The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 33

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Chapter 33
Chapter 33
The destination of the special commission.
Ash Ossuary.
Naturally, since it was quite far from Labelt, I had to travel there.
Ordinarily, when undertaking commissions like this, the standard approach was to move to the nearest village to the destination first, then proceed on foot.
However, since that method only worked for villages I’d already visited, I had to set out directly from Labelt.
Another player would have checked the travel distance and sighed first.
“Let’s go.”
“Neeeigh!”
I was different.
A horse whistle—too expensive for most players to obtain early on.
I possessed Granny, arguably the finest horse available to acquire in the early stages among those obtainable through such means.
Clop, clop—!
A speed incomparably faster than a player of the same level walking.
Feeling the cool breeze against my skin.
“Let’s see, the ossuary’s location is….”
I cross-referenced the commission document with my map to reconfirm the destination’s position.
Ash Ossuary.
In terms of straight-line distance, it wasn’t particularly far, but the problem was that I couldn’t travel in a straight line.
A massive gorge existed between Labelt and Ash Ossuary.
That gorge blocked the path.
Enormous mountain ranges flanked both ends of the gorge, and they were so treacherous that climbing them consumed considerable time, and powerful monsters inhabited the region.
In the end, following the standard route meant I’d have to circumvent this gorge and mountain range, taking a wide detour.
‘I can’t afford to waste time like that.’
The special commission I’d received was a time-limited quest.
I had only this week.
Since the Guild Master had issued this commission expecting my growth, I wanted to make the most of that time.
I had no intention of losing time to travel.
Therefore.
“Is this that gorge?”
– Master, this place is….
“What was the quest name again? It was where marine monsters crawled up in droves during the final episode of First.”
– It’s Sea Serpent Gorge.
“Right. Sea Serpent Gorge. The terrain name has completely changed now. The mountain range beside it seems to have been much higher originally too.”
I’d galloped in a straight line between Labelt and the Dungeon, arriving before the gorge.
Sea Serpent Gorge.
As expected, compared to First, only minor details had changed; such massive geographical features remained largely the same.
Comparing it to my memories from First, it seemed the correct interpretation was that Second was First’s future.
‘Perhaps I should dig through historical records soon.’
With that thought in mind, I dismounted from the horse.
From here on, I couldn’t ride any further.
Rather than circling around the gorge and mountain range, I intended to cross straight through this gorge itself.
“Let’s see, at this distance… it should be possible, right?”
Thinking so, I asked Luke for an item.
Soon after, black flames ignited and the item that materialized was none other than.
[ Red Wyvern’s Horn Flute ]
( Non-tradeable )
Type: Mount
Grade: Unique
Requirement: Level 700+, Riding Skill Lv 70
Description: A horn flute capable of summoning and riding the ‘Red Wyvern,’ said to be the most ferocious and difficult to handle among all wyverns.
A flute.
Among flying-type mounts, the wyvern was counted among the most exceptional.
This flute could summon and allow me to ride the Red Wyvern, the most superior among them.
I had considered summoning ‘Sleipnir,’ the ultimate mount I primarily used during my First era, but didn’t my items have their usage duration determined by level differences and such?
I was worried that if I summoned Sleipnir and it disappeared the moment I mounted it due to time running out, so I pulled out this ‘Red Wyvern’s Horn Flute’ instead.
Piiiii—.
Standing before the gorge, I blew the horn flute.
“Kroooooooo!”
The Red Wyvern revealed itself.
True to its nature as a large-sized Red Wyvern among wyverns, its broad back appeared spacious enough to easily accommodate two or three adults.
Its reptilian eyes, split vertically, gleamed even redder than its crimson scales, and its red wing membranes bore black stripes like those of a tiger.
‘Originally, Red Wyverns are among the most powerful species of wyverns, high-level monsters.’
Even the current Rank 1, the Sword Saint, would likely find it difficult to hunt a Red Wyvern.
Rank 1 or not, the Second’s top ranker, having only just passed two years since launch, was nowhere near comparable to a Red Wyvern in level.
Such a wyvern.
“Grrrrr…”
“Yes, it’s been a while, hasn’t it?”
Lowered its head before me.
This was possible because the loyalty of a wyvern summoned through a mount item started at 100 from the beginning.
The Red Wyvern, which appeared overwhelmingly powerful even when summoned for combat rather than flight.
Of course, to utilize a mount for combat purposes, one would need the ‘Rider’ skill.
‘But I can do it.’
My class in Second was Omni Master.
Naturally, I could learn skills like Tamer and Rider as well.
While they don’t exist as skill books, if I learned the Rider’s unique skills, I could use such a powerful mount for combat purposes.
Thinking so.
‘It wouldn’t be bad to tame a decent monster later on, would it?’
This thought crossed my mind.
A combat mount and Luke, and if I tame monsters using the Tamer skill ‘Taming’, it would be a great help in battle.
