The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 241

241.

“? Died?”

“What, it’s only been a minute?”

“What’s going on?”

The users who entered were immediately met with a message, and they began to whisper in confusion.

It had only been a minute.

Practically speaking, he had died as soon as he entered.

And the victim was Lipard.

“No, if it were another user, I’d think nothing of it, but Lipard?”

“…Did he make a mistake? Or are there other conditions?”

The absurd result left everyone puzzled.

But with the dead man silent, there was no way for the remaining users to know.

“Damn it! I can’t stand it. I’ll go in and check it out.”

“I’m dying of curiosity.”

Eventually, a few users couldn’t bear it any longer and stepped through the door.

The result was, of course, a disaster.

[User Sterin has died.]

……

[User Assagodo has died.]

[The death of users entering the temple increases the reproduction rate of the disaster.]

[The current disaster reproduction rate is 59%.]

The sight of users failing one after another, like sausages on a string, was terrifying to the remaining users.

As the whispering grew louder at the horrifying scene, one user shouted.

“Hey, Lipard’s on the community [online forum].”

“What does he say?”

“Just a moment…”

The user who had been listening to a whisper remained silent with a puzzled expression.

But that expression quickly changed.

“…What? Tell me straight. Is it true? …No, how can that be? Okay, I understand.”

The user’s facial muscles gradually stiffened, and after repeatedly questioning the whisper, he turned it off.

“Why, what does he say? Is there a trap? Do we have to find a hidden piece?”

“…No.”

“Ah, then what is it? Tell me quickly, you’re making me anxious.”

“He fought the king one-on-one without any conditions.”

“…?”

The colleague who heard the story tilted his head.

“So, he fought fair and square one-on-one and got instantly killed?”

“…I guess so?”

The user who answered looked like he was wondering if that was right.

Even the friend who had whispered the information had sounded like that, so how would the colleague who was hearing it react?

He could only let out a hollow laugh as if he was dumbfounded.

It couldn’t be helped.

The idea of a boss who could instantly kill Lipard in one minute was unbelievable.

‘Did you hear what they’re saying?’

‘If that’s true, it means no one can catch him, right?’

‘Crazy, it’s true? The community is full of this story.’

‘I don’t think we should be greedy about this…’.

Other users felt the same way.

They couldn’t bring themselves to enter, wondering what to do while they waited.

“Huh?”

“What, why is everyone suddenly backing away?”

Suddenly, users from the back started to make way on both sides, and before they knew it, even the users right behind them had moved aside.

Then, a man with blue hair appeared.

A cold-looking handsome man with glasses.

It was a face that no user here could fail to recognize.

“Heok!”

“L, Lepias?”

The strongest ice mage, Lepias.

Even with the same direct disciple title, there was a clear difference in class.

Among them, Lepias was a man who ranked in the upper echelons even among the direct disciples.

As the users who were seeing the big shot that Rapid couldn’t even compare to froze in a daze, Lepias’s fair brow furrowed.

“…Please step aside.”

“Ah…! I, I’m sorry.”

The users who belatedly came to their senses hurriedly made way.

Only then did Lepias relax his brow and move forward.

The place he was heading to was none other than the door to the Forgotten King’s temple.

Click.

Lepias stopped briefly in front of the door, looked up at it, and then opened it without a moment’s hesitation.

[Lepias enters the Forgotten King’s Temple.]

“…Crazy, did Lepias just go in?”

“Heol [Korean slang for ‘wow’].”

“Wasn’t Lepias ranked 3rd in the conquest rankings? If he succeeds this time, will he become the overwhelming number 1?”

“Rapid was instantly killed, so would Lepias be any different?”

“Are Lepias and Rapid on the same level? They may have the same direct disciple title, but if they fought, Rapid would be instantly killed.”

The users were visibly excited.

Who was Lepias?

The strongest ice mage.

The Blue Magic Tower Master’s promising only direct disciple.

The strongest mage in one-on-one combat.

A mage you never want to fight again.

