Only I Level Up: Ragnarok - Episode 138
Only I Level Up: Ragnarok Episode 138
Due to the mass escape that occurred at Jisan Prison, public opinion toward the Hunter Association has recently been very negative..
-The problem is that they gathered all those dangerous villains in one place in the first place.?
-It was like a time bomb that could have exploded at any time..
-So, they should have killed all the villains from the beginning instead of imprisoning them.?
-Where have all the humanity-loving bastards who violated the villain’s human rights gone?!
-No, I mean, how was the management so negligent that so many of them escaped at once? They say it’s a top security facility.?
-Aren’t the guards bribed by villains??
-Were the guards also villains??
-and. How can something like this happen just because the president of the association, Woo Jin-cheol, is away?.
-At this point, let’s kill all the association hunters except the association president.!
-Before that, it is not right for the president of the association to take responsibility and take off his clothes.?
-Then who is the president of the association??
-Choi Jong-in can be the president of the association. You're an S-class hunter..
-To be honest, Woo Jin-cheol was class A, so he was not qualified to be the president of the association..
-Still, we have to acknowledge that Woo Jin-cheol is the person who made our country go this far..
-The reason it is like this now is because of Jisan Prison created by Woo Jin-cheol.?
-But is it really possible for this situation to be resolved??
-I can't even go out because I'm scared of the villain..
-In fact, it's no different from a dungeon break.?
dungeon break.
In a way, it was an accurate expression..
The number of villains who escaped from Jisan Prison was as many as 500..
Of course, most of them were mid- to low-level villains, but from the perspective of non-awakened citizens, their lives were actually in danger if they encountered even one low-level villain..
Because the awakened person who became a criminal was literally a demonic beast..
But there was actually another reason why the situation was so serious right now..
So many villains escaped from prison, but there weren't many hunters who came forward to catch them..
The reason was the same as in the Lee Min-seong incident..
Because I don't have money.
From the hunters' perspective, it was much more profitable to enter the dungeon one more time while searching for villains who might be hiding somewhere..
In that sense, the Korean Hunter Association has been completely out of sorts these days..
“Internet public opinion is probably good. What's important now is to hunt down the escaped villains as quickly as possible and ensure the safety of the citizens..”
Team leader Han Jae-hyuk briefed Suho on the current situation with a serious expression..
“We sent a large-scale cooperation letter to hunters across the country, but in the end, the only guild that actively cooperated this time was the White Tiger Guild..”
However, the scale of this incident was different from the time of Lee Min-seong..
At that time, we only had to catch one Lee Min-seong, but this time, as many as 500 people were caught..
There was not enough manpower to attract that many people..
“So, we would like to temporarily grant Hunter Seong Su-ho the status of ‘Association Certified Bounty Hunter’..”
“What's different about being an association official??”
“yes. Bounty hunters accredited by the association can enter other guilds' areas without obtaining separate permission..”
“……!”
Suho’s eyes widened at those words..
“Does that mean you can freely enter dungeons that other guilds have exclusive rights to??”
“Yes, that's right. However, you must not hunt demonic beasts in the process..”
“Even if you run into the demons of the dungeon while chasing the villain.?”
“Oh, sorry. I used an ambiguous expression. To be exact, it is illegal to bring a demonic beast's corpse or magic gemstone..”
“The only thing allowed is entry..”
“you're right. To prevent this, please understand that your belongings will be inspected when you leave the gate..”
“Well, that can't be helped..”
It was Suho who nodded obediently to Team Leader Han Jae-hyuk's explanation..
But inside, I was smiling with repentance..
‘……This is awesome?’
I tried to catch a villain, but unexpectedly gained tremendous power..
‘This means that if you want, you can go into any dungeon under the pretense of being a villain and hunt down demonic beasts.?’
They said they would check your belongings at the gate.?
So what should I do?.
Will they be able to inspect even their own ‘inventory’??
Shadow Dungeon?
If he decided to hide the by-products of the demonic beast and come out, no one would notice..
Of course, it would be difficult to hide traces of hunting, so if you did it too much, you would eventually arouse suspicion..
However, the by-products of the magical beast were incidental..
What was more important to Suho was the ‘hunting’ itself..
‘This means that you can level up anywhere.!’
Rather, if he just hunted and left the corpse of the demon beast behind, there was nothing bad at all from that guild's perspective..
Since they do not gain experience points by killing demon beasts like themselves, it would not be better if they could only obtain by-products without any effort..
‘It's a shame that this permit is only temporary..’
If possible, it would be better if it lasts forever..
* * *
Suho began hunting for villains in earnest..
It started out the same as other bounty hunters..
‘First, let’s gather information.’
In order to find the villain who hid from the hunters' pursuit, information analysis was more important than anything else..
Of course, I had already received basic information from the association through team leader Jaehyuk Han..
However, at best, the content was only personal information about the escaped villains or who among them were the villains who had been caught so far..
Team leader Han Jae-hyuk said that he would continue to share information coming to the association immediately, but Su-ho decided to step forward and more actively seek out information..
The first way is to use the White Tiger Guild..
The White Tiger Guild, which was said to be actively cooperating with the villain hunt, must have known a lot..
And Suho happened to have the contact information of a fairly high-ranking person in the Baekho guild..
‘Vice President Baek Mi-ho.’
Suho immediately called Baek Miho..
exactly one hour later.
“what the. I met a really great person today..”
In front of Suho, Baek Miho was standing with her arms crossed with a very unhappy expression..
She had enough reason to do so..
“You've been ignoring all my contacts for a while, so why are you calling me all the time? I need information.?”
