The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 168

168.

People say it depends on what you set your mind to.

The effect of that firm resolve was tremendous.

[Using Brain Dragon Descent.]

—-!!

A thunderclap that seemed to tear the sky apart, and a lightning bolt in the shape of a dragon struck down.

Literally, a Brain Dragon descended, sweeping through the surrounding area.

Crackle- Crackle-

The Forest Troll King stood there, twitching as he felt the electricity, like an electric roast.

And as a result, the electric current flowing through the surrounding area was inflicting continuous damage on the Troll King.

[Field Boss, ‘Forest Troll King’ has less than 30% health remaining.]

[Field Boss, ‘Forest Troll King’ is taking damage from the electric waves.]

But more than anything, the highlight was Do-hyun.

Crackle-

Hair dyed white as if modeled after lightning, and electricity flowing around his body, sparking.

The appearance that stimulated a man’s romance was truly a sight worthy of the title of legend.

“Wow……!!

“That’s the legendary skill. Awesome.”

Having used Brain Dragon Descent, there was no intention of dragging things out.

Do-hyun, feeling lighter, gritted his teeth and increased his speed, unleashing a barrage of attacks at a speed that was incomparable to before.

Kuh, Kuaaa!

Slash, Pow! Crack!

Kicking, slashing with his sword, and then stabbing the heart in quick succession with the ever-changing Cheonbyeon [a weapon that can change shape], now a dagger.

Using Backstab to go behind and stab the vitals, and when the guy turns around, using Lightning Teleport to move back to the front and grab the back again.

Thump, Thump, Thump!

And again, a barrage of attacks poured down.

“Kya! Look at that refreshing action.”

“Kuh……. A Kaiser direct viewing ticket. I was so jealous of the Sargis guys, but not anymore!”

“He’s even using a legendary skill, really playing with him. It’s the first time I’ve felt sorry for a monster.”

Naturally, cheers erupted at the spectacular battle.

“Waaaaah!!!”

“You’re so cool, Oppa [term of endearment used by younger women to address older men]!”

“Kyaaak!

“The dark-colored Kaiser!”

Among them were Hyun-ah and her friends.

Their reactions were ecstatic to the even more dazzling movements.

“Tsk…….”

“He’s going to take it all himself. Sigh. What am I going to report again?”

“We have to report it anyway. What else can we do? Of all people, it has to be Kaiser……. The guild master is going to be furious.”

The Hero Guild guys were watching with displeasure, reporting somewhere, but those things didn’t catch his eye now.

It was more painful to see those guys praising Kaiser without knowing it was Do-hyun.

Kuaaa! Kua!

A wall that could never be reached, no matter how much it struggled.

Perhaps feeling rage at that, Do-hyun nodded as he watched the Troll King wail miserably as if in pain.

‘Are you in pain? I’m in pain too.’

In the end, the Troll King, unable to bear it, spun around and swung like a top.

[Perfect Parry Successful!]

[Completely deflected the Rage Spin.]

[Inflicted the ‘Electrocution’ status.]

[Field Boss, ‘Forest Troll King’ is stunned for 1 second.]

The phrase appeared as Do-hyun, who had been waiting, cut off the pattern with a parry and landed a counter.

‘This is going to hit.’

If it’s an extremely low probability, it’s usually in decimal units.

Considering that you usually have to hit it 50 times, and if you’re unlucky, it won’t activate even after hitting it a hundred times, he was lucky.

[Reusing Backstab.]

[The mark disappears.]

[Can inflict a powerful blow proportional to the mark.]

[Enemy is in an Electrocuted state. Additional damage is applied upon attack due to the Brain Dragon Descent effect.]

Without hesitation, Do-hyun detonated the mark with Backstab, stabbing the heart.

Kuaaaaa!!

A guaranteed critical hit exploded, and the guy screamed along with the electricity that scattered in all directions.

[Defeated Field Boss, ‘Forest Troll King’.]

[Would you like to harvest the Essence Orb of the Forest Troll King?]

[Recorded in the Book of Adventures.]

[Level Up.]

