The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 274

274.

The Cult of Kaiser.

A shortened name for Do-hyun’s fan club that worships the Kaiser God.

The Cult of Kaiser, which Do-hyun had known since his early days playing God of OE [Online Empire], was just a small fan club with a modest number of members.

But now, it was no longer just a fan club.

Every God of OE user knew that the current Cult of Kaiser possessed a force comparable to a guild.

“……W, what is this!”

“This is just a fan club?”

“What kind of nonsense is this……!”

But I was sure.

I can say with certainty that no one thought it would become this large.

Swish- Thud! Thwack! Thwack!

The sound of flesh being cut and bones being pierced assaulted the ears.

“Kuh-ahk!”

“Keuh-heok!”

Followed by terrible screams.

This place was a scene of carnage.

Hundreds of people were intertwined, killing each other.

They were inflicting effective hits on each other, but one thing was clear.

“……Are we getting pushed back?”

“Are you kidding me? Are those guys really the Cult of Kaiser?”

“……Those masks and robes, they’re definitely the Cult of Kaiser.”

“No, this doesn’t make sense! Even if their power has grown rapidly recently, how can we be pushed back like this!”

Little by little, the 10 Great Guilds alliance was being forced to retreat.

As they said, it was absurd.

The guild members gathered here were elites, hand-picked to enter the labyrinth.

They were classified as skilled members within their respective guilds.

And they were being pushed back?

Even considering that the Cult of Kaiser had more members, it still didn’t make sense.

‘I heard rumors that many guild executives have joined the Cult of Kaiser…… Could it be true?’

‘At this point, is there a spy in our guild?’

‘Damn…… What the hell is going on?’

This was a force to be reckoned with.

Not just any force, but one comparable to a major guild.

The sight of over a hundred masked people wielding various weapons and covered in blood as they advanced was chilling, raising goosebumps on the skin.

“What are those guys?”

“……I don’t know either.”

Even Damian and Leon, seasoned veterans, had stiffened faces, so how could Do-hyun be any different?

Even when the Empress nudged him and asked a question, he was speechless.

He could only blankly stare at the sight of the support force that suddenly intervened and swept through the battlefield.

“Ah…… I finally get to see you, my God.”

When she made eye contact with the fanatic next to her, she took off her mask, and her eyes sparkled as if she was in ecstasy.

Her face was striking.

Complementing her Western-style figure, her face also possessed Western beauty, but she also carried an air of nobility, like the daughter of an aristocratic family.

‘……Her eyes are a bit intense.’

But when he met her dazzling eyes, he felt strangely uncomfortable.

It wasn’t just clear; it was overwhelmingly bright.

“I have been preparing while waiting for the day you would return. There are so many impious people, and I am sorry that I am only able to see you now.”

“?”

At this point, Do-hyun couldn’t help but be puzzled.

‘Waiting for me to return? Me?’

Who the hell was this woman to be acting like that?

He initially thought she was just an ardent fan, but judging by her words, it seemed like she knew him.

But even if he calmly thought about it, he didn’t have anyone he was particularly close to besides his colleagues.

No, even if he did, there was no woman as strikingly beautiful as her.

‘Sigh, Demonic Realm Online had so much customization, there’s no way to know for sure.’

Considering that even Sword Saint and Gguggu couldn’t recognize him, it was natural that it would be difficult to recognize her.

He felt frustrated by the unresolved question, but that wasn’t what was important at the moment.

“I’ve heard that they’ve been running rampant lately, and now even the fan club is acting up. Ha…… The 10 Great Guilds are really losing it.”

“Is it true that many executives have joined the Cult of Kaiser? If they’re that skilled, there might be executives from the 10 Great Guilds mixed in. We need to take a day and filter them out.”

Damian and Leon were grinding their teeth and expressing their anger.

“Expressing this feeling would not be enough even if I talked about it for three days and nights, but it seems that punishing those impious heretics is the priority now.”

After bowing her head and showing respect, the look in her eyes turned fierce.

There was only one instance where she would make such a face.

When punishing heretics.

Especially when punishing pests that were most harmful to God.

“Can’t you shut that impious mouth? It’s so disgusting that it reeks of rot.”

“……What?”

“Not only is a greasy-looking guy disgusting, but he dares to insult God? Your sin will never end with death.”

“……You talk a good game. Have you forgotten? That our power is not just this.”

Damian spread his arms as if to say, try it if you can.

Then, numerous shadows loomed overhead.

They were ranged dealers [damage dealers specializing in ranged attacks] hiding in the spaces above the walls.

Do-hyun’s expression hardened at that.

The most difficult thing when dealing with those guys was not the guild members here or those masters.

‘The attacks that fly in whenever I try to do something were quite annoying.’

Since they were looking down from above, he couldn’t hide.

[You are temporarily unable to use movement skills.]

Not only that.

Even when he tried to use Backstab or Lightning Teleport, it was often blocked as if those guys had a special buff.

It wasn’t for nothing that he was having a hard time.

Kiiii-

The bowstring was drawn, filled with various attribute effects, and a faint light emanated from the staff.

If they were fired as they were, an indiscriminate bombardment would fall.

