The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 283

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Chapter 283
Chapter 283
Desert Worm.
This massive worm-like creature of the Desert had attack patterns as brutish as they appeared.
It would roll across the sands, crushing us with that colossal body.
Or it would burrow beneath the desert floor and suddenly erupt upward to ambush us.
A monster that relied entirely on its immense size to overwhelm—crude and straightforward in every way.
Yet such a creature.
The ones that appeared shrouded in the blue aura of the ‘Blue Spirit God’ launched an attack that was neither crushing nor swallowing.
“SCREEEEEEE!”
“SCREEEEEEEEE!”
“What—what is this!”
“The Desert Worm is suddenly using a breath attack!”
“First, defend!”
It was a breath attack.
A vortex erupting from the Desert Worm’s massive maw.
That whirlwind, resembling the sandstorms of the Desert itself, descended upon us.
An attack far too sudden.
While many possessed defensive skills, no player could instantly deploy a wide-area defense skill in such circumstances.
[ Avalon’s Rampart ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Form: Shield
Grade: Mythic
Restriction: Level 900 or higher, Shield Mastery Lv 90 or higher, Strength 4,000 or higher
Description: A shield fashioned after the rampart that guards Avalon, the legendary paradise where King Arthur is said to slumber, believed to have existed on the Isle of Britain.
I drew forth a shield so enormous that even the term “tower shield” seemed inadequate.
Of course, no matter how vast a shield, it could not protect hundreds of guild members.
But this was not reality—it was a game.
And this shield’s unique skill was.
– Activating the unique skill of ‘Avalon’s Rampart’: ‘Paradise Guardian’.
A skill that formed a colossal barrier akin to a rampart, befitting the shield’s name and size.
Of course, the wider the area, the lower the defense would become.
– Activating the skill ‘Jade Stone Fortress’.
I supplemented it with this mythic-grade defensive skill.
Even so, I would struggle against attacks of overwhelming power, but fortunately, the Desert Worm’s breath was not particularly strong.
It seemed designed to sweep across enemies and create chaos, scattering formations rather than dealing pure damage.
“Mir, thank you!”
“We’re alive because of you!”
“How did you conjure such a barrier in that brief moment…”
The Desert Worm continued to breathe.
And then came the massive barrier that materialized before my eyes.
The users were startled and flustered by this.
“Everyone, snap out of it! We’re forming a raid formation right now!”
Tae-ryeon was the first to regain her composure and began issuing orders to her guild members.
“Yes!”
True to their status as a Major Guild, the Taegeuk Guild quickly regained their senses and moved in perfect unison.
“Come on, let’s move too!”
“Yes, Vice Guild Master!”
Our guild also began forming the raid formation we had honed under Kang Ju-hyuk’s command.
“The Desert Worm may be infused with remnants of the Evil God, but it’s still just a Desert Worm. We can handle it as usual.”
Right after that.
The raid on the Desert Worm began immediately.
The raid itself wasn’t particularly difficult.
The Desert Worm was a strong monster, and there were many of them, but.
“Attack!”
Boom! Crash!
“Shrieeeeeeek!”
Here we had the Taegeuk Guild, one of the top five Major Guilds in Second, and the Heukryeom Guild, which had grown to match their level, all gathered together.
We could handle Desert Worms without any problem.
However, the breath that the Desert Worm unleashed using the Evil God’s remnants was a variable.
“Shriee—.”
“Now.”
The moment the Desert Worm used its breath for the first time.
I had already figured out how to deal with it.
At first, the fact that the Desert Worm could use breath at all was so unconventional that I couldn’t respond properly.
But the creature needed a preparatory motion—it had to inhale the sand dust in the air heavily before using its breath.
And seizing that moment, I rushed forward swiftly.
[ The Chosen King’s Sword, Excalibur ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Type: Sword
Grade: Mythic
Requirement: Level 900 or higher, Sword Mastery Lv 90 or higher
Description: The legendary holy sword said to have been wielded by Arthur, the legendary king of Britain.
Slash!
“Shrieeeeeeek!”
I severed the creature’s throat with the Mythic-grade sword, Excalibur.
The sword strike was so powerful that its windpipe was cut along with its flesh, and it could no longer inhale the sand dust.
Preventing the breath was a natural consequence.
Then I left the creature, writhing in pain, to the guild members.
Whoosh!
I immediately moved to defeat the other Desert Worms.
As I continued fighting, I could observe the Taegeuk Guild’s performance, and Tae-ryeon’s efforts in particular were extraordinary.
She multiplied her numbers using the clone technique and phantom dance that she had demonstrated during our duel.
“Screeeeeee!”
Then, using swift movement, she leaped straight into the Desert Worm’s mouth.
As the Desert Worm eagerly swallowed her clones,
Boom!!
An explosion erupted from within the Desert Worm’s body.
Either the clones had used Taoist magic inside the Desert Worm’s body, or they had already been converted into time-delayed explosive traps before being swallowed.
It was a crude and direct attack, but against a massive and brutish monster like the Desert Worm, there was no more effective strategy.
I couldn’t afford to fall behind.
– I activate the unique skill of the Chosen King’s Sword, Excalibur: “Promised Victory Blade.”
I began swinging Excalibur to defeat the Desert Worms.
True to its nature as a mythic-grade sword with a 900-level restriction, its duration wasn’t particularly long, but its overwhelming power allowed me to defeat countless Desert Worms.
And thanks to the Taegeuk Guild and Heukryeom Guild lending their strength,
Thud.
we were able to safely defeat the Desert Worms—remnants of the Evil God that had appeared so suddenly.
