Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 238

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

Chapter 238

Sata King (1)

Colonel Gaius was meeting with his superior, Major General Deneb, the 10th Legion Commander of the 13th Legion.

“…So, according to your report, we absolutely need to flatten the back of Saha World’s head for our very survival?”

“Yes, that’s correct, Major General! Surely the UN and Astra will initiate collective action to subjugate Saha World.”

“And the reason is because of Jet?”

“That’s right!”

“…”

Major General Deneb looked at this inadequate fellow for a moment with an expression wondering what to do with him.

But Colonel Gaius just stood there stiffly as always.

Major General Deneb let out a sigh.

The problem was that those words weren’t completely wrong either.

‘There’s actually intelligence that considerable forces have been deployed from the Astra garrison base… The person in charge was said to be Nat.’

Major General Deneb’s eyes sank deeply.

‘They must have discovered something related to Saha World at the Temple of Bel.’

According to the spy planted at the UN garrison base, it was something that could simultaneously provoke international public outrage while touching each nation’s desires?

There were also hints mixed in about it being connected to handling U.C.O., so it couldn’t help but be enticing.

‘Even if only half of that information is true… when we find out something, we might be able to make up for all the mistakes the 10th Legion has committed so far.’

What with the disappearance of Colonel Gaius and the Scarab unit, and recently only repeating defeats on the front lines, Major General Deneb’s position within the organization was also very precarious.

Then it was about time they needed a reversal card that could overturn this situation.

‘While Saha World is dealing with the UN, if we strike them from behind…!’

Fortunately, they had also pinpointed the exact location of Saha World’s forward base.

Just as his mind was spinning tensely for a moment,

“Legion Commander. No, big brother.”

Colonel Gaius spoke in a low voice.

“Let’s get on board? This time Jet Coin is really going to Mars, I tell you?”

“…”

Serious eyes.

Major General Deneb wanted to shout ‘Do you know how much slush fund I lost being fooled by your words!’ but this time was different from before.

It was the face of a hunter.

The look in his eyes from the past, when he had taken responsibility and brought Colonel Gaius, who was nothing but a hunting dog of the Underground Cult, into his legion.

Whew-

Eventually Major General Deneb lit a cigarette with a frustrated heart and asked.

“You’re saying it’s for real?”

The face of a close brother he had been especially fond of. His expression also contained worry.

“That’s what I’m telling you?”

“If we get bitten this time… not just you, but I’ll be finished too. You know that, right?”

“When have you ever seen me tell lies?”

“Many times.”

“But this time is different! Just trust me, I tell you!”

Major General Deneb eventually nodded his head while stubbing out the cigarette he had only half-smoked several times in the ashtray.

“Fine. Let’s go. It’s do or die anyway. Summon the legion.”

“Yes! Thank you for trusting me, Major General!”

“You better not be wrong this time. I’ll chase you to the ends of hell. Got it?”

“In that case, shall we transfer to White Burn together…?”

“What the hell? Saying such things now!”

Colonel Gaius hurriedly fled from the command room before Major General Deneb’s ashtray could fly at him.

That day,

The 10th Legion’s armored vehicles and tanks all moved massively across the desert winds in unison.

* * *

Thud thud thud thud!

A military helicopter crossed the sky at high speed.

『U.C.O. confirmed. Attempting approach.』

Through the noisy rotor sounds, the pilot’s voice could be heard through the headset.

Lee Hyeon looked down outside the window while checking his equipment.

U.C.O.

Sata King stood tall like a stone statue.

Looking as if frozen solid with ice.

Around his neck was a dark red ring that hadn’t been seen before.

It was a collar.

Here, only Lee Hyeon’s eyes could see it.

[‘Sacred Relic: Thunder Eye Purification’ has discovered a prohibition placed on the neck of Isan Great Sage Sata King!]

[Yarhibol’s ember reacts violently.]

As Yarhibol’s ember stored in Kibisis trembled, the U.C.O.’s ‘collar’ could also be seen vibrating faintly.

Before leaving this place, Lee Hyeon recalled what Zhu Bajie had said about Sata King.

-Sata King’s frenzy stopped a few days ago.

-It’s probably because my senior brother and the Seven Great Sages entered Sata King’s mental world, right?

-For now, we’ve deployed forces to block the surrounding area and eliminated all the citizens…

-If you move, Feng Jinghao will probably have no choice but to move as well.

Lee Hyeon could also instinctively tell.

‘Feng Jinghao… That bastard is definitely somewhere around here.’