Even though they were pushing forward, it was clear that the tense battle would be reversed in an instant.

“You are a foolish one.”

But she scoffed as if it was ridiculous.

“Do you really think that a believer who believes in God thinks this is the end?”

“……What?”

Damian’s face hardened.

Her face was too relaxed to dismiss it as a bluff.

The moment the thought that it couldn’t be crossed his mind.

Shuaaaak–!

Something cut through the wind.

Soon after, a loud explosion and screams were heard.

“Wh, what is it!?”

“Arrows! The enemy is hiding!”

It was an arrow.

The arrow stuck in the wall caused a strong explosion.

The arrow was not just one.

Shuaaa- Kwang!

Kwang! Kwang!

The arrows that flew in one after another were constantly hitting, and each time a strong explosion occurred.

The ranged dealers who were standing leisurely lost their balance and fell as the power of the explosion gradually increased.

“G, grab the wall!”

“If you fall, you’ll die!”

“Damn it, where are they coming from!?”

For them, it was a ghostly situation.

Arrows should show the direction they came from, but this was like a magic arrow that appeared out of thin air.

Pung! Puh-buh-bung!

The explosions that occurred everywhere were like fireworks.

“Uh-oh?”

“N, no!”

As a result of the earthquake-like shaking, the ranged dealers eventually fell one by one,

Swish-

They were greeted by masked reapers who were waiting in front of them, and their necks were cut off.

It was then.

“L, look over there!”

“Crazy…….”

When they raised their heads at someone’s shout, they saw it.

The arrow rain that embroidered the sky like a canvas was falling like hail.

For a moment, they were stunned by the dizzying sight.

“……It disappeared?”

The arrows that had blackened the sky disappeared without a trace.

It was then that an ear-splitting explosion echoed.

——!

“Ugh!”

“Wh, what is it!?”

It wasn’t difficult for them to find the place where the explosion was heard.

The place being bombarded was right here.

They couldn’t stand on the wall any longer and jumped down as the arrows exploded without giving them a chance to avoid them.

Either way, the masked reapers of the Cult of Kaiser were waiting below like wolves waiting for prey.

It was better to jump directly than to fall with a broken balance and die in vain.

“Hey, you crazy bastards. What are you going to do if you jump without thinking like that!?”

“If you’re going to jump, you should jump over here so we can protect you!”

“Is that even possible right now! Shut up and fight.”

There were no more ranged dealers here now.

Only melee dealers with bows and staffs and dealers with swords and spears remained.

Damian muttered blankly at the balance that had collapsed in an instant to the point of being absurd.

“That method is……?”

Damian knew the owner of that unique arrow.

Of course.

The user who uses that triple-stacked arrow with the unique ability to move his items and the legendary rapid-fire skill, combined with the explosion attribute, was only one in God of OE.

‘Harrington, how dare you betray us……!’

Harrington, the master of the 10 Great Guilds, Honest.

He was famous as an excellent explorer, but when rankers thought of Harrington, the first image that came to mind was the legendary archer.

He was born with a genius-like talent for handling bows.

So much so that there was a saying that there was no answer if Harrington was determined to hide and shoot.

‘The Empress, the Cult of Kaiser…… and even Harrington? Damn it! What the hell is going on!’

He should have noticed when he kept sparkling his eyes and praying at the meeting.

Damian, who was very angry, kept looking around.

Then, Damian, whose gaze stopped in one corner, narrowed his eyes.

Then, he could see it faintly.

The figure of a masked man drawing the string of a blue bow in the shape of a peacock.

‘……Huh?’

He shot a few more arrows, then put away the bow as if he had done his part, and politely prayed while looking at this side.

To be exact, towards the place where Kaiser was standing behind Damian.

“That crazy bastard…….”

“You’re the crazy bastard.”

It was Do-hyun who cut off the curse that popped out of his throat without him knowing.

His eyes, which were glistening with anger, contained Do-hyun.

The sight of him wearing a black mask like the Cult of Kaiser was so unpleasant.

Kang! Kaang!

When he glanced to the side, he saw the fanatic and Leon who were already engaged in combat.

And on the other side, the Empress and Arthur were exchanging blows.

Furthermore, masked people and guild members were rolling around and fighting in the mud around them.

‘……How did this happen?’

He could have easily won.

It was a one-sided massacre that couldn’t even be called a battle.

It was an aspect of educating that arrogant guy who dared to touch the 10 Great Guilds.

But that was reversed in an instant.

With just that one guy, an army of one appeared, the Cult of Kaiser, which was comparable to the 10 Great Guilds, appeared, and even Harrington intervened.

“……Was it planned?”

It was so absurd that it was too appropriate to dismiss it as a coincidence.

“There’s no way.”

Do-hyun smiled and became serious.

What was contained in his cold face was clear murderous intent.

“I don’t know what happened either…… But I know one thing.”

Thud,

Do-hyun, who was holding the Thousand Faces tightly, took a step forward.

The distance that was so difficult to reach a moment ago was narrowed so easily.

Do-hyun, who came right in front of him, smiled fiercely and said.

“I’m going to win the bet.”

As soon as those words were finished, a white blizzard raged.