The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 107

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Episode 107

Chapter 107.

However, to those without the Eye of Truth, it simply looked like Dohyun had suddenly committed murder.

When had they been pursuing Gildeti Caretaker, and now suddenly Count Taksinel?

The elders shot up from their seats at this incomprehensible situation.

“What in the world is this!”

“We weren’t supposed to trust the outsider! Capture that traitor immediately!”

“Count Taksinel’s safety comes first! Everyone, tend to Count Taksinel first…”

Their wide eyes were filled with bewilderment and hostility.

They were furious at Dohyun’s sudden action.

Taksinel was a comrade who had been with them for many years, and currently the only force in Brion capable of facing the destroyer single-handedly.

Some of them looked ready to attack Dohyun at any moment.

“W-wait a moment. Everyone, look over there.”

However, the atmosphere quickly changed.

“What the… Huh!?”

“No, what in the world is this…”

“Count Taksinel?”

They couldn’t see the red light, but there was no need to as the abnormal symptoms became visible.

A terrifyingly ominous aura.

That chilling form, like insects crawling in the shape of darkness, was covering Taksinel’s heart.

Hiss-.

It soon spread to his side and continued to his arm.

At some point, half of Taksinel had become the form of the abyss. His half-blackened face and red eyes contorted in pain.

[Kugh… What is this… Kerhuk.]

Taksinel clutched his heart violently in burning pain.

No, Gaemin the Destroyer collapsed heavily on one knee.

His whole body felt like it was burning in fire, the pain draining his strength.

[You have encountered ‘Gaemin the Destroyer’, a Summoner of Darkness Contracted with the Abyss who violated taboos.]

[The forced linked Quest is ending.]

[You have successfully sprinkled concentrated holy water of light on the heart. Gaemin the Destroyer suffers fatal wounds.]

[All of Gaemin the Destroyer’s stats are temporarily greatly reduced.]

The only weakness possessed by Summoners of Darkness Contracted with the Abyss.

Holy water of light.

A crystallized form of refined divine power, also called tears of God.

This was the result of stabbing a sword coated with it directly into the heart. Dohyun was genuinely impressed by its better-than-expected performance.

‘Wow, the effect is proper. Gamillion got it well.’

Somehow he had obtained the concentrated holy water of light that was said to be hard to find even in Brion Temple, discretely putting it in a water bottle and storing it well on the shelf.

Dohyun, holding Cheonbyeon, let out a sigh of relief.

[Peacock Feather of the Laire Order of Knights]

-Grade: Rare+

-Description: The phoenix and blue peacock symbolizing the leader of the Laire Order of Knights. This is a mark made from peacock feathers symbolizing the second-in-command.

What Jerdic had been clutching in his hand until the end.

Its identity was the peacock feather mark symbolizing the Vice Captain of the Laire Order of Knights.

‘Of all things, the Vice Captain of the Laire Order of Knights had to be the contractor.’

Thinking about it, it was strange.

Even at the measurement ceremony, Taksinel hadn’t been examined because he was the Vice Captain of the knight order,

When news of Gaemin the Destroyer came, he had never readily stepped forward,

And someone who had never once missed a mission happened to be absent for personal reasons at this exact timing.

‘It’s rather amazing that no one suspected anything.’

That must mean he had built up that much trust.

Whether from Jerdic, the Caretaker, the priests, or the citizens.

Indeed, even Dohyun, a complete stranger, had his head spinning when he first confirmed the evidence, so how could they have thought of it.

On one hand, this crazy power balance made sense too.

Though not as much as Lvebed who was said to rival the Seven Strongmen, someone at the level of Vice Captain would naturally have to be strong.

Since such a person had even contracted with the abyss, it made sense that Jerdic would be killed instantly.

‘I was worried about how to catch him off guard…’

No matter how much of a weakness it was, it only worked when mixed with blood.

Even then, it would be meaningless unless properly stabbed into the heart, so he had been troubled about finding the right angle, but to create such an opportunity.

It was a stroke of genius that Gildeti had made excuses about Jerdic’s absence at just the right time.

Thanks to that, he could easily inflict fatal wounds by catching him off guard while seeming to suspect him.

‘Seeing how he kept framing others, he must have been planning to frame the Caretaker in the end.’

To use someone who trusted him without even looking back.

He was a meticulous and vicious man, but that very viciousness became poison.

He had fallen for his own schemes and ended up like this.

