Solo Leveling- Ragnarok-Chapter 289 - 287

Again, Suho was really busy last night.

And not only him, the shadow soldiers were also active behind the scenes. First, they emptied a bakery in South Korea and filled a container. And inside that container, following Beru's command, the shadow soldiers sat in a row and began to open the individually packaged bread like bakery employees. It was a very delicate task, so the soldiers with clumsy hands were mercilessly caught by Beru and kicked out of the container.

– Kieeeeek! Didn't I tell you to use the spray bottle for this bread?! – Beru, who once commanded a massive ant army, became a very strict and charismatic bread factory foreman.

– You clumsy oafs! How many times do I have to tell you! The shape and sealing of each bread is different!

– Use the syringe for this bread! Keep it crispy, but carefully inject only the Spring water of the Echo Forest into the filling!

Thud! Thud! Thud—!

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In other words, it was manual labor. The shadow soldiers carried out the task in unison under Beru's command. That was how 'Beru Baguette,' where the Spring water of the Echo Forest was applied to every bread in various ways, was born. The birth of Beru's bakery in the truest sense.

'...I really thought it might be possible.' Suho's plan was successful.

[Item: Spring water of the Echo Forest]

[Acquisition Difficulty: ??]

[Type: Consumable]

[The mysterious Spring water of the Echo Forest.]

[When drunk or applied to the body, it has the effect of neutralizing toxins.]

The Spring water of the Echo Forest was an ingredient for making the 'Holy Water of Life,' a very powerful antidote potion that could neutralize the toxicity of the 'Purified Blood of the Demon King.' And it goes without saying that if it worked on Monarch-class, it would also work on apostle-class entities. The Spring water of the Echo Forest could even purify the energy of the outer gods. However, the effect was a bit weak, perhaps because the amount applied to each bread was small. That was why Hasul was bewitched by the Apostle of Paradise's call and came to her senses late. But even if it was late, the effect was certain.

...Crash—!

[Keuk!]

The Apostle of Paradise crashed to the ground from Suho's powerful blow. The impact created a huge crater as his body was buried in the ground.

[...Ugh.]

The Apostle of Paradise groaned, and gritted his teeth. His expression was a mixture of anger, shock, and complex emotions. But he didn't have time to lie around leisurely.

SWOOSH—!

Suho's second attack was already upon him. But he was only caught off guard because he was surprised at first. He had no intention of being hit twice. The Apostle of Paradise raised his arm towards Suho and swiped his index finger horizontally in the air.

[Devour him. Mouth of the Void.]

VOOOOOM—!

"...!"

Suho's expression hardened. Following the Apostle of Paradise's finger, a giant mouth suddenly opened in the air between him and Suho!

Whoosh—!

At the same time, a tremendous suction force erupted from that opening and began to suck Suho in. With the added momentum of his charge, his body was sucked into the Mouth of the Void at terrifying speed.

[My liege! It's dangerous...!]

"Gray!"

Growl—!

At Suho's call, Gray appeared from under his feet, and carrying Suho on his back, he leaped in the opposite direction. He barely managed to avoid being swallowed... By a hair's breadth. But the Mouth of the Void, having already opened, began to indiscriminately suck in everything around it with terrifying force. Even the blizzard that filled the city.

Whoosh—!

It was a spectacular sight. The pure white blizzard formed a giant vortex and was sucked into the Mouth of the Void. Beru recognized what the Apostle of Paradise had done at a glance.

[It's a dimensional gap! That guy forcibly tore the dimensional wall!] To tear the dimensional wall with just a gesture. He had a unique ability despite his poor durability.

The dimensional gap. Suho had been there before, but beyond that was an unknown space that couldn't be defined in a single word. It was the universe itself. If you were sucked in there, you could wander aimlessly until you died if you were unlucky. And if you were really lucky, you might be able to find another gap connected to an unknown dimension, but no one could guarantee it.

[If he keeps doing that, the dimension that makes up Earth itself could collapse!]

Like the demon dimension that was fragmented and scattered, or the elf dimension where the sky collapsed.

[The best way to close that hole is...!]

"To cut off that damn finger!"

[Correct!]

Growl—!

