The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 340

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Chapter 340
Chapter 340
Though it was a sudden idea, fortunately my experiment succeeded.
“Growl.”
The Mecha Wolves bowed their heads before me.
Thanks to my inscription overlaid upon Cronion’s, they clearly recognized me as their master.
“Go.”
“Roar!”
They began moving at my command.
First, thanks to the Mecha Wolves buying me time, I then dominated the Mecha Scorpions in the same manner.
Since I’d done it once before, changing the inscription was quick work.
Of course, it was far more complex than the Mecha Wolves.
But it wasn’t impossible.
Rather, what was troublesome was the mana consumption.
Since I had to fill all the mechanical weapons’ power with mana using my modified formula, an enormous amount of mana was required.
I didn’t want to waste Eternal Crystals on this.
“Luke, take out some mana stones for me.”
– Yes, Master.
Low-grade mana stones and mid-grade mana stones and such.
I extracted lower-tier mana stones one after another and began channeling their mana in their stead.
Not long after, I dominated all the Mecha Scorpions and sent them to the battlefield.
And finally.
“Roooaaar!”
The most troublesome mechanical weapon.
I mounted the Mecha Rhino directly.
It seemed to count as a mount, and with my Riding skill being so high, there were no problems whatsoever.
In that state.
Boom boom boom boom!
I charged toward the enemy.
The Mecha Rhino’s power exceeded my imagination.
The temporary garrison that Cronion’s soldiers had carefully constructed crumbled to ruins each time the Mecha Rhino passed through.
The mount I had summoned from Moeldum before.
It possessed charging power comparable to the Lava Dragon, Volcano Drake.
“The mechanical weapons are going berserk!”
“Stop them!”
“If we can just halt them, we’ll be able to recalibrate! First, we need to stop them!”
“But how…!”
At this, Cronion’s soldiers rushed forward in panic.
Crash!
“Aaaaagh!”
No one could stop Mecha Rhino’s charge.
Not even when shield-bearers raised their thick shields.
Not even when soldiers lined up and overlapped their bodies.
Not even when they fired guns and thrust spears.
Mecha Rhino trudged forward relentlessly, piercing soldiers with its thick horns and trampling them beneath its heavy legs.
And then.
“Stop it!”
“Protect the Commander!”
“How are we supposed to stop that thing!”
At last, I found it.
The tent where the Cronion Lower Front Commander was stationed.
“Forward.”
“Roooaaarrr!”
Perhaps because the Commander was here?
This area was particularly dense with soldiers, and their weapons were of superior quality.
Bullets and powerful attacks reminiscent of bazookas were fired in rapid succession.
Heavily armored soldiers of such colossal proportions—far beyond ordinary troops, almost robot-like in their massive frames—stood in Mecha Rhino’s way.
I couldn’t let the Commander escape in this chaos.
[ Using Black Flame Transformation. ]
[ The power of the Black Flame Dragon, Luknir Desperato Ignockton, is applied to Mecha Rhino. ]
I overlaid Black Flame Transformation onto Mecha Rhino.
In that instant, Mecha Rhino inherited Luke’s power, its body igniting in black flames while its physical abilities surged dramatically.
Boom!
“Gah!”
All the soldiers blocking the path were sent flying.
And that wasn’t all.
Mecha Rhino’s thick steel armor, wreathed in raging black flames, deflected every incoming attack.
Grenades, bazookas—nothing reached Mecha Rhino.
Boom!
Charging straight ahead, I obliterated the tent where the Commander stood.
And the Commander who appeared was.
“How dare you! Stealing Cronion’s mechanical weapons so brazenly!”
Not in a normal state at all.
Not only was the figure heavily armored with no exposed skin, but wires connected the armor to various parts of its body.
The eyes glowed purple like the mechanical soldiers, making it seem less like a person and more like a robot.
“I will not forgive you!”
The transformed Cronion Lower Front Commander charged toward me.
The other soldiers did the same.
The elite soldiers surrounding the Commander convulsed as their bodies fused with their armor, swelling in size before charging toward me.
Mecha Rhino moved its massive frame, attempting to trample all who rushed forward.
Boom!
The commander’s power, transformed into something akin to machinery, was formidable.
Though I was pushed back considerably, I held my ground, gripping the Mecha Rhino’s horn until the very end.
And then.
“Stop it!”
“Yes.”
“Yes.”
“Yes.”
Crash!
Elite soldiers surrounding the commander swarmed forward and seized the Mecha Rhino.
No, it wasn’t merely a matter of restraining it.
They were tearing away the Mecha Rhino’s steel plating with tremendous brute force.
Steel armor or otherwise, this was no strength an ordinary human could muster.
This was.
‘The Evil God.’
Unmistakably the Evil God’s power.
As evidence, the eyes of the commander and elite soldiers all glowed with a violet luminescence.
The steel armor clung perfectly to their skin, becoming one with their bodies.
An ominous sight.
But it mattered not.
I was not startled in the slightest by their appearance.
Since I had come here anticipating the Evil God’s presence in Cronion, I had already expected that some of Cronion’s soldiers would be significantly influenced by the Evil God’s power.
Whoosh!
Though I felt sorry for the Mecha Rhino, I abandoned it as its steel plating was being torn away and leaped down.
In that instant.
[ Resonance Fist ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Type: Gauntlet
Grade: Legendary
Restriction: Level 700 or higher, Gauntlet Mastery Lv 70 or higher, Strength 2,500 or higher
Description: The discarded shell of a wave’s power that leaked from a martial artist’s fists at the moment of enlightenment while training in wave energy to reach the position of the Fist God.
I equipped the gauntlet.
