The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 110

110.

[……The energy I feel is different from before. What kind of trick did he pull?]

Seeing his menacing appearance, the Destroyer showed his first sign of nervousness.

He felt it instinctively.

That human is dangerous now. He’s no longer that insignificant bug from before.

‘How is this possible?’

Unless he made a contract with the Abyss like I did…….

Or was he hiding his power? If so, why?

The Destroyer couldn’t understand the change and cautiously kept his guard up, unable to rush in.

There was only one reason Do-hyun could make such a surprising transformation.

[Using Madness.]

[For 90 seconds, 1% of health is reduced per second, and stats and all speeds increase in proportion to the current health percentage.]

Madness, the buff skill he had acquired this time.

Depending on how it’s used, it could be a suicide skill or a demigod-tier skill with unprecedented performance.

Kkukku, the guy who was called the Berserker God, didn’t have a special timing for activating ‘Madness.’

‘He said activating it at this moment is the most efficient.’

When health reaches 20%.

The last line to make the most of the 90 seconds.

After activating Madness, Kkukku showed a completely different side of himself.

His comrades would jokingly say that he was a native chicken before activating Madness, but a fighting rooster after.

‘Yeah, I know why you did that.’

I used to just laugh it off, but now I think I know.

The moment I activated Madness, I could feel power surging through my whole body.

[1% of health is reduced per second.]

That was being amplified even more as time passed.

Watching his health steadily decrease, Do-hyun shouted briefly.

“Jihad!”

-Roger!

Then Jihad, who had been hiding and watching, sprang out like a spring and activated his skill.

[Guardian ‘Jihad Black’ summons the Undead.]

[Summons 2 Forest Red Goblin Undead, 1 Forest Blue Goblin Undead, and 3 Orc Undead.]

Grooooan- Groan-.

Then darkness wriggled from the ground, and the Undead appeared.

Jihad didn’t stop there.

[Guardian ‘Jihad Black’ uses Legion Command.]

[Up to seven units can be organized in one legion.]

[Form a legion.]

[3 Orc Undead, 2 Forest Red Goblin Undead, and 1 Forest Blue Goblin Undead are designated as the 1st Legion.]

[All Undead in the legion are judged as one entity.]

[More than 50% of the Undead in the legion are judged as monsters from the lower city. Mana consumption is reduced.]

The best skill that allowed Jihad, who was suffering from mana shortages, to handle all six of them.

Grooooan-.

As Legion Command was activated, they moved in unison and took their positions.

It was reassuring that they really deserved to be called a legion now.

‘I’ve been holding back for this moment.’

It was worth it to use Madness in the best conditions, induce his carelessness to expend all mana and pour out all power, and manage health appropriately.

[Destroyer Gaiman’s health is below 20%.]

[Trait ‘Corrupted Paladin’ is activated.]

[From now on, Destroyer Gaiman consumes health to use the skills of the Corrupted Paladin.]

Now he could fight on equal footing.

No, rather, Do-hyun was in a more advantageous position. Do-hyun, who slightly raised the corners of his mouth, swung Cheonbyeon.

[Using ‘Darkness Coating’ on Cheonbyeon.]

[Using ‘Darkness Coating’ on yourself.]

[Using ‘Darkness Coating’ on the Orc Undead.]

[The effect is applied to all Undead designated as a legion.]

Groooooan!

Then the Undead, stained with darkness, roared.

A threatening appearance at a glance.

In the midst of it, Do-hyun, with black and red energies intertwined dangerously, took a step forward.

-Liza!

Even Eliza peeked out from Do-hyun’s pocket.

Do-hyun, who stroked Eliza’s head as she glared fiercely, smiled and said.

“Now it’s a bit fairer.”

[How insolent……!]

1 vs 9.

No matter how you looked at it, it wasn’t fair, but what did it matter?

Historically, the heroes who caught the Demon King have always upheld the culture of ganging up.

If that bastard is reigning in Brion with such fraudulent specs [specifications], shouldn’t he have to handle this level of balance?

[Oh, yeah…… I’ll make you regret daring to mock me.]

The Destroyer, grinding his teeth, reached out his hand.

Darkness gradually took shape, but it wasn’t like the claws of the Abyss like before.

It was a sword.

The same shape as the beloved sword that Takshinel used to wield.

Destroyer Gaiman had finally equipped himself with full power.

It wouldn’t be easy. In the face of that tension, Do-hyun rather smiled.

“Well, then, let’s go for round two.”

It was the moment of the final battle.

* * *

How should I explain this?

Grooooan!

Kwaang! Kwang!

The six Undead stained with darkness threw themselves from all directions, harassing him, and the Destroyer, who drew his sword, clashed with Do-hyun.

Each time, shockwaves spread out, cracking the floor.

Groan!

If the time they clashed was even a little long, the Undead would intervene without fail.

[Kuaaaa! You bug-like things!!]

When the Destroyer, enraged by this, tried to chase away the Undead, Do-hyun would interfere this time.

A speed that was clearly different from before.

Now, with movements almost matching Destroyer Gaiman, he couldn’t let his guard down.

And that’s not all.

Poook! Swish-.

If stabbed by that bizarre sword coated in darkness, for some reason, damage penetrated the solid armor of the Abyss.

That went for not only Do-hyun but also all the attacks from the Undead!

Although not as threatening as Do-hyun, the stinging attacks of the Undead were quite annoying.

Swish-.

