The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 134

134.

King’s Tomb

Was this what an unimaginable identity felt like?

Do-hyun, who had never dreamed that there would be a secret dungeon here, could only squat down and stare blankly at the entrance.

-Wow… There was a dungeon here?

-A secret dungeon in a secret space… Whoever built this hid it very thoroughly.

-Lizariza.

The familiars nodded as if they felt the same way.

Charlie was right.

It was truly a hidden place among hidden places.

‘Wow, goosebumps. It’s dark under the lamp [meaning the obvious is often overlooked]….’

Even if you deciphered Jin Rudel’s password and came here, probably ten out of ten people wouldn’t find the secret dungeon and would leave.

Usually, no one would imagine that there would be a hidden piece inside a hidden piece.

Do-hyun felt the same.

He was impressed by the meticulousness of the double lock.

‘Just how great is this place that they’ve gone this far?’

He knew that finding a secret dungeon was like picking a star from the sky and that the entry requirements were strict, but this was too much.

…Or was it? Thinking back to Jihad, the conditions were ridiculous.

-Why are you looking at me again, Master?

“……No reason.”

-……It seems like you look at me whenever you have bad thoughts? Is it just my imagination?

Do-hyun ignored Jihad, who was pouting, swallowed hard, and checked the dungeon information.

[King’s Tomb]

-Rank: ?

-Type: ?

-Characteristic: ?

-Description: A tomb that was built a long time ago.

It is presumed to be the place where a great king sleeps, and there are traces of many people visiting it a long time ago.

But now it is a forgotten king’s tomb.

Since it is not written in history, there is nothing that can be known at present.

[Entry Limit: 1 person]

[If you succeed in conquering the dungeon, the dungeon will disappear, and if you fail, you will no longer be able to enter the dungeon.]

‘……Question marks? What is this? What kind of dungeon is this?’

It was possible for the rank to be a question mark, as there were some like that.

But even the type and characteristics were question marks?

He had never heard of such a secret dungeon. It was a phenomenon he had never seen even in Dem Locke’s time.

If this wasn’t a game managed by artificial intelligence, he would have seriously suspected an error.

‘This must mean they want me to go in to find out.’

If that was the purpose, they had a great grasp of human psychology.

They were properly stimulating human curiosity.

‘If I succeed in conquering the dungeon, it disappears, and if I fail, I can’t enter again….’

In other words, no take-backs [no second chances].

It would be good if he succeeded, but it would be a disaster if he rashly went in and failed.

It was quite unsettling to be the first to enter such a suspicious dungeon, but Do-hyun did not hesitate.

‘The answer is already decided.’

He didn’t have a guild.

Who could he trust to investigate? As always, he had no choice but to do it himself.

And Do-hyun’s intuition was strongly telling him.

That telling someone about this place would be a very wrong choice.

The double lock and the fact that everything was shrouded in secrecy were all unusual.

‘Go big or go home [take a risk or don’t bother].’

Having made his decision, Do-hyun stepped into the entrance.

He wasn’t sucked into somewhere all at once like before.

Step, step.

He simply stepped on the stairs and slowly went down.

It was very different from the basic information known about secret dungeons.

Usually, secret dungeons were known to be a rush from the moment you entered.

-……Master, the air is a bit chilly.

-Lizariza…….

Jihad, who was following behind, rubbed his arms.

It was chilly to go through the darkness relying on the candles that were lit at regular intervals on one wall.

Perhaps because it was underground, the air was cold.

-Hmm…….

Charlie was also touching his sword, looking very wary.

Still, it was fortunate.

He was worried because the entry limit was 1 person, but fortunately, the guardians didn’t seem to be counted as people.

If that were the case, tamers wouldn’t be able to do anything, which wouldn’t be fair.

Step, step.

How far had they gone down?

‘It’s deeper than I thought.’

He felt unpleasant because he had gone down quite a bit but still couldn’t see the end.

Clack.

The stairs ended.

At the same time, as if a sensor had been turned on, the candles on the wall lit up in sequence.

The endless sound stopped after a few seconds, and echoed in his ears a beat later.

[You have entered the King’s Tomb.]

Thanks to this, the scenery here looked bright, albeit in yellow, but the moment Do-hyun faced them, he couldn’t help but open his mouth.

“Wow, crazy……”

And the guardians were the same.

-……Huh?

-Oh my god…….

-Li, Liza……!

The familiars each expressed their shock with a word.

What surprised Do-hyun and his party so much was none other than the paintings on the wall.

Numerous murals covered the entire wall of this place, which was as large as a schoolyard.

-Wow… Master, are those all paintings?

-I… I’ve never seen anything like this before. It’s just amazing.

Jihad and Charlie, overwhelmed by the enormous scale, shook their heads.

Do-hyun was no different.

‘This is amazing.’

He had never seen anything like this before either.

As he approached the wall as if possessed, the murals, which felt like they had been there for a long time, greeted Do-hyun.

Some parts were old and worn, so they were blurred, and some parts were completely erased.

There were quite a few such parts, but there was so much left that he could tell what the murals were trying to express.

-My lord, this… looks like a history book.

-War? Something like that, Master?

-Lizariza.

As the familiars said, the murals depicted the history of war.

Each time he moved forward from the entrance, he got closer to the past from the distant past.