“Dear God…”

The silence that came from the terrible sight of Taksinel, no, the destroyer, was brief.

Starting with one elder’s quiet muttering, shocked voices burst out one after another.

“…To think Count Taksinel was a Summoner of Darkness Contracted with the Abyss. I can’t believe it.”

“What in the world… Then Count Taksinel was also the one who killed Jerdic?”

Faced with this unbelievable situation, they couldn’t help but be confused.

“Ah… Aah…”

Gildeti Caretaker was included among them.

Jerdic and Taksinel, whom he had always trusted and relied on.

To think that Count Taksinel, whom he trusted and relied on more than anyone, had killed Jerdic whom he cherished like a grandson.

He couldn’t believe it even seeing it with his own two eyes.

“…Surely you said you had given Count Jerdic a secret mission for a while. But… but what is this…”

Gildeti’s voice trembled.

His head understood the situation, but his heart was denying it.

Taksinel, who had been staring at his eyes that seemed to beg him to say it wasn’t true, hung his head low.

“Say… say something.”

It was when Gildeti carefully reached out his hand to him.

[…Kheuh. Kheuhheuh.]

A chilling voice.

At the crackling voice that couldn’t be considered human, Gildeti hastily withdrew his outstretched hand.

[Pheuh… Kahahaha! Kahaha!]

After laughing for a while at whatever was so funny, he soon raised his head.

Eyes dyed red like those of a demon were looking straight at Dohyun.

[So… you were that rat bastard…]

He had finally realized that the rat in the cave was Dohyun.

The man slowly approaching was instability itself, as if he had come out of a burning hell, but his menacing presence was even more vivid.

Kraaaaa!

When he screamed, dark energy swept through the assembly hall.

An aura so chilling it gave goosebumps. It definitely wasn’t just imagination.

[You have heard the Roar of Terror.]

[All speed decreases by 10%.]

[All stats decrease by 10%.]

He had inflicted an area-wide debuff on everyone present.

His will was full of determination that he couldn’t be the only one at a disadvantage, but Dohyun just stood there blankly.

[The trait ‘Hero’ blocks mental contamination.]

[You ignore the Roar of Terror.]

‘Hmm. This really is overpowered.’

The Hero trait was erasing the debuff without a trace.

[What the….]

At that, even Gaemin the Destroyer seemed momentarily flustered, but it was only for an instant.

The bastard quickly regained his pace and unleashed a menacing aura.

[I don’t know what kind of trick you pulled… but do you really think someone like you can face me just because you got splashed with some holy water!]

A roar filled with rage.

At the Destroyer’s spine-chilling anger, Dohyun immediately replied.

“No.”

[…What?]

“How could I catch you alone? Look at the level difference right now, have some conscience.”

[…?]

There’s probably at least a 20-level difference, isn’t there?

Catching a high-level boss alone that’s at least Hero+ grade and rivals raid bosses, more than 20 levels higher than himself?

‘As if that’s possible.’

Maybe after reaching level 100, but right now while still growing, it’s absolutely impossible.

No matter how much Dohyun didn’t mind overcoming adversity, he wasn’t someone who would throw himself into such insanity.

That’s not being spirited, that’s being ignorant.

So he prepared.

“Now, this is it! Everyone fire!”

[…Fire?]

It was when the Destroyer looked dumbfounded at Dohyun’s signal.

Whoosh- thunk.

[…?]

From somewhere, a rope made of divine power flew over and bound Gaemin the Destroyer’s body.

It wasn’t just one.

Whoosh- thunk, thud.

Two, three, four, five….

In an instant, more than 10 became dozens of ropes that bound the Destroyer immobile.

Before Gaemin could even panic, it began.

[Grand Divine magic ‘Day of Judgment’ is activated.]

Grand Divine magic that requires at least ten or more High Priests gathered together to cast.

[The ropes of judgment confirm the target’s evil deeds.]

[141 evil deeds have been confirmed.]

[Proceeding with judgment.]

High-level magic that delivers stronger judgment the more ‘evil’ the one bound by the ropes is, truly befitting its name.

Crackle-!

[Graaaaaaah!!]

Divine power flowing through the judgment ropes spread like electric current, searing the bastard’s body.

The power was so strong that it was hard to keep one’s eyes open from the flashing light.

Even Dohyun, standing several steps away, got goosebumps from that energy.

‘Wow….’

The power was beyond imagination.

Is this the only joint lethal magic that High Priests worthy of being called clergy can use, and the most powerful divine magic?

