The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 86

86.

[Exploration of the Bitter Rock Forest Complete.]

[Go to High Priest ‘Gildete’ to complete the quest.]

‘So, I did have to check the field boss to finish.’

Come to think of it, the purpose of this quest is to find out if there are any monsters or traces infected by the Abyss, so it would be absurd not to check the most important field boss.

If there was an infection, the boss would be the most dangerous.

-Master, should I help too?

“No… Actually, you can step up this time.”

-Really? Okay!

Dohyun, who was about to refuse as usual, changed his mind.

He was curious if those undead would be meaningfully useful even against the field boss.

‘It would look better in the video too.’

The reality was that everyone was treating Jihad as just a porter.

It wouldn’t be bad to give him a splendid debut with this opportunity.

-Kehehe… They’re all dead.

Jihad’s tension seems to have increased significantly, thinking that he finally has a role.

-Liza? Liza!?

“Eliza, do whatever you want too.”

-Liza!

Eliza, as if asking, ‘What about me? What about me??’

After nodding appropriately, she stands on Dohyun’s left shoulder with a vigorous pose.

Right Goblin, Left Spider….

It was a shabby combination compared to Bora, who used to carry a Right Azure Dragon and a Left White Tiger, but it didn’t feel too bad.

Dohyun smiled and was about to transform Thousand Transformations when.

“Huh? Ah, what. Someone’s already here?”

“Damn it… I thought I found it really fast.”

Men’s voices were heard from behind.

Looking back, there were four male users who seemed to be in a party.

They were a party consisting of a warrior, archer, mage, and tank.

They seemed to have rushed over to try the field boss, hearing that it had respawned.

“I know, right. For some reason, there aren’t many people in the field right now, so it was an opportunity, but too bad…”

“Huh? But there are only two of them?”

“Wow, really? What, a 2-person try?”

“Awesome, they have guts. Is it going to be our turn? Let’s get in line quickly.”

They were cursing and faithfully lining up, thinking they wouldn’t be heard.

It was a distinctly different sight from when they were trying to check each other to get the first hit during the Raven incident.

‘This is right, though.’

Raven’s boss… Well, Eliza has a spider web concept, but even if God of Seoul is a mess, the person who comes first usually catches the field boss.

The person who comes late lines up, and if the person in front fails, it passes on in order.

This was the unspoken rule of the field boss.

‘Well, there are exceptions. It feels strange because they’re waiting patiently.’

Have I been meeting too many gangsters lately?

I’m keeping the obvious, but I feel uncomfortable for some reason and can’t adapt.

Or rather, I’m more concerned.

Perhaps that’s why.

I glanced back and made eye contact with one of the group, and his eyes widened.

“Gasp!”

“What, why all of a sudden?”

The party members were surprised and asked at his sudden action of covering his mouth.

Instead of answering, he pointed his finger.

The finger was naturally pointing at Dohyun.

“What is that person… Huh?”

They naturally followed his gaze and looked at Dohyun, and they closed their mouths for a moment.

Just as an ambiguous face passed by, one of them recognized Dohyun and covered their mouths like the man.

“Isn’t that, that person Kaiser?”

“Wow, awesome. I’m seeing him for the first time in person.”

A man frowned, as if he didn’t understand his friends’ fuss.

“Kaiser? Who’s that?”

“No, you don’t know Kaiser? Brione is in an uproar because of that right now. There are several articles just by going to the homepage… Didn’t you see the change in Raven’s ranking?”

“Ah… I wasn’t very interested in that, so I didn’t know. He must be a great person.”

“Tsk. I’ve never seen such a country bumpkin.”

It was true that Kaiser had become a hot potato, but for those who didn’t read the community or homepage well, it was just another passing issue as always.

There was no need to be interested, and there was no reason to be.

Why bother paying attention to something that will subside over time?

If I had to make an excuse, that was it….

In fact, it was only yesterday that Kaiser began to emerge in earnest, so it was an inevitable phenomenon.

Whether they did or not, the two who had the opportunity to witness Kaiser’s boss try with their own eyes were just shining their eyes.

“Wait a minute, then it’s not a 2-person raid, it’s a 1-person raid? That party member isn’t a combat job.”

“I saw the video and it was no joke, and I’m seeing it in person? Crazy.”

“Geez, why are you making such a fuss about Kaiser? Anyone would think you saw Justin Bieber.”

“This bastard. Shut up if you don’t know.”

“Ah, yes, yes.”

A man who roughly heard and ignored it, and men who couldn’t control their excitement.

Thanks to that, Dohyun’s back was very prickly.

‘Hmm.’

The gaze is too intense.

I would be grateful if they were women, but I feel burdened because dark men are sending me admiring glances with sparkling eyes.

-It seems like there aren’t only enemies, Master.

“I guess so. It’s unfamiliar to me too.”

There were many things like this in the old days, but it was awkward because it was the first time I had received such a gaze recently.

I thought it was a thriller survival game where there were only people trying to kill me, but it seems that’s not all.

Well, every now and then, a healing part is needed.

‘Let’s just not be conscious of it.’

They didn’t seem to have any intention of attacking, so Dohyun turned off his attention to them.

There were occasionally guys who acted and rushed in Dem Locke, but I don’t think that’s acting.

If that’s acting… If it’s that high quality, wouldn’t it be polite to be attacked?

Squeak-!

[Field Boss ‘Orc Warrior of Death’ recognizes you as an enemy.]

[Orc Warrior of Death]

-Title: Elite Field Boss

-Type: Orc

-Characteristics: Warrior, Aura of Death, Combat Instinct

-Description: A warrior of the Orc tribe who was a great warrior in the past.

