Only I Level Up: Ragnarok - Episode 25
Only I Level Up: Ragnarok Episode 25
Ver recalled an old memory..
Total twice.
The demon world has been destroyed twice by the shadow lord 'Seong Jin-woo'..
At first, in the demon castle dungeon.
Then one more time after everything is reset.
In the war between Seong Jin-woo and the monarchs, the devil was nothing more than an experience point that Seong Jin-woo stepped on..
That's how demons die and die again…….
In the end, only one family was able to survive in the demon world..
That was the 'Radir' family, ranked 20th in the rankings, the only one among the many devils to take Seong Jin-woo's side..
But that family was destroyed.?
[……It seems like something has happened in the demon world..]
Ver narrowed his eyes and looked at the body of the dead lesser demon..
To know the inside story, ‘predation’ was the best..
Because I can read the memories of the being I ate..
[Little Lord, may I eat that devil?.]
At those words, Suho's eyes turned to the devil's corpse..
[Extracting polluted manara shadows is impossible..]
Suho tilted his head at the message that appeared before his eyes..
“Demons cannot be extracted with shadow soldiers?”
[That's right.]
Since the Shadow Power is meant to extract the opponent's soul, it seemed impossible to extract the soul of a demon that had already been tainted..
Suho nodded..
“Then eat it.”
[Wow!!]
When permission was given, the corners of Ber's mouth parted and bit into the corpse..
I wanted to swallow it in one gulp, but.
Yom yum yum yum!
Yom yum yum yum!
……I have a small mouth so it seemed like it would take a bit longer..
[Hehehe!]
Leaving behind a slightly gruesome scene that looks like it needs to be mosaiced.
Suho looked back at the gazes focused on him..
From earlier, all the hunters, whether collectors or raiders, were looking at themselves with shocked expressions..
“that…….”
“Uh, how…….”
A confusing situation where you don't know what to say first..
Assistant Professor Lim, who was the only one in the room and this was not the first time he had seen Suho like this, stepped forward..
“Suho, are you okay with your wounds??”
All wounds were healed upon leveling up, but the blood on the body did not disappear..
Just looking at Suho's appearance right now, he was covered in blood and looked like he was about to collapse..
“Ah, yes.”
In response to Assistant Professor Lim's concern, Suho casually wiped the blood from his face with the back of his hand..
“That, over there…….”
The attack leader came hesitantly to his side..
“Go to the association and get re-examined.…….”
Regardless of his summoning skills, Suho, who hunted a C-rank demon beast alone, could never have been E-rank..
There must have been some big mistake..
“That's not important now.”
At that time, Assistant Professor Lim next to me picked up the empty potion bottle that the devil had eaten earlier and looked at it closely..
“Originally, the effect of stardust was not this great... … What on earth is this??”
“Are you familiar with stardust??”
The attack leader's expression became serious. He himself had found that strange from earlier..
Assistant Professor Lim nodded..
“That's because there are so many low-level hunters who use it. Just a few days ago, the collectors who went diving today were smiling and saying that they had a hard time finding stardust.…….”
Stardust was mainly used by low-level hunters rather than advanced hunters..
Why low-level hunters use more stardust?
This is because the amplification power of stardust is limited..
Stardust is an amazing medicine that allows an E-level hunter to instantly become a D-level hunter if taken, but it is not enough to transform a D-level player into a C-level player like before..
Of course, it was possible for hunters who became D-rank because their magical power was slightly lower than that of C-rank..
And they were the main customer base of Stardust..
They ate stardust and went to the association, not the dungeon. And then the magic power would be remeasured and the grade would be revised to C grade..
“……So, among stardust users, those who became more greedy tried taking several bottles at the same time to increase the amplification power, and even tried to drink it consistently. Everything failed and I ended up wasting my money..”
In addition, there were rumors that the developers were continuing research to increase the amplification power..
However, no one knew who was actually developing stardust..
“But how did it happen a little while ago?…….”
[Oh my-]
At that time, Ber next to me stood up and burped loudly..
Then I muttered as I looked through the puzzles of memories that came into my head..
[Of course it is. In the first place, stardust is a medicine created by demons, so it is bound to be more effective against demons..]
“What, what?!”
“The devils made stardust?”
Hunters were astonished by the shocking truth..
“That's true?”
[Yes, that's right..]
In response to Suho’s question, Ver nodded with a serious expression..
[But that's not the problem.]
No matter how much you tried, it was impossible to read all the memories of the person you preyed on..
But even that fragmentary information was very shocking..
[Apparently the ingredients for stardust are…….]
Ber's explanation that followed was truly shocking and frightening..
The process of making stardust was as follows..
1) Making firewood: Capturing non-awakened people and forcibly injecting them with blue fog to create ‘Mist Burn’.
2) Increase firepower: Maximize firepower by throwing 'humans as firewood' at Mist Burn..
3) Burning: Roasting the ‘magic stone soaked in devil’s blood’ over a blazing wood fire..
……The resulting lump of charcoal was ground into powder and was called stardust..
“And the solution diluted by dissolving it in water is being distributed in this potion bottle.?”
[yes.]
The hunters' bodies trembled after hearing Ver's explanation..
“this doesn't make sense.”
“It is said that stardust was created by burning humans alive.?”
“Then why is this devil here?……?”
I felt like I knew this without having to ask..
Ber turned his gaze and stared into the tunnel where the demon first appeared..
[It seems like there is a 'factory' for demons along that road. Even the civilians captured to make firewood..]
It was then.
ring!
[Quest: Rescue the survivors.]
There are people nearby waiting for your rescue.