The murals, which gradually moved forward, seemed to have been drawn by many people over generations, as the style of the paintings changed at some point.

‘……This seems to be the war I heard about from Gamillion. Is this the Abyss [a bottomless gulf or void; hell]?’

On the ceiling, there were depictions of sacred beings who came down from the sky.

On both walls, there were images of huge warriors and dragons, as well as small fairies and humans, fighting against them.

The horribly shaped black monsters drawn on the floor from the middle were clearly the ones coming over from the Eyes of the Abyss.

‘……There are no monsters or traps, just telling the story?’

There was no such secret dungeon in Dem Locke, at least.

As far as Do-hyun knew, there was no news of such a thing in God of Seasons either.

If that history was related to the main quest….

‘There is definitely another route to enter the main quest.’

That was certain.

Originally, it was a main quest that would not be solved for another 3 years.

It was natural that there were several other routes to enter the main quest, and Do-hyun had now discovered one of them.

Perhaps he was approaching the main quest based on these historical traces?

‘From here on, is it after that?’

In fact, this place was so vast that the dungeon itself could be called a history book.

The history after that day, which even Do-hyun didn’t know, was drawn here.

Gulp.

Do-hyun, with an excited face, slowly moved forward.

The aftermath was not much different from what he had expected.

The gods who had been staying on the ceiling were with humanity on both walls, and humanity had fallen underground.

The Abyss was quiet, but occasionally appeared from underground, and the alien races who fought against the gods scattered and disappeared.

It was a vast length of murals that felt like a very long time.

Step, step.

Behind the ancient humans who had been thrown underground, the current humans were formed and came up to the surface, and strangers appeared.

A very long history of how the current main continent was formed.

-What kind of wickedness is this…….

-…….

The process revealed the ruthlessness of the gods.

How the ancient humans were treated in the past, and how they were wearing masks and pretending to be good to the current humans.

Everything was clearly visible.

-I can’t believe that the gods were more terrible beings than those monsters… Is this the fight you’ve been fighting, my lord?

Charlie, who was trembling, looked at Do-hyun with respect in his eyes.

There was no doubt about it.

‘……I was wondering when I would explain this and get them to understand, but is it better this way?’

He was walking along the wall and had reached the end.

“Hmm? What is this……?”

A painting caught Do-hyun’s attention.

A group of five.

The overall silhouette was similar to humans, but their clothes and body types were different.

In particular, one of them was over 2M tall and had wings, so he didn’t look like a human at all.

-Oh my god.

They were mercilessly massacring the ancient humans who were resisting for the last time on the floor.

They were overturning the earth, parting the tidal waves, and always threatening humanity at the forefront.

But they were also worshiped by someone.

‘It doesn’t seem like the Five Rulers, so what is it?’

It was the appearance of a new group that Do-hyun didn’t know.

They existed everywhere and were depicted as objects of fear in all the murals.

The same was true for the first mural drawn and the mural where a new person continued the history after a long time.

Thud.

However, as he moved forward, their frequency gradually decreased.

By the time he reached the end of the mural, they had disappeared.

[You have discovered a part of hidden history.]

[It will be recorded in the Book of Adventures.]

[You have witnessed a history book that has been passed down through the ages.]

[It will be recorded in the Book of Adventures.]

[You have acquired the title ‘One Who Discovered Forgotten History’.]

[One Who Discovered Forgotten History]

-Rank: Hero

-Description: A title given to a great explorer who has discovered forgotten history.

Your destiny, who has learned a part of the true history that others do not know, will be different from now on.

-Effect: Search ability range + 10%, free conversation with other races without language restrictions, all stats + 5

‘……Is this the end?’

The wide dungeon had reached its end.

But still, there was nothing.

There was nothing that could be called a reward, just an empty space.

‘At least I got a hero title.’

After all, the original purpose of this place was a kind of route to enter the main quest.

It was meaningless to Do-hyun, who was already in the middle of the main quest, but for others, this alone must have been a huge reward.

‘That’s why everyone couldn’t find it.’

Perhaps it will be difficult for anyone to find this place in the future?

Well, that was a meaningless statement now.

He had monopolized even another route to the main quest that had been hidden with great effort, so at least Sargis’ route would disappear.

He was checking the messages that came to mind.

Ding-

“Huh?”

The moment he raised his head at the sudden cheerful notification, he saw it.

[The gatekeeper guarding the King’s Tomb confirms the approach of an intruder.]

[The dungeon gatekeeper appears.]

[Danger! You may lose your life.]

Kwagagagang-

Along with the now familiar danger message, a huge being appeared through the ground.

It was a snake.

……However, the problem was that it was doubtful whether he could call it a snake.

[Shh… Intruder… Kill….]

A huge being with a body length of approximately 11M [~36 feet].

The being whose head was about to touch the high ceiling could never be dismissed as a mere snake.

Of course.

[The Ancient King’s Divine Beast – Arlagini has revealed its appearance.]

It was not just a snake, but a divine beast.

-Oh my god……. Is that really a monster?

-Wow…….

-Li, Liza!?

Leaving behind the familiars who were out of their minds, Do-hyun, who was staring blankly at him, let out a deep sigh.

“……Why is there no easy way to go.”

Do-hyun, who had now given up, grabbed Cheonbyeon [his weapon].