The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 76

Part 75.

“……”

Silence descends.

A cauldron of chaos, never a moment of peace.

That was how users remembered the Tower of Disaster, but now, this place was quiet, even chilling.

A space where even breathing was barely audible.

Thwack! Thud!

Crack!

The only sound breaking the silence was the extraordinary sound of impact.

However, it was a sound that only those present could believe.

“S, stop… stop… Ugh!”

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thud!

“My, my bones… Cough!”

It was the sound of the torturer, Molbar.

The one called the devil of the lawless zone was being relentlessly beaten.

-Oh, I know that well. The master is amazing at hitting bones.

-Indeed! The Lord’s flamboyant striking sense is always admirable.

-Lizariza.

Kaiser was beating him from the front and the back, like flattening a pork cutlet, and the Guardians were leaving comments as if they were judges.

“Crazy……”

“What am I watching?”

“No, is Molbar being beaten so helplessly?”

“M, Mr. Molbar?”

“What is this……”

Users, whether affiliated with the lawless zone or not, could only stare blankly.

Their faces were devoid of any sense of reality.

Perhaps Molbar was frustrated with them.

“Cough! You son of a b*tch! What are you doing! Kill that bastard… Ugh!”

“Ah……”

Molbar, enraged to the point of madness, shouted and was met with an uppercut to the jaw, spitting out blood.

It was a pathetic sight, but it was not without its gains.

“Help Mr. Molbar!”

“Kill Kaiser!”

“Damn it, this is a matter of the lawless zone’s pride. Let’s all take him down!”

“Yeah, since when did we do one-on-ones in the Tower of Disaster… Kill him!”

Thanks to that, the users affiliated with the lawless zone were able to belatedly come to their senses.

Swish- Clang-

Thud!

Rushing in with hastily drawn weapons, they were quite threatening.

In reality, they had a menacing aura and physique that would warrant police attention just walking down the street, and the size of the weapons they drew were all proclaiming, ‘I’m a criminal.’

“What are you doing! We’ll help too!”

“I know, you idiot!”

Above all, the biggest problem was that they weren’t only on the White Team.

“Block those bastards! They’re not just on the White Team!”

“Those guys are from the lawless zone! Don’t let them hit our backs!”

“Oh, but it would be hilarious if Kaiser died? I’ll join in.”

“Me too, me too.”

“Ugh, those troll bastards……!”

Those affiliated with the lawless zone or hoping to join, and even those who only cared about fun.

Even just the trolls from the Blue Team who rushed out numbered over a dozen.

“Block them!”

“Cough!”

“Kahaha! Kill! Kill them all!”

“Ah, this is the Tower of Disaster! So much fun!”

“Isn’t team killing the charm of a skirmish? Hehe.”

Those on the Blue Team who wanted a normal game desperately tried to stop them, but they were overwhelmed as they had to block the White Team as well.

“We broke through!”

“It’s Kaiser! Kill him!”

“Mr. Molbar! We’re here!”

As a result, in less than a minute, some managed to break through the crowd.

And as soon as they found Kaiser, they pounced on him like wild dogs hunting prey.

“Need help?”

“No, I don’t need it.”

Ast, who had been quietly watching, tilted his weapon and asked, but Dohyun shook his head as if it were nothing.

Even at a glance, it was a situation of hundreds against one.

If anyone else had refused, he would have told them not to talk nonsense and intervened, but Ast retreated without a word.

“Hmm… Well, if you say so, there must be a reason.”

Because his experience had proven it so far.

Kaiser, if he said he didn’t need it, he really didn’t need it.

-There are too many, will he be okay?

-Hmm, don’t worry. Even if hyenas gather, they are just hyenas. A tiger would not fear hyenas. That much is a piece of cake for our Lord.

-That’s true… Charlie, why do you sound more knowledgeable? Are you really learning the language of the apostles these days? Come to think of it, I think I saw you reading some kind of book…….

-Ahem. It’s just your imagination.

-Lizariza?

The Guardians, as if used to it, were exchanging skits as usual.

They showed no concern, and as if to repay their reaction, Dohyun grinned and muttered lowly.

“I haven’t fought with all my strength since coming to the New World.”

