The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 66

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Episode 66

Chapter 66.

[Player : Kaiser]

[Level : 27]

[HP : 4,680 / 4,680]

[MP : 1,150 / 1,150]

[Stamina : 700 / 700]

[Class : Last Adventurer 【Kashiyar’s Successor】]

[Titles (7)]

-Max Favorability from the Start?

-First Slayer

…(Expand)

[Stats]

【Strength : 80(+64)】 【Agility : 55(+62)】

【Stamina : 5(+63)】 【Perception : 37(+61)】

【Magic Power : 5(+59)】

Remaining Points : 25

“Wow… Even I can see this doesn’t make sense.”

Thanks to investing 10 points each, his strength reached a whopping 144, with agility and perception both exceeding 100.

Even his stamina and magic power were comparable to same-level mages or tanks.

And with 25 remaining points on top of that, who would believe it? Even if he took a screenshot and posted it online, people would call it fake.

‘This is going exactly in the direction I was aiming for.’

It was proof that he was definitely walking the path of an All-Master, the path Dohyun had wanted since first awakening his class.

After all, hybrid characters either became all-rounders who could devour any class, or became half-baked failures with nothing properly developed.

Objectively speaking, Dohyun belonged to the former.

‘This isn’t even the end.’

And this wasn’t even the end.

What he gained from achieving S-rank wasn’t just the title. The differential rewards given based on a player’s performance when clearing the graduation Quest.

The reward for achieving S-rank was currently equipped on Dohyun’s body.

[Black Raven Spear]

[Grade : Hero]

[Description : A spear containing the black essence of Raven, the first city.

It has excellent mana sensitivity and draws out the power of essence to enhance magic power and strength.]

[Level Requirement : 24]

[Equipment Restriction : None]

[Physical Attack Power : 194~208]

[Magic Attack Power : 190~200]

[Durability : 100 / 100]

[Special Option : Magic-related damage + 5%]

[Special Option : Increased penetration power and +1% attack power for 30 seconds when penetrating enemies (max 6 stacks)]

[Black Raven Earring]

[Grade : Hero]

[Description : An earring containing the black essence of Raven, the first city.

It has excellent mana sensitivity and draws out the power of essence to enhance magic power and perception.]

[Level Requirement : 24]

[Equipment Restriction : None]

[Magic Resistance : 40]

[Durability : 50 / 50]

[Special Option : Magic casting speed + 4%]

[Special Option : Magic-related skill power + 6%]

Both being Hero-grade was nice, but that wasn’t the true value of these two pieces of equipment.

【Raven Trial Set】

-2set : When penetrating enemies, reduces target’s movement speed by 4% (max 5 stacks).

When magic hits, destroys target’s mana proportional to damage dealt.

A rare option that activated set effects with just two pieces.

And the performance was incredible too.

Movement speed reduction and mana destruction were important not just for hunting, but even in siege warfare and PvP.

‘Mana destruction would be especially overpowered in PvP.’

While raid monsters with vast mana pools might be fine, players usually suffered from mana shortages frequently.

In such situations, destroying mana just by landing magic attacks was a huge effect.

Stab the opponent to slow them down, then hit the slowed enemy with magic to cause mana exhaustion…

‘Was this made specifically to torment opponents?’

The composition clearly showed the intent to make enemies rage quit.

This might not seem like much, but experiencing it firsthand would be infuriating beyond belief.

However, unless you were a magic spearman, it was practically impossible to utilize both pieces, but this time was an exception.

-Equipment Restriction : None.

Both the spear and earring had no equipment restrictions.

Even searching all of Godseeker, weapons without equipment restrictions were extremely rare. And these were Hero-grade too. As graduation rewards, they were quite generous.

‘A mage would probably make the best use of these.’

That way they could cover their weakness in close combat to some extent, and utilize the options most effectively.

Well, it didn’t matter to Dohyun.

He had such overpowered stats that he could claim to be a mage just by acquiring magic skills.

Squeal! Thud!

Had he been standing still for too long?

Just then, hearing the war cry of an orc charging from the left, living up to its reputation, Dohyun immediately brought Cheonbyeon against the spear.

Then light flowing from Cheonbyeon engulfed the spear,

[Cheonbyeon devours ‘Black Raven Spear’. Successfully devoured.]

[Cheonbyeon transforms into ‘Black Raven Spear’.]

As he swung Cheonbyeon, now transformed into a black, sharp spear, in a large circular step, a graceful line was drawn.

But what was surprising was that the spear, which seemed like a horizontal slash, stopped rotating and shot out in a straight line.

