The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 91

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Chapter 91
Chapter 91
“Collapse the Cliff… you say?”
“Yes.”
There was no hesitation in my answer.
Second is a perfect open-world game.
Nothing is impossible.
If I collapse the Cliff, the crumbling debris will cascade down and swallow all the orcs in the Valley below.
That way, I could wipe them all out without needing to clash blades with thirty thousand troops.
The problem is.
“Is that even feasible?”
The practicality of this operation.
To bring down an army of thirty thousand orcs, merely damaging the Cliff wouldn’t suffice.
Unless I collapsed the upper portion of the Cliff entirely, it would be meaningless.
And.
“I believe it’s possible if everyone helps.”
I was confident.
Alone, it would have been uncertain, but with the Subjugation Expedition’s assistance, nothing would be impossible.
Even though my trust rating had risen considerably, this was far too critical a matter—I worried the Subjugation Commander might not heed my words.
“Are you truly certain?”
“Yes.”
“Very well. I’ll trust you.”
The Subjugation Commander nodded at my words.
Immediately, I issued orders to the Subjugation Expedition members.
“I need thick, sturdy wooden pillars.”
“What size?”
“Roughly this much should do.”
“Understood!”
“Leave it to us!”
“That’s nothing for us!”
After indicating the approximate size of the wooden pillars needed.
I immediately began the next task.
That task was.
– I use the 1st Circle earth magic ‘Dig’.
Digging into the ground.
Or more precisely, drilling holes.
Of course, I couldn’t drill proper holes with Dig magic alone.
Dig magic was meant for excavating earth, not a spell capable of boring into solid rock cliffs.
But that was fine.
Using Dig magic, I would create marks at regular intervals.
[Rock Wedge]
A chisel for drilling holes in that spot.
[Mountain Destroyer]
(Non-tradeable)
Form: Hammer
Grade: Unique
Restriction: Level 150 or higher, Strength 400 or higher, Hammer Mastery Lv 15 or higher
Description: A hammer said to have been forged by a dwarf to topple a mountain, bearing the legendary feat of how that dwarf ultimately succeeded in bringing down a mountain with his own strength.
I drew out the hammer.
The Subjugation Commander rushed over in alarm and stopped me.
“Surely you’re not planning to drill with that?”
“Yes.”
“Don’t do it! We haven’t been discovered yet, but if you start swinging that hammer here, the noise will definitely carry all the way down into the valley. We’ll be found for certain!”
His concern was understandable, certainly.
Hammer strikes weren’t ordinarily quiet, and in terrain like this valley, sound would echo even more.
The moment I began swinging the hammer, all thirty thousand orc soldiers would undoubtedly turn their gaze toward me.
But naturally, I hadn’t drawn out the chisel and hammer without considering even that.
[Silence]
(Non-tradeable)
Form: Grimoire
Grade: Advanced
Restriction: Level 100 or higher, Mage-class profession
Description: A dark grimoire allowing you to learn Silence, a 2nd-Circle curse magic that blocks sound to prevent enemy spellcasting.
Upon reaching level 100, the 2nd-Circle spells available to learn weren’t limited to offensive magic alone.
There were practical spells, and dark curses like this one as well.
Silence magic was originally used against enemies casting spells to interrupt their magic.
But by carefully adjusting its range.
– I activate the 2nd-Circle curse magic “Silence”.
Applying it to the point where the chisel and hammer meet.
Whoosh!
As I swing the hammer.
…
The loud metallic clang produced when chisel and hammer collide is completely silenced.
Thus I began driving the chisel in with repeated hammer strikes.
As I continued.
“I’ll help too.”
The Subjugation Commander brought over a hammer that had been distributed to the squad members for setting up camp equipment.
Compared to the Mountain Destroyer I was wielding, it was a trivial item.
Crack!
When the Subjugation Commander brought his hammer down, the chisel drove in just as deeply as when I had swung mine.
This NPC didn’t rise to the position of Subjugation Commander for nothing.
I don’t know what level they are, but it’s clear their Strength stat far exceeds mine.
“Next?”
“Over there.”
Thunk!
Thus I drove fifty-one pitons into the Cliff face.
Even though they were quite long and thick, such things alone wouldn’t bring down a cliff.
“Luke, retrieve all the pitons for me.”
– Yes, Master.
After that, I had Luke retrieve all the pitons I’d driven in with his strength.
“Take out some mana stones for me.”
Items I’d used back at Second Crown.
I retrieved the mana stones.
Twenty-five superior-grade mana stones and one premium-grade mana stone.
These mana stones possessed value enough to earn an enormous fortune if I sold them immediately, but they were all untradeable anyway.
Then I began working on the surface of the mana stones.
– Using skill ‘Magical Enchantment’.
Magical Enchantment.
I commenced the process commonly called enchanting.
Using engraving tools, I carved runic script and magical circles into the mana stone’s surface.
‘I can only use magic up to the 2nd Circle currently, but there are no restrictions on what magic I can engrave.’
The magic to enchant was a 5th Circle spell: Explosion.
Originally it wasn’t magic I should be able to enchant at my level, but back at First, I’d even attempted enchanting higher Circle magic than this.
Recalling those memories as vividly as possible, I enchanted the mana stone’s surface with magic.
Well.
[ Magical Enchantment has failed. ]
[ Unstable Superior-Grade Mana Stone ]
I couldn’t successfully enchant all the magic that didn’t suit my level.
Honestly, about half of them failed.
Originally, according to the system, one’s level would need to be much higher to succeed at 5th Circle magic enchantment.
