The all-knowing Player (Solo Leveling)

High orcs (3)

A/N: Early and long chapter because I'm sick... ugh.

I also made a few changes! The windows have a slightly different design, unless they're small. Besides that, from this chapter onward, Hee-Jin's summoning command will be changed to "Come forth" instead of "Rise up". (the previous one doesn't really make sense so I'm changing it. I'm still not really satisfied but Come forth is better)

Corresponding episodes: 72, 73, 74, 75

Kargalgan's laugh echoes in the arena, a rumbling permeated with mana. "𝔉𝔬𝔬𝔩𝔦𝔰𝔥 𝔥𝔲𝔪𝔞𝔫𝔰. 𝔇𝔬 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔶 𝔟𝔢𝔩𝔦𝔢𝔳𝔢 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔠𝔞𝔫 𝔤𝔬 𝔲𝔭 𝔞𝔤𝔞𝔦𝔫𝔰𝔱 𝔪𝔢?"

With a flick of his finger, he commands one of his generals to step forward. The high orc's armor clunks at each heavy step it takes. The metallic spikes built into its shoulder protection are a reminder of its tusks sprouting from each side of its mouth. Among all the monsters surrounding the pit of the arena, this one indeed has a strong energy, and the bloodthirsty red of its eyes would freeze any hunter in terror. But I simply scoff.

{[Skill: Dominator's touch] has been activated.}

An invisible hand wraps around the general's throat, choking him as I lift him off the ground. Its hands shoot up to struggle against my grip, yet all it achieves is clawing at its own neck. My mana flares around me as I launch the high orc at the ceiling. Its body collides with the rock with a deafening explosion. Pebbles fall, but the monster remains stuck in the ceiling, the lower part of its lifeless body dangling off the ceiling as blood trails down its leg.

ᔕ❊ᔓ

Notice

You killed a high orc general.

—❊—

My gaze drifts back to the magician. "I wasn't asking for your opinion."

Anger blazes in Kargalgan's eyes. He unleashes his power once again, letting it roll out on my frame as if trying to smother me with mana. "𝔜𝔬𝔲 𝔥𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔮𝔲𝔦𝔱𝔢 𝔞𝔫 𝔞𝔪𝔞𝔷𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔱𝔞𝔩𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔣𝔬𝔯 𝔞 𝔪𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔥𝔲𝔪𝔞𝔫. 𝔅𝔲𝔱 𝔥𝔬𝔴 𝔩𝔬𝔫𝔤 𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔩𝔞𝔰𝔱 𝔞𝔤𝔞𝔦𝔫𝔰𝔱 𝔞𝔩𝔩 𝔬𝔣 𝔲𝔰?"

Jin-Woo and I withstand its power effortlessly. I attract all the surrounding mana particles buzzing around. Wisps of darkness curl around the player's feet as his own mana seeps out.

"I've never felt such powerful energy before," he says. But what lies in his eyes isn't fear—only thrill at the perspective of a challenging fight.

"ℌ𝔞𝔥𝔞𝔥𝔞... ℑ𝔰𝔫'𝔱 𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔬𝔟𝔳𝔦𝔬𝔲𝔰?"

"However, this is a terrible match-up. For you, I mean," he precises, and a grin tugs at the corners of his lips as he meets the monster's eyes. "Come forth."

Upon his command, his expanded shadow finally rise, darkness materializing in countless summons glowing with the same blue as their king's eyes. His smile widens.

"My shadows."

Igris' plumeau sways in the breeze as Iron steps to his side, brandishing his axe with pride. Tank stands on his two back paws to glare at the orcs. Soldiers and bears line up behind their generals, a silent yet deadly army ready for combat.