The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 29

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29.

Raven’s West Forest.

A hunting ground even NPCs [Non-Player Characters, computer-controlled characters] avoid and warn against.

Unlike the refreshing openness of the East Gate’s plains, it’s made up of dense forests that obstruct the view and teems with not only goblins but also numerous giant insects.

The monsters’ levels have also increased, but that wasn’t really the main problem.

It’s not like they’re a completely different species; the giant insects are just a bit tougher or harder to catch, but still manageable.

The real problem was the forest’s terrain.

Rustle-.

“It, it’s jumping over there! Catch it quickly!”

“Damn it, what kind of monster hides behind rocks!”

As befitting the title of ‘Another World,’ the artificial intelligence [AI] was very high, and monsters with strong instincts knew how to use the terrain to their advantage.

“Ugh! Above! Ambush from above!”

“Arrows from the bushes! Quickly form a line!”

“Underfoot! Centipedes underfoot!”

Goblins, being the aggressive type, hid in the bushes and launched surprise attacks with poisoned needles, while giant insects often took advantage of their characteristics to come down from trees or aim for the rear from rock crevices.

That alone made the difficulty bizarrely high.

With so many of them already using the terrain and even launching surprise attacks, it became common to end up on the road to the afterlife in an instant.

Consequently, an unspoken rule emerged in the West Forest.

“Solo play in the West Forest? You’re just crazy.”

“Listen carefully. It’s always a party there. It doesn’t matter if you’re a hero or have good gear.”

“A party of four. Always go with the maximum number of people.”

Form a party of at least three people.

That hunting safely with a full party of four is preferable was a fact known to everyone who set foot in the West Forest.

Of course, this wasn’t applicable to everyone.

“Well, if you don’t feel pain when you get hit and have the damage to kill them in one or two hits, you don’t need one.”

Defense and damage to withstand all those difficulties.

If you had those two things, the terrain was no longer important.

Rather, the West Forest, overflowing with monsters, would become a true honey hunting ground.

“But is that even possible?”

“Absolutely impossible. Unless you have Mythic stats, top-tier damage traits, Heroic-grade skills, and gear all decked out in Rare+ or higher.”

Of course, it was close to impossible, and users all compromised with reality and formed parties.

No one wanted to act recklessly, die, and receive a death penalty.

“Looking for a party! Currently, a tank and two dealers are waiting, we’ll go as soon as a healer comes!”

“Looking for one close-range dealer! Ah… a rogue? Rogues are a bit…”

“Two people to run with until graduation~! Healer is waiting!”

That was why there were so many people looking for parties in front of the West Gate.

In Arde, it was for the sake of benefits and advantages, but here, it was for safe hunting.

Whether they leveled up quickly in the East Gate with gear or barely managed to reach level 17, everyone here formed parties.

“Tch, we only need one healer… they’re so rare.”

“Healers aren’t popular. They’re good in party quests, but leveling is tough. Honestly, it’s not fun either.”

“Ha… I guess we’ll just have to add another sub-tank instead of a healer.”

“Hey? Hey, look at that guy.”

Users who don’t realize until they experience it themselves are always around.

A user who was looking for party members nudged his companion.

“Ah, why, what is it?”

“Another poor moth drawn to the flame.”

“Ah, is that it again?”

Annoyed, his companion turned his head.

Then, seeing the man confidently entering the forest alone, he nodded as if he understood.

A bitter smile hung on his lips. It wasn’t pity or greed for that moth.

“There are always guys like that everywhere.”

It was clear mockery, or rather, amusement.

With just a little searching, you can find out that solo play in the West Forest is suicidal.

No, before that, the NPCs already give warnings, and everyone starts looking for parties as soon as they enter the West Forest.

Yet, the minds of those who insist on solo play are obvious.

“Even the top rankers partied at this time, what makes him think he’s so different?”

