The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 330

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Chapter 330
Chapter 330
The moment we arrived at the Battlefield, the enemy revealed itself.
As expected, it was a mechanical weapon.
Constructed from steel plates with a distinctive metallic gray sheen, its eight legs were connected by gear-like joints.
The tips of its legs were sharp as stakes, but what truly stood out were the razor-edged pincers made of teeth and the tail embedded with a cannon barrel.
‘So this is Cronion’s mechanical weapon.’
An enemy type I’d never encountered before.
At least during the First era, no such monster existed.
However, while others fixed their gaze on the sharp pincers and tail.
My attention was drawn elsewhere.
‘The eyes.’
The eyes of this scorpion-shaped mechanical weapon.
They glowed with a vivid reddish-brown light.
There was no doubt.
It was a remnant of the Evil God.
Though I’d never seen this color before, my experience facing countless Evil Gods allowed me to be certain.
Based on the circumstances, if I were to infer the Evil God’s name.
‘The Reddish-Brown Mechanical Deity, perhaps?’
The Reddish-Brown Mechanical Deity.
I suspected this Evil God had newly emerged after entering Second.
Though I couldn’t fathom how a new Evil God had come into being.
Regardless, this mechanical scorpion was merely the beginning.
Thanks to it breaching the frontline barrier, Cronion soldiers were rapidly infiltrating through the gap.
The fortunate part was that not all the soldiers were mechanical.
If they were, the frontline would have already collapsed.
Yet they weren’t ordinary soldiers either—all of them were fully armored in steel equipment.
The real problem was their weapons.
‘Guns?’
Among their weapons were swords and spears, but there were also what appeared to be guns.
Not the arcane engineering weapons used by ancient civilizations.
Modern firearms—constructed from steel and gunpowder.
“Wow, a mechanical scorpion! That’s incredible!”
“The presence is insane!”
“Look at those soldiers too. Are those guns in their hands?”
“Guns? Can we even change jobs to Gunner now?”
“This is amazing.”
“Are we really fighting right after arriving at the Battlefield?”
“This is the main event!”
The players’ reactions were extraordinary.
Well, the moment we arrived at the Battlefield, mechanical scorpions appeared, and the enemies were wielding gunpowder rifles—weapons that supposedly don’t exist in Second.
It was natural to be shocked.
At this rate, the garrison where we were supposed to pitch our tents would be occupied by the enemy.
“I’ll attack immediately.”
“Yes!”
First, I had to bring them down.
With that thought, I rushed straight at the enemy.
The number of enemies continuously pouring through the barrier in real-time kept increasing.
There were so many of them that we’d already surpassed several thousand.
‘Numerically, we have the advantage.’
Just counting the players following behind me, there were tens of thousands.
We wouldn’t be pushed back by mere thousands of enemies.
If anything, we were overwhelmingly superior.
The problem was one thing.
That mechanical scorpion.
The creature that had been tearing through the Imperial Army’s tents the moment it breached the barrier somehow detected my presence accurately, even from a considerable distance.
Then.
Thunk!
It drove eight sharp legs into the ground, anchoring itself.
Its tail tilted toward me, pointing at me with its tip as it began gathering power.
I understood what that meant immediately.
The energy it was gathering was mana itself.
My dark eye, synchronized with Luke, was alerting me to the danger.
‘It’s strong.’
I could tell just by looking at the amount of mana accumulating at the tip of its tail.
This was dangerous.
Even if it was targeting me, I could evade it by deploying Hundred Fish Swimming, but I wasn’t alone right now.
If I dodged, the countless players following behind me would undoubtedly fall to that attack.
So.
“Luke, shield!”
– Yes, Master.
[ Indomitable Knights’ Protection ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Type : Shield
Grade : Epic
Requirements : Level 500 or higher, Shield Mastery Lv 50 or higher, Health 1,500 or higher
Description : A protective shield once wielded by the Knight Commander of the Indomitable Knights, who were also known as the Iron Wall Knights of old.
I couldn’t dodge this—I had to block it.
The moment I drew out the shield.
Boom!
Something launched from the mechanical scorpion’s tail.
A bullet composed of mana.
It appeared to be an attack from a mana cannon, and its power looked extraordinarily formidable.
Especially since our eyes had met—whether that was coincidence or if it had designated me as the priority target.
The attack was flying directly toward me.
– Activating Fourth Circle earth magic ‘Stone Wall’.
Infusing magic into the shield as well.
– Activating skill ‘Emerald Stone Bastion’.
I activated a defensive skill.
The mana cannon struck precisely against the shield I’d raised.
Boom!
The creature’s mana cannon collided with it.
Even with both defensive magic and a defensive skill active, it was difficult to withstand—the power was far stronger than anticipated.
So rather than simply blocking it head-on, I tilted the shield slightly.
Whoosh!
I deflected it skyward.
However, the creature’s assault didn’t end there.
Realizing its attack had been blocked, it drove its legs deeper into the ground and lowered its stance, seemingly preparing an even stronger assault.
It was already gathering a new mana cannon.
There was still considerable distance between us.
Therefore, instead of defending against another attack, I prepared a counterattack.
[ Crimson Sniper ]
( Non-tradeable )
Form: Rifle
Grade: Epic
The anti-materiel sniper rifle I’d used even in the Second Crown tournament—the Crimson Sniper.
