Summary:
Sung Jin-Woo and the World Hunters celebrate their victory over the Shadow Monarch. Jin-Woo is hailed as a hero and offered the position of new leader of the Korean Hunter Association.
Jin-Woo declines the offer and decides to go his own way. He wants to continue to grow stronger and protect humanity from any future threats.
Jin-Woo and his Shadow Army travel the world, helping hunters and defeating monsters. Jin-Woo also begins to investigate the mysterious organization behind the Shadow Monsters.
Chapter 74 Solo Leveling opens with Sung Jin-Woo and the World Hunters celebrating their victory over the Shadow Monarch. Jin-Woo is hailed as a hero and offered the position of new leader of the Korean Hunter Association.
Jin-Woo declines the offer and decides to go his own way. He wants to continue to grow stronger and protect humanity from any future threats.
Jin-Woo and his Shadow Army travel the world, helping hunters and defeating monsters. Jin-Woo also begins to investigate the mysterious organization behind the Shadow Monsters.
One day, Jin-Woo and his Shadow Army are called to help escape a dungeon in China. The dungeon is a high ranking dungeon and is full of powerful monsters. Jin-Woo and his Shadow Army fight valiantly but are quickly overwhelmed.
Just when all seems lost, a mysterious woman appears and saves Jin-Woo. The woman tells Jin-Woo that she is from the organization behind the Shadow Monsters. He tells Jin-Woo that the organization is called “The Overlords” and that they are a group of powerful beings that watch over humanity.
The woman tells Jin-Woo that the Rulers have chosen him as their champion. He tells Jin-Woo that he has the potential to become the strongest hunter in the world and that he is destined to play a major role in the future of humanity.
Jin-Woo is shocked by this revelation, but he is also determined to meet the expectations of the Rulers. He knows he has a responsibility to protect humanity and is willing to do anything to keep humanity safe.
Chapter 74 of Solo Leveling is a good chapter that sets up the next arc of the manga. The introduction of the Rulers and the reveal that Jin-Woo has been chosen to be their champion are both interesting developments.
The chapter also does a good job of showing Jin-Woo’s continued growth and development as a hunter. Jin-Woo is no longer just a powerful hunter; is now a symbol of hope and protection for humanity.
Overall, Chapter 74 Solo Leveling is a good chapter that will definitely please manga fans.
‘The top floors are altogether on a extraordinary level, aren’t they?’
Jin-Woo commenced recalling the primary – and to date, the best – boss-level monster he had encountered because he set foot in the Demon’s castle, Vulcan.
That guy’s identify changed into ‘the Sovereign of the lower floors’.
As soon as he went past the fiftieth ground that demon resided in, the issue curve spiked up.
earlier than this, he’d climb up over ten floors in an afternoon. As a good deal as 20, even. however his clearing velocity had reduced so much in order that he found it difficult to even clear 7 or 8 floors in a day now.
He became currently status at the 74th floor.
The high-Ranked Demons now regarded as regular mobs now, and along with the occasionally-noticed advanced Demons, those two varieties of monsters displayed sizes and skills that had been worlds apart from the ones determined on the decrease floors.
Stab!
A high-Ranked Demon the dimensions of a two-story constructing slowly collapsed on the floor with a dagger stuck to its chest.
SLAM!
[You have defeated a High-Ranked Demon.]
[You have earned 1,700 experience points.]
[You have acquired (1) Soul of Demons.]
Jin-Woo pulled the ‘Baruka’s Dagger’ out from the useless demon’s chest.
This one become the remaining. yet every other struggle had come to an give up. The successful shadow soldiers crowded around Jin-Woo as nicely.
Jin-Woo surveyed their conditions.
there was no way that this turned into proper for an undead military, but for some reason, he thought they all type of looked exhausted.
indeed, that turned into how robust the monsters were at the upper floors.
sincerely, this remaining conflict passed off to be on the simpler facet, definitely because no advanced Demons showed up.
‘every one of these men is on the level of a boss.’
This wasn’t some random guess he just cooked up with none evidence, either.
The ‘Bead of Avarice’ he were given after killing Vulcan. the explanation connected to this marble-like object said that it was comprised of condensing and solidifying the superior Demon Vulcan’s blood.
If those phrases ‘advanced Demon’ denoted Vulcan’s grade, then it become approximately on the equal level as ordinary monsters located at the higher floors. due to the fact, because the seventieth floor, superior Demons appeared some distance more often than no longer.
‘nicely, it’d been best if it were handiest the monsters’ tiers that had increased, however….’
No, there was another problem here, as properly.
