Chapter 51

Leveling Up Alone: Ragnarok Chapter 50

The Skavenger guild members were busy dealing with the mummies while desperately trying to keep up with Randolph, who was leading the way.

“Graaaah!”

Fortunately, they managed to learn some tactics for handling the mummies by watching Randolph.

Randolph mercilessly tore the limbs off the mummies blocking his path with incredible strength.

“Don’t just break their legs, tear them off completely! Make sure they can’t get up again! Tear off their arms so they can’t crawl either!”

This method was indeed effective.

Wherever Randolph passed like a storm, mummies with their limbs torn off writhed on the ground like insects.

But even this was only a matter of time.

“Kyaah!”

“Huh?! T, their bodies are reattaching!”

The mummies maintained their original form through their bandages.

Their bandages moved on their own, reattaching the severed limbs and rising back up.

But at least it bought them some time.

“Run while you can! Keep running!”

The Skavenger guild members ran with all their might.

However, the labyrinth was complex, and they often lost their way.

That’s when it happened.

Randolph’s subordinates, who had fallen behind, noticed the Guardian approaching from a distance.

“Isn’t that the summoner from earlier?”

“Yeah?”

“To dare enter here?”

Although they were struggling now, all this hardship was for the sake of finding the artifact hidden in the pyramid.

They couldn’t allow other hunters, not from Skavenger, to interfere in this important mission.

“Good. Let’s capture him and use him as bait for the mummies, then move on.”

Just as they were about to step towards the Guardian with sinister expressions,

“Kyaah!”

“Kiiiiik!”

“Huh.”

Black mummies suddenly appeared behind the Guardian as he turned a corner.

The Skavenger guild members froze on the spot.

“Wh-What the hell?!”

“What’s this?”

The Guardian they encountered again was leading a group of black mummies.

“Huh?”

The Guardian also noticed them at that moment.

Instantly, the Skavenger guild members felt an instinctive fear and turned to run.

“Damn! Run!”

Without hesitation, they started to flee, and Esil quickly threw a spear.

Swoosh— Bang!

The wall collapsed, blocking their escape route.

In the end, the Skavenger guild members turned to the Guardian with a fierce look.

“No idea what’s going on, but we just need to kill the summoner!”

“Ignore the mummies and kill that kid!”

Swish!

But their momentum wouldn’t last long.

“Kyaah!”

While white mummies could regenerate, their speed was not fast. However, the black mummies regenerated at an unbelievable speed.

“Keh. The effect of the Young Master’s increased mana is clear.”

Berga cheered on the mummies with joy.

“Graaaah!”

“Ah!”

Screams filled the air, and a completely different scene unfolded.

“Young Master, remember. Your true power lies in this undying army.”

The Guardian’s army continued to advance, overwhelming the enemies.

But the Guardian was not overconfident.

A-rank Hunter Randolph.

This level of power was not enough to defeat him.

‘I need to catch the venomous sand scorpion.’

The Guardian continued to advance towards the scorpion’s roar in the distance.

The moment came sooner than expected.

Crash!

“Huh?!”

Above the heads of the Skavenger guild members, who were fleeing from the black mummies, the ceiling collapsed, revealing the sand scorpion.

“Kyaah!”

“S-Save me…! Graaaah!”

Crunch!

The sand scorpion instantly swallowed a hunter whole and then turned its eyes to find another prey.

The venom dripping from its fangs suffocated them.

“Using skill: Storm Slash.”

Boom!

The Guardian quickly summoned a blade storm to dispel the toxic fumes.

Just being near the venom was causing his HP to drop in real-time.

‘How kind of it to come to me!’

The Guardian wielded his dual swords to start hunting the creature.

“Everyone, attack!”

At the Guardian’s command, the 19 black mummies charged at the sand scorpion.

“Kyaah!”

“Kyaah!”

The sand scorpion mercilessly killed the black mummies.

But the black mummies, even when torn apart, continued to regenerate by reattaching their bandages and relentlessly attacked the scorpion.

The venom from the scorpion’s fangs, which was toxic, seemed to have no effect on the black mummies.

Conversely, the mummies’ venom also had no effect on the scorpion.

Ultimately, a fierce battle of mutual destruction continued.

“Araene!”

“Kwaaak!”

“Don’t let it escape, web it!”

Araene began to spin webs around the sand scorpion’s body at the Guardian’s command.

“Esil! Keep it from breaking the web!”

“How?”

“Just do it!”

At the Guardian’s words, Esil rushed forward.

As she infused her spear with mana, it surprisingly began to grow longer.

“Oh? That’s possible?”

The Guardian, who had quickly bought a mana potion from the shop, watched with a curious expression.

Berga appeared to explain.

“Among demons, there are those who can become ethereal. So, the demons of the factory could possess humans, right?”

“Ethereal?”

“Yes. This spear is made from a demon’s horn. If the demon can become ethereal, the spear can too. And when ethereal, it’s easy to adjust its size by infusing it with mana.”

“What about mine?”

At this, the Guardian raised his weapon, ‘Vulcan’s Horn,’ and asked.

