The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 147

147.

“Oh my god.”

“Is Kaiser losing?”

“Huh?”

The users shouted in surprise.

The smoke cleared, and Phase 3 was triggered. It all happened in the blink of an eye.

Cough….

Kaiser, with his neck grabbed, let out a groan.

A dying figure floating in the air.

That helpless appearance felt unfamiliar.

But on the one hand, it was understandable.

“Immune to pain once received?”

“And a special abnormal condition that breaks anything that touches it? Isn’t that cheating?”

“Wow, how do you beat this?”

“This is definitely made to be unbeatable.”

That’s how ridiculous the phase was.

Each pattern was infuriating on its own, but having two at the same time was just blatant cheating.

Especially since it came after the instant-death area phase, how could it not be?

“Honestly, just getting this far is insane.”

“Well fought, really.”

“This isn’t Kaiser’s fault. It’s the developers’ fault. What kind of boss is that?”

“I’ll bet anything no one will ever beat Phase 3.”

It was more appropriate to praise Kaiser for enduring this far.

Therefore, none of them disparaged Kaiser.

When the news of Kaiser’s defeat spreads, there will surely be those who do, but at least those here have all seen it.

The artistic battles that were beyond admiration and into astonishment.

“Ah, I can’t watch.”

In the end, some of the more sensitive ones turned away.

They couldn’t bear to watch the undefeated myth of God be broken, to witness such a helpless end with their own eyes.

And at that moment.

[The leader of the Outlaws, ‘Pain,’ applies the power of Pain.]

Crack-

‘Pain’ delivered the final blow, and a chilling sound echoed.

But something was strange.

“……Huh?”

Contrary to the expectation of dying with a broken neck, Kaiser was staring at the boss, his neck still grabbed.

[Health is below 1%.]

[Karuk’s Essence Ring is activated. A shield equal to 15% of maximum health is generated.]

It was thanks to the effect of Karuk’s Essence Ring.

A ring with a fraudulent effect that buys a little time at the last moment.

It was the top contributor to defeating the Destroyer Gaiman, so he had been using it all along just for this effect, but now it was meaningless.

[……Such…… paltry…… tricks…… you…… had…… more…….]

“…….”

[……In…… the…… end…… it’s…… just…… a…… futile…… struggle…….]

As the monster said, it only extended the time of death.

[Powerful damage is coming.]

[The shield will break soon.]

As the monster exerted its strength again, the shield shattered in an instant.

“Ugh…….”

There were no skills available due to cooldowns, and he couldn’t escape with his neck grabbed.

All he could do was wait for death.

It was a miserable sight that made him think it would have been better to die earlier, and the users groaned.

“Huh? Hey, what’s that? Hey, hey. Open your eyes.”

“Ah, why.”

“Ah, hurry up and open them! What the hell is that!?”

“Wow, crazy……!?”

The users who opened their eyes at the commotion around them saw it.

Kaiser, who should have been floating in the air with his neck grabbed, was standing behind the boss.

[……What……?]

‘Pain’ widened his red eyes as if he hadn’t expected it.

It was the same for the users.

“Is that a backstab……?”

“No, what is it? Didn’t he use it just now? The cooldown should still be a long way off??”

“Can, can someone explain what’s going on?”

“……I don’t understand either.”

The cooldown for Backstab was 40 seconds.

It was incomprehensible that he used Backstab, which should have had more than 20 seconds left on cooldown.

What was surprising was that it didn’t end there.

“He’s, he’s even activating Sword Aura? And imbued it with darkness!”

“No, what is it? Why are all the cooldowns resetting?”

“This is seriously a hack. It can’t not be a hack.”

“What on earth is happening?”

Not only Backstab but also Sword Aura and Darkness Coating.

He was even covering Striking with Darkness.

It was something that couldn’t be understood with common sense.

Do-hyun, who made this unbelievable thing possible, slightly raised the corners of his lips as he looked at the message window that popped up in front of him.

[The Sign of the Holy King is used.]

[The power of faith is activated, reducing the cooldown time of all skills by 65%.]

[Backstab can be used.]

[Sword Aura can be used.]

…….

[Bleeding can be used.]

‘This is it.’

The second option of the Sign of the Holy King.

The true protagonist that made the Sign of the Holy King legendary.

That was the moment it was finally activated.

[H……How…… How…… can…… you…… move……!!!]

‘Pain,’ who faced the fraudulent performance, couldn’t contain his anger and shouted.

Now it was really the end.

It was just a matter of twisting that thin neck slightly.

And then finding the remaining half as before…….

Clang-

[……That…… is……!]

‘Pain,’ who saw Do-hyun taking something out and smiling, let out a scream close to a shriek.

What he saw in his eyes, which had grown as large as they could, was a key.

A key split in half.

[Wh……Why…… Why…… do…… you…… have…… that……!!]

A trembling voice as if he couldn’t believe it.

But that voice soon turned to anger.

[……I’ll…… kill…… you…… I’ll tear…… your…… soul…… apart…… and…… kill…… you…….]

“…….”

[……And…… so…… I’ll…… achieve…… the…… cause…….]

Do-hyun didn’t care about the chilling words that were closer to a curse than a vow.