Of course, there aren’t many monsters that could keep up with my growth rate, so ideally I’d want a support-type monster rather than a combat one.
In any case, I quickly climbed onto the saddle before the Red Wyvern’s summoning could be cancelled.
And then.
“Let’s go.”
“Roooaaarrr!”
Following my command, the Red Wyvern spread its vast wings and began soaring over the gorge.
* * *
Sea Serpent Gorge.
This place was not merely an obstacle terrain blocking the way beyond Labelt.
Like most of Second’s fields, this too was a hunting ground where monsters existed.
Among the monsters that appeared in Sea Serpent Gorge.
“Ssssshhhhh—.”
“Ugh, so gross. Why do we have to hunt here of all places! I hate reptiles!”
“This hunting ground is perfect for our level. And you’re a lightning mage anyway. There’s no better matchup than this.”
“It’s not lightning mage, it’s lightning bolt mage!”
“It’s all the same.”
“It’s completely different, the nuance!”
Stream Serpent.
A subordinate species of Sea Serpent, it was a monster also called ‘stream snake’ by users.
While they were difficult to deal with, they became much easier to handle if you had an Archer or Sage present.
As such, Sea Serpent Gorge was crowded today with users seeking to level up.
But then, suddenly.
Roooaaarrr!!
“What was that!”
“Did you hear that sound just now?”
“Did I mishear?”
“You didn’t mishear—we all heard it.”
“Is there a monster in Sea Serpent Gorge that makes a cry like that?”
“Did a field boss monster appear?”
A ferocious roar echoed through the air.
Though they had never heard this roar before, all the users gathered here could sense it.
That this roar was by no means the cry of an ordinary monster.
At this, the users looked around with tense expressions.
However, no monster was visible in the gorge below.
As people tilted their heads in confusion about what was happening, someone suddenly looked up and shouted.
“There, there! Above!”
Following that person, all the nearby users looked up.
Their vision climbed along the cliff face, and when it reached the sky between the gorge’s characteristic cracks and crevices.
They could see it.
A red wyvern was crossing through the gorge.
“A, a dragon?”
“Idiot, does that look like a dragon to you? It’s gotta be a wyvern!”
“Are wyverns that huge?”
“No, I’ve never even heard of wyverns appearing around the gorge in the first place?”
“It’s an open world game. Anything’s possible.”
Everyone stared blankly at the wyvern.
Wasn’t this the true joy of an open world virtual reality game?
Witnessing a red wyvern soaring unexpectedly through the sky between the gorge walls—a sight no one had anticipated.
But then.
“Wait, isn’t that… someone riding on top of it?”
Someone pointed at the wyvern with their finger.
Of course.
“Idiot, what’s wrong with you? Why do you keep calling it a dragon instead of a wyvern? And in a situation where even the Sword Saint failed to hunt a wyvern, you’re saying someone’s riding on one? That makes no sense.”
“Ah, well. It could be an NPC…”
“Look carefully—that’s a red wyvern! Even the Empire’s Wyvern Knights only ride standard white wyverns. There’s no way even the captain of the Wyvern Knights could ride a red one.”
“Is that so…?”
“What’s wrong with your eyes, Archer? Go level up your Eagle Eye skill a bit more and come back.”
“No, my skill level is high enough…”
No one believed the man’s words.
There was no way someone could be flying on a wyvern at this point in time.
And so, everyone below the gorge.
Watched in stunned silence as the red wyvern completely crossed the gorge.
* * *
The moment we reached the other side of the gorge, the red wyvern vanished in a shimmer.
I was grateful the red wyvern crossed the gorge so quickly.
If its speed had been even slightly slower, the summon would have been cancelled mid-gorge and I would have plummeted down.
“Good work.”
“Grrrrr…”
I stroked the head of the red wyvern as it faded away.
Once the cooldown started, it would take quite some time before I could summon it again.
“As expected, taking this route cuts the time significantly.”
Looking at the map, it seemed I could reach my destination with just a bit more travel ahead.
If I had gone around the gorge and mountain range, it would have taken far longer.
Crossing the gorge had accelerated my travel time by dozens of times over.
“Let’s go again!”
“Neeeigh!”
I summoned Granny again.
I had many other mounts available, but calling them now would mean accounting for their summon times and cooldowns.
Since the remaining distance wasn’t that far, riding this creature would be more than sufficient.
Granny lived up to her unique-rank steed status, moving faster than most high-level mounts.
As expected, after riding Granny for a short distance,
“We’re almost there now.”
A village completely burned to ash and ruin came into view.
Since I had only just begun Second, I couldn’t fathom why the village had been reduced to such a state.
What I could discern, however,
was that my destination existed near that village—once called Lisen Village according to the map markers.
Following the map from the village as a reference point, I continued forward.
[ Ash Ossuary ]
Before long, I arrived at the destination of this special commission.

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