The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 438

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Chapter 438
Chapter 438
Detection.
Pathfinding.
Trap disarming, and so on.
Through the power of All Master, I had learned every skill that could aid in dungeon conquest.
Not only common skills, but also the unique class skills of specialized professions like Treasure Hunter for pathfinding.
And before the world tournament, I had led my team members and raised the levels of most of these skills to their maximum.
Most importantly.
[ Golden Compass ]
[ Detection Crystal ]
[ Prophet’s Staff ]
[ Warning Amulet ]
[ Trap Disarming Kit ]
[ Torch of Guidance ]
I possessed various items to aid in dungeon conquest.
Drawing upon the effects of max-level dungeon skills and detection items.
“Left.”
“Understood!”
I immediately identified the direction at the fork in the path.
“Stone debris will collapse the moment we pass through.”
“I’ll prepare a defensive skill to counter it.”
I detected the trap.
“Ambush incoming.”
“This time, let’s ambush them first!”
I could sense the monsters’ surprise attack.
Because of this, dungeon conquest felt far too easy.
No, it wasn’t just the difficulty that felt easy.
“We’ve reached the Boss Room now.”
“Wow, only three minutes have passed?”
The time required to conquer the dungeon was remarkably short.
I didn’t know how quickly other teams had conquered their dungeons, but I could be certain of one thing.
No other team could possibly conquer a dungeon faster than this.
“This is the Boss Room.”
Soon after, the Boss Room came into view.
A massive, thick door devoid of ornate patterns or color.
It looked incredibly difficult to simply push open.
“Kyahahaha!”
“I’ll push it!”
Jeok-hwa’s fist, wrapped in chains, struck the left door with tremendous force.
Wrapped in sacred power, Million slammed his body against the right door.
Boom!
That thick-looking door opened far too easily.
The interior of the Boss Room was shrouded in darkness so complete that nothing lay visible beyond a single step, but the moment we opened the door, torches on both sides ignited automatically.
What revealed itself was a fairly spacious chamber.
And most importantly, at the center of the Boss Room.
“Mooooooooo!”
“A Minotaur!”
The boss monster.
A creature with the head of a bull, bearing a massive double-bladed axe across its shoulders.
It was a Minotaur.
The instant I laid eyes on it.
“Toward the left wall!”
I issued orders to my team members.
Even Jeok-hwa, who would normally charge recklessly at the Minotaur, moved toward the wall following my directive.
When we didn’t rush forward, the snorting Minotaur.
“Mooooooooo!”
Charged straight at us.
Hoisting its massive double-bladed axe, thrusting one shoulder and its thick horns forward with full force.
Million raised his shield against the creature, whose eyes were wide open with absolute determination not to miss.
Just before the two collided.
“Flash Step.”
Tae-ryeon’s sorcery unfolded.
Flash Step.
A technique comparable to a Sage’s Blink, its effect was to traverse short distances.
Originally, Flash Step was a technique that could only be used on oneself.
But now that she had become a Sorcerer and her Flash Step was strengthened through sorcery rather than techniques.
Whoosh!
It was possible to displace others as well.
Million’s position shifted in an instant.
Moreover, just before impact, Million activated a skill to make his shield gleam, disrupting even the Minotaur’s vision.
Thanks to that, the Minotaur didn’t even realize Million had vanished and charged forward.
Crash!!
It slammed directly into the wall.
The impact was so violent that its thick horns drove deep into the stone.
“Now!”
“Yes, Mir!”
In that moment.
Following my command, Yul-ha rushed forward and severed the Minotaur’s hamstring.
Immediately after.
“Divine Punishment.”
Boom!!
By Million’s skill, a massive divine force crashed down upon the Minotaur’s head.
With its leg tendons severed, the Minotaur’s posture crumbled the moment its head took the impact, its horns tearing free from the wall.
I seized the opportunity without hesitation.
“Vortex.”
