Summary :
Solo Leveling Chapter 118, titled “Victory of the Shadow Monarch,” picks up where the previous chapter left off, with Sung Jinwoo and his shadow army continuing their fight against the monarchs. The battle is fierce, but Jinwoo and his Shadow Army are eventually able to defeat the Monarchs. With the monarchs defeated, Jinwoo saved the world from destruction. However, Jinwoo’s victory comes at a cost. Many of his shadow soldiers are killed in the battle and Jinwoo himself is badly wounded. Despite his injuries, Jinwoo is hailed as a hero by the world. He is now known as the Shadow Monarch and is respected and feared by all. The chapter opens with Sung Jinwoo and his Shadow Army continuing to fight against the Monarchs. The battle is fierce, but Jinwoo and his Shadow Army are eventually able to defeat the Monarchs. With the monarchs defeated, Jinwoo saved the world from destruction. However, Jinwoo’s victory comes at a cost. Many of his shadow soldiers are killed in the battle and Jinwoo himself is badly wounded. Despite his injuries, Jinwoo is hailed as a hero by the world. He is now known as the Shadow Monarch and is respected and feared by all. Chapter 118 is a fitting conclusion to the Solo Leveling manga. The battle between Jinwoo and the Monarchs is epic and exciting, and Jinwoo’s victory is satisfying. I was particularly impressed with how the author handled Jinwoo’s character development in this chapter. Jinwoo has come a long way since the beginning of the series and is now a true hero. He is also willing to sacrifice everything to protect the people he cares about. Overall, Chapter 118 is a must-read for fans of Solo Leveling. It’s a well-written and suspenseful chapter that brings the story to a satisfying conclusion.
three hundred and sixty five days before the Korea-Japan united raid team got here knocking at the island….
The ant queen started questioning.
‘We need to go away this island.’
different lifeforms that should’ve served as their meals source had all disappeared from the island, and the incidents of its children devouring each other passed off regularly now. there was no supply of food on this island to preserve the residents of the queendom now that its population had swelled as much as several thousand strong.
‘this may no longer hold.’
Abandon the present kingdom and searching for out a fertile land overflowing with other lifeforms to establish a new one – if the domination of the island became the queen’s first challenge, then this hassle might be its 2nd one.
however, the queen remembered. It remembered all the effective invaders that stepped on the island numerous times earlier than.
The queen’s forces controlled to repel them, but the country needed to go through extremely good losses as properly. a ways too most of the queen’s children had to be sacrificed. might its kids be capable of defeat those beings if they went to another land?
‘need stronger soldiers.’
It wanted a unmarried most effective soldier to guide the residents of the country. And so, the queen decided upon the course in their evolution.
half of a year later.
with the aid of amassing the magic electricity it already possessed, as well as all of the vitamins it had amply absorbed before, the queen gave beginning to a latest lifestyles. It was the best fight weapon imaginable, born entirely for the sake of dealing with the robust human beings.
The queen’s determination to create the most powerful soldier there has been, blended with the authentic order of killing all people it heard in its head, created a scary monster that truely handed all common feel.
The monster was born with the talent, ‘Gluttony’.
by means of eating its combatants, this new monster could turn their magic electricity in addition to a component of their understanding into its personal.
‘I want to turn out to be stronger.’
The monster realised what its powers were early on and commenced devouring its personal family, but the queen left it on my own. What this monster desired was similar to the queen’s choice, after all.
The queen turned into greatly glad as ‘he’ grew stronger and stronger day by day.
It changed into happy because ‘he’ had already handed the strength of ‘his’ mom now. And without encountering a unmarried hitch, the military ‘he’ might lead changed into getting closer to final touch as well. That was why.
‘only a little greater time….’
inside the midst of that….
The human invaders entered this land all over again. Their numbers have been lower this time, but they had been some distance more potent than before. however, the queen laughed at them.
