The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 275

275.

Damian was confident.

‘He tells me to hold on tight to my shield if I don’t want to die? How dare he say that to me?’

Who does he think he is talking to?

He was the leader of Aegis Guild, the best tanker guild in God of the Century.

Among them, Damian Alexander was the undisputed strongest tanker in God of the Century, boasting unrivaled fame.

And he dares to presumptuously tell him to hold on tight to his shield?

‘He’s so caught up in the moment that he doesn’t know his place.’

His arrogance was beyond measure.

He acknowledges that the opponent managed to turn a one-sided massacre into a close fight? And that he stubbornly survived to create a one-on-one situation?

He admits that much. But this was too much.

‘A guy who hasn’t even reached max level is acting so cocky…….’

Assassins are often cited as the strongest PVP [Player vs Player] characters, but that’s only in one-on-one battles where surprise attacks are possible.

One of the top-tier classes is always the tanker.

Tankers, clad in overwhelming defense and immunity, were no different from tanks as they charged.

Although they exert their power in large-scale battles like sieges, they also showed excellent performance in one-on-one battles.

‘When there’s a level difference, there’s no class harder to beat than a tanker.’

It would be harder than picking stars from the sky for that guy with such a large gap to break through his defense and inflict a fatal wound.

Moreover, if his health was already greatly reduced, there was no need to even talk about it.

Not only that.

Arthur and Leon would be able to overwhelm the fanatic.

He was a little worried about the Empress, but he could win since she wasn’t in good condition either.

‘I’ll show you exactly what a tanker at the pinnacle is like.’

Although there was an unexpected struggle, the goddess of victory would smile on his side.

Thinking so, Damian clashed with Do-hyun with a relaxed mind.

And it didn’t take even a few minutes for that thought to be shattered.

Bang! Kwaang! Bang!

“I told you to hold on tight to your shield, didn’t I?”

Contrary to his bold words, Damian was holding his shield tightly, listening to advice, just five minutes after the battle began.

‘This is ridiculous…….’

Is this really the attack power of someone in the level 80s?

The shock transmitted from the shield to his whole body was definitely not that of someone in the level 80s.

At least max level. No, it was at the level of someone who had undergone transcendence at least twice.

‘What’s so different that makes this possible?’

He couldn’t understand at all.

Why was everything related to that guy so far beyond common sense?

No, even if it’s beyond common sense, it should be within reason, but this was just absurd.

‘No…… I can somehow accept the damage. It’s not enough to break through my defense.’

To be exact, it was about the same as Leon?

Sometimes it showed comparable power, but when looking at the average attack power, it was clearly below Leon.

It was stronger than he thought, so he couldn’t understand, but it wasn’t enough to break through his defense.

The problem was elsewhere.

Whoosh-

“You think I’d get hit by that? I told you to hold on tight to your shield.”

Bang! Kwaang!

The attacks weren’t landing.

Whether he swung or pushed the shield, or even charged, that guy easily avoided it as if he could see the future.

‘Why aren’t my attacks landing!’

Damian’s shield wasn’t a normal shield.

It was a shield made by a master craftsman only for Damian, boasting a size so large that it had to be held with both hands.

Like a two-handed sword in terms of swords, it was an abnormal size.

On top of that, the shield’s surface was as sharp as a sword blade, so it should have hit even if he swung it carelessly, but…….

Swish, Bang!

That guy slipped away like a loach [a type of fish known for being slippery and hard to catch].

It was already hard enough to keep up with his elusive movements, but to make matters worse, a blizzard was raging, making it hard to even open his eyes properly.

Krrr-!

In those moments, the white lion would inevitably pounce.

After rolling around like that once, the distance would widen again, and the Cheonbyeon [likely a unique weapon name], transformed into a spear, would fly at him.

Clang!

If he deflected it, Do-hyun, who had summoned it by reaching out, would swing his sword again.

Just when he thought the distance had narrowed and he charged headfirst, that guy would step aside like a ghost and stab him with a dagger.

“Damn it!”

In the end, Damian couldn’t stand it and stomped hard on the ground.

[Legendary skill, ‘Earthquake Wave’ has been activated.]

[If you lose your balance and fall, you will be in the ‘Grogy’ state.]

[Warning! The terrain may be deformed.]

He judged that even if it was that guy, there would be no way to deal with it if the entire ground shook.

‘I didn’t want to go this far…….’

