The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 372

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Chapter 372

Part 2, Episode 38.

The name “Intruder” felt very familiar.

It had to be familiar.

It wasn’t even that long ago – it was a name he’d seen in Bidan just a few days ago when he was streaming with BJ Mati.

The intruders he saw back then were also likely one of the three major races of Ellanis.

In such a situation, at a tournament hosted by elves, there were intruders in a hidden field within an elf-managed forest?

Could this be a simple coincidence?

‘No way.’

Then were the intruders’ true identities elves after all?

Though that thought occurred to him, Dohyun shook his head.

Just because they were discovered in a place managed by elves didn’t necessarily mean they were elves.

And…

[Intruders of the Land of Spirits]

-Grade: Emergency Quest

-Description: There seem to be intruders in the corrupted Land of Spirits.

This is a place where only those permitted by spirits may enter. Find the intruders and reveal their identity.

-Quest Success: Linked Quest occurs

-Quest Failure: Linked Quest deleted

Anyway, confirming their identity was the clear condition for this emergency quest.

It wouldn’t be too late to think about it after catching the intruders first.

Above all, there was a reason he wasn’t hastily assuming these intruders were elves.

Squirm.

-Whoa, did it just react?

-R-Risa!

-This is something I haven’t seen in a very long time. Something unusual seems to be happening, Master.

‘The egg is reacting.’

What kind of creature was this mysterious egg?

Ever since catching Black Knight Garion, it hadn’t reacted even once.

So much so that even Dohyun had forgotten about it for a while.

The moments when this egg reacted, based on Dohyun’s experience so far, were limited to just one case.

‘When it was related to the Abyss.’

He didn’t know yet if it reacted to other things due to insufficient samples, but considering it didn’t react to the previous intruders, this was clearly an exceptional situation.

‘It didn’t even react when meeting the spirits.’

At least it meant that the aura of these traces the egg sensed didn’t belong to elves, spirits, or humans.

There were two likely possibilities.

Either it belonged to another race Dohyun hadn’t experienced yet, or it was someone connected to the Abyss.

The former would be fortunate, but if it were the latter…

“Looking at the situation, the corruption of the spirit stones might also be because of that guy.”

-This humble sword also thinks that’s credible.

-I vote for that too.

-Risa! Rizariza!

-Eliza also votes, no, casts two votes for that.

Seeing it become unanimous made him even more curious.

Just who could it be?

Whatever the case, it wouldn’t be an ordinary guy.

‘I’ll find out soon enough.’

Dohyun turned his steps with the eyes of a predator targeting prey.

This time, unlike before, he planned to calmly subdue them without turning them into powder without a trace, and confirm their identity for sure.

The problem was that it didn’t tell him the intruder’s location…

Ding-

But that couldn’t be a problem for Dohyun.

[Eye of Truth is activated.]

‘It’s over there.’

Because he had the Eye of God.

* * *

Inside a dark cave.

Tap, tap tap.

In front of a crystal orb placed in the center, a robed man was shaking both legs, showing his anxiety.

He had no choice but to be anxious.

“Damn it, who the hell came in?”

Because he could feel the auras of monsters exploding like fireworks in the crystal orb in real-time, as if jackpots were hitting.

When someone absorbed the traces he had left behind?

That much was understandable.

‘Periel, that one must have finally made a move.’

He thought the high-level spirit had found a suitable person.

Since she managed the spirits of this place, she would have eventually found an answer even in unreasonable circumstances.

But this was a different story.

Pop, boom-

The state of the monsters here could all be observed through this crystal orb.

It wasn’t exactly seeing through the monsters, but rather revealing how many monsters there were.

But now, the black parts filling the crystal orb were bursting out without rest.

This meant someone was hunting monsters…

‘…The speed is too fast?’

That speed was truly overwhelming.

The monsters here weren’t simple minions.

If they had been assigned to the outer forest, they could have easily acted as mid-level bosses.

Most strange of all, that wasn’t the end of it.

‘They’re moving?’

The guy wasn’t simply hunting monsters in just one habitat.

At first, only monsters about 60km away were dying…

Boom- Pop

The area gradually expanded, and now even monsters 20km ahead were already disappearing.

After being dazed by this for a moment.

When he came to his senses, it was already 10km ahead.

‘That’s right in front of me?’

Was it just his imagination that it seemed to be heading directly toward this place?

‘…It must be a coincidence.’

After thinking for a moment, the man, Ivark, shook his head.

This place was a hideout prepared by none other than ‘That Person.’

The barrier hiding the entrance to this place could never be found unless even the fairy folk, who were masters of barrier techniques, came.

In other words, it meant no one except those involved could find this place.

There was no way fairy folk would enter this place.

‘When did fairies disappear from the Elven Lands anyway.’

The two races that had once lived as friends in ancient times had their relationship rapidly deteriorate due to one incident.

So now the reality was that they didn’t set foot in each other’s lands.

Though the fairy folk were said to be fickle, the fact that they had thoroughly maintained this for over a hundred years meant it had been established as a ‘rule’ between them.

‘It seems they’ve been making contact with the Disciples recently…’

He didn’t know if they were trying to assign the role that fairies used to help with in the past, but he had confirmed that recently the Disciples were making great contributions to purifying the forest.

Those who would be obstacles to the great That Person’s plan.

