The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 159

159.

The undead, arranged in formation, scattered in three directions.

Two groups, led by the Outlaw, attacked the Troll horde, while the last group followed the legion commander, Agony.

‘Perhaps it’s because of the legion commander, but there’s a strange aura that’s different from before,’ Do-hyun thought.

But that wasn’t the only reason Do-hyun was surprised.

Thud… thud…

Tap… tap…

The undead approached, making bizarre noises, startling the Trolls, who swung their clubs in response, initiating the battle.

The basic tactics of these undead were not much different from before.

A battle method that disregarded basic stances or formal movements, focusing solely on efficiency.

Roar-

Thud- Plunge! Stab! Stab!

Krr! Krr!

Several grabbed legs, tripped them, and then proceeded to hack them to pieces.

Up to this point, it was similar to before.

However, their subsequent response was very different.

Whoosh- Pow!

Krr?

While one Troll was being swarmed, a nearby Troll swung its club, hitting the undead’s head directly.

The sensation felt at the fingertips was clear.

Plunge! Stab! Stab!

The undead continued to hack away without flinching.

As if they hadn’t even been attacked.

Kr… Krr! Krr!

Stunned for a moment.

The Trolls, feeling urgency at the screams of their comrade being hacked to pieces, swung their clubs again.

Bang! Stab-

One blow to the shoulder.

Crash! Plunge! Stab!

Another blow to the head.

Despite landing direct hits, the hacking didn’t stop.

The relatively smaller Goblin undead were sent flying far away by the clubbing, but they stubbornly crawled back to stab at thighs with their daggers.

Krr! Krr!

The Trolls, terrified by their chilling tenacity, staggered backward.

Meanwhile, the undead, having quickly finished off the fallen Troll, rose simultaneously.

The Troll, meeting their gaze, hiccuped and dropped its club.

They seemed to be asking, ‘Were you the one who hit me just now?’ sending shivers down its spine.

Thud, thud.

At that moment.

The Outlaw, standing at the front, glowed with red eyes as he approached, followed by three undead behind him.

As if it were a signal, the undead pounced like wild dogs again, tripping and tearing at them.

The Troll, sensing that the death of its comrade was its own future, wailed.

Krr! Krr!

Such scenes were unfolding in not just one, but three locations.

No, the group led by the Outlaws was relatively tame compared to the others.

[The 1st Legion Commander, ‘Agony,’ uses the intermediate dark magic ‘Horrific Sensation’.]

[The 1st Legion Commander, ‘Agony,’ uses Outlaw-style Battle Mage Arts.]

Tap… tap…

Krr! Krr!

Perhaps because he knew more about pain than anyone else.

He used dark magic techniques to inflict various kinds of pain, causing mental disruption, and diligently struck vital points based on his excellent Battle Mage Arts.

Truly living up to his name.

‘…Is that one crying?’ Do-hyun wondered.

Though he only saw it in passing, Do-hyun clearly saw it.

Tears welled up in the eyes of the Troll being swarmed.

How often would one have the chance to see a Troll crying?

Do-hyun couldn’t help but exclaim at the screams echoing from all directions.

“Crazy… what is this.”

The undead legion’s performance, showing such rare sights one after another, brought forth a hollow laugh.

This was truly an undead legion that defied death.

-Liza…

-Hmm. Not exactly a righteous method.

Eliza and Charlie frowned at the bizarre battle method.

-Ahem! They’re doing very well!

-Liza…?

…However, Jihad seemed to love it, looking very proud.

Well, Do-hyun was also taken aback, but he liked it.

Even if the battle method was somewhat cruel, there was nothing wrong with showing excellent performance.

What he liked most was the legion commander, ‘Agony.’

[The 1st Legion Commander, ‘Agony,’ uses the intermediate dark magic ‘Invisible Eye’.]

‘That’s really broken,’ Do-hyun thought.

He clearly only had two skills.

However, the intermediate dark magic had multiple skills built into it, allowing him to use various effects appropriately according to the situation.

‘Can he use any intermediate dark magic he has learned?’

To produce multiple skill effects with just one skill.

It was truly a broken skill.

