The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 357

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Chapter 357

Part 2, Episode 23.

What is the difference between Players active on the New Continent and those who have just started?

Transcendence, Quests from Non-Human Races, graduation Quests from the New Continent…

There are many things, but among them, equipment occupies a considerable portion.

No, in some cases, it even occupies the largest portion.

‘Transcendent equipment.’

Several transcendent equipment pieces that newly appeared with the New Continent update.

Those that cannot be obtained through normal routes.

Even transcendent equipment that is impossible to obtain through ordinary hidden pieces were famous for boasting performance on a completely different level from previous equipment.

‘Well, there’s no way they would have dropped something like that.’

Even without that, there were many parts to look forward to.

Even if not transcendent equipment, equipment obtained on the New Continent was generally on a different level from the Main Continent.

Among them, equipment obtained through special routes or by defeating Raid Bosses on the New Continent had particularly excellent performance.

‘The Chains of Constriction also looked quite decent. Unlike the Snare of Binding, the conditions don’t seem to be difficult either.’

In that sense, the chains of that man named Jack Creed were quite tempting.

Although he didn’t know the exact grade, just looking at the activated ability, it clearly seemed to be quite outstanding equipment.

He happened to not have any chain-type weapons either.

If he devoured it with Heavenly Transformation, it would be perfect.

[Harvesting essence.]

‘Huh?’

Dohyun’s eyes widened as he harvested ‘Jack Creed’s’ item orb with such high expectations.

And for good reason…

[Red Ring]

[Grade: Rare]

[Description: A ring characterized by its red color as if rubies were embedded.

It looks like small gems are embedded, but surprisingly, no gems are actually crafted into it.]

[Level Restriction: 100]

[Equipment Restriction: None]

[Physical Defense: 726]

[Magic Resistance: 613]

-Strength + 4

-Stamina + 2

-Perception + 1

-HP + 800

[Stability: When worn, you feel vitality flowing through your body and gain mental and physical stability.]

‘…What is this.’

It was a completely unexpected item.

He felt stranger than when he caught the Intruder and obtained Ranel’s orb as the most important trace.

If it were materials or consumables, he would think there might be something, but this…

‘No matter how you look at it, it’s just an ordinary ring.’

Far from the Chains of Constriction, it was a ring that could be purchased from NPCs.

A quite disappointing situation.

The only consolation was that all the items harvested this time were equipment items.

[Blue Turtle Shell Armor]

[Grade: Rare+]

[Description: Armor made by crafting a blue turtle’s shell. Boasts solid defense.]

[Level Restriction: 100]

[Equipment Restriction: Knight class]

[Physical Defense: 1,594]

[Magic Resistance: 1,675]

-Strength + 5

-Agility + 5

-Stamina + 5

[Armor Shield: You can crouch and enter inside the armor. When inside the armor, defense and magic resistance increase by 1,000.]

Provides light wearing comfort, eliminating the speed reduction of plate armor.]

[Red Leaf Arrow]

[Grade: Rare+]

[Description: An arrow sprinkled with red leaves that cause extreme burning sensation when they touch the skin.

Mainly used to torture targets or drive away wild beasts.]

[Level Restriction: 100]

[Equipment Restriction: Archer class]

[Physical Attack Power: 641 ~ 768]

[Extreme Pain: When the arrow hits, it gives the target an unbearable burning sensation. If you hit with attacks more than a certain number of times, it inflicts the status ailment ‘Suffering’.]

The problem is that most of them are unnecessary.

‘Though it doesn’t seem completely useless either…’

But the performance is somewhat ambiguous to use.

At this level, there’s a high probability they deliberately filled their inventory with mediocre items to avoid dropping important equipment.

Didn’t those brothers, Bacon or Beikan, do the same thing?

‘Anyway, those who make it their profession are worse.’

As they say, someone who has eaten meat knows well, and those who have dropped many items know well too.

Tsk, Dohyun clicked his tongue and checked right next to it.

[Gravity Shoes]

[Grade: Hero+]

[Description: Shoes that contain a little of gravity’s power by mimicking the force of gravity through the special technology of Non-Human Races. Can momentarily apply gravity once to make the body heavy or light.]

[Level Restriction: 100]

[Equipment Restriction: None]

[Physical Defense: 1,698]

[Magic Resistance: 1,729]

-Agility + 10

-Perception + 10

[Amplify: Momentarily amplifies the weight of the caster’s falling body. (Cooldown: 200 seconds)]

[Reduce: Momentarily makes the caster’s body extremely light. (Cooldown: 200 seconds)]

‘At least I got one good thing.’

Couldn’t all the tricks succeed 100 out of 100 times?

Since shoes of Hero+ grade dropped, Dohyun made a satisfied expression.

It was an even more substantial harvest since shoes were the most unremarkable equipment among what Dohyun was wearing.

It was when he was quite satisfied with that.

-Owner. Look over there.

-Risa!

-The front is getting noisy, Master.

At the Guardians’ words suddenly pointing ahead, he raised his head and saw.

Murmur murmur-

The Players’ reactions had changed somewhat from before.

They were still gathered together, but half of them weren’t looking at him.

They were just looking behind.

Dohyun’s eyes sank low as he watched the crowd gradually parting from the very back.

Dohyun’s long-honed instincts were telling him.

‘…Ha.’

That someone who could be called a big shot had appeared.

One mountain after another.

After taking down the low-level members of the Lawless Zone, combat personnel appeared, and after dealing with the combat personnel, now another big shot…

‘Let me see who this is and what they look like.’

