The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 322

322.

[‘Option Devour’ is activated.]

[Devours the ‘Execution’ option of the Sword of Execution and grants it to Thousand Transformations.]

‘Wow, this is seriously overpowered.’

It shone even brighter because the ability he wielded happened to be a weapon option, but even considering that, it was an incredible ability.

The biggest factor in determining a weapon’s grade is the option.

To devour one more of those options was practically the same as raising the grade of Thousand Transformations.

[You can devour the option imbued in the weapon of a target who has crossed weapons with you for more than 3 seconds.]

[The devoured option can be granted to Thousand Transformations and maintained until the end of the battle.]

[Can only be used once a day per target, and if you devour another option, the previously devoured option disappears.]

[Warning! If the option is of a higher grade than the existing grade of Thousand Transformations, the effect may be halved, or devouring may be impossible depending on the difference.]

‘The disadvantage is that the activation condition is tricky…’

In battle, 3 seconds is longer than you can imagine.

Even the Execution God’s Cross only binds the feet for 2 seconds, but you have to cross weapons with the weapon you want to devour for a whole 3 seconds?

If the opponent knows the activation condition, it’s easy to break.

But on the other hand…

‘It means it’s all good if they don’t know the condition.’

It’s not for nothing that Do-hyun was so focused on Byran’s swordsmanship.

He was trying to show respect because he saw ‘that’ while experiencing Byran’s will, but it was also to stimulate his arrogance and keep his sword crossed for a long time.

As a result.

[Using Execution.]

[Deals 1,000% amplified damage, and the damage ignores the target’s defense.]

KWA-BOOM!

[Kuh-AHK!]

Was it because he was stunned?

“Oh, is this how you do it?”

Garrion, who futilely allowed the lightly swung sword to hit him, let out a terrible scream.

He belatedly tried to block it, but he couldn’t block it completely, and he was exposed to the energy.

[Black Knight Garrion’s health is below 20%.]

With just that, his health dropped to 20% at once.

Considering that he had only been able to shave off about 2% so far, 8% of damage was dealt with one Execution.

It was an absurdly powerful force.

“Wow, your weapon is awesome.”

[……Gritting.]

When I mocked Garrion, who was panting and covered in wounds, a chilling sound rang out as if his teeth were breaking.

And then a bizarre voice followed.

[I can’t understand… It’s a weapon that only those who have contracted with me and become one with me can wield.]

It was the voice of the Demon Dragon.

Garrion, who had calmed his boiling emotions in the meantime, clicked his tongue and continued.

[…I don’t know what trick you’re playing, Kaiser, but it won’t work twice.]

He wasn’t just saying that.

He was only caught off guard because he never thought that he would use his ability in reverse.

Now that he knew, he wouldn’t allow it.

The only things that could offset Execution were the Light of Dawn and magic power that overwhelmed him.

Or the power of the same Execution.

Perhaps from now on, he will use it to offset the power of Execution when he uses it.

‘That’s what I want.’

Of course, it didn’t matter to Do-hyun.

The reason why that guy was an unkillable boss was not only because of his overwhelming strength, but also because of the large part Execution played.

Since he had sealed that Execution, it was as if he had finally met the equal conditions.

Of course, he only met the conditions, but it wasn’t equal.

‘Even if I come back this strengthened, the gap is big.’

Even he is getting stronger and stronger.

The assimilation rate was increasing as the battle dragged on.

Even the remaining 20% of his health was more than Do-hyun’s full health, so he didn’t have any advantageous physical conditions.

[I will tear you apart and kill you, Kaiser. Even if you wield the power of Execution, do you think you can handle me, who has merged with the Demon Dragon of Darkness!]

Kwaang!

Rather, the momentum of the enraged guy was fierce, making the situation only worse.

A crater was created on the ground just by kicking the ground, and the sword of darkness in his hand was still ominous.

It’s so eerie that it feels like his neck will be cut off right away if he stretches out his sword like that.

But.

