The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 10

10.

When I opened my eyes, I saw countless cards.

Ten thousand cards floating in the dark space.

‘Is this the famous Pantheon?’

An event more often called a ‘card gacha’ [a lottery-like system common in online games] than its noble name, Pantheon.

The flower of God of Creation Online that made countless users cry and laugh.

The moment of God summoning unfolded.

[Welcome to the Pantheon.]

[Each card contains a different god.]

[Choose the god you will serve.]

“Wow… there are so many.”

The God summoning, infamous for being the best way to test wealth or luck.

It was common to see posts about investing tens of millions of won [Korean currency, roughly equivalent to thousands of US dollars] to draw the desired god, and many still shed tears for failing to do so.

On the other hand, some people succeeded in just ten tries after others failed even with tens of millions of won invested, a bizarre system.

It was truly about either throwing money or throwing luck.

Dohyun, who prided himself on having the worst luck, planned to quickly finish the God summoning.

‘There’s no need to be greedy.’

He had already obtained enough rewards, and even though it was painful, he could tolerate getting trash with six traits.

“……Huh?”

That was definitely the plan.

Until he looked closely at the cards in front of him.

“……Why is that one gold?”

It wasn’t just gold.

Each card was emitting a different light.

* * *

Users who complete the tutorial are all faced with a choice.

A crossroads where they must serve only one god among the many in the Pantheon.

They had to choose carefully due to the system where they had to pick a job from those derived from the god they served.

And that’s not all.

As God of Creation Online divided everything into grades, gods also had their own grades.

Moral Gods, Heroic Gods, and Mythic Gods.

Moral Gods were those who became gods through stories that had been steadily spread among people since ancient times, while Heroic Gods were humans who were called heroes in the past and ascended to the Pantheon to become gods.

Finally, Mythic Gods were those who created a ‘myth’.

Zeus from Greek mythology and Odin from Norse mythology belonged to this category.

Naturally, the latter was of a higher grade.

Of course, everyone wanted to become an apostle of a Mythic God, but not just anyone could become an apostle.

“Right. This damn trash game’s habits never change.”

Because you had to draw them purely by chance.

What were the odds of drawing a Mythic God card, of which there might be only a few out of ten thousand?

Of course, it wouldn’t be easy to draw one, and the prevailing opinion was that drawing a Mythic God required either heavenly luck or pouring in astronomical amounts of money.

[GodNoob just got the Northern Lion God from the gacha, what should I do? Should I just stop?]

-Lion God… Gustav? Crazy, if it’s a Heroic God, you should stop immediately.

-I still have 300 cards left… I’m a bit worried since it came out in 200.

-WTF, a Heroic God in 200 pulls? Is this even a country?

-What’s there to 고민 [Korean word for ‘worry’] about? Gustav doesn’t fall short anywhere, you should go all in even if you can’t get him.

-I wanted to be the main tank… with Gustav, the derived jobs are only commander or sub-tank. I’d rather be a dealer, my pride won’t allow me to be a sub-tank…

-It’s a bit tough as the main because you have to operate without backing down compared to a normal tank, but if you have a good skill set, you can do it as the main.

-Oh, then go for the Honest Axe God~ Is this axe yours~.

-Honest Axe God LOL, doesn’t the derived job only have axeman?

-Seriously, getting a Heroic God in 200 is more than enough, you’re being too greedy.

-Do you think you’ll get a Heroic God if you spend 300 more?

-Get a grip. Some people can’t even get one after spending a thousand. There’s nothing more foolish than believing your luck will continue to follow you just because you got one.

-Ah, that’s right;; I almost lost my mind for a moment. Thanks, everyone.

Generally, the status of a Heroic God was so high that people would change their planned job just by getting one.

It was only natural.

Mythic Gods, which were rare even among 1 billion users, were close to fantasy.

Since Mythic Gods were treated as their own world, a Heroic God was a grade that allowed you to live comfortably anywhere.

[I’m screwed… No matter how much I spend, I only get Moral Gods… Has the Han River thawed yet?]

-It’s okay, most people are like that unless they’re heavy spenders. Moral Gods can be useful if you choose well. The performance difference between Moral Gods is especially severe.

-My friend got a Heroic God in one go…

-That’s just your friend having insane luck. I spent ten million won to barely get one. Wait, now that I think about it, it’s unfair? Why do I spend ten million won while someone gets a Heroic God for free? This luck-based trash game is so frustrating.

Most users belonged to Moral Gods.

Everyone made groaning noises, but in reality, it was just a difference in perception, and Moral Gods weren’t bad.

There was a unique effect for each job, but all jobs in the same job line used the same skills.

That’s why there were quite a few evaluations that a good trait was more important than a mediocre god.

However, people couldn’t help but be serious about God summoning.

[Everyone’s complaining about Moral Gods and stuff, but I’m not happy at all even though I have a Heroic God.]

-Annoying from the morning. Stop showing off.

-Please refrain from causing trouble;;

-Showing off? What’s your trait? Do you want to live with the Three Calamity Sword Technique?

I got the Heroic God by pouring in my money, but I can’t do anything about this damn trait, so it’s frustrating.

Sometimes when I see someone looking dead because they got a Moral God, they often have really good traits. Isn’t it too much to look dead because you have a Moral God with a natural mana trait?

-Ah….

-Old man… how bad was your control that you got the Three Calamity Sword Technique…

In fact, this ‘God Summoning’ was the second and last chance for people with bad traits.

If even this was bad, there was no hope, so they couldn’t help but be serious about this God summoning.

Perhaps that’s why?

Usually, those with good traits had mediocre gods, and those with bad traits often had gods of high caliber.

