The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 289

289.

Do-hyun chuckled, looking at the small object in his hand.

‘Something like this was stuck in his heart?’

The thing that surprised him wasn’t some grand fragment of fate.

[Acquired an old golden insignia.]

[Old Golden Insignia]

[Grade: ??]

[Description: An old and worn golden insignia. Restoring it may reveal more detailed information.]

-Reacts when the original owner is within 5 meters.

It was a small insignia.

Old, faded, and cracked.

It was hard to believe that such a humble-looking thing was embedded in the heart of the Fourth Commander of Destruction, but that didn’t mean it was truly insignificant.

[Acquired an item related to the main quest.]

It was an insignia related to the main quest.

Would just an old insignia like this trigger a main quest?

It was questionable, but looking at the unique pattern engraved on the insignia, one couldn’t dismiss it so easily.

‘A golden border with a golden dragon…….’

Though the antique and ornate feel had faded with age, the faintly visible golden border and golden dragon symbolized only one thing.

The Imperial Family.

[Discovered remnants fused into the old golden insignia.]

[Acquired a clue to the Second Prince’s illness.]

[Return to the Emperor of the Empire, ‘Bahalun de Arnis,’ to complete the quest.]

‘Ha.’

Do-hyun’s lips curled up at the quest that had been cleared just in time.

The Imperial Family’s insignia was embedded in the heart of a sealed commander, and upon acquiring the insignia, he obtained a clue to the illness? What could this possibly mean?

‘In the end, the Forgotten King was right.’

The Imperial Family.

Those who could be called the sun of the Empire were colluding with the Abyss or the Moon Essence Order. He inwardly hoped it wasn’t true, but it was not good news.

‘This basically means the Empire is the enemy.’

In the Empire, the Emperor’s command was law. Opposing the Imperial Family was the same as opposing the Empire.

He had expected it, but obtaining such clear evidence made him feel helpless.

‘I wish it had been a fragment of fate.’

If it were, he would have received some kind of reward based on the patterns so far. From Do-hyun’s perspective, who needed to become stronger even a little bit more, it was a shame.

But thinking about it a bit, there was something strange.

‘If the Imperial Family is the culprit, why would they bother sending a raid party?’

If the Emperor was the culprit, there was no need to stir up trouble.

‘Or was it to destroy evidence?’

Since only apostles could enter, it was the most reasonable guess, but even that was strange. If destroying evidence was the reason, there was no reason to specifically ask him to obtain a clue to the Second Prince’s illness.

No, from the start, trying to find the cause here was absurd.

Then is it the Second Prince or the First Prince?

‘Sigh…… I don’t know.’

Do-hyun, his head complicated, shook his head to clear his thoughts. Since the insignia reacts when the original owner is within 5 meters, he would find out something if he met them directly.

[The Labyrinth of Rejection collapses.]

[A warp has been created.]

[Escape through the warp.]

“Oh, divine one. I cannot fathom what is happening, but it seems we must escape now.”

-My lord, there is no time.

As soon as they saw the warp, the fanatic and Charlie rushed over and knelt on one knee almost simultaneously.

“We must go.”

“We will escort you safely.”

Then, the Kashin followers knelt in unison behind them.

The sight of dozens of men and women wearing masks and robes kneeling in the collapsing labyrinth was truly spectacular.

“Wow, that’s quite a sight. Don’t we have anything like that?”

“This one is not so envious.”

“……Right, your guild members are quite loyal too.”

“I and Sword Saint are one thing, but why are you like that, old man, even though you have many guild members? Master or whatever, it’s all secondary, isn’t it?”

At the Empress’s words, he glanced back and saw guild members with the Babylon mark hurriedly running towards the warp.

“Where’s the Master?”

“He’ll come on his own. He said a real man doesn’t look back. Going quickly is helping.”

“Ah. Then I acknowledge it.”

There was a time when he bluffed and told them to go first in a crisis. Since when did they listen so well? They escaped so well…….

Seeing the scene overlapping with that time, Ast quietly resolved.

‘……As soon as we get out, it’s assembly time.’

As the self-proclaimed real man (?) vowed revenge, Do-hyun, who was looking at the spectacle before him, slowly parted his lips.

“Let’s go back.”

“Yes!!”

With the resounding answer echoing with dozens of voices, he stood in the warp, and his vision was filled with bright light.

‘Then, let’s see which bastard is the mole…….’

Ding-

[Returning to the Arnis Empire.]

[Return to Emperor ‘Bahalun de Arnis’ to receive additional rewards.]

Do-hyun closed his mouth at the message that appeared above the reversing vision.

‘……Let’s get this first.’

Rewards were innocent, regardless of the mole.

* * *

And at that moment.

A massive bomb dropped on the God of Creation Online homepage. To be precise, it was a bomb that exploded simultaneously on various portal sites, including the homepage.

[Is the boss of the Labyrinth of Rejection a Legion Commander?]

[God of Creation Online’s first Legion Commander raid!]

[The unprecedented scale of the raid draws public attention!]

[Who are the Legion Commanders, bosses feared even by the top 10 guilds?]

Articles that occupied the main banners of various sites. It was only natural that people were buzzing about it.

└What’s going on?? A Legion Commander raid?

└I heard the labyrinth boss is a Legion Commander of the Abyss? Then isn’t it stronger than the Forgotten Tomb boss?

└There’s a dungeon with a higher difficulty than the world quest? Booshungpashung [Sound of something collapsing]

└WTF how did they clear it;;;

No, it wasn’t just buzzing.

[The star of the first Legion Commander raid is Kaiser!?]

[Kaiser’s party writes history once again!]

