The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 345

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Chapter 345

Part 2, Episode 11.

I don’t know exactly which of the three races it is.

‘Archery and dagger skills are symbolic of elves though…’

Nymphs were also a race that didn’t fall behind elves when it came to archery alone.

That archer and the assassins might be from different races too.

The one thing I can be confident about is that there’s almost no possibility Akira is from the fairy race.

‘Fairies are closer to magic-based rather than combat-based.’

Some might say this.

Isn’t there a possibility they’re human?

But that’s something only those who don’t know what the World Tree means to the races living in Ellanis would say.

To them, the World Tree isn’t just a simple tree.

‘Divine tree.’

Literally a tree they worship as a god.

That’s what the World Tree was.

It actually lives for long ages worthy of being called that, and possesses mysterious powers too.

Only the races of Ellanis can receive revelations from such a World Tree.

Stealing it also makes no sense.

In the first place, they hadn’t shared hearts with the human race to that extent, and if by any chance it was stolen, a war should have broken out long ago.

Thinking that way, possessing this arrow was also a troublesome matter, but,

-Consumed by an unknown power, Astra’s soul has become faint.

You can use it a certain number of times ignoring usage restrictions.

-Available uses: (2 / 4)

‘Consumed by an unknown power…’

From the circumstances, it seems Akira wasn’t handling the arrow legally either.

‘Something smells fishy.’

Dohyun’s instincts, which had high risk high return as their basic foundation, were telling him.

That something significant was entangled in this.

That if he carried this arrow around, something would definitely get entangled.

For a stable gamer’s life, it would be right to stuff it in a corner of his inventory and never give it a glance.

And Dohyun was truly regretful about that.

‘Only able to use it twice…’

That Akira had already used up half the available uses.

‘Still, twice is something. Two chances for a finishing move is excellent.’

So what if something gets entangled?

When such a cheat item is grasped in hand, he should use it first and see what happens.

Rather than worrying about such things, it would be a hundred times better to ponder how to use it to extract maximum value.

‘Transforms according to the user. This is interesting too. Does using this option count as usage?’

Dohyun, who had wanted to try it as a test, shook his head.

If the available uses decreased just from trying it out, it would be too painful.

While he was struggling to suppress his curiosity like that.

-So how long are you going to check the rewards?

-Did you get something? Did you?

-From your reaction, it seems like you got something good?

-Ah, I’m really damn curious.

-For real, can’t you tell us just one thing? Not more, not less, just one thing.

“Oh no! Not a chance. I, Mati, am not a man who lacks such principles.”

-Hmm! That kind of steadfast attitude looks very good! I don’t know what kind of sweet words the Apostles are using to tempt you, but it would be best to ignore them and proceed according to your opinion.

“Haha, of course.”

-Charlie is damn reliable;;;

-Even Suji can’t beat that.

-For real;;

Charlie, who was putting up an excellent iron wall without even seeing the viewers’ words.

He couldn’t help but be an excellent example of a Guardian, but if he only put up iron walls, it could only breed resentment and suspicion.

Dohyun, who had quietly approached Mati’s side, opened his mouth.

“I’m fine with it. Everyone will find out anyway. I got some miscellaneous items and this dagger.”

As he waved Cheonbyeon, which had transformed into Kayana’s dagger, chat immediately appeared.

-Oh, he’s actually telling us?

-Ah… I give thanks for Kashin’s benevolence.

-Is that the dagger the assassin was using?

-Guess the bow didn’t drop.

-Well, if that dropped, it would break the balance.

-Since it’s about getting traces rather than rewards, there were probably a lot of miscellaneous items.

-You’re not hiding anything?

-Why would Kaiser bother hiding anything? If he was going to hide it, he wouldn’t have shown it at all.

He felt slightly guilty about the question of whether he was hiding something, but fortunately there didn’t seem to be anyone particularly suspicious.

Actually, Dohyun agreed with that statement about why bother hiding it.

In the past, he had hidden things because he hadn’t built up enough power yet, but there was no particular reason to do so now.

‘If only it wasn’t related to the World Tree.’

Infiltrating the Empire’s secret dungeon, and the identity of the intruders who attacked the Apostles being a different race?

Since it would cause a big stir, there was nothing good about revealing it hastily.

“But are you really okay with me taking everything?”

“Of course. My pride won’t allow me to take things when I didn’t do anything.”

“If you say so… I’ll gratefully accept.”

“Yes!”

Having received even a final confirmation, Dohyun coolly turned his steps.

As he entered through the wall that had been broken because of the intruders, a message appeared.

[You have entered the Tomb of Information.]

[It is confirmed that you have passed through all gates.]

[The information you can obtain varies in proportion to your performance in passing through the gates.]

[Checking your score.]

“Ooh… Viewers, can you see this? I thought it would be gloomy since it’s called a tomb, but it’s cleaner than expected.”

Dohyun also nodded at Mati’s words.

While the walls still felt ancient, unlike the dark outside, luminous stones were embedded here and there, so there was no discomfort to vision.

A circle emitting a gentle light in the center of the floor.

And a small stone tower in the center of that circle, with a golden border surrounding the circle.

Other than that, no special objects or features were visible, but rather that gave a clean impression.

