Broken Ranker Devours Myths - Chapter 48

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

 

Chapter 48

House Burglary (6)

 

 

 

From the very beginning,

Lee Hyeon never thought that Manager Eom Gi-seon would have noticed that he was Gwiroae.

「If there had been another witness at that place back then, there’s no way I wouldn’t have known. Kekeke.」

‘Exactly.’

The place where Mukesh died was surrounded by Sha Wujing’s curse incantations.

It was a place like a domain.

To not know that another person had infiltrated such a place?

It was absolutely impossible.

「Keke. No matter how much his rank has fallen due to his fall from heaven, if he can’t catch a single human, the name Sha Wujing would be shameful.」

So Lee Hyeon speculated that Manager Eom Gi-seon had probably been in the underground waterway by chance, wandering around lost and clumsily discovering the scene.

Sure enough.

Just by setting a few traps, the holes were revealed.

But Manager Eom Gi-seon acted as if such things didn’t matter to him at all.

When confirmed with the Golden Eyes of Truth,

 

[Truth]

 

What he was really interested in seemed to be sparring.

「Keke. He wasn’t planning to shake you by grasping your weakness, but was truly a natural warrior who felt competitive spirit toward the strong. Kekeke.」

「A brainless fool with muscles packed in his skull. How dare he challenge this elder’s disciple without knowing his place?」

「Kekeke. Now senior brother doesn’t even say ‘temporary’ anymore, just calls him disciple.」

「No, I…!」

「I won’t listen to excuses. Kekeke. Disciple, our senior brother says you’re now to his liking… Mmph mmph!」

「This guy really!?」

The sight of Baby Monkey climbing onto the shell to grab Baby Turtle’s head was quite fascinating.

Baby Turtle just hid completely inside his shell, making Baby Monkey’s blood boil.

‘This works out well for me too. I can check the achievement of [Mahakala] while I’m at it.’

Mahakala.

The secret technique of Shiva, the god of destruction, more famously known as the ‘Dance of Shiva’.

It was also a technique that Son Wukong had been teaching him for the past few days.

Thanks to this, Lee Hyeon was able to unlock his third unique skill, [Bull’s Stride], in the process.

And,

 

[You have successfully learned ‘Pradipika’, the foundation of Shiva’s secret technique !]

[Would you like to add it to your skill window?]

[You selected cancel. The components of are broken down and added to existing skills.]

……

[Skill grafting failed.]

[Skill grafting failed.]

……

[Skill grafting succeeded!]

 

[Elements of ‘Mahakala’ have been added to your existing ‘Skill: Bull’s Stride’, improving its potential.]

[‘Bull’s Stride (F)’ has been upgraded to ‘Fury Strike (E)’!]

 

He succeeded in remaking it into a superior skill.

Lee Hyeon intended to test the skill’s effects in this sparring match.

Swish.

Lee Hyeon slowly took his stance.

Blue-white lightning blazed over his axe, making a crackling sound like roasting beans.

“……Wait, why is the atmosphere suddenly flowing in this direction?”

The training ground instantly filled with tense atmosphere.

Kim Min-jeong looked back and forth between the two men with an incredulous expression, but,

Craaaack!

Manager Eom Gi-seon boldly revealed his inheritance as if he liked this moment.

 

[The inheritance ‘Baby General Uturi’ displays its majesty!]

 

His shoulder clothes bulged up and soon tore, revealing small white wings.

Faaaaa!

“I think any Korean would have heard the Uturi legend at least once, but even though the ending is a bit… I’m not easy… Whoa!”

Manager Eom Gi-seon was speaking confidently when he had to hastily duck his head down.

An axe was suddenly flying toward him at fierce speed.

Lee Hyeon had thrown Blood Biter without warning.

Kwang!!

“Suddenly doing this while I’m talking… Oh no, again!!”

This time Lee Hyeon attempted a dash.

Despite the considerable distance, he instantly closed the gap and slashed diagonally with Flesh Thirster.

Manager Eom Gi-seon raised the sword in his right hand vertically.

Claaang!

Such a loud metallic sound that it seemed the sword might break.

Lee Hyeon brought his face close and smiled coldly.

“You said let’s have a match, right? Since when was sparring done with verbal sparring?”

“Ha! So you’re going to come at me like that? Fine. Let’s do this properly!”

Manager Eom Gi-seon also smiled coldly and resumed the clash.

Clang clang clang clang!

The axe rode up the blade, aiming for Manager Eom Gi-seon’s nape.

“Hmph!”

But Manager Eom Gi-seon twisted his body with a light snort to dodge the attack, then drew a new sword with his left hand.

Twin sword technique with movements as fluid as flowing water.

Lee Hyeon brought his axe straight down.

Crackle crackle crack!!