“Hey, are you going to be okay?”

Instead, he wore a mocking smile, and said as if he was genuinely worried.

“I don’t think you should be doing that right now.”

[……What……?]

“Your invincibility time is over.”

At those words, ‘Pain’ lowered his gaze.

The power of the name that had been subtly enveloping him was gone.

[The Pain Immunity effect disappears after 20 seconds.]

The only time he could exert in this unpermitted world.

That time had passed.

On the other hand, what about him?

[The shield will disappear in 8 seconds.]

[Activates Gamillion’s Ring.]

[Stats temporarily increase in proportion to the blood absorbed into the ring.]

[The blood absorbed by Gamillion’s Ring is at its maximum.]

[Maximum effect is applied.]

[Health is at 1%. The effect of Madness is applied to the maximum.]

Not only did he have a shield to protect his dying life, but he was also stronger than before.

‘Pain’s’ face turned pale as he realized that fact.

[Ah…… No……!]

“Shut up!”

Do-hyun cut off the monster’s words and activated a skill.

[Uses Backstab.]

[The mark disappears.]

There was nothing built up in the mark, so he couldn’t inflict a powerful strike effect, but it didn’t matter.

[Sword Aura – Slash is used.]

With the final buffs he had now.

There was no way the monster’s remaining 10% health could withstand this blow.

It was the moment when the one who was making a final struggle and the one who was trying to finish it were reversed.

[Kuh…… Aaaaaah……!]

‘Pain’ desperately resisted, flailing his arms with his eyes wide open, but even he was now at his limit.

—-!!

[The health of the leader of the Outlaws, ‘Pain,’ is below 1%.]

He was hit by a slash that contained everything, and he was dying in a battered state.

Thud-

[It’s…… frustrating…….]

The monster, kneeling down, looked up at the sky as if in grief.

The sky was still hazy today.

Beyond the full moon that illuminated the sky, the figures of his comrades who had left first flickered.

-I…… believe…… in…… the…… King…….

-Please…… protect…… the…… future…… of…… our…… race…….

-It…… was…… an…… honor…… to…… serve…….

Those who sacrificed themselves for him.

Their voices, hoping even as they died, were still vivid as if they were right next to him.

[I…… can’t…… die…… like…… this…….]

He didn’t care if he died. But it couldn’t be now.

He couldn’t die in vain like this, even for their sake.

Thump.

One step.

Thump.

Another step.

Staggering, he reached out his left arm and slowly approached.

His body was dying, but his eyes were more vivid than ever.

[I…… must…… do…… it…… Everything…… is…… up…… to…… me…….]

“…….”

It wasn’t just resentment or frustration.

A sense of responsibility to fulfill the cause at all costs was forcibly leading his unmoving body.

When Do-hyun was standing still at the sight that was so desperate that it was chilling.

Suddenly.

‘Pain,’ who had stopped right in front of him, stopped with his hand outstretched.

Then, with a drooping hand, he knelt down and bowed his head deeply.

Plop,

A drop of rain fell on him.

And the one that had increased by two or three drops soon became a heavy rain.

[Deals Bleeding damage.]

[Hidden Field Boss Leader of the Outlaws, ‘Pain,’ has been defeated.]

[You have achieved an unbelievable feat.]

[Due to the unbelievable achievement, the title ‘Unbelievable Stats’ is activated.]

[All stats increase by +5.]

[Recorded in the Book of Adventures.]

[Level up.]

[You have acquired the Yin Energy of the Dark King.]

…….

“Ah.”

The hidden field boss of Sargis that no one had ever caught.

The King of the Outlaws had finally died.

-……My Lord.

-Ugh, goosebumps…….

-Ri, Liza…….

The guys who had been holding their breath finally exhaled and rubbed their arms.

In the silence, only the sound of rain hitting the ground echoed in their ears, and then.

“Wow, wow!!”

“Damn!! Crazy!! It’s crazy!!”

“Who was the bastard who said I could never clear this time!?”

“Oi, oi, I believed in you!!!

A roar like thunder erupted.

Hundreds, thousands of users surrounding the area were shouting in excitement, close to screaming.

Only then did Do-hyun, who realized that he had caught the King of the Outlaws, quietly raise his head.

A curse word rose to his throat.

‘Wow.’

Without a doubt, it was more difficult than any boss he had ever caught.

Also, it was the most intense.

Unlike the Destroyer, who was just a mad killer, the monster had a clear cause and purpose.

‘It’s been a long time since I really wanted to rest.’

Do-hyun wanted to rest because he was so tired.

He expected it to be difficult, but it was a more difficult fight than he thought.

But in the end, he won.

‘I got the most important Yin Energy too.’

Now that he had obtained the other rewards, all he had to do was deliver this victory to the Lord.

But he didn’t know any of that.

Right now…….

“Kaiser! Kaiser has finished the Outlaw Challenge!”

“Waaaaaaah!!!”

“Kaiser, he’s a god! Kaiser, he’s a god! Kaiser, he’s a god!!”

He was going to enjoy this afterglow a little more.

* * *

And this news spread quickly.

In an instant, it took over the God of Creation Online homepage and community.