The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 298

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Chapter 298

Episode 298.

The moment he was about to step into the warp, the Eye of Truth suddenly activated.

A question mark appeared above Dohyun’s head.

‘What? It’s activating here?’

I haven’t heard of anything hidden in this place.

Even during the dozen or so subjugation processes, this had never happened before.

He hesitated for a moment at this unexpected phenomenon.

‘Over there.’

The moment he spotted something red visible between the cave walls beyond the warp.

Dohyun instinctively moved his steps.

-Huh? Where are you suddenly going, Owner?

-Riza?

-Hmm.

The Guardians expressed confusion at their Owner’s sudden action, who had been sulking and ready to leave this place immediately.

But there was no time to explain such things now.

Dohyun simply moved forward as if entranced.

What greeted Dohyun when he finally arrived in front of the wall was completely unexpected.

‘This is…’

Something round, about the size of two human heads.

More oval-shaped than circular. A black shell that smoothly wrapped around the interior.

‘…It’s an egg, isn’t it?’

It was an egg.

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Murmur murmur-

The bustling city.

After making his way through the forest of crowds and arriving at a relatively deserted alley, Dohyun looked around cautiously before entering a shabby shop.

[‘Weak Stealth’ is deactivated.]

[The field has changed, forcing the Guardians to move to the Player’s location.]

-Yay!

-Riza!

-You succeeded, Master.

After confirming the Guardians who appeared with a pop before his eyes, Dohyun purchased something from the shop, came back out, and let out a sigh.

“Ugh, this is really tiring. Do I have to do this every time I come to the city?”

Because he had caused such a major incident, everything was about him, so if he carelessly passed by, he would often get caught up in a barrage of autograph requests.

So what he chose was the bracelet’s weak stealth and utilizing the Guardian forced movement system.

It was an amazing strategy of sending the Guardians elsewhere and using stealth to break through the crowds to reach the shop in the alley.

‘Come to think of it, it’s not that difficult…’

But doing this every time was indeed tiring.

However, those attention-seeking Guardians wouldn’t understand Dohyun’s troubles.

-Why? I liked it though.

-Yes! Heroes are meant to receive public attention. There are simply more people who recognize Master’s greatness, so I think you should enjoy it.

-Rizariza!

“Yeah, I knew you guys would say that.”

They say those who enjoy are the true winners, and in that sense, those guys could be called winners.

But among them, there was one who was particularly excited.

-Riza! Rizariza!

“Yeah, yeah.”

It was Eliza.

Unable to contain her excitement, she was hopping around and constantly holding her index fingers with both hands, rubbing her face.

Eliza’s appearance had changed a little from before.

-Wow, our Eliza. The scarf makes your expression so bright!

-Rizariza!

-Among spiders, our Eliza must be the best fashionista, right Charlie?

-Yes! She’s definitely the best spider I’ve ever seen.

-Riza!

‘Well, of course. It would be the first time seeing a spider wearing a scarf.’

Though called a scarf, it’s actually a fur ring for fingers that he just bought from the shabby shop.

A ring that couldn’t even be called equipment, with no stats whatsoever.

But our Eliza was simply excited about the fact that she had also received equipment.

Hop, hop.

-Rizariza!

-Good job, good job.

Eliza putting on a cute show, and Jihad and Charlie clapping to the rhythm.

At times like this, they really matched each other’s pace well.

‘It does suit her well.’

Maybe because it was the same white fur, she looked even more fluffy and cute.

If he had known she would like it this much, he should have gotten her something sooner.

He watched fondly as if looking at a niece who received her first princess dress, but only for a moment.

Dohyun’s eyes turned serious as he shifted his gaze to his inventory.

[Unidentified Egg]

[Grade: ?]

[Description: An egg of unknown identity.

Nothing can be known except that a peculiar life form is wriggling inside.]

[Hatching will begin when the egg’s satiety reaches 100%.]

It was because of the egg he brought from the Cursed Dungeon.

The black egg that still had the Eye of Truth activated, giving it a slight red tint.

Neither the grade nor the description provided any proper information.

