The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 58

Part 58.

Wind Encampment.

A place where storms rage without warning.

Due to the unpredictable weather, no player stays here for long.

And it wasn’t just players.

It wasn’t considered anyone’s territory. If you built a house, it would be destroyed overnight, so no NPCs [Non-Player Characters, computer-controlled characters] could live there.

“Damn it, is this a real blizzard? How can a region drain your health just by passing through it?”

“You have to bring a healer with you. Is this even a game?”

“If you don’t like it, spend money to buy a windproof cloak. If you wear this, you can last at least 10 minutes.”

“It’s better to just hire a tanker [a character built to absorb damage] or healer for a day… There’s no point in wasting money if we’re not going to come here often.”

“I hate how mercenaries take advantage of you.”

There are no NPCs to give quests, and you must be accompanied by a tanker or healer when moving around.

Moreover, befitting a neglected area, your Karma score doesn’t increase even if you commit PK [Player Killing, attacking other players] freely, so there are plenty of trolls [players who intentionally disrupt the game for others’ enjoyment].

No sane person would make a base in such a place.

A lawless zone, except for them.

“Who would have known? That there was a place like this here.”

“I know, right? When I got caught in the wind, I thought, ‘Ah, I’m going to die like this,’ but that was actually an opportunity.”

“Heh heh, isn’t it all thanks to me? If I hadn’t chased after the guy who ran away with his eyes wide open, we wouldn’t have found this place.”

“It’s a pity that the guy who ran away died. Maybe he would have been the first to discover it.”

“What if he did find it? We’re going to make it our area. Could he even survive here?”

“That’s true.”

In the Wind Encampment, there is a particularly strong wind.

If you get caught in it, you can’t escape the typhoon and die, no matter how high-ranked you are, so it’s known as a death spot.

Among them, there is a terrifying typhoon that seems to have blades swirling in the form of wind…

If you endure there for 1 minute, you will fall into a certain space on the wind.

[You have discovered a hidden location.]

A quiet space, as if you have entered the eye of the typhoon.

A kind of hidden field where no one else passes by except them.

This was the secret hideout of the Lawless Zone 2nd Division combatants.

“But why is there nothing in this hidden instance?”

“Is there even a need for a place like this? There must be something, but no matter how many days we search, nothing turns up.”

“Well, whatever. We’re the only ones who know about it anyway. If we stay here long enough, we’ll find something.”

A place that has no advantages or hidden clues despite being a hidden field or instance.

The reason they made this their secret hideout was simple.

“Thanks to this, we can PK without worry.”

“It’s funny how the high rankers confidently walk around thinking we won’t touch them, then they get ambushed and go crazy.”

“Heh heh, I’m living for that these days.”

As long as this place existed, they could escape safely no matter what danger came.

They could ambush high rankers, stab them in the back, and then run away here when it became dangerous.

Then the guys had no choice but to grit their teeth and retreat in front of the typhoon.

Thanks to this, the notoriety of the Lawless Zone has become even more infamous than before.

There is even a saying that the Lawless Zone is more feared than high rankers in this Wind Encampment.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Lawless Zone is the king here.

“Oh, by the way, I heard that the 3rd Division guys had a fight with Kaiser recently?”

“Don’t even mention it. Those guys got beaten up by Kaiser and Lihight, and their reputation has sunk to rock bottom.”

Perhaps that’s why?

Even when they heard the news about Kaiser, they just snorted.

“Anyway, the 3rd Division guys have never done anything right. We should just cut off the 3rd and 4th Divisions and leave only our 2nd Division.”

“If we caught him here, Kaiser would be dead.”

“I’m confident I can make him unable to breathe. If I take a video of us making fun of him and upload it, it’ll get a lot of views, right?”

“That would be fun, wouldn’t it? I wish he would come here sometime.”

In this place, even high rankers had to be careful of them, who were reigning as kings.

If high rankers were like that, then Kaiser, who had just entered the New Continent, would not be able to move an inch.

Rune, the vice-commander of the 5th Unit of the 2nd Division of the Lawless Zone, felt the same way.

‘Tch, Kaiser is nothing. Even Kaiser’s grandfather wouldn’t be able to do anything here. Well, maybe if it was Myeolsal.’

