The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 88

88.

‘Was that all parrying? All of it?’

The damage output was astonishing, but what stunned Gungsu Coin even more was Kaiser’s control.

The insane skill to use that difficult parry perfectly every time without a single failure.

And that’s not all. What about the distance control?

He evaded with the absolute minimum movement, maintained the optimal distance for attacking, and never broke that distance.

‘Unbelievable…’

As distance control is the most important thing for an archer, Gungsu Coin had at least some discerning eye in this area.

From his perspective, it wasn’t enough to call Kaiser a master or a veteran.

That was… wasn’t that a realm beyond what a human could achieve?

-Awe-inspiring.

A comment he had seen in a Kaiser-related post suddenly came to mind.

At the same time, he found himself agreeing with it.

‘Ah…’

Because there was no other word that could express the emotion Gungsu Coin was feeling right now.

The overwhelming emotion one might feel when seeing a work of art.

He was feeling that from just one man.

Kuaaaa!

“Ah.”

What brought him back from his soul-departed state was an ear-splitting roar.

Thanks to that, he saw an ominous fog like dark clouds.

It was the aura of death signaling the start of the second phase.

‘This is really dangerous now.’

Toying with the boss after activating the Warrior trait was absurd to the point of being awe-inspiring, even now.

But that was it.

The reason why a Tank was essential to catch the Death Orc Warrior, no matter what other jobs were.

[Coming into contact with the aura of death inflicts all sorts of status ailments. It can stack up to 5 times, and the application is proportional to the duration of contact.]

A shield to withstand the aura of death.

In other words, a sacrificial lamb was needed.

This wasn’t an option.

Just like how a Mage was essential to catch the Goblin Chieftain because of the ‘Selfish Defense’ trait, a Tank was essential here.

‘No matter how good your control is or how strong your damage is, you can’t catch it with all sorts of status ailments.’

The moment you get hit with Dark Sight, more than half of your vision disappears, and if you get slowed or dizzy, you can’t even move as you please.

In that situation, to duel and deal damage?

‘Absolutely impossible.’

That was the established theory.

…Yes, that ‘was’ the established theory. Until just now.

Taat!

The speed at which Kaiser leaped as soon as the aura of death was activated didn’t seem to decrease at all.

That wasn’t an illusion.

Crack! Shwieeek!

In an instant, he flew in and blew away the boss’s jaw with a flying knee kick.

The Death Orc Warrior, who was looking at the spinning sky with half-open eyes, suddenly came to his senses.

Bbaak!

And his head turned again.

He had delivered another flying knee kick.

But this time, it wasn’t just any knee kick.

A dragon-like shape seemed to appear for a moment, and an explosion that couldn’t be compared to the previous one erupted.

“Huh? Wasn’t that a Rising Dragon Kick just now?”

“Could you have misseen it? What Rising Dragon Kick would a Swordsman use?”

“I… guess so?”

They questioned it for a moment. Kaiser continued to push forward.

He was even faster than before.

Pook!

As if unaffected by anything, Kaiser was toying with the boss.

“No, what is it? Why isn’t he getting any status ailments? Is it a trait? Is there such a trait?”

“It doesn’t work because he’s a god.”

“Bullshit… Wow, is it real that he’s dodging all the attacks in the meantime?”

“Huh? Wasn’t that Battle Instinct just now? Did he already shave off 20%?”

“He’s really crazy.”

Compared to the two who had become much more talkative, Gungsu Coin was silent.

He was just staring at this unbelievable sight with a blank face.

Everything was beyond common sense.

A completely abnormal battle from beginning to end, with not a single predictable thing.

But that’s why it was even more artistic.

“…”

Was he walking forward as if possessed without even realizing it?

Tuk.

“Ah.”

He thought something was caught, but soon his leg was grabbed.

Looking down, he saw Professor Hotteok holding out popcorn.

“Do you want some too?”

It was a proposal he wouldn’t have even acknowledged before, telling him not to be ridiculous.

“…Okay.”

But he had already seen too much to refuse the popcorn.

