The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 72

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Chapter 72
Chapter 72
Rushing toward the Pyramid.
The Unmemory Spirit came to a realization.
‘I can’t beat that.’
Some of the others mistakenly believed the attacks raining down from atop the Pyramid were emanating from the structure itself.
But the Unmemory Spirit could discern the truth.
Or rather, one could understand it simply by checking the rankings properly.
[ 1st Place: Mir ]
Those attacks belonged to Mir.
Without question.
The very same Mir who had claimed first place in the preliminaries.
I had no idea how someone at the Beginner League level was unleashing such absurd attacks, but facing such an opponent one-on-one didn’t seem winnable.
Well, truthfully, the matchup might favor me somewhat, and a one-on-one confrontation could go either way.
But that opponent is far too dangerous to gamble against.
Therefore, the moment I arrived at the Pyramid.
The Unmemory Spirit threw open his empty hands as if signaling no hostile intent, shouting toward the users trailing behind him.
“Everyone! Some of you may have already realized this, but the one launching attacks from atop the Pyramid isn’t some structure—it’s a user!”
“I thought so.”
“What are you saying? You’re telling me a user under level 200 is unleashing attacks like that?”
“There are still people who don’t know? Haven’t you even checked the rankings?”
Several participants reacted to the Unmemory Spirit’s cry.
He raised his voice even louder.
“Once the main tournament begins, we’ll face a bracket competition. Do you think any of you could defeat that monstrous user in a one-on-one match?”
“That’s impossible…”
“It’s not like we’re being asked to destroy a tank with our bare hands. That’s just impossible.”
“Damn it.”
“Is the Beginner League champion already decided?”
At the words of one of the tournament’s strongest contenders, several users displayed their despair.
Then.
The Unmemory Spirit clenched his fist and continued.
“Your only chance to defeat that monster is now!”
“What do you mean—”
“Once the main tournament begins, you’ll have to face that monster one-on-one! So before that! Right now! We must all join forces and bring down that user!”
“Hmm…”
“That might actually work.”
“True, if things continue like this, even if we advance through the main tournament and reach the bracket stage, we’ll definitely be slaughtered by that monster.”
“Exactly! Now is when we must unite! Let us cease our competition with one another! We must pool our strength right now and bring down that monster!”
Incitement.
The Unmemory Spirit excelled at more than just combat.
My rise to a full-fledged member of Pacheon Guild wasn’t solely due to combat prowess.
I had rapidly analyzed the nature of Pacheon Guild itself, quickly befriended key figures, and strategically emphasized my own importance through political maneuvering.
I was employing that very ability once more.
Thanks to the unrealistic power Mir displayed, the Unmemory Spirit’s abilities proved devastatingly effective.
“Besides, if that monster remains, we can’t possibly win!”
“We have to bring it down now!”
“Climb the Pyramid! Maybe it’s strong at range, but creatures like that are nothing but scarecrows in close combat!”
“Shield-bearing warriors and users with defensive skills, take the front!”
“I can block once, so finish it no matter what!”
The users began scrambling up the Pyramid in earnest.
The weathered walls of the Pyramid were little different from stairs—it would take time, but scaling them was entirely feasible.
Moreover, the stepped surface allowed users to crouch low and use it as a shield.
And then.
“I’ll lead the charge as well!”
The Unmemory Spirit shouted confidently and dashed to the front.
Thanks to that, anyone who might have viewed the Unmemory Spirit as an agitator completely vanished from consideration.
But while everyone was caught up in the fervor.
The Unmemory Spirit transformed his body into flames to evade the bullets streaking toward him.
Whoosh.
He naturally slipped back from the vanguard.
Even as the Unmemory Spirit, he had no intention of facing that dangerous monster head-on.
Even with an evasion skill bordering on invincibility, this one had a rather lengthy cooldown.
‘Perfect.’
The Unmemory Spirit smiled as he watched the users charge forward.
No matter what tactics were employed, they crumbled before an overwhelming tide of numbers.
No matter how strong Mir was, he couldn’t possibly fell all these users.
Powerful as he might be, as a ranged attacker facing multiple enemies in close quarters, survival would be impossible.
‘This way, I’ll become the champion of the Beginner League.’
Gazing at the ‘sacrifices’ who were tearing down his rival for him, the Unmemory Spirit smiled coldly.
* * *
I never imagined they would unite and climb the Pyramid just to bring me down.
If the opponent were a monster, they would never exhibit such behavior.
Fighting users truly isn’t something I’m accustomed to.
‘Is it because of that user?’
My eyes were busy targeting new threats, yet even amid the sniper rifle’s thunder, I could hear the sounds that mattered.
And so I heard it.
The user who arrived at the Pyramid first.
That user had incited the others.
Indeed, without someone stepping forward to agitate them, such a sudden unified assault from this many users would never have occurred.
‘There are far too many of them.’
No matter who I am, it’s impossible to defeat such a massive number of users single-handedly.
So what should I do?
There are several options.
Among them was the choice of ‘escape’.
But I didn’t choose to run.
‘Since it’s come to this, I should push forward with overwhelming strength.’
My existence is already known.
Countless users will seek me out, draw me into traps, or attack me going forward.
I’ll hide as much as possible using the Veil of Secrets and the Ring of Delusion, but now that my existence is exposed like this, I can’t avoid all eyes.
In that case, it’s better to display overwhelming power than to evade half-heartedly.
Having made that decision,
“Luke, use the highest-grade mana stones.”
