The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 34

Part 34.

As Laihas disappeared from sight.

“……He was strong.”

Charlie, who had approached from the side, spoke cautiously.

“Yeah, every time he swung his spear, enemies were flying like fallen leaves.”

“Rizariza.”

Then, Jihad, and even Eliza, nodded enthusiastically as if they had seen it too.

Dohyun also nodded.

“He was incredibly strong.”

The power Laihas showed was beyond expectations.

The range and power of his spear techniques, and the wide area of his magic.

While most magic spear users specialize in either magic or spear techniques, lacking in the other, Laihas had perfect balance in all aspects.

But the most impressive thing was elsewhere.

‘He offsets the weaknesses of spear techniques with magic, and the weaknesses of magic with spear techniques.’

Thanks to that, there were no gaps in Laihas’s combat.

A perfect hexagon type that can respond to any opponent.

He was the first to have such perfect offense and defense since the Sword Saint.

He even possessed an insurmountable wide-area skill…….

‘If I fought him now, I would definitely lose.’

Dohyun didn’t use his full power in this battle, but neither did Laihas.

Except for when he first created the tsunami, he didn’t use any special skills or abilities.

He simply fought with the spear’s options and excellent spear techniques.

Even so, the villains couldn’t handle that power and were swept away like fallen leaves.

‘Is this what the top 10 guilds are like now?’

He knew that there had been many changes in the three months since the New World was updated, but seeing a top 10 guild master who had become so strong firsthand made him realize it.

At the same time, he was excited.

‘How strong have the other top 10 guild masters become?’

If Laihas, who had newly risen to the top 10 guilds, was this strong, what about those who had been firmly in place since the beginning?

How strong would they have become?

What about Mikazuki, the Japanese samurai guild that occupied a vacant spot in the top 10 guilds like the Arc Guild?

‘Uncle must have become stronger too, right?’

Since Uncle already had unmatched power in one blow, he was curious about how much his current blow had evolved.

Dohyun smiled, thinking of a welcome name.

In fact, he was supposed to meet Uncle as soon as he entered the New World, but recently Uncle had been busy and they hadn’t been able to see each other.

[Astre: Let’s see each other soon.]

[Astre: Ah, bring a diaper too, because you’ll be surprised when you see the new ability I got this time.]

‘Soon…….’

Dohyun chuckled as he looked at the recent messages.

If Uncle used the word ‘soon,’ it meant that his work was slowly coming to an end.

Looking at his excited appearance, he must have obtained something great.

It’s not just Uncle.

[Suryeon: I am melting enlightenment into the sword. I see progress, so I will contact you when the training is over.]

[Suryeon: You can look forward to it, Kaiser.]

The Sword Saint had recently gained deep enlightenment and was showing progress.

[CuteEyes: New World? You bastard, what took you so long, you turtle?]

[CuteEyes: It’s been a while since Ellanis appeared…… Wait for me. I’ll go. I should see you once in a while. I have something to show you.]

[CuteEyes: Ah, wait a minute, I’ll beat those bastards first. Just because they’re different races? They’re acting up because they believe in the divine beast. Why are they glaring like that…….]

……Our Kkukku was picking a fight as always.

Now he’s even picking fights with different races, but considering his intuition, the opponent is probably a bad guy.

‘……Probably.’

Still, seeing that he has something to show, he must have gained something new, right?

Dohyun, who closed the messages exchanged with his colleagues, grabbed the Thousand Transformations.

‘I need to get stronger quickly.’

The top 10 guilds were already beyond his level, and his colleagues who were ahead of him were also improving.

The lawless zone that he got properly involved with was a large-scale organization that exceeded Dohyun’s imagination.

Even Ellanis 1 affiliate was wary of Laihas, so what about the next New World’s 1 affiliate?

It would never be below the top 10 guilds.

If it were, the top 10 guilds wouldn’t have let the villains run rampant.

‘I’ll be meeting Uncle and those guys soon, so I can’t stay still like this.’

In many ways, he needed to grow as soon as possible.

[The number of monsters has greatly decreased.]

[Spirits who are interested in the news that the forest has been purified are flocking.]

[From now on, the types of spirits that appear will increase.]

[Intermediate spirits are appearing.]

[Time remaining: 01:43:12]

[Current purification points acquired: 4,710 points]

[Lower spirits are impressed by your splendid battle.]

[Lower spirits are impressed by your splendid battle.]

…….

To do that, the first thing to do is win the competition.

‘Fighting the villains wasn’t just a waste of time.’

Whether it was because the spirits were surprised by this, the score increased by more than 200 points.

But was it because he fought the villains for quite a long time?

The scores of other users had increased by a larger margin.

[Intermediate inspection begins.]

[Scores from 1st to 10th place are revealed.]

[Score Ranking]

-1st place: 5,810

-2nd place: 5,760

-3rd place: 5,710

…….

-9th place: 5,470

-10th place: 5,460

The score of the user currently running in 1st place is a whopping 5,810 points.

On the other hand, Dohyun is not even in the rankings.

Considering that there must be joint scores among them, he has to catch up with at least 20 people.

‘The remaining time is 1 hour and 43 minutes…….’

It was a tight time to close that gap, but Dohyun raised the corners of his mouth.

[Eye of Truth is activated.]

He could see it.

The small silhouettes of numerous spirits hiding around.

1 hour and 43 minutes?

‘It’s more than enough.’

No.

30 minutes is enough.

* * *

It wasn’t the 30 minutes Dohyun had pledged, but about 40 minutes later.

The users participating in the competition had become quite noisy.

[Score Ranking]

-1st place: 9,999

-2nd place: 7,280

-3rd place: 7,240

…….

