The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 24

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Chapter 24
Chapter 24
“Aaaaaaahhhhh!”
Bloody Wolf.
No—Choi Dong-jae was ejected from the capsule.
His neck had just been severed by Mir.
Though he’d lived as a Murderer, he’d only ever attacked beginners with his brother’s support, so dying to a player was his first time.
Since it was a game, he didn’t feel the pain of death.
“Aaaaaaahhhhh!”
He couldn’t contain the mounting stress and let out a scream.
And right then, his brother, who had logged out of the game.
Moonlight Wolf, the Guild Master of Red Skull, came rushing over.
“What happened!”
“Ahhhhh! Brother, perfect timing! Get me revenge!”
“Revenge?”
“I just got killed by some bastard! Your little brother is dead!”
“Tch, you were being so cocky, and now you’re finally dead? The fact that you survived this long is impressive. Were you hunting beginners again?”
“No, my brother just died, and that’s what you say? …Yeah, I was hunting beginners, but.”
“How predictable. From the way you’re asking for revenge, it wasn’t the Guard Captain. You got killed by a high-level player who came to escort a beginner, right?”
“That’s not it! I got killed by someone cosplaying as a beginner!”
“Cosplaying as a beginner?”
“I was hunting beginners when this guy came riding on a horse! I thought he was a beginner, but it turned out a high-level player was pretending to be one!”
“Hmm?”
Moonlight Wolf.
Choi Seong-jae tilted his head in confusion.
Cosplaying as a beginner?
What was the point of doing something like that?
He didn’t understand, but Second was overflowing with eccentric people who defied comprehension.
As an assassin himself, he killed players and NPCs alike, so he knew well.
Just how many people in Second transcended common sense.
“Brother, you’ll get me revenge, right? Get me revenge! I even got a connection ban because of that bastard!”
His little brother was truly foolish.
He’d recruited someone who didn’t even meet the requirements into the guild and even provided equipment.
And now he came back dead after hunting beginners and getting killed by a master pretending to be a beginner, asking for revenge.
A sigh escaped him, but he was still his brother, wasn’t he?
It didn’t seem like it would be difficult anyway, so he was about to agree.
“What’s their nickname?”
“I don’t know. Even when I used skills, I couldn’t see it? It was like it was blocked or something.”
“Are you sure you didn’t just use it wrong?”
“I’m telling you, I really couldn’t see it!”
“What about his face?”
“His face, I know it… but it kept changing?”
“His face kept changing?”
“Yeah. It seemed like some kind of item effect or something…”
“So you’re asking me to take revenge on someone whose nickname and face you don’t even know?”
“Finding him is something you should figure out!”
“Damn it, you brat!”
Smack!
“Ow!”
Choi Seong-jae struck his younger brother on the back of the head.
How was he supposed to find and take revenge on someone when he didn’t even know their nickname or face?
It was absurd.
“I know what equipment he had!”
“Equipment can be changed anytime. How am I supposed to find him with that!”
“Ugh, I don’t know! You’re supposed to figure out how to find him!”
“You still haven’t come to your senses!”
Smack!
“Ow! Why do you keep hitting me!”
“Because you deserve it!”
A sigh escaped him at his younger brother’s recklessness.
Still, it wasn’t something he could completely ignore.
“He even showed the Red Skull mark!”
“And he still ignored you?”
“I even personally explained what Red Skull was, and he didn’t even care?”
Red Skull had been disrespected.
This was not something to let slide.
Red Skull held the dignity of Second’s greatest assassin guild, and the moment that dignity was broken, the greatest assassin guild would crumble.
Red Skull had to reign supreme over everyone’s fear.
Therefore, anyone who disrespected Red Skull had to be repaid with death.
Only then could Red Skull’s dignity be maintained.
Choi Seong-jae sighed briefly in thought before speaking.
“Tell me everything you remember about his equipment first.”
“Just kill him! There are people with plundering skills, right? Strip him of everything!”