Suho, riding on Gray, ran through the vortex of the blizzard. Towards the enemy, who was still pointing his index finger in this direction. The Apostle of Paradise, who had risen, glared at Suho and bared his teeth.

[Not bad. For a human to surprise me this much.]

"You're acting cocky for someone who's about to die."

[...Cough. I'm still fine.] The Apostle of Paradise wiped the blood flowing from his mouth with the back of his hand as he listened to Suho's retort.

But the fact that he was still pointing his index finger forward with his other hand made it seem like that really was the culprit. Suho already knew because he had hit him once.

'He's weaker than I thought.' Although he was an apostle-class, his main body's durability was abysmal compared to the others he had encountered so far. Even Beru criticized him.

[Judging from the distance, he must have been an apostle who supported from the rear with magic.]

In terms of class, he was a mage, not a warrior. But the power and versatility of his abilities might be superior to those of a fighter. But conversely, if they didn't give him time to use those abilities, it wouldn't be difficult to deal with him.

"Are you the one who planted Elvenwood on this land?"

[Yes, that's right. This is the garden I painstakingly cultivated.] The Apostle of Paradise glared at Suho, who was running towards him through the swirling blizzard.

[And you're the bastard who ruined my garden like this?]

His index finger now swiped vertically. And once again, the dimensional wall was torn, and the Mouth of the Void split open even wider in the shape of a cross. The impact was tremendous.

Rumble—!

The suction force instantly increased by three to four times, and it became difficult even for Gray to maintain his balance.

[The Dragon King, the Monarch of Destruction, advises you to use the Dragon's Breath.]

Flare—!

Actually, the Dragon King had been nagging him since earlier. But this damn suction force was the problem. The Breath of Destruction was such a powerful force that its recoil was also great. In a situation like this where he couldn't support his body properly, it was difficult to accurately hit with an attack that went in a straight line. But...

'I can create a way.'

"Suho! Use Elven Footsteps!" Sirka, who was fighting the Spirits of Frost on the other side of the city, could be heard shouting. And at once, Suho jumped off Gray's back and leaped, stepping on the blizzard.

'Elven Footsteps'

The skill that allowed him to walk on the snow-covered field and the calm surface of the Sea of The Afterlife. Since Sirka had already shown the pinnacle of that ability, Suho was confident he could imitate it to some extent. And he added a little trick.

"Gray, possess me!"

Growl—!

Suho's hair fluttered silver with a sacred wind.

[The spirit of Pet: 'Gray' possesses the Priest's body.]

[Using Skill: 'Grasslands Wind'.]

[Movement speed temporarily increases by 30%.]

[Attack speed temporarily increases by 30%.]

The beast's senses dwelled in Suho's body.

Thud!

He began to run across the swirling blizzard without hesitation. Although it looked treacherous, as if he would be sucked into the dimensional gap at any moment, Suho precariously slid towards the Apostle of Paradise like he was surfing.

[Level of Skill: 'Elven Footsteps' has increased.]

As expected, there was no better training than actual combat.

[You're using quite an interesting trick. Cough.]

The Apostle of Paradise seemed a bit flustered as he saw Suho gradually getting used to running on the blizzard. He was pretending to be relaxed on the outside, but he didn't have enough time to recover from the damage he received earlier.

Whoosh—

Even now, the power of the fruit harvested from this land was healing his wounds in real-time, but it seemed like Suho would arrive first. The Apostle of Paradise eventually diverted the power he was using for recovery back into attack.

[...Your struggles are useless. I can just tear open more Mouths of the Void.]

Swipe—

His finger drew a new line in the air. But before he could tear open the third Mouth of the Void...

Flare—!

Black-red energy was already boiling in Suho's entire body.

[W-wait...]

The calmness disappeared from the Apostle of Paradise's expression.

[What is that power?!]

Shock, Fear and terror.

Of course, he couldn't help but be surprised. The power Suho unleashed was probably very unfamiliar to the apostle of Itarim, who had only ever dealt with shadow soldiers, not the Shadow Monarch.

[Using Skill: 'Breath of Destruction'.]

