MTL - Solo Leveling (Only I Level Up)-Chapter 26

"Thank you."

The soldier walking in front said to Cheng Jin-Woo.

"what?"

"It is because of hunters like you who are fighting tenaciously that we are safe and sound."

'Thank you'.

This is what Cheng Jin-Woo wanted to say to these soldiers.

Soldier to hunter, hunter to soldier.

People who are also fighting for someone or something express gratitude to each other.

Zizi—

The soldiers looked very happy after answering the radio.

"I received news that the monsters around were basically knocked down, and there was only one huge monster left."

Cheng Jin-Woo nodded.

Cheng Jin-Woo already knew about it.

He could sense a powerful life form nearby. Moreover, he could even sense the breath of the hunters surrounding that living body.

The enhanced perception can invisibly obtain important information around.

Cheng Jin-Woo sensed—

'It's the boss. '

Soon, it appeared in Cheng Jin-Woo's sight. In the open field not far away, there were about a dozen hunters gathered around a giant stone monster.

It was a rock-type monster.

"Hey..."

The soldier gave a cry of horror and took a step back.

It should be the first time he saw a monster, Cheng Jin-Woo felt his whole body froze.

Most people will have this reaction. It's just that there is a world of difference between what you see on TV and what you see with your own eyes.

Cheng Jin-Woo began to calmly observe the surrounding situation.

"Healer! Come heal the tank!"

"We've worked hard too!"

"Why doesn't it fall?"

"Where is the output hunter! Why isn't it falling down!"

"This monster's defense is too strong! But we don't have many magic hunters!"

Since these hunters were summoned urgently, there is no hunter with a higher level among them.

Defense and attack did not have any effect.

Seems like a tough fight.

boom!!

The boulder monster swung its fist down, and the meat shield hunter suddenly fell to his knees.

"Cough cough!!"

The meat shield spat out a mouthful of blood.

"No, you can't!"

"He's going to die at this rate!"

"Then what are we going to do! My mana is almost exhausted!"

"Has the rescue of high-level hunters arrived yet?!"

These hunters seem to have reached their limits.

Cheng Jin-Woo's eyes flashed a calm and sharp light.

'This level...should be fine. '

Cheng Jin-Woo took a few steps back slowly.

The rock giant is only high in defense, but its real level is not as scary as it looks.

Judging from the perceived aura, this giant should be much weaker than the blue fang Kasaka, the ruler of the swamp.

'So, just be able to break its defenses. '

Now it takes a powerful blow to break the defense of this boulder monster.

Seong Jin-Woo stepped back far enough to assume a throwing pose.

The muscles of the arm holding the broken sword swelled rapidly, and even the back of the hand was bulging with blue veins.

All the strength in his body was focused on his right arm.

Then, the arm was thrown out at the speed of light.

"Go!"

***

D-rank hunter Lee Han-soo's vision began to blur.

He couldn't hold on anymore. His proud shield was also riddled with cracks.

There is not much magic power left to heal the hunter, and the healing power has decreased significantly.

They're all going to die this way.

Now, Lee Han-soo has to make a decision.

The only way is for him to stay and buy time for the other hunters to escape safely. After that, wait for the high-level hunter to solve this Warcraft.

'Otherwise, everyone will die here together. '

Sweat slid from his forehead.

He finally made up his mind.

Lee Han-soo turned back and yelled.

"I'll stay, you guys leave!"

At this time, Li Hanzhu suddenly saw something flying over with a flashing cold light.

But he just thought he saw, his eyes didn't catch anything at all.

It's too fast.

Bang!

Suddenly something smashed the head of the boulder monster.

"What, what's wrong?!"

Lee Han Soo's eyes widened.

The headless giant began to shake.

The hunters' spirits rose and they stepped up their attacks.

"It worked! The attack worked!!"

"It's about to fall!"

"A few more hits! A few more hits and we win!"

The hunters were so focused on attacking that they didn't notice anything flying towards them.

Except for Lee Han Soo who knelt down in front of the giant!

woo woo woo

Finally the giant crashed down.

Boom!

The heavy body smashed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

"Wa hahaha!!"

The hunters cheered excitedly.

"Whoah-!"

"We made it!"

"We knocked it down!"

Only Lee Han-soo shook his head.

'No, our attack didn't work. '

Li Hanzhu hurriedly checked the wreckage of the monster.

"What exactly broke the Golem's head?"

Lee Han-soo turned left and right nearby, and finally found a broken sword. Although there are still remnants of magic power, this is just an ordinary iron sword.

"Did you smash that giant's head with just this thing? Even ten hunters working together couldn't destroy that monster's defense!"

Li Hanzhu didn't know how to describe his current mood.

Lee Han-soo looked back and forth between Broken Sword and the giant, and then ran in the direction that Broken Sword flew over.

"excuse me!"

There is a soldier standing there.

"Huh? Are you talking to me?"

"That's right, it's you!"

A burly hunter ran towards him quickly, and the soldier swallowed nervously. The sense of oppression that hunters bring to ordinary people is not ordinary.

Li Hanzhu raised the broken sword and asked.

"Did you throw this?"

"Ah, that is."

The soldier looked behind him, but his eyes widened in surprise.

"Well, huh? He was standing behind me just now?"

Now, there is no one behind me. The soldier looked around in a hurry, Li Hanzhu scratched his neck, and looked at the broken sword again.

'This power, this destructive power...could it be a high-level hunter?'

Lee Han-soo can't know because the person involved has disappeared.

***

At the same time, Seong Jin-Woo was on his way home.

When the giant was about to fall, he turned and left.

He knew that the giant was brought down by himself.

Any drop from a monster's death will belong to the hunter who killed it. If he wanted, he could have gotten the Giant's drop.

' But the problem is that I can't prove that I brought down the giant. '

Who would believe that an E-rank hunter could knock down that monster with a single blow?

Not even a decent piece of evidence.

Neither the broken sword nor the soldier will help much.

In this way, he still had to explain why he suddenly became so powerful.

No matter how you look at it, it's not worth the candle.