Solo Leveling: Ragnarok

Chapter 35

As a result of relentlessly unleashing attacks without rest.

[Effect: Critical Hit] has been activated.

An option attached to Rakan’s fangs.

A special effect that deals over 2 times critical damage with a 15% chance has been activated.

And so it began.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

[Effect: Critical Hit] has been activated.

[Effect: Critical Hit] has been activated.

…

As the number of Suho’s attacks accumulated, critical hits continued to occur.

Crack!

Eventually, unable to withstand that power, one of Arachne’s leg joints broke.

“Kkurrarorok!”

Arachne screamed, staggering and writhing.

Suho didn’t miss the opportunity.

Thud!

Stepping on the broken leg without hesitation, Suho jumped onto Arachne’s back.

And gripping two swords in reverse, he thrust them straight into the joint gap of Arachne’s tough carapace.

Squish!

Green blood splattered out as Arachne let out a scream.

“Kkurrarok!”

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Arachne violently writhed and slammed its body against the walls, trying to shake off Suho.

“Sorry, sorry!”

“My body… is out of control!”

Hunters, whose arms and legs were entangled in spider webs, turned into zombies and attacked Suho.

“Just like a puppet.”

Suho, hanging onto Arachne’s back, yelled loudly as he swung back and forth.

Then, with a swift movement, Baeur revealed himself.

[Yes, my lord. Did you call?]

What more needed to be said?

Baeur had been holding back from joining the battle, fearing that he might steal Suho’s experience points.

On the other hand, there was no reason for him not to participate in the battle, as long as he didn’t steal the experience points.

Baeur turned his head sharply and fiercely roared towards the hunters attacking Suho.

“How dare some vermin interfere with my lord’s great battle!”

Chachachachachak!

[Kekekeek!]

Baeur’s claws tore into the hunters at an incredible speed.

“Aaaaack!”

“Save me…!”

The hunters screamed in horror as the claws ripped through them.

However…

“Huh?”

Thud…!

The spider webs that were binding them all were suddenly severed.

In that moment, the bodies of the hunters, who had been floating in midair like broken marionettes, fell to the ground.

Thud!

“Kyaaah! Ouch….”

The hunters, who had their buttocks pierced, writhed on the ground, crying out in pain.

Then, they suddenly raised their heads and followed Suho’s figure with wide-open eyes.

And their eyes widened in disbelief.

“…Crazy.”

An absurd sight was unfolding.

Crunch! Squelch! Splat!

“Heheheh!”

Suho was… tearing off Arachne’s carapace with his bare hands.

“If the defense is high, just tear off the shield!”

[Strength: 51]

The muscles in his biceps swelled as if they were about to burst.

Sweat poured down like rain.

“Keeek! Kwerruk!”

Thump! Thump, thump!

As Arachne’s struggling grew more intense.

He resisted her thrashing with all his might and strength.

At that moment, Suho’s eyes sparkled.

“Daily Quest!”

He took out the rewards he had saved for this very moment.

[The following rewards are prepared.]

Reward 1. Status Recovery (unconfirmed)

“Accept reward!”

Flash!

At that moment, a refreshing energy surged through him, and all his conditions returned to their peak.

“Great!”

Suho chuckled and tightened his grip on his hand.

But it still wasn’t enough.

“A stronger power…!”

Suho instinctively thought of a way to fill his lacking strength.

“The Authority of the Dominator!”

Flash!

An invisible hand that had been hovering in the air overlapped with Suho’s right arm in an instant.

Just like back then.

Just like the moment he had blasted Team Leader Han Jaehyuk of the Association Hunters with his strength.

A black energy seeped into Suho’s arm.

Crack!

In the end, the largest piece of Arachne’s carapace was torn off like a crab shell.

Beneath it, Arachne’s insides were revealed.

Suho aimed at that spot where all his weapons were released.

And slammed his fist down in a straight line.

Kuwa-a-aang!

[Learned ‘Skill: Strike Lv.1.’]

Arachne’s bulky body was split in half by Suho’s merciless violence.

“….!”

[You have defeated the Tomb Spider Arachne.]

[Your level has increased!]

[Your level has increased!]

Arachne collapsed without even being able to scream.

Suho stepped on her body and ripped out the ‘relic’ that had been parasitizing inside her.

Thud!

[Obtained ‘Item: Lakan’s Fang-2.’]

A sword that looked exactly like the original Lakan’s Fang was held in Suho’s hand.

“Even their personalities were similar.”

“Who dares to touch the King’s sword?”

An evil voice pierced through Suho’s mind.

“I will devour your flesh!”

Swoosh!

A red energy surged from the sword and enveloped Suho.

But suddenly, shadows rose from beneath Suho’s feet and swallowed the sword.

The once formidable red energy diminished.

“What, what is this energy! Could it be the Shadow Lord’s…!”

“What’s with these cliché lines?”

Suho chuckled as he spoke to Lakan’s Fang-1.

Thump!

Suddenly, the two fangs, Lakan’s Fangs, resonated with each other.

Ching!

