The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 147

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Chapter 147

Episode 147.

“My goodness.”

“Don’t tell me Kaiser is losing?”

“What?”

The players cried out in shock.

As the smoke cleared and the 3rd phase activated, it had all happened in the blink of an eye.

Ugh…

They could hear Kaiser’s groaning as his throat was grabbed.

The sight of him floating in the air, dying.

That helpless appearance felt unfamiliar.

But on one hand, it was also understandable.

“Immunity to pain once received?”

“Plus a special debuff that breaks anything it touches? Isn’t that completely broken?”

“Damn, how are you supposed to clear this.”

“This really was made to be unbeatable.”

Because it was such an absurd phase.

Each pattern individually was curse-worthy, but having both at the same time was truly cheating.

Especially since this came after the area-wide instant death phase.

“Honestly, just getting this far is insane.”

“He fought well and lost, really.”

“This isn’t Kaiser’s fault. Honestly, it’s the developers’ fault. What kind of boss is this?”

“I guarantee no one will ever clear the 3rd phase.”

This was actually a situation where Kaiser deserved praise for lasting this long.

That’s why none of them were disparaging Kaiser.

When news of Kaiser’s defeat spread, such people would surely appear, but at least everyone here had seen it.

Those artistic battles that went beyond admiration to shock.

“Ah, I can’t watch this.”

Eventually, some soft-hearted ones turned their eyes away completely.

They couldn’t bear to watch the god’s undefeated legend break, to see his helpless end with their own eyes.

And at that moment.

[Leader of the Outlaws ‘Suffering’ applies the power of suffering.]

Crack-

‘Suffering’ delivered the final blow, and a chilling sound echoed.

But something was strange.

“…Huh?”

Contrary to the expectation that his neck would break and he would die, Kaiser was staring at the boss with his throat still grabbed, completely fine.

[Health is below 1%.]

[Karuk’s Essence Ring activates. A shield worth 15% of maximum health is generated.]

It was thanks to the effect of Karuk’s Essence Ring.

A broken ring that bought a little time at the final moment.

As the greatest contributor to defeating Gaemin the Destroyer, he had been wearing it all along for this one effect, but now it was meaningless.

[Such… trivial… tricks… you still… had…]

“…”

[…Even so… it’s just… meaningless… struggling…]

As the man said, it only prolonged the time until death.

[Powerful damage incoming.]

[Shield will break soon.]

As the man applied pressure again, the shield shattered in an instant.

“Ugh…”

There were no skills available due to cooldowns, and he couldn’t escape with his throat grabbed.

All he could do was wait for death.

It was a miserable sight that made him think dying earlier would have been better, and the players were groaning when.

“Huh? Hey, what’s that? Hey hey. Open your eyes.”

“Ah, why.”

“Ah, just open them quickly! What the hell is that!?”

“Wow, crazy…!?”

The players who opened their eyes at the commotion around them saw it.

Kaiser, who should have been floating in the air with his throat grabbed, standing behind the boss.

[…What…?]

‘Suffering’ widened his red eyes in disbelief.

The players felt the same way.

“That’s… a backstab…?”

“No, what? He definitely used it earlier, right? The cooldown should still be far off??”

“C-could someone please explain what’s happening?”

“…I don’t understand either.”

Backstab’s cooldown was 40 seconds.

Using backstab when there should still be over 20 seconds left didn’t make sense.

The surprising part didn’t end there.

“He’s even activating Sword Aura? He applied dark attribute too!”

“No, what? Why are all the cooldowns resetting?”

“This is seriously hacking. It has to be hacking.”

“What the hell is happening?”

Not stopping at backstab, but Sword Aura and Dark Coating.

He was even applying Striking to Heavenly Transformation.

Something that defied common sense.

Dohyun, who made this impossible thing possible, looked at the message window that appeared and slowly curled up the corners of his mouth.

[Using the Holy King’s Emblem.]

[The power of faith activates, reducing all skill cooldowns by 65%.]

[Backstab is available.]

[Sword Aura is available.]

…

[Bleeding is available.]

‘This is it.’

The second option of the Holy King’s Emblem.

The true protagonist that made the Holy King’s Emblem legendary grade.

It was finally the moment of its activation.

[How… how… can you… move…!!!]

‘Suffering’, faced with that broken performance, couldn’t contain his rage and screamed.

Now it was truly the end.

Just a slight twist of that thin neck would finish it.

Then he could continue as before to find the remaining half…

Clink-

[…That… is…!]

At that moment, seeing Dohyun take something out with a grin, ‘Suffering’ let out a scream-like shriek.

What appeared in his eyes, which had grown as large as they could possibly get, was a key.

A key split in half.

[How… why… do you… have that…!!]

A trembling voice as if he couldn’t believe it.

But that voice soon turned to rage.

[…I’ll kill… you…. No matter… what. I’ll tear… your soul… apart and… kill… you….]

“….”

[And then… I’ll… achieve… our great… cause….]

Even at those chilling words that were closer to a curse than a vow, Dohyun remained unfazed.

“Hey, are you going to be okay?”