All of these were titles that described Lepias, and they instilled fear in the users.

Since Lepias had challenged, they couldn’t help but feel anticipation.

That anticipation grew over time.

“He’s already passed 5 minutes.”

“Just passed 6 minutes…”

“Is this Lepias? Is he really showing us something?”

Compared to Lipard, who was killed in 1 minute, and other users who were killed in 3 seconds, it was an overwhelming conquest time.

“Heol, 10 minutes have passed.”

“Jackpot!!”

Without stopping there, 10 minutes had passed.

At that moment, the users’ atmosphere was about to change into something beyond excitement.

[Lepias has died.]

[The death of a user entering the temple increases the reproduction rate of the disaster.]

[The current disaster reproduction rate is 60%.]

“Ah…?”

“…Huh?”

“Hmm.”

The users’ reactions cooled down at the notification that poured cold water on them.

What greeted the users, who were frozen in place with their fists clenched, was a single line of message.

[The crack in the seal widens as the disaster reproduction rate reaches 60%.]

[A great calamity reveals itself.]

“What?”

“A great calamity?”

The series of questions that followed were quickly resolved.

Kugugugu-

“What, is the terrain changing again?”

“I guess another place is changing? It doesn’t look like anything has changed here.”

“L, look over there!”

A user’s urgent cry.

Instinctively, they turned their heads and saw a silhouette.

How should they describe it?

“…A mountain?”

The silhouette, like a giant mountain shrouded in darkness, had countless volcano-like holes.

It was only after that they realized those weren’t holes.

[The great calamity opens its eyes.]

[The great calamity gazes upon this place.]

“Crazy…”

All the holes opened at the same time, and countless closed eyes opened.

The users froze as if they were stuck to the ground at the chilling sight.

What was even more surprising was that the calamity, despite its enormous size, had only revealed its head.

At that moment, one thought crossed the users’ minds.

‘If its whole body comes out… what will happen?’

‘…If that comes out as a tomb, it’s over.’

They were the first to consider the possibility of failing the world quest.

* * *

-No, we’re screwed, guys.

-What the hell is that? Was this an RPG [Role Playing Game] or a horror game?

-Why? Is it because of the Forgotten King? It’s frustrating because we can’t die and enter.

-No, the king isn’t the problem right now. The king’s difficulty is abnormal, but this is just ridiculous.

-? What appeared?

-A crazy monster appeared in the world quest dungeon. We’re all going to die if the seal is released.

-??

-Damn it, a video would be better than words. I’ll throw a video here, so go and watch it. (Attached file)

-This is insane…!

-What is this, is this a monster?

The community was burning without a moment to cool down.

The disasters so far felt like a joke because of the appearance of the ultimate monster.

-If it’s a world quest that only users can do, shouldn’t the difficulty be moderately high? Is this moderate? 18 Artificial Intelligence 개X끼야 [Gae-sae-ggi-ya: Korean swear word meaning ‘son of a b*tch’]?

-I knew something was wrong from the first time we caught the monster. The difficulty is abnormal. It seems like there’s something we don’t know.

-I seriously don’t think we can clear this? The Forgotten King alone wasn’t enough, so now there’s a monster?

-Who are the kids who are currently doing the world quest? It looks like they’ve been half-slaughtered.

Now, users had to seriously consider the failure of the world quest.

Compared to when the world quest first opened, the number of people left was less than half.

Even Lepias and Lipard had died.

-Hey guys, think about it. The clear condition is to save the Forgotten King, right? Then it ends when we catch the Forgotten King, right?

-It ends when we catch the Forgotten King before that seal is completely released.

-Can we catch him? Lepias and Lipard were instantly killed.

-Then are we all going to die? We have to try anyway.

Fortunately, the rankers who had gathered for the world quest were quick to assess the situation.

The best they could do now was to catch the Forgotten King.

-Who are the possible candidates right now?

-Babylon and Cheonoecheon [likely guild names] Leonne The King… those are the only guild forces, and the NPC affiliated ones are the Red Magic Tower Master’s disciples?

