Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 215

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The Broken Ranker

 

Devours Myths

 

Chapter 215

 

Temple of Bel (2)

 

Crack! Pop!

 

Son Wukong transformed from a monkey into human form with long white hair flowing down, standing before Sata Wang.

 

Thud!

 

Thud!

 

Thud…!!

 

Despite his old brother appearing,

 

the black giant painted entirely in shadows was still wandering aimlessly through the desert.

 

Then Sha Wujing, Roc King, and Jiaoma Wang appeared one after another in human form near Sata Wang.

 

“…This is absolutely maddening.”

 

Jiaoma Wang, dressed in neat black hair and black robes, bit his lower lip tightly while looking at Sata Wang.

 

“Dou.”

 

At Son Wukong’s call, Jiaoma Wang turned his gaze toward him.

 

Despite being the youngest, Son Wukong had a habit of calling his brothers sometimes by name, sometimes by nickname, and sometimes by title, completely at random.

 

But from this, they could roughly gauge his psychological state.

 

When he called someone by their direct name, it meant something unpleasant had occurred.

 

Sure enough.

 

One of Son Wukong’s eyebrows was twitching.

 

“Is demonic nature… usually like this? Big brother wasn’t like this, was he?”

 

Now he’s calling him big brother again.

 

Jiaoma Wang let out a hollow laugh, then soon hardened his expression and shook his head.

 

“It varies each time. Originally, demonic nature is like corrupted demonic energy created by eldest brother. Since eldest brother’s mental state isn’t sound,

 

“the aftereffects that demonic nature shows must also be varied?”

 

“That’s what I think.”

 

Jiaoma Wang nodded heavily.

 

“This is maddening. At this rate, we’ll have to use different response methods.”

 

Son Wukong irritably scratched his head with his hand.

 

“Should I bring that kid and make him sign a contract or something? But I don’t like that idea either.”

 

“Kekeke! Showing possessiveness again? Isn’t it time to give up on that?”

 

“Shut up, you bastard! Do you have any idea how much I’m agonizing over reducing even one member of our group! You were the biggest problem from the start, marking your territory first!?”

 

He briefly bickered with Sha Wujing.

 

Of course, none of the brothers misunderstood this as possessiveness toward Lee Hyeon.

 

It was simply from feeling sorry about relying on Lee Hyeon whenever something happened.

 

“Still…”

 

“…?”

 

“Did you think of something, second brother?”

 

At Jiaoma Wang’s words, the gazes of Son Wukong and the group all turned toward him.

 

Roc King placed his hand on Jiaoma Wang’s shoulder.

 

“Still, there seemed to be some common characteristics among eldest brother’s demonic nature. Through that, I also realized that fourth brother was released from his seal while tainted with demonic nature.”

 

Instantly, the group’s eyes sparkled.

 

Son Wukong asked with his Golden Eyes of Truth shining brightly.

 

“What is it?”

 

“Hatred.”

 

“Hat… what?”

 

“Hatred toward the world. Hostility to burn down everything. Resentment. Those tainted with demonic nature inevitably feel such impulses. As if they’ve been brainwashed.”

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

All three fell silent.

 

Jiaoma Wang’s calm gaze turned toward Sata Wang.

 

Thud. Thud. Thud.

 

He was still wandering like a drifter.

 

“Right. I remember. It’s slowly coming back now.”

 

But Jiaoma Wang’s gaze was directed at something else about Sata Wang. Things that had sunk deep into his unconscious but were beginning to resurface after continued pondering.

 

Connecting these clues, he could see Bull Demon King’s purpose.

 

“That hatred leads to actions seeking to destroy everything. Didn’t I also mass-produce sea monsters and turn the surrounding waters into chaos?”

 

Son Wukong nodded heavily.

 

Jiaoma Wang continued.

 

“Destroying the world, burning it, and burning it again… In doing so, the causality that constituted the world would become greatly disturbed.”

 

“Wait, that’s,”

 

“Right. Making the Lower Realm as chaotic as possible to bring the things of the Heavens, the Logos, down to this land as much as possible…”

 

Jiaoma Wang’s eyes flashed coldly.

 

“He intends to use fourth brother as such bait. Just like he did with me at first.”

 

“…!”

 

“…!”

 

“…!!”

