Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 135

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

 

Chapter 135

Operation ‘Crevasse’ (5)

 

 

 

[The narrative of pours out the hellish flames accumulated within!]

 

Sahon had not yet completed his hatching as a Flame Magic Dragon.

What he was trying to become was ultimately a dragon.

And not just any low-grade one, but a species presumed to be of ancient lineage.

Naturally, hatching would take considerable time,

but his consciousness could occasionally turn its gaze to the outside world.

Perhaps finding it boring to just crouch still in a cramped space, he seemed tremendously delighted whenever he could interfere with the outside like this.

The same was true now.

 

[He seeks to replace the flames of the human-faced bird dominating the battlefield with his own flames!]

[The narrative of requires a new legend of a dragon that devoured a human-faced bird.]

 

Moreover, perhaps because the human-faced bird carried the legend of devouring dragons,

Sahon seemed even more eager to defeat Han Cheol-woo.

Whoooosh!!

Black flames stretched out wildly in all directions.

The yellow flames that had been spreading with explosions instantly turned an ominous black color and shot up into the air.

And then a fire tornado appeared.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-

Kurrrrrung!!

The typhoon aimed for Han Cheol-woo.

“Damn it!!”

Han Cheol-woo crossed his arms to cover his face while flapping his wings vigorously.

Instinctively, he could only think that he had to escape this place.

However,

Whiiiish!

Two axes flew toward Han Cheol-woo’s head.

Flash!

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwang!!

 

[Dueoksini’s Rage rains down!]

 

The lightning bolts created by Lee Hyeon’s two proud throwing weapons were like precisely crafted javelins.

He could somehow block one,

but the other roughly tore through his wing joint as it passed.

“……Kuk!!”

Han Cheol-woo’s body, having lost its balance, crashed into the ground and rolled for a while.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!

Simultaneously, black flames engulfed him.

“Cheol-woo!!”

Choi Young-ho hurriedly appeared in front of Han Cheol-woo.

“Hey! What are you doing! Get out of the way!!”

Han Cheol-woo belatedly raised his head and screamed,

but Choi Young-ho grinned as he looked at his former superior.

“Does it make sense for a superior to die before a subordinate on the battlefield? You just run away.”

Han Cheol-woo didn’t have time to respond.

The fierce flames swept over the guy entirely.

But that brief gap created.

It was enough time for Han Cheol-woo to restore his wings and escape the area.

Fwaaah!

“Aaaahhhhh!!”

Han Cheol-woo shed tears of blood as he escaped that place.

Watching three former comrades die right before his eyes tore his heart apart.

And he vowed.

Though he was retreating now, someday he would avenge the three,

 

[Whirlwind (S) forcibly exchanges the positions of the fire tornado and the target!]

 

Whoooosh!

At that moment, a whirlwind struck.

When Han Cheol-woo came to his senses, part of the black flames and his position had been swapped.

It looked as if space had been forcibly twisted in a large circle.

“……!!”

 

[Fire lightning pours down!]

 

He staggered after suddenly being struck by falling lightning.

The firepower of the yellow flames forming his wings and armor had been greatly depleted.

This was the result of all the flames he had originally tried to supply infinitely being converted to Lee Hyeon’s.

Escape or stealth wasn’t as easy as before.

And……

Whoooosh!

When he barely regained his balance and raised his head,

Lee Hyeon was already appearing, cutting through the black flames.

“If your comrades were so precious to you, you shouldn’t have at least sided with those who made your juniors like that.”

Flash!!

Kurrrrrung-

Lee Hyeon swung his axe down fiercely.

It was so sharp that friction heat arose in the already hot atmosphere, making the blade glow red-hot.

Thwack!!

“Kuk!”

The axe mercilessly shattered the yellow flame armor and embedded deeply into his right collarbone.

The terrible pain of his shoulder being crushed.

Han Cheol-woo couldn’t even scream properly.

Regardless,

Lee Hyeon stretched his right hand into the air. He drove the Iron Devourer that returned by magnetism straight into the guy’s side.

“So don’t feel wronged even if you die.”

The two axes embedded deep in his body resonated with each other.

Crackle!!

In an instant, the two lightning bolts connected with each other, causing large and small chain explosions.

“……!!!”

Boom boom bang-

Han Cheol-woo was instantly charred black and spat out black, burnt smoke.

Urgh. Cough.

The human-faced bird wings he had been so proud of were also reduced to rags, unrecognizable in form.

Lee Hyeon delivered a roundhouse kick to the creature’s abdomen.

Thwack!!