But that didn’t matter.
‘Even mana stones that fail enchantment will still explode.’
The magic I was carving was an explosion spell: Explosion.
Though the mechanism differs slightly, both Explosion mana stones and unstable mana stones explode—that fact remains the same.
Still, it would have been better if the magic enchanted properly.
[ Magical Enchantment has succeeded. ]
[ Judgment: Critical Success ]
[ Premium-Grade Explosion Mana Stone ]
I succeeded in enchanting the premium-grade mana stone I’d put the most care into.
After completing the enchantment of all fifty-one mana stones, I rolled them one by one into the holes I’d drilled beforehand.
In truth, I wanted to drill more holes and detonate more mana stones.
But the Orc Lord’s senses were far more acute than I’d anticipated.
If the number of mana stones increased, the mana-sensitive Orc Lord might detect them, so I had to settle for this.
“Now I understand.”
“If the mana stones dropped into the holes detonate simultaneously, the Cliff’s durability will plummet regardless of how solid it is.”
Exactly.
What I was doing now resembled blasting operations for quarrying stone in the real world.
Drilling holes and pushing dynamite through them to detonate—that was the principle.
Except I was using explosive mana stones instead of dynamite.
The moment I finished all the preparations.
“We’re ready!”
The Subjugation Expedition members had also brought the wooden pillars I’d instructed them to gather beforehand.
With this, our preparations were flawless.
I lowered my gaze toward the Valley below, briefly observing the orcs’ movements.
“Beginning now.”
I explained the operation in detail to the Subjugation Expedition members and informed them of their roles.
The more I spoke, the more their expressions alternated between shock and admiration.
“Surely you don’t mean…?”
“What do you…?”
“An explosion! Excellent!”
“Heh, we can sweep away all those orcs.”
“It will be quite a spectacle.”
Despite their words, they were all visibly tense.
If this operation failed, thirty thousand orcs might come charging after us.
Still, fortunately, most of them trusted me.
Even though I’d only demonstrated my abilities and we’d only known each other for a day.
I hadn’t expected them to trust me this much.
‘Definitely, NPCs are easier to work with than users.’
If these were users, they might have sought their own advantage and sabotaged the operation even now.
The sight of NPCs uniting their strength against the common enemy of orcs was truly beautiful.
With that thought in mind.
“Beginning now.”
I signaled the start of the operation.
At my word, the members retreated sharply backward.
Confirming this.
– Activating 1st Circle Fire Magic ‘Fire’.
Using Fire magic, I ignited the ‘Premium-Grade Explosion Mana Stone’ I’d dropped into the central hole.
And immediately.
KABOOOOOOM—!!
The mana contained in the Premium-Grade stone erupted with one-hundred-percent explosive force.
There was no need to ignite each of the other mana stones individually.
The supreme-grade mana stone detonated, warping the surrounding rock face, and the ground containing a mana stone not far away crumpled inward.
The mana stone that fractured as a result—
BOOM!
—erupted in explosion.
And the mana stone beside it followed suit.
Crack, crack, BOOM!!
All fifty-one mana stones embedded in the cavity triggered a chain reaction, detonating in unison.
The ground trembled violently, and a deafening roar assaulted my eardrums.
Yet still, the Cliff did not collapse.
To bring down the Cliff outright, I would have needed to detonate the mana stones much closer to its base.
I had detonated them from a greater distance than I had anticipated.
Had it succeeded, the Cliff would have crumbled spectacularly enough to obliterate the orcs entirely, but having failed, I could only draw their attention.
However.
Naturally, I had anticipated this situation beforehand.
“Now!”
“Hyah!”
“Drive them in!”
The Subjugation Expedition members rushed forward, driving wooden pillars into the cavities.
Though some cavities had been obliterated by the explosions, the rock face was now riddled with cracks, providing plenty of places to wedge the wooden pillars.
The moment the wooden pillars were in place—
“Pull!”
Two Subjugation Expedition members gripped each wooden pillar, beginning to heave it backward.
Using the principle of leverage, they were forcing the fractured Cliff outward.
Though the explosions had created tremendous fractures within the Cliff’s interior, such force alone would not easily shift it.
Thus, I did not remain idle either, approaching the cavity where I had detonated the supreme-grade mana stone.
“Luke.”
– Yes, Master.
I had already decided what weapon to drive into this cavity.
In truth, even without prior consideration, there was only one weapon and staff suited to this moment.
“Retrieve the Ruyi Staff for me.”
A shimmer of light.
A long staff born alongside the Black Flame.
Its shaft was forged from black iron, gleaming darkly, with golden bands encircling both ends—a weighty rod of considerable heft.
As for this item—
[ Tide’s Weight, Ruyi Golden Cudgel ]
( Non-Tradeable )
Type : Staff
Grade : Mythic
Requirement : Level 1,000+, All Stats 800+, Staff Mastery Lv 100
Description: The Heavenly River Depth-Measuring Divine Precious Iron, a weapon once wielded by the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong. Legend claims it was originally forged not as a weapon, but as an instrument to measure the depths of the ocean—the legendary Ruyi Golden Cudgel.
A name renowned throughout the heavens and earth.
The moment I inserted the Ruyi Golden Cudgel into the aperture, I activated its unique skill.
– Activating the unique skill ‘Heavenly River Depth-Measuring Divine Precious Iron’ of the ‘Ocean’s Weight, Ruyi Vault Cudgel’.
In that instant.
Krrrrunch—!
True to the legend of its creation to measure oceanic depths, the sphere of the Ruyi began expanding at a terrifying rate.

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