The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 292

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Chapter 292

Episode 292.

“Kaiser! Kaiser! Kaiser!”

“Please give me your autograph!”

“Could you please take off your mask just once!”

“That’s right!”

The city had become a stage rivaling a concert hall due to the millions of people in the crowd.

Right now, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that everything visible was completely filled with players.

Among them were those who wanted autographs, and others who looked amazed as if meeting a celebrity or sent envious and jealous glances.

What they all had in common was that quite many of them wanted to see Dohyun’s bare face…

“Gaaaah!!!”

“How impudent! How dare you irreverently try to see the face of a god!!”

Whenever that happened, shouts would burst out from various places like ghosts to stop them.

“Ugh, those crazy bastards anyway…”

“Didn’t the Kashin Church suddenly get too numerous? Were they hiding, or did they increase because of this incident?”

“Both are the same, but I don’t know about any of that. I just want to take a selfie together once.”

“Would that work?”

Players who frowned but couldn’t openly pick fights.

It wasn’t simply because they couldn’t fight within the city.

‘Is it just my imagination? I can definitely see a lot of Kashin Church people.’

The Kashin Church forces, which had previously been only a small number, had noticeably increased and now occupied quite a large proportion.

Not only those wearing robes and masks, but there were also many others acting like the Kashin Church.

For Dohyun, this was a deeply perplexing situation.

‘Even though my recognition has increased recently, it wasn’t to this extent…’

This scale of cheering was rare even during Demroc times.

In the early days, it was a period when Dohyun was establishing his position, and in the later period, the game had collapsed.

It was enough to make Dohyun feel burdened.

But our attention-seeking Guardians were different.

-Keruk, keruruk.

-Risa!

-It seems the world has realized Master’s greatness, Master.

A black Goblin grinning with his mouth wide open and a white Spider next to him bouncing around and laughing innocently like a child.

And a middle-aged Knight with a pleased smile, looking satisfied.

‘I wonder who they take after to act like that…’

Anyway, he was thinking that those guys weren’t quite normal either when.

“Hey, you came.”

“What took you so long to talk?”

“Kaiser, it’s quite chaotic because of you.”

“You’re late.”

Dohyun expressed both joy and puzzlement simultaneously at his comrades who approached with grins.

“What, weren’t you going?”

At his question, his comrades looked bewildered.

“Can’t you see people are packed in? They’re all crowded here wanting to see you, so how could we get through?”

“Anyway, there’s never a quiet day when that guy gets involved.”

“I agree with that.”

“Ah…”

The guys were right.

“Empress! Empress!”

“Sword Master! Sword Master!”

“Cheonma, please take me!”

“It’s a Fanatic! Everyone watch your words!”

“Fanatic? Wow, with that face, it might not be bad even if my neck gets cut…?”

“? Are you a psychopath?”

There were many players praising the other guys too, but those shouting his name were overwhelmingly numerous.

However, Dohyun was equally uncomfortable.

Since he finished the first Abyss Commander raid with first place, it made sense that attention would focus on him, but was it really enough to gather this much?

Seeing Dohyun like this, Asta clicked his tongue.

“I can tell you haven’t checked the community. You’re a popular star right now, man.”

“Community?”

“It’s all noisy about how you brought the Top 10 Guilds to their knees and whatnot. You’ll be tired for a while.”

“Ah.”

Only then understanding the situation, Dohyun entered the community and nodded in agreement.

‘Definitely.’

No matter which chat room he entered, it was full of talk about himself.

Seeing all the provocative stories from “Kaiser >>>>> Top 10 Guilds” to “the return of a god” and whatnot, this much attention made sense.

But that aside…

“Oh Kashin!”

“Great Kashin will lead us to enlightenment!”

“Ooooh!”

“Ugh, what have those crazy bastards been saying since earlier?”

What on earth are those people about?

‘Even so, isn’t this too much like worshipping me as a god?’

From winning the war against the Top 10 Guilds to being the first to defeat an Abyss Commander.

It was an unprecedented scale, but still, wasn’t this going too far?

Sure enough, there was a culprit.

“My god. Are you pleased with how the blind have finally found enlightenment?”

A peculiar way of speaking with an enchanting voice that suddenly interjected.

There was only one woman who could utter such mad words.

Sure enough.

