The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 207

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Chapter 207
Chapter 207
After Triton’s harpoon pierced through the Apostle’s heart.
I drove a ‘Lightning Spear’ into the Apostle’s heart through the rope connected to the harpoon.
Apostle or not, there was no way it could survive with a Mythic-grade harpoon embedded in its heart and taking a direct hit from its weakness—the lightning attribute.
Moreover, from what I could tell, the Apostle wasn’t a close-combat type with a sturdy body, but rather a strategist type that used magic.
As such, its health was low, and this single attack proved to be fatal.
Still, it continued to writhe, suggesting its health hadn’t fully depleted.
– Using 3rd Circle lightning magic ‘Lightning Spear’.
– Using 3rd Circle lightning magic ‘Lightning Spear’.
….
Crackle crackle crackle!!
As I continuously drove Lightning Spears through the rope.
[ Your level has increased. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
Level-up messages announcing the Apostle’s death appeared.
Immediately after.
“Luke, consume it.”
– Yes, Master.
I gave Luke the command to devour.
[ Luke has consumed the ‘White Apostle of the Water Deity’. ]
[ Luke’s stats have increased by 200. ]
[ You accept the nutrients left behind by the ‘Black Flame Dragon, Luknir Desperato Ignockton’. ]
True to being an Evil God’s Apostle, the stat increase was at maximum level.
Even with nutrients remaining, my own stats rose considerably as well.
With the Apostle defeated, there was now only one way to summon it again.
“Attack!”
To attack the monsters floating unconscious on the water’s surface after hearing Luke’s Dragon Fear.
With that, I would provoke the White Water Deity, now bereft of its Apostle.
Since neither our ship’s crew nor the Imperial Army had yet adapted to the situation, I took the lead once more.
[ Heavenly Blade, Amenohabakiri ]
( Non-tradeable )
Type : Sword
Grade : Mythic
Restriction : Level 900 or higher, Sword Mastery Lv 90 or higher
Description : A divine blade passed down by the creator god Izanagi to the sea god Susanoo after slaying the fire god Kagutsuchi. Legend says Susanoo used this blade to defeat Yamata no Orochi.
I immediately drew out the Mythic-grade weapon.
As it was wielded by Susanoo, known to govern the sea and storms, Amenohabakiri possessed powerful water and lightning attributes.
The blade was as beautiful as undulating seawater, with lightning crackling across its surface.
The moment I drew such a weapon, I activated Amanohabakiri’s unique skill.
– Activating the unique skill ‘Orochi Hunt’ from the ‘Heavenly Blade, Amanohabakiri’.
Unique skill, Orochi Hunt.
Since Amanohabakiri was the blade of Susanoo, known as the god of the sea and storms, it was imbued with Susanoo’s power.
And with that power, Orochi Hunt became a surge of tidal waves and tempests that swept across the surroundings.
Crash! Crash! Crash!
The destructive force was tremendous, befitting a mythic-grade weapon’s unique skill.
Had the monsters hidden themselves beneath the waves, the damage would have been reduced.
But all the monsters were unconscious from the Dragon Fear, so they fell helplessly to Orochi Hunt.
[ Your level has increased. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
….
My level rising at such a rapid pace.
Seeing this, the crew aboard my ship and the Imperial Army soldiers, emboldened by my direct intervention, also
“Everyone, snap out of it!”
“The Lord himself is taking action—what are you all doing! Attack! Attack now!”
“Imperial Army! Attack!”
“Slay the monsters!”
We began earnest monster subjugation.
Though called monster subjugation, it was essentially just finishing off the unconscious monsters floating on the sea.
Some monsters regained consciousness and fled, but even so, we managed to fell a considerable number of them.
During all this.
I kept my senses sharper than ever, vigilantly watching the waters below.
‘When will you emerge?’
The White Water Deity.
I was preparing for its appearance.
* * *
In the deep sea where not a single ray of light penetrated.
Below that.
Something massive, gleaming pure white despite the absence of light, writhed in the darkness.
“Pathetic creatures….”
Its size was so vast one might mistake it for terrain rather than a living being.
Fins spread wide and gently undulating.
A monster that resembled the legendary white whale from mythology—the white whale.
Its true identity was, of course, the evil god of the sea that Mir awaited.
The White Water Deity.
“To think even these tiny land-dwellers would prove troublesome….”
The White Water Deity.
It had not yet fully recovered its power.
I had been quietly gathering strength through the Apostle until now, unwilling to face this incomplete body that had yet to recover its full power.
“To act in such a manner—is this not a disgrace to the majesty of the great sea?”
That plan had crumbled.
The Apostle and the monsters under his command that had been expanding his forces and aiding in his recovery had all fallen in great numbers.
At this rate, the speed of power recovery would plummet drastically.
“What surface dwellers dare attack the great sea itself?”
Then only one path remained.
To move directly, expand influence, and recover strength through action.
It was the method the White Water Deity despised most, yet there was no other choice.
And to do so, there was one task that came first.
“To you insolent surface dwellers, I shall demonstrate the power of the great sea.”
The human who had felled his Apostle and subordinate monsters.
All those humans who dared attack the creatures of the sea upon the great waters would be devoured whole.
Kuuuurrrrr!
The White Water Deity began to raise its massive, heavy form.
* * *
While the Black Dragon Ship and the Imperial Army’s vessels were felling monsters.
I, who had been concentrating my senses beneath the surface all along.
– Master.
“Yes, it’s coming.”
At last, I could sense the presence of the White Water Deity.
Immediately.
“Encirclement formation!”
“The Lord’s orders! Form an encirclement!”
“Everyone move quickly!”
“Now!”
I issued commands to the crew.
And those who obeyed my orders were not only the sailors of our ship.