I drew the weapon once more.
Since the Crimson Sniper was a weapon with a 150-level restriction, it would normally be underpowered for someone who’d reached level 500 like myself.
– Rank Assimilation active
But as an All Master with the Rank Assimilation skill that amplified weapon performance to match my level, this was irrelevant.
More importantly, the reason I’d drawn this weapon was.
[ Eternal Crystal ]
To utilize the Eternal Crystal, which I’d fully charged with mana during my recent rest in the Kalbera Territory.
The Crimson Sniper’s firepower increased depending on the mana stone used.
The Eternal Crystal, forged from mana stones, could also be used as ammunition for the Crimson Sniper.
A shot from the Crimson Sniper using the Eternal Crystal—equivalent to a supreme-grade mana stone—as ammunition was.
Bang—!!
Comparable to the mana cannon the mechanical scorpion fired.
No, it was incomparably more powerful than the mana cannon.
This was the true power of the Crimson Sniper when wielded with an Eternal Crystal as ammunition.
With that destructive force.
Crash!!
The mechanical scorpion, which had planted its eight legs into the ground to prepare for its next attack, flipped over.
It wasn’t simply overturned.
Its tail was completely blown off, half of its legs had melted away, and its head was severely damaged.
Though the remaining legs still twitched, it was effectively incapacitated.
The players watching this.
“Ooooooo!”
“Mir defeated the mechanical scorpion!”
“Now’s our chance, charge!”
“The war campaign has begun!”
“You all know we earn merit points for every enemy we defeat, right? We need to take down as many as we can!”
“Everyone, hold the line! Shield bearers in front! Ranged units, suppressive fire!”
Morale surging, they rushed toward the enemy forces.
The mechanical scorpion’s mana cannons had been incredibly threatening, but with it defeated, there was nothing holding them back.
Moreover, since this was the opening battle of the war campaign, everyone’s spirits were naturally high.
I’d originally planned to lead from the front and attack the enemy directly, but watching this unfold changed my mind.
‘It’ll be too chaotic.’
There were simply too many players.
With tens of thousands of players charging forward and engaging in combat, there was no way it wouldn’t be chaotic.
Even if I charged to the very front, keeping track of the players following behind would make it difficult to wield my sword effectively.
More than anything, being at the front would make it hard to see how the battlefield was developing.
I wasn’t planning to just command from the sidelines—I intended to participate directly in combat—but as a commander, shouldn’t I at least understand how the battle is unfolding?
With that in mind.
Bang, bang, bang!
The Crimson Sniper was an incredibly efficient weapon.
All I had to do was find a moderately elevated position, set up, and pull the trigger at enemies.
Watching from behind gave me a clear view of the entire battlefield, allowing me to fully assess the battle’s progression—a major advantage.
However.
‘It’s a shame.’
The Crimson Sniper had one drawback, minor though it was.
Specifically, it could only eliminate one enemy per shot.
Of course, if I used the Eternal Crystal, I could unleash power close to a mana cannon and sweep away many enemies at once.
But even though the Eternal Crystal was a reusable magic stone, it required charging time, so it wasn’t an item I could use recklessly.
So I needed a more efficient form of attack.
And naturally, that method was.
‘Magic.’
Magic was supreme.
It was common knowledge that mages wielded the greatest power on a fantasy game’s battlefield.
With that, I put away the Crimson Sniper and prepared a new weapon.
‘The enemies are all armed with iron equipment.’
It seemed Cronion’s smelting prowess was quite exceptional.
Despite being iron equipment, they’d managed to reduce the weight and create armor that allowed such light, fluid movements.
Yet, it was sturdy.
That was precisely the strength of iron equipment.
However, iron equipment wasn’t without its weaknesses.
Just off the top of my head, there were more than a few, but the first one that came to mind was, of course.
‘Electrical conductivity.’
The electrical conductivity of iron equipment.
Iron was an excellent conductor, so electricity passed through it with remarkable ease.
Especially in a situation where most of these numerous enemies were wearing iron equipment?
Lightning-attribute magic would definitely prove highly effective.
With that thought in mind.
[ Thunder Sapphire Staff ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Type: Staff
Grade: Epic
Requirement: Level 450+, Intelligence 1,500+
Description: A staff created using a sapphire imbued with formidable lightning power as a medium. Amplifies lightning-attribute magic.
I drew out a staff that amplified lightning-attribute magic.
But that wasn’t all.
[ Cloak of the Thunderstrike Day ]
[ Pointed Hat of the Thunderstrike Day ]
….
[ You have equipped all 6/6 pieces of the ‘Thunderstrike Day’ set. ]
[ The set effect of ‘Thunderstrike Day’ activates. ]
[ Thunderstrike Day: The power and casting speed of lightning-attribute magic increase. ]
I swapped not only my armor set but also my accessories for items that enhanced lightning-attribute magic.
In an instant, I became a proper mage, extending the staff embedded with a lightning-infused sapphire toward the enemy forces.
– Using 5-Circle Lightning Magic ‘Thunder Cannon’.
I unleashed the lightning magic.
Crackle!
Empowered fully by the equipment that amplified lightning-attribute magic, it roared through the air with a deafening thunderclap.
Zzzzzzzt—!!
“Grrrraahhh!”
“Kyaaahhh!”
“Gack….”
The battlefield became engulfed in electrical current.

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