The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 285

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Chapter 285

Episode 285.

Kraaaah!

Whirlick-

The sight of it endlessly extending and coiling around was no different from a serpent.

He flailed his arms and struggled, but the more he did, the faster the coiling speed became.

By the time he came to his senses, the restraints had already bound his body tightly.

[Why…!]

[He’s someone who possesses part of my authority. There’s no way a mere disciple’s status ailment would work on him…]

Dohyun spoke leisurely to them, who were shocked by the unbelievable situation.

“Who said it was a status ailment?”

[…What?]

When he realized that status ailments wouldn’t work on that guy, it was troublesome.

Dohyun’s ultimate technique, the Reverse Heavenly Period, needed to be combined with binding to unleash its true power.

If the Executioner God’s Cross didn’t work, things would become quite tricky.

That’s when he remembered the snare he got from Sina.

‘…Wait a minute, a snare isn’t a status ailment, is it?’

The Restraining Snare was literally a ‘snare’ that restrains the target.

As long as the different conditions given to each target were met, it was an item that could restrain anyone, no matter who they were.

What restrains in this case is the snare itself.

In other words, it meant physical restraint, not a status ailment skill.

[The target’s rank is high, reducing the restraint duration.]

[The target will be restrained for 7 seconds.]

Of course, for someone at the level of a legion commander, the reduced duration was unavoidable, but…

‘7 seconds is enough.’

This much was more than sufficient.

“Kill him.”

“Okay.”

“What pleasant words to hear.”

Everyone had been saving their ultimate attacks for this moment.

Even without coordinating beforehand, they all rushed out almost simultaneously and attacked the legion commander from all directions.

The first to unleash her secret technique was the Empress.

[Consumes all but 4% of remaining health to create a blood sword.]

[Flying Blood Sword is completed.]

[When dealing damage to a target, damage increases and causes small blood explosions, recovering a small amount of health. Upon reaching a certain stack, gains acceleration effect.]

[The lower the health, the more powerful the effect; the higher the health, the weaker it becomes.]

[Can consume recovered health to amplify physical abilities.]

Flying Blood Sword.

For a secret technique, it wasn’t a particularly high-grade skill.

The Flying Blood Sword was merely a Hero-grade skill.

Moreover, even among Hero-grade skills, it wasn’t treated very well.

‘If you don’t engage properly, you self-destruct, and if you mess up even slightly, you’re headed to the afterlife. It was called the Afterlife Sword instead of Flying Blood Sword for good reason.’

This was due to the strange mechanism of being a sustained skill with penalties so fatal that it should only be used in the final moments.

Therefore, people only used the Flying Blood Sword when their health was at rock bottom.

A last struggle, and a way to buy time through health recovery.

But when the one wielding it was the Empress, the story was different.

‘That girl uses it completely backwards…’

When she felt the timing was right, she would sacrifice all her health to use it, then consume all the health recovered from attacks to enjoy extreme buff effects.

That was her Flying Blood Sword.

True to her nature of enjoying precarious tightrope walking, she had transformed the ambiguous Flying Blood Sword into an extreme spear skill.

A utilization method only possible for her with her overwhelming physical abilities.

‘It’s already troublesome normally, but in a situation like this where we’re beating up a sandbag, well, there’s no need to say more.’

Bang! Kwang! Bang!

The scene that unfolded was one-sided violence.

The sight of her swinging madly while covered in blood explosions was truly that of a berserker.

Starting with her, all the party members poured out the burst damage skills they had been saving.

Sword Drawing Technique.

One Sword.

Starting with the Sword Master’s sword drawing technique, whose instantaneous speed was second to none, various sword techniques poured down in an instant,

[Using Sacred Light’s Fury.]

[Deals powerful area damage proportional to divine power.]

[Targets who have committed evil acts receive double damage.]

Ahdeo’s strongest area dealing skill.

Sacred Light’s Fury struck down from above, illuminating the dark labyrinth.