[Judged as first attack, ‘First S-Rank’ effect activates.]

[Deals 18% additional damage.]

[Penetration power increases.]

[Penetrated enemy, attack power increases by 1% for 30 seconds.]

[Set option effect reduces target’s movement.]

[You have defeated an Orc.]

“Nice grip.”

That was the end of it.

Squeal…

The orc with its heart pierced made a deflating sound as it collapsed.

Leaving the pathetically fallen orc behind, Dohyun swung his spear again, and this time the neck of an orc ambushing from the opposite side was severed.

[Judged as first attack, ‘First S-Rank’ effect activates.]

[Deals 18% additional damage.]

[You have defeated an Orc.]

Having instantly killed two orcs, Dohyun looked around.

He could see silhouettes retreating beyond the fog. The orcs were withdrawing after seeing their comrades die so pathetically.

Dohyun clicked his tongue at this.

“Now these things even run away.”

-Isn’t that natural instinct, Owner? I think I’d run away too.

“I don’t want to hear from someone who told me to stop after getting hit in the knee.”

-…No, that’s ancient history. I really got hit wrong back then, okay? Now that I think about it, it seems like I got hit somewhere deep above the knee, not the knee itself.

“What are you talking about. Anyway, monsters these days have no persistence. Right, Eliza?”

-Liza?

Leaving behind Eliza who tilted her head with an innocent face, Dohyun fastened Cheonbyeon (Thousand Changes) to his waist.

Actually, though he said this, it was a natural progression.

[The aura of death thickens, making the fog denser.]

[The probability of Orcs fleeing increases.]

‘Yeah, I was wondering when this would appear.’

A message he couldn’t see in Raven.

But it was a message he had seen to the point of boredom in Demroc. In that overly realistic place, monsters fleeing was basic, and they would even backstab you.

It would be stranger if Godseeker, which has higher AI than Demroc, didn’t implement such a system.

‘I guess it’s not for nothing that they say the real thing starts from Brion.’

Actually, Dohyun didn’t know, but such phenomena weren’t common even in Brion.

Since this was usually where class quests started, most players would flock to the Foul-Smelling Rock Forest, so what would happen if someone monopolized it?

Countless players would be hindered in doing their class Quests.

In that sense, it was a system introduced to prevent excessive monopolization, and this meant, in other words, that you had to do enough mob hunting to be misunderstood as attempting monopolization for it to trigger.

“Let’s go deeper inside.”

-…You don’t believe me again, right? That’s it, right? What, where is everyone… Now they’re just ignoring me.

-Liza!

Dohyun’s party, who didn’t know this, had only one choice.

Going deep inside.

Since the Orcs would flee inward, they naturally had no choice but to chase after them.

After going inside and defeating Orc groups several times like this.

“Wow… What’s with that person? The Orcs just die when he goes slash slash?”

“Shit, isn’t that a hack?”

“What hack in Godseeker. But no, he really is strong enough to be suspected of hacking.”

“But what’s this aura of death? Did a guild show up? Why is this appearing?”

“Damn, which guild members made this mess?”

“I can’t see ahead. Let’s just back out.”

How long had they been marching at high speed, ignoring the noisy chatter of the players?

Whether due to the thickened fog or going too deep inside, now instead of chattering players, only the silhouettes of Orc bastards began to greet them.

-Brion Vicinity Monster Elimination [249 / 1,000]

“Phew.”

Dohyun, who had finally caught 249 monsters, surpassing his target of 100, stopped marching at last.

It wasn’t just because he had met his goal.

It wasn’t a shallow rest to sit for a moment and recover his health that had dropped to 150.

[Remaining Play Time 00 : 03 : 47]

‘Has it already become like this?’

Before he knew it, his remaining play time was hitting rock bottom.

Well, a lot had happened today.

He had achieved his goal of graduating from Raven, obtained Eliza, reached 1st place in rankings, and even got a main Quest.

Not only that. He had also caught 249 Orcs.

‘This is insane.’

Dohyun nodded at the spectacular nature that made his 10-hour investment not regrettable at all, then turned around.

-Huh?

-Liza?

Then Jihad, whose eyes met his, and Eliza, who was sitting on Jihad’s shoulder, tilted their heads.

As if to show they were friends, their reactions were identical too.

-Why, why are you staring like that, Owner? Did you hear something?

“? What are you talking about?”

-Nothing.

At his consistently strange reaction that made Dohyun frown, Jihad turned his head away and played dumb for no reason.

-Liza….

Was it his imagination that Eliza’s sigh seemed like a sigh of relief?

