The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 133

133.

What solidified Do-hyun’s resolve were the three rewards that appeared before his eyes.

[You have acquired a Shadow Lycanthrope’s Fang, Shadow Lycanthrope’s Hide, and Shadow Lycanthrope’s Claw as rewards.]

“…….”

In other words, the junk item trio.

Do-hyun sighed at the rewards, which were no better than bricks in Dem Locke [a reference to a game or situation where items are useless].

“I knew it…….”

It seemed he had been seriously mistaken.

He had been getting decent equipment thanks to the first-time benefits, which guaranteed equipment or buffed the drop rate.

To think he had assumed he was just lucky lately.

‘Oh well, at least I didn’t get bricks.’

They were still rare-grade junk items, so he could sell them as materials for a decent price.

Considering the old days when he would just play brick-breaking games when he got bricks, this was still a blessing.

Still, it wasn’t like he got nothing at all.

‘Is it because I used Aura for the first time? My swordsmanship proficiency went up quickly.’

Weapon proficiency doesn’t increase well after exceeding LV10.

Considering he had reached level 16 not long ago, this was an incredible speed. It seemed the combination of Sword Aura and Darkness Coating gave him a bonus.

And that’s not all.

[Player: Kaiser]

[Level: 42]

[HP: 5,860 / 6,200]

[MP: 1,140 / 3,240]

[Stamina: 630 / 910]

[Class: Last Adventurer [Successor of Kasiyar]]

[Titles (11)]

– Max Favorability From the Start?

– First Slayer

……(Expand)

[Stats]

[Strength: 95(+96)]> [Agility: 84(+96)]>

[Constitution: 5(+100)]> [Sense: 42(+84)]>

[Magic: 50(+85)]>

Remaining Points: 36

‘Wow……. The Devour is so sweet.’

Not just the level.

The Devour effect of the First Slayer, which he enjoyed after a long time, made his stats look even better.

The bonus stats for Strength, his highest stat, were higher than his original stats, and his bonus Constitution stat even reached 100.

‘This is really unbelievable.’

Could there be anyone with overwhelmingly high bonus stats in all categories?

It might be common in the late game, but he was sure there wasn’t a single person like that in this section.

Even Do-hyun himself found the numbers hard to believe.

His mood, which had been dirtied by the junk items, quickly recovered, and Do-hyun turned up the corners of his mouth and closed the status window.

He felt like he could look at it all day without getting tired, but now wasn’t the time for that.

‘He hid it somewhere around here, right?’

Do-hyun’s original purpose for coming here was to find the item Jin had hidden.

Finding it wasn’t too difficult.

[Eye of Truth is activated.]

As he looked around, the Eye of Truth activated, and he could see red light in various places.

“This is really broken [overpowered].”

Others would struggle to find the hidden item even if they knew it was here, but he could find it just by looking around.

Do-hyun smiled contentedly at this generous cheat trait and approached the red light.

The first light he saw was next to the cave wall, in a crack in the rock.

“……Paper?”

It was a half-torn, old piece of paper, and there were more of these papers stuck in various places throughout the dungeon.

……Was it really necessary to stick something like this in a crack in the rock?

[Old Paper]

– Grade: Rare

– Description: An old piece of paper with someone’s writing on it. You might be able to learn something if you decipher the code.

But after checking the information, Do-hyun nodded.

‘I guess I have to decipher this to find the next item.’

This was probably one of the traces Jin Roodel mentioned.

Looking at the paper, he could understand why no one had properly deciphered it.

‘……What is this written?’

It wasn’t a map, nor did it have directions or words written on it in an easy-to-understand way.

It was just a strange signature, like a primitive man’s drawing.

It was probably the best Jin Roodel could do, since he couldn’t exert physical force in reality, but honestly, it seemed shameless to leave this as a hint.

‘Well, it’s not my problem.’

Do-hyun turned his gaze to the other side.

[Eye of Truth is activated.]

A much clearer red light than before.

He was sure of it. The item Jin mentioned was there.

Do-hyun threw the old paper behind him and approached the light.

Wouldn’t people who struggled to decipher the paper foam at the mouth if they saw this?

‘I need to take it quickly and go meet the Lord…… Huh?’

However, Do-hyun had no choice but to stop in front of the red light.

“Huh? It’s not here?”

He couldn’t see anything.

The red light was clearly coming out, but he couldn’t see anything with his eyes.

He wondered if there was some kind of device, but it was the same even when he ran his hand over it.

No, to be exact, there was one thing he could touch.

[Old Fountain Pen]

– Grade: Rare

– Description: A fountain pen with almost no ink left. It looks quite expensive.

[Recorded in the Book of Adventures.]

“Huh?”

Was this the paper and pen the users were talking about?

Unable to contain his bewilderment, Do-hyun checked the quest window.

– Jin Roodel’s Item (0 / 3)

“……Well, it can’t be something like this.”

It might be Jin Roodel’s item, but it wasn’t *the* Jin Roodel’s item the quest was talking about.

“Then what is it?”

-What’s wrong, Master?

-Is there a problem? Just give this lowly sword an order. I will investigate at the risk of my life.

Do-hyun was puzzled, and the swords seemed to notice his confusion and showed interest. After he explained the situation, they let out a groan. Then, Jihad exclaimed, “Ah!”

-Maybe it’s a form of magic that activates when you decipher the code?

-Oho? That’s a plausible guess.

-Lizard!

In short, wasn’t it possible that the item could only be found if the map was deciphered?

……He didn’t want to admit it, but it was quite plausible. If that was the case, it would fit the current situation perfectly.