As he joined the seat next to him, Warrior12456, who had been stroking his scabbard from behind, put his sword into his inventory.

Ssuk.

Then he sat down next to him and grabbed some popcorn.

As he diligently munched on the popcorn, Gungsu Coin thought.

‘…Will he sign for me if I ask? No, what are you saying right now? You’re not that spineless, Gungsu Coin.’

He was showing the early symptoms of becoming a fan, the denial stage.

* * *

Meanwhile, at that time.

While Do-hyun was doing a solo try [attempt].

Hero Guild’s Master Berze was receiving a report from the scout he had dispatched in the Guild Master’s office.

“Hmm.”

A man who always ranks in the Top 3 in terms of appearance among the current God of Seinaru stars.

The one and only master of the true guild of this era, who calls himself a hero.

People praised and followed him.

But that was only for netizens who heard about it through news such as TV or articles.

Tuk. Tuk. Tuk.

People who knew Berze’s true nature didn’t regard him as a hero.

‘A person crazy about money.’

‘A businessman with no blood or tears.’

A person who could sacrifice and endure anything for money and authority.

A man with a different front and back like two sides of a coin.

The world revered him as a hero, but those on the opposite side feared Berze more than the devil.

“Tell me. Is this really correct?”

“…I’m sorry.”

“Hmm…”

That was why the scout, Choi Hyun-seok, was so nervous.

At first glance, he seemed to be treating his subordinates kindly, even using honorifics, but he was a cold-blooded man who could smile and fire you.

He had to be more careful when he was tapping the table with his finger like now.

That was a habit that came out when the master was thinking seriously about something.

Tuk.

When the sound finally stopped, Berze let out a small sigh.

“…Do you think this makes sense?”

No wonder, the contents of the report were too absurd.

“He made contact, but he broke through 20 to 1 alone… without a single casualty and in just 30 seconds. You’re submitting this as a report? Seriously?”

“…I’m sorry.”

It was very unfair for the scout to apologize repeatedly.

‘No, it’s true, what do you want me to do?’

He just wrote down what he had experienced…

No, he even wrote it down a little smaller, but they don’t believe it.

Of course, even he thought it was a bit… no, a little unbelievable.

At best, a person who just graduated from Raven broke through twenty users who were close to graduation level in less than 30 seconds?

Even a passing dog would laugh.

Reality is more dramatic than fiction, but this was too much. Who would believe this?

‘Haa.’

His insides were burning with frustration, but what could he do?

This was his job, and he had to endure this kind of unfairness to make a living.

If he stood up here, he would only be harmed.

So he just bowed his head. This way, he couldn’t be caught making an expression that he was dying of injustice.

“Choi Hyun-seok.”

“…Yes, Master.”

“I know that Kaiser is a great man. I’ve seen it too. But… isn’t this too much of an exaggeration?”

Berze’s voice was calm.

However, the absurdity contained in his voice was clear.

“Isn’t Kaiser a human being? Why are you making a movie? You want me to believe this? Why don’t you just say that he soloed the Death Orc Warrior in 10 minutes?”

“That’s, it’s not an exaggeration, it’s really…”

“No, well, let’s put that aside.”

Choi Hyun-seok shut his mouth, sensing that Berze was easily cutting him off.

He had learned from experience that if he continued to say he was wronged here, it wouldn’t end with just scolding.

“Be careful of the Orcs… what does this mean? Are we in a position to care about Orcs right now? Who uploaded this report?”

“I think a subordinate uploaded it… there’s a reason for that…”

“Haa. Well, that’s fine. These rumors aren’t important right now anyway.”

…It’s not a rumor. It’s true.

He hesitated for a moment, then closed his mouth.

‘Well, I don’t know either.’

If they say anything later, he can just say he didn’t know. He did what he could.

It’s just that the master didn’t listen.

As he bowed his head with a ‘screw it’ attitude, Berze continued.

“This is a bit interesting. He met the High Priest… why did he meet him?”

“We’re also investigating, but there are very few clues. We’re speculating that it’s related to regaining first place in Raven…”

“Raven first place… come to think of it, Myeolsal also met the High Priest not long after arriving in Brion.”