After all, this sword was also made from a demon’s horn.

“Hmm. Now that you mention it.”

Berga’s eyes lit up.

“From what I remember, the demon Vulcan was enormous. His horns were naturally huge.”

“But why is this sword so small if it’s made from such a large horn?”

“It was compressed during the weapon-making process, like Esil’s spear.”

At that moment, an idea flashed in the Guardian’s mind.

[Item: Vulcan’s Horn]

Acquisition Difficulty: ??

Type: Sword

Attack Power +40

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

Infused with Vulcan’s power, it deals more damage.

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

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

[Devoured Demon Souls: 10]

The item information that appeared on Vulcan’s Horn.

This sword was a weapon that grew stronger as it absorbed demon souls.

And Esil, who was fighting fiercely in front, was also a demon, a very noble demon with high blood.

“Esil!”

“What?”

Esil, who was already in a heated battle, turned her head to answer without hesitation.

“I just thought of something. Can you help?”

“Sure, whatever it is!”

“Really?”

Esil’s affirmative response made the Guardian’s lips curve into a smile.

He approached Esil, who was fighting the sand scorpion, and held out Vulcan’s Horn.

“Can you etherealize now?”

“It’s possible, but why? Eek!”

Esil gasped when she noticed Vulcan’s Horn in the Guardian’s hand.

The Guardian smiled brightly.

“Can you fit inside for a moment?”

“Hey, what…!”

Esil, already out of breath from the battle, had no time to argue with the Guardian’s sudden request.

“Is it possible?”

“P-Possible, but… I don’t know! Etherealize!”

There was no time for further conversation.

Flash!

Esil’s body became transparent and ethereal, then seeped into Vulcan’s Horn, just like when Gray possessed the Guardian’s body.

Ding!

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

At that moment, Esil’s sharp voice echoed from inside Vulcan’s Horn.

-There, done. What now?

“Great! Can you make this sword grow like your spear?”

-Of course! Oh, I see!

Despite the urgency, Esil understood what the Guardian meant.

She remembered the moment when the Guardian had grown larger to fight the sand scorpion, fighting with his bare hands.

-Can you grow it now? You’ll need your mana!

“Wait! Before that!”

The Guardian dodged the sand scorpion’s attack just in time.

He ordered the black mummies to attack the scorpion and looked at ‘Rakan’s Fang’ in his other hand.

“Hey, can you do it too?”

-…

Rakan’s Fang didn’t respond.

“Can’t you? Isn’t your fang also a demon’s horn?”

The Guardian remembered clearly.

Rakan, the King of Beasts, whom he met in the Domain of Rest.

This sword was made from the fang of that giant wolf, which couldn’t have been this small.

-It’s possible, but it’s not my authority.

At that moment, a voice came from elsewhere.

[The King of Beasts, the Fang Lord, nods in agreement.]

After all, the owner of this fang was Rakan.

‘Alright.’

With all the permissions granted, the Guardian felt no need to delay.

“Giant’s Armor.”

[Using skill: Giant’s Armor.]

Whoosh!

At that moment, an aura armor enveloped the Guardian’s body, doubling his size.

“Now!”

At that moment, the two swords in the Guardian’s hands also grew in size.

‘Vulcan’s Horn’ and ‘Rakan’s Fang’ expanded to fit the Guardian’s now doubled hands.

The Guardian crossed the two swords, his eyes gleaming.

‘This will be different from before.’

Without hesitation, the Guardian charged at the sand scorpion, swinging his dual swords.

Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish!

“Kiiiiik!”

The relentless slashes left numerous wounds on the sand scorpion’s body.

But the scorpion was not an easy opponent.

Feeling the danger, the scorpion writhed to escape outside the pyramid, causing it to shake as if it were about to collapse.

The Guardian decided to burn all his mana in one go.

“Gray, possess me!”

At that moment, Gray’s ethereal form, which had been lingering in the Shadow Dungeon, wrapped around the Guardian’s shadow.

[The Priest’s body is being possessed by the pet: Gray.]

Whoosh!

The Guardian’s hair turned silver, and a wild aura enveloped his body.

[Using skill: Wind of the Plains.]

[Movement speed temporarily increased by 30%.]

[Attack speed temporarily increased by 30%.]

Whoosh!

The Guardian’s sword strikes became incredibly fast.

The scorpion was brutally slashed by the Guardian.

“Kiiiiik!”

A scream erupted from the sand scorpion’s mouth.

And finally.

Snap!

The Guardian’s sword severed the scorpion’s head.

[Venomous Sand Scorpion has been defeated.]

Boom!

The giant creature finally collapsed.

And just as the Guardian’s mana was depleted,

[Level up!]

[Level up!]

[Level up!]

The Guardian’s condition returned to normal.

“Release.”

Whoosh!

[The possession is being released.]

[The pet: Gray’s ethereal form is leaving the Priest’s body.]

[The skill: Giant’s Armor is being canceled.]

The Guardian shrank back to his original size and looked at the massive, lifeless body of the sand scorpion in front of him.

The Guardian’s lips curved into a slight smile as he gave the creature a direct command.

“Rise.”