The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 364

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Chapter 364

Part 2, Episode 30.

‘This can’t go on.’

The bad blood with that man had already begun anyway.

What happened in the village didn’t matter since they were just trash from the 4th Division, but Zone 3 was different.

Moreover, it wasn’t just any Zone 3 combatant, but a vice captain of a unit who led his members and got one-sidedly beaten by a single person?

‘A report will definitely go up to the higher-ups.’

Then the higher-ups wouldn’t just sit still and watch either.

This was a matter of pride after all.

And before that, they would never leave alone those who had tarnished the name of the Lawless Zone.

‘I have to catch him now.’

He had to deal with this somehow right now.

Having made his decision, Kayan hurriedly opened his friend list.

It was to request support from the 5th Unit and 8th Unit that had participated in the tournament.

‘…?’

But something was strange.

All their names, who should have been participating in the tournament, were grayed out.

At a time when they should be actively accumulating points, there was no way they would have logged off.

‘What is this….’

Just as he was standing there dumbfounded, wondering what this situation was.

“Kugh!”

“Now there are two left.”

A death rattle accompanied by a low, quiet baritone voice.

Instantly getting goosebumps, Kayan covered his mouth and held his breath. The alarm bells ringing in his mind showed no signs of stopping as they rang frantically.

‘Damn it, why does this have to happen at a time like this…! What do I do? Should I run now? If I can just reach the zone assigned to the 5th Division… No, if I run I’ll definitely get caught. With that monster’s speed, I won’t last even a minute.’

Kayan’s brain was working faster than it had in recent memory.

But no matter how much he thought, he couldn’t see an answer.

Step, step.

The footsteps were getting closer.

Feeling that they had approached within arm’s reach, Kayan squeezed his eyes shut.

He thought this was how it would end.

Step.

‘…?’

But what was this?

The footsteps that should have stopped didn’t stop and continued.

They were even getting farther away.

When Kayan finally peeked behind the tree, he saw Kaiser walking away in the opposite direction.

‘What?’

It was strange.

Wasn’t this the same Kaiser who had easily found them even when they had group stealth effects using the power of ‘That Person’ from the 5th Division?

The same Kaiser who caught fleeing enemies like a ghost couldn’t find him hiding so carelessly?

‘How is that possible?’

Since it wasn’t logical, Kayan thought Kaiser was deliberately playing games.

Giving false hope, then appearing to crush him the moment he felt relieved.

But when 10 seconds passed, then 20 seconds.

Seeing Kaiser still unable to find him, Kayan realized.

‘…He can only find stealth?’

That Kaiser truly couldn’t find him.

Rather, hiding without using stealth was the way to escape from him.

Thinking about this in reverse, it also meant that not using stealth was advantageous when ambushing.

‘…What if I ambush him now?’

Kayan was a thief.

Though people cursed him as Dobong, when it came to stealthy ambushes, he was a class comparable to assassins.

Compared to assassins who were close to stealth one-tricks, thieves specialized in reducing presence were in some ways even more optimized for ambushes.

What more if it was himself, who had become a combatant of the Lawless Zone’s 3rd Division as a mere Dobong?

‘I can do it.’

Kayan’s eyes flashed.

The herbivore-like gaze that had been hiding in fear of a predator was already gone.

It was because he had learned that the predator he had only thought of as a monster had a fatal weakness.

There was also a reason why Kayan was so confident.

[Using legendary skill ‘Presence Assassination’.]

[For 30 seconds, no presence or sound will be generated from movement.]

[Upon successful attack on target, critical damage will be dealt.]

[Movement speed increases by 2x.]

Because he had Presence Assassination, one of the thief’s ultimate skills.

That wasn’t all.

[Using unique ability ‘Detection Reduction’.]

[Using trait ‘Stealth’.]

A unique ability that reduced the opponent’s detection and a trait that added stealth.

It was a fraudulent combination that made even assassins unable to ignore him as a thief, and an ambush that only he, an assassination-type thief, could use.

‘I abandoned all trap and support skills and invested only in ambush.’

The reason he had been hiding helplessly until now was simply because he thought that monster would notice any approach.

Now that he knew it worked, there was no reason to hesitate.

‘If I report that I caught that monster who even killed the vice captain instantly by myself… I could even aim for a 2-rank promotion.’

Kayan, who had lifted the corners of his mouth in a sinister smile, finally took out an orb from his inventory and gripped it tightly.

[Emergency Orb]

[When destroyed, a signal is transmitted to others who have the same orb.]

An orb that all Lawless Zone members carried.

He decided to hold it in his hand to prepare for any unforeseen circumstances.

Swoosh.

Having finished his preparations, Kayan left the tree.

He could see Kaiser walking forward with his back turned.

The distance was roughly 40 meters.

For him, who could move at twice the speed without worrying about sound, it was practically right in front of his nose.

‘Keheheh… Kehehehe.’

Indeed, even now when he had already caught up from behind, Kaiser wasn’t looking back.

-Ri… za? Rizariza!

-Hm? What’s the matter…!?

-Why are you… Huk, Owner! Behind! Look behind you!

Eliza, who had been rubbing her sleepy eyes, happened to peek her head out this way and spotted him, but it didn’t matter.

Kayan was already raising his dagger high.

‘Die, Kaiser!’

Just as he smiled viciously like an evil spirit and was about to plunge the dagger into Kaiser’s back.

