Chapter 99

Alone Leveling: Ragnarok Chapter 98

At that moment.

Tick.

The time of protection stopped.

[Passive skill ‘(Unknown)’ has been activated.]

‘...Is this happening again?’

While checking the quest window, Suho found himself in a world of pure white.

And a massive shadow loomed in front of him.

Suho lifted his head to look at the enormous demon towering over him.

[Greedy Volcan]

The name tag floating in front of the demon caught his eye.

‘Are you Volcan?’

‘...’

Despite Suho’s question, Volcan gave no response.

After all, Volcan was a demon who couldn’t speak.

But the meaning was clear.

Squeak.

In response to Suho’s question, Volcan’s lips curled into an incredibly cruel and evil smile.

Then, he pounded his bulging belly and rubbed it ostentatiously.

Rumble!

At the perfect moment, a loud rumble echoed from his bulging belly.

‘Huh.’

Seeing the obvious state of his belly, Suho couldn’t help but laugh.

‘Why? Are you hungry?’

‘Kukuku.’

Drool.

At those words, Volcan nodded quickly, and drool dripped from his mouth.

‘Damn.’

No wonder Volcan’s horn had been whining lately...

It must have been because the air was filled with the scent of delicious food.

Although he looked much scarier than the dead lords he had met so far, the intimidation factor was much weaker compared to them.

Of course, that was to be expected.

Volcan wasn’t a lord but merely the remnant of a soul left in an item.

Compared to the dead lords, he felt relatively cute.

The ‘Item: Volcan’s Horn’ was a weapon that grew stronger the more demon souls it consumed.

Volcan, who had craved the blood and flesh of demons in life, had become an item that craved demon souls after death.

However, the problem was that even if Suho wanted to feed it, no demons appeared in front of him.

But when he entered a place teeming with demons, Volcan’s horn started demanding food, even revealing itself.

‘No wonder Eshil said he was a pig-like guy...’

The quest was so lacking that he had to appear in front of him because he was so hungry.

However, the vague criteria of the quest were unsatisfactory.

How much does this guy need to eat to be full?

Suddenly, Suho’s gaze lingered on Volcan’s bulging belly.

‘So, how much do you need to eat to be full?’

‘Kukuku...’

In response to his question, Volcan, the pig, or rather, Volcan, only drooled from his large mouth.

Suho chuckled.

‘Whatever.’

After all, demons were scattered everywhere here.

Suho met Volcan’s eyes and said,

‘Alright. I’ll feed you until you’re full. But...’

‘...?’

‘I like your horn. Do you have another one?’

At those words, Volcan looked at Suho with an incomprehensible expression.

Then, his lips curled up.

Ding.

The quest window in front of Suho changed.

[Emergency Quest: Volcan’s Greed]

- Reward: Volcan’s Horn-2

A new line was added to the quest reward.

Suho’s eyes sparkled.

“Okay. Deal.”

The negotiation was complete.

At that moment.

Volcan smiled with an incredibly cruel expression...

Whoosh!

The time that had stopped began to move again.

Suho, who instantly returned to reality, directed his sharp gaze forward.

“Grrrr!”

Rumble...

All around, Minotaurs, drenched in madness, were charging, burning their last remaining life.

But Suho didn’t even spare them a glance, focusing solely on the demon warden.

“Detox.”

As soon as the words left his mouth, someone in the distant void world opened their eyes maliciously.

[The King of Insects, the Lord of Plague, savors the sight of the Bloodlust Poison.]

And.

[‘Debuff: Bloodlust Poison’ has been detoxified.]

[‘Debuff: Bloodlust Poison’ has been detoxified.]

[‘Debuff: Bloodlust Poison’ has been detoxified.]

[‘Debuff: Bloodlust Poison’ has been detoxified...]

...

The demon wardens had been effectively controlling other demons using the Bloodlust Poison.

Feeding Suho food laced with Bloodlust Poison was part of their plan.

However.

This only led to the collapse of their control mechanism.

“Grrr...!”

“Grrr...!”

In an instant, the madness evaporated from the Minotaurs’ bodies like smoke, and they began to collapse where they stood.

Thud!

[Subjugated Minotaur has been defeated.]

[Subjugated Minotaur has been defeated.]

[Subjugated Minotaur has been defeated.]

...

Since they were burning their last remaining life, the moment the Bloodlust Poison was detoxified, they lost their lives.

Ding!

[Level up!]

Whoosh!

“Perfect timing.”

Just as Suho’s condition reached its peak, he extended his hand toward the warden.

“Take this back.”

[‘Debuff: Bloodlust Poison’ has been used.]

Whoosh!

An invisible poison from Suho’s hand enveloped the warden.

“Hmph! Showing off your tricks!”

Whoosh!

The warden swung his arm, burning the poison away.

Although the sudden collapse of the Minotaurs was surprising, he was already within striking distance of Suho.

