Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 166

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

 

 

Chapter 166

 

Guam (11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carido Beltran.

 

One of Drug King Nayeli’s most cherished butlers.

 

He clicked his tongue while observing the warehouse district covered in flames and smoke from the tremendous bombardment through his telescope.

 

Tsk.

 

“They’re really throwing money around like water just to catch one little rat.”

 

Collapsing building debris. Burnt steel frames.

 

And even dust clouds and flames.

 

Originally, air raids consume an enormous amount of money, more than one might think. Moreover, aerial bombs aren’t easy to obtain on the black market.

 

But Carido had a personality that pursued perfection in everything. He never did anything half-heartedly.

 

That’s why he brought in Black Maria and even mobilized the cartel’s army…

 

“But he’s still alive, isn’t he?”

 

From the radio transmission Katrina sent earlier, Carido could instinctively tell.

 

That the target was still perfectly fine.

 

“Well… I suppose he’d have to be at least that capable to qualify for challenging our cartel.”

 

This place he barely reached by plane and ship because the rabbit hole wouldn’t open.

 

He smiled so wide his white teeth were fully exposed.

 

“But I won’t let him run wild any longer.”

 

To Carido, battle was a ritual of offering sacrifices to the god he served and to Nayeli, who was on the same level.

 

The more the sacrifice struggled, the more perfect the ritual became.

 

Crackle.

 

『It’s not over yet. Deploy the war chariots.』

 

Carido’s low voice flowed through the radio.

 

Rumble rumble rumble!

 

At that moment, the ground began to vibrate.

 

Armored vehicles appearing in a line over the collapsed roads.

 

Black-painted gun barrels rotated as they aimed at the flames.

 

Following them, soldiers in black military uniforms appeared, filling the roads.

 

Though they wore the typical dirty tattoos and gold chains of gang members, their movements were like well-trained machines.

 

The cartel’s special forces, born from absorbing deserters from regular armies and remnants of collapsed PMCs.

 

Carido raised his finger and pointed to the sky.

 

『¡Adelante (Advance)!』

 

With the command, the tank barrels spat fire. The army also advanced all at once.

 

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

 

Just as the dust clouds were about to settle in the warehouse area and it was about to be engulfed in artillery fire again,

 

Crackle crackle crackle!!

 

A gust of wind blew from inside the dust clouds, and then an enormous amount of light shot up to the sky.

 

A massive lightning bolt that looked like pure white condensed together.

 

From there, thousands of electric currents unraveled like thread and crossed through the air.

 

Pop pop pop pop bang!!

 

In an instant, all the tank shells were shot down in mid-air, and tremendous heat and roaring sounds shook the harbor district,

 

while some of the electric currents drew parabolic arcs and directly hit various parts of the cartel’s army and tank units.

 

 

 

[‘Arrow of Parma’ executes bombardment!]

 

 

 

Crackle.

 

『Everyone put your shields forward! Chaac will protect you all!!』

 

The shield unit that had been at the very rear came forward and built a wall.

 

Bronze shields that didn’t suit modern warfare well.

 

But their surfaces glowed ominously.

 

 

 

[Mayan Guardian Talisman]

 

A shield made by carving the emblem of Chaac, god of storms and rain, onto each shield surface.

 

It stores enemy firepower that hits the surface and uses it as a new energy source.

 

-Type: Shield. Talisman.

 

-Origin: Legend ‘Chaac’

 

 

 

Items that Carido specially brought to face Gwiroae after hearing that he used lightning magic.

 

In Mayan civilization, Chaac was the thunder god who made crops and life flourish. With that power contained within, from now on all the lightning that Gwiroae poured out would be absorbed by those shields like lightning rods.

 

Besides this, various defensive magic and items were activated.

 

‘You’re all acting exactly as expected, Gwiroae! Not knowing that all of this is what’s strangling your own life.’

 

Carido judged that since he must have consumed massive amounts of magic power blocking the aerial bombs, he would have poured out all his remaining magic power in that one offensive.

 

However…

 

There was something Carido had overlooked.

 

That even if it was just a single offensive, no plan was useful in the face of overwhelming firepower.

 

Bang! Bang! Bang! Crash!!

 

The white lightning, as if it didn’t care about such things at all, smashed all the shields and swept through the army.

