The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 330

330.

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“Ugh, you scared me!”

“Eek!”

The sky turned black, and then black lightning struck violently, startling the users in the hunting ground, who turned around.

What they saw was the ground scorched by lightning and a huge, hollowed-out crater.

And a man and his Guardians standing on it.

Pajijik.

Woo, wooer…….

With black sparks flying, the ogres trembled like aspen leaves, expressing their fear each time the man took a step closer.

That wasn’t the end of it.

Every time the man, one with lightning, flashed, the ogres collapsed.

It was truly helpless.

“Wow… that’s insane. That’s Kaiser.”

“He almost annihilated the ogres in an instant? He seems to have gotten stronger.”

“I want to see it from a little closer…….”

“Hey! Don’t go near him. You’ll lose your head.”

“? To Kaiser?”

“No, to the Kashin Church.”

“Ah……!”

Some of the users, who were admiring him, unknowingly approached, but were horrified by their companion’s words and quickly backed away.

Do not provoke Kaiser in the field.

That was the unspoken agreement.

Those users were satisfied with watching from a distance, but the man who was the object of everyone’s admiration… Kaiser had a strange expression.

“Tsk… this isn’t it.”

His muttering even seemed like he was clicking his tongue in disappointment.

The reason Dohyun came to this ogre stronghold was to properly test the effects of his newly acquired Dark Destroyer title.

[The title, ‘Dark Destroyer,’ is activated.]

[The effect of Dark Shroud is increased.]

[Mana consumption is reduced, the defense ignoring effect is amplified, and there is a chance to inflict ‘Darkness’ on the target.]

The test was done properly.

The performance was as expected. No, it was beyond just good.

‘I can definitely feel that the mana consumption has been reduced.’

He didn’t know how much the defense ignoring had been amplified, but he definitely felt that the damage was being dealt well.

Above all, the fact that he could inflict a status ailment, even if it was probabilistic, was a huge deal.

A hero skill that gives silence, defense reduction, and status ailments?

‘This is, well, to exaggerate a bit, I could say it’s a legendary skill.’

This was just a change caused by the title effect.

Indeed, it was worthy of the title of Unique Legend.

He hadn’t had a chance to experience the other additional options yet, but he would soon have a chance to test them.

What Dohyun was disappointed about wasn’t that kind of problem.

Ding-

[Due to insufficient mana, Dark Shroud and Lightning Dragon Descent (雷龍降臨) [Rairyū Kōrin – roughly, Descent of the Thunder Dragon] are解除されます [are cancelled].]

[This is not power obtained through normal means.]

[A penalty is applied.]

[Mana consumption is increased by 666%, and you will suffer from exhaustion and blindness after use.]

[The hero trait ignores mental contamination.]

‘The penalty is still the same.’

The disadvantage of this ultimate move, which Dohyun named Black Dragon Descent, was the severe penalty.

He had expected that he would be able to handle darkness better and that the risks would be reduced due to the Dark Destroyer, but the penalty remained the same.

‘I was hoping I could use it without the Tears of the Goddess now… it’s a shame.’

He felt a pang of regret, but that didn’t mean there were no gains.

The effect of Dark Shroud had been boosted.

And that applied to Black Dragon Descent, which shrouded darkness in Lightning Dragon Descent.

[The effect of the title, ‘Dark Destroyer,’ is activated.]

[The number of uses of Black Lightning (黑雷電) [Kokurai Den – roughly, Black Lightning] has increased to 3.]

[When attacking enemies exposed to unstable energy, the percentage of damage increase in proportion to the stacks increases.]

[There is a chance to inflict ‘Darkness’ upon attack.]

Two options were enhanced, and a status ailment was added.

Among them, the most satisfying thing was the increased number of Black Lightning uses.

‘The difference of one movement skill is significant. Moreover, Black Lightning is not just a simple movement skill, but also a damage skill, so it’s even better. The stacked percentage damage and darkness status will also be useful.’

Dohyun’s method of using Black Dragon Descent was to unleash a flurry of attacks on the opponent in a short period of time to deal burst damage.

It was a semi-forced strategy because if he didn’t finish it within the duration of the Tears of the Goddess, he could be the one to suffer.

In that respect, the options that were enhanced this time were perfect.

