The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 15

Episode 15.

“Come on, that guy’s been quiet until now. Why would he suddenly start?”

“That’s what I’m saying. It was the first time I saw someone so impressed by my fighting, you know?”

“Yeah, that’s true. I wondered if he was even the same person. How could his body move like that?”

Watching them move on so quickly, seemingly not really believing it, Do-hyun scratched his head.

‘It is Kaiser, though.’

Is this the importance of recognition?

To them, Kaiser is like an ancient figure or a ghost.

To the point where they can’t recognize him even when he blatantly uses the name Kaiser.

It felt strange to be praised for being like Kaiser when he was Kaiser, but Do-hyun brushed it off and turned his gaze.

‘It’s gone, as expected.’

It was gone.

The goblins’ weapons, which he had been wielding as if they were his own just moments ago. As the goblins died, their weapons disappeared with them.

It was due to the system that only allowed ownership of weapons dropped as loot.

‘Well, there’s no way a loophole would work.’

He had even removed the weapon equip restrictions and used skills, hoping that they might drop, but it was a pipe dream.

Well, it’s balanced this way. Wanting more would be too greedy.

More importantly…….

‘Status window.’

[Player: Kaiser]

[Level: 4]

[HP: 850 / 900]

[MP: 150 / 200]

[Stamina: 140 / 230]

[Class: Last Adventurer [Apostle of Kashiyar]]

[Titles (2)]

– Max Favorability From the Start?

– First Slayer

[Stats]

[Strength: 5(+22)] [Agility: 5(+20)]

[Constitution: 5(+19)] [Sense: 5(+18)]

[Magic: 5(+18)]

Remaining Points: 21

He had leveled up three times this time, reaching level 4.

It was a surprisingly large gain for a single hunt.

‘They said it would be easy until graduating from the beginner city, and it’s true.’

Well, level 12 is considered the real start, so it’s only natural that the difficulty is easy before that.

‘Hmm. It’s satisfying just looking at it.’

Who would think this is a level 4 status window?

All stats are over 15, and there are 21 remaining points.

Do-hyun didn’t stop there and boldly invested his stats.

‘Strength 9, Agility 8. Let’s invest the rest in Sense.’

Although he wasn’t restricted by class, the only weapons he could use right now were melee weapons.

And even without that, Do-hyun’s foundation was the sword.

He intended to build his foundation with the sword whenever possible, so Strength and Agility were his top priorities.

Second priority was Constitution and Sense.

Among them, Do-hyun invested in Sense.

‘Agility and Sense are a set.’

Sense is a stat that amplifies the five senses.

It’s a stat closer to a sub-stat that helps the body adapt more easily and increases dexterity.

If you raise Agility by 5, raising Sense by 2 is the standard.

[Player: Kaiser]

[Level: 4]

[HP: 790 / 900]

[MP: 170 / 200]

[Stamina: 120 / 230]

[Class: Last Adventurer [Apostle of Kashiyar]]

[Titles (2)]

– Max Favorability From the Start?

– First Slayer

[Stats]

[Strength: 14(+22)] [Agility: 13(+20)]

[Constitution: 5(+19)] [Sense: 9(+18)]

[Magic: 5(+18)]

Remaining Points: 0

That’s how the status window was born.

Looking at it like this, Constitution was a bit low compared to the others.

‘Constitution is important, but…….’

If Constitution reaches 0, you become exhausted, and if you overdo it then, your character stops.

Later on, you can cover it by applying items that increase Constitution recovery speed, but for now, raising Constitution is good in many ways.

The higher the Constitution, the more and faster you can hunt, which means faster growth.

Besides, having more HP is never a bad thing.

But…….

‘There’s no need to do that right now.’

There was no reason to invest right now.

Thanks to the legendary title ‘First Slayer’ this time, all stats increased by 10, compensating for the lack of Constitution.

Even the Necklace of the Blood Oath received from Charlie further increased Strength, Agility, and Constitution.

An item that raises stats by a whopping 7, just for a necklace.

