The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 273

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Chapter 273

Episode 273.

Damian Alexander.

An iron-blooded Tank who never wavered in any crisis.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say this was precisely why he could reign as the strongest Tank.

He had exceptional talent and instincts, but what mattered most for a Tank was judgment.

And what directly connected to that judgment was composure.

‘Looking at the situation, I can tell how things went down.’

In his eyes, he could vividly see the battlefield that had unfolded just moments before.

Kaiser, who didn’t show it but looked particularly exhausted. In contrast, the Empress who seemed relatively fresh. And in front of that Empress, Marphad who had been staggering and Raveon who had been seething.

‘Kaiser drew their attention while the Empress fought Marphad.’

The circumstances made it certain.

That’s why it was surprising.

What method could they have possibly used to keep so many people tied down continuously?

Even considering she was an All-Master, it was an unbelievable result.

‘Good thing I hurried just in case.’

If he had been even a little late, at minimum Marphad would have lost his head to the Empress.

“…I have no excuse.”

“Forget it. That’s not what’s important right now.”

Leaving behind Marphad who was hanging his head low, Damian looked at Dohyun and twisted his lips into a cold smile.

“This is the first time we’re meeting face to face, Kaiser.”

“That’s right. This is also my first time seeing you properly like this… Your outfit changed? Did you go shopping or something?”

The man with a delinquent way of speaking who had somehow lined up beside him, Leon, butted in.

Those two exuded leisure.

Seeing the two of them like that, the Empress picked her ear and spat out bluntly.

“Acting all cool when you’re just cowardly flocking together. Coming here to steal the kill and what’s with all the talk?”

“…Who’s flocking together? You guys stole first and picked a fight.”

“Ah, so that’s why you cowardly ganged up a hundred against one? When that didn’t work out, you barged in among yourselves… Tsk, the so-called Top 10 Guilds are really something to be proud of.”

“…”

It was a typically brazen statement from her.

When Leon shut his mouth having nothing to say, Damian’s face hardened in displeasure.

“…Empress. Are you trying to make enemies of us? That wouldn’t be a very good path for you either.”

“Were we enemies then, or were we allies?”

“I’m not playing word games. If you come at us like this, we can’t just stand by and watch either. But if you back down even now, we’ll let it slide.”

Damian was sincere when he said that.

The Empress had been fine until now, and they were in a relationship where they just needed to not bother each other.

Thinking of the bond from seeing her since the early days, he was willing to show mercy.

But the Empress’s answer was predetermined.

“Fuck off.”

At the sight of the Empress coolly flipping him off, Damian nodded.

“…Yeah, that’s like you.”

“See, what did I tell you, Damian. It’s a waste of time to talk, so let’s just crush them.”

“Can’t be helped. Then we have no choice but to eliminate them together.”

“Yeah, that’s it.”

Leon fidgeted with his hands as if his body was itching.

Sometimes thinking that guy seemed to be cut from the same cloth as the Empress, Damian gripped his shield.

“Do you have any last words?”

At the question directed at him, Dohyun slowly opened his mouth.

“You’ll have to succeed this time no matter what it takes. If you let me live, you’ll be the one who dies.”

“…”

Confidence with a different density than the bluster of a cornered rat.

It was deep conviction born from past experience.

Though Damian’s eyebrows twitched at the powerful provocation, he obediently nodded.

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

However, he had just one thing to add.

“You don’t need to worry. I’ve prepared thoroughly for exactly that.”

“…?”

Damian, smiling coldly, struck his gripped shield hard against the ground.

Thud!

That was a signal.

A signal to gradually reveal themselves.

Swoosh-

At that, someone revealed themselves from above the labyrinth.

More precisely, it would be accurate to call them shadows.

Countless shadows in small spaces attached to the labyrinth’s walls.

Those who had stepped on spaces arranged sporadically like stepping stones surrounded this place, and in their hands were various weapons from staffs to magic tools to bows.

“…Crazy.”

Their number was dozens.