The warden’s scorching heat struck Suho.

Bang!

At that moment, instead of retreating, Suho charged forward.

He raised his hand and pulled out Volcan’s horn from his head, as if drawing a sword from its sheath.

Whoosh!

The horn transformed into its original sword form and swung.

[‘Skill: Storm Slash’ has been used.]

Boom!

A fierce blade storm cut through the warden’s flames and attacked him.

The warden’s eyes widened.

“You can even weaponize it! As expected, you are of Volcan’s blood...!”

“Who decided my father?”

Whoosh!

Suho immediately pulled out ‘Item: Rakkan’s Fang’ from his inventory and wielded it as a dual sword, swinging it fiercely.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

[If you keep this up, you’ll reveal that you’re human.]

Eshil’s worried voice.

But the warden was not an easy opponent to be taken lightly.

The green poison and red flames he emitted clashed fiercely with Suho’s storm.

Eshil clicked her tongue.

[You’re really a messy one. Using poison and fire together?]

Logically, poison and fire were opposing elements, making it difficult to use them together.

The warden was demonstrating this difficult feat.

But to the noble demon Eshil, it was a rather ridiculous sight.

[You need to focus your power to be efficient. Using multiple powers at once...]

At that moment, Suho declared boldly.

“Great! Let’s see who’s messier!”

[Hey, stop competing with that!]

Messy?

Such a description didn’t apply to Suho at all.

Suho was a one-man army!

The more diverse the forces, the stronger the army.

“Rise, Que!”

[Master’s command is received.]

While the warden was fighting Suho intensely, his shadow was already cast on the ground.

From the shadow, Que’s chilling blade, waiting for the opportunity, shot up vertically in response.

Whoosh!

“Gah?!”

The warden twisted his body in a hurry but couldn’t completely avoid Que’s blade.

But that was enough.

[Que uses ‘Debuff: Paralysis Poison’.]

“...!”

The warden was shocked to feel his body suddenly become sluggish.

The most common type of poison among the ones Suho had consumed in the void world was the Paralysis Poison.

Que, as a shadow soldier, could now imbue Suho’s poison into his weapon instead of the queen’s royal jelly.

“Poison is useless against me!”

Whoosh!

The warden burned the Paralysis Poison off his body with intense heat.

[‘Debuff: Paralysis Poison’ has been removed.]

But that brief moment was enough.

For Suho’s dual swords to slice through the warden’s neck.

Whoosh!

“...!”

[The demon warden has been defeated.]

[Volcan’s Horn consumes the demon’s soul.]

The warden’s head rolled on the ground, eyes wide open.

‘Oh. It gives 10 souls?’

Suho quickly checked the amplification of Volcan’s Horn.

For a moment, he had the illusion of Volcan giggling and patting his belly.

At that moment.

Roar!

A tremendous commotion filled the Colosseum.

“The warden is dead!”

“The one-horned one killed the warden!”

“A demon noble has appeared!”

“He really was Volcan’s son!”

[Keek! How dare you call me someone’s son!]

Baal, unable to contain his anger, was raging.

Then, Suho turned his gaze to the demon wardens and said,

“Alright, who’s next?”

“...”

The demon wardens, unable to respond, froze in terror.

However.

“...Hm?”

Suho suddenly realized something.

The wardens’ terrified gazes were not directed at him but at something else.

At that moment.

Shiver.

Responding to the warning from his Sensory stat, Suho turned his head.

There...

“Huh?”

Suho could only look bewildered.

The warden’s body, with its head cut off, was rising from the ground.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, scorching flames erupted from within the body, engulfing the warden entirely.

[Bloodlust Tyrant]

‘His name has changed!’

Suho tightened his grip on his dual swords, his eyes tense.

Whoosh!

At that moment, terrified screams from the demons echoed all around.

“The Tyrant King has arrived!”

“Tyrant King...!”

Far away, the demon wardens were flat on the ground, trembling.

[Parasitic demon!]

Eshil’s voice, which had entered Suho’s mind, was filled with immense caution.

“A parasitic demon?”

[Yes. I don’t know if it was hiding inside from the beginning or just entered... but it feels ominous.]

At Eshil’s words, Suho held his dual swords and glared at the Bloodlust Tyrant.

Whoosh!

The warden’s headless body was burning intensely.

It was like... the ‘Mist Burn’ that was born using humans as fuel.

The color of the flames was different, but the basic structure was too similar, sending shivers down his spine.

‘...Is this a coincidence?’

No way.

Suho could guarantee it.

How many of the strange events he had experienced so far were coincidences?

All of them seemed like fate.

No, destiny.

[This aura...]

All these events were waiting for him on his path, as if it were the most natural thing.

[Young lord, prepare yourself.]

Baal, who had appeared in front of Suho, narrowed his eyes and glared at the Bloodlust Tyrant.

[The apostle of Eshin, Itarim, has appeared.]