The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 64

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Chapter 64
Chapter 64
Whirrrrr—.
Whirrrrrrrrr—.
From the blazing Wasp Hive, the sound of countless wings beating fills the air.
The wasps desperately create wind currents, attempting to extinguish the flames.
Whoooosh!
Yet with each gust, the inferno burns ever more fiercely.
Sand poured in, water channeled in—
The fire refuses to be extinguished.
And why should it? This is no ordinary flame.
The primordial spark Prometheus stole from the gods for humanity.
That very flame now roars from the deepest recesses of the hive.
It cannot be quenched so easily.
“Time remaining… 3 minutes.”
The clock is running down.
Setting the fire was successful, but it means nothing if I cannot fell the boss monster within this window.
I had worried the boss might not appear despite all this effort.
“Skreeeeeeeeeee—!”
From the very apex of the burning hive.
A roar so tremendous it makes the primordial flames themselves ripple emanates from above.
And with it, a colossal form descends toward me, its presence pinpointed with perfect accuracy even through the scorching inferno.
“There you are at last.”
A body incomparably massive compared to ordinary wasps.
Wings vast and swift enough to push back even the primordial spark itself.
All its fine hairs have burned away to charcoal black, yet the distinctive aura of a boss monster radiates unmistakably.
I would love to cling close and decipher its attack patterns and weaknesses.
“But I’m afraid time doesn’t permit it.”
There is no time for such luxuries.
Then there is only one path forward.
Overwhelming force.
That boss monster appears to be at least twice as powerful as I am.
How does one crush the master of the Jungle through sheer strength alone?
The answer is simple.
“Luke.”
— Yes, Master.
“With the Immovable King’s Blade.”
With the power of the item I’ve gathered from First.
[ Immovable King’s Blade, Kurugara ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Form: Sword
Grade: Mythic
Restriction: Level 1,000 or higher, Chaos value must never have accumulated
Description: The Sword of Judgment, said to be held in the right hand of Acala, with a black dragon coiling around the blade and engulfed in scorching flames.
Along with Black Inferno, the Dragon Sword was born.
Just as the item description stated, a sword with a black dragon coiling around its blade.
Why did I draw this weapon?
The answer was obvious.
‘It seems to be holding on through its wing beats, but ultimately, that creature’s weakness is fire.’
Fire attribute was precisely this monster’s weakness.
First had monsters of that type as well, and regardless, the creature was writhing in agony as its entire body was scorched by the Primordial Flame.
What kept it enduring within the inferno now was purely thanks to the boss monster’s characteristic high vitality.
Toward such a creature.
Just as I had unleashed the ‘Primordial Flame’ with Prometheus’s fire.
– Activating the unique skill ‘Avatar of Acala’ from ‘Acala’s Sword, Kurikara’.
I swung the sword while activating Kurikara’s unique skill.
Then the black dragon coiling around Kurikara flew toward the Queen Bee, following my blade strike.
The black dragon’s size grew progressively larger, surpassing the Queen Bee.
Still burning with scorching flames, it coiled around the Queen Bee’s body.
“Kiiiiiiiii-!!”
As the black dragon constricted, one of the Queen Bee’s wings was crushed.
The black dragon’s searing flames incinerated the Queen Bee’s other wing.
Though it thrashed its legs desperately, the Queen Bee could not resist the dragon king called the Avatar of Acala and plummeted to the ground.
Boom!
Toward the Queen Bee that had crashed down.
I drew another weapon.
“Lævateinn.”
A sharp metallic ring.
The new weapon revealed itself.
Though it held scorching flames, unlike Kurikara, those flames did not surge outward from the blade.
Like a beast lurking in tall grass, waiting to pounce on its prey.
A sword that concealed the flames of ruin within its blade, its rune letters glowing softly like the pupils of a predator.
[ Flames of Ruin, Lævateinn ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Form: Sword
Grade: Mythic
Restriction: Level 1,000 or higher, Strength 2,000 or above, Vitality 2,000 or above
Description: The demonic sword of fire wielded by Surtr, the fire giant said to exist for the purpose of burning the world, which incinerated the World Tree Yggdrasil.
It was Lævateinn.
“Kiiiiiiiii-!!”
I gripped the blazing fiery sword in my hand.
As the power of the black dragon wrapped around my body began to dissipate, I charged toward the Queen Bee as she rose to her feet.
Despite the severe damage she had sustained, she remained a monster of a level impossible for me to face at my original strength.
Yet fear did not grip me.
After all, I was the one who had slain the Golden Dragon of Greed, the final boss of First, a thousand times over.
Slash!
Time was running out.
If she rose again and unleashed some power, or fled, it would be problematic.
I activated Black Shadow Phantom and rushed toward her at blinding speed.
– Activating the unique skill ‘Ragnarok’ of ‘Levatein, Flame of Ruin’.
Thud!
I thrust Levatein forward.
Levatein buried itself deep between the Queen Bee’s brows.
In that instant, Levatein’s unique skill activated, and the runes inscribed on the blade burned with searing heat.
Then the apocalyptic flames that would incinerate the world erupted forth.
Crackle, crackle, crackle!
I burned the Queen Bee to ash.
Just as Levatein had burned the World Tree Yggdrasil in ancient mythology.
The sight of the Queen Bee collapsing in agony, consumed by flames, seemed to recreate that mythical scene.
[ Time Remaining: 10 seconds ]
There was barely any time left.
