The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 246

246.

Thud!

[The Forgotten King’s trait, Keen Senses, is activated.]

Perhaps Keen Senses interpreted something in Do-hyun’s eyes.

The King, who had been pushing off the ground at an even faster pace than before he stopped, approached like an arrow.

A flash of light, a storm of sword strikes.

It was just a single thrust aimed at one point.

[The Forgotten King’s trait, Combat Instinct, is activated.]

[Absolute Strike is used.]

The King’s thrust, enhanced by his superior combat instincts, was unwavering.

A chillingly precise strike.

The ominous aura flowing along the sword’s blade surged menacingly, and a white lion, riding that aura, extended its sharp claws.

‘He’s got everything. I can’t believe he left behind skills like that.’

He was certain. He wouldn’t be able to parry that thrust.

But.

“Jihad.”

-Yes, Master! Ttadak-ah! Now’s the time!

……Ttadak!

From the start, Do-hyun had no intention of fighting the King fair and square.

Even in unfavorable conditions, his fighting style was to use everything he had to gain a favorable position.

The first of those was Jihad’s undead legion.

[Guardian ‘Jihad Black’ uses ‘Legion Frenzy’.]

Legion Frenzy.

A hero-grade skill that temporarily drives the undead legion controlled by a necromancer into a frenzy.

It was a new ability Jihad had acquired.

Groan- Groan-!

Ttadak, Ttadak!

The eyes of the undead, already shrouded in darkness, turned red, exuding an even more ferocious aura.

The undead had truly become madmen risen from the dead.

It wasn’t just the aura.

[Due to Legion Frenzy, the physical abilities of the 1st Legion are temporarily increased.]

[The senses of the 1st Legion are sharpened, and their personalities become violent.]

The undead, now stronger, revealed their madness and charged wildly.

However, the King’s face remained calm, without any sign of distress.

He simply continued his thrusting stance, as if it didn’t matter how many attacked.

Crackle- Crunch!

The necks of the undead were pierced by the concentrated sword energy, and the lion’s claws tore the undead to shreds.

[Outlaw Undead has died.]

[Troll Undead has died.]

[Troll Undead has died.]

Three died in an instant.

But the undead, consumed by madness, felt no fear.

Rather, they gleamed with red eyes in the darkness, clinging tightly.

And behind them.

Ttadak, Ttak……!

Gotong-i, now reluctantly called Ttadak-i, stepped forward, enduring the unpleasantness.

That Gotong-i was different from before.

A red glint flickered through the darkness enveloping his body. His eyes weren’t consumed by madness like the other undead.

A darker, heavier energy.

The moment that glint, which he had shown when fighting Do-hyun as an outlaw, flashed.

[Legion Commander, ‘Gotong’, is under the effect of ‘Legion Frenzy’.]

[Once, he can use a skill one level higher than his current level.]

A black magic tome effect appeared above Gotong, and then a black aura burst out like an explosion.

The aura, which burst like a water balloon upon touching the ground, instantly stained the ground.

[Superior Skill, Swamp of Agony, is activated.]

[While in the swamp, the legion becomes stronger in proportion to the number of soldiers who have died, and reduces the movement speed of enemies in the swamp.]

It was a swamp.

A vile swamp made of the resentment and pain of dead soldiers.

The undead, who had been lying in the black swamp that writhed as if made of pollutants, made a groaning sound and rose to their feet.

Creak, Creak-

Groan-

They rose at an angle, like zombies, and turned their heads in unison.

Then, they discovered the King, his ankles submerged in the swamp, and surrounded him all at once.

‘Ugh, even I get goosebumps.’

Gotong-i’s new skill, which he hadn’t shown when fighting him.

Its power was certain.

-That’s right! Good job! Yeah, stick to him more!

-Lizariza!

The undead, who were sticking to the King like leeches, piercing through his sword strikes, were definitely stronger than before.