‘As expected…’

When he turned his head, he saw the Fanatic who had approached close by, her clear eyes sparkling.

With her hand on her chest and bowing politely, she looked like she was dying of pride.

Her expression looked like a child desperate for praise, as if it had “I’m the culprit” written on it.

Finally, Dohyun couldn’t hold back and asked.

“…Was this your work?”

“It is my small gift. Initially, there were many ignorant ones, so there was ‘some’ discord… but recently, many who felt god’s greatness and became enlightened made it somewhat easier.”

“Discord?”

“Ah, the expression ‘judgment’ might be more fitting.”

“…”

What on earth has she been doing?

At Dohyun’s uncomfortable muttering, the Fanatic’s clear eyes flashed.

“If you’re curious, I’ll immediately give you a report…”

“No, it’s fine. I don’t want to know.”

Though brief, Dohyun firmly cut her off at the madness that flickered in her eyes.

It was an instinctive feeling that ignorance would be medicine.

However, unfortunately, there was someone who showed great interest in her words.

-Hooh.

It was Charlie, whose eyes sparkled as he interjected.

-Interesting. As one who became a sword, I must not be ignorant of matters related to the Master I serve. Can you tell me?

“Oh, Sir. Of course. Initially, there were countless heretics. So as an example, I kidnapped one guy and tore his limbs… the rumor…”

-Oh ho. Ho, indeed…!

They were chattering away at a slight distance, thinking they were having a secret conversation, but their reactions were so vivid that every word reached his ears clearly.

Each piece of conversation he overheard was brutal.

-I’m gaining much good knowledge from you. Will we be able to converse often in the future?

“Conversations with someone as enlightened as you are always welcome.”

-Ah, and this is just my opinion. That fellow’s tongue was impious, so wouldn’t cutting out his tongue have been more appropriate than cutting off his head?

“Oh, now that you mention it, you’re right. I showed too much mercy. Next time I’ll do as you suggest.”

-I believe there should be no mercy for those who threaten our Master.

“Those are absolutely correct words. Then how about this method? First, we stab the eyes to block their vision… then, with rope we bind the body…”

Dohyun turned his gaze away, feeling the content was getting too dangerous to continue listening.

He decided to give up trying to understand this perfectly matched combination of a loyal retainer and a fanatic.

However, seeing Charlie’s eyes sparkling with interest made him suddenly worried.

‘Charlie won’t end up corrupted too, will he?’

Like the people of the Kashin Church.

What if Charlie, who was merely somewhat excessive, became assimilated by the fanatic and turned into a lackey of the crazed believers?

Dohyun briefly imagined Charlie leading the Kashin Church alongside the fanatic.

‘Good Lord. There’s no sense of discord.’

Seeing how perfectly the pair matched, Dohyun became serious and made a firm resolution.

He wouldn’t let those two meet frequently.

While Dohyun was making this untimely resolution.

Ast approached stealthily and asked.

“So what are you going to do now? If you’ve got nothing, come to the Guild Hall and share some stories.”

It wasn’t a bad suggestion.

Rather than being mobbed by people in the city, it might be better to relax and catch up in the comfort of the Guild Hall.

However.

“Next time.”

At Dohyun’s refusal, Ast tilted her head and asked.

“Why again, man. Did you get some hidden quest or something?”

“That’s not… or is it?”

“What? This bastard really lives in his own world…”

“It’s similar but anyway, not right now. I have something to check.”

“What is it?”

Auntie’s eyes sparkled with curiosity, and Sword Master and Empress looked up like meerkats after hearing the conversation.

Even Cheonma, though pretending to be aloof, had irrepressible curiosity gleaming in her eyes.

Dohyun glanced to the side.

[Proof of Unity]

[Golden Ticket]

…

[Fourth Ring of the Legion Commander of Destruction]

Looking at his inventory filled with the rewards he’d obtained this time, Dohyun grinned.

“If you get rewards, you have to test them out.”

Though his smile was somewhat sinister, it was the pure smile of a child before opening a gift box.

* * *

The Cursed Cave.

Located in a corner deep within the northern forest, this place was a subjugation-type dungeon like Raven’s Ant Nest.

Solo entry was possible, but parties were essentially required for this dungeon.

However, this place wasn’t very popular among the Empire’s people, making it difficult to find parties.

