Broken Ranker Devours Myths - Chapter 41

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

 

Chapter 41

Goblin Market (6)

 

 

 

“…….”

Ruins where nothing remained except ashes.

Thud!

Lee Hyeon quietly stood atop them.

“Did I finish it too easily?”

Now that everything was over, his heated mind seemed to cool down a bit.

Originally, he had planned to capture Heo Jae-woon and extract various information from him.

But seeing Go Jin-woo injured made him see red, leading to this outcome.

 

[You have taken out the ‘■Be■■ ■■■r’s Fossil’.]

 

Lee Hyeon quietly took out the fossil from his inventory.

And the Rune Staff as well.

Why did Heo Jae-woon treasure these two items so dearly?

And why did he have to tear Go Jin-woo apart so brutally?

Tap.

Lee Hyeon tapped the fossil with the Rune Staff.

But there was no reaction whatsoever.

‘Is there still more I need to collect? I should go back and think about it.’

Anyway, Lee Hyeon had no intention of ending things with Myeongga here.

Their headquarters probably hadn’t figured out what happened at the Black Market yet. It would be completely empty inside.

If he ransacked the empty house, there would be plenty to find.

‘The cartel guys could show up anytime too.’

Just as Lee Hyeon was about to move,

Flash!

Suddenly, a burst of light erupted from the fossil.

“……!?”

Lee Hyeon hastily drew up his magic power and prepared for the unexpected situation, but,

Whoosh!

The fossil, as if it didn’t care, became enveloped in light and floated up into the air.

And the stone dust attached to its surface began to fall off.

Crumble…….

What was revealed was an ostrich egg-sized egg.

It was completely plain without a single mark.

 

[The ‘■Be■■ ■■■r’s Fossil’ receives Rune’s Blessing and travels back through time to reveal its original form!]

 

[■Be■■ ■■■r’s Egg]

An egg left behind by some ancient life form.

Its identity and secrets remain unknown.

-Type: Unknown.

-Origin: Unknown.

 

“What is this……?”

But the surprise didn’t end there.

The ostrich egg suddenly shot up even higher into the sky,

Flash!

 

[The ‘■Be■■ ■■■r’s Egg’ seeks to absorb nutrients necessary for hatching!]

 

Crack crack crack!

Along with the sound of the Warehouse District’s atmosphere twisting,

Screech!

The countless corpses and blood scattered on the ground shot up into the air.

While letting out horrific death wails.

“……!”

The corpses were torn apart and mixed with blood. A whirlpool made of blood was absorbed into the egg at tremendous speed.

Following the vortex, the souls of the dead appeared and screamed.

「No, don’t……!」

「Save me……!」

「I don’t want to be dragged in like this……!」

The spirits tried desperately to resist, but the torrent swept them away in an instant.

「What the hell is happening now!?」

Son Wukong and Sha Wujing came running in a hurry after hearing the commotion.

“I’m not sure either. The egg awakened and suddenly started doing this.”

「That’s the egg from back then, isn’t it?」

“Yes.”

「Hmm? It seems to be devouring the spirits of the dead……? Is it using that as nourishment?」

Unlike the two bewildered figures, only Sha Wujing watched with an intrigued expression.

「You! You awakened the egg! Without permission!」

Right then, one of the souls shrieked viciously.

It was Heo Jae-woon’s spirit.

「If you carelessly awaken this without any preparation, disaster will……!」

Lee Hyeon tried to listen carefully to its words, hoping to get a hint, but as expected, it couldn’t last long and disappeared along with the rest.

Crack crack crack!

When all the absorption was finished,

There were no more corpses left on the ground.

Only traces of bombardment remained.

And,

Shimmer-

Very faint patterns appeared along the surface of the egg.

Symbols similar to the Rune Characters written on the Rune Staff.

Thud.

Lee Hyeon barely caught the egg as it fell, having lost its power.

It was quiet as if it had never caused such chaos.

Wheeze…….

Wheeze…….

Lee Hyeon somehow thought it seemed like a baby that had eaten its fill and fallen asleep.

