The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 277

277. Heavenly Demon, the Thunder Emperor.

Within Demok, she was a figure who stood out. In many ways.

Being ranked 7th already spoke volumes, but her presence was even more significant.

This was because she was the only martial artist among the top-ranked players.

-A martial artist? Who would play such a terrible class?

-Saying it’s a late-game class sounds nice, but isn’t it just about the Thunder Dragon Descent? What about the letdown when the Thunder Dragon is gone?

-It’s ambiguous as a melee dealer, can’t tank, only they find it fun, what’s good about it?

An unfortunate class that was inferior to other classes in any role.

A Thunder Dragon Descent one-trick class that boasts terrible performance when Thunder Dragon Descent is unavailable.

A class whose only advantage was, ‘Isn’t it cool?’

That was the perception of martial artists.

Until the Thunder Emperor appeared.

‘The woman who changed the perception of martial artists. The first martial artist to master Thunder Dragon Descent to its limits.’

The only advantage of a martial artist with unreasonable conditions: speed.

Utilizing it to the extreme, she was faster than anyone else, literally like lightning, pushing opponents relentlessly; she *was* the Thunder Dragon itself.

At least in terms of speed, she had no equal in Demok.

Navigating the battlefield with precise control at such speed, she was nothing short of a disaster for the enemy.

‘Breaking formations, drawing aggro [drawing enemy attention], dealing damage.’

From a class that couldn’t do anything properly to an all-around class that could perform every role.

Perfectly transformed, she was more suited for war than anyone else, and therefore, she was feared by everyone as the embodiment of the battlefield.

A completely opposite style from Ast, who bet everything on one strike.

‘She was so annoying to face as an enemy.’

But that was when she was the Thunder Emperor.

When Demok shut down and God of Ascension was released, she was no longer the Thunder Emperor.

She returned as a Heavenly Demon who could only wield the Heavenly Demon Art.

Although it was a unique Mythic-God class, her strength *was* speed.

‘Honestly, I didn’t think she could be as good as she used to be…….’

No matter what kind of class the Heavenly Demon was, I thought she would be weaker since she was the best at handling Thunder Dragon Descent.

Clang! Bang!

“That crazy bitch……!”

“Block her! Why can’t you stop one person!”

“Does that bitch have eyes in the back of her head or what? Why doesn’t she get hit even when we ambush her?”

“What kind of speed is that! Is that speed even possible?”

Ast chuckled as he watched the Heavenly Demon jumping into the center and rampaging.

‘I was wrong.’

Weaker than her Thunder Emperor days?

If the rankers of Demok saw this, they wouldn’t utter such nonsense.

She was not inferior compared to her Thunder Emperor days…… no, she was even stronger.

Thud- Crack!

Even when the guild members of Cheonoecheon [a powerful guild] swarmed her, they couldn’t handle her alone.

Even when faced with the waves of people rushing in, she didn’t back down an inch.

She simply moved forward with a noble demeanor.

Thump.

Each time, two or three guild members fell like scarecrows with holes in their chests and faces.

“Kill her!”

“Aaaagh!”

It was the same even when they attacked from all directions.

When she lowered her stance and threw a punch at the swords flying in, obscuring all her surroundings, a fountain of blood spurted out.

The faces of the guild members who watched the scene from right behind her turned pale.

“A mo, monster!”

“That’s a martial artist? How is that a fist, it’s a sword!”

“It is a hand blade.”

Her body was a weapon.

The hand blade was as sharp as a sword, the fist was like a heavy blunt weapon, and the foot was as fierce as a spear.

‘The speed isn’t as good as before…… but it’s definitely fast. Did she invest as much as possible in speed?’

Such precision and near-omnipotent martial arts at that speed.

Her basic attack power seems low because she invested in speed, but when the Heavenly Demon Art is fully unleashed, it deals powerful damage that makes up for the lack of damage.

A figure who succeeded in maintaining balance while maximizing her strengths.