In guidance of the ants waging warfare against humanity in another land, this have to serve as a top notch opportunity to test out the powers of ‘him’.
The queen, as normal, despatched out all of the squaddies guarding its fort in conjunction with ‘him’.
just as the queen desired so, ‘he’ went out and completed the first undertaking ‘he’ turned into given. but while ‘he’ again, the queen become already dead.
‘He’ changed into enraged.
And fortunately, there have been enough strong human beings left in this island that could function the hole for ‘his’ rage.
to begin with, the king of the humans become killed. after which, it systematically annihilated all of the subordinates next to the useless king. one of the subordinates cried out before he were given killed off.
He requested simply what the hell ‘he’ was.
After devouring people thru the skill ‘Gluttony’, ‘he’ now possessed the ability to purpose. ‘He’ then started questioning to itself.
‘What… am I?’
Up till that point, ‘he’ changed into a soldier of the queen.
however now, with the queen’s dying on the arms of the human beings, what should ‘he’ name itself now?
A sole lifestyles that have to lead the ultimate squaddies of the queendom. ‘He’ most effective knew one word to denote such an lifestyles.
‘….King.’
‘He’ had killed off the enemy king already, so ‘he’ had truly satisfied the requirement to grow to be one now.
snatch.
The ant king bit onto the top of the closing human. but, then….
all at once, the ant king’s head swivelled within the course of the ant fort. there was an vast air of mystery dashing out like a fierce storm from wherein the queen used to live.
That level of power couldn’t have come from a common foot soldier.
‘…..A king?’
straight away sensing that an enemy that could threaten itself had regarded, the ant king slowly rose up closer to the ant fort.
just what form of a calamity changed into this?
The television station’s scenario room used to be enveloped within the celebratory temper, however now, the whole thing felt sombre and dreary like a funeral.
The ‘stay’ broadcast showing up on the visitors’ TVs abruptly were given reduce off with the doorway of a odd, winged ant monster. Understandably, they commenced flooding the station with cellphone calls of angry proceedings and urgent inquiries.
Ringgg…!
Ringgg….!!
one of the personnel walked over to the station’s director and carefully made his record.
“Sir, our conversation network is set to disintegrate from all the calls made by means of the irate viewers.”
The station’s director raised his head.
“So what? Are you suggesting that we ought to broadcast stay the scenes of our Hunters getting ripped to shreds by way of a unmarried ant monster??”
“N-no, sir.”
the broadcast got cut off simply because the Hunters were getting one-sidedly crushed up with the aid of that mysterious ant monster. It became comprehensible that the interest of the visitors might skyrocket.
but, that didn’t imply they may broadcast the scenes of Hunter Mah Dong-Wook getting tortured, nor the moment that Hunter Min Byung-Gu got wolfed.
The director buried his face in his arms and set free a helpless moan.
“It’s over…. It’s throughout.”
The as soon as-in-a-lifetime gamble in which the fate of his station rode on, was now going down the drain because of one d*mn ant monster.
“It’s over…..”
Heavy, grim silence crammed up the scenario room. no person person became courageous or dumb sufficient to open their mouths now. except for one, that become.
“Huh??”
The manufacturer looking at the real-time feed with an ashen complexion opened his mouth.
“D-Director!!”
“….What now?”
“a person just regarded in the area out of nowhere!”
The director didn’t hassle to elevate his head up and grimly responded.
“until it’s Jesus himself, don’t report to me each little component that occurs over there. were given that?”
“however…!!”
“….It’s throughout.”
Realising that talking wouldn’t get him anywhere, the producer increased the previously-lowered extent up way better.
Kiieeehck-!!
Kiieehck!!
The situation room changed into straight away crammed up with the screams of the ant monsters.
The director quickly raised his head up out of sheer surprise. It wasn’t just him, both. every body gift in the state of affairs room all rushed to the stay feed reveal. and shortly, sounds of “Oh, oh!” got here out amongst those watching the display screen.