 

“Ha! I’m really stupid. To only now remember such an important fact.”

 

Jiaoma Wang clenched his teeth tightly. Roc King comforted him.

 

“No. That’s not your fault. We wouldn’t have been any different.”

 

But it didn’t seem to deeply reach the guilt that Jiaoma Wang felt.

 

“According to brother’s words, even though that Isan fellow is wandering around like a sleepwalker now, he’ll probably soon show behavior no different from eldest brother.”

 

“That would be… likely.”

 

“Then the story becomes much simpler.”

 

Son Wukong’s eyes flashed coldly.

 

“We have no choice but to beat some sense into that fellow before then.”

 

Whoooosh!!

 

[■■Great■ ■ukong opens his power level!]

 

Roooooar-

 

Son Wukong released his divine power.

 

At that moment, an enormous typhoon formed,

 

[The Logos of 【Heavenly Realm】 detect an abnormal phenomenon occurring in the Lower Realm.]

 

[The Divine Society, 【Heavenly Order】 shows strong hostility.]

 

[The Demonic Society…]

 

…

 

Because of this, various warning messages filled the sky densely, and countless gazes from the Heavens poured down toward them,

 

but Son Wukong spoke without batting an eye.

 

“Eldest brother, are you watching?”

 

Still no answer came back.

 

However, the group all tensed up.

 

“Let’s see who wins this time.”

 

All the brothers nodded.

 

And then,

 

Paaaaat!!

 

They all became rays of light and rushed toward Sata Wang.

 

At that moment,

 

[Isan Great Sage Sata King awakens from his dreamlike state!]

 

Flash!!

 

A fierce light blazed up like flames in Sata Wang’s previously hazy eyes.

 

* * *

 

[You have entered the dungeon.]

 

[Dungeon ‘Ancient Desert City’]

 

[You are currently on a journey moving from the eastern edge of the continent to the west to make big money. However, your food and water supplies have run out, so you must find an intermediate city.]

 

[But the desert merchants you met the day before yesterday warned you that the gods ruling the desert have been extremely angry for unknown reasons recently, making things difficult.]

 

[From now on, find a city in this desolate desert, visit the temple, offer precious items, and appease the gods’ anger.]

 

[However, remember that if the offered items do not please the gods, an even greater disaster may befall you.]

 

[Achievement Conditions]

 

1. Explore the desert city.

 

2. Discover the temple.

 

3. Offer sacred items.

 

[Success: Sacred Relic of the Sun God.]

 

[Failure: Curse of the Moon God.]

 

Whoooosh!

 

“…Ugh.”

 

“Why is it so hot!?”

 

“It seems we’ve been caught in the 【Desert City】…! Everyone cover your nose and mouth with cloth to keep the sand out, and put heat-avoiding beads in your mouths!”

 

Heat-avoiding beads were protective items that shielded the body from excessive heat.

 

They were consumable items that had to be supplied to units conducting special operations.

 

Thanks to this, when the unit members’ complexions became much more comfortable than at first,

 

“Hmm…”

 

Michael swept the surroundings with his telescope and let out a contemplative sound.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

Lee Hyeon approached from the side.

 

“All I can see is sand everywhere. It’s overwhelming to think about crossing this place. I thought it would be fine constitution-wise since my ancestors came from Africa, but this is…”

 

“Didn’t you say you lived in the northeastern part?”

 

“New York State.”

 

“Then it would be stranger to expect this kind of heat to be familiar.”

 

“Is that so? Haha.”

 

Michael exchanged light jokes with Lee Hyeon, then continued with a bitter smile.

 

“Well, there’s one piece of good news and one piece of bad news.”

 

“Let’s hear the good news first if possible. What is it?”

 

“There are currently 21 reported dungeons in the Temple of Bel. This 【Ancient Desert City】 is one of the most explored dungeons among them.”

 

“What does the report say?”

 

“Fortunately, it’s all in my head. Before going into operations, I always read and memorize all the records from the CIA, FBI, NSA, and all other IC (U.S. Intelligence Community).”

 

Even from Lee Hyeon’s perspective, it was tremendous preparation.

 

“So it’s also the most familiar and well-known dungeon. I know most of the dangerous behaviors too. So there’s little worry about getting hurt in unexpected situations. However,”

 

“The fact that it hasn’t been cleared despite so many reports means it’s classified as a ‘long-term unsolved dungeon.'”

