The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 340

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Chapter 340

Part 2, Episode 6.

Mati smiled with satisfaction upon confirming that atmosphere.

Exploration broadcasts inevitably consume a lot of time.

Therefore, how naturally one could melt away time was important, and perhaps it was thanks to Kaiser’s character?

Even without saying much, reactions exploded whenever Kaiser was involved.

‘There’s no cheat key like this. Is this why they say to become famous first?’

How much time had passed while continuing the trace-finding work, feeling once again the reason to escape from Hako?

Exactly 19 minutes and 47 seconds had passed.

[The Explorer’s intuition reacts sensitively.]

[The Eye of Selection confirms traces.]

[Related traces have been found.]

“Oh! Everyone, I found it.”

He was able to find traces faster than expected, and the chat window began focusing instantly as if they had never been chatting casually.

-Wow, it didn’t even take 20 minutes. Isn’t this record-breaking speed?

-I didn’t expect much from Hako, but he really has ability.

-That’s why Kaiser accepted the collaboration.

-So was the left correct?

-As if that’s right? lololol

-Hurry up and tell us, Mati.

-Mati! Mati! Mati! Mati!

It was a speed that even explorers from decent Top 10 Guilds couldn’t dare to achieve.

At this, Mati felt his heart tickling.

This exhilarating feeling of something boiling up inside his chest.

Was this what it felt like to be recognized?

[Viewer Count: 32,145,000]

‘Ahh…’

Proving his ability to over 32 million people was beyond satisfying—it was moving.

How much had he struggled until now?

Now even the arrogant explorers from major guilds wouldn’t be able to ignore him.

‘Perhaps… I might even get a chance to explore together with Lord Barion?’

Mati, who felt thrilled just imagining it, gulped and shook his head.

At times like this, he needed to do even better without mistakes.

Mati, trying to act nonchalant and shrugging his shoulders as if this was a natural result, composed a calm expression and spoke.

“Hmm, exactly the time I expected. I’ll have to work harder next time.”

-No, you didn’t.

-I just saw you tearing up a moment ago, what do you mean lol

-32 million people watched it and you’re still acting pretentious, that’s hilarious lol

-It’s nothing special~ (with a moved expression)

Of course, it didn’t work at all.

“Ahem, then shall we check the results?”

Mati, feeling unnecessarily embarrassed, cleared his throat and quickly changed the subject.

Fortunately, the viewers followed along with Mati’s intention.

They were equally curious about the results.

‘Well, it obviously won’t be right.’

Based on the traces, it would probably be the right path.

While thinking this and checking carefully.

After the second trace, then the third, and finally when he confirmed the last trace.

“As expected, the right… huh?”

Mati frowned and unconsciously tilted his head.

“It’s… the left?”

And for good reason—all the traces pointed to the first crossroads.

In other words, they were pointing to the left path that Kaiser had mentioned.

-Kaiser got this right?

-God knew everything all along!

-Holy shit lololololol

-Wow, this is correct.

-The underdog wins!!!

-Doesn’t Kaiser have bad luck? But his luck seems good?

-Look how Kaiser’s expression doesn’t change even in this situation.

Explosive reactions poured out in the chat room at this completely unexpected result.

As one viewer said, Kaiser, whom he glanced at, looked extremely calm.

As if hearing an expected result, he showed no movement at all.

‘…Was it coincidence?’

Looking at that expression, he momentarily wondered if it was intentional.

The puzzled scratching of his head was brief.

‘It must be coincidence.’

Mati shook his head and dismissed the thought.

Logically, what else could finding the path in 2 seconds be but coincidence?

The viewers’ reaction wasn’t bad either, and his ability was proven, so good was good.

Perhaps that’s why?

-This time it’s three paths.

-Tell Kaiser to choose first.

-Come on, surely he won’t be right this time too.

-Also, it would be hilarious if Kaiser gets hit again lol

“Shall we? Kaiser, could you choose again this time? Don’t feel pressured and choose comfortably.”

“…The right side.”

Mati readily agreed to the viewers’ request for more, and Kaiser responded well too.

Perhaps because there was one less crossroads?

-Oh, 14 minutes~

-I’m not just saying this, but his skill really seems to be top-tier?

-Even Top 10 Guild members can’t do this well.

-At this rate, won’t our Mati become such a big shot that we can’t hire him even with money?

‘Yes!’

Perhaps his condition was good today—he found the path in just 14 minutes, even breaking his own shortest record.

-So where is it? The right side again this time?

I’m getting dizzy, I tell you

-Instead of clenching your fists, hurry up and find the path

-For real, can’t hide their expression at all. Everything shows through one by one.

But his joy was brief.

“Ahem. I’ll check. Let’s see~ The direction the traces point to is… hmm?”

Soon after checking the direction, Mati’s expression became puzzled.

His eyes blinked suspiciously, and he even rubbed them, but the result didn’t change.

“…It’s the right side?”

Kaiser was right again this time too.

-?

-For real?

-Who said Kaiser has bad luck? He’s literally a picking god?

-Crazy, damn crazy

At this point, questions were inevitable.

‘…He got it right twice by luck?’

Was it just his imagination that Kaiser’s calm face somehow drew more attention?

‘…You must be quite lucky. I guess rumors really can’t be trusted.’

Still, up to this point, it was understandable.

It was within the realm where viewers and Mati could dismiss it as ‘ah, he’s just really lucky’ and move on.

But they needed to know.

