The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 66

Episode 66

66.

[Player: Kaiser]

[Level: 27]

[HP: 4,680 / 4,680]

[MP: 1,150 / 1,150]

[Stamina: 700 / 700]

[Class: The Last Adventurer [Heir of Kasiyar]]

[Titles (7)]

-Max Favorability From the Start?

-The First Slayer

……(Expand)

[Stats]

[Strength: 80(+64)] [Agility: 55(+62)]

[Constitution: 5(+63)] [Sense: 37(+61)]

[Magic: 5(+59)]

Remaining Points: 25

“Wow… it still doesn’t make sense, even when I look at it.”

Thanks to investing 10 points each, my Strength is at a whopping 144, and Agility and Sense are over 100.

Even my Constitution and Magic are comparable to those of a mage or tank at a similar level.

Who would believe that I still have 25 remaining points? These stats would be called a fabrication even if I took a screenshot and posted it online.

‘I’m heading exactly in the direction I wanted.’

It was also proof that Dohyun was definitely walking the path of an all-rounder, the path he envisioned after first awakening his class.

Generally, a jack-of-all-trades either becomes a true all-rounder who can excel in any role or a half-baked failure who can’t do anything properly.

Dohyun objectively belonged to the former category.

‘This isn’t the end, though.’

It didn’t even end there.

What he obtained by achieving S rank wasn’t just the title. Differential rewards are given according to the grades of users who cleared the graduation quest.

The reward for the S rank grade was currently equipped on Dohyun’s body.

[Black Raven Spear]

[Grade: Heroic]

[Description: A spear containing the dark essence of Raven, the first city.

It has excellent mana conductivity and enhances magic power and strength by drawing out the power of the essence.]

[Level Restriction: 24]

[Equip Restriction: None]

[Physical Attack Power: 194~208]

[Magical Attack Power: 190~200]

[Durability: 100 / 100]

[Special Option: Magic-related damage + 5%]

[Special Option: Increased penetration and +1% attack power for 30 seconds upon penetrating an enemy (stacks up to 6 times)]

[Black Raven Earring]

[Grade: Heroic]

[Description: An earring containing the dark essence of Raven, the first city.

It has excellent mana conductivity and enhances magic power and sense by drawing out the power of the essence.]

[Level Restriction: 24]

[Equip Restriction: None]

[Magic Resistance: 40]

[Durability: 50 / 50]

[Special Option: Magic casting speed + 4%]

[Special Option: Magic-related skill power + 6%]

It was great that they were both Heroic grade, but the real value of these two pieces of equipment wasn’t just their individual stats.

[Raven Trial Set]

-2set: Reduces the opponent’s movement speed by 4% upon penetrating them (stacks up to 5 times).

Consumes the opponent’s mana in proportion to the damage upon hitting them with magic.

A rare option that activates set effects with just two parts.

Even its performance is amazing.

Movement speed reduction and mana consumption are important not only for hunting but also for siege warfare and PvP [Player versus Player combat].

‘Mana consumption will be especially OP [overpowered] in PvP.’

Even though raid monsters have vast amounts of mana, users often suffer from mana shortages.

In such situations, consuming mana just by hitting them with magic would be a great effect.

Stabbing the opponent to slow them down, and then hitting the slowed enemy with magic to cause mana exhaustion….

‘Was this made to mess with people?’

The combination is clearly intended to make the opponent die of frustration.

Even if it doesn’t seem like much, there’s nothing more infuriating than experiencing this kind of debuff.

However, it was virtually impossible to utilize both unless you were a Magic Spearman, but this time it was an exception.

-Equip Restriction: None.

It was a spear and earring with no equip restrictions.

It was one of the few weapons in God of Creation with no equip restrictions. Moreover, it was Heroic grade. As a graduation reward, it was a generous gift.

‘It would be best to use it with a mage.’

That way, you could cover your weakness in close combat to some extent, and you could make the best use of the options.

Well, it didn’t matter to Dohyun.

He boasted such overpowered stats that he could insist he was a mage as soon as he acquired a magic skill.

Screech! Chick!

Was it because he had been still for too long?

Dohyun immediately brought Thousand Transformations to the spear at the roar of an orc charging from the left, befitting its nickname.

Then, the light flowing from Thousand Transformations devoured the spear,

[Thousand Transformations devours ‘Black Raven Spear.’ Successfully devoured.]

[Thousand Transformations transforms into ‘Black Raven Spear.’]

