The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 346

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Chapter 346

Part 2, Episode 12.

It was a living being.

Overall, it had a silhouette similar to a human, but wore a robe that made it impossible to determine its gender or race.

For some reason, the attire reminded him of the tomb intruders, and Dohyun focused his eyes intently.

There was something strange about it.

‘That figure is in every scene.’

It wasn’t just in one scene.

From the first scene to the second, third, fourth… it existed in the darkness behind every single scene.

‘What’s the meaning of showing this? Is it connected to the intruders?’

The similar attire to the intruders, and the timing of showing this now – it was too suspicious to dismiss as mere coincidence.

Come to think of it, there were many unusual things about the intruders.

Starting from the fact that non-human races had infiltrated the Empire’s secret dungeon, to the archer wielding a bow that had received revelation from the World Tree – a hero’s bow no less.

And lastly.

‘…That guy definitely said something about being half-human.’

Not only that.

He had also made strange remarks about whether the prophecy was wrong.

According to Gamillion, the non-human races who knew the history and truth of ancient humanity could be counted on one hand.

In such cases, it was one of two possibilities.

‘Either the archer is one of those few, or the current non-human races have changed from what Gamillion knows.’

It seemed like he would need to have another conversation with Gamillion.

Just as he was thinking this.

Kwaaaaang-!!

Kyaaaaa!!

The scenes suddenly changed dramatically.

The elves who had formed a great army were screaming covered in blood on a battlefield turned into a sea of flames, and the nymphs who had moved using wind as footing lay collapsed in miserable states with severed legs.

On the cliff, instead of the woman with the great sword, corpses were lined up, and in the village below.

Countless elves lay dead among the collapsing buildings.

And beings with similar appearances to them, but with black skin, were fleeing through the flames as if being chased by something.

Even at that moment, the robe-wearing figure merely watched from afar.

Just as he was beginning to feel frustrated by this.

Saaaa-

Dense darkness swallowed the world, and something glinted beyond the darkness.

‘…Eyes?’

Reptilian…

No, closer to a beast of prey.

But for a beast, it felt far too massive and had a chilling presence.

Indeed, just its existence was causing the mystical light emanating from the World Tree to gradually lose power and fade away.

Though he couldn’t see its exact form, he could instinctively feel it.

That it was more dangerous than any enemy he had seen so far.

—!

At that moment.

The eyes turned precisely toward Dohyun, and

[The given time has ended.]

“…!”

As if he had been submerged underwater and was forcibly pulled up.

His consciousness snapped back and his vision changed.

“Huh!?”

“?”

The scenes he had been watching until just now had completely disappeared, and he saw the stone tower losing its light and Mati stepping back in surprise.

He had returned to reality.

“Ah, sorry if I startled you. Were you waiting?”

“No, it’s just that I was approaching right when you suddenly opened your eyes… Ah, I finished a while ago. My score was low so there wasn’t much information I could see, haha.”

Mati gave a hearty laugh and then, without being asked, went on to describe in detail what information he had seen.

‘5,000 points… Then that means I got almost 30,000 bonus points.’

Perhaps they gave a thousand points for each gate passed.

Since he had only achieved the minimum score, he was given just 10 seconds, and most questions were rejected, so he had to settle for obtaining the location of a cave with rare herbs.

-Where is that? You didn’t do much but found a goldmine with rare herbs, that’s totally sweet.

-Agreed

-But if Mati got that much, what information did Kaiser get? Did he get some hidden piece or something?

-His score must be at least double.

-I’m curious but we’d get shut down if we asked, right?

-Yeah, I don’t have the confidence to handle Charlie. Why don’t you try sweet-talking him?

-As if that would work.

Perhaps thanks to Charlie and Mati’s contributions.

Now even the viewers didn’t dare to rashly ask about what Dohyun had obtained.

“I also had many blocked questions, so I just asked them to tell me information I needed. Actually, even now after seeing it, I don’t understand what kind of information it was.”

-Oh, he’s telling us?

-Ah… Benevolent Kashin, we thank you.

-If even Kaiser had many blocked questions, are these information that require some prerequisite conditions to be met?

-What about the score? Is it more than double?

“Yes. It seems to be more than double.”

-Wow~

-That attitude as if it’s nothing special. Is this the dignity of a god?

-Kaiser oppa, take me (swaying)

-But seriously, doesn’t Kaiser have more male fans?

-It’s probably because he doesn’t reveal his face.

-Please no… That skill, those items, those abilities, and a handsome face too? I can’t live like that.

-Can you handle that statement? There are quite a few Kashin Church members here.

-Ah…?

-Farewell. You won’t go far.

Thanks to this, even when he gave moderate answers, they were happy with them, and no one complained as the topic naturally shifted.

This was a very rare occurrence.

Usually when doing a collaboration stream, guests typically had almost no privacy during the broadcast.

Therefore, if you hid something, you had to endure viewers’ persistent questioning all day long.

In the world of Godseeker streaming, guests who could proceed this comfortably could be counted on one hand.

This was possible not only because of Charlie as a shield, but also because Mati, the streamer, actively worked to create such an atmosphere.

‘I should thank Mati separately after the broadcast ends.’

Those sparkling eyes looking at him didn’t feel as uncomfortable anymore.

‘…Or maybe not.’

It still seemed a bit uncomfortable.

Feeling somewhat uneasy, Dohyun subtly averted his gaze.

