02x03 - Still a Long Way to Go

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S-Sir...

What are these things?

Oh, right,
I haven't shown them to you yet.

This is one of my skills.

You can summon these things
with your skill?

It's a bit complicated to explain it.

Sir.

At least let me collect the magic gems.

T-Thank you...

Oh, no!

Jesus!

Hey.

Don't shout so loudly.

Don't worry.

They just passed out.

Yeah, no way you’ll understand that, huh?

I barely speak English.

I am human.

I want to go home.

SOLO LEVELING SEASON 2
-ARISE FROM THE SHADOW-

Cheers!

Welcome, please come in.

Now we've completed 19 quests.

Yes.

I wouldn't have done it without you.

What are your plans next?

First, I'm going to take
the written test at the association

to get the guild master's license.

Then I'll use it as a bargaining chip
to negotiate with my father.

I see.

How about you, Sir?

You might not be able
to contact me for a while.

I need to go somewhere...

What's wrong?

Sir...

If you find me annoying,
you can just say it.

And I won't bother you anymore.

Are you drunk?

I have a brother who is


He doesn't like me.

We have never spent time
together as brothers.

Compared to him,

not only did you save my life,
but you also agreed to my request.

I really wish you were my brother.

In that case,

you are my younger brother from now.

S-Sir...

Meat!

Please have some more meat!

I will grill it for you!

Hey, that's too much!

Would you like some lemon?!

No.

You really are drunk, aren't you?

I'm completely sober now!

Geez.

What do I do with you?

Have you identified him?

He claimed to be a foreign Hunter.

He was trapped in a Gate 10 years ago
and couldn't get out.

Then he found himself at the Gate
leading to the United States.

That's unprecedented.

Anything else?

It seems he can't speak English.

And an interpreter-assisted
interrogation is pending.

It can't be ruled out that
he might be a humanoid beast.

What can we do about him?

We have requested assistance

from an S-Rank Hunter in Washington
who is his compatriot.

Mr. Hwang?

We can proceed with the investigation
once he returns to the country.

Tsk.

That's good then.

By the way, what's his name?

It's a bit hard to pronounce.

He says his name is Sung Il-Hwan.

I'm going out for a week.

Going on a trip right after work?

You are so busy.

Well, I have lots of things to do.

So, who are you going with?

I said I'm going with a friend.

When did you get a girlfriend?

While fighting Cerberus,
my level was around 20.

And now my level has tripled.

I should be able to defeat it more easily.

Does it mean I should keep going?

Oh? It's a quest.

"The Demon's Castle is teeming with demons."

"Please collect demon souls."

"The requirement is to collect..."



That's a lot.

But this time, I came for another purpose.

ELIXIR OF LIFE - CRAFT

Be it 10,000 or 100,000...

I'll get them all!

YOO JINHO

You're asking me
to hand over the guild to you?

Yes.

Hmm...

You know Jinsung's plan,
yet you still make this request?

My brother's plan to have
an outsider become the guild master

is too risky for our company...

That Hunter is Sung Jinwoo, right?

The Double Dungeon incident.

The annihilation of Hwang Dongsuk's team.

And the Supervision Department's
k*lling of prisoners.

He's involved in all three incidents
and remained unscathed.

He also participated in all
the raid missions you organized.

In the Red Gate incident of
the White Tiger Guild a few days ago,

it's said that it was again him
who brought out the survivors.

You obtained the guild master license
with his help, didn't you?

And you want me to hand over
the guild to you?

Even so...

Even so,

I still ask you to hand over
the Yoojin Guild to me.

As for my brother, I will...

I understand. I can let you give it a try.

Eh?

But there's a condition.

After that Red Gate incident,

I've heard that the White Tiger Guild has
been trying to secretly recruit Hunter Sung.

You have to let him join
our guild before that happens.

Can you do it?

Yes!

I have high hopes for you.

THE MANA IS CONTAMINATED
SHADOW EXTRACTION IS NOT AVAILABLE

For some reason,
I can't extract from the demons.

There are so many demons here.
What a pity.

Oh?

YOU ACQUIRED ITEM: ENTRY PERMIT

A permit to the upper floors.

THE PERMIT GRANTS ACCESS TO
THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE DEMON'S CASTLE.

IT CAN ONLY BE USED ON THE MAGIC
TELEPORTATION CIRCLE ON THE 1ST FLOOR.

I see.

It can only be used there.

This dungeon is huge.

It seems to be an entire city
stuffed into a building.

Walking on foot can be tiring.

Are you the boss of that
group of Ice Bear?

You're so big, aren't you?

Alright, let's go over there to take a look.

Hmm?

Ah.

What a headache.

Woah.

Eek!

You're pretty strong.

From now on, your name is "Tank."

Wow, it's Miss Hae-In.

What a coincidence.

She is beautiful as usual.

Why?

Why not disclose the information
about the winged ants to the public,

but to a small group of people?

It's an order from the association.

They believe that disclosing it now
would only cause unnecessary panic.

But...

Don't worry about it.

We need to build up our power

to become the largest guild in the country
and take on the responsibilities.

When obtaining this key, I was worried that
this place might be an S-Rank dungeon.

The demons here seem to be
around the upper B-Rank.

ITEM: ENTRY PERMIT


They come in great numbers.

And the higher I go,
the stronger they get.

