The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 289

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Chapter 289

Episode 289.

Dohyun let out a hollow laugh as he looked at the small something in his hand.

‘This was embedded in its heart?’

The identity of what had startled him wasn’t something grand like a Fragment of Fate.

[You have obtained an Old Golden Insignia.]

[Old Golden Insignia]

[Grade: ??]

[Description: An old and worn golden insignia. Restoring it might reveal detailed information.]

-Reacts when the original owner is within 5M.

It was a small insignia.

Old, faded in color, and cracked.

Though it was hard to believe this shabby-looking thing had been embedded in the heart of the Commander of the 4th Legion of Ruin, it wasn’t really a worthless object.

[You obtain an item related to the Main Quest.]

After all, it was an insignia related to the Main Quest.

Could just one old insignia like this trigger a Main Quest?

It was puzzling, but seeing the distinctive pattern carved on the insignia, one couldn’t make such rash remarks.

‘Golden border and a golden dragon…’

Though age had stripped away its antique and splendid feel, what this faintly visible golden border and golden dragon symbolized was only one thing.

Imperial family.

[You discover remnants melted into the Old Golden Insignia.]

[You obtain a clue to the 2nd Prince’s illness.]

[Return to the Empire’s Emperor ‘Baharun de Arnis’ to complete the Quest.]

‘Ha.’

One corner of Dohyun’s mouth rose at the Quest that was cleared just in time.

An imperial insignia was embedded in the heart of a sealed legion commander, and obtaining the insignia gave him a clue to the illness?

What could this possibly mean?

‘In the end, the Forgotten King was right.’

The imperial family.

Those who could be called the sun of the Empire were in collusion with the Abyss, or the Moon Order.

Though he had secretly hoped it wasn’t true, this was not good news.

‘This basically means the Empire is the enemy.’

In the Empire, the Emperor’s command was law.

Opposing the imperial family was practically the same as opposing the Empire.

He had expected it, but obtaining such clear evidence made the situation feel overwhelming.

‘It would have been so much better if it were a Fragment of Fate.’

If it had been, based on the pattern so far, he would have gotten some kind of reward.

From Dohyun’s perspective, needing to become even a little stronger, it was disappointing.

But thinking about it a bit, there was something strange.

‘If the imperial family is the culprit, why did they even send a raid team?’

If the Emperor was the culprit, there would be no need to stir up unnecessary trouble.

‘Or was it to destroy evidence?’

Since only apostles could enter, it was a somewhat reasonable guess, but that was also strange.

If destroying evidence was the reason, there would be no need to specifically ask him to obtain clues about the 2nd Prince’s illness.

No, looking for the cause here was absurd from the start.

Then was it the 2nd Prince or the 1st Prince?

‘Hmm… I’m not sure.’

Dohyun shook his head to clear his complicated thoughts.

Since the insignia would react when the original owner was within 5M, he would learn something when he met them directly.

[The Labyrinth of Denial is collapsing.]

[A warp has been created.]

[Exit through the warp.]

“My God. Though I dare not fathom what has happened, it seems we must escape now.”

-Master, there is no time.

Then, upon seeing the warp, the Fanatic and Charlie who rushed over almost simultaneously knelt on one knee.

“We must go.”

“We will escort you safely.”

Then the Kashin Church members all knelt in unison behind them.

In the collapsing labyrinth, the sight of dozens of masked and robed men and women kneeling was truly spectacular.

“Wow, that’s really something. Don’t we get anything?”

“This one is not particularly envious.”

“…Right, your guild members are loyal too.”

“Jin and Sword Master are one thing, but Auntie, you have many guild members, so why are you like this? Master and everything else comes second?”

At the Empress’s words, when he glanced back, he could see guild members with Babylon marks rushing desperately toward the warp.

“What about Master?”

“He’ll come on his own. He said real men don’t look back. Going quickly is helping him.”

“Ah. Then I acknowledge that.”

There had been a time when he had acted tough in a crisis situation and told them to go first.

Since when had they listened so well, they had escaped quite skillfully…

Seeing the overlapping scene, Ast quietly made a resolution.

‘…As soon as we get out, it’s assembly time.’

While the self-proclaimed real man(?) was planning a gentleman’s revenge.

Dohyun, who had been watching the spectacle before his eyes, slowly parted his lips.

“We’re going back.”

“Yes!!”

As dozens of voices overlapped in a resounding answer and he stood in the warp, his vision was dyed with bright light.

‘Now let’s see which bastard is the collaborator…’

Ding-

[Returning to the Arniss Empire.]

[Return to Emperor ‘Baharun de Arnis’ to receive additional rewards.]

Dohyun closed his mouth at the message that appeared over his reversing vision.

‘…Let me at least receive this first.’

Whether they were collaborators or not, rewards were innocent.

* * *

And at that moment.

A major bomb dropped on the Godseeker homepage.

To be precise, it was a bomb that exploded simultaneously on the homepage and various portal sites.

[The boss of the Labyrinth of Denial dungeon is a legion commander?]

[Godseeker’s first legion commander raid!]

[Unprecedented scale raid draws public attention!]

[Boss legion commanders that even the top 10 guilds fear, who exactly are they?]

Articles that occupied the main banners of various sites.

It was only natural that people would get excited about this.

└What the hell is this?? A legion commander raid?

└The labyrinth boss is an Abyss legion commander? Then isn’t it stronger than the Forgotten Tomb boss?

└There’s a dungeon with higher difficulty than World Quest? No way

└Crazy how did they clear it;;;

No, it wasn’t just excitement.

[The star of the first legion commander raid is Kaiser!?]

[Kaiser’s party writes history once again!]

