The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 356

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Chapter 356

Part 2, Episode 22.

Bang! Crash! Bang!

Grr, grrrr…

“…Crazy.”

“What the hell is this.”

The faces of those watching turned pale at the relentless sound of impacts.

Dohyun’s appearance, gripping the chain with his left hand while swinging his fierce strike with his right, was like a demon-possessed butcher.

[After 20 seconds, all stats will be reduced by 20.]

[Movement skills cannot be used.]

The penalties received from being bound by the chains of constriction?

What use were those?

“St, stop…”

The energy that strengthened with each continued fierce attack far exceeded those penalties.

His whole body was being pummeled and his mind was growing dizzy as he tried desperately to hold onto his spinning vision and sent pleading looks for rescue, but…

[The Guardian Deity’s blessing is active.]

[Only those with marks can attack each other.]

[Those without marks cannot attack the caster.]

Even though Kaiser was openly assaulting their companion right in front of them, his comrades couldn’t provide any help.

The ultimate formation-breaking skill of tanks.

This was due to the skill that made tanks essential and godlike in siege warfare being wielded by Kaiser.

“Damn it!!”

“Agh! Why the hell does a swordsman have tank skills?”

“What are we supposed to do when a dealer has that?”

“There’s a limit to breaking balance.”

“Stop just getting beat up and fight back! What the hell are you doing, you bastard?”

“What kind of situation is this, losing to someone tied up in chains!”

All they could do was offer advice that bordered on criticism.

‘Shit… It’s not like I want to just stand here getting beaten up.’

The hooded man felt wronged.

Still, he was also a combatant from Lawless Zone Area 4.

Even though it was the lowest area, there was an insurmountable wall between foot soldiers and combatants.

Unlike foot soldiers who just needed to commit some serious crimes and rack up kills, combatants had to have their combat ability recognized.

‘I’m the one who proudly earned a combatant position after just three months of activity.’

He had great pride in this uncommon achievement, but…

“Ugh…!”

“What are you doing? I told you to grip the chain tight.”

Now that pride was being shattered without a trace.

Clang! Bang!

Whoosh- Smack!

‘Why! Why won’t my attacks hit!’

His attacks couldn’t reach, while Kaiser’s attacks hit vital points like a ghost.

It was the same no matter how many times he struck.

Instead, only his openings increased, and he just got hit by fierce strikes more often.

This reality was too unreasonable and incomprehensible.

Whoosh- Bang!

If he was at least using parrying, he could somehow understand, but the guy wasn’t using any skills other than fierce strikes, not even parrying.

‘Ah…’

Due to his nature as a criminal who couldn’t set foot in the Empire, he had never met Kaiser.

He had only heard rumors.

When there was talk of the return of a god or artistic combat, he had secretly scoffed.

He thought the praise was excessive, that there were limits to bootlicking.

‘…Kaiser was this strong?’

But now he understood.

There wasn’t the slightest exaggeration in the rumors.

The known rumors were just the tip of the iceberg.

[Health is below 50%.]

[Health is below 40%.]

[Warning! Health is rapidly decreasing.]

…

‘At this rate, I’ll die.’

At this point, pride and everything else didn’t matter.

This wasn’t the 1980s, and stubbornly trading blows with such a monster was just obstinacy.

He had no intention of dying a dog’s death by showing pointless bravado.

Rustle-

“Huh?”

When he let go of the chain he was holding, the pulling force was released and Dohyun’s center was pushed backward.

The first gap that had appeared.

In this moment that might be his only chance, his chosen strategy was one.

“Get lost, you monster bastard!”

“Hah.”

The famous 36th stratagem – running away.

Clatter-

Seeing him run away after even abandoning the chain, it was hard to believe this was the same guy who had been radiating killing intent and acting tough at first.

Though he was showing the height of patheticness, this was actually quite a good choice.

[Using Back Grab.]

[Cannot activate Back Grab while bound by chains of constriction.]

As long as he was bound by the chains of constriction, Dohyun couldn’t use movement skills.

If he ran away like this with determination, there was no way for Dohyun to chase him.

Normally, he wouldn’t use this method because the weapon would be too valuable to lose, but that didn’t apply to him.

[Would you like to use the unique ability ‘Recovery’?]

An ability that could recover anything judged to belong to the caster without distance limitations.

With this, he could safely recover the chain.

“What are you doing, bastards! Either block him or run, do something!”

“Damn, this is really embarrassing…”

“Shit, I don’t know either. Let’s retreat for now.”

Perhaps they hadn’t expected this to happen.

When the hooded man shouted at his comrades who were standing there dumbfounded, they hesitated briefly then followed.

“Don’t think you’ll be safe just because you’re getting away today. You’ll regret daring to touch someone from the Lawless Zone.”

Of course, he didn’t forget the classic villain line.

Just doing this much would have been as good as victory, but Dohyun wasn’t kind-hearted enough to let someone who openly declared war just live.

Can’t use movement skills?

So what? He hadn’t planned to use movement skills anyway.

[‘Option Devour’ activates.]

[Devouring the ‘constriction’ option from the chains of constriction to grant it to Cheonbyeon.]

[Cheonbyeon transforms into ‘Black Raven Spear’.]

Swoooosh-!!

Having been bound by chains all day, Dohyun easily met the condition of keeping weapons in contact for 3 seconds, and hurled Cheonbyeon, now transformed into a spear, with great force.

