Summary :
In Chapter 14 of Solo Leveling, the story continues as Sung Jin-Woo, the protagonist, faces a new challenge.
The chapter begins with Sung Jin-Woo receiving a mysterious message that leads him to an abandoned building. When he enters, he is met by a group of powerful monsters known as the “Awakened Beasts”. These creatures are stronger than normal monsters and have unique abilities.
Sung Jin-Woo uses his skills and experience to quickly defeat the Awakened Beasts, showcasing his growth as a hunter. However, just when he thinks the battle is over, he encounters a much stronger enemy – a gigantic ogre-like monster.
Despite the overwhelming power of the monster, Sung Jin-Woo remains calm and strategically prepares his attacks. He uses his agility and speed to dodge the monster’s attacks while landing precise blows. With each hit, the monster weakens, but still proves to be a formidable opponent.
As the battle intensifies, Sung Jin-Woo uses his hidden power, “Shadow Exchange”, which allows him to temporarily switch places with one of his shadows. This ability gives him an advantage and allows him to deal a devastating blow to the creature.
In the end, after a long and fierce battle, Sung Jin-Woo emerges victorious. He stands triumphantly over the defeated monster, displaying his incredible strength and determination.
Chapter 14 ends with Sung Jin-Woo reflecting on his progress and pondering the mystery behind his newfound powers. The story leaves the reader eagerly anticipating the next chapter, eager to see what challenges await Sung Jin-Woo on his journey as a hunter.
the sole surviving Lycan, the only that flew over Jin-Woo’s head simply now, reduced its tail after seeing this scene and started out taking faltering steps backwards.
“Huh….?”
was this the end result from him raising his electricity Stat?
the definitely stunned Seong Jin-Woo couldn’t near his slack jaw as the headless Lycan’s legs shook like a leaf, before its movement stopped for suitable.
That turned into while he heard the acquainted mechanical beep going off again.
Tti-ring.
[You’ve killed an Iron-Fanged Lycan.]
[Level up!]
***
“My level rose up?”
To make certain that he didn’t mishear that, Jin-Woo hurriedly accessed his fame Window.
name: Seong Jin-Woo
degree: 2
class: None
name: None
HP: 205
MP: 22
Tiredness: zero
[Stat]
power: 32
Stamina: 11
Agility: eleven
Intelligence: eleven
notion: eleven
(available factors to distribute: zero)
[Skills]
Passive capabilities:
– (Unknown) Lv. Max
– Tenacity Lv. 1
energetic abilities:
– sprint Lv. 1
His stage in reality did go up.
And while a stage went up, a single point turned into brought to all of his Stats.
because it became out, it wasn’t only the search rewards that could impact the values of his Stats. It turned into also viable to improve his Stats through levelling up, too.
‘To assume, i’m able to honestly stage up!’
He most effective carried a vague expectation, but it sincerely became reality. His heart commenced to overcome quicker and faster.
‘On top of that, i get extra additional points from levelling up.’
The Stat points he were given from the search rewards have been 3. in the meantime, he were given five from levelling up once.
although he didn’t just like the reality that he couldn’t freely distribute those factors the manner he liked to, but nevertheless, his increase through levelling up turned into a good deal greater.
also, there has been the factor about quests only being available once consistent with day, but there was a great chance that levelling up wouldn’t be afflicted by such regulations.
‘I only killed two, but my degree rose up.’
This was the same as in video games. when his stage changed into low, he should enhance it up with the aid of a lot in the course of a quick area of time.
And presently, Jin-Woo was only a stage 2. It turned into no longer an exaggeration to say that he was proper at the lowest of the pile. but, he changed into not what one could call a everyday low-stage player, either. His power stat already exceeded 30.
If the power stat rose up by one factor whenever one levelled up, then the Stat value of Jin-Woo’s energy was equivalent to degree 20 or higher.
What if a ‘person’ possessing level 20’s worth of strength stat hunted in the ‘level 1’ beginner’s hunting location?
‘In different phrases, explosive levelling up….’
as if to prove his bet, the unfavourable would possibly in the back of that punch without problems passed his own expectations.
‘The electricity stat could have been extended by means of just over 3 instances, however…. The difference in real, physical energy become nicely past that.’
Jin-Woo’s original energy fee changed into 10.
there has been the distinction of three instances the price among the power stat of 10 and 30, but the distinction among the real forces produced was nicely beyond that.
‘may want to it be….?’
What if, because the Stat’s cost rose up, the weight become also brought as well? If that became the case, then such a destructive electricity output should easily be explained away.
besides that, his movement pace had multiplied as well.
If it changed into in the past, there has been no manner he’d be capable of lightly keep away from the all-out attack of an animal, nor should his punch circulate fast sufficient to provide the sound of the air splitting apart.
“right, the physical energy in my muscle groups has extended so, obviously my velocity might have expanded along the manner, too.”
in reality by using raising his energy stat higher, both his energy and velocity had long past up. The war against the Lycans proved this.
So, what might manifest if he elevated his Agility, as an alternative?
