Broken Ranker Devours Myths - Chapter 56

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

 

Chapter 56

Z Team (3)

 

 

 

Lee Hyeon was organizing the spoils he had obtained from the past 14 dungeons.

 

[White Bone Spirit Scripture (C)]

The necromancy used by the demon White Bone Spirit in the myth of ■■■■. The higher the proficiency, the more spirits you can command.

-Type: Skill Book.

-Origin: Myth ‘Journey to the West’

*This skill book is a copy that flowed out from . Its power and effects may be significantly inferior to the original.

 

[Lantern of Seven Absolutes Mountain (D)]

A yin attribute skill of the demon Seven Absolutes Mountain Ghost from the myth of ■■■■. Creates lanterns from dense yin energy to bewitch enemies.

-Type: Skill Book.

-Origin: Myth ‘Journey to the West’

*This skill book is a copy that flowed out from . Its power and effects may be significantly inferior to the original.

 

The skill book called Lantern of Seven Absolutes Mountain was obtained from the sixth dungeon he had visited.

That dungeon was themed around the folktale .

The serpent from Seven Absolutes Mountain’s Sparse Persimmon Cave that Son Wukong had faced in Journey to the West had made its nest there.

It was as large as a mountain, so hunting it took quite some effort.

He tried to hunt it secretly, but the other team members were bound to notice.

‘Fortunately, I didn’t reveal any information related to Journey to the West, so they just thought of it as an ordinary Hidden Boss.’

But once he obtained the reward, another new problem arose.

There was nowhere to use it immediately.

Even if he tried to dismantle it like with Samadhi Divine Wind and incorporate it into Dueoksini’s Deep Breath, he only needed a few elements. The rest would just have to be discarded.

‘It’s a disadvantage that came from my skill tree solidifying. Plus, my attribute affinity is almost complete too.’

That wasn’t all.

 

[Ashes Left from Burning the Witch]

The ashes left after Gretel trapped and burned the witch who tried to eat her in the furnace in . The witch’s deep resentment remains, casting a profound curse on the owner.

-Type: Consumable Item.

-Origin: Fairy Tale ‘Hansel and Gretel’

 

[Servant’s Torn Feathered Clothes]

Feathered clothes that lost their function after being stained with the poison serpent’s venom. Though the flying function is gone, it seems useful for contaminating enemies with poison.

-Type: Armor.

-Origin: Folk Tale ‘The Servant Who Wore Feathered Clothes’

 

……

……

 

Most of the rewards were things immediately unnecessary for Lee Hyeon.

‘I don’t see anything useful here right now. Should I take everything to the old man?’

He was considering leaving everything to Elder Taotie like he did during his Jet days when,

 

[The narrative of within your magic power desires skill books and items with strong resentment and yin energy.]

[Will you offer these items to the narrative of ?]

 

‘……Offer?’

Just then, the Snow Queen displayed a message.

Though it was a rigid window, he somehow felt her intense gaze through it.

The thought of whether it was safe to give these to her briefly crossed his mind, but,

 

[You have chosen to offer.]

[The items scatter and are bestowed upon . The narrative of deepens.]

[Your body transforms. The maximum capacity of your mana circuit expands slightly.]

 

He had already absorbed all of Son Wukong’s karma that he needed most. These were things of no immediate use to Lee Hyeon.

In that case, he judged it better to strengthen the narrative of to enhance his physical abilities.

‘She’s probably planning to use them as materials to construct her ice castle.’

There was nothing bad about it for Lee Hyeon either.

‘If push comes to shove, I have the Mask of the Golden Arhat. Curses and mental interference are impossible with it.’

But Lee Hyeon didn’t think she would commit such dishonorable acts.

She was a woman more sincere than anyone about being the ruler of some world.

 

[ is satisfied with the offerings received after a long time.]

[Your has increased.]

 

And then,

 

[The proficiency of ‘Sacred Relic: Golden Eyes of Truth’ has increased, adding a new function.]

[Additional Function: Memory Search.]

[‘Sacred Relic: Ruyi Jingu Bang’ has begun to view you, who is rapidly growing, somewhat differently.]

[Recover more of ■■■■’s karma.]

 

Changes to not only the Golden Eyes of Truth but also the Ruyi Jingu Bang.

‘There isn’t much left now.’

Lee Hyeon had an intuitive feeling that if he conquered the next final dungeon, he might be able to properly use the Ruyi Jingu Bang.

There were many other things he had gained besides these.

‘I’ve also unlocked the additional function of the 5th stat [Dexterity]. Thanks to that, my skill success rate has increased, which is good.’

Also,

‘I’ve grasped all the team members’ strategies. Now I have a sense of how to form squads.’

