The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 193

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Chapter 193

Episode 193.

-The strangest NPC in Pratel?

Godose ranking 9,871.

A skilled player who proudly stood among the ranks of high rankers.

However, he was more famous for his title as the Adventure King – Barion, Godose’s greatest eccentric player.

-Without any hesitation, it’s obviously Luliel.

After achieving 1st place ranking in the 4th Trial, in an interview.

When asked who was the strangest and most peculiar NPC, he chose the wandering NPC Luliel without a moment’s hesitation.

-That stubborn girl… No, that girl is different in every aspect.

-In what way?

-Are you really asking because you don’t know? Hey journalist, what do you think wandering NPCs are?

-Uh… Well…

Generally speaking, wandering NPCs usually appear as ‘beggars’ with low combat power, or in roles that provide secret information.

Or they commonly appear as merchants selling hidden materials.

Therefore, wandering NPCs were usually one of two things.

Either important NPCs that give hidden pieces, or completely useless NPCs that actually harm players.

But Luliel was neither.

-Usually young wandering NPCs are beggars or give hidden quests, but she’s not that either. She has combat power rivaling a knight commander, but all she does is beat up players. What’s the point of that?

It would be one thing if she simply didn’t fit those two categories.

The truly strange element lay in how Luliel was treated.

-Everyone knows of Luliel’s existence, but no one actually knows her identity? Even the NPCs who are residents of that place.

How does it make sense that she has all these unique elements but no player or NPC knows her true identity?

That’s why Barion was certain.

-My intuition is strongly vibrating. There’s definitely something about that girl. It’s just that I can’t figure out what it is, damn it.

That Pratel’s wandering NPC, Luliel, must have some kind of secret.

News of this mysterious NPC that even Adventure King Barion couldn’t uncover spread widely, and that became the reason countless players picked fights with Luliel.

The problem was that everyone just got beaten up and ended up with no information whatsoever.

Flash-!

[The sleeping will of the Demon King awakens.]

[The will of the ancient humanity’s Demon King, ‘Lusir El Reyhard’ manifests.]

‘Who would have thought Luliel was a king of ancient humanity.’

And now. Luliel’s true identity was finally being revealed.

Through the key called the Main Quest.

‘Ha, no wonder her identity couldn’t be revealed…’

The Main Quest that even Adventure King Barion couldn’t obtain.

Since only Dohyun in all of Godose was progressing it, it was natural that others couldn’t know Luliel’s identity no matter what they tried.

Even Dohyun, who was actually progressing it, couldn’t have imagined this, let alone other players.

‘But is this even possible?’

A king of ancient humanity wandering around in NPC form?

If this was possible, then why didn’t the other kings wander around in NPC form, instead hiding somewhere and only manifesting their will?

That question was quickly resolved.

[The will of ancient humanity’s Demon King, ‘Lusir El Reyhard’ dwells in the body of familiar ‘Luliel’.]

‘This is a kind of possession… no, descent?’

‘Occasionally, gods briefly descend upon saints or holy men with high divine power. It seems to be a similar phenomenon, Master.’

‘Rizariza.’

Luliel herself wasn’t the ancient humanity’s Demon King.

She was merely a familiar, not the Demon King.

‘If she’s a familiar, that makes sense.’

Indeed, if she were really the Demon King, she wouldn’t have had merely knight commander-level combat power.

If she’s a familiar, then no one knowing her identity.

Despite being a young girl, having knight commander-level combat power, and holding the important position of prophet – it all makes sense.

Come to think of it, Pratel had unusually many magic-related items, and she might have had some influence on that, he thought.

[Yes. You are the successor chosen by Kashiyar.]

Luliel… no, Demon King Lusir looked at Dohyun with flashing blue eyes.

That alone made him feel breathless. Even though it was just dwelling in a familiar’s body, the aura felt tremendous.

‘This is what Lepiass was talking about.’

When facing a top-tier mage NPC, you feel a strange sensation that you can’t experience in reality.

Different from auras like killing intent that you can feel in reality to a lesser degree, a truly bizarre sensation that can only be felt in Godose.

It was mana.

-It felt like my whole body was being squeezed by an invisible force. I felt that I could never win.

These were the words Lepiass, called the strongest ice mage, used when describing her first meeting with the Blue Tower Master.

The fact that players could feel such things was one of Godose’s unique charms.

It provided an immersive feeling as if you had truly entered a fantasy world.

‘This isn’t just at the level of squeezing the whole body.’

In that regard, Lusir was on a different level.

Beyond squeezing the whole body, he could feel enormous magical power pressing down on the entire space.

Truly one who stood at the pinnacle of those walking the path of magic.

‘At least the Dark King… no, maybe even more.’

It was different in nature from Dark King Har, making comparison difficult, but the aura felt even greater.

Back then, it felt like sharp blades were targeting vital points with a chilling sensation at the nape, but Lusir was like mana itself.

It felt like incomprehensibly vast mana was covering the entire space.

‘J-Jihad…’

‘Ugh, I really can’t get used to meeting these so-called kings every time.’

