Volume 18. Chapter 12. -Solo Leveling -(i alone level-up)
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Volume 18. Chapter 12.
The shadow under Jin Woo’s feet quickly grew so much that she could completely devour the Dragon Emperor. The creature frowned. “Did he plan this from the very beginning…?
” From the very moment he appeared alone on the battlefield, directing the shadow army to help everyone else on the western front?
And finally, he even lured the Dragon Emperor there
-was all this done for the sake of this moment?
Although this man was his enemy, the king of all dragons could not help but admire the thoroughness of the plan of this Shadow Ruler. First, he created a situation where the Emperor was simply forced to make his move. Through seemingly obvious tactics, he euthanized his alertness. And then, finally, relying on an unexpected trump card, he achieved what he wanted. “… how could you have thought that he would really take advantage of the Dragon Horror”,
-the expression on the face of the Dragon Emperor was as if he was hit below the waist. Seeing this unequivocal expression, Jin-Woo grabbed the creature’s arm even tighter. “I did it.” Until that moment, no one mistake. Just a couple of steps, and then… Jin-Woo soon consumed the shadow along with the Dragon Emperor. The impenetrable darkness quickly dissipated and they appeared in a pre-selected area of Jin-Woo. Having succeeded in his attempt to draw the Dragon Emperor to the real battlefield, which he chose at his discretion, Jin-Woo quickly moved away from his opponent. The creature, having found itself in a place very far from its subordinates, where it could not count on their support, began to look around puzzled.
-And what is this place…?
-A place on the opposite side of the world from your army. In fact, it was not quite true to call it the opposite side, but nevertheless, they were already very far away. They were in Japan, in the place where every speck of dust was densely saturated with mana after the death of the King giants. This land and atmosphere, reinforced by mana, could potentially withstand the force of the blows from his battle against the Lord of Destruction. This place was once a huge forest. Now, it resembled a lifeless desert that stretched endlessly to the horizon. And all this thanks to the efforts of his shadow soldiers, who cut down all the trees here. Especially here, that huge white-stone fortress erected on the top of the hill attracted attention. The Dragon Emperor pointed to the fortress, at the very top of which a black flag fluttered in the wind.
-Is this your castle?
-… It seems like that.
-For the castle of the Shadow Ruler he too small, however. And for some reason, Jin-Woo suddenly wanted to apologize to Ber. Of course, there was no reason to adapt to his enemy, right?
Jin-Woo threw a real warning in the direction of the Dragon Emperor. But he seemed very relaxed, despite the whole situation. It was not known whether this was due to his beyond belief, or whether he was just bluffing.
-Well, I think his size will be enough to celebrate your death today. Only then did the Dragon Emperor sharpen your look at Jin Woo. He did not try to look away.
-…
-then the King Dragon Emperor stopped looking at Jin-Woo. He closed his eyes for a moment, trying to contact his subordinates. Of course, he could not catch a hint of their position. Some creature, taking the power of the Shadow Overlord, used the spell to intervene in any kind of communication. The Dragon Emperor realized that his enemy man had prepared everything from the very beginning to completely isolate him. Then he slowly opened his eyes and found that the entire shadow army surrounded him from all sides. The battle, which was supposed to be a battle of ten million against one, sharply turned into a battle of two hundred thousand against one. And this “one” was already completely different. The Dragon Emperor was surrounded.
-And so it is… a battle where I will either survive or fall, until my soldiers they’ll figure out my current location. But he didn’t look wilted, as one might hope in this situation. And that was the reason. He, of course, was not against the battles, where he used a superior number to completely defeat his enemies. But he also found fascinating and exactly the opposite situations where he had to surpass his enemies himself. In short, this was a creature born exclusively for war. He was the personification of destruction. To those who were not even against their own collapse, if all this was for the sake of blood, screams, madness and destruction, seething in the dizzying storm of war. And that is why the Dragon Emperor smiled broadly. “Let me show you the real me,” and at the end of those words, the smile faded from the creature’s face. Jin Woo also felt something. His feelings, which far exceeded human limits, began to give him clear signals. * Brrr Along with the chill that passed along his back, goose bumps ran all over his body. And then, as if in a scene from some unrealistic film, a truly terrifying roar burst from the mouth of the Dragon Emperor. He was so scary that his heart could break apart from his sound.
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-Kuuuuuaaaaaaaa!
-it was the “Horror of the Dragon Emperor”, the lord of all dragons. Horror, unprecedented before, went through the shadow army like a powerful shock wave.
-AAAAAAAA!
-seemingly endless vibrations began to shake the atmosphere. Even the earth trembled violently. While a quake, like an earthquake, shook the world, Jin-Woo felt the tremendous amounts of horror, pain and confusion of his soldiers. And he quickly put them back into his shadow.
-AAAAAA !
!
!
-during all this wild roar, his head was terribly dizzy and he flinched for a moment. Finally, the Dragon Emperor finished roaring. Seeing a pale Jin Woo, the corner of his mouth lifted in a grin.