‘If you get hit by something like this, you’d melt away without a trace.’

Any ordinary boss would probably be instantly obliterated.

Glance.

When he sneakily looked at Gamillion, their eyes met and he quietly gave a thumbs up.

Dohyun also gave him a thumbs up in return. He really made the right choice entrusting it to Gamillion.

He said he’d prepare allies based on the evidence they’d gathered as much as possible, but who knew he’d bring over ten people in such a short time.

“Even when I saw the peacock feather I was skeptical, but this turned out to be real….”

“It’s really fortunate we prepared the magic circle in advance.”

“The Apostle splashing holy water was crucial. If the bastard had been fine, he wouldn’t have fallen for it so easily.”

To the priests holding the judgment ropes, Dohyun was no longer some outsider.

Now he had the honorific title of Apostle attached.

Having single-handedly taken on the risk and ultimately created an opportunity to catch the troublesome bastard, wouldn’t he deserve such an honorific?

‘Ah!’

Thanks to that, while comfortably watching like it was a fireworks show, directly witnessing the vicious power of Grand Divine magic, it was then.

Dohyun, remembering something, hurriedly turned around and retreated to the safe zone.

Thud.

What Dohyun found was a water bottle.

That water bottle containing concentrated light holy water.

[Guh, graaaah…! You, what are you trying to….]

Somehow seeing even in the midst of that, Gaemin the Destroyer’s voice trembled with deep anxiety.

He tried struggling to escape somehow, but bound tightly by ropes and unable to move an inch, he looked quite pitiful.

“No, it just looks a bit lacking.”

Dohyun grinned sheepishly and rolled his shoulders as if embarrassed.

What kind of look Gaemin was giving Dohyun, now no one could tell.

[Grand Divine magic ‘Day of Judgment’ will explode soon.]

The Day of Judgment that had reached its limit was just one step away from its highlight.

The light was so strong that he couldn’t see even an inch ahead properly, but it posed no problem for Dohyun.

[Eye of Truth activates.]

‘Hmm, to the left.’

The red light emanating from the bastard’s heart was clearly visible to Dohyun.

Swoosh-!

Dohyun lightly warmed up his body and calmly threw the water bottle,

Crash-.

The sound of the water bottle successfully flying toward the red light and breaking could be heard, and a message appeared.

[Grand Divine magic ‘Day of Judgment’ explodes.]

[Gaemin the Destroyer takes severe damage from the concentrated light holy water.]

Flash!

And before he could even check the message, pure white light covered the world.

The Day of Judgment had exploded.

‘Wow… isn’t this guy actually dead?’

It was such a spectacular light that such thoughts naturally arose.

Eventually the light cleared and the revealed temple was quite different from before.

Where Gaemin the Destroyer had been, a huge crater was formed, and the entire surrounding area had turned white from the strong divine power.

Hiss-.

Fragments of darkness were scattered here and there, but even those were gradually melting away from the remaining divine power.

Nowhere in that place could Gaemin the Destroyer’s form be seen.

[You have defeated the Summoner of Darkness who broke taboos, ‘Gaemin the Destroyer’.]

A death even certified by the message.

‘No way, it’s cleared this easily?’

…It flows this smoothly according to plan?

All he did was stab when the enemy was off guard then dump it on the NPCs.

At the somewhat hollow clear, even Dohyun who planned all this was slightly flustered, when it happened.

-…Did we get him?

-Risa….

Perhaps for their hollow master.

Jihad and Eliza, who had been watching from behind the whole time, cast the forbidden spell.

A spell that would shock anyone with even the slightest knowledge of shounen manga.

Unfortunately, Dohyun was one of those people.

“W-wait… if you say that…!”

The moment Dohyun, who was most flustered while playing Godose, shouted urgently.

Writhe.

Darkness began to churn in the empty crater, then started rising up like building a tower.

Was this how the beanstalk in Jack and the Beanstalk looked?

The darkness that formed in the blink of an eye soon took on a single shape.

Horns and red eyes bloomed from within the darkness.

[The taboo-breaking Summoner of Darkness Contracted with the Abyss, ‘Gaemin the Destroyer’ has been revived!]

[Maximum health is fixed at less than 30%.]

[All stats are reduced by 50%.]

[Phase 2 begins.]

-Graaahhh-!! I’ll kill you all!

Watching Gaemin the Destroyer revive like a damn dog and howl, Dohyun unconsciously said.

“…This actually works?”

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