The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 52

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Episode 52

Chapter 52.

[You have acquired ‘Seungryong-gak (㑢)’.]

[Seungryong-gak (㑢)]

-Grade: Rare

-Restriction: Martial Artist class

-Description: A leg technique that channels the energy of a dragon to deliver a high kick.

While it doesn’t actually contain the energy of a real dragon, it was named Seungryong-gak because the phenomenon of a dragon appears when activated.

-Effect: Deals powerful damage on impact and can be applied to all parts of the leg.

-Cooldown: 21 seconds

‘Oh?’

Dohyun’s eyes sparkled.

It was a skill Dohyun knew very well.

Seungryong-gak was one of the skills beloved by martial artists.

It was a skill that gained great popularity for its decent power, highly versatile usage conditions, and cool visual effects.

‘Nice.’

Dohyun had secretly envied the flashy and stylish martial artist skills that were different from swordsman skills.

Above all, for Dohyun who actively pursued close combat using his body rather than just swords, martial artist skills would prove to be extremely useful.

‘Good, let’s ride this momentum and draw one more time!’

Excited, Dohyun immediately used his remaining skill draw ticket.

Dohyun let out a bitter laugh at the ten cards that appeared, scattering silver light beams just like before.

This time there weren’t even three silver cards, but only two.

‘The probability manipulation is still the same.’

What kind of heavenly luck must those brave souls who break through this probability manipulation to draw Hero and Legend skills be born with?

With such idle thoughts, Dohyun drew a card.

With only two cards, there wasn’t much to consider.

Ding-.

“Huh?”

But the moment the skill card appeared, Dohyun couldn’t help but pause.

[You have acquired ‘Striking’.]

[Striking]

-Grade: Rare

-Restriction: Buffer class

-Description: A buff that grants powerful strength for a certain period of time.

This is the most basic buff that all buffers can use and a practical magic spell.

-Effect: When used on a target, enhances physical abilities for 40 seconds, granting +40 physical attack power.

-Cooldown: 40 seconds

‘A buffer skill appeared?’

A skill from a completely unexpected class had appeared.

And it was Striking, the fundamental buff skill that all buffers must basically learn.

While it could only be applied to one person at a time and showed slightly disappointing performance in the late game despite being useful early on, almost all dealers hoped to receive this buff.

‘Because you can focus on marking one person.’

The so-called 444 buff.

A buff with a 40-second cooldown that increases attack power by 40 for 40 seconds.

There was no buff with better sustainability for dedicatedly supporting one person, and receiving this buff was an implicit proof of being that team’s ace.

It was a skill desired more for its prestige than its performance.

‘That said, it’s not like the performance is bad either.’

In fact, it could be considered good.

For a rare skill, this level of performance was quite excellent, and the late-game disappointment was only when looking at the skill alone.

Striking from an excellent buffer with sufficient buff-enhancing equipment and skills boasted tremendous power.

In fact, it could be considered a core buffer skill in terms of providing buffs without interruption.

‘My Striking won’t be like that, but…’

Just obtaining Striking at such a low level was satisfying.

At the current level range, 40 attack power was by no means a small number. It was a value that would allow him to deal greatsword damage while wielding a same-level rapier.

“Sweet.”

He had worried that some strange class skills might appear due to being an All-Master, but fortunately all useful skills had come out.

Dohyun let out a sigh of relief and was about to leave the field when he paused.

[Would you like to harvest the essence orb of Hidden Field Boss ‘Karuk the Goblin Warlord’?]

“I can’t forget about this.”

There was still an unchecked reward remaining.

And it was a guaranteed equipment item with a comprehensive essence orb that had a 30% increased drop rate!

Dohyun reached out toward the final reward before leaving.

* * *

Chirp. Chirrup.

In the middle of the Western Forest.

Dohyun, who had been walking blankly for quite a while after coming out of the Habitat of the Warriors, stopped for the first time.

Then he stared blankly into space as if frozen…

“Whoa…”

He let out an exclamation of admiration.

Then he walked a few more steps and stopped again…

“Damn…”

Players wandering around the forest whispered among themselves at Dohyun’s repeated exclamations of admiration.

“What’s with that guy? Why is he acting like that?”

“I don’t know… There are originally many weird people in Godseeker. It’ll be troublesome if we get involved, so let’s just ignore him and pass by.”

“Tsk… I thought it was strange that he was traveling alone from the start.”

“But what’s that kid next to him? Don’t tell me it’s kidnapping…”

“Shh. What kidnapping in a game? You went too far with that.”

“Oh, is that so? We might get into trouble if we keep talking, so let’s avoid them for now.”

To their eyes, Dohyun didn’t look normal no matter how they looked at him.

They seemed to think they were whispering quietly among themselves, but human hearing was naturally good at catching insults about oneself, if nothing else.

It all reached Dohyun’s ears very clearly, and the same was true for Jihad who was beside him.

-Hmm, these humans have good insight.

Jihad completely agreed with their opinion.

Even to Jihad, his master looked like a madman.

They had only seen him briefly just now, but Jihad had to watch this behavior throughout the entire walk from the Habitat of the Warriors.

-Master, sometimes I’m really scared of you.

“You think so too? I’m scared of myself too. How far am I trying to climb with this… Kugh.”

-…

At this moment, Jihad was truly grateful that his robe had face recognition interference magic.

He was instantly treated like a flower boy, but Dohyun couldn’t help it.

