Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 217

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The Broken Ranker

 

Devours Myths

 

Chapter 217

 

Temple of Bel (4)

 

[You have entered the dungeon!]

 

Vrooooom!

 

Five motorcycles passed through the dungeon gate.

 

Swaeyonggi’s reconnaissance team.

 

Whoooosh!

 

“Ugh…”

 

“The sandstorm is particularly harsh today compared to usual, isn’t it?”

 

“It’s probably because of the magical wind from fighting Shawing. What about the surroundings?”

 

“Fortunately, no booby traps are detected!”

 

The reconnaissance team leader nodded with satisfaction.

 

They had rushed here after receiving Shawing’s request for rescue.

 

Usually in situations like this, traps would be set up everywhere, requiring extreme caution during movement.

 

‘It seems the dungeon is so vast that most of their forces were scattered fighting Shawing, leaving no time to set up traps. That works in our favor.’

 

If the enemy’s forces were dispersed, they could instead charge through the desert as a unified group and execute a decapitation operation.

 

The reconnaissance leader brought the radio item to his mouth.

 

“All clear to proceed! I repeat! All clear to proceed! The magic detector shows nothing within a 5-kilometer radius either.”

 

Crackle.

 

『Transmission confirmed. Beginning the crossing now.』

 

『Order confirmed.』

 

『Order confirmed.』

 

There were no problems until all one hundred motorcycles safely passed through the gate.

 

However, as the reconnaissance team had confirmed, the sandstorm was unusually strong.

 

Anwei covered his face with a mask and goggles as he surveyed the surroundings.

 

“Given what we know about Jet’s personality, there should definitely be something here… I don’t understand why there’s nothing. Is it because the magical field is disrupted by the sandstorm?”

 

But this would make it difficult to pinpoint Lee Hyeon’s location as well.

 

“This has become troublesome. We need to find the survivors first. Everyone, move out.”

 

Just as he was about to give the order,

 

Kwarrrrrung!!

 

[Lightning bolt is falling!]

 

Suddenly, a lightning bolt condensed from hellfire fell and completely destroyed the gate they had passed through.

 

Their escape route had vanished in an instant.

 

“…!?”

 

“Damn!”

 

“Lightning bolt!! It’s Jet!”

 

“Ambush…!”

 

Just as Swaeyonggi was about to move in unison,

 

Whoooooosh!

 

Suddenly, the sandstorm that had been disrupting their vision became noticeably much more intense.

 

So much so that it was difficult to distinguish the features of comrades right next to them.

 

“Damn!! This sandstorm was the booby trap! Everyone be careful,”

 

Anwei tried to shout while infusing his voice with magic power, but the scent of blood mixed into the wind before he could.

 

Swoooosh!

 

“Aaaah!”

 

“Kraaaah!”

 

Followed by screams.

 

Lee Hyeon was already moving while hidden in the sandstorm.

 

He was like a night goblin.

 

‘When did he acquire skills or sacred relics related to sandstorms? I never expected he could cover the battlefield with a storm and even disrupt the magic detector…!’

 

At that moment, something flashed through Anwei’s mind.

 

‘The way he cut off communications, he copied what we did! Damn!!’

 

The new skill Lee Hyeon had activated was precisely Jiaoma Wang’s divine authority.

 

[Dragon’s Reverse Scale]

 

A talisman made by the Great Sage of the Vast Sea Demon King, who personally removed a scale that grew backwards beneath his own jaw.

 

It contains the thousand-year-old dragon’s aspiration, capable of summoning wind and calling forth rain.

 

-Type: Sacred Relic. Talisman.

 

-Origin: Myth ‘Journey to the West’

 

After forming a sworn brotherhood with Lee Hyeon, Jiaoma Wang personally placed this sacred relic in Lee Hyeon’s hands and said:

 

-Since you directly handle lightning, this sacred relic will be of great help to you. Storms ultimately follow lightning, after all.

 

-But this is too much. It’s a reverse scale, isn’t it? Please give me something else. I feel burdened.

 

-No. That’s precisely why I’m entrusting it to you. I want to entrust my life to you.

 

-…!!

 

A reverse scale wasn’t simply a weakness for a dragon.

 

It was a fatal vital point. A death spot.

 

If handled carelessly, the very existence called Jiaoma Wang could disappear from this world,

 

but instead, Jiaoma Wang smiled as he clasped Lee Hyeon’s hand holding the reverse scale several times.

 

-This life has been like a spare ever since you saved it.

 

-It means I’m entrusting what comes after to your will as well.

 

-Please let me be of help in this way… to what you wish to accomplish.

 

The gaze Jiaoma Wang sent while saying those words was so intense

 

that Lee Hyeon simply couldn’t return the reverse scale.