‘Their physical abilities have already increased due to Legion Frenzy, and now they’ve been double-buffed.’

This wasn’t just beyond the level of an average necromancer.

Wouldn’t it be difficult even for a skilled necromancer to handle this now?

He was overcome with emotion at whether this was the same goblin who had been such a pain in the ass, but the person in question was growing paler by the minute.

[Due to the effect of Benevolent Light, Jihad Black’s mana regeneration rate is increased.]

[Jihad Black’s mana is below 20%.]

[Mana is rapidly depleting. Be careful.]

-Ugh. Master. My energy is draining too quickly. I think we need to move quickly!

His chronic mana deficiency had struck again.

It wasn’t hard to understand.

Legion Frenzy was notorious for consuming a lot of mana from the start.

Even ordinary necromancers found it difficult to maintain for long, so they only used it at crucial moments.

‘It must feel like a mana-guzzling hippo to him, who’s already short on mana.’

He was always lacking that 2 percent, but Do-hyun smiled.

‘This is enough.’

He would fill that 2 percent himself.

[The Execution God’s Cross is activated.]

[The Forgotten King is targeted.]

[It has been confirmed that both feet have been on the ground for more than 2 seconds.]

[Condition met.]

Aaaaaah-

As the skill activated, a brilliant light burst forth, and a sacred harmony was heard.

A single golden cross floated above.

The cross, of enormous size as if it would be decorated above a cathedral, had no special ornaments, but it exuded a more sacred aura than anything else.

-Wow…….

-Liza!

A divine sight that seemed to purify the heart just by looking at it.

The huge cross, which inspired awe, descended from the ceiling and illuminated the darkness as if chasing away evil.

The black temple turned golden, as if sunset had spread.

The Execution God’s Cross stopped about 10cm above the ground, and

[The Execution God’s Cross binds the limbs of the Forgotten King.]

The Forgotten King’s body floated up and was drawn to the cross like a magnet attracted to iron.

Rarely, a hint of embarrassment could be seen in the Forgotten King’s gestures, but when he came to his senses, his arms and legs were tied to the three vertices.

‘The Execution God’s Cross, which judges sinners.’

A paladin’s bind skill with the setting that he had been given some of the Execution God’s authority, which was used to bind sinners.

As a skill with an unusual setting, it boasted tremendous performance.

‘The strongest bind skill that can be activated just by binding the feet for only 2 seconds.’

It showed fraudulent performance that could block the limbs of anyone for 10 seconds as long as the simple activation condition was met.

It was no wonder that it was always a candidate when choosing the paladin’s best skill.

But this time was an exception.

“It was hard to activate.”

The skill should have been simple, but.

It was difficult to seize the opportunity because he was moving so constantly.

It didn’t matter that the clear method of breaking it was a disadvantage in human-type bosses or personal battles.

Once activated, no one could escape.

Kuaaaa!

[The Forgotten King resists fiercely.]

[The difference in level with the Forgotten King is extreme.]

[The duration of the Execution God’s Cross is reduced to 5 seconds.]

That was the same even for the King, who had reached the realm of the Supreme.

He could reduce the duration, but he couldn’t escape the skill.

And 5 seconds was enough.

[Guardian God’s Blessing is activated on the Forgotten King.]

[The difference in level with the Forgotten King is extreme.]

[Due to the Supreme Realm trait, some of the effects of the Guardian God’s Blessing are ignored.]

[The 1v1 effect has been ignored. Defense, magic resistance, and health increase have been ignored.]

[Skill cooldown is reduced by 20% and is immune to knockback.]

‘I canceled it as soon as I saw the 1v1 effect being ignored when I first used it… but there’s nothing more reliable than this now.’

Do-hyun took a long breath, and his eyes changed.

His eyes, sharpened like a knife, took a stance and adjusted his breathing.

Then one step.

[Reversing the Heavens Stage]

[The 1st Form, Beginning, is activated.]

The step forward contained a heaviness like a mountain.

