The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 344

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Chapter 344

Part 2, Episode 10.

It was already good originally, but after the +15 enhancement, it had been nothing but admiration.

The only drawback – the fatal condition that each other’s weapons must touch for 3 seconds – wasn’t too difficult if you could master the 3-second Heaven technique.

Even touching while casting Heaven counted toward the time requirement.

‘Actually, it’s a blessing when they use their ultimate skills.’

At least so far, it was a technique with 100% defense rate.

As a weapon option, he was confident he could reverse any ultimate skill back at them.

Truly a perfect weapon in every aspect.

‘But still…’

His brief praise of Cheonbyeon was momentary as Dohyun slowly turned his head.

What was important right now wasn’t this kind of thing.

‘What the hell were those guys anyway? Since the first entry notification appeared, they can’t be players.’

Judging by how they spoke and their physiques, they weren’t monsters.

But thinking of them as NPCs was problematic in its own way.

The Empire had NPCs like that?

Considering their extraordinary skills and the performance of those cheat-level weapons, they had to be powerhouses at least on par with the Top 100.

‘Still, I’m supposedly a Hero of the Empire, so there’s no way I wouldn’t recognize them.’

However, just in case.

If that guy was an Empire NPC who recognized him but still attacked, it was one of two things.

‘Either the information obtainable here is trash, or he’s a rotten traitor with a shady background.’

Either way, he was a bad guy.

So whether he was an Empire NPC or someone else didn’t matter – just revealing his identity would be jackpot.

And fortunately, there was a good method for that.

[The sudden Quest ‘Tomb Intruder’ has been cleared with an incredible performance, enhancing the rewards.]

[You can use the complete Tomb of Information, and the quality of information obtainable from the tomb will be higher.]

[The intruder drops their most important trace.]

The Quest rewards were enhanced, and the intruder’s trace changed to ‘most important trace’.

All those who could be called powerhouses of the Empire possessed weapons or symbolic items that represented them.

If it was the most important trace, wasn’t there a high probability it would be that?

-Mati, so aren’t you going to show us the rewards?

-Right. The rewards are sitting right there where those guys were, but why aren’t you going near them?

-Hurry up and check them out.

The viewers seemed curious too and were urging him, but Mati firmly shook his head.

“No. I didn’t do anything. All the rewards should rightfully go to Kaiser. Also, since he’s strictly a guest, he has no obligation to reveal information if he doesn’t want to. No! Even if he did, I wouldn’t reveal it!”

Perhaps just spouting rhetoric with the solemn resolve of a general wasn’t satisfying enough.

Mati raised his clenched fist and shouted.

“God of exploration… no, God of all gods! Leave this place to me and comfortably check your rewards!”

Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!

Then thunderous applause followed right after.

Charlie, deeply moved, threw down his sword and clapped toward Mati with a warm smile.

-An awakened one! Those who fail to recognize greatness are like viewing the world through a knothole. You have the qualities!

-…What qualities? The qualities to become a fanatic?

Though Jihad was unusually representing his own thoughts accurately, Charlie didn’t even pretend to listen and patted Mati’s shoulder.

-I have someone I’d like to introduce you to. I think she’d really like you too.

“…Would someone like her really like someone like me? I’m just a common man who can’t find paths, can’t find keys, and can’t even find traps well…”

-Trust my eyes. You’ll fulfill your role magnificently!

-Rizariza…

-I don’t know about this.

Mati was gradually being swayed by Charlie’s conviction.

Eliza and Jihad shook their heads beside them.

-Hahahahahaha

-Charlie is so good at talking lol

-A cult leader incarnate

-I could tell Charlie was trouble from when he got along with that fanatic.

-Wait, is this the same Charlie who spent 3 hours just hurling insults at me during the tutorial?

-What did he say?

-Nothing much. Just stuff like ‘Is that why you couldn’t even protect your hair with such poor skills? Who are you going to protect with those abilities? I can’t entrust my subordinate’s back to someone like you, so stop making others go bald and just shut up and follow.’

-Wow.

Dohyun let out a small sigh as he alternated between watching the chat that had become a sea of laughter and Charlie who looked like he was about to die of contentment.

‘Why is the embarrassing stuff always my share?’

He was sure he had lived looking up at the sky without a single point of shame.

-…Owner?

-Riza…?

Did he not know that he himself had no conscience?

-Strange… I definitely remember a lot… I think I saw him wailing while his nostrils flared…

-Rizariza…

Dohyun lightly ignored the Guardians’ coldly disappointed gazes and turned away.

Anyway, it was true that thanks to Mati he could check comfortably, so he thought he shouldn’t worry about such things anymore and should check the traces.

[You have obtained the most important trace of intruder ‘Ranel’.]

[Ranel’s Orb]

[Grade: Rare]

[Description: An orb that the Tomb of Information intruder ‘Ranel’ treasures dearly.

The traces of long years can be felt.]

‘…This kind of thing is the most important trace?’

Unless this was something like a precious memento from his dear mother, it was completely incomprehensible.

But thinking about it slightly differently, it made some sense.

‘This isn’t the most important item but a trace. This orb might be the only clue to finding that guy’s identity.’

The problem was that he couldn’t get a feel for it just by looking at it right now.

It seemed better to investigate this separately later.

[You have obtained the most important trace of intruder ‘Kayana’.]

[Kayana’s Dagger]

[Grade: Hero]

[Description: The beloved dagger of intruder ‘Kayana’ who possesses excellent dagger techniques.

