Ranker's Return

Chapter 721

John Blake’s eyes casually passed over Baler like the latter’s killing intent was nothing. Rather, he received it playfully. “Oh, aren’t you Baler? Why are you calling my name so loudly? I don’t think I’m old enough to be deaf.”

Baler felt his anger become even greater at John Blake’s casual words. Unable to withstand his soaring anger, Baler poured out these words, “John Blake!!! Are you trying to break your promise with me?!”

Hyeonu saw a ferocious figure appear behind Baler’s back, then it quickly rushed toward John Blake’s magic spirit floating in the air.

“I didn’t break my promise, did I? The promise I made with you was to not give any help to the adventurers coming to the demon world. I didn’t break that promise.” John Blake didn’t show any signs of embarrassment even when he saw the vicious figure moving toward his magic spirit; he just stuck to his mischievous attitude.

In the meantime, the figure reached right in front of the snake. It seemed like they would soon crash. At this moment, a seven-colored light pierced the figure.

“It is finally the right guy…”

It was the emperor. The emperor fired magic power to block the figure.

“It is a waste of time to say that, Duke. Just tell him the truth.” The emperor descended from the air to the ground.

His gaze passed through John Blake toward Baler.

“At first, it was just for fun. It was a small wish that I wanted to bring vitality to my boring life. However, the marquis handled the work better than expected. I twisted the necks of two demon kings and had fun at the same time. Still, that alone wasn’t enough. They were just good trash. Everything was to put you before me.” The emperor revealed everything about the main scenario.

When Baler heard all of this, he shouted in a harsh chest voice, “You dare… I will kill you!”

At the same time, magic power emerged from his body and exploded. Upon being blocked by the emperor’s magic power, the ferocious figure quickly plummeted.

However, it wasn’t simply falling. It had a precise goal. Hyeonu was standing at the landing point of that falling shape. Baler had chosen to kill Hyeonu first to dispel his anger.

‘Why is the atmosphere suddenly so cold?’ Hyeonu—who was listening to the conversation between John Blake, Baler, and the emperor—pulled out all his abilities the moment he noticed the firebomb heading toward him.

‘Giant’s Power, Giant's Nature, Giant's Origin and One Who Yearns.’ He used all the buffs available in an instant.

There were also the buffs the priests of New World had given him. Hyeonu finished all the preparations and strongly kicked off from the ground toward the figure. He intended to trigger Giant’s Pride, a continuous skill that greatly increased damage and defense when advancing against an opponent. This amplified power was poured into one skill.

‘Cutting the Moonlight!’

Hyeonu’s sword was drawn at the speed of light, and he cut the world. There was no sound; only purple lines appeared in the air. The Mysterious Sky Sword was then placed back in the sheath like it hadn’t been drawn. It was the same for Hyeonu. He stood in the same position like he had never moved.

Silence…

The scene was submerged in silence for a moment. No one opened their mouths. At this moment, an explosion occurred at the chest of the figure Baler had created. Hyeonu’s strike left a diagonal mark across its chest.

“Just because I’ve always bowed down doesn’t mean I am easy. And… I am just a subordinate. Why are you angry at me, number one demon king of the demon world?” Hyeonu raised Baler’s anger, just like John Blake and the emperor had done.

It was a use of sarcasm that was close to an art. Hyeonu was confident he wouldn’t lose to anyone when it came to trash talking.

-As expected of Alley Leader whose main weapon is evaluated as his mouth, not the sword.

-He is properly showing what birds of a feather flock together means.

-Alley Leader didn’t gain the emperor’s favor for no reason.

-Is it preferential treatment to the same type of person?

The viewers raised their thumbs at Hyeonu’s mouth. It was an incredible provocation. The provoked Baler showed a momentum that was so powerful it couldn’t be compared to before.

The emperor added fuel to Baler’s burning momentum by saying, “Tsk… I want all my hard work thinking back… You are just a powerful fool. My discerning eyes are off. Well, I would’ve already had the demon world in my hand if it wasn’t for such a thing.”

The emperor’s remarks, which ignored the reasons why the war before his eyes had been started, caused Baler’s barely-maintained last string of reason to break. He roared, “All the human beings here… you are going to die!”

The approximately 2.5-meter-tall Baler grew to nearly four meters. It wasn’t just about growing in size. His appearance changed as well. It became exactly like the ferocious figure he created earlier. The emperor saw Baler and spoke to John Blake with a hard expression, “Duke, let’s finish this. I can’t believe he is the strongest in the demon world…”

A strong sense of disappointment was clearly displayed on the emperor’s face.

“Your Majesty, I think the impact must’ve been quite great.” John Blake didn’t give in to the emperor’s scolding and just smiled lightly.

