The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 313

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Chapter 313

Episode 313.

Guardian Quest.

Literally a dedicated Quest that appears to Guardians. But the meaning of this was far more than just that.

‘You need to have a narrative worthy of a Guardian Quest appearing.’

It was a Quest that ordinary Guardians with low intelligence could never experience, essentially only appearing to Divine Beasts.

Even Divine Beasts wouldn’t have it appear without a proper narrative.

‘On the flip side, having a narrative is also problematic.’

Since Divine Beasts are generally higher-dimensional beings, experiencing something related to a narrative is like plucking stars from the sky.

As such, there was an enormous gap between Divine Beasts who had cleared Guardian Quests and those who hadn’t.

Completing a narrative meant obtaining something symbolic of that Divine Beast.

‘Should I be happy about this…’

However, Dohyun’s expression was ambiguous.

The appearance of a Guardian Quest was something to welcome.

Charlie, who had grown significantly stronger, had gained another opportunity for a major leap forward.

Perhaps this time he might truly regain the power of Commander Charlie from his prime.

-Charlie…

-Rizariza…

The problem was that this narrative seemed deeply connected to the Arren tragedy.

He hadn’t looked at the Quest content yet, but he could be certain without seeing it.

‘If it’s related to the Demon Dragon, what else could it be?’

Then this enemy wouldn’t simply end with Garion?

Garion alone was overwhelming, but now he had to face the Demon Dragon too…

‘It really keeps getting worse and worse.’

The Forgotten Tomb would look adorable in comparison.

No, maybe not.

Perhaps preventing Garion from summoning the Demon Dragon was the key to this strategy.

‘No need to overthink it. The Seven Rivers will arrive in just a few hours anyway.’

He didn’t know exactly how strong the other Seven Rivers were, but just standing shoulder to shoulder with that Sword Emperor proved they were incredible monsters.

Even if the Demon Dragon descended, with them and the Empire’s strongest fighters, they could surely handle it.

What the Players needed to do was buy time until they returned.

[You have learned more than half of Bairan’s swordsmanship.]

Escaping this place wasn’t far off now, and his specs would improve, so it wasn’t hopeless.

However, what worried him was…

‘If the Guardian Quest is something like “defeat the Demon Dragon,” that would be a disaster.’

If something like that really appeared as a Quest, the difficulty would become extremely harsh.

And before that, he was immediately worried about Charlie.

Perhaps this time he might truly learn the truth.

‘Hmm…’

After thinking for a moment, Dohyun soon reached toward the system window.

‘I’ll know once I check.’

The moment he opened the Quest window.

‘Huh?’

Dohyun’s eyes widened greatly.

Dawn of Light.

‘…I didn’t think of this.’

It was content that Dohyun had never even considered.

Along with the ringing communication orb.

[Successor, have you found a way out? The situation here is more serious than expected…]

At Gamillion’s urgent voice, when he checked the community, he could see it was truly in chaos.

Garion was properly running wild.

It was a difficult situation in many ways, but Dohyun actually had a subtle expression.

Dohyun alternately looked at the Guardian Quest ‘Dawn of Light’ and the community, then let out a contemplative sound.

‘Hmm, I don’t know if this will be poison or not… I’ll find out soon.’

Muttering thus, Dohyun gripped Bairan’s sword.

Right now, focusing on learning Bairan’s swordsmanship was the priority.

* * *

Meanwhile, the outside situation was currently in chaos.

[The Veil of the Abyss has been created, and from now on, only a maximum of one ‘party’ can challenge Garion.]

[When dealing damage to or challenging Garion, the 1st Prince’s erosion will be delayed.]

The Veil of the Abyss where only a maximum of one party could enter.

Since Garion was at least a named Raid Boss level, it was nearly impossible to defeat him with just one party.

[The party that entered the Veil of the Abyss has been annihilated.]

[The 1st Prince’s erosion proceeds.]

[The current progress rate of the 1st Prince’s abyssal erosion is 56%.]

-Wow, already 56 percent. It hasn’t even been 2 hours.

-Seriously, isn’t this screwed?

