Solo Leveling: Ragnarok - Chapter 300

Chapter 300

This was originally an absolutely impossible task.

In order to create an association that would unite all the hunters in a country, it was necessary to go through a very complex and cumbersome process, both politically and economically.

That wasn’t a problem that a mere police chief could handle.

In the past, this was possible because Chairman Koh Kun-hee himself was the head of a large corporation.

But perhaps it was because we pursued too moderate a method.

At that time, it took too long for the association to be established.

In the meantime, countless senseless sacrifices have occurred due to uncontrolled villains.

Since Woo Jin-cheol had all those memories, he decided to use a rather radical and bold method this time.

This was not simply due to the problems discussed above.

Because he was someone who had already experienced the world on the verge of apocalypse, and he clearly remembered all the disasters that were absolutely impossible for humans to handle.

It was not a situation where one could be picky about the means and methods.

‘This is a world without Hunter Sung Jin-woo. Can I fill his empty spot?’

Just that fact alone shows how heavy the responsibility that Woo Jin-cheol had to bear must have been.

After the cataclysm, he couldn’t sleep a single night without sleeping pills.

How can you lie in bed with your eyes closed when you feel as if the heavens will split open at any moment and the monarchs will storm in?

‘It’s impossible to fill his empty spot in the first place. So what can I do?’

Woo Jin-cheol desperately thought about it.

What Sung Jin Woo wants.

What will this world look like when Sung Jin-woo returns from his absence?

Then the answer came out.

‘Not to hold him back when he comes back. That’s the best we can do. At least we shouldn’t be a nuisance to him.’

To do that, first of all, he needed the power to completely control the Hunters.

It had to become a Hunter Association with overwhelming control over the Hunter Association led by S-class Hunter, Chairman Go Gun-hee.

But he himself was only an A-class.

It would have been impossible to make the S-class Hunters that would appear in the future follow the Hunter Association’s orders through normal means.

‘So I’m going to force it. I don’t care about the means or methods.’

bang!

“Who, who… … !”

bang!

“Wow, Woo Jin-cheol?!”

… … And so, one after another, the people leading Korea’s politics and economy received a sudden visit from Woo Jin-cheol.

Even in the midst of all this, Woo Jin-cheol was very fair and impartial.

Because I visited all political parties equally, regardless of whether they were ruling or opposition parties.

Since the figures who committed corruption were mixed in a similar proportion in any political party, if the order was maintained, the balance would be right. It would also minimize the confusion in the situation.

bang!

“Hello. My name is Woo Jin-cheol.”

Suddenly the door was smashed open.

bang!

“Hello. This is Woo Jin-cheol.”

The moment a man wearing black sunglasses suddenly barged into his office.

“Hello. Do you know me?”

… … !

Politicians who saw Woo Jin-cheol, without exception, closed their eyes tightly with an expression that said, ‘It was bound to happen, after all.’

Rumors about Woo Jin-cheol had already spread far and wide.

Through the contact network of those who committed corruption together.

But what if I’ve already heard the rumor?

What can they do?

“I heard you recently tripled the number of personal guards you have? I guess you heard my rumor.”

“That, that… … .”

“I wonder who you heard that from. Who is it?”

… … Gulp.

There was nothing they could do in the first place.

Other than just thinking about it and swallowing dry saliva.

No matter how many bodyguards were added, Woo Jin-cheol’s visit could never be stopped.

Even though he paid a huge amount of money and hired ‘Awakened Ones’ as bodyguards, he was helpless.

It was a natural thing.

The world didn’t have a Hunter rank yet.

Even if they had recruited a large number of Awakened people as security guards, they themselves did not know whether their power was C-class or B-class.

Even if there were dozens, if not hundreds, of such people gathered together, they were no match for Woo Jin-cheol.

Moreover, it wouldn’t have made a difference if by chance there was a Class A Awakener among those guards.

A class A kid who just woke up?

It was extremely rude to compare Woo Jin-cheol to an inexperienced A-class who didn’t even know how to use his own power.

In the first place, Woo Jin-cheol was the head of the Hunter Association’s ‘Surveillance Department’ who

had faced countless other hunters in the past.

Ssurukruk- bang!

“… … Keuk!”

Woo Jin-cheol suddenly grabbed the bodyguard who appeared behind him without a sound by the collar

with one hand and threw him to the ground. He opened one eye in surprise.

“Hmm? This person is quite something. Where did you recruit such a useful assassin Awakened?”

“… … Uh, how?”

The Awakened Assassin, who was trying to kill his presence and attack him from behind, couldn’t help but panic.

Beyond the black sunglasses, Woo Jin-cheol’s bird-like eyes were piercing through his stealth skills.

However, Woo Jin-cheol calmly answered the Awakened Assassin who was looking up at him with a bewildered expression.

“Don’t be so disappointed. I recently learned the new ‘crisis detection’ skill, so I’m not easily surprised. But, Minister? Is this all you’ve prepared?”

“… … I will cooperate with the association.”

“You thought well. Was it so hard to say just one word? It would have been easier for both of us if you had just answered when I asked over the phone.”

“I’m sorry… … .”

“Well, I understand. If you become the president of the Hunter Association, wouldn’t it be great to use that great power politically? It would certainly be attractive. But as I always say, I have absolutely no intention of getting involved in politics.”

Woo Jin-cheol met politicians one by one and threatened them, but he also firmly established his beliefs.

