The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 37

37.

I wonder how many more of these ‘honey tips’ [hidden advantages or secrets] are hidden.

Thinking about it just made me laugh.

I wanted to enjoy this thrill a bit more, but unfortunately, I had to postpone it for later.

Kieeeeee!

[The dungeon boss ‘Goblin Chieftain’ is enraged.]

The Goblin Chieftain was furious that even the elite soldiers were killed, and the human he was trying to kill disappeared in vain.

Beating his chest and screaming, he was more like an orangutan than a goblin.

……Come to think of it, he doesn’t use weapons and just throws punches, and his haphazard fighting style resembles a gorilla.

Maybe he’s a boss based on a gorilla.

‘That’s not important.’

Putting such rational thoughts aside for a moment, Dohyun grabbed his greatsword.

The Assassin’s Dagger is not needed yet.

[Warrior Set is applied.]

[Applies the ‘Intimidation’ status to the Goblin Chieftain.]

[The enraged Goblin Chieftain resists ‘Intimidation.’ The effect of ‘Intimidation’ is nullified.]

[7% additional damage is applied to Goblin types.]

Rather, he just needs a greatsword to deliver a stronger burst of damage.

‘Still, he’s different because he’s a boss.’

It was a futile intimidation, but it wasn’t entirely ineffective.

The Goblin Chieftain’s momentum became even more violent, perhaps because he was angry that someone dared to intimidate him.

Perhaps that’s why.

Paang!

The Goblin Chieftain charged first.

I don’t know where that elastic force comes from in that heavy mass of blubber, but it was an explosive charge.

If you were hit by that charge, which was like a tank, you would almost certainly be smashed into a wall.

But such a charge is fast and powerful, but weak against left and right movements.

So, the standard move here is to dodge to the side, but…….

[Using skill ‘Backstab’.]

[A mark is created on the Goblin Chieftain for a certain period of time.]

Dohyun chose to attack instead of dodging.

That was the best route for both evasion and attack.

Kireek!?

The Goblin Chieftain, surprised that Dohyun suddenly disappeared right in front of him, tried to stop, but he couldn’t overcome his size and crashed into the wall.

Kwaaaang!

Kireuk…….

The chieftain, who raised his body while stirring up dust with a roar, was holding his head.

It seems he couldn’t overcome the speed and hit his head first.

[The Goblin Chieftain is stunned for 3 seconds.]

3 seconds.

It’s time to barely rotate one or two skills, but that time was enough for Dohyun.

Whoosh- Bbaak!

As he jumped up and kicked him with a flying knee, his huge body floated.

The flying knee kick performed with the strength of 88 was a better weapon than anything else.

Kuaaa!

Dohyun, who saw the chieftain slammed into the wall once again, gathered his breath.

And then a barrage of attacks!

Peopeopeopeok!

‘It’s better to land two punches than swing a sword once.’

When putting in free damage in a short time like now, quantity was more important than quality.

One blow would be stronger with a greatsword, but wouldn’t it be comparable to three punches?

[HP: 23,913 / 30,000]

[The Goblin Chieftain is released from the ‘stun’ status.]

Dohyun, who had knocked down over 4,000 in an instant, rolled to the side and swung his greatsword without losing.

The chieftain was hit hard and was barely released from the stun, but as a huge sword flew from an unseen place, the chieftain was startled and raised his arm to block it.

Originally, he should have avoided it, but it was impossible to make a rational judgment when a sword suddenly flew from an invisible place.

Bbaak-.

Kueeee!

The chieftain screamed, grabbing his wrist, which was dangling as if his arm was broken.

Certainly, because he was a boss, it didn’t end with his arm being cut off, but only with a broken bone.

Still, it seemed like it hurt really badly, to the point where I felt sorry for him crying and snotting, but Dohyun was merciless.

Bbagak!

Kieeee!

He struck the wrist with his greatsword once again.

Originally, the best weakness is the injured area. There is nothing more painful than being hit again in a painful place.

[HP: 16,434 / 30,000]

Now, with less than 20,000 health, he must have felt that something was wrong.

Ki…… Kireuk……!

The chieftain, who looked like an orangutan with intermittent explosive disorder, took a step back for the first time.

It is rare for a boss to run away at times like this, but the ‘coward’ trait, which had been submerged in revenge due to too much pain, raised its head.

He was big, so he quickly widened the distance, but Dohyun just watched.

‘Backstab.’

Because I could narrow it down at once anyway.

[Reuses skill ‘Backstab’.]

[The next strike is strengthened in proportion to the mark.]

Kieek!?

The chieftain was startled as if he had seen a ghost when Dohyun appeared from behind even though he had clearly run away, and he fell on his butt.

Dohyun stabbed the chieftain’s belly.

[Deals a critical blow.]

[Critical Hit!]

Kueeeeeee!

Then, a scream erupted that was incomparable to anything before.

Even Dohyun frowned at the sound, but he understood when he saw the damage.

[HP: 7,214 / 30,000]

‘Wow…… does it hit this much?’

Because he cut down about 10,000 with one attack.

To be exact, it should be seen as about 9,000, but even so, it was enormous damage.

It was a critical blow, and an absurd deal really exploded.

Dohyun had a bewildered look on his face.

‘This X-fraudulent skill…… Isn’t the assassin the strongest at this level?’

For a moment, I thought that, but in fact, this was possible because of Dohyun’s raw damage rather than the skill being fraudulent.

It deals a blow in proportion to the damage accumulated on the mark, and the damage Dohyun accumulates on the mark is absurd.

Dohyun knew that very well.

However, there is a big difference in accepting what you know and what you actually experience.