His curiosity became at its peak, but he didn’t have any approach to find out in the interim. If he desired to meet his burning curiosity, then he really needed to boom his Stats, ASAP.
‘Even still….’
He couldn’t help but think that investing factors he were given as quest rewards inside the Agility Stat kinda felt a piece wasteful. If he shored up his strength Stat, both his energy and pace could pass up anyway, so what turned into the factor of investing in the Agility Stat?
given that his thoughts were as such, there was handiest one manner to move ahead here.
‘I gotta stage up lots of instances, truely fast.’
certainly, he’d enhance the Agility Stat thru levelling up. every little cent saved might in the end internet him a buck later down the line. If he expanded the values one factor at a time, he’d feel the difference finally.
Jin-Woo pried loose the sword off the ground.
‘in that case, shall i am getting began for real, then?’
there was one more monster he needed to kill, in the end.
“by way of the way…. in which did it disappear to?”
The Lycan that was certainly someplace nearby had gone with the wind earlier than he had observed it. Jin-Woo hurriedly scanned his environment, however he couldn’t find a single hint of the creature.
quite possibly, it had turned tail and ran away while he was immersed within the reputation windows. properly, he must’ve recognised something became up whilst it decreased its tail and carefully studied his ‘temper’.
“Tsk.”
Jin-Woo smacked his lips, realising that a bundle of enjoy factors had simply escaped from his grasp.
‘cling on, do these things supply away such things as magic crystals, too?’
The unexpected notion stoning up in his head stopped him in his tracks.
Monsters performing within the Gates all possessed one, or every so often, several, magic crystals in them. If one were given lucky, a Rune stone would possibly drop, too.
Magic crystals will be used for a selection of purposes and that they by myself exchanged palms for princely sums; no want to even point out the Rune stones, which will be used by Hunters to learn modern abilities.
It turned into not an exaggeration to mention that the motives why Hunters participated in raids become now not simply due to the promised price from the associated businesses, however additionally these magic crystals, as well.
Jin-Woo became additionally a Hunter.
He turned into a success in killing those monsters, so not being rewarded for his work form of felt a bit like he turned into wronged come what may.
Feeling a little rueful, he sliced open the Lycan’s belly, however it grew to become out to be a waste of time. It appeared that these creatures have been basically distinct from the everyday monsters.
The issue was, he had entered quite some distinctive dungeons in his profession to this point, but he had in no way visible those wolf-like monsters before.
Jin-Woo dusted his palms and became about to face again up, however then….
“Mm?”
He noticed something glittering within the useless Lycan’s mouth. So, he opened the creature’s maws. one of the Lycan’s fangs was emitting a beam of light. whilst Jin-Woo reached out, a brand new message popped up earlier than him.
[You found the ‘Item: The Canine of a Lycan’. Take it?]
“sure thing.”
[Item: The Canine of a Lycan]
Rarity: None
type: Miscellaneous
A huge and sharp dog of a Lycan. can be stored in the inventory or may be sold at the store.
Jin-Woo were given flustered a piece while observing the canine tooth.
‘there has been a shop, too?!’
in which could you find a machine less pleasant than the only he became saddled with?!
To assume, it was designed in one of these way that the cease person needed to for my part enjoy it along with his personal body before learning approximately any of its capabilities….
Hell, he wasn’t given much of a proof at some stage in the penalty quest and he nearly died as a end result returned then.
Jin-Woo gnashed his tooth and attempted to summon this ‘save’ component.
“shop.”
He couldn’t help however sense his anticipation build up, questioning if a shop with a signboard asserting ‘shop’ and manned by means of an NPC service provider, kinda like from video video games, might definitely appear earlier than him.
but, what appeared alternatively became a gaggle of inexperienced letters floating inside the air like hologram projections, just like when he accessed his mailbox.
And there were only two words there, too.
‘buy’ and ‘sell’.
“…….”
What a simple-tastic shop this changed into.
Jin-Woo selected ‘purchase’.
He didn’t have a single cent in his wallet, however he became nonetheless curious approximately the stuff to be had within the shop.
regrettably for him, the shop became out to be one bloodless client.
[Your level is too low to access the ‘Buy’ function.]
He was already familiar with the bloodless-shoulder remedy from the locations that required him to pay up, so this changed into satisfactory.
“positive, certain.”
Jin-Woo didn’t suppose an excessive amount of approximately it and shifted his gaze away to ‘promote’.
[Will you sell ‘Item: The Canine of a Lycan’?]
“Yup.”
With the clinging sounds of cash, his inventory seemed subsequent. right at the bottom of the show, inside the column pronouncing ‘Gold’, he should see the range 20 appearing there. That space had been empty the day prior to this.
’20 Gold, eh,’
He couldn’t virtually use that ‘money’ in actual existence, and he couldn’t even use the store properly yet, so he had no concept simply how plenty this 20 Gold was without a doubt worth.
