The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 355

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Chapter 355

Part 2, Episode 21.

Did it read Dohyun’s gaze?

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

Flinch.

The players in front who had been cautiously gauging the situation flinched slightly at the sight of Dohyun gripping Cheonbyeon as if he had been waiting for this moment.

They probably didn’t expect him to come out so boldly even with so many people in front of him.

But that was only for a moment.

“Hah.”

“Wow, seriously…”

“What’s with that reaction? Is he telling us to try something right now?”

“This is ridiculous.”

They let out hollow laughs as if dumbfounded and stood up from their seats.

“Hey, mister. You’re going to die if you keep this up.”

“This is the New Continent. There’s no one here to protect you.”

“All that talk about being a god or whatever, they kept hyping you up so you probably thought it would work here too, but the New Continent and Main Continent are on different levels.”

As they approached with heavy steps, their previous cautious demeanor had completely disappeared.

Their appearance was menacing, as if they would resort to violence at any moment.

Five or six burly men with the unmistakable look of hardened criminals, pulling out double-edged axes and knuckles as they swarmed forward – it was quite a threatening sight.

“Even those who crawl around here watching their backs kill ten people at a time when they go to the Main Continent.”

“Even the lowest errand boys in District 4 slaughter beginners like you as easily as breathing, you know…”

But just as the guys who had gotten right up close reached out to shove his shoulders.

Swish-!

“…Aaaahhh!!”

His wrist twisted and his center of gravity shifted forward, then his vision spun around with a heavy impact to the back of his knees.

At the same time, a cool sensation at his throat.

[Cheonbyeon (Thousand Changes) transforms into ‘Kayana’s Dagger’.]

[Using Haste.]

[For 80 seconds, wind energy flows through your body, increasing movement speed by 20%.]

[Using Quick Footwork.]

[For 100 seconds, speed related to footwork increases by 15%.]

Thud- Crack!

While still airborne, he stabbed the dagger into the throat and slammed him into the ground.

That wasn’t the end of it.

Swish- Thwack.

Dohyun fluidly twisted his knee, gripped the handle with both hands and twisted sideways to pull it out, then kicked upward and swung Cheonbyeon which had transformed back into a sword.

[Using Bairan Swordsmanship 4th Form, Single Sword .]

Slash-!

“…!”

“What the hell…!”

The slash that gave no time to react cut through the airborne man’s throat and shot forward in a straight line, causing those who had been casually approaching to hastily lower their stances.

But not everyone reacted, and some unlucky ones were hit by the slash and sent crashing into the walls in an unsightly manner.

The group hesitated at what happened in an instant, then shouted.

“Wh-what!?”

“This bastard! What are you all doing, kill him!”

Gone was their leisurely demeanor, now they were grinding their teeth and rushing forward frantically.

Thud- Slash!

[You have killed Player ‘Gravid’.]

[Player ‘Gravid’ is confirmed as ‘Evil’. First strike penalty does not apply, and karma does not increase.]

Regardless, Dohyun calmly finished off the fallen guy first, then immediately swung his sword upward upon checking the message.

Swish-!

The double-edged axe that had been magnetically attached was helplessly pushed aside, and the heavy red aura that had been surrounding the axe also scattered like a mirage.

[Perfect parrying successful.]

[Deflecting ‘Merciless Strike’.]

“…What?”

Ignoring the guy whose eyes had gone wide, apparently not expecting his surprise attack to be blocked, Dohyun quickly scanned behind him.

Two guys who were terrified, one who had fallen while dodging the slash.

Those guys are excluded.

Dohyun’s gaze quickly assessed the situation and passed over the Martial Artist with knuckles and the man with a sword who were running toward him, heading toward what was behind them.

Creak-

The moment he spotted the Archer drawing his bowstring.

‘There.’

The guy drew his bowstring.

[Using Hero Skill, ‘Gravity Arrow’.]

Whoooosh-!

Dohyun reached out and grabbed the collar of the berserker who was frozen after his attack was blocked, pulling him close.

“…Guhk!”