Dohyun shook his head and said.

“It’s time for me to go now.”

-Huh? Already?

“It’s not really ‘already.’ 10 hours have passed.”

-Ah… Well, it has been a long time.

Jihad’s face was strange as he said this.

Something puzzling, like he couldn’t tell what expression it was. Seeing such Jihad made Dohyun feel strange too.

‘I thought he’d be excited, but what’s with that reaction.’

Wasn’t he the one who couldn’t help but have his lips curl up when logging off yesterday?

Was it because they had gotten a bit closer in one day?

[Loyalty : 30 / 100]

His loyalty had also risen to 30 before he knew it, so that was possible.

That thought was shattered by Jihad’s following words.

-Then what happens to Eliza?

“Hmm?”

-Will she be sent to another world like me, Owner?

“Another world?”

Dohyun, who had been tilting his head, let out an “Ah” exclamation.

‘He must be talking about the Guardian Room.’

When a player’s connection ends, all guardians are moved to a place called the Guardian Room.

An extremely rational system to prevent guardians from wandering around alone and dying or causing problems when there’s no player.

Naturally, since Eliza was also a guardian, she would be moved to the Guardian Room.

“That’s what would happen. Why?”

-…Right. Never mind.

So Dohyun was even more puzzled.

There was no way he wouldn’t know this obvious thing, and it seemed like he had some scheme, but he couldn’t figure out the reason.

“Why? Is it uncomfortable there? From your reaction, it didn’t seem like it was.”

Actually, his loyalty had risen quite a bit, hadn’t it?

As he said, Jihad also shook his head. Instead, he answered with a slightly gloomy face.

-It’s just that we haven’t known each other long, so I feel a bit sad.

-Liza… Liza liza!

“Ah.”

Eliza, whose eyes sparkled as if moved by this, rubbed her face against Jihad’s cheek and acted cute.

‘Well, those two met after 150 years.’

Dohyun, who finally understood Jihad’s reaction, chuckled.

To think that this guy, who only showed an opportunistic side in front of him, always watching for a chance to backstab, would know how to feel sad about parting.

‘I really don’t understand how he forgot and lived for 150 years.’

If such a guy had forgotten and lived, wouldn’t there have been some intervention?

He was curious, but it was obvious he would answer that he couldn’t say, and now wasn’t the right timing, so he tucked it away in a corner of his mind.

“Well, I’ll be back soon. So, um, don’t worry too much about it.”

At Dohyun’s awkward consolation, who couldn’t bear the embarrassment, Jihad’s ears perked up.

-…How long?

“Around the time I came back today?”

-I understand, Owner.

Did it help?

Looking at his expression, which seemed much better than before, it seemed so. Dohyun, who wasn’t used to the warm atmosphere, changed the subject at this point.

“Well then, shall we get moving?”

-Huh? You’re going out already?

Didn’t you say you weren’t going out right away?

At Jihad’s expression filled with such questions, Dohyun replied as if asking something obvious.

“No. Even when we go out, we should catch one more before leaving.”

-…You’re my owner, but you’re really ruthless.

-Liza….

Ignoring the two guardians’ reactions, Dohyun turned his head.

After all, making good use of even such brief moments was the true attitude of a real gamer.

And the best use of time he could do right now was only this.

‘249 is too unsatisfying.’

250 would be much cleaner than 249, wouldn’t it?

There were less than 2 minutes left now, but with Dohyun’s current specs, it was enough time to finish off one creature.

Just as Dohyun was getting up to move.

-Huh? What’s that?

-Liza?

Jihad and Eliza tilted their heads.

-What are you looking at instead of going, Owner? The orc is over there.

-Liza liza!

“…I know that too.”

-You know but why….

“Just be quiet for a moment.”

It was because Dohyun, who had said he would catch an orc, was staring blankly into the air.

At Dohyun’s reaction of frowning and saying it was distracting even when kindly informed, Jihad pouted.

-You always act like that only to me.

A small grumbling sound could be heard, but Dohyun didn’t pay attention.

More precisely, he didn’t have the leisure to do so.

“What is that?”

-? That? What do you mean, there’s nothing there?

-Liza?

The two who followed Dohyun’s gaze didn’t understand.

There was nothing there except just a few rocks and this annoying thick fog.

But Dohyun could see it clearly.

‘Why are only those rocks red?’

Two rocks covered in blood.

On top of the rock on the left, something small was emitting a red light deeper than blood.

[Eye of Truth activates.]

It was the first moment the Eye of Truth activated in Brion.

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