The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 83

Part 83.

The Continent Quest.

At first glance, the name might make you think it’s a New Continent version of the World Quest.

In reality, it feels similar.

If the largest-scale quest on the main continent is the World Quest, then the largest-scale quest on the New Continent is the Continent Quest.

However, if you delve into the details, the two quests have different levels.

‘A quest where all the different races could be destroyed, or a quest that could change the history of the continent.’

That was the condition for the Continent Quest.

World Quests can also lead to the destruction of a city or the death of a king, so the scale is never small, but…

‘It can’t compare to the Continent Quest.’

To begin with, the number of races living on the continent is different.

But how do current players know about this?

The reason was simple.

Just once.

There was a time when a Continent Quest was about to begin.

The stage for the big event that caught the public’s attention was none other than the place called the Second New Continent.

‘Lakshia.’

Three months ago, right after the New Continent was updated.

At that time, for some reason, the king who ruled the beastmen went berserk, and at the same time, many sacred beasts went berserk.

‘I heard that the Martial King, along with three of the Seven Stars and two elders, joined forces to stop it.’

It was truly a case where all the big shots gathered to stop it.

Even that was because they prepared right from the beginning, so they stopped it relatively easily, but the established theory was that if it had properly exploded, it would have been very difficult to handle.

‘Thanks to that, it was a big mess back then. At that time, I was only focused on leveling up in the main continent, so I wondered what was going on.’

From the players’ point of view, it was like an apocalypse was about to happen as soon as they entered the New Continent.

They, who had been expecting a romantic adventure, were terrified, and the atmosphere in Lakshia at that time was a battlefield itself.

So much so that there was even talk that the update was a server shutdown update.

[Attention!]

[The Continent Quest will proceed shortly.]

What appeared in front of them at that time was this message, and the words “Continent Quest” were firmly imprinted in the players’ minds.

So, many rankers and experts investigated why the Continent Quest was happening.

That’s how they found out the conditions for its occurrence.

They didn’t test each one directly.

‘Because there was no need to.’

It was enough to hear from the different races who had lived there longer than anyone else.

Continent Quest.

Historical events that the different races call great disasters.

According to historical records, it has begun a total of five times in a thousand years, and one of them was said to have begun a hundred years ago.

“I wonder what the incident that began a hundred years ago was like?”

“Oh, shit, I’m more surprised by the fact that something like that has begun five times. This one time almost killed many kings and sacred beasts in Lakshia.”

“I’m doing affinity work with the different races because I’m curious, but they absolutely won’t tell me.”

As it was a time when the Continent Quest was about to begin, it was a topic that was enough to attract players’ attention.

For a while, players focused on the part about a hundred years ago, but because the different races kept silent, the players couldn’t find out in the end.

But Dohyun now knew.

Because he heard it directly from the elf elder: what was the worst and most terrible disaster that almost drove Elanis to ruin. An existence that everyone wants to forget but can’t.

‘The eyes that devour the sky.’

And now.

[Key of Sealing]

-Grade: Sudden Quest

-Description: A certain being has recognized that you have the key.

Protect the ‘Ring of Oath,’ the key that can unlock the seal of a terrible disaster from Abison, and half of the Fragment of Destiny.

-Quest Success Reward: Decisive clue to the remaining half of the key, clue related to the eyes that devoured the sky, linked quest.

-Quest Failure Penalty: Linked quest deleted, the advent of the great disaster ‘The Eyes That Devour the Sky,’ Continent Quest begins in Elanis.

That being was trying to descend again.

Thud! Thud-

Dohyun frowned, shaking off Abison’s hand that was grabbing his neck and stepping back.

Preparing for the guy to rush in immediately, Dohyun changed the Thousand Transformations into a shield as smoothly as water while stepping back, but unlike expected, the guy didn’t budge.

Swish.

He just stood still and looked at his hand that had been shaken off and Dohyun who was far away, alternating between the two.

Wary of the guy, Dohyun looked at the quest window again.

‘This is driving me crazy.’

Even after looking at it again, the content was like a gem.

‘If I fail, that kind of monster will descend? Is this right?’

It was so gem-like that a hollow laugh automatically came out like a knee-jerk reaction.

