Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 305

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

Chapter 305

The Other Side of the Sun (2)

Step, step…

The sound of something approaching through the curtains.

Whether by coincidence or intention, the sunlight streaming down from the wide-open sky had grown stronger.

It was as warm as spring sunshine.

Chirp.

Chirp.

Amid the sound of birds singing,

“By the way.”

Lee Hyeon glanced around and asked Maksus.

Though it wasn’t clearly visible, beyond the curtains Apollo seemed to be caught by someone, having an earnest conversation.

[A familiar aura has been detected!]

[‘Sacred Relic: Thunder Eye Heavenly Seal’ activates to analyze the aura contained in the legend.]

[It’s hard to see clearly due to Apollo’s myth obscuring it.]

[Using Gingoa to begin deep analysis.]

[This will take considerable time.]

[Analyzing.]

…

His true face was thoroughly hidden, perhaps because of the mask.

Lee Hyeon thought he should use this spare time to gather as much information about Apollo as possible.

“P-please speak.”

Even that time felt like hell to Maksus.

“I don’t see Heracles. Or the other masks I know.”

“H-here…!”

“Do you take me for a fool? Fighting in the sanctuary created by Dionysus and damaging our standing?”

“Th-that wasn’t what I meant…”

Maksus had spoken out of concern, not knowing what crazy thing this madman might do next,

but he found himself noticeably shrinking under the sharp glare.

However,

Lee Hyeon found that attitude even more distasteful.

It seemed he needed to draw a clear line before things got worse.

“Maksans Degremont.”

“Y-yes!”

“Watch your words and actions.”

“…”

“I hate ruining things more than anything in the world. You can’t return to Mossad having ruined everything here either, can you?”

“…K-k-keep… no, I’ll keep that in mind!”

Only then did Maksus belatedly remember that Gwiroae was not only a madman, but also a cold-blooded calculator when it came to his own interests.

―A madman with ice-cold blood flowing through his veins.

His image of Gwiroae was corrected.

And currently,

he was being too obviously submissive.

It looked like the hierarchy clearly favored Kairees.

But since those around them knew differently, it needed to be fixed.

Maksus quickly straightened his posture. Even if traces of fear remained, this was at least enough to deceive onlookers.

“Heracles is… currently with the other brothers, following Dionysus.”

“To the Abyss Swamp.”

“…How do you know something that only a select few in our organization know…?”

Shock flashed in Maksus’s eyes.

‘H-he sees right through the inner workings of our organization!!’

Maksus now found Lee Hyeon awe-inspiring beyond the level of fear.

Dionysus’s decision had been made just a few hours ago.

Even within the organization, fewer than three people knew this fact. Even Heracles and his group who followed Dionysus only thought they had some mission.

“So Apollo saw this as an opportunity and summoned his brothers? What’s his business?”

Of course, Lee Hyeon didn’t give a proper answer and glossed over it vaguely.

Maksus thought even this question was a ‘test’ for him.

If he hid even the slightest fact, his head would roll.

He had to spill everything.

“Probably… he’s trying to put the brakes on Dionysus’s actions, or seriously, he might try to impeach him.”

“Impeachment?”

Interest flickered in Lee Hyeon’s eyes.

Nod!

Maksus swallowed dryly and continued speaking rapidly.

“Recently, the conflict between Apollo and Dionysus over the Jiseo Order had been getting serious.”

“…”

“Apollo has been voicing concerns about the recent increase in external conflicts, arguing that we should preserve our strength, while Dionysus insisted on continued external expansion, saying there are still many places in the world that need to be burned down.”

“…”

“The brothers were caught in the middle, reading the room and choosing whichever side was advantageous to them. No matter how much Dionysus is the chairman and leader, Apollo was the one who created the Sons of Zeus, so they couldn’t just ignore him.”

Apollo was the first to create the Sons of Zeus?

Lee Hyeon found this interesting.

His information that they were created ‘together’ with Dionysus was wrong.

Other intelligence agencies probably had similar assessments.

‘A conflict between the founder and the managing director, something like that?’

Then it meant Apollo had ‘alone’ collected legends scattered around the world and provided masks to suitable candidates…

“Still, even though Apollo clashed with Dionysus in opinion, he never seriously restrained him, so the organization could function somehow.”

“…”

“But then…”

“This time they came into conflict.”

“That’s right.”

Maksus seemed parched as he gulped down some nearby wine and continued.

“Since he came forward saying he’d dry up the Abyss Swamp, the organization’s survival is at stake. About half of them, including Heracles, Aeacus, and even Minos, went along with the mobilization order.”

“So that’s why you mentioned the impeachment talk.”

“Apollo usually preferred gentle dialogue, but his anger was tremendous regarding this matter…”

Maksus trailed off and rolled his eyes around.

It was frustrating not knowing how much Lee Hyeon knew and how much he didn’t.

‘Or… could it be that he doesn’t know the detailed parts of the organization? What if he’s testing me to extract information…?’

Then a thought suddenly crossed Maksus’s mind.

“So what’s your opinion?”

“I am…”

“You’d better not think about speaking in circles.”

“I think Apollo is right.”

Looking at Lee Hyeon’s deeply sunken eyes, his doubts completely vanished.

That wasn’t the kind of temperament someone unfamiliar could display.

