The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 150

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Chapter 150
Chapter 150
The Mount System.
Most people think of mounts as nothing more than a means of transportation, but in Second, their value extended far beyond mere mobility.
Increased travel speed was merely the obvious benefit—depending on the mount, one could traverse difficult terrain like rivers and swamps that would normally be impassable.
At higher levels, one could even ride flying mounts and ignore terrain altogether.
‘But that’s not all.’
Occasionally, mounts existed that specialized in purposes beyond simple travel.
A prime example was the ‘Forest Elephant Ivory Flute’ I had used not long ago.
The Forest Elephant lacked speed, but possessed tremendous power instead.
So what about the mount I had just summoned?
[ Volcano Drake ]
A legendary-tier mount with an 800-level restriction—the Volcano Drake.
Its power lay in.
“Kuooooooo!”
The ‘breakthrough force’ that emanated from its tremendous strength.
Generally, this power was used to build speed across fields cluttered with minor obstacles.
But with a Riding Skill, things changed entirely.
“Grrrrrrunch—.”
Crash!
The Volcano Drake.
The lava dragon topples the golem blocking its path.
I hadn’t used any special ability—I simply charged forward—yet the golem, empowered by the Green Stone Demon’s strength, crumbled pathetically.
Truly, the power of an 800-level legendary-tier mount.
“What in the—!”
“I don’t know! Whatever it is, Mir is clearing the way, so everyone follow!”
“We’ll handle the fallen golems!”
“Let’s go!”
With a Riding Skill, attacking monsters didn’t cause the mount to be unsummoned.
So no matter how many golems I knocked down, the summon wouldn’t be cancelled.
Of course, since this mount had a restriction far higher than my level, it would be unsummoned before long.
But that would be enough.
“Grrrrrrunch—.”
Golems block my path ahead.
I pull hard on the drake’s reins.
“Kuooooooooo—!!”
The drake spews a mass of lava toward the golems.
Golems that had adapted even in the lava zones of this abandoned mine wouldn’t flinch at ordinary heat.
Rumble—.
But the lava the drake expelled was no ordinary lava.
The hottest magma located in the deepest depths of the volcano where the Volcano Drake dwells.
With the Drake’s magical power infused into it, it’s like a lower-tier version of a Dragon’s Breath, if you will.
Because of this, the bodies of golems that touched the magma melted away, and even those that didn’t melt had the magma rapidly cool and harden around them, impeding their movements.
Now I understood why the Knight Commander of the White Wyvern Knights hadn’t wielded his weapon well.
With the rampaging Drake to control, I had no opening to attack myself.
To properly guide the Drake and make it strike the right targets, I had to cease my own attacks and focus entirely on the Drake without wavering.
Fortunately, the Drake lived up to its reputation as a legendary-tier mount of level 800, steadily pressing forward.
Boom!
“Roooaaarrr!”
I was able to penetrate into the deepest depths of the First Abandoned Mine.
Unfortunately, the Drake’s contribution ended there.
Due to the level difference penalty, the Drake was unsummoned and vanished.
Fortunately, the dwarves followed the path I’d carved through and were brilliantly driving back the golems.
With that reassurance, I surveyed the deepest chamber.
“Has it completely merged with the Evil God?”
Everything was dyed in green.
The floor, walls, ceiling—even the rocks scattered across the ground.
All of them emitted a soft green glow, making it look exactly like the radioactive zones I’d seen in movies.
And in the center of it all.
“Mir!”
“We’ve secured the passage!”
“Support is coming from Moeldum, so we should be able to hold out somehow!”
“Is this truly the deepest depths of the First Abandoned Mine?”
“I’ve explored every mine in Moeldum, but I’ve never seen anything like this.”
“Wait, what is that?”
There was a massive pillar that seemed to touch the ceiling.
A hexagonal pillar formed from quartz-like hexagonal crystal structures.
New pillars were growing from its base, as if gemstones were being cultivated there.
Their color was a vivid green.
A beautiful hue that evoked emerald.
The dwarves hadn’t properly noticed it, but I could immediately discern its true nature.
Because.
“The Green Stone Demon.”
This Evil God was also one of the Evil Gods I’d defeated back in First.
“That… that’s an Evil God?”
“Truly?”
“The power it emanates doesn’t seem ordinary…”
I could sense the dwarves’ bewilderment.
Of course, even if the dwarves had information about Evil Gods, this would be their first time actually seeing one.
They likely never imagined that an Evil God would exist in the form of a mineral.
“So all we need to do is destroy that pillar?”
“Then this should be easy!”
“Even if you look at us this way, we’re all Dwarf Warriors and dwarf miners! Destroying a single pillar like that is child’s play!”
“Count us in! With the hammers of Steel Hammer, we can shatter that thing in an instant!”
The dwarves advanced confidently toward the Evil God, taking a step forward.
That instant.
– How dare you disturb my long slumber.
The colossal pillar.
A voice began to emanate from the Evil God.
– This is why I despise living creatures.
– Loud, filthy, clamorous… you move endlessly to destroy this world.
