Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 234

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

Chapter 234

Immortal Project (5)

The giant Buddha statue, distorted with rage, completely opened its third eye.

Flash!!

Simultaneously, a firestorm spread in all directions,

and in the scorching heat,

Lee Hyeon’s figure was fully captured in the third eye that glowed dark amber.

『Jet-.』

The Buddha statue slowly opened its mouth.

A voice as if dozens of people were calling him simultaneously.

Multiple echoes merged into one, making the pressure that much greater.

『This is the first time we meet like this-. It’s a pleasure-.』

The words were certainly polite, but the tone was not.

“I’m grateful that you recognize and welcome such a distant junior. I’m Jang Lee Hyeon. However, what business do you have that made you seek me out so urgently like this?”

Lee Hyeon twisted his lips.

“If you had waited just a little, you could have met me leisurely at the venue.”

『Hahaha-. This old man still lacks cultivation-. My personality is too impatient, so I ended up arranging this meeting-.』

Nat was curious.

How long could he maintain that still stubborn attitude while trapped in his own divine authority.

『Since we’re both busy, I’ll ask just one thing directly-.』

“Yes. Please ask anything,”

『The leash.』

Nat cut off Lee Hyeon’s words midway.

『Research records.』

“….”

『Do you have them all-?』

Now he didn’t even use honorifics.

Pfft.

Lee Hyeon let out a light chuckle.

“You went through all this trouble just to ask about that? You could have just sent someone to ask.”

『Answer the question-.』

“Yes. I have them.”

Lee Hyeon took out Yarhibol’s ember from Kibisis and floated it in the air.

A sphere in the form of compressed sunlight.

Whoosh!

Simultaneously, a small heat wave spread out.

『…!!』

Lee Hyeon also took out the major documents from the research institute he had collected and waved them.

“Everything related to the Immortal Project is all in here too. The emerging 5 countries secretly formed an alliance to challenge America’s hegemony, didn’t they?”

『….』

“But I heard that when Chairman Peng of China suddenly withdrew, it caused cracks in the alliance. It seems I unintentionally caused trouble.”

『…If you know that, it makes the conversation much easier-. Then, those materials now,』

“I handed them all over to ASTRA just a moment ago.”

『…!!!』

Whoosh!

Instantly, scorching heat waves covered the world, but

Lee Hyeon continued speaking without caring at all.

“They’ve probably been passed to the UN by now, so those in the meeting hall are comfortably reviewing them. Ah, since you’re not in the meeting hall right now, you probably haven’t seen them yet?”

『You bastard…!!』

The air began to sizzle and boil.

Lava erupted from the cracks in the split ground, threatening to devour Lee Hyeon at any moment.

『Do you know what that is-! How dare a mere bastard like you handle it so carelessly-.』

Too emotional a rage to be uttered by a monk with deep enlightenment.

“I think I know it better than you do.”

『What-?』

“Isn’t it the blind ambition of those in power?”

『How dare-!』

“Then isn’t it? Because of that, the Sima Society was born and the Middle East Front became this chaotic.”

The sneer had completely disappeared from Lee Hyeon’s lips.

“And there were victims who had to writhe in agony because of you people.”

The Roc King’s face flashed before his eyes.

He didn’t even know the face of Tongpung Daeseong, who had supposedly perished in her place.

“The word ‘dare’ should be used by us, not you. Sahon!”

Flare!!

Dark red flames shot up around Lee Hyeon.

[The narrative of 【Sahon】 awakens from a long slumber.]

“Your master’s enemy is right there. You can’t just stay still, can you?”

[The narrative of 【Sahon】 grins, baring cruel dragon fangs!]

The fire demon pushed all of Nat’s heat waves outward, and blue-white lightning took their place.

As the firestorm and lightning bolts intensified, Yarhibol’s ember floating in the air received more stimulation and rotated.

Whirrrr!!

Lee Hyeon pressed Dueokshin’s molar close to the ember’s edge.

An attitude that he could destroy it at any moment.