“Though I don’t know the reason, Dionysus’s recent madness is becoming increasingly serious. On the surface, it might look like the organization is expanding, so the lower ranks might be pleased, but if this continues, it will collapse.”

“Wouldn’t Mossad benefit if the Axis of Evil crumbles?”

“In theory, yes… but then the balance we’ve barely maintained would collapse.”

He meant efficiency and management were more important.

“Then explain about Apollo now.”

“Apollo has almost arrived…”

“Everything you know.”

“…”

Maksus felt overwhelmed by the command to speak without any specified range or clear direction,

but eventually had no choice but to begin recounting the history from when Apollo first started creating the organization.

‘When the hell is he coming…!’

Maksus’s insides burned with anxiety as he looked toward Apollo’s direction, who seemed about to appear but didn’t.

* * *

Lee Hyeon was able to obtain various information about Apollo at a very fast pace.

But…

‘As expected, it’s a somewhat familiar repertoire.’

-Apollo’s contact… really came suddenly one day out of nowhere.

-It was the same for me. I suddenly received a letter from an unknown sender.

-In it… it said I had inherited Rhadamanthys’s bloodline and had the ability to awaken genetic factors… something like that.

-At first, I thought it was some kind of spam.

-But I couldn’t ignore the letter.

A letter that arrived suddenly one day out of nowhere.

-The unknown sender acted as if they knew everything about me.

-The worries I had at the time, my anxiety about the future, my longing for my lost family…

-It contained details about me, even childhood secrets I hadn’t told anyone.

-And the writing was so eloquent… I found myself checking the mailbox every day after work.

Warm advice and counsel contained in the letters.

And the recipient who began to be influenced.

-But then amazing things, no, miracles happened.

-They ‘prophesied’ the future.

-What I would experience that day, or what difficulties I would face soon.

-At the time, I had left France and was studying in Israel… they even mentioned exam questions, saying they would be difficult.

-Can you believe it?

-There are many awakened with prophetic abilities, but none who could catch such trivial details.

-That might be why I was even more influenced.

Future prophetic statements.

-It also mentioned talents I didn’t know I had.

-Thanks to that… I was able to achieve decent results in Mossad too.

-Then a package arrived.

-When I opened the box, there was Rhadamanthys’s mask.

-He said in a letter.

-‘If you want to meet me, wear it.’

-That was the beginning.

Daily life that suddenly began to change drastically.

-After putting on the mask, I arrived at this place, the ‘Remnants of Olympus’.

-Apollo was there with Dionysus.

-At the time, there weren’t many brothers who had joined the organization. Everyone hid their identities and talked about daily life anonymously.

-However, everyone’s circumstances for gathering were similar.

-Apollo sent masks made by Dionysus by package, and they came here with inherited fairy tales.

And a network that connected tightly between them in ways they didn’t realize.

-At the time, Dionysus also followed Apollo thoroughly.

-Though his power was much greater… how should I put it, he seemed to regard him like a teacher or father.

-He was similar to us.

After that, people gradually increased in the secret social gathering,

and at some point, a sense of ‘superiority’ began to sprout among them.

The chosen people’s consciousness of being a selected bloodline.

They were very proud of themselves for inheriting hero’s blood and awakening that temperament.

But even until then, it wasn’t serious.

Things started getting strange after Dionysus began external activities in earnest.

For some unknown reason, he began to be consumed by madness, and later even those around him couldn’t stop him.

No, rather the madness began to spread and they truly transformed into the Axis of Evil?

‘Outer Sea.’

Lee Hyeon’s eyes sank deeply.

‘Dionysus’s madness had quite similar aspects to the Outer Sea’s madness. Though he tried his best to hide it.’

Lee Hyeon thought it might be connected to Zeus’s disappearance.

But…

What was immediately important to him wasn’t that.

‘Too similar. No, the process is identical. To the circumstances that led Ramon to leave the Church.’

Lee Hyeon felt like his breath was suddenly blocked.

[Analysis is almost complete.]

[Current match rate: 96%]

“You don’t know anything about his identity?”

“Yes. I can somewhat infer about other brothers through conversation, but Apollo alone is thoroughly hidden…”

“Then tell me information about the other brothers too. Have you discovered any secrets about Dionysus?”

“Dionysus is…”

“What about Heracles?”

Lee Hyeon continued asking questions, and each time he carefully accumulated new information in his mind.

But his gaze couldn’t leave the message and emblem.

At that moment,

[Analysis complete.]

[Match rate: 99.89%]

[The identity of the player wearing Apollo’s myth is….]

As the curtain was drawn back, a man wearing a sun mask walked into the meeting hall with leisurely steps.

“My apologies… I’m sorry for being late when I was the one who called this meeting. The situation with the Dijiang Sect has been changing so rapidly, you see.”

The man offered an apologetic greeting to his brothers with warm eyes.

The wrinkled eye lines visible beyond the mask indicated he was quite advanced in age.

“….”

But Lee Hyeon’s breath caught in his throat.

His heart felt like it had dropped with a thud.

Those eyes.

There was absolutely no way he could mistake them.

They were the eyes he had looked up to his entire life like a father, and like a mentor….

‘…General.’

Apollo.

No, Lee Gun-san stopped mid-greeting with his brothers and suddenly made eye contact with him.

‘Why on earth are you there?’

[‘Player: Lee Gun-san’ is staring at you!]

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