And behind them, the Fanatic charging with a greatsword in both hands, and Ast leaping to strike down with his mace.

[Using Devastating Strike.]

[Charged for 5 seconds, applying maximum charging effect.]

[Delivers an unstoppable powerful strike dealing 3x damage and ignoring 50% defense.]

[Activating transcendent unique ability ‘Limit Release.’]

[Releases limit restrictions to temporarily use weapon upgrade effects to the extreme.]

[+20 ‘Great Giant’s Mace’ is completed.]

Finally, when the two swung their weapons, explosive shockwaves burst forth,

[Explosive Poem activates.]

[Arrow firing speed gradually increases and explosion power rises.]

Arrows continuously flew from afar, tormenting the legion commander.

Through the dust accumulating hazily from the gradually growing explosions, something black flashed.

[Using Heavenly Demon Divine Fist 5th Form – Mountain-Splitting Straight Punch.]

[Consumes all stamina to deliver the final straight punch.]

It was Cheonma.

A killing blow used by sacrificing all stamina without leaving a single strand.

When her strongest straight punch exploded, the legion commander’s ribs caved in deeply.

The legion commander’s condition was far from healthy.

Various parts were hollowed out like craters, and his entire body was cut and drenched in blood.

[The liberated Commander of the 4th Legion of Ruin’s health is below 2%.]

With his health actually down to rock bottom, Dohyun was slowly stepping forward.

Step.

Firmness like Mount Tai was contained in his steps, and as he continued walking, energy circulated within his body.

One step, two steps like that…

Finally, the moment he took the fifth step.

[Duration has ended and the target’s restraint is released.]

[The Commander of the 4th Legion of Ruin uses Devastating Strike.]

Kraaaaaaah!!!

The legion commander who tore off the snare rushed forward with bloodshot eyes, extending his hand.

The energy contained in his fist was extraordinary.

The densest aura of ruin he had ever seen.

That thing, which covered the sacred energy illuminating the labyrinth in dark purple, seemed like it would make anything disappear without a trace if touched even slightly.

[Warning! Instant death upon contact with this strike.]

[This is a skill that absolutely cannot be deflected or destroyed.]

-Owner!

-Master, be careful! You must not face it head-on!

-Rizariza!

But Dohyun paid no heed and moved forward.

“Who said I was using the 2nd Form?”

What he was about to activate wasn’t the 2nd Form, Break .

Kraaaaa!!!

Facing the devastating strike that approached right before his nose, Dohyun neither swung nor thrust his sword.

He simply faced it.

And the moment he received the man’s fist.

[Reverse Heavenly Period]

[Casting 3rd Form, Heaven .]

With a new sensation, the sky unfolded before his eyes.

* * *

The lofty sky.

An existence that could never be reached no matter how hard one tried.

Even if one thought they had reached it, that would be an illusion – the sky looked down upon all things as if observing them.

Whether wars broke out, natural disasters occurred, or loved ones met their death, the sky simply watched.

Thus humans often looked up at such a sky and complained.

-Even the heavens are indifferent.

Because the sky only watched, showing no interest whatsoever.

Even when earnest prayers were offered and wishes made, the all-knowing sky merely stood by as if telling them to live their given lives.

Therefore, the will of heaven was fate itself.

Whoosh-

-If this kind of thing is fate… I will defy that will.

Thus the man standing alone above the burning kingdom shed tears of blood and vowed.

If all these tragic deaths were also heaven’s will and fate, he would no longer accept them.

He would walk the path of defying heaven.

But the man would inevitably realize before long.

-Ah…

The reason he kept walking in place no matter how much he tried to defy was simply because he hated heaven.

-To defy heaven’s will, ironically, one must be able to accept heaven.

Didn’t military strategy also say that to defeat an enemy, one must know the enemy?

To walk the path of defying heaven, he had to know better than anyone what heaven truly was.

