The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 27

27.

Piercing the Hidden.

That’s the description written on the Eye of Truth.

At first, I wondered why it was written so ambiguously. I thought it would be better if it just showed the grade when drawing cards.

Still, it was a unique trait, so I didn’t think much of it, considering it a kind of mystique.

But that wasn’t it.

‘It literally pierces the hidden.’

In the gacha system, the card’s grade is ‘hidden’ from the user, and it even sees through stealth, which is blatantly hiding, like now.

Do Hyun sincerely thought.

‘Have I ever seen such a crazy trait?’

This isn’t about balance breaking; it’s just a crazy trait.

Why are assassins so OP [overpowered] in PvP [player versus player combat]?

Well, it’s partly because of other skills, but aside from backstabs, stealth is one of the most important.

An assassin’s surprise attack, when they’re determined to hide, was a blow that ignored skill or item differences.

That’s why the Demonic Realm’s rankers feared the assassin guild.

But what if you could see through that stealth?

‘You can seize an opportunity by taking advantage of their carelessness.’

Considering the assassin’s low HP [hit points], they could be helplessly defeated in that one chance.

Beyond that, just not being afraid of stealth was a huge merit.

And what’s most exciting is…….

‘There might be more hidden abilities besides this?’

Perhaps there are other abilities hidden besides seeing grades and detecting stealth.

I wanted to find out more about this, but the situation didn’t allow it right now.

The Assassin Boy struggled while Do Hyun was lost in thought.

“Kugh…… What are you doing, you bastards! Finish him off!”

“Uh……? Uh!”

In response to his desperate cry, EungAnMatA and KKouwimyeonNeodoHae hurriedly started unleashing skills.

Their classes were archer and axe warrior.

When the Assassin Boy made a surprise attack, EungAnMatA harassed from a distance, and KKouwimyeonNeodoHae took care of anyone who rushed in close.

It was the same now.

Tatat!

Pshuk-.

EungAnMatA’s arrows flew from behind KKouwimyeonNeodoHae, who was charging like a tank.

Pababat-!

Not just one arrow, but a volley.

It was Rapid Fire, a rare skill. Do Hyun had no choice but to release the Assassin Boy.

As soon as he was released, the Assassin Boy retreated, his face twisted fiercely.

“Keuk……! You’re dead now.”

It wasn’t a bluff.

The situation had instantly reversed with the arrival of his comrades. EungAnMatA was perfectly firing Rapid Fire from the rear, and KKouwimyeonNeodoHae was reliably guarding the front.

And himself, the assassin.

That bastard was now surrounded.

“……!?”

……Or so he thought.

Tub. Hwirik-.

“Uh?”

Until he saw Do Hyun using the charging axe warrior’s strength to perform a throw.

No, could that even be called a throw?

The way he reversed the force as smoothly as water, as if it were a martial arts technique from a wuxia novel [a genre of Chinese fiction featuring martial arts heroes], looked like a painting.

Pababat!

“Ugh! Shi*, where are you shooting!”

“No…….”

What was even more surprising was that he used KKouwimyeonNeodoHae as a shield to block the arrows, as if he were guiding them.

As a result, the unfortunate comrade lost half of his HP in an instant to his own ally’s arrows.

The moment EungAnMatA paused in the face of the bewildering situation, Do Hyun moved sharply, as if he had been waiting for this.

Puk! Kwajik!

He quickly stabbed the greatsword into the heart and then struck the philtrum [the area between the nose and upper lip] with his knee as if collapsing.

Not stopping there, he grabbed the neck and twisted it, and the light disappeared from KKouwimyeonNeodoHae’s eyes.

At the same time, his body became semi-transparent, leaving only his trademark axe behind before disappearing.

“……Did he die?”

“Crazy…….”

What did I just see?

That feeling was spreading across their faces.

God of Second Evolution is clearly a game driven by skills. The person who is good at skill judgment and has stronger skills has the advantage, which is an immutable law.

But what is that bastard?

‘I’ve, I’ve never heard of anything like that.’

He suppressed them in an instant without using a single skill.

The scene, like something out of a movie, was beyond shocking and spine-chilling.

Level 16 or below? Item-rich nouveau riche [new money]?

‘Don’t fu*king joke around!’

That’s just a monster.

A primal fear dominated his body, and his actions were fast.

Swish-!

He used Evasion Slash to retreat, desperately trying to escape.

He tried to use stealth, but there was no way it would activate since it was still on cooldown.

Since he was going to be detected anyway, he wanted to rely on the small movement speed buff of stealth.

But at that moment.

“Wow, look at him just abandoning you and running away. What a piece of trash.”

“……!?”

A voice was heard.

But that voice was too close.

As if it were coming from right behind him…….

“Shi*! Wh, what is it!”

It wasn’t just a feeling; Do Hyun was really running alongside him.

Do Hyun reached out to the Assassin Boy, who was shouting in surprise.

Pababat!

In the blink of an eye, the Assassin Boy was struck in the solar plexus, philtrum, chin, and popliteal fossa [the hollow at the back of the knee], and he fell on his butt.

The punches were so fast that they couldn’t even be seen.

[HP has dropped below 70%.]

[A mark is created.]

The Assassin Boy, who had lost 30% of his health in an instant, was stunned as if dumbfounded.

In his vision, he vaguely saw EungAnMatA.

EungAnMatA was horrified to see him fall and was running away without looking back.

It was just like seeing himself from a moment ago.

Huuk-.

Even the way he was caught.

