Summary :
Sung Jin-Woo, a weak hunter barely scraping by, is tasked with clearing out a dungeon with a group of other hunters. However, the dungeon is much more dangerous than expected, and Jin-Woo and his gang are quickly overwhelmed. Jin-Woo is the only survivor and is left to face the dungeon boss monster alone.
Jin-Woo is badly injured fighting the boss monster, but is able to defeat it with the help of his Shadow Soldiers. Victory comes at a cost, however, as two of Jin-Woo’s shadow soldiers are killed.
After the battle, Jin-Woo is approached by two men who reveal that they are members of the Hunter Association. They inform Jin-Woo that he is being investigated for killing other hunters and that he must come with them for questioning.
Jin-Woo knows he’s innocent, but he also knows he can’t resist the Hunter Association. She goes with both men but vows to run away and clear her name.
Solo Leveling Chapter 22 is a pivotal chapter in the series. This is the first time that Jin-Woo is forced to kill another human, and it is also the first time that he is confronted by the Hunter Association.
The chapter is well paced and tense and does a good job of building tension towards the climax. The action scenes are also well done and exciting.
Overall, Solo Leveling Chapter 22 is a great chapter that will keep the reader engaged from start to finish.
on account that Jin-Woo changed into feeling thirsty anyway, he took the Thermos lid to drink the water. but, his head by no means stopped tilting within the interim.
Gulp, gulp.
The water slid down his throat and refreshed him pretty well.
“Hyung-nim, did you enjoy it?”
earlier than he had observed it, the honorific had modified to ‘hyung-nim’, too.
“Mm…. Yeah, it’s clean.”
Jin-Woo spoke his earnest opinion and handed the lid over to Yu Jin-Ho.
“And, the things you noticed in here….”
Even earlier than Jin-Woo may want to end his sentence, Yu Jin-Ho speedy cut in, as if to say that there’s nothing to fear approximately.
“Of direction! I gained’t say anything to everybody and take this mystery with me to my grave.”
“No, hold on. No need to take it on your grave….”
“however, of path, i will. It’ll be a promise between hyung-nim and i, in any case.”
“properly, if so….. k. in case you say so.”
“You don’t should worry about a element, hyung-nim.”
It wasn’t as though everybody might believe the claim that a rank E solo’ed the boss of a rank C Gate besides. nonetheless, the kid was announcing he’d voluntarily maintain his mouth close, and that could definitely make his lifestyles a piece simpler.
‘I idea he didn’t understand how to take a hint, however he’s pretty short at the uptake on things like this, eh?’
“Is there something else you’d like to tell me, hyung-nim?”
“….No, now not especially.”
nicely, that sounded a piece suspect, there. Jin-Woo studied the overly-well mannered mannerism of Yu Jin-Ho and inwardly questioned his motives, before coming to a conclusion of his very own.
‘properly, yeah. From Yu Jin-Ho’s angle, I did shop his existence and all.’
Wasn’t it the maximum obvious factor within the global which you’d turn out to be in reality courteous and humble closer to someone who saved your lifestyles?
while checked out that way, his mind-set made extra experience. The reality of the state of affairs became barely specific from that, even though.
Rumble….
The dungeon shook round for a piece again before its tremors stopped. That tremor changed into the reminder that the Gate could near in a little even as.
The tremors could regularly get worse as time went through, and simply earlier than the Gate closed, it’d morph into a complete-blown earthquake.
“let’s get out of right here.”
“yes, hyung-nim.”
Jin-Woo started out walking towards the doorway.
earlier than they reached it, although, there has been a surprising flash of mild, and the rocks blocking off up the doorway collapsed.
growth!
Afterwards, Hwang Dong-Seok and his goons rushed into the boss room. As quickly as spotting the dead spider at the back of Jin-Woo, their expressions became dumbfounded.
“What the hell?! It’s in reality useless?!”
“Did those two hunt it?”