‘……Damn it, I thought it was going too easy.’

He was about to show off the epitome of freeloading, and his nostrils were flaring [a Korean expression for being excited or anticipating something].

He felt like his tension, which had been high, was quickly cooling down. As Do-hyun was wondering if he should decipher the unknown code, he suddenly had an idea and widened his eyes.

‘Wait a minute. I don’t necessarily have to decipher it, do I?’

Jin Roodel wrote the code on that paper.

And Do-hyun was the only user who could see Jin Roodel.

Then, couldn’t he just ask the original author directly?

-Wow, you’re really cheating. Aren’t you freeloading too much?

-Hmm! Since ancient times, great men have faced many adversities and crises, but they have also been blessed with good fortune.

-Uncomfortable…….

“Kuh, that’s right. This is life.”

-……Aren’t you too different from before, Master?

He was listening to Jihad’s complaints with one ear and letting them out with the other when it happened.

Jihad, who was sulking with his lips pouting, suddenly tilted his head as if he had thought of something.

-But Master.

“Yeah, yeah.”

-No, I’m not saying anything, but don’t you think it’s strange when you think about it?

“Hmm? What is?”

Do-hyun, who had been answering vaguely to Jihad’s questioning voice, straightened his posture.

Seeing Do-hyun listening attentively, Jihad also answered seriously.

-No. You said there was someone who deciphered this code. Then why didn’t that person find the item that ghost hid?

“Huh……?”

-Hmm?

The question that came out was surprisingly sharp.

The moment he heard it, he couldn’t help but think, “Huh? What is it?”

-No, what’s the point of deciphering it? You have to bring the item. Why did they come back empty-handed after going there!

Jin Roodel had definitely said that.

He didn’t think much of it at the time, but now that he thought about it, it was strange.

If they had deciphered the code Jin Roodel left behind, then this should have already been discovered.

The person who met the Lord should have appeared a long time ago.

‘It’s not a problem with deciphering? Then…….’

Do-hyun focused again on the place where the red light was coming from.

Next to the corner wall, the rock.

There was a small space between them, but no matter how he looked, he couldn’t see anything here.

But the light kept coming out along that wall…….

‘……The wall? Could it be.’

The moment he had that thought, Do-hyun let out a hollow laugh.

Logically, he thought it couldn’t be, but Do-hyun’s gut was telling him that was right.

-……Master? What are you doing? Why are you suddenly holding your sword?

Jihad was startled and stepped back at the sight of Do-hyun, who had been serious by himself, suddenly stepping back and grabbing Chunbyeon.

Do-hyun answered him with action instead of words.

Kwaaaang-! Kwaang!

-Hwiyaak!?

-Li, Liza!?

-My Lord……?

He suddenly swung Chunbyeon at the wall.

The swords looked strangely at Do-hyun, who was pouring out a series of brutal attacks on the wall, but Do-hyun was even more certain.

‘The feeling is different here.’

While other places were heavy, this place had a strangely empty sensation.

It was so subtle that people with dull senses wouldn’t notice the difference, but that was enough for Do-hyun.

Bang!

The moment the last strike was inflicted.

Whirr-

The wall collapsed, and a new space appeared.

An empty space of about 5 meters in radius.

-Heol……. [Korean exclamation of surprise]

-Oh my god.

-Li, Liza!

The swords opened their mouths wide and exclaimed in admiration.

They never imagined that there would be a secret space behind the wall.

“Heh, to think it was pointing to behind the wall.”

No wonder the users couldn’t find it even after searching for a hundred days.

They deciphered it with great effort, only to find a fountain pen, so how absurd would they have felt?

They didn’t know exactly what kind of quest it was like him, so they would have given up there.

Even if they tried to find more, they couldn’t have imagined that there would be a space behind the wall.

Maybe they just saw the Book of Adventures being recorded and thought, ‘Oh, it was for filling the Book of Adventures,’ and moved on.

‘This game has a lot of useless items and quests because of the Book of Adventures.’

That’s why a weirdo like Barion was born.

It was a good thing for Do-hyun.

Thanks to that, he was able to find it first, even though he started 1 year and 6 months late.

‘Is this it.’

When he picked up the backpack lying in the corner, he saw a letter and a badge that had fallen next to it.

The moment he put all three into his inventory, a message appeared.

[You have acquired all of Jin Roodel’s items.]

[Return to the hidden NPC, ‘Jin Roodel,’ to complete the quest.]

Do-hyun grinned at that.

Now he could complete the quest and go meet the Lord. With a lighter step, Do-hyun turned around without hesitation.

He was going to charge straight at Jin Roodel.

[Eye of Truth is activated.]

“Huh?”

Just before leaving the secret space.

Until he saw the red light far away from under the floor.

‘Why is it red?’

He had found all of Jin Roodel’s items?

His head was questioning that, but his body was instinctively approaching.

The moment Do-hyun, who was standing on the floor, carefully stroked the floor.

Click.

Something was pressed, and the floor began to open.

Kugugugu-

The floor, about the size of two blocks, opened and revealed stairs.

He could see countless stairs under the floor.

Ting-

[You have discovered a hidden secret dungeon.]

[You have met the conditions.]

[You can check the information of the secret dungeon.]

[You have discovered the secret dungeon ‘Tomb of the King’.]

[You have discovered the Tomb of the King for the first time.]

[First discovery benefits are given.]

[Experience increased by +20%.]

[Drop rate increased by +20%.]

“……Heol?” [Korean exclamation of surprise]

It was the moment he discovered the second secret dungeon.