“Well, I don’t think it’s too early to say that.”

[……What?]

“Who said I only have one ability?”

Do-hyun smiled.

Thousand Transformations has a total of two options.

Of course, there were also two options that were enhanced when he reached +15.

As Do-hyun smiled and reached out his hand, Garrion swung his sword with a fierce look.

[……Too late!]

He didn’t know what strange trick he was trying to pull, but his sword was faster.

That’s what he thought.

[……What is this?]

Until the sword stopped in the same posture as it was swung, as if it was blocked by something huge.

No, this wasn’t the feeling of being blocked.

Rather, it was as if the direction of gravity had changed…

‘Something is pulling it?’

An unknown energy was snatching the sword as if trying to take it away.

When he instinctively looked ahead at the incomprehensible situation, he saw Do-hyun, who was raising the corners of his mouth as if he was happy to die.

He was just reaching out his hand.

[Activating the additional effect of the enhanced ‘Ego’.]

Ego.

An option that returns to Do-hyun’s hand in response to the owner’s call, wherever it is.

[The weapon of the opponent who devoured the option recognizes you as the owner.]

[While devouring the opponent’s option, you can apply the effect of ‘Ego’.]

[Activating ‘Ego’.]

[Warning! The effect may be halved or the activation may be canceled depending on the difference with the target.]

That ability was also being applied to the weapon of the opponent who was devoured by Do-hyun.

It seemed that he couldn’t summon it completely because of the big difference with Garrion, but this was enough.

Just being able to exert control meant that there were endless ways to utilize it.

[Activating ‘Ego’.]

[……Huh?]

When Do-hyun flicked his hand to the opposite side, Garrion’s center of gravity momentarily shook greatly.

He was trying to hold on so that he wouldn’t lose his weapon, but suddenly the force was concentrated in the opposite direction, causing his center of gravity to shift.

Clang-!

Do-hyun frowned as he swung his sword at Garrion, who had fallen sideways like that.

“Ugh, look how hard it is. It sounds like I’m hammering steel.”

[You son of a bitch……!]

“Hey, hey, you have to hold on to your sword tightly.”

Garrion, who was angry, tried to counterattack, but Do-hyun’s hand was faster.

[Activating ‘Ego’.]

Whir-

[……Keuh-Heok!]

Using Ego in the opposite direction to where he was trying to move, and countering the guy whose center was collapsing.

Clang!

“Oh, this time it went in a bit heavier.”

Is this when you use the phrase that the hand feel is chewy [a phrase used to describe a satisfying feeling when hitting something]?

[You goddamn son of a bitch dares to……!!!]

When I smiled at the tingling vibration, Garrion, who was angry to the top of his head, roared and swung his sword wildly.

At first glance, it seemed like he was out of his mind with anger, but this was a wise decision.

Rather than being read by moving simply, it was a high-level trick to swing it randomly and make it unpredictable.

“No way.”

But Do-hyun wasn’t someone who would be fooled by such a shallow trick.

Who is Do-hyun?

The user who proudly took first place in that luck-based game with the worst luck.

Among them, the man who was called a genius of timing.

[Activating ‘Ego’.]

Whir- Kwang!

[Keo, Keoheok……!]

Whizz- Kwaang!

[Kkeue……!]

Sreuk, Kwang!

[Kkeuheok!]

Even in the midst of a barrage that had no set rhythm, he activated Ego at a ghostly accurate timing and delivered a counter.

‘What is this nonsense……!’

Even after being hit, he didn’t understand, so he tried mixing in swordsmanship in the middle…

[Activating ‘Ego’.]

[Using Byran’s Swordsmanship, Second Form ‘Umbrella Rain’.]

In that case, Do-hyun would respond with swordsmanship and activate Ego.

Whether he competed with momentary speed, used swordsmanship, or tried to attack with a barrage, nothing worked.

Was this how it felt to be the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal [Sun Wukong, a powerful monkey deity] on the Buddha’s palm [a metaphor for being trapped and controlled]?

