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Solo Leveling Chapter 211

Jin-woo grabbed “Karmish’s Wrath” firmly as he stared towards the ironclad armored beast charging at him.

‘First, lightly.’

The dagger in his right hand swiftly rose up diagonally to meet the target.

*Shrrrrrk*

Something fell to the floor with a sharp thud.

"... Huh? "

The ironclad monster looked down. One of its thick branches, which was like a hand to it, had been cut cleanly and had fallen to the floor.

The tree-monster screamed, making the screeching sound of a red-hot piece of iron running through an icy stream..

"Argeeek!"

But one person’s pain is another’s pleasure.

Jinwoo, who had cut off the monster’s arm that was as like an iron pillar, stared at the dagger with in amazement.

'Wow.'

This was how powerful the dagger was with just a light swing.

The Devil King’s Dagger cut the arm of a boss-level creature as easily as tearing through tofu.

Jinwoo’s heart vibrated with excitement.

[My Lord!]

Ber, who watched calmly from behind, hurried to speak.

'I know.'

Jinwoo replied leisurely.

The plant monster who had changed its expression from sorrow to hate was now lifting its left arm instead of its right.

Jin-woo quickly used “Karmish’s Anger” once more and the monster’s left branch fell.

*Eeeeek!*

The plant monster, who had just lost both of its arms, cried out to the sky.

‘Okay.’

Jinwoo nodded.

The strength of lightly swinging the two daggers was now confirmed. Now it was time to check their maximum strength, not the minimum.

‘Since it’s made of dragon bones, it should have an extraordinary reaction to Mana.’

Jinwoo's right hand gripped the dagger’s handle with great strength.

More, stronger. Jinwoo's eyes sharpened. All the strength of the whole body was concentrated in his right hand.

As the mana gathered, the black aura burning from the weapon was glowing more intensely and began to pour out.

In Ber’s eyes, it looks like mana pouring out was distorting the space around it.

Incredible!

Ber was in awe but snapped back to consciousness. This is incredible power was enough to make you take a step back even if you knew it was not directed at you.

Ber looked at his trembling hands.

‘My Lord ...'

It was the first time that Ber felt pity for the wooden monster. The tree monster that had no knowledge of its future gave out a roar of anger

"Die!"

The blood-red eyes of the ironclad tree monster found the face of Jinwoo. The monster opened its jaws as wide as the entrance to the building. He jumped with his giant body towards Jinwoo with the intent to devour him.

At the same time, Jinwoo released the mana he had gathered at the tip of the dagger in his right hand.

'GO!'

The command was as strong as the one’s that commanded Ber. Jinwoo used his whole body, his feet, legs, torso, shoulders and wrist to direct the power.

And the result came shortly after.

'What?’

Even Jinwoo, who was the one who had wielded the dagger and launched the attack, could immediately realize that something was wrong.

'Errrrrrkkkkkkkk'

The black mana who poured out from the end of the dagger stabbed through and swept away everything in front if it, as if it was the manifestation of a large and ferocious beast swinging its claws. Jinwoo’s senses, which had sharpened his vision to allow him to clearly see the fractions within a fraction of a second, could clearly see when the mana tore apart the monster tree.

'Dear God.'

However the mana attack did not stop there. It continued to dig into the wall and floor of the gym, tearing apart all that was in the path of the attack.

“Huh.”

Jinwoo was speechless.

‘Crack’

One chunk of stone fell from the gym wall, which now had a long hole that looked like a claw, and then the wall collapsed.

‘Thud!’

The walls of the gym,which were infused with mana to buttress against powerful Hunter’s training and sparring, had been demolished by a single attack.

Jinwoo looked at the wreckage produced by the crumbled wall with shock.

“So this is the power of a weapon that can respond to the strength of its user.”

A mana weapon made of a dragon’s body.

This was the real deal.

“My Lord!”

Impressed by Jin-woo’s power, Ber rushed out and knelt in front of Jin-woo.

“This weak soldier is thrilled to be in the presence of your awesome and indescribable power.”

“...”

‘I think I have to turn off the historical drama channel.’ cringed Jin-woo upon hearing Ber’s unnecessarily fawning response.

This would be sad news for his mother, who loved historical dramas.

‘Still, it’s not like I don’t understand why Ber is so moved.’

Jin-woo’s heart was pounding with excitement at the experience of power beyond his imagination at seeing the wounds left by “Karmish’s Wrath.”

If there was a dragon that was large enough to blanket the sky, and it attached with all of its energy, would the result be like this?

Jin-woo clicked his tongue as he looked around at the tree carcass, the horribly scarred walls and the deep trenches in the floor.

‘The dagger’s should be named ‘Dragon’s Claws’, not ‘Karmish’s Anger’.”

Of course the dagger was able to emit this much power only due to the power of the user.

Suddenly, a message window popped up with a cheerful mechanical sound.

Would you like to change the item name of [Item: “Karmish’s Wrath”] to [Item: “Dragon’s Claws”]?

Jin-woo was astonished at the system’s unexpected response to his thoughts.

‘Can you really change something like this?’

Jin-woo quickly withdrew the order, and sighed with relief when he confirmed that the name of the dagger did not change after the message disappeared.

