The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 242

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Chapter 242
Chapter 242
Logically speaking, it was impossible for a single player to face off against a hundred players.
It might be possible if there were a significant level gap, but my situation was different.
Looking purely at levels, more than half of the test-takers were higher level than me.
Yet I felt no doubt whatsoever that I would emerge victorious against those hundred opponents.
“Mir, I’ve always wanted to properly fight against you, the champion of Second Crown….”
Clang!
“Aaahhh!”
They must have gradually realized that this test’s theme was a boss monster raid.
Yet they still charged at me one by one, and I sent them flying with ease.
They seemed to think they could hold their own since our levels were similar.
Beyond the stat differences, our combat experience wasn’t even in the same league.
Especially.
[ Cerberus’s Trident ]
( Non-tradeable )
Type : Spear
Grade : Mythic
Requirement : Level 200 or higher, Spear Mastery Lv 20 or higher
Description : The infernal trident of the underworld, forged from hellsteel to mimic the ferocity of Cerberus, the gatekeeper of hell.
– Rank Assimilation currently applied
I now had an abundance of mythic-grade equipment I could use freely.
I had exhausted all the high-level mythic weapons in the Age of Fallen Mythology.
But thanks to Rank Assimilation, I could use lower-level mythic items as if they were suited to my current level.
Because of that, not only my weapons.
[ Diomedes’s Bronze Armor ]
( Non-tradeable )
Type : Armor
Grade : Legendary
Requirement : Level 200 or higher, Strength 800 or higher
Description : The bronze armor said to have been worn by the hero Diomedes, also known as the cousin-in-law of Heracles, during war.
– Rank Assimilation currently applied
[ Diomedes’s Bronze Helmet ]
[ Diomedes’s Bronze Pauldrons ]
….
[ You have equipped the complete ‘Diomedes’s Bronze’ set (6/6). ]
[ The set effect of ‘Diomedes’s Bronze’ activates. ]
[ Diomedes’s Bronze : Your stats increase on the ‘battlefield’ when facing 10 or more humanoid enemies. The greater the number of enemies and the scale of the battlefield, the further your stats rise. ]
I could even swap my armor into mythic-grade sets suited to the situation.
My ability, Rank Assimilation, would compensate for any performance deficiencies from the lower equip requirements.
In that form.
“Ugh!”
“Pass.”
Clang!
“Fail.”
“Cough!”
“Fail.”
I swiftly eliminated the test-takers rushing at me.
However, this didn’t last long.
It wasn’t that the test-takers stopped coming at me one by one—rather, they began forming the raid-style formations I’d hoped for, launching coordinated attacks in earnest.
Whoosh!
Arrows and magic projectiles flew at me in unison, their timing perfectly synchronized.
As if they’d anticipated my evasion, the barrage spread across an impressively wide area.
[ Serpent God’s Scale Shield ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Type: Shield
Grade: Mythic
Requirements: Level 500+, Shield Mastery Lv 40+, Vitality 1,000+
Description: A verdant shield crafted from the scales of an ancient serpent deity once revered by a legendary tribe, refined through masterful craftsmanship.
Rather than evade, I raised the mythic-grade shield.
– Activating skill ‘Jade Stone Bastion’.
I blocked the assault using a defensive skill as well.
Just as the weapons wielded by Black Flame evoked various animal forms depending on the situation.
Jade Stone Bastion similarly manifested serpentine scale patterns befitting my shield’s nature, deflecting the attacks.
The incoming barrage was a combined strike from users of higher level than myself, making it extraordinarily powerful.
Clang clang clang!
“It was all blocked…?”
“No way—even the boss monster in the Coastal Cave would’ve staggered from that.”
“This doesn’t make sense.”
My defense had stopped everything.
Not a single attack penetrated the shield, and I didn’t even sustain a scratch.
Well, this wasn’t an ordinary shield—it was a mythic-grade shield with a level 500 requirement, and I’d activated a mythic-grade defensive skill on top of that.