-No, this isn’t the time to focus on the New Continent?

-They say high rankers are rushing over, but looking at the speed, it’ll hit 100 percent before then.

-Who’s left in the Empire?

There were no Players in the Empire who could stop Garion.

So Players expressed bewilderment and difficulty, and some Players expressed doubts.

-Is Garion really that strong?

-Yeah;; He’s the Knight Commander of Arren Castle, so he’s on a different level from other Knight Castles.

-Charlie wasn’t that strong though.

-That was the tutorial. He was heavily nerfed, but in terms of setting, he’s practically the Empire’s sword.

-But even considering he’s a Knight Commander, Garion seems too strong. Looking at the uploaded videos, he’s just insane? He looks stronger than a Legion Commander.

-The aura from being armed with black knight armor is insane. One sword swing and everything gets cut down.

-But why did all the Seven Rivers disappear? What kind of scheme did he pull to make this possible?

-A disciple of the White Mage Tower Leader posted about it. They received communication from the White Mage Tower Leader saying when they opened their eyes, they’d all been moved to a remote island.

-??? Why?

-Not sure exactly, but apparently they all commonly received one gift each from Garion within the past year. That seems to be how it works. They said it’ll take at least 3 more hours to return.

-Crazy;; That’s so meticulous.

In this situation, all Players could do was hope someone would do something.

At this moment, there was no envy or jealousy.

Anyone would do, as long as they could at least delay the 1st Prince’s erosion.

-I’ll enter for now and come back.

-Sigh… Can’t be helped. If we need to hold out for over 3 hours, wouldn’t taking turns entering do something?

-Everyone, just in case, leave all your precious equipment with acquaintances before entering.

-What if they run off with it?

-Then you’ve lived your life wrong.

Some Players even sacrificed themselves to delay the erosion, accepting the death penalty.

It was an unavoidable choice.

If the Empire became abyssal, they truly didn’t know what would happen to the game.

Just then.

-Huh? Hey, the Kashin Church appeared!

-Really??

-Yeah, I just saw them moving toward the veil with a Fanatic in the lead.

News spread that the Kashin Church had stepped forward,

[One party has entered the Veil of the Abyss.]

[The 1st Prince’s abyss erosion is delayed.]

Soon after, a message appeared.

The Kashin Church had truly entered the Abyss Veil.

At this, people couldn’t hide their rising expectations.

-If it’s the Kashin Church, isn’t it worth a shot?

-For real, they’re almost at the level of the Top 10 Guilds. They were insane during the Top 10 Guild wars.

-Those Top 10 Guild fanboys, I kept telling them that Fanatic was at the level of a Top 10 Guild Master, but they wouldn’t believe me. Now they finally acknowledge it.

-Not just Fanatic, but the Kashin Church also has Harrington.

-I heard the top officers of the Kashin Church are at the level of Vice Masters of decent Top 10 Guilds.

-For real, this is unpredictable.

A whopping two people at the level of Top 10 Guild Masters in one party.

Plus two more top officers at Vice Master level.

With most of the strong players having left for the New Continent, this was the best force currently available in the Empire.

-It’s already been over 10 minutes.

-Crazy, they broke through 20 minutes and still no message.

-Are they really going to clear it? For real?

-Whoa, they broke through 30 minutes!!!

And as if responding to those expectations, the Kashin Church was holding out even after 30 minutes had passed.

No, they went beyond holding out and were pushing forward.

[Black Knight Garion enters Phase 2.]

[Black Knight Garion enters ‘???’ state.]

They had entered Phase 2 for the first time.

Maybe they really could clear it. Maybe the Kashin Church could pull it off.

It was when such expectations timidly raised their heads in the players’ hopeful hearts.

[The party that entered the Abyss Veil has been annihilated.]

[As Black Knight Garion enters Phase 2, the 1st Prince’s erosion speed increases.]

[The 1st Prince’s erosion progresses.]

[The current 1st Prince’s abyss erosion progress is 60%.]

-Ah…

-Ahhh…

As soon as they gained hope, news of their glorious death spread, and the community’s atmosphere cooled as if cold water had been poured on it.