The surroundings began converting progressively the better he climbed. From the 51st ground onwards, the ruined cityscapes had been burning in flames. And the higher the ground, the fiercer the flames were given.
when he subsequently went beyond the seventieth ground, the surroundings had gotten so hot that, sincerely from standing nevertheless, he lost Stamina like sweat drops pouring out of his pores. just from transferring for a tiny bit, his Tiredness Stat shot up.
This vicinity become no ‘Demon’s citadel’, but greater just like the ‘Burning Tower’.
the sensation he got before getting into this dungeon was proven to be correct.
‘….allow’s get out of here.’
This turned into as a ways as he ought to pass, this time. He urgently needed to discover a manner to dam out the flames first.
‘seems like I’ll must find an artefact that may shield towards fireplace-type magic.’
gadget used by excessive-ranked Hunters become ruinously highly-priced. And, there was no want to even point out the fee of an item imbued with protecting magic, as well. He remembered listening to that a sincerely highly-priced object should pass for numerous tens of billions of won from a information software in the beyond.
He controlled to earn a fair quantity of coin at the same time as clearing dungeons with Yu Jin-Ho, however even then, he couldn’t help but fear a chunk approximately whether or not he’d be able to manage to pay for an artefact like that or now not.
That was why he wanted coverage.
‘promoting this man ought to be greater than sufficient.’
Jin-Woo smiled at the same time as looking on the ‘Bead of Avarice’ he oh-so-cautiously tucked internal his inventory. Any mage-kind Hunter would drool non-stop at this object.
How a good deal would this bead of avarice cross for if he positioned it up for auction?
He guessed that, so long as he ought to properly exhibit its effect, excessive-rating Hunters might form a protracted queue in order to buy it.
Jin-Woo unsummoned the inventory window.
The goal for entering this immediately dungeon, to level up lots, had been successfully met. That become why he didn’t sense too awful about delaying the clearing of the dungeon to another time.
however, one factor did make him hesitate a bit.
Jin-Woo’s gaze drifted upwards.
[Collected Souls of Demons: 9,624/10,000]
‘much less than four hundred souls closing….’
If he may want to collect a bit greater of these Souls of Demons, then he’d be able to clean this quest.
And today simply so took place to be the sixth day. One extra day ought to be sufficient to clear this quest.
one of the advantages of the upper flooring became that killing a single demon netted him a couple of souls. that means, amassing 400 have to be a cinch.
‘I’ll pass home after clearing the quest.’
Making up his mind, Jin-Woo grew to become around.
maybe because he had a clear aim now, his steps felt doubly lively.
[Floors 1 to 74 have been opened.]
[Which floor would you like to transfer to?]
Jin-Woo stood inside the center of the magic elevator, no, ground-switch magic circle, and spoke up.
“seventy fifth ground.”
***
What type of suitable fortune turned into this?
a grin spread on Jin-Woo’s face as he stared at the monster guarding the remote floor-switch magic circle.
[The Guide of the Departed Souls, Metus]
simply from looking at that name alone, he could inform that the monster turned into a boss.
also, that guy turned into very 32012fd371b2d8bbf6e5e631dc96cdaf, what with it carrying a jet-black gown and a sparkly silver necklace.
‘I’m sure this is the Demon Sovereign’s Necklace.’
He at the beginning turned into contemplating completing the hunt, however at this charge, he have to get to accumulate any other part of the set system, too.
however, that object wasn’t the only factor making Jin-Woo smile right here.
despite the fact that it became a monster that could cough up some wonderful loot, it’d be meaningless if he couldn’t hunt it.
Jin-Woo grasped his daggers tightly. after which, he ran forward.
soon sufficient, the skeletal mage decked out inside the black robe observed Jin-Woo’s presence.
Tti-ring!
[The Guide of the Departed Souls, Metus, has discovered the intruder!]
becoming for a boss-level monster, it right away completed chanting its magic spell. As quickly as a crimson magic circle formed under its ft, an ominous charisma rushed all around it.
[The Guide of the Departed Souls, Metus has activated ‘Skill: Accursed Voice’.]
Heeding Metus’s name, an navy of undead suddenly rose up from the floor. and that they numbered several thousand!!
A normal individual would’ve been left breathless through the sight of this horrifying navy, but while he determined himself surrounded with the aid of such a lot of enemies, Jin-Woo didn’t even panic for a second.
‘As I thought….’
just as he anticipated.
There were infinite streams of black smoke growing up all around the boss monster. because, it wasn’t all that difficult to guess what sort of monster this Metus happened to be.
‘The manual of the Departed Souls, is it?’