“That spider need to’ve been nothing a good deal, in spite of that massive frame and all.”
“well, if a rank D and a rank E controlled to kill it, then….”
“Hwang hyung, what have to we do now?”
Hwang Dong-Seok scratched his chin at the same time as observing at Jin-Woo and Yu Jin-Ho.
With the spider lifeless, the Gate could soon close. It’d be too overdue to start mining the mana stones now. They hadn’t even completed getting geared up, yet the final time turned into now much less than a hour.
It changed into time for the ‘plan b’. So, he loudly known as out to Yu Jin-Ho.
“Yu Jin-Ho!!”
Yu Jin-Ho flinched and took a step lower back. His face become full of worried tension.
An oily smile floated up on Hwang Dong-Seok’s face.
“I notion your tools regarded real 32012fd371b2d8bbf6e5e631dc96cdaf, so we did a heritage check on ya, and it seems which you’re a son of a real bigshot. The son of the Yujin construction’s owner, Yu Myung-Han, no less.”
“S-so what?”
“We’ll come up with a threat. I’ve were given some stuff to talk about along with your vintage guy, you spot. but, it’d get real troublesome for us if the subjects of this area get out. So, if you want to stay, you higher emerge as our companion.”
“An accomplice?”
Hwang Dong-Seok pointed at Jin-Woo along with his chin.
Being at the receiving stop of that disgusting stare, Jin-Woo’s brow creased for a second.
“Kill Seong Jin-Woo.”
“What?!”
Yu Jin-Ho freaked out. And Hwang Dong-Seok chuckled as though he observed that expression as a substitute funny.
The aspect became, he used his phone to do a web search and observed out that Yu Jin-Ho’s father become the proprietor of the top construction corporation in the usa. considering the fact that, a sinister scheme shaped in his head.
He’d movie the scene of Yu Jin-Ho killing Seong Jin-Woo and then, below the pretext of retaining his mouth shut, blackmail Yu Myung-Han.
‘The recognised wealth of Yu Myung-Han is supposedly around 10 trillion won, wasn’t it? (TL: nearly $nine billion)
He might be capable of reel in several instances more money than mining those mana stones if he played his playing cards right.
“That’s the only manner you’ll go away this location alive. as long as you kill Seong Jin-Woo with your personal hands, we’ll permit you to stay. If no longer, we kill both of you.”
Hwang Dong-Seok’s eyes have become very adversarial right away.
“What are you hesitating for? nobody will recognise what takes place inner a dungeon, besides. Wait, could it’s that you’re scared of a rank E, despite the fact that you’re a rank D?”
Yu Jin-Ho grew to become his head to his side. Jin-Woo shrugged his shoulders as his answer. He turned into implying that Yu Jin-Ho need to do anything he felt like.
With a determined expression, Yu Jin-Ho unsheathed the sword on his hips.
‘finally, he made up his thoughts, huh.’
a smile shaped on Hwang Dong-Seok’s mouth. alas for him, his expectation was not met. nonetheless keeping that sword, Yu Jin-Ho stood alongside Jin-Woo.
“Ho-oh? So, you wanna group up with that guy and fight us, is that right?”
Hwang Dong-Seok muttered softly. A scion of a nicely-to-do own family were given lucky and killed a rank C boss, and it appeared like his ego had become bloated rather as a end result.
Joh Gyu-Hwan whispered from the facet.
“Hyung, what have to we do now?”
Hwang Dong-Seok lowered his voice so both Jin-Woo and Yu Jin-Ho wouldn’t be able to listen him.
“For now, deal with Seong Jin-Woo first. We gotta preserve onto that potential moneybag. Our losses nowadays are pretty massive in spite of everything.”
“k, will do.”
Joh man-Hwan’s hands started out emitting shiny light subsequent.
Seeing this, Jin-Woo’s eyes narrowed to a slit.