[Karuk’s Red and Blue Leather Top]

[Grade: Hero]

[Description: A top made from the leather of the great Goblin Warlord Karuk.

Karuk, who emerged from between the Red Tribe and Blue Tribe, possesses characteristics of both tribes. As a top made from the leather of Karuk who lived for over a hundred years, it is extremely durable.]

[Level Restriction: 24]

[Equipment Restriction: None]

[Physical Defense: 94]

[Magic Resistance: 75]

-Strength + 2

-Agility + 1

-Perception + 1

-Stamina + 2

[Special Option: Recovers 3% of maximum health when killing monsters.]

[Special Option: 40% chance to resist knockback when hit by knockback effects.]

[Karuk’s Crimson and Azure Leather Pants]

[Grade: Hero]

[Description: Pants made from the leather of the great Goblin Warlord Karuk.

Born between the Red Tribe and Blue Tribe, Karuk possesses characteristics of both tribes. These pants made from the leather of Karuk, who has lived for over a hundred years, are extremely durable.]

[Level Requirement: 24]

[Equipment Restriction: None]

[Physical Defense: 90]

[Magic Resistance: 70]

-Strength + 2

-Agility + 1

-Stamina + 3

[Special Option: Recovers 3% of maximum health when killing monsters.]

[Special Option: Defense increases each time you take physical damage, stacking up to 6 times. Stacks reset if no attacks are received within 15 seconds.]

[Karuk’s Crimson and Azure Leather Shoulder Guards]

[Grade: Rare+]

[Description: Shoulder guards made from the leather of the great Goblin Warlord Karuk.

Born between the Red Tribe and Blue Tribe, Karuk possesses characteristics of both tribes. These shoulder guards made from the leather of Karuk, who has lived for over a hundred years, are extremely durable.]

[Level Requirement: 24]

[Equipment Restriction: None]

[Physical Defense: 80]

[Magic Resistance: 64]

-Agility + 2

-Stamina + 2

-Health Recovery Speed + 5%

[Ring of Karuk’s Essence]

[Grade: Hero]

[Description: A ring containing the essence of the great Goblin Warlord Karuk.

Karuk has never stepped down from his position as great warlord since achieving it. This ring, imbued with Karuk’s aura for over a hundred years, possesses special abilities.

[Level Requirement: 24]

[Equipment Restriction: Warrior Class]

[Physical Defense: 101]

[Magic Resistance: 91]

-Strength + 3

-Stamina + 3

-HP + 400

[Special Option: When HP drops below 1%, creates a barrier that blocks 15% of maximum health in damage for 5 seconds. (Cooldown: 2 hours)]

“Damn…”

The items he ultimately obtained from defeating Karuk this time.

He couldn’t help but be amazed seeing those brilliantly glowing grades.

Not to mention the top and bottom set obtained as rewards from the enhanced sudden quest, the performance of the shoulder guards and ring harvested from the essence orb was also incredible.

Among them, the most eye-catching were the top and ring.

‘Knockback resistance and a protective barrier… I’ve obtained something incredible.’

Dohyun had the Hero trait that blocked all kinds of status effects.

However, the description of the Hero trait, which seemed to have overpowered performance that would block everything, only stated that it prevented mental corruption.

Then what about physical status effects like bleeding or knockback?

‘It probably can’t block those.’

Godseeker, like Demroc, tends to be quite careful with text when explaining things.

The fact that they specifically chose the term “mental corruption” meant it was reasonable to assume it only blocked mental-type status effects.

Even if it was just a probability, it blocked one of the things that could be Dohyun’s major weakness, so how could he not be pleased?

‘Knockback is quite annoying too.’

Especially when fighting tanks, particularly Paladin types, there were so many knockback skills.

In severe cases, you couldn’t even approach them, making fights between classes like martial artists and Paladins practically impossible.

There were also many bosses with such knockback skills in higher-tier content…

It was equally troublesome for Dohyun, whose base was close combat, so having even one protective option was a relief.

‘As expected, the ring is overpowered.’

But even that top couldn’t compare to the ring’s protective barrier.

With an enormous cooldown of 2 hours and only activating when health drops below 1%.

In other words, it was a conditional ability that only activated when facing a life-threatening crisis, but it was such a good option that it was more than worth considering that limitation.

It was a skill that could block one powerful technique from an opponent for free and even allow for a counter.

To exaggerate slightly, it was fair to say it was like having an extra life.

‘Of course, it’s useless if damage beyond that comes in…’

Especially non-tank classes generally don’t have high maximum health, so there were many cases where relying on this and acting recklessly led to big trouble.

Still, barrier options that could serve as spare lives were in high demand.

Since death penalties were important in this game, options that could reduce them were extremely valuable yet rare.

And it didn’t end there.

【Crimson and Azure Warlord Set Option】

-3set: Downward strike range + 10%, melee attack damage + 6.5%, all stats + 4

‘Wow~.’

A set option that made him exclaim like he’d just had a refreshing drink of soda.

This was the power of a Hero set option created by equipping three Hero-grade equipment pieces.

Even though it was conditional, he couldn’t help but admire the option that increased range and damage, plus raised all stats by 4.

[Warrior Set has been removed.]

[Crimson and Azure Warlord Set option has been equipped.]

[Bastard’s Training Sword has been equipped.]

Dohyun changed his equipment without any hesitation.

The Warrior Set?

He’d gotten enough out of it. Now it was time to let it go.

When he changed clothes and turned on the camera, Dohyun’s appearance reflected in the mirror had been upgraded significantly.

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