The Return Of The Genius Ranker Of All Times [EN]: Chapter 94

Part 94.

Not just a mid-grade Empowerment Ticket, but a high-grade one!

There’s only one grade difference, but the effect was far from trivial.

Unlike mid-grade tickets, which are limited to empowering Hero-grade skills, high-grade tickets can empower even Legendary-grade skills!

‘Ah, what a sweet reward.’

Originally, this was a reward for clearing the 15th floor, not the 10th.

Getting one more meant that Dohyun could empower two Legendary skills with additional abilities.

‘It was worth all that suffering.’

High risk, high return is always right.

Holding back tears, Dohyun reached out.

There was no need to hesitate.

He had already decided from the start.

‘It’s gotta be Lightning Dragon Descent.’

All the Legendary skills are useful due to their outstanding performance, but none can compare to Lightning Dragon Descent.

It’s incomparable, especially since he can add the power of the Black Dragon through God’s Tears and Darkness Veil.

There’s no reason to hesitate.

However, Jihad, being the guardian who has watched Dohyun the longest and possessing a quick-witted, opportunistic nature, spoke up.

-But, Master, this isn’t a prime location, is it? Are you sure?

Dohyun paused, his hand still outstretched, at the pointed remark.

Then, with a solemn face like a general about to head into battle, he looked at Jihad and nodded.

“Ah, right. Good point, X-man… I mean, Jihad. I was also a bit disappointed about that.”

As Jihad said, he should have looked for a prime location first.

However,

[Using it on this floor will increase the probability of the Empowerment Ticket due to the Tower’s influence.]

[To use it again, you must re-challenge this floor.]

This Empowerment Ticket can’t be used outside of this floor.

And that goes for the Empowerment Tickets obtained from the 1st floor and the top floor as well.

That’s why Dohyun used it right away on the 1st floor.

-Huh? But you can still use it, right…?

“Gah! An Empowerment Ticket with a lowered probability is no Empowerment Ticket at all!”

-But if what Master says is true, it’s not lowered but returning to normal…

“Gaaaaah!!”

-Ke, Kereuk!

The others shook their heads at Dohyun, who was flaring his nostrils and shouting as if he had uttered something blasphemous.

“That bastard’s at it again. I thought he was going to be quiet for once.”

-……I thought I saw the faces of those Kashinkyo [die-hard fans] people just now.

“Like entertainer, like fan, right? There’s a reason for everything.”

-Hmm…….

-Lizariza…….

They knew from experience that nothing could get through to Dohyun in that state.

“Well, a buff recognized by the system is more reliable than pseudo-science.”

“……Didn’t you forget, old man? How many times have I only drawn Common and Rare grades, no matter how many buffs I get?”

“Then why do you keep chasing after buffs when you know that so well?”

“Because… there’s nothing else to grasp onto.”

-His voice sounded really sad just now.

-Lizariza.

Jihad and Eliza quietly whispered, filled with affection and pity at Dohyun’s voice.

Ignoring their words, Dohyun closed his eyes tightly.

To Dohyun, prime locations weren’t just some pseudo-science.

Items that increase draw rates were not only as rare as stars in the sky, but also couldn’t be obtained just because you wanted them.

‘All those items were non-tradeable.’

Even those had disappeared in God of Seoul.

Thanks to that, all that was left were system buffs like the Tower’s buff effect.

To Dohyun, a prime location was the only straw to grasp at, a warm mother’s embrace that provided stability to Dohyun, who was tired of draws.

And prime locations are found by those who are desperate.

Sarak-

Dohyun, with his eyes closed, calmly felt the air here.

‘The first place it was discovered… it meets condition 21 of the prime location conditions, and no one has drawn since the first boss appeared, which meets conditions 14 and 41! Even this cool air…’

If it meets more than three conditions of a prime location, it’s highly likely to be a prime location.

A theory created by Rak, the Foot Eater and president of the Draw Gallery, and the honorary members who were as serious as him, putting their heads together.

Based on those!

‘This place has the potential to be a prime location!’

But he couldn’t let his guard down.

There was a condition when doing card draws at a potential prime location that was discovered for the first time.

