The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 56

56.

“Brillion Lasha… Isn’t he the owner of this leaf, the owner!?”

“Lizariza!”

Jihad and Eliza were shocked by Rak’s words.

Dohyun couldn’t hide his surprise either.

‘A Transcendent NPC is in Akrana? I haven’t heard of that.’

He knew that Brillion Lasha was in Ellanis.

However, he didn’t stay in one place and his location was constantly changing, so he couldn’t be sure of his exact whereabouts.

‘The last location I heard of wasn’t Akrana though…’

The last location Dohyun heard of was in the deep forest, far from the Elf Village.

But he couldn’t blindly trust that information.

Brillion Lasha could be in the Elf Village one day, found in a forest cave the next, and then in Akrana the day after that.

It wasn’t for nothing that finding Lasha was said to be the most difficult part of the Transcendence quest.

“Well, he’s such a mysterious person, so I’m not sure if he’s still there… But I heard he was there this morning. The source of the information is Barion, so it’s reliable.”

“I haven’t seen him myself, but I heard it from a related NPC, so it must be true. If we hurry, we might be able to meet him.”

In that respect, their most recent words were more credible.

Even more so because the last time they saw him was this morning, not even yesterday.

‘At this point, he’s likely to be there, right?’

The remaining key to the Fragment of Fate, the clue to the missing girl, the truth of that day, and even the Great Sage?

‘Akrana was the real deal?’

It was a situation where everything was gathered, as if that place was the true stage of Ellanis.

Dohyun’s steps quickened as he couldn’t help but look forward to it.

Among them, what he was most looking forward to right now was Transcendence.

It couldn’t be helped.

“Come to think of it, don’t you have multiple Traits? Does that mean they’ll all be Transcended?”

“I’m curious about that too. Do I have to clear them one by one, or will they do it all at once, or is it even possible to Transcend only one?”

“Hmm, it’s strange to go around multiple times without doing it all at once. But if they do it all at once, it’ll be too much of a balance breaker… If you’re unlucky, only one might be possible?”

Like Ast said, Dohyun was a rather special case.

Dohyun was the first person to have six Traits, so it was impossible to know how it would work.

Before, he thought it would be great if they Transcended them all at once…

But now he thought differently.

‘It would be best if I could Transcend them one by one in sequence.’

Once a Trait is Transcended, that’s the end of it.

There’s no such thing as a second Transcendence or a re-Transcendence.

Now that he knew there were hidden conditions in Trait Transcendence, it was advantageous to achieve the conditions for sure, even if it took time.

Of course, if he could do that just because he wanted to, it wouldn’t be a hidden condition.

‘Still, I have six Traits, so I’ll get lucky with one of them.’

Even if he excluded the Latent Dragon Trait because it couldn’t be Transcended, he still had five left.

Finding hidden conditions wasn’t a luck-based game with probabilities, so if he tried this and that, he would get at least one.

He never thought he would wish they wouldn’t Transcend them all, so he chuckled.

Then, Dohyun stroked his chin as he suddenly had a thought.

‘Come to think of it, what happens if the Eye of Truth is Transcended?’

As a Unique Trait, it was already showing tremendous power that was different from ordinary Traits.

Even now, it was a perfect all-rounder with no weaknesses, but could it get any better from here?

‘Usually, Exploration Traits seem to have similar effects added or their stats are inflated when Transcended…’

Strictly speaking, the Eye of Truth was also an Exploration Trait.

However, there were no exact stats because of the abstract explanation that it sees through hidden things.

That meant there was a high probability that similar effects would be added…

‘Hmm… Well, I’ll know when I Transcend it.’

There was nothing he could know even if he thought about it now, so Dohyun shook off his thoughts.

He would only know what would happen when he met Lasha.

There was something more important than that right now.

“Ouch! What’s wrong, Master, why did you stop?”

“Liza?”

“Hmm.”

Dohyun suddenly stopped walking, so Jihad, who was following without thinking, rubbed his forehead and protested.

Eliza and Charlie were also puzzled, but they soon realized the reason.

“We arrived sooner than expected. This road must have been a shortcut.”

“Look. You get good results when you take on new challenges. There’s nothing more rewarding than this. If we had gone the original way, it would have taken at least two more hours.”

“Yeah, you’re great.”

Rak smiled and turned around, spreading his arms exaggeratedly as he looked at Dohyun and his party.

“As this gentleman said, the road was somewhat rough, but we arrived sooner than expected. Welcome, everyone. This is my recently found new hotspot and a neutral space located between the Nymph’s territory and the Elf’s territory…”

“…”

“Wind Outpost.”

Wind Outpost.

Wind Outpost is notorious for having to be careful of the regularly blowing storm winds and catching flying monsters.

Moreover.

Here, there was no penalty for committing PK [Player Killing] or any other crime.

Therefore, Wind Outpost was more commonly known to users as Cancer Outpost [a place known for toxic player behavior].

But Dohyun tilted his head.

“…You said this is a hotspot?”

It was a place with a bad reputation and no one hunted there, but many people passed through Wind Outpost.

This was because they had to go through here to get to the Nymphs’ territory.

It was too ordinary of a location to be a hidden hotspot.

‘…Or is it? Maybe it’s the darkest under the lamp [meaning the most obvious place is often overlooked]?’

He had only seen him for a day, but Rak was not the type of person to play tricks with gacha [a type of loot box mechanic in games].

And that thought was accurate.

“Hehe, take a good look around.”

“Even if I look around… Huh?”

“Huh?”

Dohyun and Ast, who were looking around at Rak’s confident words, reacted almost simultaneously.

Something was wrong.

Many users passed by here every day because they had to go through this place, but no one was to be seen now.

“This place is a place that can only be entered through a special route. I originally came in through a different route, but I didn’t know it would be connected to the bottom of the cliff.”

“Oh?”

Only then did Dohyun’s expression relax as if he was convinced.

‘That’s right. A hotspot is a place that is close but difficult to reach.’

It was one of the items written in the conditions of the hotspot posted in the gacha gallery.

To what extent was it important? Most of the A-class hotspots met this condition.

In that respect, this place was a very excellent A-class hotspot.

“There are some traces here and there, so it seems like someone used it as a base… I’ve been here for the past few days, but I haven’t met anyone. So I immediately made it a hotspot.”

Rak, who was speaking with a smile, suddenly became serious.

Then, he came to Dohyun and whispered in a very serious tone, as if he was revealing a very close secret.

“Don’t be surprised. I did gacha twice in this place…”

“Yes.”

“…I pulled Hero skills both times.”

“!!”

Dohyun’s eyes widened at that, and his whole body trembled.

His lips were twitching, and he opened his mouth wide,

“Wooaaaaaa!!! Wooaaaa!!!”

A shout that seemed to leave was heard.

However, it was not the only place where shouts came out.

“Uwaaaaaaa!!! Uwaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! Thank you, God, Buddha, and all the gods!!”

It was Rak.

He pointed his finger in the air a few times, then suddenly knelt down and howled at the sky.

Not to be outdone, Dohyun also knelt in the opposite direction and howled.

“Uwaaaaaa! Naisaaaaaa!!”

Two men back to back in a place where no one was, howling as if possessed by Two X Dragon [likely a reference to a powerful entity or state of being].

Jihad was impressed by the rare sight.

“…Wow, what am I seeing, Eliza?”

“Li, Liza?”

“Hmm….”

Ast couldn’t stand it and muttered as he saw even Charlie turning his head slightly as if he couldn’t bear to see it.

“…Crazy bastards.”