Lee Hyeon was also planning to have a quick decisive battle right here.

「…」

Bull Demon King in the form of a black cotton ball had been silent since a while ago.

What was he thinking about right now?

Just then,

Crackle!

『I’ve seen it from a distance before, but it certainly looks formidable.』

Logan, sitting across from him, narrowed his eyes.

A total of four people were aboard this helicopter.

Logan, Lu Wucheng, Nat.

And Lee Hyeon.

White Burn’s X Team and Astra’s Michael group were blocking the surrounding area under Zhu Bajie’s command, preparing for any possible U.C.O. frenzy.

And if Feng Jinghao showed himself, they were also tasked with blocking them.

‘Meanwhile, Manager Kang Yun-su’s X Team and the rest of the Astra unit members, along with the UN forces, all began moving toward Saha World’s forward base.’

Probably a massive bombardment was being initiated right about now. They had already pinpointed the exact location.

Two operations were proceeding simultaneously.

Lee Hyeon asked.

『How does it compare to Rabu from South Africa?』

『Of course the current damage is much lower compared to that time, but if we’re just talking about the aura it gives off… they seem about the same.』

“Is that so? Then we really need to control it before it regains its sanity.”

“I’m a bit worried about what might happen if we carelessly provoke it and things get dangerous…”

Logan looked at Lee Hyeon and smiled broadly.

“I trust that you’ll handle everything well.”

Lee Hyeon felt his heart warm for a moment.

Even though they hadn’t known each other for long, here was someone giving him such infinite trust.

No, it wasn’t just Logan.

X Team and all the people he’d met at the garrison base over the past few days.

The image of them looking at him, calling him a hero, giving him thumbs up saying they believed in him to the end flashed through his mind.

In that case,

he absolutely must not betray their trust.

‘Though I still don’t know what those two are thinking.’

Nat, firmly restrained by the leash, had anxious eyes, worried that Lee Hyeon might harm him,

and Lu Wucheng had been quietly keeping his eyes closed ever since boarding the helicopter.

At that moment,

Flash!!

As if sensing Lee Hyeon’s gaze, Lu Wucheng opened his eyes.

A dark radiance swirled around his eyes before disappearing.

“Do you have any orders for me?”

“No. Nothing. Well then, let’s start preparing now.”

For a moment, the Bull Demon King’s words that Emperor Shennong had long since perished flashed through Lee Hyeon’s mind, but he decided not to care.

Whatever secrets Lu Wucheng was hiding, right now he had to do everything in his power to save Sata Wang.

Moreover,

[Truth]

From what he could see with his Lightning Clear Mind, Lu Wucheng didn’t seem like he would break his word.

“Arrived at danger zone! Prepare for descent!”

Soon the helicopter arrived at a position where they could make out U.C.O.’s black face,

and as U.C.O., which had been standing like a stone statue, began showing signs of gradually reacting, the helicopter entered hovering mode.

Whirrrr!

The door opened wide.

As the rotor’s wind whipped up sand and dust like a storm, their vision was quickly covered in brown haze.

Simultaneously, ropes for descent were lowered,

“I’ll go first. I don’t really need this kind of thing anyway.”

Logan threw off his headset and stood at the doorway. His eyes flashed coldly for a moment as he touched the rope.

[The myth ‘Brilliant Celestial Wolf’ attempts possession!]

Logan Redsky’s legend was the possession and transformation of animal gods that the American Natives worshipped as tribal ancestors.

In an instant, his head elongated like a wolf’s,

Swoosh-

The moment he jumped from the helicopter, a giant wolf over 3 meters in size appeared and pounced on U.C.O.’s head.

Graaawr!!

Lu Wucheng followed, leaping with his robe fluttering.

“As promised, let’s have a brief conversation after this is over.”

Leaving behind a telepathic message only Lee Hyeon could hear.

[The power of the myth ‘God of Fire and Agriculture’ manifests!]

The second pillar crashed into the ground as the sound of U.C.O. roaring violently could be heard.

Finally, U.C.O. was awakening from its slumber and beginning to rage madly.

And…

“If this job goes well… you’ll really remove this, right…?”

Nat, who stood last in line, looked at Lee Hyeon with anxious eyes just before descending.

Around his neck was now a dark red ring.

A leash visible only to Lee Hyeon and Nat’s eyes.

It was only smaller in size, but identical to the one around U.C.O.’s neck.

“I don’t break promises.”

“Th-then could you at least make a binding oath…!”