‘in the long run, they want to have a pass, huh.’
this would be his first actual time fighting against other Hunters. however, he wasn’t making plans to go smooth on these b*stards that have aimed for his existence numerous times already.
…but then, this happened.
Tti-ring.
there was that mechanical beep once more.
[An Emergency Quest has been generated.]
‘An Emergency Quest?!’
Jin-Woo raised his head.
He didn’t even say whatever about looking to take a look at the contents, but the hunt window spread out before his eyes with out his consent.
Now that turned into a primary.
[Emergency Quest: Kill all the enemies!]
There are lifeforms preserving murderous intentions toward the ‘participant’. Kill all of them to be able to relaxed your personal protection. in case you do no longer follow this preparation, a corresponding penalty will be given.
The quantity of enemies left to kill: 8
The number of killed enemies: zero
Jin-Woo’s eyes opened wider.
‘in order to finish the search, Hwang Dong-Seok and his teammates ought to all die?!’
It turned into then, a beam of mild flashed right before his eyes. The mild beams left Joh Gyu-Hwan’s hands and flew immediately at Jin-Woo.
growth!!
Flung away by means of the explosion, Jin-Woo’s figure flew at a daunting speed and slammed into the cave wall.
Slam!!
A portion of the wall collapsed and fell on top of Jin-Woo.
Tumble…
“Hyung-nim!!”
Yu Jin-Ho iced over instantaneous from wonder.
“Don’t sweat over the lifeless guy and why don’t you come back over here?”
Hwang Dong-Seok beckoned with his hands.
Yu Jin-Ho stared at the spot wherein Jin-Woo was. just like what Hwang Dong-Seok had implied, Jin-Woo wasn’t transferring an inch as he remained buried below the debris.
“You…. you murderers….”
Tears pooled around Yu Jin-Ho’s eyes.
Hwang Dong-Seok and his dongsaengs without a doubt giggled on the label of ‘murderers’ thrown at their way. properly, that become the truth, first of all, anyway. simply what number of died by way of their palms inner many different dungeons?
at the same time as they were looking at Yu Jin-Ho and endured to grin, Jin-Woo was below the pile of rubble, doubting his very own eyes in the interim.
The contents of the quest were slowly changing, that changed into why.
[Emergency Quest: Kill all the enemies!]
There are lifeforms holding murderous intentions towards the ‘&*@##’. Kill all of them which will comfy your own safety. in case you do no longer comply with this coaching, #$%^%$#$%^!&*#$%^$.
The number of enemies left to kill: eight
The variety of killed enemies: zero
some phrases became illegible, earlier than converting their shapes.
[Emergency Quest: Kill all the enemies!]
There are lifeforms keeping murderous intentions toward you. Kill all of them if you want to secure your very own protection. in case you do no longer observe this coaching, your heart will give up functioning.
The number of enemies left to kill: 8
The range of killed enemies: 0
What a 665ffa919c35bfa66744e335c03b7855 chance that become.
If he didn’t finish the search as intended, ‘it’ might kill him, alternatively.
‘Kill if I don’t want to be killed, is that it?’
The contents had been quite surprising, however Jin-Woo’s fluster didn’t remain for long.
No, his flustered thoughts swiftly morphed into considered one of comfort. Even he located it difficult to accept as true with, however that become the reality.
there was this fear that constantly lingered in his mind, beginning from the day those quests popped up in the front of his eyes along Stat values and such.
‘What would happen to me if this mysterious phenomenon all at once stopped’?
What if all these items best came about as a accident, and they may end at any given moment?
Such fear usually observed him.
however, through this Emergency Quest, the truth have become clear.
things occurring to him have been not a twist of fate nor were they some bizarre goodwill from a person. If the quest become generated by using some thing protecting some form of goodwill, then it must’ve simply stated “overcome this chance”, and no longer threaten him to kill him as a penalty.
The device had a clean purpose.
It was both ‘Make Seong Jin-Woo strong’ or ‘need a robust Seong Jin-Woo’.
