Solo Leveling (2024) s01e04 Episode Script

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My body feels so light!
Just when I thought I had survived!
How long am I going to let
myself be intimidated?!
I'm not dying!
Did increasing my strength ability
make that much of a difference?
But this thing's still stronger than me.
No! My attacks aren't working!
What am I supposed to do?
I can't do this on my own.
With no party, no healer
My bag's only got water and food in it.
At this rate
If only I had a weapon with magic power!
A weapon?
Inventory!
I don't know how this got in there.
I think Kim said he paid three million for it?
The kind of item I could never afford.
Well, this is an emergency.
I'll put it to good use.
Huh? The pain's fading.
Now that I have a weapon
I'm not afraid!
Huh? It's stuck!
Come on! Get out of there!
They don't call them steel-fanged
for nothing, huh?
I just got this sword!
Chew on something else!
I've gotta admit
Compared to what I ran into before,
these guys aren't so bad.
Huh? I'm level 2 now?
That never changed during my daily quests.
Oh, I know. It's because this is real combat.
And my injuries healing from before
I guess all my stats go up
by one when I level up.
That's five points in total.
Daily quests only net me three points,
so fighting seems more efficient.
I wonder how much a difference
of one point makes?
There are values for intelligence,
perception, and such, too
But strength is the obvious one.
I'm only at 32 there, but my body
already feels a lot lighter.
I'm speculating here, but I think that
the higher my base abilities grow,
the more points I'll gain.
I really can get stronger.
Maybe I'm overreacting, considering
that it was just five small beasts
I wonder if they have any essence stones.
I get items instead?
These weird things happening to me
If they follow the same kind
of logic that a game does,
then this dungeon and the magic beasts in it
are different from what's inside the gates.
There's a store?
Buy.
I guess beginners get locked out?
Sell.
Twenty gold?
I wonder how much money that's worth.
Then again, this seems like
an E-Rank dungeon,
so twenty gold can't be worth that much.
Okay, so what do I do now?
I can't leave until I beat the boss.
A teleportation stone will let me get out,
but I don't know where to find those.
If I stay too long, I'll run out of food.
E-Rank or not, I don't think
I can beat a boss on my own.
Wait Maybe if I level up enough first?
Granted, I might die before I manage that.
I shouldn't be afraid.
I already know what dying is like!
I'm not gonna go down easy.
And I don't expect you guys to, either.
I'd feel guilty if I killed you too fast!
You qualify to become a hunter.
Now I can afford Mom's treatment!
If I had one more chance
Let's fight Let's make it intense!
For as long as we're alive
As hard as we can!
If I can get stronger
I'll gladly follow these ridiculous rules!
That can't be good, right?
I wish the Association would
do something already.
Sword's not gonna last much longer.
At the end of the day,
weapons are disposable, I guess.
Even the expensive ones still end up
like this after a few dungeon runs.
Still
This might be a good stopping point.
I got 34 wolf fangs,
two worn daggers, a traveler's cloak
and, surprisingly, a teleportation stone.
Maybe I should leave?
But I might never get the chance
to get stronger this easily ever again.
I don't know what'll happen to this dungeon
when I use the teleportation stone.
Will it vanish?
Maybe it'll disappear without a trace,
like a limited-time event in a game.
Whatever happens, I seem to be wrapped up
in something I don't understand.
It's like I'm dancing atop the Buddha's palm.
Do I move forward, or head back?
Hello, this is Lee Joohee
From the Hunter's Association?
I apologize about the other day.
There was a dungeon break at the gate?!
That's nearby.
If I hadn't turned down that offer
We've been assembling free
hunters to deal with it, but
there's such a shortage of healers
I understand.
The higher my level rose,
the easier it became
to defeat the magic beasts.
The color of the text
describing them has changed.
I think white means they're relatively weak.
Orange means they're on equal footing with me.
And red means they're strong.
The Lycans that were red
at first are white now.
I guess I've become that much stronger.
But even at my current level, l don't feel
like I can take the one that's down here.
Maybe it's thanks to my perception
ability being that much higher,
but I can feel it.
