Solo Leveling : Ragnarok - Chapter 50

The Scavenger guild members were struggling to keep up with Randolph while simultaneously fending off the mummies.

“Raaagh!”

Fortunately, by watching Randolph, they had learned how to handle the mummies more efficiently.

Randolph, using his overwhelming strength, tore off the limbs of any mummies that blocked his path without mercy.

“Don’t just break their legs—tear them off completely! Rip off their arms too, so they can’t crawl or stand back up!”

The method worked effectively.

Wherever Randolph stormed through, mummies with torn-off limbs were left writhing on the ground like insects.

However, it was only a temporary solution.

“Kyahh!”

“What the—?! These things are putting themselves back together!”

The mummies were held together by their bandages from the start.

The bandages moved on their own, reattaching torn limbs and raising the mummies once again.

Still, it bought them time.

“Run! Keep running while we can!”

The Scavenger guild members ran with all their might, but the labyrinth was complex, and they found themselves lost several times.

Then, Randolph’s subordinates, lagging behind, noticed something coming toward them from a distance.

“Isn’t that the summoner from before?”

“Yeah, it’s him!”

“He’s actually come in here?”

Though they were currently having a hard time, the whole point of this venture was to find the treasures hidden in the pyramid.

They couldn’t allow other hunters, especially those not from the Scavenger Guild, to interfere.

“Perfect. Let’s catch him and throw him to the mummies as bait so we can escape.”

With sinister smiles, they began moving toward Suho.

But then…

[Kyaaah!]

[Kieeek!]

“Huh?”

Around the corner, black mummies suddenly appeared behind Suho, following him closely.

The Scavenger guild members froze in their tracks.

“Wh-what the hell?!”

“What is that?”

Suho was now accompanied by an army of black mummies.

“Oh?”

At that moment, Suho noticed them as well.

The Scavenger guild members were gripped by an instinctual fear and immediately turned to flee.

“Damn it! Run!”

They ran without hesitation, but Esil quickly hurled her spear at them.

Swoosh—BOOM!

The spear struck a wall, causing it to collapse and block their escape route.

The Scavenger guild members turned to face Suho, their eyes filled with venom.

“We don’t know what’s going on, but if we kill the summoner, that should solve everything!”

“Forget the mummies—just kill him!”

Whoosh!

However, their determination didn’t last long.

[Kyaaaah!]

While white mummies regenerated slowly, the black mummies regenerated at an unbelievable speed.

[Heheh. The effect of your increased magic power is clear, young lord.]

Beru gleefully cheered on the mummies.

“Argh!”

“S-someone help!”

Screams filled the air as the battle took on a completely different turn.

[Young Lord, never forget. Your true power lies in your immortal army.]

Suho’s army overwhelmed the Scavenger guild members and continued to press forward.

Yet Suho did not grow overconfident.

Randolph, an A-rank hunter, was still far beyond his current capabilities.

‘I need to kill the Poison Fang Sand Centipede first.’

Suho pressed onward, heading toward the direction where the sand centipede’s screeching echoed.

That moment came sooner than expected.

Boom!

“What?!”

The ceiling above the fleeing Scavenger guild members collapsed, and from the rubble, the sand centipede emerged.

“Kyaaaaah!”

“S-save me…! Agh!”

Crunch!

In the blink of an eye, the sand centipede snatched up a hunter and swallowed him whole, then turned its attention to its next target.

Its venomous fangs dripped with poison, suffocating the air.

[Skill: Storm Slash activated.]

Boom!

Suho quickly unleashed a blade storm to disperse the toxic fumes.

Just being near the poison was draining his HP rapidly.

‘How considerate of you to come to me!’

Suho prepared for the hunt, brandishing his dual swords.

“Everyone, attack!”

At his command, the 19 black mummies charged the sand centipede in unison.

“Kyaaaak!”

[Kyaaah!]

The centipede crushed the black mummies mercilessly with its jaws.

But no matter how many times their bodies were torn apart, the black mummies continued to reattach their bandages and regenerate, relentlessly hurling themselves at the monster.

The poison oozing from the sand centipede’s fangs didn’t seem to affect the black mummies, who were themselves drenched in venom.

However, the black mummies’ own poison had no effect on the sand centipede either.

The battle was a vicious, relentless exchange between monsters.

“Arachne!”

[Kkruu!]

“Trap it with your webs so it can’t escape!”

Arachne, following Suho’s orders, began spraying webbing all over the sand centipede’s massive body.

“Esil! Keep it from tearing the webs—attack it continuously!”

“How am I supposed to do that?”

“Any way you can!”

With no other choice, Esil charged forward, infusing her spear with magic.

To her surprise, the spear began to extend in length.

“Oh? It can do that?”

Suho, who had just chugged a mana potion from the store, looked at her with a curious expression.

Beru appeared at that moment to offer an explanation.

[Among demons, there are those capable of spiritualization. That’s why the Factory’s demons could possess humans.]

“Spiritualization?”

[Yes. That spear is made from a demon’s horn. Since the demon could spiritualize, the spear can too, and it can grow larger when infused with magic.]

“What about mine?”

Suho raised his own weapon, Vulcan’s Horn, as he asked.

Technically, his sword was also made from a demon’s horn.

[Oh, right.]

Beru’s eyes lit up.

[As I recall, Vulcan was an enormous demon. Naturally, his horn was huge.]

“Then why is this sword so small?”

