The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 153

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Chapter 153
Chapter 153
With that final scream.
Fsssshhh—.
The Evil God, manifested as a demonic form of pure energy, slowly dispersed into nothingness.
With its core shattered, it could no longer maintain any semblance of form.
Rumble—.
The Pillar that had been regenerating suffered the same fate.
The partially reconstructed Pillar lost all its strength and crumbled to dust, scattering away.
“Grrrrrrrrr—.”
Like the Evil God, the golems that had been hovering in their energy state all vanished.
The verdant glow that had filled the deepest reaches of the First Abandoned Mine disappeared as well.
Perhaps due to how abruptly it all happened?
The dwarves couldn’t quite process it, gasping for breath as they looked around in bewilderment.
Then, the moment they belatedly realized the Evil God had fallen.
“Uooooooooooooo!”
“The Evil God has fallen!”
“The Green Stone Demon! That cursed Evil God has fallen!”
“Mir did it!”
“We knew he could!!”
The dwarves erupted in cheers.
Some danced atop their golems, others drew upon their remaining strength to swing their hammers, and still others collapsed to the ground—
Each celebrating victory in their own way.
Meanwhile.
[ Main Scenario Quest ‘Omen of Great Evil (3)’ has been completed. ]
[ Level has increased. ]
[ Level has increased. ]
….
I was organizing the messages that had appeared before my eyes.
Indeed, the Evil God.
Even at my level, where the very concept of massive level gains was nearly impossible, it had granted me an enormous surge in experience.
With the Quest completed, what remained was.
“Luke.”
– I shall feast well, Master.
It was time for Luke’s consumption.
I wondered which part of the Evil God—now that its core was shattered and all its power dispersed—I should have him devour.
Whoooosh!
“Huh!”
“G-good grief, you startled me.”
Luke briefly engulfed the entire deepest section of the First Abandoned Mine in black flames.
I had devoured every trace of the Evil God’s aura lingering in this space.
And most importantly, there was the Evil God’s shattered core.
[ Luke has consumed the ‘Green Stone Demon’. ]
Black flames blazed across the shattered core as Luke’s true feast began.
“How is it? Can you eat it?”
The Evil Gods I had defeated until now had left their bodies intact even after their defeat.
But the Green Stone Demon had virtually nothing left except those core fragments.
So I was worried that Luke might not be able to consume it properly.
Crackle, crackle, crackle!
Judging by the sounds coming from within the black flames, such worries seemed unnecessary.
– Without question, the Green Stone Demon has the finest texture of any food I have ever consumed.
– A tingling sensation like biting into ice, and an abundance of power.
– It is exquisite.
The voice I heard was equally enthusiastic.
It seemed the Green Stone Demon was very much to Luke’s liking as sustenance.
Not long after.
[ Your stats have increased by 200. ]
[ You accept the nutrients left behind by the ‘Black Flame Dragon, Luknir Desperato Ignockton’. ]
I heard the sound of my stats rising.
The increase in Luke’s stats from consuming the Evil God was tremendous, and the stats transferred to me were equally enormous.
An amount of stats I could never obtain even by hunting hundreds of ordinary monsters.
In fact, this alone was a reward beyond comparison to any ordinary elixir.
But naturally, the reward for defeating the Evil God did not end there.
– Master, I have completed the collection of spoils.
The items dropped by the Green Stone Demon, and.
[ You have eliminated the third sign of great evil. ]
[ As a reward for achieving the third achievement as an All Master, you may enhance one of the All Master’s abilities. ]
The main scenario Quest was completed, and I could now enhance one additional ability.
[ The main scenario Quest ‘Sign of Great Evil (4)’ has been created. ]
Grade: Epic
Description: As one who has advanced to the All Master class, you must prevent the occurrence of great evil by following the guidance of fate.
Objective: Search for the fourth sign of great evil.
A fourth main scenario Quest had been generated in succession.
In truth, since I was already hunting Evil Gods in succession before the Quest even revealed ‘the guidance of fate’ to me, the Quest itself held little significance.
What mattered was the reward of enhancing the All Master’s abilities.
‘The next ability to enhance is….’
There was much to verify.
The spoils obtained from defeating the Evil God and the abilities to enhance as Quest rewards.
But just as it had been in the battle at Red Beast Fortress.
This battle was not mine alone.
“Mir, thank you!”
“I believed in you from start to finish!”
“Tonight, let’s hold a beer festival all night long!”
“Bring every barrel of beer in Mueldum!”
First, I decided to share the joy of victory with the Dwarves.
* * *
That night.
The Dwarves’ festival began.
We had held a similar celebration at the Red Beast Fortress, but honestly, it was incomparably grander in scale.
“You didn’t see the ones in the rear, right? Our Mir! He swung his hammer and crushed the Evil God with a single blow!”
“I heard the sound too! It was so powerful, I thought the abandoned mine was collapsing! Hahahaha!”
“It was truly magnificent!”
“In that final moment, my body moved on its own, you know? I wasn’t even afraid of the Evil God!”
“Don’t lie! I saw you trembling your legs dozens of times in that brief instant right in front of me!”
“Th-that wasn’t from fear, it was from exhaustion!”
“Hahahaha!”
The reason was obvious.
Even if the Red Beast Fortress was large, it was ultimately just a fortress.
This place was Mueldum, which could be called the largest Dwarven city on the continent.
With the entire city celebrating, there was no way to compare it to the Red Beast Fortress.
“Mir, try this! You can’t drink Mueldum’s special beer anywhere else!”