Dohyun swung the Thousand Transformations, which had become a black and sharp spear, while stepping in a large circle, and soon a graceful line was drawn.

However, what was surprising was that the spear, which seemed like a horizontal slash, stopped rotating and shot out in a straight line.

[Judged as the first attack, the effect of ‘The First S Rank’ is activated.]

[Inflicts 18% additional damage.]

[Penetration increases.]

[Penetrates the enemy, increasing attack power by 1% for 30 seconds.]

[The set option effect reduces the opponent’s movement.]

[You have defeated an Orc.]

“Good grip.”

That was the end.

Chick…….

The orc, whose heart was pierced, collapsed, making a sound like air escaping.

Leaving behind the orc who had fallen in vain, Dohyun swung the spear again, and this time the neck of the orc ambushing from the opposite side was cut off.

[Judged as the first attack, the effect of ‘The First S Rank’ is activated.]

[Inflicts 18% additional damage.]

[You have defeated an Orc.]

Dohyun, who had killed two orcs in an instant, looked around.

He could see silhouettes disappearing beyond the fog. They were retreating after seeing the orcs die in vain.

Dohyun clicked his tongue.

“Those guys are even running away now.”

-Isn’t that a natural instinct, Master? I would run away too if I were them.

“I don’t want to listen to someone who told me to stop when I got hit in the knee.”

-……No, when was that? I really got hit wrong back then, okay? When I think about it, I think I hit a deeper spot above the knee.

“Whatever. Anyway, monsters these days have no persistence. Right, Eliza?”

-Liza?

Dohyun, leaving behind Eliza, who tilted her head with an innocent face, put Thousand Transformations on his waist.

In fact, that was a natural progression.

[The aura of death intensifies, and the fog thickens.]

[The probability of orcs fleeing increases.]

‘I was wondering when this would come out.’

A message that couldn’t be seen in Raven.

It was a message that he had seen countless times in Dem Locke. In that overly realistic place, it was basic for monsters to run away and even stab you in the back.

It would be stranger if God of Creation, which has higher artificial intelligence than Dem Locke, didn’t introduce such a system.

‘No wonder they say it’s real starting from Brion.’

In fact, Dohyun doesn’t know, but this phenomenon isn’t common even in Brion.

Since the job quests usually start here, most users flock to the Bitter Rock Forest, but what happens if someone monopolizes it?

Many users will be hindered from doing their job quests.

In that sense, it was a system introduced to prevent excessive monopolization, and this meant that you had to do enough mob hunting to be mistaken for attempting a monopoly.

“Let’s go further inside.”

-……You still don’t believe me, do you? Is that it? What, where is everyone… They’re just ignoring me now.

-Liza!

The only option for Dohyun’s party, who didn’t know that, was to go deeper inside.

As the orcs fled inside, they naturally had no choice but to chase after them.

After killing several groups of orcs while going inside.

“Wow… what is that person? Orcs just die when he brushes past them?”

“Damn, is he hacking?”

“What hack in God of Creation? No, but he’s seriously strong enough to suspect a hack.”

“But what’s with this aura of death? Did a guild disband? Why is this popping up?”

“Damn, which guild is messing around?”

“I can’t see anything. Let’s just back out.”

How long had it been since they ignored the noisy users and marched at high speed?

Perhaps thanks to the thickened fog or because they had gone too deep, just as only the silhouettes of the orcs began to greet them instead of the chattering users.

-Brion Nearby Monster Kills [249 / 1,000]

“Hoo.”

Dohyun, who had finally surpassed the target of 100 and killed 249 monsters, stopped marching.

It wasn’t just because he had reached his goal.

It wasn’t even a shallow rest to sit down for a while and recover his stamina, which had dropped to 150.

[Remaining Playtime 00:03:47]

‘Has it already become like this.’

Before he knew it, his remaining playtime was running out.

Well, a lot had happened today.

He achieved his goal of graduating from Raven, obtained Eliza, achieved first place in the rankings, and even completed the main quest.

And that’s not all. He had also caught 249 orcs.

‘I’m crazy.’

Dohyun nodded at the spectacular nature of the 10-hour investment, which he didn’t regret at all, and looked back.

-Huh?

-Liza?

Then, Jihad, who made eye contact, and Eliza, who was on Jihad’s shoulder, tilted their heads.

It was the same reaction as if they were friends.

-Why, why are you looking at me like that, Master? Did you hear it?

“? What are you talking about?”

-It’s nothing.

Dohyun frowned at the consistently strange reaction, and Jihad turned his head away, feigning ignorance.

