Ranker's Return

Chapter 856

“No, this crazy guy!” Hyeonu screamed as he watched the television. Hyeonu rushed forward like he was going to enter the television right away.

“You shouldn’t fight here!!”

Hyeonu was frustrated. His eyes were obviously roaming around aimlessly. Hyeonu returned to his place and buried himself on the couch.

‘Jeras is the problem.’

The reason why Raccoon ran wild—it was the result of Jeras’ appearance and the existence of Luke.

‘Killing Luke is destroying the entire capabilities of the ra tribe.’

It was hundreds of times faster to kill Luke than to kill ordinary members of the god tribe. Raccoon knew the importance of the species god better than anyone.

‘He is a species god himself...’

Hyeonu quickly got up from the sofa. He drank the water on the table and ran into his room.

‘There is no time to rest.’

Once again, he had no time to spare. He had to finish his work in the north quickly and leave for the East Continent.

“When will I get to rest?”

A sigh emerged from Hyeonu’s mouth as he entered the cube.

***

As Hyeonu left for the world of Arena, the television that Hyeonu didn’t turn off continued to show the battlefield of the East Continent.

The battlefield was fierce.

The god tribe and the Behemoth Guild fought a bloody battle against the allied forces of humans and different species. Jeras stood at the front and led the god tribe. On the side of the allies forces, the powerful people from the East Continent and several species members jumped in to block Jeras. However, the situation wasn’t good. More than six people blocked Jeras, but they were the ones being pushed over time, not Jeras.

Meanwhile, the battle between Luke and Raccoon was fierce. However, neither of them had the advantage. They were unable to inflict deadly attacks on each other.

“It seems that time has passed. The orcs have become this strong.”

Luke burst out laughing. This would’ve been impossible in the past. The fact that the ra tribe and the orcs were equal.

“Time has passed. Techniques have developed by leaps and bounds. Meanwhile, you have stayed in place. It seems it isn’t just you. The entire ra tribe is stuck in the past,” Raccoon responded harshly to Luke’s words.

It had been a long time. It was from the time when the ra tribe became the god tribe and the orcs were driven to the fringes of the continent. The orcs constantly developed. In particular, the development of the great fighters was really prominent. They constantly developed their techniques. It was for one goal—become stronger.

It was Raccoon who learned the result of all those efforts.

“My ancestors said it. The giants were powerful. Each warrior is worth a thousand people. No species can compare to them when it comes to combat.”

Raccoon recovered the axe and stepped back slightly.

“So my ancestors found a way to become as strong as the giants. It is to become a giant.”

Raccoon raised his axe arm high into the air. At the same time, green magic power flowed from Raccoon’s body and created a shape behind Raccoon. The shape was the upper body of a giant orc. Raccoon might look like this if he was around tens of meters in size.

“Saying such a bad thing...” Luke frowned when he saw the figure behind Raccoon.

The giants—if there was only one blemish on his flawless life, it was the giants.

“Thus, my ancestors had a thought. We can’t be giants ourselves, but won’t it be possible to use magic power like the giants?”

Raccoon quickly extended his axe toward Luke. The moment that Raccoon wielded his axe, the huge figure behind Raccoon moved in the same way. He swung the axe held in his hand. The distance between Raccoon and Luke was several dozens of meters. It didn’t make any sense.

Raccoon’s axe couldn’t reach the opponent, but it was different for the figure behind him. A few dozen meters was too close.

“In the end, it is just a poor imitation. The true strength of the giants isn’t like this...” Luke muttered as he watched the approaching axe. He wasn’t panicked at all. This was just a strong attack. There was no reason to stop it.

Luke reached out lightly toward the approaching axe. He released magic power from the palm of his hand that was strong enough to make his gray hair flutter. Luke’s magic power took the shape of a huge hand. It wasn’t inferior in size to Raccoon’s axe.

Luke’s huge fist and Raccoon’s axe literally collided. It was incomparably stronger than the attacks before, as if everything previously had just been a prank. Then a storm swept over Raccoon and Luke. However, both were fine. They didn’t even frown and continued with their next attacks.

Meanwhile, things were different for the others. Apart from Jeras and a few other species members, everyone else was unable to contain themselves in the aftermath created by the collision of Luke and Raccoon’s attacks. Those who had been fighting each other were now struggling to save their lives.

Just then, a purple light flashed on the plains. The spot where the purple light passed became quiet, as if nothing had happened. The storm created by Luke and Raccoon was wiped out cleanly. A man appeared in the place where the purple light disappeared. It was a brown-haired man, Lebron.

“Ignorant guys. Both aren’t good enough to lead anyone.” Lebron clicked his tongue the moment he appeared. Then he turned to look at Jeras. “You over there. Do it in moderation if you don’t want to die. You just tried to kill this guy, right?”

Lebron pointed to an elf who was bleeding. Jeras shook his hand like he was insulted by Lebron’s words.