“The item ‘Lakan’s Fang’ recognizes each other.”

“The Beasts’ Sanctuary is activated.”

Simultaneously, system messages began to appear one after another in front of Suho.

Ding! Ding!

[Learned passive skill ‘(Unknown)’.]

[Passive skill ‘(Unknown)’ is activated.]

A new passive skill was added to the automatically opened skill information window.

[Skills]

Passive Skill: (Unknown) Lv.max

“What is this…?”

Suho expressed doubt at the unexpected situation.

Swooooosh!

Suho’s shadow expanded in all directions, coloring the entire world.

And then time stopped.

“Where am I…?”

Suho looked around blankly.

A world of perfect emptiness lay before him.

He was standing alone at the edge of the empty horizon.

Even the crow mask he was wearing was gone.

And the Lakan’s Fang that was in his hand had disappeared without a trace.

“Ber.”

Suho tried to call out to Ber, but no voice came out of his mouth.

“Is this a dream?”

As he thought that, suddenly a voice was heard.

[This is not your dream.]

“…!”

Suho opened his eyes wide and looked ahead.

There, at the end of the empty horizon, he saw a man looking at him.

A man who seemed to be well over 2 meters tall.

A man overflowing with wildness, wearing clothes made of beast-like leather.

No, it wasn’t just wildness, it was wildness itself.

“Greetings. You are indeed his descendant.”

The man smiled, baring his sharp fangs, and looked at Suho.

“Who are you?”

Suho asked, and the man answered.

“My name is Lakan. I am the eternal ghost killed by the Shadow Lord.”

At that moment, a message appeared in front of Suho from the system.

[The Beast King, Lord Fang, is watching you.]

“….!”

Suho opened his eyes wide.

He suddenly felt an immense presence from the man.

A bear, no, a tiger.

A lion, a shark, a crocodile, a venomous snake, how could any predator in the world exude such overwhelming intimidation?

“King.”

Suho realized.

He was the true king of the beasts.

And at that moment.

Roarrrrr!

The silhouette of the man grew larger and larger in Suho’s field of vision.

“Ber.”

Suho tried to call out to Ber, but no voice came out of his mouth.

“Is this a dream?”

As he thought that, suddenly a voice was heard.

[This is not your dream.]

“….!”

Suho opened his eyes wide and looked ahead.

There, at the end of the empty horizon, he saw a man looking at him.

A man who seemed to be well over 2 meters tall.

A man overflowing with wildness, wearing clothes made of beast-like leather.

No, it wasn’t just wildness, it was wildness itself.

“Greetings. You are indeed his descendant.”

The man smiled, baring his sharp fangs, and looked at Suho.

“Who are you?”

Suho asked, and the man answered.

“My name is Lakan. I am the eternal ghost killed by the Shadow Lord.”

At that moment, a message appeared in front of Suho from the system.

[The Beast King, Lord Fang, is watching you.]

“….!”

Suho opened his eyes wide.

He suddenly felt an immense presence from the man.

A bear, no, a tiger.

A lion, a shark, a crocodile, a venomous snake, how could any predator in the world exude such overwhelming intimidation?

“King.”

Suho realized.

He was the true king of the beasts.

And at that moment.

Roarrrrr!

Rakan looked around with a wicked grin, chuckling to himself.
[…Nothing here.]

He suddenly burst into a chuckle, a hollow sound devoid of amusement.
[Naturally.]

The dead do not dream as a rule.
So this dream was an empty void in itself.

[Hehe, how amusing. The mighty Fang Lord, who killed and trampled so many beasts in his lifetime, reduced to just this.]

He turned his gaze back to Suho, and realized.
The young human who inherited the power of the Shadow Lord.
This small and feeble human child was now the sole spectacle in this dreamless void.

[…Is that so?]

Rakan’s gaze at Suho deepened.
[From now on, you will be my sole source of amusement.]

He smirked.
When a Lord dies, they enter eternal rest.
A world of emptiness where even dreams do not exist.
But now, it was different.

[The Beast King, the Fang Lord, is watching you through your dreams. I’m looking forward to it.]

Suho frowned at Rakan’s words.
[Why would you ask me? I was brought here by your power in the first place.]

[Your power?]

Suddenly, the newly acquired skill ‘Unknown’ came to mind.
Rakan chuckled, smirking as he spoke.
[Don’t worry. I can’t see every moment of your life. I can only peek when you use my power.]

[Your power, you mean… Rakan’s Fangs.]

[Yes, that’s right. Oh, and I can also see when you’re with my descendants.]

[Grey?]

[Yes, that’s the name you gave him. I’m grateful that you didn’t kill my descendant and instead took him under your wing. Ah, this will add more joy to my empty rest.]

Rakan grinned, as if he had a mischievous thought in mind.
Soon, a mysterious light emitted from his colossal body.

ROAR!

The light descended upon Suho.

[The Beast King, the Fang Lord, bestows his blessing upon you.]

Suho looked perplexed as he watched the light enveloping his body.

[The blessing: Rakan’s Blessing is applied.]