Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 285

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

Chapter 285

Molting (2)

[Channeling with the Heavens has been restored!]

[Brithra angrily complains that they’ve been frantically pressing the channeling button and finally managed to connect.]

[Brithra shows curiosity about what kind of contract existed between you and Tiamat.]

[Mahabali lets out an exclamation of admiration at the unexpected scene that suddenly appeared.]

[Yarhibol and Agribor have reconnected to the channel.]

[Yarhibol bursts into admiration, saying that even explosions can be art when done like the first scene that was broadcast.]

[Agribor timidly observes you while peeking around the doorway.]

[Agribor blushes while saying your mask costume looks cool.]

[Agribor looks around asking where your brother is.]

‘…Costume?’

Lee Hyeon let out a hollow laugh at the message that suddenly appeared.

When he thought about it, it wasn’t really that different.

A plaster mask symbolizing Perseus, holding the curved sword Harpe in his right hand, and a shield with Medusa’s face embedded in his left hand.

It looked as if he had intentionally recreated a scene from within the myth.

‘Though I am deliberately imitating that.’

“Uuuugh…!”

“The, the god… the god will…”

“Will never… forgive you…!”

The place where Lee Hyeon stood was already in a state of complete devastation.

The secret base located in the Karu Desert.

This place, which had been quite large in scale, was an abandoned village with many farms, making it the perfect location to hide a sanctuary.

Especially since this place had been well-prepared for defense with forces hastily assembled after hearing news of raids on other branches.

So Lee Hyeon had to struggle quite a bit at first, but,

[Inside the emptiness created by Jeondan Gongdeokbul, demon and Buddha gently permeate and harmonize.]

[The fighting spirit and majesty of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven settles over the six additional functions that were added.]

[The disposition of ■ Great Sage has been added.]

[The myths of the Seven Great Sages and Four Dharma Kings from 【Journey to the West】 have successfully taken complete root.]

[You are receiving the protection of 【Sipjeon City】.]

[Congratulations! You have completed your 3rd Awakening.]

[Your rank has greatly increased.]

[You have achieved a tremendous Achievement. You have greatly acquired the karma of ■ Great Sage.]

…

Lee Hyeon’s 3rd Awakening was on a completely different trajectory from his previous 1st and 2nd Awakenings.

―The mighty strength of the flood dragon, the wings of the great roc, the roar of the lion, the wise eyes of the monkey.

The true nature of the Great Demon Kings became one with Lee Hyeon’s instincts, greatly amplifying the miraculous,

―The helmet of Tianfeng, the blessing of Yusa.

The protection of the Buddhas became reins to prevent such instincts from going astray, guiding Lee Hyeon to properly control his overflowing power.

And the touch of Xuanzang Tripitaka that helped these two opposing attributes harmonize well,

The fighting spirit of the Bull Demon King,

And the majesty of Son Wukong bestowed upon him a complete inheritance…

Crack! Crackle!!

Originally, with nine myths that could each make a person into an outstanding ranker,

He had developed so greatly that he could be called a completely different person from before.

On top of this, having absorbed Tiamat’s dragon blood and Mo Jeong-gyeon’s Vampire Ghosts, his magic power was already overflowing to the point of gushing forth.

“Forgiveness, my ass.”

Lee Hyeon let out a light snort while looking at the guy cursing him.

“…Ugh… Uuuugh…!!”

The priest who had been the parish head of this place trembled with fear.

In his eyes, Lee Hyeon appeared to be a massacrer mad with slaughter.

The cruelty of casually killing over a hundred priests and followers.

Even the white lightning storms that erupted without cease.

‘Zeus… he must have received Zeus’s selection…! Perseus is using Zeus’s lightning…!’

Crack!

Lee Hyeon stepped on the dying bastard’s arm with his foot.

“Kraaaagh!”

“That’s something the strong do. Not weaklings like you.”

In an instant, the bastard’s body slowly turned to black ash and scattered.

“Who told you to carelessly touch our territory? The traces of the Outer Sea belong to us. If you coveted our treasure, you should pay the appropriate price.”

“Su, surely… you’re also targeting that child…!”

