The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 330

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Chapter 330

Episode 330.

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“Holy shit, that scared me!”

“Eek!”

The sky turned pitch black, and then black lightning began falling noisily, causing the players in the hunting ground to jump in surprise and turn around.

What they saw was ground charred by lightning and a massive crater carved deep into the earth.

And standing above it were a man and some Guardians.

Crackle.

Ugh, uhhh…

Every time the man standing there with black sparks flying took a step forward, the ogres trembled like aspen leaves, showing their fear.

That wasn’t the end of it.

Every time the man who had become one with lightning flashed, ogres collapsed one by one.

It was truly helpless.

“Wow… That’s insane. That’s Kaiser.”

“The ogres were almost completely wiped out in an instant? Doesn’t he seem even stronger?”

“I want to get a closer look…”

“Hey! Don’t go near. You’ll lose your head.”

“? To Kaiser?”

“No, to the Kashin Church.”

“Ah…!”

Some of the players who had been admiring him unconsciously started to approach, but at their companion’s words, they were startled and quickly retreated.

Not interfering with Kaiser in the field.

That was an unspoken agreement.

The players were satisfied with watching from a distance, but the man who had earned everyone’s admiration… Kaiser had a strange expression.

“Sigh… This isn’t it.”

His muttering seemed to show disappointment, as if he was clicking his tongue in regret.

The reason Dohyun had come to this Ogre Encampment was to properly test the effects of his newly acquired Darkness Destroyer title.

[Title ‘Darkness Destroyer’ is activated.]

[The effect of Darkness Cloak is enhanced.]

[Mana consumption is reduced, defense-ignoring effects are amplified, and there’s a chance to inflict ‘darkness’ status on opponents.]

He had tested it properly.

As expected, the performance was good. No, saying it was good wasn’t even enough.

‘I can definitely feel the reduced mana consumption.’

He wasn’t sure how much the defense-ignoring effect was amplified, but he definitely felt that damage was landing well.

Most importantly, being able to inflict status ailments, even if probabilistic, was incredible.

A Hero skill that silences, reduces defense, and inflicts status ailments?

‘This could almost be called a Legend-grade skill without much exaggeration.’

To think this was just a change from a title effect.

It truly deserved the modifier of Unique Legend grade.

As for the other additional options, he hadn’t had a chance to confirm them yet, so he couldn’t experience them, but an opportunity to test them would come soon.

What Dohyun regretted wasn’t such problems.

Ding-

[Insufficient mana. Darkness Cloak and Thunder Dragon Descent are deactivated.]

[This power was not obtained through legitimate means.]

[A penalty is imposed.]

[Mana consumption increases by 666%, and after use, you fall into exhaustion and blindness states.]

[Mental corruption is ignored due to Hero trait effects.]

‘The penalty is still the same.’

The weakness of this ultimate technique that Dohyun called Black Dragon Descent was its terrible penalty.

He had hoped that becoming a Darkness Destroyer would allow him to handle darkness better and reduce risks, but the penalty remained.

‘I thought I might be able to use it without God’s Tears now… How disappointing.’

It was frustrating, but it wasn’t without gains.

The effects of Darkness Cloak had been greatly enhanced.

And that applied equally to Black Dragon Descent, which cloaked Thunder Dragon Descent in darkness.

[Title ‘Darkness Destroyer’ effect is activated.]

[The number of Black Lightning uses increases to 3.]

[When attacking enemies exposed to unstable energy, the percentage of damage increase proportional to stacks rises.]

[Attacks have a chance to inflict ‘darkness’ status.]

Two whole options were enhanced, and a status ailment was added.

Among them, what he liked most was the increased number of Black Lightning uses.

‘The difference of one more mobility skill is huge. Especially since Black Lightning isn’t just a mobility skill but also a damage skill, it couldn’t be better. The stack percentage damage and darkness status will also be useful.’

Dohyun’s method of using Black Dragon Descent was to overwhelm opponents in a short time and deal burst damage.

It was a semi-forced strategy since if he didn’t finish within the duration of God’s Tears, he could be the one to suffer instead.

