The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 353

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Chapter 353

Part 2, Episode 19.

Ridiculous.

No other word could better express Dohyun’s current feelings.

‘What? The Quest that wouldn’t appear for three months when I was desperately searching for it shows up like this?’

He had even tried to leave for a refresh, but they blocked his path and dropped a Quest item right at his feet.

At this point, it was practically force-feeding him.

Should he consider this situation lucky or unlucky – when he wanted it, it never appeared, but when he refused it, it rolled right to him?

‘This is fucking sweet, isn’t it?’

For Dohyun, it was obviously the former.

So much so that he seriously considered adopting a mindset of forcibly refusing anything he wanted in the future.

And it wasn’t just any Quest – it was an Emergency Quest.

What was an Emergency Quest?

A Quest that wouldn’t cause major problems if left uncleared, but was generally beneficial to complete.

True to its name, Emergency Quests that occurred in urgent situations usually appeared at important story branching points.

‘An Emergency Quest appeared when I picked up the necklace…’

In cases like this, it was one of two things.

Either the Quest item itself gave an Emergency Quest, or someone who needed to give a Quest was in an urgent situation and issued it to stop something.

Either way, it was a situation that absolutely had to be cleared, so Dohyun drew Cheonbyeon without hesitation.

[+15 Cheonbyeon (Thousand Changes) transforms into ‘White Lion’s Snow Flower Sword’.]

“Whoa, looks like Kaiser’s going to step in.”

“Crazy.”

“Amazing, I’ve only seen it in videos but I’m finally seeing it live?”

“But it’s 3 against 1, is this okay?”

“It’s Kaiser, so totally possible.”

“Don’t you know those guys? They’re from Ellanis Lawless Zone, Area 4.”

“…Those guys are?”

At one man’s words, the atmosphere among the players who had been watching with excitement turned serious.

Dohyun was equally surprised.

‘What, they were actually villains?’

Was physiognomy really a science after all?

He had thought they looked so obviously like villains, and they turned out to be quite famous ones at that.

‘Lawless Zone…’

Among the criminals who committed serious crimes in the Empire and established themselves in the New Continent, it was where those who had committed crimes worthy of capital punishment or had equivalent danger levels gathered.

‘Of course, that only applies to Areas 1-3, and Area 4 is a different story.’

All Area 4s in Lawless Zones were for those who lacked the strength to throw their weight around, but whose crimes made it difficult to associate with others.

In their language, it was where the low-grade trash who didn’t match up gathered.

However, no matter what, the Lawless Zone was practically a holy land for criminals.

Even if they were bottom-feeders, they couldn’t be completely ignored.

That was the position and weight the Lawless Zone held in the New Continent.

“I know those guys. The Beikan Brothers.”

“The Beikan Brothers are famous beginner killers in Ellanis.”

“I heard there’s a truckload of people who came to the New Continent and got sliced up by those bastards while wandering around clueless.”

“Wow… we were on the same ship as guys like that?”

“We could have been their victims if things went wrong?”

Moreover, those bastards seemed to be quite famous.

Especially to those who had just entered the New Continent, they were no different from butchers, so the players couldn’t help but express concern.

“Hehehe… well, well, if it isn’t Kaiser, the hottest name these days?”

“Well, we were just trying to mess with some random guy, and here we meet a big shot.”

“If we play this right, we might make a name for ourselves?”

“If we just catch that bastard, we might be able to move up to Area 3.”

“The spectators are annoying too, should we just sweep them all away? Don’t head counts contribute somewhat to the quota?”

It was the moment when the watching players hesitantly stepped back at their murderous words and tongue-flicking gestures.

-Insolent! How dare you run your filthy mouth at whom! Master, please leave this to this humble sword. I will cut off the heads of those bacon-looking bastards in one stroke.

-Ah! We were winning everything and you’re interfering? Let’s join in too, Eliza.

-Rizariza!

Charlie, Jihad, and Eliza, who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion, stood in front of Dohyun and revealed their killing intent.

The players’ expressions brightened at this.

“Charlie!”

“Right, we had the Guardians.”

“Nice, this makes it doable.”

“From the videos I saw, they’re beyond Guardian level.”

“At least those guys seem stronger than me.”

They thought it was doable if the famous Kaiser’s Guardians joined in.

No matter how much those guys had been active in the New Continent, they were still just three people.

Especially recalling the Necromancer’s legion and Charlie’s combat power from yesterday’s video made them feel incredibly reassured.

“…Isn’t this dangerous?”

“Don’t be scared. They’re still guys who haven’t even set foot on New Continent soil.”

“Right. Just ignore the legion and catch Kaiser first to finish him off.”

Even the previously confident villains seemed wary.

In the tense atmosphere.

It was Dohyun who broke the balance.

-…Owner?

-Risa?

He suddenly pushed the Guardians back and stepped forward.

“You guys don’t need to step in.”

Leaving the puzzled creatures behind, Dohyun met eyes with the villains and twisted his lips as if amused.

“Three minutes is enough for bastards like those.”

Did they sense the conviction in Dohyun’s voice?

-…Yes, Master.

-If Owner says so.

-Rizariza.

The Guardians who had been glaring as if to tear apart their enemies became docile sheep and stepped back as if nothing had happened.

There didn’t seem to be even a hint of worry or doubt in those creatures.

They naturally showed confidence in Kaiser’s victory.

“This fucking bastard…!”

“How dare you look down on us?”

“You’re dead.”

“We’ll make you beg for your life.”