[Shocking true story! The strongest paladin, Arthur, is pushed back by a fanatic! The power of the Kashin Order exceeds public expectations…….]

[The Kashin Order, who are they?]

[The bizarre meeting of the Demonic Cult and the Kashin Order.]

This was because the news that Kaiser was ranked first in the Legion Commander raid clear rankings was revealed. Moreover, the impact was bound to be even greater because all the rankings were filled with Kaiser’s party.

└Seriously, Kaiser again?

└Damn it, I have to worship him again.

└Where are Damian and Leon? I remember they were allied?

└I looked at the ranking table, and they’re not even in the rankings lol. But the vice-masters Lavaon and Marpard are in the top 50. What the heck

From those who invariably worship Kaiser.

└Wait, now that I think about it, there are no tanks in the rankings? They did a Legion Commander raid without a tank?

└Why wouldn’t there be a tank? KingGodGeneralKaiser-sama is there.

└Wow, I want to see the raid video. How did they do it?

└An acquaintance of mine who belongs to the Leonne Guild participated, and they said it was amazing. They told me to watch the video when it comes out. They said it’s not even human. They said they were doing a superhuman show among monsters.

└They’re not human, that’s right.

└Ah lololol Kaiser, he’s a god.

└So where are Damian, Shao, and Leon? Why are the Demonic Cult and Arthur suddenly in the rankings?

To those waiting for the video of how the raid was conducted, and those wondering how this structure was formed. Just as the community was about to explode.

[Top 10 Guild Alliance VS Kaiser Alliance]

[Top 10 Guild Alliance kneels before Kaiser.]

[??: Damian? He was a pushover?]

[An unprecedented war breaks out following an unprecedented raid!?]

└???

└?

└What the hell?

└Who knelt to whom?

Before they could even clean up the aftermath of the massive bomb, a nuclear missile was dropped. The fact that the Top 10 Guild Alliance and the Kaiser Alliance had waged war just before the Legion Commander raid was revealed.

└The article title in the meantime lololol Aren’t they going to get sued for writing it like that?

└They really sold their souls for views lololol

└It’s tempting to click lololol

└It’s not like they’re going to be the Top 10 Guilds anymore anyway~

└Wow, but how do they really lose even after allying? Was Kaiser this strong?

└I heard that Cheonoecheon [Heavenly Outer Heavens – a powerful technique] was also crushed by Babylon?

└From the start, Shao is just pretending to be a rival. I didn’t like him constantly picking fights when he couldn’t even beat the armory owner old man.

└The old man is just easygoing, so it’s fortunate. If it were Myeolsal [Annihilation], he would have been merciless.

Naturally, the topic that had been focused on the Legion Commander raid was shifting to the war. It is said that the most interesting thing after watching a fire is watching a fight. If you weren’t interested in the news of the war between the top users, you weren’t a gamer. Naturally, reporters began to spread news about the war in any way they could.

[The alliance of the Top 10 Guilds Aegis and Leonne tried to assassinate Kaiser, which was the cause of the war?]

[The Guild Alliance tried to assassinate but was assassinated in reverse.]

[They broke the unwritten rules, so they don’t deserve to be in the Top 10 Guilds. Numerous criticisms and controversies are following…….]

[Damian, the master of the Aegis Guild. Defeated in a one-on-one match against Kaiser.]

From the reason the war broke out to the process. Everything was spreading to the world in an instant, and Damian’s image was falling even faster.

└One-on-one defeat lololol He even ganged up on him but failed and got crushed by Kaiser who was exhausted.

└I heard Leon was beaten by a fanatic?

└Wow, he’s so scared that he ganged up on him with that size lololol If he still got crushed, then it’s all said and done, right?

└This is irrecoverable. There’s no excuse to defend him.

└If they lost in a team battle, they could somehow fix it. But they ganged up on him first but couldn’t finish it and eventually lost in a one-on-one, how can they fix this lololol

└He only knows how to block monster attacks, but he can’t block his own downfall lol

└Aegis, goodbye~

└Kaiser > Top 10 Guilds proved it right away as soon as the meme came out.

└Kaiser, he’s a god! Kaiser, he’s a god! Kaiser, he’s a god!

All the ugly deeds of the Top 10 Guild Alliance led by Damian, Leon, and Shao were exposed. It was impossible to fix because there were guild members who were whistleblowing to survive.

Kwaaang!!! [Sound of something exploding]

Damian slammed the desk with his fist as he watched half of the guild members leave in an instant. But still not relieved, he couldn’t hold back and shouted.

“Uaaaaaa!!! Kaiserrrr!!!”

If someone saw him, they would doubt if he was the man called the Iron-Blooded Tanker.

That wasn’t just Damian.

“Damn it, I’m wronged! I didn’t lose to a fanatic, I died to a boss, so why is the article written like that!”

“Are you kidding me, is that what’s important right now!? It’s true that we got crushed anyway!”

“Shut up, you bitch. What did you do so well that you’re yelling so loudly!”

Leon and Shao, who were gathered in one place, were also busy expressing their anger. Thanks to that, the users passing by the guild hall were whispering and gossiping, but Damian didn’t care about that now.

-Executive Secretary: I heard the news. The Master says that you have to take responsibility for climbing to a position that doesn’t suit you and acting arbitrarily.

-Executive Secretary: The other Top 10 Guilds are in the same position, and many large guilds have agreed.

-Executive Secretary: Then, goodbye.

-Executive Secretary: Ah, lastly, he says that if you want the war you like so much, he’ll accept it anytime. Please make a wise choice.

Kwaaang!! [Sound of something exploding]

“Kaiserrrrr!!!”

Everything he had built up by dedicating his life was collapsing like a sandcastle in an instant.

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