The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 427

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Chapter 427
Chapter 427
After returning to Kalbera Territory.
The first thing I did was.
“Here.”
“…My goodness, what is all this?”
“As you can see. It’s Gold. The Gold I used from the Golden Altar I mentioned before.”
“Wait, didn’t you say that Gold was completely consumed? You could get it back?”
“I defeated the boss monster and received it back. Even I didn’t anticipate this.”
“My goodness.”
I was returning the Gold to Ena.
Honestly, there was no need to return this money, but it was closer to an investment.
It would be far more beneficial for her to circulate the Gold under the Territory’s name than for me to keep it locked away.
As expected.
“I was calculating, but the amount of Gold consumed at the Golden Altar is enormous. With that much Gold…”
“Would it be helpful?”
“It’s not just a little helpful. We’ve already expanded our material assets considerably, but with that much Gold, we could completely dominate the market.”
“To that extent?”
“Of course. We could sweep through the real estate of Rabelth.”
Ena’s confidence was evident.
Well, I’d expected that much.
To be able to sweep through the capital of Rabelth, the Empire’s capital.
I wondered what exactly she was planning to do.
“…I’m counting on you.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll make Kalbera Territory into a city wealthier than Rabelth.”
I left it to her.
After all, I’d decided to entrust all Territory matters to her.
Judging by what she’d accomplished so far, she’d continue to handle things well on her own.
After discussing Territory matters in that manner.
I headed to my next destination.
That place was.
“Congratulations, Mir.”
“Thank you.”
Where the Sword God and Yul-ha were.
She greeted me with congratulations the moment she saw me.
It seemed she’d already confirmed through the website that I’d made it to the preliminaries.
“I heard you were focusing on leveling up to participate in the preliminaries, but I never imagined you’d actually break into the top 100 rankings.”
“It was quite close.”
“Still, I started two years before you, yet your growth speed is beyond imagination.”
“Thank you for the praise.”
My reason for seeking her out was simple.
She was the user who had maintained the number one ranking ever since Second opened.
She had participated in the World Championship preliminaries held last year, and had even advanced to the World Championship itself by winning the preliminaries.
So I decided to seek her counsel.
Honestly, I was confident about both the preliminaries and the World Championship, but having information would still be beneficial.
“Could I obtain some information about last year’s preliminaries?”
With that, I got straight to the point.
“Of course.”
She nodded immediately and provided me with information about last year’s preliminaries.
Well, the details were straightforward.
“Last year’s preliminaries were conducted in a survival format.”
“Survival format—you mean a battle royale?”
“Yes. One hundred ranked players were dropped on an island, and the final five survivors competed against each other.”
The preliminaries format was survival.
This time it could change to a different format, but at least I now had solid information about last year’s preliminaries.
“Wouldn’t that format lead to people forming teams and moving together?”
“Yes, there were such groups last year.”
“If such people form large teams and overwhelm everyone, wouldn’t the preliminaries lose its meaning?”
“That may be true, but there was no restriction against forming teams. Perhaps they recognize team formation and aggressive coordination as a valid strategy?”
I found myself nodding in agreement.
I wonder how this will unfold this time.
Well, I’m not worried.
Even if fifty out of one hundred players form teams and attack me, it wouldn’t be a problem.
Facing fifty opponents simultaneously would be difficult even for me.
But I was confident I could evade fifty players, hide from their sight through concealment, and pick them off one by one.
I was certain I wouldn’t be eliminated from the preliminaries no matter what.
“Still, shouldn’t we develop a strategy beforehand?”
“Agreed. With you, Mir, I can feel assured.”
“With you, Yul-ha, I can develop much broader and more diverse strategies.”
We nodded and clasped hands, beginning to formulate our strategy for the preliminaries.
And so time passed.
“Are you ready?”
“Yes, Mir.”
Finally, the day of the preliminaries had arrived.
* * *
“Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your patience! The preliminaries to select five national representatives for the Second World Championship are now beginning!”
– Roooaaarrr!
– Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes!
– The preliminaries are live!!
South Korea’s national representative preliminaries for Second.
Calling them national representatives sounds grandiose, but Second is the most popular game not just in Korea, but worldwide.
Given that five players are competing in such a game’s world championship, they certainly deserved to be called national representatives.
In fact, the popularity of last year’s Second World Championship had surpassed even the Olympics.
Though, of course, they were eliminated far too quickly for all that fanfare.
“Now then, let’s first check the participants who’ve advanced to the preliminaries!”
With the announcer’s cry, a user materialized on stage.
“First, ranked 81st, the Crimson Swordmaster Blood! A ranker from the Parcheon Guild!”
“Ooooooh!”
Users were summoned randomly, regardless of their ranking.
Well, not truly random, actually.
The announcer had reviewed the participating players beforehand and arranged the order strategically to draw the audience’s enthusiasm.
“Now then, next is…!”
And so the player introductions continued.
It took some time, given that a hundred players were being introduced.
– Oh, it’s Dax!
– That ranker’s pretty famous, right?
– Wow, this lineup is absolutely stacked
– Well, they gathered the top 100 ranked players, so of course the lineup is stacked lol
As the announcer intended, the users watching the player introductions hadn’t lost interest yet.
After all, these hundred were the highest-leveled players in Second.
With such elite players taking the stage and being introduced.
There was a certain thrill in seeing each one.
Moreover.
“Now then, next! I believe you all know this player! Just like last year, she’s known as a strong championship favorite—the guild master of the Parcheon Guild! Jeok-hwa!”
