The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 47

47.

Irad Back Alley.

This seemingly impressive name wasn’t official.

It was simply called ‘Irad Back Alley’ after the Irad General Store next to it for convenience.

There was a story behind how this place first became known as a hot spot.

‘They say the first legendary skill appeared in Raven.’

It was right here that a user obtained a legendary skill for the first time.

Pulling a legendary skill on the second random draw ticket was an unbelievable stroke of luck that could be recorded in history books, and more people started visiting this place to inherit even a bit of that luck.

Naturally, as more people did card draws, the probability of success increased.

News spread that people were drawing good skills, attracting more and more people, and again, more people succeeded in card draws.

That virtuous cycle repeated, turning it into the famous spot it is today.

‘Actually, it’s close to superstition…….’

Isn’t that human psychology?

People tend to look for lottery ticket vendors with a high number of wins, and restaurants with long lines.

In reality, it’s just that the probability increases as more people visit.

Because of this, some users looked down on those people, but unfortunately, Dohyun wasn’t one of them.

‘Sometimes, nothing is as accurate as superstition.’

A man who sought out hot spots more than anyone else, that was Dohyun.

He wasn’t like that from the beginning.

He naturally became interested in famous spots after drawing nothing but garbage every time he tried a draw.

And the day he first drew a card at a famous spot!

‘I’ll never forget that yellow color until the day I die.’

He had drawn a Heroic-grade skill card for the first time.

It might have been a coincidence, but it was a huge inspiration for Dohyun, and from then on, he searched for every famous spot.

Thanks to that, he managed to obtain a few Heroic-grade skills.

‘Those who believe shall be rewarded…….’

Dohyun, who had finished praying to a god he didn’t even believe in, stepped into Irad Back Alley.

The smell of countless card draws stimulated his nose.

“Mm~ that’s it. It’s been a while since I’ve felt this energy.”

He had become complacent after receiving the buff from the Eye of Truth so often.

That’s why he even used a random draw ticket and only drew a Rare skill…… This wouldn’t do. He needed to get his act together again.

That was why he had even come to a hot spot with a mere Low-grade Skill Draw Ticket.

“Since when have I been picky about draw tickets? It’s all because my mind has become weak.”

He, who had been sincere in all card draws, had become a weak opportunist after encountering the newfangled Eye of Truth.

This card draw was a sacred ritual to regain his original intentions.

-……Humans are so strange.

“Tsk tsk. What do you know? I need to concentrate now, so be quiet.”

From the goblin Jihad Black’s perspective, it was an absurd story, but Dohyun was serious.

And Dohyun had more reasons to be serious.

‘This is also important to me right now…….’

To others, it might just be a similar general skill, but Dohyun was an All-Master [a character class capable of mastering all skills].

He didn’t know what job’s skill would appear.

Since skills from all sorts of jobs would be mixed in just ten cards, he had to pray that the most useful skill would appear.

It would be the worst if he got an Explorer skill.

To Dohyun, who had the Eye of Truth, nothing could be more useless.

‘I still don’t know why Explorer isn’t a production job.’

Is it because they have a few self-defense skills?

Or is it because their buffs are ambiguous for a production job…… Anyway, Dohyun always had to be careful of that job.

[Would you like to use a Low-grade Skill Draw Ticket?]

Dohyun, seeing the message window in front of him, rubbed his hands together, calming his tense heart.

‘Hoo.’

It was something he always did, but it was always a tense moment.

Dohyun, who had calmly composed himself, immediately tore open the card pack, and soon ten cards scattered in the air as if they were being sprinkled.

Dohyun, who seriously scanned the scene despite the subtle dung color, reached out his hand.

‘This one!’

He didn’t forget that number 3 was the rule when he didn’t know what to choose.

Flash!

The dung color covered his vision, followed by a cheerful notification sound.

[You have acquired …….]

“Huh? This is?”

Dohyun’s eyes sparkled at the result.

It was a skill that wasn’t on the list of countless expected skills he had thought of until the moment he drew it.

But it was also the skill he wanted the most.

Dohyun, who had a subtle expression, soon smiled. Then, as he walked out of the back alley, Jihad followed him and asked.

-Is it already over, Master?

“Yeah.”

-Then where are we going now?

The answer to that question was easy.

There was only one thing to do in Raven right now.

“We have to run.”

Level 24, grinding [repeatedly performing a task to gain experience] was the only answer until he reached the level to receive the graduation quest.

* * *

Deep in the western forest of Raven.

A place where the terrain is uneven and there are many obstacles, so users don’t bother to use it as a hunting ground.

Thanks to that, a user was hunting in this place overflowing with monsters.

Swish- Stab!

Kieek! Kehk!

[You have defeated a Forest Red Goblin.]

[You have defeated a Giant Spider.]

No, it was a type of thing that couldn’t be called hunting.

It was more like a massacre.

It was an abnormal structure of more than 1 vs 10, but surprisingly, the monsters being massacred were more than ten.

Crack! Bang!

[You have defeated a Giant Centipede.]

Thwack!

Kukek!

[You have defeated a Forest Blue Goblin.]

One monster at a time.

He calmly killed them one by one, and at some point, the monsters were backing away.

They instinctively realized that he was no match for them.

[Using Charge Cut.]

[You have defeated a Forest Red Goblin.]

But the approaching death could not be avoided.

They just had to choose between dying while running away or bravely rushing in and having their heads explode.