Death as soon as they entered Phase 2.

There was no more hope.

-What about Demroc? Demroc is the only hope left.

-Where is Kaiser’s party and what are they doing?

-They all went to the New Continent. There’s no news from Kaiser.

-Damn it, why is it always the New Continent whenever something happens?

-What choice do they have? Who would have thought another crisis would hit so soon after the Legion Commander raid? This should be seen as a natural disaster.

-Then what do we do? It already broke through 60%, at this rate it’s really going to be the Empire’s destruction.

The Top 10 Guilds were half-destroyed, and the NPC high rankers were struggling.

The current strongest players were all in the New Continent, and even the Kashin Church was no match for Garion.

It was when the word “give up” was about to surface in despair.

[One party has entered the Abyss Veil.]

[The 1st Prince’s abyss erosion is delayed.]

A message appeared without warning that someone had entered.

After briefly expressing doubt about this, their identity was soon revealed.

And that identity was someone no one had expected.

-Hey hey! Sina appeared.

-Huh?

-Sina? Bloodshed Guild?

-Wow, that’s right. Sina was still around. She’s been quiet since losing to Kaiser, so I forgot about her.

Bloodshed Guild.

Sina, the master of Bloodshed, the top assassination guild and one of the Top 10 Guilds.

All eyes focused on her appearance.

-If it’s a humanoid boss, isn’t it doable?

-Actually, assassination has more possibility than a frontal assault, for real.

-She has no rivals in assassination. Honestly, Sina’s assassination is basically cheating.

-But assassination didn’t work on Kaiser?

-That’s because Kaiser is really fucking insane. He should be tested for hacking, I’m telling you.

-Anyway, you never know. It might work as a joker card.

If they couldn’t beat Garion in a frontal assault, they might as well aim for a surprise attack.

It was impossible due to the Abyss Veil, but what if they put officers in front and used Sina’s signature Ghost Kill Dark Annihilation?

A legendary stealth that even legendary-grade detection couldn’t sense.

-If she uses her unique ability on top of that, it’s over.

Since she could use such stealth three times in a row, maybe she really could become the joker card.

It was when the players were excitedly chattering.

[The party that entered the Abyss Veil has exited.]

[The 1st Prince’s erosion progresses.]

[The current 1st Prince’s abyss erosion progress is 61%.]

-??

-Huh?

-What’s this?

-????

At the news of their exit less than a minute after entering, the chat room froze for a moment.

Only bewildered question marks were appearing.

It was absurd how they exited, making all talk of joker cards and hope meaningless.

-It’s not even death but an exit?

-Didn’t they just run as soon as they saw him?

-Did the assassination not work?

-Did they even try? This is like they just saw his face and immediately ran.

-Damn it. That’s what assassin bastards do. Cowardly bastards.

-Is there no one else? Really no one left to enter?

-The NPC rankers are all wiped out now. The remaining ones seem to be trapped in the Mage Tower or Knight’s Castle.

-I’m boycotting Bloodshed Guild from now on, damn it.

-They should be expelled from the Top 10 Guilds. Don’t those bastards have any pride?

It was natural for the anxious players to pour out curses at Bloodshed Guild in their sense of betrayal.

However, after about 30 more minutes passed with time flowing endlessly like that.

Players would soon learn the reason why Sina had exited.

It wasn’t through her or related parties.

Ding-

There was no need for that.

[The 1st Prince’s abyss erosion progress has surpassed 70%.]

[Changes occur in the Abyss Veil.]

The moment the abyss erosion exceeded 70%.

Changes occurred in the veil that had been sitting alone in the heart of the Empire.

The veil’s size expanded to more than twice its original size, and though somewhat dark, the interior of the veil became visible.

It became possible to see the situation inside from outside the veil.

[You have encountered Black Knight Garion.]

“Crazy…”

“What is that thing?”

“Holy shit.”

“They want us to catch that thing right now?”

The players who got to see the inside no longer blamed Sina.

Garion, faced directly, was beyond the realm of human capability.

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