 

“…!?”

 

Crash! Crash! Craaaash!

 

Rumble rumble rumble-

 

Crash crash crash crash crash!!

 

『Aaaah!』

 

『Th-this won’t work! The lightning’s firepower far exceeds the tolerance that the shields can absorb…! Guh!』

 

『Other orders, gah!』

 

The firepower of the white lightning was tremendous enough to surprise even Carido.

 

All the protective barriers shattered like glass. The shields couldn’t be used for long and turned to ash along with the soldiers.

 

At the same time,

 

 

 

[A ‘White Tsunami’ occurs along with chain explosions!]

 

 

 

The sparks that bloomed from the impact points connected with each other and even caused a fire demon.

 

White electric currents and flames tore the army to shreds. Being clustered together for movement turned out to be a fatal blow.

 

Moreover,

 

Bang! Bang! Crash crash bang!!

 

Tanks caught in explosions like they had stepped on anti-tank mines were cooked as they were and only let out puffs of smoke.

 

Some had only their gun barrels spinning around weakly.

 

It was bombardment.

 

The exact same thing Carido had done to the warehouse district.

 

The difference was that this was much more threatening and vicious.

 

Electric currents flowing along the ground detected the soldiers’ movements and exploded – how could there be any time to withstand it?

 

“Damn!!”

 

Faced with the one-sided massacre, Carido gritted his teeth and lunged forward.

 

There was still considerable distance to the warehouse area.

 

He hadn’t even caught a glimpse of Gwiroae’s face yet. He couldn’t collapse like this.

 

‘Gwiroae’s abilities are… far beyond what the cartel predicted. He’s using magic power like water. To maintain this level of firepower, even decent High Rankers would have to guzzle elixirs…!!’

 

The biggest weakness of lightning attributes was their excessive magic power consumption. That’s why lightning mages were particularly specialized in short battles, often useless in prolonged fights.

 

But this didn’t seem to apply to Gwiroae.

 

Following defense with offense, he was showing overwhelming assault over a long period.

 

It was an inevitable miscalculation since they didn’t know Lee Hyeon possessed massive quantities of boss monster thought-forms that he used like energy packs.

 

Originally, they planned to attempt elimination when he was exhausted from fighting the army…

 

‘Now I have to eliminate him somehow before that,’

 

 

 

[‘Trajectory of Radiance’ appears!]

 

 

 

But Carido Beltran’s thoughts couldn’t continue for long.

 

Something flashed before his eyes, then tremendous heat struck.

 

Carido hastily threw his body aside,

 

Bang! Kwakwakwabang!!

 

Rumble-

 

An enormous amount of dust rose from where he had been, revealing a man wearing a brilliant platinum coat.

 

“Gwiroae!!”

 

A mage appearing at the front lines like this?

 

Even veteran war mages couldn’t easily show such behavior.

 

Was this an expression of arrogance that he absolutely wouldn’t lose even coming to the front?

 

Or was it merely a deception tactic to provoke Carido?

 

Whatever it was, it was certainly an act of disregarding Carido.

 

Even the cartel and Drug King behind him.

 

Carido’s eyes blazed with fury. He reached toward his holster.

 

But,

 

Kwakwakwakwa!!

 

The ground he stood on flipped over as walls rose straight up to tremendous heights.

 

A prison seemingly made with lightning bolts as bars.

 

 

 

ᚻ.

 

 

 

The hail rune activated. The prison collapsed as it was, swallowing him whole.

 

Kwaaaaang!!

 

In the situation that unfolded without any chance to react, Carido struggled desperately to escape.

 

He was Nayeli’s most favored butler. Thanks to that, he had received many sacred relics from her.

 

‘Palo Mayombe! If I can somehow use Mayombe…!’

 

Traditional black magic from Central and South America could cast various spells based on the souls of the dead. The magic bullets he specialized in were also enhanced with such evil spirits.

 

So if he had the chance, he felt he could somehow lodge a lead bullet in that arrogant mage’s forehead,

 

But Lee Hyeon’s attacks always had the characteristic of sweeping like a storm before opponents could respond.

 

 

 

ᚦ.

 

 

 

[‘Lightning Chains’ bind the target!]

 

 

 

Charrrrrk!