-So is it over now?

-We caught the intruders too, and it seems like the dungeon conquest is finished, so isn’t it cleared now?

-But no message appeared?

-Huh? You’re right?

At the same time, a very valid question was raised in the chat.

“Now that you mention it…”

It seemed like several minutes had passed since obtaining the information, but no dungeon clear message had appeared.

Just as Mati was about to agree that it was strange.

[Warning! Those who have responded to the Stone Tower’s energy are awakening from their slumber.]

[The Blind Ones seek to eliminate those who have entered the tomb.]

[Escape from them or eliminate them all.]

A message close to a warning alarm rang out,

Shuaaak-!!!

From somewhere came a tearing sound like wind being ripped apart.

A spear thrown by someone was flying fiercely toward Dohyun and Mati.

It was flying so fast that by the time they spotted it, it was already within arm’s reach.

“Hiiiik!”

Mati screamed in terror at the sudden emergency situation.

The chat window also seemed shocked, going quiet as if frozen for a moment before being flooded with messages about hooks and dodging.

In the frozen time when everyone was paralyzed.

Kwang!

Charlie, moving faster than anyone, struck down the spear.

Grrrr… Grrr…

Grrrrrr…

At the same time, the undead emerged one after another, breaking through walls and ground.

Behind the undead that appeared radiating cold air, a massive undead with the build of a barbarian warrior, presumably the one who threw the spear, exhaled vapor.

The moment they faced these beings, there was no need to ask further – they could be certain these were the ‘Blind Ones.’

All of them had completely empty eye sockets.

-Holy shit;;

-What the hell is that now, one mountain after another.

-Good lord, how many are there? At a glance it looks like three digits.

-More are still coming from behind the walls. Can we even escape from this?

An endless assault of grotesquely shaped undead.

It was a sight that would make any human instinctively flinch, but Charlie’s reaction was completely different.

-How dare… these maggot-like creatures target my Master. Pay for that sin with death!

Far from being afraid, he glared with angry eyes and immediately started swinging his sword.

It wasn’t even just an ordinary sword.

Though still subtle, a light that was somewhat deeper than before was wrapping around the sword.

[Light Sword – Dawn’s Light is activated.]

[Dawn’s Light dwells in Charlie de Ravion’s sword.]

It was Dawn’s Light that had reached the 2-star level.

What changed wasn’t just the intensity of the light wrapping the sword.

[Light Slash is executed.]

As Charlie powerfully brought down his two-handed sword, points converged to one spot and light exploded.

—-!

“Good heavens!”

Mati, who had instinctively closed his eyes at the blinding light explosion and then opened them, let out a gasp filled with shock.

It was an uncharacteristically flustered reaction for someone who introduced himself as a proud Explorer, but Mati was certain.

Anyone who saw this scene would have the same reaction.

[You have defeated one blinded by jealousy.]

[You have defeated one blinded by greed.]

…

[You have defeated one blinded by rage.]

The trace of light from Charlie’s swing hadn’t disappeared and was faintly carved into the ground ahead, and all enemies in that trajectory had vanished.

With a single slash, he had erased dozens of enemies without a trace.

This alone was shocking, but it wasn’t the end.

Swoosh- Swish-

Swoosh-

As Charlie leaped into the heart of the enemy formation and swung his sword with his characteristic fluid steps, subtle light scattered in the air like stardust.

[You have defeated one blinded by rage.]

[You have defeated one blinded by jealousy.]

…

[You have defeated one blinded by life.]

Each time, the enemies were cut down like tofu.

Grrrrrr-!

Swoosh-

Though they instinctively grouped together and charged, sensing the crisis, nothing changed.

No matter how many rushed at him, they were helplessly cut the moment they touched the light.

[The Flowing Water energy has reached a certain level.]

[Secret Fire can be activated.]

[Secret Fire is cast.]

Whoosh-!

Instead, they only served as sacrifices to increase the stacks of Charlie’s Flowing Water Secret Fire Sword.

—–!

The highly condensed flames burned the surroundings with scorching heat, and the moment they touched the enemies, they easily melted and penetrated them.

Though weaker compared to the Light Slash, the impact was definite.

-Wow, shit

-Crazy, what did I just see.

-This is a Guardian? This is a Guardian? This is a Guardian?

-Wait, are Kaiser’s Guardians beyond comparison too?

-Is this Guardian-class the one who fought Garion head-on? If he’s that strong, I admit he had the right to give me harsh criticism with his sharp tongue, asking if I had so many gray hairs from fighting properly before plucking them all out.

-Yeah, seriously seems stronger than me.

-Damn, I bet my entire fortune that if he fought me, he’d beat me in 10 seconds.

-? You would?

-No, he would beat me.

Watching the shocked chat window, Dohyun raised the corner of his mouth in a grin.

‘It’s not just me who’s grown all this time.’

The secret behind the dramatically different damage from before.

The influence of Dawn’s Light reaching the 2-star level was part of it, but that wasn’t the only reason.

Rather, he was confident that other reasons were more significant.

[+12 Flowing Water Secret Fire Sword]

[+12 Light Symbol]

…

[+12 Pure White Armor]

From weapons to exclusive equipment, and even the newly acquired defensive gear.

From head to toe, everything without exception was enhanced to +12.

‘Life is all about gear, after all.’

Dohyun was properly enjoying the true taste of RPGs that he couldn’t even dream of during his Demroc days.

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