The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 170

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Chapter 170

Episode 170.

Ten cards rising through the dazzling light.

“Ah….”

Dohyun let out a sigh upon seeing them.

There was no brilliant golden color he had hoped for.

Instead, there were three brown cards, four silver cards, and three yellow cards.

If it were before, he would have been delighted that there were three yellow cards, but human hearts are truly like that.

Once you pull a legendary, yellow just doesn’t feel satisfying anymore.

‘They say the probability increases as your level gets higher.’

Random skill gacha tickets weren’t all the same random tickets.

The gacha ticket given at level 10 and the gacha ticket given at level 50 had clearly different grade probabilities.

It was designed so that higher grade skills would appear as you reached higher levels.

That was why there were almost no low-level players who had legendary grade skills.

‘The real deal is gacha tickets obtained by achieving hidden pieces or quests… But there’s no way those would be available at low levels.’

That made it even more disappointing.

The probability would have been even higher than at level 50.

With the Eye of Truth, he had reason to harbor expectations.

‘Can’t be helped.’

The legendary card that remained tactlessly quiet was annoying, but what could he do.

Still, it was fortunate if anything that at least two hero-grade cards had appeared. This time there was less to worry about when choosing which card to pick.

Two cards were positioned side by side on the left.

When he chose the card that was more to the left, a yellow light immediately burst forth.

Ding-

[You have acquired the Hero skill ‘Fierce Strike Slash ‘.]

‘Huh? That’s a swordsman skill!’

But what was this.

He hadn’t expected much since it was yellow, but a swordsman skill had appeared.

While Sword Aura was Dohyun’s bread-and-butter skill, Fierce Strike Slash was also one of the skills he used frequently.

In fact, in terms of usage frequency alone, Fierce Strike Slash was used even more.

Of course it was.

[Fierce Strike Slash ]

-Grade: Hero

-Restriction: Swordsman class

-Description: In the blood-soaked battlefield, this is the technique of a swordsman who broke through thousands of enemy troops to save his allies.

No one could stop the fierce attack of a swordsman who displayed tenacious fighting spirit.

-Effect: Delivers a slashing attack while sliding forward.

The more slashing attacks are continued, the stronger the power becomes and the longer the movement distance, continuing as long as attacks aren’t interrupted or mana isn’t completely depleted.

-Cooldown: 40 seconds

Fierce Strike Slash.

A skill that literally involved fiercely advancing while slashing enemies.

This skill, like a destructive tank, had many uses both as a movement skill and an attack skill.

It was especially useful when facing multiple enemies, and when a swordsman who had raised their specs as high as possible through cash purchases activated Fierce Strike Slash and charged, nothing was more terrifying.

‘It wasn’t called the destructive tank of siege warfare for nothing.’

There were even tank-like swordsmen who built their entire skill tree around this.

In cases like Dohyun and the Sword Master, they focused more on versatility, and whenever they did that, Purple Uncle would always smack his lips.

-If I were a swordsman, I wouldn’t have used it like that… Why did that precious skill go to a swordsman.

-Wouldn’t it be too balance-breaking if Uncle got it? It seems like it wouldn’t need any control.

-That’s what I’m saying. You should know when to stop getting free rides.

-Free ride my ass, you brats, your talent is more of a free ride. A common citizen like me has to push through with raw specs, you know? Ah, that would be perfect….

It was a skill with definite performance that Purple Uncle had coveted.

It was welcome that it had appeared.

However, when good things happen in life, bad things are bound to follow.

[Insufficient skill slots to equip.]

[Please unequip a skill.]

‘Ah, are they all filled already?’

Like all RPGs, there was something called skill slots, and Godseeker’s skill slots were fixed at 13.

Usually you could barely fill them all after graduating from around Pratel level… But Dohyun was only level 60 and his skill slots were already screaming.

Well, considering how many skill cards Dohyun had obtained.

He had monopolized hidden pieces and obtained countless skill cards, so it was natural.

‘No choice. Still, there’ll be some breathing room later on….’

Dohyun clicked his tongue and unequipped one skill.

Fortunately, there was an appropriate skill.

[Unequipping Common skill ‘Charge Slash’.]

[Equipping ‘Fierce Strike Slash ‘ to skill slot.]

Since there was Charge Slash, which was a perfect inferior version of Fierce Strike Slash.

Even back in the Demroc days, Charge Slash was a skill you used briefly until obtaining Fierce Strike Slash before discarding it.

Actually, most common skills were like that.

Later on, it was standard to fill slots with at least rare grade, moving up to hero and legendary.

Common skills were a grade made for beginners to use briefly before discarding.

‘Well then….’

He had received the quest and resolved the skill slot issue.

‘Should I get a taste of Fierce Strike Slash after so long?’

Naturally, if you obtained a skill, you had to use it.

Dohyun glanced up once at the ending Lantern Festival, then hurried to the field before more people left.

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Meanwhile, at that time, in the Hero Guild office.

Crash!

Today as always, when Berjhe slammed down on his desk, people hurriedly evacuated.

Even the manager who had been working on tasks glanced around nervously before leaving.

Berjhe was left alone before long.

The atmosphere was very different from before.

Guild members who glimpsed at Berjhe through the window whispered among themselves.

“…Doesn’t the guild master seem to have gotten more angry lately?”

