The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 201

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Chapter 201
Chapter 201
The pirates docked their ship in the Coastal Cave and immediately disembarked, concealing themselves among the rocks.
Moments later.
True to form, the black ship that had been attacking them—unsatisfied with merely sinking so many pirate vessels—crept into the Coastal Cave itself.
Crash, boom!
Kaboom!
Rumble…
It began sinking the abandoned pirate ships.
“Damn it, my ship!”
“Our vessel…”
“These cursed bastards!”
The pirates could only watch helplessly.
There was no way to defeat that black ship on the open sea.
Its firepower was simply overwhelming.
Yet the pirates hadn’t entirely given up.
“Everyone, hide!”
“We’ll have our revenge!”
The pirates scattered throughout the Coastal Cave, concealing themselves in the shadows.
The black ship was formidable, but not every sailor aboard could be equally strong.
As expected.
Fewer than ten combatants disembarked from the black ship.
The pirates waited with patience, hidden throughout the cave, until the Black Dragon Ship’s crew ventured deeper inside.
“At last!”
They emerged simultaneously, surrounding the black ship’s sailors.
Though they all appeared formidable, over a hundred pirates had gathered here.
It was impossible for fewer than ten to face such overwhelming numbers.
“Revenge is ours!”
“We can always repair the ships!”
“That black ship is mine!”
“What are you talking about? It’s mine!”
“That man in the black coat looks the strongest—whoever takes his head gets the black ship!”
“Agreed!”
The pirates confidently drew their weapons.
Victory was already in their grasp.
The only question was who would fell the man in the black coat and claim the Black Dragon Ship.
Just before the pirates charged forward.
The first to move was unexpectedly not the man in the black coat, but a man wearing claws on both hands.
With a confident expression, he lifted something.
“Everyone, open your eyes wide!”
“What?”
I hurled something forcefully at the ground.
In that instant.
Boom!
Whatever I’d thrown erupted in a brilliant flash of light.
“Aaaaaargh!”
“My eyes! My eyes!”
“This crazy bastard!”
The pirates’ pupils, accustomed to the darkness of the Coastal Cave, were pierced by an intense luminescence as if they were staring directly at the sun.
* * *
The moment I disembarked from the Black Dragon Ship.
I had already anticipated the pirates’ ambush.
“The ones who came down from the pirate ship are probably hiding in the Coastal Cave.”
“That’s obvious without even looking. But there’s no way they dug traps in this short time—at best, it’s just an ambush, right?”
“So we should find the ones hiding beforehand….”
“Hey, Mir. I’ve got a better idea.”
“A better idea?”
I was about to suggest we preemptively ambush the pirates hiding there.
But Kang Ju-hyuk had come up with a new plan.
“Hehe, I’ve become an expert at using consumables ever since I switched to Street Fighter thanks to you. So just trust me.”
“…Don’t tell me you’re planning to use a flash bomb?”
“What, you figured it out right away? That’s no fun. Anyway, isn’t it a good idea?”
“Sounds good to me.”
“Right? So everyone just needs to keep their eyes shut the moment I step forward.”
“Got it.”
“Yes, Vice Guild Master!”
“Understood!”
A flash bomb.
In dark environments like caves, it’s an incredibly effective tactic against enemies who rely on vision.
When used properly, a flash bomb can inflict intense blindness on opponents.
And sure enough.
“Everyone, keep your eyes wide open!”
The moment Kang Ju-hyuk detonated the flash bomb.
“Kyaaaaaaaargh!”
Screams erupted from among the pirates.
The pirates, suddenly exposed to the intense light in the cave, felt searing pain in their pupils and clutched their eyes as they shrieked.
Of course, caught by a flash bomb in these circumstances, they wouldn’t just lose their vision—they’d experience the agony of their eyes burning.
In any case, while those pirates were screaming.
Just before the flash bomb detonated, we had appropriately closed our eyes, and now we opened them simultaneously.
“Attack.”
“Let’s go!”
I charged toward the pirates.
While the pirates were blinded, I had to reduce their numbers as much as possible.
Knowing this, I drew a weapon through Luke that would be effective against them.
[ Cannibal Blade, Iphetam ]
( Non-tradeable )
Type : Sword
Grade : Epic
Requirement : Level 400+, Sword Mastery Lv 40+
Description : A legendary “man-eating blade” passed down among the indigenous peoples of island nations.
The Cannibal Blade, Iphetam.
Its item effect was.
Slash!
“Argh!”
It dealt additional damage against humanoid enemies.
Until now, I’d been fighting monsters, so I rarely had use for it, but there was no more effective weapon against pirates.
Like its name suggested, Iphetam began tearing through the pirates’ flesh with brutal efficiency.
Sensing the danger.
“Attack! Attack them! They’re coming at us!”
“But I can’t see!”
“My eyes hurt so much!”
“Just keep swinging to keep them away! Swing wildly!”
Even blind, they desperately swung their weapons to resist.
“Argh, you madman! What are you doing attacking me!”
“Cough!”
“Everyone stop! You’ll cut down your own allies if you keep attacking like that!”
“But we can’t just stand here! I don’t care, I have to protect myself!”
“Damn it!”
The result was disastrous.
