Solo Laveling
Chapter 3

Solo Leveling – Chapter 3

Ju-Hui's skin is very bad; seong Jin-Woo is very surprised by this sight.

"What's wrong? Are you sick somewhere? "

"T-there. It's there."

Jin-Woo's eyes follow the finger pointing at the trembling Ju-Hui. He pointed to the giant god statue. More specifically, he pointed at the face of the god statue.

Jin-Woo can only tilt his head in confusion as it looks almost the same as before.

"…?"

Ju-Hui said a few words.

"A, eyes .. The eyes of the god statue are moving towards us. Just got."

"I'm sorry?"

Jin-Woo looks again a few times, but nothing seems to change. There was no visible change to the statue of the god.

"Eii .. I'm sure you've done something wrong."

However, it seems like Ju-Hui did not hear him; his head remained lowered, and as he held onto Jin-Woo's arm, his entire body trembled even more violently.

‘Wait a minute here.’

Even Jin-Woo catches this strange but ominous sensation now. The world is so lonely. So much, it feels too weird.

"No sound ….?"

Even the sound of flames burning torches could not be heard anymore.

"The first law."

Meanwhile, Song's voice continued as he read the contents of the slate.

“Worshipping gods. Second law. Elevating gods. Third law. Prove your piety. Those who do not obey these laws will not let this place live. "

That was.

SLAM!!

Everyone gasped back to their senses when the sound explosion suddenly occurred.

"What, what was that ?!"

"Where did that sudden voice come from ?!"

The first person to notice the change in the situation was none other than Jin-Woo. Since his senses were already running at full tilt, he could tell where the sound was coming from immediately.

"The door!! Door's closed!!"

As soon as Jin-Woo yells, everyone turns their eyes to the door. The door they opened was now tightly closed.

“Yes God! I can't stand this! "

The hunter who was the first to oppose the idea of dungeon exploration started spitting out cusses as he took a big step towards the door.

"I'm home, so you can all have fun with the boss or the treasure or whatever."

The Hunter glared at Song with an expression that contained all of his dissatisfaction before he turned his head and angrily grabbed the door handle.

It happened, then.

Song's eyes grew bigger.

"No!!"

Reverse!

The area above the Hunter's neck suddenly disappeared. The headless body helplessly fell to the ground.

"K, kkkkyaaachk ?!"

“Uwaa ?! Uwaak !! ”

The hunters started screaming.

The stone statue that smashed the human head apart with an iron rod returned to its original place next to the door, as if nothing important had happened, its body completely covered in fresh blood.

"That thing can move ?!"

"Whatwhat the fuck?? Does that mean every statue here can also move ?! ”

"We have to fight against these things?"

"I can't even see that thing swinging a stick, so how can I ?!"

Unlike everyone else here, Jin-Woo knows the truth.

…. Their problems have just begun.

Didn't Ju-Hui say it before?

"A, eyes .. The eyes of the god statue are moving towards us. Just got."

"If what he says is true …."

A cold chill ran down his back.

Jin-Woo forces his stiff neck to turn around so he can look back.

"… Oh, ** ."

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The stone statue of the god was staring at him.

Part 3: The start of the attack

That was when, the two black eyes of the god statue turned red.

Is this the instinct of a Hunter?

No, the instincts of living beings send out urgent warning signals.

Something has come.

Something they cannot resist!

Jin-Woo turns towards the other Hunters and yells as loud as he can.

"Down!!"

Almost at the same time, rays of red light shot out from the eyes of the god statue. Jin-Woo hugs Ju-Hui and throws their bodies to the floor.

BUZZZ !!

The beam is shot right where Jin-Woo is standing.

Tenth of a second.

No, he lasted a hundredth of a second.

It must be too close for comfort.

Unfortunately, not everyone is as lucky as Jin-Woo.

"Hawk ?!"

"Oh-ahahack !!"

Those who were swallowed by the red light yawned where they stood. Only the ashes of what used to be human Hunters were left where the rays passed through.

The screams came not from the dead Hunters, but those who witnessed their last moments from the outside.

"What the fuck is that ?!"

"Euh, uh-uh …"

"How, how could such a thing happen …"

The remaining hunters began to fear.

Of the seventeen Hunters, only eleven survived.

None of them had ever experienced such a strong attack before in their lives.

"I barely made it because he told me to come down."

'If it wasn't for Mr. Seong's shout ….'

The hunter looked at Jin-Woo while nervously swallowing their saliva. Jin-Woo turns out to be their unlikely savior. Without his timely warning, they could only imagine what would happen to them and the thought gave them goosebumps.

"… .."

While still lying prostrate on the ground, Jin-Woo glares at the statue of the god.

His eyes were still burning red, but did not attack again.

"Has the attack ... ended?"

Jin-Woo looks down. The frightened Yi Ju-Hui was trembling in his arms.

This was the reason why he worked for the Association and not for a large Guild, and participated in a simple raid like this, even though he was nominally an excellent Hunter with ratings as high as ‘B’.

Ju-Hui's breathing gets rougher by the second.

He can't leave it like this. He has to do something.

Jin-Woo is about to lift his body, thinking that he should do something here, but then, someone grabs his shoulder and pushes him down, hard.

"Don't get up."

It was Mister Song, somehow next to the young man before anyone noticed it. Jin-Woo is confused, but still does as he is told.

Song then shouted at the other Hunters.

"Nobody moved! Stay where you are! ”

Song looks around before focusing on Jin-Woo.

"Only those who move are killed. Those who listen to you and get off are safe. "

"It looks so."

Song slightly tilted his head.

"I thought you warned us because you found something?"

"No, well, I just felt something dangerous coming, so …."

