The Return of the Genius Ranker of All Times

Chapter 15

“Hey, that guy’s been quiet until now, right? Why would he suddenly start now?”

“It’s just a saying. I mean, it’s the first time I’ve ever been moved by watching someone fight.”

“True. I was seriously wondering if he’s even human. How does his body move like that?”

Though they didn’t really seem to believe it, seeing how they moved on so quickly, Do-hyeon scratched his head.

‘But I am Kaiser.’

Is this the importance of perception?

To them, Kaiser was like an ancient figure, or maybe a ghost.

It seemed odd that they didn’t recognize him even though his name was literally Kaiser.

It felt strange to be praised for “being like Kaiser” when he was actually Kaiser, but Do-hyeon just let it slide and turned his gaze elsewhere.

‘As expected, they’re gone.’

They were gone.

The weapons the goblins had been wielding just moments ago.

When the goblins died, their weapons disappeared along with them.

It was because of the system that only allowed users to own weapons dropped in loot form.

‘Well, I guess there’s no way to cheat the system.’

Although the equipment restrictions were removed and he even used skills, he had hoped that maybe the weapons would drop, but no luck.

To be fair, this was balanced. Wishing for more would be pushing it.

More importantly…

‘Status window.’

[Player: Kaiser]

[Level: 4]

[HP: 850/900]

[MP: 150/200]

[Stamina: 140/230]

[Class: The Final Adventurer ]

[Titles (2)]

– Max Favorability From the Start?

– First Slayer

[Stats]

Remaining Points: 21

His level had jumped three levels, reaching level 4.

It was an unbelievable gain from just one hunt.

‘They said things would be easy until you graduate from the beginner city. I see they weren’t kidding.’

The real game started at level 12, so it made sense for the difficulty to be lower before that.

‘Just looking at it is satisfying.’

Who would believe this was the status window of a level 4 character?

Every stat was above 15, and he still had 21 points left to distribute.

Do-hyeon boldly invested the points without hesitation.

‘I’ll put 9 in Strength, 8 in Agility, and the rest in Senses.’

Although his class wasn’t bound to any specific role, the weapons he could use at the moment were all close-range.

Besides, Do-hyeon’s foundation was the sword.

He had always intended to focus on swordsmanship, so Strength and Agility were the top priorities.

The second priority was Stamina and Senses.

Do-hyeon decided to invest in Senses.

‘Agility and Senses are a set.’

Senses is a stat that enhances the five senses.

It helps the user adapt more quickly to their body and boosts dexterity, making it a supplementary stat.

The general rule was that if you increased Agility by 5, you should increase Senses by 2.

[Player: Kaiser]

[Level: 4]

[HP: 790/900]

[MP: 170/200]

[Stamina: 120/230]

[Class: The Final Adventurer ]

[Titles (2)]

– Max Favorability From the Start?

– First Slayer

[Stats]

Remaining Points: 0

Thus, the new status window was born.

Looking at it now, his Stamina was noticeably lower compared to other stats.

‘Stamina is important too, but…’

If his Stamina dropped to 0, he’d enter an exhausted state, and if he pushed himself then, his character would freeze.

Later, he’d be able to compensate with items that boosted recovery speed, but for now, increasing Stamina would be beneficial in various ways.

The higher his Stamina, the more he could hunt quickly, which meant faster growth.

Plus, more HP meant more survivability.

However…

‘I don’t need it just yet.’

Right now, there was no urgent need to invest in Stamina.

Thanks to the legendary title First Slayer, all his stats had increased by 10, compensating for his lack of Stamina.

On top of that, the Blood Pact Necklace he received from Charlie had further boosted his Strength, Agility, and Stamina.

The necklace, despite being just an accessory, boosted his stats by a total of 7 points.

But the necklace’s real strength lay elsewhere.

‘The increase in attack speed and movement speed is better than I expected.’

It might seem like just 5%, but the difference was significant.

It applied to every small movement, reducing the delay that naturally occurred before and after attacks.

This meant faster recovery and fewer openings for enemies to exploit.

It also made fighting ranged enemies much easier.

That’s why Do-hyeon charged in so confidently.

‘With these stats, there’s no reason I shouldn’t be able to handle this.’

Even for Do-hyeon, if all his stats were at 5 like other players, it would have been difficult to take down thirteen goblins alone.

Even if it were possible, it would have been inefficient.

But with his current stats, Do-hyeon was confident he could handle everything, even if his party members all left.

‘Still, having a party does make things easier.’

As the saying goes, numbers matter. Their support made the battle much smoother.

There were fewer things to worry about, and with the aggro divided, they could overwhelm the enemies more easily.

Thanks to that, it didn’t even take 10 minutes to take down fifteen goblins.

Yet the experience points came in all the same—it was like striking gold.

‘For a first hunt, their skills aren’t bad either.’

BestShield, in particular, stood out.

His timing for using Bash to cancel aggro or interrupt attacks was impressive, showing a good sense of awareness.

His judgment wasn’t bad either.

He probably had some experience with other games or studied thoroughly before playing.

‘I don’t know what his traits and unique abilities are, but his aggro management is top-notch.’

Managing aggro that well, even without special skills, wasn’t easy.

Given that he handled it perfectly, it was likely that his traits or abilities were geared toward tanking.

‘As for the other two…’

Though AimForTheForehead made a mistake earlier, he calmed down afterward and shot accurately, and YubinKkyung wasn’t the most aggressive, but her accuracy was quite high.

Her timing for using Mana Bolt was also decent.

While AimForTheForehead was ordinary, YubinKkyung’s Mana Bolt was noticeably larger and more elaborate than a standard one.

That probably made it easier for her to hit the targets.

‘This party’s luck isn’t too bad.’