Against a spread-out area attack rather than a concentrated single strike, there was no way it would get through.
Immediately after, from within the dust cloud created by the impact of my defense.
[ Robin Hood’s Bow ]
[ Robin Hood’s Quiver ]
Whoosh!
I began firing arrows at the test-takers.
The man who’d attacked the Kalbera Territory not long ago.
According to Philip’s testimony, these were the very arrows he’d used when facing Valencia Knight, Duke Winchilsey’s first knight.
These arrows were so rapid that even the Valencia Knight would find it difficult to block them all.
Arrows like that.
Thwip thwip thwip!
“Ugh!”
“Close the shield distance!”
“What is this, a machine gun? Why are the arrows so fast?”
The test-takers struggled to react and defend properly.
And then.
[ Robin Hood’s Ranger Cap ]
[ Robin Hood’s Ranger Hood ]
….
[ You have equipped the complete ‘Robin Hood’ set (7/7). ]
[ The ‘Robin Hood’ set effect activates. ]
[ Robin Hood : The bow’s rapid-fire speed and accuracy increase dramatically. ]
The equipment I was wearing had already changed from the ‘Diomedes Bronze’ set to the ‘Robin Hood’ set.
This was the way to maximize Luke’s power.
It wasn’t just about changing weapons—it was about equipping the armor that could best utilize that weapon.
Even if Second was a game, it would be difficult to replace all armor during combat, but thanks to Luke’s power, I could swap my entire equipment with just a command.
I was maximizing that ability.
For example.
“The rapid-fire is fast, but each shot isn’t particularly strong! Even with lower defense, if you block with equipment or skills that have a wide protection area, it’s not that threatening!”
“We’ll advance while defending!”
Watching the test-takers adapt to the arrow barrage and move toward me.
“Luke, switch to the Titan’s Great Bow and matching armor.”
– Yes, Master.
I switched my weapon to the Titan’s Great Bow—the bow of the giant divine race—and equipped a set that, opposite to the Robin Hood set, enhanced powerful single strikes rather than rapid-fire.
The moment I fired.
Boom!
“Aaaahhh!”
All the defensive barriers and formations the test-takers had prepared shattered completely.
Without missing that moment, I rapidly pushed through the disrupted formation.
Whoosh!
“Argh!”
I swung a massive crescent blade at the center of the test-takers’ formation.
Flare!
“Scatter! Dispersed formation!”
“But…!”
Magic erupted.
“Disqualified.”
I began selecting test-takers with a cold gaze.
* * *
During the third test.
The test-takers descended into absolute chaos.
“Scatter formation! Since Mir’s attacks are so powerful, we’ll spread out as much as possible and launch coordinated strikes!”
“Ugh!”
“It’s not working! Spreading out means we can’t defend against his attacks! We’re being picked off one by one!”
At first, I thought this test was manageable.
I knew Mir was skilled—I’d certainly lose in a one-on-one duel—but weren’t there a hundred test-takers in the Test Chamber?
If a hundred of us combined our strength in an attack, honestly, I was confident we could even bring down Yul-ha, the ranked first.
But then.
“Then, perhaps if we formed teams of three…”
“How should we distribute the teams?”
“That would be…”
“Damn it! There’s no time for that! Just pair up with whoever’s closest!”
“Wait, you’re both Sages? How are three Sages supposed to stop Mir?”
“Better than three Archers at least! Raise your barriers!”
I was wrong.
Though the test-takers, sensing the danger, tried to combine their efforts, they simply couldn’t stand against Mir.
We recalled boss raid formations and strategies, but nothing worked.
The moment we prepared for ranged rapid-fire, a devastating ranged strike came hurtling in.
While we braced for that, he charged through our formation with melee weapons.
When we tried to block that, magic suddenly erupted.
We couldn’t predict or anticipate Mir’s movements in the slightest.
And on top of that.