Isn’t this like the fate of Elanis is in Dohyun’s hands?

It was by far the top among the failure risks he had seen so far.

Of course, the reward was certain as much as that.

‘A decisive clue to the remaining half of the key, a clue about the eyes that devoured the sky…….’

If he does well, he might find the Fragment of Destiny and prevent the monster’s seal from being released.

If he succeeds, he could become a revolutionary.

However…….

‘If I fail, wouldn’t I be the culprit?’

Can the fate of the continent really be in the hands of just one player… no, two players?

High risk, high return has its limits.

This wasn’t just a high-risk level, it was a no-return, catastrophic risk.

Did he feel the ominousness in Dohyun’s serious expression?

“Why, what’s suddenly wrong that you’re so serious?”

Astrid asked, feeling uneasy, and Dohyun replied briefly.

“There’s no time to explain, but we have to catch him no matter what. If we can’t catch him, we might get kicked out of our continent.”

“No, what’s going on again?”

“I’ll tell you after we catch him.”

“……If we can’t catch him, we’re screwed, but if you tell me after we catch him, doesn’t that mean it’s meaningless?”

It was a sharp question, but there was no other way.

Because he didn’t know when the guy would move.

‘He’s abnormally fast.’

No, to be exact, the expression that he disappears from that spot was correct.

It was as if he teleported, his form disappearing and then appearing at his destination.

The reaction time was overwhelmingly short, so he had to concentrate all his nerves.

“Haa. Anyway, if you get involved with that guy, nothing ever goes peacefully.”

Knowing that, Astrid only complained, but his eyes were fixed on Abison.

Tap, tap.

-To dare touch my lord’s neck… I’ve never seen such a bastard to tear apart and kill.

-Liza!

Was it because he was upset that he couldn’t do anything while Dohyun was being grabbed by the neck?

Charlie and the undead also took out their weapons and focused all their nerves.

Only Abison was tilting his head with a blank face.

At first glance, he looked full of loopholes, but he was by no means such a novice.

[The One Chosen by the God of Death, Abison]

-Title: The One Chosen by the God of Death, the Wraith Who Brings Death, the Great Dead

-Type: Undead

-Traits: Master of the Scythe, God of Death, Aura of Death, Master of the Mist, Elusive.

-Description: An undead chosen by the God of Death.

He, who was called the Wraith Who Brings Death and the Great Dead, gained even more powerful power by being chosen by the God of Death.

However, as a result, he lost his past memories and emotions, and the God of Death… #@#!$!@$……

[Complete information cannot be viewed due to an unknown force.]

‘Five traits. Maybe that Elusive is the disappearing skill.’

Everything, including each explanation and the fact that complete information could not be viewed.

It was proving that everything was unusual.

Moreover, unlike the special bosses so far, it didn’t seem like he had been nerfed by something.

He had no idea how strong he would be.

So, a strange tension was flowing.

Drip.

At that moment, a stream of cold sweat ran down his back.

“……He’s coming!”

The guy’s figure disappeared. This time too, the process was not visible.

He just disappeared the moment he seemed to move.

So, the moment he predicted the location where the guy would appear and put the Thousand Transformations, which had become a shield, forward.

“He’s on my side!”

A shout came from behind, and soon a heavy explosion sound of Kwang! was heard.

A strong sound as if a cannon had exploded.

It was the sound of Astrid swinging his iron club, but unfortunately, it didn’t hit Abison.

It wasn’t because the attack didn’t hit.

Swish-

“……What?”

As if a ghost in a movie ignored the laws of physics, the guy passed through Astrid’s iron club.

He was already swinging the iron club, so his weakness was greatly exposed.

At this rate, he was in danger of being hit by the huge scythe the guy was holding, but at that moment, a gust of wind that swept in half a beat late sent Abison flying.

Kwaaang-! Thud!

To be exact, it seemed like he was being sent flying.

At the same time as being swept away by the wind pressure, the guy changed his target and appeared in front of the undead.

Guh-eok?

Tap?

The moment the surprised outlaws and undead hesitated.

[……Those who remain in this world even after death…… I will collect those foolish souls…….]

Along with a bizarre voice, a chilling energy was concentrated on the scythe, and a cold sensation brushed against his neck.

