The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 87

87.

To be precise, it wasn’t Kaiser who moved, but the porter beside him in the robe.

With a casual wave of his hand, something black seemed to seep into the ground, and bizarrely shaped monsters erupted from beneath the earth.

“What are those? Are they Undead?”

“Could the porter have summoned them?”

They weren’t typical skeleton soldiers, but their appearance could only be described as Undead.

With dead eyes, decaying skin, and ominous black energy radiating from their bodies, what else could they be but Undead?

“What? So, the porter was a Necromancer?”

“Then he wasn’t just a Guardian but a real companion? Wow… I’m witnessing the solution to the first of the Seven Wonders.”

Normally, Archer Coin would have scolded the two for their chatter, but not now.

More precisely, there was no time.

Tatt!

“Oh? It’s really starting.”

Before anyone could react, Kaiser had already dashed toward the field boss.

Shriek! Kwaang-!

Kaiser dodged the Death Orc Warrior’s heavy two-edged axe by lightly twisting his body as he charged, then thrust his spear into its chest.

Pook!

Pook! Pook!

As if trained, the four Undead moved in perfect unison, stabbing with various weapons in quick succession.

Chwiehk!

It was the moment the enraged Death Orc Warrior tried to kick.

Pyuk!

Chwik!?

Something shot from Kaiser’s shoulder covered the monster’s eyes.

Whether it was silver or white, its adhesive power was considerable, as the creature struggled to shake it off.

Eliza’s spiderweb worked perfectly, even on a boss.

Whoong- Whoong-.

Geueo-.

As if surrounding the monster waving its two-edged axe in the air, the Undead approached from all directions and tripped its legs.

Hwik-.

Without hesitation, Kaiser threw Thousand Transformations [a weapon that can change shape].

Pook, Kwadang-.

Thousand Transformations, transformed into an assassin’s dagger, pierced the monster’s neck, and it fell.

As Kaiser reached out, the weapon flew into his hand as if drawn by a magnet.

Puk! Peouk!

Pook, Pook, Pook!

Meanwhile, the Undead energetically beat the fallen Death Orc Warrior.

…It was a beating.

Devoid of any skill or technique, it was the kind of kicking and stabbing that neighborhood thugs would use when collectively lynching someone.

‘W, what is this?’

Archer Coin gaped at the absurd sight.

It was a way of fighting he had never seen before.

‘What kind of low-class hunting method is that….’

It was natural to see it for the first time.

No Necromancer would train and command in such a low-class manner.

But having seen it, why did he think it was quite efficient?

Hueojeok- Puk! Puk!

Chwi, Chwiik…….

…Perhaps it was because the field boss, the final boss of the Foul Rock Forest, the Death Orc Warrior with its grand name, was flailing and being beaten like a child.

-Kehel… Keok!

He thought he heard something from that Necromancer for a moment, but it was instantly muted by Kaiser’s hand movement.

Thanks to that, they could fully concentrate on this amazing battle method.

“Heo.”

It wasn’t just Archer Coin who was dumbfounded by the unimaginable sight.

“…Do they catch bosses like that?”

“I know. It’s very different from what I imagined.”

“The Undead are so underhanded. They must have trained for that, right?”

“The porter… no, that Necromancer doesn’t seem to have a good personality.”

Even Hogu and DAmakajoom stopped eating popcorn for a moment and chuckled in disbelief.

Chwiehk!

Perhaps feeling wronged by being the target of ridicule.

The Death Orc Warrior shook off the Undead and stood up as if in a final struggle.

Geueo-?

Such tremendous power that it pushed away the rushing Undead like handling children.

The guy who roughly tore off the spiderweb stuck to his eyes seemed very angry.

It wasn’t just the momentum.

[Trait ‘Warrior’ is activated.]

[All stats of the Death Orc Warrior increase, and it enters a ‘Berserk’ state.]

‘Ttorio has been activated [slang for a power-up].’

Most bosses named Warrior have the trait Warrior.

Although it is ridiculed as Ttorio, its destructive power had to be acknowledged.

Just activating that one thing visibly increased physical abilities.

Since an already strong boss became even stronger, it was a death sentence for the tanker engaged in a one-on-one battle.

“Ugh, I hate that so much.”

“Yeah, watching you block it looks tough. It charges with its eyes rolled back.”

DAmakajoom shuddered, sweeping his arms down.

Normally, he would have told him not to exaggerate, but this time Hogu couldn’t help but agree.

Whether it was due to the difference in the nature of Goblins and Orcs, that guy’s personality completely changed when the ‘Warrior’ trait was activated.

Kueo-!

Even the chwik chwik sounds changed to something more forceful.

From then on, the Undead could no longer perform as effectively as before.

Whoong- Kwajik!

Geueok-.

Every time the monster swung its two-edged axe, the rushing Undead were knocked away like paper.

The Orc-like Undead endured to some extent, but only for a moment.

Geueo-.

Eventually, they were pushed back by force and slammed to the ground.

It was meaningless to keep the Undead any longer. It would only be pouring the little remaining mana into the ground.

“Jihad, just cancel the summon.”

-…Okay.

At Doyun’s words, Jihad canceled the summon with a sullen face.

Pyuk- Hwik-.

Kua!

Even Eliza tried her best, but her spiderwebs no longer had much effect.

It blocked the surprise spiderwebs as if it knew they were coming, waving its hand as if it knew they were coming.

It seemed it wasn’t stupid enough to be caught twice.

But even if they aimed elsewhere, the Orc Warrior’s body was too thick and strong to have much effect.

-Liza…….

“It’s okay. You did a great job.”

Doyun comforted the sulky Eliza and immediately grabbed Thousand Transformations.