“Ugh, bug monsters are absolutely disgusting. Even fist-sized ones are terrible, but imagine bugs the size of human heads crawling everywhere!”

“And there are so many different types. Why are the bats so creepy too?”

“The location sucks, the experience isn’t great, and the monsters are horrible… Ugh!! I never want to go back.”

From giant bats to all sorts of bug monsters crawling around, yet the experience gained wasn’t particularly significant.

But there was still a reason this cave was famous.

“The hidden boss that appears on the 13th entry.”

It was because of a hidden-type boss that appeared only to the user making their 13th entry, regardless of who they were.

However, since the count wasn’t displayed separately, it was close to random, and despite being called a hidden boss, its difficulty and rewards weren’t much different.

To people, it was a kind of event boss.

“Or it’s perceived as more of an annoying obstacle.”

That was why the Cursed Cave wasn’t popular despite having many special features, and by now it had become a dungeon that only certain people visited.

And now.

A group had set foot in that cave.

“Ugh, that was exhausting to get through.”

-You worked hard, Master.

-Rizariza.

-Kek, I enjoyed it though.

It was Dohyun looking tired and the excited Guardians.

‘Isn’t this way too many people?’

2 hours.

That was how long it took to break through the crowd of millions to get here.

Countless people rushing up claiming to be fans was nice at first.

But after hours of that, for Dohyun who normally didn’t deal with people, he was exhausted to the point of being drained.

‘At least it ended quickly thanks to Daeseon and Charlie…’

When there are many fans, occasionally some cross the line.

There were a few who tried to overstep boundaries, but each time, thanks to the fanatic and Charlie who would flash their eyes and grab their swords, people backed off on their own.

They knew too. That those guys were the real deal.

‘I don’t know whether to feel reassured or try to stop them.’

Anyway, it was true that he’d made it here smoothly thanks to them, so Dohyun kept quiet.

That was also why he’d come to this place specifically.

There was no better stage for comfortable testing than this place where solo entry was possible.

Of course, there were other reasons too, but that was something to think about later.

“Wow! It’s Kaiser.”

“No fanatic… right? Should I get an autograph?”

“Don’t you see Charlie glaring? This isn’t the city, man. Don’t act up and get yourself killed, read the room.”

Hearing the whispered conversation, Jihad let out an impressed exclamation.

-There are more people here than I expected, Owner?

“Well, it’s a place where people who come, come.”

-You came here to avoid people, is this okay?

“Once we enter, it’s over anyway, so what does it matter.”

Dohyun answered lightly and placed his hand on the empty wall.

Then a cheerful notification appeared along with a message.

[Would you like to enter the Cursed Cave?]

[Cursed Cave]

-Grade: Rare

-Type: Free Dungeon

-Characteristic: Subjugation

-Description: Due to the strange energy of the Cursed Cave, the monsters inside the cave have grown gigantic.

Subjugate the cave teeming with countless monsters.

However, those with weak stomachs may need to exercise some caution.

[Entry Limit: 4 people or fewer]

[Occasionally, unusual things happen.]

[Warning. Solo play may be somewhat dangerous.]

“Entering.”

[You are entering the Cursed Dungeon.]

As he answered the warning lightly, a bright light blocked his vision, and soon his sight was reversed.

The stage he arrived at was a gloomy cave.

The interior of a fairly large and humid cave that stretched straight without any branching paths.

Rustle- Rustle-

The things crawling along the ceiling, walls, and floor were unmistakably insects.

Saying they were the size of a human head was no exaggeration at all. If anything, it was an understatement.

Those things were at least 1.5 times the size of an average adult man’s head.

-Risa!

Had she spotted a spider mixed among them?

Eliza bounced around showing her joy, but the mindless monsters only bared their venomous fangs and charged forward.

-Risa…

Dohyun stroked the dejected Eliza’s cheek with his index finger and drew out Cheonbyeon.

[Cheonbyeon (Thousand Changes) transforms into ‘White Lion’s Snow Flower Sword’.]

[‘Gamillion’s Ring’ is unequipped, and ‘Fourth Ring of the Generals of Ruin’ is equipped.]

[‘Necklace of Blood Oath’ is unequipped, and ‘Fourth Insignia of the Generals of Ruin’ is equipped.]

‘Shall we get going then.’

Dohyun’s eyes flashed sharply like a beast’s.

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