[Swordsmanship Proficiency has increased.]

[Swordsmanship Proficiency has reached Lv18.]

It was a death throe.

The battle between the two men, who were in agony among the audience with the feeling of being zoo monkeys, was finally over.

‘Huh? Master, aren’t you going to check what you harvested?’

‘I’ll check it later, let’s get out of here quickly.’

Jihad was puzzled when Do-hyun, who would normally make a fuss and check the rewards, tried to leave right away, but there was no helping it.

He just wanted to get out of this place as soon as possible.

But unfortunately, he couldn’t.

“Kaiser-nim [term of respect]!”

“Can I please have an autograph? It’s my lifelong wish!”

“I enjoyed the battle so much. Please, just one autograph……. No, please just one picture together.”

“Hey, aren’t you going to get cut? They say if you rush in rudely, you’ll be folded in half…….”

“How can I, as a member of the Church of Cacin, not ask for an autograph after seeing that battle! I’d be happy to die for Kaiser-nim! That would also be an honor!”

Because countless crowds were surrounding Do-hyun.

What’s worse is that Doo-hyung and Jae-yeol were among the cheers of those countless crowds.

Do-hyun, who couldn’t bring himself to face those guys, was thinking about using Backstab to escape.

Tap tap.

A very familiar silhouette broke through the crowd and approached.

A wizard’s unique pointed hat, a fancy robe, and shoulder-length hair with a cute face.

A woman who hides her devilish intentions with a rabbit-like appearance.

“Um……. Kaiser-nim.”

It was Kang Hyun-ah.

Hyun-ah, who came forward, carefully held out something with a shy face that Do-hyun had never seen before.

“Please…… sign this.”

One word popped out of his mouth without going through his brain.

“What the f……”

“……Yes?”

The siblings’ DNA was too strong to endure the autograph request of a shy younger sister.

* * *

In front of many people.

A major disaster occurred when he blurted out a curse at a woman asking for an autograph, but fortunately, it was able to be resolved well.

“……Yes? I didn’t hear you.”

“……It’s nothing. I’m sorry, but my logout time is approaching, so I’ll be going now.”

Because he cursed while mumbling in such a noisy situation, Hyun-ah didn’t hear it properly.

In the meantime, there was no way other users could have heard it. Thanks to that, he was able to get out somehow by making excuses about his connection time.

‘I didn’t know Jong-hyun and Doo-hyung would be so persistent…….’

The problem was his friends.

The other guys gave up quickly, but those two were particularly persistent, begging him.

In the end, he had to scribble an autograph for one of them and come out.

-Waa!! Thank you so much. I’ll treasure it as a family heirloom!

-Wow, I’m so jealous…….

Do-hyun chuckled as he thought of the guy who was happy to receive the autograph and the guys who were envious.

‘They’ll be shocked when they find out I did it.’

I wonder what their reaction will be?

Maybe they’ll try to fold me in half?

Do-hyun nodded for a moment.

‘Hmm.’

What you don’t know won’t hurt you.

Now that it’s come to this, it seems like I should keep it a secret more thoroughly.

Anyway, let’s move on from this funny happening.

[Forest Troll King’s Claw x2]

[Forest Troll King’s Concentrated Blood x1]

[Forest Troll King’s Leather x1]

‘As expected, only junk items.’

Do-hyun clicked his tongue as he checked the rewards he had harvested a little while ago.

Since there was no first-time benefit, it was a mess.

Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve ever gotten proper equipment when there was no guaranteed first-time benefit.

Thinking about it made him feel unpleasant, but it didn’t matter.

[Forest Troll King’s Fang x1]

It wasn’t the first time this had happened, and he got what he wanted.

‘I leveled up too.’

He also leveled up unexpectedly and was already level 59.

Now, all that’s left is 3 roots of the dogwood tree and 5 blue leaves.

[Remaining Play Time: 01:05:17]

There is only 1 hour and 5 minutes left.

Almost only about an hour left.

He had to gather the materials quickly. It was a somewhat overwhelming time to search the entire field alone.

