The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 274

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Chapter 274
Chapter 274
To verify the enhanced combat power from strengthening my intellect and class attributes.
And to quickly raise my level and surpass level 400, I swept through the monsters surrounding Kalbera Territory.
But it didn’t take long before all the nearby monsters vanished.
This was thanks to my combat power becoming far stronger than I’d anticipated.
‘Still not enough.’
Above all, the monster level in Kalbera Territory was disappointing.
I wanted to face stronger monsters.
It wasn’t mere greed—to level up quickly, I needed to hunt stronger monsters.
‘To do that, I’d need to venture deeper.’
Kalbera Territory’s location was at the very entrance of the Southern Region.
While the Southern Region’s monster levels were generally high, being at the entrance meant the monsters here were among the weakest in the south.
So to hunt stronger monsters, I’d need to go further down.
While thinking such thoughts.
“Ah.”
A brilliant idea struck me.
An idea that would let me hunt monsters, earn money, and accumulate merit all at once.
* * *
With Mir’s help, a proper road connecting the Center and Southern Region was carved through the Swampland.
The troublesome pirates and monsters disappeared, and a proper naval base and secondary stronghold were established.
Thanks to this, the Empire was actively pushing forward with southern expansion.
But.
“Admiral! A swarm of Sharp Piranhas has appeared ahead!”
“More monsters! Everyone, prepare for battle! Sharp Piranhas won’t be able to bite through our ships!”
That didn’t mean southern expansion was easy.
Because the Southern Region was underdeveloped, even movement itself was arduous.
Without established roads, we had to create paths as we traveled, and each time, countless monsters attacked.
Still, the well-trained Imperial Army could repel most monsters.
“Admiral Sidrin! They’re Blood Piranhas!”
“Blood Piranhas?!”
But variables always existed.
Blood Piranhas.
Massive and ferocious piranhas that had evolved after consuming enormous quantities of blood over countless ages.
No matter how sturdy the ships were, the sharp teeth of Blood Piranhas couldn’t be ignored.
“What about reinforcements!”
“We received approval, but we don’t know when they’ll arrive!”
“Then we hold out as long as we can! Either way, we can’t completely escape from them if we flee!”
“Yes, sir!”
A fierce battle ensued.
The Blood Piranha and its subordinate piranhas were formidable creatures, but Admiral Sidrin maneuvered with flexibility, minimizing casualties.
However, even that had its limits.
Without reinforcements arriving soon, there would be no way forward.
It was while I was thinking this.
“Someone approaches!”
“What vessel?”
“It’s not a vessel! Someone is riding a horse toward us!”
“A horse? We’re at sea! Get your head straight!”
The scout’s voice rang out.
Even so, a horse—what nonsense.
What kind of absurdity was that?
I wondered if the scout was hallucinating from the chaos of battle.
“I’m serious! A horse made of water is galloping across the sea! And someone in black clothing is riding it!”
“Black clothing?”
At those words, Admiral Sidrin could recall someone.
Someone who had previously helped subjugate Pirate Island with me.
A hero who had defeated the Evil God that commanded the sea’s monsters.
“Mir, the Marquis? No—Lord Mir?”
Mir’s name.
And in that moment.
A man leaped from the horse that had raced across the sea in an instant.
Splash!
Grasping a long bolt of lightning in both hands, he plunged into the sea.
The moment the lightning he held pierced the surface.
– Using the unique skill ‘Divine Retribution’ of the ‘Primordial Lightning’.
Crackle-crack-crack-boom!!!
Lightning erupted from the sea itself.
It was no mere metaphor.
The lightning held in the man’s hand literally unleashed thunder and bolts of electricity.
Thanks to this, all the piranhas attacking the ship capsized and floated to the surface.
The Blood Piranha was no exception.
The moment it surfaced, confused by the sudden electrical strike.
– Using the skill ‘Silver Bird Soul Chase’.
The man withdrew the lightning he had driven into the sea and hurled it toward the Blood Piranha.
The weapon, tracing a crimson flash and flying exactly like the lightning it resembled.
Thud!
Embedded itself precisely in the Blood Piranha’s crown.
No matter how powerful a monster was, if lightning drove this deep into its skull, there was no hope.
As expected.
The Blood Piranha capsized just like the other piranhas.
As expected, the man who lifted his head was none other than.
“Marquis Mir!”
“It’s been a while.”
The Lord of Kalbera Territory.
It was Marquis Mir, who had recently been promoted to his rank.
“Seo Deputy, could the support mentioned by Command Headquarters have been Marquis Mir?”
“It appears so.”
“Marquis Mir is actually helping us! Thank you so much! I’ve never felt more reassured!”
“Yes, what should I assist with first?”
So the support that Command Headquarters mentioned was Marquis Mir!
With Marquis Mir standing before her, Admiral Sidrin’s confidence surged, momentarily forgetting how the piranhas had been tearing at her ship just moments ago.
And what she pointed to was.
“That whirlpool.”
“A whirlpool?”
“It’s not an ordinary whirlpool—it appears to be one created by an ‘Instance Dungeon’ that formed beneath the sea.”
“An Instance Dungeon, you say….”
An Instance Dungeon.