‘……Tsk, it’s still a shame that the penalty is still there.’

But people’s greed is endless.

Perhaps because he had come all the way to the field with a hopeful heart, expecting the penalty to be reduced, he couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

And frankly, he didn’t understand it either.

‘Risk reduction, but the penalty is the same? Is it not just a simple darkness ability?’

When you think about it, it’s borrowing the power of the Black Dragon by achieving hidden conditions, so that might be the case…….

There was no way to know for now.

‘Well, it’s not like I only got the title.’

Dohyun, clicking his tongue, turned his gaze to his inventory.

[Dark Knight’s Dark Helmet]

[Grade: Legend]

[Description: Garion, the Dark Knight who conspired to destroy the Imperial Family by contracting with the Dark Demonic Dragon.

This is the dark helmet he wore, containing the power of deep darkness.

The fear of darkness can drag unqualified wearers into a bottomless swamp, so be careful.]

[Equip Restriction: The one who defeated the Dark Knight Garion]

[Physical Defense: 2,294]

[Magic Resistance: 2,075]

-Strength + 9

-Magic Power + 9

-Stamina + 9

-HP + 500

-MP + 5000

[Fear: Plunges targets in a certain range into darkness, causing them to fall into a state of ‘Fear’.]

[Intimidation: Momentarily applies intimidation to lower the target’s physical abilities and cause confusion. The lower the target’s level, the more amplified the effect, and the higher the target’s level, the more reduced the effect.]

-You can adjust the shape of the helmet, which is modeled after darkness, to ‘Darkness’ and ‘Helmet’.

[Dark Knight’s Dark Armor]

[Grade: Legend (Unique)]

[Description: Garion, the Dark Knight who conspired to destroy the Imperial Family by contracting with the Dark Demonic Dragon.

This is the dark armor he wore, a symbolic armor.

It contains the darkest power he obtained through the contract, and you may destroy yourself if you lack resistance to darkness.]

[Equip Restriction: The one who defeated the Dark Knight Garion]

[Physical Defense: 2,995]

[Magic Resistance: 2,976]

-Strength + 9

-Magic Power + 9

-Stamina + 9

-HP + 500

-MP + 500

-Magic Resistance + 20

[Curtain (帳幕) [Tobari – literally, a hanging cloth or curtain]: Deploys a curtain of darkness that no one can enter except for the permitted target and yourself. (Cooldown: 90 minutes)]

[Authority of Darkness – Two Pairs of Wings: Can only be activated inside the curtain, and unfolds two pairs of black wings behind your back.

While the black wings are unfolded, darkness-related abilities are greatly increased, physical abilities are increased, the instantaneous acceleration of a straight-line trajectory is explosively amplified, and you can stay in the air for a certain period of time.]

-This effect is activated only when the darkness affinity is above a certain level, and all stats are reduced by 50% if it is below a certain level.

-The Dark Destroyer effect ignores the above conditions.

-The equipment must be equipped for 24 hours to be recognized as the owner and exert its full performance.

Two pieces of equipment obtained as guaranteed rewards for catching Garion.

‘Kya~’

They were performances that he was satisfied with every time he saw them.

He liked the helmet, which was focused on inflicting wide-area status ailments, but the one that caught his eye the most was the dark armor.

‘Kya, it’s worth the Unique Legend title.’

Even a curtain that allows you to have a one-on-one fight with the opponent, and the authority of darkness that can be exerted within it!

It was even two pairs of wings among the many authorities.

Fighting with black wings in a curtain of darkness?

‘I can’t stand this.’

It was the romance and sentiment of a man himself.

However, there was a problem…….

‘The part overlaps with the Reverse Heaven Ring…….’

If he had to give up one of the two, he would have to give up the armor.

Even if he wanted the armor’s options right now, the Reverse Heaven Ring was a unique piece of equipment that grows.

Aren’t the basic options such as defense and stat increase already drastically different?

Above all, since it was presumed to be equipment related to the Reverse Heaven Period (逆天期) [Gyakutenki – roughly, Reversing Heaven Era], he could never give it up.

‘But it hurts too much to throw away the armor.’

He can’t even sell this.

The fact that only the one who defeated Garion can wear it meant that only Dohyun could wear it.

