The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 243

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Chapter 243

Episode 243.

-Sword Master and Empress. Damn….

-This is it!

-It would be perfect if it goes all the way to annihilation, fuck

-With Sword Master and Empress, isn’t it doable?

-Hmm… But even Ahdeo died in phase 2, so isn’t it difficult?

-That’s true, but I can’t imagine that physical monster getting beaten one-on-one either.

-For real lololol

-Ah, I’m seriously excited.

The community atmosphere soared with news that Sword Master and Empress had arrived at the Empire.

What kind of beings were these two?

One-man armies that even the Top 10 Guilds couldn’t easily approach, and the only ones to receive recognition from the Sword Emperor.

While they might struggle in factional disputes, they were praised as having no equals in one-on-one combat.

With such two people appearing simultaneously at this moment of crisis, how could anyone not get excited?

-Are those two really that amazing? Why is everyone making such a fuss? It’s not like Demroc came.

-Damn, you’re asking this? Are you a newbie?

-I did start recently, but why?

-Wow, kids these days don’t know how terrifying Empress and Sword Master are.

-To explain simply, even including all Top 10 Guilds and their direct disciples, the general assessment is they couldn’t handle them except for Demroc and a few others.

It wasn’t talk that came from nowhere.

Those who had experienced those two back then still shuddered and absolutely wouldn’t pick fights with them even now.

Above all, Empress’s Achievement proved it.

-Is there any other High Ranker without any affiliation besides Empress?

-Even if you don’t join a guild, it’s standard to at least belong to some NPC faction, but only Empress goes around beating everyone without any of that.

-She’s not called a one-man army for nothing. Honestly, even if Demroc fought Empress, who knows what would happen.

-Isn’t that going too far?

-Really don’t know though. Demroc and her have never fought. Anyway, she’s that strong, man.

One-man army.

The only existence that even guilds who hated negating the reason for guilds’ existence couldn’t do anything about.

A complete no-retreat type who was said to have traded physicality for personality.

Yet the freest soul in Godseeker.

The reason people called her Empress wasn’t simply because she had obtained the Empress title.

“While there might be many opinions on who’s the strongest player, there’s no doubt she’s the strongest among female players.”

And the one who even such an Empress couldn’t guarantee victory against was none other than Sword Master.

At least when it came to swordsmanship, no one in Godseeker could defeat Sword Master.

-Anyway, now that those two are here, I can breathe easy.

-If those two can’t catch it, well… it’s just over then.

-The top 10 guilds were all huddled together watching tsk tsk

-They were so arrogant calling themselves Top 10 Guilds, how pathetic.

It was then that a chat message appeared among the relieved players.

-Hey, but the calamity rate is rising at an insane speed?

-It’s 93%. I saw it. It doesn’t rise while inside the temple, so it’s fine as long as we get in within 6%. They’ll arrive within that time.

-No, you idiot. Go quickly check the calamity rate again.

-I’m telling you there’s enough time. Why are you being like this… Huh?

-?

-97%? 97%??

-…??

That’s when the community flipped upside down.

This was no longer about Sword Master or Empress.

In less than 5 minutes, it had risen to 97%.

This meant it would reach 100% in just a few more minutes.

-This is crazy… Why is this rising so fast?

-They say the calamity reproduction rate is rapidly increasing because the monster has fully revealed itself?

-Harrington, that bastard, seriously damn.

Panicked players’ chats flooded up frantically.

Among the chaotic topics flying around, the most frequently mentioned was none other than the Top 10 Guilds.

-What are the Top 10 Guilds doing? Not going in. Shouldn’t they go in now?

-What if they die going in? Anyway, if you die there it’s 1% per person, so it’s the same.

-There’s a reason Top 10 Guilds aren’t catching it. From what I heard, the existence called Forgotten King was a trap from the start?

-What does that mean?

-Honestly, Lepiass and Leopard are all decent players, but does it make sense they died without being able to do anything? At least someone like Ahdeo could endure it.

-They’re getting scared seeing that monster looking too overwhelming and going to catch the king, but challenging one by one means they can never catch it.

Therefore, the choice made by Top 10 Guilds and High Rankers was preserving their forces.

