The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 73

Part 73.

“Blue-White Scramble?”

“Damn it, why this of all things……”

“Ugh, I’m already stressed.”

Users groaned at the announcement that it was a Blue-White Scramble.

[The kings of each team have been determined.]

[You are knights protecting the king. Protect the king.]

[If the king dies, the team’s time limit will be reduced.]

[Be careful, as the team’s area will shrink each time the time limit is reduced beyond a certain level.]

[Each team starts with five areas and a time limit of 40 minutes.]

[When the final time is up, the victory or defeat will be determined by calculating the remaining area and the team’s remaining time.]

The simple rule: protect your own king and capture the opponent’s area.

With a time limit of 40 minutes, it’s relatively quick, which some players preferred over longer, more complex game modes.

In fact, the concept itself was praised for being speedy and fun.

Nevertheless, there was one major reason why users groaned.

“No, in a way, this might be better. As long as the king isn’t a troll.”

“In other words, if the king is a troll, we’re screwed.”

“Is it fair that victory or defeat is determined by the king’s *ppopgi* [뽑기, random draw]? They should at least allow us to support them.”

“*Ppopgi* [뽑기] sucks, 망겜 [mang-gem, ruined game], seriously.”

“What’s the point of a decent king being *ppopgi*ed [randomly selected] if trolls are determined to interfere?”

“No, wouldn’t it all be solved by just getting rid of the anonymous system? I don’t understand why they made it like this.”

The Tower of Disaster is the very place where this concept is executed.

If a king game is held in this place where trolls are rampant, it can’t possibly be a normal game.

I’d rather have a maze escape concept, so I can at least fend for myself… This is a team game that I have to do without fail, and that alone is enough to give me PTSD [Post Traumatic Stress Disorder].

“Should I just *talju* [탈주, abandon/desert]?”

“No, let’s see who the king is first. The first king is the most important.”

“You never know. Maybe the other team’s troll is worse than our troll.”

“Can you give up skill enchant? I can’t.”

“Haa…… Why is the reward so good…….”

Users, who had lost half their motivation from the start, debated giving up about 200 times, and finally steeled themselves and explored their surroundings.

Because the reward was too great to give up.

‘Yeah, let’s just find the king and kill him quickly.’

‘What if the king is a troll? We can protect him well and kill him well.’

‘Where’s the king? Just you wait.’

That was the moment when users, regardless of whether they were on the white team or the blue team, were looking around to find the king.

“Kuhahaha! Hahaha!”

A loud laughter erupted from somewhere.

On the side where users with white uniforms overlaid on top of their existing clothes were gathered.

It was where the white team was.

*Woongseong woongseong* [웅성웅성 – murmuring sound]-

A huge man with a sturdy build walked out from among the white team users who were pushed to both sides as if the Red Sea was parting.

His appearance was very different from other white team users.

He was wearing a Hahoe mask [traditional Korean mask], and his upper body, which was exposed without any clothes, let alone a white outfit that could be called a uniform, was full of scars, giving off a dangerous atmosphere.

The unusual weapon, a ‘톱 [top, saw]’ in both hands, also played a part.

“크흐흐. Ah, this is…….”

However, should it be called a substitute for the white uniform?

“I was going to have some fun for once, but I got *geollyeotne* [걸렸네, caught/selected] as the king?”

A white crown was floating above his head.

“……King?”

“Why is the king coming forward?”

“Is he crazy?”

Perhaps it was because they were embarrassed that the king, who should have been hiding, came forward instead.

Everyone’s attention was focused and the murmuring continued for a while, and then an exclamation of astonishment popped out from somewhere.

“Wa, wait a minute, that 톱 [saw] and body full of scars!”

“Crazy, could it be……!?”

“Oh my god…… is it real?”

“Oh, my gosh.”

It couldn’t be helped.

An unusual weapon called ‘톱 [saw]’ that is not usually used as a weapon.

And a height of 188cm, a sturdy build, and a muscular body full of scars.

There was only one user with these characteristics.

“Molbar!”

“Crazy, Molbar is the white team king?”

“*SsiXal* [씨X알, damn it]…… We’re X됐네 [X dwaetne, screwed].”

“Molbar, is that the Drax Molbar?”

Users’ faces were filled with astonishment at the name.

Some with fearful eyes, some with bewildered eyes, and some with joyful eyes.

Everyone was filled with different emotions, but one thing was clear: there seemed to be no one here who didn’t know the name.

Of course.

“It’s that Molbar from the lawless zone! Why is such a *geomul* [거물, big shot] here!?”

