The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 19

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Chapter 19
Chapter 19
“A Transcendent-rank Trial?”
There were four types of trials in the Tower of Beginning.
Lower, Middle, Upper, and Supreme.
Clearly, that was supposed to be all of them.
Could this be a new difficulty level added during Second?
With that thought, I opened the Second community and searched for “Transcendent-rank Trial.”
[ No Search Results ]
The Transcendent-rank Trial didn’t appear in the community either.
This meant that no other users besides me had ever encountered a Transcendent-rank Trial in Second.
Well, it was possible that someone had experienced it but simply chose not to mention it….
‘It would have been extraordinarily difficult to meet this condition.’
From my perspective, the condition for this Transcendent-rank Trial to appear was clearing all four trials—Lower, Middle, Upper, and Supreme—with the highest grade in a single run.
Even if talented players had been tackling trials for two years, objectively speaking, I couldn’t imagine anyone capable of achieving this.
I couldn’t speak for the other trials, but the Supreme-rank trial was so difficult that I myself would have struggled to earn the highest grade without the aid of items.
Well, setting aside such curiosities for now.
My answer to the System Message was, as expected.
“Of course.”
I accepted.
[ You have challenged the Transcendent-rank Trial. ]
The moment that System Message appeared.
A new door materialized at the far end of the sealed chamber where the Supreme trial had been taking place.
“Luke, are you ready?”
– Of course, Master.
After completing my battle preparations.
I immediately opened the door.
The space I arrived at was a chamber that appeared twice as vast as any trial arena I’d encountered before.
The towering ceiling seemed to threaten me, as if declaring, ‘This trial will feature monsters of proportional size.’
As I surveyed my surroundings.
[ Tower of Beginning, Trial of Transcendence ]
[ The trial begins. ]
[ Defeat all enemies of this trial. ]
Monsters began spawning alongside the System Message.
I immediately seized the Lightning-Struck Branch and charged toward the puddle of Water Slimes as I had done before, but.
“Guuuuuu-.”
“A Big Slime?”
My opponent was no ordinary Water Slime.
A Big Water Slime.
It was the water-attribute version of that Big Slime I’d faced before as a boss monster.
At that level, even channeling electrical magic through a lightning-struck branch wouldn’t bring it down in a single strike.
When the Big Slime appeared, I scanned my surroundings cautiously, but my expression hardened inevitably.
‘They’re all Big Slimes.’
Wind Slimes, Fire Slimes, Earth Slimes—every variety.
Every type of slime I’d encountered in the highest trial was now manifesting as its superior form: the Big Slime.
This was a difficulty spike that transcended merely increasing the slime varieties.
Big Slimes were superior in every aspect compared to their ordinary counterparts.
Therefore.
“Luke, Thunderblade.”
– Yes, Master.
I drew forth my new weapon.
A Rare-grade weapon with a level 400 restriction: Thunderblade.
Though its power would be significantly diminished due to my level not matching the requirement, the electrical properties inherent to a Rare-grade weapon of level 400 restriction remained fully intact.
Moreover, thanks to the Omni Master’s class ability reducing weapon penalties.
Crackle!
The Big Water Slime was severed in a single stroke.
Next came the Big Wind Slime.
Though all slimes had become Big Slimes, my hunting sequence remained unchanged.
What differed was singular.
Only the weapon gripped in my hand.
[ Volcanic Phoenix Feather ]
Whoosh!
Crackle—!
A flame-infused arrow pierces through the core of the Big Wind Slime.
[ Tidal Hammer ]
Thud!
I swing the water-formed hammer of aquatic attribute, shattering the Big Earth Slime.
Exploiting the weakness attributes or weak points inherent to each elemental slime made this trivial.
Furthermore, my attack power had risen considerably thanks to the ‘Omni Mastery’ skill that emerged upon advancing to Omni Master.
Big Slime or otherwise, each time I swung my weapon, they burst like balloons.
[ Oath of Steadfast Strength ]
[ Zealot’s Blade ]
[ Fang of the Savage Beast ]
Boom!
A transcendent trial hidden within the Tower of Beginning?
Despite its grandiose name, it was fundamentally no different from the highest trial.
Only the weapon in my hand and the size of the slimes being executed by it had changed.
Of course, the slimes reminded me of the transcendent nature of this trial by launching attacks proportional to their size.
Area attacks so difficult to evade.
“Luke.”
– Yes, Master.
I decided to repurpose the items in Luke’s subspace in a new way.
Powerful items that didn’t match my level not only had their performance weakened but also had their duration shortened.
Because of this, I had only used them to draw out weapons and fight when necessary.
But thinking about it, there seemed to be plenty of other ways to utilize them.
If the duration was short, couldn’t I use them as a one-time defensive tool, like the ‘Shield’ spell?
With that thought, I spoke the name of the armor to Luke.
And then.
[ Armor of Vitege ]
( Non-tradeable )
Type: Armor
Rank: Hero
Requirement: Level 380 or higher, Heavy Armor Mastery Lv 38 or higher
Description: A pure white armor crafted by Burlant, the legendary blacksmith. It is said to be so durable that it can withstand attacks from the holy sword Nageling.
Black flames blazed as the pure white armor equipped itself on my body.
Immediately after, the slime’s attack came crashing down.
Crash!
A mass of acidic liquid struck my body with tremendous force.
Yet I didn’t take a single step back.
The acidic mass that hissed and melted the ground dealt me no damage whatsoever.