 

“Correct. That was exactly the bad news.”

 

Michael nodded bitterly at Lee Hyeon’s words, smiling wryly.

 

“Extreme difficulty. The attack difficulty level concluded after all exploration teams failed their conquests.”

 

Lee Hyeon let out a hollow laugh.

 

The attitude toward long-term unsolved dungeons was very different between Korea and the United States.

 

Unlike Korea, where they were practically neglected due to complacent administrative handling and those who specialized in dealing with them were treated as dropouts,

 

The United States recognized the danger of dungeon breaks and instead entrusted exploration and conquest to more capable individuals.

 

In essence, only elites specialized in long-term unsolved dungeons,

 

But the fact that even the United States had essentially failed despite multiple explorations meant one thing.

 

‘It won’t be easy to break through under normal circumstances.’

 

“Of course, even about 10 years ago when exploration was most active, there were various conflicts, so it wasn’t a situation where we could focus only on exploration…”

 

Michael hurriedly added an excuse as he continued.

 

“Still, if the surviving units entered here first, they probably aren’t facing a very good environment. This isn’t a place overflowing with resources.”

 

Lee Hyeon nodded.

 

Most dungeon conquest hints and precautions were usually written in the messages encountered when first entering.

 

‘It said food and water supplies have all run out… Moreover, I don’t even see any cacti around here.’

 

Lee Hyeon hadn’t checked all the exploration reports like Michael had.

 

But just examining the surroundings with his Golden Eyes of Truth open was sufficient.

 

‘Finding a city or oasis is the urgent priority.’

 

“There’s a high possibility they’re fighting each other over limited resources.”

 

“The Sima Society that followed them in will probably actively exploit that. Isolation is the most dangerous thing on any battlefield.”

 

Lee Hyeon looked at Michael’s slightly darkening eyes and smiled.

 

“Somehow it feels like the bad news is devouring all the good news.”

 

“Hehe. That’s how it turned out as I spoke. If it sounded like I only said negative things, I’m sorry—”

 

“I think a bit differently from Michael.”

 

“Jet…?”

 

Michael’s eyes widened slightly.

 

Lee Hyeon stepped forward and began activating his magic power.

 

Whoooosh!

 

At the same time, hot winds spread out from him as the center.

 

The desert’s scorching heat was pushed back, unable to approach.

 

“Doesn’t high difficulty mean that the rewards when you complete the conquest are also great?”

 

“…!”

 

“Since it’s a temple containing myths, there should be much more to gain.”

 

Flash!!

 

The moment blue-white lightning seemed to spark above Lee Hyeon’s eyes,

 

Paaaat—

 

[The legend ‘Goblin Dance Formation’ activates to reveal the strange beings!]

 

Lee Hyeon had already become lightning and crossed over the desert.

 

“Damn!!”

 

“How did he know!?”

 

“Shit! Everyone prepare for battle!!”

 

Where the sandstorm had swept through roughly,

 

Hunters who had been hiding their bodies with camouflage items revealed themselves.

 

Shawing (Sand Shadow).

 

A unit belonging to the Sima Society, reported to have been completely annihilated.

 

Perhaps anticipating that ASTRA’s search teams or rescue teams would be deployed after their entry, the position of a unit that had been lying in ambush was discovered by the enemy.

 

However,

 

No matter how excellent the stealth items they used, it was fundamentally difficult to deceive Lee Hyeon’s eyes and senses.

 

‘I’ll quickly subdue them and assess the dungeon situation.’

 

Lee Hyeon accelerated with that thought in mind.

 

Swooooosh-

 

And….

 

Michael, who had been watching the scene, let out a hollow laugh.

 

“Really, he never stops moving for even a moment.”

 

Then his eyes also changed in an instant.

 

“All units, follow Jet!”

 

“Order confirmed.”

 

“Order confirmed.”

 

Regardless of their affiliated groups, responses came from everywhere as if following Lee Hyeon was the most natural thing to do.

 

Z Team, ASTRA, and even X Team had all begun to genuinely follow Lee Hyeon like a commander.

 

In the Dungeon Desert that had been repeating a lull for weeks,

 

a new sandstorm had begun to blow.

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