The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 85

Chapter 419

Part 2, Episode 85.

Swish- Thud-

Whoooong-!

[Kuheok! This impudent mortal… Keueok!]

“Stay still, or you’ll get hit in the bone if you move.”

[Staying still doesn’t mean you won’t aim for my vitals… Kuheok!]

“You’re still talking a lot, so I guess you can still take a beating. Your vitality is quite tenacious.”

The battle was utterly one-sided.

More than just one-sided, it was closer to a massacre.

Casually swinging the Sword Aura, which was now longer than the sword itself, caused cuts all over Avison’s body.

[The trait ‘Master of Mist’ is activated.]

[Avison entrusts his body to the mist.]

“I knew you’d do that.”

[What… !]

Avison, unable to endure any longer, concealed himself in the mist and tried to escape…

[It has been confirmed that Avison has come into contact with Fuse – Thread.]

[Fuse – Explosion is activated.]

[Darkness Trait is added to Fuse with Darkness Coating applied.]

—–!!!

[Kuheok……!?]

The Fuse threads laid out everywhere exploded, blocking his path.

This not only blocked his escape route and inflicted damage but also served the most useful purpose: pinpointing his location.

Being inside the mist wasn’t about hiding; it was a structure where the mist simply obscured him while he stood in plain sight.

“Is it there?”

[……This leech-like bastard!]

Thanks to that, even without the Eye of Truth activated, I could tell where he was by the location of the Fuse’s explosion.

Pajijik-

The moment he was discovered, I used movement skills like Grab or Lightning Teleport to catch up.

He couldn’t use Divine Movement either.

Moving in front of Dohyun would only get him beaten, and going to the Astel party huddled in the back would result in a smash and delivery back to Dohyun.

[Successfully Parrying the Scythe of Death.]

[Deflect the attack.]

Even if he gritted his teeth and attacked with a do-or-die mindset, he would be parried and then hit even harder through the traces of Aura.

What about when Parry is on cooldown?

[Using the Legendary Skill, ‘Call of Destiny’.]

[Summoning ‘Afranun’s’ trait ‘One More Time’.]

[You can use skills below Rare grade one more time.]

[Summoning ‘Veil’s’ trait ‘Swift Evasion’.]

[The speed of instantaneous evasion movements is increased by 1.5 times.]

I bought time by bringing in all sorts of traits through the Call of Destiny.

And that wasn’t all.

[Activating ‘Gravi’s’ trait ‘Continuation’.]

[Deletes the delay between skills up to 3 times after the first combat engagement.]

[Activating the Mutant Goblin Warrior’s trait ‘Berserker’.]

[All stats increase and enter a ‘Frenzy’ state.]

[The Heroic Trait prevents mental contamination.]

Without giving him time to adapt, I became stronger by summoning new traits, making it impossible to cope with the ever-changing nature of the situation.

A situation where he couldn’t do anything, and his mind was about to break.

Jihad, who had been calmly observing all of this, clicked his tongue.

-Wow, when you said that old man was going to go wild, he’s really going too far, isn’t he?

“I know, right…? But why are you calling me an old man too?”

Astel, who was agreeing with him, asked with a sullen expression, and Jihad tilted his head.

-Huh? Aren’t you an old man? That’s what the master calls you.

-Lizariza.

-The Apostles often refer to men over 30 as old men. In that sense, this person’s age seems to be over 30, so wouldn’t he be considered an old man?

“No, I am an old man, but that’s not what I meant… Sigh, never mind.”

Astel felt strange hearing himself called an old man by a middle-aged knight estimated to be in his 40s or 50s and beings over 100 years old, but he soon sighed and shook his head.

He felt like he would only look more pathetic the more he argued.

‘Anyway… that guy is really going to take him down alone, isn’t he?’

It was truly astonishing.

Although he was a boss of a type that his attacks didn’t work on, he could participate in the raid if he was prepared to break a few weapons.

That’s why he intended to intervene if it seemed dangerous…

Thwack! Thwack!

Swish-

‘Hmm…’

Far from being dangerous, he was beating him so enthusiastically that he almost felt sorry for the boss.

Avison isn’t weak by any means.

How could a guy who is immune to physical damage, ignores status effects, and has single-target skills that can kill an enemy in one hit, as well as threatening wide-area techniques, be weak?

He was just unlucky.

‘To think he’s vulnerable to Parry… Should I really change my job to a swordsman too?’

To think that he met Kaiser, who could be said to be his hard counter.

Moreover, he entered with a 2-person limit, which is the only strategy, and he can’t utilize his core trait, Divine Movement, and his opponent is a severe counter?

It was only natural that Avison became a punching bag.

[Avison’s health is below 20%.]

‘It’ll be over soon. Isn’t that guy the first named boss? He’s basically taking him down alone… I wonder what he’ll get when he clears the entire tower.’

Such Astel’s mind was no longer concerned with the punching bag.

He was just curious about the reward.

* * *

And at that moment when Astel was certain of victory.

‘This can’t be happening… How can such a human exist…!’

Similarly, Avison was also feeling that he was nearing death.

It was so painful.

Why did he have to meet such a human?

So, is he, who was called the Great Undead, about to fall into eternal rest so futilely?

None of that mattered.

‘Ah… I’m sorry. Great One.’

What Avison couldn’t bear was that he had failed to meet the expectations of that being.

[Avison’s health is below 10%.]

In the fading vision, he could see the scenery of this place moving around as his head turned from being hit.