“That aside, tell us the story! How exactly did you do it?”
“I want to hear too! I couldn’t see properly because I was busy holding back the golems!”
“I saw you destroy the Pillar with a bang, but why did the Evil God suddenly transform into a demon?”
“Ah, that was…”
I explained what happened at that time for the curious Dwarves.
Each time I did.
“Ooooooh!”
“Incredible!”
“Ah, I saw that part too!”
“I heard the sound!”
“Ah, that’s why! So that’s where that sound came from!”
The Dwarves’ spirited reactions echoed around me.
With such good reactions, I found joy in explaining.
Thanks to that, I adapted easily to the Dwarves’ festival and was enjoying myself.
“Mir.”
“Elders! You’ve arrived!”
“Everyone, would you mind stepping away for a moment? We’d like to speak with Mir.”
“Of course!”
The Elders of the Dwarven Elder Council had come to find me.
True to their nature as Elders, they had waited patiently for the right moment even during the festival, abstaining from a single sip of beer.
“First, as Elders of Mueldum, I express our gratitude to you for saving our city from the threat of the Evil God.”
As if they had promised beforehand, they bowed their heads to me.
Dwarves lived longer than humans, so these Elders were likely far older than I was.
Yet seeing the Dwarven Elders bow made me feel oddly embarrassed.
“Not at all. I had my own request, did I not?”
“What is the matter of lending a Smithy? Separate from that, the grace of defeating the Evil God and saving Mueldum is something we shall never forget.”
“Of course, we shall lend you the Smithy properly. Here, the Grand Elder has agreed to lend you Mueldum’s finest Smithy.”
“Thank you.”
“Thanks for what? This is hardly enough in return.”
“You mentioned processing the Evil God’s hide? Mueldum’s finest Blacksmiths shall do their utmost to assist you.”
“Each clan shall provide their secret techniques without reservation—you can look forward to it!”
The Smithy rental I had wanted.
The Dwarves kept that promise faithfully.
In fact, they generously promised additional matters that we hadn’t specifically discussed in our agreement.
If these were human cities or players, they would have schemed to extract every possible advantage.
I truly found it more comfortable dealing with NPCs than with players.
“That alone is insufficient.”
“Right, absolutely. We cannot send off a hero who saved Mueldum with empty hands.”
“We shall openly share our masterworks!”
“Are you certain?”
“Until now, we have only crafted with artisan spirit but had no way to showcase our work. This is the perfect opportunity to reveal the greatness of Dwarven-made equipment to the outside world!”
“Through this incident, we have learned that hiding underground does not solve our problems.”
“With this opportunity, we shall gradually begin trade with the continent.”
Mueldum, which had been isolated from the world, promised to begin exchanges with the continent.
Wait, if that’s the case…
“Would it be acceptable if I recommended a Merchant Caravan to you?”
“Oh, truly?”
“If it is a Merchant Caravan you recommend, we can trust it.”
I could recommend the Simmons Trading Company.
While they certainly sought profit, they were not the type to lie to me or overcharge.
If all went well, I, the Simmons Trading Company, and the Dwarves of Mueldum could all conclude a mutually beneficial contract.
“Let us discuss the details tomorrow.”
“We shall begin lending you the Smithy tomorrow as well.”
“For now, enjoy the festival. A festival of this scale is rarely seen even in Mueldum.”
“Heh heh, now that we’ve finished our business, we should enjoy ourselves a bit too.”
“It’s been a while since I’ve had a taste of beer.”
With those words, the Elders returned to their seats and took up their beer.
As if possessed by the ghost of someone who had died without tasting beer, each of them was drinking from a large beer barrel.
Just how much did they love beer.
He said he’d help when the Smithy opens tomorrow, but I’m worried whether the Dwarves will even be able to wake up if they keep drinking beer like that.
In any case, after enjoying the festival like that.
I barely managed to pry myself away from the Dwarves who kept insisting I stay and play a bit longer, finally arriving at my private quarters.
“Let me organize the rewards.”
I began systematically sorting through the rewards I’d obtained from the Evil God.
First of all.
“Which ability should I enhance….”
It was time to choose an ability to enhance as a quest reward.
So far, I had enhanced two abilities while defeating the Evil God.
‘Balanced Development’ and ‘Panacea of All Ailments’.
The All Master possessed eight unique abilities in total, and the third ability worth enhancing among them was undoubtedly.
“Cyclic Amplification.”
This one.
[ You have selected ‘Cyclic Amplification’ from the All Master’s abilities. ]
[ ‘Cyclic Amplification’ is being enhanced. ]
[ Cyclic Amplification: You grow significantly stronger the more you alternate between using different equipment and weapons. ]
A unique ability that grows stronger the more you alternate between equipment and weapons—Cyclic Amplification.
Since my combat style had always been to switch to equipment most effective against my opponent, enhancing this skill would naturally increase my combat power without requiring special attention.
Next, what I needed to check was.
“Luke, could you take out the spoils?”
– Yes, Master.
These were the spoils I’d obtained after defeating the Evil God.
Naturally, a skill book had appeared this time as well.
The Evil God’s skills I’d obtained so far were the piercing skill Black Insect First Flash and the slashing skill Red Night Blood Claw.
So then, what skill would I obtain from defeating the Green Stone Demon?
With anticipation in my heart.
I opened it with a soft rustle.
I unfolded the ‘Evil God’s Tome’ I’d obtained from defeating the Green Stone Demon.

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