‘The signal is pretty good, in other words. He's an E Hunter? If only his abilities were a little higher …. '

Just as Song stares at Jin-Woo with a sad expression, Jin-Woo also finds little chance of checking out the condition of the older Hunter.

And the young man's eyes opened even wider after discovering something so terrifying.

"A-ahjussi, you, you ... your arm ?!"

"It's nothing. I can still survive. ”

"But, but, still …."

Jin-Woo gulps his saliva.

Song's other hand that didn't press on Jin-Woo's shoulder, his left arm, was gone.

"…"

Song studies Ju-Hui's condition for a while, before he takes off the shirt he's wearing, and despite not showing the tremendous pain he's feeling, he wraps what's left of his left arm.

"Please, help me tie it up? It is hard to do it with just one hand. "

Jin-Woo can only nod his head back then.

They could somehow stop the bleeding for now.

Instead of screaming or moaning in pain, Song let out a long sigh. It was a (sensor) that contained ten years of experience as a Hunter.

"Muu … .."

Now that first aid was done, Song's gaze became sharper as he studied his surroundings. Although the god statues stopped attacking them, their situation did not improve in the slightest.

And like that, the seconds keep ticking.

"Hiks, hicks …."

"Why should we suffer like this, this …"

Some hunters even started to shed tears now.

"We can't stay like this forever !!"

The patience of the other Hunters was also exhausted. However Jin-Woo agrees with that sentiment.

"Right, we can't stay here forever."

But, what can he do here? If Song's suspicions were correct, then by the time they moved, they would be attacked.

And, even if they were lucky and managed to avoid the beams and reach the door, there were two stone statues guarding the door to worry, as well.

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They are also a big deal.

The movements of the doorman were so fast that he could not see it with his eyes. Can he or anyone else open the door and escape before the statues attack them?

That sounds pretty impossible.

Which meant that the destruction of the Hunters was only a matter of time.

‘Wait .... time problem?’

When his mind arrived there, a strong sense of disharmony filled him.

An event that could not have happened, but it still happened.

But no one else seems to have taken "it".

"Something ... We missed something here."

Without a doubt, the answer to their safety was hiding in that 'something.

That was.

"Don't move!"

Song shouted at Mr. Joo, who was at the end of the group.

"Shut up! Who knows when that thing will start attacking us again !! But you want me to stay here and wait ?! "

Mister Joo is a short-range Hunter type.

Hunters of this type have far, far superior physical abilities than ordinary humans. On top of all this, Joo would register with a large Guild after his skills were recognized by them not too long ago either.

"I won't die here today."

While remaining low to the ground, Joo put all his strength into his feet.

The goal is in the doorway.

The muscles in his legs were swollen quickly.

"D* mn it …."

Song could only mumble to himself.

Just then, Joo kicked the ground and exploded forward.

Meanwhile, Jin-Woo hurriedly turns to look at the god statue. As he had expected, the statue's eyes were fixed on Mr. Joo's back.

And then, a cold red light shot out from those eyes.

BUZZ!!

The beam hit Mr. Joo's back.

"Kyaaahck !!"

The female Hunter screamed at the top of her lungs.

He must have had a leak, as a puddle of yellow liquid formed where he was squatting on the ground.

The expressions of the Hunters froze, hard.

"Oh my God…."

Mister Joo no longer stood where the red light flashed. Only a pair of ownerless ankles could be seen now.

One of the men with a weaker constitution began to empty his entrails.

"B-blergh !!"

Jin-Woo's expression is also tangled.

As expected, a god statue could easily finish them off if it felt like it. Actually, it's easier than stepping on a bug.

‘If that's the case, then …. Whynot? "

It could have killed them, but it hasn't done so yet.

This was a very different pattern of behavior compared to the monsters that attacked once they saw the human Hunters in the surroundings.

These statues only move if certain conditions are met: a doorman who only attacks if someone approaches the door; the eye of the god statue shoots that red light if one moves.

It was like a game with set rules.

"Wait a minute .. Could there be some kind of rule in this room?"

This is where a piece of the puzzle finds its place in Jin-Woo's head. He started to recall the contents of the slate that Song had recited not too long ago, that was why.

"The Law of ... Karutenon Temple, right?"

‘Rule’ is ‘atur’, and ‘atur’ can also be ‘hukal’.

The key to saving themselves from these cambers must be buried in the memorial found on the slate.

"… Worship the gods."

That's the first law.

"mm? Did you just say something? "

Song turned his gaze back to Jin-Woo.

Instead of a reply, Jin-Woo simply places his index finger on his lips. It was a sign that asked for a little time to think.

"If my mind is right …"

Jin-Woo slowly gets up.

Song hurriedly tries to stop the young man, but Jin-Woo shakes his head while carrying an expression of determination.

"… Doesn't look like he's giving up on life."

Song nodded.

Jin-Woo keeps his eyes trained on the god statue and stands up carefully.

Almost immediately, the statue's eyes were fixed on Jin-Woo.

BUZZZ !!

And as expected, a red beam was shot towards him.

If he were to descend to the ground a moment later, his face would melt instead of a few strands of hair on top of his head!

Lying face down on the ground, Jin-Woo breathed a long sigh.

"Heok, heok, heok, heok."

He almost died at that time. The moment the statue's eyes met her, she thought she would die for sure. He somehow avoided it, but his feet did not stop trembling from fear.

'Still….'

Still, he was learning something important now.

"It doesn't attack someone who moves around."

As long as he squatted to the ground, he could go wherever he wanted and the statue's eyes would remain silent.

However, if one stood up, then a red beam would be shot out without hesitation.

"It d* mn only attacks if we violate a certain height."

That is why Jin-Woo risked his life to prove this theory now.

And now, he was sure of it.

The meaning behind the first law, that is!

And