The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 107

107.

To those without the Eye of Truth, it would have appeared that Do-hyun had suddenly committed murder.

After all the talk of accusing High Priest Gildete, why suddenly Lord Taksil?

The elders rose in shock at the incomprehensible situation.

“What is the meaning of this!”

“We shouldn’t have trusted a foreigner! Seize that traitor at once!”

“Lord Taksil’s safety is paramount! Everyone, protect Lord Taksil first…”

Their widened eyes were filled with bewilderment and hostility.

They were furious at Do-hyun’s sudden action.

Taksil was a comrade who had been with them for many years and currently the only force in Brion capable of facing a Destroyer alone.

Some of them were ready to attack Do-hyun immediately.

“W-wait a moment. Everyone, look over there.”

However, the atmosphere soon changed drastically.

“What… Hup!?”

“No, what on earth…”

“Lord Taksil?”

They couldn’t see the red light, but there was no need, as the abnormal symptoms were already apparent.

A terribly ominous energy.

That chilling form, like insects crawling in the shape of darkness, was engulfing Taksil’s heart.

Saa-.

It soon spread to his side and continued to his arm.

In an instant, half of Taksil was in the form of the abyss. His black-covered face and red eyes were painfully contorted.

[Kuh… What is this… Keuhuk.]

Taksil clutched his heart, feeling as if it were burning with excruciating pain.

No, Destroyer Gaiman fell to one knee.

He felt as if his entire body was burning, and his strength was draining away.

[You have encountered the Abyssal Contractor who broke the taboo, ‘Destroyer Gaiman’.]

[The forced linked quest will end.]

[You have succeeded in pouring concentrated Holy Water onto the heart. Destroyer Gaiman suffers a critical wound.]

[All of Destroyer Gaiman’s stats are temporarily greatly reduced.]

The only weakness of an Abyssal Contractor.

Holy Water.

A crystal of refined divine power, also known as the Tears of God.

It was the result of stabbing the heart directly with a sword coated in it. Do-hyun was genuinely impressed by its better-than-expected performance.

‘Wow, the effect is real. Gamillion got it well.’

He had managed to obtain the concentrated Holy Water, which was hard to find even in the Brion Temple, and had discreetly put it in a water bottle and stored it well on the shelf.

Do-hyun, who held the power of Cheonbyeon [Heavenly Change, referring to his adaptable abilities], let out a sigh of relief.

[Lyre Paladin Order’s Peacock Feather]

-Rank: Rare+

-Description: A mark made from the peacock feather symbolizing the phoenix and blue peacock, which represent the Lyre Paladin Commander. It is a peacock feather that symbolizes the second-in-command.

Zerdic had been holding it until the end.

Its identity was the peacock feather mark symbolizing the vice-commander of the Lyre Paladin Order.

‘To think that the vice-commander of the Lyre Paladin Order is a contractor.’

Thinking about it, it was strange.

Even during the measurement ceremony, Taksil was not examined because he was the vice-commander of the Paladin Order.

He had never stepped forward when news of Destroyer Gaiman came.

And the fact that someone who had never missed a mission before was absent for personal reasons at this particular time.

‘It’s more surprising that no one suspected it.’

That meant he had built up that much trust.

Whether it was from Zerdic, the High Priest, the priests, or the citizens.

Even Do-hyun, a complete stranger, had been stunned when he first confirmed the evidence, so how could they have imagined it?

On the one hand, this crazy power balance was understandable.

Although not as much as Lebed, who was comparable to the Seven Stars [likely a reference to a powerful group], it was natural for someone who was a vice-commander to be strong.

If such a person made a contract with the abyss, it was no wonder Zerdic was instantly killed.

‘I was worried about how to lower his guard…’

Even if it was a weakness, it was only effective when mixed with blood.

Among them, if he couldn’t stab it properly into the heart, it would be meaningless, so he had been racking his brains to get the angle right, but he had created an opportunity like this.

It was a stroke of divine providence that Gildete had made excuses for Zerdic’s absence.

Thanks to this, he was able to easily inflict a fatal wound by pretending to suspect him and taking advantage of his carelessness.

‘Looking at how he kept framing him, he must have been trying to frame the High Priest at the end.’

Using those who trusted him without looking back.

He was a meticulous and vicious guy, but his viciousness became poison.

He fell for his own trick and ended up like this.

“Good heavens…”

The silence that had fallen over the gruesome appearance of Taksil, no, the Destroyer, was only temporary.