“…”
The director sitting there in a daze ultimately controlled to raise his butt off the chair. while he got here in nearer, the employees stepped apart to allow him thru.
The display of the live-feed monitor turned into contemplated within the director’s eyes.
“Oh, expensive lord….. Jesus holy Christ.”
The director suddenly began calling out to Jesus, which he didn’t even trust in, to begin with, and hurriedly shouted out to the rest of the personnel.
“What the hell are you all doing right here? Why aren’t on the brink of start broadcasting this?! Are you going to take obligation if we lose out at the present day target audience score?!”
The manufacturer hurriedly attempted to dissuade his director who didn’t even bother to cover his boiling pleasure.
“but, sir! If we begin broadcasting once more, we’ll be showing the live feed, alternatively! There gained’t be any postpone within the transmission, and the entirety might be shown in actual time, sir! We received’t be capable of do anything if every other emergency state of affairs breaks out!”
The delayed transmission time of ten mins among the feed and the published had run out by means of now. Which left the director with the decision of going with both the actual-time feed, or quit the published altogether proper here.
“….It’s all or nothing.”
“Pardon me?”
“We’ve already stopped broadcasting midway, anyway. matters gained’t get any worse than it already has.”
“nicely…. I, I bet so…?”
A Hunter’s unexpected appearance changed into stuck at the digicam. nobody should tell whether or not he changed into a Korean or a jap. Heck, it became unknown if he changed into a Hunter in any respect, but together with his look, the director’s gamble that seemed to be over for accurate received one last shot at the honor.
The director issued a brand new order with a decided expression firmly etched on his face.
“transfer it on. switch it on, now.”
He then pulled a chair towards the producer and settled down there.
“Our station’s fate rides on that man, you got that?”
“Euhhhk!”
even though he was being pushed into the figurative cliff, the cameraman didn’t remorse some thing. everyone would’ve dreamed at the least as soon as of doing some thing like this after they have been younger.
…To turn out to be a hero.
If that was impossible, then at the least, to come to be a guide to the genuine hero.
at some point of the time he did menial jobs for the tv station and earned his revel in that way, he in no way imagined that he’d be blessed with an opportunity to accomplish that in his lifetime.
but then, he awakened right into a rank A Hunter, and by means of incomes enjoy fitting for his rank, he become capable of get to this point in his lifestyles. thanks to that, he were given to virtually capture the scene of Hunters proudly representing South Korea efficiently raid the boss of a rank S Gate.
‘I’m the one who caught that on film. yes, me.’
And with the footage he captured, many human beings would come to recognise the valiant sacrifices these rank S Hunters made for the purpose of the extermination of the ant monsters. That became greater than enough for him.
He felt like that all of his efforts spent in reading filming techniques and working as a Hunter became in the end being paid off right here. however, if there has been one element he became a piece regretful about, then that could be….
‘Dad…’
His father, who taken care of the cameraman all on my own once they lost his mother to cancer. wondering that he’d not get to peer his father once more, he felt a deep ache in his coronary heart.
Kwajeeck!!
His shoulder was bitten, yet he couldn’t feel a aspect. His arm had stopped shifting a long time ago.
He turned into at first a Tanker, so he was capable of bear by some means, but this actually was his restrict.
Plop.
He knelt down at the floor. Even then, his head was filled with the mind of his father.
‘Why did my ultimate communication with dad have to be me asking him if he had his breakfast?!’
If he knew this will take place, he may have talked for loads longer.
‘On that day, when dad came for a go to to Seoul, I need to’ve cleared up all of my schedule….’
but, time turned into a ruthless, unrelenting b*stard and remorse constantly arrived one step too overdue.
The cameraman raised his head. The frightening fangs of the ant monster were nearing his head.
He not had any magic strength left to spark off the ‘Fortification’ ability, so he wouldn’t be capable of protect towards the monster’s attacks now.
