The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 42

Part 42 of Season 2.

Periel’s Gift – Gale.

The power of Periel’s spirit magic contained in an enchantment.

‘I wonder how good it will be.’

Since it’s an enchantment, there’s a limit no matter how high the grade or how rare it is, so I don’t expect anything amazing, but who is Periel?

She is, no less, a high-level spirit of nature.

As the spirit magic of the first high-level spirit, it would be a lie to say I wasn’t looking forward to it.

I was originally going to use it when fighting Ibak, but I didn’t have the chance to use it, which was a shame.

‘An opportunity has come like this.’

Dohyun smiled and held Cheonbyeon [his sword] to the side.

There also happens to be an opponent who is not enough even if I do my best.

I was determined to properly test how far I could reach when I gave it my all.

And that wasn’t just Dohyun.

[Guardian ‘Jihad Black’ summons the undead.]

[All are judged as one entity using Legion Manipulation.]

[More than 50% of the undead in the legion are judged to be monsters from the lower city. Mana consumption is reduced.]

[The 1st Legion Commander, ‘Agony’, has been summoned.]

…….

[The 2nd Legion Commander, ‘Uger’, has been summoned.]

[Used Undead Weapon Creation.]

Grrr- Grrr-

Clatter- Clatter. Ugh-ugh-

Jihad’s undead legions, led by Agony and Uger, stood with weapons from the start.

[Uses Light Sword – Dawn’s Light.]

[Dawn’s light dwells in Charlie de Ravion’s sword.]

Charlie was also manifesting the Sword of Light right away.

Charlie’s Sword of Light was a little different from before.

It was still the same in that the intensity and size of the light were small, but it was clearer and darker.

His skill hadn’t improved.

[Charlie de Ravion’s legendary exclusive equipment, ‘Symbol of Light’, is activated.]

[The Will of Light is activated.]

[Has high resistance to darkness and the abyss. In addition, abnormal conditions received when engaging in battle with them are reduced by 80%.]

[The Owner of Light is activated.]

[Light attribute affinity increases, and all light-related effects handled by the wearer increase by 30%.]

It was the effect of Charlie’s exclusive equipment, the Symbol of Light, being activated.

‘Judging by the fact that it’s activated, does that mean that guy is related to darkness or the abyss?’

Considering that the unidentified egg hasn’t reacted yet, the probability is high that it’s the former, but you never know.

The egg seemed to react only when directly facing the energy of the abyss.

-I’m ready, Master.

-This humble sword is also ready, Lord.

Lastly, behind the two guys exuding intense momentum…….

-Liza!

Eliza narrowed her eyes with a rare serious face and stretched her shoulders above Jihad’s head.

Everyone is fully equipped.

‘I can’t lose either.’

Dohyun smiled at that and stretched Cheonbyeon forward.

—!

As if that were a signal, a blue thunder dragon falling from the ceiling covered the surrounding area.

[Used Thunder Dragon Advent.]

[The power of the Thunder Dragon dwells within the body, increasing all speeds for 100 seconds.]

[The power of lightning dwells within, and can inflict ‘electrocution’ damage upon impact with an extremely low probability.]

[You can use ‘Thunderbolt Movement’ twice within the duration.]

Spark- Spark-

Was it because he felt a sense of incongruity in Dohyun’s appearance, with blue sparks flying from his hair to his toes?

The Eternal Knight, who had been approaching slowly with a relaxed gait, stopped for the first time.

Swish.

The momentum of the guy who was staring at Dohyun blankly suddenly surged.

The eyes that saw him as a trivial prey are as sharp as looking at a beast that has invaded his territory.

Clear hostility.

[The Unfortunate Hero reveals hostility.]

[The Unfortunate Hero is wary.]

And it wasn’t just his eyes that revealed hostility.

[The Unfortunate Hero manifests the ‘Sword Aura of the Submerged Hero’.]

[Caution! If hit by the Sword Aura, you will take 200% fixed damage.]

The weapon the guy was holding was something long and blunt, and black light was rising from it in a crude but unique way.

‘That’s the Dark Elf’s Sword Aura…….’

The Elf’s Sword Aura is different from the Human’s Sword Aura.

