Only I Level Up: Ragnarok - Episode 5
Only I Level Up: Ragnarok Episode 5
Suho looked at Ber with an absurd expression..
“He said such a wistful greeting and then said he couldn't go back.?”
[In fact, the road to Earth was very long and arduous. There were countless enemies blocking me on the way, but I didn't have the strength to go back after tearing them all apart... … . Hehehe.]
Ber made an excuse with an embarrassed expression..
[If you had been by my side, my strength would have been recharged in an instant, but I did not expect that it would be impossible to recharge now that you are so far away from here..]
“…….”
Suho looked at Ber in silence for a moment..
It was said that its strength had run out, and it had become extremely small compared to when it majestically appeared in the museum..
‘It looks like some kind of stuffed toy.’
Suho picked up Ber with one hand..
[Kiek?]
A mini version that comes held in your hand..
The lightness was like a reward from a claw machine..
Ber continued to chatter while clinging to Suho's hand..
[I don't know if your memory has returned, but Lord Little is the only successor to the great and almighty Shadow Lord..]
“Shadow Lord? who is that?”
[Seong Jin-woo. This is what the Solord’s father says..]
“my father?”
[Deposit!]
Suho couldn't believe his ears for a moment..
“My father? Are you talking about my father who left home??”
[You didn't leave home, you went out into space..]
“……?”
Suddenly the scale is space?
When Suho didn't know how to react, Ber suddenly opened his arms with a solemn expression..
[To explain briefly:.]
Wow!
[There is a great war going on in the universe right now..]
A shadow fluttered from Ber's hand made of black energy, creating an illusion..
The shadow illusions turned into countless soldiers the size of fingernails, and even more monsters rushed towards them..
and the center.
There was a man who radiated a particularly strong energy..
Of course, it's as big as your fingernails.
[This war is now being led by your great father Seong Jin-woo..]
Saying that, Ber's hand pointed to the enemies that 'Seong Jin-woo' was blocking..
[And these guys are the henchmen of the 'Italim' who came to swallow our world whole..]
“Italim?”
[Italim are gods from outer space far away from Earth..]
Ber continued talking with a solemn expression..
How vicious and persistent these guys called Italim are..
Most of it was just swearing, but anyway, it was an enemy coming to invade Earth..
“So, the demons pouring out of the gate two years ago were because of Itarim.?”
Suho, who was listening to the explanation, had a strange feeling..
Suho's parents were both missing..
She was reported missing a long time ago, but the police couldn't find any clues..
It was as if he had evaporated into this world and there was no trace of him, so he had half given up on living..
But I found myself in space out of nowhere.?
It was a difficult fact to believe, but the fact that talking plush toys, or rather talking ants, existed before our eyes was unrealistic in the first place..
After all, it is a world where demonic beasts exist in dungeons, so it was no surprise that the universe was suddenly added here..
Suho suddenly asked.
“Then what about your mother? Your mother also followed you to space.?”
[Kkeek? no?]
Ber looked puzzled..
“what? no?”
[Yes, no? Where has Haein gone??]
Suho’s expression hardened at Ber’s reaction..
“Since my mother also disappeared on the same day as my father, I thought they would be together.……?”
[What?! Are you saying Haein has gone missing? when? Where are you going??]
It was Ber who was so startled that he jumped up..
“I don't know…….”
It was Suho who sighed softly..
* * *
Ber flew to Earth from outer space, where the war with the Italim is taking place..
The process was truly arduous, and Ber is not exaggerating..
The enemies were formidable enough to just watch the enemy general leaving the battlefield alone..
After breaking through the enormous army and barely arriving on Earth, the whereabouts of Seong Jin-woo's wife, Cha Hae-in, are unknown..
Ber was greatly shocked..
[Keek! I need to find Haein right away.!]
“I know where you are?”
[The people who would do something like this are obvious! Italim! It is clear that the apostles of Itarim on Earth have laid a wicked trap for you.!]
Su-ho's mother, Cha Hae-in, received the protection of the Shadow Lord and was never in danger from anything..
But if something happened?
There was no doubt that a force equal to that of the Shadow Lord was involved..
Ber made such a fuss, but Suho wasn't too worried about his mother Cha Hae-in for some reason..
Of course, I was very worried at the time of the disappearance, but the shock of finding out my father's identity was so great that my mother no longer looked like an ordinary human being..
“Now that I think about it, I have never seen my mother embarrassed since long ago..”
He married someone who knew his father's identity clearly from the beginning, so why should anyone be surprised?.
[No, that's because parenting is so difficult.…….]
Ver was mumbling something next to him, but Suho couldn’t hear it..
Anyway, the mother Cha Hae-in that Su-ho remembers was always a relaxed, unwavering, solid person..
Is that why? It may have been just a vague belief, but it never occurred to him that his mother might have been put in danger by someone..
But apart from that, I was fortunate to have found out a clue to the mysterious disappearance of my parents..
“Ber, what should I do to find my mother??”
When Suho asked, Ber clung to Suho's hand and shouted strongly..
[Of course, you need to get stronger as quickly as possible.!]
“Be strong?”
[yes! Because of the war, my lord, you will not be able to come to Earth for a while. In the end, the only person who can save Haein is Lord So, but now Lord So is so weak that he is worse than an ant larva.!]
“Dog, ant larvae…….”
Suho was a little hurt..
Be that as it may, Ber destroyed all the shadow illusions he had created in the air, freed himself from Suho's hand, and flew up into the sky..
And he pointed at Suho's feet and said.
[So let's level up..]
ring!
[Quest has arrived.]
At that moment, a message window appeared in front of Suho..
