The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times - Chapter 73

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Episode 73

Chapter 73.

The man who blocked with his shield was knocked flat on his back from the shock that exceeded expectations.

Not stopping there, the man was pushed back into the row of players behind him.

“Damn it, what are you doing!”

“No, I couldn’t help it either… What kind of shield damage is this? I thought I was blocking a boss attack.”

The formation shook and crumbled like dominoes.

Still, being experienced players, they quickly reformed their ranks, but that brief gap was enough.

Swoosh-.

Dohyun stretched out his hand to catch the returning shield, then spun 360 degrees and threw the shield again.

As the large shield flew like a boomerang in an instant, those who had no time to raise their shields quickly dodged to either side.

A path had opened.

Clatter-.

Without even picking up his shield, Dohyun charged forward.

“St-stop him… Guhk!”

“Huk!?”

“What kind of brute force…!”

A few tried to throw themselves in his way to block him belatedly, but instead they were sent flying or knocked down, unable to withstand Dohyun’s charge.

Having broken through in an instant, Dohyun stretched out his hand again,

Whooom-.

“Uhk?”

“Geez, what a surprise!”

With the shield returning along the same path he had broken through, they had no choice but to part ways again like Moses’ miracle.

By the time they came to their senses, Dohyun was already far away.

“…He’s fast.”

“Indeed.”

The scouts stared blankly at the scene with stunned faces.

They couldn’t understand this situation.

‘What? What just passed by?’

‘No way, he just graduated from Raven not long ago. Does this make sense?’

‘What kind of damage… What traits and god did he pick exactly…? And what’s that weapon? An S Rank reward?’

‘Wow, this is crazy.’

They had heard rumors about Kaiser.

So they had been somewhat cautious and made good strategies… but this was just being crushed by overwhelming force, strategy or not.

The overwhelming power was one thing, but his ability utilization and sense were at an insane level.

Having been caught completely off guard, they scratched their heads in frustration.

“…Damn it, what are we supposed to report about this?”

“It’s troubling to even report. Will they believe this when we got beaten so helplessly?”

“I don’t know, damn it. Guess I’ll write an incident report…”

The clearly visible future was troubling for them.

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[You have entered the City of Promise, Brion.]

[Tip. If your karma level is too high, try visiting the temple!]

“Phew.”

Dohyun let out a short breath as he entered Brion.

Jihad and Eliza, who had been hurriedly following behind, wiped the sweat from their foreheads and got angry.

-That was startling. What were those things, Owner! Why did they suddenly pick a fight?

-Liza liza!

The two who didn’t understand the situation had good reason to be bewildered.

They had been resting peacefully, then came out to find the world had suddenly turned hostile.

So this time, Dohyun didn’t ignore them and kindly explained.

“It’s like this. I’ve become somewhat unintentionally famous right now, so I’ve made a lot of enemies.”

-Enemies? If they’re Owner’s enemies… you’ve been marked by the outsiders?

“Something like that.”

-…Then do we have to do this every time now? Ugh, just thinking about it is tiresome.

-Liza…

She understands faster than expected.

Jihad and Eliza made openly disgusted expressions, perhaps imagining the future that would unfold. Dohyun chuckled and spoke bluntly.

“I hate that too. I have no intention of putting up with it for life.”

-But you said you were marked. Can that be helped?

“No. I have to make it so they can’t do that.”

-How?

Looking at Jihad tilting her head, Dohyun raised the corner of his mouth.

There had been countless such enemies in Demroc too. How many hyenas and wolf pups had he encountered until reaching the 1st place?

Just those who tried to backstab him alone would fill several trucks.

The solution was always the same every time.

“Get stronger. Strong enough that they won’t dare make eye contact.”

-Ah.

People basically have some degree of bullying the weak and fearing the strong built in.

It’s not bad, it’s instinctual.

Since the primitive era when there were many strong people, survival probability would have increased by sizing up opponents before attacking.

Beyond humans, it’s a natural instinct and law of the world for any animal.

-I understand.