But as long as I focus on taking down
the demons carrying permits,

it's still an easy climb up.

SKILLS
SKILL LEVEL INCREASED, RULER'S HAND, LV.2

Still, if the structure of the Demon's Castle
is the same as that of the original tower,

then there will be 100 floors.

I wonder how strong I'll become
when I reach the top floor.

DEMON SOULS COLLECTED: 3,712/10,000

I don't know if there'll be enough food.

And I have a promise with Jinah.

DEMON SOULS COLLECTED: 4,059/10,000

It seems...

...this will be a battle against time.

DEMON SOULS COLLECTED

DEMON SOULS COLLECTED

DEMON SOULS COLLECTED

DEMON SOULS COLLECTED: 10,000/10,000

I don't know how high I can climb.

Red-name enemy, huh?

LORD OF THE LOWER FLOORS
AVARICIOUS VULCAN



Hunter Sung is not at home.

There's only his sister.

She only knows that he's gone on a trip.

We've come all the way
to his place in vain.

He hasn't participated
in any raid missions recently.

There are no records of him
crossing the border.

His last known location tracked by
the association was in the very center

of the urban area.

How do you even know that?

It's my job after all.

I wonder where he is right now.

Leave that big boss to me.

You take care of the rest.

Thanks to the increase in intelligence,

the number of soldiers and magic power
I can preserve has increased as well.

It gives me plenty of leeway
during combat.

But anyway,

how long does it plan to sit there?

If it doesn't move,
I'll take the initiative to attack...

What have you done to them?!

Whoa...

I just threw a punch.

Did I put too many points into strength?

The same skill that Cerberus used!

Iron!

Continuous blows...

How can it be so nimble?

But there must be an opening for me...

Now!

I got you!

Darn...

SKILLS
SKILL LEVEL INCREASED, RULER'S HAND, LV.2

This beast...

...can read my movement?

The only place I can inflict damage
is that small head.

First, I need to restrict
its strange movements.

But how?

That's it!

Did your rage make you blind
to your surroundings?

YOU HAVE DEFEATED THE
LORD OF THE LOWER FLOORS: AVARICIOUS VULCAN

ITEM: WORLD TREE FRAGMENT

I can't believe there's
a talking magic beast.

I've said it many times,
I am not a magic beast.

If you don't believe me,
you can test my DNA or whatever.

Shut up.

Just answer my question.

I'm quite annoyed for being
called out during a good time.

Heck.

They dumped this trouble on me.

Hey, can I ask a question?

I told you to shut up!

How much do humans know
about the Gates and magic beasts?

Huh?

How much do you know
about the Gates and magic beasts?

What are you talking about?

Dungeons, Gates, magic beasts...

All those are just premonitions.

The worst catastrophic force
has finally awakened.

What is that?

"The worst disaster."

I can only say this much.

So?

My goal is to prevent
the disaster from happening.

Stop spouting nonsense.

Do you know how many Hunters
there are in the world now?

If we gather the Hunters...

A number of people are powerless
in the face of that force.

They will only be devoured and exploited.

You seem to have some strength...

What?

A magic beast has a name like humans, huh?

And you also have a wife and two kids.

Do you still remember your son's name?

Jinwoo.

Why do you have this murderous aura?

I've said I won't answer your questions.

Answer me.

No, I will not.

But I can tell you one thing.

Your son is already dead.

If there are any last words,
go tell him yourself in hell.

What's this? The battle is one-sided.

Are you surprised by our strength?

You didn't expect this, did you?

Do immortal magic beasts also feel fear?

Fine.

YOU HAVE DEFEATED
METUS, GUIDE OF SOULS

Over here!

Quickly!

I have heard of it.

When S-Rank Hunters fight each other,

that power can destroy and turn
the surroundings into ruins.

So this is the disaster...

Yeah, we can consider ourselves lucky.

In an instant...

In the blink of an eye...

Mr. Hwang has been defeated.

He lost before the disaster spread.

The food has run out.

This is as far as I can go.

I'm on the 75th floor,

so there should be about 25 floors left.

I have a long way to go.

But the harvest is quite bountiful.

This earring was obtained
from the big boss on the 50th floor.

The necklace was
from the skeleton just now.

SET ITEM EFFECT
Both have impressive effects.

ALL STATS +5
Both have impressive effects.

ALL STATS +5
But the set item effect is more noteworthy.

Judging by the display, there should be
another boss-level magic beast.

This Avaricious Glass is also nice.

Although it's of no use to me,

I can transfer it to someone else.

If magic soldiers have it,
their magic power will be doubled.

Besides...

Cursed Random Loot Box
I chose in the quest rewards.

I thought I could no longer obtain it,
which made me somewhat regretful.

I guessed so.

It is still a key.

Information unclear?

When and where is this to be used?

ITEM: UNKNOWN

However, these are not my purpose
for this journey.

World Tree Fragment

was obtained when k*lling Avaricious Vulcan
on the 50th floor,

and Echo Forest Water was obtained
after k*lling the Guide of Souls,

Metus on the 75th floor.

Among the three materials
for the Elixir of Life,

I have already obtained two.

Just one more to go.

Just one more item for saving Mom...

I will get it next time I come here.

SOLO LEVELING

EPISODE 15: STILL A LONG WAY TO GO

EPISODE 16: I NEED TO STOP FAKING