Solo Leveling- Ragnarok

Chapter 176:

[Kamish's egg!]

Suho asked with a puzzled expression as he saw Berg jumping next to him in surprise.

"why? "Do you know the name?"

[Of course I know! Kamish is...!]

Ber spoke passionately and told Suho about the red dragon Kamish.

Suho, who heard the whole story, nodded his head.

"Right. "It's the egg of a light dragon that his father met when he was young."

[yes. Kamish was one of the prisoners of war captured by the rulers during their war with them. So, I think this is the egg that Kamish laid before he went to war.]

While listening to Ber's explanation, Suho felt a strange feeling.

"hmm. perhaps...."

'Will the dragon that will be born from this egg someday become a descendant of the Dragon Emperor?'

Suho, who was looking closely at Kamish's egg, couldn't help but think of this thought.

When he looked back on the series of events he had experienced so far, there was a very high probability that he would end up like that.

Laura, who was listening to the conversation between Su-ho and Ber, then relayed to Su-ho what Cha Hae-in said when he handed over Kamish's egg.

"Cha Hae-in said it would be a good idea to put this in the shadow dungeon."

"It would certainly be better to do so."

Suho nodded his head.

After Cha Hae-in discovered this egg in the tomb of the dragons, he thought a lot about what to do with it.

It would be a waste to just break it.

But I feel uncomfortable just leaving it in its original place.

Then, what he finally came up with was Suho's Shadow Dungeon.

No matter what monster was born from this egg in the future, it seemed safe as long as the place was the Shadow Dungeon.

It was a good idea.

"thank you for telling me. "I think we can dispose of this egg as his mother says."

Suho immediately thanked Laura, and Laura then opened the second bag she brought.

"And this is the high-grade magic stone you asked for last time."

At the same time, Lee Chae appeared in Suho and Ber's eyes.

Surprisingly, the number of high-level magic stones in the bag was not just one.

"You got three?"

"yes. Of course it wasn't easy. "Because the number of high-grade magic stones on the market was so small, the bidding competition was a bit fierce."

Year 2 of Cataclysm.

The hunter industry is still in the early stages of development, so there is a lot of things to develop, but there is always a lack of resources, so there is a thirst for it.

In particular, the high-grade magic stones that hunters retrieved from dungeons are truly the rarest of rare items.

As they were released on the market, the scientific community and the hunter industry were eager to grab them.

So, of course, the price was also very high.

"It must have been very expensive, but thank you very much."

"It was nothing. "If you think of it as the price of our boss's life, would this be a problem?"

Laura promised that she would bring it again if she found a higher-level magic stone.

"...and now is the real point."

With a stern expression on her face, Laura slowly turned her gaze to look at her subordinates who were currently in the office of Woojin Guild.

Then, as if they had promised in advance, the Scavenger Guild employees left the office.

"From now on, it will be confidential, and if it becomes known to the outside world, there may be some sensitive content."

"Ah, our guild members are fine."

"All right."

Anyway, the only members of Suho's guild were Lim Do-gyun and Esil, and they weren't people who would go around sharing secrets.

On the contrary, Su-ho caught Lim Do-gyun as he got scared and secretly tried to follow Scavenger's employees out.

"You should know this too."

"No, I don't think you need to know...."

Lim Do-gyun was feeling anxious because the scale of Suho's activities these days was becoming more and more unbearable.

However, he had no way to escape because Lim Do-gyun was in charge of most of the work except combat.

Esil sat down next to Suho as if it didn't matter.

Suho plugged the USB stick that Laura first handed him into his laptop, and Laura explained by displaying the video files in the data on the screen.

"Then please watch this video."

"Christopher Reed?"

The face that appeared on the screen was Christopher Reed, an American S-class hunter who was killed by Thomas Andre.

"This is data discovered during our current investigation. "Christopher Reed was receiving psychiatric counseling periodically after awakening as an S-class hunter."

As Laura said, in the video, Christopher Reed was having a conversation with a psychologist.

-...I don't know why I feel so empty these days. Do other awakened people feel this way too?

He looked quite tired, and the counselor opened his mouth with an expression of not understanding.

-Chris, other awakened people I have counseled feel the exact opposite of you. Everyone gets intoxicated with energy and feels a sense of elation.

-But why am I the only one who feels this way?

-People... sometimes feel anxious when they win a huge jackpot that they can't handle. You may feel better as you gradually adapt to your own strength.