And Jihad, whose instincts were stronger than anyone’s, understood immediately.

It was fitting for Jihad, who even had ‘bullying the weak and fearing the strong’ written in her Guardian trait.

‘This is all because my current position is ambiguous.’

Who would dare challenge Demroc or Ahdeo?

They have the position of Top 10 Guilds and overwhelming individual strength, and have proven it.

But what about Dohyun?

‘I must look quite tempting.’

To them right now, Dohyun is a golden goblin.

A honey pot where the reward gained when conquered is tremendously large compared to the difficulty.

1st place in the past? Amazing control?

That’s all well and good, but isn’t he just a newbie who barely entered Brion now? But if you beat this newbie, you’ll skyrocket?

‘Wait, this is a huge gain?’

‘This seems doable?’

They can’t help but think that way.

So he just needs to get stronger.

If he gets stronger and reclaims that position from before, they’ll naturally fall away on their own.

‘I now have a reason to level up quickly.’

At least he needs to reach max level to stand on the same starting line, doesn’t he?

Fortunately, there were level restrictions for each city.

At least it meant that situations where enemies dozens of levels higher would gang up on him, throwing balance to the dogs, wouldn’t happen.

In that sense, Dohyun was confident.

‘Fighting ordinary players made me realize how ridiculous my current specs are.’

Dohyun’s current level was only 27, but his specs were higher than, if not at least equal to, the graduation level of 35.

With Cheonbyeon (Thousand Changes) and his traits on top of that, he wasn’t afraid of anyone who might challenge him.

“Look over there…”

“Whoa, could that be Kaiser? Amazing. This is my first time seeing Kaiser.”

“Should I ask for an autograph?”

“Shh. Look at those scouts glaring over there. Let’s avoid them since we might get caught in the crossfire.”

So the moment he entered Brion, despite all the focused gazes, Dohyun walked confidently.

The more he did so, the more intense the stares became, but what did it matter?

“Damn, if this wasn’t inside the city…”

“If we fought, we’d go straight to jail, so what choice do we have.”

“But is it true that when the neighboring guys blocked him as a group, he broke through them all in 10 seconds?”

“How could that be true? They’re probably just making up lies because they’re embarrassed they let him slip away.”

As long as this was Brion, they couldn’t touch a single hair on Dohyun’s head.

Godose doesn’t interfere with PK in the field, but if the stage becomes inside a city, they show a completely different response.

There are differences between cities, but usually assault carries a basic prison sentence.

If assault is like that, then what about murder?

‘Basically, if you don’t have connections, you have to delete your character.’

That was why hundreds of scouts were glaring at him, and even more players were watching Dohyun with interest but not approaching.

Step, step.

Like Moses’ miracle unfolding, the players parted like the Red Sea.

And through the middle, Dohyun’s group walked confidently as if a red carpet had been laid out.

Everyone was watching them.

Feeling like he had become the protagonist of the world, Jihad made his characteristic “Kireuk-” sound before hastily covering his mouth.

Even so, he couldn’t help the corners of his mouth twitching upward as he grinned foolishly.

-Hmm hmm. This feels pretty good, doesn’t it?

-Lizaliza!

“Just stay quiet and follow me.”

-Tch, you always nag at me… But where are we going? Huh? That place is…

As they got closer to their destination, Jihad’s expression hardened.

Magnificent. That expression naturally came to mind for the overwhelming holiness and size – it was a temple.

Brion, befitting a place also called the Holy City, possessed numerous temples.

But even all those countless temples wouldn’t dare present their business cards in front of this place.

‘Laire Grand Temple.’

Brion’s landmark and symbol, the Laire Grand Temple.

Brion’s largest temple and the strongest temple where the most powerful priests and paladins gathered.

This Laire Grand Temple was a place that even foreign kings couldn’t treat carelessly.

“What? He’s going to the Grand Temple?”

“Why is he going there?”

“What do you mean why? Who in Brion doesn’t visit the Grand Temple? Is Kaiser unemployed or something? He’s probably going to clear a job quest.”