– Your very existence shatters great ore, melts minerals hidden away for ages, and relentlessly excavates solid earth.
A voice dripping with contempt and rage.
– Cease your destruction of this world, wretched living things.
– I shall personally accept you into our fold.
– Together with us, let us build a world of perfect stillness.
– That alone is the only path to true peace.
With those words.
A brilliant emerald flash erupted from the pillar.
I turned my head away from the blinding light, and when it faded, I looked back toward the pillar.
Grrrrrrk—
Golems were materializing around the pillar.
The ore that filled this space.
Was transforming into golems, creatures said to be created through prolonged exposure to magical energy.
“G-golems? It’s creating golems?”
“Mir’s words were true.”
“We all anticipated that the Evil God would create golems to attack us! Stop them—no, attack them!”
“Destroy that pillar and it’s over!”
“For Moeldum!”
The dwarves steeled themselves and prepared for battle.
But I was already rushing toward the Evil God.
Grrrrrrk—
The moment I approached, the golems sensed my presence.
Like the golem I’d encountered at the entrance to Moeldum, these too detected my approach with perfect accuracy through ground vibrations.
Thus, they swung their massive green forearms to strike me down.
– Activating skill ‘Leap’.
But it was nothing I couldn’t evade.
I had long since mastered the golems’ simplistic attack patterns.
Normally, if I were alone, the standard strategy against the Green Stone Demon would be to repeatedly defeat the periodically spawning golems and attack the pillar with the remaining time.
But that wasn’t my situation now.
At my current level, it won’t be easy to bring down the Green Stone Demon in such a manner.
Rather than that.
“Leave these to us!”
“Mir, we’re counting on you!”
“Got it!!”
I ignore the golems.
I leave the rear to the dwarves.
From the beginning, everything I had done—fighting alongside the Dwarf Warrior and proposing golem research to the Blacksmith—was for this very moment.
While I faced the Green Stone Demon, I needed allies who could bring down the golems in my stead.
Or rather, they don’t even need to destroy them.
If they can just hold them back, then I must find a way to bring down the Green Stone Demon within that window.
The instant I draw closer to the Evil God.
– How this filthy life form approaches, and my body rusts at the very sight.
– Dare not approach me with that foul breath.
Between the Evil God and me.
A green light shimmered from the ground.
Then, from the earth itself, a towering emerald wall—resembling the Evil God’s pillar—began to rise.
This was the Evil God’s defensive pattern, deployed after summoning golems against approaching enemies.
Naturally, having defeated the Evil God at First, I had already memorized this attack pattern.
– Activating skill ‘Black Serpent’s Shadow’.
I unleashed the Black Serpent’s Shadow I had been holding in reserve, surging forward with instantaneous speed and hurling myself through the gap before the wall could fully rise.
The Evil God, being no living creature, had no face to read, yet through the flickering light dancing across its pillar, I could sense its shock, irritation, and rage.
– Did I not tell you not to approach with that foul breath!
Whoosh!
The moment I crossed the wall.
A brilliant light erupts from the pillar.
A pattern designed to temporarily induce blindness and obscure my vision.
As I said, I knew this pattern as well.
“Luke.”
– I’m ready.
I had prepared Luke in advance with a countermeasure against blindness.
[ Blocking Sunglasses ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Type : Eyewear
Grade : Rare
Requirement : Level 100 or above
Description : Magical sunglasses created by an eccentric Sage who developed light-blocking magic to perfectly shield against sunlight.
Sunglasses settle onto my face.
Ordinary sunglasses block sunlight, but these are magical sunglasses imbued with light-blocking magic.
Even if the Evil God unleashes its light, I can withstand the blindness it would normally inflict.
The next pattern is.
Whoosh!
Pillar creation.
Similar to the technique used by the golem that stood at the Entrance of Moeldum.
Of course, it’s far faster and more powerful than that, but the form of the attack itself is similar.
Originally, it’s a pattern where you get hit without understanding anything while blinded, and I fell victim to it during my time at First.
Whoosh.
Evading such an attack with my blindness prevented is simple enough.
And with that, the Evil God’s first turn came to an end.
– How dare you deflect my attack with such feeble reflexes born of mere life force…!
Through the rippling light emanating from the pillars, I could sense the Evil God’s shock—incomparably greater than before.
Toward such an Evil God.
[ Ancestor Barbarian’s Monster Crusher ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Type : Blunt Weapon
Grade : Legendary
Restrictions : Level 900 or higher, Blunt Mastery Lv 90 or higher, Strength 2,000 or higher, Vitality 2,000 or higher
Description : A blunt weapon wielded by Volkar, the great ancestor said to be the progenitor of the Barbarians of the Northern Snowfield, with which he pacified the frozen lands.
I drew forth the legendary blunt weapon I had prepared beforehand.
– Activating skill ‘Crimson Claw’.
– Activating 3rd Circle earth magic ‘Ground Wave’.
Unleashing both mythic-grade skill and magic.
Boom-!!!
I swung with tremendous force.

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