The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 69

69.

A Suddenly Uploaded Post.

The title alone was enough to draw attention given the current situation, but the content was even more sensational.

[Guys, I think I just saw Kaiser?]

[Author: JustTheFacts]

– I’m in the Briny Rock Forest, and I think I saw Kaiser. Did they succeed in recruiting Kaiser? They were dragging their feet, so why is he hunting here?

In just a few minutes, over dozens of comments appeared.

The reactions were all similar.

– The scouts can’t even find him, what are you talking about seeing him, lol.

– Ugh, I was wondering when the attention-seekers would show up.

– We shouldn’t feed these trolls, but I can’t help but click on this one;; – He hasn’t even joined Brion yet, what Briny Rock Forest, lol. If you’re going to troll, put some effort into it.

– Ugh, you pathetic bastard. Go die. Why do you live like that?

– Can’t live up to your username, lol.

With scouts waiting at the entrance of Brion, he somehow slipped through the crowd and is out hunting in the field?

It didn’t make sense.

Thanks to this, the author was bombarded with insults and questions about their parents before disappearing, and people quickly forgot about them.

Or rather, they tried to forget.

– What? I’m also in the Briny Rock Forest, and I think it’s really Kaiser?

– To be honest, I haven’t confirmed the information, but… if that’s not Kaiser, nothing makes sense.

– The timing is perfect too… Hmm, what is it? Am I seeing things? I don’t think so…

– Instead of just insulting the author, let’s think about it seriously. There’s more than one witness.

Until comments started appearing with similar opinions.

Instead of joining in on the insults, their supportive reactions confused the netizens.

It was too sincere to simply ignore.

– Kaiser is really hunting?

– Does that make sense?

– It’s probably a hoax. He’s not a god, how could he sneak out and hunt like that?

It was then that they were given a definitive answer.

[No, you idiots. It’s really Kaiser.]

[Author: JustTheFacts]

– Seriously, if you don’t believe me, come to the Briny Rock Forest.

There’s some crazy guy here single-handedly massacring orcs.

The weapons keep changing, and if you bump into him, the orcs all fly away.

If that’s not Kaiser, nothing makes sense.

I’m replacing it with a blurred GIF to avoid getting sued for violating portrait rights. (Image attached), (GIF of a man killing orcs on top of countless orc corpses) P.S. And I’ve screenshotted all you bastards who insulted my parents. See you at the police station, you sons of bitches.

The author, who everyone thought had left after being bombarded with insults, returned with evidence.

A field with a mountain of orc corpses.

And a man hunting alone on top of it.

Having confirmed the clear evidence, the netizens had no choice but to believe it.

– …It’s real?

– No, what? Why is Kaiser there?

– But is that really Kaiser? I can’t really tell because it’s blurred.

– If it’s not Kaiser, what is it?

– Maybe it’s a composite this time?

– I’m a self-proclaimed expert in this field, and even after zooming in and searching, it’s clean. It’s not a composite.

Even after so-called experts did a secondary verification, the verdict was that it was real.

Why was someone who shouldn’t even have entered Brion yet there?

No, how did he even get there in the first place?

– Is he Hong Gil-dong [a legendary Korean Robin Hood-like figure]?

– At this point, he might not even be human.

– Ah, he was actually from Hogwarts, lol. The reason he started late is because he was finishing school. It’s the talk of the town.

– I’m sorry, OP [original poster]; you really lived up to your username.

The netizens were confused by the magical situation that would make even magician Choi Hyun-woo [a famous South Korean magician] cry, but Kaiser’s intention was clearly conveyed.

– So, does this mean he has no intention of joining a guild? He didn’t even directly say it and just ignored them.

– Wow… I don’t know if I should call this cool or crazy.

– Where are the guys who said he wouldn’t do anything crazy to steal guild contributions? Explain yourselves.

– It’s me, and I think you can just say Kaiser did what Kaiser does.

– Well, Kaiser hated guilds. Once a tiger, always a tiger.

It was then.

That one user suddenly raised a question.

– Then what? What were the scouts who were endlessly waiting for Kaiser doing?

– What else…

And everyone gave the same answer to that question.

– They just worked their asses off.

The netizens nodded, briefly imagining the top 100 guilds becoming like dogs looking up at a chicken on the roof [a Korean idiom for something unattainable].

– Bring more popcorn. Quick.

– Damn, this is real, lol. I’m really looking forward to his future moves.

– We’ll see at Brion.

– Eh, he has too many enemies now, so it’ll be hard to get 1st place, right? The 1st place is overwhelmingly strong.

– Well, it’s generally accepted that you can’t beat Verze in Brion. It’s annoying that the handsome bastard is so capable.

– Is that the problem now? He’s made thousands of enemies in an instant?

– One versus thousands… It fills me with awe…

Everyone knows.

That the guilds, whose pride leads to fame, and that fame becomes power, will never stand still.

And this news was also delivered to the scouts of Brion.

“What? Kaiser is hunting here?”

“No, how?”

“Please check this first…”

“You son of a bitch!”

“Run now! Go to the Rock Forest, quickly! No, I’ll go myself. Hey, you bastard! Why are you following me? You have to stay here and wait.”

