Ranker's Return

Chapter 797

‘When will I be able to arrive in the north...’

Hyeonu sighed at the sight of the divine world’s army in the distance. It was better to have a battle than no battle, but the journey with no end in sight had eaten at Hyeonu’s mind.

‘I want to go to the north...’

It was an expression with a double meaning. The northern part of the divine world and the northern part of the middle world—the north that Hyeonu wanted to go to were both.

‘Edward is alive again...’

The one that was of particular interest to Hyeonu was Edward, who was in the northern part of the middle world. It was hard to believe that Edward had been revived. Hyeonu had watched Edward die from a distance closer than any other player. He had witnessed Edward disappear in front of Lebron’s sword without leaving a trace behind.

‘He isn’t dead? Was Edward a magician?

It didn’t make any sense no matter how he thought about it. Thus, he was even more curious. Was it really Edward?

‘First, I have to kill those in front of me.’

Hyeonu’s thoughts were soon over. It was because the army of the divine world, which seemed small in the distance, had grown in size.

‘There are around 1,000 left.’

[Kill any living thing in the divine world 9,107/10,000.]

To be precise, all that remained were 893 living creatures of the divine world. That number was very small compared to the army running in front of him.

‘This time, I really need to pay attention...’

Hyeonu learned some information from several battles.

‘The more the battle continues, the higher the level of the monsters.’

In a way, it was natural. If one person couldn’t solve the problem, then use two people. If two people didn’t work, then it was normal for three people to rush in. As such, the level of the divine world’s army continued to rise. At first, there were no nobles of the divine world. Then in the last battle, there was a marquis and several earls.

‘In fact, I only knew there was a marquis when I checked the message later.’

So this time, there was a possibility that even a duke would appear. If he was unlucky, then even a king could appear.

‘I’m still not confident going against a king...’

If a king of the god tribe possessed the same force as the demon kings... there was no guarantee of winning unconditionally.

“Tang-E, give me the buffs. I have to run around hard,” Hyeonu glanced at the significantly decreased distance to the army and asked Tang-E for the buffs.

“I know, Master dude.” Tang-E nodded and immediately applied the buffs to Hyeonu.

[You have received Bear's Momentum.]

[Physique has increased.]

[Strength has increased.]

[You have received the Forest's Blessing.]

[Defense has increased.]

[Health will continue to recover.]

[You have received Breath of the Wind.]

[Your agility has risen.]

[Your movement speed has increased.]

‘It is a bit of a pity.’

Hyeonu was amazed at the full vitality that Tang-E’s buffs gave, but on the other hand, he felt a sense of regret. It was because he didn’t get a skill to create a synergy effect between the two through the fourth awakening.

‘It would’ve been amazing if there was just one more buff.’

The fourth awakening was focused on increasing Tang-E’s natural power, not his ability to support others.

‘By the way, when did it get so strong?’

Hyeonu immediately erased his regret. The already existing buffs alone had greatly strengthened Hyeonu’s combat power. Wishing for more was excessive greed.

“Fire a big one and then fall back and stay with those people. Once your magic power is restored then everyone will join in. Tang-E, you will lead the others. Understood?” Hyeonu instructed Tang-E, who was sitting on his shoulder.

“Understood, Master dude. Just endure it for 10 minutes.”

Tang-E nodded and summoned a heart.

“Please, Tang-E.”

Hyeonu watched Tang-E’s actions before rushing toward the divine world’s army.

‘First, save my item skills.’

He just ran blindly without using any skills. It was still very fast. It was difficult to follow with the naked eye. The god tribe spotted Hyeonu running with a small dust cloud and started to react one by one.

“Human!”

“Kill him!”

“Let’s take revenge!”

Upon discovering Hyeonu, the god tribe immediately proceeded to attack in their own way. All forms of attacks poured out against Hyeonu. However, Hyeonu managed to escape all the attacks simply by kicking off against the ground and soaring into the air. Hyeonu pulled out the Mysterious Sky Sword that was hanging from his waist and aimed it toward the ground. He was using Mysterious Sky Range as usual. The purple pure energies fell toward the heads of the god tribe.

However, the result was different. Somewhere, white pure energy flew and intercepted all of Hyeonu’s pure energies. Not a single pure energy reached the god tribe. They exploded in the air.

‘Even if I fired it as a greeting concept... it was blocked like this?’

This was a sight that Hyeonu had never expected.

‘Look at this?’

Hyeonu’s eyes widened and he licked his lips. Then he swung the Mysterious Sky Sword again. This time, it was a combination of Mysterious Sky Range and Crescent Moon Cut. It was the same technique he used to kill Marquis Buko in the previous battle.

A huge pure energy that couldn’t be compared to the previous one once again overwhelmed the god tribe. Once again, a white pure energy emerged from among the god tribe and aimed at Hyeonu’s pure energy. This time, the results were different.

Half a dozen of the pure energies survived. The purple pure energy that retained its shape erased the god tribes and hit the ground at the same time, causing an intense explosion.

[The low grade god tribe has been defeated.]

[Experience has been acquired.]

[The intermediate grade god tribe has been defeated.]

[Experience has been acquired.]

[The lowest grade god tribe has been defeated.]

[Experience has been acquired.]