Rather than waste precious forces trying to catch the Forgotten King they couldn’t catch anyway, they’d wait for the reproduction rate to reach 100%.

-And then raid that boss all together.

-Other Top 10 Guilds are arriving soon too. About three more seem to be coming, so if six Top 10 Guilds and thousands of High Rankers raid together, surely they can catch it?

-…That makes sense.

-Add Empress and Sword Master to that and the game’s over. Anyway, those two will be late, so they can naturally join in?

-That sounds plausible… But what about the Forgotten King?

-Well, it’ll work out somehow. Saving souls was part of the Quest content anyway. Who knows? Maybe the monthly quest will end if we catch that monster.

News of a massive raid never seen before in Godseeker history.

This was enough to turn public opinion.

People began thinking that such a scale of raid might really succeed.

-The Top 10 Guilds all have plans?

-They weren’t being cowardly, they were preparing.

-Ah, thinking about it this way, Lepiass and Ahdeo dying is really painful.

-Agreed, Arthur’s unique ability is fucking OP in situations like this.

It became a raid target rather than an unmanageable monster.

This difference was enormous.

Players quickly accepted this situation to an almost ignorant degree, having criticized the Top 10 Guilds until now.

There were even those popping up like bamboo shoots after rain, anticipating the raid.

-What happens if we can’t catch the monster?

-What if we trust them, don’t catch the king, wait until it reaches 100%, then can’t catch the monster? Wouldn’t that fail the monthly quest?

Of course, there were those expressing concerns too….

-Don’t worry, even if the disaster reproduction rate hits 100%, it doesn’t mean the monthly quest fails

-No, if we keep failing to catch that thing, it’ll eventually fail anyway. Isn’t it strange to be confident about catching that when it’s a boss we’ve never seen before?

-They’ve always said there’s no match for ganging up since ancient times.

-It’s not just anyone, but current Godseeker’s top rankers ganging up, how could they not catch it.

-No, so what happens if by any chance we can’t catch it.

-Ah, that won’t happen. Then why don’t you try catching the king. Is that easy? At least raiding the monster has more possibility.

-No, we absolutely can’t catch the monster. Just catch the king, I’m telling you? Catch the king.

They were all refuted and disappeared.

[User ‘PleaseKillKing’ has been chat banned for 5 minutes due to excessive chat spam.]

Especially among them, PleaseKillKing, no, Harrington, who had been particularly expressing concerns, stopped pounding his keyboard as if he’d break it and miserably covered his face.

“Shit… It’s all over.”

He was frustrated to death.

The monster he had experienced was absolutely an unmanageable existence.

On the other hand, while he didn’t know how strong the Forgotten King was, if Ahdeo endured for a whole hour, there was at least some hope.

If that monster and Ahdeo fought, he wouldn’t last even 10 minutes, let alone an hour.

Leaving the easy path to take the thorny road, his insides were burning up.

“Haah….”

The anger boiling up from his core leaked out through a deep sigh like steam from a kettle.

Harrington leaned back in his chair with a weary face.

‘Right, you never know. With thousands of people in the raid, there might be a chance.’

The water was already spilled. There was no answer in thinking only negative thoughts.

Since things had come to this, he had no choice but to pin his hopes on the raid.

It was when he was thinking this way.

[The current disaster reproduction rate is 99%.]

[The seal will completely disappear shortly and a great calamity will move.]

[Prepare for the great calamity.]

[10….]

[9….]

-Huh? Hey, is he trying to enter the Forgotten King’s Temple?

-What, there was an owner of the armory too?

-No no, he just arrived and saw the message then rushed straight to the entrance.

-Why bother? He could just join the combined attack.

-He says it feels wrong. And above all, he doesn’t want to hide behind justifications that damage his pride.

-What a real man.

-Not a real man, but a real idiot. That’s just being stubborn.

Harrington showed interest for a moment while watching the chatroom that had become noisy with Ast’s appearance.

-Hahaha, I do agree though… Huh? Huh?

-Huh, what? Wait a minute.

-Whoa, is it real?

-Crazy, is it really?

-?? What’s real?

-Whoa, amazing.

-Why??