-Are you saying it's because I became an S-class hunter? Do you suddenly feel like you won the lottery? But sir. What I feel is a little different from that.

Christopher Reed continued to express his feelings with a serious expression.

Laura showed Suho the videos he received regular counseling in order.

Most of the conversations that took place in those consultations were similar.

-Teacher, I'm still anxious. I think I have lost too much strength.

-Why did you think like that? Chris, you are an S-class hunter.

-I do not know. Although I have clearly become the pinnacle of hunters, I feel weaker than before. I want to become stronger.

"...."

While watching the videos, Suho exchanged glances with Laura with a stern expression.

Laura nodded her head and said.

"you're right. "What he was feeling is exactly what our boss was feeling not too long ago."

Meanwhile, Christopher Reed's counseling videos were continuing in order in the video.

Most of the content was there.

-Teacher, I want to become stronger. No, I think I can become stronger. But I don't know how to do that.

-Teacher, I thought about it carefully. Maybe there is tremendous potential hidden within me? S level or higher?

-Teacher, I...

But suddenly.

Suddenly, at some point, Christopher Reed's expression while receiving counseling began to change into a confident one.

-Teacher, he seems to have found a clue to becoming stronger.

-Chris, this is some good news. But what is the method?

-I can't tell you that... it's a secret. But I'm sure it is. If I use the methods 'they' taught me, I can definitely become stronger.

-Who are they?

"them?"

At that moment, Suho also had doubts about those words.

Pop.

At the question asked by the counselor, all expressions disappeared from Christopher Reed's face in an instant.

Creepy.

His eyes look as if his soul has gone out.

Christopher Reed, who had always received counseling with an empty and despondent expression, had a completely different expression than before.

Then he looked straight at the camera lens that had been recording the entire counseling process so far and slowly raised the corners of his mouth.

-I don't think I can answer that. If that were the case, I would be... Anyway, thank you for everything, teacher.

Pop.

The video was paused, and Laura explained further.

"...After that counseling session, he never went to a counselor again. Instead, he bought a luxurious mansion and began to live in pleasure."

There were many cases where hunters lived in shamanism.

These were the ordinary actions of those who became wealthy over a long period of history, transcending gender or age.

However, in a way, Laura did intensive research into Christopher Reed's actions, which were obvious to her.

She was able to discover one strange fact.

"But many of the people who had been invited to his mansion went missing."

"Si, are you missing?! Could it be murder?"

At those words, Lim Do-gyun asked back with a frightened expression.

Laura shook her head slightly and responded.

"hmm. If it was murder, it would be murder, but upon investigation, it was a little different. "A large amount of stardust was discovered in Christopher Reed's mansion."

"Stardust? "Stardust?"

"Yes that's right. "It is a magic power booster that is quite widespread in Korea."

Suho, who heard the unexpected story, suddenly looked at Esil.

Originally, stardust was a magic power booster developed by low-level demons in the process of imitating bloodstone, the exclusive property of demon nobles.

Esil nodded with a stern expression.

"It seems like there are demons of our race in that country too."

In a way, it was natural.

Even at this moment, the demon world was still torn into several pieces and wandering through the gaps in the dimension.

And from a global perspective, there was no way that the fragments of the demon world were connected to the dimensional rift only in Korea.

If this were the case, there was a high probability that devil factories existed in the United States, or more precisely, throughout the world.

"It's a demon factory... I also know quite a bit of information about Stardust. But rather than the demons, our boss actually had a different reason for killing him."

"...?"

Laura turned on the next screen.

It's one photo.

The interior of Christopher Reed's luxurious mansion, which has now disappeared after being destroyed by Thomas Andre.

It was a photo taken by a brave reporter who snuck inside and risked his life.

"...The reporter said that at some point, Christopher Reed seemed to have been drawn into a strange cult."

"A pseudo-religion?"

Suho asked back with a puzzled expression.

"yes. And the very next day, the reporter suddenly disappeared from the face of the earth without anyone noticing it. "He is probably dead, but we recently found a note left by the reporter."

Click.

Laura turned to the next page.

Immediately, the words he left appeared on the screen.

[Outer God]

...!

At that moment, everyone's eyes, including Suho's, widened.

"Foreign religion."

Laura opened his mouth, looking at those words with a heavy expression.

"They seem to be calling their religion by that name."