The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 279

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Chapter 279

Episode 279.

Cold.

There was no other way to describe it.

Right now, this place was shrouded in a heavy, deathly silence as cold as a grave.

It was because of the monster visible before their eyes.

Kuwoong! Kung!

A massive body that made the ground tremble with just its walking.

Crude armor that could barely cover part of its heavy, muscular frame.

Large, solid hands that could grab and crush a human with one grip.

The monster, with an appearance reminiscent of a minotaur from mythology, was nothing short of shock and terror to the players.

It couldn’t be helped.

“…Lord Leon was killed in one hit?”

“Crazy…”

“This is impossible. How are we supposed to kill that thing.”

The performance of killing a Top 10 Guild master in one strike was enough to make them lose their will to fight.

It wasn’t just the guild members who were affected.

Though not as much as them, others also showed clear signs of tension.

Even the fanatics and Kashin Church members, who had been ready to chase heretics to the ends of hell, stood tall looking up at the monster.

“What is that thing.”

“…I don’t know.”

Even Ahdeo and the Empress had rarely seen stern expressions.

‘Even if he was caught off guard when he was hit…’

Even considering that, it was an absurd situation.

The thought of being in that position himself sent chills down his spine, but the biggest problem was something else.

[Commander of the 4th Legion of Ruin]

-Title: Legion Commander of Ruin, Beast that Broke Through Limits, Vanguard

-Type: Abyss, Beast

-Traits: Authority of Ruin, Limit Break, Legion Commander, Overwhelming Power, Simple Brutality

-Description: A legion commander sealed away for ages.

One of the five legion commanders among the many strong beings of the Abyss who serves the Master of Ruin, his destructive power inherited from the Authority of Ruin is unparalleled.

Though he boasted overwhelming destructive power, he is currently in an unstable state having lost his reason.

-All stats are reduced by 30%.

-Some available traits are sealed.

-Some available skills are sealed.

-You will die instantly if hit by the Authority of Ruin. Be careful.

‘Authority of Ruin… Don’t tell me there’s more than one instant death skill?’

The skill he had seen earlier was definitely Grasp of Ruin.

If that was a skill manifested through the Authority of Ruin, it wouldn’t be strange if there were several more similar ones.

‘The Abyss… Like with the tomb, is this a coincidence?’

Back then it was speculation, but this time it was openly stated in the information.

That made for a more definitive comparison.

Even that boss, which was nothing short of a calamity, didn’t have the title of legion commander.

On the other hand, considering that this monster bore the title of legion commander…

‘It means it’s at least stronger than the Calamity of the Forgotten Tomb.’

This was the worst.

At a time like this, they needed every bit of fighting power they could get.

Ahdeo’s expression hardened as he looked around. The Empress and Kaiser were exhausted, and Leon and Demian had died futilely.

More than half the guild members were dead, leaving just over a hundred people even including the Kashin Church.

Even with several times more people participating, they couldn’t handle the Calamity of the Forgotten Tomb, so could they defeat this with this level of forces?

‘…Whether parrying works will be the key.’

If that instant death skill could be parried like with the Calamity of the tomb, there might be a chance, but if not…

It would practically be the end.

Did everyone sense that?

Swoosh.

One by one, gazes began to gather, and before long, all eyes were directed toward Dohyun.

Eyes that seemed to seek an answer.

It wasn’t that he didn’t understand their meaning, but unfortunately, Dohyun couldn’t give them the answer they wanted.

When he first encountered that creature, Dohyun hadn’t just backed down.

Naturally, he had engaged in combat for a proper assessment, and as a result, after just 20 seconds, he chose to retreat without a moment’s hesitation.

[Skills containing the Authority of Ruin cannot be parried.]

[Warning! Instant death upon contact.]

‘This is insane!’

The Authority of Ruin was literally an authority.

Since it wasn’t an ordinary skill, parrying was impossible.

A boss with numerous instant death skills that couldn’t even be parried.

Fighting against something that even bore the title of Abyss Legion Commander would be foolish.

