The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 25

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Episode 25

Chapter 25.

Raven has two entrances.

The East Gate called the main gate and the West Gate called the back gate.

Among these, the place that users who first entered Raven use as their hunting ground is the plains outside the East Gate.

[Raven Plains]

The first hunting ground encountered on the Main Continent and the most unremarkable hunting ground.

True to its reputation, even the monsters are ordinary.

Red Goblins and Blue Goblins from various tribes appear.

If there’s anything different from Arde, it’s that since there are diverse tribes, the weapons and attack methods the goblins use have some characteristics.

‘It’s not called the most ordinary hunting ground on the Main Continent for nothing.’

In other words, it was also a place that was easy to adapt to.

For users who just graduated from Newbie City, there was no better place than this.

And this was why the Warrior Set was highly valued and why it was Arde’s graduation gear.

【Warrior Set Options】

-3set: When facing goblin types, gives ‘Intimidation’ effect. Additional damage +7% against goblin types, all stats +2

‘Nothing beats this against goblins.’

Against goblins only, it could inflict status effects as well as additional damage nicely.

Dohyun grinned and walked through the middle of the plains.

Goblins from each tribe were scattered in groups all around, but none of them dared to attack Dohyun.

[The Warrior Set option effect gives the enemy ‘Intimidation’ effect.]

[The Red Goblin is feeling unknown fear.]

….

[The Blue Goblin’s morale is broken.]

It was the effect of intimidation.

It didn’t specifically lower stats or give stun effects, but breaking morale was an important effect.

‘When intimidated, judgment becomes slow, and that soon shows in actions.’

Also, even while walking through the middle of the hunting ground, he didn’t need to worry about being ambushed by them.

There was a reason why raising morale was emphasized in war.

Somehow he felt like a thug trying to beat up innocent goblins with no intention of fighting back, but they were originally first-strike types.

To those without the Warrior Set, those guys were the thugs.

‘Red Goblins have high attack power, and Blue Goblins have high health.’

Blue Goblins seemed suitable for testing.

Having made his decision, Dohyun immediately used a skill.

[Using skill ‘Charge Slash’.]

Then his body slid forward in an instant.

Considerable speed despite holding a greatsword.

It was thanks to the necklace and title effects increasing speed by 15%.

Whoosh-!

Kirik!? Kirik!!

As the distance closed instantly, the Blue Goblins who had been cautiously watching were startled and retreated.

Unfortunately, the one in front didn’t even have time for that.

Slash!

By the time he realized it, his body had already been cut.

And right after that.

Ding-.

[Additional damage dealt due to Warrior Set option effect.]

[You have defeated a Blue Goblin.]

“Huh?”

The Blue Goblin disappeared with a cheerful notification.

It died in one hit.

“I didn’t expect this.”

Dohyun couldn’t help but be slightly stunned.

Blue Goblins have 1.5 times more health than other goblins. Compared to the Green Goblins he caught in Arde, it was more than double.

But he had killed such a creature in one strike.

And with just one Charge Slash, not even a special skill.

‘Is this the power of the Warrior Set?’

Actually, it wasn’t just the set bonus.

Dealing 7% additional damage was tremendous, but besides that, Dohyun’s raw stats had increased ridiculously compared to his time in Arde.

On top of that, he was equipped with a Rare+ grade greatsword instead of some worn iron sword.

Especially considering that greatswords had the highest attack power among swords, such tremendous damage was natural in a way.

[By defeating an enemy, the attack power of the Mutant Goblin Warrior’s Red Greatsword increases.]

The amazing thing was that it would get even stronger than this as he hunted.

It would downgrade if he didn’t defeat an enemy within 10 minutes, but there was no option better suited for domination than this.

Dohyun wasn’t the only one who reacted to that tremendous performance.

Ki… Kirik!

Even though their comrade had died, the Blue Goblins began trembling and backing away instead of charging.

A behavior different from the aggressive nature of goblins.

Already demoralized by ‘Intimidation’, seeing the one-kill show completely broke their will.

“Wow… what’s with that person? Didn’t he just kill it in one hit?”

“What? No way, you must have seen wrong. How could a Blue Goblin die in one hit.”