He had only joined the party to hunt faster, but the result wasn’t bad at all.

“I seriously hit level 4 in no time.”

“Wow… but, Kaiser, why is your damage so high?”

“Did you summon a Mythical God or something?”

As Do-hyeon closed the status window, his party members were chatting about him.

At the timely question, Do-hyeon shook his head.

“It’s because of my traits. I also got lucky with a title.”

“Wow… even a title? You must’ve been amazing during the tutorial too.”

“Didn’t you see him massacring goblins? Says it all.”

“Are you going to become a ranker later? I’d better get close to you now!”

His nonchalant answer sparked genuine admiration from the party members.

Some of them even made a bit of a fuss, but it didn’t feel like they were sucking up to him.

Although he had the rare title and impressive combat skills, they didn’t actually think he’d become a ranker.

That might have been possible a year ago.

But breaking into the firmly established rankers’ fortresses now was nearly impossible.

In a game like God of Savior, where playtime was limited, the gap created over a year and a half was massive.

‘So it was because of his traits.’

In any case, BestShield finally had an answer to his earlier question.

‘That explains how he was able to use the goblins’ weapons.’

He had picked up and used the goblins’ weapons as if they were his own.

In the tutorial, this might have been possible, but in the main game, where equipment restrictions applied, using any weapon wasn’t something you could do unless you had the Weapon Master trait.

Even then, the Weapon Master didn’t necessarily deal more damage.

Thinking about gods and titles related to combat, it made sense now.

‘What kind of god could it be? If it’s not a Mythical God, maybe an early-game damage buff god? Like Lu Bu?’

BestShield had invested over 500 tickets to summon a Heroic God.

Having studied the god descriptions closely before attempting the summon, a few gods came to mind.

After pondering for a moment, BestShield shook his head.

What did it matter?

‘The world is vast, and there are many strong people.’

He had come in confident, ready to impress and gain favor, but now he felt like he’d hit a massive wall.

He realized he had been a frog in a well, but he didn’t feel particularly discouraged.

After all, he hadn’t started the game to stress over it; he just wanted to have fun.

He simply wanted to party with friends and eventually take down raid bosses in the future.

Having finished his thoughts, BestShield raised his shield.

“Alright, now that we’re rested, shall we get back to hunting?”

“Yeah!”

“Let’s do it!”

With enthusiastic responses from AimForTheForehead and YubinKkyung, BestShield turned to look at Do-hyeon, as if waiting for his decision.

Do-hyeon, who had paused for a moment, nodded.

“Yes, let’s go.”

“Let’s level up quickly!”

“How about we take on ten goblins at a time?”

“Sure, that sounds fine.”

“Huh? I was joking… but are you serious? Amazing.”

“Did you hear that, BestShield? Let’s wipe them all out. We’ve got our ultimate weapon, Kaiser!”

Chatting casually with his party members, Do-hyeon set off in search of more prey.

It was a completely different beginning compared to his solo days in DemRock, before he met his veteran comrades.

Perhaps that’s why.

‘I wonder what they’re all up to. Are those two still fighting?’

A fleeting smile crossed Do-hyeon’s face as he thought of them.

Whenever they went out to hunt, those two were constantly bickering.

Meanwhile, the older guy, Purple, would always talk about dungeons as if it were second nature.

Back then, it was part of everyday life, but now, it had turned into a memory.

‘Well, I’ll see them again someday.’

Having been busy with military service, Do-hyeon hadn’t had much time to think about them, but for some reason, thoughts of his old comrades lingered today.

* * *

After that, the hunts continued for a while, and everything went smoothly.

No, it was more than smooth—it was one-sided.

“Oh, Kaiser, you’re in dang—…never mind.”

“Wait, behind y—…no, never mind.”

“Wow…”

Do-hyeon’s battle prowess, dodging attacks as if he had eyes on the back of his head, controlling multiple targets, and managing aggro perfectly, couldn’t be described as simply ‘smooth.’

Thanks to him, their party had hunted groups of at least ten goblins.

“Is this for real? We cleared it in 6 minutes?”

“Wow, this time it was 4 minutes. Our speed is insane.”

And the pace only increased.

As the party’s levels rose and their stats improved, things became even easier.

They had also become more accustomed to supporting Do-hyeon’s abnormal combat style, further speeding up the hunts.

Soon, they were taking on twelve, thirteen goblins at a time…

“Do you think we could handle fifteen at a time?”

“It probably wouldn’t make much difference. Kaiser is too strong.”

“We’ve gotten a lot better at this too.”

At some point, they were pulling over fifteen goblins together in each hunt.

[You have completed the quest ‘Goblin Cleanup’.]

[You have received 80 silver and experience as a reward.]

[You have completed the quest ‘Collect Goblin Hides’.]

[You have received 86 silver, a Goblin Hide Belt, and experience as a reward.]

“Wow, it’s over! We finished everything!”

“Our levels match up perfectly too.”

“Nice, new record!”

When they finished off the last group of goblins, they set a new record of 3 minutes and 57 seconds while completing their quests.

The Goblin Hide Belt they received as a reward was also decent for their current level.

[Goblin Hide Belt]

[Grade: Common]

[Description: A belt made by a professional tailor in Arde from goblin hide. It has no special effects but is quite sturdy.]

[Level Requirement: 4]

[No Class Restriction]

[Physical Defense: 34]

[Magic Resistance: 10]

– Stamina +1

– Tradeable

‘Hmm. Yeah, this is how things should be.’

The rewards he had received before were exceptional, but this level of loot was normal for this stage.

Though it wasn’t exactly exciting, he had no better alternatives to equip at the moment, so he put it on and moved on.

Do-hyeon opened the party window.

This was the biggest reward he had gained today.