The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 38

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Chapter 38
Chapter 38
The moment the investigation team brought down all the skeletons.
Clatter—
The bones of skeletons scattered across the entire chamber erupted in brilliant flames, then surged violently toward a single point, clumping together into a cohesive mass.
An unforeseen development.
Had I struck now, before this phase began, I could have inflicted more meaningful damage on the Bone Golem I’d glimpsed earlier.
“What in the—!”
The investigation team’s commander.
Gali could not.
Even as the team commander, though his strength was respectable for the Dungeon’s rank.
He was ultimately a C-rank Hunter.
While he possessed more experience than the other Hunters here, he had no information about the Bone Golem.
In that moment of confusion.
Whoooosh!
The Bone Golem’s skeleton was complete.
This was no ordinary Bone Golem.
Scorching flames blazed from its charcoal-black skeletal frame.
“Regroup! Hold the line!”
Though I tried desperately to endure, the Bone Golem’s power was formidable.
The investigation team, composed of D and E-rank Hunters, fell helplessly one after another.
Believing this was the moment for me, a C-rank Hunter, to step forward, Gali advanced and took the Bone Golem’s attack head-on, swinging his weapon in response.
“Ugh—!”
It was ineffective.
By level, Gali was stronger, but the opponent was a boss monster.
It was never meant to be hunted alone.
With an overwhelming level advantage, one could fell it solo, but Gali, freshly promoted to C-rank, was not at that caliber.
Therefore.
“Hunter Mir! I apologize, but could you lend your aid!”
Swallowing his pride, he called upon Mir.
Though Mir’s level was lower and experience shorter than his own.
The prowess of Hunter Mir, who had conquered the Ash Ossuary entirely alone, was genuine.
Yet he did not believe Hunter Mir alone could fell the Bone Golem.
“Draw its attention and hold as long as you can!”
Here, I had to take the lead.
While the investigation team drew the creature’s gaze, I, the strongest here, would combine forces with Hunter Mir to locate and destroy the Bone Golem’s core.
With that thought, I was regrouping the investigation team’s formation.
Whoosh!
Hunter Mir charged toward the Bone Golem.
“Wait!”
Gali was taken aback.
He had asked for help, but he never imagined Mir would charge in so recklessly on his own.
The investigation team’s formation wasn’t even properly established yet to coordinate an attack.
Just as Gali was about to shout for him to fall back, something caught his eye.
‘That black…?’
The blade gripped in Mir’s hand.
The sword bore a blunt edge that seemed as though even a file would struggle to sharpen it, yet its surface was etched with constellations reminiscent of the night sky.
But why?
That dull blade inspired an inexplicable sense of confidence.
And indeed.
From the Demon-Slaying Sword in Mir’s grasp, the Big Dipper constellation blazed with golden light, and the blade of demon-slaying took form.
Then came the sweeping strike.
Crash!
A massive gash tore across the Bone Golem’s chest.
The skeletal frame of the Bone Golem—which had proven nearly impossible to wound with sword, arrow, or magic—
Snap!
Shattered like fragile twigs.
Bones scattered from the Bone Golem’s body in the wake of that devastating slash.
Though Mir couldn’t cleave the Bone Golem in two with a single blow, the bones that fell away were completely purified and could not return to the creature.
And most importantly.
“The Bone Golem’s core!”
Through the gap left by the fallen bones, the Bone Golem’s core became visible.
The core of the Bone Golem, formed from concentrated death essence.
Watching Mir expose the Bone Golem’s core with a single strike, Gali understood.
His role now wasn’t to charge at the Bone Golem alongside Mir and swing his blade.
Interfering clumsily would only hinder him.
What Gali needed to do now was.
“Now! Draw the Bone Golem’s attention so Mir can attack! All forces, advance!”
To divert the Bone Golem’s gaze for Mir’s sake.
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The Bone Golem’s core.
Unlike the Coal Golem, whose core location was fixed, a Bone Golem’s core position was not stationary.
It varied by individual golem, but for a Bone Golem, the core’s position shifted slightly around the center of the chest.
Therefore, I first swung the Demon-Slaying Sword at the golem’s chest to locate the core.
“Found it.”
I could sense the death essence flowing from the Bone Golem’s right chest.
That was where its core resided.
I wanted to follow up with another strike from the Demon-Slaying Sword and sever the core itself.
Whoosh.
The light of the constellation-marked Demon-Slaying Sword faded away.
As a high-level Legendary weapon, a single swing had exhausted its usage time entirely.
Moreover, as if boasting that this Golem was a monster incapable of feeling pain, it immediately hurled its fist toward me.
“Luke.”
[ I activate Black Flame Transformation. ]
[ I borrow the power of the ‘Black Flame Dragon, Luke Nihr Desperato Ignockton’. ]
As I activated Black Flame Transformation, black flames began to blaze across my body.
Luke’s stats—accumulated from devouring every monster that wandered through the Ash Ossuary—merged with my own.
With my suddenly amplified stats, I effortlessly dodged the Golem’s fist and darted into a blind spot beyond its line of sight in an instant.
– I activate the skill ‘Stealth’.
I used the Stealth skill.
A boss monster of this Golem’s caliber could potentially locate me if it searched deliberately enough.
“Now! Draw the Golem’s attention so Hunter Mir can attack it! All-out assault!”
The investigation team, regaining their composure, squeezed out their remaining strength to draw the Golem’s gaze.
‘They’ve got decent instincts.’
Gali, the investigation team leader.
