The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 313

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Guardian Quest.

It was literally a dedicated quest that appeared to Guardians. But its meaning was far more than just that.

‘It means there has to be a narrative substantial enough to warrant a Guardian Quest.’

It was a quest that virtually only appeared to Divine Beasts, something that ordinary, low-intelligence Guardians would never experience.

Even Divine Beasts sometimes didn’t get one if they didn’t have a proper narrative.

‘But having a narrative is also a problem.’

Usually, Divine Beasts were high-dimensional beings, so experiencing something related to a narrative was as rare as picking a star from the sky.

As such, there was a huge gap between Divine Beasts that had completed a Guardian Quest and those that hadn’t.

Completing a narrative meant obtaining something symbolic of that Divine Beast.

‘Should I be happy about this…….’

However, Do-hyun’s expression was ambiguous.

The appearance of a Guardian Quest was a welcome event.

It was an opportunity for Charlie, who had already become much stronger, to leap forward once again.

Perhaps this time, he might truly regain the power of Knight Commander Charlie from his prime.

-Charlie…….

-Lizariza…….

The problem was that the narrative seemed to be deeply connected to the Arlen Disaster.

He hadn’t looked at the quest details yet, but he was certain without even looking.

‘If it’s related to the Demon Dragon Species, what else could it be?’

If so, was the enemy this time not just Garion?

He was already struggling with Garion, but now he had to face the Demon Dragon Species as well…….

‘It’s really getting worse and worse.’

The Forgotten Tomb was starting to look cute in comparison.

No, perhaps.

Preventing Garion from summoning the Demon Dragon Species might be the key to this攻略 [strategy].

‘No need to overthink it. Either way, the Seven Rivers will be here in a few hours.’

He didn’t know the exact strength of the other Seven Rivers, but just being on par with the Sword Emperor was proof enough that they were unbelievable monsters.

Even if the Demon Dragon Species descended, they and the Empire’s strongmen would be able to handle it.

The users’ job was to buy time for them to return.

[You have been taught more than half of Byran’s swordsmanship.]

Escaping this place was not far off, and his stats would increase, so it wasn’t hopeless.

However, what worried him was…….

‘What if the Guardian Quest is to catch the Demon Dragon Species? That would be a disaster.’

If something like that really came up as a quest, the difficulty would change to extreme.

And before that, he was immediately worried about Charlie.

Perhaps this time, he would learn the truth.

‘Hmm…….’

After thinking for a moment, Do-hyun reached out to the system window.

‘I’ll know once I check.’

As soon as he opened the quest window.

‘Huh?’

Do-hyun’s eyes widened.

Dawn of Light.

‘……I didn’t expect this.’

It was something Do-hyun had never expected.

At the same time, the communication orb rang.

[Successor, have you found a way out? The situation here is more serious than I thought…….]

When he checked the community at Gamilion’s urgent voice, he could see that it was truly a mess.

Garion was rampaging properly.

It was a difficult situation in many ways, but Do-hyun’s expression was subtle.

Do-hyun, looking back and forth between the Guardian Quest, ‘Dawn of Light,’ and the community, let out a groan.

‘Sigh, I don’t know if this will be a poison or a cure…… I’ll know soon enough.’

With that, Do-hyun gripped Byran’s sword.

For now, it was a priority to focus on learning Byran’s swordsmanship.

* * *

Meanwhile, the situation outside was a mess.

[A Veil of the Abyss has been created, and from now on, only one ‘party’ can challenge Garion.]

[Damaging or challenging Garion will delay the First Prince’s corruption.]

The Veil of the Abyss, where only one party could enter.

Garion was at least a named raid boss, so it was nearly impossible to catch him with just one party.

[The party that entered the Veil of the Abyss has been annihilated.]

[The First Prince’s corruption is in progress.]

[The current rate of the First Prince’s abyssal corruption is 56%.]

-Wow, it’s already 56%. It doesn’t seem like it’s been 2 hours.