In that regard, the options enhanced this time were perfect.

‘…Sigh, but it’s still disappointing that the penalty remains.’

But human greed has no end.

Since he had come running to the field with high hopes for penalty reduction, the disappointment was inevitable.

And honestly, it was a bit hard to understand.

‘Risk reduction but the penalty stays the same? Isn’t it just a simple darkness ability?’

Thinking about it, since he was borrowing the power of a black dragon by achieving hidden conditions, it might be understandable…

There was no way to know for now.

‘Well, I didn’t just get the title.’

Dohyun clicked his tongue and turned his gaze to his inventory.

[Black Knight’s Darkness Helmet]

[Grade: Legend]

[Description: Black Knight Garion, who contracted with a Draconic Abomination to plot the downfall of the royal family.

This is the darkness helmet he wore, containing the power of deep darkness.

The fear of darkness might continuously drag unqualified wearers into an endless abyss, so caution is required.]

[Equip Restriction: One who has slain Black Knight Garion]

[Physical Defense: 2,294]

[Magic Resistance: 2,075]

-Strength + 9

-Magic Power + 9

-Stamina + 9

-HP + 500

-MP + 5000

[Fear: Submerges targets within a certain range in darkness, causing them to fall into ‘fear’ status.]

[Intimidation: Momentarily applies pressure to reduce target’s physical abilities and cause confusion. Effects are amplified against lower-tier targets and reduced against higher-tier targets.]

-As a helmet modeled after darkness, its form can be adjusted between ‘darkness’ and ‘helmet’.

[Black Knight’s Darkness Armor]

[Grade: Legend (Unique)]

[Description: Black Knight Garion, who contracted with a Draconic Abomination to plot the downfall of the royal family.

This is the darkness armor he wore and his symbolic armor.

It contains the deepest darkness power he gained through his contract, and those with insufficient darkness resistance may self-destruct.]

[Equip Restriction: One who has slain Black Knight Garion]

[Physical Defense: 2,995]

[Magic Resistance: 2,976]

-Strength + 9

-Magic Power + 9

-Stamina + 9

-HP + 500

-MP + 500

-Magic Resistance + 20

[Veil: Spreads a veil of darkness that no one except permitted targets and oneself can enter. (Cooldown: 90 minutes)]

[Authority of Darkness – Two Pairs of Wings: Can only be activated within the veil, unfurling two pairs of black wings behind the back.

While the black wings are spread, darkness-related abilities are greatly enhanced, physical abilities increase, straight-line instantaneous acceleration is explosively amplified, and one can remain airborne for a certain period.]

-Darkness affinity must be at a certain level or higher for this effect to activate; if below a certain level, all stats decrease by 50%.

-The above condition is ignored due to the effect of Darkness Destroyer.

-The equipment must be worn for 24 hours to be recognized as the owner for full performance.

Two pieces of equipment obtained as guaranteed rewards for capturing Garion.

‘Sweet~’

The performance was satisfying every time he looked at it.

While he liked the helmet focused on inflicting area-of-effect status ailments, what caught his eye most was definitely the darkness armor.

‘Sweet, worthy of a Unique Legend.’

A veil that could create a one-on-one duel with an opponent, and the authority of darkness that could be unleashed within it!

And among all those authorities, it was the two pairs of wings.

Fighting with black wings in a veil of darkness?

‘I can’t resist this.’

It was truly a man’s dream and romance itself.

However, if there was a problem…

‘It just happens to overlap with Reverse Heaven’s body part…’

If he had to give up one of the two, he would naturally have to give up the armor.

Even though the armor’s options were more tempting right now, Reverse Heaven was a growing unique equipment.

Wasn’t there a huge difference in basic options like defense and stat increases?

Above all, since it was presumed to be equipment related to the Reverse Heavenly Period, he could never give it up.

‘But giving up the armor is too painful.’

He couldn’t even sell this one.

The fact that only the one who defeated Garion could wear it meant that practically only Dohyun could wear it.

At this rate, it would end up being kept in his inventory like a white elephant.

