The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 19

Episode 19.

Solo Play.

It’s commonly called ‘soloing,’ and as the name suggests, it refers to playing the game alone.

In God of Se-e, it was usually used when taking down bosses solo.

A playstyle that every gamer dreams of at least once.

But in another sense, it also meant it was such an unrealistic play that you could only dream about it.

“Solo play? Not a chance in God of Se-e.”

“I don’t know about ordinary dungeon bosses, but anything above elite? Just shut up and find a party. Unless you want to get a death penalty for no reason.”

“You’d have to be Myeolsal [a legendary solo player] to solo.”

Since it was based on Demonic World Chronicle, the difficulty of the bosses wasn’t easy enough to allow solo play.

There were plenty of bosses that couldn’t be defeated even with a party of four, so what solo play are we talking about?

God of Se-e had graduation levels set for each city, so it was impossible to just overwhelm with sheer stats.

Even if there was an influence from jobs or items, it wasn’t to the extent that it would enable solo play.

You had to grasp and break down all the patterns and deal maximum damage to make it possible.

That’s why Myeolsal was so popular.

The first solo player.

Officially the first to defeat an elite boss single-handedly, he rose to stardom in an instant with his unique and flashy play.

After that, quite a few people soloed, but that didn’t diminish the light of his achievement.

Most of them were in the ranks of high rankers now.

“Wow…….”

“It’s actually happening.”

Shield Supreme and Brow-Wrinkler stared with their mouths wide open, as if they couldn’t believe it.

It was understandable.

Whoosh- Thwack!

Swish-

Kroooaaar!

The solo play they only dreamed of was unfolding in real-time before their eyes.

They were dizzy when he suddenly rushed at the boss, but now it was making them dizzy in a different way.

But their questions were just as big.

“Why aren’t CC [crowd control] skills working?”

“We’re getting hit with all kinds of status ailments right now… it’s amazing…….”

“That can’t be an intended move… is it a job-specific ability?”

Even now, all sorts of debuff messages were popping up above their heads.

Exhaustion, stun, attack power reduction, defense power reduction, etc… they were receiving all kinds of debuffs, but Kaiser, who was being targeted, was fine.

“Does the Hero God have such a broken immunity effect?”

“I don’t know about that… but it’s kind of mesmerizing.”

Seeing everyone questioning, Shield Supreme was confused.

‘……What is it? Wasn’t it a god related to damage amplification?’

To have the effects of a Weapon Master, deal crazy damage, and even have such a broken CC immunity effect?

How could this be possible with the same level 9?

It was like…….

‘It’s like he has multiple traits.’

It was an absurd thought.

Even Shield Supreme, who was new to this, knew that you could only have one trait no matter how good you were.

However, the situation was so incomprehensible.

But what was even more incomprehensible was something else.

“This is insane…….”

“Do you see him dodging everything?”

“Wow… Brother, you’re a true legend.”

Those unbelievable movements.

Dodging all attacks, interrupting patterns, and dealing damage stably.

He had seen solo play videos several times, but there was no video that captured it so cleanly and comfortably.

-HP : [2,312 / 20,000]

His HP was already down to the 2,000s.

No, his HP was decreasing in real-time.

2,000 1,800 1,500…….

Kroooaaar! Keuh!

From the perspective of the Mutant Goblin Warrior, it was maddening.

There was clearly prey in front of him, but no matter how hard he tried to catch it, he couldn’t even touch it.

On the other hand, the prey was picking out only the vitals like a magnet, so there was no such thing as mockery.

He was in a frenzy, so he couldn’t feel the pain, but he couldn’t help but roar in anger.

-HP : [1,036 / 20,000]

His health was being chipped away in the meantime.

Shield Supreme couldn’t come to his senses at the unbelievable sight.

‘……What am I looking at?’

How on earth is that possible?

Someone might say that he didn’t start soloing from the beginning, and what’s so great about raiding a boss with only 20% health left.

But things change when the boss is in a frenzy.

‘A frenzied boss gets faster in everything.’

There are patterns that you inevitably have to take, and frenzy was one of those patterns.

The scariest thing about frenzy was that it was hard to interrupt properly due to the unbelievably fast motions, and it was hard to distinguish whether it was a pattern or a basic attack.

‘He didn’t memorize it. He’s seeing it with his eyes and reacting.’

That’s why he was even more horrified.

Anyone who has sparred knows.

The attacks and movements coming in front of you feel several times faster than when you see them from a distance.

This was the hardest thing for Shield Supreme to adapt to during one-on-one duels.

What if the speed is so fast that you flinch even when you see it from a distance?

It had to be a dynamic visual acuity that transcends the realm of humans.

“Kaiser…….”

Was that why?

The name Kaiser, which he had dismissed as a possibility, came to mind again.

“Huh? What did you say?”

Shield Supreme turned his head at the voice of Brow-Wrinkler, who heard his muttering.

Seeing him purely admiring, Shield Supreme carefully opened his mouth.

“……I’m talking about Kaiser.”

“Brother? What about Brother?”

“Could he be the real Kaiser?”

“……?”

Brow-Wrinkler and Yubin Kkyung, as if asking what that meant, stopped in their tracks.

They understood the meaning of the words late.

“Actually, I can’t believe it even as I say it…….”

Shield Supreme glanced at Kaiser and continued.

“I can’t understand it otherwise.”

“…….”

“…….”

