The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 253

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Chapter 253
Chapter 253
The moment I detected the silver currents swirling across the sky.
I understood.
‘Faster than expected.’
The Silver Storm God had arrived at Belmora Territory earlier than anticipated.
Yuris immediately came to mind, but I quickly shook my head.
I couldn’t simply blame her intelligence for being inaccurate.
After all, I had personally verified every piece of information she had provided.
Perhaps the Silver Storm God had simply moved faster than usual for some reason.
‘It’s problematic, but not the worst-case scenario.’
The magic circle was already complete.
The Guild members had arrived in the territory as well.
Though they might not feel mentally prepared, our combat readiness was flawless.
So.
“Kang Ju-hyuk, the Evil God is coming. Gather everyone.”
“What? Already? Some of the members are still in the Swampland!”
“Call them back immediately. From the currents, we have less than ten minutes before it appears.”
I immediately summoned the Guild members.
“Baron Mir, what is the meaning of this! Wasn’t the Evil God supposed to arrive tomorrow!”
“An unexpected development has occurred. Since the evacuation shelters are already prepared, we must evacuate the territory residents immediately.”
“Ah, understood!”
The Lord immediately ordered the Guard Captains to evacuate the residents.
Thanks to the prior training we had given the residents, the situation was resolved swiftly.
However, unfortunately, before the Guild members who had gone to the Swampland could return.
Whoooosh—
The silver currents in the sky intensified.
“Shrieeeeeek!!”
The cry of a creature echoed through the air.
And with it, silver monsters began to reveal themselves.
“Those are all monsters?”
“They don’t look like ordinary monsters at all.”
“Are those the remnants of the Evil God?”
Colossal eagles.
Birds whose feathers were composed of blades.
Bats with razor-sharp fangs, harpies with avian bodies and human faces—monsters of every conceivable form.
Countless creatures began to fill the sky.
Among them were wyverns, the apex predators of the skies, the ultimate flying-type monsters.
One might wonder how such monsters had flown here without being detected.
‘That wind is the reason.’
The silvery airflow currently swirling across the sky above.
That airflow, summoned by the silver Storm God, was concealing the forms of the monsters.
Moreover, the silver Storm God’s true body was likely hiding within that airflow, conserving its strength from an even greater height.
After all, Evil Gods whose strength hadn’t fully recovered were all recovering their power in such a manner.
“Prepare for battle!!”
“Just do what we practiced!”
“Ranged attackers, ready your attacks immediately! Melee fighters, provide support!”
The Guild members diligently prepared for combat.
Watching them, I sent a private message to Kang Ju-hyuk with instructions.
“Kang Ju-hyuk, tell the Guild members to conserve their strength as much as possible.”
– What are you saying? We need to push hard from the start!
“I’ll create the opportunity for you, so hold back for now. Understood?”
– Fine, I got it. If you say so, then you must be right.
I could see Kang Ju-hyuk, having received the instructions, shouting on the field and leading the Guild members.
Yul-ha was the same.
Her position was merely Team 1 Captain, but her actual standing was honestly higher than Kang Ju-hyuk’s.
So even with a small gesture from her, the Guild members moved with absolute obedience.
“Kyuuuuuu-!!”
Then, bursting through the silvery airflow, they dive-bombed toward us.
The speed was so incredible and their numbers so vast that it seemed like silver hail was falling from the sky.
Normally, we should attack immediately, but the Guild members, having received my instruction to conserve strength,
“Block them!”
“Buy as much time as you can!”
“Hold the line until the Guild Master gives the signal!”
“But don’t stop attacking! Conserving strength doesn’t mean taking hits—keep defending!”
began faithfully executing my orders.
Watching them,
“Luke, let’s begin as well.”
– Yes, Master.
I too prepared my attack.
The enemy was a flying-type monster.
As such, the weapon I drew was.
