The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 301

301.

Annihilation.

The undisputed best player and strongest figure in God’s Ose, a fact universally acknowledged.

A monster of such unparalleled strength that rumors even suggest the Top 10 Guilds were formed to keep him in check.

So, when he declared war against the Aegis Alliance, no one was surprised.

“What will he show us this time?”

“Of course, the Execution Guild will win, right?”

“Even a dying fish puts up a fight, and the Aegis Alliance has three Top 10 Guilds… plus some large guilds ranked 11th to 20th, so it should be a decent fight.”

Victory wasn’t the point of curiosity.

After all, the Execution Guild’s triumph was practically a given.

Instead, people eagerly anticipated the spectacle Annihilation would deliver.

What kind of performance would this figure, the subject of so many wild rumors, put on?

How vast would the gap be between him and the other Top 10 Guild Masters?

-Crazy…

-No, is this even real?

I can confidently say that no one could have predicted this level of dominance.

└Is it true that Annihilation wiped out the entire alliance single-handedly?

└No, this is on a completely different level;;

└Top 10 Guilds? What are those? Looks like it’s just the Execution Guild and some kids at this point?

Of course, Annihilation didn’t literally fight every guild member alone.

Damian, realizing the alliance faced certain defeat if the major guilds prepared, took action.

└He didn’t film some 1 vs 100 stunt, but it seems Damian, Shao, and Leon formed a separate unit with a few executives at the forefront.

The only path to victory for the Aegis Leones Cheonoecheon Alliance, which had essentially become a disorganized mob.

Their best bet was to target Annihilation directly, a strategy that seemed reasonable on paper.

└Ah, so that’s why they fought in the New World.

└WTF, so they ambushed Annihilation while he was hunting?

└Wow, lololol, was Damian this pathetic? Get out of here, you dating sim [game genre] fans?

└He pretended to be such a manly man, wow, lololol. And he still lost even after doing that.

└What the hell did he do to lose? There was only Annihilation and his secretary there.

The problem was that Annihilation’s power exceeded all comprehension.

This only fueled the public’s curiosity.

Even with a dirty, pathetic, but supposedly sure-win strategy, how could they lose so decisively?

Fortunately, that curiosity was quickly satisfied.

└Hey, hey, crazy, a video just got uploaded.

└I’m going to watch it right away.

A video was uploaded to the Execution Guild’s official NewTube [in-game video platform] channel.

A short, 10-minute video titled ‘War Termination’.

Naturally, it showcased the battle, and with everyone’s attention focused on it, an explosive reaction followed.

└lololol I watched the video that was uploaded, and even Shao couldn’t get involved. He’s just standing behind Leon and Damian, getting their asses kicked 2 on 1, saying, ‘Oh no, oh no.’

└Wow, but the secretary is strong too. She’s slaughtering the executives by herself.

└Annihilation is legendary. He’s just overwhelming them in a 2 on 1? In terms of combination, isn’t the Leon and Damian combo almost the strongest in PVP [player versus player combat]?

└It’s a textbook combination. Damian is unrivaled as a tanker [character specialized in defense].

└That’s the strongest tanker…? It’s more like he’s just getting hit all day?

└Annihilation is unbelievably strong.

└No, even if Shao joined, they would have been crushed? They can’t even hold a candle to him, the two of them.

└That’s why he’s discreetly backing away and watching, lololol.

It was a truly overwhelming display.

No, could it even be called a battle? It was so one-sided.

Every time Annihilation swung his sword, Damian’s shield, supposedly the strongest, was torn apart, and Leon, a top-tier damage dealer, was utterly crushed.

It was clearly a 2 on 1, but it was a rare sight to see them looking desperate instead of Annihilation. Even the editing was so flashy that it sent shivers down your spine.

└Hey, the chilling thing is that Annihilation is only using one sword.

└Huh? Come to think of it, it’s true?

└WTF, lololol, how relaxed is he?