“No… it just went slash and died.”

Then he heard the whispers of users hunting nearby.

Fortunately(?), not many people saw it properly so most didn’t believe it, but in other words, it meant it was something beyond common sense.

Perhaps because of that, the topic quickly shifted elsewhere.

“But that person’s clothes are unusual. Why are they so red?”

“Huh? Whoa, Warrior Set? That’s right. Look how scared the goblins are.”

“Warrior Set? What’s that?”

However, the problem was that the topic was still about Dohyun.

“It’s Arde graduation gear… that’s really hard to get because there’s little supply. Must be quite wealthy?”

“That much? How much is it?”

“Well… probably need to spend at least 1,000 won. Usually not many people pay-to-win like that in this section. It becomes useless when you go to the next city anyway.”

“Ah. Then why buy it?”

“But here the performance is overwhelming. It’s a goblin-limited powerhouse… So rich people buy it to grow quickly… Tsk.”

The man who suddenly clicked his tongue muttered as if annoyed.

“Anyway, here too having money is everything.”

“Looking more will just make me sick. Let’s just go somewhere else.”

Dohyun scratched his head after glancing at the woman who appropriately appeased the man and led him away.

‘Hmm. I didn’t spend even a single 10 won coin.’

He was misunderstood, but he didn’t feel particularly bad about it.

Pay-to-win would at least be honest, but he was literally cheating.

If he were them, he would have been sick with envy too.

‘More than that… the atmosphere is definitely different from Arde.’

Unlike Arde where everyone formed parties and worked together enthusiastically, this place felt thoroughly like strangers.

There were those hunting in party-sized groups and those who weren’t, but it felt like there was a wall between them.

Well, it made sense.

Since experience points are divided in parties, theoretically solo play was naturally better.

But about two-thirds preferred party play.

‘Because they have no choice.’

It was because hunting was difficult otherwise.

That meant all those who solo play have better gods, traits, or items… whatever it was, they were better than those who party.

So the man from earlier must have looked at Dohyun unfavorably as he solo played wearing the Warrior set.

‘There are always people like that wherever you go.’

Even in Demroc, there were plenty of people who would look unfavorably at anyone who was even slightly successful and talk badly behind their backs.

Dohyun was also among their targets for gossip.

Since he was praised as a god and sat on the throne, he had many fans, but conversely, he also had just as many haters.

There were those who ambushed him, and there was even a guy who pretended to be good and formed a party, then tried to paralyze him with poisoned food.

To gain fame, just because they didn’t like him, because they received a commission…

The reasons were varied.

‘Well, I crushed them all though.’

Until he met his companions, it was a continuous series of eventful days.

After forming a fixed party with his companions, thinking that even ambushes would be difficult, no more flies came buzzing around.

Dohyun, who had been thinking of old times for a while, chuckled and turned his body.

‘That’s not what’s important right now.’

Anyway, that was just the past.

Right now, Dohyun’s opponents were just mere goblins.

“Then… shall I warm up a bit?”

As he turned his body, the goblins who made eye contact with him flinched and trembled.

They felt some inexplicable ominousness from Dohyun’s smile that they met. Though no message appeared, he could be certain that their morale had been further diminished.

[You have used the skill ‘Charge Slash’.]

Kieek!

And so Dohyun’s rampage began.

* * *

“Wow… what’s with that person?”

“He’s just going on a rampage by himself… how good must his gear be to do that?”

“Tsk. Tell him to enjoy it now. He won’t be able to do that stuff in the late game anyway.”

“True… but it’s still somehow annoying.”

How much time had passed since he continued hunting?

As he swept away all the goblins in the area while letting the surrounding admiration(?) go in one ear and out the other, a notification soon rang.

[Swordsmanship proficiency increases.]

[Swordsmanship proficiency has reached LV8.]

[Level up.]

‘Oh, swordsmanship proficiency and even a level up.’

Did he catch roughly 50-60 of them?

He definitely caught more than ten groups of goblin hordes, so he must have caught at least that many.

And this was the reward for that.