Swinging their weapons blindly, they only ended up striking their own comrades.
Some pirates shouted to cease fire, but the others didn’t stop.
On Pirate Island, unity was supposedly an unspoken rule among them, but ultimately they were all strangers to each other.
Even if their allies were wounded, their own lives came first.
So they continued attacking their own people.
Slash!
Meanwhile, my Cannibal Blade swiftly cut down the pirates.
Thanks to their confusion, I was able to dispatch roughly a hundred pirates far faster than expected.
Of course, I made sure to leave one alive to extract information.
I grabbed the last pirate’s head and lifted it, asking.
“Where is Black Horn?”
“P-please, save me!”
However, the pirate still seemed to be unconscious.
– Using 1st Circle Lightning Magic ‘Lightning’.
Crackle!
“Ahhhhhhh!”
A slight stimulation to the brain did wonders.
“Y-yes! The black horn! I’ve seen it! It was planted in the center of the island where the great pirates gather!”
“The center of the island? How do we get there?”
“From here, go left, then turn at the right skull, and at the next fork….”
“You’re going to guide us.”
“M-me?”
Crackle!
“It would be my honor to serve you!”
He began guiding us immediately.
I hadn’t realized that Lightning magic, used so casually, would prove to be such an excellent tool for instilling manners.
In any case, thanks to the pirate’s guidance, the moment we escaped the twisted Coastal Cave.
“Huh?”
“What are these things!”
“Intruders!”
“Wait, aren’t those the ones who came down from that black ship?”
“No way—we had over a hundred men in ambush trying to catch them. How did they escape!”
“Dello, why are you captured!”
“Help meeeee!”
Pirates appeared in such numbers that they obscured my vision.
To the pirate crying out for salvation.
Crackle crackle!
“Gaaahhh!”
After instilling manners once more, I calmly surveyed my surroundings.
“Hey, Mir. Is this a trap?”
“It’s not a trap. They just seem to have been here originally.”
If it had been a trap, they would have attacked the moment we appeared.
Seeing the pirates’ confusion, they were either pirates originally stationed on Pirate Island or those who had slipped away from the ambush.
The problem was their sheer numbers.
At a glance, over a hundred.
Moreover, having just escaped the cave, I couldn’t use convenient tactics like flash grenades here.
Then.
“Could they have figured out that we’re trying to relocate?”
“They found out we’re moving the sacred treasures of Pirate Island and came to stop us!”
“How did they even know!”
Strange news reached my ears.
They’re abandoning Pirate Island and moving the divine artifact.
The name wasn’t mentioned, but from the context, it seemed certain that the divine artifact referred to Luke’s horn.
Had Kang Ju-hyuk noticed this as well?
“Hey, Mir. Are you in a hurry?”
“A bit.”
“Then leave this to us and go on ahead.”
“Are you sure? There are too many pirates.”
“Don’t underestimate me. This much is nothing. And unless they’re monsters, you think I’d lose to human-shaped enemies?”
His confident attitude made me nod involuntarily.
Indeed, a street fighter’s combat style was far more effective against people than against monsters.
If he handled them methodically without overextending, he could easily manage low-level pirates.
“Thank you.”
“Thank me? You’re the Guild Master—we should be supporting you. Now go!”
I nodded at Kang Ju-hyuk’s words and immediately sprinted toward the center of the island that the pirate had indicated.
“Where do you think you’re going!”
“You can’t pass!”
“If you want to go, cut through us!”
The pirates naturally blocked my path, but none of them could withstand the blade of Iphetam, my man-eating sword.
However, cutting down pirates one by one would take too much time.
I wanted to ease the burden on Kang Ju-hyuk and the Guild members even slightly.
“Luke, let’s clear them out in one go.”
– Yes, Master.
I drew out a proper item.
[ Imoogi’s Ascension Sword ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Type : Sword
Grade : Legendary
Requirement : Level 850 or higher, Sword Mastery Lv 85 or higher
Description : A sword forged in the image of the massive waterspout created when an Imoogi ascended to heaven.
A legendary-grade sword with an 850-level restriction.
I swung it with all my strength and immediately activated the weapon’s unique skill.
– Activating the unique skill ‘Waterspout’ of ‘Imoogi’s Ascension Sword’.
Kuoooooh!
A violent vortex erupted, sweeping away all the pirates blocking my path.
“Gaaahhh!”
“It’s a tornado!”
“Where did this tornado come from!”
“R-run… Uaaahhh!”
“Help meeee!”
But that wasn’t all.
The dragon’s ascent didn’t confine itself to the path before me—it spread outward, sending even more pirates flying in all directions.
Thanks to that, I was able to accelerate further and rush toward the center of Pirate Island.
With the number of pirates dwindling, Kang Ju-hyuk and the Guild members found the battle’s difficulty significantly reduced.
If the deity happened to relocate, things would become troublesome, so I pushed my speed even harder toward the island’s heart.
It wasn’t long before.
“Found it.”
I reached the center of Pirate Island that the pirates had spoken of.
There, alongside the pirates, were the captains they called the “Great Pirates.”
“Luke, is that it?”
– Yes, Master.
Luke’s missing body part.
The second one.
[ Black Flame Dragon’s Horn ]
I had found Luke’s horn.

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