“You’d better get your head straight, Rudranath. You’re not the one making threats here. I am.”

『…!!』

“If you want to at least break even, shouldn’t you secure this leash?”

An attitude of unmatched arrogance.

The giant Buddha statue’s face crumpled completely.

Conversely, Lee Hyeon smiled so his fangs were fully visible.

A threat that he didn’t care about anything.

Nat pondered several times.

He couldn’t tell whether Lee Hyeon’s attitude was bluffing or sincere.

The problem was,

‘…I can’t read his mind. His mental barrier is still solid.’

The reason he couldn’t find out anything even though he had been tracking with the [Third Eye] since Lee Hyeon appeared at the Temple of Bel.

It was because of an abnormally solid mental barrier.

It seemed to be because of the sacred relic floating above his head….

That made Nat troubled.

This world was a mental world created by his divine authority.

So originally, he had planned to break down Lee Hyeon’s mental barrier here, brainwash him, and turn him into a puppet.

‘There were quite a few who were turned into marionettes that way originally.’

This was possible because he had Shiva, who symbolized the cycle of destruction and creation, as his tradition.

However, Lee Hyeon couldn’t bring himself to break through such mental barriers.

He could try, but if his consciousness were to be completely blown away, it would be a disaster.

Moreover, if Nat felt cornered and the Sun Orb actually shattered,

‘…everything would become a complete mess.’

The reason Nat had broken his long cultivation and returned to the secular world.

The reason he had plunged his soul, which had dreamed of nirvana and wished to become pure, back into the mire of obsession and greed was precisely because of that collar.

In the end,

『…What is it that you want.』

Nat took a step back.

“Release me from here.”

Lee Hyeon continued with a cold smile.

“If you do that, I’ll give you a chance to at least salvage the collar at the conference,”

『No. Let’s make a different deal. I’d rather give you the collar.』

This time Lee Hyeon narrowed his eyes.

What was he talking about now?

『I mean we’ll put you and White Burn in China’s vacant position.』

“…!?”

『Essentially, we’ll treat a single guild as a nation. Of course, there will inevitably be differences in status.』

Lee Hyeon gave no response.

『Our gathering might look like a house of cards to you. It might seem like we’re all playing separately. But what you’re seeing is just a very minor aspect.』

“…”

『We are much larger and deeper than anything visible in the world, like the roots of an iceberg. And behind the scenes, there are many things that a young person like you couldn’t even imagine.』

“…”

『Nations? Powers? Factions? Guilds? Everything you know is merely superficial.』

“…”

『World hegemony? Think about where it traditionally resided. Soon, the perspective on the world will change completely.』

“…”

『An entirely different order from what you knew will unfold. If you join us, you can obtain eternal life and immortality, and enjoy endless bliss from above.』

Nat’s voice rang sweetly in Lee Hyeon’s ears like a devil’s whisper.

‘No matter how firm your resolve, you cannot completely escape temptation.’

Nat was confident.

Among all the people he had met, none had failed to fall when they learned the true nature of ‘The Gathering.’

Respected scholars, doctors caring for the poor in third-world countries, or tycoons wealthy enough to buy nations,

In the end, they were all the same.

『You may have Sata Wang. Just bring it before us. How about it? Then you could have both power and bliss on this earth-?』

Moreover, Lee Hyeon had directly secured the collar and discovered all the research institute’s secrets.

He even knew about ‘The Gathering,’ which even the United States had only glimpsed the shadow of.

Then he couldn’t fail to understand how tremendously groundbreaking this proposal was.

And if they handed over the entire U.C.O.?

He had to be excited.

Corrupting one young man with an unsteady heart was child’s play.

‘He has a very suspicious nature, but even that will have to change once we show him various aspects of ‘The Gathering’…’

『I’m not asking you to accept our proposal immediately. Take Sata Wang, think it over carefully, then come find us again.』

Even giving him the luxury of time.

『You don’t need to worry about Astra either. We’ll become your backing from now on.』

“…”

Lee Hyeon still kept his lips tightly sealed, saying nothing.

