Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 131

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

 

Chapter 131

Operation ‘Crevasse’ (1)

 

 

 

Crevasse.

It refers to a deep crack formed on the surface of a glacier.

Its depth ranges from at least 10 meters to hundreds of meters deep. When crevasses pile up layer upon layer, even massive icebergs can shatter.

Lee Hyeon had chosen exactly that word for this operation’s name.

The glacier represented Xu Changyou.

The meaning was to create a large crack in it and eventually shatter it completely.

And…

From the moment Lee Hyeon entered the central base, he had been mercilessly wielding Taotie’s Fangs.

Chwarrrrreuk-

Every time the black-gold ruyi chain spun, Taotie’s Fangs opened their vicious maw.

Pueok! Peok!

Chwaaaaak-

Each time, Ping Xin’s agents surrounding Lee Hyeon fell like bundles of straw.

Puhuaak-

Puuuuu!

Blood fountains spurted up everywhere, and through them, blue-white lightning bolts shot up.

Pajijijik!!

Hot wind quickly filled the narrow corridor, evaporating all the blood.

The enemies couldn’t even leave proper corpses behind as they were completely burned.

“妈的(Damn it)…!”

“操(Shit)!!”

“雷又来了(It’s lightning again)!!”

He didn’t know what they were babbling about.

In fact, he had no desire to know.

 

[Dueoksini’s fury is boiling over to the maximum!]

[Dueoksini’s Specter is rampaging wildly!]

 

Paaaaaat-

Lee Hyeon quickly dashed forward, breaking through.

To stop him, the agents employed every means at their disposal.

Not only did they unleash all the skills they took pride in, but they also mobilized all the ice magic they had learned while training in formation attacks.

However,

Parararrak!!

 

[All attacks are deflected by Dueoksini’s Collar.]

[Combat Sense (S+) precisely pinpoints enemy positions. Fury Strike (S+) unleashes a rampage.]

[Lightning pours down!]

 

The snow couldn’t penetrate the armor of Lightning Energy that Lee Hyeon wore at all.

In the end, only corpses filled the path he had passed.

When formation attacks activated, he would step on the whirlwind to extract a few and shake their formation, then enter the middle of the enemy formation himself to cause havoc.

When there seemed to be experts equivalent to Rankers, he would instead forcibly fix their position with his monstrous pressure and rush in to cut their necks.

Moreover, the lightning that poured down and the lightning bolts that shot up with each stack continued to produce secondary and tertiary damage…

The ruyi chain that could shoot up from underfoot at any moment bound their ankles, and for those trying to create distance, axes would invariably fly and embed in their skulls.

No one in here could escape from Lee Hyeon’s clutches.

Chwaaaaak!

Just moments ago, the head of Mi Huong, a Ranker that Ping Xin had been proud of, flew off.

He had boasted considerable strength with the monster called Jiaohual as his inheritance,

and just yesterday, he had bragged in front of his subordinates that he would personally smash Jet’s head if he appeared.

But,

Thud!

Now he had become a headless corpse collapsed on the floor.

Just one exchange.

The guy who was supposedly well-versed in martial arts couldn’t block even one swing of Lee Hyeon’s axe.

Not only was his spirit impressive, but Lee Hyeon was already several levels above him in martial arts.

“…!”

“…!”

“…那是, 怪物(That’s, a monster)…!!”

The eyes of Ping Xin members, who had been eager to face Lee Hyeon when he first infiltrated, were now filled with nothing but fear.

Already dozens of Hunters had died and fallen.

All of them elite soldiers that the Central Hero Committee took pride in.

By now his strength should have been depleted, but,

Huuuuk-

Lee Hyeon relieved his fatigue by exhaling hot breath and moved again.

Swaeeeeek-

“拦, 拦住他(St, stop him)!!”

The sight of him rushing forward tirelessly even while drenched in blood felt incredibly eerie to them.

Especially when blue-white light flashed from his golden glowing eyes, their knees would automatically buckle.

 

[The inheritance ‘Goblin Dance Formation’ is raging wildly!]

 

There was no one who could stop this runaway locomotive that charged forward fiercely without caring about what was behind.

Kwarrrrrrrrung!!

Flash! Flash!!

But the more terrified they became, the easier it was for Lee Hyeon to open a path.

He just needed to sharply target only the weak spots among the nine-colored spectrum reflected in his Golden Eyes of Truth.

 

[‘Trait: Battle Style’ is applied, extremely activating demonic senses!]

[You are the ruler of this battlefield.]

 

However, Lee Hyeon’s situation wasn’t entirely comfortable either.

‘There are definitely too many of them. I’ve been cutting them down for a while but they’re still pouring out… Really, what kind of place is this?’

They say the most frightening aspect of Chinese forces is their endless human wave tactics,

but experiencing it firsthand, it was indeed impressive.

Actually, this was something the National Intelligence Service and CIA had expressed concerns about beforehand.

The total number of Ping Xin personnel hadn’t been completely grasped even by external intelligence agencies.

Since China had the largest number of Hunters and Rankers in the world, Ping Xin’s personnel replenishment could continue endlessly.

In fact, that’s why Lee Hyeon had attempted a decapitation operation following the diversion.

First, I need to annihilate the leadership here so their command structure will collapse too.

However,

‘Seo Chang-woo keeps going down. On the contrary, Ping Xin keeps being driven toward me.’

Lee Hyeon had already released spirits throughout the central base for reconnaissance.

Thanks to this, he could pinpoint Xu Changyou’s exact location,

but conversely, the veil of humanity was also growing thicker, making it increasingly difficult to penetrate.

‘Right now I was able to shake things up to this point by taking advantage of surprise attacks, destroying communication centers and such… but if time passes and the Committee starts dispatching reinforcements, we’ll be in danger.’

