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

Part 422

Part 2, Chapter 88.

One minute.

A short time that passes with just a few words in everyday life.

But time is relative, and this short time can sometimes feel like an eternity.

Like the three minutes a boxer spends in the ring during the final round feeling like hell.

Or how the seconds feel incredibly long when facing a wild animal in the mountains.

Kugugugu-

Then, how long is one minute when facing a god?

Do-Hyun could say for sure.

‘They made it disgustingly long.’

He could confidently say it was the longest minute in the world.

Like witnessing cosmic horror, that enormous silhouette and presence defied common sense.

Most people would be paralyzed with fear just facing it.

To survive one minute against such an existence would be incomparable to facing a mere wild animal.

[The body of Avison is adapting to the extraordinary presence.]

[The Grim Reaper, Demiseus, is about to move.]

[Accept the quest within 10 seconds.]

[The time limit starts from the moment Demiseus moves.]

Thankfully, it wasn’t attacking immediately and was giving them preparation time.

If it weren’t structured this way, they would have been debuffed and torn apart the moment it appeared.

“Damn it, so all we have to do is survive?”

“Yeah. If we fail, it’s all over.”

“Alright, what’s so hard about that? I’m going all out.”

“Same here. There’s not much preparation time, so finish it in 10 seconds… no, 7 seconds.”

“Enough time.”

Ast clenched his iron mace with his muscular arms, and as he focused, his body flashed golden for a moment.

[Party member ‘Ast’ has activated the legendary skill, ‘The Indestructible Body of the God of Destruction’.]

[Defense and magic resistance are greatly increased, the body will not be damaged by any attacks, and posture will not be broken.]

It was the effect of a legendary buff skill.

But it didn’t end there. The golden light didn’t stop and continued to flash.

[Party member ‘Ast’ has activated the legendary skill, ‘Blessing of the God of Destruction’.]

[For 90 seconds, a powerful ‘Strike of Destruction’ is unleashed with every 5th hit, and the damage is proportional to the weapon’s attack power.]

[The first attack after skill activation applies ‘Strike of Destruction’.]

[Party member ‘Ast’ has activated the legendary skill, ‘Weapon Gamble’.]

[Explode a weapon to gain a random buff effect. The level of the buff varies depending on the type and number of weapons exploded.]

[Exploding 3 legendary weapons grants the maximum buff.]

Ast’s unique ability was weapon upgrades.

And the owner of that ability was Desolatus, the God of Gold and Destruction, a unique god even among the mythological gods.

There was only one derivative class of Desolatus.

-Risk Breaker.

A class that gains more power the more risks it takes.

From luck-based gambles to legendary items requiring a lot of wealth and effort, even the fruits of labor could be sacrificed to gain buffs.

It was a class only possible for those with astronomical amounts of money, outstanding luck, and a relentlessly hardworking nature.

[As a result of Weapon Gamble, attack power, defense, and leaping power are increased by 2.5 times for 30 seconds.]

“Alright, this is top-notch.”

“Sigh, isn’t that class too inefficient? Every time you activate a skill, you lose several legendary weapons.”

“Hey, this ability is like rain in a drought for me. I have to do this to keep up with you talented guys, or I’ll end up like a crow trying to follow a stork [trying to imitate someone beyond their capabilities].”

“Isn’t that an ability that’s just perfect for becoming a gambling addict?”

“Are you the one to talk? You’re the most eager one when it comes to card packs…”

While they were talking to ease the tense atmosphere, Charlie and Jihad were also fully prepared.

[Using Undead Weapon Creation.]

[The 1st Legion Commander ‘Pain’ and the ‘Outlaw Undead’ regain their weapons from their past lives.]

[Due to the high rank of the Legion Commander, only a portion of the weapons from their past lives are regained.]

[Mana consumption is greatly increased.]

[Using Requiem.]

[Upon contact with Requiem, damage is inflicted that ignores magic resistance, and exposure to the cold of the underworld occurs.]

