The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 352

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Chapter 352
Chapter 352
It wasn’t just Hellfire that wrapped around the Evil God’s body.
Crack!
A Mecha Wolf, faster than any mechanical weapon, rushed forward and clamped its jaws around the Evil God’s foot.
“Ssshhhhh—.”
A Mecha Snape coils around the Evil God’s leg.
Thud!
Mecha Hornets drive sharp iron spikes into the Evil God’s body from all directions.
And so, all the mechanical weapons that heard Luke’s roar clung to the Evil God’s body.
“What foolishness is this? Surely you didn’t come seeking to attack me, but rather to become one with me! To merge with this body!”
The Lord’s mocking laughter echoed.
Indeed, I had already witnessed the Evil God devouring all of Cronion’s soldiers and mechanical weapons as it moved.
In such circumstances, to attach mechanical weapons to the Evil God’s body, even under my command—
From the Evil God and Lord’s perspective, it must have appeared as though they were rushing forward begging to be absorbed.
But.
“Try if you can.”
I was confident.
It was already proven by the fact that my mechanical weapons hadn’t stopped or exploded at the Lord’s cry.
That Evil God.
The violet mechanical deity possessed the power to command weapons made of machinery.
But the mechanical weapons I had enchanted, modified, and equipped with magical formulas instead of mechanical formulas were no longer ordinary mechanical weapons—they were ‘magical mechanical weapons.’
As such, even if it were an Evil God, it wouldn’t be able to absorb them as easily as before.
“Fool! That one knows no limits! In the end, as long as it’s a mechanical device made of gears and chains, bolts and nuts! Against me! Against us! Against this body, you cannot stand!”
As if wanting to crush my confidence.
The Evil God and Lord moved to devour my mechanical weapons.
Iron spikes that had burst from the iron wall, dragging Cronion’s soldiers and mechanical weapons.
Thousands, tens of thousands of those iron spikes were extracted from its entire body, binding my magical mechanical weapons.
Then it began compressing the mechanical weapons and forcibly pulling them into its body.
It truly intended to absorb my magical mechanical weapons.
Meanwhile.
I casually ignored the Evil God’s words and actions, and began executing the plan I had originally conceived.
“Luke, let’s begin.”
– Yes, Master.
Hummmmm—.
Luke activated the magical circle implanted in Hellfire’s body.
This wasn’t Hellfire’s independent magical circle.
Upon activation, it synchronized with all nearby magical mechanical weapons, triggering a single spell implanted in the bodies of the magical mechanical weapons.
For example, the true nature of the magic being triggered in the body of the Mecha Rhino, whose horn was piercing the Evil God’s ankle, was none other than.
[ Explosion ]
It was Explosion, a 6-circle explosive spell.
Of course, not all magical mechanical weapons could be equipped with Explosion.
Larger units like Mecha Rhino and Mecha Scorpion could be implanted with Explosion.
But relatively smaller units like Mecha Wolf and Mecha Hornet were implanted with lower-tier explosive spells instead.
That’s right.
This was my plan.
Self-destruction.
‘After all, it would be impossible to utilize mechanical weapons for long against the violet mechanical god.’
Though I had shown confidence, the Lord’s words were actually correct.
Even though I had remodeled the mechanical weapons into magical mechanical weapons, the Evil God would certainly overcome that limitation and absorb even the magical mechanical weapons.
Even if not through absorption, the Evil God would definitely find another way to immobilize the mechanical weapons.
So I engraved explosive spell circles onto the mechanical weapons.
In fact, onto all of them.
And I had inserted mana stones sized appropriately into the bodies of all the mechanical weapons.
The power of the explosion would be beyond imagination.
Above all else.
[ Eternal Crystal ]
What mattered was the strongest mechanical weapon of Cronion that I was piloting.
Hellfire.
I had poured all the mana from every Eternal Crystal I possessed into Hellfire.
But that wasn’t all.
[ Blue Eternal Crystal ]
A mythic-grade mana stone obtained after defeating the Blue Spirit God.
I had processed the mana stone of the blue Evil God to create a Blue Eternal Crystal, and forced all of its mana into Hellfire.
Then.
Uuuuuuung!
Mana surged excessively into the premium mana stone being used as Hellfire’s power source.
However, unlike Eternal Crystals, mana stones were not items that could be reused through recharging.
As such, cracks were forming from the forcibly injected mana.
Moreover, from the overflowing mana, waves of mana were crashing across Hellfire’s entire body.
At that moment.
I activated the spell engraved on Hellfire’s body.
An 8-circle flame spell that could only be activated on the condition of consuming Hellfire, the strongest mechanical weapon, which I had painstakingly crafted in preparation for this very moment.
[ Hell Fire ]
Hell Fire, bearing the same name as the mechanical weapon itself, was triggered.
Craaack!
Hellfire’s body burst apart, and from within, hellish flames surged forth.
Kwaaaaaaang!
And with it, all my mechanical weapons that had been gradually absorbed by the Evil God detonated in unison.
* * *
The moment the purple mechanical god revealed itself.
The users could only gasp in shock.
In truth, there was no one among Second’s users who didn’t know of the Evil God.
Even if it had been classified information before, the Heukryeom Guild had now openly posted Evil God strategy videos on NewTube.
The Empire had also informed the public of the crisis caused by the Evil God.
And above all, wasn’t the Evil God the main scenario Quest of Second?
Everyone wanted to clear the main scenario Quest alongside Mir, so there was no way they could be ignorant of the Evil God.
But.
“That’s the Evil God….”
The moment they laid eyes upon the Evil God’s form.
The users couldn’t help but freeze in place.