“Phew”

He almost got in trouble.

Jin-woo smiled at the system that had constantly tormented him.

Anyways, the power of the new weapons was satisfactory. It’s sharpness and destructive power differed from previous daggers he used. Jin-woo smiled with contentment and sent “Karmish’s Wrath” back into his inventory.

‘Now that the test is over, I guess I have to clean up.’

He was heavily moved by the power of his weapons. Now that reality came back into his senses, Jin-woo felt his heart drop when he looked at the walls of the collapsed gym. He had made a mess of the gym that he had asked to borrow.

Jin-woo agonized over the sight and called president Woo Jin-chul.

“President, please do not get mad at me and listen carefully. I have about 300 ant soldiers currently working hard on it …”

* * *

It’s been three days since gates stopped appearing.

Jin-woo who was used to spending a lot of time attack gates now suddenly had a lot of free time.

As he was lying in bed, he spun “Karmish’s Wrath” around and around in the air. Just as students with dexterous hands liked to spin pens while in class, Jin-woo used [Hands of the Ruler] to relieve his boredom.

Of course there were other distractions.

Jin-woo instantly sent the daggers back into his inventory as he said, “My sister, who was about to use the restroom, now suddenly changed her directions and is about to open the door.”

“I see that my brother is playing around with knives again.”

It was just an exercise in using [Hands of the Ruler]. But to his sister, it was a dangerous prank that worried her.

"No, no."

Jin-woo, who had hidden the evidence, looked chagrined as Jin-ah’s eyes narrowed in suspicion.

She was doubtful but could not prove it. How could a normal person know anything if their S-Class Hunter sibling decided to hide the evidence.

Jin-ah sighed while still staring at Jin-woo with suspicion.

“Brother.”

“Yes.”

“If you’re really bored, you should go outside. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you just lounging around like this.”

Some people might say that the sister was more of a mother than the mother.

Jin-woo smiled and closed his eyes.

“Where would I go?”

“Dates? Friends?”

Friends, friends.

Those words rang in his head.

Many faces passed through Jin-woo’s mind at the sound of that word, but one face clearly stood out. She’s no different now that all Hunters’ have had to shut down their work temporarily due to the gates disappearing.

‘Well, when I saw her naked body after sharing senses with my Shadow Soldier hidden in her shadow, didn’t I promise I would treat her to a meal as an apology?’

Usually Cha Hae-in was too busy to meet, but this situation is different.

Maybe she was also bored and was looking for something to do.

It would be at least an opportunity to move around.

“You know what? Good idea sister.”

Jin-woo jumped up and stood in front of her. She took a step back with surprise.

“Wait, what?”

“Excuse me please.”

Jin-woo passed his sister and headed to the bathroom.

Realizing that his brother had a cheerful expression, she asked him “Why? Where are you going?”

Jin-woo smiled at his sister and said, “On a date.”

* * *

"Stop."

The hand holdingt the wooden sword stopped.

Cha Hae-in was soaked in sweat, with drops clinging to her body.

An old man stood in front of her in uniform. He was without one of his arms, yet he beckoned to

her to sit for a moment.

Cha Hae-in, nodding her head, sat down and placed the wooden sword next to him.

The old man in front of her was her mentor. Although she was already an S-Class Hunter, with physical abilities that few could follow, she still needed to hone her technique and skills to maximize the use of her physical abilities.

To do so she chose to polish her sword skills with every spare moment with her teacher.

Song Chi-yeol, her teacher, sat in front of her.

“I can see hesitation at the tip of your raised sword these days.”

At her teacher’s words, she looked down. Her face was stiff.

Facing her gaze, Song continued quietly.

“You are worried. There is fear in your heart.”

There was no response.

Song Chi-yeol, who himself was a hunter, and was on many raids, was able to understand her fear.

An unheard-of gate had appeared.

No one knew what sort of unimaginable monsters would come out of there.

No strong person is completely without fear. Rather it is because they are strong that they are able to be more aware of their fear.

Song Chi-yeol slowly nodded as if to reminisce about the past.

“I’m also afraid. And why shouldn’t I be? How will these monsters compare to when I lost my arm?”

Suddenly.

The ringtone of Cha Hae-in’s phone rang out.

“Do you need to take this call?”

“I’m sorry master.”

Cha Hae-in ran to pick up the phone and answer it.

After a moment, Cha Hae-in came back. Her expression was clearly different in the eyes of Song Chi-cheol.

‘What’s this?’

Cha Hae-in tried to hide it but she was usually so emotionless that Song Chi-yeol could easily detect the subtle cues giving away her feelings.

Cha Hae-in softly walked over to her master.

“Master I … I have to go now because I have an appointment.”

Burning red cheeks.

Looking at her bright eyes, Song realized that he had been wrong.

The hesitation that came with her sword did not come from fear.

“I see. You have to go. Then you should go.”

Song nodded his head in acceptance.

“Yes.”

Shortly after Cha Hae-in left with light footsteps, Song Chi-chul looked at her disappearing figure with a smile curving his lips.

“So, you did it …”

He smiled as he thought about the lucky man who would be able to have the love of such a sincere wife.

At this thought Song Chi-yeol’s happy face mirrored the joy he saw on his beloved disciple’s.