「What an interesting fellow. I’ve seen countless eggs, but this is the first time I’ve seen one awaken from a fossil and then act so vibrantly.」

Son Wukong twisted his lips.

「Should I whip up some meringue later and make egg tarts? Looks like there’d be quite a lot to work with.」

「……Even after seeing it devour corpses and spirits like that, you’re thinking such thoughts?」

「There’s no sin when it comes to food.」

「Really, you’re such an incomprehensible fellow. And that thing has likely awakened some degree of self-awareness by now. So perhaps it’s best not to make such jokes.」

Lee Hyeon first put the egg into his inventory.

He could examine it later.

Instead, right now there was a guest to meet.

‘I unexpectedly spent too much time here.’

Originally, he had planned to just deal with Myeongga and immediately exit the dungeon.

But the egg caused complications, and someone he didn’t want to meet appeared.

 

[A new appears!]

 

Kwa-kwa-kwang!

With a thunderous roar, about ten shadows descended onto the upper area of the ruins.

Whiiiiing!

“I knew it wasn’t just any ordinary commotion… but this is outright mayhem, isn’t it?”

As the dust cloud cleared, figures dressed in black suits appeared.

Rather than giving a neat impression, they felt more intimidating.

Especially the South American woman standing in the center, who flaunted a free-spirited vibe with three buttons of her shirt undone.

‘Cartel… And even Camila? Is she still in charge of the Asia-Pacific region?’

The higher organization above the Black Market and Security Forces.

City Cartel.

The emperor of the underworld that had subjugated all cartel organizations in South and Central America.

Their reach extended beyond the shadows to political and business circles worldwide.

It was a massive force different from China’s Central Heroes Committee.

During his Cheongroe days, Lee Hyeon had encountered Camila, an executive of such cartels, several times.

When running external operations, coordination with them was sometimes necessary.

Each time, Camila was the one who came as the cartel’s representative.

‘Unlike others who were overly aggressive, she moved relatively rationally, which was good. Though a gangster is still a gangster.’

But to meet her here of all places. She was also a skilled ranker.

‘I don’t have much magic power left. In that case,’

Lee Hyeon organized his thoughts and struck the rune staff on the ground once more.

Paaaah…!

 

[Revealing Presence!]

[Combined with the effect of Curse Incantations, implanting a massive curse on the opponent.]

 

“…So you want to fight? You dare bare your fangs even when we’ve arrived?”

Camila smiled coldly, her canine teeth fully visible.

She was a born fighting dog.

The more you provoked her, the more fiercely she would charge.

“Camila Duarte.”

When Camila heard her real name from some strange masked figure, she narrowed her eyes.

“Costume. You know me?”

“Of course I do. Aren’t you one of the fingers the Drug King cherishes?”

Camila realized the opponent was someone acquainted with her.

“And yet you act so confident? Do I look easy to you?”

“You’re saying what I should be saying.”

“What?”

“I wondered what kind of ability those Myeongga brats had to dare touch Feng Jinghao’s gift. Turns out you were their backing, weren’t you?”

Camila suddenly recalled Han Hyeon-su’s testimony.

About how Myeongga had somehow learned about Chairman Peng’s item from China and tried to interfere with it…

But he was interpreting it this way?

Based on the content alone, it could be misunderstood as the cartel pressuring China’s Central Heroes Committee.

However,

Here Camila felt a strange sense of unease.

As if she were being manipulated like a chess piece on someone’s cleverly crafted board.

“You, are you really Chairman Peng’s person…!”

Camila’s words couldn’t continue.

Suddenly the storm of presence intensified and swept over her.

Gooooo!

“…!!”

“Watch your mouth. My patience with your antics ends here.”

“…You, just who.”

Camila realized the opponent was definitely not beneath her.

No, perhaps they might even be above her.

To still have such power after already committing a massacre.

…She couldn’t imagine such a person being under someone else.

Then suddenly a thought flashed through Camila’s mind.

‘Mask, lightning, intimidation… Could this person be that…?’

The reason she had to turn her private jet back from heading to Cancun.

It wasn’t simply because of the branch members’ corruption.

