Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 178

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

 

 

Chapter 178

 

Somersault Cloud (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash! Flash!!

 

“……What the hell is happening up there?”

 

Ramon’s group riding atop the growing beanstalk’s tip.

 

The closer they got to the heavens, the more their faces hardened.

 

Lightning flashing between the white clouds.

 

Fierce winds beyond measure.

 

An increasing number of sea creature corpses falling down.

 

And,

 

Intense fighting spirit so strong it made their skin tingle and sent chills down their spines.

 

Ramon wondered if he was the only one feeling this sense of crisis,

 

‘Lord Luciano’s expression has hardened too. Same with Heracles and Perseus.’

 

Ramon swallowed dryly at the strange tension shown by those classified as the strongest in the real world.

 

‘Aiakos waiting outside the dungeon would have had the same reaction if he saw this.’

 

He didn’t know what was happening up there,

 

But something extraordinary was definitely occurring.

 

Gwiroae had never shown his full power in Guam until now. But surely he must be displaying power close to that level right now.

 

‘What exactly is Lord Gwiroae doing?’

 

Gulp!

 

Ramon swallowed dryly.

 

Just as he was hoping the beanstalk they were standing on would quickly reach the heavens,

 

“……This won’t do.”

 

Heracles clicked his tongue and lightly cracked his neck.

 

The gazes of Perseus and Luciano, who had been clearing away the falling sea creatures one by one, turned to him.

 

“Supposedly there should only be giant warriors up there…… I need to see with my own eyes what exactly is going on.”

 

“Sto—”

 

Luciano tried to stop him after reading the intense fighting spirit visible beyond Heracles’ mask,

 

 

 

[Legend, ‘Hero Who Accomplished the 12 Labors’ is fully activated!]

 

 

 

Kwaang!

 

Shreeeeek—

 

Heracles didn’t listen to those words and immediately leaped toward the heavens, stepping off the beanstalk.

 

So fierce and fast that half the leaf the group had been standing on was torn away completely.

 

Instead, he was already reaching far up into the sky.

 

“This damn bastard!”

 

Luciano’s face twisted hideously.

 

Whatever had happened to Gwiroae, it was obvious that Heracles barging in would ruin even things that were going well.

 

 

 

[Legend, ‘Sea Serpent That Swallows the Moon’ attempts to leap!]

 

[Legend, ‘King Who Slayed Medusa’ summons divine horse Pegasus and attempts to take flight!]

 

 

 

Bang!

 

Neighhhh!

 

Luciano bit down hard enough to crush the cigar in his mouth while leaping into the sky, stepping on ice platforms formed by condensing moisture from the air,

 

Perseus summoned a white horse outright and mounted it while gripping the reins.

 

Watching them become flashes of light ascending to the sky, Ramon shouted.

 

“Damn! Let’s hurry! Quickly!”

 

The raid team infused more magic power into the beanstalk.

 

Whoosh!

 

 

 

* * *

 

 

 

“What about the warriors? What happened to all the other people!”

 

“Almost all have crossed through the [Gate]! Now only Your Majesty needs to cross!!”

 

Giant Queen Hella nodded while pushing back the sea creatures chasing the giants with her warhammer.

 

The evacuation was now complete.

 

Though the sea creatures’ pursuit had become more persistent with the Demon King’s appearance,

 

They had somehow managed to finish the job without major casualties.

 

It was all thanks to the new court mage.

 

‘Pater……!’

 

Hella glanced toward where Lee Hyeon was.

 

An outsider showing power that never fell behind even against the Demon King’s avatar.

 

His fighting spirit was too murderous to call him a mage, so she had given him the halberd wondering if he might be her ‘kind’…….

 

Fortunately, her prediction seemed to have been correct.

 

In fact, his face when he briefly removed his mask was surprisingly handsome, enough to be startling.

 

“That halberd is one of our most treasured possessions in Utgard, along with our ancestor’s heart. You must come back to return it.”

 

Hella muttered a promise that might never be kept while turning her body around.

 

“All remaining personnel cross the [Gate]! Don’t let a single person fall behind! Utgard never abandons its comrades!!”

 

“Follow Her Majesty the Queen!”

 

“Retreat to the [Gate]! The last warriors, hurry back too!!”

 

Just as the remaining forces were about to turn toward the gate,

 

『My people! Where are you trying to go! You too must become one with me!!』

 

Right then, the Sea King who had been writhing in pain while caught by Lee Hyeon turned his head this way,

 

Kwaang!!