‘Oh well. A creature from the rank E dungeon wouldn’t have given me any first rate loot, first of all.’
even supposing there has been a distinction among the dungeons discovered past the Gates and this so-called instant dungeon, it might be the identical difference at the give up of the day.
nevertheless, Jin-Woo wanted to make certain, so he changed into approximately to acquire the dog from the opposite dead Lycan, however he ended up doing a facepalm, as a substitute.
“Ah. I blew away its complete head, didn’t I….”
Jin-Woo felt bitter as he grew to become round to head some place else.
20 Gold and its unknown really worth were calling back to him, but he couldn’t waste time attempting to find a unmarried dog that could’ve flown to pretty much everywhere under this dim lighting fixtures.
but, as soon as he grew to become around, the emotions of bitterness dissipated in an instantaneous.
“Growl!!”
“Grrr….”
“Growl!!”
“Grrr!!!”
properly now, the Lycan he concept had ran way honestly came lower back with a group of its buddies!
a wonderfully shiny smile bloomed on Jin-Woo’s face. Even at a informal look, there should be over 20 of them right here.
“Eureka!!”
hang on a minute, was that the right word to use in this type of scenario?
anything.
It was simply a phrase to express one’s pleasure, anyway.
Jin-Woo tightly grasped the sword and spoke up.
“apart from your dogs, I’m gonna massacre all of you.”
when the chilling glare of a person who became obsessed about making a living landed on the Lycans, they became intimidated and shuddered slightly.
It became at this factor that Jin-Woo pounced on them without mercy.
***
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
As he predicted, his degrees rose up pretty fast.
truely from looking each nook and cranny of the first ground and killing all the Lycans he ought to find, Jin-Woo’s degree shot right up to 7.
He had jumped up 5 flights of stairs, in other phrases.
“Whimper…..”
whilst he caught up and killed the final monster jogging desperately far from him, a ordinary message popped up into his view.
Tti-ring.
[You have acquired the ‘Title: Slaughterer of Wolves’.]
“A name?”
[Title: Slaughterer of Wolves]
A title given to a hunter skilled in hunting wolves. whilst facing animal-type monsters, all your Stats will boom by way of forty%. (TL: the ‘hunter’ is a decrease case right here, because that’s what’s in the uncooked. The ‘Hunters’ till now were written in English, simply.)
when he opened his popularity Window to take a glance, the ‘identify’ column indeed have been updated.
name: Seong Jin-Woo
level: 7
elegance: None
identify: Slaughterer of Wolves
HP: 766
MP: 81
Tiredness: 3
[Stat]
energy: 37
Stamina: 16
Agility: 16
Intelligence: sixteen
notion: sixteen
(to be had points to distribute: 0)
[Skills]
Passive talents:
– (Unknown) Lv. Max
– Tenacity Lv. 1
lively abilities:
– dash Lv. 1
an advantage boost to his stats while combating in opposition to animal-type monsters….
although the effect was a bit limited, still, having his Stats boom through forty%, now that didn’t sound too bad at all.
‘There are lots of animal-type monsters available, so might this observe to them as nicely?’ (TL: the writer were using the Hanja word for monsters to describe those discovered within the Gate’s dungeons until now, but the creatures located within the immediately dungeon are written within the English phrase, ‘monster’. That’s why we get this line.)
If that become the case, then he’d be able to easily kill monsters when taking part in the destiny raids.
however, he nonetheless earned massive time even when dismissing his new name.
’34 wolf canine, two rusted daggers, a hard and fast of vacationer’s garments, and one return crystal.’
even as killing these wolves, he learned that he could every so often locate loot from their bellies. Of course, none of them became all that beneficial.
The rusted daggers possessed lower attack energy bonus compared to the sword he’d been the use of till now, and the tourist’s garments have been no longer some thing he could absolutely put on, however just some random japtem (ED: ‘vendor Trash’, basically.) that he may want to hawk off to the shop.
while he offered them all off, he earned just over one thousand Gold.
[Current Gold: 1,060]
‘….Even then, i can’t sincerely celebrate, can i?’
well, irrespective of how an awful lot he hoarded this Gold component, he couldn’t use them anyways. at least not for now.
The best aspect remaining, besides the Gold, was the return crystal. whilst he was trying desperately to break out from the dungeon returned then, the message said he’d need a go back crystal if he wanted to go away. And now, if he desired to, he may want to escape at any time.
He located himself on a crossroads.
In the front, the steps leading all the way down to the second floor.
And in his hand, a single return crystal grasped tightly.
‘Do I hold on, or do I again out….?’
If it was in the beyond, he’d no longer hesitate and choose the latter. That became how he managed to continue to exist all the ones raids with his pathetic Stats. every person stated that him surviving until now turned into a miracle, but well, he changed into looking to be smart approximately his choices, virtually.
however, the story turned into different now.
He didn’t want to retreat right here.
He felt that, if he grew to become away to leave now, then he’d in no way be capable of take any other breakthrough in his life.
“I’ve retreated enough times already, right?”
Wouldn’t it be ok for him to leap in headlong, at the least once in his existence?
Jin-Woo pocketed the return crystal. His steps hiking down the steps to the second floor turned into mild.