But the necklace’s true effect was elsewhere.

‘The increase in attack speed and movement speed is better than expected.’

It might seem like only 5%, but the difference was quite significant.

It applies to every minor movement, and the delay that inevitably occurs before and after an attack is noticeably reduced.

That means preparation is faster, and the chance of being caught off guard is reduced.

It’s also easier when facing ranged opponents.

That’s why Do-hyun rushed in so boldly.

‘If I can’t catch them with these stats, then I shouldn’t be able to.’

Even Do-hyun would have had a hard time catching ten alone if all his stats were 5 like everyone else.

Even if it were possible, it would be inefficient.

But with his current stats, he was confident that he could catch them even if all his companions left.

‘Still, having a party is definitely more convenient.’

Indeed, there’s a reason why they say quantity is everything; with their support, the battle became much easier.

There was less to worry about, and the aggro [aggression or attention of the enemy] was distributed, allowing him to unilaterally dominate.

Thanks to that, it took less than 10 minutes to catch fifteen of them.

And yet, the experience points were the same, so it was a sweet deal.

‘Not bad for the first hunt.’

Especially ShieldSupreme stood out.

His sense was quite good, interrupting aggro with Bash at the right timing or forcibly cutting off attack timings.

His judgment wasn’t bad either.

He must have played other games quite a bit or studied hard.

‘I don’t know what his traits and unique abilities are, but his aggro management is top-notch.’

Without any special skills right now.

Considering how difficult it is to manage this perfectly, his traits and unique abilities must be the kind that help tanks [characters designed to absorb damage and protect other players].

‘The remaining two are…….’

In the case of ForeheadTaping, he made a mistake, but…… after that, he shot calmly, and YoobinKkyung wasn’t very active, but her hit rate was quite high.

The timing of using Mana Bolt was also good.

Even if it’s ForeheadTaping, her Mana Bolt was larger and had a more flashy effect than a typical Mana Bolt at a glance.

So it must be easier to hit.

‘My party luck is pretty good.’

He just formed a party thinking it would be nice to catch even one more quickly, but it was a good result.

“Wow, you leveled up to 4 in an instant.”

“Wow…… no, but why is Kaiser-nim’s damage so high?”

“Did you draw a Myth God or something?”

As he closed the status window, his party members were talking about Do-hyun.

Do-hyun shook his head at the timely question.

“It’s because of my traits. I was also lucky enough to get a title.”

“Wow…… even a title? You must have been flying around during the tutorial too.”

“Hey, didn’t you see him slaughtering goblins? What’s there to say?”

“Aren’t you going to be a ranker [top-ranked player] later? I should get close to you now!”

The party members purely admired his chic answer.

Some of them were a bit exaggerated. But it didn’t feel like they were flattering him.

He had obtained the rare title and had great combat skills, but they didn’t really think he would become a ranker.

It would have been different a year ago.

It was almost impossible to break down the castles of the rankers that had already been firmly built.

In God of Second Life, where play time is limited, a year and a half was an absolute gap.

‘It was because of the traits.’

Anyway, ShieldSupreme was able to solve the mystery.

‘He was taking the goblins’ weapons and using them.’

He grabbed the monsters’ weapons and used them as if they were his own during the tutorial.

In the main game, where weapon restrictions apply, using all weapons is impossible unless you have the Weapon Master trait.

However, even if there was a Weapon Master, I don’t think the damage would increase…….

I guess it makes sense if a combat-related god and title came out.

‘What kind of god is it? He said it wasn’t a Myth God…… if it’s a god that’s good for early damage buffs, is it Lu Bu?’

ShieldSupreme had invested over 500 dollars to draw a Hero God.

Before going into the god draw to draw a good god, he carefully looked at the god explanation book, so there were a few gods that came to mind.

ShieldSupreme shook his head after thinking for a while.

What does it matter?

‘The world is wide, and there are many strong people.’

I was confident after raising my favorability…… but I felt like I was facing a huge wall.