“Phew.”
“Everyone did excellent work.”
“They were certainly powerful. The Desert Worms themselves are named-rank monsters, and with the Evil God’s remnants dwelling within them…”
“Indeed. These aren’t even direct subordinates of the Evil God itself, yet they reached this level of strength.”
Though they spoke of difficulty, everyone’s expressions looked quite pleased.
Well, that powerful Desert Worm—
one infused with the Evil God’s aura—we had defeated without taking any damage, so of course spirits were high.
And there was something else.
‘Our teamwork is better than expected.’
The Heukryeom Guild and Taegeuk Guild.
Two guilds that seemed unlikely to mesh well were actually working together surprisingly smoothly.
Even in this single battle, for a first coordinated effort, their unity was quite impressive.
If we continued fighting a few more times like this, we could conduct a genuinely competent raid.
But before that,
“Thank you for saving us!”
it was time to have a conversation with the boy who had suddenly dragged the Desert Worm to us and put us in danger.
* * *
The Western Desert Region.
Though this place appears barren enough that no living creature could survive, far more life exists here than one might think.
Not only common wild animals like lizards and scorpions, but various plants including cacti, and monsters as strong and harsh as the desolate environment itself.
Above all, humans divided into numerous tribes living their lives.
Many different tribes exist in the desert, but this boy in particular—
‘Rashid’ was an apprentice warrior of the Morae-kal Tribe, famous for their strength.
He had no choice.
“Huff, huff….”
He abandoned his tribe and fled.
Mysterious spirits that attacked the tribe.
The Morae-kal Tribe was fierce, but they couldn’t possibly defeat those spirits.
The sand shaman was desperately maintaining a barrier, but it was only a matter of time before it collapsed.
That’s why Rashid was sent.
To request reinforcements from neighboring tribes.
But.
“Screeeeeeeee!”
A Desert Worm infused with the spirits’ characteristic blue aura.
The monster appeared and pursued Rashid.
Rashid, merely a novice warrior, couldn’t possibly defeat the Desert Worm, and all he could do was flee desperately.
Then he saw them.
“Save me! Please save me!!”
People crossing the desert.
They didn’t seem to be tribespeople from the desert.
He didn’t know their purpose or where they came from, but.
“Please!!”
They were his only hope right now.
He didn’t know how strong they were, or if they would suffer harm because of him.
But he had no other choice.
The moment he hid behind them.
Rashid couldn’t help but be astonished.
Boom boom boom crash!
A man in a black coat perfectly blocked the sand storm unleashed by the Desert Worm.
Slash.
Then his sword severed half the Desert Worm’s neck.
The others were the same.
Some clones willingly let themselves be devoured by the Desert Worm, then detonated inside its body.
Hundreds of people moved as one and brought down the Desert Worm in an instant.
Not an ordinary Desert Worm, but one infused with the spirits’ power.
‘How can they be this strong….’
Even the great warriors of the Morae-kal Tribe weren’t this powerful.
Though still a novice warrior, Rashid had traveled the Western Desert Region since childhood and witnessed many strong fighters.
He could tell that all of them possessed strength greater than any tribe he’d ever seen.
That’s why, after the battle ended.
When the man in the black coat approached.
“Thank you for saving me!”
Rashid bowed deeply to his savior.
“I know this is a shameless request! But please, would you be willing to help our tribe…?”
I set aside all pride as a warrior.
I had no choice but to bow before them.
* * *
A boy who appeared leading Desert Worms.
I had no intention of holding him responsible.
Before that, there was a question I needed to ask him.
‘The Blue Spirit God.’
The boy appeared leading Desert Worms infused with the aura of the Blue Spirit God.
It could have been coincidence, but I could sense it instinctively.
That this boy was connected to the Blue Spirit God.
It wasn’t mere speculation, but rather an intuition honed through defeating all Evil Gods in First and clearing the game.
And indeed.
“I know this is a shameless request! But please, would you be willing to help our tribe…?”
The moment he suddenly bowed before us.
[ Sudden Quest ‘Rescue Request of the Morae-kal Tribe’ has been created. ]
Rank: Legendary.
Description: The Morae-kal Tribe, renowned for their strength even in the great desert of the Western Continent, faces a crisis.
Objective: Follow Rashid, a trainee warrior of the Morae-kal Tribe, and save the Morae-kal Tribe.
A Sudden Quest appeared.
And it seemed the Quest notification wasn’t just for me.
“A, a Legendary-rank Sudden Quest?”
“The Quest window doesn’t have detailed information, but this is clearly….”
That’s right.
Just as I suspected.
“An Evil God!”
“Is an Evil God attacking this place called the Morae-kal Tribe?”
This boy was connected to an Evil God.
Based on the Quest details, the tribe was being attacked by an Evil God, and they were either fleeing or rushing through the desert to request rescue.
“An Evil God? Yes! Those creatures were definitely what people call Evil Gods!”
“Specifically?”
“They were blue spirits. Especially their leader was a monster that defied the desert’s common sense!”
Blue spirits.
Just hearing this, I could be certain.
Aside from Evil Gods, no monster in the desert could be called a blue spirit.
“If you save us, I will hand over all our tribe’s treasures and riches! W, well, truthfully I don’t have a choice. But our tribal chief would certainly do the same!”
He offered rewards, but truthfully, the compensation from this Sudden Quest wasn’t particularly important to us.
What mattered was the nature of this Sudden Quest.
“Let’s go right now.”
“Y, you’re really going to help us? Our tribe?”
“We don’t have time for this, do we?”
“Yes, yes!”
Evil God hunting.

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