Crash-

Han Cheol-woo was sent flying and crashed into the abandoned building debris behind him, collapsing together with it.

He was buried under a pile of concrete debris.

“Cough! Hack!”

Covered in dirt and blood, he was vomiting up large amounts of blood.

“…….”

Lee Hyeon slowly approached him, gripping Blood Biter in his right hand.

His gaze was coldly indifferent.

The Golden Eyes of Truth captured Han Cheol-woo’s final moments as he barely opened his eyes to look upward.

Due to excessive blood loss, the creature didn’t seem to have much time left.

“Do you have any last words?”

“Heh… Hehe. What if I do? Would you listen?”

Han Cheol-woo forced a smile.

The wrinkles at the corners of his mouth trembled finely.

Perhaps there was some resentment that Lee Hyeon didn’t know about.

That might be the case.

That’s why he would have thought to grovel before the enemies who had dismantled the organization they once belonged to.

In fact, the relationship between Han Cheol-woo and Lee Hyeon in the past wasn’t that bad.

No, it was closer to Han Cheol-woo unilaterally liking him.

He had taken care of and taught him many things, saying that an exceptionally talented newcomer had joined.

Much of the way Lee Hyeon operated Blue Thunder was learned from him.

Even after retirement, he would often send greetings asking how he was doing. Though Lee Hyeon couldn’t respond.

He might not have been a good person to enemies or other colleagues,

but at least to Lee Hyeon, he had been a good person.

Perhaps,

they too, like Lee Hyeon, might be victims created by a nation that only watched neighboring countries’ reactions.

However,

“Actually, no.”

Such things didn’t stir any emotion in Lee Hyeon.

Because there was no one without a story on the battlefield.

The opponent was an enemy.

Then he would simply eliminate them.

If he didn’t,

‘The comrades I have now would die.’

The battlefield was merciless.

And heartless.

He struck down hard with Blood Biter.

Crack!!

Han Cheol-woo’s head drooped down lifelessly.

Conversely, Lee Hyeon raised his head.

Whoooosh…!

In a world of black flames filled entirely with hellfire.

His body was overheated as much as his overheated mana circuits, with steam rising from him.

He had consumed quite a bit of magic power quickly dispatching them,

but strangely, his senses were honed much sharper than usual.

 

[‘Trait: Battle Maniac’ is currently active.]

 

That was probably due to inheriting Son Wukong’s temperament.

Just as flame attributes burn larger the more heated they become,

Lee Hyeon was aware that the more he fought, the more steeply both his martial prowess and senses grew.

Therefore,

he immediately prepared for what came next without rest.

His martial prowess, senses, and battle maniac trait were all at their peak right now.

“Seo Chang-woo, are you listening to me right now?”

Speaking to his former colleague who was watching him from somewhere.

“I don’t know where you’re holed up doing what, but you’d better come out quickly.”

Lee Hyeon raised his axe high.

Crackle!!

Dozens and hundreds of lightning bolts burst forth from the lightning energy that had condensed on the blade.

“As you know, I’m not exactly the most patient person.”

Lee Hyeon struck the axe down to the ground with all his might.

Thwack!!

The axe dug more than halfway deep into the ground. The force in his muscles was tremendous, leaving cracks around the axe mark.

Rumble!

Boom boom boom-

And along those cracks, the condensed lightning energy spread out in an instant.

A giant spider web was drawn across the ground. Dueoksini’s energy raced at fierce speed.

Black flames and energy mixed together. The black was now tinged with blue-white, and the surrounding world became a place filled entirely with lightning.

Rumble! Rumble!

Roar…!!

Rumble-

 

[The legend ‘Goblin Dance Formation’ shapes the entire world into a place for it to run around!]

 

Even the gloomy sky resonated with the lightning on the surface, spitting out lightning bolts and fire bolts in succession.

As if the world was about to end, everything was dyed in bright light. The sound of lightning energy crackling sounded like Dueoksini growling.

It was a lightning storm.

With that happening,

those who had been secretly watching the fight between Lee Hyeon and Han Cheol-woo’s group had no choice but to hastily reveal themselves.

 

[The myth ‘Burning Hands’ cancels stealth and escapes the danger zone!]

[The myth ‘Earth-Eating Stepmother’ strengthens the touch of the underground god that was surrounding her!]

 

Stealth or whatever, they couldn’t avoid even the random offensive that turned the surroundings into a wasteland.

Crack!!

The lightning storm that had been spreading like a typhoon was blocked by something midway and torn apart.