It was certain that those apostles or High Elves had entered.

While he didn’t know about the apostles, High Elves occasionally found roots which was troublesome, but that didn’t apply here.

‘The roots here are different from those outside, secretly hidden under the influence of the barrier.’

Not even High Elves, not even a High Elf grandmother could ever find them.

All they could do was rummage around a bit and then leave.

That much didn’t matter.

‘Once they leave this time, it’ll be quiet for a while.’

Periel, having lost his qualification as owner of the land, couldn’t bring outsiders here many times.

Whether they knew the location or not, they would leave anyway without gaining much, meaninglessly hunting monsters.

After repeating that a few times, Periel wouldn’t be able to exert his power anymore.

As time passed like that, the moment when the corruption roots planted here would fully bloom!

“That Person’s great plan will be realized!”

And that moment wasn’t far off now.

The roots planted at regular intervals were still tiny, but in 3 years they would all grow and intertwine to devour this place.

Then his mission would end, and he would receive a revelation.

He would receive a revelation name directly from That Person and truly become That Person’s follower.

“Ahh…”

Just imagining it made his heart flutter.

Even in this world full of those who wouldn’t hesitate to risk their lives for a revelation, actually receiving one was such an honorable thing that few achieved it.

“Keheheh, they all looked down on me. Just wait a little longer. The moment all the roots take hold, they won’t even dare to look up at me.”

He had lived in this dark cave for years, hoping only for that moment.

Now that wait wouldn’t last much longer.

The guy hunting monsters had already disappeared from his excited mind.

What was the point of worrying about guys who couldn’t find anything and would leave anyway?

‘When I receive the revelation, I should visit Orga first. Acting all high and mighty just because he got some recognition. Not knowing that I’m on a more important mission than him… When that time comes, he won’t be able to treat me carelessly either, right? Kehehehe…’

He was having a pleasant time imagining such a rosy future.

But he didn’t know.

That there’s no such thing as ‘absolute’ in the world.

That strange things beyond common sense sometimes happen in the world.

He first felt this about 20 minutes later.

Crack-

“Not just Orga. That guy Beid too… daring to… from now on he won’t even be able to look me in the eye properly… Huh?”

While he was constantly muttering and imagining things that hadn’t even happened yet.

Suddenly a faint crack appeared in the orb.

“…The orb cracked?”

It was unbelievable.

That orb was the masterpiece of Orga, whom Ivark had been cursing at.

It was a special magical product made by someone whose skills in combat and magical engineering were unmatched.

Despite its appearance, it was an orb that wouldn’t be easy to break even if you tried.

Crack crack-

This was cracking on its own?

There was only one reason for this.

‘No way…’

When corruption roots were removed.

This orb of Orga’s was connected as one with the corruption roots in the Land of Spirits.

That’s why it could detect the locations of all monsters that had been corrupted by long exposure to the roots.

‘This can’t be!’

But this had never happened once in all these years.

Unable to believe it, he frantically checked the orb, and Ivark’s eyes widened.

Crack crack- Crack-

“Wh-what is this…”

Countless hairline cracks were forming on the orb.

The cracks that had been appearing one by one gradually began to take the shape of a spider web, creating a beautiful sight like watching glass break in slow motion.

But that was only from an outsider’s perspective.

“Th-the roots are being removed… Ah, ahhh…!”

For Ivark, who was moving away from his rosy future in real time, it was terror itself.

Setting aside the fear, he couldn’t believe it.

Who on earth was pulling out corruption roots like weeds?

At that moment, Ivark checking the monster’s location was pure instinct.

“…Was it this close?”

And that instinct soon began sending danger signals.

The distance that had definitely been a good 10km was noticeably closer.

4km. No, 3km… 2km…

‘N-no, why is it getting closer?’

The moment the rapidly closing distance became too close to measure in kilometers.

CRASH-!!

“Hii, hiiek!!”

Suddenly the wall shattered with a heavy impact.

Even while coughing from the rising cloud of dust, Ivark stared wide-eyed at the broken wall.

As the dust cleared, his blurry vision gradually began to clear.

‘A human…?’

There was a man holding a sword.

Following behind him appeared a middle-aged knight in white armor and a dwarf in a robe.

And…

-Risa!

“…Furball?”

-Risa? Rizariza!

-Eliza isn’t a furball, she’s a spider… you don’t like that? Everyone dislikes spiders? I understand. Eliza isn’t a furball, she’s a Guardian.

-Risa!

Even some strange creature.

It was then that a deep voice reached Ivark’s ears as he stood dazed by this bizarre combination he’d never seen before.

“Finally found you. Damn, there were so many roots I had to go in circles.”

It was the man who had first appeared, wearing a mask and holding a white sword with snowflakes drawn on it.

Hearing his voice, Ivark snapped to attention and urgently asked.

“Roots? Don’t tell me you’re the bastard who removed all the roots… no, more than that, how did you even get in here!”

“How did I get in? Can’t you see? I walked in on two feet.”

“…?”

Leaving behind the stunned Ivark at the casual answer, the masked man grinned.

“First, let’s get that robe off.”

-Owner, isn’t that a dangerous statement?

“Don’t say weird things again, just summon Suffering. Your mana should have recovered a bit by now.”

-Roger.

It was finally the moment when Dohyun and the intruder met.

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