-ㅋ이정ㅂ재어ㅣ;

-What are you saying, idiot. Type properly.

-He’s here! He’s here!

“…Hmm.”

The appearance of a completely unexpected person.

Harrington’s eyes widened, then soon became ambiguous.

An ambiguous expression of whether he should be happy or not.

He couldn’t get a feel for whether this was a rotten rope or a golden rope.

* * *

Murmur murmur-

In front of the entrance to the Forgotten King’s Temple.

That place was now bustling with countless people.

Cheonoechen, Leonore, The King, and Babylon.

In The King’s case, although Ahdeo was missing, the Holy Ten Knight Order remained, and besides them, countless high rankers were waiting.

“Three more places are coming? I’m excited that Cheonma is coming too.”

“Two places entered the tomb an hour ago. They said they’d arrive here soon.”

“Amazing… Then how many high rankers will there be in total?”

The sight visible now was already thrilling, but three more of the top 10 guilds?

The players who got to see the strongest raid team in Godose history in person rubbing their arms from goosebumps was by no means an exaggerated reaction.

“They’re live streaming, right? I heard the viewer count already hit tens of millions.”

“To witness this directly… Crazy.”

“Be careful not to die from getting caught in the crossfire, everyone.”

“Ugh, just thinking about it makes my stomach hurt so much I could die, so don’t worry.”

Right now, the various live broadcasts of the top 10 guilds split into multiple streams each had thousands of viewers.

“What about the Empress and Sword Master? Haven’t they entered yet?”

“They’re hurrying over now… Considering the entry position, wouldn’t it take an hour?”

“What, then Cheonma would take 2 hours….”

“So what. They’re prepared for this raid to take several hours anyway.”

And here, even the Sword Master and Empress.

[The great calamity is looking at this place.]

Although that monster visible before their eyes was overwhelming, with this many people they could definitely defeat it.

This was now almost certain.

That’s why they couldn’t help but wonder.

“…Why is he insisting on going in?”

“Even Ahdeo couldn’t defeat it, can the owner of the armory?”

“Well… Just looking at single-hit damage, the owner of the armory is on another level, so you never know.”

“That’s only when he uses transcendent abilities. Even then, he needs a raid team.”

The actions of the owner of the armory, Ast, who was trying to enter while taking on the risk.

Hearing the users whispering behind him, the Vice Master cautiously asked.

“…Master, are you really going to enter?”

“Yeah, I have a bad feeling. I’ve been around trouble magnets with good instincts often, so now I get a feeling when I see things like this.”

“? How can someone have good instincts but be a trouble magnet?”

“…That’s how it is. Anyway, it feels wrong to leave this as is.”

Ast, who had been trailing off, brought the conversation back to the main point.

His long experience was telling him.

If he left this alone, problems would arise.

[The great calamity’s eyes are opening.]

[All eyes will open in 10 seconds.]

[10….]

[9….]

‘Especially those eyes. Those feel really wrong.’

Shouldn’t he at least prevent all those eyes from opening?

He had no certainty or evidence, but his instincts were telling him so.

Kaiser and those guys would have definitely done the same.

‘I have five weapons prepared for maximum enhancement. If I use ‘that’, five times… Tsk, the loss will be huge.’

It would cost a fortune, but there was no choice.

That was Ast’s way of covering for his lacking talent.

[7….]

‘Let’s hurry inside.’

It was the moment when Ast clicked his tongue at the message that appeared as if urging him and was about to step inside.

“Gasp.”

“Whoa…?”

“Crazy, is it really?”

“Wow, amazing….”

He heard the sound of people gasping behind him, then the murmuring grew louder.

Footsteps could be heard through it.

Step step.

The sound gradually grew closer.

What made Ast feel puzzled wasn’t that the sound was getting closer.

It was that the footsteps stopped abruptly right behind him.

“What now… Huh?”

Ast turned around irritably and froze in place.

That was because he was truly an unexpected person. At the same time, he was also a very familiar face.

Black hair. Sharp eyes and face.

Wolf-like agility with a tall height exceeding 180cm.

“Don’t just stand there blocking the way, move aside, Auntie.”

The man who grinned when their eyes met was none other than his longtime companion.

It was Kaiser.

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