Kim Min-jeong’s strengths were smart judgment and long-range attacks. Manager Eom Gi-seon’s advantages were strong competitive spirit and excellent instincts, and Chief Seo Ae-ri had various uses depending on her possessed spirits.

For this purpose, he had also organized the skill trees and item compositions needed for each of them.

For now, he had equipped them with gear from the spoils, but later he planned to get them custom items.

‘I should make a separate request to the old man…….’

Lee Hyeon was pleased not only with his own growth, but with the fact that he could build a team in the direction he wanted.

‘I think I used to do this often before.’

It felt like he had returned to four years ago.

‘I wonder how those guys are doing?’

Such thoughts briefly passed through his mind as well.

 

[Fatigue: 72]

 

Though tired, the joy and anticipation were much greater at this moment.

Finally, he could enter the last dungeon.

And,

‘……As expected.’

As soon as Lee Hyeon entered the dungeon, he couldn’t help but smile bitterly at the sight of Son Wukong looking dazed.

 

* * *

 

[You have entered the dungeon!]

 

[Dungeon ‘Valley of Flowers of Sun and Moon’]

[The mountain you are now beginning to climb is a place full of flowers and fruits like a paradise in folk tales. Whether the sun or moon rises, it is filled with the fragrance of flowers and fruits throughout the four seasons, and clear ponds quench the thirst of animals.]

[Please bring more happiness to this place already full of happiness. The greater the happiness grows, the higher the satisfaction you will gain.]

[Upon success: Nutritious spiritual fruit]

[Upon failure: Banishment from paradise]

 

The sweet fragrance that wafted as soon as they passed through the gate made the tired team members’ eyes brighten.

It wasn’t simply because they felt good, but it was actually a buff aroma that relieved fatigue.

 

[The fruit fragrance filling the mountain drives away fatigue and boosts vitality.]

[Fatigue: 70]

[Fatigue: 69]

[Fatigue: 68]

……

 

[All status ailments are gradually healed.]

[Consume the fruits and herbs growing on the mountain. You can replenish your energy and increase recovery speed.]

 

“Wow. To think such a place really exists.”

“I heard that buff aroma effects were quite excellent, but this is far more amazing than what I heard? Could we learn the principle behind it?”

Manager Eom Ki-seon and Chief Seo Ae-ri had their eyes sparkling brightly.

Both of them had been in terrible shape from rolling around in dungeons for two whole weeks without proper rest,

but they seemed happy as their condition noticeably recovered after entering this dungeon.

While doing so, they glanced at Lee Hyeon.

It wasn’t that they didn’t know Lee Hyeon’s skills in quickly clearing other long-term unsolved dungeons,

but this dungeon was famous for being impregnable in a ‘different sense.’

“I can definitely see why resort development plans were made for this place. But how are you planning to clear it? This dungeon practically has no given information.”

Kim Min-jeong tilted her head while looking at Lee Hyeon.

The reason this dungeon was impregnable.

It was because ‘having no problems was the problem.’

 

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-Grade: Impossible to estimate.

-Location: Gyeongsan City, Gyeongsangbuk-do.

-Origin: Unconfirmable. Unknown code DB714-3.

-Content: Unknown.

-Quest: Unknown.

……

A dungeon that suddenly appeared in the middle of downtown 6 years ago. Initially estimated to be a 1-star or lower dungeon that neither caused monster waves nor formed strong magic fields.

However, in subsequent dungeon explorations, no monsters hostile to raid teams could be found, and instead they only received hospitality from animals trying to provide various types of spiritual fruits and spiritual water.

It is presumed to originate from an Eastern worldview utopia of the Shangri-La type, but there is no properly confirmed evidence.

3 years ago, resort construction was promoted due to the dungeon’s stability, abundant resources, and climate, but it received a negative assessment during the preliminary feasibility study and is currently classified as a long-term unsolved dungeon.

-Current progress: Unknown.

-Failure analysis cause: Origin and Quest unconfirmable. According to successive testimonies from hunters who entered the dungeon, they continuously felt happiness that made them not want to leave the dungeon, suggesting that the buff aroma contains mental interference magic.

……

-Additional note: Since it is unknown what damage might occur from long-term activity within the dungeon, exercise caution.

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Usually dungeon Quests are intuitive and clear.

Only by solving them can be resolved and be completed.

Riddle Solving being a Quest is the same.

It demands that you find hints and clues that are surely hidden,

‘But there’s nothing like that here. That’s why the origin can’t be found either.’

As the party climbed the mountain, the buff aroma became even thicker.

 

[Fatigue: 48]

 

Lee Hyeon’s mind was also in a clear state.