The touch of an excellent blacksmith combined with her abilities contains the power to make the wearer agile.]

[Level Restriction: 95]

[Equipment Restriction: Assassin class]

[Physical Attack Power: 1463 ~ 1507]

[Durability: 100 / 100]

[Haste: Imbues the body with wind energy for 70 seconds, increasing movement speed by 15%. (Cooldown 120 seconds)]

[Swift Footwork: Increases footwork-related speed by 10% for 90 seconds. (Cooldown 180 seconds)]

‘This is… good?’

Since Godseeker was a game with fixed skill slots, options like these that were no different from skills had very high value.

Even having just one would make it a honey item, but there were two movement speed-related buff options.

‘This is worth it even if I can’t use it.’

Since Dohyun was still using the Killer’s Dagger anyway, there was no reason not to replace it.

If there was one disappointing point.

Since it was Hero grade, the increase rate was somewhat disappointing…

[Cheonbyeon devours ‘Kayana’s Dagger’.]

[The previously equipped ‘Killer’s Dagger’ is replaced with ‘Kayana’s Dagger’.]

[This is a weapon of a lower grade than Cheonbyeon (Thousand Changes).]

[Attack power and options are amplified to match the grade.]

This wouldn’t be a problem for Dohyun.

If he left it to his overpowered item Cheonbyeon (Thousand Changes), it would upgrade it automatically.

[+15 Cheonbyeon (Thousand Changes) – (Kayana’s Dagger)]

[Grade: Legend (Unique)]

[Description: The beloved dagger of the intruder ‘Kayana’ who possessed excellent dagger skills.

Combined with the touch of a skilled blacksmith and her abilities, it contains the power to make the wearer agile.]

[Level Restriction: 95]

[Equipment Restriction: Assassin class]

[Physical Attack Power: 1743 ~ 1790 + (2,365 ~ 2,583)]

[Durability: 100 / 100]

[Haste: Imbues the body with wind energy for 80 seconds, increasing movement speed by 20%. (Cooldown 120 seconds)]

[Swift Footwork: Increases speed related to footwork by 15% for 100 seconds. (Cooldown 180 seconds)]

‘Hmm, perfect.’

The duration had increased by 10 seconds each, and the speed amplification had also risen by 5% each.

Additionally, it was granted attack power matching Cheonbyeon’s Legend (Unique) grade and additional attack power from enhancement.

Of course, since the base weapon’s class was low, both the attack power and options were lacking compared to other Legend (Unique) grades.

‘It’s a bit disappointing that option enhancements after +12 only apply to Cheonbyeon’s main body.’

Well, even saying that, it would be shameless to ask for more than this.

At first, he was disappointed when given some bead fragment, but now Dohyun’s face bloomed with a smile as if that never happened.

But the main dish was separate.

‘Akira.’

The guy who surprised Dohyun the most and possessed the most outstanding skills among the intruders.

Looking at other traces, this guy was circumstantially the archer.

‘If only that arrow drops…’

He could not only get the description of the weapon he was most curious about, but also take a big step closer to the guy’s identity.

Dohyun swallowed dry saliva and reached out with a tense face.

[You have obtained the most important trace of intruder ‘Akira’.]

[‘Astra’s Arrow’ has been obtained.]

‘Nice!’

Dohyun’s complexion brightened at the message he wanted.

He had been anxiously worried about what would happen if another junk item like Ranel’s orb dropped this time.

‘It would be nice to get a weapon while I’m at it.’

It definitely wasn’t because he coveted it due to having no decent bow to use.

Rationalizing it that way, Dohyun opened the Item Information with a trembling heart.

[Astra’s Arrow]

[Grade: ??]

[Description: An arrow imbued with the soul of the great hero ‘Astra’ who received the World Tree’s revelation.

A symbolic weapon that is one of a kind in the world, usable only by heroes who have received the World Tree’s revelation.]

[Equipment Restriction: One who has received the World Tree’s revelation]

[Physical Attack Power: ? ~ ???]

[Durability: 100 / 100]

[Mimetic Change: Responds to the wearer’s will to shoot an arrow and transforms into the most suitable form for the user.]

[Hero’s Poem: Draws out the maximum power contained in the arrow.

At this time, the amount and density of energy that reaches maximum is proportional to the wearer’s mental power.]

-Astra’s soul has become faint due to being eroded by an unknown power.

Can be used a certain number of times while ignoring equipment restrictions.

-Available uses: (2 / 4)

A menacing amount that felt extraordinary at first glance.

Among them, what caught his eye first was naturally the description section.

Not only was it at the top, but since he was more curious about the guy’s identity right now, he thought there might be something if he looked at the description.

The moment he checked the description.

‘…Hmm?’

Dohyun’s eyebrows twitched.

It was because of the name that appeared not only in the description but even in the equipment restrictions.

‘World Tree?’

Even Dohyun, who hadn’t been to the New Continent, knew what the World Tree was.

An island mainly composed of abundant forests and nature-friendly races.

A place known as the first New Continent since it’s where players first arrive.

‘The Fairy King’s island, Ellanis.’

The massive tree located at its center.

The name of the tree called the divine tree by Ellanis’s residents was the World Tree.

And there were largely three types of races that served the World Tree.

Wind Nymphs, Forest Elves, Fairies.

That meant…

‘…Why is a different race here?’

It meant that the tomb’s intruder, Akira’s identity, was one of those three.

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