The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 282

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Chapter 282
Chapter 282
With the meal concluded, members of Heukryeom Guild and Taegeuk Guild had made peace with one another.
More than that, they had grown closer.
This was partly because Taegeuk Guild had acknowledged Heukryeom Guild’s strength, and felt apologetic for having dismissed them out of prejudice.
However.
‘Why is Mir conducting the briefing instead of Guild Master Tae-ryeon?’
This situation didn’t make sense to me.
A briefing on how to conquer the Evil God.
Shouldn’t that naturally be conducted by their own guild master, Tae-ryeon?
After all, it was Tae-ryeon and Taegeuk Guild who had actually fought the Azure Spirit God and accumulated data from the encounter.
No matter how much Mir and Heukryeom Guild had attempted to conquer the Evil God, they hadn’t even laid eyes on the Azure Spirit God yet.
‘We acknowledge Heukryeom Guild’s strength and their track record in Evil God conquests. But the Evil God they faced and the Spirit God we encountered are completely different.’
Not all Evil Gods are the same.
Rather, Evil Gods possessed forms and powers that differed far more than monsters did.
Yet simply because Mir had experience conquering a different Evil God, he was now briefing them on Evil God strategy.
This didn’t sit right with me.
Logically, wouldn’t it be better if Tae-ryeon took the lead and Mir played a supporting role, sharing insights from their experience with a different Evil God?
And yet.
“Taegeuk Guild has likely experienced this already, but the subordinate monsters of the Azure Spirit God are spirit-type monsters. Physical attacks are nearly ineffective, and they use magic of various attributes….”
Mir was explaining the Azure Spirit God with remarkable proficiency.
The Taegeuk Guild members were somewhat surprised by this.
‘Guild Master Tae-ryeon must have explained it to Mir beforehand.’
Yet my thoughts remained unchanged.
Was there really a reason for Tae-ryeon to explain things to Mir, and then have Mir conduct the briefing?
Tae-ryeon could have simply explained it directly.
As I was thinking this.
“As you all likely know, attacking with the weakness attribute is the best approach against such enemies.”
“It’s not that we didn’t know that….”
“Which is why we’ve prepared ‘attribute coating agents.'”
“Ahem, we did prepare some as well. However, the duration is short and the price is so expensive that it was impossible to prepare them in large quantities.”
“Would you like to examine one?”
Mir produced an item.
An attribute coating agent.
A useful item in situations like this, but one with terrible price-to-efficiency ratio.
Most attribute coating agents with worthwhile attack power had a duration of less than one minute, and reapplying the coating every minute during combat was far too dangerous.
And yet.
Whoosh!
As Mir sprayed a fire-attribute coating agent onto his blade.
The flames ignited and burned without showing any sign of extinguishing.
At first glance, the coating agent’s performance far exceeded anything available on the market, and its duration stretched beyond two minutes.
“That’s… quite impressive. But with a coating agent of this quality, wouldn’t the quantity be insufficient? For all of us to use it…”
“I’ve prepared as much as possible, so it should be enough for one confrontation with the Evil God.”
I had assumed that even obtaining a few bottles of such quality would have been difficult.
I was wrong.
An enormous quantity of coating agent emerged from Mir’s possession.
As Mir said, it didn’t seem like the coating agent would run short at this volume.
Where on earth had he obtained such quality and quantity of attribute coating agents?
My jaw practically dropped in astonishment.
However, Mir’s briefing didn’t end there.
“Furthermore, the subordinate monsters of the Blue Spirit God possess one critical weakness.”
“A weakness? From what we’ve encountered, they don’t even have cores, so we thought there were no particular weaknesses.”
“There is one.”
“What weakness are you referring to?”
“The materialization window.”
“The materialization window…”
“The translucent bodies of the spirits turn blue in certain situations, such as when they use attacks. That moment is precisely when you can strike them down.”
The spirits’ weakness, in other words.
Upon hearing this, the Taegeuk Guild members began to murmur in confusion.
Initially, most believed it was illogical that Mir, who had never faced the Blue Spirit God, would know this, but as they discussed further…
“Now that I think about it, their bodies did turn blue every time they used an attack.”
“That’s right. It was coincidental, but our attacks seemed to connect at those moments.”
“Then, could it really be…”
The more they shared their observations, the higher the likelihood that Mir’s words were true.
“I do remember the moments when the spirits changed color. But most of those would be when they’re attacking, wouldn’t that be too dangerous?”
“It would be dangerous alone, but if you move as a team, it works. One person draws their attention, and when the spirit attacks and changes color, someone beside them finishes it off.”
“Hmm…”
It was certainly a plausible strategy.
However, before applying this strategy,
Tae-ryeon had something she needed to confirm with Mir.
“Is it really true?”
How did Mir know this fact?
Was that really the spirits’ weakness?
If not, the Evil God strategy would be doomed from the start.
At this, Mir paused briefly before responding.
“I received the Evil God’s Codex when I accepted the main scenario Quest.”
“The Evil God’s Codex…”
“Yes, the Evil God’s Codex contained the minimum information necessary to overcome the Evil God. The weakness I just mentioned was also information I read from there.”
“I see…”
“Haven’t I sufficiently proven myself by overcoming other Evil Gods until now?”
“…I see.”
I spoke of the Evil God’s Codex and began briefing them on strategies for defeating the Azure Water Deity.
* * *
The Evil God’s Codex, they say.
How could such a thing possibly exist?
Of course it was a lie—the strategies I was explaining were based on my own experience defeating the Azure Water Deity back in First.
Still, fortunately.
“Indeed, the Main Scenario Quest isn’t just something that exists for nothing.”
“You need to know such information to defeat the Evil God.”