“…What?”

“This crazy…”

The flying spear suddenly became a giant scythe, sweeping through their bodies and embedding into the ground.

The guys were suddenly pinned down, prostrate on the ground.

“How did you use my technique… Damn it, I don’t know!”

However, the hooded figure who was lucky enough to dodge abandoned his companions without hesitation and ran.

Desperately, as if being chased by something.

No, for some reason it felt beyond that – almost desperate – but unfortunately, his wish could not be fulfilled.

Crackle-

“…Crackle?”

The moment the hooded figure hesitated, feeling uneasy at the sudden sparking sound.

—–!!!

The sky flashed, and a giant lightning dragon struck down.

[You have deactivated the Guardian Deity’s blessing.]

[You have used Thunder Dragon Descent .]

[The power of the thunder dragon dwells within your body, increasing all speeds for 100 seconds.]

[The power of lightning dwells within you, allowing an extremely low chance of inflicting ‘electrocution’ damage on hit.]

[You can use ‘Lightning Teleportation’ twice during the duration.]

“Kheueok!”

“Uugh…”

The current flowing through the ground in a radius of over 30 meters paralyzed him for just a brief moment.

In terms of time, it was perhaps only about 1 second of stiffness, but for Dohyun, that time was more than enough.

[Using Hero skill, ‘Acceleration’.]

[Attack speed and movement speed increase for 40 seconds.]

[Casting Bairan Swordsmanship 2nd Form, Rain Shower.]

Slash-!

“…What!?”

“How did you cover this distance already…!”

“Shit, if your damage output is that high, shouldn’t your movement speed at least be slow! Is this really the specs of someone who just graduated from the Empire?”

Following Thunder Dragon Descent came Acceleration and Haste.

And Dohyun’s speed, enhanced with swift movements, exceeded their imagination.

He was so fast that even those restrained by the scythe and watching momentarily lost track of his movements.

Crash! Bang!

Bang!

What followed was instantaneous.

Starting with lightning-fast Dohyun striking the hooded figure’s jaw, Dohyun retrieved his scythe and beat down the group like dogs on a hot summer day.

There was no mercy in the process.

“…”

“…”

Had about a minute passed like that?

Like a tiger leaving behind its hide, the corpses disappeared leaving only four orbs, and only then did Dohyun stop his assault and wipe his forehead.

“Ah, that feels refreshing.”

Dohyun’s face showed the refreshment of someone who had just come out of a bathhouse.

Having had a good fight after a long time, he felt completely refreshed.

The players who had been quietly watching him suddenly muttered without realizing it.

“…Crazy.”

It was a mutter that fit this situation perfectly,

“Ka, Kaiser did it!”

“Waaaah!!!”

“Insane! That’s insane!”

“Isn’t this the first time a player who just entered the New Continent caught villains instead?”

“Is there a beginner who single-handedly dominated combat members from the Lawless Zone?”

“All-powerful! All-powerful! All-powerful! All-powerful!”

Starting with that, thunderous cheers erupted.

Most of the cheers came from fellow beginners on the same ship, while those who were originally in the village were all speechless.

“…Is that Kaiser?”

“This is my first time seeing him in person, but he’s beyond what I heard?”

“My goodness… is this even possible?”

It was that unbelievable.

Three months since the New Continent was updated.

During this time, an insurmountable gap had formed between New Continent players and Main Continent players.

Those who weren’t even near the rankings three months ago had massacred top 100 ranked players simply because they advanced to the New Continent first.

But now a newcomer shows this kind of power?

Even against villains from the Lawless Zone, who could be considered the biggest beneficiaries?

‘…Then what happens when he grows in the New Continent?’

Several players who reached that thought felt chills down their spines.

Perhaps…

Were they now witnessing the debut of an irregular who would break the balance that had been like an immutable law?

“…”

“Damn…”

Were the villains thinking the same thing?

Despite surrounding Dohyun who stood confidently in the center of the village, they couldn’t move rashly.

Crackle-

They couldn’t get a read on him.

Whether they could actually win against him. Whether they’d just get beaten if they stepped forward carelessly.

Moreover, the opponent wasn’t just Kaiser alone.

-Excellent work, Master.

-Kekeke.

From head to toe.

Charlie and Jihad stood on either side of him, his entire body wrapped in blue lightning.

-Risa!

And even Eliza.

With those unfathomable Guardians joining Kaiser’s forces, they couldn’t even dare to predict his true strength.

Swish.

As Dohyun slowly looked around, he saw players of all kinds.

Some were cheering enthusiastically, some were watching with interest, and others were in shock.

And a few were avoiding eye contact or glaring while grinding their teeth.

But none dared to show any intention of attacking.

Smirk.

He had proven it confidently.

That Dohyun was not mere prey, but a predator whose outcome in battle was uncertain.

A new powerhouse had appeared in Ellanis.

And.

[You have killed player ‘Zike’.]

[You have killed player ‘Dranbar’.]

…

[You have killed player ‘Jack Creed’.]

[Player ‘Jack Creed’ is confirmed as ‘Evil’. No first-strike penalty applies, and karma points do not increase.]

[Player ‘Jack Creed’ is confirmed as an evil player with extreme karma points.]

[‘Jack Creed’ drops more important items from his possession.]

[Would you like to loot the items?]

‘Important items… Let’s see what these New Continent folks are carrying.’

Now it was time to enjoy the privileges of the strong.

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