Considering the additional forces that Leon and Damian had each brought, it meant over a hundred people had increased in an instant.

Two people having to face 200.

But this wasn’t the end.

Thud, thud.

Footsteps echoing lowly.

Though it was hard to tell where the footsteps were coming from, there was no need to distinguish.

Guild members were parting to both sides like Moses’ miracle in the direction he was coming.

The man who had reached this place was someone Dohyun knew well.

‘…This is insane.’

Brilliant blonde hair.

Gleaming golden armor.

Sacred aura seeping out subtly and a sword like a work of art.

‘Ahdeo…’

It was the appearance of Ahdeo, The King’s Master.

The one who showed the most joy at this was none other than Damian.

“You kept your promise.”

“…Consider the debt settled with this, Damian.”

“Of course. You even mobilized the Order of the Ten Saints.”

Order of the Ten Saints?

When The King’s maximum force was mentioned, Dohyun instinctively looked around. But there were no signs of the Order of the Ten Saints.

Those shadows were all ranged DPS.

The Order of the Ten Saints composed of Paladins couldn’t be up there.

‘…Don’t tell me.’

Then there was only one answer.

‘Auntie.’

They had sent them to where Ast was.

As Dohyun’s face hardened stiffly, Damian smiled broadly for the first time.

“One spot in the Top 10 Guilds is about to open up.”

“…I’m going to kill that bastard myself.”

The Empress’s red eyes flashed with murderous intent.

She looked ready to devour him immediately. But Dohyun had no time to pay attention to her.

-…Owner.

-Riza…

Jihad and Eliza were watching Dohyun’s mood, as he was even angrier than she was.

[Using Madness.]

[Using Cloak of Darkness.]

Like the Empress, Dohyun’s eyes turned red as crimson energy and darkness swirled together around him.

“…Should we add one more item to the bet?”

Dohyun declared through gritted teeth.

“Whoever kills that bastard wins.”

“Yeah. Sounds good.”

As soon as they answered, both of them kicked off the ground.

Seeing them flying like bullets while scattering crimson energy, Demian and Leon each gripped their weapons, and Ahdeo reluctantly drew his sword as well.

“Let’s begin.”

“Yeah.”

It was the moment when the great labyrinth war that would be recorded in Godose history began.

* * *

Bang! Crash!

Every time a heavy roar echoed, the ground was gouged out.

Blood was splattered all around, and even more arrows and magic had torn up the surroundings.

Dohyun staggered in the cracked and scorched crater.

-…Owner.

-Ri, Riza…

Jihad and Eliza glared at him with resentful faces.

But as if they had no right to do so, Leon trampled on the back of the prostrate Jihad.

-Urgh…!

-Rizariza!!

Eliza screamed as if telling him to stop and spat out spider webs, but the webs couldn’t possibly deal any damage.

Leon didn’t budge at all.

-Kuk… Just wait, just wait a little. This humble sword… Kuhek.

A little further away, Charlie tried to get up with difficulty, but got hit by magic flying from behind and fell to his knees again.

The undead legion had long since disappeared.

Clang! Clank!

“Haa… Haa…”

“Heok, heok.”

The only ones still standing and holding on were the Empress and Dohyun.

But they were barely holding on.

The two people pointing swords at each other while back-to-back in the crater, sealing off all angles, were extremely exhausted.

[Health is below 5%.]

[Danger! If you exhaust all health, all stats will decrease and you will fall into a groggy state until recovery.]

[Warning! This is a system where Hero traits do not work.]

[Mana is below 20%.]

It really was the limit.

No matter how tenacious Dohyun and the Empress were, they were ultimately players using the same system.

If they exhausted all their health, collapsing was unavoidable.

[You are faced with overwhelming adversity.]

[The effect of Defying Heaven is amplified.]

‘At least this activated so I could hold on… Otherwise it would have been difficult.’

Getting the armor had been a stroke of genius.

The regrettable thing was that it hadn’t reached maximum stacks, so the hidden option hadn’t activated.