Tae-ryeon’s swordsmanship unfolded.
A whirlwind materialized around the Minotaur, constraining its movements.
However, this creature was a boss monster in name.
Such restraints alone could not seal its mobility.
Then.
Whoosh!
Jeok-hwa, who had unfurled wings woven from blood essence, released the chains wound around both her hands and hurled them toward the Minotaur.
The chains, imbued with celestial demon power, flew like serpents and coiled around the Minotaur’s body.
Ordinarily, Jeok-hwa would not employ chains in such a manner against enemies.
Even after binding an opponent, she would have rushed forward immediately to deliver follow-up strikes.
Instead, Jeok-hwa poured her strength into the chains, pressing the Minotaur’s body down further.
In that interval.
With everyone’s assistance, I had prepared for a decisive blow.
[ I activate Black Flame Transformation. ]
[ I borrow the power of the Black Flame Dragon, Luknir Desperato Ignockton. ]
[ I enter Black Flame Rampage state. ]
Engulfed in black flames.
[ Theseus’s Straight Sword ]
( Non-tradeable )
Type: Sword
Grade: Mythic
I drew forth the mythic-grade weapon.
Theseus’s Straight Sword.
It was not a weapon with a particularly high equip requirement, but my Rank Assimilation ability adjusted the requirement to match my level regardless.
More importantly, the reason I drew this weapon specifically was.
Because of the unique mechanic that only Theseus’s Straight Sword possessed.
Which was.
‘When facing the Minotaur or enemies in Minotaur form, attack power increases twofold.’
That was it.
It was not written in the item description window, but occasionally such weapons existed.
Just as the mythology told of Theseus slaying the Minotaur.
When the myths and legends related to a weapon remained embedded in the weapon’s properties themselves.
Against a Minotaur, Theseus’s Straight Sword proved far more advantageous than drawing a mythic-grade weapon bound by a 1,000-level restriction.
Then.
– I activate the skill ‘Weapon Summoning’.
Through Weapon Summoning, I call forth the king of the Weapon Realm, the Divine Sword Kalos, and possess Theseus’s Straight Sword with it.
– I use the 7-Circle fire magic ‘Flare’.
Using 7-Circle magic and more.
I poured every ounce of power I could muster into this moment.
“ROOOOOOOOOOOAR!”
Thanks to my teammates’ assistance, the Minotaur was now perfectly restrained.
I leaped above the creature and identified its weak point.
Just above the thick armor.
The ultimate weakness—one that could never be attacked under normal circumstances because the Minotaur constantly wielded its massive double-bladed axe and thick horns in combat.
The nape of its neck.
More precisely, the protruding vertebra connecting the neck and spine.
– I activate the unique skill of ‘Theseus’s Straight Sword’, ‘Bull Hunt’.
– I activate the skill ‘Black Insect Flash’.
I thrust the blade forward.
The possession of Divine Sword Kalos.
The 7-Circle fire magic infused through Arcane Blade.
Combined with every other skill I had used, the synergy amplified this single strike’s power to an insane degree.
And the result.
Squelch!
Theseus’s Straight Sword drove into the Minotaur’s nape with an almost unbelievable depth.
Had it been any other location, the Minotaur would have merely grown more enraged and thrashed about, no matter how deeply the blade penetrated.
But this location was different.
Theseus’s Straight Sword, having pierced the nape, drove through the vertebrae, severed the nerves within, burrowed even deeper, and finally cut off its breath.
…Thud.
The strength drained from the raging Minotaur’s body.
The light faded from its eyes.
A second phase that triggers when health drops below a certain threshold?
There was none.
“…An instant death judgment on a boss monster.”
Instant death.
That’s right.
The Minotaur had died from this single blow.
As proof of this.
[ Preliminary Round – Dungeon Clear Complete. ]
[ Clear Time: 5 minutes 59 seconds ]
A system message announcing the dungeon’s completion appeared before us.