“I’ll handle it myself, so just shut up.”
Red Skull began searching for Mir.
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[ Labelt, Heart of the Continent ]
The great city of Labelt.
The first place players heading out from the City of Beginnings would go.
Located at the center of the continent, it was where the most people gathered and served as the capital of the Baltika Empire, the greatest empire on the continent.
True to its name, the city walls were absolutely massive.
“It’s really more impressive than I imagined.”
The moment I laid eyes on Labelt, admiration spilled from my lips unbidden.
First, by its nature, wasn’t ruled by a single empire but rather comprised numerous city alliances, holy nations, duchies, and major tribes.
Given that it consisted of so many diverse nations, no single country was particularly enormous in scale.
But Second, apparently because the Baltika Empire dominated it as the primary ruling force, possessed a city scale that was truly staggering.
Even I, who had experienced every city in First, was left astounded by its magnitude.
“Halt.”
As I stood there marveling, I had already arrived at Labelt’s gates.
Up close, Labelt’s gates appeared even more imposing and grand.
Since Guard Captains were managing entry and exit at the gates, I had to dismount.
“Neigh!”
“Thank you.”
I unsummoned Grania, who had served me well, and approached the Guard Captain.
“An adventurer from the City of Beginnings, I see. Your name is… Mir. I’ve already received your information.”
The Guard Captain verified my details.
Since the setting was that information had been transmitted from the City of Beginnings, there seemed to be no need to present anything else.
I had considered showing my letter of recommendation and accepting a linked Quest upon arrival.
But since my level would likely be restricted anyway, I decided against mentioning it.
Instead of the letter of recommendation, I pulled out a different item and showed it to the Guard Captain.
“Would you be able to process this as well?”
“Hm? What! Isn’t this a wanted criminal’s mark!”
It was the mark I had obtained after defeating the Murderer.
Since the mark was an item that should be turned in to the Guard Corps, I could receive the bounty equally by reporting it to him.
“A vicious criminal of the worst kind who targeted only the weak—the Bloody Wolf!”
That nickname was rather juvenile, though.
And the spelling was even wrong.
No matter how I thought about it, it didn’t seem intentional—they genuinely didn’t know the correct spelling.
If it were me, I would have recreated my nickname even if the character recreation period took a long time.
It was curious that they continued playing with that nickname.
“You’ve only just left the City of Beginnings as a new adventurer, yet you’ve defeated such a criminal! Truly remarkable. Here, your bounty!”
“Thank you.”
“You seem destined for great things. I hope you continue to grow mightily and bring criminals to justice!”
The bounty was quite substantial.
Come to think of it, as I recalled, the bounty included the gold that had been stored in the Murderer’s warehouse.
I wasn’t sure what kind of person he was, but thanks to that, I had acquired a decent amount of starting capital.
The moment I passed through the gates and entered the great city of Labelt.
“Oh…”
Just as when I first logged into Second, admiration escaped me naturally.
I had thought the City of Beginnings was large and magnificent.
Compared to this place, Labelt’s scale was so immense that it felt like a rural village in contrast.
Buildings constructed in the distinctive Gothic style of the medieval era.
Pigeons soaring through the sky.
And above all, countless people filling the vast metropolis.
I found myself overwhelmed by their sheer numbers and vitality.
Moreover, the moment I passed through the city gates.
“Welcome to Labelt! Congratulations on your arrival! I know it must be difficult to adapt if this is your first time, but how about joining our Fluffy Guild? We support beginners in a family-like atmosphere!”
“Do we have anyone who received a grade of C or higher on the graduation exam?”
“We’re offering internship positions at our Best Guild to those who received a grade of B or higher.”
“Beginners welcome! Come one, come all!!”
Numerous recruiters were approaching the newcomers passing through the city gates, including me.
Recruiters.
Simply put, they were people who recruited guild members for their own guilds.
I wasn’t sure what benefits came with joining a guild, but I never expected there would be so many recruiters.
And among them.