‘That’s why I was trying to sneak in and take it while the Top 10 Guilds were distracted…’

Things got complicated when the Top 10 Guilds united to fight against him.

That wasn’t all.

Unlike back then when it was bound by chains and could potentially be conquered with the right approach, now the seal had been broken.

‘This is a disaster.’

The right move here would be to quickly get out, but he couldn’t do that either.

[Eye of Truth is activating.]

‘…Sigh. Why is that thing there again.’

The red something that should have been safely hidden behind the wall was embedded near the creature’s heart.

In other words, to get what he wanted, he had to defeat that thing.

Even if he couldn’t defeat it, he had to at least land one powerful strike to its heart.

[Health is below 30%.]

[Mana is below 20%.]

Even at full condition it would be insufficient, yet his health and mana still hadn’t properly recovered.

‘…Aren’t we in big trouble, Owner?’

‘Sigh, such is my fate. Why is there never an easy way?’

‘This humble sword will do its utmost to assist you.’

‘Rizariza!’

Seeing Charlie and Eliza burning with determination even in this situation, Dohyun chuckled.

It was daunting, but when had it ever not been like this?

There was no point in despairing now.

‘Considering the Emperor’s personality, if this conquest fails, there won’t be another chance for a while.’

If it was something that absolutely had to be done, he would somehow make it happen.

Just like always.

More importantly, there was another reason he couldn’t give up.

-The vessel’s… owner…

-…Kill me. I must be killed to be liberated.

When the creature’s eyes met Dohyun’s and it spoke for the first time, a deep voice emerged.

The voice, as if its soul had been drained like someone under mind control, was saying the same thing as the Abyss strongman he had met in Brion.

Even its name was Commander of the 4th Legion of Ruin.

It must be connected to that guy called the Immortal Master.

‘It’s related to my class. This is definitely a main quest.’

Now that he knew this, it was no longer optional but mandatory.

It was when strength entered the hand gripping Cheonbyeon.

“Are you going to?”

A cynical voice suddenly interjected.

It was the Empress.

At her question as she approached beside him, Dohyun answered quietly.

“I think I have to. There’s a reason I need to catch that thing.”

“Hmm. Is that so?”

It was an answer that would deserve being called crazy, but the Empress nodded as if it was nothing special.

“Then let’s catch it.”

“Will you be okay?”

“What if I’m not okay? If we can’t catch that thing anyway, the raid will fail. Isn’t that right?”

“…You’re right.”

Ahdeo answered heavily as he approached.

The sacred aura flowing from him as he held his brilliant sword had become rough.

It was a phenomenon that occurred when he was fully prepared for battle.

“The reason for catching it isn’t yours alone. Everyone has a lot riding on conquering the labyrinth.”

“…”

“I never thought I’d fight on the same side as you.”

Finally, when he stopped right in front of Dohyun and turned to face the Commander.

Swoosh-

Ahdeo’s sword drew an elegant line, and the Commander’s massive hand fell.

Whoosh, the hand burned and disappeared in mid-air.

[The goddess’s sacred light burns evil.]

[The target resists due to its high rank.]

[The left hand of the sealed abyss, ‘Commander of the 4th Legion of Ruin’ burns away.]

“Going for the arm was too much, I suppose.”

Ahdeo’s unique ability that displayed incomparable power when facing evil.

It was the light of the goddess of purification.

—-!!

While muttering as he looked at Dohyun, the Commander who had lost his hand so helplessly finally realized it and let out an ear-splitting scream.

Even the Commander’s strong regenerative power couldn’t recover from this.

The light of the goddess of purification received the most powerful buff against the abyss.

‘This is Ahdeo’s ability…’

He hadn’t known when they were enemies, but now that they were on the same side, it was incredibly reassuring.

Having one hand versus two hands for instant death attacks was a world of difference.

Kraaaaa!!

[The sealed abyss, ‘Commander of the 4th Legion of Ruin’ becomes extremely enraged.]

[The trait ‘Overwhelming Power’ activates.]