Having even one variable would be good right now, so it was very disappointing.

‘Kukkudakkukku is at his limit too.’

The Empress wasn’t much different either, as her breathing was rough.

Dohyun looked ahead with complicated eyes.

There were still well over a hundred people remaining.

Ahdeo approached them step by step, looked at them silently for a moment, then spoke.

“I’ve been curious all along how you caught the Forgotten King. I wanted to spar with you once, but I’m sorry it’s in this situation.”

“…Heok, huk.”

“I’m just trying to settle a debt, I have no grudge against you.”

Debt or whatever, that was their business, and honestly he was dying from exhaustion so he wished they wouldn’t make him talk.

But Dohyun tried his best to calm down and gather his wits.

‘This is damn tough.’

Even fighting Ahdeo one-on-one right now wouldn’t be easy, but with ranged DPS surrounding them, it was hell.

The continuous fighting and consumption of health and mana was also a big factor.

“Wow, they really lasted long. Are they zombies or what?”

“This is… should I say impressive, or stubborn.”

“No wonder Raveon couldn’t do anything. Your judgment to deal with them now was right, Demian. That guy has become more of a monster than expected.”

In this situation, two Vice Masters remained, and three Masters were still holding on.

The guys talking leisurely only showed small scratches as wounds.

It was because they could only fight in a one-sided structure.

‘I still have one last move left though…’

Just in case, he hadn’t burned his last resort yet, but even if he did, he didn’t think he would win.

Even if he used it to escape, would the success rate be even 1%?

‘If only I had a chance to fight properly…’

Then it wouldn’t have come to this.

As if his inner thoughts were heard.

“One-Man Army, God… Was it just good when we were praising you?”

Demian sneered and continued.

“The arrogance that you don’t need forces. The foolishness that you can stand alone at the top brought you to this place.”

Godose is a game played by 1 billion people.

It’s a place where that many people gather, and amazing skilled players abound.

Why would all of them have forces?

“Because otherwise you eventually crumble. Like you are now.”

It’s not the strong who survive, but those who survive are strong.

That immutable truth applied here too, and in that sense, Demian thought he was fully qualified to stand at the pinnacle.

Because he was the leader who satisfied both the former and the latter.

“It would be good to finish this now. You can look forward to it. What kind of days will unfold from now on.”

“…Stop it and end this.”

At Ahdeo’s uncomfortable interruption, Demian gripped his shield.

His shield, sharp as a blade on all sides, boasted a more sinister aura than most swords.

With its heavy weight added, it could deal tremendous damage.

Like an executioner looking down at those on the execution platform.

“Then, this is the end. Kaiser.”

It was the moment when Demian coldly spoke and was about to bring down his shield.

“How dare… How dare you mock God.”

A woman’s voice was heard from somewhere.

The tone, which didn’t match the beautiful voice like rolling jade beads, carried a strange madness.

And,

—–!

Something dropped between Dohyun and Demian with a thud, and smoke rose up.

Mist so thick that even afterimages couldn’t be seen properly.

“What the hell is this now!?”

“What is this all of a sudden… Huh? Ugh! Gah!”

“Gaahhh!”

Countless screams and eerie metallic sounds echoed through the invisible field of vision.

For the first time, cracks appeared in Demian’s composure.

His heart pounded with bewilderment as he unconsciously muttered.

“What the…?”

However, that muttering couldn’t continue properly.

He had to see it.

The silhouettes revealed through the slowly clearing smoke.

A sensual figure visible even in silhouette. Luxurious blonde hair. And a great sword that radiated such an enormous presence that everything else paled in comparison.

“…Fanatic?”

No, she wasn’t alone.

The things spread out behind her like afterimages were all human silhouettes.

Holding various weapons, they were all wearing masks and cloaked in robes.

The moment all the smoke finally cleared.

Those who met Dohyun’s eyes all knelt on one knee in unison and shouted.

“Our God, we have come.”

The Kashin Church had come to meet their deity.

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