The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 181

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Chapter 181
Chapter 181
Ifrit’s flame arrow.
As befitted an arrow from Ifrit, the Flame Spirit King himself, the projectile traced a scorching path of fire through the air.
Rafletia, the corpse flower who belatedly noticed the arrow’s approach, desperately raised her vines to block the attack.
Thunk!
The flame arrow, true to its mythic-grade nature, pierced cleanly through the vines.
Squelch!
It struck precisely into the petals of the corpse flower.
The explosion that followed.
Crackle-boom!
Though called an explosion, it was pure fire with no physical force whatsoever.
Flames erupted like an active volcano, instantly engulfing Rafletia’s entire form.
As a plant-type monster, Rafletia had no choice but to be vulnerable to fire.
Caught off guard by an arrow suddenly ignited mid-flight, she must have been quite panicked.
“Kyeeeeeeeeeeek!”
A piercing shriek—hardly believable as the cry of a flower—erupted from the flower’s center.
But where was this place?
The Swampland.
Directly beneath us lay nothing but damp, thick mud.
And so, Rafletia—
Squelch-squelch-squelch.
—burrowed down into the mud.
Though Ifrit’s flames raged to incinerate Rafletia, they could not sustain themselves beneath the mud.
Before long.
Hisssss.
The flames extinguished completely.
But would I have fired the flame arrow without knowing this?
Hardly.
I had two reasons for launching that flame arrow at Rafletia.
The first was that now, while her body remained free of mud, a fire attack would deal the greatest damage.
And the second reason was precisely—
“Luke, let’s go.”
Whoosh!
—to induce the pattern where Rafletia would burrow beneath the mud.
With her body buried underground, her sensory perception would dull.
And Rafletia, whose senses were already diminished by the shock of being engulfed in flames moments before, failed to detect my approach.
In that window, I reached the spot directly above where Rafletia hid and leaped high into the air.
[ Trowell’s Earthquake Hammer ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Form: Hammer
Grade: Mythic
Restriction: Level 700 or higher, Hammer Mastery Lv 70 or higher, Spirit Affinity Lv 70 or higher
Description: A battle hammer imbued with the power of Trowell, the Spirit King of the Earth. Its weighty aura shakes the ground itself, causing seismic upheaval.
I drew forth the colossal hammer.
Like Ifrit’s flame arrows, it was one of the Mythic-grade Spirit King weapon series.
Naturally, that hammer possessed—
– The 3rd Circle earth magic ‘Ground Wave’.
Using Arcane Blade to embed magic within it as well.
– The skill ‘Crimson Field Blood Claw’.
– Trowell’s Earthquake Hammer’s unique skill, ‘Trowell’s Wrath’.
Combining my skills with the weapon’s unique ability.
Crash!!
I swung it down with all my might onto the ground where Rafletia was hiding.
One might think I couldn’t land a proper hit on Rafletia while she concealed herself beneath the mud, right?
Wrong. It’s the opposite.
Ground Wave originally works by shaking the earth to destabilize enemies.
And Trowell’s Wrath, the unique skill, triggers earthquakes to restrict enemy movement.
But when used against an enemy buried underground, everything changes entirely.
Crunch!
The ground where I struck the hammer twisted violently.
The earth heaved, rose, and collapsed.
If the surface looks like this, what must it be like beneath?
“Kyieeeeeeeek!”
Rafletia’s scream echoed from underground.
It couldn’t be otherwise.
By now, the earth below must be crushing Rafletia with insane pressure.
Could mere mud twisting cause such damage?
No—precisely because it was mud, it twisted far more violently, exerting even greater pressure.
Thanks to that, Rafletia suffered severe damage from just one swing of my hammer.
She wanted to rise, but the pressure from the twisted earth prevented her from escaping easily.
Boom, boom, boom!
I used ‘Ground Wave’ repeatedly, driving the hammer down in succession.
I dealt considerable damage this way, but having exhausted the unique skill and with the Mythic-grade hammer deactivating due to penalties, the pressure dropped sharply.
“Kyieeeek!”
Rafletia immediately emerged from the ground to escape the pressure.
When I first saw her, though grotesquely shaped, her petals were thick and her stem was sleek, glistening like a plump pig.
Now, burned by fire and crushed underground, her petals and stem were completely torn and tattered.
Without seeing a single attack pattern, I’d reduced Rafletia’s health to roughly 50%.
But my assault was far from over.
While Trowell’s Seismic Hammer deactivated and Rafletia ascended from below, I seized the moment to prepare my next attack.
[ Frinsher’s Glacial Staff ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Form : Staff
Grade : Mythic
Restrictions : Level 700 or higher, Staff Mastery Lv 70 or higher, Spirit Affinity Lv 70 or higher
Description : A staff imbued with the power of Frinsher, the Ice Spirit King. It summons winter through Frinsher’s glacial might.
Another mythic-grade item from the Spirit King series.
Frinsher’s Glacial Staff.
As a staff, it required casting time to unleash magic, but my incantation was already complete by the time Rafletia escaped the underground pressure.
– Using the unique skill of ‘Frinsher’s Glacial Staff’, ‘Frinsher’s Cold Sneer’.
“Kieeeee—.”
Crack!
Rafletia froze solid mid-scream.
Boss monsters typically had high immunity to status ailments, so complete freezing rarely took hold.
Yet this was the effect befitting a unique skill from a mythic-grade staff.
Of course, that wasn’t the only factor.
Rafletia had just burst forth from the mud.