 

Chains burst out one after another from within the whirlpool created by the tsunami, piercing various parts of Carido’s body.

 

And,

 

Crack!

 

“……!!!”

 

They crushed him completely.

 

He died before he could properly draw out his inheritance or sacred relics.

 

Whooooo!!

 

But Lee Hyeon showed no signs of joy.

 

As if he had simply done what was natural.

 

He turned his gaze toward the southern region where his next target lay.

 

Hagåtña Black Zone.

 

The sanctuary of corruption where only Guam’s highest class, the Brahmins, could stay.

 

Tap!

 

He struck the rune staff on the ground again. The amethyst rotated once more.

 

 

 

ᛇ.

 

 

 

[‘Thunder Whale’ is summoned!]

 

 

 

Whooooo!!

 

Kukukukuku-

 

A gust blew. The lightning and flames that had swept the battlefield began forming a massive vortex centered on Lee Hyeon, soaring high into the sky.

 

“Ugh, uaaaah!”

 

“Lord Carido is dead! Damn it! You monster bastard!!”

 

“Run! Run away!!”

 

The survivors began abandoning their guns and fleeing the battlefield.

 

No matter how disciplined an army the cartel boasted, it was useless before such a monster.

 

“Uwaaaak!!”

 

Pama’s arrows poured down on the deserters’ backs. Most died with shattered heads, but a few managed to escape somehow.

 

Lee Hyeon didn’t target those who fled.

 

They needed to run far away and spread rumors so Gwiroae’s infamy would shake the world beyond Guam.

 

His goal was to give Gwiroae notoriety matching the City Cartel.

 

And,

 

Right now he had to pour tremendous concentration into completing the Thunder Whale…

 

Kueoeoeoeo!!

 

The whirlpool gathered at one point, revealing a Thunder Whale dozens of meters in length.

 

A size comparable to blue whales, said to have the most massive bodies among Earth’s creatures.

 

The blazing heat was also tremendous, completely devastating the surrounding environment, and large and small lightning bolts poured down whenever it moved its fins, making it fearsome.

 

“Let’s go.”

 

Lee Hyeon stood on the Thunder Whale’s forehead and lightly tapped his rune staff.

 

Kueoeoeoeng-

 

Then the Thunder Whale swept its tail greatly as if responding in understanding.

 

Its body shot up into the sky instantly as lightning bolts poured in all directions.

 

A fallen sun moved in search of new prey.

 

Southward…

 

 

 

* * *

 

 

 

“…Good heavens.”

 

“With that level, he’d be upper tier among High Rankers… ‘Hegemony’ class it seems, but how did rumors not spread until now?”

 

Only bewilderment remained on the faces of the businessmen watching Lee Hyeon’s retreating figure as he headed toward Hagåtña riding the Thunder Whale.

 

Esteban brought a cigarette to his mouth with trembling hands.

 

‘If I had made the wrong choice there… that really could have been dangerous.’

 

Dominion—the rank referring to High Rankers who control the spheres of influence of entire nations or continents.

 

An existence of that level would be no different from a walking thermal weapon, yet to think one would suddenly appear in the middle of Guam like this.

 

The balance of power in Guam, which had remained unchanged for nearly 10 years, would be greatly overturned starting today.

 

He could be certain of that.

 

The gamble he had made, staking the fate of himself and his organization… seemed to have succeeded, and he couldn’t hide the smile trying to spread across his lips despite his surprise.

 

And it was the same for the other businessmen.

 

They were already busy calculating how to expand their businesses by putting their superstar at the forefront.

 

Ramon smiled slyly as he watched them.

 

The better these people united under Gwiroae’s name, the more firmly they could occupy the vacant positions left by the City Cartel and Black Maria.

 

“But…”

 

“…?”

 

“…??”

 

“Business calculations are all well and good, but shouldn’t you contact your acquaintances? If they clash with Lord Gwiroae as things stand, it would be nothing short of a disaster.”

 

“…!”

 

“…!!”

 

“I’ll go make some calls first!”

 

“Me too! Let me come with you!!”

 

The businessmen snapped to attention at Ramon’s casually thrown remark.

 

They realized that simply giving their network connections a heads-up would become a major asset in the future.

 

Their eyes had already hardened with resolve.

 

They were the eyes of businessmen who had encountered a benefactor.

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