It was like a giant made of fire and ash grabbing the lightning storm with both hands and tearing it left and right.

An enormous pillar of fire shot up and then collapsed to the ground.

At its center,

Lucas Montenegro appeared, supporting himself on the ground with a silver staff and holding a cigar in his mouth.

“……This won’t be easy.”

He muttered in a low, deep voice.

 

* * *

 

The wind was so fierce that his fedora swayed.

An executive of the City Cartel.

Lucas Montenegro pressed down his fedora with one hand and clicked his tongue.

“I knew he was originally a monster, but he’s become even more monstrous. Does he intend to tear the world apart?”

Behind him, an enormous ash-gray giant appeared with only its upper body visible, wrapping both hands around him protectively.

El Diablo.

A demon said to have been passed down in South American regions since the Spanish colonial period.

It was the remnant of a Logos contracted with that very being.

“At this rate, the price doesn’t match the job… This is troublesome. I’ll have to bill the Boss for additional costs later.”

As if responding to his muttering, a gloomy voice came from the opposite side.

“Huhuh. What a truly gloomy person you are. To reduce everything to mere money calculations. There are so many beautiful things in this world.”

The raised earthen wall absorbed the lightning completely.

Below it, Artyom Bahodan appeared, wearing priestly robes dyed with grave soil over skin like black limestone powder.

A cardinal of the Underground Cult.

His sunken, hollow eyes were looking at Lee Hyeon, who possessed colors contrasting with his own.

“All life’s abundance originates from the womb of the earth, and He grows by consuming blood and gold… Please return to the earth for that beauty. He will love even your ugly and gloomy nature.”

“Crazy fanatic. As expected, there’s no point in even trying to have a conversation with people like you.”

“How unfortunate. I feel deeply sorry for you, stained by the filth of the secular world.”

A gangster who could sell drugs and murder without hesitation if it meant making money.

A believer who wouldn’t hesitate to become a martyr for religious conviction.

Even though the City Cartel and Underground Cult were classified under the same ‘axis of evil,’ their relationship wasn’t particularly good since they pursued opposite directions.

No, they were closer to despising each other.

However,

There were two main reasons why these two organizations could join hands now.

One was their common agreement that White Burn’s momentum had to be stopped,

And the other was their grudge against Jet and the Thunder Unit from the past.

This was also why they didn’t intervene when Han Cheol-woo’s group was fighting.

There was no obligation to help those with whom they had bad blood.

However, now that their position was discovered, they had no choice but to face Lee Hyeon.

“……Originally, I planned to observe his full power a bit more before making a move. Can’t be helped.”

Lucas clicked his tongue and stepped forward.

Thud!

The staff struck the ground once more.

“Even if it costs a bit more than expected, I need to clean up this place first—”

Lucas’s words couldn’t continue.

Lee Hyeon was already fiercely hurling Blood Biter in this direction.

Whirrrr—

KRAAAACK!!

 

[Dueoksini’s Rage erupts!]

 

A lightning bolt of tremendous firepower.

However, the lightning couldn’t penetrate El Diablo’s hands that were protecting Lucas.

BZZZZT!

It merely bounced off the ash-gray barrier, wasting lightning energy for nothing.

“……Huh. Haha, ha! Unable to hold back, resorting to axe technique already. Haven’t you abandoned the habits of a butcher who used to slaughter people without hesitation? How vulgar indeed. Vulgar.”

Butcher.

A derogatory term used to mock Jet from the past, who would indiscriminately shove an axe into the heads of villains or demons first.

BZZZZZZZT!!

The axe growled more fiercely as if rebelling against such mockery.

Lucas smiled coldly with a confident tone right in front of it.

“Go ahead and try all you want. Do you think that will even scratch this demon’s hand…?”

Lucas stopped mid-sentence and widened his eyes.

Suddenly, the force contained in the axe pressing against the barrier had amplified several times over.

 

[Monstrous Pressure (S) activates in the opposite direction, adding repulsive force.]

[Rage erupts even more intensely!]

 

As the skill grade rose to S-rank, the invisible giant’s hand could now activate in the opposite direction as well.

If so, naturally the force contained in the axe would also be enhanced…!

KRAAAACK!!

CRASH!!

The barrier shattered in an instant. Before Lucas could do anything, several of El Diablo’s fingers were severed in a flash,

THWACK!!

The axe embedded itself directly into his skull.

Thud—

The cleanly split fedora fell helplessly to the ground.

“What about it? A scratch.”

Lee Hyeon smiled coldly while looking at him.

It was a very, very big scratch.

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