In this situation, it looked like he would end up keeping it in his inventory like a nuisance.

It hurt so much that he felt like he was going to die, but it wasn’t like Dohyun was doing nothing and just sucking his fingers.

[Using the Stone of Succession (Permanent).]

[It has been confirmed that the two pieces of equipment are of the same grade, Legend (Unique).]

He happily used the Stone of Succession because the Reverse Heaven Ring had not yet grown and was judged to be of the same grade, but…….

[The grade is too high for normal succession to be possible.]

[A special material ‘Mandra’ is required for succession.]

[Succession has been canceled.]

As if to show off, the succession failed.

‘How am I supposed to get Mandra here?’

Mandra is a special material that can only be obtained in the Forbidden Forest in the New World.

It was so rare that most of them were non-tradable, so Mandra that could be traded was really worth its weight in gold.

Considering that even getting it that way was like picking stars from the sky, it basically meant don’t inherit it.

“Haa…….”

Unfortunately, it was right to put aside his lingering feelings for now.

Still, he was glad that he could at least equip the helmet.

[Adjust the shape of the Dark Knight’s Dark Helmet to darkness.]

[The size of the darkness can be greatly increased depending on the user’s darkness affinity.]

[The current size has been adjusted to the minimum.]

‘I’m glad it can be adjusted.’

Thanks to the effect attached as an additional option, he was fortunately able to avoid becoming a fashion terrorist.

A helmet on a martial arts uniform was a fashion that was too much to handle, even for Dohyun.

“It’s kind of cool, isn’t it?”

Dohyun smiled contentedly as he looked at the custom-made mirror.

Just because it was in the shape of darkness didn’t mean that the darkness was noticeably wriggling.

Rather, it was so subtle that you wouldn’t even notice it at first glance.

Only the hair side was a little darker, but it suited the martial arts uniform because it felt more dangerous.

-Um! You’ve become even stronger, my lord. I’m proud of you.

-Lizariza!

-……Is that a helmet? Wow, I guess the owner really won. I don’t remember anything because I fainted, so I feel a little wronged.

-Liza…….

Charlie was chiming in next to Dohyun, and Jihad was complaining.

Well, from Jihad’s point of view, he closed his eyes and opened them, and everything was over, and everyone was excited, so he must have been dumbfounded.

-Um, it was a very wonderful sight. It’s a pity you didn’t see it.

-Was it that much? How did you catch him?

-Lizariza!

-Um, the time you fainted must have been when I was in danger. Not long after you fainted like that, my lord appeared. The lord who tore through the curtain…….

-Ooh……!

Dohyun’s expression became strange as he watched Jihad listening to the story without 정신없이 [jeongshineopshi – mindlessly, absentmindedly] and Charlie slowly explaining it to him.

‘Charlie seems to have changed subtly.’

He always felt like he was overly adhering to solemnity and loyalty, but now he felt like that had decreased.

That didn’t mean that his loyalty had faded or that he didn’t insist on a solemn attitude at all.

It was hard to pinpoint exactly what had changed…….

‘He looks more comfortable.’

Overall, he became more natural.

It felt like the shadow that had been hanging over his face had disappeared?

It was nice and strange to see him for the first time after spending quite a long time together.

Maybe it’s because he’s relieved his long-held resentment…….

‘Um, but he didn’t do this even after catching Garion yesterday…… did he become more comfortable after resting in the Guardian Room?’

Well, they say that you don’t feel as relieved as you thought you would at the moment you finish your revenge.

The Guardian Room is a place that recreates the place where the Guardians feel most comfortable or the place they desire most.

Maybe he was able to sort out his feelings after resting there.

Dohyun decided to think so and glanced sideways.

[You have unconfirmed notifications.]

[Guardian ‘Charlie de Lavion’ has successfully cleared the Guardian Quest.]

[Rewards for the Guardian Quest are given.]

[A big change has occurred to Charlie de Lavion.]

[Would you like to confirm?]

‘Come to think of it, he cleared the Guardian Quest?’

I wonder what kind of change has occurred.

Dohyun quietly recited as he stared at Charlie, who was chatting with Jihad and Eliza.

[Opening the information of Guardian, ‘Charlie de Lavion’.]

Soon, Charlie’s changed information window popped up.

Oh