The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 337

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Chapter 337
Chapter 337
“What are you planning to do? If we charge into a full-scale battle, we’ll have to bear significant losses.”
“Is there perhaps another way?”
The Legion commanders asked.
True enough—since we had constructed our defensive formation with a colossal magical array, Cronion had similarly established their own defensive positions.
If I charged forward as things stood, I’d have to take their barrage of gunfire head-on.
So then.
“I’ll infiltrate.”
“Pardon? Infiltrate, you say….”
“I’ll slip in and neutralize Cronion’s core military strength—their mechanical weapons and such. You Legion commanders simply wait, and once you receive my signal, launch your attack immediately.”
“Wouldn’t that be far too difficult for you alone? There are many skilled assassins among the players. What if we brought them along as well?”
“Hmm… In that case, please organize a separate assassin unit and conduct a key personnel assassination operation independent of my mission.”
“A dual operation, then.”
Before I knew it, a dual operation had been planned.
When I thought about it, it was a sound strategy.
A surprise attack by an assassin unit composed of players.
If successful, we could assassinate Cronion’s key executives. If it failed, the commotion would make my own movements far easier.
If it failed, chaos would ensue, making my own movements far easier.
Thinking it through that way, I wondered if we really needed to stop at just a ‘dual operation’.
“Since we’re moving anyway, why not mobilize one more unit?”
“Pardon?”
“Besides the assassins, I mean? The assassins have concealment skills, so they can move as a group, but if we send regular players, Cronion will react strongly.”
So we decided to send one team.
The assassin unit and I were fundamentally aimed at assassinating Cronion’s core forces using concealment skills, but the additional unit I mentioned had a different role.
“Jeok-hwa.”
“Finally my turn?”
“I’d like the Parcheon unit to sortie and draw Cronion’s attention.”
Jeok-hwa, the Guild Master of the Parcheon Guild who had refused the Legion Commander position.
It was time for the Parcheon unit she commanded to truly come into action.
* * *
Concealment was a skill I had primarily relied on since the early days of Second.
As such, my skill level was quite high.
And then there was the mythic-grade overcoat I wore—’Shadow of the Silent Sovereign’, crafted from the hide of the Red Beast God.
One of its abilities, ‘Shadow’, greatly enhanced my concealment capabilities.
Finally.
[ Night’s Veil Cloak ]
[ Night’s Veil Mantle ]
….
[ You have equipped the complete ‘Night’s Veil’ set (5/5). ]
[ The set effect of ‘Cloak of Night’ activates. ]
[ Cloak of Night: When the sun sets at night, your Concealment skill level rises dramatically. ]
Though it came with the limitation of requiring nighttime, donning the Cloak of Night—which boosted my stealth far beyond any other equipment—elevated my concealment far beyond my expectations.
A soft rustling sound.
My Concealment skill’s efficiency soared higher than I had anticipated.
Since Concealment was a skill I couldn’t verify alone, I turned toward the Dark Assassin unit preparing for departure beside me.
“Just how high is your Concealment skill level to achieve such stealth?”
“Even standing right before us, your presence feels completely absent.”
“I agree. With such mastery of concealment, you could walk right up and slit someone’s throat without them noticing.”
“I’m the highest-ranked assassin among all players, yet I cannot match your level, Mir.”
The assassins exclaimed in admiration.
Even the highest-level player assassin couldn’t approach my level of concealment—that said everything.
My base Concealment skill was already high-tier, and with the legendary-grade concealment set combined with mythic-tier layered equipment, the boost was inevitable.
It was only natural that my stealth level had risen so dramatically.
The assassin commanding the Dark Assassin unit seemed momentarily intimidated, but quickly regained composure.
“Still, we are far from weak! We will achieve greater feats than you in this infiltration, so please have faith in us!”
He displayed confidence toward me.
The other assassins felt the same way.
In truth, they hadn’t had many opportunities to demonstrate their strength during the war.
Now that they had a stage entirely their own, the atmosphere brimmed with anticipation.
“Excellent.”
I nodded, boosting their morale.
Though I held no grand expectations, if they eliminated the key officers effectively, the subsequent battle would proceed far more smoothly.
Once the key officers disappeared, Cronion’s command structure would crumble.
“As I mentioned, my role is to target Cronion’s mechanical weapons and ammunition depot.”
“You’ll need to infiltrate from the rear of Cronion’s garrison. Will that be acceptable?”
“It’s fine. What about your Dark Assassin unit?”
“We’re not quite at your level, but if the ‘plan’ succeeds, I see a high probability of success.”
“Based on our surveillance and observations, Cronion’s soldiers likely wear their Iron Armor even during rest. Please be cautious when assassinating them.”
“We’ve prepared accordingly, so don’t worry. Armor or not, if we strike properly, we can eliminate them in one blow.”
Finally, I synchronized our approach with the Dark Assassin unit.
I assessed the mission’s success rate as quite high.
If everything proceeded as planned, both I and the Dark Assassin unit could move with considerable ease.
Thus, after confirming the plan.
“We begin.”
“Yes, Commander Mir.”
We initiated the operation.
The Dark Assassin unit veered right.
I advanced left, moving toward Cronion.
Currently, we maintained an appropriate distance from Cronion, just beyond each other’s effective range.
However, the range was so subtle that advancing even slightly further would place me within Cronion’s firing distance.
“Phew.”
As I moved forward, no gunfire from Cronion reached my ears.
My concealment was working perfectly.
Since the enemy used firearms, I had worried whether they might nullify my stealth using thermal detection or radar.