That’s when it began.

For years, the man wandered the world, looking up at the sky in deep contemplation.

Whether it rained or snowed, through countless seasons, he kept his head raised, and this continued even during wars when countless deaths occurred.

How many times had the sun set and risen?

He had stopped counting after a thousand times, and it had become immeasurable.

On a day like any other when the red sun rose, and a single bird glided above it.

-Ah…

His mind cleared as if morning dew had fallen.

-It’s not the sea that encompasses everything, but the sky.

The sea sometimes accepts, sometimes pushes away, sometimes resists, but the sky always remains in its place.

Massive mountains, endlessly vast and deep seas, countless flora and fauna.

The world as seen by the sky that encompasses all things differs in essence from human perspective.

The moment he truly realized this.

Flash-

[You awaken a new perspective.]

[You comprehend the foundation of all things.]

[You complete Reverse Heavenly Period 3rd Form, Heaven .]

Ironically.

The blocked path of defying heaven opened.

Kroooooo-!!!

“Ah.”

Coming to his senses at the rough roaring sound, Dohyun saw the Commander with his massive mouth wide open before him.

Bloodshot red eyes.

The aura of destruction flowing menacingly from his fist throughout his entire body, and even the shape of the aura spreading to the surroundings.

‘Is this how it works?’

Everything was crystal clear like slow motion.

Also, Dohyun could see it.

[Casting Reverse Heavenly Period 3rd Form, Heaven .]

[Accepting the devastating strike and comprehending its foundation.]

Where the aura of destruction originated from, what trajectory it was following to emit its energy.

Which parts were most lethal, where would be safest to go.

He could see everything, and upon realizing this, the aura of destruction no longer felt threatening.

It wasn’t an illusion.

Swoosh.

When he reached out his hand, the aura of destruction rippled and was gradually absorbed.

As he extended his foot and deflected it, the trajectory of the devastating strike twisted sideways, and when he spun once, it undulated like waves.

[The energy is too overwhelming to handle.]

[Duration decreases and only part of the foundation is comprehended.]

[For the first contact only, damage is ignored, and you can influence the aura of destruction for 3 seconds.]

This was the power of the 3rd Form, Heaven .

A swordsmanship that ignored the first damage and could even exert influence over divine powers.

It was truly a swordsmanship that contained the sky which encompasses all things.

‘This is perfect for me, isn’t it?’

Since it negated instant-kill techniques and made impossible parrying possible, where could there be a more suitable swordsmanship?

Besides this, many other applications came to mind.

And this wasn’t even the end.

[By accepting the aura of destruction, you gain related attributes.]

[The attribute is too overwhelming to handle.]

[A very small portion of destruction attribute will be applied to your next attack.]

‘Look at that? This kind of thing is possible too?’

He had painfully experienced how excellent the power of destruction was.

Being able to obtain even a little of that power was an tremendous buff.

At the sight of him accepting the attack beyond just deflecting it, a scream-like shout erupted.

[What kind of absurd thing is this…!]

[A mere human… accepting the authority of destruction? Impossible…! Could that be that man’s?]

[No… that can’t… be. That swordsmanship was lost…]

The bizarre voice trembled, apparently quite bewildered.

Kraaa! Kra!!

The Commander also seemed unable to understand, letting out roars filled with rage, but it was no longer as threatening as before.

Like cornered prey making loud noises in terror.

It just felt like desperate struggling.

[Activating True – Song of the White Lion.]

[A very small portion of destruction attribute is added to True – Song of the White Lion.]

Grrrrr…

Like paint spreading on white drawing paper, as a lion tinged with dark purple flashed its eyes through the darkened blizzard.

“Well then, let’s finish this.”

Dohyun brought down his raised sword,

—-!

An explosion of dark light engulfed the Labyrinth.

Ding-

What could be seen beyond the pitch-black vision was something small emitting a faint red glow.

And only a cheerful notification.

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