-You guys are the only ones who are okay, so you have to protect me well. Got it?

-Lizariza!

-Are you saying you’ll protect me too, and I should only trust you? No, Eliza. It’s dangerous, so stay in my pocket.

-Lizariza….

Jihad and Eliza were giving weapons to the 1st Legion Undead and being vigilant.

[Using Armor of Protection.]

[All defense and magic resistance are increased in proportion to the number of aggro targets.]

[Being judged as protecting someone, the values are doubled.]

[Using Strong Will.]

[The probability of being knocked back is reduced, and there is a low chance to resist status ailments and critical hits.]

Paat!

[Charlie de Lavion temporarily manifests ‘Sword of Light – Dawn’s Light’.]

-That cruel and shameless bastard… you will never reach our lord.

And Charlie, clenching his teeth beside him, was expressing his animosity.

All of them had not lost their will to fight and were instead trying to fight with all their might.

“…I accept the quest.”

Do-Hyun answered in a serious tone to that will, and beyond the notification that the quest was starting, he heard a faint laugh.

[Foolish things… it would be easier to give up… you humans never know how to give up…]

A chilling and creepy voice, as if scraping bones.

There was a clear sense of derision in it, but Do-Hyun didn’t care and took a step forward.

[5…….]

[4…….]

…….

“Why are you just walking and not preparing?”

At Ast’s sudden question, Do-Hyun grinned.

Preparation?

He had been doing it since the moment the quest appeared.

“The best defense is offense.”

“What?”

[3…….]

[2…….]

Do-Hyun smiled and took his last step, and an energy like a mountain exploded and circulated throughout his entire body.

Feeling it, Do-Hyun raised his sword.

[1…….]

“And the best of all is a preemptive strike.”

[……What did you say?]

The Grim Reaper, who hadn’t even moved yet, paused at the intense energy he witnessed right in front of him.

Do-Hyun grinned and swung his sword down.

[Using the 2nd Form of the Inverse Heavenly Energy (逆天期) [Reversal of the natural order], Destruction (破) [Rupture].]

Jjeojjeok–!!

The stronger the preemptive strike, the better.

The strongest attack Do-Hyun had unleashed swept forward.

[0…….]

[The Grim Reaper Demiseus completes adaptation to Avison’s body.]

[The time limit begins.]

[00 : 00 : 59]

[How dare you, you impudent bastard……!]

Demiseus, who was hit as soon as he could move, reached out his arm, but Do-Hyun’s attack had already swept through his body.

—-!

The energy of the Inverse Heavenly Energy (逆天期) [Reversal of the natural order], gathered to the maximum, was so intense that he couldn’t see properly.

Was he impressed by it?

“Damn. If you had such a good method, you should have said so earlier, always doing it alone.”

Ast, twitching his lips and leaping high, clenched his iron mace with both hands, and a dark purple light, transcending purple, flashed intensely.

An energy as if containing the universe.

[Activating the transcendent unique ability ‘Limit Release’.]

[Releases the limit restriction to temporarily use the effects of weapon upgrades to the extreme.]

[+20 ‘Unwavering Destroyer’s Iron Mace’ is completed.]

[Upon use, the weapon is destroyed, and the trait cannot be used for 50 minutes.]

“Here I go.”

One strike containing everything Ast had.

Jjeoeong-!

When he swung the huge iron mace and struck the air, the entire space shook, and for a moment, he had the illusion that time had stopped.

[Signature trait ‘Smash’ is activated.]

[Strikes the air to inflict area damage proportional to attack power.]

[The special effect of the Destroyer’s Iron Mace, ‘Strike of the Destroyer King,’ is activated.]

[Unleashes a strike of destruction containing everything.]

Soon, dark purple and gold intertwined and flashed, and a pressure that couldn’t even be compared to before burst out and swept through Avison’s domain like a tsunami.