[ Sky Hunter ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Type : Bow
Grade : Legendary
Requirements : Level 500 or higher, Bow Mastery Lv 50 or higher, Agility 2,000 or higher
Description : A weapon blessed and cursed by the heavens, the Sky Hunter that grants those with wings a death they are not permitted.
A bow.
A legendary bow that dealt additional damage to flying-type monsters.
And the arrow I drew was equally suited to the moment.
[ Sky Killer ]
An arrow that dealt additional damage to flying-type monsters.
While my arrow supply wasn’t infinite, I possessed reserves that approached infinity.
After all, I had stockpiled consumables like arrows extensively during my time at First.
[ Skyward Archer’s Robe ]
[ Skyward Archer’s Feathered Hat ]
….
[ You have equipped all 5/5 pieces of the ‘Skyward Archer’ set. ]
[ The ‘Skyward Archer’ set effect activates. ]
[ Skyward Archer: Attack power increases further the higher the arrow’s altitude. ]
I had also switched my armor to pieces perfectly suited for this situation.
Though the explanation was lengthy, thanks to Luke’s assistance, changing into all this equipment was accomplished in mere moments.
The instant I finished my preparations.
Twang!
I immediately drew the bowstring and released an arrow.
The arrow, freed from the bowstring, soared skyward with the speed of an eagle ascending from the ground—the opposite of those falling from above—and collided with the leading monster.
And the result was remarkably simple.
Thud!
“Kyiiii—.”
The eagle-shaped monster with an arrow embedded in its chest lost consciousness in a single strike and plummeted to the ground.
Truth be told, I hadn’t struck a vital point.
However, even without hitting a vital spot, my attack power—armed with equipment that dealt additional damage to flying-type monsters—was too much for flying-type monsters to endure, especially those with particularly low health and defense among their kind.
Then.
Whoosh!
Arrows began firing rapidly from my hands.
After all, the enemy numbers were vast.
Even if I missed slightly, a stray arrow would pierce through the pursuing monsters.
The phrase “half water, half fish” came to mind naturally, so I focused more on rate of fire than accuracy as I released arrow after arrow.
Then.
Splat!
“Kyiii—.”
“Screee—.”
Each time I drew the bowstring, another monster plummeted.
My rate of fire was as swift as my high agility, so the speed at which arrows flew and the quantity of falling monsters was staggering.
The Guild members watching from below all widened their eyes in amazement.
Especially when particularly strong monsters like wyverns came into view.
“Hah.”
I steadied my breathing momentarily, then shifted my archery focus from rate of fire to precision, aiming for the wyvern’s heart.
– Activating skill ‘Silver Shot’.
Fwooosh!
I released the arrow.
The wyvern startled and attempted to twist its body, but before it could even begin its evasion, the arrow that descended upon it pierced straight through its heart.
In this manner, the monsters suffered tremendous casualties before even reaching the ground.
“Kiiieeeek!”
“Kiyooooo—.”
“Whiiiii—.”
“Karrrrr.”
The sheer number of monsters was utterly absurd.
Of course it was—these weren’t merely a horde of ordinary monsters, but creatures corrupted by the Evil God’s power, so their numbers were naturally staggering.
Whenever the Silver Storm God moved, nearby flying monsters followed in its wake, and their numbers swelled to incomprehensible proportions.
The fact that monsters were still plummeting from the silver current meant the deluge was far from over.
And then, finally.
“Hold the line!”
“Harass them as much as possible!”
“Conserve your strength as instructed!”
The monsters reached the ground.
My guild members immediately engaged in combat.
“Fwoooooooo—!!”
The battle was extraordinarily difficult.
It had to be.
Flying monsters were notorious as some of the most troublesome creatures to face, even without the Evil God’s influence.
With them pouring down like rain, the situation was utterly dire.
Even as I fired arrows relentlessly.
‘Not yet.’
I waited atop the Lord’s Castle, watching for my opportunity.
Though I fired arrows with frenzied intensity, I too was conserving my strength.
After all, the Silver Storm God had yet to reveal itself.
