The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 8

Part 8.

[You have passed the third gate.]

[You have been granted bonus points for breaking through at an unprecedented speed.]

[The information you can obtain varies depending on the bonus points.]

[The fourth gate begins.]

[Solve the puzzle within the time limit and leave the area.]

…….

[You have passed the fourth gate.]

-Wow, a gate high-pass.

-Is it real that they’re all being broken through in under 3 minutes? My heart is swelling with pride…….

-I ordered chicken, but is the dungeon going to end before the chicken gets here? Why?

-There’s never been an exploration broadcast like this before. Is this exploration or tourism…….

-Explorers will feel pathetic if they watch this broadcast.

-Seriously, I’d feel like my life is being denied. If I were them, I’d quit being an explorer.

-Then what about Marty, who’s watching from the side?

-Um, a broadcaster?

-But Marty seems to be enjoying it now? He’s become a true broadcaster.

About 12 minutes had passed since the dungeon exploration began.

The chat room had become so lighthearted that the word ‘tension’ couldn’t be found.

It couldn’t be helped.

Finding the key to the first gate. Breaking through the traps of the second gate. Escaping the secret room of the third gate. Even the quiz of the fourth gate.

No matter what gate came out, they broke through without the slightest hesitation, so how could there be any tension?

And that was the same for Do-hyun.

[The final gate is in progress.]

[This is a gate where all the gates you have faced so far are performed at once.]

[Break through the gate within 20 minutes.]

[Time Limit: 20:00:00]

‘They’re all gates like this.’

All gates related to explorers, such as finding paths or traps…….

Usually, gate-type dungeons have more traps than hunting, but even so, if there are about five gates, you’d think there would be at least one different one.

‘Isn’t it better for the owner [referring to Do-hyun, the dungeon master]?’

‘Lizariza!’

‘Well, that’s true.’

I wonder if it’s okay to just freeload like this, but in fact, it’s only easy for Do-hyun, who has the Eye of Truth.

Objectively speaking, breaking through all these gates with just two people is a hellish difficulty level.

In the first place, it’s a hidden piece hidden in the quest given by the legendary explorer Jakub.

It’s not strange that it’s a dungeon that requires a lot of explorer’s abilities.

“This way.”

“Yes, Kaiser! I’m following you well, so you don’t have to worry about the likes of me!”

“……?”

The only problem, if there was one, was that Marty started saying strange things with sparkling eyes from some point on.

“Ah…… where to next? Oh, God of Exploration.”

“I was just a commoner who lived in a place where you were not.”

“I just believe.”

Even the level of those strange words was getting higher and higher.

He seemed dubious when he broke through the first gate, but his eyes changed from the moment he broke through the second gate, and now he’s almost praising him.

‘Hmm! He’s a very promising guy.’

‘……Sigh. I don’t know. Let’s stay away, Eliza.’

‘Liza?’

This pattern of Charlie being very pleased with him.

Do-hyun was reminded of a certain archer for some reason, but he ignored it and focused on clearing the dungeon.

Thanks to that?

[You have passed the final gate.]

[You have been granted bonus points for passing through the gate at an amazing speed.]

[The remaining time limit is converted into bonus points.]

He was able to pass through the gate with an overwhelming score of 2 minutes and 12 seconds, which was even faster than before.

-Those who bet that it would take more than 3 minutes, hurry up and shoot God balloons [a form of online donation/currency].

-Didn’t someone bet 100,000 earlier? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Immediately bankrupt ㅅㄱ [Internet slang for ‘goodbye’]

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ He did it.

[‘아니이건아니지 [Ah, this isn’t right]’ has gifted 100,000 God balloons.]

“Ah, everyone. I told you it would work, right? You dare doubt Kaiser, so that’s what happens. Praise Kaiser now.”

-ㅇㅈㅇㅈ [Internet slang for ‘I agree’]

-Why did Marty become a Kaiser believer?

-Mom, that guy’s eyes are weird.

-Hehe, he’s qualified to become a believer in our Kaisinism [Kaiser worship].

-I should tell the leader.

-Hmm hmm. Explorer believers are rare, but Kaisin’s reputation doesn’t discriminate against fields.

“…….”

Do-hyun chuckled as he read the chat.

He was so focused on clearing the dungeon that he didn’t even know there was a bet, but he unintentionally cleaned out one person’s wallet.

Unlike NewTube, which earns money from views, he didn’t realize that the income from God Ose streaming comes from God balloons.

“……Did this happen before too?”

“Huh? Didn’t you know? Let’s see how many God balloons there are now. I think there are about 500,000…… Keu, as expected of Kaiser. A true explorer’s attitude that is not swayed by greed. This Marty is once again impressed.”

Do-hyun scratched his head at the answer that was as expected when he asked with a doubtful thought.

‘Since 1 God balloon is 10 won [Korean currency]…… did I earn 5 million won [approximately $3,700 USD] in a few hours?’

Even if you take out the fees and taxes, you’ll get 4 million.

I just turned on the broadcast and found the way, but is it okay to make money this easily?

‘It doesn’t seem right to take all of this, so I should tell him to split it in half.’

Usually, when a guest comes on, they make a 5:5 or 7:3 profit split.

In Marty’s case, he suggested a shocking 10:0, but Do-hyun wasn’t in dire need of money right now, so he was thinking of splitting it appropriately.

“아니이건아니지 [Ah, this isn’t right]’s God balloons will all go to Kaiser, and all the God balloons from today’s broadcast will go to Kaiser, not me, so if you want to shoot, shoot as much as you want!”

[‘Kaisinism Believer No. 14’ has gifted 300,000 God balloons.]

[‘Kaisinism Believer No. 32’ has gifted 100,000 God balloons.]

…….