Moreover,

Rustle!

Squeak?

When the grass rustled, animals like squirrels and deer came out to observe them before leaving.

They showed no fear of humans at all.

Chief Seo Ae-ri even sat down on the ground and shared food with the rabbits.

Lee Hyeon said.

“Right. There’s no information, and the animals don’t really seem like mobs, so there’s no real gain from hunting them.”

Among previous raid teams, there were apparently some who thought that if there were no problems, they could just create problems.

So they hunted every animal they saw, turning the mountain into a sea of blood,

‘But the next day, even more animals appeared. And they still liked the hunters.’

Even repeating this several times produced the same situation, to the point where they felt it was rather eerie.

“The Quest content is too vague as well. Saying to make a place already full of happiness even happier… Still, you must have seen some clue, right?”

Kim Min-jeong looked with expectant eyes at the team leader who was now far superior in dungeon exploration ability compared to his Blue Thunder days.

However,

“I don’t know either.”

“……Excuse me?”

“I said I don’t know. The plan.”

“…….”

Kim Min-jeong thought.

This guy’s contrarian nature was acting up again.

When her eyes slightly narrowed like an axe, Lee Hyeon smiled and said.

“It’s not that I have no leads, but they’re not complete yet.”

“Yes, yes. Of course. So you have tasks for each of us again, right?”

“Correct. You really are smart, aren’t you?”

“Oh my… Yes. So what should we do this time?”

Chief Seo Ae-ri and Manager Eom Ki-seon, who had been playing with the animals, also turned their attention to Lee Hyeon.

Lee Hyeon never explained dungeon clearing methods.

They only divide up the tasks each person must do.

“We’re going to pass through a certain cave later.”

“A cave……?”

Kim Min-jeong tilted her head.

There was no notable cave mentioned in the dungeon report contents.

But she could intuitively sense that place was the main reason this dungeon hadn’t been conquered until now.

“Yeah. After passing through there, Manager Kim will…….”

When Lee Hyeon’s instructions ended, the team members’ eyes lit up as they organized their personal equipment.

The fact that this was truly the end of their forced march finally felt real.

‘It was damn hard, but it was really helpful. Skills and all.’

‘What can we gain here?’

「Kekeke. Everyone’s eyes are sparkling something fierce. But is it really okay to give away so much? You’ve essentially provided each of them with a master’s training ground.」

Sha Wujing appeared on Lee Hyeon’s left shoulder and grinned wickedly.

The team members didn’t know it yet, but an enormous ‘opportunity’ awaited them that was incomparable to anything they’d experienced before.

‘It’s fine. Without the Great Sage’s karma, we can’t uncover this mountain’s secrets either. And if we can strengthen their power while doing so, we absolutely must.’

「Kekekeke. A wise choice indeed. After all, becoming a leader means knowing how to show such magnanimity and being able to invest so your subordinates can grow into talents.」

‘I can strengthen my own power during this time as well.’

「That’s also correct.」

「…….」

Lee Hyeon glanced at Son Wukong and opened his Golden Eyes of Truth wide.

Whoooosh!

 

[‘Sacred Relic: Golden Eyes of Truth’ compiles all clues to reveal the hidden form of !]

[‘Flower Fruit Mountain’ reflects its beautiful scenery.]

[■■■■’s myth has been interpreted. You gain some karma.]

[Your status rises.]

 

The true identity of this mountain that no one else could ever discover was none other than Flower Fruit Mountain.

In Journey to the West, it was the homeland where Son Wukong first opened his eyes, and the kingdom where he made monkeys and demons his subjects.

‘……They said the real Flower Fruit Mountain burned away and disappeared when Son Wukong underwent divine tribulation.’

That was exactly why Son Wukong had kept his mouth tightly shut since entering the dungeon.

The changes didn’t end there.

Whoooooosh……!

Red ripples spread out with Lee Hyeon at the center. The ripples quickly covered the entire mountainside.

There was no major difference in appearance, but,

Crrrrrack!

 

[Somewhere, the gateway to the tightly sealed secret location ‘Water Curtain Cave’ has opened.]

 

At least Lee Hyeon could sense it.

The fact that this dungeon’s hidden stage had opened.

“Alright, let’s go.”

 

[Dueoksini’s Swift Thunder activates!]

 

Lee Hyeon launched his body in the direction the Golden Eyes of Truth indicated. Golden lightning tore through the air.

“……That guy’s going ahead again.”

“How can he really be that fast? He’s supposed to be a warrior-class too.”

The team members also sighed as they quickly chased after him.

At their destination was,

Water Curtain Cave.

The secluded training location where Son Wukong had cultivated to become the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

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