Do Hyun, who had closed the distance in an instant with Charging Slash since the distance wasn’t far, swung his greatsword.

The speed was so fast that it was hard to believe it was a greatsword.

“Ugh, uaaaagh!”

Unfortunately, EungAnMatA’s waist was cut before he could live up to his name [a play on words, as “EungAnMatA” sounds like “He can’t block it”].

His end was the same as his friend’s.

He was stabbed in various vital points, including the heart, like a slaughtered animal while lying down.

‘What the hell is that bastard…… I need to run away now…….’

Fortunately, the aggro [aggression or attention] was focused on EungAnMatA, so the distance had widened.

All of that bastard’s skills are on cooldown, so maybe I can escape now. The moment he took small steps backward with that hope.

[The mark disappears.]

“Ah……?”

The moment he saw the message that appeared in front of him, the Assassin Boy sensed it.

That he couldn’t escape.

It wasn’t just a feeling. At the same time as that message appeared, he felt a presence behind him.

And a vaguely visible black shadow.

This was a phenomenon that even the Assassin Boy, who had only been an assassin, knew.

“……Backstab?”

If the assassin class’s mascot skill is stealth, then the main skill is backstab.

A OP [overpowered] skill that made assassins bullies in PvP.

Yes, for an ‘assassin’.

“Why does a swordsman have backstab…….”

Those were the Assassin Boy’s last words.

Puk!

[Receives a critical strike proportional to the damage accumulated on the mark.]

[Critical Hit!]

[You have been killed by player ‘Kaiser’.]

[Your karma value is ‘Evil’.]

[The probability of dropping items increases due to the high karma value.]

…….

Because he had to look at the gray screen before he could even finish his sentence.

He died instantly from one blow.

‘F*ck, no way!! That bastard is definitely hacking. What backstab for a swordsman! His name is Kaiser? You’re dead.’

The Assassin Boy, enraged, immediately went to the community and reported this fact.

[You guys be careful of a player named Kaiser. He’s living in Raven and using hacks;;]

[Author: AssassinLover]

-Swordsman using assassin skills, and the play is also weird. I think he’s using some kind of auto-reaction hack and class hack?

There’s no hack in God of Second Evolution, my ass. They need to ban these bastards ㅅㅂ

……(omitted.)

It was an angry typing full of rage, but surprisingly, no one believed it.

-ㅈㄹ What hacks. Another attention seeker.

-Everyone knows to ignore the trolls, right?

-Class hack ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Auto-reaction hack ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ The trolls are all kinds of things.

-By the way, his name is Kaiser? There are Kaiser fans among the newbies too.

Rather, he was treated as a troll.

Even that wasn’t the end. Perhaps because he had done so many things.

-Wait a minute, assassin in Raven? PK [player killer]?

-Huh?

-Isn’t that bastard one of the hot griefers [players who intentionally harass other players] these days?

-Oh, ㅅㅂ that’s right. Archer and axe warrior party members…… The bastards who stole my weapon.

-You’re dead.

A quick-witted user who guessed the situation from the Assassin Boy’s post and found out the Assassin Boy’s identity gathered the angry people and reported it, and a hunting team was formed.

In the end, he couldn’t even get his revenge and had to fight countless users every time he logged in.

The number of people was large, and their levels were close to the graduation level, so their infinite execution order was not something they could handle, and the Assassin Boy and his friends disappeared in less than a month.

* * *

[You have killed player ‘AssassinBoy’.]

[Player AssassinBoy is confirmed as ‘Evil’. It is recognized as self-defense, and your karma value does not increase.]

[Swordsmanship proficiency increases.]

[Swordsmanship proficiency has reached LV9.]

[Level up.]

“Oh?”

I only killed three people, but I leveled up.

Well, it was natural that they had a lot of experience since all three had reached level 24.

Even more so, you get additional experience when you catch an ‘Evil’ player.

Not only that.

[Player AssassinBoy dropped an item.]

The probability of dropping equipment items greatly increases for evil players.

They are truly like walking golden goblins!

‘You can’t even play the role of an evil person at a mediocre level.’

Unless it’s a lawless city, evil people are generally the enemy of the public.

Even if you do unauthorized PK, your karma value doesn’t increase, and you get experience and even items, so it’s a loss not to catch them.

From a moral point of view, you don’t feel guilty about catching ‘Evil’ players.

That’s why they were camping out in Raven.

The moment they move to the next city, they will be treated as golden goblins and chased instead of being kings, paying expensive fees to camp out here just to PK.

“Ha.”

Do Hyun laughed at that low level.

“Now it feels like the game I knew.”

Do Hyun was rather pleased with this situation.

This situation was more familiar to him.

In the Demonic Realm, this kind of thing happened as naturally as breathing. There were many lawless zones in that sh*tty game, so you always had to be wary of your surroundings.

As long as it’s an RPG game, whether it’s a good game or a bad game, there are bound to be such people.

God of Second Evolution isn’t that bad, but I know there are quite a few evil people.

God of Second Evolution was a game where people committed random PKs just because they were jealous of a newbie who got the best trait.

‘Yeah, that’s normal.’

Arde with its beginner benefits was special, and the personalities of the Shield Supreme group were unusually peaceful.

I won’t be able to meet only peaceful users in the future.

Rather, there will be more of the opposite.

‘As long as I have the Eye of Truth, I don’t have to worry.’

The Eye of Truth will play a very big role in such a world.

Stealth was a skill that Do Hyun had to be careful of, but it will prevent that in advance.

Anyway, that’s a matter for later…….

‘Then shall we see what came out?’