“Right… He used to be really neat and tidy originally.”

“He’s been sensitive since losing the Brion 1st place. He foams at the mouth whenever Kaiser is mentioned.”

“Well, if you look at the community, they always compare them. Dating sim guy and whatnot… Pfft.”

“Hey hey, don’t laugh. Be careful, you’ll get fired if he hears.”

Guild members hurriedly looked around before carefully leaving.

They were right. The Hero Guild’s current status wasn’t the same as before.

The only guild that had achieved 1st place, surpassing the top rankings among the Top 100 guilds.

A hero who saved those suffering from villains.

One of Godseeker’s top 5 handsome men.

One of the few guilds with the foundation to challenge the Top 10 guilds.

“…Damn it.”

Those brilliant epithets were being shaken because of Kaiser alone.

Now he was more often called a dating sim guy, which had somehow become a meme.

This couldn’t continue.

How could the master of Hero Guild, who had lived off the image of being a hero, win people’s favor if he was called a dating sim guy?

“Kaiser, is it you again?”

Crack.

That’s why he had worked tirelessly day and night to restore his image.

No matter what Berjhe did, he couldn’t shake off labels like ‘But didn’t Kaiser do that?’ ‘Berjhe may try, but isn’t he still under Kaiser?’ ‘Berjhe? Dating sim guy?’

The speed at which he became a meme was much faster than the speed at which he could recover his image.

It took over a year to build up a solid castle, but it crumbled in an instant.

“Sigh… Damn community.”

For Berjhe, it was an unfair situation.

He had just been staying quiet, so why did he suddenly have to endure ridicule?

This was all because of the damn development of SNS.

But actually, it wasn’t just because of that.

-Ah, honestly I was sick of seeing Hero Guild acting up all this time, so serves them right.

-For real lol Every time they controlled bosses and eliminated everyone while managing public opinion well, I was dumbfounded when people praised them.

└Only those who experienced it know. How much of a fucking asshole Hero Guild is. They’re damn low-class bastards.

-Still, it was satisfying when they took down villains. Most importantly, he’s handsome.

-Yeah, but he’s still a dating sim gay guy~

-No lol The dating sim meme really never ends. There’s even a Berjhe dating sim comic in the community.

└I saw that lol It was really fucking hilarious, isn’t he going to get sued?

└For real, Berjhe can’t say anything even if he reports it.

People who had always viewed Hero Guild unfavorably rushed in like vultures, thinking this was their chance.

They just couldn’t dare touch them individually before because of their status.

Now that they were being publicly criticized, it had reached the stage where courage had evolved into entertainment.

It could be seen as karma for Berjhe, who hadn’t hesitated to commit evil acts to create his current position.

“Was it luck? How could he possibly discover it first?”

With Kaiser blocking his path again in this situation, Berjhe’s anger flared up.

He didn’t even have Slayer characteristics, so how could he claim the field boss?

This field boss control was something Berjhe had sacrificed a lot for.

Even knowing that controlling recklessly in the current situation would damage his image, he absolutely had to kill the field boss Troll King 200 times.

‘It’ll be delayed by another day.’

What should have ended with about one more week of control was going to be delayed further.

The reason Berjhe was so obsessed with this.

There was only one reason.

“…Yes. Is the Luidera raid Quest progressing well?”

-Yes, Guild Master. As you instructed, we’re proceeding secretly with only elites, without help from subsidiary guilds or guild members. We should be able to finish in about a week and start recruiting raid members.

Luidera raid Quest.

A hidden piece he had obtained by chance, enough to call it fate.

Based on that, it was the first hidden Quest that Berjhe had finally obtained after investing 6 months.

One of the many conditions for proceeding with it was the title ‘One Who Earned the King’s Grudge’, which could only be obtained by killing the same field boss 200 times.

To get this, he had been controlling bosses and information while enduring so much criticism.

And now it was time to reap the fruits of his labor.

“Good. Make sure there are no mistakes. A lot is riding on this raid.”

-Yes. But… are you really sure it’s okay to recruit ‘anyone’?

“It doesn’t matter. Anyway, only our Hero Guild’s raid team will enter the Luidera raid. They’re just there to fill the required number of raid members.”

-Ah…

Not only that.

They would also serve as messengers.

They would spread the news that Hero Guild had conquered Luidera.

‘Cover controversy with controversy. Cover sensational articles with more sensational articles.’

That was the most basic principle when dealing with public opinion.

The reason such memes about Berjhe were circulating now was simply because there was no sensational source to divert attention.

The Luidera raid was perfect as that source.

Not only that.

He could also gain a good image from people being grateful that he generously allowed them to participate in such an important Quest.

Originally, people tend to think ‘he’s not really that bad’ when someone who did bad things a hundred times does just one or two good things.

‘Pratel’s Luidera raid, and then connecting it with ‘that thing’ currently in progress in the Empire…’

When that time comes, he won’t remain in the Top 100 Guilds anymore.

He would be ready to soar beyond that.

Thinking of that day, the current humiliation was worth enduring.

“Yes. Talk all you want. Soon you won’t be able to spout such nonsense.”

Perfect. There were no problems with the plan.

Now he just had to wait.

Anticipating the moment when the raid would begin, Berjhe smiled for the first time in a while.

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