 

[Dueoksini’s Deep Breath (A) reveals its rage energy, greatly enhancing weapon performance.]

[Fury Strike (E) activates!]

 

[Fury Strike (狂忿擊)(E)]

Dokkaebi are generally mischievous and love wrestling. So they learn various types of wrestling from other civilizations and use them in wrestling matches to mess with their friends for fun.

However, they get excited just as easily, so when they see blood, they tend to cause a lot of trouble for those around them.

-Type: Combat skill.

-Effect: Strong attack, cumulative stack enhancement.

-Origin: Folk tale ‘Dokkaebi Wrestling Ring’

 

Lee Hyeon was deeply satisfied that Bull’s Stride, which had only been used as a charging skill until now, had broadened its potential like Dueokshini’s Deep Breath.

Its power was incomparable to Bull’s Stride of the same grade as before.

There seemed to be at least a two-grade difference in output.

Bang! Bang! Crash!

Rumble…!!

The axe and sword clashed without rest.

The shockwaves were so tremendous that you could feel the building shaking.

‘What kind of strength is this!’

Manager Eom Ki-seon, contrary to his confident smile, was enduring nearly dropping his sword several times due to the shock flowing through the blade.

He had sparred with countless skilled fighters until now,

but this was the first time he encountered someone who boasted monstrous strength equal to, no, greater than his own.

‘…About the same level as Executive Director Ho? That doesn’t make sense!’

Lee Hyeon’s [Strength] was the additional function ‘Snow Soul Arm Strength’ containing the Snow Queen’s narrative.

It was a shock he had no choice but to receive, not knowing it boasted monstrous strength as solid as snow and ice.

Moreover, the Fury Strike skill had the characteristic of stacking up as the offensive continued for long periods before exploding.

The combination of Snow Soul Arm Strength and Fury Strike was acknowledged even by Lee Gun-san, who had been with him during the suspension period.

Crash!!

Rumble-

“Damn it…!”

But Baby General Uturi from the folktale was also an outstanding general who could face countless soldiers alone.

He too was confident in monstrous strength.

Crash! Bang!

Eventually, even greater impacts continued one after another,

“Anyway, men are really… Yes, you two handle it yourselves.”

Kim Min-jeong shook her head as if she didn’t want to care about this matter anymore and retreated to the outskirts of the training ground.

But contrary to her tone, her eyes were not ordinary.

One was a former superior, the other a former lover.

It was truly an amazing combination, but considering only their talent as Hunters, both were remarkable people worth counting on one hand.

So just watching could provide a lot of inspiration.

‘Eom Ki-seon, that guy… Before, all he did was push forward with overwhelming force, but he’s changed in the meantime. Did he learn swordsmanship separately?’

In terms of skill alone, he seemed comparable to the late Team Leader Jeong.

It meant there wasn’t much time left until he seized the qualifications of a Ranker.

‘Besides, senior seems to have gained something else during those five days too. It’s similar to Bull’s Stride but different. Before, it was just a charging technique that recklessly pressed down on opponents… Now, the more he pours on the offensive, the more cumulative damage builds up. His movements have become much cleaner too.’

Since Kim Min-jeong knew all of Lee Hyeon’s development history, she could tell that his attacks had become much more deadly than four years ago.

Attack-oriented with no consideration for defense whatsoever.

Yet the skill tree was designed to mesh together precisely like an intricate mechanical device.

Efficient movements without the slightest waste of energy.

“Wh-what is this…?”

“I was wondering why it was shaking so much.”

“At that level, it’s not sparring but seems like it won’t end until someone becomes half-crippled?”

People who came after hearing the commotion were left with their mouths agape.

Crash!!

Just then, Manager Eom Ki-seon was coughing up blood as he was roughly thrown backward.

“What? Is the zombie getting his ass kicked?”

“Who’s his opponent… That person, isn’t that the Z Team leader? The one who became temporary this time!”

“You’re right. Crazy. Was he that skilled?”

Zombie was a nickname that fellow employees who mainly used the training ground had given him half-jokingly.

Because even when knocked down, he would get up several times like a zombie and cling on tenaciously.

And he was doing it again this time.

Crash!

Once again, with an earthquake, Manager Eom Ki-seon ended up rolling on the floor.

His appearance as he got up was terrible.

His hair was disheveled, and his workout clothes were torn to rags.

Only his eyes glaring at Lee Hyeon were blazing.

In contrast, Lee Hyeon remained the same as at the beginning.

“Is this the end? For something thrown so boldly, it’s disappointing.”

He hadn’t even disturbed his breathing.

“Hey, zombie, stop it. It’s ugly.”

“He doesn’t seem like someone you can handle?”

“Right, man. You should know when to give up when it’s time to give up. You’ll really get your soul beaten out of you at this rate.”

“Damn it…! Everyone shut up! Who’s getting beaten up!”

