The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 315

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Chapter 315

Episode 315.

The undead.

Or things called undead.

Clatter- clack-

It was the most fitting word to describe the skeleton soldiers charging forward with their characteristic bone sounds.

[Someone is entering the Abyss Veil.]

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

After hesitating briefly at the undead that suddenly invaded the veil.

Clang!

Garion immediately raised his sword against the attacks of skeleton soldiers spreading out in all directions and rushing at him.

The simultaneous attacks were quite heavy.

However, it wasn’t to the extent that he couldn’t deflect them, so when Garion was about to easily brush them off.

Hissss-

He heard something like a spreading sound, then something writhed beneath his feet.

-…!

This feeling was ominous.

Following his instinctive judgment, he quickly leaped backward, and by a hair’s breadth, a pillar shot up where Garion had been standing.

[Using Undead Weapon Creation.]

[Due to the Legion Commander’s high rank, only part of his living weapon is recovered.]

[Mana consumption greatly increases.]

[Using Requiem.]

[When touched by Requiem, you take damage that ignores magic resistance and are exposed to the Underworld’s cold.]

-…Underworld?

An energy even Garion was experiencing for the first time.

Despite being quite far away, the terrible cold he felt on his skin was extraordinary.

Without time to calm down, this time some giant figure flew toward Garion who had leaped.

Grooooar-!!

It was a face Garion knew well.

That guy was a mid-boss of a fairly famous ogre den.

He was famous for his great strength, but that was only from the Apostles’ perspective.

To Garion, he was a trivial boss he could handle with one hand, but the guy before his eyes was different.

Crash!

-!

When the guy brought both hands down, Garion was sent crashing to the ground with a heavy impact.

Although there was no damage, it was power that transcended his living level.

[Using Requiem.]

[When touched by Requiem, you take damage that ignores magic resistance and are exposed to the Underworld’s cold.]

As he was embedded in the ground, pillars shot up as if they had been waiting.

This couldn’t be avoided.

But Garion didn’t panic.

-…Then I’ll just destroy it.

His power, having come to handle part of the abyss, was never inferior to that cold.

Crack-

When black wings sprouting from his back blocked the requiem, they struggled briefly before the pillar dispersed with a burst of waves.

However, Garion didn’t charge immediately, but quietly watched ahead.

Grooooar- Groar-

Clatter, clatter!

Led by a skeleton with red eyes gleaming between its worn robe, skeleton soldiers and undead spread out in formation.

And even ogres and trolls following the giant ogre.

Because a legion of nearly 20 creatures was facing Garion.

Garion frowned as if he couldn’t understand.

-A necromancer… Strange. There shouldn’t be anyone left in the Empire who leads an undead legion of this level.

Each one exceeded the level of ordinary undead.

Especially that robed skeleton.

The Underworld’s cold that guy wielded was admirable.

The fact that it could resist his energy even slightly was performance beyond imagination.

‘Who on earth?’

The answer to that was provided by the players outside the veil.

“Those undead! The robed dwarf… could it be?!”

“Crazy, he appeared! He finally appeared!”

“Waaahhh!!!”

“Amazing!!”

The players watching from outside the veil were shocked and began making a fuss.

Jihad’s now-famous undead legion.

There wasn’t a player in the Empire who didn’t know who its owner was.

-…Something is coming.

A cool sensation felt simultaneously.

Garion instinctively looked at the wings spread on his back.

The abyss energy dwelling in his body was telling him.

That something threatening was beyond there.

Whoosh-!

A man flying like a beam of light through the undead legion.

The dense killing intent and strange energy felt from the sword he was holding was the culprit.

So Garion swung his sword to meet it,

Clang!

[…Who are you?]

Finally, he could meet the man’s eyes.

At the sight of the man crossing swords while emitting intense killing intent as if he would kill him immediately, the commotion outside the veil grew louder.

One man who appeared with Jihad.

[Kaiser…]

-…

[So you’re that Apostle’s knight. No, would it be more accurate to say this?]

His identity was none other than the 5th Knight Commander of Arren Castle and one who abandoned his noble surname.

[Charlie de Lavion.]

-…

Because it was Charlie, the former Knight Commander of Arren Castle.

“…Huh?”

“What? Why did he come alone?”

“He really is alone?”

“What’s going on? Was that even possible?”

So the players expressed doubt rather than cheers.

They had no choice.

Charlie the Guardian and Jihad were there, but Kaiser, who was supposed to be the owner, was nowhere to be seen.

“What’s going on?”

“No matter how I look, Kaiser isn’t there?”

“Isn’t he using stealth?”

“He can see through even Sina’s stealth, so would that work? Even if he used stealth, this would be the timing to attack but he’s not doing it.”

That question continued even when Charlie and Garion exchanged swords again, and after a little more time passed, the players had no choice but to realize.

That really only the Guardians had stepped forward without Kaiser.

“…Former Knight Commander versus current Knight Commander?”

“Crazy… So if Charlie loses, we fail?”

“Something’s different from usual?”

Charlie’s sword was imbued with a faint light, unlike usual.

Whoooosh-

“Oh, here it comes!”

“If you get hit by that black sword, you’re dead.”

“Ah, will he end up like Dran?”

Slash-

“…Huh?”

“The wing… got cut?”

And that faint light was surprisingly the only hope that could block Garion’s sword, which had been virtually unblockable.

A brief silence flowed, and a glimmer of hope appeared in the Players’ expressions.

“…Charlie did this?”