[Shocking True Story! The Strongest Paladin Ahdeo, Overwhelmed by Fanatics! The Kashin Church’s Power Exceeds Public Expectations…]

[The Kashin Church, Who Exactly Are They?]

[The Strange Encounter Between the Heavenly Horse Sect and Kashin Church.]

This was because news broke that Kaiser had claimed first place in the Legion Commander raid rankings.

Moreover, since the entire ranking board was filled with Kaiser’s party members, the impact could only grow even larger.

└No way, it’s Kaiser again?

└Damn, I have to worship him again.

└What about Demian and Leon? I remember they formed an alliance?

└I saw the rankings and they’re not even in the top ranks lololol Meanwhile Vice Masters Raveon and Marphad are in the top 50. What the hell

From those who worshipped Kaiser as always.

└Wait, thinking about it, there’s no Tank in the rankings? They did the Legion Commander raid without a Tank?

└Why would there be no Tank? King God General Kaiser-sama is there.

└Wow, I want to see the raid video. How exactly did they do it?

└An acquaintance is in Leonn Guild and participated, says it was truly insane. Told me to definitely watch when the video comes out. Says he’s not human. Did a strength show among monsters.

└Right, he’s not human.

└Ah for real lol Kaiser, he is a god.

└But seriously, where did Demian, Xiao, and Leon go? Why are suddenly Cheonma and Ahdeo in the rankings?

From those waiting for videos to see exactly how the raid proceeded, to those questioning how such a structure was formed.

Just as the community was about to explode.

[Top 10 Guild Alliance VS Kaiser Alliance]

[Top 10 Guild Alliance Kneels Before Kaiser.]

[?? : Demian? He was trash though?]

[Following an Epic Raid, an Epic War Breaks Out!?]

└???

└?

└What the crazy?

└Who’s kneeling to what?

Before there was even time to handle the aftermath of the major bomb, a nuclear missile had dropped.

Just before the Legion Commander raid took place.

The fact that the Top 10 Guild Alliance and Kaiser Alliance had waged war was revealed.

└But seriously the article titles lolololol Don’t they get sued for writing them like that?

└For real, they sold their souls for views lololol

└Makes me want to click though lolololol

└They won’t be Top 10 guilds anymore anyway so whatever~

└Wow, but seriously how do you lose even with an alliance? Was Kaiser this strong?

└Cheonoechen also got completely wrecked by Babylon didn’t they?

└Xiao was always just a wannabe rival anyway. Never liked how she kept acting up when she can’t even match the Armory Owner Auntie.

└For real, it’s only because Auntie has a gentle personality. If it was Demroc, there would’ve been no mercy.

Naturally, the attention that had been focused on the Legion Commander raid was now drawn to the war.

After all, wasn’t watching fights the second most entertaining thing after watching fires?

If you weren’t interested in news of war between top-tier players, you weren’t a gamer.

Naturally, journalists also began spreading news about the war by any means necessary.

[The Alliance of Top 10 Guilds Aegis and Leonn, Was Their Attempt to Eliminate Kaiser the Cause of War?]

[Guild Alliance That Got Eliminated While Trying to Eliminate.]

[They Who Broke the Unwritten Rule Have No Qualification as Top 10 Guilds. Numerous Criticisms and Controversies Continue…]

[Aegis Guild Master Demian. Defeated in One-on-One Battle Against Kaiser.]

From the reason the war broke out to the entire process.

All of it spreading to the public was truly instantaneous, and Demian’s image falling to rock bottom was even faster.

└One-on-one defeat lolololol Even got wrecked by a tired Kaiser after failing at gang beating.

└And Leon apparently got beaten by fanatics?

└Wow, with that build he got scared and tried gang beating lololol If he still got wrecked after that, isn’t that saying everything?

└This is irredeemable. There’s nothing to defend.

└If he lost in group combat there might be some way to recover. But he started the gang beating, couldn’t finish it, then lost in one-on-one. How do you recover from that lololol

└He only knows how to block monster attacks, can’t block his own downfall lol

└Goodbye Aegis~

└The class of proving the Kaiser > Top 10 Guilds meme right as it starts circulating.

└Kaiser, he is a god! Kaiser, he is a god! Kaiser, he is a god!

All the disgraceful acts of the Top 10 Guild Alliance led by Demian, Leon, and Xiao were completely exposed.

Since there were guild members making internal reports to survive, recovery was impossible.

Crash!!!

Watching half his guild members quit in an instant, Demian slammed his fist on the desk.

But still unable to calm his anger, he finally couldn’t hold back and shouted.

“Aaaahhh!!! Kaiser!!!”

If someone had seen it, they would doubt their eyes wondering if this was really the man called the Iron-Blooded Tank.

And it wasn’t just Demian.

“Damn it, I’m being wronged! I didn’t lose to fanatics, I died to the boss, so why are the articles written like that!”

“Shit, is that what’s important right now!? It’s true you got wrecked anyway!”

“Shut up, bitch. What did you do so well that you’re squeaking so loudly!”

Leon and Xiao, who had gathered in one place, were also busy expressing their uncontainable anger.

Thanks to this, players passing by the guild hall were whispering and gossiping, but such things weren’t even on Demian’s mind right now.

-Executive Secretary : I heard the news. The Master says to take responsibility for acting recklessly after climbing to a position beyond your means.

-Executive Secretary : The other Top 10 guilds share the same stance, and numerous major guilds have agreed as well.

-Executive Secretary : Well then, farewell.

-Executive Secretary : Ah, lastly, if you want the war you love so much, he says he’ll accept it anytime. Please make a wise choice.

Crash!!

“Kaiser!!!”

Everything he had built by dedicating his life was crumbling like a sandcastle in an instant.

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