He was very satisfied that the emperor had grown to the point where he regretted that Baler’s condition wasn’t as expected. Then the emperor stopped talking to John Blake and flew through the air like a ghost, approaching Baler who was going berserk.

“How can a beast who can’t control his mind covet the wide world?” the emperor questioned.

Seven-colored light poured out of his body. Hyeonu peeked at his surroundings before calling out to Tang-E, who was hanging from his back. “Tang-E.”

“Huh? What is it, Master dude?” Tang-E stuck his face out over Hyeonu’s shoulder.

“Please buff the emperor over there. It is assistance.” Hyeonu only highlighted his good intentions while hiding his dark intention to gain some experience from Baler.

“Is that so? I understand, Master dude. Hurry up and clean up that ugly guy.” Tang-E saw Baler and shook his head in a fed-up manner. Baler’s current appearance was hideous to that extent.

“Hurry up and use your buffs before I throw away my eyes.” Hyeonu fully understood Tang-E’s reaction.

This version of Baler was too ugly. Tang-E quickly placed three buffs on the emperor before hiding behind Hyeonu’s back again.

‘This?’

While moving toward Baler, the emperor suddenly felt the energy in his body rise.

‘It was like that time.’

The emperor knew this feeling. It was a feeling he had felt when he dealt with the demon kings previously.

They were Tang-E’s buffs.

‘If I receive this type of assistance… it’s even harder for me to lose.’ The emperor smiled before stretching out his palm toward Baler.

A bright seven-colored light shot toward the four-meter-tall giant with explosive momentum. The seven-colored light changed into a long cone. It was like an invisible knight using lance charging. The emperor’s magic power crossed the space and quickly reached Baler.

Just before the emperor’s lance-shaped power reached Baler, black magic power flowed from Baler’s body. Baler’s magic power was very sticky, and it dyed the space black as it moved. The emperor’s magic power collided with the space controlled by Baler’s magic power.

A push-and-pull fight ensued. It was a battle of power between the emperor’s magic power trying to break through the black space and Baler’s magic power trying to block the emperor’s magic power. The winner of this clash was the black space. The emperor’s magic power couldn’t penetrate the black shroud, which continued to be supplied with magic power. Even so, the emperor benefited as a result.

He was able to safely reduce the gap with Baler without any restraints. The emperor raised his hands over his head. His previously empty hands now held a long sword made of seven colors of light.

This long sword was twice as long as other long swords.

The emperor swung it, striking a clean blow that couldn’t be seen even after a person washed their eyes.

After becoming the emperor, he had stopped carrying a sword, but the emperor had also learned swordsmanship under John Blake. So, his basic skills were bound to be solid. The seven-colored long sword split the black shroud. The emperor inferred to some extent the amount of magic power that Baler had infused into the shroud.

Thus, he wielded the sword using exactly more magic power than that. A huge fist appeared behind the split shroud and hit the emperor’s sword at the next moment. The emperor immediately removed the sword and shed the impact the moment he felt the shock on the sword.

Then he threw a punch at Baler. Baler also extended his fist toward the emperor. The ground split apart for dozens of meters around the point where the two fists collided.

-What is this? It is crazy.

-Is this a battle between a demon king and the emperor?

-This is almost…If they had fought in the city, the city would’ve disappeared.

-It is a real disaster.

The viewers were surprised by the battle between Baler and the emperor. They couldn’t help being surprised that this was the result from just one clash. However, it wasn’t just the battle between Baler and the emperor that viewers had to watch.

“Does it make sense for those who are known as demon kings to tun away with their tails between their legs? Don’t waste the name of demon king,” John Blake said as he blocked the way of the demon kings who were stealthily retreating.

There were a total of six demon kings present. Apart from Baler, there were Munas, Wokiri, and Baha. In addition, there were the emperor and John Blake of the human species. The emperor’s goal was to kill the demon kings who were demons. Naturally, that meant the demon kings couldn’t be allowed to flee from here.

“What should we do?

“What can we do? Let’s kill him and go back to the city.”

The three demon kings, apart from Baler, had the idea of running away the moment they heard the secret of this war from the emperor and Hyeonu’s words. They realized this was a trap. It wasn’t that they weren’t angry, but their lives were more important.

Revenge was something that could only be done if they survived.

“At least the two demon kings who died had spirit… They don’t seem to have even that, Teacher.” Lebron took his place next to John Blake.

It was because he thought it was impossible for John Blake to handle three demon kings alone. Then Hyeonu appeared next to Lebron. “That’s right. Isn’t it a waste of the name of demon king?”

The three fleeing demon kings were blocked by the former knight commander of the Knights of Keon, the current knight commander, and the next knight commander.

-The knight commanders who brought the demon kings are dealing with all of them?

A viewer who saw the scene defined the current situation more accurately than anyone else.