The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 127

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Chapter 127

Episode 127.

“…Huh?”

Gyucheolhaeng stopped mid-charge and expressed confusion at the strange behavior he witnessed.

While it made sense that it was a dagger instead of a sword since there were widespread rumors that Kaiser had the Weapon Master trait, throwing a weapon was simply incomprehensible by common sense.

‘That aside… why throw it over there?’

It would have made more sense if he had thrown it at himself or the monsters.

Swoosh-

The dagger that flew fiercely through the air only cut through empty space beside the monsters, landing where there was nothing at all.

Grrr…?

Grr?

Even the Lycanthropes who had been glaring with wide eyes looked puzzled.

Snort.

They soon snorted dismissively.

They had been on guard when the blade suddenly flew at them, but it was ridiculous that it flew to such a useless location.

Gyucheolhaeng felt the same way.

‘Right, Kaiser is human after all.’

No matter how much people call him a god or whatever, he’s ultimately just human.

He only uploads perfect videos to YouTube, but normally he makes mistakes like this too.

This is an opportunity.

‘A chance to kill Kaiser and impress the guild hyungs.’

He would leave a very deep impression here.

[Starting RCD video recording.]

Gyucheolhaeng, who started video recording, gripped his longsword tightly.

The blade flashed as it reflected the particularly bright moonlight of the full moon.

The distance to Kaiser was only about 6 meters. If he used a skill, he could stab a sword into his back in the blink of an eye.

Moreover, Kaiser hadn’t noticed at all.

He didn’t even have a weapon anymore.

‘Here I go…!?’

It was the moment when Gyucheolhaeng charged, thinking this was truly a kill opportunity.

Whirr-

‘Whirr?’

Just as he thought he heard a strange sound, something unexpected happened.

The dagger that had clearly been flying toward an innocent tree suddenly changed trajectory in mid-air.

Swoooosh-

The dagger flew at even greater speed, returning toward Kaiser.

That’s when it happened.

Dash!

As Kaiser stretched out his hand and sprinted sideways, the dagger changed direction again and flew toward him.

It felt like playing ring-around-the-rosie with the dagger, as if drawing a circle.

Huh?

Grrr…?

The Lycanthropes stared blankly in confusion at that bizarre circus, and somehow Gyucheolhaeng ended up caught in between.

No, Gyucheolhaeng’s expression was even worse than the Lycanthropes’.

‘…Why is he so fast?’

It was because he had lost his target due to Kaiser sprinting at an impossible speed.

This must be how a hunter feels when missing an opportunity right before their eyes.

While scratching his head and watching the Lycanthropes’ reactions, he also felt admiration on one hand.

“Uh…”

Glancing toward the thicket, he saw Pookjikkeut frozen in the same position as when he had rushed out a beat too late.

Pookjikkeut’s expression when their eyes met was no different from his own.

‘Does that make sense? What kind of situation is this?’

‘…Exactly.’

After exchanging such looks, they turned back to watch Kaiser.

In a very short time, at most a few seconds, Kaiser had already completed one full circle.

The moment they realized this.

Snap-

Something faintly illuminated by moonlight could be seen tightening.

‘…Thread?’

It was thread.

Thin thread was surrounding both himself and all the Lycanthropes.

A memory from earlier suddenly flashed through his mind.

The fuse that Kaiser had installed earlier definitely looked like this…

‘No way…!’

Something impossible briefly crossed his mind, but Gyucheolhaeng couldn’t continue the thought.

The faint thread seemed to darken,

—–!

And a tremendous explosion occurred as if a chain reaction had started.

It was a soundless explosion.

Black explosions burst spectacularly in all directions – front, back, and sides – dyeing his vision black.

And that was their last memory.

[Gyucheolhaeng has died.]

[Pookjikkeut has died.]

Because they had to see a black screen after that explosion.

A few Lycanthropes with tenacious vitality did survive, but it was only their final struggle.

Slash- Stab!

Yelp! Whine-!

Kaiser, who had appeared at some point, indifferently cut off their breath.

“Crazy…”

Hearing that pitiful sound and witnessing their companion’s death, Sturdy as a Staff and Rock instinctively crouched down.

They lowered themselves almost to a prone position and looked at each other.

‘…We didn’t get caught, right?’

‘Uh…’

Gulp.

They swallowed dry saliva and didn’t bother saying the next words, but their eyes clearly spoke.

‘…Let’s get out of here.’

‘…Good idea.’

They were wise.

They had absolutely no intention of dying a dog’s death to a murderous clown who performed circus acts with fuses, companions or not.

That day, eyewitness accounts of this event spread throughout Sargis, and another rumor about Kaiser’s achievements was added.

[You have defeated a Lycanthrope.]

[You have killed player ‘Gyucheolhaeng’. Karma does not increase for actions in the Lawless Zone.]

[You have killed player ‘Pookjikkeut’. Karma does not increase for actions in the Lawless Zone.]

…

[You have defeated a Lycanthrope.]

“Wow, this effect is really good… Huh? Gyucheolhaeng?”

Dohyun, who had finished off the last Lycanthrope, stopped mid-admiration and tilted his head in confusion.

He was sure he had only caught Lycanthropes, but for some reason he had committed PK.

He wondered if he had accidentally killed someone he hadn’t seen, but he was certain that when he first threw the dagger, he had confirmed no one was there.

There had been no one within dozens of meters around, so there was no carelessness on his part.

‘Ah.’

Then there was only one thing left.

Another hyena targeting him had been hiding.

Whether they were after his life, information, or trying to recruit him.