Information that Mukesh Ambani, an Indian ranker and Indra’s Apostle, had been killed by Zeus’s Apostle.

An Olympian main god’s apostle had appeared in the middle of her territory, so it wasn’t something she could just watch.

That’s why she came to find out the truth…

But he suddenly appeared here?

Wasn’t this too strange?

‘Wait. They said Qing Xiao was also at the place where Mukesh died, right? But how could he be working with Chairman Peng?’

It was contradictory.

Then there were two possible deductions here.

Either Chairman Peng really tried to obtain the item to seek reconciliation with this man,

Or,

‘…Some other mastermind, or this man himself, is trying to drive a wedge between our two forces for some reason.’

There was definitely something.

Something else.

‘If I had known this would happen, I shouldn’t have killed all those guys earlier.’

It seemed like she’d need to sit Han Hyeon-su and this person down together for a confrontation to get the accurate inside story.

But the opponent was Zeus’s Apostle.

Acting rashly would only put herself in danger.

‘How do I capture him?’

While Camila’s mind raced.

Meanwhile,

「That woman has sharp eyes, doesn’t she?」

「Kekeke. She seems to have strong resistance to mental interference, Apostle.」

‘Yes. She’s definitely not as easily fooled as Han Hyeon-su. But this is sufficient.’

Lee Hyeon read Camila’s inner thoughts as she remained wary of him while not dropping her suspicious gaze, and smiled lightly.

What he had intended was information confusion anyway.

Since he only wanted to create various speculations to prevent them from discovering Go Jin-woo and himself, he had already achieved his intended purpose.

‘That doesn’t mean my suspicions about Chairman Peng completely disappear either. Chairman Peng was someone who used deceptive tactics everywhere he went.’

Just planting these seeds of doubt was enough.

He could use them somehow later.

 

[Preparing Eodukseoni’s Steps. Mixing appropriately with Dueoksini’s Rage to change the effect.]

 

Lee Hyeon glanced upward as if receiving someone’s message and said.

“There are many things I need to question you about regarding this incident… but let’s stop here for now.”

“What?”

“I’ll hold Feng Jinghao and Nayeli Vargas each accountable separately later.”

The arrogance of casually mentioning two of the world’s greatest superpowers, the Central Hero Committee and the Cartel.

At the same time,

 

[Activating Eodukseoni’s Steps to deploy Stealth Technique!]

 

Crackle!

Lee Hyeon began hiding his body by pulling at the Light Shadow. Thanks to utilizing Lightning Energy, the Light Barrier seemed to conceal him.

“Where do you think you’re going! The conversation isn’t over yet, is it?”

Camila quickly moved her subordinates to surround Lee Hyeon.

Even if they suffered great damage, it seemed they needed to restrain him first.

But all that came back was Lee Hyeon’s cold sneer.

“This isn’t exactly a situation where you can hold me here, is it?”

“What do you mean…!”

That was the exact moment.

Ding!

 

[Dungeon Quest has been cleared.]

 

“…!?”

“Wh-what is this!”

“Supervisor!!”

A thunderbolt-like dungeon message that the Black Market, which had been well-maintained for over 20 years, would suddenly close.

Camila realized that Lee Hyeon’s eyes visible through the Goblin Mask were twisted and let out a scream.

“What the hell did you do to the dungeon!”

“Is that what’s important right now? If the dungeon closes, all the Cartel’s assets and treasures here will disappear, won’t they?”

“…!!”

Camila’s complexion turned pale.

The cumulative amount the Cartel had invested to maintain this Black Market was at least in the tens of billions.

Of course, this wasn’t the only Black Market the Cartel operated,

but it wasn’t so much that they could just watch it disappear in vain either.

The scales in her mind began tilting back and forth.

 

[The dungeon is beginning to close. All participants must retreat to the Safe Zone.]

[10]

 

“Choose between the two. Whether you’ll continue chasing me. Or try to clean up the mess somehow.”

Even at this moment, the countdown was falling.

 

[9]

[8]

 

With his face and mask half-covered by the Light Barrier,

watching the trembling Camila,

Lee Hyeon asked.

“Now, what are you planning to do?”

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