 

Therefore,

 

-Yes. I understand. Then I won’t refuse and will use it well. No, I’ll use it like this.

 

Lee Hyeon used magic power to attach Jiaoma Wang’s reverse scale to his left chest.

 

His skin and the reverse scale merged together.

 

It looked as if he had grown a breastplate.

 

-You…?

 

-Since I’m human anyway, I’ll die if my left chest is pierced. So to ensure that never happens, just as Jiaoma Wang entrusted his life to me, I too will continue to be with Jiaoma Wang.

 

-Heh. Hehehe… You truly always exceed my expectations.

 

It meant that the moment the reverse scale shattered, Lee Hyeon would close his eyes as well. Moved to tears, Jiaoma Wang looked up at the sky and burst into loud laughter for a long time.

 

The fact that this made Son Wukong grumble again was a secret.

 

And…

 

‘Now I can use the Reverse Scale of the Flood Dragon for the first time.’

 

Lee Hyeon judged that this battlefield was perfectly suited for testing Jiaoma Wang’s wind summoning technique.

 

Sand storm.

 

If utilized well, it could block not only the enemies’ magic devices, but also the Hunters’ vision and senses entirely.

 

Sure enough.

 

Swaeyonggi fell firmly into the sand trap not long after entering the dungeon.

 

[‘Sacred Relic: Reverse Scale of the Flood Dragon’ activates wind summoning technique to completely disrupt the enemy’s senses!]

 

[Somersault Cloud expands to amplify the power of the wind summoning technique. A massive magic field has been installed throughout the surrounding area.]

 

Somersault Cloud was a treasure that Jiaoma Wang had greatly coveted.

 

Indeed, the combination of the two worked perfectly together.

 

As Somersault Cloud mixed with the sand storm, the visibility became even darker.

 

Naturally, what came next?

 

[Moving by stepping with Eodukseoni’s Steps!]

 

Swoosh!

 

Thud!

 

“Kek…!”

 

“Kraaak!”

 

“Where are you! Come out! Come out I said… Gek!”

 

Lee Hyeon moved swiftly while only holding Dueokshin’s front teeth, targeting only their vital points.

 

Some had their bodies shattered by direct lightning strikes,

 

while others were caught by Ruyi Jingu Bang and had their heads float up into the air, suffocating.

 

With their comrades dying brutally right beside them,

 

Swaeyonggi, who had once reigned as the terror of the sand desert, was now soaked in fear instead.

 

Truly appearing and disappearing like ghosts and spirits.

 

However,

 

even while Lee Hyeon was rapidly hunting them down, his gaze was still fixed on Anwei.

 

* * *

 

“Jet!! Stop hiding and come out! Quickly! Clear away this damn sand storm first!!”

 

All that was visible was a world filled only with golden sand.

 

Kwakwakwang!

 

Anwei wildly fired magic power in all directions.

 

Hoping this might shake off even a little bit of the sand.

 

The problem was that the more he did this, the more sand there seemed to be.

 

Voices didn’t carry well, and radio communication didn’t work either.

 

Even though he knew his subordinates were right next to him, he was completely isolated as if trapped in another world.

 

Buaaang!

 

Then, he faintly heard the sound of several bikes attempting to escape outside.

 

The instinctive habit of Maein to save their own lives first had kicked in again.

 

“Those idiots! Why don’t they understand that doing that only makes them ask to be killed!”

 

Sure enough.

 

Chwareureureuk!

 

In an instant, something with a black-gold color flashed through the golden sand,

 

“Aaaaak!”

 

“Let go! Let me go… Kek!!”

 

Soon screams followed.

 

It seemed like they had their necks caught by something like wire while riding their bikes.

 

Anwei was on the verge of exploding with rage.

 

Not even a few minutes after entering the dungeon, his proud Swaeyonggi was facing annihilation.

 

The problem was that he couldn’t even estimate the exact damage.

 

‘First, I need to deal with this damn sand storm.’

 

Anwei opened his eyes sharply while suppressing his impulses as calmly as possible.

 

If a sand storm of this wide scale was created, it wouldn’t be possible with ordinary items or skills.

 

At minimum, sacred relics had to be deployed, and an enormous amount of magic power had to be consumed.

 

It definitely wasn’t just Lee Hyeon alone.

 

‘Just how many are involved? If I could just catch a few of them, break just a few pillars, this filthy magic would be resolved quickly!!’

 

Anwei equipped his weapons, claws, on both hands while sharpening his senses even more.

 

[Legend, ‘Bird That Devours Children’ reveals its talons!]

 

His legend was Gohwakjo.

 

A demon that seeks out and devours children who have lost their homes.

