Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 152
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The Broken Ranker
Devours Myths
Chapter 152
Gwiroae (2)
Go Jin-woo looked at Lee Hyeon with a fed-up expression before stepping back significantly.
Lee Hyeon pulled out a staff from his inventory and struck it against the ground.
Flash!!
The large amethyst at the tip emitted a mysterious light.
The Stonehenge Rune Staff.
Originally a national treasure-level artifact from England that the Myeongga Guild had planned to offer to Feng Jinghao along with the dragon’s egg.
The light emanating from the amethyst was much brighter than when he had used it before.
Thanks to Lee Hyeon’s dramatically improved skills during this time…!
Crackle!!
Thanks to that,
the sealed functions of the rune staff had awakened.
[‘Stonehenge Rune Staff’ has confirmed the user’s magic coefficient and additional functions.]
[The seal on the locked rune characters has been released.]
[You can now activate rune magic!]
Magic that all mages would covet.
It was rune magic.
[Rune Magic]
Runes are ancient characters and symbols, with each character connected to the fundamental forces of nature.
They produce completely different effects depending on the combination and arrangement of the characters.
-Origin: Legend ‘Elder Futhark’
He already knew the secrets of the rune staff from what he had heard from Taotie and Lee Gun-san.
Especially since rune magic was also a subject of study for Lee Gun-san, who was an alchemist, he had learned quite a lot about it.
No longer would he need to rely on skill combinations as a deception—he could now use proper lightning magic.
ᛊ.
A character symbolizing the sun or lightning appeared above the amethyst.
Whoosh!!
Instantly, the white lightning surrounding Lee Hyeon swirled and formed Thunder Orbs.
They were 3-4 times larger than when Lee Hyeon had first created them months ago.
Five of these massive orbs rose up and orbited around Lee Hyeon like planets.
‘Thunder Orbs enhanced more than 10 times in output through rune magic. If I add curse incantations to this,’
[‘Sacred Relic: Golden Arhat Mask’ has been activated, granting curse incantations!]
[Resonating with the Stonehenge Rune Staff, curse incantations are layered over the rune characters.]
[The magic’s effects are enhanced.]
[Curse Incantations: Attribute Lock, Magic Amplification, Explosion Concentration]
Rumble!!
The Thunder Orbs fluctuated as if they would explode at any moment. Electric currents leaped along their surfaces before being sucked back inside.
A typical flare phenomenon. It was proof that tremendous heat and high temperatures were compressed within.
‘Destructive power, stability, and even versatility have evolved by several levels.’
“…Hey, you’re not actually planning to set those off, are you?”
Go Jin-woo’s expression turned horrified.
Despite having put distance between them from one end of the rooftop to the other, he could feel tremendous heat.
With that level of heat, it was much hotter than what he had seen on the battlefield.
But then,
‘…What kind of look is that!’
The moment Lee Hyeon turned toward him while wearing the mask, Go Jin-woo felt his heart sink.
He definitely knew that guy was Lee Hyeon.
But the atmosphere was completely different.
If Lee Hyeon was hot-tempered but warm-hearted, the Gwiroae he was seeing now was cold, calculating, and violent.
Could there be some kind of curse on that mask…?
“You’re really going to hurt innocent people if you keep this up—”
“Hyung.”
But the voice seeping out from under the mask was also extremely gloomy and ruthless.
As expected, it was the result of the curse incantations.
“Run.”
“…What?”
“I gave you a chance.”
“…!?”
At that moment, Lee Hyeon lightly twisted the rune staff.
Then one Thunder Orb was launched and struck the club building’s roof directly.
Rumble!!
“This crazy bastard, really!!”
The problem was that his judgment had been delayed because of that voice playing tricks on him.
He was certain now.
That was ‘just’ Lee Hyeon!!
Go Jin-woo hurriedly threw himself over to the opposite side of the building.
At that moment,
Flash!!
Rumble!
An enormous pillar of light was erected at the club entrance as lightning bolts rained down.
“Aaaahhh!”
Someone save me!
Go Jin-woo screamed internally.
* * *
10 minutes earlier.
The club district on Friday evening was always bustling with many people.
Club ‘Tronica’ was no exception.
The basic waiting time was 1 hour. But there was someone who ignored the line and entered through the fast track.
However, none of the customers could protest about it. The part-time workers and security guards all bowed respectfully.
“Wh-what’s with those people…?”
“Are they staff members here?”
“That foreign woman in the middle, she was incredibly beautiful. Could she be a model?”
The murmuring was brief.
Soon people began fanning themselves with their hands one by one.
“Hey, but doesn’t it seem like the weather’s been too hot since a while ago? Is it because of the crowd?”
“Even so, it’s still far from early summer… Isn’t this climate warming or something?”
“It’s global warming, you idiot.”
“Anyway. Why is it really so hot.”
Then someone shielded their eyes toward the opposite rooftop with their hand.
“Huh! What’s that?”
“A, a meteorite?”
“Are you crazy? Why would a meteorite fall here?”
“Then a UFO?”
An enormous mass of light was floating prominently in the night sky, so it was bound to draw attention.
The light mass gradually expanded in size and soon poured out bright light that overshadowed all the neon signs in the club district.
There were five such orbs of light that had risen.
It was as dazzling as broad daylight.
“Ugh! It’s blinding.”
“What the hell is that. Won’t it turn off?”
As the murmuring intensified, security guards who sensed something strange also came out one by one.
“W, wait a minute. I can feel magic power!? Th, that’s magic, isn’t it?”