-Red Magic Tower Master’s disciple? Siana? She’s similar to Lepias.

-If we exclude Siana, then there’s only Babylon, Cheonoecheon, and Leonne… the problem is that it’s only possible to fight one-on-one.

-When are the other top 10 guilds or direct disciples coming? This is so frustrating.

-The world quest opened so suddenly. Moreover, there’s never been this much progress in just one day, so they must be flustered too.

However, even though they quickly assessed the situation, they were still at a loss.

Even Lepias couldn’t last 10 minutes.

It was inevitable that they doubted whether they could win against such an opponent.

As a result, they naturally had to find someone to blame, and there was one place that could serve as a target.

-Guys, why are you thinking so complicatedly? It’s a sealed guy. Have you already forgotten who broke the seal in the first place?

-Harrington troll sh*t.

-I’m boycotting Honest from today.

-What happens if the world quest fails?

-What happens? That monster and the Forgotten King will join hands and jump into the main continent. It’ll fall randomly, so it’ll be a mess?

-Honest is screwed lolololol [laughing out loud]. If they find out that they broke the seal, the empire won’t leave them alone.

-One of the top 10 guilds will be empty lololol. Harrington, it’s been fun.

Kwaang!

“Damn it!”

Harrington, who was looking at the community, slammed his desk.

‘I admit it’s my fault. It is my fault. But why is everything my fault!’

Harrington felt wronged.

It was true that he opened the door to the seal, but if it was such an important seal, they should have guarded it well. Why was the guardian absent?

And the rapid increase in the disaster reproduction rate wasn’t entirely his fault.

‘No, and the disaster reproduction rate was rising quickly from the beginning. Why are you blaming me for that too?’

This was just a job to create a scapegoat.

In case the world quest failed, they needed a sacrifice to take all the blame so they could have something to say to the empire and the users.

‘If this continues, I’ll take all the blame and fall into the abyss.’

The joke about the dissolution of the top 10 guilds was by no means an exaggeration.

It could really happen.

The empire’s influence was that strong.

How could he know that they wouldn’t imprison or execute them as an example after countless imperial citizens had died?

-The disaster reproduction rate is 70% now. This is crazy lolololol.

-? Did someone else go in?

-There are always those who do what they’re told not to do. They seem to be going in out of curiosity since they can’t achieve anything anyway.

-The top 10 guilds are belatedly controlling it, but even without that, the rate at which the reproduction rate is increasing is getting faster and faster.

-Hey, since it hit 70%, that thing is coming out even more? Its body is already half out. The size is something… it’s already over 20M [20 meters].

-Hey, someone please try to attack the Forgotten King.

-Seriously, I think we’re going to be screwed. If that monster comes out, we have to face both of them. Can we handle it?

-Aish [expression of frustration], I’m going crazy.

‘…Everyone hasn’t given up yet.’

Fortunately, the users hadn’t lost hope.

Now that it had come to this, they had to succeed in the world quest no matter what.

But how?

Harrington couldn’t connect because of the death penalty, and the top 10 guilds were taking time.

If that monster woke up before those guys came, it was over.

He was burning inside, so he tried to contact his acquaintances, but nothing was realistically helpful.

It was then.

-Huh? Hey, Arthur is entering.

-Heol, really. Isn’t it too hasty?

-No, realistically, Arthur has the biggest chance right now. He’s a hard counter to the evil type. Even if he just cuts off one body part with his unique ability and dies, it’s a great win.

-Huh? What, he’s lasting longer than I thought?

The master of The King.

The news of the entry of Arthur, the undisputed strongest paladin, was announced, and

-Crazy, the 10-minute record has been broken.

A record that no one had surpassed 10 minutes after Lepias.

Thus, the record that had become the devil’s 10 minutes was broken for the first time.

Moreover, that wasn’t the end.

-20 minutes have passed.

-24 minutes….

-25 minutes crazy….

-Wow, crazy, he’s already lasted 30 minutes?

[The Forgotten King enters Phase 2.]