The only clue was the last sentence.

‘Satiety…’

It doesn’t seem like ordinary satiety.

Just in case, he had some Guardian food, but even when he gave it, it wasn’t absorbed or anything.

It means the satiety is filled with something other than food…

‘Experience points?’

The assumption that immediately came to mind was experience points.

Occasionally, those who obtained Divine Beast eggs would proceed with hatching through experience points.

-So we’re getting a new companion, Owner?

-Riza? Rizariza!

-Strong allies to assist Master are always welcome.

The guys who had finished their cute show expressed interest, but Dohyun couldn’t readily answer.

‘There’s no Divine Beast egg with this kind of description.’

Divine Beast eggs have clear names written on them.

Like “Egg of the Blue Dragon that Controls Rain” or “Egg of the Pegasus of the Sky.”

The modifiers written at this time were quite important as they determined the Divine Beast’s potential based on how great they were.

‘Unidentified Egg.’

In that regard, this egg?

From any angle, it’s too puzzling to call it a Divine Beast egg.

If there’s anything that can be inferred, it would be the message that appeared when entering the Cursed Dungeon for the 13th time?

[Something unusual happens in the Cursed Dungeon.]

[A peculiar life form is wriggling.]

‘I thought the message appeared because of the boss, but that wasn’t it.’

Probably anyone other than Dohyun would have thought the same.

Naturally, they had no choice but to think that. The system had guided them that way.

‘A hidden within a hidden.’

A similar mechanism to when he discovered the King’s Tomb.

If it hadn’t been Dohyun, there was a high possibility it wouldn’t have been discovered even after several years.

In fact, from the lottery gallery president who found that the cursed cave was a sacred ground to Adventure King Barion, they had all visited the cave but failed to discover the egg, hadn’t they.

“Well, I’ll know once it hatches.”

Since it was definitely a living creature, if he was unlucky there would be a monster inside, and if he was lucky a mysterious divine beast would emerge.

It was then.

-…Monster?

-Risa?

Jihad flinched and suddenly showed signs of anxiety.

“Why?”

-…That egg, you got it from the cursed cave, right?

“That’s right?”

-The cursed cave is an insect den, right?

“That’s…”

Dohyun, who had been casually agreeing, suddenly hesitated.

The cursed cave was a dungeon where the Insect Horde lived.

If it was an egg found in such a place…

‘Don’t tell me… the offspring of those horrible insects?’

His spine instantly went cold.

Though it was virtual reality, it felt like cold sweat was flowing down his chilled back.

The disgusting appearance and revolting smell he didn’t want to recall came flooding back.

A hybrid larva wriggling as it hatched through the eggshell, giving off the horrible smell of food waste?

‘…Just thinking about it is too horrible.’

Even the black color of the egg felt ominous.

-N-no, it can’t be. Master.

Even Charlie couldn’t accept it and shook his head in denial.

While everyone was serious, only Eliza couldn’t understand the situation and tilted her head with an innocent face.

-Risa?

-Eliza, I know you think everything’s good if it’s a friend, but not this. You can’t be friends with those kinds of insects!

-Ri… sa!?

-Ah, no. You’re not an insect. Where could you find a spider as cute as you? You’re not a spider, you’re a ball of fluff, Eliza.

Jihad, who was frantically explaining to the shocked Eliza, sent a pleading look for help, but Dohyun’s mind was filled with nothing but insects.

‘…It can’t be. It won’t be. It must not be.’

If it was just a dungeon boss’s egg, it would have had a name like ‘Queen Insect’s Egg.’

Considering it was deliberately hidden as an unidentified egg, it must be something else!

‘Hmm…’

But an egg found in a cave teeming with insects.

When thinking of caves, only bats or insects came to mind, and whatever it was, he had a feeling some horrible creature would hatch.

As his thoughts continued, Dohyun shook his head at the increasingly depressing feeling.

‘…Let’s not worry about it. It’s not too late to think after filling up my satiation.’

Of course, just in case, he planned to place the egg a little distance away when it hatched.