Starting with a low murmur from one of the elders, voices filled with astonishment burst out one after another.

“…To think that Lord Taksil was an Abyssal Contractor. I can’t believe it.”

“What is this… Then was it Lord Taksil who killed Zerdic?”

Faced with an unbelievable situation, they couldn’t help but be confused.

“Ah… Ahh…”

High Priest Gildete was among them.

Zerdic and Taksil, whom he had always trusted and relied on.

To think that the one who killed Zerdic, whom he regarded as a grandson, was Lord Taksil, whom he trusted and relied on more than anyone else.

He couldn’t believe it even after seeing it with his own eyes.

“…Surely you said that the Lord had entrusted Sir Zerdic with a secret mission for a while. But… But what is this…”

Gildete’s voice trembled.

He understood the situation in his head, but his heart denied it.

Just as Gildete carefully reached out to him, staring intently at his eyes as if hoping he would say it wasn’t true.

[…Keuheuh. Keuheuhuh.]

A chilling voice.

Gildete hastily withdrew his outstretched hand at the cracking voice that could not be considered human.

[Peuh… Khahaha! Khaha!]

He laughed for a long time as if something was so funny, and then he raised his head.

His eyes, dyed red like those of a demon, were staring straight at Do-hyun.

[So… you were that rat…]

He had finally realized that the rat in the cave was Do-hyun.

The guy who was slowly approaching was unstable as if he had come out of hell itself, but his fierce momentum was even more vivid.

Kuaaaa!

As he screamed, a dark aura swept through the hall.

A chilling aura that made goosebumps rise. It was definitely not just a feeling.

[You have heard the Roar of Terror.]

[All speed is reduced by 10%.]

[All stats are reduced by 10%.]

He had inflicted an area-wide debuff [a negative status effect] on everyone here.

His will to not be the only one at a disadvantage was strong, but Do-hyun just stood there blankly.

[The ‘Hero’ trait prevents mental contamination.]

[Ignores the Roar of Terror.]

‘Um. This is why it’s a cheat.’

The Hero trait was erasing the debuff without a trace.

[What…]

Even Destroyer Gaiman seemed momentarily embarrassed by that, but it was only for a moment.

The guy who quickly regained his composure exuded a fierce momentum.

[I don’t know what trick you used… but do you think you can face me just because you got some Holy Water on me!]

At the Destroyer’s rage-filled roar, Do-hyun replied immediately.

“No.”

[…What?]

“How can I catch you alone? How can you be so shameless when there’s a level difference of several levels?”

[… ?]

Maybe there’s a level difference of at least 20 levels?

Catching a high-level boss who is at least Hero+ grade and more than 20 levels higher than himself, who is comparable to a raid boss, alone?

‘Is that possible?’

It would be impossible now while he is still growing, unless he reaches level 100.

Even if Do-hyun doesn’t care about overcoming adversity, he wasn’t the kind of person to throw himself into such crazy things.

That’s not being brave, it’s being ignorant.

So he prepared.

“Now is the time! Everyone, shoot!”

[…Shoot?]

It was when the Destroyer had a blank expression at Do-hyun’s signal.

Whirr- Thud.

[… ?]

A rope made of divine power flew from somewhere and wrapped around Destroyer Gaiman’s body.

It wasn’t just one.

Whirr- Thud, Thud.

Two, three, four, five….

In an instant, more than 10 ropes became dozens of ropes, binding the Destroyer so that he couldn’t move.

Before Gaiman could be embarrassed, it began.

[Great Divine Magic ‘Day of Judgment’ is activated.]

The Great Divine Magic that could only be cast when at least ten high-ranking priests gathered.

[The Rope of Judgment confirms the target’s misdeeds.]

[141 misdeeds have been confirmed.]

[Proceeding with judgment.]

The higher the ‘villain’ bound by the rope, the stronger the judgment, a high-level magic that truly lived up to its name.

Pajijijik-!

[Kuaaaaa!!]

The divine power flowing through the Rope of Judgment spread like an electric current, searing the guy’s body.

The power was so strong that it was hard to open one’s eyes in the flashing light.

Even Do-hyun, who was a few steps away, felt goosebumps at the energy.

‘Wow…’

It was more powerful than he had imagined.

Is this the only joint killing magic that high-ranking priests, who can be seen as priests, can use, and the most powerful divine magic?