With moisture drenching its entire body, the freezing probability increased dramatically.
But.
Crack—.
This wouldn’t last long.
As a boss monster, the ice would shatter in less than ten seconds.
While that could deal considerable damage, it alone wasn’t enough.
With that thought, I charged toward the frozen Rafletia.
[ Using Black Flame Transformation. ]
[ Borrowing the power of ‘Black Flame Dragon, Luknir Desperato Ignockton’. ]
The moment I activated Black Flame Transformation.
“Luke, let’s finish this.”
– Yes, Master.
I prepared my final weapon.
[ Rayoner’s Lightning Spear ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Form : Spear
Grade : Mythic
Restrictions : Level 700 or higher, Spear Mastery Lv 70 or higher, Spirit Affinity Lv 70 or higher
Description : A spear imbued with the power of Rayoner, the Lightning Spirit King. Strikes enemies with Rayoner’s lightning.
Using the Black Shadow Ethereal Movement skill, I stepped across the frozen roots and leaves of Rafletia, ascending onto the flower itself.
Now the abyss at the flower’s center became clearly visible even through the ice.
It was where toxic mist perpetually emanated, and where other dangerous attacks erupted forth.
That was Rafletia’s greatest weakness.
Toward such a vulnerability.
– I activate the skill ‘Black Insect Flash’.
Thunk!
I drove Rayoner’s lightning spear downward.
The solid ice pierced without resistance, and the spear’s tip burrowed into the center of Rafletia’s flower.
In that instant.
– I activate the 3-Circle lightning magic ‘Bolt Spire’.
– I activate the 3-Circle lightning magic ‘Lightning Spear’.
I dual-cast the two lightning magics I’d prepared in advance, channeling them into the spear.
– I activate the unique skill of ‘Rayoner’s Lightning Spear’, ‘Rayoner’s Radiant Laugh’.
The moment I unleashed the mythic-grade lightning spear’s unique skill.
Crackling-!!!
A brilliant golden lightning bolt descended from the dark sky.
Rayoner’s lightning spear drew in the lightning like a lightning rod, channeling it toward Rafletia’s flower.
The vital strike alone would have dealt massive damage, but the lightning descended on her weak point.
Because her body was frozen solid, the electrical attribute damage was amplified even further.
The lightning didn’t stop at a single strike—it merged with my spellcasting and descended dozens of times.
Not long after.
Hisss—.
The ice vanished.
Rafletia’s body, freed from the freeze,
“Kiiiiiii—.”
Thud.
Collapsed to the ground, charred black and reeking of decay.
[ Your level has increased. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
The Swampland’s boss monster.
The Swampland’s corpse flower, Rafletia—notorious for her troublesome nature.
I’d defeated such a boss monster without even witnessing a single attack pattern, felling her in merely four strikes.
Well, it was an inevitable result, really.
No matter how troublesome Rafletia was, she was a monster I’d defeated countless times during my First days, her patterns memorized thoroughly.
And now I possessed all the equipment needed to conquer her.
“Luke, eat.”
– Yes, Master.
Whoosh!
Black flames erupted over the fallen Rafletia.
Given that she was called a corpse flower, I’d wondered if Luke might dislike her—the stench was far from ordinary for a monster.
– It’s been a while since I’ve had a meal like this.
– It’s not a meal I’d eat often, but occasionally cleansing my palate with something like this makes the next meal taste even better.
– Of course, apart from the taste, this rich nutritional satisfaction is gratifying whenever I experience it.
The atmosphere suggested genuine contentment with the meal.
[ Luke has consumed ‘Corpse Flower, Rafletia’. ]
[ Luke’s stats have increased by 100. ]
[ I accept the nutrients left behind by the ‘Black Flame Dragon, Luknir Desperato Ignockton’. ]
After the stats rose in succession.
It was time to check the rewards.
– Master, one piece of equipment has appeared.
“What kind of equipment?”
– Gloves.
Examining the item that appeared alongside Black Flame, I recognized this equipment.
[ Corpse Flower’s Deadly Toxin Gloves ]
Form: Gloves
Grade: Epic
Requirement: Level 400 or higher
Description: Gloves imbued with the deadly toxin of Rafletia, the colossal Corpse Flower of the Swampland.
Deadly toxin gloves.
They not only add poison attributes to attacks but also have the effect of inflicting deadly toxin on enemies at a certain probability.
Since they inflict far more potent deadly toxin than ordinary poison, these gloves were invaluable in combat despite not being a weapon.
The drawback was that their effects could only be fully realized when using short-length weapons like daggers or gauntlets.
“Should I give this as a gift to Kang Ju-hyuk?”
It seemed like the perfect item for Kang Ju-hyuk.
Kang Ju-hyuk’s level had likely surpassed 400, and as a martial artist who recently relied on poison and bleeding effects using claws, there was no better glove for him.
Though I’d bought him meals recently, I’d never given him a proper gift, so I decided to use this instead.
– There were also various minor materials that dropped.
“Store those away—I’ll use them slowly once we arrive at the Territory.”
– Understood, Master.
With that, the processing of Rafletia was complete.
Thanks to that, the toxic mist that had blanketed the surroundings began to dissipate gradually.
By now, the toxic mist around the carriage should be fading as well.
Checking the time, it was right when the barrier I’d created using Windwheel Rotation would disappear.
Given that.
“Shall we head back now?”
Hoping that Kang Ju-hyuk and the Guild members had protected the carriage well, I began making my way back toward it.

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