The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 285

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Chapter 285
Chapter 285
While not a 1,000-level staff, it was still a mythic-grade staff at 900 levels.
A unique skill from such a staff couldn’t possibly be mediocre.
And of course, I poured my own mana generously into it.
‘With skills of this type, the magical power grows stronger the more mana you feed it.’
I even pulled out a premium mana stone and infused it with mana.
As a result.
– Whoooooooosh!!
The staff’s unique skill manifested in an enormous form.
Boom!!
It struck the Blue Spirit God head-on.
The fireball the Evil God had been preparing was swept up in the wind, transforming into a raging inferno that was quite impressive to witness.
Of course, everything up to this point was exactly as I had anticipated.
I hadn’t drawn the Horus’s Falcon Staff thoughtlessly.
I had pulled it out specifically to utilize even the Evil God’s fireball.
I had successfully blocked the Evil God’s fireball and landed a fairly significant blow.
‘But this won’t be enough.’
I couldn’t afford to underestimate the Blue Spirit God.
Actually, based on my experience so far, wasn’t it obvious?
Evil Gods couldn’t be treated as ordinary monsters.
This level of attack alone wasn’t enough to let my guard down against such an opponent.
As such.
“Luke.”
I immediately prepared my next attack.
[ Geb’s Ankh ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Type: Staff
Grade: Mythic
Requirements: Level 900 or higher, Magic Mastery Lv 90 or higher, Wisdom 3,000 or higher
Description: A symbolic artifact said to have been wielded by Geb, the Earth God and one of the primordial deities in ancient desert mythology.
An ankh.
A cross-shaped tool with a handle that the gods of Egypt were said to carry.
In Second, that tool was implemented as a magical weapon in the form of a ‘wand’.
And once again, I pulled out a premium mana stone and infused the ankh with mana.
– Using the unique skill of ‘Geb’s Ankh’, ‘Geb’s Wrath’.
I activated the ankh’s unique skill.
Since Geb was known as the Earth God, it was said that earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occurred the moment he grew angry.
With such power dwelling within it.
‘Geb’s Ankh’ unique skill was.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
A massive earthquake erupted across the Desert.
Had I used it normally, the effect wouldn’t have been this severe, but by channeling my mana and the special-grade mana stone’s mana together, the scope and power were extraordinary.
In particular, just like the ‘Horus’s Hawk Staff’ I’d used moments before, ‘Geb’s Ankh’ also saw its power dramatically amplified when used in the Desert terrain.
Though Geb was called the God of the Earth, since he was an Egyptian deity, his domain was essentially synonymous with the ‘Desert’.
Rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble!
As the Desert’s tremors intensified, a colossal antlion pit began forming beneath the Blue Spirit God and the spirits.
But that wasn’t all.
Towering Sand Dunes collapsed inward, creating a massive tidal wave of sand that swept through the spirits and buried them beneath the antlion pit.
Even amidst this devastation, I didn’t pause—I was already preparing my next attack.
[ Khepri’s Golden Scarab ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Form : Orb
Grade : Mythic
Requirement : Level 900 or higher, Magic Mastery Lv 90 or higher, Intelligence 3,000 or higher
Description : A scarab imbued with the power of Khepri, known in ancient Desert mythology as the god of the sun.
The ‘Horus’s Hawk Staff’ had been a staff-type weapon.
The ‘Geb’s Ankh’ had been a wand-type weapon.
The ‘Khepri’s Golden Scarab’ I was about to use was an orb—a rounded, amber-like form containing a golden scarab.
And since this orb was imbued with the power of Khepri, the god of sunrise—
– Activating the unique skill of ‘Khepri’s Golden Scarab’: ‘Desert Sunrise’.
I could attack enemies using the sun’s power as my catalyst.
Moreover, this too consumed my mana and the special-grade mana stone’s mana, growing in magnitude, and with my enhanced Intelligence in the Black Flame state, its power soared.
Whoooosh—
Separate from the sun hovering above my head, a new sun’s light rose from the Desert’s horizon, evoking the image of sunrise.
Whoosh!
It began incinerating the spirits.
This wasn’t metaphorical.
The spirits touched by the sunrise’s light were literally burning.
The Blue Spirit God was no exception.
Since physical attacks barely affected it, the creature had no choice but to suffer massive damage from powerful magical assaults.
While this wouldn’t completely defeat it, inflicting meaningful damage was what mattered.
Most importantly—
‘The spirits have been significantly thinned out.’
The number of spirits crowding around the Blue Spirit God had drastically decreased.
Of course it had.
The unique skills of the three Mythic-grade weapons I’d used manifested with terrain bonuses from the Desert, proving stronger than the Mythic unique skills of ordinary level-1,000 weapons.
A sand storm, a Desert tidal wave, and scorching sunlight.
Most spirits whose weaknesses aligned with wind, earth, and fire attributes couldn’t withstand these three consecutive attacks and were annihilated.
As evidence of this—
[Your level has increased.]
[Your level has increased.]
….
My level had risen significantly from these three attacks alone.
The results were satisfying, but my losses were quite substantial.
‘I’ve consumed three premium mana stones.’
Premium mana stones were items difficult to obtain even for me back in First.
When I first crossed over to Second, I had only fifteen premium mana stones in my possession.
I tried to conserve them, but through countless battles thus far, I’ve consumed a considerable number of premium mana stones.
Just a few more uses and I’ll be completely depleted.
Since premium mana stones were so versatile, I thought I’d need to find a way to obtain more soon or discover alternative items to replace them.
While I was thinking such thoughts.
“Roooooooaaaaaarrrrr—!”
A resonant sound born from vibrating mana echoed forth.
It was the roar of the Blue Spirit God.
Along with it, the spirits that had been passively receiving my attacks regained their senses and simultaneously turned their heads.
