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

Part 86.

Do Hyun wore a satisfied expression.

‘I really did kill him in one shot.’

That guy’s vitality was incredibly tenacious, so even with Sword Aura amplified to the max, shaving off 10% wasn’t easy.

It would take dozens of strikes.

Yet, a single blow erased 15% of his health.

Even more surprising, this might not even be the limit of the damage.

‘Judging by the feel, there was damage to spare.’

Maybe 20%…….

Perhaps he could have squeezed out even more damage.

Was it because he hadn’t used Sword Aura properly in a while?

He was suddenly reminded of his days with Dem Locke.

‘Back then, there wasn’t a skill I used as well as Sword Aura.’

Unlike now, as an All-Master, he was a swordsman back then, and a unique ranker without any legendary skills.

For Do Hyun, Sword Aura was a legendary skill, the best skill.

He could stand against any type of enemy with Sword Aura activated.

That memory was partly why he chose Sword Aura.

Honestly, as an All-Master now, he favored Dark Shroud, Lightning Dragon Descent, or Backstab more than Sword Aura.

Still, he was swordsman-based, so he felt he should choose his roots.

‘It was the best choice in the end.’

Its compatibility with Reverse Heaven was good, and the synergy with the traits he would summon with Call of Destiny was excellent.

‘The mana consumption is a bit burdensome, though.’

Even with his mana recovery speed boosted as much as possible, it was still burdensome, so having to pull it out situationally was its only flaw.

Of course, it was still satisfying enough to outweigh that.

He would likely use Sword Aura more often, like in his Dem Locke days.

‘More importantly…….’

Do Hyun, who had taken his eyes off his sword with satisfaction, turned his gaze to the system windows filling his vision.

[The ‘First Slayer’ title’s Devour effect is triggered.]

[All stats increased by +5 for defeating a boss of a type encountered for the first time.]

[An exceptional achievement has been made, which will be reflected in your performance.]

[Acquired the title ‘Avison’s Killer.’]

[Avison’s Killer]

-Rank: Heroic+

-Description: A title given to the one who killed Avison, a dead man chosen by the Grim Reaper and the ruler of a swamp.

The dead will either revere or antagonize you for killing one of the swamp’s rulers.

-Effect: All stats +10% in swamps, HP regeneration rate +50%, additional HP regeneration rate +50% and all stats +7 upon entering a swamp.

‘It’s been a while since First Slayer activated.’

There hadn’t been a new type of enemy in a while.

All stats increased, a new title acquired, and an overwhelming achievement reflected in his performance, etc.

There were many satisfying things, but the most noticeable was the reward.

It couldn’t be helped.

[As a first-time benefit, an item related to Avison will be dropped with certainty.]

[Acquired ‘Great Undead’s Earring,’ ‘Great Undead’s Bracelet,’ and ‘Fragment of the Dead’ as rewards.]

It was a guaranteed raid reward, of all things.

The only element of luck that even the Eye of Truth couldn’t overcome: farming!

How could he not be happy when it would eliminate what Do Hyun, with his terrible luck, feared and worried about more than anything?

‘Not just one, but two!’

Counting the ‘Fragment of the Dead,’ which seemed to be a material item, it was three, but he made it a rule not to associate with material items.

Whether it was used as reinforcement material or whatever, it would explode anyway, so what was the point of remembering it?

It wasn’t the case now, but habit was scary, and he had suffered so much during his Dem Locke days that he still couldn’t bring himself to feel good about it.

Whatever, that wasn’t important now.

‘The raid equipment from the New Continent is on a different level from the Old Continent, right?’

The items he had obtained in the New Continent so far were all ambiguous, so he hadn’t felt it.

But what about raid rewards!

That New Continent raid equipment, said to be superior to the equipment made by the master craftsmen of the Old Continent!

Gulp.

‘Guys, I’m finally changing my equipment.’

‘Yes! Congratulations, Master. This humble sword has no doubt that you will obtain good equipment.’

‘Lizariza!’

‘Wow, Master’s nostril movements are unusual? Something, something is about to happen.’

Feeling his heart pounding more intensely than ever, he reached out with trembling hands.

Soon after, Do Hyun, who checked the information of the three items that floated up in a row, widened his eyes.

[Equipped Avison’s Earring – Legendary (Raid Equipment) and Avison’s Bracelet – Legendary (Raid Equipment).]

[You can apply the set effect by equipping 2set accessories.]

[Acquired Fragment of the Dead and recorded it in the Adventure Journal.]

‘Jackpot!’

Legendary rank, no less!

Unfortunately, the scythe, which seemed the most powerful, didn’t drop, but he was even more satisfied.

He used his sword the most, and Do Hyun had the White Lion’s Snowflake Sword.

But accessories were a different story.

‘Yes! It was time to change accessories.’

Moreover, was this just any accessory?

It was a set accessory with a 2set effect.

It couldn’t compare to the value of weapons or armor, but for Do Hyun, who had Heavenly Change and Reverse Heaven [skills], these accessories felt even sweeter.

Looking at each piece of equipment’s effect individually, it was a bit disappointing, but the set effect was enough to override that.

‘I should test it on the next floor.’

The Fragment of the Dead was, well…….