“Just how many weapons does he have?”
“It’s not just weapons—his armor keeps changing too!”
“He has a lot of items, sure, but how is he even switching between them so fluidly?”
“We can’t adapt because of that!”
“Boss strategies, tactics—none of it matters when the strategy keeps changing!”
We couldn’t adapt to Mir’s constantly shifting equipment.
Just when we thought we’d found an opening, he’d switch to feather-light gear and vanish.
Just when we thought we’d surrounded him, he’d don heavy plate armor, block our attacks, and unleash even more devastating strikes.
When the distance widened, he’d be dressed in robes shimmering with mana and a pointed hat, unleashing powerful magic.
How were we supposed to adapt to this?
And the confusion wasn’t limited to the test-takers.
“What is this? Mir isn’t a ranged class?”
“Elemental magic and dark magic, swords and spears, bows and blunt weapons… how many weapons does he use?”
“At this point, it’d be faster to count the weapons he can’t use than the ones he can.”
“Wait, he’s using a whip too?”
“All those analysis posts about Mir on the community forums were complete nonsense.”
“All the controversy about Mir being too powerful has actually been underestimating him.”
“Unbelievable. He’s fighting evenly against a hundred test-takers, each over level 300?”
“Evenly? He’s outright dominating them.”
The spectators were equally bewildered by Mir’s full capabilities.
At Second Crown, Mir had clearly demonstrated himself as a ranged attacker pure and simple.
Then in the second test, he’d shocked everyone with magic, sparking whispers of “Could he be an archer-mage?”
Now he was displaying such diverse skills that determining his class had become nearly impossible.
Each ability wasn’t weak—far from it. Every time Mir switched weapons, he looked like a master of that particular discipline.
No wonder the crowd was stunned.
No one could determine Mir’s true class, and no one could predict how much more he might be concealing.
“Is the ranking actually going to change?”
“No way. There’s still a level gap. Besides, hasn’t Mir only been playing for a short while? How could he close years of progression in just a few months?”
“But he surpassed level 300 in those few months. Wouldn’t catching up to the rankers be quick then?”
“I mean…”
“And honestly, do you think any ordinary ranker could perform like that against a hundred opponents? They’d be knocked out in a minute under concentrated fire.”
“That’s true, but…”
“If he keeps showing performances like this, the Heukryeom Guild’s popularity will skyrocket. If there were guild stocks, I’d buy them right now. Seriously.”
Mir had been holding back his true strength all this time.
So what about now?
Could even this overwhelming display he was showing be a restrained version of his power?
The thought made everything feel dizzying.
There was no way to predict the limits of this user called Mir.
Mir’s image, which had been firmly fixed as merely a Beginner League champion from Second Crown despite his high talent, was rising endlessly.
The more the spectators whispered, the higher his legend climbed.
And then.
“Gasp!”
“Passed.”
Mir defeated the final test-taker.
Truly.
He had finally defeated all hundred test-takers.
“Wait, there’s one left!”
“Where?”
“Oh, right!”
No.
Looking more carefully, he hadn’t defeated all hundred.
At the edge of the Test Chamber.
While everyone else had united their attacks against Mir, there was one user who had never stepped onto the battlefield.
Black long hair and pure white plate armor.
A warrior maiden so strong and beautiful that the image of a Valkyrie from Valhalla came naturally to mind.
In her hands was the sword that only the champion of Second League could possess.
The Longsword of the Crowned One was raised high.
That’s right.
Her true identity was none other than.
“Blade Deity, Yul-ha!”
“Yul-ha was still in the running!”
“Wow, so you’ve been waiting all this time for a proper one-on-one match?”
“If Yul-ha had joined forces with the others, even Mir would have struggled to hold out!”
“Finally, the highlight!”
“Yul-ha versus Mir!”
Ranked first in Second.
She was known to the masses by the epithet Blade Deity even more than by her name.
It was Yul-ha.

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