A merciless sight that even made one feel sympathy for mere monsters.

-Tsk tsk, poor things…….

In fact, Jihad Black, who was watching this scene in real time, was feeling something called sympathy.

Jihad, who had a history of turning monsters into undead to save them to become his servants, wasn’t this violent.

-Where does that look like a human? I’m telling you, he’s definitely Satan, right?

He was doing card draws and stuff, and suddenly he got excited and charged into the hunting ground, and he’s been massacring them for an hour already.

Card draws are some kind of sacred ritual…….

It was to the point where he wondered if that ritual wasn’t a ritual performed before tearing monsters to death.

-That demon is definitely capable of it…… Hup!

Jihad, who was grumbling, quickly shut his mouth when he made eye contact with the man, Dohyun.

Only after seeing Dohyun coolly turn his gaze and focus on hunting again did Jihad let out a breath he had been holding in.

-……He didn’t hear me, did he?

His heart was still pounding.

He was far away, so he doubted he heard him, but it seemed like that demonic master would be capable of it.

Dohyun was considered quite kind to others, but to Jihad, who only had memories of being beaten black and blue, Dohyun was Satan, and Satan was Dohyun.

……Maybe I should move back a little more?

Swoosh.

It was when he was cautiously increasing the distance little by little.

“Jihad. Come here for a second.”

-Uh, uh? Why……?

Did he hear me?

Jihad, sweating profusely, expressed his refusal. But soon, at the sight of Dohyun frowning, he quickly ran over.

Dohyun, who finally loosened his expression, gestured with his chin at the corpses.

“Turn them into undead.”

-Ah, okay.

Jihad, as a quick-witted goblin, quickly understood what he meant and stretched out both hands.

Then, black energy flowed out and entered the corpses.

From the left, one, two, three…… The moment it flowed into a total of three.

Saaa-.

Their eyes turned black, and immediately after, they flashed open.

The guys who got up by forcibly fitting their grotesquely twisted bodies were in a form that anyone would call undead.

The guys who looked at Jihad Black with terrifying faces knelt on one knee.

[Guardian Jihad Black has succeeded in turning a Forest Red Goblin into an undead.]

[Guardian Jihad Black has succeeded in turning a Forest Red Goblin into an undead.]

[Guardian Jihad Black has succeeded in turning a Forest Blue Goblin into an undead.]

[Guardian Jihad Black has failed to turn a Giant Spider into an undead.]

[Jihad Black’s level is insufficient.]

“About three, huh.”

-Woah, I can originally lead an army, but it’s because I lost my original power, Master.

“Anyway, the limit is three right now, right?”

-……Yeah.

Jihad Black hung his head, embarrassed that he had struggled with only three.

He couldn’t bear to lift his face, but in fact, Dohyun was quite satisfied.

‘He’ll be useful later, won’t he?’

Necromancers usually have their limits unlocked in units of 10 levels.

There may be help from skills or items, but excluding those, it usually increases like three at level 10, five at level 20, ten at level 30…….

In that respect, it was by no means a small number that he undeadified three at just level 1.

‘Only the monsters he catches can be undeadified…… Is it because he’s a guardian? It seems like it includes the ones I caught too.’

Is this the power of a Heroic-grade Named Guardian?

Despite being a Heroic-grade Named, he was quite decent.

That wasn’t the only unique thing.

Originally, when a necromancer undeadifies a monster, it is reconstructed into a skeleton soldier, whereas Jihad’s undead maintained a relatively intact shape.

‘Will there be a difference in combat power?’

I don’t know that well because I haven’t used it in battle yet.

It was when he was pondering for a moment about Jihad’s unexpected performance.

[Jihad Black’s mana has been completely exhausted.]

[Undead Summon has been canceled.]

…….

[Undead Summon has been canceled.]

[Undead List]

-Forest Red Goblin Undead × 2

-Forest Blue Goblin Undead × 1

“Huh?”

The message popped up at the same time as the cheerful notification.

And Dohyun turned his head to the empty space where the undead disappeared, turning into smoke.

-Ahem, ahem…….

“…….”

Then Jihad cleared his throat and avoided his eyes.

Dohyun sighed as he looked at Jihad, who was consistently playing dumb.

It seems difficult to handle the undead properly right now.

I understand.

He’s level 1, and they were undead with higher levels than Jihad.

But if his only skill is undead creation, and he can’t even use that undead properly, isn’t he just a freeloader?

‘Yeah…… They said raising divine beasts requires a lot of investment.’

If you strictly classify him, he’s a beast close to divine, so wouldn’t he do something later?

I should think of it as an investment now and give him a ride.

Of course, he didn’t intend to not make him do anything at all.

“Hey.”

-Huh?

Dohyun, who made eye contact with Jihad tilting his head, gestured to the side.

“Pick up the items, at least.”

-……Me?

“Then should I pick them up?”

-You’ve been picking them up just fine until now…… Uh-huh. I should pick them up, Master. I like picking up items.”

Still, he seemed to have hurt his pride as a former Named Boss, but Jihad, who clenched his fist, changed his words as if nothing had happened.

[Loyalty has increased by +1.]

Even his loyalty increased. With this, his loyalty has already reached 21.

After all, fists are definitely more important than the law. It was the moment he lowered his fist, feeling that immutable law once again.

Swoosh.

[Loyalty has decreased by -1.]

“……?”

Dohyun doubted his eyes.