Since the Mechanical City had risen up as a whole and reconstructed itself, its size towered so high it seemed to touch the heavens.
The purple vapor pouring from the Evil God’s body amplified the already immense Evil God’s bulk and overwhelming presence.
The metallic screech that echoed with every movement of its body made one instinctively shrink back.
“Insane, that thing is way too massive….”
“They expect us to bring that down…?”
Even if the Evil God was famous, there were almost none who had witnessed it with their own eyes.
Only the Heukryeom and Taegeuk Guilds had experienced the Evil God at this location.
As such, those seeing the Evil God for the first time couldn’t possibly maintain their composure against its overwhelming presence.
There was no way to bring down that monster.
There was no way to win.
Despair and frustration welled up completely.
And that.
“My god….”
“We’re finished!”
“The Evil God was hidden in Cronion.”
“We heard reports about the Evil God’s existence, but this is too much! How are we supposed to bring down such a monster!”
The Imperial Army was no different.
Hundreds of thousands of Imperial soldiers fell into panic.
No matter how well-trained the Imperial Army was, few soldiers could maintain their sanity before the Evil God’s descent.
Only the three Knight Orders—Red Wolf, Black Shield, and Ash Dust—gripped their weapons tighter and maintained their vigilant stance.
Then.
Crunch!
Mir’s mechanical weapons, including Hellfire, tore into the Evil God’s body.
It looked incredibly impressive, but no one held great expectations.
Mir’s mechanical weapons appeared far too small and pathetic compared to the Evil God.
In reality, those mechanical weapons’ attacks were dealing no damage to the Evil God whatsoever.
Rather, wouldn’t the Evil God’s power grow stronger if those mechanical weapons were absorbed?
While such thoughts occupied their minds.
“Huh?”
“Something’s wrong with the mechanical weapons…?”
An anomaly began to manifest in the mechanical weapons.
“Mana is going haywire!”
“Especially that mechanical dragon! Hellfire’s condition is serious! Mana is flooding from within like a tidal surge!”
“Can it even handle that much mana?”
“That’s impossible!”
“Then, that must mean…!”
The mages, in particular, could comprehend this phenomenon far more clearly than others.
As a result.
Just as the mages understood.
“Explosion!”
“Self-destruct!”
“Take cover-!!!”
Kabooooom!!!
The mechanical weapons began to explode.
Not only smaller mechanical weapons like the Mecha Wolves, but all the way up to massive ones like the Mecha Rhinos.
The magical circles and formulas that could be inscribed, as well as the magic stones that could be inserted, varied depending on size, so the explosive force ranged wildly.
However, since these explosions occurred while clinging directly to the Evil God’s body, each individual blast was at a level that even the Evil God could not ignore.
But the most crucial factor lay elsewhere.
The fact that explosive force varied by size meant.
“Hellfire…!”
The largest mechanical weapon.
Hellfire, Cronion’s mightiest mechanical weapon, would undoubtedly produce an explosion of a different magnitude.
At this, several mages gasped at the explosive force, yet unable to contain their curiosity, they lifted their heads.
As expected.
Kabooooooom-!!!
From Hellfire erupted a massive explosion of an entirely different scale than the other mechanical weapons.
Moreover, Hellfire was positioned near the Evil God’s head.
Clamping down on its neck and coiling its body like a serpent below, the Evil God had to endure the explosion occurring at its vital point—its neck.
Especially since the source of that explosion was none other than.
“Hell Fire!”
A realm that could be called the dream of mages.
The magic known to possess the strongest destructive power among all 8-Circle spells.
Hell Fire itself.
Moreover, this was no ordinary Hell Fire—an explosion created by sacrificing Cronion’s mightiest mechanical weapon.
Not only did Hellfire’s power core detonate completely, but all the components comprising Hellfire’s body acted like shrapnel, piercing through the Evil God’s form.
Tremendous force.
The shockwave from the explosion was powerful enough to send the Imperial Army and players reeling backward.
“An 8-Circle spell, Hell Fire?”
“I’ve heard tales of Mir’s magical prowess, but I never imagined he could wield Hell Fire itself.”
“Even for Mir, using Hellfire… does that even make sense?”
“No, this level of power is difficult to explain even if we call it Hellfire.”
Not only the players were stunned.
“Could this be the ‘nuclear bomb’ those adventurers were talking about?”
“That can’t be. It shouldn’t be… but if that nuclear bomb really exists, then the explosion we just witnessed might actually be a nuclear explosion.”
“Such destructive power…”
Even the Imperial Army was left in shock.
And moments later.
As the thick smoke from the explosion dissipated,
“I, myself, this body, that person… how could this…”
The grotesquely mangled form of the purple mechanical Evil God was revealed.
Since it was originally composed of the Mechanical City, its body—once smooth and sleek like polished iron—was now dented, warped, and scorched.
It looked less like a god and more like scrap metal.
The Lord, whose upper body protruded from the forehead, was in no better condition.
Yet, the Evil God still did not fall.
Despite all the mechanical weapons, including Hellfire, clinging to its body and detonating with such force, it remained standing.
However.
“If it’s like this now…”
“We can bring it down!”
The explosion had changed more than just the Evil God’s condition.
Despair drained from the hearts of the Imperial Army and players as they witnessed the Evil God’s pitiful state.
In its place, an inexplicable confidence surged forth.
An Evil God in that condition.
With Mir, who had reduced the Evil God to such a state, fighting alongside them.
It seemed possible to bring down even a god.
With such thoughts,
“What are you doing! Everyone, rise up! Commander Mir stands at the vanguard! Follow him!”
“Attack!!”
The Imperial Army and the players.
All who stood with Mir surged forward with newfound courage, rushing toward the Evil God.

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