“What!? No way, in the middle of such a busy district? Unless it’s terrorism…!”
“Shit! Hey! Run away quickly!”
At someone’s scream, people began fleeing from the club district, ignoring the waiting lines.
Meanwhile, the orbs of light continued to expand in size…
Roooooar!
“What the hell is that bastard!”
“Hey! Someone go there and catch that bastard! Hurry! Lady Camila just arrived too! If you don’t want your necks cut off, run!!”
Security guards belonging to the City Cartel began running frantically toward the building where Lee Hyeon was.
Today was a day when there absolutely could not be any disturbance.
Camila Duarte.
It was because she, a high-ranking official even by headquarters standards, had visited the club for some business!
But now the orb of light, grown as large as the sun, hung in the middle of the sky,
and magical magnetic fields spread in all directions, covering the entire Hongdae district.
Crash crash!
Glass windows shattered in succession, and sparks flew from neon signs. A blackout struck the area.
Considering that most of modern civilization today operates on magic power and magic stones, it was an tremendous amount of magical power.
Rumble rumble…!!
As even an earthquake struck the area, people in the club as well as on the streets began running frantically.
At that moment,
Flash!
The sun crashed directly into the club building.
“Huh? Huuuh!?”
“Damn! Block it!!”
The moment the security guards who saw that scene turned pale,
a tremendous explosion spread in all directions.
Amid dust clouds and the remaining windows of surrounding buildings all shattering,
Crackle crackle!!
The explosion sound they expected to hear never came.
Instead, a pillar of light with tremendous luminosity pierced through the sky and shot up high, from which lightning branches spread out like spider webs to cover the entire building.
The lightning bolts, split into hundreds and thousands of branches, crawled along the walls and burrowed into the building’s interior.
It looked like being devoured by a giant monster.
The problem was that the lightning branches forming the monster only targeted security guards belonging to the City Cartel.
“Gack!”
“Graaah!”
“Wh, what is this!!”
Not only those who were crossing the building to catch Lee Hyeon, but even the security guards guarding the entrance were pierced by lightning branches.
The Hunters activated all their skills to somehow block the attacks. But the lightning branches, sharpened like spear tips, ignored all of that and pierced through their hearts or cores.
The same went for those who fled. The moment they tried to leave a certain range, the tentacles immediately extended their reach.
[Activating ‘Sacred Relic: Golden Eyes of Truth’ to quickly identify only those harboring demonic energy. The Golden Headband assists with computational processing.]
[Understanding of lightning-type magic has greatly increased.]
[The Thunder Orb has seized control of the entire building, designating the building as your domain!]
‘These criminals would only cause harm if left in Korea anyway. It’s much better to uproot them completely while we’re at it.’
Lee Hyeon absolutely did not target civilians without magic power or Hunters without demonic energy.
He even helped ordinary people who had come to enjoy club music escape safely by occasionally commanding spirits to assist them.
And…
Crackle! Crackle crackle!
When he felt enough time had ripened,
ᚱ.
The rune character floating on the amethyst changed to something else.
Then the currents scattered in all directions tangled together in mid-air to create a path of light.
Flash!
The moment Lee Hyeon stepped one foot onto it, he instantly moved from the building’s rooftop to the club entrance.
[You have mastered a new magic, ‘Trail of Radiance’.]
Flutter!
The platinum coat fluttered vigorously.
“Uh, uaaaah!”
“Dieeeee!!”
To the security guards’ eyes, that sight looked like a ghostly performance.
Wearing a hideously demonic mask, fluttering a platinum coat while wielding a staff.
On top of that, the white lightning that showed no signs of stopping, the hot air, and the overwhelming presence.
Everything was simply terrifying.
Unable to bear this, security guards grabbed weapons and rushed at Lee Hyeon, but,
Boom!!
Lightning branches that sprang up from somewhere else smashed through their left chests or heads.
No blood flowed anywhere.
Before that could happen, their bodies had already become charcoal burned black.
“Uh, uaaaah…! Aah! Gw, Gwiroae…!!”
A guy with considerable rank recognized Lee Hyeon and let out a shriek.
The Gwiroae they had desperately tried to track down but could never find had appeared brazenly.
And of all times, on a day like this when Lady Camila was visiting…!
‘N, no, could it be that he deliberately targeted the time when L, Lady Camila appeared!?’
The executive’s mind went blank.
‘There’s a spy for Gwiroae in the company!!’
This was a matter that absolutely had to be reported to the cartel.
But he couldn’t see any way to escape and was drooling helplessly when suddenly Lee Hyeon turned his head this way.
The executive felt his heart drop with a thud.
The gaze visible beyond the goblin mask was terrifyingly frightening.
A strange light mixing gold and white gleamed in his eyes.
Just being exposed to it filled him with a soul-piercing terror.
“You know me.”
An ominous voice echoing from beneath the mask.
It rang out chillingly like that of a ghost, but carried a powerful force that gripped the soul.
“Th, that is…!”
“Then you must also know that I’ve come looking for Camila Duarte.”
Lee Hyeon muttered.
“Then go and tell Camila.”
The executive felt like fainting.
“Since she didn’t keep her promise, I’ll be taking her head.”
“…!!!”
The executive ran underground without looking back.
Right now, he could only think about doing exactly as he was told.
And,
Swish—
Lee Hyeon stepped back onto the trail laid out in the air about 5 centimeters above the ground.
He planned to slowly tighten the noose around their necks throughout the day.
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