A time bomb had gone off in the midst of their somewhat peaceful waiting, as they had predicted that the wait would be long.

Having received similar reports, they were all startled and moved almost simultaneously.

They all rushed to the Briny Rock Forest and searched the entire forest in groups.

How long did they search?

“?”

“??”

About an hour later, question marks appeared above their heads.

“What, why isn’t he here?”

“We’ve searched everywhere, but he’s not here. Is he in a dungeon or something?”

“No… There are no dungeons in the Briny Rock Forest. In the first place, the last sighting was near the area where the fog gets thick…”

“Then what is it, why can’t we see him?”

At the shout of one of the scouts, a subordinate, who was watching their reaction, carefully replied.

“It seems he’s already left.”

“……”

The scout, Baek Jin-cheol, paused at that.

Baek Jin-cheol.

A person who became an executive despite being a scout because of his connection with the master of the Baekdu Mountain Guild.

Even now, in his excitement, his mind was working quickly.

“So, you’re saying that he secretly slipped out while we were guarding the entrance, hunted, and then left again when the news spread?”

“…Yes.”

“Huh.”

Baek Jin-cheol, who let out a hollow laugh, gritted his teeth.

What does this mean?

That he has no intention of joining a guild?

That may be the case, but if that were the only reason, he wouldn’t be mocking them like this.

Because it would be advantageous to choose a way to have a smooth relationship with each other.

Even if they couldn’t have a smooth relationship, there was no reason to make enemies.

Then there were only two possibilities left.

‘Either he doesn’t know about this situation at all, or it’s a challenge to the guilds.’

The judgment was quick.

It didn’t make sense that he didn’t know about this situation.

In the first place, there were hundreds of people asking if he was Kaiser from the entrance.

As soon as you go to the homepage, it’s all about this. There’s no way he couldn’t know.

It’s even stranger that he’s been dodging them so well by chance.

‘He’s moving while monitoring the situation in real time.’

Kaiser is expressing it with his whole body.

“So, you’re saying let’s do it now?” [implying Kaiser is daring them to try and recruit him].

That they shouldn’t dare to covet him.

That he has no intention of going under them. That he’d rather do it all alone.

He thought it was a proposal to satisfy him, but it turned out to be a fiery challenge.

‘Huh. He’s crazy. Once a tiger, always a tiger?’

He heard that he reigned alone like a tiger in Demlock, but he’s doing that here too?

It was ridiculous.

He was so caught up in the glory of the past that he couldn’t grasp the situation.

‘Everyone’s praising him, so he thinks it’s his world.’

To be honest, he admits that he’s great.

Because he’s a great person who pulled down Myeolsal and took first place. It means that he’s still in good form, even if it’s not like before.

But so what?

“The world has changed. It’s different now than it was then.”

The glory of the past?

An undefeated emperor who put everyone under his feet?

That’s only in Demlock. This place is a different world from such a small well with at most ten million people.

Not to mention now, after being behind for a year and a half.

Squeak.

Baek Jin-cheol, who gritted his teeth, moved his steps.

“Team, Team Leader? Where are you going?”

At the words of a subordinate who followed Baek Jin-cheol, Baek Jin-cheol, who paused for a moment, gave a bitter smile.

“I have to let the legend of the past know.”

A gap of 1 year and 6 months.

That the solid power that has been built up during that time can never be broken, no matter how great he is.

That was not just Baek Jin-cheol’s thought.

“I see… So that’s what you mean. I understand, Kaiser.”

From the Phoenix Guild, who received the report,

“Huh. Even Kaiser is arrogant.”

“Or rather, is this how Kaiser should be? He’s beyond expectations.”

“Hehe, has there ever been a man like this before?”

“Hmph, he’s just a product of the past. The place he was in and this place are on different levels.”

“Well, he did take 1st place as soon as he came back, right? To be honest, it was refreshing to see him pull Myeolsal down. He was so unlucky.”

The Jenion Guild and the Baekdu Mountain Guild.

And the top 100 guilds that were on par with them all showed different reactions,

“What? Kaiser ignored all the recruitment offers and just went for it?”

“Wow… As expected of Kaiser. His every move is on a different level. There’s nothing predictable about him.”

“If he’s showing this much ambition, it means he’s still going strong, right?”

“I wonder how much he’ll show us.”

Everyone from the other guilds and netizens who heard this news showed interest in Kaiser.

In the meantime, Do-hyun, who became the center of attention due to unintended misunderstandings…

[The ‘Blue Goblin Warrior’s Blue Leather Belt’ registered in the auction house has been sold.]

[The ‘Red Goblin Warrior’s Leather Top’ registered in the auction house has been sold.]

……

[The ‘Blue Goblin Warrior’s Blue Leather Bottoms’ registered in the auction house has been sold.]

[All items listed in the auction have been sold.]

[Please check the settled amount.]

[Current amount: 16,471,640 won]

“…Wow.”

…was fully enjoying the joy of the first profit he had earned in God of Seoul.

It was a whopping 16 million won. Not 160, but 16 million [approximately $12,000 USD].

A mere level 24 had earned 16 million won overnight.

And a very appropriate word came out of Do-hyun’s mouth.

“…Crazy.”