The Armor of Vitege blocked that single attack and completed its purpose, disappearing—but this proved that I could use First’s equipment as one-time defensive tools.
With a smile on my face, I.
Whoosh!
“Guuuuuu-.”
Sent the last slime flying.
A Transcendent-rank trial?
I possess and can use every single item that exists in First, so this poses no problem whatsoever.
Transcendent-rank or not, it’s nothing more than a graduation exam that exists in the City of Beginnings.
“Is it not over?”
I wondered why the trial hadn’t ended even after defeating the last slime.
I could see the remains of the Big Slime I’d defeated gathering toward the center of the room.
As expected.
Once all the remains gathered together, a slime far more massive than the Big Slime materialized.
“King Slime?”
King Slime.
That is absolutely not a monster you’d see in the City of Beginnings.
Despite being called a slime, it possessed an enormous body, powerful acidic liquid, incredible vitality and regeneration—
A monster incomparably stronger than the Big Slime.
No matter what, this is a graduation exam in the City of Beginnings.
For a King Slime to appear, of all things.
I had my suspicions, but.
“At the end of the day, it’s still just a slime.”
Nothing changes.
I drew out a new weapon.
Since the King Slime’s entire body was composed of liquid, its weakness was naturally lightning attribute.
Moreover, to strike the core—that vital point buried deep within its body—a long spear-type weapon was ideal.
And so, the weapon I drew was.
[ Vajra, the Lightning That Summons Typhoons ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Form : Spear
Grade : Mythic
Restriction : Level 1,000 or higher, Seal of Vajra
Description : The spear of Indra, the thunder god who commands lightning and symbolizes various natural phenomena including rain, storms, sky, and rainbows.
It was Vajra, the ultimate lightning spear.
Well, honestly, at this level, regardless of weaknesses or level restriction penalties, most monsters would be annihilated just by grazing them….
Perhaps due to my habits from First, I wasn’t satisfied unless I properly exploited the weakness.
Then.
[ Activating Black Flame Transformation. ]
[ Borrowing the power of ‘Luknir Desperado Ignoton, the Black Flame Dragon’. ]
My body ignites with black flames.
My stats surge dramatically, and the penalty from Vajra decreases slightly.
“Guuuuu….”
Had the King Slime sensed the overwhelming pressure emanating from Vajra?
Unbecoming of a Transcendent Trial boss monster, it emits a sound like a deflating balloon and sluggishly retreats backward.
It’s somewhat pitiful, but what can I do?
I drew back my right arm with force, and with the spear-throwing technique I knew so well.
Whoosh!
I hurled Vajra.
Vajra, advancing while summoning a black typhoon wreathed in lightning, possessed a different elegance from Astrape, which I had favored in First.
If Astrape had been closer to a ‘lightning’ magical weapon than a spear, then Vajra was more akin to the form of a ‘spear’, so to speak.
Vajra, spewing lightning storms, accelerated further and engulfed the entire room in a tempest of electricity.
Thanks to that, the Vajra I threw didn’t even need to target the King Slime’s core.
Crash-boom-boom-boom!
It ‘ground’ the King Slime to dust.
The King Slime, colliding with Vajra, vanished without a trace.
Yet Vajra didn’t stop and continued streaking forward until it struck the wall.
Boom!!
It shattered the wall, which was protected by sturdy stone and magical formations, and pierced through, bursting outside.
Through the hole Vajra had torn through, a vast sky came into view.
It seemed the location where the Transcendent Trial had taken place was higher up than I had anticipated.
Perhaps it was the highest place of all.
In any case, even though Bazra flew far away, since it’s my bound item, I should be able to retrieve it again.
Once Bazra’s power is completely exhausted, it will probably burn black and return to my subspace.
– Bazra has been retrieved, so there’s no need to worry, Master.
“Thanks. Oh, the ones I just defeated… can’t I eat them?”
– They’re shredded to pieces so the texture will be lacking, but the remains are still intact, so they’re perfectly edible.
The secret chamber room.
No, the room that was once a secret chamber burned black.
Then, with a slurping sound, something began to consume the remains.
The entity was, naturally, the one I’d just defeated.
[ Luke has consumed the ‘King Slime’. ]
[ Luke’s stats have increased by 20. ]
It was a King Slime.
Indeed, a King Slime.
Luke’s stats rose by twenty points.
As Luke’s stats continue to rise like this, when I borrow Luke’s power later, I’ll be able to use even greater strength.
And, at the same time.
[ Trial Cleared ]
[ Trial Rank: SSS ]
[ Clear Time: 2 minutes 59 seconds ]
The trial completion message appeared.
Thanks to recklessly using good items, the time it took to clear the trial was barely different from the highest-tier trials.
A record in the 2-minute range, no less.
But what caught my eye first was.
“Triple S rank?”
The trial’s clear rank.
SSS rank, no less.
I’d originally thought the highest rank in the Tower of Beginning was S+.
I’d expected up to SS+ rank for the hidden trial beyond the highest-tier trials, but I never imagined SSS rank would appear.
“Wait, then what kind of reward am I getting?”
SSS rank—an experience even I, who dominated First, had never encountered before.
I couldn’t even imagine what reward would appear.
And, not long after.
[ You have completed all trials in the Tower of Beginning. ]
Along with the message signaling the end of the trials.
Ding!
The rewards for the transcendent-tier graduation exam began to appear.

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