Groan-

The undead wrapped the fuse – thread around the bound King’s body as if they had promised.

Darkness dwelled in the thread that wrapped around his chest, stomach, and legs from his left arm.

Thud,

[Fierce Strike is used.]

[The energy of Fierce Strike is contained in the sword.]

In the second step, strength was placed in the lower abdomen, the dantian [energy center in traditional Chinese medicine].

It was also when the undead had wrapped all the fuse – thread.

Clatter, Clatter-!

Groan-

The King resisted fiercely to escape from the restraints.

The undead clung to the King’s arms and legs, as if hanging on.

[The second ability of the Tears of God is used.]

[Does not consume mana for a certain period of time.]

[The Sign of the Holy King is used.]

[Thunder Dragon Descent can be used.]

Meanwhile, Do-hyun took another step.

[Darkness Shroud is used on Thunder Dragon Descent.]

[Approaching the power of the Black Dragon through an abnormal route.]

[The effect of the Darkness trait is additionally applied, possessing the energy of both the Thunder Dragon and the Black Dragon at the same time.]

The thunder dragon wrapped in black lightning plunged down, scorching the area black.

Feeling the physical abilities that had risen incomparably from before, he took another step, and something wriggled in his dantian.

Thud.

Something flows through his whole body.

The energy that stretched out from the dantian circulated throughout his body and settled back in the dantian.

This process was repeated several times inside,

And as if responding to Do-hyun’s will, a white lion and a blizzard swirled around.

-Ma, Master, quickly!

-Kuek… It’s too much for me anymore, my lord!

At that moment.

[The duration of the Execution God’s Cross has ended.]

[The Forgotten King is released from his restraints.]

Crack-! Crash!

The King broke the chains and dropped his right hand.

The undead clung to him like leeches, but it was not enough to stop the liberated King.

With a single sword strike, a blizzard swirled, and a white lion bared its fangs.

[Fuse – Explosion is used.]

—-!!

At the same time, the fuse that wrapped around the King exploded, causing a silent explosion.

Dust rose thickly in the maximum range explosion.

In the fog that obscured the vision, cracking sounds echoed one after another.

[Must… kill…]

Even though he had used the fuse to stop him in preparation for this situation.

In the end, the King had broken free from all restraints.

Kuaaaa!

Then, as he let out a deafening roar, a shockwave burst out, and the undead legion, including Gotong-i and Charlie, were thrown away.

Even Jihad, who was far away, had difficulty opening his eyes in the strong wind.

[Immune to knockback due to the effect of Guardian God’s Blessing.]

Thud.

But Do-hyun was just moving forward steadily.

The King, glaring fiercely, lowered his stance as if it bothered him.

Like a wolf who has found its prey.

At that moment, the King’s thigh muscles swelled and contracted strongly, and the ground caved in.

Soon, the King, who kicked off the ground as if pulling a trigger, was shot like a bullet.

Paang!

No, it was closer to a cannonball than a bullet.

—!

The sword energy, as if enraged, was boiling over in a different dimension than before.

The King, who had reached within striking distance in an instant, stretched out his sword. A sharp and fierce energy that made one doubt whether space would be cut.

However, Do-hyun, who had that energy right in front of him, was just calm.

The eyes, lowered low, quietly looked down at the sword trying to cut his neck.

Thud.

The last step was taken.

Paat-!

The foreign sensation under his stomach, which had been circulating and filling up, surged out like an explosion.

The energy that poured out uncontrollably as if a dam had burst was heading to only one place.

Sword.

It was concentrated from the handle, along the blade, to the tip of the sword, and Do-hyun just struck down the sword.

[Sword Aura – Slash is used.]

[Reversing the Heavens Stage]

[The 2nd Form, Break, is unleashed.]

The process of performing the simple action of striking down was surprisingly calm and quiet.

But immediately after.

[……!]

The Forgotten King’s eyes widened in shock.

Everything in front of him was breaking.