But Suho was shameless.
“Oh, did you? I was abroad for a while..”
“foreign country? Oh, somehow the phone was turned off... … No, what do you do when you don’t use overseas roaming? These days, there are people who go abroad without any cell phone.?”
It was Baek Mi-ho who grumbled at Su-ho’s words..
But perhaps the excuse worked, and his voice became much calmer than before..
“Anyway, I'm busy right now, so I'll get to the point. I need information about the villains at Jisan Prison.?”
“yes. This time, I became an association-certified bounty hunter..”
“what… … You're doing a good job. Because the situation is such that the more workers there are, the better..”
As the conversation continued, Baek Mi-ho's gaze, which had been pouty the whole time, gradually eased..
The reason why Baek Mi-ho is so busy these days is because of Jisan Prison..
If the person she contacted wasn't Suho, she wouldn't have come to meet her in person..
In the first place, it was not possible to meet just anyone as the Vice President of the Baekho Guild..
However, Baek Mi-ho had already worked with Su-ho once, so she knew his fighting skills better than anyone else..
So, from that day on, you have been constantly contacting Suho, even putting your pride down, to recruit him..
‘Of course it was all chewed up.’
“Oh, I was overseas..”
“……what the. Be quick-witted.”
Baek Mi-ho, who was about to feel bad again, ended up laughing at Su-ho's sudden intervention..
“Anyway, what information do you need??”
“Anything. I just arrived in Korea today, so there isn't much information..”
“It looks like you really went abroad..”
Finally, Baek Mi-ho’s tight arms loosened..
In fact, Suho felt a strange feeling inside while watching Baek Miho's reaction..
‘I heard that they blocked the information that I followed Thomas Andre, but I never thought it would be like this..’
According to team leader Han Jae-hyuk, the association at the time completely blocked information about him..
The reason was that if cases of Korean hunters being recruited to overseas guilds became known, there would be a tendency for hunters to leave overseas in the long run..
In fact, Suho was not recruited by Scavenger, but it was something that the association had no choice but to care about for their country's safety..
“Anyway, where would you like to hear it from? region? Character? If this is going to be the case, why don't we just move with our guild this time??”
“That's right, you end up looking for them scattered all over the place anyway. And I also know the area. Since Jisan Prison was located in Pocheon, they probably dispersed around there..”
“Then, I guess you could talk about the characters..”
Baek Mi-ho opened the documents she had brought to Su-ho and said,.
“First of all, do you know who started this situation? C-level villain Hwang Dong-seok.”
“yes. It was also on the news. But one thing I wonder is, how could a C-level villain become the instigator??”
Suho decided to first resolve the questions that arose after breaking up with team leader Han Jae-hyuk..
Class A and B villains were also imprisoned in Jisan Prison..
But how can the instigator of this situation be just a C-level villain?.
“Oh, to explain that, I have to first tell you how the villains at Jisan Prison were controlled..”
Jisan Prison.
As a villain-specialized prison boasting the highest security level in Korea, it had one characteristic..
All prisoners are wearing a pair of electronic anklets on both ankles..
“That's what sex offenders wear.?”
“It's about two steps advanced from there. There's a tiny bomb built into it..”
Baek Mi-ho shrugged her shoulders and continued speaking in response to Su-ho's question while listening to the explanation..
“The micro-bomb is designed to explode when the electronic anklet is impacted or when the wearer uses magical power..”
The dangerous invention, the so-called 'magic restraint ball', was developed under the leadership of the association's president Jin-cheol Woo..
“But in fact, the president of the association originally insisted that the bomb should be placed around the neck, not the ankle..”
The argument was that the villains could be controlled only if the magic power was enough to blow off the head..
“But unfortunately, the motion was ultimately rejected and ended up being an anklet. The reason is of course…….”
“Villains are also human and have room for rehabilitation, but their human rights are too deprived of them.?”
“that's right. At that time, several civic groups protested in front of the court. That claim was accepted..”
Of course, having to live with a bomb tied to your neck was a very terrible punishment in terms of humanity..
The moment there is an error in the machine, your head will be blown off..
“So, it was okay that the bomb that was initially hanging around my neck ended up coming down to my ankles. In any case, it was the same as preventing villains from using their magic power..”
“What if you regenerate your ankle after the bomb explodes??”
Baek Mi-ho nodded and answered Su-ho’s question..
“That's a sharp point. Actually, there are healers among the villains. So, the president of the association gathered the healers among the villains and sent them to another prison..”
As Woo Jin-cheol, he chose the best course of action..
“Anyway, by blocking the villains' magic power, a hierarchy was created among the villains regardless of their magic power. It became similar to an ordinary prison..”
“iced coffee. That's why a C-level villain could become the instigator..”
Now, Suho's mind is starting to picture what the situation was like at Jisan Prison..
Su-ho's eyes skimmed over the documents about Hwang Dong-seok handed to him by Baek Mi-ho..
“Name Hwang Dong-seok. aka furry old man.”
“However, it is said that the only people who actually called him by that nickname were the prison guards. Because there was no person of great stature who could call Hwang Dong-seok, who reigned as the king of Jisan Prison, such a ridiculous nickname..”
“Looks like you had a good fight.”
“no. It was more about his brother than the fight..”
“My younger brother?”
At those words, Suho's gaze naturally checked the 'brotherly relationship' checked at the bottom of the document..
And I opened my eyes wide.
“S-class villain?!”
“yes. S-class villain Hwang Dong-soo. He's Hwang Dong-seok's younger brother..”
[kiek?]
Ber suddenly raised his head from the shadows at the familiar name..
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