There's a monster down there
and it gives me goosebumps.
I don't think I can gain
any more levels around here.
And if I fight needlessly,
the sword won't last.
Was the stairway in this
station always this long?
It doesn't look anything
like the station I know.
So fast!
The sword
Even after all that leveling up,
its name is still
orange?!
You must be the boss around here.
There's no way this sword could
penetrate those armored scales.
And fighting empty-handed
is out of the question.
Between this speed and the way it
throws its weight into each attack
I'll have to find a way around its defense!
But what do I do against
armor as thick as this?
If it lands a clean hit on me, I'm dead.
I thought I'd gotten a bit stronger
Is it still not enough?
How much stronger do I need to get
before it makes up for a life
spent being a laughing stock?!
"The Weakest Hunter of All Mankind"?
I hear that's what they've been calling you.
Yeah
It's unbelievable how childish
some people can be.
Work hard to prove them wrong.
Right. I understand.
I got called that because I'm weak.
I get mocked because I'm weak!
I'm ashamed of myself, okay?
If you're strong—
If you have overwhelming strength, you go
into every situation with an advantage.
When you're powerless, there's nothing
you can do around the strong
besides quiver in fear
and stand around helplessly.
You get looked down on when you're weak.
You can be knowledgeable, you can
be creative, you can be considerate,
but when faced with the strong,
none of it will save you!
Kindness won't save me!
So I'll become stronger!
That's why I came this far!
I've
gotta get stronger!
Not yet!
Compared to that thing
Compared to the terror I felt back then
This will be easy!
I focused specifically
on increasing my strength!
I should be able to
I know that, here and now,
I can kill you!
Die!
I guess I really have gotten a bit stronger.
Got something nice out of it, too.
This dagger's made from
its fangs, not its bones?
That's double the attack power of Kim's sword,
and it has paralysis and drain effects, too.
This thing, on the other hand,
is way too scary to use.
Better to hold on to it.
I guess I beat the dungeon?
No one's around. I wonder what time it is.
Excuse me! You can't go in there.
Didn't you hear the broadcast?
What broadcast?
Come on, don't play around
Wait, are you a hunter?
Yes, I am.
My apologies, then!
Let me show you to the battle.
This way, please.
Oh, okay.
Did something else happen?
A dungeon break I guess a magic beast
made it out from a gate.
It's mostly taken care of,
but there's one big one left.
Maybe it's my improved perception ability
but I can sense it. The boss is over there.
No pictures, please! This is very dangerous!
How much longer?!
What if things get even worse?!
Healers, make sure to focus
on keeping the tank healthy!
You don't have to tell us!
What are our damage dealers doing?!
This thing doesn't look like it's going down!
Its defense is too strong!
And we're short on hunters who can use magic!
Excuse me! Coming through!
A hastily assembled team
It's no wonder they don't work together well.
Low ranks, too.
I see eight E-Ranks and two D-Ranks.
One of the D-Ranks is a tank, which is why
they haven't been able to finish this,
and the battle's running long.
The healers Two D-Ranks and a B-Rank.
Lady, come on!
You need to help someone!
Aren't you a B-Rank healer?!
Don't just stand there!
R-Right!
Seriously, stay focused!
One week later, she's still shaken up.
Not that I can blame her. I'm the same.
No.
This is a D-Rank boss.
Weaker than the one I just fought!
We're gonna be wiped out at this rate!
We can't do this without
a higher-ranked hunter!
If they can get through his defenses,
they can win!
An attack forceful enough to pierce stone
Take this!
Good! Its defenses are down!
We can beat it!
We did it We actually did it!
None of our attacks were working.
What suddenly shattered its defense?
It wasn't us. We weren't
doing any damage at all.
What was that thing that came flying?
A boss-level golem that over
ten people couldn't scratch
got taken down by that?!
Excuse me.
Yes?
Who threw that broken sword?
Oh, it was the hunter who
Huh? He was just
What incredible power.
Was it some high-ranked hunter?
I didn't think a single attack
would do it in.
That golem must have been
seriously weakened already.
Jinwoo?