This was also why I had held back the colossal magic circle installed throughout Belmore Territory.
I couldn’t waste such a weapon on mere foot soldiers.
The reason I had journeyed here a week prior to set up the colossal magic circle was to deliver a blow to the Silver Storm God rivaling that of a mythic-grade weapon, now that all my mythic-grade weapons with the 1,000-level restriction were on cooldown.
“Kiyooooot—!”
And now.
The moment my vision filled with monsters.
That is, the moment Belmore Territory’s skies became saturated with them.
“Luke, now.”
– Yes, Master.
Luke rose above my body, forming the shape of a dragon’s head.
[ Dragon Fear ]
– Krooooooooooo!!
The roar of a dragon echoed throughout Belmore Territory.
Dragon Fear’s effect was to instill the overwhelming presence of a dragon into monsters.
Since this ability scaled with the combined stats of Luke and myself, the old me would have struggled to suppress the monsters of the Silver Storm God, but.
‘Not anymore.’
Recently, I had conquered every new dungeon, named monster, and boss monster around Kalbera Territory without hesitation.
I had already reached level 350 before meeting Yuris, and continued hunting as she gathered information, achieving level 360.
With the awakening of the All Master class and the further strengthened ‘Balanced Development’ that followed, all my stats increased by 4 with each level gain.
As a result, my increased stats were far higher than what my level would suggest.
“Shrieeeeek—”
The monsters ultimately couldn’t withstand the overwhelming presence of Dragon Fear, losing consciousness or becoming paralyzed as they plummeted downward.
Dragon Fear affected any monster within its range, regardless of numbers.
As such, the current range of Dragon Fear’s effect encompassed the entirety of Belmore Territory’s interior.
Thud-thud-thud—
Hundreds, thousands of monsters crashed to the ground all at once.
And then.
“Now’s the time!”
“This is the ‘signal’ the guild master mentioned! It has to be!”
“The monsters are falling! This is our chance! Reduce their numbers as much as possible!”
Without me needing to say anything, the guild members realized this was exactly the situation I had described.
In an instant, they unleashed their reserved power, activating their skills.
With the monsters unconscious and falling, they poured all their strength into their attacks without fear of retaliation.
Melee fighters swiftly wielded their weapons, while ranged attackers gathered their power to prepare devastating strikes or area techniques.
“Luke, let’s go.”
– Yes, Master.
I switched my equipment and leaped from the top of the Lord’s Castle.
[ Sky Slayer ]
( Non-tradeable )
Type : Sword
Grade : Legendary
Like the bow I had been using, the ‘Hunter of the Heavens’, this legendary-grade sword dealt additional damage to flying monsters.
As I switched weapons, Luke immediately changed my armor to a form that enhanced melee attack power.
Whoosh!
There was no need to use the ‘Feather Fall’ spell to slow my descent like before.
The falling monsters became excellent footholds for me.
I pierced and kicked off them as I descended, rapidly swinging my blade to slash through the plummeting monsters.
Slash!
The speed at which I fired arrows from the top of the Lord’s Castle was certainly not slow.
But it couldn’t compare to wielding a sword.
With a sword in hand, I could cut down monsters at nearly twice the speed compared to shooting arrows.
Moreover.
Crash!
The monsters were already on death’s door the moment they struck the ground.
Of course—they’d lost consciousness plummeting from such a dizzying height.
Flying-type monsters, with their characteristically fragile bodies and defenses, could scarcely withstand the impact damage alone.
And then.
“Attack!”
“This is our best chance!”
Thanks to the Guild members’ renewed vigor, the monster count dwindled at an almost unbelievable pace.
The moment we surpassed a certain threshold of defeated creatures.
At last.
“Kiiiieeeeee-!!”
True to its name—the Silver Storm God—the Evil God unleashed a roar as fierce and violent as a tempest itself.
Flutter!
From that towering height above.
It began to reveal itself, accompanied by currents of silver light.

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