Berze smiled slightly after saying that.

“Is this just a coincidence?”

“…”

Choi Hyun-seok didn’t answer, but it was enough.

His dazed eyes were telling him that he was thinking the same thing.

“No, this is not a coincidence. There’s something related. He’s the first person to achieve an S rank.”

“…Yes. I think so too.”

“Keep a close eye on him, Hyun-seok.”

“Yes. Please trust me. I will definitely find him and somehow keep him.”

Berze chuckled at Choi Hyun-seok’s energetic appearance.

“Can you catch him? According to what’s written here, he’s like Superman?”

“…”

“Don’t do that. You don’t have a justification.”

“But the public opinion is like this, and Kaiser was the one who started the fight with the 100 major guilds first…”

“Hyun-seok.”

“Yes.”

Berze, who cut off his words as if they weren’t worth listening to, turned his chair.

The sky reflected in the window was blue.

“So, which guilds have stepped up?”

“…Weren’t most of the guilds stepping up? We are too.”

Berze continued, looking at the white clouds that were faintly visible in the blue sky.

“That’s all a show.”

“…Yes?”

“If they were serious, they would have sent assassins and played with the media and played dirty, would they be so quiet like this? Since when did they like fair play so much?”

“Why would they bother…”

Choi Hyun-seok, who swallowed dryly, asked without realizing it, then closed his mouth.

He was watching his expression, thinking he was arguing.

Fortunately, Berze coolly answered his question as if he didn’t care much.

“The importance of guilds.”

In God of Seinaru, guilds are an indispensable existence.

Since there were 1 billion people gathered in the game, there were all kinds of crazy people, and the only thing that could control and restrain them other than NPCs was the guild.

Even in reality, there were situations starting with ‘Do you have connections?’, so how could the game be any different?

Rather, it was more severe, never less.

That was why users cursed the guild so much, but they joined it if possible.

That was why star players chose more solid guilds.

“But Kaiser broke that common sense.”

So he must fall.

If he succeeds without a guild, people will question the existence of guilds.

There will also be more immature people trying to follow Kaiser.

The world changes even with the smallest flap of a butterfly’s wings.

Everyone knows that not just anyone can do that, but the seeds of distrust that bloom in one’s heart should never be taken lightly.

“In that case, shouldn’t we strongly check him instead of putting on a show… I’m sorry. Instead of pretending?”

“Before that, we give him a chance. The symbolism of Kaiser is worth that much.”

“…”

“If we successfully bring him in, there will be checks for a while, but we will be able to gain enough profit to offset that.”

Berze, who slightly raised his head, continued calmly.

“No matter how great you are, you are just a latecomer now. So realize the reality and join hands with us.”

“…Ah.”

“Guilds are companies. It’s their instinct to try to get as much profit as possible if they can.”

But that was over now.

“You’ll soon know. That now was the last chance.”

The place where Kaiser is now is Brion.

That’s where the masters of many of the top 10 guilds, including Myeolsal, challenged the throne and sat down.

The Hero Guild is the strongest in Brion, if nowhere else.

That was Berze’s pride.

‘Even you can’t do it there.’

It wasn’t unfounded confidence.

‘How are you going to get the reputation and trust of the NPCs?’

Because the core of the graduation quest there was reputation.

A quest that was poison to a tiger who enjoyed traveling alone and had enemies everywhere.

On the other hand, the Hero Guild, which calls itself a hero, has built up more reputation and trust than any other force, befitting its name.

From the beginning, the game was not going to work.

‘Kaiser, you’re going to sit down there.’

That was the predetermined course.

With so much attention focused on him that the expression ‘unprecedented’ was appropriate, disappointed people would spring up like mushrooms after the rain.

‘The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.’

It’s not too late to move then.

Right now, you can just sit back and watch the puppies who want to become sparkling stars challenge the tiger.

There will probably be a lot of guys who think the same way as him.

‘It’ll be interesting to watch.’

Whether it’s a recruitment war or killing a rookie.

Berze, who was looking at the sky, smiled as he thought of the future that would not be quiet.