‘Left? Or right?’

All his psychology was being read by him.

A sense of helplessness that he would never be able to escape from his palm no matter what he did.

Slowly, but surely.

He was being swallowed up by that man.

‘Yeah, it was left after all!’

Even if he was lucky enough to read his move, which was very rare, it was the same.

[Using Parry.]

[Deflects the attack.]

[Activating ‘Ego’.]

[Keoheok!]

Because he would return to square one after the parry that followed immediately after performing the counter as if he had expected it.

[Activating Sword Aura.]

[Activating Fierce Strike.]

[The energy of Fierce Strike is contained in the sword.]

…

[Five Strike stack.]

Furthermore, Do-hyun was even pushing forward by mobilizing Sword Aura and Fierce Strike.

[Damage is stacked.]

[The movement distance of Fierce Strike increases depending on the stack.]

[You can continue Fierce Strike if used within 1 second.]

Kwaang! Kwang!

‘……Is he really just an apostle?’

His head was already complicated, but he was being pushed back every time he was hit by a counter, making him dizzy.

The sound of hitting the armor, which had felt light at first, was now so heavy that it made his head ring.

And the power is getting stronger and stronger.

-……What are you doing, Garrion!!

In a situation where his head was ringing.

The Demon Dragon’s scolding voice echoed in his head, but Garrion had no other choice.

Attack? He gave up on that a long time ago.

[Activating ‘Ego’.]

Even if he tried to focus only on defense, that heterogeneous energy that followed like a ghost interfered.

If he tried to block his head, the sword would automatically go down, and if he tried to lift it to the side, it would soar upwards, leaving his vitals exposed.

Like being swept away by a strong river, he couldn’t resist the laws of nature.

-……I shouldn’t have handed over control.

He couldn’t hand over control to the Demon Dragon either.

Once he changed the control of his body, he couldn’t change it for an hour.

He stepped up because Kaiser’s skills were excellent, so he was more proficient in psychological warfare and swordsmanship, but rather, that became a bad move.

‘……Am I going to lose like this? Me?’

What has he been suffering for?

The day his family was destroyed in his childhood, before he was even 10 years old.

He has lived his whole life to take revenge on those damn imperial bastards.

Fortunately, he met people who would help him, made a contract with the Demon Dragon, and was able to carry out his work without suspicion thanks to his stupid lord.

‘It’s been 40 years. I’ve been waiting for 40 years like that.’

Now that the moment to fulfill his wishes is right in front of him.

Is he going to collapse so futilely like this?

‘That can’t happen!’

But how?

[Activating ‘Ego’.]

Kwaang!

Can he escape from that monster’s clutches?

He’s already being swallowed up and can only be beaten like a dog on Boknal [Dog Meat Soup Day, a Korean day where dogs are traditionally eaten, implying a helpless situation].

[Health is below 15%.]

His health has only decreased by 5% so far.

But this was only a matter of time.

5% decreased in 10 minutes, so what about after 30 minutes or 1 hour? Will his body be able to withstand it then?

No, at this rate, it wouldn’t be strange if he died before that.

Kwang! Kwaang! Kwang!

‘Once is enough. If I can just get out of this situation once…….’

Once a flow is caught, the rhythm is broken.

If he could make him stop for just 2 seconds… no, even 1 second, there was a possibility.

And he was able to come up with that number surprisingly quickly.

-……What are you doing, Garrion. Have you forgotten that you have some of my authority?

‘I know that too. But right now, with Execution being used by him, what can I do if your precious wings and authority don’t work?’

This was a fact that even Do-hyun didn’t know.

What he thought was a countermeasure against Execution, an unblockable ability, was actually being applied as a perfect counter.

If his authority had worked properly, Garrion wouldn’t have been so helpless.

-You’re frustrating. Although the difference in power may exist depending on the degree of fusion… you can use all the authority I used while controlling your body.

‘Who doesn’t know that…….’