[Unique ability ‘Heavenly Demon’ is confirmed.]

[Signature skill Heavenly Demon Art is used.]

[The level of Heavenly Demon Art is confirmed to be 7 stars.]

[Heavenly Demon Fist of 7 stars is used.]

Heavenly Demon Art.

It was thanks to the signature skill that only those who obtained the Heavenly Demon, the unique ability of the arrogant ruler Mythic-God, could use.

‘I’m not sure if I can end in a draw like before if I fight now.’

The Heavenly Demon Fist performed with the Divine Art that had reached 7 stars was that destructive.

“Damn it, what is the White Horse Brigade doing! Just crush her!”

“We’re already going. You son of a bitch!”

“The cavalry will enter first, and we will join with the paladins.”

Neigh-!

In the end, feeling that there was no hope in close combat, they switched tactics to cavalry and retreated.

No matter how strong she is, she wouldn’t punch the cavalrymen riding huge white horses rushing at her.

They intended to buy time and join forces with the paladins.

“How ridiculous. How can everything you think be so foolish and petty…….”

“Shut up. Winning is all that matters.”

“You’re just running your mouth because you’re scared, let’s see if your mouth is still alive after you get hit.”

“Get hit? Who?”

But at that moment.

The Heavenly Demon, who smiled eerily, took a step forward.

Then the earth was pressed down.

Thud, thud.

As if gravity had increased several times.

Each time she walked, an overwhelming energy pressed down on her body, and the ground shook.

[Heavenly Demon Overlord Gait is used.]

[Exhibiting a gait that reigns over all.]

A destructive gait that was different from ordinary gaits.

This, which was meant to reign over all, was a strange thing to even call a gait.

Unlike its grandiose name, it had no special evasion techniques or flashy movements.

[Your mastery is higher than your opponent’s.]

[The damage inflicted is higher than the damage received.]

[Heavenly Demon Overlord Gait is successful.]

[You can use the next move of Heavenly Demon Overlord Gait.]

A technique that exists only to move forward and overwhelm with an overwhelming force.

A terribly arrogant gait where you die if you fail and gain qualification if you succeed.

Therefore, it was a more threatening gait than anything else.

[Second Form, Piercing Strike that Pierces an Imugi [a mythical serpent] is used.]

[A strike that shoots out in a straight line at high speed and ignores 80% of defense.]

[The direction cannot be adjusted.]

If successful in piercing the target’s body, a shockwave is applied behind the target in proportion to the size of the piercing.

Taat!

The Heavenly Demon’s figure blurred as she shot out like a bullet.

When she reappeared, her fist was already touching the head of the white horse at the forefront.

Kwaang!!

[Successfully pierced the target’s body, applying a shockwave.]

[If caught in the shockwave, you will suffer an unblockable knockback and a mark will appear.]

[While the mark is present, damage taken is increased by 50% and movement speed is reduced by 50%.]

A combination of burst damage and wide-area crowd control.

There was no technique more suitable for the current situation.

Hiiiing-

“Ugh, ahhh!”

“I, I’m falling!”

Because of the unblockable knockback, the fiercely charging White Horse Brigade lost their balance and collapsed like dominoes.

A situation where dozens of cavalrymen lost their effectiveness in an instant.

Sasa삭- Sak-

As if waiting for this, shadows sprang out and began to rummage through the fallen cavalrymen.

They were the Demonic Cult members of the Heavenly Demon Church.

Even when their opponents pointed swords at them, they rushed forward, offering their necks instead; they were truly like beasts.

“Damn it, block them! If we get pushed back here, there’s no hope!”

“Tie up the Ten Saints Knights so they can’t advance! That’s our role!”

“Yes!!”

“These goddamn bastards……!!”

The Holy Knights desperately intervened, but the tide of battle had already turned.

Moreover, unlike the beginning when this side was tied up, now the Ten Saints Knights were tied up by Babylon, so they couldn’t provide proper assistance.