Tears shaped on the edges of his eyes.
‘Dad, I’m sorry.’
It turned into then.
Kwajeeck!!
Accompanying the noise of the outer shell being beaten, the physical fluid of an ant were given splashed on the cameraman’s face.
“….Huh?!”
A blade emitting a chilly, silvery gleam had cleanly stabbed via the ant’s head.
The cameraman raised his head and followed the blade, simplest to find another ‘ant’ with a long red-colored ‘plumage’ stuck to the pinnacle of its head standing there.
‘Why is an ant attacking some other ant?!’
No, that factor wasn’t an ant!
The cameraman changed into wrong due to the fact each have been of the same black color. What he noticed became an unknown ‘soldier’ decked out in black armour from head to toe pulling his sword out from the pinnacle of the useless ant.
Plop.
The ant monster with a hollow in its head powerlessly sagged to the ground.
“simply what on earth is…..?!”
when the black ‘soldier’ stepped aside, a younger man with a truly acquainted face approached the cameraman and shouted at him.
“Open your mouth.”
“Pardon me?”
This guy didn’t even supply the careworn cameraman a chance to begin a communique; he in reality grabbed the injured man’s chin and poured down an unknown liquid down the throat.
“Keok?! Keok!!”
The cameraman almost coughed his lungs out, but he nonetheless managed to swallow all of the liquid. He included his mouth and requested.
“Who, who the hell are you?!”
however, the youthful guy didn’t even hassle to respond and truly became round to stand the ants.
‘W-what the heck?!’
The cameraman was flustered substantially, but nevertheless, he stood lower back up.
‘….Wait a d*mn 2d right here.’
His legs have been transferring again. however, turned into that all?
He belatedly realised it, but his arm was additionally first-rate after consuming that atypical liquid.
‘What befell right here? What’s going on??’
Did that man do something to him simply now?
He couldn’t come up with any other logical explanation except that one.
It turned into then.
quite instantly, the cameraman eventually remembered in which he saw that youthful man’s face.
‘ought to he be that man?!’
Jin-Woo evenly scanned his surroundings.
‘……..’
final time he got to fulfill the contributors of the Korean raid group in the association’s health club, he had inserted one of the Shadow infantrymen in Baek Yun-Ho’s shadow, simply in case. What a comfort it become that he did that.
It seemed that what he’d been looking wasn’t a live broadcast, because the state of affairs right here become some distance worse than the stuff shown at the television screen earlier than it were given reduce off. He controlled to shop the weakest of the lot, the cameraman, first, but the other rank S Hunters were nonetheless surrounded by way of countless ant monsters.
‘What have to I do now?’
The fastest way to cope with this situation might be to summon Fangs out and sweep these pesky ants away in a single go together with his trademark pillar of flames. but, if Jin-Woo did that, he couldn’t assure the protection of the rank S Hunters.
So, he needed some other answer right here.
Jin-Woo quickly made his choice and turned his head toward Iron.
“Iron!!”
Iron tapped his chest in a manly way as if to say, “depart it to me!”
He then strode forward, his big frame shaking backward and forward, earlier than opening his shoulders wide to roar out at the top of his lungs.
Woowuhhhhhh-!!!
Tti-ring.
[Iron has activated ‘Skill: Roar of Provocation’.]
The effect of that become rather first rate. The ants attacking the Hunters all snapped their heads closer to Iron’s course simultaneously. and soon, they all rushed over.
“great paintings.”
Jin-Woo lightly tapped Iron on his lower back and summoned the 2 shortswords he got as rewards after killing the demon king.
‘The Demon King’s Shortsword.’
The pair of shortswords with a blue tinge to their blades gleamed threateningly below the light magic’s glare.
Kkiiiieeeehk!
Kiiechk!
when masses of ant monsters screeched out and pounced at the identical time, his entire view was dyed jet black in an instantaneous. Jin-Woo started out gripping the hilts of the shortswords even more difficult. after which, he vanished from view.