Manager Eom Ki-seon shouted angrily at the unsolicited advice from his colleagues.

Of course, it had no effect whatsoever.

“Look at that, look at that. No self-awareness either. A proper death flag is planted.”

“No. That bastard is just doing that because he’s embarrassed. If he gets his head cracked again from being stubborn, he’ll quiet down, right?”

“But with that guy, even if he faints, his mouth will probably keep running?”

“Ahhh! I said shut up! Please!!”

Kim Min-jeong looked back and forth between Manager Eom Ki-seon and the colleagues in the training ground with an expression of disbelief.

Just listening to their conversation, she could easily guess what kind of relationship they had.

It seemed their behavior was no different now than before.

 

* * *

 

Meanwhile,

Manager Eom Ki-seon gritted his teeth tightly as he glared at Lee Hyeon.

‘What the hell is going on? Even when I saw him at , he wasn’t this much…!’

 

[The wings of the legend ‘Baby General Uturi’ flutter. They prepare to flap at any time.]

 

No matter how much he looked for openings, they were hard to find.

It felt like facing a wall so solid it could never be broken.

‘Should I just use it? Should I use it? But this was something I wasn’t going to bring out unless it was against that old fart… Damn it. How can I take one more step forward?’

No matter how many fierce attacks he unleashed, Lee Hyeon absolutely wouldn’t budge. It wasn’t easy to close the gap.

Just one step.

If he could manage that much, he felt like he could somehow see a way…

The problem was that when he tried to do that, Lee Hyeon would unleash even greater fierce attacks, making it impossible to regain his composure.

Axe technique swung as if he didn’t care about getting hurt himself.

Yet the martial arts that occasionally grabbed collars and even kicked weren’t an area that could be easily followed by instinct.

Berserker.

If he had to describe Lee Hyeon in one word, he could say that.

‘…Right. Come to think of it, it was similar when fighting the curse mage.’

Manager Eom Ki-seon witnessing Lee Hyeon’s battle had been by chance.

He found Team Leader Jeong’s behavior uninteresting, so he had followed Lee Hyeon from quite a distance.

Though she was an ex-lover, he still had lingering feelings for Kim Min-jeong, so he was thinking of rescuing her if she became endangered.

…It wasn’t like he had no jealousy toward Lee Hyeon, who had been sticking with Kim Min-jeong for the past few days.

But then,

‘Such worries were a luxury. His skills were too overwhelming.’

How amazing it was when he gained the upper hand against the Curse Mages.

He was so absorbed without even realizing it.

That’s why competitive spirit arose.

The desire to have a match with him.

An intense competitive spirit that maybe by fighting this person, he could leap over the wall currently blocking him.

But now that they actually clashed, instead of leaping over the wall, he had hit an even bigger wall.

He felt ridiculous for mistaking such a person for a mage like Gwiroae.

‘Mages are those who see the world only through reason and thought. But this person relies entirely on intuition and instinct. Perhaps even more than me.’

Finally, Manager Eom Gi-seon steeled his resolve.

At this rate, he would only show a pathetic appearance anyway.

Then shouldn’t he pour out what he had first?

Manager Eom Gi-seon, having firmed his resolve, raised his right hand high.

Then the wings hanging from his armpits grew larger and wrapped around his right arm.

 

[The wings of the legend ‘Baby General Uturi’ seek to contain Monstrous Strength!]

 

Whiriririk!

His right hand swelled up as if wearing a giant’s gauntlet.

With it, he drew the Great Sword that Executive Director Ho had given him long ago from his back.

‘With this,’

Srrrrrk-

‘I’ll aim for victory in a single strike.’

Manager Eom Gi-seon roughly swung his right arm.

The Great Sword filled with legend created tremendous Air-Rending Force as it forcefully pushed through the atmosphere.

Lee Hyeon was the same.

Pajijijijijik!

He greatly increased the Lightning output and brought the axe down.

 

[Dueoksini’s Rage explodes!]

 

Kwaaaaang!

The Great Sword and axe violently collided, creating an intense shockwave,

Jjeojeojeok-

The sound of metal breaking came from somewhere,

Chaenggang! Whiririk-

Suddenly, the Great Sword, unable to withstand the destructive power in the axe, broke.

Fragments instantly flew toward where Kim Min-jeong was.

“……!”

“……!!”

Both Lee Hyeon and Manager Eom Gi-seon’s gazes turned in that direction.

“Min-jeong!”

Lee Hyeon quickly threw his axe to shoot down the Great Sword fragments.

But before that,

“Jjagi!!”

“……!?”

Not himself, but Jjagi.

With a lisping strange cry that didn’t match this serious atmosphere,

Manager Eom Gi-seon threw his body toward Kim Min-jeong.

Peoeok!!

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