The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 274

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Chapter 274

Episode 274.

Kashin Church.

Dohyun’s fan club, shortened from the religious order that worships the god Kaiser.

The Kashin Church that Dohyun had known since the early days of starting Godseeker was just a small fan club with few members.

But now it was no longer at the level of a fan club.

It was a fact known to all Godseeker players that the current Kashin Church had grown into a force comparable to a guild.

“…Wh, what is this!”

“This is supposed to be just a fan club?”

“What kind of ridiculous…!”

But one thing was certain.

Without a doubt, no one would have thought it would be to this extent.

Slash- Thud! Thunk! Thud!

The sound of flesh being cut and bones being pierced stimulated the ears.

“Khaak!”

“Guhk!”

Terrible screams followed.

This place was a scene of carnage.

Hundreds of people were entangled together, killing and being killed.

Though both sides were landing effective hits on each other, it was clearly felt.

“…Are we being pushed back?”

“This is crazy, are those really from Kashin Church?”

“…Those masks and robes are definitely Kashin Church.”

“How does this make sense? Even if their influence has grown rapidly recently, how are we being pushed back!”

Little by little. The Top 10 Guild Alliance was being pushed back.

As they said, it was an absurd situation.

The guild members gathered here now were selected to enter the labyrinth.

They were classified as skilled fighters within their guilds.

And they were being overwhelmed?

Even considering that Kashin Church had more numbers, it didn’t make sense.

‘I heard rumors that many guild officers joined Kashin Church… could it really be true?’

‘At this level, there might be spies in our guild too?’

‘Damn… what the hell is going on here.’

This was a faction.

Not just any faction, but one comparable to a guild.

The sight of over a hundred masked figures advancing with various weapons, covered in blood, was chilling enough to send shivers down one’s spine.

“What are they?”

“…I don’t know either.”

The faces of guild members including Demian and Leon were stiff with tension, so how much more so for Dohyun, the person involved.

Even when the Empress poked him and asked, he had nothing to say.

He could only stare blankly at the scene of reinforcements that had suddenly intervened sweeping across the battlefield.

“Ah… finally I see you. My god.”

When his eyes met with the fanatic beside him, she removed her mask and her eyes shone with ecstasy.

Her face was quite striking.

Like her Western-style figure, her face also held Western beauty, but she had an aristocratic elegance like a noble family’s daughter.

‘…Her gaze is a bit burdensome.’

But meeting her sparkling eyes felt strangely uncomfortable.

Should he say they were too bright and clear?

“I have been preparing while waiting for the day of your return. There are so many impious ones that I am deeply sorry to only meet you now.”

“?”

At this point, Dohyun couldn’t help but be bewildered.

‘Waiting for me to return? Me?’

Who exactly was this woman to say such things?

He thought she was just a one-sided fan, but from her words, she seemed to know him.

But even thinking carefully, there was no one he was particularly close to besides his companions.

No, even if there were, there was no such beautiful woman.

‘Sigh, Demroc had such diverse customization options, how could I know.’

Considering he couldn’t even recognize Sword Master and Kukkudakkukku, it was natural that recognition would be difficult.

Though he felt frustrated by the unsolved mystery, this wasn’t what was important right now.

“I heard they’ve been causing trouble lately, but now even fan clubs are getting uppity. Sigh… The Top 10 Guilds are really all dead.”

“So it’s true that many officers joined Kashin Church. With that level of skill, there might be officers from Top 10 Guilds mixed in. We’ll need to set a day to weed them out.”

Because Demian and Leon were grinding their teeth and expressing their anger.

“If I were to express this feeling, three days and nights of talking wouldn’t be enough, but it seems dealing with those impious heretics comes first.”

After bowing her head in greeting and turning away, her eyes had become murderous.

There was only one case when she made such an expression.

When executing heretics.

Especially when executing the pests that posed the greatest harm to her god.

“Won’t you shut that impious mouth of yours? It’s so disgusting that it reeks of rot.”

“…What?”

“That greasy-looking bastard isn’t disgusting enough and dares to insult god? Your sin will never end with just death.”

“…You talk big. Did you forget? Our forces aren’t limited to just this.”

Demian spread both arms as if telling them to try if they could.

Then countless shadows fell from above.

They were ranged DPS hidden in the wall spaces.

Dohyun’s expression hardened.

When dealing with those bastards, the most troublesome thing wasn’t the guild members here or those masters.

‘Whenever I tried to do something, the attacks flying in were quite annoying.’

Looking down from above and attacking, there was nowhere to hide.

[This target temporarily cannot use movement skills.]

Not only that.

Even when trying to use Backstab or Lightning Movement, it was often blocked as if those bastards had some special buff.

It wasn’t for nothing that he had been struggling.

Whiiing-

Bowstrings were drawn with various elemental effects, and staffs emitted gentle light.

If fired like that, indiscriminate bombardment would fall.

Though they were pushing forward, the tight battle would surely be reversed in an instant.

“Foolish one.”

But she snorted as if it were ridiculous.

“Do you truly think believers who have faith in god would consider this the end?”

“…What?”

Demian’s face hardened.

Her face was too relaxed to dismiss it as mere bluffing.