Kiiiechk!!
soon, ants collided with the soldiers in a bloody struggle to the end.
in the meantime, Baek Yun-Ho, whose fame became nevertheless better than every person else, controlled to move the injured Hunters to a safe nook. luckily, they were all nonetheless alive. The cameraman joined soon afterwards, and helped Baek Yun-Ho out.
because Jin-Woo, or greater particularly, Jin-Woo’s summoned creature, attracted the aggro of all the ants gift here, he became capable of adequately end this challenge.
“Pant, pant, pant….’
Mah Dong-Wook changed into leaning towards the wall, his respiratory tough and irregular. He then grabbed the arm of Baek Yun-Ho, who delivered him right here, and asked.
“W-what’s happening? Who’s fighting?”
Mah Dong-Wook’s eyes have been unfocused. His eyes were injured and he couldn’t see properly.
Baek Yun-Ho placed his hand on Mah Dong-Wook’s hand.
“teacher Mah. It’s satisfactory now. the entirety will be quality.”
“…..”
He then shifted his gaze over to Jin-Woo.
different humans might not have realize it yet, but Baek Yun-Ho had a difficult idea already on how effective Seong Jin-Woo become in reality.
Baek Yun-Ho could have been greatly flustered whilst the black soldier vanished, best to be replaced with the aid of the adolescents, but he nevertheless ended up shouting out loud even before he consciously realised it.
He said, ‘please, assist us.’
and then, after seeing the children flow towards the ants along with his summoned black soldiers, the experience of remedy washed over Baek Yun-Ho; a lot in order that he nearly plopped down to the floor.
sure enough…
Seong Jin-Woo proceeded to massacre and annihilate the ants that gave him and his teammates so much problem at a frightening tempo, as if the ones creatures were nothing but damaged toys to be played round with.
Kiieeehk!!
Screams of demise ants exploded out from everywhere and nearly made Baek Yun-Ho dizzy inside the head. however, he nonetheless sighed out in comfort.
‘It’ll be high-quality now.’
He wasn’t announcing that to Mah Dong-Wook. No, he changed into telling that to himself. The wish of survival become rekindled in his heart. The aid from one Seong Jin-Woo changed into a ways greater reliable and sincere than the 20-plus rank S eastern Hunters mixed.
‘….looks as if there’s no want for me to step up right here.’
Baek Yun-Ho formed a grin and sat down subsequent to Mah Dong-Wook.
All he may want to do now was to sit down quietly like this and watch Hunter Seong Jin-Woo do his aspect. He then drew the cameraman’s attention towards Jin-Woo.
“You ought to maintain the camera pointing at him. due to the fact you’re going to witness something terrific quite soon.”
The incident of the red Gate, and the incident for the duration of the raid of the Hunters Guild. This turned into Baek Yun-Ho’s chance to personally witness the spectacle he had been hearing approximately all this time.
“Y-sure!”
The cameraman did his first-class to preserve his distance so he wouldn’t get inside the manner and tried to capture Jin-Woo’s movements along with his camera. The work of the raid team’s Hunters may additionally were finished now, but his very own work turned into far from over.
Gulp.
The cameraman struggled to swallow his saliva.
Kiiiehk!
on the same time, an ant changed into cut up cleanly in half of from top to bottom through Jin-Woo’s fingers. He then took a look around him. The variety of ants had reduced notably, and there have been just over half of them final.
He killed such a lot of ants that he had misplaced count now, however his breathing remained even and unperturbed. In all honesty, he located this location far easier to manipulate while compared to the uppermost floors of the Demon’s citadel.
‘need to I increase my pace a piece greater?’
look.
Jin-Woo sneaked a glance on the ground, and he immediately issued an order to the puffs of black smoke growing up from the corpses of the limitless ants.
“rise up!!”