The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 157

157.

157.

‘Since the quest is about fulfilling the lost dreams of the residents.’

The Fourth Trial. Fratel’s graduation quest.

Its content is about fulfilling the lost dreams of the residents.

It was natural that the top-ranked players, whose foundation was combat, were struggling.

How could they have ever fulfilled someone’s dream in their lives?

‘Adventure King Barion is specialized in this kind of thing.’

That guy would do anything to fill his adventure book.

Since he had been playing that way his whole life, fulfilling the residents’ dreams would be a piece of cake.

It was also an opportunity that further solidified Barion’s reputation as the Adventure King.

‘I’m not confident this time either.’

Dohyun isn’t good at talking, nor is he the type to put effort into relationships with NPCs like Barion.

It’s a shame, but there was no need to cling to a field he wasn’t confident in.

As far as Dohyun knew, Fratel’s graduation reward wasn’t that great, and there was something more important.

[Main Quest ‘The Fourth Fragment of Fate (1)’ has occurred.]

[The Fourth Fragment of Fate (1)]

-Rank: Main Quest, Job Quest

-Description: The city of dreams, Fratel. The fourth fragment of fate lies dormant there. Acquire a clue to the fragment of fate.

-Upon quest success: Linked to the follow-up quest ‘The Fourth Fragment (2).’

-Upon quest failure: Acquisition of the fourth fragment of fate fails.

-Time Limit: None.

The fourth fragment of fate that will be in Fratel.

He had to get it.

-Are we going on another wild goose chase for fragments again, Master?

-Lizariza.

“No.”

Dohyun shook his head.

“I have a place in mind.”

-As expected of my lord. To figure it out as soon as we arrived, this humble sword is simply moved by my lord’s amazing insight.

-……That guy’s not normal either.

-Lizariza…….

Jihad, who was fed up with Charlie’s unchanging reaction bot act, asked again.

-So where is it?

Dohyun didn’t bother answering. Instead, he just gestured ahead.

There was a huge castle there.

-Castle……? Does the king have it?

“I’m not sure, but the probability is high.”

That’s what he learned from his past experiences.

The fragment of fate is a main quest item.

Of course, it wouldn’t be easy to obtain, and naturally, it would be hidden in places that are generally difficult to access.

And in Fratel, that place was obvious.

‘The King.’

The lord and king of Fratel, Gilberun.

His castle was the most likely candidate.

-Hmm……. That’s true. When you think about it, they were all in places like that.

“Right?”

-Liza!

And unlike Sargis, Fratel didn’t restrict access to the castle.

Gilberun had the reputation of being the greatest wise ruler in history. As such, he did not coldly drive away apostles or residents who wanted to enter the castle.

If you wanted to meet the king, you could meet him as long as you made an appointment in advance.

There was only one condition.

“I’m sorry, but the apostle doesn’t seem qualified enough. It has been confirmed that your training as an apostle is still insufficient.”

“Huh?”

“You idiot, he’s saying your level is too low. He’s telling you to come back after you reach the level limit.”

“Ah.”

As is often the case with RPG games, you had to reach level 57 to enter the castle where the king was.

It is said that this law was created because too many apostles were requesting meetings.

Some wondered how they measured it, but there was no need to worry.

The White Magic Tower, famous for making magical products.

Even there, the tower master’s measurement orb was used to measure the user’s level, so there was no chance of error.

“No, I’m level 57! I’m qualified!”

But there are always troublemakers everywhere.

“……I’m sorry, but our measurement orb was made directly by the White Magic Tower Master of the Empire. There can be no meaningful error.”

“No! I’m telling you I’m level 57! So you’re saying I’m lying!?”

“Hey, you moron. What are you doing that’s so embarrassing? Come on, hurry up. Can’t you see they’re calling the guards? I’m sorry! I’m sorry!”

People around clicked their tongues as they watched his friend barely drag him away, who was about to be dragged away for arguing with the guard.

“There are always troublemakers like that.”

“Ugh, it reminds me of when I was working part-time, it pisses me off. Why are they doing that?”

“They’re just trying to poke around.”

“Well……. Entering the castle is like a quest honey pot. I can see why they want to get in quickly.”