-Seriously, isn’t this screwed up?

-No, isn’t now the time to focus on the New Continent?

-I heard the high rankers are rushing over, but at this rate, it looks like it’ll hit 100% before that.

-Who’s left in the Empire?

There were no users in the Empire who could stop Garion.

At that, the users expressed their bewilderment and difficulty, and some users expressed doubts.

-Is Garion that strong?

-Yeah;; He’s the Knight Commander of Arlen Castle, and his class is different from other knight castles.

-Charlie wasn’t that strong.

-That’s the tutorial. He got nerfed hard, but in terms of setting, he’s like the Empire’s sword.

-But even considering he’s a knight commander, Garion seems too strong. The video that came up was just crazy? He looks stronger than a legion commander.

-The black knight armor is crazy.

-No, but why did the Seven Rivers all disappear? How did they pull off this trick?

-The White Magic Tower Master’s disciple posted. He received a communication from the White Magic Tower Master, but when he opened his eyes, everyone had been moved to a remote island. It seems to take 3 more hours to return.

-Crazy;; That’s so meticulous.

All the users could do in this situation was hope that someone would do it.

At this moment, there was no such thing as jealousy or envy.

It was enough if anyone could delay the First Prince’s corruption.

-I’ll enter and come back.

-Ha…… I can’t help it. If it means enduring for more than 3 hours, wouldn’t it be something if we took turns entering?

-Everyone, just in case, leave all your precious equipment to your acquaintances and enter.

-What if they run away with it?

-Then you’ve lived your life in vain.

Some users sacrificed themselves to delay the corruption, taking into account the death penalty.

It was an unavoidable choice.

If the Empire became abyssal, then who knew what would happen to the game.

Then at that moment.

-Oh? Hey, the Kashin Church is here!

-Really??

-Yeah, I just saw fanatics moving towards the barrier, led by fanatics.

News that the Kashin Church had stepped in spread, and

[One party has entered the Veil of the Abyss.]

[The First Prince’s abyssal corruption is delayed.]

Soon after, a message popped up.

The Kashin Church had really entered the Veil of the Abyss.

At that, people couldn’t hide their swelling expectations.

-Isn’t the Kashin Church worth a try?

-Yeah, it’s almost at the level of the top 10 guilds. It was crazy when I saw it during the Top 10 Guild War.

-I’ve been saying that the fanatics are at the level of the top 10 guild masters, but you guys didn’t believe me, but now you admit it.

-There’s Harrington in the Kashin Church, too.

-I heard that the top executives of the Kashin Church are at the level of the vice masters of the top 10 guilds.

-Really, I don’t know about this.

As many as two top 10 guild master-level people in one party.

In addition, there were two top executives made up of vice master-level people.

With most of the strongmen having left for the New Continent, this was the best force that could be seen in the current Empire.

-It’s already been over 10 minutes.

-Crazy, it’s been over 20 minutes and the message still hasn’t popped up.

-Are they really catching him? Are they really going to catch him?

-Wow, it’s been over 30 minutes!!!

And as if to live up to that expectation, the Kashin Church had been holding out for 30 minutes already.

No, they were going beyond enduring and pushing forward.

[Black Knight Garion enters Phase 2.]

[Black Knight Garion enters the ‘???’ state.]

Because they had entered Phase 2 for the first time.

Maybe they’ll really catch him. Maybe the Kashin Church will do it.

It was when such expectations peeked out from the users’ swelling hearts.

[The party that entered the Veil of the Abyss has been annihilated.]

[As Black Knight Garion enters Phase 2, the First Prince’s corruption speed increases.]

[The First Prince’s corruption is in progress.]

[The current rate of the First Prince’s abyssal corruption is 60%.]

-Ah…….

-Aah…….

News of their glorious death spread as soon as they gained hope, and the atmosphere in the community cooled as if cold water had been poured on it.

To die as soon as they entered Phase 2.

There was no more hope.

-What about Myeolsal? Myeolsal is the only hope.