Just how far Kaiser was from being lucky.

“Left.”

“Straight ahead.”

“The second path.”

Twice could be luck.

But what if luck repeated three times, four times, and then five times?

“Hmm, it’s a tunnel. We need to dig here.”

“…”

“We need to go up from here.”

“…”

What if he even found complex paths that weren’t simply left or right?

Could that really be called luck?

-Crazy, what is this lololol

-Full-scale Kaiser pathfinding broadcast.

-Wait, was Kaiser an explorer?

-Even if he’s an explorer, is this possible? 20 minutes? It’s not even 2 minutes, it’s 2 seconds!

-Kaiser, is he really a god? Kaiser, is he really a god? Kaiser, is he really a god?

-Tsk tsk, are there still foolish ones who doubt the god?

-No seriously, what is this lololol

-Mati’s dumbfounded face is hilarious lololol suddenly became a bus passenger.

-He was just a Quest shuttle all along.

-Mati, aren’t you going to host? At least say something.

-Can’t blame him for being stunned lololol

At some point, Mati, who had been blankly following behind Kaiser, forgetting about hosting or anything else, finally couldn’t stand the viewers’ mockery and muttered.

“…No, what is this.”

It was a mutter that somehow conveyed resentment.

* * *

-Fuck he got it right again.

-Holy shit, amazing.

-Kaiser, he is god! Kaiser, he is god! Kaiser, he is god!

-Kaiser punch! Kaiser punch! Kaiser punch! Kaiser punch! Kaiser punch!

-Mati, if you have nothing to do, at least dance on the side.

-For real, he’s got nothing to do.

-What do you mean nothing? He’s doing comedy with his expressions.

-Watching his face turn pale in real time is hilarious lololol

-Our Mati… he used to be a tenacious guy who never gave up, why does he look so pitiful now?

Dohyun glanced sideways at Mati after seeing the rapidly scrolling chat.

Just like the chat said, his expression was beyond words.

Gone was his confident first impression, replaced by the look of an old man who had lost his dreams and hopes.

Seeing him follow along soullessly made him feel sorry for no reason.

‘This is why I was just keeping my mouth shut.’

When the first crossroads appeared.

Perhaps because he had received the shared Quest, the Eye of Truth activated as always and showed him the way.

He had unconsciously said “left” in that moment, then thought ‘oops,’ but since everyone didn’t believe him, he tried to let it pass naturally.

Somehow, viewers started betting on how many he could get right, and he ended up continuing to find the paths.

‘Well… Mati did prove his abilities too.’

It was force majeure, and honestly, since he wanted to level up quickly, he decided to just go with it.

-Is that really Owner’s personality?

-Rizariza…

-A jewel cannot be hidden. Truly, an outstanding person will be known to people even if they try to hide it. What can be done about Master being outstanding?

How long had they been moving forward rapidly, listening to Jihad’s admiration and Charlie’s proud words with one ear?

-Kaiser! Kaiser! Kaiser!

-He’s not even pretending to search now? He just glances and finds it in one shot

-I’m telling you it’s map hacks for real

-Isn’t the AI working? He’s blatantly using hacks, why isn’t it blocked?

-Gaaah!!! It’s not hacks but the power of god!

-Mati, hurry up and keep up. You keep losing Kaiser.

“…How did I… I also… I’m also good at finding paths…”

Mati, who had initially wanted to be active somehow, now seemed to have given up and was just sighing heavily as he followed.

After breaking through roughly 5 crossroads, going through 2 tunnels and 3 vine patches.

Mati suddenly felt something strange.

‘What? Can a path really be this difficult?’

He had expected it to be difficult since it was a path found by a legendary explorer.

The very fact that a Quest involving mere pathfinding was Hero-grade said it all.

But… this was too difficult even considering that.

‘The path is ridiculously twisted. If we had gotten the path wrong even once, it absolutely wouldn’t have connected. This kind of structure would only exist in a maze with barriers…’

It was already strange that such a complex path was hidden in the forest, but what exactly was that man who could accurately find such paths within seconds?

‘Is he really using map hacks or what?’

If Godose wasn’t a game managed by artificial intelligence, it wouldn’t be strange to seriously report him for hacking.

The strange thing didn’t end there.

‘Something seems increasingly different from what I heard… They said there would be a rest area around the middle, but a rest area in a place like this?’

They had progressed far enough that it wouldn’t be strange if they had passed the middle and arrived.

What rest area? It increasingly felt like no living beings had set foot here, as if no life forms had reached this place for a long time.

-What? Was there a path like this in the Western Forest?

-I’ve been in the Empire for a year and never seen it. Don’t think I’ve seen it in videos either.

-For real, did we hit a proper hidden Quest?

-But why is Mati reacting like that? Looks like even Mati doesn’t know.

-The atmosphere is a bit eerie though. Wouldn’t be strange if ghosts appeared, I’d be scared too.

-Mati hasn’t been exploring for just a day or two, would he be scared of something like this?

Just as the viewers also seemed to sense something strange and the chat atmosphere was flowing ominously.

Thud.

For the first time, Dohyun’s footsteps stopped.

Perhaps he hadn’t expected Dohyun, who had been moving forward without obstruction, to stop.

Mati, who had bumped his head into Dohyun’s back, rubbed his forehead and looked up.

“Kaiser?”

To the questioning look asking what was wrong, Dohyun gestured ahead instead of answering.

“That is…?”

Mati’s eyes widened as he stuck his head out to look at that place.

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