Swish-!

Following that was the sharp sound of cutting.

That was the end.

The waists of the undead surrounding Abison were all cut off at once, and they collapsed powerlessly as if candles had been extinguished.

-Tadak-ah!

Tadak!

-How dare you……!

Gotha and Charlie hurriedly tried to step forward, but by then the guy had already disappeared.

Swish!

Guh-eok!

At the same time, the sound of cutting and the dying scream of the undead were heard from the opposite side.

When he looked at the place where the sound was heard late, Abison had disappeared again.

And whenever that happened, the sound of something being cut was heard without fail.

Swish!

Seok-

In the blurry mist.

He was literally elusive, roaming around this place where he couldn’t even see an inch ahead and taking care of the undead one by one.

[Uses Ice Stream.]

[The effect of the Ice Stream is amplified by the effect of the White Lion’s Snow Flower Sword.]

He tried to spray Ice Stream to stop that elusive movement, but…….

[Trait ‘Master of the Mist’ is activated.]

[When Abison is in the mist, he ignores status conditions below the legend grade.]

‘Damn it, do all the named guys these days start with ignoring status conditions as a basic?’

The named bosses he had been meeting while doing the main quest recently were all immune.

[Outlaw Undead is reverse summoned.]

[Outlaw Undead is reverse summoned.]

[Ogre Undead is reverse summoned.]

…….

At this rate, the undead of Jihad, who were in charge of the reliable quantity, were about to be annihilated.

He wondered if it would be better to reverse summon them, but then.

[Charlie casts the Light Sword – Dawn’s Light Strike.]

-Huuup!

Charlie, who couldn’t stand it any longer, unleashed a strike and exploded light.

It wasn’t a thoughtless action.

The Light of Dawn is a noble light that blooms even in the darkest darkness and announces a new beginning.

Paah-!

The blurry vision momentarily brightened, revealing the guy’s location.

At the same time, Astrid and Charlie shouted urgently.

“Hey! Front! Look at the front!”

-Lord!

It was because the guy was swinging his scythe, aiming for Dohyun’s neck, not the undead.

[Thousand Transformations is transformed into ‘+15 True White Lion’s Snow Flower Sword’.]

[Casts ‘Darkness Coating’ on Thousand Transformations.]

Feeling a sharp sensation next to his neck, Dohyun instinctively transformed Thousand Transformations to react quickly.

This was because a sword with relatively less air resistance than a heavy shield could change its trajectory faster.

“No! Dodge! Physical power doesn’t work on that guy!”

Astrid shouted urgently, but it was already too late.

[Inflicts 400% damage when the neck is cut by the Scythe of Death.]

[Trait Master of the Scythe is activated.]

[Abison utilizes the power contained in the scythe at 200%.]

[400% damage is increased to 800% damage.]

‘Ah. That’s it.’

The technique that had caused a massacre by knocking down 70 raid members with one shot one kill.

That was already about to touch Thousand Transformations.

[Abison ignores physical power with the effect of trait ‘God of Death’.]

Darkness Coating?

It would only create a darkness trait, but it was judged as physical power, so it was meaningless.

At this rate, the guy’s scythe would pass through Thousand Transformations and cut off his neck as it was.

Smirk.

But Dohyun smiled.

“Physical power doesn’t work?”

He didn’t care about that.

[Activates Hero Skill, ‘Sword Aura’.]

[All attacks related to the sword are strengthened and the cutting power is increased.]

Clang!

The core skill of the swordsman, Sword Aura.

The second effect of that was…….

[Can fight against ethereal enemies.]

It was that he could attack ghost-type enemies who ignored physical power.

“Do you think I’ve only faced guys like you once or twice back in Dem Locke?”

And…….

The current Dohyun’s Sword Aura was not an ordinary Sword Aura.

“It’s better this way.”

Dohyun, who raised the corners of his mouth fiercely, added words as if growling like a beast.

Then, as if reacting to that, the Sword Aura imbued in Thousand Transformations soared even more clearly.

[The additional ability granted to Sword Aura is activated.]

“I’ll test you until you’re sick of it.”

It was the moment when the additional ability of Sword Aura was activated.