– Waaaaaaah!
– Jeok-hwa!
– What’s Jeok-hwa’s weapon? She has a new one
– Didn’t Jeok-hwa not use her original weapon?
– I heard that was made from materials she obtained after defeating the Evil God recently
– Wow, so it’s a Mythic-grade weapon?
– Mythic-grade weapon omg
– If Jeok-hwa’s equipped with a Mythic-grade weapon, isn’t that like giving a tiger wings?
– lol fr
As mentioned, the announcer had arranged the order to keep users engaged.
By interspersing famous players throughout, they continuously elevated the energy.
And so the names of renowned rankers were called out one by one.
“And now, the long-awaited Rank 1! Player Sword God, Yul-ha!”
When Yul-ha was called.
– Waaaaaaaaaah!
– Yul-ha! Yul-ha! Yul-ha! Yul-ha!
– Yul-ha, please come out!
– Yul-ha! Yul-ha!
– Yul-ha’s definitely getting in this time too lol
The users’ reactions erupted.
Well, it made sense.
Yul-ha was an “absolute ranker” who hadn’t relinquished the number one ranking position even once since Second opened.
After Yul-ha appeared like that.
The cheering crowd began to feel uncertain.
After all, even though the preliminary round player introductions proceeded randomly regardless of ranking, it was typical for Yul-ha, being first place, to be revealed last.
But there was still one spot left.
That meant the final spot belonged to someone who could draw even more attention than Yul-ha.
So who could it be?
Those in the know already understood everything.
– Who is it?
– Isn’t that the 100th ranker?
– Why are they revealing the last place player last?
– lol there are still a lot of people who don’t know
– So what is it then
– You’ll see lol
There were many who didn’t know about this existence.
And shortly after.
“Now, finally the long-awaited final player! Who could have predicted this! That this player would confidently enter the 100th ranking and participate in this preliminary round!”
Along with the host’s resonant cry.
“Finally, I present to you! The rising star who entered the 100th ranking! The guild master of Heukryeom Guild and the Evil God Slayer! That user who recently demonstrated unofficial combat power ranking 1st against the top rankers!”
Appearing in the 100th spot along with a blood-red light was.
“Mir!”
– Insane lol
– For real?
– Wait, hasn’t Mir been playing for less than a year?
– He got into the top 100 ranking in less than a year?
– Does this even make sense?
– This doesn’t make sense lol
– Just a broken character
– Seriously insane
– Mir hasn’t been playing for less than a year? Is that not misinformation?
– No it’s true. You can tell just from the fact that Mir appeared in the Second Crown Beginner League
It was Mir.
It was natural that people were astonished.
The ones who had now risen to the 100th position were all people who had been playing Second for over two years.
No, not two years—these were veterans who had consistently played since the very first day Second opened until now.
But entering the top 100 rankings in less than a year since starting the game?
This was nearly impossible to believe.
Had it been anyone else, I would have called them a liar, but I couldn’t do that with Mir.
From Second Crown until now.
Mir’s track record proved that his level reaching this point within the year was entirely legitimate.
“Well then, all one hundred players participating in the preliminaries have gathered!”
– This is exciting lol
– Will Jeok-hwa and Yul-ha fight one-on-one again?
– I really want to see them settle things this time since they didn’t last time
– Will it be survival format again?
– But isn’t survival format kind of awkward?
– Yeah, weak players teaming up to attack the strong ones was pretty annoying
– But it was still fun lol
Now only one thing remained.
The match.
How these hundred players would fight and what kind of performance they would display.
The venue was filled with people anticipating this.
“So now I’ll explain the match format for this year’s Second South Korea National Team Selection Preliminaries.”
Until this point, there was no particular reaction.
Most users assumed the preliminaries would be in survival format.
But at the host’s next words.
All hundred players and every user watching the preliminaries couldn’t help but be shocked.
“This preliminary will not be survival format! Instead, it will be conducted as a raid battle!”
– ??
– A raid battle?
– Not survival?
– Does raid battle mean fighting a boss monster raid?
“Exactly! The preliminaries will have one hundred rankers challenge a boss monster, with the top five selected based on contribution!”
– Plot twist wow
– What kind of boss raid is this?
– But this actually seems pretty good?
– Yeah, if they’re judging by contribution, teaming up to fight won’t work
– It’ll be fair at least lol
– Second’s contribution system is pretty accurate anyway right? It counts not just damage dealt to enemies but also blocked attacks and the efficiency of buffs and debuffs overall
– Yeah, regardless of anything else, it should be fair
The preliminary format had changed.
A raid battle.
A format no one had anticipated.
“Now then! Allow me to introduce the boss monster that these hundred rankers will face!”
The moment the host extended his hand.
Through the massive hologram that materialized in the center, I could see the field where the match would unfold.
A vast expanse of Stone Territory.
That rocky wasteland resembled the Eastern Continent.
Thud-thud-thud-thud!
It was trembling.
Not long after, the stone ground erupted, and as if a volcano were bursting forth, a colossal monster’s silhouette emerged through the cloud of dust and debris.
Scales forged from stone.
Wings that had devolved from flight capability, instead evolving into claw-like appendages to withstand subterranean pressure and excavate through earth.
A massive frame as though an entire mountain had come alive and begun to move.
Its true identity was none other than.
“A living mountain! The Stone Dragon, Keltrock!”
– ROOOOOOOOOAR!!
A dragon.

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