Of course, the cooldown wasn’t applied individually but commonly, and there didn’t seem to be many types, but even considering that, it was a significant advantage.

‘I’ve never heard of an intermediate dark magic skill before… Is it a skill that users don’t have?’

Basically, users used the abilities of the God of Creation world in the form of skills, but that didn’t mean they could use all of the God of Creation’s abilities.

There were skills that only the residents of Avartel, especially certain races, could use.

For example, a user couldn’t use a dragon’s breath, right?

Considering that Agony was a rare race, it was understandable to think that he had his own unique skills.

Swoosh- Crack!

Boom!

That Outlaw-style Battle Mage Arts, which allowed him to engage in excellent close combat despite being a dark magician, must be one of them.

‘He might have more hidden skills besides the ones he used when fighting me.’

…Could Jihad really manage the hierarchy?

-Yes, that’s it! That’s right! It’s so refreshing!

-Liza, Liza!

For some reason, Do-hyun looked at Jihad, who was just smiling brightly with Eliza as if it were someone else’s business, cheering them on.

-Huh? Why, Master?

“…No, your legion is awesome.”

-Ahem. Right? Zeke seems to be doing well too. He’s already used up 30% of his mana… but he seems to be able to endure it better than before.

“I see.”

Do-hyun decided not to say it out loud since he thought well of it.

He always had to be careful about when the guy would turn into a psycho.

[You have defeated a Troll of the Blue Tree Forest.]

[You have defeated a Troll of the Blue Tree Forest.]

….

[You have defeated a Troll of the Blue Tree Forest.]

‘By the way, the hunting speed is no joke.’

There was a huge difference between an undead legion with a legion commander and one without.

They were certainly showing tremendous performance even against the Trolls with their strong stamina.

Of course, not all of Zeke’s legions were like this.

[The legion’s characteristics and traits change under the influence of the legion commander.]

[Due to the high rank of the legion commander, the physical abilities of the 1st Legion are greatly increased as long as they do not exceed the limits of the race.]

Thanks to Agony’s influence, the undead’s stats had increased.

A great legion commander greatly enhanced Zeke’s performance just by their presence.

‘It’s no wonder the Zekes are so crazy about legion commander materials.’

Even though he was weakened, Agony was a Hidden Field Boss.

It was only natural that he would show this much power since he was a boss created not to be caught.

‘Oh? Wait a minute. What if I use Darkness Coating here?’

Do-hyun paused, realizing that he hadn’t used Darkness Coating.

If they were showing such performance now, what if he gave them the defense ignoring and stealth properties of the darkness attribute?

Do-hyun swallowed and used the skill.

[Using Darkness Coating on the ‘1st Undead Legion’.]

Krr… Krr…!

Then, the undead, stained with darkness, roared with their eyes flipped.

The undead, exuding darkness, charged.

Krr! Krr!

Plunge! Stab! Slash-

It was truly a hell party.

When the undead Outlaws swung their longswords, the Trolls’ tough hides were cut like paper, and when the Goblin undead stabbed with their daggers, they lightly pierced through like styrofoam and pierced their hearts.

Whoosh- Bang!

The Orc undead swung their clubs, smashing the Trolls’ heads.

Slash- Thud-

The Lycanthrope undead turned the Trolls into rags with their sharp claws.

But the main character was still Agony.

Tap… tap…!

The Trolls were literally being sliced apart by the Battle Mage Arts performed with all sorts of techniques.

With the already high stats combined with the defense ignoring effect of Darkness Coating, he was overwhelming a large number of Trolls as if he could take on a hundred single-handedly.

[You have defeated a Troll of the Blue Tree Forest.]

[You have defeated a Troll of the Blue Tree Forest.]

….

[Acquired high-quality Troll hide.]

“……”

Thus, a myriad of messages appeared.

Do-hyun stood blankly, listening to the incessant, cheerful notifications.

‘This is… like playing a mobile game on auto-hunt.’

Could there be an easier free ride than this?

Even the collaboration with Bingi-ryu [a fictional martial art style] was good. If you turn on Bingi-ryu in the middle and stand still, they run away in a hurry because their bodies slow down while running away from the undead.

