SL:R

Chapter 47

“Let there be light in the future of the challenger.”

– Great Sorcerer Kandiaru

That was the inscription found by the Hunters.

It was a record that had never been discovered in the history of Egypt. Naturally, the Hunters were excited about this historic discovery. As a result, the number of people who risked their lives to come to the small city of Kamura increased.

But Beru, who had been dozing off while listening to Esil’s words, made a strange expression.

[Kandiaru?]

“What is it?”

Sooho looked at Beru.

[I know the name.]

Beru, with a genuinely interested expression, stroked his chin.
[The Great Sorcerer Kandiaru. They’re the one who designed the level-up system.]

“The designer? Why would someone like that scribble on a pyramid?”

[I don’t know about that. Isn’t that building quite old?]

“That’s right.”

[Kandiaru was a shaman of the Heavenly clan who dreamed of immortality.]

The Great Sorcerer Kandiaru was a shaman who aimed for transcendence and immortality. To achieve this goal, they made a contract with the ‘Rulers’ and designed the level-up system. The entity that was completed through that system was none other than Sooho’s father, the Shadow Monarch Sung Jinwoo.

“So what are they doing now?”

[Their whereabouts are unknown after the Monarchs War. Whether they obtained immortality or died…]

Beru stared at the pyramid in the distance with a meaningful gaze.

[There might be traces of Kandiaru in that pyramid.]

Sooho nodded.

The emergency quest was to eliminate the cause of the dimensional rift. Kandiaru, who created the level-up system, would not have found it difficult to cause a dimensional rift. It felt like the puzzle pieces were fitting together in his mind.

Sooho turned his gaze to the pyramid.

“Let’s go in there right away.”

“Wait a minute!”

As Sooho and Esil tried to move toward the pyramid, the guards urgently called them.

“…?”

As they turned back with confusion, the guards awkwardly stopped them.

“They say you should be careful if you’re going to enter the pyramid now.”

“Why?”

As their long explanation continued, Sooho looked at Esil, who quickly translated for him.

“In summary, there’s a guild that recently took control of the pyramid by force.”

“A guild?”

Sooho looked puzzled.

***

Scavenger Guild, one of the largest guilds in the United States, was founded by Thomas Andre, an S-class Hunter. Before his awakening, Thomas Andre was a champion in the UFC’s unlimited weight class, unbeatable in the ring until his retirement. Then, he suddenly awakened as an S-rank Hunter in his old age and became one of the strongest hunters in the United States, both inside and outside the ring.