“Well, maybe he’s trying to debut. ‘Solo Play in the West Forest,’ sounds good, right?”

He’s different from others.

He hasn’t shown anything special yet, but he just hasn’t had the chance; he can do it.

He’s either a moron with such unfounded thoughts, or he’s trying to use this hunt as an opportunity to debut as a BJ [Broadcast Jockey, streamer] and make an impression on a guild.

“Well, everyone has a plausible plan.”

“Until they get their ass kicked?”

“Exactly.”

One of the two people who were chuckling among themselves muttered as if passing by.

“Well, who knows. Maybe that guy is a super overpowered character with Mythic stats and Legendary skills.”

And the rebuttal came faster than ever.

“Does he think he’s Myeolsal? No way.”

“Well, a monster did appear six months ago.”

“Ah… but he’s a real psycho. What are the odds of another guy like that appearing?”

“I guess…”

That’s how absurd it was.

Wouldn’t it be statistically more reasonable to think of him as a moron who doesn’t know his place, rather than a genius who appears once in a blue moon?

“Let’s find party members quickly.”

“Yeah, at this rate, we won’t reach level 20 today.”

Therefore, they stopped paying attention to the man who walked into the forest, and it didn’t take long for him to be forgotten from their minds.

That’s why they couldn’t have imagined it.

That the man who walked into that forest was still wandering around inside, perfectly fine.

* * *

A dense forest.

A bloody battle was taking place in a place so deep that people rarely visited.

Numerous goblins surrounded a man. It looked like he was completely surrounded, but the man was relaxed.

Kiek!

Goblins, watching for an opportunity, rushed in first.

But at that moment.

Thwack-.

Kieeeek!

The man easily dodged and thrust his large greatsword, causing the goblin to scream in agony.

Kirik! Kiririk!

Excited by the screams of their comrade, the goblins rushed in all at once.

Instantly, a dogfight unfolded.

And the one stirring up that fight was none other than the man with the greatsword.

Swish- Crack!

Thwack! Sizzle-.

There were no big movements.

He simply dodged the incoming attacks with minimal movement or deflected them with the flat of the greatsword.

Then, he would stab or slash.

The goblin that came in at close range was dodged by tilting his head back, and after hitting the philtrum [the area between the nose and upper lip] with a slightly raised middle finger, he twisted its neck.

That series of movements was done as naturally as a machine, and when the offense and defense were over, three goblins were lying on the ground.

Each one died in one hit.

The goblins’ faces were filled with bewilderment.

They had met quite a few humans in this place, but this was the first time they had seen such a ridiculously strong guy.

Kirik!?

Is this even possible!

They didn’t understand the language, but it wasn’t just a feeling that they were clearly shouting that.

But it seemed that it wasn’t just a scream of embarrassment.

Surprisingly, new goblins raised their heads from the bushes at their screams.

Goblins that had been ambushing in case of an emergency.

“I knew it.”

Seeing the man shaking his head, the goblins became proud and puffed out their shoulders.

Kik. Kirikik!

The way they were smirking seemed to indicate that they thought they had won.

Well, with four still remaining at close range and five more added at long range, it was a difficult situation.

For a typical user, that is.

Pshoo- Pew pew!

Seeing the arrows being fired, Dohyun immediately turned his greatsword.

Clang- Ting ting-.

The arrows that hit the blade bounced off, and the goblins prepared to fire again.

The close-range goblins weren’t idle either. They were trying to get closer to prevent the man from blocking the arrows.

But Dohyun was even faster.

“Heup!”

He spun around once and threw the greatsword at the long-range goblins.

Whoosh-.

Kieeeek!?

Perhaps they didn’t expect him to throw his weapon, they scattered in horror.

But perhaps because it was unexpected.

The goblin who was about to shoot an arrow didn’t have time to dodge and eventually had to fall with the greatsword stuck in its head with its eyes wide open.

Kirik! Keek!