The boss, breathing heavily like an angry bull, watched him.

A full-fledged one-on-one was formed.

“What? Is he going to do a one-on-one?”

“Yeah… the Undead attacks don’t work anymore.”

“Anyway, you have to acknowledge that the Ttorio guys get a combat power boost like they’re using Kaioken [a Dragon Ball Z reference] once they activate one trait.”

“Still, I’m looking forward to it.”

The two also focused on the battle between the boss and Kaiser, which had fully ignited.

Archer Coin was the same.

‘What is he going to do alone?’

The boss with the Warrior trait activated is violent.

As such, the patterns are not regular, and it rampages as if it has anger management issues.

The increased speed and power are already burdensome, but rampaging only increases the burden on the user who has to fully receive it.

Therefore, if the tanker properly grabs aggro [holds the enemy’s attention] through a one-on-one battle, the dealers can safely deal damage…….

‘Is he really going to do a one-on-one? As a dealer?’

Kaiser was alone.

When the Necromancer summoned the Undead, he thought he was going to use them as sacrifices to grab aggro, but he canceled the summon?

This meant he would perform the tanker role alone while dealing damage.

Even with the damage of at least two people!

‘He’s crazy. There’s no way that can happen.’

To Archer Coin, who had extremely common sense, he just looked like a madman.

Regardless of Kaiser or whatever, wasn’t it impossible?

‘Should I help?’

He wouldn’t care if it had nothing to do with him, but he felt uneasy about neglecting it even though he was watching it right in front of him.

“I’m going to see Kaiser’s one-on-one here.”

“I’m full of anticipation right now. Ah, if the portrait rights law hadn’t been strengthened, I would have taken a video and kept it.”

“You’re a NewTuber [a new YouTuber] anyway. He’ll upload the video soon.”

He couldn’t understand his friends who were calmly eating popcorn.

Did they really think that was possible?

He was at the point where he couldn’t tell whether his common sense was strange or theirs was.

‘Well, what do I care? He must have done it because he was confident.’

It was when Archer Coin was in an ‘I don’t care’ mood after worrying.

As if hearing his thoughts, Kaiser and the Death Orc Warrior clashed at a ghostly timing.

Kwang! Kwaang!

The heavy roar that came every time the giant two-edged axe was swung.

The power was enough to make his skin crawl just by watching from afar, but Kaiser, who faced it up close, didn’t waver.

Not only that.

To make matters worse, he didn’t retreat as if avoiding it was a luxury, but charged.

“Crazy?”

“Look, I said it wouldn’t work……!”

Charging when he should be dodging?

It was an act that only a tanker trying to engage in a power struggle would do.

A power struggle with a guy who had even activated the Warrior trait was nothing short of suicide. Archer Coin was about to shout, ‘See?’ when.

Hwirik-.

Keu…… Eo?

“Huh?”

An amazing sight unfolded.

Only long in length, with a thin shaft, and a two-edged axe several times its size.

Koong.

Contrary to expectations that Kaiser’s spear would be crushed, the two-edged axe was stuck in the ground.

There was no grand movement or tremendous power.

It just deflected to the side as if flowing with the spear and fell to the ground.

It was so natural that it looked like the boss had deliberately missed the attack.

“…Is that parrying?”

“Crazy, is he parrying that?”

While they were admiring, Kaiser moved.

As he stepped and moved his hand as if flowing with water, the spear, momentarily dyed gold, tore through the air with a fierce momentum.

Pook! Pook!

[The effect of the Raven Trial Set Option is activated.]

…….

[The movement speed of the hit target is reduced by 4%.]

The Death Orc Warrior, stabbed five times in an instant, reacted late, but Kaiser had already stepped back.

Whoong-.

Missing the attack like that, in the very short moment a gap was revealed.

Pook! Pook! Pook!

Kueoea!

The continuous stabs were repeated again.

When the enraged Death Orc Warrior swung the two-edged axe again, Kaiser used parrying as if he had been waiting.

Seueuk- Pook!

The attack vanished futilely as if swept away by an irresistible current.

Then those jewel-like stabs flew again.

Kueoeoeo!

It was maddening for the Death Orc Warrior.

He couldn’t understand this situation.

Why didn’t his attacks hit, and why did each of that guy’s attacks feel so fatal? But the most incomprehensible thing was…….

Bwoong- Bwoong-.

From some point on, his body had become noticeably slower.

He could clearly see that guy taking a backstep, but he couldn’t catch up. It was as if he had dozens of kilograms of shackles on his ankles.

Tatt.

Thanks to that, if that human widened the distance, it had to be widened.

Pat!

If he narrowed it, it had to be narrowed.

The already difficult attack became a hundred times more difficult. Then, when the timing was good and the axe hit.

[Successfully parried using perfect timing.]

[Successfully deflected the attack.]

It invariably just hit the ground.

No matter how much he swung the axe and stretched his arms and legs, he couldn’t reach.

Far from reaching, he was getting further and further away, and the enemy’s dagger was coming from a timing and angle that he could never avoid, strangling his neck.

It felt like he was slowly but surely approaching the predetermined destination of death.

Chwi, Chwiik…….

Yes, this is the energy of death.

The day he almost met death here, in the Foul Rock Forest. An energy that was clearer and more certain than the energy he felt that day.

Kuaaaa!

[Trait ‘Energy of Death’ is activated.]

[Phase 2 begins.]

The Death Orc Warrior, recalling the memories of that time, roared.

An ominous energy filled the monster’s surroundings.

A fog so thick that the fog in the Foul Rock Forest seemed trivial.

It would be more appropriate to call it a dark cloud.

“Phase 2?”