Or rather, it was more akin to gloves than a gauntlet.
Just pure white gloves.
Unlike other gauntlets, they seemed as though they wouldn’t increase attack power at all upon equipping, ordinary-looking gloves that I slipped on
– I activate the skill ‘Black Insect Flash’.
Using Black Insect Flash.
I drove my fist toward the elite soldier’s armor as they tore away the Mecha Rhino’s steel plating.
Thud.
An embarrassingly light sound echoed forth.
The soldier’s armor didn’t dent—not even a scratch marred its surface.
Had my attack failed?
No.
“Cough!”
The elite soldier who’d taken the blow collapsed, blood spraying from his lips.
That was it.
‘Resonance Fist’ wasn’t a weapon that attacked the enemy’s exterior.
It was a weapon that channeled all the destructive force from my punch directly into the enemy’s interior.
A weapon with a different form of armor-piercing penetration effect compared to ‘Barricade’.
With such a weapon.
Tap-tap-tap!
I swiftly dispatched the soldiers.
Only one remained.
“How audacious!”
Boom!
The Mecha Rhino, now weakened because I’d leaped down and released my Black Flame transformation.
The Cronion Lower Front Commander had seized the beast’s horn and hurled it backward.
Now he charged toward me.
His body had swollen far beyond that of the elite soldiers, grotesquely modified with iron plating grafted across his frame.
I maintained my Black Flame state and rushed toward the commander.
– Skill ‘White Fish Swimming’ is activated.
I ducked my upper body and sidestepped, effortlessly evading the commander’s charge.
– Skill ‘Black Insect Flash’ is activated.
– 5-Circle Fire Magic ‘Fire Cannon’ is activated.
– Unique Skill of ‘Resonance Fist’, ‘Enlightenment of Waves’ is activated.
Drawing upon every ounce of power available to me.
I drove my fist toward the commander’s flank.
Boom!!
“Ugh!”
An explosion erupted within the commander’s armor.
The piercing force of Black Insect Flash penetrated inward, Fire Cannon detonated from within, and the shockwave from the weapon’s unique skill burst outward.
The commander groaned but didn’t fall, instead swinging both arms toward me.
But.
– 5-Circle Fire Magic ‘Fire Cannon’ is activated.
My assault was far from over.
Boom-boom-boom!!
I continuously channeled Fire Cannon into my fists.
Then unleashed a barrage of consecutive punches at the commander.
Though the commander had certainly grown harder and stronger, his speed hadn’t improved proportionally.
Even so, his stamina had increased considerably, allowing him to endure my onslaught for quite some time.
With the final punch I threw.
“Rhino.”
“Kuoooooo!”
Crash!!
The Mecha Rhino that had been sent flying by the Commander.
The moment it regained consciousness, it charged at my command and drove its thick horn into the Commander’s back.
My fist from the front.
The Mecha Rhino’s charge from behind.
The Commander, absorbing the full impact of both attacks,
“Cough!”
Spat blood and collapsed.
Seeing the violet light scatter from his eyes, it seemed he was completely defeated.
Finally.
[ Luke has consumed the ‘Cronion Lower Front Commander’. ]
With Luke’s predatory authority, I devoured the Commander along with the fallen soldiers scattered around him.
Indeed, remnants of the Evil God?
Even though they were merely ordinary soldiers, I could see my stats rising quite substantially.
However, that wasn’t what mattered now.
“The Commander has fallen!”
I immediately raised my voice to announce the Commander’s defeat.
Then.
“This can’t be….”
“The Commander has fallen?”
“What do we do now….”
The morale of Cronion’s soldiers plummeted.
“Ooooooo!”
“Mir has defeated Cronion’s Commander!”
“All the mechanical weapons are on our side!”
“This is our victory!!”
Conversely, the morale of our player forces soared to the heavens.
As a result, it wasn’t long before we overwhelmingly defeated or captured the remaining Cronion soldiers, securing a dominant victory.
* * *
This victory was also a crushing one.
Thanks to the disruption operation, our casualties were nearly nonexistent, and above all, we acquired a massive quantity of Cronion’s mechanical weapons.
Their utility is substantial.
We could deploy them immediately as combat strength like in this battle, or use them as experimental assets for future wars.
But that’s a matter for later.
“We will immediately march to occupy Cronion’s Lower Front Line Garrison.”
“Isn’t that too hasty? We just finished a major battle.”
“The enemies we just defeated were the core forces of the Lower Front Line. At this moment, the garrison should be empty.”
“The longer we wait, the more reinforcements Cronion will send once they learn of this.”
“Precisely. We must go now, without hesitation.”
I led Ushered forward once more.
Our destination: Cronion’s Lower Front Line core garrison.
The garrison marked on the map—the one adjacent to the Sea.
The garrison boasted formidable defensive installations and a strategically advantageous position, making it extraordinarily difficult to capture.
“There are scarcely any soldiers here.”
“We felled them all just moments ago.”
The garrison was nearly devoid of troops.
They had left behind only a skeleton crew for defense, but even that proved insufficient to stop us.
Thanks to that, we succeeded in occupying the garrison completely.
With this, we had secured most of the Lower Front Line across the Eastern Continent’s theater.
Now, what remained.
“We’ll request naval support and supplies from the Empire, complete our preparations swiftly, then advance to the Central Front.”
“So we’re striking at Cronion’s flank from the Central Front.”
“If this map is accurate, we might not just strike their flank—we could strike them from behind!”
“An excellent strategy.”
The crux of this war.
Attacking the Central Front.
And if it’s the Central Front…
‘Luke’s heart.’
I might finally face the mechanical weapon harboring Luke’s dark core.

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