Looking at the exterior alone, honestly it should be called more like a resting place than a tomb.

[Score verification work is complete.]

[‘Kaiser’s score is 34,150 points.]

[Place your hand on the stone tower and ask for the information you desire.]

‘Now then, let’s see…’

Dohyun entered the circle with a grin and reached out his hand.

‘Let’s see what important information there is that made different races infiltrate.’

The moment he finally placed his hand on the stone tower.

Flash-

The golden border flashed, and a stream of light leaked from the stone tower, penetrating through Dohyun’s mind.

It was an ocean of countless information.

A feeling of confidence filling his mind that it could answer any information he asked about.

‘So this is how it works.’

The novelty of experiencing this sensation for the first time was brief.

[‘Kaiser’ has been granted 40 seconds.]

[Information will be deleted if time is exceeded.]

‘What, that’s all I get?’

With barely enough time to hear 2-3 pieces of information at most, Dohyun hurriedly thought of a question.

Fortunately, he already had a question prepared.

The question that had first come to mind the moment he heard he could obtain information.

‘Tell me about the Day of Prophecy.’

A term he’d heard frequently from the Main Quest to his recent battle with Garion.

A word that was only mentioned, but no one could explain satisfactorily.

Perhaps the Tomb of Information could resolve this curiosity?

[…Information regarding the Day of Prophecy is forbidden.]

[Please ask about different information.]

Despite his hopeful question, unfortunately he couldn’t learn about the Day of Prophecy this time either.

‘Tsk.’

He wondered what exactly the Day of Prophecy was that it was so thoroughly hidden, but he had somewhat expected this.

It was supposedly a Main Quest after all.

And among them, it seemed to be quite important content, so he had thought it wouldn’t be easy to discover like this.

[30 seconds remaining.]

‘Tell me about the Five Kings of ancient humanity.’

Though it was regrettable, time was precious so Dohyun immediately continued with his next question, but only a similar answer returned.

[…Information related to Main Quests is forbidden. Among them, information regarding the Five Kings is classified as top secret.]

[Asking about forbidden information one more time may result in penalties.]

[Please ask about different information.]

‘What, this doesn’t work either? For a Tomb of Information, there’s nothing it can tell me.’

It wasn’t just that it didn’t work, but it even sent a warning calling it top secret.

‘Are the Five Kings that significant?’

Even when he asked about the Day of Prophecy, it hadn’t sent such a message.

This was somewhat unexpected.

‘Is the weight contained in the name Five Kings greater than I thought?’

Considering that even Gamillion, a descendant of the family that served Kashiyar since ancient times, didn’t know much about them, it had credibility.

Even when Gamillion went out to investigate separately, he couldn’t obtain proper information about them.

‘This just makes me more curious.’

Rather than before asking the stone tower, he had only become more curious, but Dohyun tried to shake off his curiosity.

They themselves would know the most about their own information.

When he found the next fragment and faced the King’s will, he could ask and probably get something.

It wouldn’t be too late to resolve this curiosity then.

‘Then what should I ask?’

He racked his brain, but everything that came to mind was related to Main Quests.

To ask indirectly, when he’d already received a warning about penalties for asking about forbidden topics one more time, there was no reason to take such a risk.

[15 seconds remaining.]

‘Ah, I don’t know.’

To make matters worse, with only 15 seconds left, Dohyun gritted his teeth and blurted out.

‘Tell me information I need right now.’

Whatever he did probably wouldn’t work anyway.

In times like this, nothing beat auto-search was his judgment.

And that judgment hit the mark exactly.

[…Question confirmed.]

[Required qualifications have been met.]

[Loading information content appropriate for 34,150 points.]

Unlike the messages that had only sent warnings, for the first time a passing message appeared.

Simultaneously, his vision darkened and then flashed as scenes unfolded.

There wasn’t just one scene.

‘This is…’

Like a panorama of life flashing by, the scenes that unfolded were all different from each other.

A scene of a great army composed of beautiful men and women with pointed ears holding bows in confrontation.

A scene of nymphs descending on the wind, emanating killing intent.

A scene showing the back of a brilliant blonde woman standing straight on a cliff, gripping a massive greatsword while looking down below.

A scene of a giant sacred tree that clearly appeared to be the World Tree emitting mystical light.

‘This is more like… a video than information, isn’t it?’

It felt like suddenly jumping into the latter half of a movie and watching it.

It was bewildering that information was provided this way, and he also wondered why these scenes were necessary information for him.

However, this was information that the system judged to be worth a full 34,150 points.

He didn’t know how high that score was, but since he’d achieved it through an Achievement impossible for anyone but Dohyun, it must be an enormous score.

‘I don’t know what it is, but there must be a reason. Let me focus.’

Information shown at the cost of such a score couldn’t be useless.

As he tried his best not to miss anything while watching the passing scenes.

Whoosh-

Suddenly all the scenes that had unfolded like a panorama simultaneously darkened.

Pitch-black darkness where nothing could be seen.

As Dohyun quickly moved his eyes to look around the scenes at this sudden change.

Something stirred beyond the darkness of one scene,

‘…What’s this?’

Dohyun’s eyes widened at what he saw.

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