In addition to being able to grant each attribute, it is possible to grant unique special effects according to the level of one’s soul.

In addition to the high affinity for nature, it is the decisive ability that made the Elves one of the three major races of Elanis [a fictional world].

Among them, if you have the title of hero, it is right to be given ridiculous abilities…….

[The Unfortunate Hero is not in a complete state, so the special effect of the aura is not activated.]

‘Isn’t it practically darkness coating?’

Now that he’s sealed is the perfect opportunity.

And Dohyun was confident in darkness coating.

[Sword Aura is affected by Darkness Coating and has Darkness properties.]

[The effects of Darkness properties are additionally applied.]

[Uses ‘Darkness Coating’ on the 1st Legion Commander, ‘Agony’.]

[The effect applies to all undead designated as legions.]

[Uses ‘Darkness Coating’ on the 2nd Legion Commander, ‘Uger’.]

[The effect applies to all undead designated as legions.]

Grrr- Grrr-!

Ugh-!

Darkness Coating was a skill that was included in all of Dohyun’s skills without exception, and was like his specialty.

Leaving behind the undead, who had become even more ferocious after being stained with darkness, Dohyun grabbed Cheonbyeon again and took a step forward.

[Uses Reverse Heaven – 1st Form, Beginning]

Dohyun, feeling the energy like a mountain taking its place inside, activated one more ability to avoid falling behind.

[Coats Cheonbyeon with Periel’s Gift – Gale.]

[The more you move, the stronger the energy of the gale becomes, and the faster the movement becomes.]

Dohyun smiled, feeling as if he was already lighter, and shouted.

“Let’s go all out, guys.”

-Roger!

-Yes, Lord.

-Lizariza!

The guardians and undead answered enthusiastically and were ready to jump out right away.

Dohyun, standing in front of those guys, made eye contact with the Unfortunate Hero and raised the corners of his lips with a bitter smile.

“Let’s see whose darkness coating is stronger.”

-…….

Was it because he understood those words?

The Unfortunate Hero, who glanced at Dohyun’s Sword Aura covered in darkness, suddenly kicked off the ground and charged like a bullet.

Dohyun swung Cheonbyeon at that,

[Hero Skill, ‘Undead Weapon Creation’ is applied.]

[The 2nd Legion Commander, ‘Uger’, swings his exclusive weapon, ‘Adbaram Club’, creating a strong wind pressure.]

[The 1st Legion Commander, ‘Agony’, uses his exclusive weapon, ‘Requiem’.]

[When touched by Requiem, you take damage that ignores magic resistance and are exposed to the cold of the underworld.]

[Charlie de Ravion casts ‘Lion’s Roar’.]

The guardians and undead began to pour out their power as if they had been waiting.

[Time Limit – 00 : 19 : 48]

Clang-! Bang!

It was the moment when Dohyun’s legion and the nameless Unfortunate Hero clashed.

* * *

The battle was fierce.

Slash- Thud-

—!

Cutting, stabbing, and metal clashing.

Here, where everyone was covered in darkness and a silent cry was unfolding, was truly a battlefield.

The undead, consisting of two legions, were running around mindlessly while being engulfed in darkness, and in the center, Dohyun and Charlie were fighting the Unfortunate Hero.

A fight of 2:1, no, 25:1.

However, even while facing all of them, the Unfortunate Hero did not back down at all.

Grrr-

He lightly blocked, deflected, and dodged the undead rushing in from all directions, using his entire body as a weapon even during the battle,

[The 1st Legion Commander, ‘Agony’, uses his exclusive weapon, ‘Requiem’.]

[When touched by Requiem, you take damage that ignores magic resistance and are exposed to the cold of the underworld.]

The black pillars that rose up suddenly showed the skill to retreat and avoid them as if they had seen the future in advance.

Not only that.

[The 2nd Legion Commander, ‘Uger’, swings his exclusive weapon, ‘Adbaram Club’, creating a strong wind pressure.]

[Charlie de Ravion casts ‘Lion’s Roar’.]

Ugh-!

—!!

Despite his clearly ordinary physique, the guy didn’t budge at all even in the face of Uger’s strong wind pressure.

