The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 136

136.

‘Is it possible the 2nd Phase is triggering?’

It varies from boss to boss, but usually, the 2nd Phase triggers when the boss’s health is at 30% or 50%.

Right now, that guy’s health is at 50%, so it’s a perfect fit.

If it’s triggering in a crisis like this, there’s a high probability he’ll use a counter-attack ability or an invincibility skill.

Squeeze—

I had to quickly decide whether to strike faster or dodge.

As Do-hyun checked the message with some tension.

[Arrragghini’s mind awakens 20 minutes after waking up.]

‘Huh?’

A message with very different content than expected greeted Do-hyun.

He was momentarily stunned by the incomprehensible words.

Swish.

A change occurred in Arrragghini.

The foggy, murky eyes of Arrragghini regained life and became clear. The eerie eyes that looked like a corpse from just now were nowhere to be found, and his sparkling eyes scanned Do-hyun.

Wheeze……?

The guy, who was puzzled, belatedly checked his body condition and frowned.

As he became more and more tearful due to the pain that was coming, he eventually couldn’t stand it and screamed.

Wheeeeeek!!! Shh!!

Arrragghini burst into tears with tearful eyes.

Looking at that figure, I wonder if it’s just my imagination that the sound effect ‘Bboo-aaaaaeeeeng!’ comes to mind.

It was like a child looking for his mother.

Do-hyun was just dumbfounded.

‘No, what’s suddenly going on?’

Do-hyun was flustered by the feeling of suddenly becoming a perpetrator who was tormenting an innocent child, and he was stunned.

[The race is confirmed to be a complete ‘human’.]

[You have met the conditions.]

Additional messages popped up.

Flash-!

A strong light burst out from behind Do-hyun, brightly illuminating the dungeon.

It was what I had experienced before.

[The will of the sleeping Dark King’s Yang awakens.]

[The will of the ancient human Dark King, ‘Harr’, manifests.]

Wheeze! Shh!

Turning around at the sight of Arrragghini wheezing like a child who had found his father, I could see him.

The figure of a middle-aged man wearing a dobok [Korean martial arts uniform] with a cold face.

He was a nimble figure, similar to Do-hyun’s height of just over 180cm [approximately 5’11”], but for some reason, he looked huge.

[How long has it been since I woke up…….]

He floated in the air with his eyes closed and continued to speak as if he was filled with emotion.

[If I have awakened, then the descendants of mankind must have arrived. Arrragghini, it will take some time for that guy to regain his sanity, so you shouldn’t have tormented him too much……?]

Then the man opened his eyes, and the Dark King could no longer speak.

Wheeze-! Shh!

Arrragghini, who was crying and sniveling as if he was tattling, and the five undead surrounding Arrragghini, covered in darkness.

And a dwarf wearing a robe and a knight wearing silver armor.

“Uh…… um.”

Finally, Do-hyun, who was holding up a sword with a terrifying momentum, stopped.

Seeing them lowering their weapons while looking around, the Dark King couldn’t help but speak.

[……Huh?]

It was a situation that was too different from what he had expected.

* * *

The Dark King, Harr, couldn’t understand this situation.

‘What is this?’

The gatekeeper Arrragghini.

What kind of being is he? In the past, he was a great ancient divine beast who roamed the battlefield with his comrades.

Although it is a husk, it is the husk of such an ancient divine beast.

Most humans should have been crushed like bugs by one body check from that guy, and even if they brought a famous sword, it would be difficult to pierce his hard scales.

‘There wouldn’t have been a more suitable person than him.’

Currently, there is no one as suitable as Arrragghini’s husk to protect this place in Sargis.

It is not for nothing that he is protecting this place to defeat potentially threatening enemies and guide the descendants of mankind well.

The only downside is that it takes some time for him to wake up from his sleep and regain his mind because he is a husk.

Therefore, the descendants must endure that time safely…….

“Uh…… um. I didn’t do anything.”

-Master, shouldn’t you put the sword away first and then talk? You’re stepping on his body with your feet and trying to cut his neck, I wouldn’t believe you if I were him.

“Ah.”

Wheeze! Shh!

The Dark King was very confused when he saw Do-hyun and his party talking anxiously and Arrragghini arguing that it wasn’t true.

‘Why is it the opposite?’

No matter how you look at the current situation, Arrragghini was the victim and they were the perpetrators.

The majesty of the great ancient divine beast who roamed the battlefield was gone, and there was a victim of assault who was diligently explaining where he had been hit.

[……Stop.]

-Gasp!

Shh, shh…….

When he rubbed his forehead and muttered lowly, Jihad took a deep breath and closed his mouth.

The same goes for Arrragghini, who was arguing hard.

Do-hyun swallowed hard as he watched the Dark King, who silenced the commotion with a single word.

‘This is the Dark King…….’

There is definitely something overwhelming.

If Seras felt like a sacred atmosphere like having a goddess in front of you, the Dark King was giving off a terrible murderous aura.

‘He lives up to his name.’

Unlike Seras, who made me feel comfortable when I faced her, Do-hyun’s face was stiff as his whole body stood on end.

When the Dark King, who had calmed down to some extent, looked at Do-hyun, his eyes lit up.

[Oh……? Now that I see it, you’re not just a human.]

Then the Dark King came right up to him.

He was so fast that I couldn’t see the process of him approaching, even though he was quite far away.
The Dark King’s gaze, which scanned Do-hyun up and down with interest, stopped at his forehead.

[That’s definitely Seras’s energy… He received her mark?]

“…That’s right.”

[That weapon must be Kashiyar’s. I never thought I’d see a descendant here. So, am I the third?]