What’s even more surprising is that Annihilation is only wielding one greatsword out of his six swords.

Considering his unique ability, that means he hasn’t even used half of his power.

└Is Kaiser still stronger than Annihilation even after this? Is Kaiser still a god even after this?

└Kaiser > Top 10 Guilds might be true, but Annihilation is G.O.A.T [Greatest Of All Time].

└I’ll bet my left testicle that Kaiser will get iced immediately if he fights Annihilation.

└LOLOLOL

└Even if it’s the early Annihilation, the current Annihilation has no equal. He’s become even stronger since pioneering the New World; he’s really become a 괴수 [monster/beast].

└Wow, but I’m curious. If Kaiser had started from the beginning, what would their dynamic have been like?

└A 괴수 battle would have unfolded, lololol. But if it’s the current Annihilation, I think Annihilation would have won?

└I can’t even imagine Annihilation losing~

└Annihilation! Annihilation! Annihilation! Annihilation! Annihilation!

It was the moment when Annihilation reminded everyone of his position once again.

* * *

After such a series of bombshell news, the bustling days passed.

As time flew by like an arrow, about a week had passed.

[Using Hero Skill ‘Acceleration’.]

[Attack speed and movement speed increase for 40 seconds.]

Kuaaaack! Kueeeck!

Koo-oong!

In a field, a man wearing a black mask and a black robe was swinging his sword like crazy.

A middle-aged knight and a dwarf wearing robes, who were watching from behind, said with a sullen look.

-M, Master. Take it easy.

-Hmm… He’s going all out again today.

-Lizariza.

It was Charlie and Jihad.

Do-hyun, who had been tormented and reached his limit of stress, was venting his anger on innocent (?) monsters under the pretext of testing his skills.

“Hoo.”

How long had it been since he had committed such an untimely massacre?

Do-hyun, who had swept away all the monsters in the vicinity, had a refreshed face.

How tired he had been from being surrounded by people and tormented by crazy people.

It felt so refreshing; hunting is the best in times like these.

‘Acceleration is more useful than I thought.’

In particular, the explosive speed when used with Lightning Dragon Descent gave him a strange sense of liberation.

He understood why the Lightning Emperor was so obsessed with speed.

Thanks to that, his stress was relieved even better.

‘I’m glad they don’t follow me to the field.’

Perhaps because the fanatic was from Kaiser’s guardian angel days in Demonic Realm Locke [previous game].

He had a value system of only clearing the way in the city or punishing heretics from behind, but not getting involved in the field.

Thanks to that, ironically, the only space where he could breathe became the field.

As a result of rampaging for a week, he was able to grow explosively.

[Player: Kaiser]

[Level: 95]

[HP: 13,650 / 14,910]

[MP: 6,960 / 9,030]

[Stamina: 1,930 / 2,750]

[Class: Last Adventurer [Successor of Kasiyar]]

[Title (24)]

-Maximum Favorability from the Start?

-First Slayer

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[Stats]

[Strength: 220(+272)]> [Agility: 220(+262)]>

[Constitution: 5(+296)]> [Sense: 75(+255)]>

[Mana: 150(+241)]>

Remaining Points: 10

Now, MP was approaching 10,000, and HP was approaching 15,000.

He already had 24 titles.

He could definitely feel that he had grown as much as his stats differed.

‘Level 95… The leveling speed is definitely slowing down.’

The only downside was that experience points were not increasing well.

It was said that it usually takes several months to go from level 90 to level 100, and that wasn’t wrong.

At this rate, even Do-hyun would take more than a month.

If calculated from level 90, it seemed like it would take almost two months.

[Jihad LV47]

[Charlie LV48]

‘I wonder if these guys will reach level 70 first.’

Thanks to the Proof of Bond, only those guys were having a blast.

One unique thing was that Charlie had now surpassed Jihad’s level.

-I’m… I’m the senior…

-Lizariza.

It was no secret that Eliza comforted Jihad, who was so dejected that he was in despair, for 30 minutes.