Instead, he spoke with genuine concern while wearing a mocking smile as if finding it ridiculous.

“This isn’t the time for that, you know.”

[…What…?]

“Your invincibility time is over.”

At those words, ‘Suffering’ looked down.

The gentle power of the name that had been protecting him was gone.

[20 seconds have passed. Pain immunity effect has ended.]

The only time he could exert power in this forbidden mortal realm.

That time had passed.

But what about him?

[Shield will disappear in 8 seconds.]

[Activating Gamillion’s Ring.]

[Stats temporarily increase in proportion to the blood absorbed by the ring.]

[The blood absorbed by Gamillion’s Ring is at maximum capacity.]

[Maximum effect applied.]

[Health is at 1%. Madness effect applied at maximum.]

Not only did he have a shield protecting his dying life, but he was actually stronger than when he started.

Realizing this fact, ‘Suffering’s’ face turned pale.

[No… no…!]

“Yes!”

Cutting off his words, Dohyun activated his skill.

[Using Back Attack.]

[Mark disappears.]

Since there was nothing stacked on the mark, he couldn’t deliver a powerful strike effect, but it didn’t matter.

[Using Sword Aura – Slash.]

With his final buffs active now.

There was no way his remaining 10% health could withstand this strike.

It was the moment when the one making a final desperate struggle and the one trying to end it switched places.

[Gah… aaahhhhh…!]

‘Suffering’ desperately resisted, swinging both arms with eyes wide open, but even he had truly reached his limit now.

—-!!

[Leader of the Outlaws, ‘Suffering’s’ health is below 1%.]

Hit by the slash containing everything, he was now a dying wreck covered in wounds.

Thud-

[How… frustrating….]

The man who fell to his knees looked up at the sky with grief.

The sky was still hazy today.

Beyond the full moon illuminating that sky, he could see glimpses of his comrades who had departed first.

-My lord… we… trust only… you….

-Please… protect… our race’s… future….

-It was… an honor… to serve… you….

Those who had sacrificed themselves for him.

The voices of those who held onto hope even as they died were still vivid, as if he could hear them right beside him.

[I cannot… die like… this….]

He didn’t mind dying. But it couldn’t be now.

For their sake, he couldn’t die in vain like this.

Step.

One step.

Step.

Another step.

Extending his left arm, he staggered forward little by little.

Though his body was dying, his eyes gleamed more vividly than ever.

[I must… succeed…. Everything… depends… on… me….]

“….”

It wasn’t just anger or frustration.

A sense of responsibility to achieve their great cause was forcibly moving his unresponsive body.

As Dohyun stood frozen at that scene that was so desperate it sent chills down his spine.

Stop.

‘Suffering’ stopped right in front of him, frozen in the position of reaching out his hand.

Then his hand drooped down and he fell to his knees with a thud, bowing his head deeply.

Drip,

A single drop of rain fell on him.

Two drops, three drops increased, and soon it became heavy rain.

[Dealing bleeding damage.]

[You have defeated the Hidden Field boss, Leader of the Outlaws, ‘Suffering’.]

[You have achieved an Unbelievable Achievement.]

[Due to your Unbelievable Achievement, the title ‘Unbelievable Stats’ activates.]

[All stats increase by +5.]

[Recorded in Adventure Log.]

[Level up.]

[You have obtained the Dark King’s negative energy.]

….

“Ah.”

The Hidden Field boss of Sargis that no one had been able to defeat.

The Outlaw King had finally died.

-…My lord.

-Ugh, chills….

-R, Risa….

Only then did they exhale the breath they’d been holding and wipe their arms.

In the brief silence, only the sound of rain hitting the ground echoed in their ears.

“Wo, wooooooh!!”

“Holy shit!! This is insane!! Insane!!”

“Absolutely impossible to clear this time? Who was the bastard spouting that nonsense!”

“Hey hey, I believed all along!!!

Thunderous cheers erupted.

Hundreds, thousands of players surrounding them were screaming with excitement, their voices almost like shrieks.

Only then did Dohyun quietly raise his head, finally realizing he had defeated the Outlaw King.

Curses rose up to his throat.

‘Damn.’

Without a doubt, this was more grueling than any boss he’d fought so far.

And also the most intense.

Whatever else, unlike the Destroyer who was ultimately a crazy murderer, this one had a clear cause and purpose.

‘It’s been a while since I genuinely wanted to rest.’

Dohyun was so exhausted that he actually wanted to take a break.

He’d expected it to be difficult, but it was an even more grueling fight than he’d thought.

But in the end, he had won.

‘I also obtained the most important negative energy.’

Having gained other rewards as well, now all that remained was to deliver this victory report to the Lord.

But forget all that for now.

Right at this moment….

“Kaiser! Kaiser has completed the Outlaw Challenge!”

“Wooooaaah!!!”

“Kaiser, he is a god! Kaiser, he is a god! Kaiser, he is a god!!”

He planned to savor this lingering excitement a bit longer.

* * *

And this news spread quickly.

In an instant, it completely dominated both the Godose homepage and community.

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