He felt like he was losing in skill, so he was holding back, but he couldn’t anymore.

He could only maintain his dignity if he won.

[Legendary skill, ‘Brilliant Will’ has been activated.]

[Legendary skill, ‘Guardian’s Blessing’ has been activated.]

…….

[Heroic skill, ‘Trained Body’ has been activated.]

Damian, who had donned all sorts of buffs with the intention of overwhelming the difference in stats as much as possible, lowered his stance.

It was to charge in the gap where the earthquake wave had broken his balance.

But at that moment.

[The shockwave of the Earthquake Wave is having its coordinates changed by ‘Vergina’s Magic Gauntlet’.]

“……What?”

An unbelievable thing happened.

When that guy waved his gloved hand as if he was annoyed, the earthquake wave that was advancing like a wave soared into the sky.

Kwaaaa-

Damian was stunned by the sight of the earthquake wave soaring as if a dragon was ascending.

‘He deflected a legendary skill? An item like that exists?’

He had obtained many items while rising to the position of a top 10 guild master, but he had never heard of anything like that.

He couldn’t charge because the angle wasn’t right, and if he forced it, he would be countered. If he swung his shield, it would be easily avoided.

There was no answer.

Damian’s mind raced.

‘Calm down. That guy is exhausted. Time is on our side.’

Leaving aside his health, there was the unavoidable stamina and mana for users.

They must be running low.

Since he wouldn’t be able to inflict a fatal wound on that guy anyway, he had a chance of winning if he took his time and didn’t make any mistakes.

‘That’s right.’

He was living up to his name as the Iron-Blooded Tanker, always making rational decisions.

But even so, not all of his judgments were correct.

There were occasional mistakes, and unfortunately, this was one of those cases.

Bang! Kwaang!

‘Yeah, keep rampaging. Time is on my side.’

Bang! Kwaaang!

‘Huhu…… He’s rampaging without thinking about the consequences. It won’t do him any good to waste his stamina like that.’

Bang! Bang! Kwakwang!

‘He’s starting to look tired…… Hmm?’

Damian’s face, which had been wearing a faint smile, gradually hardened.

Something was wrong.

‘Why doesn’t he stop?’

The sword striking the shield didn’t stop.

The Kaiser [likely a character name], who should have been exhausted and fallen long ago, was swinging the Cheonbyeon with a very energetic look.

On the other hand, he was just crouching like a turtle, holding his shield.

Before he knew it, he was listening to Kaiser’s words to hold on tight to his shield if he didn’t want to die.

‘……How long do I have to endure? Is my health…… even decreasing?’

He was increasingly doubting whether time was really on his side.

And that doubt was accurate.

[Your health is very low.]

[The effect of the Black Rain Mask is amplified.]

[Health regeneration rate is greatly increased.]

[Remaining health is below 20%.]

‘The Black Rain Mask’s effect is good.’

Do-hyun had been seeing the message that it was below 20% for a while now, but it had never gone below that.

It was thanks to the mask’s effect, which was amplified the lower his health was.

It was probably also because the reverse-sky effect of his armor was amplified, causing his health to skyrocket.

‘Even if all my health is exhausted, I can fight for a certain amount of time, so I’ll be able to endure enough to catch this guy.’

Perhaps Damian felt that instinctively.

His cold expression, which had been a poker face, was gradually tinged with anxiety.

Thud.

The cold sensation touching his back at that moment.

‘A wall?’

Before he knew it, he had been driven to the wall.

As he was thrown against the wall, the space to avoid became even smaller, and Do-hyun’s barrage intensified.

All Damian could do in this situation was to hold his shield tightly and crouch like a turtle.

‘Isn’t this…… like being hunted?’

Slowly, but surely, like an experienced hunter hunting prey.

Damian was being hunted.

As soon as he realized that, he immediately understood the situation.

“Kuh…… Get away from me, you bastard!”

“Falling is your neck. You shall repay the sin of blaspheming God with death!”

“Ugh, this crazy bitch, really!”

Contrary to what he thought, that he could overwhelm the fanatic, it was Leon who was struggling.

Whoong- Hoong!

Every time he swung his massive greatsword, the shockwave swept around, causing Leon to be constantly pushed back.

Leon, swinging his sword while retreating, and the fanatic, blowing away Leon’s sword with a single strike and chasing after him.

The word overwhelm was nowhere to be seen in that scene.