“F, D, D, F, C… Oh, you there? Would you mind having a quick chat with me?”
Whether they were using items or skills, there were those checking users’ grades.
This was dangerous.
Since I was wearing the Secret Mantle and the Ring of Delusion, my grade wouldn’t be exposed.
But the fact that it wasn’t visible would certainly look suspicious.
Sure enough, before I could slip away from the swarm of recruiters.
“Huh? Why can’t I see your grade?”
Someone had checked my grade.
I assessed the situation quickly.
I immediately pulled the hood attached to the Secret Mantle over my head.
“Luke, fast shoes!”
– Yes, Master.
Whoosh.
[ Seven-league Boots ]
( Non-tradeable )
Type : Footwear
Grade : Heroic
Requirement : Level 600 or higher, Agility 2,000 or higher
Description : Swift boots that grant movement so fast you can cover seven leagues in a single stride.
I asked Luke to switch my shoes.
Then.
Whoosh!
“Kyaaah!”
I began sprinting through the streets to escape the recruiters.
The Seven-league Boots.
Living up to its name, the landscape around me blurred past in rapid succession.
Though I was moving at considerable speed, the Scouts’ levels were higher than I’d anticipated—they were keeping pace right on my heels.
“Catch them!”
“Why are we chasing them?”
“Their information didn’t show up!”
“Huh? Why wouldn’t it….”
“Who knows, but something’s off. Let’s check them out!”
“They might be that person.”
“That person?”
“You know! The one who got an Achievement in the City of Beginnings this time!”
“Oh!”
They even knew about my information.
If I got caught, all the effort I’d put into hiding my identity would unravel pathetically in an instant.
It might be different once I’d leveled up considerably.
But having my cover blown this early and dealing with the resulting complications? That wasn’t happening on my watch.
Whoosh!
I pushed harder and sprinted forward with renewed urgency.
Even wearing Seven League Boots, I knew that if the level gap was too wide, I couldn’t outrun them through sheer speed alone.
Which was why.
“Wait! An alley! They went into the alley!”
I decided to rely on my skills instead.
Even in a sprawling metropolis, alleys were inevitable.
Sure enough, the moment I entered the alley, trash bins and abandoned furniture blocked my path from every direction.
The ones chasing me hesitated at the sight of it.
‘This is nothing.’
I vaulted lightly over the trash bins and threw myself through the gaps between furniture, clearing the section effortlessly.
When you fight monsters, you have to move fluidly while adapting to countless attack patterns.
Passing through the center of a circular breath attack, slipping between swinging claws, dodging a descending tail—
Compared to those high-difficulty attack patterns, navigating around alley obstacles was child’s play.
“Damn! We’re losing them!”
“Keep up with them! Aren’t you a Pathfinder? Didn’t you say you had movement skills?”
“Look at their movements! They’re like a squirrel! How are they so quick?”
“Are they really a beginner? Doesn’t seem like it?”
In terms of pure stats, I was outmatched, but in actual skill, I was leagues ahead.
After all, I was a veteran player who had dominated First with an overwhelming rank 1 position.
Eventually, not long after.
“Huff, huff! Damn it, we can’t do this!”
“That’s no beginner! You must be mistaken!”
“Y-yeah, you’re right. I mean, even after graduating from the City of Beginnings and hunting on the roadside, you wouldn’t reach level 20. That speed and movement are impossible otherwise.”
“Ugh, we just wasted our time.”
The scouts began giving up one by one.
Even though their movement speed exceeded mine, they couldn’t keep pace as I continuously navigated obstacles throughout the alley and turned corner after corner.
By the time the power of the Seven League Boots faded, I turned my head and saw not a single scout remaining in sight.
Tap, tap.
The moment I confirmed this, I manipulated the Veil of Secrets and the Ring of Delusion to alter my appearance.
Only after surveying my surroundings one final time did I slip out of the alley.
As I faced the landscape beyond the alley,
“Wow…!”
I couldn’t help but let out another exclamation of wonder.

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