The moment a suspicion crossed his mind.

Swooosh–!

Something cut through the wind.

Soon after, intense explosion sounds and screams were heard.

“Wh, what!?”

“Ar, arrows! Enemies are hiding!”

It was an arrow.

An arrow embedded in the wall had caused a powerful explosion.

The arrow was not just one.

Swish- Boom!

Bang! Bang!

Arrows flew in succession, embedding themselves relentlessly, and each time a powerful explosion erupted.

The ranged DPS who had been standing leisurely lost their balance and tumbled as the explosions grew increasingly fierce.

“Gr-grab the wall!”

“If you fall, you’ll die!”

“Damn it, where are they coming from!?”

For them, it was enough to make even ghosts weep.

Normally when arrows fly, you should be able to see the direction they came from, but these were like magic arrows, appearing out of thin air with a pop.

Bang! Boom!

The speed was even getting faster.

A festival of explosions erupting everywhere like fireworks going off.

“Huh?”

“N-no!”

The aftermath shook everything like an earthquake, causing the ranged DPS to fall one by one,

Slash-

And their necks were sliced off by the masked reapers of death who welcomed them as if they had been waiting.

That’s when it happened.

“L-look over there!”

“Crazy…”

At someone’s shout, they looked up and saw it.

A rain of arrows embroidered across the sky like a canvas, falling like hail.

For a moment, they stood dazed at the dizzying sight.

“…They disappeared?”

The arrows that had darkened the sky vanished without a trace.

That’s when the deafening explosion echoed.

——!

“Ugh!”

“Wh-what!?”

It wasn’t difficult for those covering their ears to find where the explosion came from.

This place was receiving the bombardment.

Unable to dodge the arrows exploding without pause, they could no longer stand on the wall and jumped down.

Below, the masked reapers of the Kashin Church were waiting like wolves with their mouths open for prey.

Rather than falling off-balance and dying pathetically, it was better to jump directly.

“Hey, you crazy bastards. What are you planning to do jumping so thoughtlessly!?”

“If you’re going to jump, you should jump this way so we can protect you!”

“How is that possible right now! Shut up and just fight.”

Now there were no ranged DPS left here.

Only close-range fighters with bows and staffs, and fighters with swords and spears remained.

Demian muttered blankly at the balance that had crumbled so futilely in an instant.

“That method, could it be…?”

Demian knew the owner of those distinctive arrows.

Of course he did.

The unique ability to move one’s belongings and legendary rapid-fire skills.

There was only one player in Godseeker who used those triple-stacked arrows with explosive properties added.

‘Harrington, how dare you betray us…!’

Harrington, the master of the top 10 guild Ernest.

Though famous as an excellent explorer, when rankers thought of Harrington, the first image that came to mind was that of a legendary archer.

He was born with genius-level talent when it came to handling bows.

There was even a saying that once Harrington decided to hide and start shooting, there was no answer.

‘The Empress, the Kashin Church… even Harrington? Damn! What the hell is going on!’

He should have noticed during the meeting when they kept sparkling their eyes and offering prayers.

Furious, Demian kept looking around frantically.

Then Demian’s gaze stopped at one corner and he narrowed his eyes.

Then he could see it faintly.

The figure of a masked man drawing the string of a blue bow shaped like a peacock.

‘…Huh?’

After shooting a few more arrows, he put away his bow as if his role was complete, then looked this way and offered a respectful prayer.

More precisely, toward where Kaiser stood behind Demian, not at Demian himself.

“That crazy bastard…”

“The crazy bastard is you.”

It was Dohyun who cut off the curse that burst through his throat involuntarily.

Furious, glistening eyes focused on Dohyun.

The sight of him wearing a black mask like the Kashin Church bastards couldn’t be more unpleasant.

Clang! Clang!

Glancing to the side, he could see the Fanatic and Leon already engaged in combat.

And on the opposite side, the Empress and Ahdeo were exchanging sword strikes.

Further around them, masked figures and guild members were rolling around in a muddy brawl.

‘…How did it come to this?’

They definitely could have won easily.

It wasn’t even a battle but a one-sided slaughter.

It was supposed to be educating that arrogant bastard who dared touch a top 10 guild.

But that was overturned in an instant.

Just from that one guy, a one-man army appeared, the Kashin Church rivaling the top 10 guilds appeared, and even Harrington joined in.

“…Was this planned?”

The timing was too perfect to dismiss as coincidence, to the point of being absurd.

“No way.”

Dohyun chuckled and became serious.

What filled his coldly settled face was clear killing intent.

“I don’t really know what happened either… but I know one thing.”

Step,

Dohyun, gripping Cheonbyeon tightly, took a step forward.

The distance that had been so hard to close before was now shortened too easily.

Dohyun, who had come right up close, smiled menacingly and said.

“I’m going to win this bet.”

As soon as those words ended, a pure white blizzard swept through.

At the same time, as the white lion descended and Demian hurriedly pulled out his shield, a heavy impact traveled up his entire body.

[Reverse Heavenly Period]

[Using the 1st Form, Beginning.]

“Hold that shield tight. If you don’t want to die.”

A low, sunken voice settled over the shield.

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