A brief moment when the wind seemed to stop temporarily.

‘……Now!’

Dohyun, his eyes flashing, tore open the card pack like Yu-Gi-Oh [a popular card game] from a certain card manga and drew.

-Goodness… what did I just see?

-Li, Liza!

-U, um! Excellent, Master.

-Charlie, your face is a bit red?

-……It’s your imagination.

“That crazy bastard…”

To that, goblins, spiders, and even humans.

A draw that shocked everyone, regardless of race, continued, and

[You will use the High-Grade Random Skill Additional Ability Empowerment Ticket on Lightning Dragon Descent.]

[The card unfolds.]

Paat-!

Soon, a dazzling light flashed and the card pack unfolded.

“Did it hit?”

-Di, did it hit?

-Lizariza!

As Ast was curious, Jihad was fearful, and Eliza was excited, the swarm of light subsided, and Dohyun could see it.

[Eye of Truth is activated.]

Hidden lights that they couldn’t see!

‘Crap color, crap color, crap color…’

Dohyun frowned at the three consecutive crap colors from the left, but the moment he turned his gaze, he was engulfed in shock.

A truly unbelievable sight was unfolding.

‘……Is this insane?’

Out of the five cards, four were crap-colored.

It was an orgy of crap light that defied common sense, as if it shouldn’t be possible to draw like this statistically.

But Dohyun didn’t even look at those.

‘Ah…….’

There it was.

Amidst the orgy of crap colors, a brilliant card shining nobly all alone!

He rubbed his eyes just in case and looked again, but the card still didn’t fade.

Kkwak-

Dohyun closed his eyes tightly and put his hands together, and Jihad made a sound of “Eot,” then pointed and shouted.

-Oh! The size of those nostrils……!? Master finally got it!

-Liza!

-Right, Eliza saw it too, right?

-Um! Even this lowly sword can see it. Master’s proud expression.

“……Proud? That? He just looks like a crazy bastard?”

Ast just shook his head at the guardians’ conversation, who understood each other perfectly.

Should he pity his colleague, who had become even stranger in the meantime, or should he congratulate him for getting something good?

‘……Well, if you’re happy, that’s all that matters.’

Whether Ast, who nodded and sent a look that was hard to describe, was doing that or not, Dohyun was busy swallowing hard.

Gold, in other words, Legendary.

‘The Hero-grade empowerment ability was that good.’

Then how good would the Legendary-grade be?

Dohyun couldn’t help but be excited, and he reached out, and soon a cheerful notification popped up along with a message.

[Congratulations!]

[You have acquired the Legendary-grade additional empowerment ability, ‘Lightning Dragon’.]

[Would you like to empower Lightning Dragon Descent with ‘Lightning Dragon’?]

‘Nice!!’

Dohyun clenched his fist and let out a silent scream at the word Legendary.

It wasn’t just because it was Legendary.

The power of the Lightning Dragon.

He didn’t know what kind of ability it was yet, but it didn’t seem ordinary at first glance.

Of course, it was a bit simple, but…….

“Empower.”

It was a Legendary-grade empowerment ability, so it couldn’t be just a mediocre ability.

Dohyun, unable to contain his curiosity, reached out with a confident face and checked the information.

[Lightning Dragon Descent]

-Grade: Legendary (Legendary Empowerment)

-Restriction: Martial Artist Class

-Description: The Lightning Dragon revered by martial artists who wield martial arts.

It is said that those who have seen a fragment of the end of martial arts can be chosen by the Lightning Dragon who rules the sky and use the power of the Lightning Dragon.

-Effect: When cast, the power of the Lightning Dragon descends from the sky and is absorbed into the caster’s body.

As a result, it inflicts area damage to the surrounding area and emits electrical waves in the surrounding area for a short time.

For 100 seconds, the power of lightning is imbued, increasing all speeds of the caster and giving the attacked enemy a chance to be electrocuted with an extremely low probability.

Lightning Teleport can be used twice until the duration ends.

-Effect: Deals 300% damage of attack power upon hit, and all legs are applicable regardless of the part.