[Quest: Trial of Shadows]
Seong Su-ho, you are the son of the great Shadow Lord..
But now, all of my natural talents have been sealed away..
In order to handle that great power, you will have to prove yourself worthy..
Enter the Shadow Dungeon and prove your worth.
“shadow dungeon?”
Quest window unfolds before your eyes.
As soon as Suho saw it, he remembered the ‘Key to the Shadow Dungeon’ that Ver had given him in his dream..
[The Shadow Dungeon is an ‘area of rest’ given to the Little Lord. It is a land of the dead where the living cannot enter without the owner's permission. Open ‘Inventory’.]
When Suho focused his consciousness on those words, a translucent window unfolded before his eyes..
[Inventory]
Key to the Shadow Dungeon (unconfirmed))
‘Do you even have inventory? This feels like a real game.’
It was amazing again.
I heard that my teenage dream was a tutorial, but this time, all the features like a real game were added..
Suho reached out and took out the key..
Then an information window appeared above the key..
[Item: Shadow Dungeon Key]
Difficulty of obtaining : ??
Type: Key
This is the key to go to the Shadow Dungeon..
Can be used for the shadow of Seongsuho.
‘I can use it for my shadow?’
Following the explanation, Suho's gaze went down to his feet..
I got down on one knee and gently lifted the tip of the key to the shadow..
Sigh!
Then, miraculously, the key went into the shadow..
Ber's eyes sparkled..
[ruler! Come on in and take all the power that should have originally belonged to you, Little Lord..]
“for a moment.”
Suho took out the key again and quickly changed his clothes..
I took off my baggy hospital gown and slippers, found my original clothes, put them on, and tied my shoelaces tightly..
And a determined light appeared in Suho's eyes as he looked down at the shadow again..
“good. Then let’s go.”
[Keek! let's go! I will be by your side and assist you! Of course, I lost all my strength!]
I didn't have much expectations..
Suho thrust the key into the shadow again..
click.
[Would you like to enter the Shadow Dungeon?] (Y/N)
“……I will enter.”
Shwaaaaagh-!
As soon as he answered, Suho's shadow spread all over the place..
And started devouring everything in sight..
walls, ceilings, and even the entire hospital building..
[Entered the Shadow Dungeon.]
Suho had already arrived in a black and white world covered in shadows..
‘This is?’
A quiet silence where all pretense of popularity has disappeared..
A dense forest colored in black and white was waiting for protection..
No, to be exact, it was a ruined city that had turned into a forest..
The exterior walls of the towering buildings were entirely covered with moss and vines..
Suho suddenly remembered a book he read when he was young..
‘The title might be… … Was this an Earth where humanity disappeared??’
The book was a documentary about the so-called self-cleaning process of the Earth..
To roughly summarize, a city that is left unattended for a long time will grow grass and trees, tear down all the buildings, and eventually turn into a forest..
Just like here.
‘It feels like a field polluted by magical power..’
In the silence, Berg, who followed Suho, flew up and saluted..
[Welcome to the Shadow Dungeon!]
“This is the shadow dungeon?”
Suho looked around and felt a strange feeling..
I feel like I'm in an old horror movie..
‘……But why is it so familiar??’
Like everyone else, it is impossible to keep vivid memories of when you were a newborn..
However, the emotions and atmosphere I felt at that time would still remain deep in my heart even as I became an adult..
This black-and-white world, which may seem very ominous to some, felt like the warm embrace of a mother to Suho..
It was then.
Crunchy!
‘live?!’
Suho’s sense stats sent a warning..
Huh-!
At that moment, an ax flies behind my back..
[Hehe! The ordeal has begun! Avoid it.!]
Hearing Ber's urgent shout, Suho immediately turned around..
And just like that, I gave a roundhouse kick!
Powok-!
“Okay!”
A monster was hit by Suho's kick and rolled around on the floor awkwardly..
A name tag floated above his head like a beret..
[Goblin Scout]
“Kikit!”
green skin.
It was an ugly monster about 1 meter tall..
‘scout?’
As soon as he confirmed the guy's name, Suho got nervous..
‘If you're a scout, there might be other guys around.!’
Suho has already fought numerous battles in the dreams he had during his adolescence..
At that time, the survival instinct engraved in his body moved Suho’s body..
‘You have to kill him before he calls another comrade.!’
Paat!
Before the guy could get up, Suho threw himself first..
[Keek! It's dangerous with bare hands! Goblins are weak magical beasts, but the Little Lord is even weaker now.!]
“I know!”
Shut up!
Replying to Ber's words, Suho struck the goblin scout on the back of his hand, causing him to drop the ax in his hand..
[Kyaaa! Well done! Well done!!]
Vert flies above him and applauds vigorously..
‘Oh, it's noisy.’
Suddenly!
[‘Item: Obtained ‘Imp’s Stone Ax’.]
The moment Suho grabbed the handle of the ax, he swung it right away..
Quack!
[Okay!]
[Killed a Goblin Scout.]
Suho cuts off the goblin's head in one fell swoop..
But there was no time to catch my breath..
Shhh!
I could hear the chilling sound of the wind behind me..
‘After all, you had a colleague.!’
An arrow flying through the wind!
Suho instinctively stretched out his hand..
‘Ruler's Power!’
Shut up!
At that moment, a transparent hand stretched out from Suho's hand and caught the flying arrow..
[Hehehe! That power could not be!]
Seeing the arrow stopped high in the air, Ber was so happy that he didn't know what to do..
[As expected, our Solord! You have finally realized the strength you had as a newborn.!]
Ber recalled.
Suho's childhood, walking on air as a newborn.
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