-Where’s the Kaiser party doing?

-They all went to the New Continent. There’s no news from Kaiser.

-No, why is everyone in the New Continent whenever something happens?

-Can’t help it. I didn’t know another legion commander raid would break out so soon after the last one. This is just like a natural disaster.

-Then what do we do? It’s already broken through 60%, and at this rate, the Empire is really doomed.

The top 10 guilds have been half-destroyed, and the NPC-affiliated high rankers are struggling.

Those who can be said to be the strongest users in existence are all in the New Continent, and even the Kashin Church is no match for Garion.

It was when the word ‘abandonment’ was floating to the surface in despair.

[One party has entered the Veil of the Abyss.]

[The First Prince’s abyssal corruption is delayed.]

A message that someone had entered suddenly popped up.

They were questioning it for a moment, but soon the identity was revealed.

And that identity was someone no one had expected.

-Hey, Sina’s here!

-Huh?

-Sina? The Blood Kill Guild?

-Wow, that’s right. Sina was there. I forgot because she was quiet after losing to Kaiser before.

The Blood Kill Guild.

Sina, the master of Blood Kill, the best assassination guild and one of the top 10 guilds.

Attention was focused on her appearance.

-Isn’t it worth a try if it’s a humanoid boss?

-Rather than a head-on battle, assassination is more likely.

-There’s no match for her in assassination. Honestly, Sina’s assassination is a cheat.

-Assassination didn’t work on Kaiser?

-That’s because Kaiser is really crazy. He needs to be checked to see if he’s using hacks.

-Anyway, you never know. It might work as a joker card.

If they can’t beat Garion in a head-on battle, let’s aim for a surprise attack.

It was impossible because of the Veil of the Abyss, but if they put the executives forward and used Sina’s specialty, Ghost Kill Annihilation?

The ultimate stealth that even legendary-level detection can’t sense.

-If you use your unique ability there, it’s over.

Since she can use such stealth three times in a row, she might really be a joker card.

It was when the users were excitedly talking.

[The party that entered the Veil of the Abyss has withdrawn.]

[The First Prince’s corruption is in progress.]

[The current rate of the First Prince’s abyssal corruption is 61%.]

-??

-Huh?

-What is this.

-????

The chat room froze for a moment at the news of the withdrawal that came less than a minute after entering.

All that came up were hooks as if they were absurd.

They were speechless at the withdrawal, which made the joker card and hope pale.

-It’s not even a death, but a withdrawal?

-At this point, didn’t they just run away as soon as they saw it?

-Did the assassination not work?

-Did they even try? This is just running away as soon as they saw their faces.

-Damn it. That’s what assassins are like. Petty bastards.

-Is there no one else? Is there really no one else to enter?

-The NPC-affiliated rankers have all been 털림 [defeated] now. The remaining ones seem to be trapped in the Magic Tower or the Knight Castle.

-I’m boycotting the Blood Kill Guild from now on.

-They should be kicked out of the top 10 guilds. Don’t those bastards have any pride?

It was only natural that the impatient users poured out a barrage of curses on the Blood Kill Guild out of betrayal.

But as time passed aimlessly like that, about 30 more minutes passed.

The users were soon able to find out why Sina had withdrawn.

They didn’t hear it through her or her acquaintances.

Ding-

There was no need for that.

[The First Prince’s abyssal corruption rate has exceeded 70%.]

[A change is occurring in the Veil of the Abyss.]

The moment the abyssal corruption exceeded 70%.

A change occurred in the barrier that was standing alone in the middle of the Empire.

The size of the barrier more than doubled, and although it was somewhat dark, the inside of the barrier could be seen.

The situation inside could be seen from outside the barrier.

[You have encountered Black Knight Garion.]

“Crazy…….”

“What is that.”

“Wow.”

“You’re telling me to catch that now?”

The users who saw the inside no longer blamed Sina.

Garion, who they faced directly, was beyond the realm of humans.

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