guys like the Hyenas could still spread their wings to their hearts’ content.

“Is that it? If you don’t have anything else to say, I’ll leave.”

Zip.

Lee Min-sung turned and exited the conference room without waiting for a response.

Im Tae-gyu then issued one final warning.

“Lee Min-sung, it’s best not to be too arrogant; even if the law is flawed, the Association Chairman is no pushover.”

Bang.

The conference room door was slammed shut.

Im Tae-gyu trembled and leaned back in his chair.

Only then were the employees able to expel the breath they had been holding.

Lee Min-sung, on the other hand, walked out with a leisurely gait and a demon-like expression.

“How dare a kid who doesn’t even understand the subject!”

He didn’t show it, but his entire body was drenched in cold sweat from Im Tae-gyu’s aura.

His pride, however, was more wounded than his petty fear.

“I came here begging to be promoted to assistant manager, and now he treats me like a servant? Who is Im Tae-gyu?”

But he didn’t have the right to be angry right now.

He was an S-class hunter, after all, while he was only an A-class hunter.

As a result, this explosive rage could only be directed at the perpetrator of this situation.

Hyena Guild?

No.

“That bastard who disgraced the Hyena Guild!”

Lee Min-seong called someone with a scary expression.

“Yeah, it’s me. Did you find out who he is?”

– Yes, sir. I’ve asked all of the survivors, but none of them recognize him.

“What do you mean they don’t know?”

– That hunter had been wearing a mask and a hood the entire time. His only distinguishing feature was that he wielded twin swords, but he also picked up a sword that the werewolves used in the end.

Thud.

“….Find out more, find out who that kid is, and bring him to me no matter what.”

“Sir, yes…”

Thud!

Im Min-seong couldn’t take it anymore and threw his phone to the ground.

***

Meanwhile, Su-ho was enjoying some peace and quiet in the Shadow Dungeon.

Of course, Su-ho was the only one who was content.

The Grey, a Fang Clan wolf pup, was about to die.

“Grrr!”

[Oh, that’s great. Finally, our little wolf hunted a goblin by himself. Although the opponent is, of course, a baby goblin.]

“Kkuaaong-!”

Beru’s praise elicited a pitiful, or rather fierce, howl from the little wolf pup.

It looked pitiful and heroic as it stomped on the goblin cub’s corpse with its forepaw.

[Now, eat up! A true hunter consumes their entire prey without leaving anything behind! ]

“Grrr!”

[Hey, open your mouth wide and chew it!]

“Kkuaaaang!”

“Growl!”

“Huh?”

[What’s going on?]

Suho and Beru looked at each other, then turned their gaze to Gray, who was lying flat on the ground.

“Whimper…..”

[My lord. Why are you eating flea liver? ]

“Well, I….”

Suho was suddenly overcome with guilt.