The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 376

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Chapter 376
Chapter 376
While Mir and Yul-ha were conquering the Lava Imoogi.
Team 1 of the Heukryeom Guild was also locked in a grueling battle.
“Bring it down!”
“The Guild Master and Team Leader! We must block any attack aimed at them without fail!”
“Our mana is…”
“Don’t spare the potions—drink them! Even if we have plenty, the moment an opening appears, drink immediately!”
The first divine ability unleashed by the Lava Imoogi.
The skeletons that arose from it.
Team 1 was facing off against all of those skeletons that crawled up from the lake, their skin wrapped in lava.
“There are too many of them!”
“Still, we have to hold on somehow!”
The number of skeletons was staggering.
In fact, it was only natural.
After all, Imoogi-type boss monsters were designed not for team battles, but for raid-scale encounters.
Dozens.
Or over a hundred—that was the scale of cooperation required to face such an Imoogi.
Especially this Lava Imoogi appeared far more formidable than other Imoogis.
Yet here they were, fewer than ten people facing the minions it had summoned.
If this were easy, that would be the truly strange situation.
They were already barely holding on despite the level gap.
Boom, crash!
Whoooosh—
Sizzle!
As the Lava Imoogi began to unleash its divine abilities, the battle grew even more dire.
A tidal wave of lava surging beyond the Lava Lake itself.
Weapons forged from lava and writhing serpentine forms.
All of it was aimed at Mir and Yul-ha, but even the shockwaves alone were overwhelming.
Yet what proved most threatening was.
Boom!!!!
“The lava pillars are exploding!”
“Gather together!”
“Watch out for the lava falling from above!”
“Damn it, how are those things charging through the lava unscathed?”
The explosion of the lava pillars.
It was hard enough to endure the shockwave, yet the skeletons kept attacking relentlessly.
Defeating the skeletons was out of the question—merely surviving had become their limit.
In the midst of all this.
“How are those two even holding on?”
“We’re already struggling to endure the shockwaves from that divine technique.”
“In terms of level alone, there isn’t actually that much difference.”
“Besides, Mir has a lower level than we do.”
The Lava Imoogi’s target of attack.
The performance of Mir and Yul-ha was truly remarkable.
How in the world were they enduring that divine technique?
I couldn’t comprehend it at all.
Watching them like that.
“They’re both pushing through, so we need to do our part properly too!”
“There! That thing is about to spew lava at Yul-ha! Block it!”
“I’ll take the shot!”
“Don’t let it retreat toward the lake!”
Somehow, strength seemed to surge through us.
Fighting desperately like that to prevent the skeletal creatures from interfering with Mir and Yul-ha.
The moment Team 1 reached a limit that passion and willpower alone couldn’t overcome.
Boom!!
“Gaaaah!”
A massive explosion erupted from the Lava Imoogi’s body.
Tremendous force.
Even Team 1, positioned outside the lake, was sent flying violently.
Fortunately, they weren’t killed outright, but that was all.
Their stamina, mana, and vitality had all reached their limits.
Despite that massive explosion, the lava skeletons continued to target them.
Even Yul-ha, who had been fighting the Lava Imoogi, was sent tumbling beside them, and her condition looked far from good.
‘Is this the end?’
We fought well, but this was it.
In this state, I couldn’t bring myself to face that monster again.
We’d managed to hold on until now, but that Imoogi was indeed a monster that couldn’t be conquered with our current numbers and levels.
It was unfortunate, but I thought we needed to retreat now and wait for another opportunity.
“It’s over.”
“Yes, let’s first escape—”
“No, Mir has won.”
“…What?”
Team 1 witnessed a scene that defied reality.
The Imoogi’s explosion.
Mir stood unscathed before the creature’s weak point, having survived that impossible blast.
Ignoring the Imoogi’s screams, Mir drew his weapon and swung his blade.
Slash!
The golden orb split in two with pathetic ease.
“Craaaaaaaaack—!!”
Soon, the cavern filled with the Lava Imoogi’s agonized screams.
Ssszzzt—.
The Lava Imoogi’s body began to melt away.
At this, Team 1, who had been holding their breath,
“Yaaaaaaaaaaa!”
“We won!”
“Our Guild Leader is the best!”
“You’re incredible!”
couldn’t help but erupt in cheers.
* * *
To be honest, that final attack was a bit reckless.
The explosion, nearly a self-destruct, was practically equivalent to diving bare-bodied into a volcanic crater.
I barely managed to endure it by hastily drawing out a water-attribute shield and deploying both water-attribute defensive magic and a mythic-grade defense skill.
Of course, the aid from Dragon Scale in its Black Flame state was considerable as well.
‘That was quite challenging.’
I’ll admit I pushed myself harder than I should have.
Certainly, this wasn’t a monster I should be hunting at my current level.
Had I been alone, I never would have defeated it.
But precisely because of that,
‘I’m satisfied.’
My newly crafted exclusive equipment.
The Purple Mechanical God’s Dominion Set.
I could truly feel its power in action.
Without this equipment, defeating the Lava Imoogi would have been nearly impossible.
Even if I’d succeeded, I would have wasted enormous amounts of items by alternating between other mythic-grade equipment.
Since the Evil God’s mythic-grade skills will continue to grow, it seemed I could simply equip the Purple Mechanical God’s Dominion Set without concern in future combat situations.
Anyway, that’s beside the point.
Now that I’ve defeated the Lava Imoogi, it’s time to claim my rewards.
[ You have conquered the Volcanic Heart Ore Vein for the first time. ]
[ You receive bonus experience as a first-clear reward. ]
[ Boss monster item drop rate increases as a first-clear reward. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
….