Hunters in the realm of hunters.

Politicians are in their own sphere.

Because it was the belief of the Hunter Association, or rather, of its president, Goh Kun-hee, to make the world turn properly.

“There’s only one thing I wish for. That all hunters can just focus on what they’re supposed to do as hunters.”

“… … Hunter.”

The first person to quietly mutter the name ‘Hunter’ that came out of Woo Jin-cheol’s mouth was none other than the Awakened Assassin who had failed to ambush Woo Jin-cheol.

Woo Jin-cheol glanced down at him and smiled strangely.

“In that sense, I will take this Awakened person with me. It would be a waste of my skills to live as a bodyguard for a politician. By the way, this is not a request.”

“… …Do whatever you want.”

As he watched Woo Jin-cheol’s back as he dragged away the assassin’s awakened followers and disappeared, the politician left in his office let out a deep sigh.

The rumors were true.

There is a rumor that Woo Jin-cheol kidnaps(?) any useful Awakened people he sees among the bodyguards of the politicians he visits, saying he will use them for the association.

It was just absurd that such a reckless person would create an association to eradicate ‘villains’.

… … And so, in the end, the Hunter Association was created very smoothly through a dramatic agreement between the ruling and opposition parties.

Woo Jin-cheol proudly became the first president of the association.

The way it was done was very unconventional and very fast.

Thanks to this, Korea was able to emerge from the catastrophic pandemic at the fastest rate in the world and become famous as a country with a stable society.

Even people from other countries come here often to learn about the system and hunter methods created by the Korean Association.

As such, Woo Jin-cheol’s association was able to systematically capture villains who were running wild under the influence of magic, and even created a special villain detention center.

Additionally, as the Association’s control became stronger than in the past, it was able to prevent unnecessary battles from occurring due to conflicts between Hunter Guilds.

In addition, as soon as a gate is opened, the association can respond immediately, which means citizens can safely return to their daily lives.

In the process, it was a secondary matter that Woo Jin-cheol gained tremendous support from the citizens, and on the contrary, many people became enemies of him.

Because the process of creating the association was unconventional, there were quite a few people who held a grudge against him.

In particular, those who knew that all their corruption was in Woo Jin-cheol’s hands secretly spent a huge amount of money to assassinate him.

but.

No attempt worked on Woo Jin-cheol.

bang!

“Hello, mayor.”

“Huh, how?!”

“Oh, I see. I guess you’re surprised. I recently developed a skill that makes me immune to some poisons.”

“… … !”

“Arrest him.”

Woof woof!

A politician who attempted to assassinate Woo Jin-cheol, who had become the president of the associati on, was captured by the Hunters and taken away.

The Association had only just been formed, so the world was still lawless, and blatant assassination attempts like this were commonplace.

But surprisingly, none of those attempts worked on Woo Jin-cheol.

‘How many skills does that guy Woo Jin-cheol have… …!’

For the forces hostile to Woo Jin-cheol, that fact was maddening.

Because there was absolutely no way to deal with him.

There was even a rumor that Woo Jin-cheol had over a hundred skills.

And surprisingly, the rumor was getting pretty close to being true.

In real time.

And the reason and method for this are still unknown to the people of the world.

The association’s creation was incredibly fast.

The world was still in the early stages of cataclysm.

People also didn’t know about the ‘rune stone’.

To begin with, the absolute amount of rune stones released into the world was significantly small.

Even if someone was lucky enough to obtain a ‘rune stone’, they didn’t even know that they had to break the rune stone with their own hands to learn a new skill.

Those who instinctively noticed that it was a precious item would rather keep the rune stone without damaging it than break it.

Because I didn’t know how to use it in the first place.

Even then, there was a time when, while hunting a demon, someone would accidentally break a rune stone inside the demon’s body with a sword, and that was the only time they would learn a new skill.

‘… … But these good times will soon end.’

People aren’t stupid.

Ultimately, it’s just a matter of time.

Sooner or later, every hunter would know about the runestone.

So, Woo Jin-cheol took advantage of this brief period of confusion to gather as many rune stones as possible in order to get ahead of everyone else.

The more he did this, the more skills he could use increased.

But even so, he was still an A-class hunter.

Woo Jin-cheol was well aware of his own limitations.

He was not a hunter like Sung Jin-woo who grew through repeated battles.

but.

‘I have to become stronger. Stronger than anyone else.’

In order to fill Sung Jin-woo’s empty spot, I had to become stronger somehow.

At least not to be pushed around by humans.

So the method I came up with was to monopolize the rune stones.

‘If you can’t increase the amount of magic power, why not increase the types and number of ‘skills’?’

Even if they are the same A-class, it is natural that the more skills you can handle, the stronger you are.

So, wasn’t ‘runestones’ traded at astronomical prices among hunters in the old days?

But at a time when people in the world still did not know about the value of runestones.

… … Woo Jin-cheol had become the one and only A-class hunter in the world who used the most skills.

Of course, only a very small number of people within the association are aware of this fact.

Among them, the final hunter who had been with him since the beginning knew well Woo Jin-cheol’s true power.

… … and the resulting side effects as well.

Jeez… … .

And now, Suho was seeing the results right before his eyes.

Just an A-class.

The result of cramming too many skills into a limited container…

Woo Jin-cheol was dying now. 4

And this was a situation that could never be resolved even if a top-level healer came.

In the first place, this wasn’t an injury, it was just the process of his vessel breaking.