Lee Hyeon’s eyes beyond the plaster mask sank coldly.

“That’s the only way our father can be revived.”

“Such!”

Thwack!

Lee Hyeon cut off the shocked parish head’s head with Harpe.

He absolutely had to inform the Chthonic God of this fact.

The bastard’s final thought ended there.

Roll roll…

Pssss-

Then his head also turned to ash and disappeared.

[Raphael applauds your valor in taking the lead in subjugating the Chthonic God.]

[Raphael nods, saying it seems your 3rd Awakening has also properly settled.]

Ever since gifting the Divine Authority, Raphael had been observing Lee Hyeon whenever possible, continuously showing favorable attitudes.

Among 【Malakh】’s main purposes was surveillance and restraint of the Outer Sea.

This tendency had grown even stronger since previously blocking the ‘Left Hand’.

‘Of course, that doesn’t mean I should let my guard down.’

[Raphael looks at you with great interest.]

[Metatron, the scribe of 【Malakh】, examines the balance of the scales.]

It was Metatron who had taken the greatest lead in bringing down Son Wukong.

If 【Sipjeon City】 began moving in earnest, 【Malakh】 would have no choice but to respond somehow.

These two places were still engaged in a precarious tug-of-war.

[Brithra carefully observes you, curious about how the deal with Tiamat went, then is shocked.]

[Brithra is shocked and asks why you smell like that damn old hag.]

[Brithra screams asking if you possibly obtained dragon blood!]

…

[Mahabali shows deep curiosity about your changed legends and martial prowess.]

…

[The fact that you are opposing the Dijiang deity gradually spreads as rumors in the Heavens.]

[Many demons recall your performance during the last ‘Great War of Heaven’s Bridge’ and wonder if something similar might happen this time.]

[A few gods sneer, asking if such a thing would even be possible.]

…

[The number of Logos watching you has increased. The current channel size cannot handle it.]

[The channel system undergoes a major update to match the level you have achieved.]

[Updating.]

…

[From now on, the number of viewers will be displayed as ‘◉LIVE’. You can check the number of Logos showing deep interest in you.]

[◉LIVE | 91]

’91 people?’

Lee Hyeon found it strange that the system could count the number of Logos,

but he was shocked to see the number was close to a hundred.

The fact that there were so many Logos was impressive, but he wondered if he was really worth this much attention.

‘Or maybe they’re trying to monitor me because of the Great Sage incident… Or perhaps they gathered because of meeting Tiamat or clashing with the Dijiang deity? It’s definitely not something to be happy about.’

Lee Hyeon had known for a while that many Logos showed deep interest in him.

That’s how he met Brithra and Mahabali after all.

The problem was that the number might increase even more in the future.

This much attention could actually be harmful to him.

[Yarhibol is shocked, wondering why so many strange guys suddenly came in.]

[Agribor timidly whispers that he’s the original fan here, like someone whose favorite idol became famous.]

‘But I should be able to hide from the Logos’ eyes when necessary. I’ll need to find a way to do that.’

If there was any consolation, it was that there were no Dijiang deities among the viewers.

Since they had different origins, they seemed to operate on a different system from the one connecting the Heavens.

While lost in these various thoughts, a voice interrupted Lee Hyeon’s contemplation.

“Now I understand why they say Su-chan is skilled at scheming. It’s amazing.”

Yukimihiro appeared behind Lee Hyeon, shaking his head.

He had been hiding since he couldn’t show himself, only monitoring if anyone was escaping outside.

“When there’s a nice word like ‘tactics,’ why do you use such an ominous word?”

The atmosphere was completely different from the cruel mood he had been giving off just moments before.

Yukimihiro clicked his tongue inwardly.

Even though he had been watching from the side the whole time, with 3rd awakening and other legends activated, it really felt like dealing with a different person.

How could someone so cleanly ‘imitate’ different legends?

This was also a mystery.

“Then let’s call it a wicked scheme.”

“That seems about the same… Anyway, this damn human, I should give him a good talking-to when I meet him later.”

Pfft.

Yukimihiro let out a laugh watching Lee Hyeon grumble.