“…!”

His eyes met with Kaiser, who had turned his head.

The moment he met those indifferent eyes, Kayan felt an inexplicable fear.

Even though the dagger would definitely pierce through him in less than a second, he felt an instinctive threat.

But then.

“?”

Kaiser’s utterly indifferent eyes gradually widened, and soon the emotion of surprise appeared.

He wasn’t surprised to see him.

He wasn’t even looking at him, as if he didn’t matter at all.

‘…Behind?’

The place he was looking at was behind him.

The moment Kayan felt something long reflected in Kaiser’s eyes flash by and instinctively tried to turn around.

Shaaaaaaak-

Thunk!

“Kugh…!”

Something that flew faster than that struck Kayan’s back.

Kayan’s eyes widened as he saw what had pierced through his heart after embedding in his back with high-speed rotation.

‘…A spear?’

A spear rotating while scattering blue waves.

It was a weapon Kayan knew well.

Of course he had to.

There was only one person in Godose who wielded such a mystical spear.

“Ra…!”

But Kayan couldn’t call out that owner’s name.

—-!

“Kugh!”

The waves remaining in the trajectory the spear had pierced through exploded and swallowed Kayan.

That was Kayan’s last memory.

His grand dream of successfully ambushing Kaiser and getting promoted ended futilely by being ambushed instead.

Dohyun was equally surprised.

“Huh.”

The mystical spear with flowing blue waves embedded in the tree right next to him.

Considering the power he had just witnessed, if he hadn’t tilted his head back to dodge by a hair’s breadth, he would have certainly suffered considerable damage.

It was obvious who the spearman with such power would be.

Rustle-

As he emerged through the thicket, ash gray hair immediately caught the eye.

A gentle impression.

And a sleek yet sturdy body with a blue phoenix emblem carved on blue armor.

“Oh my… I apologize. You looked to be in danger so I tried to help, but I almost caused harm to Kaiser instead.”

“….”

A man from the Top 10 Guilds, Master of Arc and called the strongest magic spearman.

It was the moment he faced Raihass again.

* * *

He had already heard the news that Raihass would participate.

He had even thought there might be a chance to encounter him during the tournament.

But he didn’t expect to meet him this quickly.

“Would you forgive my mistake?”

“…It’s fine. There was no damage done.”

“Thank you for your generous understanding.”

Moreover, he never expected it would be this kind of scenario.

-Hmm, since Master forgives you I’ll let it pass, but you’d better be careful next time.

-Risa! Rizariza!

“Yes, I’ll be careful. Sir Charlie.”

-Ahem! Right, right. Be careful.

Raihass smiled brightly with a good-natured face.

Perhaps his courteous attitude was appealing.

The expressions of Charlie and the Jihad guys, who had been on guard in battle stance, relaxed.

However, his charm wasn’t limited to just the Guardians.

“By the way… that man just now. He’s from the 3rd Division. There are many traces of battle around here, so I suppose you had a fight here too.”

“…That’s what happened.”

“Impressive. It looks like there were dozens at least, yet you handled that many people alone. You must have formed a proper hostile relationship with the Lawless Zone right after joining. Are you alright with that?”

“They say you avoid shit because it’s dirty, but I prefer to clean it up rather than avoid it.”

“Indeed….”

Raihass nodded as if deeply inspired and impressed.

“That’s right. Villains are beings that must be cleaned up. I think we can indeed have a good relationship.”

“…Is that so.”

“Yes, of course, Kaiser. I can sense from you the same experience as myself, the maturity felt from someone who has dealt with many villains.”

“….”

Raihass’s voice contained sincerity as he spoke.

Dohyun didn’t directly agree, but quietly lowered his Heavenly Transformation.

‘I thought we’d be competing this time.’

Because he had seen what expression Raihass wore when throwing his spear at the small fry targeting his back.

There was no killing intent toward him at all, just eyes focused entirely on eliminating the villain.

‘Right, there should be at least one Top 10 Guild like this.’

With all the trouble from Intruders and the Lawless Zone.

Now that he had made quite a few enemies from getting entangled with them all, having at least one person with the same intentions wouldn’t be bad.

Of course….

‘…Assuming that’s not a lie.’

He had no intention of trusting that guy.

The only ones Dohyun could truly trust were the Guardians and his comrades.

Guild types had backstabbed him countless times after approaching with masks, pretending to share the same intentions and be on the same side.

“It was pleasant to meet you again. I can’t take up more of your time, and I also have someone I’m pursuing… Let’s part ways here for today.”

“Yes.”

“Ah, I’ve been cleaning up all the villains in the area on my way here, so you won’t need to worry about being disturbed for a while….”

Before leaving after exchanging brief greetings.

It was the moment Raihass spoke confidently as if something had occurred to him.

Rumble-

“Over here!”

“Huh? What’s this.”

“What? Why are those two together?”

Suddenly the surroundings became noisy, and large men who had appeared like ghosts from all directions surrounded them.

The same snake tattoos were carved all over the bodies of these men who looked somewhat bewildered.

3rd Division of the Lawless Zone.

Among them, it was a tattoo symbolizing at least the 7th unit or higher.

“…Didn’t you say you had dealt with them?”

“…Apparently not.”

Raihass slightly averted his gaze from Kaiser’s question as their eyes met simultaneously.

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