“Assume encirclement formation!”
“Baron Mir’s orders! Move as swiftly as possible!”
“Yes, sir!”
With Admiral Sidrin’s subsequent command, the Imperial Army’s vessels also took their positions exactly as I had explained beforehand.
The rapidly moving ships traced out an enormous circle in an instant.
This was the encirclement formation I had commanded.
Now what mattered was where the White Water Deity would emerge.
Ideally, it would break through from within this circle, but if not, I would have to reform the formation with the White Water Deity at its center.
As I concentrated my senses beneath the surface with these thoughts, I soon felt the presence of the White Water Deity grow even more intense, and I furrowed my brow as I urgently commanded the crew.
“All hands! Brace for impact!”
“Sir?”
“Now!”
“Ah, understood!”
“Everyone, grab onto something!”
Though the order came abruptly, the crew accepted my command with practiced swiftness, their loyalty unwavering.
In that instant.
A colossal white shadow materialized beneath the surface.
CRASH—!!
“Gasp!”
“What’s happening!”
A tremendous impact crashed down upon us.
The defensive magic inscribed upon the Black Dragon Ship’s hull—the Great Shield—manifested at full strength.
Even when the pirates attacked, it had never glowed with such vivid clarity.
And yet, despite its complete manifestation.
CRACK!
“The defensive magic—!”
“It’s shattering!”
“Ahhhhh!”
Still, the Great Shield could not withstand the mysterious collision and fractured before our eyes.
The very shield that had effortlessly repelled every attack until now.
The Black Dragon Ship tilted sharply from the impact.
Even as it did.
“Admiral Sidrin! Reposition the encirclement formation with the Black Dragon Ship at its center!”
“Yes, Baron Mir!”
I issued my orders to Admiral Sidrin with steady resolve.
As I spoke, the Black Dragon Ship, unable to endure the shock, tilted dangerously.
SHATTER!
The Great Shield magic shattered completely.
‘We can hold!’
The Black Dragon Ship did not break apart.
As the Great Shield fractured and dispersed the impact, we narrowly survived the collision.
Though the vessel tilted severely, the shipwrights’ expertise shone through as the Black Dragon Ship quickly regained its balance.
Only then did the true form of the creature that had shattered the Black Dragon Ship’s defenses reveal itself.
“That, that is—!”
“A whale?”
“Is that the Evil God!”
Yes.
That was the White Water Deity I had been waiting for.
An Evil God of the sea, manifested in the form of a colossal white whale.
“Is that really its size?”
“That’s not a monster—that’s a small island!”
“You’re really going to hunt that thing?”
The White Water Deity’s size was truly immense.
The Black Dragon Ship was a formidable vessel itself, and Admiral Sidrin’s flagship ranked among the Empire’s largest warships, yet it paled in comparison.
The White Water Deity dwarfed even these mighty ships, boasting dimensions that rivaled a small island, as the sailors had said.
Yet my assessment differed.
‘As expected, it still hasn’t fully recovered its strength.’
The White Water Deity I remembered was far larger than this.
Not a small island—an entire island of full size.
That was the true scale of the White Water Deity.
The fact that it now appeared merely island-sized proved it hadn’t yet regained its complete power.
Observing this form, I realized something.
‘I can defeat it.’
I was glad I’d sought out the White Water Deity first.
Had I waited any longer—
Had the White Water Deity fully recovered, my current strength wouldn’t have been sufficient to conquer it.
At full power, the White Water Deity was a monster of terrifying magnitude.
Given this reality—
“Attack!”
The opening strike was crucial.
With my command to assault—
“Fire!”
Admiral Sidrin’s order rang out, and the Imperial Army’s vessels, arranged in an encircling formation around the White Water Deity, unleashed their barrage.
These were not the cannons the Imperial Army typically employed.
As I had requested, Admiral Sidrin had swapped them at the base for different weapons.
Specifically—
Thunk!
Harpoons.
Massive harpoons designed for hunting or capturing colossal monsters.
Such harpoons—
Thud-thud-thud!
Embedded themselves across the White Water Deity’s body.
Though the White Water Deity was enormous, its defensive capabilities weren’t extraordinarily high.
Thus, the razor-sharp harpoons pierced its hide without resistance.
All the vessels fired their harpoons, yet this alone would not suffice.
[ Vajra, Spear of the Thunder God Indra ]
( Non-tradeable )
Type: Spear
Grade: Mythic
Requirement: Level 1,000 or higher, Spear Mastery Lv 100
Description: A divine weapon wielded by Indra, god of thunder and creation, known as the lightning that summons typhoons—a weapon of immense power.
Thus, I drew forth the weapon I had prepared in advance for this very moment.
Then I connected that weapon to the Black Dragon Ship and the installed chains and hooks.
– I activate the skill ‘Silver Shot’.
I hurled it forward with all my strength toward the White Water Deity.
Whoooosh!
The Vajra surged forward with tremendous force.
“UUUUUOOOOOO—!!”
As the White Deity roared to block it, the sea churned as if alive, and a colossal tidal wave formed.
The wave then blocked the Vajra’s path, but.
Splash!
Even so, it’s a Mythic-grade weapon with a 1,000 level restriction.
It pierces through hastily churning seawater with ease.
However, if the White Water Deity continued to generate tidal waves like this, the spear’s power would inevitably weaken.
– I activate the unique skill of ‘Indra’s Thunder Spear, Vajra’: ‘Lightning of Creation’.
Crackle!!
I immediately activated the Vajra’s unique skill.
In that instant, the Vajra transformed from a weapon into pure lightning itself, streaking across the sky like a beam of light.
Piercing!
“UUUUUOOOOOO—!!”
It pierced through the White Water Deity’s body.

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