“But if they get caught, they’ll have to stay in jail for a week. Hehe.”

Dohyun, who was listening to their conversation, turned his back.

-Are we just going to leave?

“We have to. I can’t be stuck in jail. I can’t waste time.”

-This humble sword thinks the same, Master.

-Lizariza.

There was no need to overdo it since you could enter once you reached the level limit anyway.

And it wasn’t certain that it was inside the castle.

It might be somewhere else, so he decided not to be impatient for now.

Like those users said, there was plenty of time to be in Fratel.

Since that’s the case, he was going to enjoy hunting leisurely.

‘I’ll check the performance of the new skill and that guy.’

Dohyun smiled and moved to the field without hesitation.

* * *

Although he said it so confidently, Dohyun didn’t go straight to the field.

Just in case, he asked the residents about the fragment of fate beforehand.

‘Yeah, they wouldn’t know.’

Of course, there were no gains.

That’s what he expected.

If even the city’s NPCs knew, it wouldn’t be a main quest item.

He just didn’t want to leave it unasked and feel uneasy, so he wanted to make sure.

Still, it wasn’t like there were no gains at all.

[Troll Cluster Cleanup]

-Rank: Rare

-Description: It is said that trolls are forming clusters in the Blue Tree Forest these days, causing trouble. Guard ‘Jepak’ wants to reduce the troll clusters.

-Blue Tree Forest Troll Cluster (0 / 2)

-Clear Reward: 90 gold, a certain amount of experience, Jepak’s necklace

-Failure Risk: You may incur the wrath of the trolls.

-Time Limit: 60 hours

[High-Quality Troll Leather]

-Rank: Normal+

-Description: Merchant ‘Benny,’ who is tailoring in Fratel, needs a large amount of high-quality troll leather due to a backlog of custom orders.

Bring her high-quality troll leather.

-High-Quality Troll Leather (0 / 40)

-Clear Reward: 70 gold, a certain amount of experience, High-Quality Troll Leather Top

-Failure Risk: Benny’s favor may decrease.

-Time Limit: 48 hours

[Mutant Troll]

-Rank: Rare

-Description: In recent times, with the troll population increasing, mutant trolls are appearing from time to time.

It is speculated that they entered the Forest of Dreams and were cursed by the Dream, and it seems necessary to investigate further.

Catch the mutant troll, a powerful troll that appears in the Blue Tree Forest, and bring back its blood.

-Mutant Troll Blood (0 / 1)

-Clear Reward: 100 gold, a certain amount of experience, Intermediate Skill Gacha Ticket

-Failure Risk: Hunter ‘Bezzle’ may be disappointed in you.

-Time Limit: 80 hours

Because he got a few quests to help him grow quickly.

Two rare-ranked quests. One of them was a welcome quest that gave an intermediate skill gacha ticket.

Anyway, now that he had done everything he could, Dohyun felt at ease and looked around.

As the name Blue Tree Forest suggests, the surroundings were full of blue trees.

Even the hunting ground had a dreamy feel, which was quite beautiful, but it didn’t seem so for the users [players].

“Hey, hey! Quickly form a formation!”

“If the trolls surround us, we’re done for, don’t let them surround us!”

“The tanker has to tie up at least three of them. There’s no choice! Try a little harder!”

“Ugh! Save the mage!”

“Hey, why can’t you dodge that! Aish!”

“No, the colors are so similar, I didn’t know it was a troll…….”

Because they were confused by the trolls who ambushed them using the blue trees as camouflage.

They were already troublesome because they had high health and fast recovery, but they also moved in groups and ambushed?

“This game is really X-like!”

“I never thought the day would come when I would praise a monster so much.”

It was truly a pattern that deserved praise.

Still, if you were a user who came to Fratel, you were a veteran who had gone through thick and thin, overcoming most things.

They were flustered at first, but after a few experiences, it was easy.

Unlike when they were low-level, their basic specs were different.

“Nice!”

“Left, there’s a troll hiding. Be careful.”

“Roger. Ah, the right one’s jumping. Be careful!”

They were too busy fighting like that.

When Dohyun appeared in the center, it was quiet for a moment. Then they glanced at each other and whispered softly.

“……It’s Kaiser.”

“Did Kaiser come out to hunt too?”