 

He forcibly tore off his limbs bound by the Ruyi chains and hurled just his torso toward where the dungeon giants were.

 

“……!?”

 

A sight hard to believe even while watching with their own eyes.

 

Though this reduced his size by nearly half, his height of over 20 meters was still tremendous.

 

A massive shadow fell over the heads of the giant warriors making their final retreat.

 

“Damn……!”

 

Hella bit down hard and leaped forward.

 

“Your Majesty!!”

 

“You mustn’t! Stop!”

 

She heard her subjects’ urgent voices, but they didn’t reach her ears at all.

 

Only the thought that she had to protect her people somehow.

 

It seemed the battle wouldn’t go according to plan until the very end.

 

 

 

* * *

 

 

 

Lee Hyeon’s expression hardened at the Sea King’s strange behavior.

 

He had been continuously smashing its head with the intention of finishing it off, but who would have thought it would abandon its most important head and limbs.

 

A concept only possible because it was a collective entity formed by various sea creatures.

 

Hissss!

 

The creature no longer took the form of a lizard but became a viper as it pierced through the air.

 

 

 

[Activating Dueokshini’s Swift Thunder!]

 

 

 

Faaaash!

 

Lee Hyeon became a flash of light once again, closely pursuing the Sea King.

 

If that thing attacked the dungeon giants, resurrection would begin.

 

He had to prevent that at all costs, but,

 

‘It’s fast!’

 

It was barely possible to catch up with the creature.

 

‘What should I do?’

 

 

 

[Sacred Relic: Golden Headband spins fiercely, accelerating thought speed!]

 

 

 

In the greatly slowed time.

 

Lee Hyeon sought a way to destroy the Sea King ‘in one blow’ right here.

 

Overwhelming destructive power was needed.

 

There was only one method.

 

‘Second awakening…!’

 

A Ranker must achieve a total of three awakenings to become a High Ranker.

 

The first awakening occurs when all ability coefficients exceed the three-digit number 100,

 

The second awakening at 200,

 

The third awakening at 300, after which the path to becoming a High Ranker opens.

 

Currently, all six of Lee Hyeon’s abilities were in the mid-to-late 200s.

 

However, he hadn’t unlocked a single second-tier additional function. He hadn’t even attempted the second awakening.

 

The reason was simple.

 

‘To leap to higher ground.’

 

Lee Hyeon was well aware of how unprecedented his level was.

 

Having achieved only the first awakening, hadn’t he reached a level comparable to High Rankers?

 

This was the result of unlocking only SS-grade additional functions for all six abilities.

 

In that case,

 

‘The second-tier additional functions won’t be cost-effective unless at least SSS grade opens.’

 

SSS grade was known to be a level that only high-ranking High Rankers could unlock,

 

But Lee Hyeon thought that much was natural, considering he claimed to be the successor of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

 

Therefore,

 

He had been waiting for the right timing.

 

Because he believed it wasn’t time yet.

 

And now.

 

Though it was much earlier than originally expected, now wasn’t bad either.

 

No, rather, the urgent situation might make it even better.

 

‘Fragment of Astrape… I still don’t know through what route I acquired it, but if I can properly combine this into the additional functions…!’

 

If the first awakening was achieved through the Snow Queen, the second awakening would be achieved through Zeus.

 

The moment he made that decision,

 

Flash!!

 

Lee Hyeon’s eyes blazed with fire.

 

Whoooosh!

 

 

 

[Resuming the temporarily suspended second-tier additional function awakening!]

 

[Astrape’s divine authority is applied to all additional functions. Strong lightning attributes are imbued, attempting new forms of opening and awakening.]

 

[Connecting to ‘Trait: Dueok Thunder Ghost’ and ‘Fighting Style’.]

 

[Currently searching for additional functions suitable for each category.]

 

[Searching.]

 

……

 

 

 

Ting, titititing-

 

Sounds of something awakening could be heard from various parts of Lee Hyeon’s limbs. The mana circuits expanded as the cores began to overheat intensely.

 

Whoooosh!

 

If the mana circuits had previously taken the form of cooling systems with ice attributes to control excessive lightning energy output,

 

Now that the mana circuits’ durability had strengthened, there was intent to raise the output accordingly.

 

 

 

[The power of thunder flows through your veins. ‘Brontē’ is added to the Strength category!]