There were no powerful raid bosses here yet.

He had been fighting to match the level of his opponents because he was curious about the combat power of those who belonged to the lawless zone.

But today, there was no need to do that.

Achieving overwhelming results.

That was Dohyun’s only goal right now.

“I’ll go wild.”

Watching the wave of countless users rushing towards him, Dohyun growled like a beast.

* * *

War.

There was no other word to describe the current scene.

Swish- Clang-

Whoosh, Stab!

Cutting, dodging, stabbing.

This place, where countless users were after each other’s lives, was a battlefield.

However, there was something different from other wars…….

“Ugh!”

“Aaaagh!”

“What are you doing! It’s just one person! Ambush him from the blind spot!”

“Damn it, if it were as easy as you say, you try it! Does he have eyes in the back of his head or what? Why can’t we hit him!”

In the center of a war fought by ten thousand users, another war was taking place.

Not just any war, but a war of one against many.

Hundreds of users were baring their fangs and swinging their claws at only one person.

But surprisingly, it was not the one person who was being pushed back, but the hundreds of users.

Clang! Clang!

Aaaagh!

Dohyun, who was wielding his sword without a moment’s rest, roamed around with his unique movements, and each time, screams of various kinds and shouts full of anger erupted.

Zerg rush? [Overwhelming numbers attack.]

Such a thing was meaningless in front of Kaiser.

“Hey, stop the ranged attacks! Are you trying to kill us all?”

“That vicious bastard is deliberately moving only between the White Team. We have to grab him up close and then take him down.”

“Argh, damn it!”

Rather, many people felt like countless shields, not threatening weapons, to Kaiser.

As Dohyun, who was used to fighting against many, induced team kills with magical footwork.

“His legs. If we tie up those feet, it’ll be easy from then on!”

“Okay.”

So the users made it their top priority to tie up Dohyun’s feet, but…….

Whoosh-

“If we just tie up his legs……”

……Why?

Tap, Swish-

Stab!

“If I tie him up… damn it, why can’t I catch him?”

No matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t reach Dohyun.

[Using Backstab.]

Just when they thought they had him cornered, he used Backstab to escape, and when they caught up again, he pushed them away with a Fierce Strike.

Then, Dohyun melted back into the White Team users.

As they searched for Dohyun, wandering around.

Kwaroooong-

A blue lightning dragon plunged from the ceiling, covering the surrounding area with electrical waves.

[Using Lightning Teleport.]

[Using Acceleration.]

[Periell’s Gift – Gale is used.]

Dohyun became a streak of light, tearing through the stage once more.

From this point on, it was utter chaos.

“Kuaaak!”

“I, I can’t even see him.”

“He was just on the left… Keoheok!?”

If he had been as annoying as a fly until now, he was now too fast to follow with their eyes and even threatening.

He darted through the users like Hong Gildong [a legendary Korean Robin Hood figure], appearing everywhere, making him seem like a mirage.

It was as if their comrades were collapsing on their own while they stood still.

Shaaa-

Krrr…!

Moreover, the icy cold and blizzard of the Ice Stream.

And perhaps because their vision was obscured by the giant white lion.

They even felt a sense of dread, as if they were isolated in a snowy mountain with a blizzard, and their comrades were dying off one by one for some unknown reason.

Clearly, there was only one enemy, but it didn’t feel like just one.

No, rather…

‘What… what am I up against?’

‘How… how is this possible? Is he even human?’

‘Damn it, this isn’t fair!’

‘Kaiser was this strong? I knew he was amazing, but this… this isn’t human!’

It felt like moths flying into a natural disaster, not a human.

“Wow… this is insane.”

“Crazy… that’s Kaiser? I see why they call him Kaiser God.”

“His footwork is on a different level?”

“Did you see him parry and then backstab? There’s no delay in his movements. Is he planning everything in advance?”

“What are you doing, you bastards? Is this the time to be impressed?”

“Why aren’t you helping! Don’t you want to clear the first floor?”

“Ah, right.”

At that, the Blue Team users, who had been blankly admiring, also rushed in more aggressively, their morale boosted, and swung their weapons.

Clang- Kang!

Pshuk-!

Spears clashed against spears, and swords clashed against shields.