“If he just arrived, he’s level 49, so of course.”

“No, but he’s level 49 and he’s hunting trolls alone? Is that possible?”

“He caught the Outlaw, so what can’t he do? And each of his Guardians seems stronger than most users.”

“……That’s true. He’s probably going to use the undead and Charlie as meat shields and catch them.”

Their guesses were reasonable.

If it were Dohyun originally, he would have hunted that way.

But this time it was different.

“Everyone, step back for a moment.”

-Why? Don’t you want me to aggro the monsters?

“Yeah. There’s something I want to check.”

The new skill he got this time.

To check its true value, it was best to fight against a large number of enemies.

Taat!

……Krrk?

When he ran without even warming up, the trolls that were attached to the trees were surprised and stepped back.

They were surprised because something suddenly ran at them.

But when they realized that the target was just a human male, they screamed and ran at him as if nothing had happened.

Krrraa!

Krr!

The number was as many as six.

It was worth running to a place where there were a lot of them.

“Huh? What, is he trying to catch them alone?”

“Huh? Isn’t that a bit of a stretch?”

“He’s Kaiser, so he must have something in mind.”

If another user had done that, they would have been horrified and said it was a suicide attempt.

The users stopped hunting for a moment and looked at Dohyun.

They were curious to see what he would show them.

Whoong-!

The troll’s club swung wildly as if to shatter their expectations.

It was a troll’s special bat made of blue tree logs, boasting considerable power.

Whoong, whoong!

Such bat swings poured in from all directions.

When they were just a little closer, when their heads were about to touch.

[Activates Iceflow.]

[Mana is consumed per second, cooling the airflow in a certain range.]

About 3~4M in radius?

Dohyun’s surroundings froze coldly, and the trolls’ bat swings noticeably slowed down.

[Gives the status abnormality ‘Slow’ to enemies in range.]

[Decreases the attack speed and movement speed of enemies in range.]

It was quite a sight.

Dohyun, who was the only one who was fine in the slowed-down world, slightly twisted his body to avoid it, as if watching a scene in a movie.

“No way! That’s Iceflow!”

“That thing that Lepias often uses?”

“No, what’s his job? Is he an All-Master? Why is every skill he uses from a different job?”

“Backstab, Iceflow, Parry, Darkness Cloak……. It’s really dizzying.”

Naturally, shocked voices erupted from the users [players].

It didn’t make sense logically.

How many job classes were there just for the officially known skills!

Regardless, Dohyun didn’t stop.

Krr, Krrraa-

Krr……!

The trolls, who seemed quite flustered by their slowed-down bodies, were flailing around.

And Dohyun, who was leisurely dodging attacks and approaching them in the meantime.

The already slow attacks were getting slower and slower as time went on.

Now it was a situation where they couldn’t escape even if they wanted to.

Krr…….

The trolls sensed that something was wrong, but it was already too late.

[Has given ‘Slow’ to the same target for a certain amount of time.]

[Has been exposed to Iceflow for a long time, inflicting the status abnormality ‘Frostbite’.]

Starting with the arm closest to Dohyun, it slowly began to freeze.

When the arm was completely numb and the blue leather turned purple, Dohyun lightly swung his sword.

But its power was not light at all.

[Attacks a frozen enemy to deal additional damage.]

[Attacks a frozen enemy to deal additional damage.]

[You have defeated the Blue Tree Forest Troll.]

In just a few sword strikes, their lives were cut off so easily that it was almost anticlimactic.

It was the same for the other trolls.

“Oh my god…….”

Too leisurely.

The users [players] who were watching Dohyun’s appearance, who had taken down six trolls in the blink of an eye, thought for a moment.

‘Trolls die in a few sword strikes?’

‘He even has Backstab. If he slows them down and follows them right away……. Ugh. Goosebumps.’

‘Crazy……. Now I can’t even run away.’

They each had slightly different thoughts, but the conclusion was the same.

‘……Let’s never touch him.’

‘Yeah…….’

‘No, don’t even look at him. He said he’ll tear you apart if you bother him.’

‘O-Okay……. I didn’t see anything. I didn’t see anything.’

Let’s never touch Kaiser.

It was the moment when the rumors about Kaiser were further inflated.