-That was real strength. True Dragon Horror. Jin-Woo shook his head to get rid of the terrifying the impact of this attack. At that time, the Dragon Emperor turned to him in an even tone. “When you grabbed my hand, I could easily escape,” he announced. But to the fact that he didn’t, there was a reason, and he continued.
-It’s all just because you impressed me with your attempt to trap me. Jin-Woo, hearing praise, looked suspiciously at the Dragon Emperor. But in these serious eyes there was not a hint of ridicule.
-From this I wanted to talk to you in a quiet place. As two equal Lords. Jin Woo’s breath, brought down by Dragon Horror, has finally recovered. He quickly straightened out and was now on his guard. The Dragon Emperor continued to speak to the silent Jin Woo.
-If you had recollected the memories of the previous Shadow Lord, then you should already know… Our real enemy
-not this earth, but those who are above heaven. He spoke of the armies of the Lords. The first and last order they received was to destroy all the Overlords born of darkness. And it is quite obvious that the Shadow Overlord was no exception.
-Initially, I thought to get rid of you first, but then get ready to battle them. But, seeing how you are conducting your battles, I changed my mind. You have a different set of skills than Osborne. And thanks to your skills, I foresaw our glorious victory,
-and the Dragon Emperor held out his hand to Jin Woo,
-If you take my hand, I will do what you want. Jin-Woo’s gaze slowly fell on his outstretched hand.
-If you want to save your family, then it will be so. If you want to save your country, then it will be done. If you want me to leave this land, fine. My soldiers and I will quietly disappear from this world, “continued the Emperor. It was an expression full of sympathy.
-You will become the master of this world. You will become the master of the whole planet, and not just this little castle on the hill. You fully deserve it. All you have to do…
-a warm smile appeared on the Dragon Emperor’s face,
-… this is to take my hand. As soon as we unite and defeat the powers of the Masters, not only you and your family, but even your country, no, even more than that
-everyone living on this planet will find peace and freedom
-such was the promise of the Dragon Emperor. -Well, what about this, the Shadow Overlord?
-he was waiting for Jin Woo’s answer. Was such an offer tempting him?
A shadow of a smile slowly appeared on the face of the Shadow Lord when he silently listened to these attractive words. The Dragon Emperor smiled too.
-Will you join me?
To his misfortune Jin Woo’s answer was rather harsh on its own.
-Don’t make me laugh. Having heard such a sharp refusal, the Dragon Emperor frowned.
-You want me to trust a bastard with eyes that can hardly hide his desire to kill me?
Jin Woo asked with a sneer.
-Ha ha… Ahh ha ha ha ha ha ha!
-The emperor of all dragons put his hand to his forehead and gagged for a long time. There must have been mana in his laughter. Each wave of sound emanating from this creature powerfully surrendered to Jin-Woo’s heart. When the Dragon Emperor finally removed his hand from his forehead, both of his wide-open eyes changed. Now it was the eyes of a reptile. “It seems I just can’t hide those eyes of mine,” he said. The attempt at reconciliation turned into a failure. If it was not possible to deceive the other side, then the only thing left was to destroy it, throwing all possible forces at it. The Dragon Emperor has revealed his true identity. A hostile aura began to radiate from his body, which was already impossible to hide.
-Gather all your strength and attack, Child of the Shadow!
Jin Woo’s eyes widened in shock. In an instant, his face smelled of suffocating heat. He quickly bounced back. His gaze was still focused on the incredible sight that unfolded in front of him. A mountain of violent flame suddenly formed right in front of his eyes. If the sea of boiling lava gained self-consciousness and voluntarily assumed the shape of a dragon, would it look like this?
Jin-Woo watched the appearance of this dragon, created from an endless blazing fire. He immediately remembered the quick dungeon from the outside of the Demon’s castle, which also burned in an endless flame. It was a battle between a living “castle” and a man. It would not be surprising if someone he was frightened of such incomparable pressure. But Jin-Woo calmly grabbed a pair of Kamish Wrath swords. * BUUUM When the Dragon Emperor took one step, the whole world trembled violently. “Comes!
” The huge dragon tried to trample him to death. Jin-Woo quickly jumped away from him and ran away to increase the distance. Then he called on the heavenly dragon Kaisel.
-Kyayayayayayayak!
-his riding beast, just emerging from the shadows, was immediately ready to take off. So he immediately soared into the air. At that moment, Jin-Woo quickly jumped onto Kaisel’s back. Kaysel soared up as fast as he could. Then Jin-Woo made the beast turn and swoop down on the Dragon Emperor. And as if expecting this, the dragon, woven from the flame, fired a “Breath of Destruction.”
-Get down!
Jin Woo shouted. Almost at the same time when a blinding flash burst from the Dragon Emperor’s jaw, Kaisel dived sharply. Flames capable of destroying everything by themselves flashed right over Jin-Woo’s head. It seemed that air was pierced by a white ray of light, from which goose bumps ran from the back.
-Kuaaaaa!
“Kaisel followed his master’s command to descend closer to the Dragon Emperor.” At the same time, literally by a hair’s breadth, he dodged the fiery “Breath”, which was constantly burping in his direction.