Like a junk item, there was no special explanation, but it was Heroic+ rank, and since it was recorded in the Adventure Journal, it would either sell for a high price or be used for reinforcement later.

He had made good use of the materials he had collected when reinforcing Heavenly Change to +12 or higher.

“Did you get something good? Jihad said your nostrils were twitching unusually?”

“…….”

Do Hyun scratched his head at Ast’s words, who approached with a smirk.

He didn’t realize he moved his nostrils that much? He thought for a moment.

Suddenly, Do Hyun asked a question that came to mind.

“Ah. What did you get, old man?”

“Well, I didn’t do anything, so I only got one.”

He showed him a piece of armor.

……That’s right. It was armor.

Even the helmet, which was so hard to get.

Do Hyun stared at it silently for a long time.

“……Old man, you just stood there and used Smash, and you got the helmet, which is so rare.”

“I was lucky. Well, you got a lot of things too, right? I saw about three lights. You probably got a title too.”

“……Be quiet. Do you know how I feel?”

Do Hyun sighed, telling him not to talk to him, but for Do Hyun, this was a more appropriate distribution.

Do Hyun was currently wearing the Black Knight’s Dark Helmet obtained from Garion.

Even if he got that helmet, he would be stuck in a dilemma, unable to equip it because of the set options, and unable to throw it away.

It was a hundred times better for Ast, who was in the same boat, to get it.

‘……Yeah, it’s better that way, so why am I so sad?’

However, his stomach hurt like hell.

“So life is all about luck. This dirty luck-based game…… a dirty world that only remembers the lucky ones.”

“You have the Eye of Truth or whatever; you have all the overpowered things.”

“I got it with skill, not luck. What would an old man who gets legendary armor just by standing there and fanning himself know! My only ally is the Association President. I miss you, Association President.”

“He’s starting again.”

-Lizariza…….

“You guys are having a hard time.”

-Umm…!

Charlie, unable to deny Ast’s sympathetic words, turned his gaze away and nodded.

Ast, who had casually dismissed Do Hyun’s grumbling, blurted out.

“By the way, I didn’t think you’d really catch him alone.”

“……Well, it was easier than I thought.”

Do Hyun, who had come to his senses, returned to his original self and replied.

It was the first named boss, and he had a grand title, so he was nervous.

Even though it was advantageous to enter with two people, it was below expectations.

Especially since it was related to the main quest.

How heinous had the difficulty of the bosses related to the main quest been so far?

‘Compared to them, this is like an angel.’

There are easy days as well as difficult days in the game.

He thought he was lucky this time and was equipping his newly acquired equipment.

Ast’s serious voice, who was looking around, was heard.

“……Hey, something’s wrong.”

“Why?”

“I can’t see the exit.”

“……? What are you talking about? You can just go out the way you came in.”

“That’s what I’m saying, that door disappeared.”

“What?”

Surprised, he looked around, and the door was really gone.

Where the door used to be, there was only thick fog and dying land.

It was the same even if he looked around the area.

“What is this…… why isn’t the exit opening after catching the boss?”

It was basic common sense and an immutable law that the exit would open when the owner of the 10th floor was caught.

From the beginning, the clear condition of the 10th floor was to catch the owner of the 10th floor.

The owner’s domain was just a system to allow only challengers to participate, so it was natural to return to the floor after catching the boss.

If the exit didn’t open despite that, there was only one answer.

“……Hidden piece?”

“Wow, a hidden piece appears even when catching a boss.”

As if to confirm that guess, a cheerful notification rang.

[The ‘Ring of Vow’ reacts to the ‘Stone of Vow’ left by Avison.]

[Enter the main stream and open the event scene.]

[The party leader enters the main stream, and party members are forcibly participated in the event scene.]

“……Main stream? Event scene? I’m going crazy. What’s going on?”

Ast, who was clearly embarrassed, frowned as he tried to step back without realizing it.

His body didn’t move because the event scene had opened.

And at that moment.

Saaa-

A dark energy flowed out of Avison, who had fallen as a cold corpse, and slowly floated into the air.

“Uh? Hey, that bastard is moving.”

“Crazy…… isn’t he dead yet?”

For some reason, he died too easily.

Just when he was about to quickly grab Heavenly Change, thinking that a second battle was about to open.

Towering.

The guy who floated about 3M stopped.

At that moment, his waist suddenly bent like a bow, and black energy began to burst out from his entire body, including his eyes and ears.

The sun floating in the sky is covered.

In a world where even the thick fog and the scenery of this underworld are dyed in darkness and nothing can be seen, something huge wriggled.

“……Hey. That’s probably…….”

“Yeah. I think so.”

It was the huge silhouette he saw when he first faced Avison beyond the fog.

It was that silhouette that he thought was a hallucination.

The moment the eyes floated from somewhere outside the unexplainable standard.

Unlike usual, alarms rang one after another like warning sounds, and Do Hyun’s eyes widened at the message that appeared soon after.

[The activation condition of the trait Grim Reaper is satisfied due to Avison’s death.]

[Grim Reaper descends by borrowing Avison’s body.]

[An existence outside the standard reveals its appearance.]

[Warning! It is an existence that cannot be handled.]

“……What?”

The Fighting God who opposes God, the one and only successor of Kasiyar.

It was the moment when Do Hyun first met his main enemy.