From the circumstances, it was clear that someone with a purpose had been waiting for an opportunity to ambush him from behind.

‘Good thing this is a lawless zone.’

He almost raised his karma index for nothing.

Dohyun chuckled and quickly dismissed it from his mind.

This wasn’t the first or second time this had happened, and since it was a lawless zone anyway, there was no need to worry about it.

If they interfered, he could just kill them without a care.

If they were going to make excuses about being innocent citizens, then as befitting a lawless zone, they should conduct themselves properly to avoid misunderstandings.

‘No items dropped. That’s a bit disappointing… but can’t be helped.’

In lawless zones, the probability of dropping equipment even when killed by PK was slim.

There probably weren’t many people unlucky enough to break through that slim probability.

‘More importantly…’

Dohyun’s gaze, having casually dismissed the matter, turned to Cheonbyeon, which had transformed into the ‘Assassin’s Dagger’.

More precisely, to the fuse tied to the dagger’s handle.

‘I can’t believe this actually worked.’

The moment he installed the fuse and recalled Cheonbyeon’s ability, a brilliant application method flashed through his mind.

-Ego: Responds to the owner’s call, and those without qualification cannot use special options.

It was a collaboration between Ego, one of Cheonbyeon’s special options, and the fuse.

The principle was simple.

‘To use the fuse properly, you need to extend it to maximum distance and attach it.’

That meant pulling the thread, or in other words, exerting that much physical force.

That was why it had to be used as a trap to see proper effects.

‘How could you pull 20 meters on the spot?’

Well, sometimes when facing giant bosses, you could momentarily wrap around their ankles and pull out up to 10 meters, but even that wasn’t easy difficulty.

The moment you let go of the thread even once, the activation of ‘Fuse – Thread’ would end right there.

If you accidentally cut it at 10 meters, you couldn’t extend it further even if you tried.

That was why it was cursed as a damn thread.

Since the activation conditions for the few dealing and trap skills it had were all incredibly difficult, every time it failed, curses would come out unconsciously, hence the name damn thread.

‘For PvP maybe, but for hunting, traps are the only answer according to conventional wisdom.’

That’s why Dohyun had always gone through the trouble of installing fuses every time.

But with Cheonbyeon?

‘Why bother with troublesome installations? Just throw Cheonbyeon and play a round of ring-around-the-rosie.’

You don’t have anything like this in your inventory, do you?

Dohyun, possessed by a certain famous boy, grinned wickedly.

Without a doubt, if the fuse could be used at maximum distance as an instant skill rather than a trap, it would never have been called a damn thread.

Rather, it might have become Godddong instead of Dobong.

‘Difficult activation conditions also mean that the power is strong when those conditions are met.’

Just look at what happened now.

He had simply reached out his hand and spun around once, yet most of the lycanthropes were annihilated in one go.

Even for Dohyun, the fuse was the only thing that could deliver such explosive damage as an area attack.

In other words, as long as he had Cheonbyeon, Dohyun could reliably and comfortably deliver the maximum damage of the fuse, whose conditions were said to be difficult.

‘This is really sweet as honey.’

There was no honey sweeter than this.

Such ridiculous sweetness that he might get diabetes.

This was the collaboration between a mythic item and an all-master.

Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!

At that moment, the sound of applause from behind.

It was the sound of the reaction bot Charlie’s switch being pressed, unable to contain himself at this amazing synergy.

-As expected of my lord. Truly the image of a hero who possesses both martial prowess and wisdom…!

-Whoa…

Geez…

It wasn’t just Charlie.

Jihad and the undead were also unable to contain their admiration, and among them, Jihad’s expression was quite a sight.

Trembling with his soul completely drained, it was close to reality denial.

‘Ah… He must have been shocked when he was just getting excited.’

Well, since Charlie had recently joined, that guy had reason to feel that way.

Aside from those excessive reactions and harsh words, Charlie was truly a model of excellent talent.

That guy who had felt a sense of crisis even with Eliza would have enough reason to feel threatened.

‘Can’t be helped.’

It was just as Dohyun was carefully considering his words and about to offer some comfort.

-Beautiful…

“Ahem. Jihad, thanks for herding them so I could easily catch… Huh? What did you say?”

-Th-this is too beautiful… Owner.

-Risa?

At the completely unexpected statement, not only Dohyun but even Eliza, who was in his pocket, peeked her head out.

Even under the silent gaze demanding an explanation, Jihad paid no heed.

-Ah… as expected, explosions are…

His eyes sparkled as if viewing a work of art, or as if recalling a beloved hometown, which was quite unsettling.

Jihad carefully drew up his black mana.

This look, and this atmosphere. It was familiar somehow.

‘That’s just like how Sword Master looked when he saw the Sword Saint’s swordsmanship right before his eyes…!’

The look someone chasing romance would show when witnessing that romance.

It was also a look he’d often seen from Sword Master, the king of concepts, who sought to see the ultimate in swordsmanship.

Among his comrades who were all overflowing with personality, he was certain because he’d watched Sword Master, who was untouchable in this field, from close by.

Sensing something ominous, Dohyun struck first.

“Hey, just so you know, you know you’re a lich, right? Your path is that of a lich.”

-Ah… A-ahem. Y-yes, I know.

Jihad, who suddenly came to his senses, nodded, but Dohyun could see it.

That tongue clicking with regret and those fingers trembling as if suffering withdrawal symptoms.

It seemed like he had habitually tried to cast Corpse Explosion, writing in the air.

‘…That guy is for real.’

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