“Kaiser is a god, so would a god need anything? He might really be unemployed.”

“Yeah, cut the nonsense.”

As Dohyun headed there, people whispered among themselves.

“A job quest… What’s Kaiser’s class anyway?”

“I heard he’s a swordsman?”

“For a swordsman, he uses pretty much every weapon though?”

“Didn’t you see the YouTube video? He uses parrying, so he’s definitely a swordsman. As for using all weapons… he probably got a Weapon Master trait or something.”

“What? Kaiser does YouTube? I’ll have to check it out as soon as I log out.”

“I’m curious what god he drew.”

“Obviously a mythic god, right? Given what he’s shown us, that would make sense.”

“Is that so? I’m not sure since he hasn’t shown any particular unique abilities.”

All sorts of speculation flew between them.

Listening to the sounds drifting over with one ear and letting them pass, when he stood in front of the Grand Temple entrance, a guard approached.

“What brings you here?”

“I’ve come to see the Caretaker.”

“Do you have an appointment?”

“No.”

The guard who had been asking in a stiff voice shook his head.

“I’m sorry, but the Caretaker cannot meet with anyone without an appointment. If you have other business, I can guide you.”

So resolute that even if an appointment had been made, the coldness would make one flinch.

But Dohyun wasn’t flustered at all.

With an indifferent face, he took something out of his inventory and showed it discreetly so only the guard could see.

“I discovered something like this. I think I need to have a conversation with the Caretaker about it.”

“This is…?”

“If the Caretaker still finds it difficult to meet after seeing this, I’ll leave.”

“…Please wait a moment.”

The stiffly rigid guard hurriedly went inside.

After waiting like that for several minutes.

About the time it takes for cup noodles to cook, the guard returned.

But he wasn’t alone. He brought two priests with him, and they looked around urgently before immediately asking upon seeing Dohyun.

“Is this the person? The one who brought ‘that thing’?”

“Yes.”

“Ah… I see. We apologize for making you wait so long. The Caretaker says he wants to see you immediately. Please come in.”

“Understood.”

Then one of the priests looked behind Dohyun and asked carefully.

“Ah, but who is this?”

“My companion.”

“Understood. This way…”

And so the priest and guard guided Dohyun with discreet gestures while watching their surroundings.

Creak. Thud.

When they finally disappeared inside, the players who had been watching while holding their breath finally opened their mouths.

Their faces were bewildered. This was the first time they had actually seen such a scene.

“What? Did priests just come out to greet him?”

“He’s going to see the Caretaker? Does the Caretaker even meet with regular players?”

“He does meet with some…”

And for good reason – it was the Caretaker, no less.

It was surprising that a priest came out to greet him, but it was even more amazing that he could go meet the Caretaker so easily.

Unless you were a paladin or priest class, the Caretaker was someone you couldn’t see even until graduating from Brion.

“Who are the players that have met the Caretaker in Brion?”

“Most notably Demroc. Most of the Top 10 Guilds, and Berjhe and Ahdeo? Phoenix Jennifer and Baekdusan probably met him too?”

The man who was counting on his fingers soon folded all his extended fingers and added.

“…Anyway, it’s not common. I think it’s probably around ten thousand people.”

“If you exclude the related classes from that?”

“Probably… officially less than a thousand people?”

“Crazy…”

Just about a thousand people in a game enjoyed by 1 billion people.

He had broken through those incredible odds.

And right away, not long after coming to Brion!

Gulp, the sound of someone swallowing could be heard from somewhere. The anticipation in their eyes clearly said it all.

“Really, every single thing he does is anything but ordinary.”

“Is it just me, or does it feel like Kaiser is about to cause another major incident?”

“Will he show us? Following Demroc and now Berjhe, another throne reclamation?”

“Berjhe is a bit much… but since it’s Kaiser, I’m looking forward to it. I’m subscribing right away and waiting. I really hope he uploads a video.”

Kaiser – wondering if he would show them something again this time.

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