The direction was, naturally.
‘So I’ve finally drawn aggro.’
Toward me.
Hundreds of spirits, including the Blue Spirit God, burned with azure light in their eyes as they fixed their gaze upon me.
Though it was a game, it was quite a chilling sight.
As all eyes concentrated on me.
“Shiel- naru’a peandel lusika-.”
The Blue Spirit God began to speak something.
It was not human language.
However, I had studied countless ancient languages and runes while investigating First’s ancient civilization and facing numerous Evil Gods, including the Blue Spirit God itself.
Therefore, I could roughly decipher the ancient rune language the Evil God was using.
In that sense, those words meant.
‘Children of great mana. Return the one who defies mana to mana’s embrace.’
That was likely what it meant.
“Ra seila-.”
The subordinate spirits all murmured in unison.
Whoooosh!
They began advancing toward me.
They weren’t simply approaching.
Fire spirits spewed flames, lightning spirits shot bolts of electricity, and so on.
Each unleashing their own abilities as they attacked me.
Though I had significantly reduced their numbers, the remaining spirit count was still at a level impossible for me to handle alone.
Yet I could not retreat here.
The moment I retreat and the Blue Spirit God absorbs the Morae-kal Tribe’s treasures.
The Blue Spirit God would undoubtedly grow stronger than what I had weakened it to.
“Luke.”
Ideally, I wanted to save Black Flame for confronting the Blue Spirit God.
But there was no other choice now.
Even I couldn’t face this many spirits and the Blue Spirit God simultaneously without releasing Black Flame.
As I called Luke’s name to draw out a new weapon.
“Black Cloud.”
A familiar voice called out from behind me.
In that instant, the desert sky that had been brilliantly clear began to darken.
These were no ordinary storm clouds.
The sky looked as though someone had dipped a brush heavy with ink and painted clouds across a pristine white canvas.
And I recognized the owner of that voice.
“Tae-ryeon?”
It was Tae-ryeon, the Guild Master of Taegeuk Guild.
I wondered how she could have arrived so quickly, but recalling the Sage’s skills, one possibility came to mind.
‘Spatial Contraction.’
The Sage’s movement skill, Spatial Contraction.
If Swift Step was a skill like the Mage’s Blink, allowing instantaneous movement over short distances.
Then Spatial Contraction was like the Mage’s Teleport, allowing movement across long distances.
‘Had she already arrived and prepared her technique while I was focused on my attack?’
There was no way she could simply cast a cloud formation of this magnitude.
She must have arrived via Spatial Contraction while I concentrated on my assault, and the moment she grasped the gravity of the situation, she prepared a powerful technique.
That black cloud was surely it.
And I knew.
‘This is merely preparation.’
The Sage’s Black Cloud technique was not a complete skill in itself.
It was merely a preparatory technique for unleashing a powerful area-of-effect technique.
Sure enough, I turned my head.
“As the black clouds blanket the heavens, thunder tears the sky asunder, and wrathful rain falls like blades while winds from all directions bend to my will.”
A woman in black and white robes.
Tae-ryeon was chanting an incantation.
Just as a Mage would chant a spell to prepare magic.
And just as I had consumed a supreme-grade mana stone to amplify my magic’s power.
She too was burning talismans of unmistakable potency, her eyes blazing with power.
As she completed the full incantation.
“Heavenly Thunder and Wind Rain.”
Her technique was complete.
A sphere of thunder and rain materialized from her fan, gleaming as it ascended toward the black clouds above.
The spirits’ gazes followed the sphere upward of their own accord, and the moment it touched the black clouds.
Crack!!!
Dark clouds billowed with lightning, true to her sorcerous name.
The spirits took direct hits from the descending bolts.
That wasn’t all.
Rain and wind poured from the dark clouds, hampering the spirits’ movements, and the drenched spirits suffered even greater damage from the subsequent lightning strikes.
Tremendous range and power.
This was the true might of the Taegeuk Guild master.
“You were in such a hurry that I rushed to catch up, and the situation looked dire, so I prepared my sorcery right away.”
Tae-ryeon’s combat prowess on full display.
“I even burned a talisman that amplifies power. The duration won’t be very long, though.”
“Do you still have that talisman remaining?”
“Of course. I’m not foolish enough to waste talismans on small fry.”
The casting time was quite long, but an attack of this magnitude would prove invaluable when facing the Blue Spirit God.
I’d made the right choice joining hands with Taegeuk Guild.
Just as that thought crossed my mind.
“La Seira!”
Some of the spirits broke through the thunder, lightning, and rain, closing in right before us.
The Evil God’s subordinate monsters each possessed different attributes, and these spirits likely had strong resistance to electricity among their kind.
Tae-ryeon had done well, but the number of spirits remained substantial.
I’d considered using Dragon Fear to approach the Blue Spirit God directly, but striking it down in a single blow was impossible.
Using Dragon Fear now would only buy time.
With no choice but to draw my sword to fell the spirits first.
“The protagonist enters the stage!”
A sharp crack echoed.
The man who rushed from behind me.
Kang Ju-hyuk’s claws embedded themselves in a spirit’s head.
Physical attacks didn’t work on spirits, but the ‘attribute coating’ applied to Kang Ju-hyuk’s claws granted his strikes powerful elemental force.
Following suit.
“Tae-ryeon!”
A sharp slash rang out.
The Vice Guild Master of Taegeuk Guild rushed forward and wielded his weapon, likewise reinforced with attribute coating.
“Guild Master!”
“My apologies for the delay!”
“Raid commencing! Form your positions!”
“This is real combat!”
“The spirits’ numbers have dropped significantly!”
“We can defeat them this time!”
Following that, members of Black Flame and Taegeuk Guild poured in, and the full-scale Evil God raid began in earnest.

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