The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 14

Episode 14

14.

“Why do you always fight in such risky situations? Are you a fighting rooster? One Kkukku [a playful nickname] is enough as a fighting rooster.”

That’s what Bora Ajussi [a respectful Korean term for an older man] said one day after clearing a dungeon.

‘Why take the risk and challenge when you can just give up on the dungeon and leave?’

‘Isn’t it just a loss if you die and drop items?’

Do Hyun answered the question, wondering what kind of guts the unluckiest guy had.

“Risky? What do you mean?”

“……? Well, when you were almost out of health, a raid boss-like thing suddenly appeared as a mid-boss, and you rushed at it like a madman. Isn’t that reckless?”

“Well, I caught it, though?”

“……That’s true, but it’s dangerous.”

At that time, Do Hyun couldn’t understand those words.

‘There’s no need to take the risk and fight?’

Do Hyun knew that too.

But…….

‘What’s reckless about it?’

The problem was that Do Hyun had never fought recklessly.

Unless there was a huge reward waiting or he discovered a hidden piece.

As the unluckiest guy, Do Hyun had no intention of taking unnecessary risks.

He just caught it because he could.

“Pfft! That’s right. You catch it because you can. You’re right about everything.”

“……Actually, when Kaiser says to catch it, we always do.”

“And…… honestly, I think Kaiser is right this time, even if it’s not always the case. Why can’t we catch that?”

“I agree.”

Bora Ajussi, hearing those words from Kkukku Chicken Kkukku and Sword Emperor, shook his head, saying, ‘Sigh, that’s just how talented people are…….’

Of course, after seeing Do Hyun succeed every time, Bora Ajussi no longer questioned it.

‘Sigh, okay. If you say it’s possible, it must be.’ He would grumble but still follow along.

And Do Hyun always lived up to that trust.

Thud!

It was the same now.

“What is……!?”

“It’s dangerous! We need to run away quickly!”

The party members shouted urgently at Do Hyun, who suddenly charged forward as they were about to run away, but Do Hyun didn’t feel threatened at all.

‘Thirteen goblins. Seven with daggers, four with blunt weapons, two with poison needles…….’

He calmly identified the opponents and quickly ran the simulation in his head.

After making his decision, Do Hyun targeted the goblins with poison needles first.

‘This is easier.’

As a rule, when facing multiple opponents, neutralizing the ranged attackers is the basic condition.

If he were alone, he could just let other goblins take the hit, but since there were party members, there was no need to create unnecessary variables.

Crack!

After quickly knocking away the hand of a goblin trying to shoot a poison needle in his face and breaking its neck, the goblin next to it belatedly rushed in.

Do Hyun pushed away the goblin whose neck was broken, causing the rushing goblin to trip and fall.

Slash!

Do Hyun then slashed the other poison needle user who was staring blankly.

[You have used the skill ‘Strike’.]

[Critical Hit!]

[You have defeated a Green Goblin.]

[As a result of contribution distribution, ‘Kaiser’ has acquired the Green Goblin’s Hide.]

He slashed its neck and stabbed its heart, and the goblin fell.

And as soon as it fell, Do Hyun stabbed the back of the goblin that was lying down.

Stab! Stab!

Kieek! Keck!

The goblins, who had surrounded him, stabbed with daggers, trying to interfere, but Do Hyun didn’t stop stabbing.

Getting cut a few times was bearable enough.

With that obsessive madness, the poison needle user finally let out a death cry.

[Critical Hit!]

[You have defeated a Green Goblin.]

The ranged attackers were annihilated in an instant.

Now there was no one to interfere. From now on, it was a free-for-all.

At the same time, Do Hyun’s movements changed.

As if he had only been focused on one enemy, Do Hyun moved around like a ghost, disrupting their encirclement.

Slash – Stab!

Whoosh – Crack! Thud!

He avoided the attacks of the goblins stabbing with daggers from the front lines with minimal movement and immediately responded with joint locks.

He grabbed the goblin whose joint was broken and used it to block the goblin swinging a blunt weapon, or threw it to knock it down, and attacked the goblins next to them while they were panicking.

Whoosh-.

Keeek!

Even if they tried to ambush him, he would notice it like a ghost and deflect it.

The goblins screamed at the battle, which seemed as if he had eyes on his back, but those screams soon turned into death cries.

And in the process, Do Hyun learned something amazing.

[The Weapon Master’s effect removes the equipment restriction.]

[The Adventurer’s effect allows you to use the dagger’s basic skill ‘Pierce Weakness’.]

[The Weapon Master’s effect removes the equipment restriction.]

[The Adventurer’s effect allows you to use the blunt weapon’s basic skill ‘Swing’.]

‘This is possible too.’

When he picked up the goblins’ weapons using Weapon Master, the weapon’s basic skill was created due to the Adventurer.

He thought it was already a jackpot to be able to use skills regardless of job restrictions…… but it was more of a jackpot than he expected.

‘There’s nothing better than this in the early stages.’

Compared to others who only had one basic skill, he could spam as many skills as he had weapons.

In theory, it was a cheat ability that allowed him to use 10 skills.

Forget about Tyr’s Duel, the person with the most skills was the best at low levels.

Of course, this was only possible because of the characteristic called Weapon Master.

‘An unexpected synergy effect.’

Do Hyun smiled and quickly moved his hands.

He wanted to test this cheat ability quickly.

Just in time, a goblin was attacking him while Do Hyun was paused by the unexpected ability.

[You have used the skill ‘Pierce Weakness’.]