-9th place: 6,940

-10th place: 6,930

“Crazy…… what’s with the 1st place score.”

“Who got that score?”

“Is that even a possible score? It’s not like they used a hack, but suddenly they shot up out of nowhere.”

“Isn’t it Laihas? Someone said they saw Laihas going deep into the forest earlier.”

“Is that so? There are so many championship contenders that I can’t get a sense of it.”

It was because an overwhelming score of 9,999 points, which was hard to achieve on purpose, had been updated.

The score difference with 2nd place was over 2,000 points.

Now that almost all the monsters have been caught and disappeared, only the spirit’s request quests remain…….

“……I think it’s already over?”

“How can you catch up with that? The game is over.”

“Even 2nd place can’t catch up with that in 1 hour. Let’s just do some spirit quests and go.”

“At this point, did they find all the spirits in the forest and grant their wishes?”

“Don’t say nonsense. If that were possible, it would be a hack.”

“That’s true.”

Since there was virtually no hope, the users seemed to give up neatly.

As a result, the users’ interests were divided into two.

One was to find a mid-level spirit that gives good rewards.

And the other is who is the main character who scored that overwhelming score.

Laihas, a villain, a vice disciple of a magic tower, a rising star of the Knights…… various opinions came out.

“Isn’t it Kaiser by any chance? He broke his horn for the first time since the Annihilation.”

“Wasn’t that a bubble? There was a rumor that the horn was a bug. He only got it because it was green.”

“You’re slow on the news. He was beating up all the villains with Laihas earlier. Would someone with a green horn beat up the villains like that?”

“Area A is completely empty now. All the villains assigned to it are dead.”

“As expected, Kaiser is a god.”

“So, is the horn a bug or not? It’s frustrating because the 1st place name doesn’t appear.”

“What’s important? We’ll know in an hour anyway.”

Some talked about Kaiser, but nothing could be confirmed properly.

Meanwhile, most of the users had lost their motivation, so the atmosphere of the competition was close to playing around.

[You have fulfilled the request of the wind intermediate spirit ‘Serpi’.]

[You have fulfilled the request of the earth intermediate spirit ‘Doomg’.]

[You have fulfilled the request of the water intermediate spirit ‘Elin’.]

…….

[You surprised the wind intermediate spirit ‘Cecil’.]

[You surprised the earth intermediate spirit ‘Gur’.]

…….

“Kya, it’s sweet, it’s sweet.”

Dohyun, the culprit who made them lose their motivation, was feeling a very sweet taste in the deserted Area A.

-Kaiser, you’re amazing.

-I’ve never seen a human like you! Even the elves can’t find us this well, how did you do it?

-My request is to find the things I lost! Can you listen?

-Wow! Did you already get it? Thank you so much!

Even intermediate spirits are only teenagers in terms of age.

Moreover, the spirits, whose symbol is purity, only ask for things like finding lost items or going to places they were curious about.

It’s difficult to find the spirits, but the quest itself is easy once you find them.

For Dohyun, who has the Eye of Truth, it was like eating for free [an easy task].

‘There are no guys to interfere.’

Whether there were no more villains left, there were no traces of them.

Whether the rumors had spread, even the users he occasionally encountered avoided him, so he could focus on raising his score more comfortably.

If this isn’t honey, what is?

‘I wish all the other quests were like this.’

As a result of granting the requests while thinking such conscience-stricken thoughts.

He was able to achieve 9,999 points in just 40 minutes.

-Kya-ryu-ryuk, thank you! Thanks to you, I was able to meet my sister!

The moment he granted the request of the last lower spirit.

[You have fulfilled the request of the earth lower spirit.]

[You have achieved 10,000 purification points.]

“Kya, this is it. It’s neat and nice to see.”

He was so proud that Dohyun’s nostrils were twitching, and Jihad, who was shaking his head next to him, spat out for no reason.

-Master, aren’t you eating too raw? You’ll get sick.

As always, Dohyun ignored it lightly, and the answer came from elsewhere.

-Rizariza?

Eliza felt puzzled by the words she heard for the first time.

-Why do you get sick from eating raw? Usually, everyone cooks it, Eliza.

-Riza? Rizariza!

-No. Eliza, the feed and jerky you eat aren’t raw either. They’re dried.

-Riza!?

Eliza was shocked to learn the truth she didn’t know, and she was horrified with an expression that seemed to say, ‘Heo-geo-deong!’ [a sound of disbelief].

Perhaps it was because he was playful at the sight.

Jihad and Charlie said things like ‘You have to know how to eat raw to become a true adult’ and ‘Raw meat has countless germs, so if you eat it when it’s not time, you’ll be sick and die’.

-Ri, Riza……!

Dohyun hit Jihad on the forehead when he saw Eliza turning pale in real time.

-Ke-reuk-ke…… Ack!

“Stop teasing her, you bastard. She’s surprised.”

-You always stayed still when I was teased! And why don’t you hit Charlie? He teased me too. Master only discriminates against me.

“……That’s right. Why do I feel more annoying when you do it?”

-Eek!

It wasn’t wrong to listen, but there was no way.

When I hear that despicable laughter, I strangely want to hit him.

This is not an area of control.

It’s a natural phenomenon close to a conditioned reflex like a knee-jerk reflex.

That’s how he was rationalizing himself.

Ding-

“Hmm?”

A cheerful notification suddenly rang.

Dohyun, who got out of the skit and checked the message, widened his eyes.

[You have earned the spirits’ favor by granting the requests of many spirits.]

[You have achieved 10,000 points for the first time.]

[You have met the hidden conditions.]

[The high-level spirit of nature ‘Periel’ is watching you.]

[Sudden quest, ‘Periel’s Wish’ may occur.]

“……Huh?”

It was a completely unexpected message.