The Return of the Genius Ranker’s Myth Warehouse - Chapter 95

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Chapter 95
Chapter 95
After Second Crown ended.
The numerous departments managing Second could finally catch their breath.
The Second Crown Server had concluded, and thanks to the successful completion, bonuses had been distributed.
Now they could simply continue their existing work with a bit more ease.
Just as the departments of Second were beginning to reclaim their peace.
“T-Team Leader!”
“What? The server just opened. What’s wrong?”
“It’s a disaster!”
“Why are you making me anxious like this?”
Not long after the Second Server had opened.
An employee suddenly came rushing toward Kang Team Leader.
At first, Kang Team Leader thought it was nothing serious.
He assumed it was just a newly hired employee, not long with the company, making a fuss over something trivial.
After all, new employees who hadn’t yet adapted to the Crisis Management Team’s incidents occasionally made such mistakes.
But the next words he heard were shocking.
“The Orc Lord has appeared!”
“…What?”
“The Orc Lord has been born!”
The Orc Lord?
Did that even make sense?
Kang Team Leader knew of the Orc Lord, but it was absolutely not a monster that should appear at this point in time.
According to the timeline, over two hundred years remained before it would emerge, and even if that weren’t the case, there had to be some reason for the Orc Lord to have already appeared.
“Are you sure you didn’t misread it? Didn’t you confuse it with a Dark Orc?”
“No, sir! The thing is…”
“The thing is?”
“Over ten thousand orcs have already gathered beneath the Orc Lord! And they continue to pour in even now!”
“Connect the monitor immediately!”
Kang Team Leader shot up from his seat.
Only the Orc Lord could create such an anomaly—ten thousand orcs gathering together.
As Kang Team Leader connected the screen, understanding the gravity of the situation.
– Screech!
– We behold the great Orc Lord, Grashtar! Screech!
– The Broken Fang Tribe has witnessed the Orc Lord…
“My goodness…”
Ten thousand.
The Orc Lord and the vast army of over ten thousand orcs gathered beneath him came into view.
The employee’s report had been true.
“How did no one notice this until now!”
Upon closer inspection, I could see orcs from across the entire continent converging toward the Orc Lord.
It was a situation impossible to overlook with even minimal attention.
The Orc Lord’s birth was unfolding so brazenly—so why had this fact only been discovered now?
The reason was simple.
“It seems everyone was so focused on the Second Crown that….”
“But how could you miss the Orc Lord’s birth?!”
Recently.
Before the Second Crown Server opened.
Like every other department, the Crisis Management Team had been concentrating on the approaching Second Crown.
Because of that, we failed to notice this fact until after the Second Crown ended, when we finally discovered it.
“Damn it, over ten thousand have already assembled! We discovered this far too late! What are we supposed to do about this?!”
“I-I’m terribly sorry.”
“No, that’s not the issue right now! Ugh!”
This was no ordinary matter.
Once the Orc Lord began gathering orcs in earnest, their numbers multiplied exponentially.
A massive event requiring every user in Second to stand against the orc tide.
That was the birth of the Orc Lord.
The Second Crown had just ended and the Second Server had only just reopened, and now the Orc Lord?
This couldn’t happen.
This was problematic.
“W-What do we do?”
What could be done?
I had no idea where to even begin.
Normally, we should have known about the Orc Lord’s birth in advance, coordinated with Second’s supercomputer, and sent prophecies to the Temple to disrupt the orc gathering and buy time.
But with over ten thousand orcs already assembling, what could possibly be done now?
As time slipped away in that panic,
“Team Leader Kang, the user Mir has made a move.”
“Why is that user’s name suddenly coming up?”
“The user Mir has arrived at the Orc Lord’s Valley.”
“What?”
Seo Deputy had brought unexpected information.
In an already urgent situation, why was Mir’s name being mentioned?
And how had Mir even discovered the Orc Lord?
There was no time to dwell on the questions.
Boom!
The cliff face in the Valley collapsed on the monitor.