……All authority?

Garrion’s eyes flashed at the memory that flashed through his mind for a moment.

There was one.

An authority that he could use against him, and a clever trick to overcome this situation.

[Black Knight Garrion uses ‘Inner Darkness’.]

The moment Garrion’s black eyes met Do-hyun’s eyes.

Stood still.

For the first time, Do-hyun’s hand stopped.

It wasn’t just his hand that stopped.

His sword, which had been swung incessantly, and his feet, which had been showing off dazzling steps.

It stopped as if time had stopped.

The only thing that moved was his shaking pupils.

[Keuheuhe…… Kehahahaha!! I got you!]

Garrion let out a sneering laugh at that.

[The target who is caught in the illusion experiences the trauma deep inside. This includes traumas that the target does not remember.]

Although it resulted in awakening Charlie, it was an authority that left him with a big scar.

-Humans are truly unique. They persevere through any adversity and hardship, but they also collapse with just one trivial memory.

As the Demon Dragon’s bitter voice rang in his head, Garrion tore his lips wide open.

[That’s what humans are, Demon Dragon. Trauma can make humans strong, or it can make them infinitely weak sandcastles.]

Then, Garrion took a step forward and looked at Do-hyun strangely as if to penetrate him.

[Let’s see what you are like… Kaiser.]

Whether it will be the former or the latter.

Well, judging from his trembling eyes and clenched fists, it seems like it will be the latter.
Garrion spread his hands wide as if he was very much looking forward to what deep wounds that monster in the guise of an apostle would have.

Then, the vision was soon dyed darkly.

[Looking into the target’s trauma.]

This is a world created by the trauma that is deeply buried in Do-hyun’s heart.

Soon, Garrion’s eyes, which had been slowly closed, trembled as he opened them.

[……?]

His jaw was slowly dropping as if countless hooks were floating above his head.

What made Garrion so embarrassed was…

Clang-!

“Ughhhhh! It exploded again!!”

Tting-

“Damn it!! Why is it bricks again! It was yellow yesterday, but this time it’s red? What is this, red bricks or yellow bricks! Are you just filming a ghost story?”

Chrararak-

“Please legendary… please legendary… no, even hero, please… Ah, damn it!!!! Why is it a normal skill again!! It’s magic powder!! You said the probability goes up, why doesn’t it go up for me, why!!”

“Hey, are you crying? You crazy… is this bastard really crying?”

What unfolded before his eyes was the scene of countless card openings, bricks, and weapon destruction.

Bang-! Bang!

Numerous weapons exploded like fireworks and decorated the sky,

“Ughhhhh!! Damn it!!”

Each time, a cry of resentment echoed.

Scenes of failing to open cards followed…

And scenes of colorful bricks flying and colleagues playing rock-paper-scissors and playing the destruction king.

[What the hell is this……]

……Is this trauma?

Garrion, an NPC, was mumbling blankly at the trauma that he couldn’t even imagine.

“……Gave it.”

Garrion came to his senses at the low, sunken bass.

Do-hyun, who had escaped from the shock of the trauma, was looking at him with murderous eyes.

He was constantly muttering something…

“……You have insulted me.”

[……?]

It was a reaction that he couldn’t understand at all, but one thing was certain.

[Using Lightning Dragon Descent.]

—–!

A roar that seemed to tear the world apart.

Lightning in the shape of a dragon struck down silently in a world where his ears were deafened.

Pajijik.

[The power of the Lightning Dragon dwells in your body, increasing all speeds for 100 seconds.]

[The power of lightning dwells within you, and there is an extremely low probability of inflicting ‘electrocution’ damage upon impact.]

[You can use ‘Lightning Teleport’ twice within the duration.]

“……You touched something you shouldn’t have.”

That Do-hyun, who was covered in lightning, was angrier than ever.

[…….]

Garrion, who unintentionally succeeded in provoking him properly, moved his lips several times and then closed them.

Garrion decided to give up thinking.