“No wonder the difficulty seemed absurdly high. I had no idea such information existed.”
“You called it the Evil God’s Codex, right?”
“It must be secret information granted only to those undertaking the Main Scenario Quest, yet you’re sharing such knowledge with us….”
Taegeuk Guild seemed convinced by my explanation.
Even more so.
“So that’s what it was.”
“That explains it!”
“When we faced that whale, you precisely identified the heart as its weakness and its exact location, then distributed us accordingly—that was all thanks to the Evil God’s Codex!”
“And installing the magic circles before facing the Silver Storm God—wasn’t that also thanks to the Codex?”
“That must be it.”
Even my own Heukryeom Guild members were convinced.
I had inadvertently deceived my guild members, but what could I do?
Since I had been a veteran of First and explaining it as mere experience would be awkward, I decided to continue using the fictional ‘Evil God’s Codex’ going forward.
In any case, in that manner.
“That concludes my briefing.”
The briefing on defeating the Evil God was complete.
What I had explained wasn’t merely strategies for ordinary monsters.
I had also explained strategies for the true enemy—the main body itself, the Azure Water Deity.
Not only the attacks Taegeuk Guild had already experienced, but also attacks they had never encountered.
Strategies for blocking or evading those attacks.
And strategies for bringing down that creature.
Some of the strategies were difficult to accept at face value.
“Truly, the Evil God’s Codex!”
“Remarkable.”
“We had no choice but to lose without knowing this.”
“I’m glad we cooperated with Heukryeom Guild. Even if a few other Major Guilds had come, they wouldn’t have known this and would have failed to clear it.”
“As expected of our Guild Master. Your foresight is exceptional.”
Thanks to the fictional ‘Evil God’s Codex,’ I was able to convince them easily.
With that, the briefing ended.
After distributing the prepared supplies, including attribute coating agents, and finishing our departure preparations.
“We remember the point where the Evil God appeared, but we cannot predict what crises may strike or when. Once we enter the Western Region, we will maintain constant vigilance.”
“Yes!”
We crossed the boundary line.
The boundary line in question was a gorge formed of rock.
The terrain was quite complex, but Taegeuk Guild had perfect knowledge of the rocky gorge’s geography.
Thanks to this, we were able to cross the gorge without any hesitation or confusion.
The moment we crossed the gorge, what entered our view was.
“Wow, a desert.”
“This is my first time in the Western Region.”
“Everyone put on masks first. Otherwise, sand dust will narrow your vision and drain your stamina quickly.”
“Oh, right.”
“Change into desert-specific shoes too.”
“Yes!”
It was an expansive desert.
All that was visible was sand.
A floor of sand, dunes of sand, and dust winds carrying grains of sand.
It was a pure sand desert—not a single cactus in sight, the kind people typically imagine when they think of deserts.
‘First didn’t lack desert terrain entirely, but the Western Region wasn’t dominated by it like this.’
First and Second.
Something must have happened in the time between them.
From what I heard, most of the terrain in the Western Continent consists of desert like this.
The moment we arrived at the desert, the guild members began equipping the desert-specific gear they’d been provided in advance, and I did the same.
“Luke, I need your help.”
– Yes, Master.
[ Sealed Sand Demon’s Mouth Guard ]
[ Sealed Sand Demon’s Hood ]
….
[ You have equipped all 5/5 pieces of the ‘Sealed Sand Demon’ set. ]
[ The ‘Sealed Sand Demon’ set effect activates. ]
[ Sealed Sand Demon : Desert terrain penalties are nullified, and conversely, your stats increase in desert terrain. The stronger the penalty, the greater the stat increase. ]
I changed into equipment suited for the desert.
Immediately, the desert’s characteristic oppressive heat dulled, and the thick, dusty atmosphere felt refreshingly clear.
My vision, which had been narrowed by sand dust, expanded further.
This was the effect of the ‘Sealed Sand Demon’ set.
Better equipment existed, but with no knowing when I’d face the Evil God, I couldn’t recklessly equip higher-tier gear and waste cooldowns.
This was the best desert equipment I could wear at my level, so I planned to maintain it until I faced the Evil God.
“If everyone is ready, let’s depart.”
The moment preparations finished, we moved again.
The sight of over two hundred users moving across the desert was quite spectacular.
Hundreds of those called the strong even in Second were on the move.
“Tsk.”
“Ssssshhhhh—.”
The monsters dared not approach recklessly either.
No matter how formidable the Desert’s monsters were, they lacked the confidence to face hundreds of humans who appeared equally powerful—a natural conclusion.
As we advanced peacefully through the Desert like this.
“Save me! Please, save me!!”
A scream echoed from ahead.
Looking closer, an unfamiliar boy came galloping toward us on a camel in desperate haste.
But the atmosphere felt ominous.
As if he were being pursued by something.
We hadn’t offered to help, yet he charged toward us, grasping at even the thinnest thread of hope.
And moments later.
As he drew near.
Whoooooosh!
“Desert Worm!”
A colossal monster emerged from behind him.
Desert Worm.
True to its name, a worm that dwells in the Desert.
However, its appearance and size were difficult to capture with merely the word “worm.”
A monster that appeared to be a fantasy rendition of the legendary creature known as the Mongolian Death Worm, said to inhabit the Gobi Desert.
A master of the Desert had appeared—one capable of swallowing camels whole with ease.
The problem was.
“Shrieeeeeek!”
“Shrieeeeeek!”
That there wasn’t just one Desert Worm, but multiple.
And the greater problem was, as if proving that Taegeuk Guild was approaching the Evil God in the correct direction.
“Remnants of the Evil God…!”
A blue aura from the “Blue Spirit God” flowed from the bodies of the Desert Worms.

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