‘If you get hit by something like this, you’ll melt away without a trace.’

He thought that most bosses would be instantly killed.

Seuk.

When he glanced at Gamillion, the guy who met his eyes quietly raised his thumb.

Do-hyun also raised his thumb in response. He was glad he left it to Gamillion after all.

He said he would prepare those who would join him based on the evidence he had gathered as much as possible, and he had managed to make more than ten allies in that short amount of time.

“I couldn’t believe it until I saw the peacock feather, but to think this was real…”

“It’s really fortunate that we prepared the magic circle in advance.”

“It was great that the Apostle put the Holy Water on him. If he had been fine, he wouldn’t have been caught so easily.”

To the priests holding the Rope of Judgment, Do-hyun was no longer a mere foreigner.

Now he was being called Apostle-nim [Apostle, with the honorific -nim] with honorifics.

He had taken the risk alone and finally created an opportunity to catch the troublesome guy, so wouldn’t it be right to hear honorifics?

‘Ah!’

Thanks to this, he was comfortably watching the fireworks, witnessing the heinous power of the Great Divine Magic.

Do-hyun, who remembered something, quickly turned around and retreated to a safe range.

Teop.

What Do-hyun was looking for was a water bottle.

It was that water bottle containing concentrated Holy Water.

[Kuh, Kuaaa…! Y-you, what are you trying to do…]

In the meantime, Destroyer Gaiman’s voice was trembling very uneasily, how did he see it again?

He was struggling to get out somehow, but he was tightly bound by the rope and couldn’t move at all, looking very pathetic.

“No, it looks a little lacking.”

Do-hyun shrugged his shoulders with an embarrassed smile.

He couldn’t know what Gaiman’s eyes were looking at Do-hyun like now.

[Great Divine Magic ‘Day of Judgment’ is about to explode.]

The Day of Judgment, which had reached its limit, was on the verge of decorating the highlight.

The light was so strong that he couldn’t see an inch ahead, but Do-hyun had no problem.

[The Eye of Truth is activated.]

‘Um, left.’

The red light emanating from the guy’s heart was clearly visible to Do-hyun.

Shuaak-!

Do-hyun, who had lightly loosened his body, calmly threw the water bottle,

Jjaenggeurang-.

He heard the sound of the water bottle breaking as it successfully flew towards the red light, and a message popped up.

[Great Divine Magic ‘Day of Judgment’ explodes.]

[Destroyer Gaiman suffers severe damage due to the concentrated Holy Water.]

Paat!

And before he could even check the message, a pure white light covered the world.

The Day of Judgment had exploded.

‘Wow… isn’t this really dead?’

It was such a glorious light that he couldn’t help but think that.

Soon the light faded and the temple that was revealed was very different from before.

A huge crater had formed where Destroyer Gaiman had been, and the surrounding area had turned white due to the strong divine power.

Chiik-.

Fragments of darkness were scattered everywhere, but even those were soon melting due to the remaining divine power.

Destroyer Gaiman’s figure was nowhere to be seen.

[You have executed the Abyssal Contractor who broke the taboo, ‘Destroyer Gaiman’.]

Even the message certified the death.

‘No, do we break it this easily?’

…Is everything going so smoothly as planned?

All he did was stab him when he was careless and pass it on to the NPC [Non-Player Character].

Do-hyun, who had planned all this, was slightly embarrassed by the unexpectedly easy clear.

-…Did we get him?

-Liza….

Was it for the sake of the empty owner?

Jihad and Eliza, who had been watching from behind all along, chanted a forbidden spell.

A spell that anyone who knew even a little about God of High School would be shocked by.

Unfortunately, Do-hyun was one of them.

“W-wait a minute… if you say that…!”

The moment Do-hyun, who was most embarrassed while playing God of High School, shouted urgently.

Squirm.

Darkness squirmed in the empty crater and began to rise as if building a tower.

Was the beanstalk in Jack and the Beanstalk like this?

The darkness that was completed in the blink of an eye was forming a shape.

Horns and red eyes blooming from the darkness.

[The Abyssal Contractor who broke the taboo, ‘Destroyer Gaiman’, has been resurrected!]

[Maximum health is fixed at less than 30%.]

[All stats are reduced by 50%.]

[Phase 2 begins.]

-Kuaaaa-!! I’ll kill you all!

Do-hyun, watching Destroyer Gaiman, who had resurrected like a dog and was howling, said without realizing it.

“…This is really happening?”