The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 81

Part 415

Episode 81.

It was unprecedented.

The Eye of Truth seeing something hidden?

‘That much is possible.’

It happened frequently when seeing a boss or target concealing something special.

Seeing through the boss from outside the boss room?

Considering the ridiculous things the Eye of Truth usually showed, it wasn’t impossible.

It was possible because that guy was hiding something.

But…….

‘That guy is looking at me too? From outside the door?’

The opposite was a first.

He could see through the Eye of Truth, but how could that guy see him?

It could be a coincidence, but Dohyun didn’t think so.

Among the 1,100 users, excluding those who had entered, he was turning his head directly towards him.

[The Eye of Truth is activating.]

He still hadn’t turned his head away.

Only the silhouette was visible, so he couldn’t see the expression, eyes, or mouth, but it was as if he was saying this.

‘Is that guy telling me to come in?’

This made it certain.

That guy had something different from all the others he had seen so far.

Considering he specifically singled him out, the probability of it being related to the main quest couldn’t be ignored.

He had to catch him no matter what.

But this also meant…….

‘It’s going to be that much harder.’

There was no such thing as a normal difficulty level for something related to the main quest.

Of course, it was just a guess, but he thought there was a high probability.

But Dohyun smiled instead of feeling anxious.

‘Well, if he’s telling me to come in, I should go in.’

A crooked smile with one corner of his mouth raised particularly high.

High risk, high reward.

This was now more than familiar to Dohyun; it was like everyday life.

‘There’s no reason to refuse.’

As if he knew Dohyun was smiling at him.

The guy’s gaze, which had been fixed, dropped.

[Player ‘Bagent,’ who challenged Avison, has died.]

[Player ‘Trima,’ who challenged Avison, has died.]

[Player ‘Bagent,’ who challenged Avison, has died.]

…….

[Player ‘Trima,’ who challenged Avison, has died.]

He continued the massacre at an even faster rate than before.

He didn’t know exactly what was happening.

Dohyun could only see the guy’s silhouette being torn and stretched roughly; he couldn’t see the space inside or the other users.

[Player ‘Bagent,’ who challenged Avison, has died.]

[Player ‘Trima,’ who challenged Avison, has died.]

He just knew that when the guy tore something, a death message appeared, and when the guy scratched somewhere, another death message appeared.

How many times did he repeat that?

Only a short time passed, less than 10 minutes.

[All challenging players have died.]

“Crazy……”

“……They all died?”

“…….”

A cold silence fell among the users.

The only sounds were gasps of astonishment and curses leaking out.

But that was only for a moment.

Soon, after figuring out the situation, they cautiously murmured.

“At this rate, it’s at least a lieutenant… no, maybe even more?”

“I, I don’t know. Usually, hundreds of people rush in there.”

“No, isn’t it weird to be compared to a lieutenant when there’s a 70-person limit?”

“Is it some kind of wipe pattern? It could be a boss that requires solving gimmicks [special mechanics]. If it were as strong as a real lieutenant, the number of people wouldn’t be limited to 70.”

“But it was too one-sided, wasn’t it? It’s also the first named boss.”

“Damn it… I’m dying of frustration because I don’t know what’s going on inside.”

An unknown, powerful enemy with no information.

A single chance.

The fear it gave was greater than expected, and unlike before, when they rushed in as if it were first-come, first-served, the users couldn’t move rashly.

And then it happened.

Kugugugu-

A giant door with the image of a grim reaper drawn on it.

Of the five small steles [stone pillars] in front of it, the tallest stele sank into the ground and disappeared.

“Huh?”

“Wh, what is it!”

“The stele disappeared?”

“What suddenly…….”

As they stared at the stele with shaking pupils due to the sudden situation, a message appeared in front of them.

[New players who wish to challenge, open the door and enter.]

-30 players

-12 players

-4 players

-2 players

“Huh? The 70-player entry disappeared?”

“What is this! Does this mean we only have one chance each?”

“Wait a minute. So, you’re saying we have to clear what 70 people couldn’t clear with 30 people now?”

“Bullshit, what the fuck is this!”

The users who realized the reason why the stele disappeared burst out in anger.

The stele was a kind of counter.

Like coins in an arcade game.

They were given five coins, and the most valuable coin had now disappeared in vain.

“This basically means we only have one chance!?”

“No, this isn’t right!”

“Ah, that’s why I said let’s think carefully, but those assholes went in without thinking, ugh!”

So, how could the users not go crazy?

Naturally, the atmosphere became even more hostile, and the place was more chaotic than ever.

Mumbling, mumbling-

Various curses and shouts flew around, and some were even seen fighting each other.

“We only have one chance. We have to somehow pick the 30 best and attack.”

“Then what about the rest of us? Are we all eliminated?”

“Fuck, we’re screwed. We’re screwed.”

“You don’t think so, right? There’s a required number of people to attack the next floor, so at least a hundred or more will survive, right?”

“Are you sure? This is the first time we’ve seen something like this.”

“Fucking hell, what are you sure about? We’re screwed. I don’t know who those bastards who just went in are, but there were 70 of them. Is it normal for 70 people to die in less than 10 minutes!? How are 30 people supposed to clear what 70 people couldn’t clear!”

Some were maintaining their composure and carefully looking for a solution, but the conversation wasn’t going well.