Nat thought Lee Hyeon’s heart was wavering.

The Buddha statue’s face, which had been stained with anger, was now suffused with gentleness.

However,

『If you want, I’ll give you all the time you need. It’s fine to weigh it against Astra. So,』

“Are you done spouting bullshit?”

Lee Hyeon’s sudden words shattered all composure.

Lee Hyeon threw mockery at Nat’s face, which was twitching on one side.

“It seems you still don’t properly understand my proposal.”

Whoooosh!!

Flash! Flash!

Wreathing one side in dark red hellfire and igniting blue-white lightning on the other,

“Let me out of here.”

He began moving forward, putting force into his words.

Step, step-

“I have no desire to join trash like you.”

Instantly, Lee Hyeon’s eyes turned a complete deep blue.

Whooooosh!!

[‘Sacred Relic: Golden Headband’ rotates at maximum capacity, generating white heat!]

[Dueoksini’s Swift Thunder (SSS) boasts maximum output!]

[Yarhibol’s Sun Orb bestows the sun god’s blessing upon you. Greatly amplifies firepower!]

Krrrrrumble!!

Rumble, rumble!

Boom boom boom boom…!

The reason Lee Hyeon had quietly listened to Nat’s worthless drivel.

It was all to wait until the Sun Orb heated up completely.

Having been cooling at the bottom of the desert for so long, it needed that much time for ignition to occur.

However,

Once the Sun Orb began to catch fire, it certainly showed its worth. As the fire continued to grow, it began boasting tremendous heat as if it had truly become the sun.

Not only Lightning Energy, but even the Fire Demon rapidly expanded its domain indiscriminately, pushing all of Nat’s Rage Energy outward.

An absurd level of martial power for a single Ranker to display against a top Ranker.

And…

“…!”

“…!”

“…!!”

In the space where Rage Energy had been completely swept away, fifteen disciples who had been lurking around Lee Hyeon using stealth techniques according to Nat’s orders stood there dumbfounded.

They were startled and hurriedly tried to assume defensive positions, but,

Bang!

Screeeeech-

[Activating Dueoksini’s Swift Thunder!]

Lee Hyeon had already reached where they were, kicking off the ground violently.

Whooooom!

Dueokshin’s fang tore through space.

“…!?”

The one in front hastily drew his sword to try to block it, but the fang blew away both the sword and the guy’s upper body at once.

Swooosh!

A strike that was nothing if not clean.

Lee Hyeon immediately moved to find his next prey.

Whoosh!!

“Damn it…!!”

“Block him!”

“Kill that bast… Gack!”

Lee Hyeon’s fierce assault was incredibly brutal.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-

[The Epic of 【Sahon】 bursts into laughter, saying it almost fell asleep again from listening to that guy’s nonsense!]

[The Epic of 【Sahon】 laughs heartily while breathing out dragon’s breath!]

『You truly bring death upon yourself-!!』

Finally unable to contain his anger, Nat reached out toward this direction.

An illusion as if the atmosphere was being pushed aside. The giant’s hand that fell as clouds split apart instantly struck down at Lee Hyeon.

However,

“Sorry, but I’m not interested in you from the start. I’m only interested in what’s ‘behind’ you.”

At Lee Hyeon’s coldly muttered words, Nat felt a chill run down his spine for a moment.

Behind him… a deep shadow was cast.

A shadow covering a true body that was dozens of meters in size alone?

Nat hurriedly turned around,

And at that moment, he had to witness an unbelievable sight.

『To think a half-breed who couldn’t even become a god would act like one… 【Deva】 has truly fallen as far as it can go.』

A giant dozens of times larger than Nat’s true body was smiling coldly with the sky at his back.

The Great Demon King with a bull’s head, his long white fur hanging down like shimmering silver.

The Bull Demon King raised Pangu’s Axe high and pronounced judgment.

『Die.』

Pangu’s Axe fell vertically toward the crown of Nat’s head.

Kwa-rrrr-rung!!

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