Solo Leveling- Ragnarok

Chapter 164:

A large crowd of people gathered around Haeundae Beach.

They were citizens and reporters who came out to see the untimely outbreak of undead monsters.

"No access is allowed from here on!"

"ah! "It's dangerous!"

Police officers and Hunter Association Busan branch employees who had been asked to cooperate were having a hard time setting up barricades and preventing citizens from accessing the area.

But somehow, the flocking of footsteps did not decrease at all.

"How dangerous! "I heard an S-class hunter came down from Seoul. I can't stand this!"

After the Cataclysm, Hunter became one of the most popular classes.

If you enter the dungeon at your own pace, there aren't as many dangerous things as you might think.

However, it was natural for everyone to envy hunters because they could make a lot of money.

And among them, one of the few S-class hunters in the world has gained popularity comparable to that of a celebrity.

So, when the dungeon break occurred in such an open area, the reactions of the citizens were largely divided into two.

Or flee far away.

Come take a look.

Most people chose the former, but surprisingly, there were a lot of people who flocked to see it in person without any fear.

For example, this type.

"Oh my, dear viewers! Can you see well? I took a risk and came out to see the skeletons you only see in movies! "If you send us a donation, we will fly the drone right away!"

"Haengnim! I heard that Lim Tae-gyu, the leader of the Reaper guild, has applied for support. Shouldn't this be something you have to intuit? Thank you for the moon balloon!"

Among the citizens who came out to watch, there were quite a few personal broadcast YouTubers who called themselves citizen reporters.

They even brought out expensive drone cameras and relayed the battle situation.

Then, there were many cases where people were exposed to risk by engaging in more provocative actions aimed at receiving donations.

"senior."

A female employee of the association who had been hit by the crowd in front was in tears and asked the shooter.

"Do we have to repeat this every time a gate opens?"

The shooter also had a tired expression on his face, pressing his throbbing eyebrows.

"Then what should we do? "They say this is the largest-scale dungeon break ever to occur in Busan."

At the same time, the fatigue became even stronger as the gunner looked back.

If the gate had been discovered earlier, the situation would not have escalated to this level.

'Besides, the sea off Busan and the skeleton soldiers.'

Isn't it like being in a scene from the classic movie Pirates of the Caribbean?

Moreover, this time, the S-class hunter, who had recently attracted the hottest issue, appeared in person, so the level of interest and stimulation was indescribable.

"...Isn't this material perfect for attracting aggro? "Even if I were a YouTuber, I would have brought my camera out myself."

Sasu, who was a fan of personal broadcasting himself, sighed with a sense of irony.

"But when you see it in person, it's really amazing."

"who? Lim Tae-gyu?"

"yes. I wonder if it's something different. "It fires 10 magic arrows at once, and they all hit the target."

"...Well, there may be some controversies, but first of all, I'm an S-class hunter."

Even as he said this, the shooter's gaze had been following Lim Tae-gyu from before, making small exclamations of exclamation.

I heard that Lim Tae-gyu was sent to the gate search team rather than participating in the battle directly.

So instead of just shooting from a safe place like an archer like usual.

Rather, he was using his agility to run directly between the skeletons and trace the traces of the gate.

Then, only occasionally, when he was surrounded by skeletons, would he shoot a bow to clear the path ahead.

As a result, the situation continued to be dangerous for the general public, and YouTubers were even more excited.

"Kya! Guys, have you seen it now! One shot ten kill! "This is Lim Tae-gyu, the famous legend!"

"You know what? Even though the Reaper Guild went bankrupt, Lim Tae-gyu is still the best archer in Korea?"

Parabam! Parabam!

[10,000 won donation for every 10 kills by Lim Tae-gyu!]

[50,000 won donation for every 100 kills by Lim Tae-gyu!]

"Kya! Thank you for your donation!"

"Viewers! "I am currently counting the skeletons Tae-gyu Lim catches in real time!"

'what the.'

...Unlike the hunters who were risking their lives and fighting, something truly absurd was happening in the outskirts.

In proportion to the number of demon beasts dying, huge donations are pouring in from viewers in real time.

Less than a minute had passed since the search team, including Tae-gyu Lim, was deployed to the scene in earnest.

'...How can I not come out like this? My country also appears.'

This seems to be why the proverb arose, saying that talent is done by a bear, and money is made by the bear owner.

Of course, in reality, the hunters who played the role of the bear earned much more money than the personal broadcast YouTubers, so there was actually no one to blame.

'Well, is this also a type of creative economy?'

anyway.

From the association's staff's perspective, they just hope that the situation will be resolved safely without anyone getting hurt... ....

"...uh?"

But that was then.

What happened was strange.

Wheeoooo-

A sudden cold wave.

"Huh?"

At that moment, the eyes of the people who had been looking at Lim Tae-gyu all turned in one direction.

And his eyes widened.

"W-what is that?!"

The search teams scattered in different directions at the same time as Lim Tae-gyu.

They were several hunters from Busan, including a famous A-class hunter who was the deputy master of the Knights Guild.

But there were a few unfamiliar faces among them, and the moment one of them, the one who went ahead, stretched out his hand.

What the heck!

...The sea off Busan was frozen.

"...!"

"...?!"

Skeletons crawling out of the sandy beach.

At that wondrous sight, including those magical beasts and even the waves that were splashing behind them, were frozen... ....

The expressions of everyone who saw that scene froze temporarily.

"...Who, who are you! That person?!"

"Do it, monks! "Does anyone have information about that hunter?"

The astonishment that belatedly began to erupt here and there.

The entire Haeundae area was filled with loud cheers.

"Bah, search quickly! "So-and-so volunteered for this search team!"

"I'm making a call now!"

Even reporters from broadcasting stations began to hurriedly request information from the Knights Guild.