From Beijing, where the Central Hero Committee’s headquarters was located, to Tianjin was practically next door.

So time was definitely not on their side.

‘I have no choice.’

Crackle! Crackle crackle!!

‘I’ll have to draw out much more output.’

Lee Hyeon squeezed his Mana Circuit to maximum capacity.

The core quickly emptied, but new Magic Power filled its place just as much.

This was thanks to the massive Magic Power sealed in the Banner of Bitter Cold.

 

[The narrative of is thawing the dormant Magic Power.]

[Thaw rate: 18, 19%……]

 

The thaw rate still boasted an abysmal speed,

but recently Lee Hyeon had also begun to gradually interfere with the Banner of Bitter Cold, accelerating the thaw rate.

Thanks to this, he could now peer inside to some extent.

This really was a ‘mass grave.’

A mass grave filled with the lingering thoughts of countless boss monsters.

The work of melting and purifying them one by one was certainly not easy,

but conversely, there were aspects that were actually advantageous to Lee Hyeon.

 

[The narrative of lets out a hollow laugh, saying she never knew demonic senses could harmonize so well with boss monster lingering thoughts.]

[The narrative of says humans and monsters absolutely cannot and should not share senses.]

[The narrative of shakes her head back and forth, saying she cannot understand at all what your inheritance is or how it works.]

 

The exact same words Sha Wujing had said when teaching him at the Tower of Five Elements.

There was a part that made sense.

Dueoksini.

Perhaps it was because he had taken as his inheritance a god that embodied all the world’s monsters and evil spirits…

But thanks to this, he could continue drawing upon Magic Power that hadn’t finished purifying.

‘I have absolutely no reason to refuse.’

 

[The narrative of warns not to draw too much Magic Power or increase the thaw speed too much.]

[The narrative of says there are still several lingering thoughts of sizes difficult for you to handle, including the Serpent of Blood Transformation.]

 

Lee Hyeon quietly nodded so only the Snow Queen could see, then moved again.

Crackle crackle!!

 

[Dueopshini’s Swift Thunder activates!]

 

* * *

 

Whoosh whoosh whoosh-

Lee Hyeon continued racing forward accompanied by scorching hot winds.

 

[Ice Guard ‘Samiin’ continues tailing the target!]

 

The spirit Lee Hyeon had attached to Xu Changyou was currently heading toward the lower floors.

‘Where exactly is he going? I definitely thought with that guy’s personality, he’d try to catch me first?’

Was he putting sacrificial pawns forward to assess his full strength or drain his power?

But even for that, the guy was getting too far away.

As far as Lee Hyeon knew, Xu Changyou was absolutely not the type to avoid a fight that came to him.

‘What the hell?’

Lee Hyeon’s mind raced quickly.

 

[Iceberg Guard ‘Samiin’ detects something!]

[A magnificent demonic energy is felt.]

 

‘Wait… don’t tell me!?’

The moment Lee Hyeon’s eyes widened slightly,

「Kekekeke! It seems our master’s old friend is trying to clear a path for our master!」

「Sixth. I can feel the demonic energy of an ancient god, so it’s certain.」

「Kekeke. I was wondering why we couldn’t detect it even after arriving here… It seems they set up an iron curtain after what happened with sister-in-law?」

Sha Wujing appeared above Lee Hyeon’s head and burst into loud laughter.

But that laughter was somehow eerie.

As if feeling great anger.

The Peng Demon King nodded heavily.

It seemed Yu the Tamarin King was imprisoned at the very bottom of this central base’s underground.

The demonic energy was eerie enough for Lee Hyeon to feel it on his skin.

But…

‘Great Sage, this is?’

「Yes. It is indeed Brother Yu. However… it seems he’s gone through many trials and tribulations.」

The Peng Demon King was like a flame before the wind, with his fire nearly extinguished.

But Yu the Tamarin King was turbid.

As if corrupted by many different things.

Unlike the name ‘Dawn (昧)’ which should be refreshing and pure, a gloomy color could be felt.

The Central Hero Committee had definitely done unknown things to him.

Moreover, it wasn’t just Yu the Tamarin King there – something else could be felt too.

Something far more ominous.

This was precisely why the expressions of Sha Wujing and the Peng Demon King were gradually hardening.

「It seems we need to part ways here first.」

Son Wukong leaped down from Lee Hyeon.

Then he looked up at Lee Hyeon.

「You’ll be fine without us, right?」

‘I am the Great Sage’s disciple.’

「True, if you die here, it would disgrace this old man’s face. Fight well.」

‘Yes. Understood. However, Great Sage,’

「Don’t worry. I won’t particularly touch your prey.」

‘Yes. Thank you.’

Snort.

Son Wukong let out a light chuckle, then his eyes flashed coldly as he spoke to the two demon kings.

「Let’s go.」

Flash!

The three demons completely disappeared,

Thud!

Lee Hyeon also suddenly stopped his running steps.

His Golden Eyes of Truth glowed eerily.

“Come out.”

At the end of the corridor.

Behind the densely lined Ping Xin agents, four figures boasting intense auras revealed themselves.

“Wow, this is really murderous.”

“I was thinking of giving a warm welcome since I heard our junior Captain Jang was coming from home… but with this atmosphere, I can’t even think of throwing a welcome party.”

Korean voices suddenly heard.

Though they greeted him as if pleased, thick killing intent was layered beneath.

These were voices familiar to Lee Hyeon as well.

They were seniors who had been in Blue Thunder before Lee Hyeon became the leader.

And among them,

“It’s been a while, junior? Or should I address you respectfully as Captain Jang?”

Was Blue Thunder’s former leader.

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