Do-hyun was secretly jealous, but it was a good thing.

The growth of those guys was no different from his own increase in power.

Especially in a situation like now.

‘Annihilation had a war with Damian and those guys.’

The video was too short and only showed overwhelming slaughter, so he couldn’t see his proper skills, but one thing was certain.

The modifier of the strongest man in God’s Ose was not lacking at all.

Moreover, that wasn’t even his full power.

‘Come to think of it, I’ve never heard of Annihilation losing to anyone in Demonic Realm Locke.’

Except for boss raids.

He officially held an undefeated record in player versus player combat.

He was even stronger than before, so he truly had no equal.

-That man’s sword is dangerous. It’s a sword that has completely broken away from form.

That was what the Sword Emperor said one day in Demonic Realm Locke when he was teaching about the Law of the Jungle.

‘That was the first time he said another user’s sword was dangerous.’

It was also the first and last time.

As a guy who was at the top in terms of swordsmanship, he had never used the expression ‘dangerous’ except for the strongest swordsman NPCs [non-player characters] like the Sword Emperor or Sword Saint.

Now that he had a taste for swordsmanship, he felt like he knew the meaning a little bit.

‘Annihilation, that guy doesn’t have any forms.’

Literally, there was no form.

If the Sword Emperor used the pinnacle of swordsmanship like art, Annihilation felt like he was just using the sword as a tool.

A tool that can effectively slaughter enemies.

‘He said he wields six swords.’

But that tool is very diverse and incredibly sharp.

While everyone was comparing him to himself and making a fuss, Do-hyun was actually curious.

He had never fought against that type before.

‘There’s still a long way to go, though.’

Of course, it was impossible right now, and rapid growth was the only answer.

In that sense…

[Golden Ticket]

[Grade: Legendary]

[Description: A ticket to enter the golden warehouse of the great Arnis Empire’s Imperial Family.

You can enter that place, which is full of various rare equipment, consumables, and materials, only once, and you can bring one thing you want.]

-The Golden Ticket is torn upon entry.

He was dying to use this right away.

A ticket to enter the Imperial Family’s golden warehouse!

He got something amazing from the Forgotten King’s Relic Warehouse, so what else would be in the Imperial Family’s warehouse?

He was already excited just imagining it.

But Do-hyun suppressed his desire to enter.

‘It’s too precious to use already.’

The Golden Ticket is a one-time item.

There was no reason to enter when he already had a good set of items and didn’t need anything right away.

It would be wise to use it later when he was lacking something or when he was in a critical situation where he had to raise his stats right away.

The Crystal of Destruction was also safely in his inventory for the same reason.

‘The main quest is also stopped right now… Raising my level is the best thing to do right now.’

With that, Do-hyun was about to wield the Heavenly Sword again to relieve his stress… no, to hunt.

Uwaaaaaaaah!

A thunderous shout was heard from afar.

It was in the direction of the city.

It wasn’t very far away, but it was quite a distance away, but the shout was so loud that it echoed.

‘What’s going on this time?’

Did Annihilation show up or something?

He was wondering why this hadn’t happened in the past week.

In the end, Do-hyun couldn’t resist his curiosity and stepped into the city, and he quickly found out the reason.

“…His Highness is coming!”

“Everyone, clear the way!”

A young man confidently walking at the front, protected by numerous knights.

A sharp impression where the blood on his face couldn’t be more fitting.

A lithe and sturdy body that gave off the feeling of a martial artist, and an atmosphere that gave off a somewhat eerie feeling.

“Wow, crazy… That’s the guy, right? I can’t believe the day has come when I’ll actually see him.”

“How many months did it take this time?”

At this moment, Do-hyun also observed them with the same heart as the users.

A bitter smile spread across Do-hyun’s lips.

[Rior de Arnis]

The name that floated above the man.

It was the name of the tyrannical First Prince.

‘Finally.’

The First Prince has entered the city after completing his subjugation mission.