– Yes, Master.
Toward the users climbing up the Pyramid’s walls,
Boom!!
I began firing mana bullets powered by the highest-grade mana stones.
Now that I was using the highest-grade mana stones in earnest, my attacks resembled cannon fire far more than sniper rounds.
Those massive mana bullets
Crash!
“Gahhh!”
Completely blasted away those holding shields at the front or using defensive skills.
Boom!
“Ugh!”
And shattered those hiding between the weathered walls that had become stair-like, along with the walls themselves.
As my attacks grew stronger, the users began coordinating more desperately.
They clustered in one spot, layering multiple defensive skills alongside an enormous shield.
A defensive barrier that even the highest-grade mana stones struggled to penetrate.
Seeing this,
“Luke, use the special-grade mana stones.”
– Yes, Master.
I loaded the special-grade bullets—of which I’d only managed to gather fifteen during my First days.
The special-grade mana stone, radiating a brilliance incomparable to any I’d used before, was chambered into the Crimson Sniper.
And the moment I pulled the trigger,
Whoosh!
Tremendous light erupted from the special-grade mana stone, and simultaneously,
Boom-!!
A cannon’s
No—a thunderclap’s roar echoed forth.
The barrel of the Crimson Sniper, a crystallization of ancient magical civilization, grew scorching hot as if it could bear no more.
The energy of the special-grade mana stone, bursting violently from the barrel, became a thick beam of light that swept across the users climbing from below.
BOOM—!!!
A massive shield?
It vanished along with the user wielding it.
A defensive skill?
It shattered into fragments before my overwhelming magical power.
Dozens of users?
Those struck directly by the flash turned to dust and scattered, their defense and vitality irrelevant.
Only those who had been clustered together and bounced away just before the flash made contact barely clung to life.
But this was far from over.
My target in this attack was not simply the crowd rushing toward me.
‘I won’t miss.’
Down there.
The user who had led from the front initially, then hid in a corner the moment my first attack came.
The user who had incited all these people first.
Based on skill and ability, the user presumed to be the Unmemory Spirit—occupying the second position right below me.
That was my true target.
“Damn it…!”
The Unmemory Spirit, who had been resting assured at the very back, had no time to dodge and took my magical projectile head-on.
The skill he had displayed earlier—his body igniting to evade attacks—was still on cooldown, so he attempted to counter with flames, trying to neutralize my assault.
“Curse it!”
The flames he unleashed withered pathetically before my magical projectile, charged with a premium mana stone.
Along with those feeble flames, it consumed him entirely.
[ Player ‘Mir’ has defeated player ‘Unmemory Spirit’. ]
The magical projectile charged with the premium mana stone lost its radiance.
Glancing at the System Message that appeared at the edge of my vision, his identity was indeed the Unmemory Spirit.
He had placed second in the preliminaries and second in this match as well—quite the promising talent with genuine skill.
I had touched the lion’s whiskers.
“Unbelievable…”
“That can’t be right!”
“Is he really a Beginner League participant? That kind of power from a level 200?”
The users climbing toward the pyramid’s peak all gasped in shock, their mouths falling open wide.
A far greater terror seeped into the minds of those who had forgotten their fear under the Unmemory Spirit’s influence.
The same held true for those below the pyramid.
Every user on the field stood dazed by my final attack.
Whether fortunate or unfortunate, with the Unmemory Spirit’s disappearance—
[ Fourth Match of the Second Crown ]
[ The Beginner League Main Tournament has concluded. ]
The Beginner League main tournament, the battle royale in the Sinking Great Desert, had come to an end.
* * *
The moment Mir pulled the trigger of the sniper rifle loaded with a premium mana stone.
BOOM!!
The two commentators who had been narrating the Beginner League finals fell silent, their mouths agape in shock.
What kind of attack was that?
Was this really the Beginner League?
The highest level in the Beginner League was only level 200.
Was it even possible for someone at level 200 to unleash an attack of that magnitude?
Yet there was no one to answer their questions.
The moment the mana projectile’s flash faded away.
[ Second Crown’s Fourth Match ]
[ The Beginner League finals have concluded. ]
The Beginner League finals had ended.
Though the two commentators remained stunned, they rallied their professional instincts and forced themselves to speak.
“With Mir’s final attack, an enormous number of players have been simultaneously eliminated! The Beginner League finals have concluded!”
“Mir! That was absolutely incredible!”
The two commentators cried out in genuine admiration.
And the audience felt the same way.
“Insane!”
“This is the Beginner League? That’s ridiculous!”
“This Beginner League is absolutely crazy.”
“What kind of attack was that just now?”
“There’s no point watching the rest of the tournament. How could anyone beat that?”
“Wait, didn’t the Unmemory Spirit get eliminated at the end?”
“Who cares about the Unmemory Spirit right now! That’s not the issue!”
“Mir! Mir! Mir!”
Those who had praised Mir.
Those who had doubted Mir.
Those who had been investigating Mir.
Every single one of them was now chanting his name.
The attack he had displayed at the end was that powerful and overwhelming.
“Mir, you’ve shown us an absolutely dominant performance!”
“The word ‘rising star’ was made for moments like this!”
“This Beginner League! It’s garnering more attention than any other league in Second Crown!”
“How could it not!”
“Now, there’s only one remaining question of interest!”
“What could that be!”
“Will the next tournament produce someone capable of defeating this Mir!”
And so, Mir was becoming the protagonist of the Beginner League.

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