He almost died in the Bitter Rock Forest, but barely survived, but was cursed to be unable to escape this place due to prolonged exposure to the aura of death.

Perhaps because of that influence, the strength of his body has been destructively amplified.

“He has a loud voice.”

And the orc in front of them seemed more dangerous than them.

It wouldn’t be a big deal to get hit by them and start, but it’s a different story if it’s an attack from a field boss.

[Phase 1 begins.]

Dohyun said quietly, looking at the rising phrase.

“Jihad, get ready. Only four for now because mana will be consumed.”

-Yes, Master.

As black mana flowed, undead rose through the ground.

[Guardian ‘Jihad Black’ summons undead.]

[Summons 2 Forest Red Goblin Undead, 1 Forest Blue Goblin Undead, and 1 Orc Undead.]

They walked up and stood on either side of Dohyun.

Did they instinctively feel that Dohyun was the strongest?

Dohyun was slightly surprised by the sight of the guys taking a supporting position without being told.

‘Do undead even know how to do this?’

I never thought I would see such a sight from the undead, who only follow orders without free will.

There were many unusual elements, including their appearance.

I was curious, but now is the time to focus on the battle. Dohyun, who quickly got out of his thoughts, grabbed Thousand Transformations.

[Thousand Transformations is transformed into ‘Black Raven Spear’.]

Thump!

Dohyun, holding the black spear, jumped briefly.

And Jihad’s undead followed him.

It was the beginning of the battle.

* * *

Squeak-!

“Wow, it looks like it’s starting.”

“Popcorn, where’s the popcorn?”

They made a fuss when they saw the field boss ‘Orc Warrior of Death’ screaming.

Among them was a heavy tank with a big build.

The archer, Archer Coin, shook his head at the sight of his two friends.

‘What’s so great about Kaiser….’

Archer Coin couldn’t understand his friends’ reactions.

Anyone would think they saw Justin Bieber.

No, to be honest, I don’t understand why everyone in the community is talking about Kaiser, Kaiser right now.

He didn’t see the message in real time, but he knew it because it was so hot.

‘It’s amazing… But isn’t it too much?’

I have no intention of belittling that achievement.

But you have to be moderate when deifying, isn’t this too much?

‘I heard he raided alone, fought 17 vs 1 with 17 rankers and beat them alone, and played with rank 12 with just normal skills.’

All of them are absurd achievements.

No, it was embarrassing to even call it an achievement.

It was just like the stories that uncles would tell at drinking parties, saying, ‘I used to fly around!’

‘Is he really a god or something? Even artificial intelligence can’t do that.’

There’s a limit to how absurd it can be, but everyone is determined to deify it, so how can you not be distrustful?

In his opinion, the appearance of those who claim to be Kaiser fans was no different from the early symptoms of someone falling into a false religion.

I heard that a video was uploaded to NewTube [a fictional video platform similar to YouTube] at night, but honestly, I was suspicious of that too.

‘You can do anything with video editing.’

As God of Seoul has become hot these days, NewTube is full of God of Seoul videos.

As a result, an era has arrived where all kinds of directing and editing are mobilized to survive.

Still, he used to be the number one in Dem Locke in the past, so if he has some skills and uses editing, he would have made a pretty plausible video.

I haven’t seen it in person, but it was an obvious story.

“Hey, here. Popcorn.”

“Huh? What. How did you get it?”

“I saw them selling peanut bomb fries at the pub in the alley and kept them in my inventory.”

“Wow, what’s with the sense.”

For Archer Coin, he could only sigh at his friends who were full of expectations, even tearing up popcorn (?).

By the way, there was a basic posture when standing in line for the field boss.

You never know when aggro [short for ‘aggression’, referring to a monster’s focus of attack] will bounce, and you can prepare to enter the battle immediately in case the opportunity passes or the sparks fly, which is basic etiquette and common sense.

“It’s okay because it’s not our turn. There are days like this.”

“Don’t stand there uncomfortably, come here.”

“Ha… Okay, do whatever you want.”

How can you not sigh at the reckless appearance of those two people?

The only good thing was that there was one friend who was okay.

“Hmm. I wish it was our turn.”

Warrior, ‘Warrior12456’, was just hoping for his turn, so indifferent to this that he didn’t even know who Kaiser was.

Archer Coin, who gave a hollow laugh, spat out.

“Yeah, please don’t learn from that.”

“Hmm. It seems a bit excessive. Is Kaiser that great of a person?”

“Well… It’s hot these days, but I think it’s all a lie.”

“Yeah~ It’s all jealousy~. You guys come and eat popcorn too. Don’t regret it later.”

“Hey, but this is so delicious. Does it really taste like popcorn?”

The mage, ‘Hogwarts Professor’, and the tank, ‘I Block Everything’, who were busy tearing up popcorn, sneered, whether they heard the two people’s stories or not.

“What nonsense….”

“Hey, it looks like it’s about to start. Focus.”

Hogwarts Professor and I Block Everything cut off Archer Coin, who was about to continue speaking, and focused on what was in front of them.

As they said, the battle was about to begin.

‘Ha… Well, that’s good. Let’s have them see and realize it this time.’

Those guys have only been exposed to rumors and videos after all. If they feel that rumors and reality are different, those ignorant friends will wake up from their illusions.

And Archer Coin was also curious.

‘Yeah, let’s see if he can even follow the tip of the rumor.’

How does he fight that such absurd rumors have spread?

What confidence does he have to attempt a 1-person try?

I was going to watch very closely.

As if to reward his will to keep his eyes wide open as if not to miss anything, Kaiser moved.

Growl- Growl-.

“……Huh?”

That was when Archer Coin made a dumb sound.