He had no doubt that the owner of this place was the Lawless Zone, no matter what anyone said.

That must be why.

“I, intruders!”

“What!?”

“What nonsense are you talking about? How did they get in here? No, more importantly, who is the intruder?”

“Th, that’s… they say it’s Kaiser.”

Speak of the devil.

It was surprising that an intruder had suddenly entered the hideout, but the moment he heard that the intruder was Kaiser…

‘Oh?’

Rune’s eyes flashed like a beast finding its prey.

He had been interested in Kaiser because he had heard so much about him recently, and it was amusing and pathetic that he had come to attack first.

“He’s a crazy bastard, just like I heard. He’s attacking here alone?”

“Th, that’s… he’s not alone.”

“What? I heard he wasn’t traveling with anyone… Could it be Lihight?”

“No. It’s the King of Adventure and the Owner of the Armory, and some guy with insect legs.”

“? What kind of combination is that? The Owner of the Armory is one thing, but why are those two with Kaiser?”

“I don’t know either…”

However, the fact that the Owner of the Armory and the King of Adventure, Barion, were with him was a variable…

Rune soon concluded that it didn’t matter.

‘How many high rankers have we caught in this place?’

Many of them were masters of the top 100 guilds, and there were also high rankers belonging to NPC disciples.

Moreover, the number of people they had brought was almost 100.

He didn’t think that they couldn’t beat 4 people with 100 people.

After all, this place was the Lawless Zone’s territory, and if things got bad, they could just ask for support.

‘This is an opportunity. An opportunity to impress the Commander… No, to leave a deep impression on the 1st Unit Commander.’

The Lawless Zone is thoroughly meritocratic.

What if they caught Kaiser, who had been causing trouble recently, and Babelon’s master, Ast, who could be called a named figure, and the King of Adventure, Barion, who had no equal in the exploration world, in this place?

It would be the most overwhelming achievement in the history of the 2nd Division 5th Unit.

If things went well, he might graduate from this terrible vice-commander position and take the commander’s seat.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes?”

“We have to show them what happens if they dare to mess with the Lawless Zone.”

“But the Commander isn’t here yet… Is it okay? The opponents are also opponents…”

“Hey, you bastard. They invaded our area first, so are we not supposed to respond? The Commander is in another area; who knows when he’ll be back, you idiot!”

“Ah, I understand!”

At that, Rune roared at his worried subordinate and gathered as many subordinates as he could.

The Owner of the Armory? Kaiser?

‘We are the king and the law in this place.’

…Yes, he definitely thought so.

The confidence he had built up by catching many named figures made him truly believe that.

And that confidence remained firm until the moment he faced Kaiser directly.

Thwack! Clang! Slash-

Whoosh- Pow!

“Crazy…”

“Sh*t!! Kill him! Kill hi…! Aaaagh!”

“I, it can’t be.”

Before the battle started.

About 10 minutes after the battle started.

‘What the hell is this…’

Rune couldn’t close his gaping mouth in shock.

He couldn’t help it.

[The Divine Beast, ‘Weapon-Swallowing Phantom Beast’ has swallowed the +15 Great Giant’s Warhammer.]

[Starting combination.]

[The Divine Beast, ‘Weapon-Swallowing Phantom Beast’ spits out the +15 Exploding Great Giant’s Warhammer.]

[The special effect ‘Smash’ of the exploding modifier is activated.]

[Generates a powerful shockwave when the weapon is swung.]

[The special effect ‘Greatness’ of the Great Giant’s Warhammer is activated.]

[It is said that the warriors of the Great Giant race in ancient times annihilated all enemies with overwhelming destructive power without retreating.]

[Physical abilities greatly increase each time overwhelming firepower is displayed, and the weapon temporarily becomes larger.]

[The effect is amplified to the maximum due to the extremely enhanced weapon.]

“Hoo!”

Kwaaaaaang-!!!

“Keuheok!!”

“Sh*t, what is this!”

“Heueoeok!”

Every time Ast, the Owner of the Armory, swung his telephone pole-sized warhammer, all the enemies in front were swept away by the shockwave.