Behind them, countless arrows and magic poured down in a large-scale battle.

Before they knew it, a large-scale battle was unfolding on the first floor, as if they were on a battlefield.

It was considered the most evenly matched and breathtaking stage in the history of the Blue-White Scramble within the Tower of Disaster.

Considering the number of enemies within the Blue Team, it was absurd that the balance was maintained.

“Ah, ah… this is impossible…”

This was the influence of Kaiser, just one person.

“How is this even possible…”

Molbar, who had hidden himself to recover his stamina and watched the whole process, opened his mouth in disbelief.

Was this the spectacle created by a user with similar stats to himself?

If it were him, could he have reproduced even a part of that?

Gulp.

He shook his head involuntarily.

‘No, not just me, but no one could do that.’

At least among those he knew, there was only one person who could show such overwhelming power.

The Black Nightmare, Raon.

‘That person… might be able to.’

Then, Molbar hurriedly shook his head.

He realized what he was thinking.

‘What am I thinking… comparing that man to that person?’

Kaiser is amazing?

He readily admits it.

He was an extraordinary man beyond his comprehension.

‘But… he can’t compare to that person.’

That person is the possessor of overwhelming talent, beyond the word genius.

A demon incarnate who earned the title of Black Nightmare, inspiring fear in everyone with pure force alone.

Moreover, the man called the GOAT [Greatest Of All Time] of the Tower of Disaster.

The very act of comparing him was unacceptable as a member of the No Law Zone, but one thing was certain.

Thump.

“Looks like it’s just you and me again?”

“Ah…”

It wasn’t the time to be thinking about such things.

Molbar’s pupils shook violently as he saw Dohyun, who had come right in front of him and was grinning, and his hands trembled instinctively.

It was fear. Fear of an overwhelming being.

‘Why…? Could it be that he really is a man who can be compared to that person…’

Molbar was flustered by the fear he was feeling for the first time other than that person.

Crack.

“Then, let’s begin.”

“W, wait a moment… Keoheok!”

Dohyun, who had cracked his knuckles, continued his relentless assault at a speed several times faster than before.

Thus, amidst the clash of metal and the flurry of arrows and magic in the center of the first floor stage, a sorrowful scream echoed.

And,

“You bastard…”

Astrate, who had been watching all of this with his arms crossed from a distance, smirked.

“I told him to go wild, and he’s really going wild.”

In fact, after reuniting with that guy after entering Elannis.

He had been watching from the sidelines and had been thinking about it without realizing it.

‘Tsk, has that guy lost his touch?’

He felt that something was missing from his former status.

Compared to the other rankers who had become drastically stronger, wasn’t he not much different from his days on the Main Continent?

He made an exception for that.

It was only natural since he had just set foot on the New Continent.

The real problem was when he watched him fight.

He showed an overwhelming presence no matter who he met with his unique combat sense and amazing movements, but…

‘Geez, it’s an unfair fighting style no matter how many times I see it… but something’s missing.’

For Astrate, who knew the old Kaiser, he couldn’t shake the feeling that something was lacking in every aspect compared to the Kaiser of the Dem Locke era, who overwhelmed everyone without a single legendary skill.

It was vague to explain, but it was as if the overwhelming atmosphere of that time was gone?

‘Well… I guess it’s understandable since he’s been on hiatus for a long time.’

He was still a monster, so he just thought that time had passed and moved on.

With a slight regret buried in his subconscious.

[Reversal Stage]

[Initiating Reversal Stage First Form: Beginning.]

Kuoong!

Kueok! Keok!

But now, that regret was shattered.

He had proven it.

That he hadn’t lost his skills or his touch.

It was just that he didn’t need to exert his full power against mere users.

‘That bastard, he’s still the same.’

The man who was once called a god, Kaiser.

Even now, three years later, as a latecomer in the next installment, he was still going strong, and

[The White Team’s King has been eliminated.]

[First Kill Achieved.]

[A portion of the White Team’s territory has been seized, and the time limit is reduced.]

[The reduction in time limit is amplified due to the First Kill.]

[The White Team’s Second King is determined.]

Smirk.

“I killed one… next king, come in.”

He was a beast who hid fangs sharper than anyone else.