-Cooldown: 300 seconds

[Empowered Additional Ability]

-Lightning Dragon: Draws out the power of the Lightning Dragon even more.

“……Um?”

However, Dohyun’s expression was strange when he checked the skill.

It wasn’t because it didn’t meet his expectations.

To be exact, it was because he couldn’t even grasp whether it would meet his expectations or not.

‘What kind of ability is this?’

Draws out the power of the Lightning Dragon even more?

Isn’t Lightning Dragon Descent an ability that uses the power of the Lightning Dragon in the first place?

For a Legendary-grade, it was so simple that he was momentarily dumbfounded.

But that was only for a moment. Soon, Dohyun regained his composure.

‘……Legendary-grades are a bit like this.’

Hero-grades often have cases where performance varies greatly depending on the pilot.

This is because skills with high risks but great power depending on the conditions, or skills with excellent usability, are mainly assigned to Hero-grades.

What about Legendary on the other hand?

‘Reliable performance that will pay for itself no matter who uses it.’

This also meant that it was intuitive.

It had to be a simple ability that wasn’t difficult or 까다롭지 않은 [not picky] 단순한 능력이어야 어떤 유저가 써도 강하지 않겠는가 [so that any user can be strong].

Especially considering that this was strictly a sub-ability that was added to the skill, not a main skill…….

“Lightning Dragon? I’ve never heard of such an empowerment ability. It’s not my job, so I don’t memorize things, so I’ll have to see it activated to know… but wouldn’t it be an enhancement type?”

“Um, right?”

Dohyun, who had been pondering for a while, shrugged his shoulders.

‘Well, I’ll know when I use it on the next floor.’

With that in mind, he turned to go to the next floor.

*Ding!*

“? *Ding*?”

A notification rang at an unexpected time.

And the message that appeared after that was even more unexpected.

[Eye of Truth is activated.]

‘……What?’

The Eye of Truth being activated meant that he had discovered something hidden.

The message wasn’t over.

The leg that was already stretched out slightly touched the warp, and a notification close to a warning sounded.

[There are still items that have not been collected.]

[Are you sure you want to go to the next floor?]

‘There’s something I haven’t collected? That can’t be…….’

He had looted all the rewards he had obtained by defeating the god, and there were no more items left where Demiserus was…….

‘Ah?’

Then Dohyun paused at the memory that flashed through his mind.

Come to think of it, there was something.

The sealed key, a sudden quest that occurred when he first encountered Avison.

-Decisive clue to the remaining half of the key, a clue related to the eye that swallowed the sky.

Demiserus appeared as a linked quest to that, but he had not yet received other clear rewards.

Above all, he had clearly seen it beyond the entrance.

A small, red something hidden in Avison’s body.

-Ugh, Master. I know you got something good, but can’t we go quickly? I can’t stand the terrible smell that’s been coming from earlier.

-Lizariza…….

-Smell? What smell are you talking about?

-헐 [Wow], you can’t smell it? Charlie, are your nostrils blocked? Should I ask Ttadak to open them for you?

In addition, Dohyun looked around at Jihad’s whining voice.

Jihad and Eliza’s sensing ability was beyond the normal level.

Judging from their reaction, it must have fallen somewhere around here.

And that prediction was correct.

[Eye of Truth is activated.]

‘……It’s there!’

About 30M away from where Demiserus was.

Something that looked like a throbbing soul was falling between the rocky mountain and the black river.

Perhaps it was blown all the way here by the aftermath when Avison’s body couldn’t withstand it and burst.

When he got closer, the shape was even more bizarre.

It was trying to take the shape of a sphere, but it couldn’t hold its shape and kept throbbing, as if it had 벗어난 것 같달까 [escaped].

‘Is that a clue to the remaining half of the key…….’

Or is it a clue about the eye that swallowed the sky, that bastard?

Maybe it’s both.

Dohyun swallowed hard, slowly reached out and picked it up.

*Ding!*

‘……This is!’

Dohyun’s eyes widened at the message that soon appeared.

And Dohyun’s expression, which had gradually calmed down from the surprise, became somewhat subtle, and at the end, he had a faint smile on his lips.

‘Something like this appears?’