But it seemed Cronion’s technological level hadn’t advanced that far.
‘Their defensive posture is more formidable than I expected.’
After drawing closer.
Thanks to my Eagle Eye skill and the enhanced vision granted by Luke’s Dark Eyes, I could pierce through the darkness and observe Cronion’s Garrison from quite a distance away.
Though calling it a garrison, it was likely a temporary installation they had set up after their failed attack on us.
Yet its condition exceeded my expectations.
Fortunately, it seemed their scientific technology was concentrated solely on weaponry, as I spotted no artificial lighting.
They were merely using torches like we were.
Because of this, I could search the perimeter concealed within darkness and shadow without fear of detection.
However, Cronion’s vigilance was more thorough than anticipated.
There were many sentries, and they had erected barbed wire and protective barriers so meticulously.
Finding a gap proved difficult.
Of course, since they were human, if I looked long enough, I could eventually find a weakness.
‘But I don’t have that time.’
I needed to infiltrate Cronion as quickly as possible and complete my mission.
I had no time to search aimlessly for gaps that might not exist.
Therefore.
– Using 3-Circle Dark Magic ‘Sleep’.
I decided to create a gap myself.
Whoosh—
Dark mist flowed from my hand.
The mist concealed itself within the night’s darkness as it drifted toward Cronion’s sentry.
As the mist seeped between the gaps in the sentry’s armor, not long after.
Slump.
I could see the sentry’s body go slightly limp.
Not completely asleep.
If I put them into complete sleep, they might realize they’d been hit by magic, so I deliberately weakened the spell’s potency.
So rather than being asleep, they were in a slightly dazed state.
In that moment.
– Using skill ‘White Fish Swimming’.
I slipped past the sentry.
White Fish Swimming is a versatile skill that can be used in various ways depending on the situation.
Until now, I had used it to sprint short distances at maximum speed or perform evasive maneuvers in curved patterns to dodge enemy attacks.
Whoosh—
Depending on how it’s applied, it can also enable ‘covert movement’ like this.
I slipped past the sentry without making a single footstep or sound.
Combined with my exceptional concealment skill and the sentry’s drowsy state.
‘Perfect.’
I could completely breach Cronion’s perimeter.
Sentries were stationed densely throughout the area, but my position remained undetected.
I vaulted over the protective barriers effortlessly, and the barbed wire posed no obstacle.
‘This is Cronion Garrison.’
Despite the late hour, the garrison was surprisingly well-lit.
Still, no problem.
I was accustomed to this.
Maximizing my concealment skill, I moved between the shadows of torches, weaving through the garrison grounds.
As I did.
‘They’re wearing Iron Armor even during rest.’
I sensed something amiss.
Not in combat, yet they wore that heavy Iron Armor during their rest period.
Even accounting for their position directly before enemy lines, prepared for battle at any moment.
Wearing such cumbersome armor during rest was unusual.
The faint presence of the Evil God’s aura made it feel even more suspicious.
But this wasn’t my current objective.
‘I need to find the mechanical weapon storage and the ammunition depot.’
Recalling my mission, I moved with urgency.
Fortunately, locating the targets didn’t take long.
The problem was.
‘The security is more formidable than expected.’
The guard forces at the mechanical weapon storage and ammunition depot.
It wasn’t merely a matter of troop numbers.
Unlike ordinary soldiers, these Iron Armor Corps members appeared larger and more formidable.
Their weapons looked far from ordinary, and moreover.
‘Is that also a mechanical weapon?’
The mechanical weapons they had with them.
Since the mechanical scorpion was called a Mecha Scorpion, this must be a ‘Mecha Wolf’.
A wolf constructed entirely of machinery clung to their side like a guard dog, surveying the surroundings.
If those truly functioned as guard dogs, they likely possessed illumination, night vision, scent detection, and similar capabilities.
If that were the case, even my exceptional concealment skill would inevitably be discovered.
‘This won’t work.’
Truthfully, detonating just the ammunition depot would yield significant gains.
But the problem was the mechanical weapons.
The sheer number of Mecha Scorpions that Cronion had deployed against us was already considerable.
Aside from other concerns, destroying Mecha Scorpions takes me considerable time.
Destroying multiple Mecha Scorpions while detected by the enemy would be difficult.
So then.
“Jeok-hwa, are you prepared?”
I decided to execute the plan I had prepared.
– Of course. Is it finally our turn?
“Yes, I’m counting on you.”
– Kyahahaha, I was dying of boredom waiting! Parcheon, let’s go! Let’s blow it all up!
Myself, the Dark Assassin’s unit, and finally, the Parcheon unit I had prepared.
Among them, the Parcheon unit’s role was not a covert operation like mine or the Dark Assassin’s unit.
To openly and brilliantly attack the enemy and draw Cronion’s attention.
For that very reason.
Boom—!!
Along with Jeok-hwa’s response, a brilliant explosion erupted from the direction of the Garrison’s entrance.
“What’s happening?”
“It appears the Imperial Army is attacking.”
“They’re attacking under cover of darkness? Fine, we deploy as well.”
“The Mecha Scorpion is….”
“Prepare it for immediate operation. We’ll sortie first.”
“Yes, understood.”
The soldiers guarding the mechanical weapons depot began to abandon their posts.
Not all of them left, but this was sufficient.
Indeed, the Pacheon Guild and Jeok-hwa.
With only a small elite force, they stirred the Kronion Garrison into chaos, and I found myself smiling at their brilliant performance.
“Shall I go?”
I infiltrated toward the mechanical weapons depot.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————