 

[Your body can ride the wind and cut through moments like lightning. ‘Aiolos’ is added to the Agility category!]

 

[You have gained absolutely unbreakable vitality and endurance. ‘Hebraios’ is added to the Stamina category!]

 

[All magic and sorcery culminate in lightning bolts. ‘Elektron’ is added to the Magic Power category!]

 

[Intelligence that governs heaven and earth has been bestowed. ‘Pronoia’ is added to the Intelligence category!]

 

[You have gained keen cunning, acquiring divine techniques and skills. ‘Technē’ is added to the Dexterity category!]

 

 

 

Brontē, Aiolos, Hebraios, Elektron, Pronoia, Technē…

 

Supernatural powers from Zeus mythology connected to Astrape.

 

 

 

[Second awakening completed!]

 

[Your level has greatly increased.]

 

 

 

Then, the moment the final message appeared,

 

Flash!

 

Lee Hyeon’s eyes emitted lightning fire much closer to blue than before.

 

And,

 

Whoooosh!!

 

Before long, the world’s time had returned to normal.

 

The actual time it took for Lee Hyeon to attempt and complete the second awakening was an instant.

 

To others, it was no different from his entire existence changing in a single moment.

 

『…What is this,』

 

By the time the Sea King noticed this fact, it was already too late.

 

Flash!

 

A blink achieved in an instant.

 

Lee Hyeon had appeared before the Sea King’s eyes in a split second, swinging his halberd.

 

“…!!”

 

Hela’s eyes widened as she was about to face the Sea King. This tiny human had suddenly appeared in front of her, essentially protecting her.

 

Kwarrrrrung!!

 

 

 

[Lightning energy has exceeded the maximum output that Dueokshini’s Deep Breath (SS) can produce!]

 

[Proficiency has greatly increased, upgrading to a new skill.]

 

[Congratulations! ‘Dueokshini’s Thunder Breath’ has been born.]

 

 

 

[Dueokshini’s Thunder Breath (SSS)]

 

The breath of Dueokshini, filled with suppressed emotions and thrills of anger, revenge, despair, and pain from the battlefield, now mingles with the breath of the god who ruled thunder, exploding like thunder.

 

This skill is an inner explosion caused by Dueoksini’s deep emotions, and the incarnation of lightning imbued with great deeds.

 

As emotions intensify, the breath will spread deeper and wider, affecting even the world itself.

 

-Type: Unique Skill, Semi-passive Enhancement.

 

-Proficiency: 0%

 

-Origin: Folk tale ‘Curse of the Seven Star Rock’

 

 

 

Lightning concentrated with all the power of the second awakening gathered densely on the halberd’s blade and split the world vertically.

 

Kwarrrrrung!

 

 

 

[Dueoksini’s roar explodes!]

 

 

 

Lee Hyeon stood directly in front of the Sea King.

 

A new form of lightning that transcended rage drew a long bloody line from the creature’s snout to its tail.

 

Chwaaaaak!!

 

The Sea King had no chance to resist and was split cleanly in half. Even the corpse that fell to the ground instantly turned to ash and disappeared.

 

Passs……

 

 

 

[You have successfully defeated the hidden boss monster!]

 

[You have successfully stolen the treasure. All achievement conditions have been completed.]

 

[Dungeon closure will begin.]

 

……

 

[Closure has been temporarily halted for unknown reasons.]

 

 

 

Was it because Son Wukong was still meeting with the sealed Gyoma King?

 

Leaving behind the message that dungeon closing had been temporarily suspended, Lee Hyeon let out a long exhale.

 

“Haa…… haa……”

 

Pajijit! Pajit!

 

The lightning energy that had blazed as if to burn the world quickly extinguished.

 

“You.”

 

“Hurry. Before others come.”

 

Hella, who had been saved, seemed to have much she wanted to say to Lee Hyeon,

 

but Lee Hyeon waved his hand dismissively while returning the halberd to her.

 

Hella stood there blankly for a moment, holding the still-hot halberd, then nodded and turned to disappear.

 

“This is killing me…… I want to rest a bit.”

 

Lee Hyeon let out a long sigh with a tired expression, then adjusted his mask again.

 

Three trajectories were already approaching the White Sea.

 

Sure enough.

 

Thud!

 

Shortly after, someone stood on the ruined battlefield.

 

“……Did you create this battlefield?”

 

A masked figure with a large build who openly displayed his fighting spirit.

 

It was Heracles.

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