Mir had deliberately brought down the cliff.
As a result,
– Screeeech!
– Run!
– We must stop it!
– Tsk, how are we supposed to block that… Gack!
– L-Lord! Cough!
Ten thousand orcs gathered in the valley.
No—the numbers had swelled further, and now over thirty thousand orcs of the great horde were crushed beneath the cliff’s rubble and vanished.
“Wh-what…?”
But the true shock came next.
Even if I defeated the entire orc army, as long as the Orc Lord lived, the orcs would continue to pour in.
In the end, there was no solution without bringing down the Orc Lord himself.
Still, I’d bought some time with this, so I had to find a way to finish it before they regrouped.
Thud!
– My destiny….
Crash.
The Orc Lord fell.
At the hands of Mir, who had only just reached level 150.
Faced with this impossible situation, every member of the Crisis Management Team watching swallowed hard.
As the Crisis Management Team fell into stunned silence,
Seo Deputy, the first to regain her composure, spoke hesitantly to Kang Team Leader.
“Doesn’t this mean the problem is solved?”
Could this really be called fortunate?
Kang Team Leader found himself wrestling with that very question.
* * *
Thump.
The Orc Lord had fallen.
[ Your level has increased. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
….
Level-up messages cascaded down, testament to the Orc Lord’s death.
“Hah….”
I’d done it.
I had truly defeated the Orc Lord.
I had brought down a legendary creature whose level surpassed mine by more than double.
It was a sensation I thought I would never feel again after finishing my growth in First and defeating the Golden Dragon of Greed, the final boss monster.
– Master.
“Ah, yes. Go ahead and eat.”
– I shall enjoy this meal.
Luke began his meal.
The crunching sounds were louder than usual, which suggested the Orc Lord was quite resilient indeed.
‘It was the same with the Black Insect God.’
As the Orc Lord was such a powerful monster, it seemed to take time for Luke to swallow it.
Still, it wasn’t long before the consumption was complete.
[ Luke has consumed the Orc Lord, Grashtar. ]
[ Luke’s stats have increased by 100. ]
From devouring just a single monster, my stats had risen by the maximum amount of 100.
Truly, the Orc Lord.
The magnitude of the stat increase seemed to prove the Orc Lord’s overwhelming power.
Since Luke’s stat gains had reached their limit, the stats Luke couldn’t absorb.
[ You accept the nutrients left behind by the Black Flame Dragon, Lucknir Desperato Ignoxtan. ]
[ Maximum health increases. ]
[ Strength increases. ]
….
began flowing into me.
Not only had my level skyrocketed from defeating the Orc Lord alongside thirty thousand orcs, but my stats were also rising from the consumption itself.
I was already eager to see just how much my stats had increased.
With anticipation swelling in my chest, I reached to check my status window.
Flap!
The sound of something’s wings echoed from above.
“A Wyvern?”
I didn’t need to turn my head to know.
I knew how many wyverns I’d hunted back in First, and how many different types I’d ridden.
I could instantly identify that the wyverns approaching now were White Wyverns—the most common species among them.
Judging by the wingbeats, there appeared to be at least several dozen.
‘Why are there wyverns here?’
Cautiously, I began raising my weapon toward them.
“Hmm?”
The wyverns were outfitted with Imperial insignia—saddles, bridles, and harnesses carved with the empire’s seal.
More than that, the people riding atop them.
Even at a glance, they seemed far from ordinary.
Sensing they were likely not enemies, I lowered my guard and waited briefly.
Flap!
They landed atop the cliff.
I wondered who they were, but fortunately, the Subjugation Commander—who had regained consciousness despite taking a direct blow from the Orc Lord—approached my side and knelt on one knee.
“Second Subjugation Commander Lugard greets Raven Dracar, the Capital Defense Commander of Labelt.”
“It’s been a while since we’ve seen each other. Second Subjugation Commander.”
The Capital Defense Commander of Labelt.
He was a man of far higher rank than I’d anticipated.