Dohyun, who forcibly shook off the unpleasant feeling, opened his skill window.

Charlie and Jihad’s skill windows opened together as well.

There, new skills that hadn’t been there before were sparkling with good colors.

‘Right, at times like this, testing newly acquired skills is the best.’

He was contemplating a peaceful hunting ground where his mind and body could be at ease, not a place crawling with insects.

[You have used all your connection time limit.]

[Forced logout in 5 seconds. Please move to a safe location.]

[RCD recording has ended.]

“Ah.”

It seemed he would have to postpone it until tomorrow.

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Whoosh-

“Ugh…”

The capsule opened and Dohyun emerged, stretching and loosening his body.

Dohyun’s face looked somewhat sullen.

‘Somehow it feels like I ended up just hunting insects non-stop.’

Before that, he had also fought with the Abyss commander and had a private meeting with the Emperor, but the last memory was important.

The movements of the swarming insects were still vivid.

Shaking off the unpleasant feeling, Dohyun habitually sat in front of his computer and entered the Godseeker homepage.

[Kaiser, how far will his journey go?]

[Kaiser who won the war against the top 10 guilds, now a private meeting with the Emperor?]

[Cracks appear in the fortress-like position of the top 10 guilds.]

[What is Demroc’s reaction?]

“It’s quite chaotic.”

Right from the banners, it was all about him.

The community reaction wasn’t much different either. What he had experienced in the city was happening exactly the same way online.

[Yu Jonghyeon : Crazy crazy crazy crazy Kaiser, is he a god?]

[Kwak Jaeyeol : The class of directly crushing the top 10 guilds~ Amazing!]

[Kim Hyeonsu : Sent a photo.]

[Kim Hyunsu: Look at how fast the Kashin Church membership is growing in real time lol. Already surpassed 40 million. Why are there so many foreigners?]

[Yu Jonghyeon : That shows how big the impact of this incident was. Setting aside the commander raid, crushing Demian who was like America’s representative was probably more shocking.]

[Kim Duhyeong : Kaiser punch! Kaiser punch! Kaiser punch! Kaiser punch!]

[Kwak Jaeyeol : Ah, when will the video be uploaded? I’m dying of curiosity about how he fought.]

‘Even these guys are going crazy.’

The constantly ringing KakaoTalk notifications were no joke either.

Dohyun switched it to silent mode and casually tossed it aside, then turned his attention to the computer.

Most of the praising posts were asking for videos.

“If I upload it now, the view count would be quite profitable.”

Originally he was tired and thought about eating first before thinking about it.

At this level, even roughly editing and uploading would definitely get insane view counts.

When everyone was waiting, he couldn’t postpone it just because it was bothersome.

It definitely wasn’t because of the view count. It was purely for the waiting fans.

‘Of course.’

Dohyun, who spoke without seeming to feel any guilt, quickly moved his mouse.

Fortunately, there wasn’t much to edit this time.

He just had to appropriately delete things that shouldn’t be shown to the public and cut the potentially boring beginning and ending parts.

‘Hmm, perfect.’

The videos created this way numbered four.

[War (1)]

[War (2)]

[Commander Raid (1)]

[Commander Raid (2)]

He divided and uploaded parts 1 and 2 with Demian’s arrival as the dividing point, and split the commander raid based on the Sword Master’s arrival.

Still, having uploaded videos recently, he cut it right at the interesting parts.

This was about all there was to the editing, but perhaps because it was such stimulating material and a video full of combat, there was plenty to see.

‘At this rate, wouldn’t it be worth aiming for ten million views before today ends?’

It was already 9:30 PM, meaning he’d hit ten million in just two and a half hours.

Of course, even for a video worthy of achieving a hundred million views, such speed would be impossible, so it was just a lighthearted comment.

Just saying that the momentum was that good.

[All videos have been uploaded.]

However, once the videos were actually uploaded, such lighthearted feelings had no choice but to disappear.

└Holy shit, my porn is up!

└Ah, Kashin, we’ve been waiting for you.

└Patience leads to victory

As soon as the video went up, comments started flooding in like crazy.

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