-Liza……. Liza Liza!

Was it his imagination that Eliza’s sigh seemed like a sigh of relief?

Dohyun shook his head and said.

“It’s time for me to go now.”

-Huh? Already?

“It’s not already. It’s been 10 hours.”

-Ah…… Well, it’s been a long time.

Jihad’s face was strange as he said that.

It was ambiguous, and he didn’t know what kind of expression it was. Dohyun, who was watching such Jihad, also felt strange.

‘I thought he’d be excited, but what’s with that reaction.’

Wasn’t he the guy who couldn’t help but raise the corners of his mouth when he logged out yesterday?

Was it thanks to getting a little closer in a day?

[Loyalty: 30 / 100]

Loyalty had already risen to 30, so that was a possibility.

That thought was shattered by Jihad’s subsequent words.

-Then what happens to Eliza?

“Hmm?”

-Is she being sent to another world like me, Master?

“Another world?”

Dohyun tilted his head and exclaimed, “Ah.”

‘Is he talking about the Guardian Room?’

When a user logs out, the Guardians are all moved to a place called the Guardian Room.

It was an extremely rational system to prevent Guardians from wandering around alone and dying or causing problems when there were no users.

Naturally, Eliza was also a Guardian, so she would be moved to the Guardian Room.

“I guess so. Why?”

-……Right. It’s nothing.

So Dohyun was even more puzzled.

There was no way he would ask because he didn’t know this obvious fact, and it seemed like he was up to something, but he didn’t know why.

“Why? Is it uncomfortable there? It didn’t seem like it from your reaction.”

In fact, his loyalty had risen a lot, so didn’t he come?

As he said, Jihad also shook his head. Instead, he replied with a slightly sullen face.

-It’s just that I’m a little sad because we haven’t met for long.

-Liza…… Liza Liza!

“Ah.”

Eliza, as if moved by that, rubbed her face against Jihad’s cheek and acted cute.

‘Come to think of it, they met after 150 years.’

Dohyun chuckled as he finally understood Jihad’s reaction.

He was a guy who only showed the opportunistic side of looking for a chance to stab him in the back, but he also knew how to miss parting.

‘I don’t understand how he forgot about 150 years.’

If a guy like that forgot and lived, wouldn’t there have been some kind of intervention?

He was curious, but it was obvious that he would answer that he couldn’t say, and it wasn’t the right timing now, so he put it aside.

“Well, I’ll be back soon. So, um, don’t worry too much.”

Jihad’s ears perked up at Dohyun’s awkward consolation, who couldn’t stand the embarrassment.

-……How long?

“Around the time I came back today?”

-Okay, Master.

Did it help?

It seemed so from the guy’s expression, which was much better than before. Dohyun, who wasn’t used to the warm atmosphere, changed the subject at this point.

“Then shall we move?”

-Huh? Are you leaving already?

Didn’t he say he wasn’t leaving right away?

Dohyun retorted as if asking the obvious at Jihad’s expression filled with such questions.

“No. Even if I leave, I have to catch one more and leave.”

-……You’re my master, but you’re really cruel.

-Liza…….

Ignoring the reactions of the two Guardians, Dohyun turned his head.

Generally, the attitude of a true gamer was to make good use of even such short times.

And the best use of time he could do now was this.

‘249 is uncomfortable.’

Isn’t 250 more neatly than 249?

There were less than 2 minutes left, but with Dohyun’s current stats, it was enough time to kill one monster.

Just as Dohyun got up and tried to move.

-Huh? What?

-Liza?

Jihad and Eliza tilted their heads.

-What are you doing without going… Where are you looking, Master? The orc is over there.

-Liza Liza!

“……I know.”

-But why…….?

“Because I know, be quiet.”

It was because Dohyun, who said he was going to catch an orc, was staring blankly at the air.

Jihad pouted his lips at Dohyun’s reaction, who frowned, saying it was a hindrance even though he kindly informed him.

-You’re always like that to me.

A small grumbling sound was heard, but Dohyun didn’t care.

To be exact, he had no time to do so.

“What is that?”

-? That? What, there’s nothing there?

-Liza?

The two, who followed Dohyun’s gaze, didn’t know what was going on.

There was nothing but a few rocks and this annoying thick fog.

But Dohyun could see it clearly.

‘Why are only those rocks red?’

Two rocks covered in blood.

Among them, something small emitting a red light darker than blood on the rock on the left.

[Eye of Truth is activated.]

It was the moment when the Eye of Truth was activated for the first time in Brion.