[‘옵빠저를가져효 [Oppa, take me]’ has gifted 70,000 God balloons.]

-ㅁㅊ [Internet slang for ‘crazy’] Look at the God balloons coming up

-Is that Kaiser?

-Wow…… are all the Kaisinism people rich?

-If our reward does not go to Kaisin, our Kaisinism will find you.

-The warning is so scary ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ [laughter]

-Those guys are the type to actually do that.

-If Kaiser decides to become a cult leader, he’ll easily beat ShinXji [a reference to a controversial religious figure]?

-How much is that all together? My annual salary is coming up.

-If you add up all the God balloons today, it’ll be more than your annual salary.

-You too? Me too!

Until Marty’s wedge dropped a God balloon bomb [Marty’s actions caused a surge of donations].

Do-hyun, who was looking at the Kaisinism’s murderous warning and the God balloons, seriously 고민했다 [pondered].

‘……Should I start God Ose streaming too? I think I’ll earn more than NewTube.’

But after thinking for a while, Do-hyun soon shook his head.

He was already burdened by the abnormal Kaisinism, but if he started streaming, he thought he would really become a cult leader like the viewers said.

Well, aside from that, as Do-hyun, who is 진행하는 [progressing] the main quest, he was reluctant to do regular live broadcasts.

‘But it wouldn’t be bad once in a while.’

He had a prejudice against 합방 [collaborative broadcasts], but that prejudice seemed to have been broken to some extent.

But that’s that…….

-But why isn’t anything happening?

-Didn’t you pass all the gates?

-It said something about a tomb of information and bonus points, but nothing’s coming out.

-Isn’t it something you have to do, not just wait?

As the viewers said, it’s been 2 minutes since they passed all the gates, but nothing is happening.

It’s strange in many ways.

“Hmm, that’s right? Considering that the gates have been coming out right away until now, it’s a bit strange…… don’t you think?”

“That’s right.”

It was when Marty and Do-hyun were also wondering about it.

Speak of the devil.

A message that popped up with a cheerful notification greeted Do-hyun and his party.

“……What?”

“Huh?”

Do-hyun and Marty’s expressions contorted almost simultaneously.

It couldn’t be helped.

[You have passed all the gates.]

[The intruder hiding in the tomb of information is embarrassed by the unexpected speed.]

[The intruder is trying to escape.]

[Enter the tomb before the intruder escapes.]

[Sudden quest ‘Intruder of the Tomb’ has occurred.]

-?

-??

-Intruder?

-Huh?

Because it was a message that none of the 54.123 million viewers expected.

* * *

[Intruder of the Tomb]

-Grade: Sudden Quest

-Description: The deepest part of the Resting Place of the Blind.

There are intruders who have invaded the tomb of information.

Stop and subdue the escape of those who have come to the tomb forgotten by everyone, and find out the purpose of their visit.

The quest will fail if even one of the intruders succeeds in escaping.

-Stop the intruders (0 / 3)

-Quest success: Access to the complete tomb of information, traces of the intruder

A quest without even the risk of failure.

In most cases, the probability of a quest like this being insignificant was high, but Do-hyun’s gut was screaming.

‘I have to clear it no matter what.’

He must never fail.

I don’t know why. But there was a reason.

The place found as a hidden piece within a hidden piece is this secret dungeon.

Since the first entry message also appeared, there are intruders in a place that only Do-hyun and his party should know?

-The intruder hiding in the tomb of information is embarrassed by the unexpected speed.

Moreover, it’s a situation that they wouldn’t have even encountered if Do-hyun hadn’t quickly broken through the gates?

No matter how you look at it, it can only be explained that there’s something there.

Do-hyun quickly looked around the walls with the eyes of a hawk aiming for prey.

He was thinking that if they were hiding in this structure, they wouldn’t be caught by the Eye of Truth.

[The Eye of Truth is activated.]

‘Is it there!’

The thought hit the mark exactly.

He found two red silhouettes wearing robes beyond the left wall.

At that, Do-hyun took out 천변 [Cheonbyeon – a sword name] without any hesitation.

[+15 천변(千變) [Cheonbyeon (Thousand Changes)] is transformed into ‘White Lion’s Snow Flower Sword’.]

At the same time, as he took a step with his right foot, a force like Mount Tai rose from his toes, up his ankles, and circulated throughout his entire body.

Did they feel the energy?

The movements of the two red silhouettes beyond the wall become hectic.

The 2-second style 파(破) [Pa (Break)] that requires preparation time is late.

‘Heup!’

But it doesn’t matter.

Because what he’s about to do now isn’t the 2-second style of 역천기(逆天期) [Yeokcheon’gi (Reversing Heaven Energy)].

As Do-hyun flashed his eyes and 휘두르자 [brandished] 천변 [Cheonbyeon], a 형형한 [piercing] light was emitted from the sword, and in the blink of an eye, a streak of 참격 [slash] split the wall.

Seogeok-

일도양단(一刀兩斷) [Ildoyangdan (Cut in Two with One Sword)].

As if belatedly realizing that they had been cut, the slowly 벌어진 [opening] wall soon collapsed with a crash.

‘Bairan Swordsmanship 4th Form, 일검(一劍) [Ilgeom (One Sword)].’

The fastest attack technique of Bairan Swordsmanship that he had mastered before catching the Black Knight Garion.

It was the moment when a technique that could only be used once an hour was activated.

역천기(逆天期) [Yeokcheon’gi] 1st Form, 시(始) [Si (Beginning)]’s energy of Mount Tai was 담겨 [contained], so even though it was an instant skill, it was quite threatening, but Do-hyun’s eyes were cold.

Taat-!

Because of the red silhouette shooting like a bullet beyond the view obscured by the dust storm.