If he tried to catch the Undead first, Do-hyun was bothersome.

If he tried to ignore them and catch Do-hyun first, he would hide behind a pillar whenever he seemed to be at a disadvantage.

Then, as if promised, the Undead would grab onto his pant leg.

Poook!

[Mark disappears.]

[Kuaaak!]

That was the timing to backstab.

It was to inflict a powerful blow during a very brief period of free damage.

“Ah…….”

“Goodness. Was that group a Necromancer [a magic user who can reanimate the dead]?”

“Heo [a Korean exclamation of surprise]. He wasn’t alone. To think he was hiding it until the end…….”

The priests were speechless at the desperate battle unfolding before their eyes.

They were sure it was over.

Who would have imagined that he would hide such power at the moment everyone had given up?

Even those Undead were all extraordinary.

“Undead maintaining their appearance from when they were alive…….”

“And what is that darkness?”

It was power that was hard to believe came from mere Orcs and Goblins.

It must be related to that darkness.

For a moment, they even suspected it was the Abyss, but the energy felt was clearly different.

It was closer to that of a dark magic caster.

“I’ve heard that there are apostles who wield the power of various paths…… I can’t quite grasp what that person is.”

“He seems like a magician, an assassin, and a calm swordsman who is also a madman.”

“What kind of magic did he use…….”

“Anyway, what’s important now is not that.”

It was a mysterious phenomenon that was not understood at all, but Do-hyun’s identity was not important now.

What was important was an unyielding heart.

The only hope was truly becoming hope.

“May the blessing of valor be with you…….”

“May the blessing of protection be with you…….”

“The blessing of speed…….”

They gave that hope another sincere buff.

It was time for some of the buffs they had given at first to end, and giving buffs seemed to make his movements a little faster.

‘There is no compromise between them. Was he this strong?’

Gamilion swallowed hard at that.

The appearance of the successor, who had been helplessly pushed back, had disappeared, and now he was relentlessly pushing forward.

The number of effective hits was also much higher, and at first glance, it seemed that Do-hyun was at an advantage.

But Gamilion knew.

‘……It’s dangerous. He’s getting closer to self-destruction.’

Do-hyun was not being careful now.

He wasn’t taking fatal effective hits, but he was killing himself. That buff that made him strong was doing so.

He was barely holding on to his life, but it was too precarious.

‘If he gets hit even once, it’s over.’

It’s not that Do-hyun is at an advantage and not getting hit squarely. It’s because he’ll die if he gets hit even once, so he’s avoiding it at all costs.

Using the Undead and hiding behind pillars.

On the other hand, the Destroyer?

He was also fighting while consuming health, but he had more leeway compared to Do-hyun.

It was truly a desperate fight with no turning back.

‘……I really don’t know who will win.’

Gamilion gave up trying to predict the outcome.

It was just a desperate battle where neither side would give an inch.

Because of that, he didn’t predict but prayed.

He hoped that he would win this thrilling battle. It wasn’t just Gamilion.

“To think that the day would come when we would bet the fate of Brion on one stranger…….”

“That person is no longer a stranger. He is our hero of Brion. Which stranger would sacrifice so much? Let us all pray for the hero.”

“Please…… Please may the goddess of victory raise the hero’s hand…….”

They, who now fully recognized Do-hyun, closed their eyes tightly.

All they could do now was to pray sincerely.

* * *

Kill him. I must kill him.

I have to kill him no matter what.

While receiving the Destroyer’s sweeping attacks, Destroyer Gaiman was nurturing the murderous intent that was boiling deep inside his heart.

‘How dare, how dare that mere stranger be on par with me?’

He couldn’t bear the fact.

Who was he?

The second-in-command of the Lair Knights, which reaches even the Empire, and a contractor who has a contract with a powerful being of the Abyss.

Unless Le-Bete was here, there was no one who could stand against him here.

But what was that bastard?

Clearly, he was like a bug, but when he was stained with blood like a madman and engulfed in darkness, everything changed.

He began to keep up with his speed, and wounds began to appear.

Moreover, he was getting stronger and stronger as time passed.

To the point where he felt quite threatening now.

It would have been better if it was just that bastard. When those bizarre Undead joined in, he felt like he was being pushed back little by little.

‘Damn it……!’

He became impatient.

It wasn’t because of that bastard.

He instinctively felt that he would win if he continued to fight like this. He would die if he got hit just once.

That prediction was correct.

[Danger! Health is at 1%.]

[Health is no longer reduced by Madness.]

Do-hyun, who had used Madness to the limit, was in a state where he would be screwed if he even grazed wrong, let alone hit.

It was truly like performing extreme acrobatics on a precarious cliff.

It’s not difficult to drop that bastard off the cliff.

‘If that monster-like guy comes…….’

The problem was time.

Time was not on his side, but on their side.

He had to kill that bastard quickly, but it was difficult because he dodged like a ghost, and if he took the time to kill him for sure, Le-Bete would come.

‘Damn it, if only my power was intact, I wouldn’t have suffered such humiliation…….’

For a moment, he stopped abruptly when he had that thought.

He stopped even trying to defend and just stood still with his head bowed.

It was neither despair nor embarrassment.

He was just angry.

He was unbearably proud that he had such thoughts just to face one stranger.

Crack!

Grooooan!?

He grabbed the wrist of the Orc Undead swinging from the side and broke it, grinding his teeth.

His gaze was not directed at Do-hyun or the Undead.

Thump, thump.

His heart.