[Player: Kaiser]

[Level: 15]

[HP: 1,810 / 2,250]

[MP: 340 / 600]

[Stamina: 200 / 350]

[Class: Last Adventurer 【Disciple of Kashiyar】]

[Titles (3)]

-Max Favorability from the Start?

-First Slayer

-Throne of Time Attack

[Stats]

【Strength: 35(+ 38)】 【Agility: 35(+ 35)】

【Stamina: 5(+ 35)】 【Sense: 22(+ 35)】

【Magic Power: 5(+ 34)】

Remaining Points: 21

A level that had risen by as much as three stages.

‘It rises better than I thought.’

Though it might be because his level was still low, the big factor was that there was no experience being divided since he was solo playing.

He was monopolizing experience while hunting faster than most parties.

And there was one thing he learned while hunting.

‘Once I started using skills, stamina depletes faster.’

He hadn’t felt any particular inconvenience with lower stamina before, but now he had already used 110 stamina.

Just from adding Charge Slash alone.

At this rate, if he used Backstab or furthermore used multiple skills, it would definitely decrease in an instant.

That was the reason.

‘Let’s keep it for now.’

The reason he didn’t invest the remaining points and saved them up.

Even now, goblins were being one-shot killed, so there was no need to invest, and he decided to save them in preparation for any possible situation.

There was also the purpose of watching the stamina situation to see whether to invest in stamina, but…

‘Since I don’t know when what skill might appear.’

Dohyun was an all-master.

Right now, fortunately, assassin skills with sense and agility as main stats had appeared, but what if a Hero-grade or Legend-grade skill appeared and it was a mage or tank skill?

‘I’d be crying tears.’

It was better to leave spare stats in preparation for such situations.

Dohyun, who closed the status window, now checked his inventory.

It was to see the harvest he had gained from this hunt.

-Blue Goblin Leather (21)

-Red Goblin Leather (23)

-Goblin Teeth (11)

…

Along with various miscellaneous items he had obtained in Arde.

The inventory was full of various items, but surprisingly, they were all just miscellaneous items.

No matter how extremely low the probability of getting proper gear from drops was, usually after hunting this much, you’d get at least one…

‘…Yeah, this is just like me.’

For Dohyun, who had the worst luck in Demroc, this was a truly familiar phenomenon.

Therefore, such trivial things had no impact on him.

And anyway, what Dohyun was aiming for wasn’t equipment items.

[Goblin Extermination]

-Grade: Normal

-Description: It’s said that the number of goblins in Raven Plains has increased recently, causing trouble. Scout ‘Palson’ wants someone to reduce the number of goblins.

-Defeat goblins regardless of tribe (40 / 40)

-Clear Reward: 70 silver, a certain amount of experience

-Failure Risk: None

-Time Limit: 24 hours

[Hunter’s Request]

-Grade: Normal

-Description: Hunter ‘Teber’ living in Raven Alley has the bad hobby of collecting goblin teeth. Let’s bring goblin teeth to him.

-Goblin Teeth (11 / 10)

-Clear Reward: 80 silver, a certain amount of experience, Necklace Made from Beast Teeth

-Failure Risk: Teber’s favorability may decrease.

-Time Limit: 24 hours

[Collect Goblin Leather]

-Grade: Normal

-Description: This is a request from tailor ‘Emily’ who tailors goblin leather. Let’s collect leather for her, who always has a steady stream of customers.

-Red Goblin Leather (21 / 30)

-Blue Goblin Leather (23 / 30)

-Clear Reward: 1 Gold, a certain amount of experience, Red Goblin Leather Belt or Blue Goblin Leather Pants

-Failure Risk: Emily’s favorability may decrease.

-Time Limit: 24 hours

The two quests ‘Goblin Extermination’ and ‘Hunter’s Request’ already met their conditions, but he hadn’t collected all the leather yet.

He was about to take a step to find more goblin groups and go deeper when.

‘…Hm?’

Something strange caught Dohyun’s eye.

There was no other way to describe it except that it was truly strange.

It was emitting a reddish glow overall, so at first glance it looked like a red dot…

‘A person… no, a ghost?’

It was translucent but definitely had the form of a person.

And it was getting closer. Slowly, but surely heading toward Dohyun.

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