Brow-Wrinkler and Yubin Kkyung closed their mouths.

They had no words to refute.

There was no way a fake Kaiser would show such movements or solo.

No, apart from soloing, not getting hit even once was something that most high rankers couldn’t do.

Rather, they were starting to wonder why they hadn’t thought of it until now.

“Then is Brother Kaiser that Kaiser?”

“I want to say no way… but I don’t know either.”

“Wait a minute. Then we partied with Kaiser?”

Silence fell at Brow-Wrinkler’s words.

If, just if, that Kaiser was the real Kaiser.

Then they were with Kaiser at the very beginning, which was rumored to be the first start.

The achievement of Kaiser’s first party, which you can’t buy with money.

[You have defeated the Mutant Goblin Warrior.]

[The dungeon is cleared.]

[As a reward…….]

…….

[You have achieved the Time Limit achievement.]

…….

“Wow…… this is crazy.”

The message that appeared as the boss fell at a coincidental timing.

Thanks to that, it became ambiguous what the exclamation was for, but they were all sure that they were thinking the same thing.

* * *

[Level up.]

[Swordsmanship proficiency increases.]

[Swordsmanship proficiency becomes LV7.]

[You have defeated the Mutant Goblin Warrior.]

[You have cleared the dungeon.]

[Would you like to harvest the Mutant Goblin Warrior’s essence orb?]

[You will acquire Mutant Goblin Warrior’s blood, Mutant Goblin Warrior’s leather, and 2 gold as harvest rewards.]

[Recorded in the Book of Adventures.]

[Measuring clear time.]

…….

Looking at the messages that popped up one after another, Do-hyun shook his sword.

It was a faster clear than expected.

‘Indeed, the game is all about the gear.’

It was something that the party members watching from behind would be dumbfounded to hear, but Do-hyun sincerely felt that way.

[Deals 10% additional damage to bosses with the Rage effect.]

[Deals 7% increased damage related to swords due to the effect of level 7 Swordsmanship proficiency.]

Deals a whopping 10% additional damage to bosses with the effect of the legendary title, First Slayer.

On top of that, all stats were increased by +10 due to the title effect, and now that Swordsmanship proficiency had reached level 7, unbelievable damage was being dealt.

‘It felt like cutting tofu [bean curd, implying ease].’

If this wasn’t gear, then what was it?

No matter how good you are, it’s hard to show your true worth without items.

That was the fact that Do-hyun felt most keenly while playing Demonic World Chronicle.

[You have defeated a new type of boss in your first encounter.]

[All stats increase by +6 due to the Devour effect.]

‘Not now, though.’

Do-hyun was satisfied with the stats absorption with Devour.

He was terrified of the extreme luck in Demonic World Chronicle, but now the growth was so peaceful and excessive that he wondered if it was okay.

And that’s not all. He even leveled up this time.

‘Let’s invest 2 in Strength, 3 in Agility, and 2 in Sense.’

He didn’t bother with Stamina because it didn’t seem to be too much of a problem yet.

[Player: Kaiser]

[Level: 10]

[HP: 1,570 / 1,700]

[MP: 250 / 350]

[Stamina: 100 / 300]

[Class: Last Adventurer [Apostle of Kasiar]]

[Title (2)]

-Max Affinity From the Start?

-First Slayer

[Stats]

[Strength: 30(+ 32)]
[Agility: 30(+ 30)]

[Stamina: 5(+ 29)]
[Sense: 18(+ 29)]

[Magic: 5(+ 28)]

Remaining points: 0

‘This is it.’

He felt at ease when he checked the neatly matched stats.

Who would see this as the status window of level 10?

With the second Devour and the effect of Latent Dragon combined, a truly gangster-like stat was created.

Flintch.

At that moment, the party members who made eye contact trembled as if surprised.

‘Hmm?’

Do-hyun, wondering at their cautious appearance, nodded his head.

‘I was too reckless.’

He didn’t have time to explain, and it seemed difficult to make them understand properly, so he just rushed in alone, but looking back now, it wasn’t a good idea.

First of all, the party leader was Shield Supreme, not himself.

‘I was too adapted to my party.’

It was a problem that came from the fact that the parties in Demonic World Chronicle were only the hardcore parties with Kkukku, Sword Emperor, and Violet Flavor.

This was a daily occurrence when he was with them, and they often went even further.

“Um… Kaiser. Maybe…….”

Do-hyun opened his mouth as he saw them talking to him.

Although it resulted in a good outcome, he was going to apologize because they must have been quite embarrassed by his sudden impulsive behavior.

Ting-.

[Time Limit settlement is complete.]

[Time Limit – 29 minutes 58 seconds]

[Current ranking]

-1st place: Shield Supreme’s party [29 minutes 58 seconds]

-2nd place: ???’s party [35 minutes 11 seconds]

-3rd place: Myeolsal’s party [42 minutes 12 seconds]

-4th place: Arthur’s party [44 minutes 07 seconds]

…….

-10th place: Slayer’s party [48 minutes 35 seconds]

[You have regained the 1st place in the Time Limit ranking.]

[Differential rewards will be given according to contribution.]

[1st place: Kaiser]

[2nd place: Shield Supreme]

[3rd place: Brow-Wrinkler]

[4th place: Yubin Kkyung]

“Excuse me, but…… huh?”

“Sorry…… um?”

Until the unexpected reward message stopped them.