Though his skills and knowledge were somewhat questionable, his bearing itself wasn’t bad.
Thanks to that, having slipped from the Golem’s sight, I maintained my Stealth and burrowed between its legs.
While still undetected thanks to the Stealth skill, I activated the leap skill and bounded toward the Golem’s core.
[ Light’s Judge ]
( Non-tradeable )
Form: Sword
Grade: Unique
Restriction: Level 500 or higher, Sword Mastery Lv 50 or higher, possession of Holy-related skills
Description: The Unique Holy Sword of the Lumian Church, bestowed directly by the Pope upon the captain of the Holy Knights Order, of which the Lumian Church boasts.
Since I was using Black Flame Transformation, I naturally grasped a new weapon in my hand.
– I activate the skill ‘Power Strike’.
I swung it with all my might toward the Golem’s core.
‘Light’s Judge’.
Compared to the Demon-Slaying Sword, it fell far short—but that was only in comparison to the Demon-Slaying Sword.
Light’s Judge was a renowned and formidable holy sword among sacred blades.
Moreover, what I was attacking now was the weakness of all golem-type monsters.
The ‘core’, was it not?
My single strike cleanly severed the bone surrounding the core and passed through.
Crack!
I cleaved through the core, which had been condensed from malice.
The clotted malice split in half and was purified by the holy power.
The Golem’s blue eyes dimmed, and the flames consuming its body extinguished.
Crash—
Thousands of bone fragments that comprised the Golem’s body lost their cohesion and scattered.
I had felled the Golem in merely two attacks.
In truth, had I weakened the True Golem even slightly during the first phase, a single strike with the Sain Cham Sword might have brought it down.
But dealing with the True Golem’s outer shell at full condition took a bit longer.
Then, a System Message announcing the True Golem’s demise appeared.
[ Special Commission ‘Ash Ossuary Investigation’ – Complete ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
Whether due to the severe level gap, the fact that I’d essentially defeated it alone, or because the experience points came in entirely intact.
The level 100 wall—known as the ‘Wall of Hardship’ for how difficult leveling became—crumbled anticlimactically, and I gained three levels at once.
Thanks to that, my current level is now 102.
I’d surpassed level 100 in just a week.
[ Luke has consumed the ‘Blazing True Golem’. ]
[ Luke’s stats have increased by 30. ]
The fallen True Golem burned with black flames as Luke devoured it of his own accord.
With the sound of crunching bone, Luke’s stats surged dramatically.
Indeed, stat gains befitting a boss monster from a large-scale Dungeon.
[ You have cleared ‘Ash Ossuary’ 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. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
On top of everything, I received the Dungeon’s first-clear bonus.
Waiting with anticipation at the message about increased item drop rates, Luke finished consuming the True Golem and coughed up several items.
[ Ash Mantle ]
[ Charred True Golem Armor ]
[ Bone Dust Ring ]
Thanks to the increased drop rate, each item was quite usable.
Of course, even so, I had far better items stored in my inventory.
“Luke, hold onto those for me.”
– Yes, Master.
I decided to list them on the auction house once I returned to Labelt.
Items of this quality should fetch at least a month’s rent.
Now that I think about it, I should check how much the items I listed before sold for.
Since then, I’ve been focused on clearing the Dungeon to squeeze out every last bit of the first-entry benefit, so I haven’t had a chance to check.
Now that I’ve finished the Dungeon clear and the commission, I should log out, get some proper rest, and check the auction house.
As I was thinking that.
“Huaaaah!”
“We won!”
“Mir! Thank you so much!”
“Wow, I couldn’t even crack a single bone with my sword strikes, but you brought down the True Golem with just that! You’re incredible!”
“But didn’t you say you were an E-rank Hunter? How did you defeat the Stone Golem in just two strikes….”
“Even the Guild Master couldn’t manage that, could he?”
“Ahem.”
A voice came from behind—someone from the investigation team.
Well, from their perspective, they had been on the verge of being overwhelmed by the Stone Golem with no way to escape.
I suppose I looked like their savior, having toppled the Stone Golem with just two sword strikes.
“Mir, thank you. I’m in your debt. You’ve essentially conquered the Ash Ossuary single-handedly.”
“No, it was nothing. It was actually quite enjoyable.”
“Haha, enjoyable? Remarkable. Now I understand why the Guild Master granted you early promotion along with this special commission.”
“It seems the commission is complete now. Do I need to return to Labelt and submit a separate report?”
“We can handle the report for you, so you can return whenever you wish and simply collect your compensation.”
I had assumed I’d need to return to Labelt immediately.
But it seemed that wasn’t necessary.
My original goal was to accept commissions from the Hunter Guild to level up quickly, so returning to the Guild now that the commission was complete made sense.
‘But at this pace, I think I could attempt something else.’
Thanks to the special commission, I had leveled up far faster than expected.
I had originally planned to only level up before the tournament began, but at this rate, I could afford to pursue something else for a while.
‘A week remains until the tournament. A week should be more than enough, shouldn’t it?’
That’s right.
Having surpassed level 100 in just a week, my next challenge would be.
[ Main Scenario Quest ‘Harbinger of Great Evil (1)’ ]
Rank: Epic
Description: Having advanced to the Omni Master profession, you must prevent the emergence of great evil as guided by fate.
Objective: Following the Advisor’s guidance, search for the first harbinger of great evil.
A Main Scenario Quest, no different from a class-specific Quest for my Omni Master profession.
Now, it was time to take that first step.

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