Then the undead legion surrounds them again and hunts them down.

What if Charlie and Eliza join in here, and Do-hyun deliberately goes around setting off fuses [referring to a previous strategy]?

‘…The shortest graduation record at Fratel [a city in the game] was 70 days.’

Even that was the fastest graduation time, and on average, it took at least 100 days.

Fratel was the last city to stop by before going to the Empire.

It had a whopping 71 levels, so the required amount of experience was enormous.

Therefore, Do-hyun was prepared to spend a long time….

‘…Three months? No, it’ll be done in two months?’

If the monster respawn rate is good, it might be even faster.

Do-hyun’s body tingled at the thought, and he grabbed the Thousand Transformations [his weapon] again. In his left hand, he held a silver thread.

He was about to wrap the fuse – thread around the Thousand Transformations.

Ding-

A single message popped up amidst the incessant cheerful notifications.

[Level up.]

[Achieved level 50 and acquired a random skill draw ticket.]

The experience bar, unable to withstand the insane experience supply of auto-hunting, displayed a message as if screaming.

“…This changes things.”

At that, Do-hyun put away the Thousand Transformations and fuse thread as if he had never taken them out.

Hunting was good, but the best thing was still opening cards [drawing for skills].

-What, why is his nostril flaring up all of a sudden? Could it be…?

-Hmm! I can see it in your eyes now. Thanks to your long teaching.

-Liza!

-No, you’re still inexperienced. Master isn’t as excited as usual right now. You have to feel the difference.

-Indeed… You’re learning something good. Your eye for detail is always admirable.

Funnily enough, Jihad was right.

He was still moving to a good spot, but he wasn’t expecting much.

He was actually worried.

‘I have to do well in this round of Cham Cham Cham [a Korean hand game]….’

Since a Hero skill would come out anyway, he would have to rely on his intuition if multiple cards came out.

And Do-hyun wasn’t very confident in that intuition.

Do-hyun was the man who always managed to avoid the jackpot and pick the loser.

“Oh? It’s Kaiser.”

“What? Did Kaiser come to open cards too?”

“There’s a rumor in the draw gallery that Kaiser often opens cards in good spots, so it seems to be true.”

“Amazing. It wouldn’t be polite to talk to him now, would it?”

“You can’t touch Gandhi when he’s opening cards, buddy [a humorous comparison].”

Do-hyun, who had already arrived at the good spot, was recognized by the users, who whispered among themselves.

There were three good spots in Fratel, one of which was this Old Oak Rest Area.

It wasn’t designated as a rest area by the system, but….

‘The Trolls here only take up residence near the blue trees.’

For ambushes and concealment using camouflage.

As a result, Trolls didn’t gather where this Old Oak Tree was, and since he often opened cards, it naturally became a good spot.

[Would you like to use the random skill draw ticket?]

‘Please let something good come out… Preferably a swordsman skill.’

Do-hyun ignored the users’ whispers as if he hadn’t heard them and quickly tore open the draw ticket.

Flash-!

Then, a dazzling light burst out, and

[Eye of Truth is activated.]

As always, the color of the cards was visible.

And, as expected, the moment of choice had come again.

‘Three cards again?’

Among the cards filled with dung color.

Three cards were emitting yellow light side by side. Do-hyun hesitated and was about to reach for the left card when.

“…Hmm?”

Do-hyun tilted his head, pausing at the strange feeling.

‘Why does the middle card look particularly bright?’

Even though he was intentionally avoiding it, remembering the curse of the middle, his eyes were strangely drawn to the middle card.

It was strangely brighter and more sparkling, as if sprinkled with gold dust.

To the point where you might even call it golden instead of yellow….

‘…Wait a minute, golden?’

Do-hyun rubbed his eyes.

Even after opening his eyes wide and looking again, it was the only one that was brilliant.

Do-hyun’s mouth dropped open.

Do-hyun, pointing at the card with a trembling hand as if he couldn’t believe it, trembled his lips.

‘G, g, golden…!’

It was the moment when a legendary skill appeared for the first time in Do-hyun’s God of Creation life.