The reckless YouTubers grabbed the association employees who were controlling them and began to beg for mercy.

"Who on earth is that Hunter? Please give me some information... ...!"

"That's Blizzard, right?! Even among advanced magic hunters, only a very small number of people can do it... ...!"

"As far as I know, it would take a huge amount of magic power to use that wide-range magic, but who..." ...!"

Parabam!

[If you find out that hunter's identity the fastest, you'll get 1 million won!]

"Huh! "I will share the donations with you, so please let me know!"

"Stop coming closer! "No access is allowed from here on!"

"Please follow the safety line...!"

The reaction of people who were almost crazy was completely natural.

Who in their life would have ever seen such a wide-ranging spell that could cause abnormal weather conditions only within a certain range?

A harsh snowstorm suddenly blows across the sunny sky, freezing hundreds of skeletons at once!

"This is the first time I've ever heard of a hunter like that in our country...!"

"I found the car!"

"...!"

Everyone suddenly turned their attention to someone's shout.

There, a YouTuber who happened to have connections in the Knights Guild was shouting triumphantly while holding up his cell phone as if it were a World Cup trophy.

"Woojin Guild! It was Woojin's guild! "I am Seong Su-ho, the master hunter of the Woojin guild!"

"Woah, Woojin guild?"

"Is this the first guild you've heard of?"

"Is this a new guild?"

When they finally found out the identity of the hunter who used Blizzard magic, people fell into confusion.

There was no information about the Woojin guild at all.

However, there were some who had good memories.

"Now, wait! "Maybe it's Seong Su-ho?!"

They quickly started searching for an article they had seen before on the Internet, and finally found it.

"Seong Su-ho! "That guy is the hunter who solved the Lee Min-seong case?!"

"Wow, that's right! "There is even a photo taken side by side between Baek Mi-ho and Lim Tae-gyu!"

The collective intelligence of people was truly amazing.

After Suho used the skill, his identity was discovered in an instant.

'It goes as planned.'

Suho was secretly smiling as he heard the commotion coming from afar.

'I would have created a guild as well. There is rarely a situation like this where it is good to promote our guild.'

While solving various cases, Su-ho has continued to hide his identity, half on his own and half on others.

The purpose was, of course, to avoid revealing the use of shadow power to the Apostles of Italim, who were operating in secret somewhere.

However, it didn't matter that it was shown to the public as a skill other than the Shadow Power, as it is now.

'It's rather good.'

The guild's reputation was more important than anything to Suho's plans.

What was the reason he created the guild in the first place?

Of course level up.

You needed a guild to enter higher dungeons and level up more.

However, you could actually buy access to those advanced dungeons if you had money.

And as for money, it was scheduled to come from the Scavenger Guild next month.

In such a situation, why is Suho trying to increase the guild's fame?

That's why.

North Korea.

'To go to North Korea, the guild's reputation is essential.'

Advanced dungeons are of course important, but Suho's ultimate goal was to go to North Korea and hunt.

After the cataclysm, North Korea was transformed into a monster field everywhere and became an inaccessible magical landscape.

How could it be that the president of the association, Woo Jin-cheol, went out directly to provide aid to North Korea with Choi Jong-in and couldn't even return?

If we don't eradicate the monsters swarming in North Korea in time, they will all come down to South Korea.

In words, it was support for North Korea, but in reality, it was closer to conquest of the North.

And the worst environment in North Korea was like a different world to Suho, with chunks of experience all over the place.

But the problem was that North Korea was not a place anyone could go just because they wanted to.

Although North Korea collapsed, North and South Korea were not actually unified.

Moreover, hunters who committed crimes like the villains at Jisan Prison tended to move to North Korea.

In this situation, if anyone was allowed to cross the border without any standards, hunters who committed crimes could run away to North Korea whenever they wanted.

And there was a strong possibility that they would commit merciless crimes against North Korean survivors who were still alive in various places.

It truly becomes a lawless place.

Therefore, the Korean government and the Hunter Association legally prohibited unqualified guilds from ever setting foot on North Korean soil.

And the most important of those qualifications is awareness.

In other words, this guild was at least recognized by the public as not going to North Korea for bad purposes.

And in order for the guild to become known to the public, the most effective way was to perform prominently in situations like this where citizens are paying attention.

'...However, issues such as Jisan Prison are a bit ambiguous.'

Eliminating 500 villains was certainly an amazing and respectable task, but public opinion was more divided for and against than expected.

-This is a person who massacred 500 alive people in one day, but it doesn't seem normal.

-At least a murderer.

-Isn't it okay since we killed villains, not people?

It is said that the Baekho Guild is currently forcibly blocking information about Jisan Prison.

If that information were to be released to the public first, it would have been a bit difficult for Su-ho, who wanted to go hunting in North Korea.

So like this.

What the heck!

Suho, who jumped into the middle of the skeletons as a member of the gate search team, displayed his power without hesitation.

"Hey, that guy is real! "I sent you to find the gate, and you're exterminating the skeletons!"

Lim Tae-gyu couldn't help but be taken aback by Su-ho's brilliant debut as the guild leader of Woo-jin's guild.

'Did Suho have skills like that? Did you follow Thomas Andre and receive a skill rune stone as a gift?'

It was truly an incredible sight.

A frigid snowstorm rages unstoppably in the waters off Haeundae.

A pure white icy road spread out like a red carpet in front of Suho, who runs forward without hesitation from the center.

Skeleton statues frozen to the side.

With that incredible scene being broadcast live, I was excited to see what nickname people would give this ridiculous guy.

Stand tall.

It was then.

"huh?"

Su-ho, who was rushing forward without hesitation, suddenly stopped his steps and listened to Silad's words.

[The King of the Yetis, the Lord of the Cold, listens to Sirka's prayers.]