The identity of this power's owner was none other than the rival who fought a bloody battle with the great Shadow Monarch Sung Jinwoo until the very end of that terrible war. The power of the Dragon King, the Monarch of Destruction, Antares.

Kaboom—!

The hellfire emanating from Suho's hand melted the swirling blizzard in a straight line and struck the Apostle of Paradise.

[Wh-what...!]

The Apostle of Paradise couldn't help but be terrified before that overwhelming power.

[Ugh!]

Crack—!

And he instinctively tore open the third Mouth of the Void, desperately trying to deflect the Breath of Destruction. But...

'Ruler's Authority!' Suho's eyes flashed intensely, And,

SWOOSH—!

[...!]

The Apostle of Paradise's eyes widened in horror. He saw two daggers, 'Kamish's Wrath,' flying towards him at terrifying speed through the swirling blizzard. But It was because he recognized the identity of the power carried in that attack, more so than the attack itself.

[No, how can you even have the Ruler's Authority...?]

This was absurd! What kind of hybrid was this?!

[Using Skill: 'Slaughter'.]

Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash—!

[Kyaaaaaaaaaaa...!]

The first thing that was slashed off was the Apostle's of Paradise finger. And starting with that, his body began to be mercilessly cut down. Literally hacked to pieces.

[Kyaaa! Uwaaaak!]

Screams endlessly erupted from his mouth. And in the midst of that pain, he realized that half of his body had already melted. He managed to barely deflect the Breath of Destruction, but he couldn't block it completely.

[H-how dare a mere human...]

But. It wasn't over yet.

[D-do you think I'll die... in my garden...]

Even in that state, the Apostle of Paradise glared at Suho with a venomous expression and spoke. A vicious curse was embedded in his voice. At that moment, the system, realizing the gravity of the situation, urgently displayed a message to Suho.

Ding!

[The Apostle of Paradise recognizes you as the enemy.]

His eyes, burning with flames, glared at Suho and he gritted his teeth.

[You, you, I will definitely kill you.]

Crackle

[You can look forward to it. By any means necessary... I will definitely...]

With those words, the remaining body of the Apostle of Paradise began to crumble. Not burned by the flames of destruction, but crumbling of his own will and scattering in the wind.

[Did you finish him off?]

"Hmm. I think he managed to save himself."

[Kieek?]

The winter city, blazing with hot flames, The Apostle of Paradise escaped from Suho there. Vowing revenge.

* * *

Bang!

[Hand over the information on Sung Suho!]

"What's with you? Did you change bodies?"

Yuri Orlov of Russia frowned at the sudden appearance of the uninvited guest. He smelled something burning...

"So, did you check what you wanted to check? What is the Shadow Monarch anyway?"

[Shut up and hand over all the information on Sung Suho. I told you to find it by the time I came back, didn't I?]

"...Hmm."

Yuri Orlov sipped the wine and leisurely savored the Apostle's expression, which was filled with hatred. To see this guy with his eyes so filled with fury, He had definitely failed, and it made him curious.

[Ah, right. Humans! Humans have families, right? Sung Suho wouldn't be an orphan like you!]

"Hmm. Family?" Yuri Orlov's eyes gleamed like a snake's. Filled with pure curiosity.

"I didn't expect you to go after them. For someone who wasn't interested in the human race to utilize the concept of 'family'?"

The Apostle of Paradise gritted his teeth and glared at Yuri Orlov's retort.

[I told you to shut up, didn't I? Before I deal with him directly, I'll prune all his underlings first. Thoroughly, like he did to my broken flowerpots!]

'...It seems he really was defeated. This is unexpected.' Yuri Orlov inwardly raised Sung Suho's threat level by one notch as he watched his guest flare up like fire at the slightest provocation. But it didn't matter anyway. This guy before him was as tenacious as a weed, so with a little push, he would be infinitely useful.

"Don't get so worked up."

Yuri Orlov leisurely savored his wine and handed him a thick file from his desk.

"The information I found is about them anyway."

[Family Matters]

"Unlike you, an apostle, I was planning to deal with it 'humanely' from the beginning."

Yuri Orlov smiled and pointed to the first page of the file.

"Yangpyeong. Go there. All of Sung Suho's weaknesses happen to be gathered there."