I realized that I was a frog in a well, but I wasn’t particularly frustrated.

There was no need to get stressed in a game that I started to enjoy in the first place.

I just wanted to party with my friends and catch raid bosses [powerful enemies requiring multiple players to defeat] in the future.

ShieldSupreme, who had finished his thoughts, raised his shield.

“Well, then, let’s go hunting again since our stamina is full?”

“Ooh!”

“Good!”

ForeheadTaping, YoobinKkyung, and ShieldSupreme, who answered energetically, looked at Do-hyun as if they had promised.

They looked like they were waiting for a decision.

Do-hyun, who had paused for a moment, nodded.

“Yes. Let’s go.”

“Let’s level up like crazy!”

“Should we catch about ten at a time this time?”

“Yes. It’s okay.”

“Huh? I was joking…… is it really okay? Awesome.”

“You heard that, Shield? Let’s sweep them all away. We have the ultimate weapon, Kaiser-hyung [hyung is a Korean term for older brother or respected senior].”

Do-hyun went out to find prey, chatting casually with his friendly party members.

It was a different start from his Demroq days, when he played solo until he met his high-level companions.

Perhaps that’s why.

‘I wonder what everyone is doing. Are those two still fighting?’

Do-hyun smiled at the thought of them.

They never got tired of fighting so consistently when they went hunting. Then, Bora Ajussi [Ajussi is a Korean term for middle-aged man] would talk to me about dungeons as if he was used to it.

It was everyday life back then, but now it had become a memory.

‘Well, I’ll see them someday.’

He hadn’t had time to think about it because he was in the military, but for some reason, Do-hyun was thinking about his companions today.

* * *

After that, several hunts took place, and the hunting was smooth.

No, it was more than smooth; it was one-sided.

“Oh, Kaiser-hyung is in danger…… but he’s not?”

“Oh, behind you……! No, wait. Hmm.”

“Wow…….”

Do-hyun’s combat, which dodged like he had eyes in the back of his head and perfectly controlled the aggro even while facing multiple enemies, could not be expressed simply as smooth.

Thanks to that, their party hunted at least ten goblin groups.

“Is it real that we cleared it in 6 minutes?”

“Wow, this time it’s a 4-minute clear. The hunting speed is crazy.”

Even that speed was significantly faster than catching five typical goblins.

And that was accelerating.

It became easier thanks to the increased stats as the party leveled up.

In addition, as they became accustomed to Do-hyun’s abnormal combat style, their support skills improved, greatly shortening the time.

So they were facing twelve, thirteen enemies instead of ten…….

“We can catch fifteen at a time, right?”

“I don’t think it’ll make much of a difference anyway. Kaiser-hyung is too strong.”

“I think we’re catching them a little easier now too.”

At some point, they were hunting by scraping together more than fifteen at a time.

[You have cleared the quest ‘Goblin Cleanup.’]

[You have acquired 80 silver and experience as a reward.]

[You have cleared the quest ‘Collect Goblin Leather.’]

[You have acquired 86 silver, a Goblin Leather Belt, and experience as a reward.]

“Wow, done! We cleared it all!”

“We matched the level perfectly too.”

“Nice, new record!”

When they caught the last goblin group, they completed the quest with an amazing record of 3 minutes and 57 seconds.

The Goblin Leather Belt received as a reward was also decent to use at the current level.

[Goblin Leather Belt]

[Grade: Common]

[Description: A belt made of goblin leather by a professional repairman in Arde. It has no special effects, but it is quite durable.]

[Level Restriction: 4]

[Equip Restriction: None]

[Physical Defense: 34]

[Magic Resistance: 10]

– Constitution +1

– Tradeable

‘Hmm. Yeah. This is normal.’

The rewards he received before were so outstanding that this level was normal.

Still, it wasn’t very pleasant to be given a bitter persimmon after only eating sweet persimmons, but there was no alternative to wear right now anyway.

Do-hyun, who roughly wore it and moved on, opened the party window.

This is the biggest gain he’s gotten so far.