“…”

Lee Hyeon silently brought out Yarhibol’s ember.

Meaning he would forcibly issue a command if Nat didn’t go immediately.

Nat’s complexion turned pale.

It was because he had already experienced excruciating pain several times after being bound by the ‘leash’.

“Al-alright! I’ll do it! I’ll do my best, so you really have to keep your promise when it’s all over!”

“Just hurry up and go down. Can’t you see everyone’s struggling?”

Nat still looked anxious, but eventually had no choice but to leap outside.

[The myth ‘Face of the Destroyer God’ seeks to bring down divine punishment!]

Rummmmmble-

A storm of tremendous magnitude, completely different from his previous pathetic performance, swirled and engulfed U.C.O.

Lee Hyeon clicked his tongue lightly.

Thinking that just because someone was from Nine Heavens didn’t mean they had the same gravitas as Mo Jeong-gyeon or Logan.

“Then I’ll be going, Bull Demon King.”

The last turn was his own.

Below his feet.

He could see the Three Heavens displaying their mighty divine authority against U.C.O.

The giant wolf was biting U.C.O.’s thigh, Nat was manifesting as a Buddha statue raining down pillars of fire, and Lu Wucheng was drawing U.C.O.’s attention by unleashing various skills in succession.

U.C.O. couldn’t detect Lee Hyeon at all.

「…」

But the Bull Demon King remained silently unresponsive.

“As I mentioned before, the moment I try to touch Sata Wang’s leash, Feng Jinghao and 【Heavenly Teaching】 will probably move immediately too.”

「…」

“Target that exact moment. Drag the Jade Emperor down from the sky.”

The Bull Demon King still gave no answer, but Lee Hyeon knew from living with him for several days that he was now steeling his resolve.

[Dueoksini’s Thunder Breath (SSS) begins preparing to activate!]

[Mana circuits begin overheating.]

[Yarhibol’s ember reacts to heat the lightning energy.]

…

[The legend ‘A Good Day for Dokkaebi to Play’ activates!]

Then, with full preparation,

Swoosh-

Lee Hyeon pulled out Dueokshin’s molar from Kibisis while simultaneously leaping outside the helicopter.

Rummmmmble!!

He became a flash of lightning and crashed down onto U.C.O.’s head.

The operational plan that Lee Hyeon and the Three Heavens devised was quite simple.

While the Three Heavens acted as bait, Lee Hyeon would activate U.C.O.’s leash to attempt suppression.

There were quite a few opinions that it was too dangerous for Lee Hyeon, who hadn’t even become a High Ranker yet,

but since there was virtually no operation more certain than this, Lee Hyeon and Zhu Bajie had forced it through.

And,

‘The Three Heavens will become a shield to block external interference!’

Kwaang!!

Lee Hyeon instantly crashed onto U.C.O.’s shoulder.

Kueoeoeo…!

U.C.O. let out a strange cry as it turned its head this way,

and the moment Lee Hyeon’s eyes met with it, he smiled broadly while holding Yarhibol’s ember in one hand.

“Allow me to formally introduce myself, Sata Wang. I am Jang Lee Hyeon, who will become your friend.”

While casually saying something that would make Son Wukong burst with indignation if he heard it,

Flash!!

Yarhibol’s ember spewed forth fierce flames.

[The golden restraints binding Sata Wang and Yarhibol’s ember resonate!]

[Beginning to interfere with control over Sata Wang.]

[Gingoa connects and enters computational acceleration to secure control!]

…

[Noeancheongjeong begins to reflect Sata Wang’s mental world!]

At that moment, Sata Wang’s inner world spread out fully before Lee Hyeon’s eyes.

-Damn it!

-Block that! Quickly!

-Damn it, we can’t just beat it down! Ugh!!

He could see Son Wukong and his companions struggling to suppress the demonic nature.

And…

* * *

“…Now.”

On a low desert hillock visible to Sata Wang.

As camouflage netting was pulled away, a series of armed forces revealed themselves.

The Immortal Legion.

The Sima Society’s elite forces born from the results of researching Sata Wang.

Feng Jinghao gave orders with his eyes closed.

“Move out.”

“All forces, advance! From now on, we will recover the test subject!!”

The Sima Society began to move.

[The blessing of the Divine Society, 【Heavenly Teaching】 is with you!]

[The gods of 【Heavenly Teaching】 arm themselves in preparation for the coming battle.]

[The Jade Emperor looks down upon the battlefield!]

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