The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 162

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Chapter 162
Chapter 162
A legendary-grade potion: Wrath of the Red Dragon.
I had defeated the Red Dragon at First and personally crafted this potion through alchemy using its blood.
Given that it was made from the blood of a Red Dragon, its effects were…
[ You have consumed ‘Wrath of the Red Dragon’. ]
[ Gaining the power of the Red Dragon, your physical abilities surge dramatically. ]
[ Gaining the power of the Red Dragon, your magical power surges dramatically. ]
….
Obtaining the power of a dragon.
This potion’s true ability was to temporarily acquire the formidable physical prowess of a dragon and the magical power of a dragon—often called the progenitor of all magic.
‘The duration is short, though.’
Even a well-crafted potion couldn’t allow a human body to sustain a dragon’s power for long.
Moreover, given my insufficient level, penalties would further reduce the duration.
Therefore, I had to end this battle as quickly as possible.
– Using skill ‘Black Serpent Shadow Dance’.
Using the Black Serpent Shadow Dance skill, I lunged toward Spear, who hadn’t yet adapted to my increased speed.
– Using 2nd Circle wind magic ‘Wind Cutter’.
I unleashed a sharp blade strike using Wind Cutter.
– Using skill ‘Crimson Wildland Blood Claw’.
Adding Crimson Wildland Blood Claw to the assault.
The skill transformed the claws from blunt bear talons into sharp lynx claws, overwhelming Spear with its ferocity.
Clang!
Spear raised his sword to block the attack.
Seeing him cast defensive magic on his blade to perfectly parry my assault, I had to admit—the Vice Commander was truly the Vice Commander.
But my attack didn’t end there.
Crash!
Another potion shattered.
With it, a toxic mist erupted forth.
“You think that will work?”
Spear swung his wind-infused sword once more, slashing through the toxic mist, but…
“I believe it will work.”
The toxic mist didn’t dissipate.
And for good reason.
[ Viscous Toxic Mist ]
( Non-tradeable )
Type: Potion
Grade: Unique
The unique-grade potion I had just shattered possessed resistance to wind attributes.
Wind magic alone couldn’t disperse the toxic mist.
“You’ve thought this through, but your immunity to mana-based toxins is sufficient.”
He was right.
However, spreading the poison mist wasn’t solely to intoxicate Spear.
– Activating skill ‘Conceal’.
I used Conceal to hide my body within the poison mist.
From that state,
– Activating skill ‘Black Insect Flash’.
– Activating 3-Circle ice magic ‘Ice Spear’.
I launched a surprise attack at Spear, who couldn’t cut through the poison mist and was furrowing his brow at my vanished form.
* * *
‘Damn it….’
Vice Commander of the Blue Moon Knight Order.
Spear’s brow furrowed.
From observing from behind,
Mir’s skill was certainly impressive, but he’d thought that even so, he could crush him in an instant.
Yet problems had emerged from the very start.
‘What kind of potion did he consume to become this strong?’
The crimson potion Mir had drunk while buying time with the smoke screen.
From that moment on, not only Mir’s physical abilities but also his magical prowess had skyrocketed.
Even so, it wasn’t at a level the Vice Commander couldn’t handle.
Rather, with the Vice Commander’s skill level, he should be able to suppress it easily.
‘He’s seasoned.’
Mir’s skill was extraordinary.
He’d thought of him as merely an adventurer with high potential, but his combat familiarity was reminiscent of a battle-hardened veteran.
Was that all?
Clang!
Not only the crimson potion but various potions were being wielded freely as he attacked Spear.
It was already tedious managing mana to block the poison mist, yet he either hid his body within it to launch ambushes,
or threw explosive potions to force defense before exploiting openings,
or even threw potions high into the air, calculating their landing positions and timing with precision to attack simultaneously.
Combat sense that was almost unbelievable in its excellence.
‘If my physical or magical abilities were just slightly lower….’
Spear swallowed involuntarily.
Right now, with superior physical and magical abilities, he was holding his own against Mir in a stalemate.
But what if Spear were just a bit weaker?
Could he defeat Mir on pure combat sense alone?
No, that couldn’t be.
On pure combat sense alone, Mir was dizzingly far ahead of Spear.
That wasn’t the only strange thing.
“Did you craft all those potions yourself?”
“Of course.”
Every potion looked extraordinary.
He had crafted all of them himself.
Was his alchemy prowess truly as exceptional as his combat abilities?
It was hard to believe.
[ Mir ]
I could see Mir’s name engraved on the flask he had used.
A potion bearing the maker’s name.
Could one simply transfer the contents to manipulate it?
No.
Most potions of that caliber deteriorate rapidly or lose their potency the moment the stopper is removed.
In other words, these were genuinely potions crafted by Mir.
‘I cannot fathom it.’
At first, I couldn’t understand why the Knight Commander favored some mere adventurer.
Now, I was beginning to see.
Why the Knight Commander held Mir in such regard.
No—Mir’s talent was simply impossible to overlook.
But.
‘I cannot simply yield to this.’
If Mir were to join the Blue Moon Knight Order,
I must demonstrate my authority as Vice Commander.
Truthfully, I could win easily enough by simply enduring until the potency of the red potion I consumed first faded,
‘but I shall overwhelm him within that window.’