‘And, depending at the state of affairs, me who may want to kill other Hunters at the drop of a hat, even….’
He ought to glean such intentions from the gadget now. Jin-Woo felt reassured by using that revelation.
‘What a alleviation that….’
….That, it become now not a accident.
….That, it simply had a intention.
whenever he found himself in risk, he yearned to be stronger. He so dearly needed to stop dwelling the lifestyles in which it changed into no exceptional from dangling precariously on the brink of a cliff.
but, on that fateful day, all through the most dangerous moments of his lifestyles, his opportunity came.
The intention of this machine and Jin-Woo’s wishes coated up perfectly.
‘The machine is using me, and that i’m using the gadget.’
That turned into all there was to it.
so long as there was an stop goal, a cause, this phenomenon might in no way all at once vanish from his eyes.
Jin-Woo slowly got up from the rubble.
[HP: 1360/2600]
As expected of a magic spell shot by using a rank C Hunter; it become best a unmarried hit, but his HP had nearly halved. there was no more room left to take it smooth now.
severe malice crammed up Jin-Woo’s eyes.
He started strolling closer to Hwang Dong-Seok.
“What the heck?”
Hwang Dong-Seok and his goons had been surrounding the scared Yu Jin-Ho, in order that they ended up coming across Jin-Woo rather belatedly.
“What’s going on right here? He’s nonetheless alive.”
“however, Gyu-Hwan hyung looks like a useless fish, even though?”
“What an embarrassment that is. He’s a measly rank E, you realize.”
Hwang Dong-Seok scratched his chin.
“howdy, Gyu-Hwan-ah, why didn’t you end him nicely the first time?”
Joh Gyu-Hwan’s face reddened truly.
“Yeah…. I have to’ve.”
however, this wasn’t right.
He sincerely did pour his all with that shot.
He had spent over a third of his ordinary magical strength, but how may want to this youngster stand again up? could the attack now not join nicely? however then, there wouldn’t were the sort of loud explosion if that turned into the case.
masses of questions shaped in his head, but there has been no time to invite them.
because, Jin-Woo opened his mouth first.
“since you’re playing round with humans’s lives….”
The eyes of Hwang Dong-Seok’s institution had been now fixed to Jin-Woo. He came to a prevent in the front of them.
Yu Jin-Ho flinched in surprise, however the reactions of different Hunters have been as an alternative subdued. some of them even began smirking in derision.
Jin-Woo spoke with a dry voice.
“…You’ve all sufficiently resolved yourselves, right?”
Hwang Dong-Seok let off a snort after hearing that.
“What the hell is that this idiot even announcing?”
“Hyung-nim, let me cope with this child.”
A Hunter with tiny little eyes approached Jin-Woo and positioned his arms across the latter’s neck.
“It looks like you Mister hasn’t honestly figured the state of affairs out but, but the component is…. Eh?”
The expression of the tiny eyes became weirder and more odd as he reinforced his hands.
‘….What the hell? Why can’t I pull him down?’
He attempted to perform a headlock with his bodily electricity, however no matter how tough he pulled, Jin-Woo’s upper frame confirmed no sign of budging.
Wasn’t this b*stard purported to be handiest a rank E?!
bloodless sweat fashioned on the brow of the tiny eyes.
‘How should he be this strong….”
It took place then.
Slice.
the head of the tiny eyes fell to the ground.
Thud.
“J-Joon-Tae!!”
Hwang Dong-Seok’s eyes trembled like an earthquake.
“Wha-what the hell?!”
“That knife, simply when did he?!”
“in which did he get that?!”
Hwang Dong-Seok and his goons speedy took several steps lower back and yanked their weapons out. Jin-Woo’s hand became already protecting the ‘Poison Fang of Kasaka’.
Blood dripped from the end of the blade.
Tti-ring.
[The number of enemies left to kill: 7]
[The number of killed enemies: 1]
‘Seven left.’