A special space where only Avison, chosen by the God of Death, resided.

Avison was the one guarding this place with the belief that those who entered here were only those destined to die.

He even held the honor of executing mortals on behalf of the omnipotent being.

[An exceptional challenger has appeared.]

[The tower’s measurements show scores exceeding the currently prepared masters.]

[After reviewing those related to the God of Death, you have been judged as the suitable candidate.]

[You have become the master of the 10th floor.]

‘The master of the 10th floor…’

When he was assigned as the master of the 10th floor, he had resolved.

‘An exceptional challenger? Scores exceeding the previous masters of the 10th floor?’

At best, the previous masters were merely aides or minions of the Great One.

Even if their species value was higher, they were far from combat.

Unlike those who only assisted with office work, Avison was the only undead among those in the Third Swamp who was recognized for his combat power and chosen.

‘Those who dare to invade the domain bestowed by that being. I shall grant them eternal rest.’

He would mercilessly and miserably annihilate the arrogant challengers who didn’t know their place.

He was going to show them that the achievements of mortals living candle-like lives were on a different level from themselves, who lived in the Great One’s time.

In fact, when the first 70-member raid party came, he was able to put his thoughts into action.

“Kkeuaaaak!”

“A, a monster! It’s a monster!”

“What kind of terrible boss is that! I can’t even see it moving, how am I supposed to catch it… Keueok!”

He instilled fear into the foolish ones who rushed in, trusting only in their numbers.

Only 10 minutes.

Their challenge came to an end in a short time even for mortals, and he couldn’t help but sneer.

‘To think such insignificant beings are considered exceptional scores… What have the aides been doing all this time?’

This is an act of insulting the name of the God of Death.

I must actively protest.

That’s what he thought.

Kiiing-!

-Kueuk…!

Until a voice echoed in his head, momentarily causing his skull to ring.

[The… Vessel…]

[The Key… Must be taken away…]

An alien voice.

A chilling voice that made him think that this is what death would sound like if it lent its form to a voice and devoted itself.

-Ah…

However, Avison couldn’t help but shudder upon hearing that voice.

Just once.

He had heard that voice before.

-Great One. Is that really you!

Back when he was living his days aiming to survive in the swamp.

Eventually, when everyone who could kill him had disappeared, and he was chosen by that being, it was the voice that echoed in his head.

How much had he tried to hear that voice again since then.

But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t hear it again, so he was wondering if he had really been chosen…

‘Ah, my thoughts were right. My faith was never wrong. I’ve been recognized by that being.’

No, it wasn’t.

He had been chosen.

The voice didn’t come again even in the face of Avison’s joyful cry, but that didn’t matter at all.

It was enough to know that he was being watched.

‘It’s the order of that being. I must fulfill it.’

Therefore, Avison repeated the command of that being with more intense eyes than ever before.

He didn’t know what the vessel or the key meant, but there was no need to continue thinking about it.

[An existence outside the norm bestows ‘Stone of Oath’ upon you.]

[‘Stone of Oath’ reacts to a specific target.]

‘A… Human?’

The silhouette of a human was visible beyond the door.

He couldn’t see the exact appearance, but the fact that he was wearing a ring that had lost its light and become murky was clearer than anything else.

‘Is that him? The one who holds the key!’

Surprisingly, it seemed like that guy was looking at him.

So, when he lured him, the fool moved as he expected, and the voice of that being was heard again.

[Found… It…!]

A voice telling him to take the key from him.

But Avison failed.

[Avison’s health is below 15%.]

[Warning. Mana is below 10%.]

“Ugh, how can you not die until your mana is depleted? I can’t do this.”

When the guy stopped swinging his sword, he saw it beyond the vision that had stopped moving frantically for the first time.

[Using Sword Aura – Slash.]

[Releases the Aura energy condensed so far into a slash.]

[The power and range of the slash increase depending on the amount of condensed energy.]

[Summoning the Twin Head Ogre’s trait, ‘Explosive Strike’.]

[Amplifies the damage of downward attacks by 70%.]

Woooooong-!

The guy’s sword, raised high, was emitting a fierce energy as if it would explode at any moment.

He instinctively sensed it.

‘Ah… so this is how it ends.’

That the moment the sword is drawn will be his last memory.

So, Avison slowly closed his eyes.

A look as if accepting death.

At that, Dohyun tightly gripped the explosively recoiling sword and frowned.

‘The recoil is more severe than I thought.’

It’s not a joke, he might drop the sword if he’s careless.

Was it because he had accumulated so many stacks that he could amplify Aura more than this with condensation?

It was more burdensome than he thought to release it all at once.

In addition, he was looking forward to it.

‘Let’s see, how powerful is it?’

The slash called the flower of Sword Aura.

He wondered how strong the slash that had been strengthened to the fullest would be, and he lowered his sword with that expectation.

——!!

A light so intense that it was hard to believe it was a slash burst out, and a tremendous explosion rang in his ears along with tinnitus [ringing in the ears].

And a faint notification sound heard between the tinnitus.

Ding-

[You have defeated Avison, the chosen one of the God of Death, the master of the 10th floor.]

[Recorded in the Book of Adventures.]

[The First Slayer effect is activated.]

[All stats increase by +7 for defeating a boss of the type encountered for the first time.]

[Exceptional achievements are reflected in the score.]

[An item related to Avison is guaranteed to drop as a first-time benefit.]

[As a reward…….]

…….