As if their rage button had been pressed.

The furious Beikan Brothers drew their weapons and immediately kicked off the ground.

Three people jumping in simultaneously without exception.

‘Well then, let’s see…’

Watching the guys who had no sense of fair play whatsoever, Dohyun took his stance.

‘Let’s see how different the New Continent guys are.’

Dohyun’s face bore not tension, but a mischievous smile.

* * *

Wasn’t this too reckless?

That was what the players thought when the battle first began.

‘Why is he trying to fight alone when he has Guardians?’

‘Isn’t that too arrogant?’

‘Someone from the New Continent three months ago is different from someone from the New Continent now!’

‘Damn… I’m suddenly getting anxious.’

No matter how strong Kaiser was, he was still a beginner like them who hadn’t even set foot on New Continent soil once.

Still, wouldn’t 3 against 1 be tough against the Baican Brothers, who were making quite a notorious name for themselves in the New Continent?

Such thoughts were inevitable.

Clang- Clank!

Clang-!

‘Crazy…’

‘Am I really seeing this right?’

‘No, how can a person’s control be like that?’

However, that thought disappeared like smoke once the battle began.

And for good reason…

“Damn it, why won’t any of our attacks hit!”

“Try doing it properly. There’s an opening right there.”

“Shit, if you can hit anywhere then hit it… Guhk!”

“Guhheok! St, stop…!”

The battle was so overwhelmingly one-sided that their worries seemed pointless.

No, the word “battle” didn’t even apply.

This was…

‘…This is way too one-sided!’

Would a fight between a child and an adult be like this?

Just like three kindergarteners charging at an adult man wouldn’t pose any threat.

No matter how much the Baican Brothers struggled and flailed, their attacks never reached Kaiser.

[Parrying successful.]

[Attack deflected.]

“Shit!!”

Because everything was blocked by parrying.

He dodged like flowing water, and deflected attacks from angles that couldn’t be avoided.

And each time, counters landed like clockwork.

[‘Rad Beikan’ uses the trait (Transcendent) ‘Iron Greaves’.]

[‘Guard Beikan’ uses the trait (Transcendent) ‘Cleaving Earth’.]

…

[Using Hero Skill ‘Explosive Slash’.]

The most frightening thing.

Unlike them, who were using everything from transcendent traits to skills, and even item effects, Kaiser wasn’t using any skills other than parrying and Bairan swordsmanship.

He was crushing them purely through skill difference.

‘This is… he’s completely toying with them, isn’t he?’

‘They’re on completely different levels.’

‘This is Kaiser…’

‘My god… could combat be this wondrous?’

‘He’s not called the God of All Gods for nothing.’

Those who witnessed this battle that day would evaluate it like this.

That they had seen the pinnacle of talent.

* * *

[You have killed Player ‘Rad Beikan’.]

[You have killed Player ‘Guard Beikan’.]

[You have killed Player ‘Mad Beikan’.]

[Player ‘Rad Beikan’ has been confirmed as a ‘villain’. Recognized as self-defense, karma value does not increase.]

…

[Swordsmanship proficiency increases.]

[Swordsmanship proficiency has reached LV53.]

‘Oh?’

Dohyun let out a small exclamation at the message that appeared after dealing with the Baican Brothers.

Perhaps because he had fought using only swordsmanship.

His swordsmanship proficiency level, which hadn’t increased for a while, had gone up.

Of course, it probably increased because of the proficiency he had accumulated over time, but it was an unexpected reward that genuinely pleased him.

But that joy was short-lived.

‘Ugh, only trash dropped.’

Dohyun clicked his tongue after looting the items dropped by the Baican Brothers’ deaths.

It was because they had only dropped junk items.

Even though launching a preemptive attack on opponents weaker than himself should have increased the probability of equipment drops.

Seeing that he had beaten such terrible odds, it seemed he had used up his looting luck on getting this sudden quest.

Well, he hadn’t expected much anyway, so there wasn’t much disappointment.

‘So these kinds of guys were the ones doing newbie hunting in the New Continent.’

He was more interested in their level than anything else.

Honestly, they weren’t hopelessly weak.

Even though their skills were somewhat poor, when considering their attack power, defense, attack speed, and other factors comprehensively, they were definitely on a different level from Empire players.

‘Their skills were also… honestly, not unbearably bad for newbie hunters.’

Most importantly, the coordination between the three was quite good.

Since they were actual brothers, this seemed natural, and it was a considerable advantage in PVP.

But that was all there was to it.

In the end, when facing a real expert, such tricks don’t work.

It was disappointing in many ways, but it was still helpful.

‘I was curious since they said the current New Continent is on a different level from the Main Continent… at this level, I could probably go a bit harder.’

Their position was exactly at the stage of having just moved beyond New Continent beginners.

If he went all out, he could probably handle opponents two or three levels above them.

With the Guardians joining in, he could probably take on even stronger opponents.

‘They were good power measuring tools.’

And that wasn’t all.

[You have cleared the sudden quest ‘Save the Girl’.]

[You obtain ‘Elaine’s Necklace’ as a reward.]

Dohyun could only smile at the sacrifice of these generous trees who had even served as good quest providers.

Now the urgent matter was resolved too.

The moment he looked around to speak to the girl.

“…?”

Dohyun paused.

Then, with slightly urgent movements, he looked around for several seconds.

Soon, Dohyun returned to the original spot and frowned.

‘…Why isn’t she here?’

He had saved the girl, but the girl he had saved had disappeared.

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