When Do-hyun nodded, the murderous aura that had been felt from the Dark King disappeared as if it were a lie.

Just a moment ago, it felt so terrifying that my head would be cut off with the slightest mistake, but now it felt warm.

It even felt like there was a warmth I couldn’t explain.

[If you received the power of those two, it makes sense that you’re strong.]

Shh- Shh!

[…Still, it’s not good that you were defeated so helplessly. You’re an Ancient One. Even if it’s a shell, how could you be defeated by a rookie?]

Shh…

Arragghini, who had been nodding in agreement, became sullen at the Dark King’s scolding.

Eliza approached Arragghini and patted her on the back.

-Lizariza.

Shh…?

-Liza!

Shh!

…I don’t know what they’re talking about.

Anyway, Arragghini was chatting with Eliza, as if she had regained some energy thanks to her.

I don’t know if Eliza is good at comforting or if Arragghini is simple-minded…

Whatever it was, seeing her release her energy at once, it was clear that her skills in comforting Jihad hadn’t gone anywhere.

-It’s okay, everyone’s like that at first. I was like that too. But you’re still better off, you didn’t die. Back in my day…

Shh! Shh!?

-Liza!

-Yeah, it’s all true. My knee still hurts from when I got hit back then!

Leaving behind the guys who were becoming friends by sharing stories with Jihad, Do-hyun focused on the Dark King.

Because the Dark King was continuing to speak.

[Hmm… To be this strong when the growth plates aren’t even half closed… You’ll be quite useful when you’re complete. That guy’s personality is like that, but his eye for talent is good.]

“…”

The Dark King, who had been muttering to himself, smiled and took something out of his pocket.

A small key that glowed faintly, imbued with yellow energy.

But the cross-section was cut off, making it look like the key had been cut in half.

[Take it.]

“…What is this?”

When he was puzzled because he had never seen anything like this before, the Dark King replied as if it was nothing.

[My source has been broken over a long period of time due to the influence of the seal. Probably most of them are like that besides me. Surely Seras’s was like that too.]

“Yes.”

Kashiyar seemed to be intact at that time…

It seemed that time was a bit of a special case after all.

[Broken pieces of fate have no real meaning. Ah, of course, the source is contained within, so if you have it, you’ll be somewhat influenced, but that’s not why you’re collecting them, right?]

“…Ah.”

[Anyway, you need a kind of medium to make it a complete piece… In Seras’s case, it would have been a certain level of evil energy, and in my case, it means this.]

When Do-hyun, who had heard the explanation, received the half-key, a message appeared.

[You have acquired the Dark King’s Yang energy.]

[Find the Dark King’s Yin energy and create a single key.]

‘So, it’s like this.’

Come to think of it, the wording was slightly different from when Seras’s will descended.

Instead of saying that the Dark King’s will had awakened, it said that the Dark King’s ‘Yang will’ had awakened.

[People are born with either Yin energy or Yang energy. If you are born with too much, you will have a short life, but crisis is an opportunity, and there are those who hone it to the extreme and gain powerful power.]

In terms of martial arts, it could be seen as Extreme Yin Body and Heavenly Martial Body [Two opposing, powerful constitutions in martial arts stories].

It was a rare body, but the best of them would be the Dark King.

[I was born with too much of both Yin and Yang energy. Anyone else would have died as soon as they were born.]

The reason why Harga was still alive and well and even earned the alias of Dark King was one.

[Multiple personality.]

A word that means a person with two personalities in one body.

Among them, he was a bit special.

Beyond simply having two personalities, he was born with a unique body structure that allowed him to contain two attributes and auras in one body.

That was why he was unrivaled in poison and assassination, and why he possessed unbelievable strength as a martial artist.

[I am the personality in charge of martial arts, born with Yang energy.]

“…”

[You must find the Yin energy as soon as possible and create the key. Put the key into the fragment of fate and you’re done. It’s not difficult, right?]

Do-hyun chuckled inwardly as he watched the Dark King shrug his shoulders, saying it was too easy.

It was easy to say…

‘Does that mean I have to find two more?’

Two to complete the key.

And a total of three including the fragment of fate.

Until now, it was over once you found one, but this was like searching for fragments all over the place.

Could it be that the other fragments are all like this?

‘…Well, this is what a main quest should be like.’

Just thinking about it gave him a headache, but Do-hyun tried to shake off his 잡념 [japnyum – Korean word for 잡념, meaning idle thoughts or distractions].

No one was chasing him, so there was no need to be pressed for time.

‘Yin energy… Should I meet the Dark King’s other personality?’

But how do I meet him?

It’s already been over a year and six months since God of Creation was released.

Most of the information about Sargis has already been released, but there was no such information.

In the first place, the only reason I was able to find the Yang energy was thanks to the collaboration between the hidden quest I received from the hidden NPC and the secret dungeon.

‘Now, all that’s left is at most the Outlaw and the Lord… Huh? Outlaw?’

At that moment, something flashed through Do-hyun’s mind.

Jin Rudel definitely said that he stole something from the Outlaw and made him blind. And the Outlaw was said to come down only at night thanks to a special item.

‘…Could it be.’

Night, moonlight.

Is it just my imagination that it goes well with Yin energy?

Also, according to Gamilion, the fragment of fate is kept by the Lord. And the Outlaws were planning to invade the castle.

‘If what the Outlaw has is Yin energy, and he can’t find the Yang energy because he became a blind man because of Jin Rudel…’

Do-hyun muttered lowly as his thoughts reached that point.

“Crazy.”

It seems that I have to catch the Outlaw, their leader, to complete the key.