To demonstrate the difference in power, I must bring Mir down before then.
With that resolve,
“Show me your true strength.”
Spear began to unleash his full power in earnest.
* * *
I was using potions to narrow the gap with Spear,
but I was not relying solely on them.
– You activate the 3rd Circle wind spell ‘Haste’.
A technique the knight Adrian had used in the previous duel.
Momentarily accelerating movement speed to create distance, then rapidly closing it with a barrage of consecutive strikes.
– You activate the 3rd Circle earth spell ‘Rock Spear’.
Blocking the enemy’s attacks with a shield while simultaneously using the shield as a fulcrum to unleash earth magic counterattacks, and other such techniques.
I pressed Spear relentlessly, drawing upon every technique the knights I had faced in previous duels had employed.
“Impressive. Though imperfect, to absorb the secret techniques of our knights from merely a single encounter—remarkable.”
But that was not all.
I recalled the description of Arcane Blade.
Arcane Blade was not a skill that imbued weapons with magic.
A unique magic that enchants equipped gear to apply its effects.
That was precisely Arcane Blade.
So then.
– I use the 3rd Circle wind magic ‘Aero Bomb’.
Instead of using Haste, I imbue wind magic into my shoes.
And so.
Whoosh!
Wind explodes beneath my feet, and my body springs forward as if launched.
The follow-up attack.
Clang!
Spear blocks my strike.
He’s wide-eyed, startled by the acceleration from using Aero Bomb, but my assault is far from over.
The knight I sparred with before used earth magic with his shield as the ground.
Then, why couldn’t I use earth magic with my armor as the ground instead?
– I use the 3rd Circle earth magic ‘Rock Spear’.
The moment my attack rebounds, stone spears erupt from my flank.
Spear desperately draws his blade to block, but withdrawing it quickly proves impossible.
And for good reason—the magic I just cast on my wooden sword wasn’t an offensive spell.
– I use the 3rd Circle basic magic ‘Mana Web’.
It was a support magic, Mana Web.
The sticky webbing from my wooden sword ensnares Spear’s blade.
Still, the Vice Commander is the Vice Commander, it seems.
Ting!
He casts a shield spell at remarkable speed, blocking my attack.
And more than that—he raises his left hand, unleashing flames at me.
He’s a Spellblade, but even without his sword, he’s an exceptional mage.
Disarming him doesn’t render him helpless.
‘This is exhilarating.’
The techniques I’ve honed sparring with knights fully integrate into my combat style.
The longer the battle continues, the more my combat skills seem to grow.
Though I must constantly use various potions to close the gap, wasn’t using multiple tools including potions my fighting style back at First?
As if returning to the past, this battle fills me with such joy.
But.
‘The duration of ‘Red Dragon’s Wrath’ is nearly exhausted.’
It was time to bring this to a close soon.
For now, I endure through the power of potions including ‘Red Dragon’s Wrath’.
Once that duration ends, facing the Vice Commander at my level will be difficult.
“Fight properly.”
Fortunately, it seems the Vice Commander intends to match me.
If he knows the duration of the potions I’ve consumed is nearly depleted, yet he says such things, it must be so.
So I prepared for my final strike.
Glug.
I drew out a new potion and poured it onto my wooden sword.
[ Mana Concentration Potion ]
( Non-tradeable )
Form : Potion
Grade : Unique
In that instant.
As I shattered the various potions, the high-density mana spreading throughout the area—including the poison fog—began to be absorbed entirely into my wooden sword.
Though what I held was a wooden sword, it had become indistinguishable from a blade forged of pure magical energy after absorbing such a tremendous amount of mana.
– Using 3rd Circle Fire Magic ‘Fire Burst’.
I imbued it with the strongest magic I could muster.
In that very state.
– Using 3rd Circle Wind Magic ‘Aero Bomb’.
I channeled wind magic into my shoes, using the recoil from the explosion to propel myself forward.
Maintaining Fire Burst while casting Aero Bomb.
If I were casting spells separately, it would be manageable, but casting and maintaining two spells simultaneously was a technique even I couldn’t accomplish.
[ You gain enlightenment through combat with a powerful mage. ]
[ You have acquired the passive skill ‘Double Casting’. ]
[ Double Casting Lv 1 ]
You can cast two spells simultaneously.
As skill level increases, the casting speed, duration, mana consumption, and other efficiencies of magic improve.
Thanks to the Vice Commander’s battle, I was able to learn a new skill.
“Excellent.”
The Vice Commander also prepared for his final strike.
True to form as a Spellblade, he imbued his sword with attributes.
As promised, not high-circle magic, but he blended various attributes to condense mana of tremendous power.
In that state.
My form and Spear’s form collided.
Kwaaaaaaaaang!!!
The deafening roar that erupted spread as if it would collapse the Training Ground itself.
The startled knights stood with gaping mouths, unable to utter a word.
Indeed, what was the outcome?
Though the smoke had not yet fully cleared, I could discern the result through the sensation felt at my fingertips.
Not long after, in the place where the smoke had dissipated.
“Heheheh, truly, the vigor and energy of spirited youth is difficult to contend with.”
The Knight Commander of the Blue Moon Knight Order.
Raymond Mistborn was effortlessly blocking both our attacks between the Vice Commander and myself.

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