Many figures came to mind immediately, but none that he could pinpoint.

Given the nature of being the first New Continent, Elanis was where the most rankers resided.

Whether the one who appeared now was a villain, a named ranker, or even a big-shot alien race, there was nothing strange about it.

Just then.

“Whoa, it’s Raihass.”

“Crazy… aren’t they all screwed?”

“I heard he was busy lately, why is he here?”

Like a virus spreading, the players’ whispers spread to everyone, and when it was no longer whispering.

All the players who had been surrounding them split cleanly in half.

Swoosh-

‘Is it that man?’

His view naturally opened and he could see those walking confidently through the parted crowd.

A legion of exactly 10 people.

At the head of the group, all composed of Westerners, was a man who appeared to be in his thirties.

Step. Step.

A height similar to Dohyun’s, just over 180cm.

A slightly larger build than Dohyun’s with a lean but solid body.

A clean face that would likely be popular with women.

Blue armor that matched his ash gray hair color, and a mysterious spear that flowed like waves.

Finally, seeing the blue phoenix emblem carved on his shoulder, Dohyun’s expression became subtle.

‘Why does this feel familiar?’

It felt quite familiar somehow.

‘Ah.’

But that was only for a moment.

Recalling the name Raihass, Dohyun could understand the reason for the familiarity.

‘Raihass… Arc Guild?’

Aegis, Leonore, and Cheonoechen.

After three guilds disappeared, one of the two guilds that newly rose to the top of Godseeker.

The top 10 guild Arc.

The name of that place’s master was Raihass.

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Arc Guild.

The guild that first occupied the vacant spot among the top 10 guilds, and a guild that was always a candidate when counting the biggest beneficiaries of the New Continent update.

Composed entirely of spear users, they were one of the hottest groups among players recently.

There were two main reasons for this.

-Who would win if Lord Rebbed and Raihass fought?

-Didn’t you see Lord Rebbed split that tsunami? Rebbed would win. If Raihass sent a tsunami, he’d probably split it saying it was nice.

-Hey, the tsunami Raihass creates isn’t just any tsunami.

-Agreed. When Raihass shows up, even those gutless villains behave and stay quiet.

-As they should. There aren’t just one or two who got devastated by Raihass for acting up.

-For real. Come to think of it, Rebbed isn’t even part of Seven Rivers. Honestly, the top 10 guilds have been insane lately, so it might be worth a try?

-Hasn’t Raihass never lost once?

-I hope he doesn’t leave Elanis. Before Arc Guild established itself, it was complete chaos because of those villain bastards, but now we can finally breathe.

One was that as soon as they became a top 10 guild, they imprinted overwhelming strength comparable to that Rebbed in the players’ minds.

And the other was…

‘Villain slayer.’

It was because he strangely hunted down many villains.

People said it was all bubble since he’d never even fought leader-level guys, but it was also true that villains behaved when he was around.

It wasn’t for nothing that rumors spread that villains had been quiet lately because of Raihass.

Ironically, what he hated most was causing trouble.

‘I heard his standard for judging villains is whether they cause trouble or not…’

In that sense, from Raihass’s perspective, Dohyun could be called the worst villain.

Dohyun’s life was a series of troubles, to the point where trouble meant Kaiser.

“I came wondering what the commotion was about… well, there’s quite an unexpected figure here.”

Such a person had caused quite a mess as soon as he arrived in the village, so from that guy’s perspective, he couldn’t help but be pissed.

“Awesome…”

“Are they really going to fight? Raihass really hates this kind of thing.”

“The scale is insane right after arriving in the village.”

“Who would win? Raihass would win, right?”

At the murmuring voices of the players, Charlie rarely spoke quietly with a stern face.

‘…Master, please be careful. He’s quite a strong opponent.’

‘Rizariza…’

‘I think so too, Owner. He’s incomparably stronger than those we fought in the labyrinth last time.’

Those guys were residents living in Godseeker.

Unlike players who assess through systems like levels and skills, they gauge an opponent’s strength through intuition.

Among them, the words of those with sharp senses wouldn’t be wrong.

‘Certainly. The feeling is different from the previous guys.’

He could feel that being compared to Rebbed wasn’t for nothing.

He wasn’t confident he could win, but he had no intention of backing down.

The moment you take one step back, you become unable to move forward anymore.

Above all, he was curious.

‘A top 10 guild…’

He had already experienced it before. He had even won wars against three of them.

But it was established that the top 10 guilds then and now were on different dimensions.

There were research results showing that if Garion appeared again now, he wouldn’t be a threat.

Then…

‘What’s the difference between the current top 10 guilds and me?’

How far the Sword Master that the Sword Master had boasted about or his companions had grown, and how high the current named players had climbed.

Whether his sword could truly reach them.

Wasn’t this a golden opportunity to find out even a little?

Step, step.

Watching Raihass slowly approaching, Dohyun raised the corners of his mouth.

At that moment when his heart pounded after a long time and his competitive spirit blazed.

Swish.

The guy extended his hand, and Dohyun, who had been gripping Heavenly Transformation without hesitation with gleaming eyes, hesitated.

Along with that, his eyes that had been shining sharply like a beast became dull like a pollack.

He had no choice.

“Nice to meet you, Kaiser.”

“?”

Contrary to expectations, when he blinked blankly at the hand extended with a hearty laugh, Raihass let out an “Ah” and added.

“I’ve been keeping up with your YouTube channel.”

“…?”

Dohyun became even more confused.

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