“I’m going crazy, really.”

“No, how can such a *geomul* [거물, big shot] become king from the start! *Ppopgi* [뽑기] sucks, 망겜 [mang-gem, ruined game], seriously!”

“Isn’t it too *balbungi* [밸붕, balance collapse]?”

Drax Molbar.

He was the leader of the 1st affiliate, which is considered the worst and strongest even in the infamous lawless zone.

Of course, not all leaders of the 1st affiliate are of the same class.

The leaders of the top 5 units and the leaders of the units outside of 6th place have different powers.

Even Molbar is the leader of the 11th unit.

Considering that there are a total of 12 units, it can be said that he belongs to the lowest unit, so his strength itself is often evaluated as being similar to that of the leader of the 1st affiliate in the 2nd district…….

“I’d rather have the upper unit…… I don’t know what that *saekki* [새끼, bastard] will do if he’s the king.”

“That *saekki* [새끼, bastard] is really crazy. There’s a rumor that he was a heinous criminal in reality.”

“He’s already famous in the Western world. If you get caught by that *saekki* [새끼, bastard], you’ll be tortured to death, so it’s better to just commit suicide.”

“Didn’t you see the Forbidden Forest massacre a while ago? They burned everything down and it was a mess.”

His heinousness was so widespread that no one in Ellanis didn’t know about it.

In terms of notoriety, he is more famous than the leaders of the 10th or 9th units, which are higher units.

“Molbar! Molbar! Molbar! Molbar!”

“I believed in you, Molbar!”

“Molbar, I’m a fan! I’ve watched the last *hwalyak* [활약, performance] video ten times. I want to be a villain like Molbar.”

The white team and the blue team had mixed feelings about it.

The blue team was filled with desperate groans, while the white team was filled with shouts close to those of fans meeting a celebrity.

“Damn it…… They’re all from the lawless zone?”

“Don’t we! Don’t we have any named users?”

“I don’t know about named, but there seem to be *cheonji* [천지, a lot] of people who belong to or aspire to the lawless zone. Isn’t this practically all on their side?”

“Agh, there’s nothing worse than a lawless zone affiliate becoming king.”

In the case of the blue team, in particular, they were biting their nails or shaking their legs, as if they were very anxious.

Because statistics said so.

Overwhelming statistics that the winning rate of the team with the lawless zone affiliate as king in the Blue-White Scramble is over 70%.

“I will help Molbar! What does the team matter, my heart is already there!”

“Molbar! Molbar! Molbar!”

“This is an opportunity. An opportunity to leave a deep impression on Molbar.”

“Did you hear the news a while ago? That *gaejangsu* [개장수, dog butcher] *hwalyak* [활약, performance] in the Tower of Disaster and was scouted by the 3rd affiliate of the lawless zone.”

“You never know. If we do well here, we might be able to enter the lawless zone.”

“*SiXkkeo* [시X꺼, damn it]. That *gaejangsu* [개장수, dog butcher] is also in the 3rd affiliate, so why can’t we do it? Let’s aim for the 2nd affiliate.”

The sanctuary of trolls, the Tower of Disaster.

In this place, the lawless zone was a dream group and a goal, so it had a huge fandom.

Should they think about going against the lawless zone when they need to catch their eyes?

Regardless of whether they are on the blue team or the white team, they will commit atrocities to the death.

“Damn it, don’t we! Don’t we have any named users on our side?”

“Hey, you *saekkya* [새꺄, you]! Would I say it even if there was? If it’s not the lawless zone, I’d be *gwangtal* [광탈, eliminated] if I said it.”

“Then who is the king? Who is the king?”

“Huh? Come to think of it, I can’t see the king?”

“Really? Is he hiding? Is he an assassin?”

“Nice! I like it even more. If he uses *eunsin* [은신, stealth] and hides, he can last a little longer…….”

That was when the blue team users were racking their brains in their own way.

*Jeobeok, jeobeok* [저벅, 저벅 – sound of footsteps].

A low-pitched sound of footsteps that spreads so low that it cannot be heard unless you concentrate.

The user who was shouting nice slurred his words and stopped.

It wasn’t because his hearing was better than others.

In fact, he couldn’t even hear the footsteps.

Nevertheless, the reason why he stopped what he was saying and focused on the owner of the footsteps was simple.

“What’s with him?”

“……Crown?”

“Crazy, it’s the blue team king?”

A man in a black mask and black *dobok* [도복, martial arts uniform].

And the man wearing a blue crown was approaching Molbar’s nose and facing him.

