The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 244

244.

“……Kaiser? Why are you here?”

“Why am I here? I opened the World Quest, why wouldn’t I be here?”

“No, that’s not what I meant, you idiot.”

Dohyun chuckled at Ast’s dumbfounded expression.

He seemed to know what he was trying to say.

Like, where have you been hiding until now?

“I had my reasons.”

“……That’s it?”

Ast gave a hollow laugh, watching Dohyun shrug casually.

He glanced upward, as if saying there was no time.

[5…….]

[4…….]

Leaving the dumbfounded Ast behind, Dohyun calmly looked around.

There were countless well-known figures standing there, surrounded by numerous users.

Half of them were focused on the monster, and the other half on Ast and Dohyun.

“Look at all the attention; it feels like I’m a monkey in a zoo. Looks like you gave up on attacking the king?”

“……Not entirely. I was about to go in to attack.”

“That’s a fortunate thought, but get out of here. I’ll go in.”

“……Do you have a plan?”

Dohyun suddenly looked at Ast’s question.

Dohyun wasn’t sure if he was objectively stronger than Ast right now.

He had grown rapidly after meeting the Guardian, but he didn’t know exactly how strong he had become.

‘Besides, the old man, who doesn’t know I’ve gotten stronger, will just dismiss it as nonsense.’

But Ast didn’t dismiss it as nonsense and asked purely out of curiosity.

After doing the impossible together a few times, the old man was always like that.

If Dohyun said he could do it, he would shake his head but still believe him.

And Dohyun had only one thing to say in situations like this.

“Do you think I’m Kkukku [a fool or simpleton]? Do you think I would act without a plan?”

“Pfft. Hehe…… That’s true.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t make you look for a calming pill.”

“Calming pill? I’m pretty young, you know? Why doesn’t anyone believe me?”

“Who would believe you looking at your face?”

That was it.

Ast, who burst into hearty laughter, stepped aside without asking further.

[3…….]

[2…….]

“Then go ahead.”

“Yeah.”

Dohyun, who lightly raised his hand behind his back in response to Ast’s farewell, stopped at the entrance.

Then, he spat out a word as if he had suddenly remembered something.

“Don’t waste your strength.”

“? What? Why…….”

Ast asked back with a questioning look, but he couldn’t hear the answer.

[1…….]

[Kaiser has entered the Forgotten King’s Temple.]

Because Dohyun had already entered after saying those words.

[The reproduction rate of the disaster has reached 100%, and the seal disappears.]

[The reproduction rate has reached 100% before all the eyes of the great disaster are opened.]

[Half of the eyes of the disaster will be closed, and if a user who enters the temple dies, all eyes will open.]

[Warning! If the great disaster is not defeated within 24 hours, the World Quest will fail.]

[If the World Quest fails, all the disasters of the Forgotten Tomb will randomly occur on the main continent.]

“The message is brutal.”

“……Are you sure you’re okay?”

The warning message that appeared in front of all users at the same time confused their vision.

Thanks to that, the users’ interest in Kaiser quickly faded.

No, many even mocked him.

“I was surprised when Kaiser suddenly appeared.”

“It’s unexpected…… but this time he’s overdone it.”

“Even the top 10 guilds said they couldn’t clear it; what confidence does he have?”

“Kaiser is great, but now is not the time. Frankly, if he fought Arthur now, he’d be killed instantly, but he’s challenging this.”

“When a person is too successful, their judgment becomes clouded.”

That was the same for the top 10 guilds.

They stared at the entrance of the temple where Kaiser had entered for a while, then smirked.

It was a ridiculous reaction.

“We’re about to see an interesting sight.”

“Well…… thanks to him, half of the eyes are closed, so isn’t that good for us? We’ll get all the credit for defeating the boss.”

“What does it matter if the eyes are closed? They’ll reopen when Kaiser dies anyway.”

“Ah, that’s true.”

To them, Kaiser was already a dead man.

They didn’t think he would attack the Forgotten King at all. They had no expectations at all.

That was a natural reaction, given the results he had shown so far and what they had heard directly from Arthur.

“If you’ve seen everything, focus now. We need to go into the raid.”

“Okay.”

“Everyone remembers the strategy, right? Get into position. Let’s go in.”

As if listening to their words.

——!!!

Watching the great disaster wail at the right time, numerous high-rankers, including the top 10 guilds, formed a formation.

Thousands of high-rankers surrounded the disaster.

And behind them, tens of thousands of guild members and executives formed an encircling formation.

Despite the huge difference in numbers, the size of the great disaster was so overwhelming that it looked like an ant army surrounding a huge rock.

“Tanks, forward!!”

Step, step, step, step, step.

But that guy is still a monster.

No matter the size difference, as long as it’s a living creature and not a rock, it will die if you bite it enough.

And they weren’t just any ant army.

They were elite ants with special abilities.

They were the ones hunting, and the preparations for hunting were complete.

“Good, the tanks have secured aggro [aggression or attention]. Rear troops, fire!!”

“Woo-hoo!!!”

The top 10 guild masters were in charge of commanding.

At the command of Leon, the master of Leone, who was at the forefront, the mages and ranged dealers in the rear poured out a total attack.

It was the beginning of the disaster raid.

* * *

[You have entered the Forgotten King’s Temple.]

[The Forgotten King has entered Phase 2.]

[Be careful in battle.]

When Dohyun entered the King’s Temple, he was greeted by three lines of messages and a black temple that was cracked and broken in places.

‘That’s the Forgotten King’s younger days…….’

And the figure of the Forgotten King standing alone on it.

A spitting image, to the point where you might think it was the Guardian’s younger version.