[Gains even more overwhelming power proportional to its rage.]

[The trait ‘Simple and Brutal’ activates.]

[Gains powerful force equal to the loss of reason.]

“It seems properly angry.”

“It doesn’t matter. It doesn’t look like it’ll draw aggro to us.”

“…?”

The Commander roared and rampaged as if properly enraged, but Dohyun’s group didn’t retreat.

More precisely, they didn’t need to.

Whooom-! Whooom! Bang!

Because a blonde woman was swinging around a massive greatsword.

Against the giant legs rampaging with rage, her frenzied swinging of the greatsword looked almost mad.

“…A fanatic?”

“When did she start doing that?”

When Dohyun muttered with a bewildered face, Charlie answered with a pleased expression.

-It was from when Master said looking at it that it must be killed.

-She was cutting at the legs saying it was impudent to threaten a god and must be repaid with death.

-Rizariza…

-Yes! She’s truly a woman with excellent ideology. I’d like to have a conversation with her sometime.

It was almost the first time he genuinely acknowledged another person.

At this, Dohyun briefly imagined her and Charlie having a conversation.

A conversation between that reaction bot and a fanatic…

‘…Hmm, that’s terrible.’

No matter how he thought about it, it wasn’t very appealing.

But this wasn’t the end.

Whoosh-

An arrow that flew cutting through the wind from afar suddenly disappeared from view, then appeared in front of the Commander’s eyes and exploded.

Pop pop pop bang!

It wasn’t just one arrow.

When dozens of arrows exploded on its face in an instant, even the Commander couldn’t ignore it and withdrew the hand heading toward the fanatic to cover its eyes.

“That’s not enough. If we don’t join quickly, it’ll be dangerous…”

Thanks to that, its attention was tied up more, but it only bought a very brief moment and didn’t deal any significant damage.

Ahdeo hurriedly took a forward stance, but suddenly the Empress interjected and spoke casually.

“No, those guys have done their part.”

“…?”

At that moment when he was puzzled by her relaxed voice.

She muttered into the air as if whispering to someone, then grinned and stepped back.

At that moment.

“That’s…”

A hazy silhouette descended through the dusty wind remaining from the explosion.

The silhouette that suddenly dropped in front of the Commander was a woman with long black hair wearing black robes.

There was only one woman Ahdeo knew with black hair wearing black robes.

“Could it be?”

Just as Ahdeo’s eyes widened.

[Using the 7-star Cheonma Divine Fist.]

[Using Cheonma Divine Fist 4th Form – Phoenix Claws That Tear the Sky.]

Swish- Slash- Swish-

Kraaaaa-!

Claw marks were carved into the Commander’s head, then instantly traveled down its body creating dozens of wounds.

It was Cheonma who appeared after delivering dozens of attacks in less than 2 seconds.

“Cheonma? Why are you…”

Before he could be surprised by her unexpected appearance, this time a large man leaped up from the opposite side.

Appearing while blocking the sun, he held a heavy iron mace.

When he finally swung the iron mace,

Kwaaaang!!!

A thunderous roar like a missile explosion echoed, and the Commander’s massive body swayed greatly for the first time.

Then, as if they had been waiting, countless armies rushed out and swarmed the Commander.

“Now’s the time! Attack!”

“Waaaaa!!!”

People in various outfits were tangled together, but among them were some who particularly caught Ahdeo’s eye.

“…Rudi? Why are you here?”

“Master. I’ll explain later. For now, it would be better to focus on the raid.”

It was The King’s Ten Star Knights.

The guild members were momentarily stunned by the chaotic battle that unfolded in an instant.

“Good timing.”

The large man who appeared after delivering a refreshing blow turned toward them and laughed heartily.

Dohyun also chuckled and replied.

“You didn’t die? Auntie.”

“Ha, as if I’d lose to a guy like that.”

“If it weren’t for this master, you would have died, I predict.”

“You just shut up.”

The large man who was noisy from his entrance and the noble woman.

It was the appearance of Ast and Cheonma.

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