Then the arrow that flew in an instant pierced through the berserker’s back and into his heart.

An arrow that squeezed the heart like a black hole.

“Where are you shooting, you bastard!”

“N-no. That guy suddenly… H-he’s coming! Block him!”

“What?”

It was then that Dohyun, who had unhesitatingly thrown away the guy who had become an excellent meat shield, charged in.

Dohyun, who had instead entered their formation, began rampaging like a tiger that had escaped from its cage.

That wasn’t just a figure of speech.

“Kill him! He’s just one guy, what are you bastards doing!”

“Damn it, shit. I can’t hit him, what do we do.”

“Why aren’t you shooting!”

“Give me a decent angle, or shut up if you don’t want me to complain about hitting you guys again!”

“Ugh, this ice technique is so annoying. Why is the range so wide?”

Like a mountain beast attacking humans in a misty forest.

Dohyun was striking fear into them as he moved around freely, taking down one guy at a time with certainty.

Whoosh- Thud!

“Guhk!”

When an angle finally appeared and an arrow was shot, he would ghostly knock down or drag out a companion to create team kills.

Close combat was the same.

When attacked from both sides, he would deflect the attacks to make their bodies tangle with each other.

And when they came at him one by one, Dohyun would start targeting the Archer instead of fighting.

“Ugh!!”

A one versus many fight.

A fight where the many should clearly have the advantage had instead become disadvantageous for them.

“Th-this is impossible.”

“Is this even possible?”

“Good lord.”

The beginners who had suddenly witnessed an unprecedented upset as soon as they entered the village were shocked.

This situation made absolutely no sense according to their common knowledge.

But for Dohyun, it was natural.

The reason having many people is advantageous is because you can establish one-sided damage exchanges against your opponent through initiative.

But conversely, what if that initiative belongs to the side that’s alone?

‘Instead, the teammates end up being a hindrance.’

Just like right now.

That’s why the most important thing in a one-versus-many fight is not losing the initiative.

And Dohyun could confidently say he was better at that than anyone else.

This kind of one-versus-many PvP was something he’d done as routinely as eating meals in Demroc.

Moreover, it wasn’t just Dohyun.

“What the hell, why is this Guardian so strong!”

-Do you fight with your mouth? It’s quite disgusting, so I’d appreciate it if you’d shut that stinking mouth of yours.

“…This bastard, why does he keep picking fights since earlier!”

Grooooar- Groooar-

“Damn! These undead are endless.”

“Ugh, do something about this!”

As they seemed to be getting pushed back, the criminals who tried to help were blocked by Charlie and the Undead Legion.

The New Continent’s criminals, who should have been like massive walls to beginners, couldn’t even break through the Guardians, let alone Dohyun.

The one-sided fight continued like that.

[You have killed Player ‘Balkon Hepyo’.]

[You have killed Player ‘Deranbi’.]

…

[You have killed Player ‘Jaemill Cheksal’.]

[Player ‘Jaemill Cheksal’ has been confirmed as ‘Evil’. First strike penalty does not apply, and karma points do not increase.]

About 5 minutes had passed.

The only one standing unharmed was Dohyun.

“Waaaaaaah!!”

“This is insane!”

“How can someone who just started be like that?”

“Is this what a god is like?”

Thunderous cheers erupted from among the beginners who had boarded the ship with Dohyun.

It wasn’t just their reaction.

“…Hooh?”

“This is a sight I’ve never seen before.”

“Hmm…”

Not only the elves who had been ignoring it thinking it was someone else’s business, but even the players who had been watching with interest.

Everyone was looking at Kaiser with surprised eyes.

That was understandable since it was the first time a player who had just entered Ellanis had survived this sordid initiation.

Moreover, beyond just surviving, he had swept away five people by himself.

“…Indeed, the rumors weren’t entirely baseless.”

“Interesting. No matter how much those guys are bottom-tier trash, such a gap…”

“Hey, humans. Who is that man? He’s just like seeing those guys from the early days. From the reactions, he seems to be quite a famous Disciple?”

The gazes of those looking at Dohyun couldn’t help but change.