[The power was likely compressed during the weapon’s creation, much like Esil’s spear.]

A thought suddenly occurred to Suho.

[Item: Vulcan’s Horn]

Acquisition Difficulty: ??

Type: Sword

Attack Power: +40

A sword made from the horn of Vulcan, the greedy demon.

It is imbued with Vulcan’s power, increasing damage dealt.

-Effect ‘Destructive Urge’: Increases physical damage by [40%].

-Effect ‘Demon Devourer’: As it devours more demon souls, Vulcan’s power grows stronger.

[Devoured Demon Souls: 10]

The item details for Vulcan’s Horn appeared before him.

This sword was designed to grow stronger as it absorbed more demon souls.

And right beside him, fighting the sand centipede, was Esil—an extremely noble demon!

“Esil!”

“What?!”

Esil, too busy fighting, didn’t even have time to turn her head when Suho called her.

“I just had an idea. Can you help me?”

“I don’t know what it is, but sure!”

“You said it!”

With Esil’s confirmation, Suho’s grin widened.

He moved closer to Esil, holding Vulcan’s Horn out toward her.

“Can you spiritualize right now?”

“I can, but why—wait, what?!”

Esil finally noticed the Vulcan’s Horn in Suho’s hand and recoiled in shock.

Suho smiled brightly.

“Can you come inside this for a bit?”

“You—you crazy…!”

Esil, who had been fighting with all her might, didn’t have time to argue.

“Can you or can’t you?”

“I—I can, but… oh, fine! Spiritualization!”

This wasn’t the time for a long discussion.

Flash!

Esil’s body began to turn translucent, and she transformed into a spiritual form.

Just like when Gray had possessed Suho’s body, Esil’s spirit flowed into Vulcan’s Horn.

Ding!

[Vulcan’s Horn is devouring a demon’s soul.]

Esil’s sharp voice rang out from inside Vulcan’s Horn.

-All right, now what? What do you want me to do?

“Great! Can you make this sword bigger like you did with your spear?”

-Of course I can! Oh, so that’s what you’re thinking!

Even though their conversation had been brief, Esil had already caught on to Suho’s plan.

It reminded her of the time when Suho had enlarged himself to fight the sand centipede.

Back then, Suho had been forced to fight barehanded because his weapons were too small.

-So, should I make it bigger now? You’ll need to use your mana!

“Wait! Before that!”

Suho narrowly dodged the sand centipede’s attack.

He commanded his black mummies to press the attack while he looked at the other sword in his hand, Rakan’s Fang.

“Hey, did you see that? Can you do it too?”

-…

Rakan’s Fang remained silent.

“You can’t? But wasn’t your clan’s fang just like a demon’s horn?”

Suho clearly remembered.

The Fang of the Beast King, Rakan.

The sword made from the massive wolf’s fang was originally much larger.

-…It is possible, but it’s not my decision.

At that moment, another voice spoke up.

[The Beast King, the Fang Monarch, nods in approval.]

Because Rakan was the true owner of the Fang, he had to grant permission for its transformation.

‘Got it.’

With all the necessary permissions in place, Suho wasted no more time.

“Giant’s Armor.”

[Skill: Giant’s Armor activated.]

Fwoooosh!

In an instant, a suit of aura armor enveloped Suho’s body, expanding in size to double his original form.

“Now!”

At that exact moment, the two swords in Suho’s hands—Vulcan’s Horn and Rakan’s Fang—also began to enlarge.

They grew to match Suho’s increased size, becoming massive twin blades that perfectly fit into his enormous hands.

Suho crossed the swords and narrowed his eyes at the sand centipede.

‘This time will be different.’

Without hesitation, Suho charged at the sand centipede, swinging both massive swords.

Slash, slash, slash, slash, slash!

“Kiaaaak!”

Each strike tore into the sand centipede’s tough body, leaving it covered in gaping wounds.

But the centipede was no easy prey.

Sensing danger, it thrashed violently, attempting to flee through the pyramid’s crumbling walls, shaking the structure as it went.

Suho made a split-second decision to burn through all his mana in one final attack.

“Gray, possess me!”

In that moment, the spirit of Gray, who was residing in the shadow dungeon, flowed into Suho’s body.

[The spirit of the pet: Gray possesses the priest’s body.]

Swoosh!

Suho’s hair turned silver as a wild, feral energy surrounded him.

[Skill: Wind of the Plains activated.]

[Movement speed temporarily increased by 30%.]

[Attack speed temporarily increased by 30%.]

Whooosh!

Suho’s speed increased dramatically as he hacked at the sand centipede with relentless strikes.

“Kiaaaak!”

The sand centipede shrieked in pain as Suho’s dual swords mercilessly slashed through its body.

And finally—

Slash!

With one final, devastating blow, Suho’s sword severed the sand centipede’s head.

[You have slain the Poison Fang Sand Centipede.]

Thud!

The massive creature’s body collapsed to the ground, and at the same moment, Suho’s mana ran out completely.

[Level up!]

[Level up!]

[Level up!]

Suho’s energy instantly replenished as he leveled up several times from defeating the giant monster.

“Dispel.”

Swoooosh!

[Possession dispelled.]

[The spirit of Gray leaves the priest’s body.]

[Skill: Giant’s Armor deactivated.]

As Suho returned to his normal size, he stood before the giant corpse of the sand centipede, now lifeless and sprawled on the ground.

With a satisfied grin, Suho wasted no time in issuing his next command.

“Arise.”