And the monster’s title only helped to similarly affirm his suspicion.
certain enough, Metus summoned a effective undead army.
Too bad, Jin-Woo just so occurred to own the first-class kind of class within this field.
“upward thrust up!!”
Uwaaaaahhhhh-!!
observed by using painful screams, soldiers began rising up from the shadows of the undead. Their numbers had been inside the several hundreds!
compared to Metus’s army, this number regarded completely ill-matched, however it become definitely greater than enough for him.
because the actual deal turned into elsewhere, that become why.
“Create a course for me!”
soldiers emerged from Jin-Woo’s shadow. these guys were the actual deal.
while the hundreds of infantrymen made out of the skill ‘Shadow Extraction’ bought them time, Jin-Woo’s direct subordinates, the ones he paid careful interest to levelling up ever seeing that his front into the Demon’s fortress, carved out a course for him.
His destination changed into obvious!
Igrit and Iron took the lead and with scary velocity and destroyed the opposing undead creatures.
the gap to the boss, Metus had closed up in an immediately.
‘This have to be enough.’
Jin-Woo fast shoved beyond and rushed out into the front.
‘sprint!’
[Skill level of ‘Dash’ has increased!]
thanks to him going for walks around all around the huge Demon’s fortress, the ‘sprint’ ability had risen up a level.
‘exceptional.’
a grin shaped on Jin-Woo’s face.
Jin-Woo escaped from the undead military’s siege and stood before Metus in an instantaneous. Their gazes collided mid-air.
‘You didn’t anticipate this to manifest, did you?’
Jin-Woo’s gaze became filled with victor’s enjoyment, and Metus may want to most effective flinch from that. No, he idea that the monster flinched.
‘Do monsters experience worry?’
such a notion simplest lingered for a second, before Jin-Woo’s daggers left at the back of dozens of afterimages.
Plop.
The boss-stage monster weakly fell to the floor.
He already knew thru enjoy that mage-kind monsters counting on controlling others to combat had been very vulnerable whilst the battle have become one on one.
the instant he noticed Metus inside the distance, he had anticipated this quit.
Jin-Woo lower back the daggers to his stock.
soon, the expected message popped up.
Tti-ring.
[You have defeated the ‘Guide of the Departed Souls, Metus’.]
[You have earned 200,000 experience points.]
[You have discovered Souls of Demons sealed within Metus’s pendant.]
[You have acquired (220) Souls of Demons.]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
Jin-Woo clenched his fists tightly.
220 souls in one pass.
Now that turned into an sudden providence.
[Collected souls of demons: 9,971/10,000]
A thick smile floated up on Jin-Woo’s lips.
‘no longer a lot closing now.’
He best needed to gather much less than 30 now. It changed into a small sufficient quantity to quick refill with the aid of searching down a handful more demons.
Jin-Woo definitely desired to speedy end this quest and so, he hurriedly retrieved all the loot and entered the floor-switch magic circle.
[Which floor would you like to transfer to?]
“76th.”
***
The japanese united states of america.
Hwang Dong-Su writhed this manner and that as if he changed into having a nightmare, before he shot up from the bed.
‘…..??’
the primary thing he saw turned into the white ceiling.
Hwang Dong-Su tilted his head at those unusual surroundings.
“is that this…. a health facility?”
…It wasn’t…
…It wasn’t a dream?
Hwang Dong-Su wiped the strand of cold sweat journeying down to his chin. It become at this point that he located the affected person robe he wore, and the IV needle stuck to his arm.
Hwang Dong-Su’s expression hardened in fury.
and then, he spoke in a chilly voice.
“if you have some thing to mention, hurry up and say it, and leave.”
The deputy director of the Hunter Bureau become there with him in the room. a middle-aged Caucasian guy, with more white than black on his head, slowly approached Hwang Dong-Su’s mattress.
“there is some thing I wanted to ask you individually, so I waited as a way to come around.”
What did he want to invite?
Hwang Dong-Su raised his head.
The deputy director held his gaze without backing down and asked.
“That guy named Seong Il-Hwan… become he truely a monster?”
“Do you observed I’d attack a person who turned into a human?”
“I’m not announcing that I don’t agree with you. handiest that, I wish to verify what I noticed with my personal eyes.”
The deputy director pushed ahead his phone towards Hwang Dong-Su.
A positive video footage became gambling on its display.
“And that is….?”
“pictures captured by way of CCTV cameras close by on that day.”
inside the pictures, one could see an Oriental guy rescuing personnel from the collapsing Hunter Bureau building.
there has been no want to invite who that man turned into. How could Hwang Dong-Su neglect? That face turned into the ultimate thing he noticed before he blacked out.