Had I been alone, I wouldn’t have been able to properly collect even the magic stones from the monsters I had defeated.
“Luke.”
– I shall feast well.
With only 10 seconds remaining.
I felt no concern.
Luke would collect the magic stones properly on his own.
Whoosh.
Black flames centered on me began spreading outward in all directions.
The larvae dwelling in the hive.
The worker bees that gathered food.
The soldier bees that guarded the hive.
The Queen Bee—master of the Jungle and boss monster who commanded them all.
The black flames clung to every last one of them, burning without restraint.
Crack, crack.
Gulp, gulp, gulp.
Luke’s devouring sounds echoed from all directions.
Had Luke ever consumed so many monsters at once before?
There seemed to be a similar instance during First, but this was certainly the first time in Second.
As I watched Luke feast in this manner.
How much will my stats increase?
I felt a surge of anticipation.
While other users could only obtain magic stones from defeating monsters in the preliminaries, gaining nothing else.
I could raise Luke’s stats by feeding him monsters.
Even feeding Luke a single monster would raise his stats by at least 1 to 2 points.
And now he had consumed countless wasps, and even the Queen Bee herself.
Before the remaining time ran out.
Luke’s consumption came to an end.
[ Luke has consumed all monsters from the Wasp Hive. ]
[ Luke’s stats have increased by 100. ]
Luke’s stats had risen.
A 100-point increase in stats.
Certainly a significant boost, but disappointing compared to the sheer number of monsters consumed.
When Luke devoured the Black Insect God, his stats had risen by this much as well.
‘Wait, the Black Insect God…’
When Luke consumed the Black Insect God.
He said he couldn’t absorb all the nutrients.
And then.
[ You accept the nutrients left behind by ‘Crimson Flame Dragon, Lucknir Desperado Ignoction’. ]
[ Maximum health increases. ]
[ Strength increases. ]
….
He transferred the remaining nutrients to me.
And the same was happening now.
– My abilities are insufficient, so I will accept the reduced efficiency and transfer the nutrients to you, Master.
“Thank you, Luke.”
– Not at all.
The Black Insect God was powerful, so the experience value was substantial.
I couldn’t pinpoint the exact criteria for nutrients, but with the sheer number of monsters we’d defeated, it seemed we could match the Black Insect God in quantity if not quality.
As proof, my stats continued to rise steadily.
[ First Match of the Second Crown ]
[ The Beginner League preliminaries have concluded. ]
As the preliminaries ended, my body was ejected from the Jungle.
* * *
“Ugh, what on earth is he doing?! Mir!”
During the match.
Kang Ju-hyuk couldn’t hide his anxiety as he watched the Beginner League preliminaries, which were now running out of time.
And for good reason.
[ 12th Place: Mir ]
Mir’s ranking continued to plummet as time went on.
Of course, just this alone guaranteed passage through the preliminaries.
That should be the case, but.
“He didn’t give up!”
Kang Ju-hyuk could tell.
That Mir hadn’t abandoned the competition.
All his strength drained, hiding in some dark place?
Impossible.
The Mir he knew would never do such a thing.
Mir was the type who would seize first place no matter what it took.
‘And when Mir appeared on screen earlier. He was definitely moving.’
Kang Ju-hyuk had seen it.
The black screen showing Mir had been moving subtly.
Mir wasn’t hiding his body in the darkness—he was definitely moving through it.
[ Time Remaining: 30 seconds ]
“So, who will be the victor of the preliminaries!”
“The participants continue hunting despite having so little time left!”
“We’re not sure why the fire suddenly broke out in the hive, but thanks to it, the interference from the wasps has decreased!”
“Unmemory Spirit succeeds in hunting a named monster at the last moment! He reclaims first place!”
“Incredible! A dramatic reversal! Magnificent!”
Now there truly wasn’t much time left.
As the seconds ticked away, Kang Ju-hyuk’s anticipation couldn’t help but fade.
With only thirty seconds remaining, how much could the ranking possibly change?
Still, as long as he passed, it was all the same, so he figured Mir was conserving his strength for the next match.
Then, when ten seconds remained.
[ 11th Place: Mir ]
“Oh! Mir’s ranking just improved!”
“What? Oh, you’re right!”
“He’s hunting again! What a shame! There’s barely any time left!”
Mir’s ranking had risen.
No—it had ‘begun to rise’.
[ 10th Place: Mir ]
[ 9th Place: Mir ]
[ 8th Place: Mir ]
“Whoa, whoa, whoa!”
“What is this!”
“Mir’s ranking continues to climb!”
“How is he doing this! Show the screen! Show us the screen right now!”
Mir’s ranking hadn’t changed before, and even when they switched the camera, only a black screen appeared, so Mir hadn’t been visible since then.
But as Mir’s ranking began to rise in the final moments, both commentators urgently switched the camera.
And on Mir’s screen that appeared.
Whoosh!
“That… that is!”
“It’s a hive! A burning hive!”
“Could it be that Mir was the one who started that fire!”
In the center of the blazing hive, Mir stood with serene composure.
Even as I watched, the rankings continued their rapid ascent.
[ 1st Place: Mir ]
Finally claiming the top position.
[ Second Crown’s First Match ]
[ The Beginner League preliminaries have concluded. ]
“Miiiiiiir!”
“The Beginner League preliminaries! The victor is… Mir!!”
With Mir’s victory, the preliminaries came to a close.

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