However, unlike the old and sick Guardian, his huge physique and solid muscles created a strong atmosphere.

However, he was leaning over like a zombie with his body bent, and it felt even more ominous because it was scorched and splattered with blood.

[Intru…… der…….]

Dohyun frowned when he made eye contact with the King, who slowly raised his head.

It wasn’t because of the King’s fierce eyes.

‘Oh, look at all the blood splattered everywhere. It’s terrible.’

‘Lizariza…….’

The sea of blood, which was so full everywhere that it was noticeable even in the black temple, showed how many people had died.

If the dead were NPCs and not users, there would have been countless corpses.

However, it wasn’t like there were no traces of living things at all.

‘There’s a finger cut off over there. It looks like the Forgotten King’s finger.’

‘I see.’

Two fingers were lying far away.

It must be the Forgotten King’s finger, as Charlie said, since it hadn’t disappeared.

‘I guess they were trying to cut off his wrist, but they failed. That means the battle was that difficult.’

Arthur’s combat power was only enough to cut off a finger…….

I expected it, but it won’t be easy.

[Forgotten King]

-Title: The One Who Self-Destructed with the Abyss, The King Who Lost His Ego

-Type: Human

-Traits: Swordsmanship of the Northern Lion, Supreme Realm, Lost Ego, Combat Instinct, Keen Senses, Lost Faith, Executioner

-Description: The one who self-destructed with the abyss that no one dared to defeat and was buried underground.

In the process, his existence was swallowed up, he lost his faith, and was forgotten.

As he was once a person who reached the supreme realm, he still possesses great power even now that he has lost his ego and faith.

You may learn something if you awaken his ego.

-Phase 2 has been activated, and he has regained 50% of his power from his prime.

-Due to the Lost Ego trait, he has lost his ego and is affected by swordsmanship.

-Due to the Lost Faith trait, he has lost his faith and is affected.

‘……It’s brutal.’

Even the information that is immediately visible was terrible.

‘Only 7 traits…… Two seem to be debuff traits, so it’s actually 5.’

The only good thing is that Phase 2 will probably be the end.

The Lion King’s spirit said that the completely Forgotten King would have 50% of his power from his prime.

But this also meant that he had to fight the final boss mode from the beginning.

If so.

[Thousand Transformations is transformed into ‘White Lion’s Snow Flower Sword’.]

Dohyun, who was holding Thousand Transformations tightly, carefully made eye contact with the Forgotten King.

Step, step…….

Thud.

Then, the Forgotten King, who was slowly approaching, stopped walking.

Dohyun swallowed hard at the King’s gaze, which was staring intently at the sword.

‘Does he recognize it?’

Like the Guardian said, he might recognize the White Lion’s Snow Flower Sword; the King’s gaze remained on the sword for a while.

Dohyun, who saw the possibility, activated his swordsmanship to drive a wedge.

[True White Lion’s Song is activated.]

Cold energy leaked from the white sword, causing a blizzard.

The white lion landed lightly on top of the blizzard that had taken over the surrounding space.

Unlike before, when it was just fierce, it was standing peacefully.

The completed White Lion’s Song was responding to Dohyun’s will.

[……!]

At that, the Forgotten King’s eyes widened slightly.

At that moment, when Dohyun’s eyes were filled with anticipation, thinking, ‘Could it be?’

Creak, creak…….

With a strange sound, the Forgotten King’s body tensed up, and his hand gained strength.

The energy that spread throughout his body soon turned both eyes red.

A face that was red and blue like Hongik Ingan [a mythical founding figure of Korea, often depicted with a red and blue face].

[Danger…… It’s dangerous……. Kill…… I must kill……. I must punish evil……. Keu, Keuaaa!!]

Then, the King screamed so loudly that the temple seemed to be leaving.

[The Forgotten King recalls some of his terrible memories.]

[The Forgotten King is furious.]

[Trait Combat Instinct is activated.]

[Trait Executioner is activated.]

Dohyun, who was watching the messages that were popping up like crazy in the shaking temple, was just dumbfounded.

“……No, he said he recognized it.”

Yes, he recognizes it.

He recognized it and didn’t come to his senses, but was furious.

I learned the complete White Lion’s Song to die like this, and I felt dumbfounded and self-conscious for a moment.

“Sigh, that’s me. When was it ever easy?”

Dohyun, who sighed, grabbed Thousand Transformations again and said.

“Jihad, Charlie.”

-Roger!

-Yes, Master.

-Liza? Liza!

“Yes, Eliza, you too.”

The Guardians, who answered immediately, moved quickly.

Charlie next to Dohyun, Eliza on top of Charlie, and finally Jihad behind them.

As they formed a formation, Charlie drew his sword, and Eliza puckered her lips and prepared to shoot a spider web.

[Guardian ‘Jihad Black’ summons the undead.]

[All are judged as one entity using Legion Manipulation.]

[More than 50% of the undead in the legion are judged as monsters from the lower city. Mana consumption is reduced.]

Grrr- Grrr-

And Jihad’s undead legion, which had increased in number and now numbered sixteen.

[Legion Commander ‘Pain’ appears.]

Click…… Click…….

Finally, even Legion Commander Pain.

Dohyun, who used Darkness Coating on all of them and himself, also used Sword Aura and Striking.

[Lightning Dragon Descent is used.]

Kwaang-!

And a dragon in the shape of lightning falling on top of it.

Dohyun’s eyes, which had a slight blue light on his entire body following his blue hair, changed as sparks flew.

“I’m going all out from the start.”

Then, as Dohyun kicked off the ground, the undead legion and the Guardians followed behind.

It was the clash between the Forgotten King and the legion.