“Ah, someone shut that bastard up. It’s driving me crazy.”

“And what are we going to use as a standard to choose the 30 people? I’m telling you, I’m definitely participating. How can we trust you guys and wait quietly!”

“Then how can we trust you? Stop being so pathetic and quietly hide in the corner and pray that you’re lucky enough to be chosen as one of the minimum number of people, you bug.”

“What, you bastard? Who are you calling…….”

Just as their atmosphere was about to turn hostile, it was then.

Tting-

“What are you babbling about…… huh?”

“?”

“Hmm?”

At the sudden cheerful notification, they stopped what they were doing and looked up.

At the same time, everyone’s eyes widened.

They had such blank faces that it was hard to believe they were the ones who had created the hostile atmosphere just a moment ago.

It couldn’t be helped.

[Someone has requested a 2-player challenge.]

[The 2-player challenge will begin when two players enter.]

“Crazy……”

“What? How many people?”

“No, are they challenging that with just two people? Are they just committing suicide?”

It was a message that was hard to believe even when seeing it with their own eyes.

They couldn’t clear it with 70 people, but 2 people are challenging it?

This just looks like they’re going to self-destruct because it’s a waste of time to stay here.

So, the users were going to ignore it without much thought.

After all, they didn’t even consider anything less than 30 people as an option, and it would be beneficial for them if they dropped out on their own.

But the moment they inadvertently checked the identity of the man standing in front of the door.

“Huh?”

“What? Is it real?”

“Why, what is it…… huh?”

They couldn’t help but be shocked.

Because…….

“……Kaiser?”

The man standing confidently in front of the giant grim reaper’s door was none other than Kaiser.

“Why is Kaiser here?”

“Is he really trying to clear it? Even if it’s Kaiser, 2 people is a bit much, isn’t it?”

“What is it? I don’t understand logically.”

“Did he think this wasn’t it?”

The users were so shocked by the unexpected identity that they became noisy.

Dohyun, who suddenly received everyone’s attention, scratched his head.

“Hmph… the 2-player challenge message appears like this.”

It wouldn’t be good to have attention focused on him, so he was trying to enter in the midst of the confusion.

Perhaps because the number of people was small, unlike when there were 70 people, it seemed that the message appeared as soon as he tried to enter because the structure started as soon as he entered.

Fortunately, they only seemed puzzled and didn’t seem to be trying to stop him or interfere.

‘Well, it would just look like a suicidal act to them.’

Maybe Dohyun would have thought so too if he were in their position.

And it seemed that it wasn’t just them.

“……Hey, do you have any thoughts? Logically, it just looks like you’re crazy.”

Astrid, who had been watching from the side, chuckled and whispered.

Dohyun nodded at that.

It wasn’t like Dohyun was trying to suffer without any thought.

“I can’t enter together if it might be related to the main quest.”

“……Main quest? That is?”

“Well, it’s just a guess, but I think there’s a high probability.”

“Huh, is that so… even though I attacked the Tower of Disaster like that, there’s never been anything like this, so it seems there’s something about you.”

Even though there were rumors that Kaiser was doing the main quest from time to time, there was no need to drive a wedge into those rumors.

If he was unlucky, they might get involved in the main quest because of this.

The difficulty is already hell, and he didn’t want it to get any harder.

And…….

‘It’s been bothering me since a while ago.’

From the moment he saw the first entry message, Dohyun could see it.

The five steles placed in front of the door with the grim reaper drawn on it.

No, the faint red light emanating from the stele with ‘2 players’ written on it, which was now four.

[The Eye of Truth is activating.]

The fact that he was specifically told to look at himself and come in, and the fact that the Eye of Truth only reacted to this stele, clearly meant something.

“If you say so, then that’s how it is. Good luck clearing it.”

“? What are you talking about? You have to go together too, old man.”

“Huh? Why me?”

Was he flustered by being suddenly pointed out?

Dohyun tilted his head as if asking what was obvious at Astrid’s question while pointing at himself.

“It says to challenge with 2 people. How can I go in alone?”

“……Hmph, that’s true. No, but I’m not ready yet…….”

“You said you were curious about the main quest. It might be the main quest, so are you going to miss this? Hey, you’re not a man, old man.”

“What is this guy? Can’t you see these sturdy muscles? This is a symbol of a real man…….”

“Yeah, yeah. Then let’s have the manly old man enter first.”

“Huh?”

As Astrid, who was furious, showed off his sturdy arm muscles, Dohyun casually answered and pushed Astrid’s back.

As he was pushed and his hand touched the stele, a message appeared.

[Will two players challenge Avison?]

“Hey, wait a minute. Let me just prepare a little…….”

“There’s no time for that. Can’t you see them watching behind us? If you take your time, you’ll lose your spot. And you’re at full health anyway since you haven’t done anything, old man.”

“Look at this guy? You’re smiling? Why are you so excited?”

At Astrid’s chuckle, Dohyun touched his face.

He could feel the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Anyone who saw it would think he was feeling joy by tormenting Astrid.

That was true to some extent, but there was a reason why he couldn’t help it.

A boss fight that was sure to be difficult.

[You can use the ability granted to the Heroic Skill, ‘Sword Aura.’]

‘I haven’t had a proper chance to test it… I can finally use it properly.’

That was the opportunity to clear the first floor and test the ability granted to the skill.