Kieek! Kieek!

The chieftain stepped back, shedding tears and snot.

It wasn’t a good sight to see him running away as if he was acting out while falling down, but the chieftain, who felt that much fear, didn’t care about his image.

The chieftain, who had successfully widened the distance while Dohyun was distracted for a moment, stood up and clashed his fists.

[Entering Phase 2.]

[Trait ‘Selfish Defense’ is activated.]

[The boss ‘Goblin Chieftain’ ignores physical attacks until he takes a certain amount of magic damage.]

Selfish defense.

It was the moment when the fraudulent trait that counters all physical dealers and makes you swear finally activated.

From the chieftain’s point of view, Dohyun looked like a swordsman no matter how you looked at it. And swordsmen are physical dealers.

Kireureuk! Kireuk!

Did he think he had won with this?

A broad smile spread across the Goblin Chieftain’s face.

The goblin’s smile, still covered in tears and snot, was quite unpleasant and vile.

“7,000…… I’ve cut it down more than I thought. Thanks to you, I’ll cut it down quickly.”

Kireuk……?

Until Dohyun’s words continued.

He couldn’t understand the meaning of the words, but the chieftain, who had lived as a coward, had a sense of it.

An unknown sense of unease sprouted in Dohyun’s calm appearance.

‘Will it be cut down with four bleeds? Or five?’

Originally, the Goblin Chieftain’s selfish defense is activated when his HP reaches 50%.

But thanks to cutting it down to 30% with Backstab, the amount to be cut down has been significantly reduced.

I was prepared to use Bleeding ten times, but at this rate, it seemed like it would be resolved with a maximum of five times.

Seureung-.

[Using skill ‘Bleeding’.]

[Upon the next attack, the ‘Bleeding’ status is applied to the target.]

“Let’s see how well it works.”

“Ki…… Kireureuk…….”

Is it just my imagination that the Goblin Chieftain’s eyes looking at the dagger are pitiful?

Perhaps if someone had seen this sight, they would have shaken their heads.

* * *

[The dungeon boss ‘Goblin Chieftain’ has been defeated.]

[You have cleared the dungeon.]

[Would you like to harvest the Goblin Chieftain’s Essence Orb?]

[As a harvest reward, you will acquire the Goblin Chieftain’s sturdy leather belt, Goblin Chieftain’s leather, and 2 gold.]

[Recorded in the Book of Adventures.]

[Level up.]

[Dagger skill proficiency has increased.]

[Dagger skill proficiency has reached LV5.]

Dohyun, who saw the message, shook off the dagger and put it back into his inventory.

Dohyun’s expression was bright.

“Wow, the bleeding damage is more than I thought.”

That’s because he expected up to five times, but he caught the boss with only five bleeds.

With only bleeding damage.

This was a huge deal.

Even though he was a boss with defense and self-healing, he cut down 7,000 health with five bleeds.

‘Is this the power of bleeding stacking?’

It was the result of high raw stats, vital strikes, and stacking combined.

Thanks to this, the Goblin Chieftain had to die withering away for 1 minute without being able to cancel his selfish defense.

A miserable end befitting a coward who had been abandoned until all his comrades died.

[Goblin Chieftain’s Sturdy Leather Belt]

[Grade: Rare]

[Description: A leather belt worn by the Goblin Chieftain. It is made sturdy enough to withstand his heavy weight.]

[Level Restriction: 20]

[Wearing Restriction: None]

[Physical Defense: 70]

[Magic Defense: 60]

-Strength + 1

-Stamina + 2

“Wow, the reward is good. It’s a rare occurrence that all the items drop.”

A rare belt drop in the second dungeon.

It was one of the most probable events in Dohyun’s game life. Even the belt part was perfect.

‘It’s about time to change it.’

The belt he was wearing was a Goblin Leather Belt.

It was a situation where he was just wearing it because he had received it after clearing a normal quest in Arde [a location in the game], so he was just wearing it because he was disappointed.

It was a disappointing situation compared to all other parts being of rare grade or higher.

With this, all parts could be neatly matched to rare ~ rare+ grade.

Dohyun immediately replaced the item without hesitation.

[Unlocking the item reduces stamina by 1.]

[Strength increases by +1.]

[Stamina increases by +2.]

Dohyun smiled with satisfaction after confirming that his strength had increased by 1 and his stamina had increased by 1 in total.

I looked to see if there were any more rewards, but unfortunately, there was only one item dropped.

‘It would have been better if there was a time limit.’

The time limit ranks the speed at which raids or dungeons are cleared.

However, this time limit was not a system that existed in all dungeons.

Depending on the dungeon, there are places where it exists and places where it doesn’t.

I couldn’t draw an exact standard, but generally, dungeons with elite-grade or higher bosses were abundant.

‘Well, this place is a bit easy.’

I was more disappointed because I enjoyed the rewards in Arde, but when I thought about it, it wasn’t bad.

I also fought with PK [Player Killer] criminals, and the speed was slowed down because I was hiding my strength while clearing.

I wouldn’t have been able to get first place anyway.

And if I had gotten first place, wouldn’t the reward have gone to those guys?

‘I can’t see that.’

I could never allow the reward to go to the guys who were trying to backstab me.

And…….

‘There are still rewards left.’

Dohyun smiled and walked forward.

After walking about 30m, there were 3 items with a subtle light around him.

Dohyun reached out to the largest of them.

[Acquire the item dropped by the player.]

[Would you like to check the dropped item?]

Dohyun smiled and answered after checking the message.

“Uh.”

It was time to check the harvest obtained by teaching the backstabbers a lesson.