Taat, Kwaaaang!!!

Ast also leaped up wildly and immediately swung the Great Dragonslayer’s Warhammer.

As a result, those who had fallen were swept away by the shockwave again before they could regain their balance, fluttering like pieces of paper.

“Wow, it’s my first time seeing you fight here in person… Job-Kkukku would be jealous?”

“You mean the Empress.”

As he landed next to the Heavenly Demon and spat out those words, the Heavenly Demon chuckled and replied.

“The Heavenly Demon must reign above all others. If one is not reigning above someone, their full potential cannot be unleashed.”

“……? You mean you need a power base?”

“That’s right.”

Then she should just say that; why twist her words like that?

Ast clicked his tongue at her unnecessarily pretentious attitude, but he understood.

‘That’s a job that that guy could never do.’

He couldn’t imagine Kkukku, who was called a one-man army, building a power base.

At that moment, a voice filled with astonishment came from beside him.

“T, this is impossible……. Why……?”

“Hmm? Ah, that bitch was here.”

It was Xiao.

She was blankly gaping, as if she couldn’t understand at all.

‘It’s only a few dozen people. We have more forces, so why?’

Is it because there are two Masters?

Even considering that, it doesn’t make sense that we’re being pushed back this much.

Our forces were overwhelmingly larger, and we also had the Ten Saints Knights. On the other hand, the forces that the Heavenly Demon brought were only a few dozen at most.

Losing with nearly twice the forces could only mean one thing.

‘……Am I that much weaker than those guys?’

And overwhelmingly so.

Ppadeuk.

Xiao’s eyes trembled.

In fact, she knew it instinctively.

She hated to admit it, but she was much weaker than Ast in terms of pure force.

No, even if it wasn’t Ast, she would be on the weaker side even among the top 10 guilds.

‘……But this isn’t right.’

However, that didn’t mean she thought the difference would be this great.

She frantically sent a barrage of whispers to Damian, but there was no reply.

The same went for Leon and Arthur.

‘No, why aren’t any of them replying! What the hell are they doing right now!’

She couldn’t understand at all.

Even if this side was being overwhelmed because the Heavenly Demon had intervened, the other side had three Masters, so why wasn’t anyone responding!

They should have finished already and be sending reinforcements.

‘Could it be that they abandoned me? No, that can’t be. It would be a loss for them if they abandoned me now, right?’

Then what the hell was going on?

Could it be that they were losing? To Kaiser and the Empress alone?

Not knowing what was going on was driving her crazy.

Just as she was clenching her fist, feeling anxious and her insides burning up,

“This isn’t the time to be spacing out.”

“That guy has lost his will. It would be good to end this quickly.”

“……Ast.”

Ast and the Heavenly Demon, who had already come right in front of her, were visible.

Behind them, some of the Heavenly Demon’s henchmen and the members of Babylon’s guild were visible.

Seuk.

She glanced sideways behind her, but there was no one there.

It was partly because all the forces had gone over there…….

‘In other words, it means that there aren’t enough guild members who are loyal to me.’

Even in a situation where their Master had to face two of the top 10 guild Masters, they weren’t even paying attention to this side.

Feeling empty, she unclenched her fist.

‘……It’s over.’

Now everything was over.

Having made this mess, the war had already begun.

And defeat in war meant not just a simple defeat, but a fall into the abyss.

The position she had achieved through so much effort would disappear in vain.

“Ah ah…….”

Just as Xiao was tightly closing her eyes,

Tting-

A faint notification sound rang out in the dark world, like her future.

It wasn’t a reply to her whisper.

“Hmm?”

“Huh?”

A message popped up in front of Ast and the Heavenly Demon as well.

“……What is this.”

“Huh, what is this? What just appeared?”

At the voices of considerable bewilderment, Xiao cautiously opened her eyes.

At the same time, her eyes widened.

‘This is……!?’

It was a completely unexpected message.