The dungeon’s first-clear benefits.
First, my level rose substantially.
Unless it’s an unusual situation like defeating an Evil God, at my level, raising even a single level becomes extraordinarily difficult.
Defeating the Lava Imoogi combined with the first-clear bonus meant my level jumped several times over.
I suspect Yul-ha’s level rose quite a bit as well.
Next,
[ Luke has consumed the Lava Imoogi. ]
[ Luke’s stats have increased by 300. ]
[ You accept the nutrients left behind by the Black Flame Dragon, Luknir Desperato Ignockton. ]
This was Luke’s predation ability.
True to its strength as a monster, the stat increase was tremendous.
It couldn’t compare to the Evil God, but excluding the Evil God, the numbers were higher than any monster I’d defeated so far.
Even this alone was a remarkable reward, but the truly important part came next.
Item confirmation.
“Everyone, let’s gather and check the items together.”
“Are you certain that’s alright?”
“In reality, it was essentially the Guild Master and Team Leader who hunted this… we can’t deny that.”
“Without you all holding back the skeletons, we never could have cleared this.”
Before checking the items, I called over Yul-ha and Team 1.
It wasn’t mere flattery—Team 1’s role in this battle truly had been significant.
“Luke, spread out the items for us.”
– Yes, Master.
Luke then laid out the items.
The Lava Imoogi dropped far more items than expected.
It seemed the increased item drop rate for boss monsters from clearing the first Dungeon was the reason.
[ Lava Imoogi’s Scales ]
Type: Material
Grade: Epic
[ Lava Imoogi’s Horn ]
Type: Material
Grade: Legendary
Among them was even a Legendary-grade item.
This alone was reward enough to draw cheers, but the truly important item came next.
A sphere radiating brilliant light.
Though it had been split in half and lost considerable power in its original state.
[ Lava Imoogi’s Orb of Wishes ]
Type: Material
Grade: Mythic
“M-Mythic grade!”
“A Mythic-grade item, and it wasn’t even from the Evil God!”
“Wooow!”
The Lava Imoogi’s weakness.
The Orb of Wishes that the Lava Imoogi had accumulated over a thousand years of malice—I had cleaved it in half, and it appeared as a reward in exactly that state.
And it was Mythic grade, no less.
Of course, compared to the Evil God’s rewards, it was among the lowest tier of Mythic materials, but it was still undeniably Mythic-grade material.
Looking at it now, I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of regret that I hadn’t preserved it in its original circular form rather than splitting it in half.
Though no one could say whether it would have remained intact if I had done so.
‘How am I supposed to divide this?’
The items that dropped were far better than expected, making distribution difficult.
I was considering whether it would be better to sell everything and split the cash instead.
“The Orb of Harmony should go to Mir.”
Yul-ha, who had been quiet until now, spoke up.
And with that.
“I agree completely!”
“In truth, if our Guild Leader hadn’t endured that explosion and wielded his sword at the end, this dungeon clear would have been a failure.”
“Exactly! No matter how I think about it, the Guild Leader should have it!”
“If anything, we’d feel uncomfortable if the Guild Leader didn’t take it!”
Team 1 came at me with these words.
I never expected them to say something like this.
Refusing would be the right thing to do, but I’m only human—I couldn’t help but covet a Mythic-grade item.
More than that.
‘It could be useful.’
The item I had originally planned to craft when I went to Cheongwol.
If I used this Orb of Harmony as an additional material for that item, I could create something far superior.
With that in mind, I made my decision.
“Thank you.”
I decided to take the Orb of Harmony from the Lava Imoogi, just as they suggested.
In exchange.
“I’ll settle and distribute all the other materials we obtained from the Lava Imoogi, as well as every item we acquired clearing this dungeon. Excluding my share, of course.”
“What? But the dungeon clear would have been impossible without you, Mir…”
“This is sufficient for my share.”
I decided to forgo my share from the items we obtained in this dungeon, aside from the Orb of Harmony.
There were quite a few good items from this dungeon, so that would be more than adequate compensation.
When I said this, Team 1 exchanged glances with one another.
“Thank you!”
“We’re grateful! Guild Leader!”
They nodded in acceptance of my decision.
With that, the settlement was complete.
But what we obtained from the Volcanic Heart Ore Vein wasn’t limited to this.
“Guild Leader, we’ll call the miners right away!”
“Since the boss monster is defeated, the number of regular monsters will decrease too. We’ll protect the miners!”
“With a dungeon of this difficulty, I expect we’ll mine some excellent ore. I’m excited.”
What was the reason we cleared this dungeon in the first place?
Because this dungeon itself was an ore vein for mining.
So now that we’d defeated the boss monster, we could finally begin serious mining operations in the dungeon.
I too recalled that fact and briefly borrowed Luke’s dark vision to survey the surroundings.
Then.
‘Hm?’
Ores began to reveal themselves across the cavern walls, emanating a soft orange glow.
However, their quality exceeded my initial expectations.
At this level, I doubted even the most skilled miners in Second could extract them without difficulty.
It would be wasteful to leave this Volcanic Heart Ore Vein untouched by entrusting it entirely to the miners.
‘Should I mine a bit myself and take a look?’
I decided to wield the pickaxe personally.
The Volcanic Heart Ore Vein—a rare Dungeon where the Lava Imoogi had emerged.
I wondered with anticipation what kind of ore would appear in this place’s Boss Room.
“Luke, could you take out a pickaxe for me?”
– Yes, Master.
Through Luke, I retrieved a Mythic-grade pickaxe.

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