‘Mmm…’

Since even Dohyun was tense, Jihad and Eliza, who were sensitive to auras, had already hidden behind Dohyun.

Charlie was also groaning, seemingly unable to adapt even after experiencing this multiple times.

Contrary to such violent aura, her voice was cold.

[I’ve never seen Kashiyar handle things properly. Who would trust and rely on someone whose everything depends on his mood? Don’t you think so?]

“…You’re right.”

At her appearance that seemed somewhat angry, Dohyun could only nod.

The Kashiyar he had briefly encountered was truly like a neighborhood thug.

[It was always deplorable that such a man was humanity’s hope. But what can you do? Humanity’s fate was decided that way.]

“…”

[So what do you think? Since fate is like that, is it right to just follow his choice?]

He couldn’t bring himself to say yes.

Fortunately, it seemed she didn’t want an answer, as she continued speaking on her own.

[Therefore, as a safety measure, I entrusted Luliel with several criteria to assess the successor’s qualifications. It’s very important work for our humanity.]

“What if someone falls short of the criteria?”

[Well, they’d have to be mercilessly eliminated, wouldn’t they? My creed is that only those with qualifications can bear responsibility for power.]

When she smiled and casually said something chilling, giving him goosebumps.

She shrugged as if regretful and continued.

[I’d like to do that, but… unfortunately, once a successor is chosen, they can’t be changed.]

“Ah…”

[Don’t be relieved. Instead, I can choose not to give you the fragment. If you want to receive the fragment and move on, you’ll have to pass my test.]

Ding-

A message appeared as she finished speaking.

[You have cleared the Main Quest ‘Fourth Fragment of Fate’.]

[Connected Main Quest ‘The Demon King’s Test’ has occurred.]

[If you fail to meet the Demon King’s standards, you will not be able to obtain the Fourth Fragment of Fate.]

[If you wish to obtain the Fragment of Destiny, you must strive to meet her standards.]

With that, Dohyun could understand why the Dark King had said it would be troublesome before leaving.

This was the first ancient king to give a midterm exam.

‘A midterm exam… Is this even possible to do it this way?’

Somehow he felt like he’d been had, but there was nothing wrong with her words, so it was strangely convincing.

And even if it wasn’t convincing, what could he do about it?

When the party giving the reward said that’s how it would be, Dohyun had no choice but to follow along.

It would be fortunate if he didn’t get his Main Quest revoked for arguing unnecessarily.

[Trial of the Demon King]

-Grade: Main Quest, Job Quest

-Description: The brilliant Demon King of ancient humanity, Lusir El Reyhard.

With her cautious and fastidious personality, she had never liked Kashiyar’s methods from the past.

Thus there were many conflicts of opinion, and this matter was one of them.

Pass her trial and gain her recognition.

-Quest Success: Acquire the complete fourth Fragment of Destiny, Demon King’s reward based on performance.

-Quest Failure: Postponed until you meet the Demon King’s standards.

-Time Limit: None.

And the Quest wasn’t completely unreasonable.

‘A kind of grinding Quest that anyone can clear if they put in the time.’

Even if you failed to meet the standards and received a failing grade, the Quest wouldn’t disappear.

It was just a matter of grinding until you satisfied her standards.

While that was somewhat reassuring, the problem was that Dohyun’s current situation wasn’t very good.

‘Sigh, the Hero Guild will definitely interfere in earnest.’

Now that he had properly made enemies with the Hero Guild.

If he stayed here for a long time, he didn’t know what kind of interference he would face.

He was confident, but if they seriously tried to interfere, it would become quite troublesome, so passing immediately would be best.

Of course, he was confident.

Before the Demon King’s will descended, Luliel had definitely said she passed That Person’s trial.

[Well then, shall we check your qualifications?]

Lusir extended her hand.

As she drew the shape of a book in the air with both index fingers, a gentle light seeped along those lines and a book was created.

[The Demon King, ‘Lusir El Reyhard’ will verify your qualifications.]

[Based on your Main Quest clearing process and clearing performance, we will measure if you meet the standards.]

[Rewards will be determined proportional to your performance, and if you receive a failing grade, you must retake the exam.]

And the moment she turned the page.

Whoooosh—

[…What?]

The pages began turning at an insane speed.

One page, two pages, ten pages, twenty pages…

[This is impossible. So many meet the standards? Some even exceeded the standards…!]

The moment the pages, turning at a speed too fast to follow with the eyes, reached the final page.

Flash—!

[You have passed all of the Demon King’s trials with perfect scores.]

[There are 5 categories where you scored above the standard.]

[Out of 12 categories, 7 categories received perfect scores and 5 exceeded the standards.]

[You have passed her trial with overwhelming performance and will receive the highest reward.]

[The existing reward has been enhanced to a higher tier reward.]

‘Huh?’

Something unexpected had happened.

[You have cleared the linked Main Quest, Trial of the Demon King.]

[You acquire two legendary items as reward.]

[You acquire the title, ‘Two Legends at Once?’]

[It will be recorded in the Adventure Log.]

‘…Holy shit, is this for real?’

He had been given a reward of no less than two legendary items.

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