The atmosphere here, which had been hesitant, suddenly became chaotic.

“This X! We got *geollyeotne* [걸렸네, caught/selected] by a troll. Bring him quickly!”

“Oh, no, you can’t do that. Hey, shoot the blue team things so they can’t come!”

“It’s an opportunity to leave a deep impression on Molbar!”

“I! I’m going first!”

The blue team to protect their king, and the white team to interfere with the blue team’s knights.

The most important thing in the Blue-White Scramble is the first kill.

Since the time limit is reduced twice as much as the subsequent deaths when the first king dies, everyone moved as one without looking at each other.

“크흐흐…… What are you? You came out confidently, but you don’t say anything. Ah, are you perhaps my fan? Should I give you an autograph?”

“…….”

Molbar, who was standing in the center of the chaos, shrugged his shoulders leisurely, but the blue team’s king did not respond.

“*Saekkiga* [새끼가, bastard]…… Is he mute or something? Well, that’s okay. That’s not what I’m curious about.”

Is it just my imagination?

The face of Molbar, who is making a spooky voice and sticking his face out, seems to be the same as the face of the Hahoe mask.

“Choose. Do you like arms, or legs? Or tongue? Hehe…… Hehehehe, no, you don’t have to choose. Actually, I’ve already decided the order!”

*Kiieeeing-*!

Molbar, who was spewing a nasty laugh, then made a voice full of madness and rushed in with a 톱 [saw].

“Legs! Legs would be good! It’s good to see you *eopeojyeoseo* [엎어져서, fallen over] looking up!”

Molbar, who is really aiming for the legs and swinging the 톱 [saw].

His 톱 [saw] was flashing with a red light, and that light was the ability that made Molbar who he is today.

[Activates unique ability ‘Severance’.]

[If you inflict critical damage on an enemy, sever the part.]

[Activates trait ‘Taste of Blood’.]

[The power of the unique ability you possess is amplified when you *mudeul* [묻힐, bury] the target’s blood.]

Severance ability that is not many in God of Creation.

He has achieved his current notoriety by utilizing this in the most terrible way possible.

It was as if the worst ability was given to a madman.

*Kiieeeieeing-*!

In front of him is a madman 톱쟁이 [top-jaengi, saw-wielding maniac] who is crazy about slaughter.

“Block him so he can’t protect him!”

“Let Molbar *hwalyak* [활약, perform] to his heart’s content!”

“No! Block him! Block him no matter what!”

All around are the knights of the white team and the blue team who are fiercely exchanging blows for their own purposes.

In the center of the chaos, where the mind is truly dizzy, the blue team’s king is just standing still.

Even until the moment when the 톱 [saw] came to his neck.

“Have you given up? Struggle anyway! It’s more fun to *sseoneun* [써는, cut] that way!”

“Ah…….”

At that time, everyone was sensing his death.

—–!

*Kaaang*!

Suddenly, a fierce blizzard *sotguchimyeo yongoreum* [솟구치며 용오름, soared up like a tornado].

“……!?”

“*Keoheok* [커헉, cough]!”

The suddenly soaring blizzard not only bounced Molbar’s 톱 [saw] away, but also crashed down and blew away nearby enemies.

At the same time, a chilling chill descended.

“M, my body is *tteollyeo* [떨려, trembling]…….”

“What is this……!”

It was hard to take a step because of the coldness that made the eyes blurry, as if fog had risen.

Thanks to that, they stopped in their tracks as if they had made a promise.

*Keureureureu* [크르르르 – growling sound]…….

As a result, I was able to see it.

The coldness that descended coldly and the swirling blizzard.

Beyond the scenery as if they had entered a snowy mountain, the eyes of a huge beast emitting a chilling 저주파 [jeojupa, low frequency/curse].

“크아아아! Wh, what is this!”

The huge beast was biting Molbar, who had been bounced away and fallen pathetically.

His vision was blurred, so he couldn’t see beyond that.

*Pook! Poouk! Pook!* [푹! 푸욱! 푹! – sound of piercing flesh]

A sound like something sharp piercing the body and the sound of a beast biting.

And only Molbar’s painful screams can be heard.

“……H, a white lion?”

“A lion and a blizzard…… and this coldness. Could it be……?”

“Crazy…… is it real?”

At the same time as their bodies froze instinctively, they could sense it.

Who the blue team’s king is.

“……K, Kaiser!”

“Kaiser is the king!”

“Crazy! Is it real!”

“Wow, 씨X, crazy!!”

Kaiser, it was the moment when he etched his existence into everyone’s minds.