[You have pierced the opponent’s weakness. Critical Hit is applied.]

[You have used the skill ‘Swing’.]

[Knocks back the opponent.]

For the goblin stabbing with a dagger, he used the same skill using the dagger.

For the goblin swinging a blunt weapon, he snatched the blunt weapon and blew him away, then smashed his head.

In close combat where their bodies were touching, he stabbed vital points such as the neck, heart, and eyes with a dagger, and when the distance widened, he slashed with a sword. When he was about to be surrounded, he used Swing to forcibly secure a position.

It was a battle that utilized all weapons as if they were his own.

[Proficiency in blunt weapons has increased.]

[Blunt Weapon Skill Proficiency has reached LV2.]

[Proficiency in daggers has increased.]

[Dagger Skill Proficiency has reached LV2.]

[Proficiency in swords has increased.]

[Swordsmanship Proficiency has reached LV3.]

As a result, he was able to increase the proficiency of not only swords but also the two weapons.

Thanks to that, the accuracy became more detailed, and the power increased even more.

Even if he used Swing in the same way, he could knock them back further, and if he used Strike, he could knock them down more easily.

‘This is fun?’

It was fun because he was reaping rewards every time he handled them.

As Do Hyun, who was feeling the vibe, rampaged more violently, the goblins looked pitiful.

“Wow…….”

“……What am I watching right now?”

“Crazy…….”

The party members couldn’t close their mouths at the amazing sight.

‘No, what is this situation?’

When he suddenly jumped in, they thought he was crazy for a moment, but he immediately broke the poison needle user’s neck and was now soloing the whole thing.

He had only taken down four so far, but somehow they didn’t think that man would lose.

If they left it like this, wouldn’t the goblins eventually fall?

When they thought that far, Shield Supreme shouted.

“……We can’t just watch. Let’s help him quickly!”

“Ah, ah. Uh…… we should.”

“Uh-huh! I was going to!”

Shield Supreme picked up the shield he had put down, and the two people who were about to run away started providing support fire.

The battle that seemed hopeless became possible.

Swish! Pew!

Bang!

Keeek! Keck!

No, it became advantageous instead.

The goblins, who were already overwhelmed by Do Hyun alone, couldn’t come to their senses when Shield Supreme joined in, and Migan Ttakdae [a nickname] and Yubin Kkyung [a nickname] were literally hitting sandbags with free damage.

This was the change caused by just one person.

‘……Is this even possible?’

Shield Supreme couldn’t understand this situation.

How could any level 1 player solo thirteen goblins?

This was impossible even for high-level veterans.

Generally, a level 1 four-person party takes on a group of five goblins.

A skilled party can take on more than that, and a fully experienced party can take on ten with some difficulty.

‘But he’s fighting thirteen alone?’

Of course, the number of goblins that man had taken down alone was only five…… but for some reason, he felt that if they had left it alone, he would have eventually taken them all down.

That’s because it all happened so quickly.

At that moment, the man’s nickname caught his eye.

‘Kaiser.’

At first, he didn’t take it seriously, thinking he was just a fan…….

Could it be that it’s not just that? He wondered if it was just his imagination.

If he was the Kaiser who had a higher ranking than Myeolsal during the Demonic Era, then this absurd situation would be understandable.

His movements were like a god of war…….

‘Eh.’

But Shield Supreme soon shook his head.

The Kaiser, who hadn’t been heard from even when he was receiving public attention, suddenly started after 1 year and 6 months?

And he happened to start today and is in his party?

‘It’s too unrealistic.’

People tend to recognize the truth they can’t handle as a delusion.

His case was the same.

Rather than thinking that he had overcome such an impossible probability and was starting with Kaiser’s first start, it was more natural to think that he was just overthinking.

Frankly, he didn’t really catch all thirteen, did he? He just looked so overwhelmingly powerful.

‘Kaiser’s hardcore fans are said to be skilled…… is it a case of like celebrity, like fan?’

Therefore, Shield Supreme admired and focused on hunting, thinking that his party luck was very good from the start. He had no idea that it was really that Kaiser.

* * *

[You have defeated a Green Goblin.]

[As a result of contribution reward, ‘Kaiser’ acquires the Green Goblin’s Hide.]

[Level up.]

Do Hyun lowered his sword at the message that appeared after defeating the last goblin.

As soon as he lowered his sword, exclamations burst out.

“Wow, seriously…… he really caught them all.”

“I’ve never seen anything like this before.”

“It’s crazy, really. It was so much fun.”

“Honestly, I was a little worried because the battle was so realistic, but it was so much fun. I’m so excited about what the boss will be like.”

The party members, whose voices were full of excitement as if the excitement of the battle hadn’t faded yet.

Just like exchanging stories about a movie after being excited after watching a masterpiece, they were talking about the battle just now.

And that arrow naturally reached Do Hyun.

“Really…… wow, Kaiser-nim [a Korean honorific] is amazing. No, how can a person move like that?”

“You’re not a veteran, are you? I’ve never seen anything like that before. Do you learn martial arts or something?”

“Where is there such a martial art? Are you from a special forces unit or something? Seriously, even as a man, I almost fell for you, hyung-nim [a Korean term used by younger males to address older males they respect].”

Was it just his imagination that Charlie came to mind when he saw Migan Ttakdae and Yubin Kkyung’s exaggerated compliments?

Especially in the case of Migan Ttakdae, the title had changed to hyung-nim.

He was just listening and ignoring it, but he couldn’t help but be startled by the words that followed.

“Seriously, your nickname is amazing. Aren’t you really Kaiser at this point?”