Of course, there were occasional special cases.

Cases where the trait was a scam and the god was a Mythic God, making people say it was a cheat.

[The Extinction is really 넘사벽 [Korean slang for ‘unreachable wall’];;]

[How can someone have a Mythic God and top-tier traits?]

[Amazing physique, rich, handsome, popular… WTF, why are you living life alone?]

[The perfect son is always like that. Everything is just 넘사벽, so I don’t even feel inferior. It’s like they’re from another world.]

The guild masters of the top 10 guilds, including Extinction.

Or those who had reached the high ranks were such people.

Like the users said, they lived in their own world.

That’s why Dohyun didn’t have much expectation.

‘It’s not like I haven’t been unlucky before.’

Dohyun was the one who didn’t get a single legendary skill until the moment the Demonic Realm Online shut down.

With his luck, he would have to invest astronomical amounts of money to get a good god, but he didn’t have that kind of money.

At most, about 1 million won?

He would be satisfied as long as he got a god, whether it was a Moral God or whatever, that would give him a job that could handle a sword.

“Crazy.”

That was definitely the plan….

“What’s going on?”

That plan was completely changed.

Astronomical amounts of money? Miraculous luck close to heavenly fortune?

He didn’t need any of that.

“……I can see the grades.”

The color emanating from the cards was telling him the grade.

“Dung color, silver, gold.”

From left to right, they were the colors symbolizing Moral Gods, Heroic Gods, and Mythic Gods.

The color was showing on the front of the card… but now it was shining from the back for some reason.

It wasn’t a bug or an error.

God of Creation Online wasn’t managed by artificial intelligence, so it wasn’t the obvious excuse that there were no bugs.

[The Eye of Truth is activated.]

The message floating above his head told him that wasn’t the reason.

The only trait he obtained after clearing the tutorial.

‘See through the hidden…….’

It was a trait whose effect he couldn’t quite grasp, but he never imagined it would have such a fraudulent effect.

‘This is an absurd ability.’

It wasn’t just a saying, it was really absurd.

No matter how important traits were in the game, could a mere trait really invade the realm of the system?

If this was real, it meant he would have a guaranteed draw when doing card gacha from now on.

Only him in God of Creation Online.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

He could feel the blood in his heart pumping and beating rapidly.

It was beating so fiercely that the sound was about to ring in his head.

‘Crazy.’

He couldn’t control his excitement to that extent.

A guaranteed draw. Could there be anything more fraudulent than this in a luck-based trash game?

-Why are you so unlucky? I almost feel sorry for you.

-I’m curious. If you had good luck, how far could you have gone….

-You’re already ranked 1st, is there anywhere else to go?

-That’s not what I meant, you idiot.

It was something his colleagues had said one day as they passed by.

He had laughed it off at the time, but on the other hand, he felt bitter.

Wasn’t he the one who was dissatisfied with his bad luck? He had only comforted himself because he had finally achieved 1st place, but he was the one who was more devastated than anyone else.

‘If it’s this…….’

But now it was different.

Starting 1 year and 6 months late?

Yes, it was a big blow. It was to the point where he could never dream of being a ranker under normal circumstances. That’s why Dohyun didn’t have any lingering feelings about being a ranker when he started the game.

It would be nice to be the best at the game since he was doing it anyway, but this was too late no matter how you looked at it.

‘Could it be possible?’

But what if he had the Eye of Truth?

What if Kaiser, who had no luck, gained luck that was better than anyone else’s?

……Maybe becoming a ranker was really possible.

‘Let’s calm down.’

Dohyun took a deep breath, suppressing the dizziness in his head.

It was too hasty of a thought. It wasn’t too late to draw one first and then judge.

‘Only 20 out of ten thousand…….’

That’s why it costs astronomical amounts of money to draw a Mythic God.

Compared to the silver color, which seemed to have around 500-700, the probability was extremely low.

But right now, it was just a useless probability.

‘I’ll only target the gold ones.’

Dohyun drew a gold card with a pounding heart.

At the same time, a dazzling golden light and a cheerful notification rang out, and Dohyun’s eyes widened.

[You have drawn the Mythic God ‘One-Armed Sword God Tyr’.]

[Would you like to select the god?]

“Tyr……!”

Unlike his shabby name, he was the god of swords and war in Norse mythology, also known as the god of duels.

He was the supreme god before Odin, but he lost his status as the main god after losing his arm.

In some regions, he was still called the supreme god, but his status was inevitably diminished by the fact that he had lost an arm.

That’s why his reputation wasn’t good at first…….

The moment the true value of Tyr’s unique ability was revealed, the evaluation changed 180 degrees.

‘It’s understandable.’

Tyr’s unique ability, Duel.

The ability to inflict additional damage on enemies in battles deemed to be duels. But the most fraudulent ability was the second ability.

‘The ability to revive at the cost of one arm when facing death.’

It was truly an ability that perfectly matched the title of One-Armed Sword God.

Considering how burdensome the death penalty became in the later stages and how rare the revival ability was in contrast, it could be said to be the best ability.

Even though the cooldown was a bit long, it was like having two lives in a crisis situation.

Having one more life changes the gameplay.

You can play more boldly.

‘Let’s go with this.’

He still had 1 million won, so he could try drawing ten more times, but there was no reason to do so.

A better god than Tyr?

There might be such a god, but he could confidently say that a god that would help Dohyun more wouldn’t come out within ten tries.

Tyr was originally one of the top-tier gods of the sword that he wanted.

Swish.

That’s why Dohyun chose the card without hesitation.

Then a message popped up.

[You have selected the Mythic God ‘One-Armed Sword God Tyr’.]