Summary[]
The Ant King was a weapon created by the Ant Queen who wanted to have her ant society move out of Jeju Island due to the lack of food. The Ant King had one purpose, to be the strongest in order to defeat the Hunters who repeatedly tried to take back their new territory. To fulfill this purpose, he was given the Gluttony ability which enabled him to grow stronger as he ate the heads of his enemies. Within months he grew to be at the top of the food chain and proved to be very powerful as he easily defeated multiple S Rank Hunters. He seemed unbeatable, but then he met Sung Jin-Woo, someone who had also been given an ability that allowed him to grow stronger. In their battle, Jin-Woo proved to be stronger, faster, and immune to the Ant King's most deadliest poison. After killing the Ant King, he was resurrected as a Shadow Soldier and given the name Beru. Throughout his time as a soldier he proved to be one of the most loyal soldiers Jin-Woo would ever acquire.
Powers and Stats[]
Tier: At least 7-C, likely 7-B | At least 7-C, likely 7-B | At least 5-B, likely 2-C | At least 5-B, likely 2-C
Name: Beru
Origin: Solo Leveling
Gender: Male
Age: A few months old
Classification: Mutated ant, Shadow Soldier, Marshal Grade Shadow Soldier
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Extrasensory Perception (Can sense magic energy), Power Absorption (Gluttony allows Beru to gain the strength, abilities, and knowledge of enemies he devours), Body Control and Size Manipulation (Can manipulate its body to grow twice its regular size), Sound Manipulation (Screeched loud enough to suppress multiple S Rank Hunters), Healing (An ability gained by eating the head of a Min Byung-Gu, an S Rank healer. With this he’s capable of healing any non lethal wound even if the target has missing limbs), Poison Manipulation (Wields Paralysis Poison which is one of deadliest natural poisons), Flight, Accelerated Development (Can level up and grow stronger as a Shadow Soldier), and Immortality (Types 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8. Shadow Soldiers will always reform as long as the Shadow Monarch is alive and has mana to spare) Resistance to Mind Control (Was unaffected by the Extraction of the Ant Queen whose innate ability is controlling ants while lesser ants had their connection with Jin-Woo weakened)
Attack Potency: At least Town level (Is comparable to the Demon King, Baran, someone who Jin-Woo had struggled with. This Jin-Woo stated that he'd be on the level of Goh Gun-Hui and Cha Hae-In and he considers Hae-In. He doesn't find the likes of Choi Jong-In very impressive and states that Hae-In is several times stronger than Jong-In. Jong-In is stated capable of destroying a building at his full power but due to the fact that his offensive specialty is fire-based magic his attack potency should be around this level. Easily dominated a group of S Rank Hunters which included Hae-In and Jong-In), likely City level (One-shot Goto Ryuji who's strong enough to be considered a National level Hunter and was also considered to be the only person who can stand on equal footing to Liu Zhigeng who is a National level Hunter. National Level Hunters have power rivaling nuclear weapons) | At least Town level, likely City level (Was initially nerfed from being turned into a Shadow Soldier, but he grew much stronger) | At least Planet level, likely Low Multiverse level (Briefly contended with the Plagues Monarch. While he was losing, his efforts were enough to distract the Plagues Monarch while Jin-Woo took on the Beast Monarch and Frost Monarch) | At least Planet level, likely Low Multiverse level (Is one of the most powerful Shadow Soldiers. Jin-Woo's Shadow Soldiers created "black tidal waves" which killed a group of Titans. Each Titan that invaded Earth had power equaling that of a "higher existence" meaning they'd be comparable to other "higher existences" like the Monarchs and Rulers)
Speed: Massively FTL+ (Somewhat comparable to Jin-Woo's speed in the Jeju Island Arc) | Massively FTL+ (Faster than before) | Inaccessible (Briefly contended with the Plagues Monarch and watched Jin-Woo fight with the Frost Monarch, Beast Monarch, and Plagues Monarch at the same time) | Inaccessible
Lifting Strength: At least Class K (Much stronger than Iron)
Striking Strength: At least Town Class, likely City Class | At least Town Class, likely City Class | At least Planet Class, likely Low Multiversal | At least Planet Class, likely Low Multiversal
Durability: At least Town level, likely City level | At least Town level, likely City level | At least Planet level, likely Low Multiverse level | At least Planet level, likely Low Multiverse level
Stamina: Superhuman, by the end of the series he participated in Jin-Woo's 27 year battle with all of the Monarchs
Range: Standard melee range. His mental connection to Jin-Woo as a Shadow Soldier can be maintained even when they’re in different dimensions.
Intelligence: Above Average (Has the combined intellect of multiple people who've spent years training for combat)
Weaknesses: Will be incapable of regenerating if Jin-Woo runs out of Mana.
Key: The Ant King | Beru (General Class) | Beru (Marshal Class, Pre-Time Skip) | Beru (Marshal Class, Post-Time Skip)
Note: Jin-Woo does not allow Beru to utilize his Gluttony ability so his Power Absorption is not combat applicable unless Beru is not under Jin-Woo’s direct supervision.