The air that touched the weapon vibrated so loudly that it was visible to the eye.

“Wow, does that weapon make the sound of firing a cannon?”

“Is that the famous one-shot of the Owner of the Armory…? It’s ridiculously powerful in reality.”

-Oh my god… that old man has become even more simple and direct.

-Well, when you reach the end of a certain realm, the shortcomings are naturally overcome. Instead of filling the shortcomings, it seems that he has dug deeper into the strengths.

-Lizardon [a reference to a powerful, straightforward Pokemon].

At that, not only the Guardians, but also Rak and Barion stuck out their tongues.

Do Hyun felt the same way.

‘Wow, this old man has become even more direct. Was what he said he would show me just DPS [Damage Per Second]?’

Before, he seemed to dodge and hit little by little, but now he’s just swinging his warhammer around as if saying, ‘Come at me if you dare.’

But that swinging warhammer is so strong that if you get hit even once, you’ll be KO’d [Knocked Out].

Is it that skill is meaningless in the face of overwhelming power?

‘The New Continent equipment must be good?’

He probably has the basic item stats and has done everything he can with money.

The scariest thing is that this is the power of the weapon without using transcendent unique abilities.

He’s like that now, but if he uses his transcendent ability to blow up a +20 weapon…

‘…He’ll really one-shot even a decent field boss?’

For a moment, he thought, ‘Is it okay to play the game so easily?’, but soon Do Hyun smiled.

‘Well, it’s the perfect direction for that old man.’

Seeing that old man, he suddenly wondered.

What kind of 모습 [Korean for ‘appearance’ or ‘form’] will Gguggu and the Sword Saint show?

‘He said soon.’

He didn’t know how soon those guys would be, but he was looking forward to meeting them soon.

Unlike Do Hyun, who was smiling with anticipation, Rune couldn’t smile.

No matter how many people attacked Ast, they were blown away like straw at once, so his subordinates turned their attention to other prey…

[Activating the transcendent trait ‘I Become a Dragon’ of the trait ‘Foot Eater’.]

[Transformed into the feet of ‘Terror Cutter Legmund’, inheriting the abilities of ‘Terror Cutter Legmund’s legs.]

[Sharp blades like bristles sprout from the legs, cutting everything they touch.]

“Abyo! Chwa!”

“…Wouldn’t it be embarrassing if you closed your mouth and fought?”

“But isn’t this how it tastes? And if I close my mouth, I can’t eat feet, so it’s no good. Oops! I have to eat a fly bug this time.”

That insect-legged guy, who he thought would be terrible at fighting, was also more difficult than he thought.

The feet that changed from time to time were sometimes as sharp as knives, and sometimes they floated into the sky and roamed around, interfering.

And sometimes, they stood like heavy rocks that could withstand everything.

While he was struggling with the style that changed appropriately according to the situation, Ast swung his warhammer and destroyed the formation.

“Damn it! Catch B, Barion at least!”

“I know… Huh? What, where did this bastard disappear to?”

“There! Behind the rock!”

“Behind the rock? He’s not there? Oh, he’s above!”

“No, he’s under… Keheok!”

In the end, he tried to catch Barion, but even that wasn’t easy.

Perhaps it was because of the skills he had learned while overcoming many adventures, he caused only confusion because he moved around like a ghost, utilizing terrain and items.

Groan- Groan-

“I found hi… Damn it, is it undead this time?”

“Augh!!!”

-Ahem! We’re here too.

-As long as this humble sword is standing here, you guys can’t even touch a fingertip.

Just when they managed to corner Barion, Charlie blocked their way, and then the undead army surrounded them.

In the end, there was only one method they could choose.

“Oh well, I don’t know. Let’s push through with numbers!”

“If we rush in as many as we can, we’ll break through someday. How many of us are there?”

A dogfight using overwhelming numbers.

And from here, the real problem arose.

When the dogfight started, Do Hyun, who had been watching all along, stepped forward in earnest.

“It’s my turn to step in now.”

He was confident that he was the next best at dogfighting after Gguggu, and he enjoyed it, so Do Hyun jumped in without hesitation.

And at that moment.

Flash-

Brilliant golden light emanated from him, and soon a golden sphere floated above his head.