Kwaga Gaga gak-!!!

“Crazy……!”

-Wow… is this real?

-As expected, Lord’s companion…! What an amazing strike.

-Li, Lizariza…….

Even Do-Hyun was momentarily stunned by the power.

The old man’s strike, with all sorts of buffs and modifier effects added, was… an overwhelming effect that made the 2nd Form of the Inverse Heavenly Energy (逆天期) [Reversal of the natural order], Destruction (破) [Rupture], feel cute.

The area-of-effect additional damage from Smash was added to an already strong strike, making it a natural disaster.

[The special effect of the unwavering modifier, ‘Unwavering,’ is activated.]

[The first attack swung will never be deflected or broken, no matter what happens, and will strike while ignoring all impacts.]

Moreover, you can’t even block such an attack.

Who could see that and say that the old man’s strike wasn’t the strongest?

‘This seems to have surpassed the Dem Locke days… is he really going to destroy a village later?’

At this point, he couldn’t help but have such thoughts.

‘……Even if he’s a god, wouldn’t this work?’

He had expectations that even if he was a god, he would have suffered fatal damage… no, maybe he could even catch a god.

But that expectation was quickly doused like cold water.

Saaa-

The dust storm that had risen thickly from the shockwave that had swept through subsided, and it was revealed beyond the hazy mist.

[Kuh…… Kuhheueu…… You’ve done something cute. You’re fighting head-on when you should be running away with all your might?]

“Wow…….”

“Crazy, is this for real?”

The figure of Demiseus, not even suffering a fatal wound and not even budging.

Rather, perhaps because the silhouette was more detailed than before, his presence felt even thicker.

Still, it wasn’t as if he had no injuries at all.

[Honestly, I was surprised… even though it’s not a complete descent, to inflict a wound on me…….]

There was a slight crack in what was presumed to be Demiseus’s arm, and the upper body seemed to be dented.

But that looked as small as dust compared to Demiseus’s overwhelming size.

[But blasphemy is punishable by death…… you must be prepared…….]

Tting-

[The Grim Reaper Demiseus expresses surprise and anger.]

[Demiseus is about to go all out.]

[Difficulty increases.]

[Warning! Unmanageable power.]

“…….”

A situation that only provoked anger.

[The Grim Reaper (死神) [Shinigami] unfolds the domain of death.]

[The entire domain of Avison is designated as the domain of death.]

The energy that spread widely around Demiseus, as if reacting to that anger, dyed this entire place.

The black river, the crumbly ground, and even the rocky mountains that were visible from time to time.

Everything was swallowed up by the terrible darkness and disappeared without a trace.

[Demiseus can exert divine power in the domain of death.]

[Restrictions are imposed due to incomplete descent.]

[Demiseus can only use one power.]

[Activating the Grim Reaper’s power ‘Domain Control’.]

[Demiseus can freely attack anywhere in the domain of death.]

The ability to change the map itself to suit him.

It could be called the power of God.

-Heeik, wh, what is this! It’s an unbelievably terrible energy.

-Li, Lizariza!

“……Hey, I think we’re screwed. What do we do now?”

At Ast’s question, who was flustered and hesitant, Do-Hyun answered as if asking the obvious.

“What do you mean, what do we do? We have to run.”

“……?”

“52 seconds left. Everyone, run!”

Pajijik-!

[Activating Lightning Dragon Descent (雷龍降臨) [Rairyū Kōrin – Lightning Dragon Advent].]

[Using Lightning Teleportation.]

“…….”

-…….

[Do you think I’ll let you escape!]

Ast and the Guardians, who were blankly watching Do-Hyun running away without looking back, glanced at the extremely angry Demiseus and hurriedly followed.

“Th, that bastard? Let’s go together, damn it!”

-Heeik! Save the goblin!

-Lizariza!

-U, ugh! Let’s go together!

52 seconds left.

It was the moment when surviving from a full-fledged god began.