Solo Leveling!?
"Ugh...where am I?"
I opened my eyes.
And carefully observed the surroundings.
In a cave.
With people, 18 others to be exact.
People with swords!?
Smell like blood…!?
More importantly,
Why am I carrying a sword!?
This must be a dream...right? Or maybe I'm in a game?
Log out.
Log off.
Sign out.
Leave.
...
Why is it not working!?
Ok Arthur! Calm down…
Maybe these people know something
I looked around me to try to find a person to ask.
These people look intimidating...
They have a freaking sword in their hand!
I got one too but still!
They do look familiar, I've seen them somewhere before...
The lady had long orange hair reaching her waist, clear blue eyes, and pale skin.
The boy also has white skin with short black hair.
Oh...shit
These people are from the manga 'Solo Leveling'!
The boy is the main character! Sung Jin-Woo!
It's the younger version of him before turning badass mode.
This must be a dream….
There are cases when people realize they are in a dream.
I guess the manga was so good that now I dream about it.
"Were here"
I looked toward the voice.
Oh! That dude, he's the one that will lose his arm and become a mage!
His name was Song something, I'll just call him Mr.Song
Dang....everything feels so real though.
That giant gate too, wait...all these people, in a cave then find a giant gate….
Isn't this where everything happens in the first few chapters?
Why do I have to dream about this moment? It's interesting but pretty scary.
"Wait!"
They all looked toward me.
"Something is telling me that we should not go in…"
"Hahaha!"
"Hunter Arthur, even the weakest Hunter is willing to go in. What are you scared about?"
Tch! Whatever I tried helping, if you die then it's not my fault.
At least now I know my name is still the same.
They opened the door.
Wow! Everything here is so realistic!
The statues look creepy though, just like in the manga.
They all gathered around the runic text as Mr.Song read it out loud.
"Let's see...Carthemon Temple's Commandments,
First, worship the lord.
Second, praise the lord.
Third, prove your faith.
Those who do not follow these commandments,
will never return alive."
After he finished, the door suddenly closed.
While everyone was panicking, one person stepped up.
"The boss, treasures, whatever! You guy can take it. I'm leaving!
Good luck!"
The dude walked toward the gate.
"STOP!! Don't put your hands on the handle!!" Mr.Song yelled but sadly...
Too late...
The guy touched the gate.
*SWISH*
The statue near the gate raised its spear.
The guy's head fell to the ground.
The blood splashed on the gate.
Woah! This is one realistic dream!
"What!? Did that statue just move!?"
"Don't tell me...ALL these statue is the monster!"
"I want to go home and have some chocolate cookie with milk"
Eh? That didn't appear in the manga.
But it does sound good…
"If all the statues here can move…
Don't tell me…
Even that one…?"
Great observation skill, Mr.Song!
Everyone looked toward the giant statue in the middle.
Oh! This is where things get scary.
"Everyone duck!" Jin-Woo yelled out.
Even though it was a dream, my instincts still tell me to do it.
So I did and I'm glad that I did.
Laser beam came out of the giant eyes.
Just like that, half of my sword was melted.
What the fuck!
Is this really a dream?
gulp.
I took out a knife from my pocket.
Raised it up and...
Bam! Right through my hand
All I could say is...
Fuck! That hurt!
But I'm still in the 'dream'
Does this mean…
The people around me…
The statue around me…
The corpse around me…
Is all real?
I don't want to accept it but can I really ignore this?
I have to survive!
"Everyone bow down to the statue!!!"
Looks like Jin-Woo finally figured it out.
"The first commandment, worship the lord, means to literally bow down and worship him. If you move past a certain height then he will attack"
Even though it sounds right, people still didn't believe it.
Their life's on the risk here.
This did not work out like how the manga did…
Since I already knew it was safe.
I'll do it!
"Hunter Arthur! Stop moving!"
The statue's eyes turn brighter the moment I stand up.
Just as it was about to shoot laser, I bowed down.
"What! It stops!"
"Woah! Hunter Sung was right!"
Phew…
That was scary
Like really scary...
I mean...standing in front of a giant-creepy statue that can shoot out laser beams from its eyes sound scarier than fighting superman.
The statue's eyes turn back to normal as it smiles.
It's like the creepiest smile you'll ever see.
It is worse than your school picture when you smile in elementary school.
Now that creepy…
"Is it over?"
"It's not attacking"
"We survived!"
"We get to live!"
Suddenly the giant statue who was sitting on it throne stands up.
"Sung! What do we do now!?"
"Ah! The dungeon has its own rules!
First is to worship the lord!
Second is to praise the lord!"
"Praise!?"
"If it's singing and praising, I've got this!"
I think this is the moment when the guy dies by doing the wrong 'praise'.
Should I save him?
No, how will I save him?
It will be suspicious if I just said that it won't work.
The best way to do it is by...
doing it directly!
The person started singing his praise as he walked toward the statue.
"Your love holds on to me.
Like an eagle flapping its wings above,
I shall also walk with my lord above.
From within the lord's love,"
…
The statue raised it feet above the person.
Now!
I tackled him out of the way as the feet smashed down the ground.
"EVERYONE RUN!!!" Jin-Woo yelled
Oh boy…
This is where things get messy…
The statue with weapons can attack...
The one with no weapon or an instrument won't…
It not like they'll believe me if I tell them so
I guess I'll let the story play by itself…
I'll just walk toward the statue with an instrument.
{Mission: Solo Leveling #1}
{Description: A person from another world has been transported into this world. The transmigrator's goal is to steal Sung Jin-Woo's power. This will lead to the world death so the system has deemed him unworthy, eliminate him}
{Failure Penalty: Death}