-Fffffff…
-when the “Breath” attack stopped, Kaisel was already near the head of a giant fiery dragon. Jin-Woo concentrated all the grains of mana while flying on the back of his beast. “You did fine, Kaisel!
” He mentally praised his Heavenly Dragon. The assembled mana began to be transmitted to Kamish’s Wrath in his right hand. The black aura danced and trembled, as if announcing that it was ready for this last attack. And Jin-Woo swung his sword with all his might towards the Dragon Emperor.* ШШШУУУУУХ The black aura, which seemed to be able to break through anything, split up in an instant and rushed toward the head of the fiery dragon, like the claws of a predator. * shuhshuhuhuhshuh But… “… How is this possible?
!
”
-Gene Woo’s eyebrows sharply jumped up. There wasn’t even a scratch on the creature’s flaming scales. Instead, the unscathed Dragon Emperor began to turn his head in his direction. Jin Woo’s face twisted. “Again,” Breath “?
”
-he prepared to dive sharply again in the event of another shot by the “Breath of Destruction” in his direction. But instead, an ear-cutting roar rang out.
-Kuuaaaaaa!
Dragon Horror!
Jin-Woo developed a little immunity from him after the last experience. But for his Heavenly Dragon, it was completely different. He could not stand the Dragon Emperor’s roar and froze in the air. Jin Woo didn’t even have a moment to recall Kaisel, the King of all dragons fired another ruthless volley of light, meaning true destruction. * Grrrr Although they were already in free fall, Kaisel dodged to push Jin-Woo to safety. But he himself was directly confronted with the “Breath of Destruction.”
-Nooo!
Jin Woo shouted. He saw Kaisel split instantly, not even leaving ashes. Having completely renounced his desires, the Sky Dragon was completely erased from existence. Jin Woo bit his lower lip. Then he sharply released mana from the back to fly up to the Dragon Emperor’s chest. And to make sure that he didn’t fall, he firmly grabbed the scales of this enormous creature with one hand.
-Khiii…!
-Jin-Woo gritted his teeth and lifted the “Anger of Kamish,” which he held in his other hand, over his head. A short sword, seized by a reverse grip, was gripped by a dancing black aura. * krrrk The blade he had brought down with all his might could break through the scales. But that was all he could do. * krrrk krrk krrrk No matter how many blows he hit. All he was able to do was leave small, insignificant marks on the dragon’s body right under the scales. And then, feeling a menacing chill on his head, Jin-Woo looked back in a hurry. ” …!
” The gigantic arm of the Dragon Emperor rushed at him. Without hesitation, he jumped down to dodge. Landing, he did not suffer from a collision with the ground thanks to Mana. But then, not giving him time to breathe, another volley of “Breath of Destruction” hit him from above.
-Kuaaaaaaaa!
!
!
Somehow he again managed to dodge this ruthless attack. Jin Woo was catching his breath. * haaa haaa haaaaaaa0a0 He launched a huge number of attacks, but the Dragon Emperor remained on his feet. He was impenetrable, like the legendary Mount Tai. He had such protection and attack power that even giants could not match. Jin Woo realized that he could not defeat this dragon, relying on the same tactics. “I need more power…”,
-he realized. Of course, he needed a lot of power
-one that could hit this giant, clad in tight armor with his bare hands. Exactly the same as an insect, small enough to be visible to the eye, there was nothing that could be done about the person, and the person needed to become a mountain if the mountain blocked his path. And then… “Wait a minute… In armor, Yes?
”
-One probability flashed through Jin-Woo’s head. But could he manipulate the power of darkness to create normal-sized armor?
So he could then create something much larger and denser?
When he thought about it… … the shadow under Jin Woo’s feet suddenly began to expand.
-…?
-even the Dragon Emperor noticed this change. From this shadow, bubbling, the liquid rose black. And she began to wrap herself around the Shadow Lord, layer upon layer superimposed on his body. From this, his size increased dramatically. “What is this bastard trying to do now?
!
”
-tightened the Dragon Emperor. But his instincts were higher than the satisfaction of his curiosity. The Dragon Emperor prepared to belch out another Volley of Destruction volley in the direction of this unknown black mass. But then he felt something gently poke him in the back. “…?
”
-He quickly turned to look. In the far corner, casting a spell drowning connection, was Fang. But now, to help his Lord, he turned into a giant. And he spewed his own column of flame into the Dragon Emperor’s back. When their eyes met, Fang Beads helplessly fell out of Fang’s hands. * knock krrrr The murderous fury of the giant dragon is now was aimed at a frightened and trembling Fang.
-How dare a petty bastard like you…!
-turned the head of the Dragon Emperor. And of course, the direction of the “Breath” was also already pointed at Fang. But before the attack, capable of wiping anything from the face of the earth, could escape from the dragon’s jaw… Giant black a shadow rising to heaven itself before anyone could notice it, violently punched the Dragon Emperor’s head with a fist. * BUDUUMUM
Read Solo Leveling -(i alone level-up) -Volume 18. Chapter 12.
Author: Chugong, Jang Sung-lak, 추공
Translation: Artificial_Intelligence