But it’s okay, a good idea came to mind.

“Jihad. Summon the undead.”

-Okay. Are we going to hunt?

“No, I’m going to use them for something else.”

-Something else?

Do-hyun explained to Jihad, who was perking up his ears as if curious.

Jihad’s eyes sparkled after the explanation.

-Oh, that’s a good idea? Come to think of it, I think I used to use them that way before.

-That’s a good idea, Master. As expected, your insight is always admirable.

-Lizariza! Liza!

-That’s right, Eliza. That’s how you found it too.

-Liza!

When Charlie and Eliza also actively agreed, Jihad didn’t hesitate any longer and pulled up his mana.

That’s how twelve undead were summoned.

Clack…… Clack…….

Among them, Gotongi, who was at the forefront, greeted him after a long time.

But it became noisy as soon as they came out.

-Hey, you idiot. I’m your lord? Why do you keep greeting the master?

Clack…… Clack…….

-Oh? Are you ignoring me? Master, can I educate him now?

Clack.

-Kyaaak!

Gotongi and Jihad were bickering as always.

In the end, Jihad, who exploded, jumped up and down and begged, but Gotongi just snorted as if it was ridiculous.

As if to say, would our master accept such a request?

Well, that kind of nuance was clearly revealed in his expression.

I was momentarily amazed at how he could make an expression when he was a skeleton, but that’s beside the point.

‘I do need to educate him once.’

Honestly, it wasn’t Do-hyun’s business, but the master-servant relationship was important.

It’s something to laugh off in times like these, but in times of war, a subordinate who lacks discipline is more fatal than anything else.

If you don’t follow the commander’s orders, you’re no longer a subordinate.

It wasn’t for nothing that Do-hyun beat Jihad to death when he first received him as a divine beast.

‘The chances of that happening are low as long as I’m here……. But it’s better to eliminate the possibility itself since Jihad is his direct superior.’

Do-hyun, having made his decision, spat out.

“……Do as you please.”

-Huh? Really?

……Clack?

Was it quite unexpected?

Jihad, who had made the request, asked back if it was real. Jihad, who brightened up noticeably when he readily nodded.

And Gotongi, who was stiffened like a broken robot, as if he was shocked.

-You’re dead now. I’ll show you what education is.

Clack…… Clack…….

Do-hyun, who smiled at the two guys whose joy and sorrow were instantly mixed, said.

“Then let’s start.”

-Roger!

At Jihad’s gesture, the undead scattered in all directions.

It was the moment when the full-scale search began.

* * *

The method Do-hyun came up with was simple.

It was to use Jihad’s undead for the search operation.

As the saying goes, there’s no job as important as manpower for searching.

Of course, it wasn’t a method that all necromancers could do.

If this were possible, necromancers who could fight and search would be the wannabe job of explorers.

But what about Jihad’s undead?

[Acquired Dogwood Tree Root Leaf.]

[Acquired Blue Leaf.]

‘I wondered if it would really work since the artificial intelligence is so high, but it really does.’

I guessed from the strange fighting style and the way he did things on his own last time.

As expected, he searched wonderfully.

[Eye of Truth is activated.]

To make matters worse, with the Eye of Truth added here, a truly insane search power was born.

If you tell them the location, the undead will find it right away.

Thanks to that, he was able to finish the work in 30 minutes.

In the meantime, next to Do-hyun…….

Clack! Clack! Clack! Clack!

-Ahem! The sound is too small! Louder!

Clack! Clack!!

-Your posture is out of shape! Aren’t you doing it right!?

The loud sound of Gotongi, who was doing a duck walk and receiving encouragement, and drill instructor Jihad, who had become stricter than anyone else, was echoing.

The cheerful notification that appeared as if representing Jihad’s mood.

[Guardian ‘Jihad Black’ is very happy to be smoothly enjoying the behavior that suits the guardian’s characteristics.]

[Loyalty has greatly increased.]

[Loyalty: 75 / 100]

‘Wow…….’

Do-hyun, who couldn’t think of anything to say, just decided to admire it.