“This human doesn’t know the subject... don’t say such thoughtless words!!!”

The spear in Jeras’ hand emitted a white light.

“Think well before moving. You will get hurt if you move.” Lebron maintained a relaxed attitude as he watched Jeras exuding a sharp force.

“Nonsense. I’m not someone who will lose to a human.” Jeras was full of confidence. It was bound to be so. He ate the fruit of the tree that Luke had made and his magic power grew tremendously. He had become so strong that it was incomparable to before he ate the fruit.

“You will pay the price for daring to speak nonsense in front of me.”

Just then, Jeras’ body disappeared. The vanished Jeras reappeared above Lebron’s head. Jeras quickly threw down the white spear. The spear had a powerful rotation. It smashed through the air and moved toward Lebron.

“The one talking nonsense is you, not me.” Lebron drew his sword with an eerie sound and swung it toward the flying spear. Lebron’s sword struck the central part of the white spear. It was perfect timing. It was an attack so fast that Jeras couldn’t even respond.

‘It is fast? Additionally, powerful?’

Jeras’ body trembled. The spear couldn’t withstand Lebron’s blow and broke in half. It was a spear made of magic power, so his weapon didn’t disappear. This didn’t mean he didn’t receive any damage. There was no way to stop Lebron’s immediate attack.

Jeras moved calmly. He threw the broken spear at Lebron and calmly retreated. It was a stepping stone to find the timing to create the spear again.

Lebron swung his sword and immediately exploded the half of the spear that was left. Then he quickly chased after Jeras. Lebron’s sword cut through the air. Lebron’s sword split into dozens and rushed toward Jeras.

Jeras stepped back and threw out the spear he had created in this brief moment. A white tornado covered Jeras’ spear.

Once again, Jeras’ spear and Lebron’s sword collided. The result was the same. Lebron’s sword broke Jeras’ spear again. This time, it wasn’t even in half. There were no traces left of it at all.

“Hey, you are so weak that it doesn’t make sense to deal with you.” Lebron mocked Jeras.

“Are you that confident? Where do you have the face to carry on like this?” It didn’t end with just one or two. He continued to provoke Jeras.

“That god doesn’t seem very strong either... he can’t even beat an orc and is being caught like that?” The object of the provocation wasn’t just limited to Jeras. He even pulled in Luke, who was fighting fiercely in the distance.

“This human dares...!!!” Jeras burst out angrily, but he didn’t immediately take action. He had already been pushed back twice without being able to do anything. At this point, anyone would understand unless they were an idiot. It wasn’t possible no matter how hard he tried.

‘Is this human being really stronger than me?’ Jeras still couldn’t believe it even when the results were right in front of him.

“I’ll give you a choice here. Cut off your right arm or have your head cut off. Pick one,” Lebron offered two options to Jeras, who was standing there blankly.

Give up an arm or give up his life—there were two choices, but there was actually only one option to choose from.

“Haaaah...” a deep sigh emerged from Jeras’ mouth. Cutting off an arm wasn’t a big deal. Restoring the severed arm was possible with Jeras’ ability. However, voluntarily cutting off an arm. It was also due to a human. This hurt his pride too much.

‘I have to step back today.’

Jeras glanced at the place where Luke and Raccoon were fighting. The two of them were still fighting fiercely. Neither of them had the upper hand. It was exactly 50:50.

Jeras’ left hand was dyed white. He lightly tapped his right shoulder with his left hand. Then Jeras’ right arm fell to the ground.

“Go now. I won’t do anything.”

Lebron stared at Jeras, who was now missing one arm, and gestured in Luke’s direction. Jeras quickly retreated to the walls with an expressionless face. The battle naturally fell into a lull when Jeras retreated. The god tribe and divine creatures started to retreat to the walls one by one.

At this moment, one of those who had fought Jeras approached Lebron. “Can you just let him go like that, Duke Lebron?”

The identity of the man who approached was Chen Long. Chen Long didn’t like that Jeras’ life was spared in exchange for cutting off one arm. They had to kill the enemy when it was possible.

“I want to do that as well, but... this is the best.”

Lebron held out his right hand to Chen Long. Lebron’s arm was twitching slightly.

“Don’t tell me...?” Chen Long looked at Lebron with a surprised expression.

‘Was it a bluff?’

The reason why Lebron’s arm was trembling—it meant he pushed his body to the limits for whatever reason.

Lebron silently nodded.

“Then it must be great to see the current result. Right, it is late, but I want to thank you. Duke Lebron, thank you for saving the Yuxin Empire.”

Chen Long bowed slightly to Lebron.

“No, we should help if our ally, the Yuxin Empire, has been invaded by the god tribe,” Lebron shook his head and spoke in a humble manner, “Then I’ll be going. l’ll see you again when the battlefield is cleared up.”

Lebron walked away and disappeared between the allied forces. Lebron’s arm no longer trembled. It was as if it never trembled in the first place.