Some elves were even openly showing interest.

However, not everyone was looking with only admiration and curiosity.

For example…

Clank-

The Old Weapon Shop Men slowly handling their weapons with serious expressions.

Or the Alley Criminals who were giving off obviously dangerous vibes while slowly trying to approach this way.

Seeing the guys emanating a cold atmosphere, Dohyun raised one corner of his mouth in a smirk.

“Come on.”

When he tilted his head and signaled for them to come in, the guy stopped dead in his tracks.

Then, as Dohyun was watching the guy who was glaring at him as if engaging in a battle of wills, Dohyun’s figure suddenly disappeared.

[Using Backstab.]

[Mark is created.]

Kwang!!

When Dohyun finally revealed himself.

It was after the Hooded Man had been slammed into the wall with a heavy impact sound.

“You should have come in when I told you to, what were you hesitating for.”

The hit felt solid.

Since he had unleashed a strike containing even the energy of the Reverse Heavenly Period’s 1st Form, the guy should have suffered at least critical injuries.

However, that thought had to change soon.

—!

Something that came through the dust wind flashed and flew toward him.

The moment he instinctively jerked his head back, with a swooshing sound, something invisible changed trajectory.

Swooosh-!

Soon something constricted around Dohyun’s body.

It was a chain.

Not a trait or skill, but a technique performed with high stats and skill.

[You are bound by Constricting Chains.]

[You cannot escape the chains with strength.]

[Stats are temporarily stolen by the opponent in proportion to the time bound by the chains.]

[Movement skills cannot be used while bound by chains.]

“Huh.”

However, the ability that activated was by no means ordinary.

The guy was even perfectly fine.

Considering how solid the hit had felt, he probably had some kind of item that absorbed damage once.

He deliberately pretended to be hit to draw out complacency, then took advantage of the obscured vision to securely bind him with chains.

“Right. You’re a bit different, aren’t you?”

However, Dohyun smiled.

Can’t use movement skills? Stats stolen in proportion to time bound?

So what about all that. He had no intention of moving in the first place.

Grip-

“This thing, you’re the one who bound it first, right?”

“…?”

When Dohyun grinned and gripped the chain tightly, the guy’s expression became strange.

Once caught by Constricting Chains, it’s hard to escape by ordinary methods.

“Stupid fool. Did you think such bluffing would work.”

“You’re helplessly caught yet your mouth is still alive.”

“Acting so triumphant after barely catching some bottom-feeders… I’ll make you personally feel the gap between a combatant and bottom-feeders.”

Moreover, besides himself, there were three more companions on this side.

Now that movement skills were bound.

The guy couldn’t escape either, so if he just kept the chains bound like this, it would be the guy’s certain defeat, yet he couldn’t understand what that composure was about.

[Guardian Deity’s Protection activates.]

[Guardian Deity’s Protection activates, creating marks above the target and caster.]

[As long as the marks are maintained, the two must only face each other.]

[If you break the pact and attack an enemy other than the designated target, the attacked enemy will also receive a mark.]

[Those who receive marks can attack the caster.]

However, the moment he saw the shield and sword symbols floating above himself and the guy.

His expression became urgent.

“Th, this…!”

He realized that it wasn’t Kaiser who was bound, but himself.

However, no matter how much he struggled, the chains didn’t budge at all.

[Casting Reverse Heavenly Period, 1st Form Beginning.]

It was because Dohyun had made his feet heavy with the energy of Mount Tai, wrapping the chain around his arm and gripping it.

Thud. Thud.

One step, one step.

The closer the distance became, the heavier the weight grew.

Finally, when he approached within arm’s reach, Dohyun grinned wickedly.

“Hold tight to the chain. If you don’t want to die.”

At those words, the man who had been gripping tightly without realizing it hesitated.

He sensed something strange about what was said.

“Even if I hold on, I’ll still die…”

But those words couldn’t be finished.

[Activating Fierce Strike Slash .]

[The sword is imbued with the energy of Fierce Strike .]

“Ah…”

Before he could finish speaking, the flying sword beat his entire body like a club massage.

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