[Kill any living thing in the divine world 9,174/10,000.]

[Kill any living thing in the divine world 9,213/10,000.]

[Kill any living thing in the divine world 9,254/10,000.]

‘I only killed this much?’

Hyeonu killed 150 of the god tribe members with a single attack. Of course, this was not a small number. It was just that the number was too small for Hyeonu to be satisfied.

‘I think I killed a few hundred last time...’

He had to feel regret because he had previous experience.

“Human!!”

A male individual with large and beautiful white horns walked through the puddle made of the blood of the god tribe and the dirt.

“Why are you calling me?” Hyeonu responded naturally and swung the Mysterious Sky Sword that contained a lot of magic power.

The purple pure energy made an eerie sound as it flew toward the white-horned man. The man bent his back to avoid Hyeonu’s pure energy. Then the pure energy that Hyeonu fired struck the god tribe members behind him. The god tribe released magic power to block Hyeonu’s pure energy, but it wasn’t enough this time.

“Wow, did another 30 people fall?” Hyeonu provoked the white-horned man.

“......!!!”

The head of the white-horned man turned toward the god tribe members who were bombarded by Hyeonu’s pure energy.

“There will be a bitter result if you look elsewhere when there is someone else in front of you.”

In the meantime, Hyeonu had stepped on the air, approached the white-horned man, and swung the Mysterious Sky Sword. The white-horned man escaped Hyeonu’s attack this time. He was not easily beaten. Once again, the purple pure energy flew from the Mysterious Sky Sword toward the god tribe.

“Keep avoiding it. It is good for me,” Hyeonu endlessly provoked the man.

Hyeonu’s provocation wasn’t at the level of touching the man’s heart, but trampling on it.

“This guy!!!”

The man lost his composure, rushed at Hyeonu, and swung his fist.

“This guy? Who keeps saying this guy or that guy?” Hyeonu continued to move his mouth while dodging the man’s fist.

He did not stop.

“By the way... you can’t just care about me.”

Hyeonu smiled while avoiding the attack. There were two reasons why Hyeonu shook the spirit of this white-horned man. One was to keep his attention on Hyeonu and the second reason was...

It was so that this man wouldn’t have time to give orders to the other members of the god tribe. Purple lightning bolts started to fall randomly toward the heads of the god tribe. Every time, a small number of the god tribe members and divine creatures fell down.

“If you take your relatives with you... it will be hard. Isn’t that right? You have to keep paying attention to them, even though there is an enemy in front of you,” Hyeonu continued his provocation while watching Tang-E’s magic devastate the army of the divine world.

“Youuuuu!”

A ferocious energy erupted from the body of the white-horned man as he watched the army disappear without a trace.

‘This is a Fear.’

Hyeonu had a hunch the moment he heard this man’s cry. He was also sure it wouldn’t have any effect on him.

[You have heard the Fear of the divine world’s noble, Duke Danyu.]

[The influence of fighting energy and killing has allowed you to ignore Duke Danyu’s Fear.]

“Who will be scared just because you scream a bit? I can do that too. Whoa!”

Hyeonu pretended to shout at the man like he was playing a joke.

“Are you surprised? Are you surprised?”

Hyeonu slightly raised the mask he was wearing on his face and laughed at Duke Danyu.

“Hey~ are you really surprised? Right?”

This time, it wasn’t a joke. Hyeonu used the set item skill called Dragon Fear. Behind Hyeonu, the eyes of a reptile, which were slit from side to side, were revealed.

“Dragon...? A dragon?”

Duke Danyu couldn’t hide his bewildered expression when he saw the eyes that appeared behind Hyeonu. Until now, he had only seen Hyeonu as a human. However, the story was different when it came to dragons.

‘Is he seeing me as a dragon?’

Hyeonu secretly put on his mask again at Duke Danyu’s unexpected reaction. He thought of a way to take advantage of this somehow.

“Why? Is it amazing? Is this the first time you’re seeing a dragon?”

In the meantime, his mouth didn’t rest. His mind was spinning, but this was a separate matter from confusing the other person.

“Is it a real dragon?” Duke Danyu asked with a stiff expression.

[Kill any living thing in the divine world 10,000/10,000.]

The moment that Duke Danyu asked the question, a message window appeared in front of Hyeonu stating that he had satisfied the quest clearance conditions.

“Do I look like a dragon?” Hyeonu asked Duke Danyu.

“I’m not a dragon, but a giant, Duke Danyu.”

“Giant...?” Duke Danyu murmured with a bewildered expression.

‘Nice timing.’

Just then, Hyeonu kicked against the air and rushed to Duke Danyu. Hyeonu’s movements were irregular. There were no linear movements. He appeared like a flashing light and then repeatedly hid.

Hyeonu arrived in front of Duke Danyu and pulled out the Mysterious Sky Sword, which had been placed back in the sheath at an unknown time.

‘Cutting the Moonlight!’

The Mysterious Sky Sword drew a line in the air. The purple line was connected between Hyeonu’s right hand and Duke Danyu’s neck. The head of Duke Danyu, with its impressive white horns, literally fell from the air toward the ground.

“I am eating it raw like this,” Hyeonu muttered as he looked at the body of Duke Danyu that was falling to the ground.