Unlike ordinary Dungeons, it referred to one that appeared suddenly and vanished once cleared.
Since the Southern Region was less developed, uncleared Instance Dungeons remained scattered throughout, creating significant problems.
“There’s a way to sail around it, but since this will likely become an Imperial Army shipping route in the future, I requested support to clear it.”
However, with Marquis Mir’s arrival, there was no need for concern.
I thought that with Marquis Mir, myself, and my reliable marines, we could easily clear an Instance Dungeon like this.
“I’ll handle it right away.”
“Pardon? No, Marquis. Please come with us….”
Splash!
“Marquis?!”
Mir suddenly dove into the sea.
Or rather, he dove directly into the whirlpool that was causing the problem.
And as he did.
“Please wait a moment.”
“It’s too dangerous! Please come with us….”
“It’s fine.”
Leaving only those words, he disappeared beneath the whirlpool.
An utterly bewildering situation.
Admiral Sidrin knew Marquis Mir was strong, but.
“This is too dangerous! The Dungeon’s level hasn’t been determined, but given the scale of the whirlpool, it doesn’t seem to be a low-level Dungeon….”
Worry was unavoidable.
Even for the strong, attempting to clear a Dungeon alone was far too perilous.
However, having been ordered to wait, she couldn’t act freely either.
As a soldier of the Empire, she couldn’t simply ignore the orders of Marquis Mir, her superior who had come to provide support.
“Let’s just wait half a day. If I don’t emerge after half a day….”
That’s why I had prepared to rush to Mir’s aid at any moment.
I issued combat readiness orders not only to myself but to all the soldiers, preparing as if we might plunge into the Whirlpool’s Origin at any second.
But barely an hour had passed when.
“Gasp!”
“M-Marquis?”
Mir surfaced above the water.
Whoooosh—
The fierce Whirlpool’s Origin began to dissipate.
“Wait, surely. You didn’t just clear that instance Dungeon alone in a mere hour?”
Mir had successfully cleared the Dungeon.
Otherwise, there was no way to explain the Whirlpool’s Origin vanishing.
Yet the fact that such an instance Dungeon had been cleared in just an hour was equally hard to believe.
To Admiral Sidrin’s question.
“Is that all the support you needed?”
Mir asked with a satisfied expression.
Admiral Sidrin, the problem now resolved, nodded with a bewildered look.
“The next location… understood. I’ll move immediately.”
“M-Marquis!”
“Admiral Sidrin, I’ll see you next time.”
Having received word from Command Headquarters, Mir immediately moved toward the next objective.
* * *
After I subjugated Pirate Island and defeated the White Aquatic Deity.
The Empire once again mobilized its forces, sending soldiers to the Southern Continent and expanding its territory.
I was well aware of this.
That’s why.
– Is that truly so?
– You mean Marquis Mir will personally help us expand into the Southern Region?
“Yes, is there a problem?”
– Of course it’s possible!
– More than possible—it’s something we’d welcome with open arms!
– Our core forces like the Knight Order are all stretched thin, and we haven’t been able to send reinforcements south, so this is exactly what we needed.
“Where should I start? I’d like to move as efficiently as possible and cover ground quickly.”
– Understood! We’ll immediately assemble a strategy team and create an optimal route just for Marquis Mir!
I had taken the initiative to contact the Empire about assisting with the Southern expansion.
Not only could I receive substantial compensation, but I could also monopolize all the newly discovered Dungeons and monsters in the expanding Southern Region.
For me, there was no better opportunity than this.
– We’ll send you the first coordinates right away!
Not long after receiving the first objective, I mounted my Hippocampus and raced swiftly to the destination, beginning to resolve the problems.
[ Primordial Lightning ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Form: Staff
Grade: Legendary
Crackle!
I annihilated the swarms of monsters attacking the Imperial Army.
[ Taigong Wang’s Harpoon ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Form: Spear
Grade: Legendary
Thud!
“Craaaaaaack—”
I toppled powerful Named creatures and Boss monsters.
But what I treasured most was, without question.
[ You have entered the Instance Dungeon ‘Whirlpool’s Origin’. ]
An Instance Dungeon.
Instance Dungeons vanished entirely once conquered, which meant the rewards and experience gained from clearing them were absolutely staggering.
The Southern Region, having seen fewer adventurers venture through it, was abundant with such Instance Dungeons.
Moreover, the Empire, expanding into the Southern Region, faced considerable difficulties from various Named creatures, Boss monsters, and these Instance Dungeons.
Through my liaison with Command Headquarters, I could locate and subjugate them with ease.
And as I continued doing so.
[ Your level has increased. ]
My leveling speed, which had stagnated while traversing the Kalbera Territory, accelerated once more.
The deeper I ventured, the higher the monsters’ caliber became.
But I had grown proportionally stronger, so combat posed no real difficulty.
As I roamed throughout the Southern Region, conquering formidable monsters and dungeons, my experience surged at a breathtaking pace.
[ Status Window ]
Name: Mir
Level+: 400
Class+: All Master
“Finally.”
I had at last shattered the wall of Level 399—the infamous barrier of lamentation known throughout the player community—and achieved Level 400.

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