The long-range goblins were angry, but the close-range goblins smiled bitterly.

They thought it was good that Dohyun had lost his weapon.

Not only that.

[The effects of the Warrior Set have been removed.]

[The goblin is released from the ‘Intimidation’ status.]

Kiririk!

The vague sense of pressure they had felt disappeared, and confidence surged.

Dohyun chuckled at the expressions of those whose inner thoughts were clearly revealed and took something out of his inventory.

Sreung-.

“Who said I don’t have a weapon?”

It was an axe.

The ‘Honest Axe God’s Iron Axe’ that he looted after catching Gguimyeon Youdo.

‘Since it’s one hit anyway, I don’t really need the Warrior Set.’

Even though their level had increased, their roots were still the Red Goblin Tribe.

Their health was worse than the Blue Goblins of the Raven Plains.

This axe was enough for those guys.

The close-range goblins, flustered by the appearance of a Rare-grade axe, shouted urgently.

Kik! Kirik!!

As if that was a signal, the long-range goblins, who had rearranged their formation, began to fire arrows.

But Dohyun’s movements, who could block such arrows with his eyes closed, were unstoppable, unless it was a poisoned needle.

Whoosh-.

Poopuk! Thwack!

He rushed into the close-range goblins, grabbed one by the neck and used it as an arrow shield, then,

[The Weapon Master’s effect removes weapon restrictions.]

[The Adventurer’s effect allows you to use the weapon’s basic skills.]

[You have used the axe’s basic skill ‘Downward Strike’.]

[You have defeated the Forest Red Goblin.]

He threw the guy who had become an arrow pincushion to the ground and smashed the head of the stunned guy, causing the goblin to fall in one hit.

“Feels good.”

It was his first time using an axe, but the impact was better than he thought.

Dohyun, who had gotten a taste for it, rampaged and slashed the goblins.

No matter how many arrows they shot, they couldn’t stop the attack because he blocked them with the axe or used innocent comrades as shields, so it was fear itself to them.

Kirik……!

In an instant, the close-range goblins were annihilated, leaving only four long-range goblins.

The guys who had lost their will to fight began to run away in a hurry.

This was why the forest goblins were annoying.

They were cunning and used the terrain of the forest well, and they knew how to run away when they were at a disadvantage.

But.

[Using Backstab.]

To Dohyun, who had the assassin’s strongest movement skill, it was just a pathetic struggle.

Kirik……?

Dohyun, who appeared from behind like a ghost, swung his axe, and his neck was cut off in an instant.

Perhaps he didn’t even know why he died.

Dohyun’s eyes rolled quickly.

Two guys scattering in different directions. He could see the greatsword he had thrown earlier near one of them.

Whoosh-.

Dohyun threw the axe at the opposite guy without hesitation, ran to pick up the greatsword, and used Charging Slash.

Crack!

Sizzle-.

[You have defeated the Forest Red Goblin.]

[You have defeated the Forest Red Goblin.]

[Axe Proficiency has increased to LV2.]

Whether the timing was right or not, the one who threw the axe also fell at the moment he slashed his waist with Charging Slash.

With this, all the goblins were cleared.

But he couldn’t let his guard down yet.

Swoosh-!

Something huge was aiming for Dohyun’s back.

The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]

The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]

역대급 천재 랭커의 귀환
Status: Completed Author: , Native Language: Korean
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[English Translation] In a world consumed by the virtual reality game God of Savior, the echoes of its predecessor, Deus Ex Machina- Ragnarok (Demrok), still resonate. Legends whisper of Kaizer, the undisputed first ranker of Demrok, a god among players. But shrouded in mystery, Kaizer vanished, leaving behind a legacy of unparalleled skill and unanswered questions. Now, after a year and a half of enigmatic absence, he's back. The question is, why now? And what will he do when he logs back in? Prepare to be captivated as a legend is reborn, and the game will never be the same. Are you ready to witness the return of a genius?

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