That man was Seong Il-Hwan.
The deputy director’s complexion darkened.
“I… have never heard of a monster rescuing humans earlier than. Is there no alternate in your opinion that this guy is a monster?”
“…He’s in reality a monster.”
“….Understood.”
The deputy director pocketed the smartphone.
“after you’re discharged from right here, prevent through the Bureau. There are a couple of files you need to signal.”
Hwang Dong-Su requested the deputy director as the latter changed into approximately to turn round and depart.
“What passed off to that man?”
“He disappeared after preventing you. We’re within the midst of monitoring him down, but he’s effective enough to knock you down without problems, so whether or not he will be stuck or now not is, nicely….”
simply earlier than he stepped out of the sanatorium room, the deputy director opened his mouth again, sounding greater than before.
“by way of any risk, do you have any idea wherein that man may head off to?”
“…..”
Seeing Hwang Dong-Su resolutely maintain his mouth close as though he had nothing more to say, the deputy director quietly left the room.
but, once he changed into gone, Hwang Dong-Su furiously yanked the IV needle out of his arm.
“F*ck!!!”
What a humiliating defeat that became.
Even earlier than he ought to discern out what happened, he found his neck trampled on by way of Seong Il-Hwan. not handiest that, shamefully cowering on the ground, too!
simply as he started out gasping for air, Seong Il-Hwan spoke to him.
– Don’t come to Korea. This isn’t for my son, but in your sake. You received’t be able to close your eyes, even in loss of life.
And that’s where his memory ended. as soon as he regained his awareness, he observed himself right here.
‘Can’t close my eyes even in dying?’
What did he mean with the aid of that?
was that a threat to kill Hwang Dong-Su in this sort of brutal way that he’d be not able to shut his eyes?
‘How dare he…. threaten me?!’
Hwang Dong-Su’s clenched fists started out shuddering in rage. no longer only did he lose to a ‘monster’, however that guy also managed to inflict an unforgettable shame on Hwang Dong-Su, as properly.
‘I recognise where he will go to.’
Hwang Dong-Su could do some thing to catch that guy.
but, how?
Didn’t rely whether or not that b*stard’s identification turned into a monster or not, there was no denying the fact that he changed into strong.
‘I want higher device if I need to kill him.’
luckily, it wouldn’t be difficult getting his fingers on that gadget.
‘I have to call my Guild.’
The Guild Hwang Dong-Su changed into part of, Scavenger, become one of the very pleasant within the world.
Hell, there has been even a funny story doing the rounds that, if one were to tally up the value of all the artefacts in possession of the Scavenger Guild, it’d easily exceed the annual price range of a small state.
‘If i am getting my palms on a few artefacts, there shouldn’t be a problem.’
insanity burned bright within Hwang Dong-Su’s eyes.
To South Korea.
That became Hwang Dong-Su’s subsequent vacation spot.
***
[You have defeated a Superior Demon.]
[You have earned 2,200 experience points.]
[You have acquired (1) Souls of Demons.]
[You have acquired (3) Souls of Slave Demons.]
‘I did it!!’
Jin-Woo couldn’t conceal his elation.
His success turned into appropriate, and he received 4 souls from the final demon he killed. With that, he turned into able to meet the quest clear goal.
[Collected Souls of Demons: 10,001]
Tti-ring.
[You have completed ‘Normal Quest: Collect the Souls of Demons! (1)’]
[Your rewards are now available.]
[Will you confirm the rewards?] (Y/N)
‘obviously.’
once he made his reply, the listing of rewards popped up in his view.
Tti-ring.
[The following rewards are now available.]
1. anyone item available in the machine
2. +20 Bonus Stat factors
3. An unknown praise
[Will you accept them all?]
other rewards did capture his eye, but proper now, the first one on the listing demanded the most of his interest. It wouldn’t be lots of an exaggeration to mention that he completed this quest completely for the first praise, too.
‘receive the first praise.’
Tti-ring!
[You can choose from any of the items available from the System.]
[Is there an item you want?]
An item he desired, became it?
Of direction, there was one.
From the instant he noticed the details of this quest, Jin-Woo changed into thinking of a certain item.
What form of a result could be dealing with him now if he chose in a different way again then? He turned into curious approximately this ever because that fateful day.
however, he didn’t recognize whether that element changed into handled as an object or not. nonetheless, it didn’t hurt to attempt, at the least.
[You can choose from any of the items available from the System.]
[Is there an item you want?]
The gadget requested him once more, as if to urge him on.
After a quick deliberation, Jin-Woo made his reply.
“The Cursed random container.”