Rescue as many of them as possible.
Rewards vary depending on the number of people rescued..
-Current number of survivors: 7
-Current rescued number: 0 people
‘There are 7 people still alive?’
Now that the quest was up, there was no reason to delay any longer..
Suho’s eyes sparkled..
“I'm going to save you.”
plod.
The moment Suho takes a step toward the tunnel.
“Now, wait! Suho!”
Assistant Lim urgently grabs Suho’s shoulder from behind..
Suho turned his head and looked at him..
“Assistant, please run away first..”
“……No, I want to go this time too..”
‘hmm?’
What is this coward??
Assistant Professor Lim was so frightened that the corners of his mouth were trembling, but he steadfastly opened his mouth..
“With my skills, I should be able to carry at least one person and run..”
Where Suho was going now, there would be a lot more demons like before..
It was clear that Suho alone would not be able to save the people caught there..
eat.
‘Jump on my back... … . That's a good idea.’
Suho picked up the crow mask that had fallen on the floor and turned his gaze to the hunters who were looking at him..
“Then let's plan a plan..”
* * *
The long railway line at Seoul Station.
Walking along the long tunnel, there was a huge air-raid shelter prepared for war or disaster..
The Devil's Factory was located in this place, which was usually used as a work space for construction purposes..
“Why is the youngest so late??”
The factory's demons began to get worried when the youngest, who went to take out the trash, did not return..
“I guess I ran into a demon beast on the way, or something..”
“Like a lizard or something…….”
It was then.
The iron door opened and the youngest child wearing a crow mask walked into the factory..
However, a group of humans were piled haphazardly into the cart that the youngest was pulling..
Ichae appeared in the eyes of the devils..
“Oh, what is it??”
“Where did you get that firewood??”
“I came across it.”
The youngest shook his head and stopped the cart in the corner of the factory..
rattle.
Even though the cart was shaking, the hunters, whose bodies were covered in blood, did not move, let alone moan..
the devils asked.
“You sure didn't kill him? If you kill it, it becomes less effective..”
“I'm still hiding.”
“Oh, I see. Our youngest has good skills too..”
Just as the firewood was running out, there was a brief conversation between the devils saying that it was good..
And the identity of the ‘youngest’ standing in front of the cart and watching their conversation was none other than Suho..
He came here on his own, covering his face with the mask of the demon he had killed..
And the people currently lying in piles of blood and pretending to be dead in the cart were raid hunters..
The reason they were able to attempt such a bold infiltration was because Ver had roughly figured out the situation at the factory from the youngest child's memories..
‘The demons identify each other through crow masks. I don't really care about details like appearance or voice..’
The reason this was possible was because the demons in the factory were not in their original form..
‘The souls of demons wandering through the dimensional gap possessed humans and stole their bodies..’
Ber said that at one time even monarchs hid on Earth by possessing human bodies..
In order to enter the main body with so much power, you had to drill a huge hole in the Earth, which was a much more cumbersome method..
However, it seems that the demons really hated the sight of the weak human bodies that they had taken away..
So they were embarrassed to even show themselves to each other, so they usually hid themselves in black robes and masks..
Moreover, the demons identified each other not through visual or auditory information, but through the magical energy felt from each other..
“Hmm? You are the youngest…….”
One of the demons tilted his head, feeling the energy of protection..
Suho swallowed dry saliva..
“yes?”
“What is that sword? look good?”
Currently, the horn of Volkan, who preyed on the ‘youngest soul’, was tied to Suho’s back..
The demons instinctively noticed that the sword's material was unusual and approached Suho..
“the sword…….”
It was then.
“Okay, enough chatting..”
The crow mask, which had the strongest energy among the demons, clapped once and caught everyone's attention..
“Everyone get ready. Because the gate is slowly opening.”
‘what?’
Suho opened his eyes and looked at those words..
At that moment, even the hunters who were pretending to be dead on the cart could not help but look at that place with their eyes wide open..
Pajik! Pajik!
The space where there was nothing on the wall was being forcibly torn apart by a pulsating red energy..
‘This is crazy.’
This information was not even in the youngest's memory..
I don't know if my memory was lost, or if I was the youngest and didn't know what was happening..
‘oh my god.’
They realized everything at that moment..
What the devils have been doing here at the factory.
‘The final ingredient for stardust.’
Magic gem soaked in devil's blood!
However, since the demons here were currently taking on human bodies, they were directly summoning demons from within to draw blood..
Pajik! Pajik!
The ominous Red Gate!
At this moment, a dimensional hole has been created connecting the demon world and Earth..
‘These crazy people are really!’
“Now, everyone prepare for battle. I don't know which one will come out, but he must be killed immediately.!”
Kwaoooo!
Seeing the red light swirling from the Red Gate, the demons prepared for battle..
and finally.
An unidentified demon wandering the demon world was summoned before them..
“…….”
plod.
Fluttering purple hair.
slender arms and legs.
‘female?’
The Red Gate closed again, and the female demon that descended in front of it was in a miserable state..
I was covered in blood, as if I was about to collapse at any moment from where I had been treated so badly..
But even in the flowing blood, his eyes were shining brightly..
“Who is it that summoned me?.”
The purple devil looked at the devils surrounding him with haughty eyes..
And the corner of his mouth curled at the clear hostility he sensed from them..
“Hehe. Are you trying to take my life too??”
Well done!
The purple devil pointed the spear he was holding at the devils and revealed his teeth..
“okay. Come as many times as you want! I am Esil, the eldest daughter of the Radir family! We will fight till the end until my life ends..”
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