His steadfastness, like a mountain, was enough to ignore Charlie’s Lion’s Roar.

Even when Charlie and Dohyun launched a joint attack together, the guy blocked well with that crude and blunt weapon, and there was no room to break in at all in all those moments.

The most absurd thing was that Dohyun was not saving his strength.

[The Curtain has been activated.]

[A curtain of darkness is created that cannot be entered except by the caster and the target allowed by the caster.]

…….

[Used Authority of Darkness – Two Pairs of Wings.]

[While the black wings are spread, darkness-related abilities are greatly increased and physical abilities are increased.]

[The instantaneous acceleration of the straight-line trajectory is explosively amplified, and you can stay in the air for a certain period of time.]

[Abilities are amplified due to the title ‘Darkness Destroyer’.]

[All effects are increased by 20%.]

…….

Thunder Dragon Advent and Darkness Coating.

Even though he had taken out the Curtain and Wings and was enjoying the Darkness Destroyer title effect, he was not gaining the upper hand.

If he hadn’t used even one of these, he would have certainly been pushed back.

No, the really important thing wasn’t that.

[Coats the body with Periel’s Gift – Gale.]

[Detects a lot of movement.]

[Through a lot of movement in a short time, the energy of the gale is approaching its limit. Speed increases dramatically.]

‘……If it wasn’t for the gale, we might have been pushed back.’

I am confident that if I hadn’t received Periel’s gift right away, I would have cleanly given up on attacking him and retreated.

The speed amplification of the gale, which was weak at first, but now seems to be twice as fast.

Without this, it would have been difficult to overcome this overwhelming difference in specs [specifications/abilities].

‘The basic difference in physique is too great.’

The overwhelming gap that makes each of his normal attacks feel like a skill.

But there was an even bigger problem.

[The Unfortunate Hero casts ‘Sword Aura – Slash’.]

[Caution! It’s an overwhelming strike. Avoid it.]

—!!

-Heukkiyaaaagh!

-Li, Liza!

-Heeup!

“Oh, damn it.”

It was none other than the absurdly powerful slash that made that curse come out involuntarily.

Kwaaaang-!

-……Is this real, Master? If that touches you, you’ll melt without a trace.

-Li, Liza…….!

The power is so great that it wouldn’t be strange if you died instantly if your clothes even brushed against it.

Thanks to that, whenever I thought I had pushed him back, that slash that he fires like a conditioned reflex would explode, and I had no choice but to create distance, regardless of whether it was a favorable position or not.

Dohyun couldn’t help but let out a hollow laugh at that.

‘Is this not in a complete state?’

Mid-to-high level Eternal Knight?

I guessed wrong properly.

At this point, he’s at least a high-level…… no, an Eternal Knight above that.

[Time Remaining – 00 : 15 : 30]

It was only a short battle of less than 5 minutes, but Dohyun was sure.

‘This is a monster even worse than the Forgotten King?’

Even that Forgotten King could never be compared to the heyday of that Unfortunate Hero.

That guy was truly a monster.

Moreover, that monstrous slash is a pure slash that does not contain any special abilities.

He’s like that now, but if he finds his true name and unleashes his full power…….

‘……I can’t catch him?’

I seriously don’t see any chance of catching him.

Was it because he heard Dohyun’s feelings?

[‘Unfortunate Hero’ begins to adapt.]

[Begins to realize some of his power from his lifetime.]

[Warning! Hurry.]

At the same time as the remaining time became exactly 15 minutes, the guy’s momentum became even more ferocious.

‘Shit, this crazy game is really messed up in terms of balance.’

It was a situation where curses came out involuntarily, but Dohyun took a breath and grabbed Cheonbyeon properly.

“Yeah, it has to be this level to be worth it.”

Was there ever a time when it was easy because it was related to the main quest?

More than anything, it wasn’t that there was no hope.

Phase 2 isn’t just him.

Ding-

[The energy of the gale has reached its limit.]

[You can use Periel’s Gift – Surge.]

“I almost died waiting.”

Dohyun raised one corner of his mouth as he looked at the notification that rang at a good time.

“I don’t even know what kind of ability this is? I’ll just use it and start.”

Then he threw Cheonbyeon.