‘……Was the fanatic this strong?’

He had heard of her reputation, but he just regarded her as an outstanding dark horse.

She hadn’t even been playing God of the Century for a year.

He thought she couldn’t stand shoulder to shoulder with them.

But when he actually opened it up, there was no greater dangerous element than this.

‘Leading a force comparable to the top 10 guilds, and skill that rivals Leon…… Isn’t this practically no different from the top 10 guilds?’

Not only that.

“Arthur, can’t you do it right? Why are you struggling so much with a guy who’s not in good condition?”

“? Are you picking a fight? Hey, I’ll kill you first. Come here.”

“Oh God, please wait a little longer. I will take the neck of this disgusting heretic!”

“Ugh, really, it’s full of crazy bitches. Why can’t Damian catch even one Kaiser who’s dying?”

Arthur’s situation didn’t look good either.

To make matters worse, the battle between the Kashin Church and the guild members, which had been evenly matched, was tilting slightly.

-Kill them all!

-Rizariza!

-Yes! The sin of ignoring our lord must be repaid with death!

The guardians, who had recovered to some extent thanks to buying time, had intervened.

Kueo- Kueo!

Tak- Taddak-

With the undead army led by Pain and Charlie.

And with Eliza’s spiderweb support, which was effective in chaotic battles, the aspect of the battle had clearly changed.

“This is ridiculous…….”

They were losing?

The top 10 guild alliance to those guys?

“I told you.”

Do-hyun cut off Damian as he was denying reality.

With a cold smile on his face.

“That you had to succeed no matter what. Because if you fail, you’ll be the one to die.”

“…….”

“I clearly said it, but you failed?”

Do-hyun spat out, raising one corner of his mouth.

“Then you have to die.”

At the same time, the tears that had formed under his eyes were stained black, and

[Using the second ability of the Tears of God.]

[Temporarily does not consume mana. (Cooldown 70 minutes)]

[Using the Sign of the Holy King.]

[Can use Lightning Dragon Descent.]

…….

[Using Darkness Coating on Lightning Dragon Descent.]

With countless messages, black sparks flew in the sky, summoning dark clouds.

Soon, the sky flashed and a black lightning bolt in the shape of a dragon struck down.

[Using Darkness Coating on Lightning Dragon Descent.]

[The Lightning Dragon is affected by Darkness Coating and gains dark properties.]

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

[The effects of dark properties are additionally applied, possessing the energy of both the Lightning Dragon and the Black Dragon.]

It was the Black Lightning Dragon Mode, which could be said to be Do-hyun’s final stage.

Using this meant only one thing.

“Let’s finish this now.”

“……Presumptuous.”

It wasn’t that Damian didn’t know the meaning of the fact that it was time to wrap things up.

He still had more than half of his health left, but to say he was going to end it meant that he was being underestimated that much.

At that, Damian’s expression twisted fiercely.

“You’re incredibly arrogant. Don’t think that you’re the only one I have left.”

“What more can you do?”

“You haven’t forgotten that the paladins of the Ten Star Knights and The King are on Xiao’s side, have you? By now, Babylon will have been taken care of. When they join…….”

“Ah, that?”

Damian closed his mouth as Do-hyun shrugged his shoulders.

He had an ominous feeling about his relaxed reaction.

And the ominous feeling was never wrong.

Do-hyun, who was muttering something while looking at the sky for a moment, smiled.

“I don’t think that’s going to happen?”

“……What?”

“Rather, you guys might be in danger…… I didn’t even know this guy would help.”

“Explain it so I can understand…….”

Damian’s words couldn’t be continued.

Ding-

[Xiao: Hey!!! Didn’t you get that woman’s consent!? Why is this woman interfering!]

[Xiao: Hurry up and clean up and come over here, it’s a mess right now.]

[Xiao: I warned you to come quickly. If you don’t come, I’m going to overturn the alliance, so do what you want!]

‘……What is this.’

Whispers full of anger were constantly flying in.

Damian was just bewildered.

The Empress had come, and the Kashin Church had already intervened. Who else could be interfering here?

But the moment he heard the whisper that soon flew in, Damian couldn’t help but open his eyes wide.

[Xiao: Why is that Cheonma [likely a title or name] attacking me!]

‘……?’

The leader of the Cheonma Shin-gyo [likely a religious group], Cheonma.

She had turned against them.