 

Paaaat!

 

At that moment, Anwei, sensing something, turned his body in one direction,

 

‘Here!!’

 

Instantly, he could see a black-gold chain shooting through the sand storm toward him like an arrow.

 

Chaang!

 

“Hmph! As if you could catch me with something like this…!?”

 

Anwei tried to sneer while deflecting what was aimed at his face to the side.

 

Although the impact was heavy enough to make his wrist tremble quite a bit, it still wasn’t to a degree he couldn’t handle.

 

But his composure didn’t last long.

 

He had to somersault several times due to multiple chains that came out in succession.

 

Chachachachang!!

 

He kicked away one sweeping the ground, deflected downward one aimed at his right shoulder, and dodged sideways one targeting his torso.

 

Truly skill close to divine technique.

 

Just like how Gohwakjo freely swims through the sky,

 

Anwei also floated up into the air in one breath, struggling to escape from the chains’ continued pursuit.

 

Chwareureureuk!

 

Chwareureuk!

 

“This damn bastard!!”

 

The problem was that Ruyi Jingu Bang didn’t end just because you deflected it once.

 

When an attack failed, it would hide behind the sand storm again, then emerge repeatedly several times.

 

It was to the point where he had the illusion that he had been thrown into a snake’s den.

 

The bigger problem was that the force contained in Ruyi Jingu Bang was formidable, and with each collision, electric currents would fly out and scratch his skin wildly.

 

Kwareureung! Kwareureung!

 

Flash! Flash!!

 

In an instant, the sand storm around him was filled with a rotating electromagnetic field.

 

His senses were on high alert to the point where his spine tingled, not knowing when or how lightning would strike down.

 

Chwareureureuk!!

 

“…!!”

 

Finally, not missing that gap, Ruyi Jingu Bang struck Anwei’s right ankle.

 

The chain instantly climbed up his leg and wrapped around it tightly. Anwei was disgracefully slammed into the ground in one blow.

 

“You damn son of a bitch!!”

 

More Ruyi Jingu Bang rushed toward him.

 

The feeling of dozens of thorns completely covering his vision.

 

Anwei forgot about the sand entering his mouth and screamed as he cut off his own right leg and rolled on the ground.

 

Thud thud thud thud!!

 

The Ruyi Jingu Bang struck consecutively where he had been, narrowly missing him,

 

and Anwei kicked off the ground with one leg to stand up while swinging his claw upward.

 

It was because he had figured out Lee Hyeon’s position while rolling.

 

“Die you bastard!!”

 

The aura emitted from the claw’s sickle-like talons cut diagonally through the sandstorm.

 

Swoooosh!

 

Then like magic, the sandstorm scattered, exposing Lee Hyeon’s position standing beyond it.

 

Fizzle-

 

[Your position has been discovered.]

 

[Steps of Eodukseoni has been interrupted.]

 

Lee Hyeon had an expression of approval as his stealth technique was dispelled.

 

In his left hand was Dueokshin’s fang. He had used it to cut through the aura.

 

“Jet!!!”

 

Anwei rushed at Lee Hyeon with bloodshot eyes.

 

For having only one leg, his movements were remarkably agile and balanced.

 

Crash!

 

Lee Hyeon twisted the fang sideways to block it.

 

The air was so close they could feel each other’s breath.

 

Hot blood scent and heat wafted through.

 

“I’ll kill you!!”

 

Just as Anwei’s reddened eyes were filled with madness,

 

“Still, a High Ranker is a High Ranker, I suppose? Good. I’ll acknowledge your skill. You were the only one here who could read Jiaoma Wang’s wind technique and Somersault Cloud’s magic field.”

 

‘The only one…?’

 

Anwei suddenly came to his senses as if cold water had been poured on him.

 

Only then did his narrow field of vision widen, taking in the entire battlefield at a glance.

 

Across the vast desert.

 

All the subordinates he had cherished were dead.

 

Each with faces frozen in terror.

 

Following Shawing,

 

it was the complete annihilation of Swaeyonggi.

 

“…!!!”

 

“As you can see, now only you remain.”

 

Lee Hyeon smiled, showing his fangs clearly.

 

At the eastern edge of the continent.

 

It was a sinister smile like looking at a goblin mask mainly used by Koreans of the Korean Peninsula.

 

“Aaaahhh!!”

 

Snap.

 

The sound of something breaking could be heard from one side of Anwei’s head.

 

The guy, completely consumed by madness, howled like a beast while recklessly pouring out aura,

 

Flash!

 

Lee Hyeon smiled coldly as he closed the gap with Anwei and roughly pulled out Dueokshin’s molar.

 

Flash!!

 

Rumble-

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