* * *
The moment the Korean Team defeated the Minotaur.
“….”
The Announcer watching this, and countless spectators alike.
All of them fell into silence in an instant.
The Korean Team’s flawless teamwork.
And Mir’s blade embedded impossibly deep within the Minotaur.
The Minotaur’s body went limp, its head and arms drooping.
Felling the Minotaur in a single strike was supposed to be impossible.
Yet the blade driven deep into the nape of its neck and the Minotaur’s collapsed state made it clear to anyone watching that it would not rise again.
And as proof of that.
[ Preliminary Round – Dungeon Conquest Complete. ]
[ Clear Time: 5 Minutes 59 Seconds ]
A System Message confirming the Minotaur’s death materialized.
Immediately after, the Announcer, the first to regain his composure, continued the broadcast.
“The Korean Team succeeds in conquering the Dungeon! Clear time: 5 minutes 59 seconds! They fell the Minotaur with an unbelievable sub-six-minute result!”
The spectators watching this as well.
– Roooooaaaaarrrrr!
– Insane, insane, insane, insane!
– They brought down the Minotaur in one hit?
– Koooooreeeeaaaa!
– Wait, didn’t every other team take over 20 minutes at best? They cleared it in under 6 minutes?
– Ah, I’m drunk on this! Barkeep, a bowl of kalguksu here!
Coming to their senses, the crowd erupted into fervent cheers.
The cheering was not limited to Korea alone.
Every spectator gathered here was roaring with passionate acclaim.
After all, if the results had been merely comparable, it might be different, but they had demonstrated such an overwhelmingly dominant performance.
And they had witnessed that result unfold vividly before their very eyes.
It was only natural to be thrilled.
However.
– Does that even make sense? Bringing down a boss monster in one hit? No matter how high the attack power, that seems impossible.
– It’s an instant-death judgment.
– Boss monsters can trigger instant-death judgments too?
– Boss monsters have so much health and defense, but the instant-death formula is the same. Theoretically, it’s possible if you attack the weak point precisely with high attack power.
– So you’re saying it’s theoretically possible? The odds of that are lower than getting struck by lightning lol
– Why are you talking about odds? He raised his attack power and struck the weak point precisely. It’s not probability, it’s calculation.
– Do you really think that’s possible?
– It’s Mir, so?
– A Mir fanboy showed up lol
Negative sentiment began to spread.
Korea aside, foreign spectators were spreading skepticism even faster.
And for good reason.
– No guide, yet they navigate the maze without getting lost once from the start, perfectly identify trap and monster locations, and hunt the boss monster in one strike? You really think that’s possible?
– Didn’t you know what kind of competition it was from the start?
– But even if you knew what kind of competition it was, is it even possible at this level?
– That’s why they must have received guidance. They came knowing the entire maze layout, all the traps, and monster positions in advance. There’s no other explanation.
– What about the boss monster?
– They must have known beforehand that the Minotaur was the boss monster and practiced how to deal with it in advance. There’s no other way this makes sense!
– It’s an unbelievable result lol
– But even if they had obtained information in advance, would they have been so blatant about it? If it were me, I would have hidden it by pretending to struggle a bit
– They just did it without thinking because they wanted to look cool lol The person who leaked the competition info must be freaking out watching this
– Is that really true?
– That’s what I’m saying.
– There’s no other explanation for it!!!
The Korean Team’s performance in this preliminary round was simply too unbelievable.
At first, it was something that could be dismissed one way or another.
Even if a few netizens said such things, it would have sounded like high praise to those involved.
But now, things were different.
The claim that the Korean Team had received advance information about the competition was spreading far more seriously than expected.
Overseas, people were taking this claim seriously, and while Koreans outwardly denied it, they couldn’t help but harbor suspicions in their hearts.
And this commotion.
“What is this? Does this even make sense?”
After the preliminary round ended.
The moment the overall rankings and clear times were revealed, the scandal began spreading far more seriously.

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