Still, I had no reason to kneel alongside the Subjugation Commander.
I wasn’t even part of the Labelt Guard Corps.
And regardless of his rank, he wasn’t my superior.
“Second Subjugation Commander, report the situation.”
“Yes, Commander.”
The Subjugation Commander began explaining the situation.
From the moment I received the initial orders and arrived at Barbarian City, to reaching the Valley and confirming the thirty thousand troops, then collapsing the Cliff according to my strategy.
How the entire Subjugation Expedition rushed forward to face the Orc Lord, who survived even that and climbed back up.
As he explained all this.
“Check the wounded first!”
“Yes!”
“Provide emergency treatment to those who can be treated immediately, and transport the critically wounded directly by Wyvern to the Temple in Labelt!”
“Yes!”
“Have the remaining personnel scout the perimeter! Check if any orcs survived! See if there are any other orcs gathering around the Valley! And most importantly! Monitor the movements of the orcs that were converging on the Valley!”
“Yes, understood, Commander!”
Those who had arrived by Wyvern began organizing the situation.
The roughly hundred Subjugation Expedition members lying on the ground had all been struck once by the Orc Lord’s attack and sent flying, so their condition was far from good.
Those examining the members gasped upon seeing shattered shields and armor, fractured arm bones and ribs.
Originally, the plan had been to treat them simply here and urgently transport only the critical cases.
“Everyone’s condition is quite serious!”
“Honestly, it’s a miracle that there hasn’t been a single fatality.”
“Just how powerful of a monster is the Orc Lord for everyone to be in this state….”
The members’ condition was far worse than expected.
Because of that, I moved from my position as well.
I was able to hunt the Orc Lord only because the Subjugation Expedition members became walls and shadows for me.
Even if they’re NPCs, I didn’t want to create deaths.
“Pardon me for a moment.”
“Do you perhaps have any recovery skills?”
“No.”
“Then step back. Touching them carelessly could make things more dangerous. We’re short on healers, but we’re providing emergency treatment with potions for now, so don’t worry.”
As I approached, the soldiers who had arrived by Wyvern.
Or rather, judging by their equipment, those who appeared to be knights rather than soldiers stopped me.
I checked what potions they were using when they mentioned using potions.
[ Lesser Health Potion ]
Lesser Health Potions.
Recovering stamina and treating minor wounds should be fine with Lesser Health Potions, but the current condition of the Subjugation Expedition members is far beyond that.
There were those with severed tendons and ruptured muscles, broken bones piercing organs.
Using only Lesser Health Potions on such people.
Looking closer, they weren’t without better potions.
“Shouldn’t you be using higher-tier potions?”
Though limited in quantity, they also possessed Superior Potions and Highest-Grade Potions.
So I wondered why they were using only Lesser Health Potions.
“Those are exclusive supplies issued to our Wyvern Knights. They’re not items to be used on regular members. Step back—you’re hindering treatment.”
That statement made everything immediately clear.
‘Even in this world, things are quite realistic in their own way.’
It’s the same in reality.
When a president gets injured, regardless of the severity, they immediately call a helicopter and get treatment at a university hospital.
But when an ordinary soldier gets hurt, unless it’s serious, they receive basic treatment on the spot or get transported to the infirmary.
And even then, they’re only sent to a military hospital if it seems absolutely necessary, right?
In Second, they don’t waste expensive high-grade potions on ordinary team members either.
“I’ll use my potion.”
“Stop spouting nonsense and step back. Using a slightly better potion won’t solve anything anyway.”
I dismissed him.
Ignoring the knight who continued to look down on me, I approached the fallen team member.
“Mir, the adventurer….”
The fallen team member recognized me.
With broken ribs and what appeared to be a punctured lung, breathing seemed difficult.
For such a Subjugation Expedition member.
[ Premium Vitality Potion ]
A superior potion rarer than even the highest-grade potions these knights possessed.
The moment I pulled out the Premium Vitality Potion.
“That’s…!”
The eyes of the knight blocking my way widened in shock.

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