It was painful enough to kill him, but Dohyun wasn’t just sitting around doing nothing.

[Using Stone of Inheritance (Permanent).]

[Confirmed that both equipment are of the same Legend (Unique) grade.]

Since Reverse Heaven hadn’t grown yet and was judged to be the same grade, he happily tried using the Stone of Inheritance, but…

[Grade is too high for normal inheritance.]

[Special material ‘Mandra’ is required for inheritance.]

[Inheritance is cancelled.]

As expected, the inheritance failed.

‘How am I supposed to get Mandra here?’

Mandra was a special material that could only be obtained from the Forbidden Forest in the New Continent.

It was so rare that most had untradeable options, so tradeable Mandra was really priced at whatever the seller asked.

Considering that even getting it that way was like plucking stars from the sky, it practically meant not to inherit.

“Sigh…”

It was disappointing, but for now, it was right to put aside his regrets.

Still, being able to equip at least the helmet was something.

[Adjusting the form of the Dark Knight’s Darkness Helmet with darkness.]

[The size of darkness can be greatly increased according to the user’s darkness affinity.]

[Current size has been adjusted to minimum.]

‘At least it’s adjustable, that’s fortunate.’

Thanks to the effect attached as an additional option, he could fortunately avoid becoming a fashion disaster.

A helmet with martial arts robes would be a fashion that even Dohyun would find burdensome.

“Looks pretty cool?”

Dohyun smiled contentedly looking at the customization mirror.

Just because it was in darkness form didn’t mean darkness was visibly writhing.

Rather, it was subtle enough that you wouldn’t notice at a glance.

It was just that his hair had become a bit darker, but it felt more dangerous and went well with the martial arts robes.

-Mm! You’ve become even stronger, Master. I’m proud.

-Rizariza!

-…That’s a helmet? Wow, so the Owner really did win. I fainted so I don’t remember anything, which is kind of frustrating.

-Riza…

Beside Dohyun, Charlie was chiming in while Jihad was complaining.

Well, from Jihad’s perspective, he closed his eyes and when he opened them, everything was over and everyone was celebrating, so it was understandable he’d be dumbfounded.

-Mm, it was quite a magnificent sight. It’s a shame you couldn’t see it.

-Was it that amazing? How did he catch him?

-Rizariza!

-Mm, when you fainted was definitely when I was in danger. Not long after you fainted like that, Master appeared. Master, who entered tearing through the veil…

-Ooh…!

Dohyun’s expression became subtle as he watched Jihad listening intently and Charlie slowly explaining to him.

‘Charlie seems strangely different.’

He always felt like he was trying to maintain excessive solemnity and loyalty, but now that seemed reduced.

It wasn’t that his loyalty had diminished or that he completely abandoned his solemn attitude.

It was hard to pinpoint exactly what had changed…

‘He looks much more comfortable.’

Overall, he had become more natural.

It felt like the shadow that had unknowingly been cast over his face had disappeared?

Seeing this side of him for the first time after spending quite a long time together made him feel both pleased and strange.

Maybe it was because he had resolved his long-held grudge…

‘Hmm, but if that were the case, he wasn’t like this even after we caught Garion yesterday… Did he become comfortable after resting in the Guardian Room?’

Well, they say you don’t feel as relieved as you’d expect the moment you finish your revenge.

The Guardian Room was a place that recreated where Guardians’ hearts could be most at ease or what they most desired.

Maybe resting there helped him sort out his feelings.

Dohyun decided to accept it and glanced away.

[You have unconfirmed notifications.]

[Guardian ‘Charlie de Ravion’ has successfully cleared the Guardian Quest.]

[Guardian Quest rewards will be given.]

[A great change has occurred in Charlie de Ravion.]

[Would you like to confirm?]

‘Come to think of it, he did clear the Guardian Quest, didn’t he?’

What kind of change had occurred?

Dohyun quietly murmured as he gazed at Charlie chatting with Jihad and Eliza.

[Viewing information of Guardian ‘Charlie de Ravion’.]

Soon after, Charlie’s changed information window appeared.

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