* * *

[The 1st Prince’s abyss erosion has surpassed 90%.]

[Changes are occurring in the Abyss Veil.]

[The Abyss Veil’s size grows larger and its interior becomes more clearly visible.]

[From now on, the veil’s radius will expand with each 1% increase.]

[Warning! When it reaches 100%, the 1st Prince ‘Rior de Arnis’ will die, the veil will lift, and the city’s abyssal transformation will begin.]

“It’s already over 90 percent?”

When the abyss erosion exceeded 90% and a warning message appeared.

Dohyun, who was at Garion’s Secret Place, let out a sigh.

[Barion’s swordsmanship form has been established.]

[The sword path becomes clearer.]

‘Damn, I haven’t received the full transmission yet.’

It was because the erosion speed was much faster than expected.

He was receiving the swordsmanship transmission at a fairly decent pace, but it was still only at the stage where the swordsmanship form was established.

Even being generous, it was right to say he had received about 70% of the transmission.

At this rate, the 1st Prince would be completely eroded first.

‘Looking at the current situation, there’s no one else to step forward.’

From the news he heard through the communication orb and the community situation, it was nothing but a complete disaster.

Posts looking for him appeared every time he scrolled.

‘Is there no choice?’

Eventually, Dohyun had to make a decision.

“Charlie, Jihad, Eliza.”

-Risa?

-Yes, Master.

-Yeah, Owner.

“You guys will have to go.”

If he couldn’t step forward himself, he would send them.

Actually, he had considered this from the beginning.

[Guardian ‘Charlie’ is proceeding with a Guardian Quest.]

[Charlie and the other Guardians are granted autonomous will.]

[While proceeding with the Guardian Quest, the Guardians can move free from system constraints.]

[Due to the influence of Guardian Quest ‘Dawn of Light’, you can move to where ‘Garion’ is located.]

[However, only Guardians can move.]

Thanks to the Guardian Quest’s effect, they could go to Garion.

He had wanted to go together if possible since dispersing forces wouldn’t be good, but….

‘It can’t be helped. It’s better than failing the Quest.’

For Dohyun, who had more than one or two reasons to catch Garion, there was no choice.

If the 1st Prince was eroded, there would be at least three Quests that would immediately fail.

And above all.

-…Yes, Master.

Seeing Charlie’s resolute eyes, Dohyun nodded.

[Dawn of Light]

-Grade: Guardian Quest

-Description: The dark age of the past when the abyss lurked.

Arren Castle, which was called a ray of hope and the dawn of light.

Charlie, who was the Knight Commander there, ultimately fell without being able to illuminate the dawn of light.

And now, after a long time has passed.

Darkness has fallen over the Empire, and an opportunity to illuminate the dawn of light has arrived. Let us clear the karma and illuminate the dawn of light.]

-Karma Clearing: (0 / 2)

-Dawn of Light: (0 / 1)

-Upon Quest Success: Acquire Charlie’s exclusive signature skill, greatly increase Charlie’s stats, traits, and skill power.

[As Dawn of Light progresses, Charlie’s will resonates with his potential.]

[The stronger Charlie’s will becomes, the greater his potential increases.]

‘This might actually be better.’

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say this Quest depended on Charlie’s will.

Considering that, it might be more meaningful for him to step forward alone rather than being together.

[Responding to his intense will, a faint light blooms from Charlie’s sword.]

[It will exert power when facing the abyss.]

Indeed, wasn’t he showing a different appearance than before?

Of course, this was all under the premise that they would hold out well until he could leave this place.

Dohyun had no intention of staying leisurely either.

[Guardians ‘Charlie’, ‘Jihad’, and ‘Eliza’ are moving to where ‘Garion’ is located.]

[If Charlie dies, the Guardian Quest will fail.]

‘I’ll receive the transmission as quickly as possible and get out.’

If Charlie was reverse-summoned, everything would be over.

Leaving behind the empty spots of those who had moved, Dohyun took a breath.

Then, the moment he swung his tightly gripped sword.

[The moment when Bairan harbored intense will unfolds.]

For the first time, the words “intense will” appeared, and soon his vision reversed.

‘Intense will….’

There had been quite a few memories since the memory of betrayal, but by Dohyun’s standards, none had given him as much impact as that time.

What would the moment when he harbored intense will be like?

Dohyun’s expression hardened as he watched the world unfold with small curiosity.

‘This is….’

His wide-open eyes sank low, and his rigidly hardened face gradually filled with something else.

Bitterness, or perhaps pity.

It was an emotion that could only be described that way.

[You have directly experienced the intense will that Bairan harbored.]

[Bairan’s swordsmanship becomes clearer.]

It was the same afterward.

He swung his sword several times, experiencing Bairan’s will, and Dohyun’s eyes gradually sank.

After silently feeling Bairan’s will for a while, Dohyun clicked his tongue.

‘So that’s what it was, Bairan.’

What he wanted to convey through this sword.

What he wanted to say.

He felt like he understood a little. And that wasn’t the only thing he learned.

‘So Garion had such a secret.’

It was the moment he learned about Garion and the secrets entangled with his past.

Just as Dohyun, who had taken on a mysterious expression, was about to swing his sword again.

[Warning! Guardian ‘Charlie’ is expressing intense anger.]

[Guardian ‘Charlie’ has encountered an old grudge.]

A notification window suddenly appeared.

Ding-

‘…What?’

And the moment he saw the message that followed, Dohyun couldn’t help but widen his eyes.

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