‘He really is amazing though. I wondered if this would actually work, but he really pulled it off.’

In fact, the plan Lee Hyeon had announced in front of Tiamat was very simple.

―The Sons of Zeus will also pretend to target Moon Su-chan and fight with the Jiseo Order.

An operation devised under the assumption that Zeus had also died to beings from the outer sea.

But this worked much better than expected.

“What about the survivors?”

“I confirmed that about 3 of them escaped safely and even tore escape scrolls.”

“Good. Now the guys stationed at the Gate will gradually learn about this situation too.”

“They must be burning with anxiety inside.”

“But we’re still far from being properly done. To make them fight, we need to stir things up more intensely. Until both sides burn up completely and only ashes remain.”

“Oh, is there still more to do?”

“Wouldn’t it work if we said the Order also set fire to the Sons of Zeus the same way?”

“What? Ha!”

Yukimihiro looked at Lee Hyeon with an amazed expression.

Then he recalled Moon Su-chan’s words that ‘his brother is world-class at stirring up trouble and scheming,’ and nodded.

* * *

“What did you say? Explain again in detail. Who is doing what and how?”

“Six of the Jiseo Order’s secret sanctuaries that we had identified were completely wiped out overnight…”

“That’s what you said earlier! What about after that!”

“But the culprit is said to be… Perseus.”

“Say something that makes sense! He’s dead, so how can he be moving around alive? And why is he messing with the Jiseo Order!?”

If you were to name a common point between the Sons of Zeus and the Jiseo Order, it would be that they operate as thoroughly secret cell organizations.

But if there was a difference, unlike the Jiseo Order that was thoroughly united by faith, the Sons of Zeus didn’t reveal each other’s identities even to cell members.

So they always wore masks on their faces even while operating in the shadows.

Caireaus was the same.

Though he was only mentioned in a line or two as a Son of Zeus and had no particular abilities,

in truth, Caireaus was living satisfied with his current position.

Branch manager of the Sons of Zeus overseeing the entire South African region.

But it was an area with virtually no major incidents since the South African crisis.

This was the only place where he could live comfortably while making plenty of money.

But recently, the fact that he couldn’t do so made him very sad.

The Jiseo Order suddenly appeared in the Drakensberg Mountains causing chaos, and major powers like Russia and China suddenly showed interest.

Monitoring all of that was work enough, but now Perseus, who they thought was dead, had appeared and was causing a ruckus.

What on earth was going on…

“The problem is there are reports that this Perseus is even using pure white lightning.”

“What? Pure white? Don’t tell me Gwiroae did something…”

But there were more than one or two incomprehensible points in his subordinate’s report.

Caireaus’s eyes hardened.

Somehow, one picture emerged.

‘Gwiroae is trying to make us fight with the Jiseo Order!’

“This won’t do. Quickly relay the current situation to Lord Dionysus. It seems Gwiroae is plotting something, so we need to hurry and explain so the Jiseo Order doesn’t misunderstand!”

“Y-yes sir…!”

Just as his subordinate nodded and was about to hurriedly leave,

BOOOOOOM!!

Suddenly, with a tremendous explosion sound, the building shook.

“Aaaah!”

“Monster! It’s a monster!”

“The demonic beasts of the Dijiang Sect… Keurk!”

“The Dijiang Sect has launched a surprise attack! A cardinal of the Dijiang Sect is attacking… Aaaahhh! Save me!!”

And on top of that, screams.

“Hurry! We must inform Lord Dionysus before the fighting escalates further!! Quickly!”

“Y-Yes, sir!”

Caireaus confirmed until the very end that his subordinate had disappeared into the secret passage, then stood by the window, grinding his teeth.

Right in the middle of downtown Johannesburg. Demonic beasts were storming into this building disguised as an ordinary company.

The downtown area was already in complete chaos with people fleeing.

At this rate, the identity of the Sons of Zeus, which had to be maintained in secret, would inevitably be exposed to the outside world.

He had tried to step forward to somehow clear up the misunderstanding, but they had already made their move like this!

“Damn these crazy fanatics!!”

Crack!

Caireaus ground his teeth and rushed busily somewhere.

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