Ranker's Return

Chapter 750

Chapter 750

Hyeonu was shocked like he had seen a ghost. He was so surprised that his face paled.

“Floyd?”

It was truly Floyd, a giant several times larger in size than ordinary humans.

“You came back earlier than I thought.” Floyd seemed to have expected that Hyeonu would come back.

Hyeonu sensed this and questioned Floyd, “You thought I would come back?”

“I thought you would come back… once you found out there’s more than one relic of the giants,” Floyd answered with an expression like Hyeonu was asking the obvious. Just like a merchant went to places where there was money, he thought that Hyeonu would naturally return to a place where there was another relic to obtain. After all, the relics of the giants had such high value.

“That child underneath... He has a relic. What is his relationship with Akan?” Floyd bowed his head and looked at Tang-E, who was wandering around on the ground.

Floyd could feel the presence of a relic from Tang-E. It was definitely the relic he had passed to Akan.

“There was an empire built by Akan. This bracelet was received from the last emperor of that empire,” Hyeonu explained the source of the bracelet. There was no reason to hide it, nor was there any need to. It was something that could be said as it was.

“Akan’s empire? I guess everything went well. I’m glad. However, that empire also perished... It is a shame.” Floyd sighed with a sad expression. He truly realized that the giants had reached the end.

“The name of the empire established by Akan was the Luos Empire. In addition, its end... Unfortunately, it was like the end of Arperium. An internal figure brought in external enemies and they went to war...” Hyeonu even shared information that shouldn’t have been delivered.

A strong pressure exploded from Floyd’s body when he heard Hyeonu’s words.

“You said it is the same. Was the fate of the clan originally scheduled to flow like this...?”

However, Floyd quickly lost his momentum. He exuded energy out of instinct, but he realized there was no reason to be angry. Akan was the last remaining giant bloodline. If the empire he founded collapsed, that meant the giant bloodline was completely cut off. The cause of his anger disappeared.

“Then the succession of the giants remains the same.”

Infinite goodwill started to fill Floyd’s gaze. If the bracelet in front of him were handed over to Hyeonu, all three of the giants’ relics would be gathered. In a way, it made a lot of sense. He didn’t know what Hyeonu’s actions would be, but based on the changes that had occurred in the short amount of time since he last saw Hyeonu, Floyd knew this was not an ordinary human. Once Hyeonu became famous, the equipment he used would also become famous too. If so, many people would remember the names of the giants.

This fact alone was enough for Floyd to show favor toward Hyeonu.

‘However, it is a bit strange...’

There was just one thing that bothered Hyeonu. Hyeonu had watched quite a few videos again for this quest. They were mainly videos from his time in Arperium and Lepil, the capital of the Luos Empire. Hyeonu found something in the video of Lepil. To be exact, it was the title he obtained there.

‘I got the title Successor of the Giants from there. It definitely said there were only two relics...’

[Successor of the Giants]

[A title given to a player who has collected all the giants’ holy relics.

Effect: All stats +200.]

This was the title created by Larenix, the last emperor of the Luos Empire, after he handed over the relic Wisdom of the Sky.

“However, the person who gave me the bracelet said there were definitely only two relics of the giants. He also said he was sorry since the relic in his hand was usually passed down to shamans.”

Floyd nodded and answered Hyeonu’s question, “Two... Well, it might seem like that. It is something you won’t know until you are in the chief’s position.”

He had a look that said this was understandable.

“Yet Chroma knew there were three relics.”

“He was once the one closest to the chief’s position, so he might have known. It isn’t really a surprise. On the other hand, Akan was a successor, but he was far from being the chief.”

It was this. The answer was that Akan knew less information.

That was all.

Floyd looked at the bracelet floating in the air and told Hyeonu, “I’m not going to ask a lot of you. I want to request one thing. That is enough of a condition to pass the last relic to you, right?”

“Yes, I will do my best if it is something I can do for you.” Hyeonu nodded. There was no reason why he couldn’t do Floyd’s request. In any case, it would be a quest that gave Hyeonu experience.

‘Unless it is a ridiculous condition.’

Of course, it was impossible for Hyeonu to do anything that he couldn’t do. It couldn’t be helped if he couldn’t do it.

“I’m not going to ask for something difficult. Somehow, you are the only successor of the giants. I don’t intend to let you die in vain,” Floyd said while shaking his head. “The condition is simple. It is true that the tribes of the divine world played a hand in the destruction of the giants. I would’ve gone there immediately if I hadn’t been bound here, but the wrong choice prevents me from even getting revenge for my people.”

Floyd’s eyes instantly burned with a strange heat, then it disappeared as quickly as it appeared. “I want you to take revenge, even if it is in a small way. Just 10,000. I want you to kill that many.”

“Huh?” Hyeonu momentarily coughed. Did he hear it incorrectly?

‘10,000? Just 10,000?’

It was obviously 10,000. Not 100 or 1,000… It was 10,000. It was 100 times 100. Of course, killing 10,000 monsters wasn’t impossible for Hyeonu. If he were asked to kill 10,000 orcs or goblins, it would be annoying, but it wouldn’t take him much time.

Hyeonu pulled himself together and asked Floyd, “Who are you talking about?”

“Of course, it is those of the divine world. It doesn’t matter what their strength is like. Just kill 10,000 of them. That is enough,” Floyd said with a face that regarded this as nothing.

It was as if he thought those of the divine world were insects.

‘Is the divine world the mountain behind your neighborhood or what?’

Unlike what Hyeonu felt, he nodded and accepted Floyd’s proposal, “Yes, I understand.”

“Then please. Get revenge for the tribe.” Floyd sent Hyeonu a look.

Hyeonu lowered his head to avoid Floyd’s burdensome gaze. “Kuek... I will do it—your revenge.”

[A quest has been created.]

[Revenge for the Giants]

[Take revenge on the divine world who had a hand in the destruction of the giants. It is the rule of the giants to pay back blood with blood.

Rating: SS+

Conditions: Kill any living thing in the divine world 0/10,000.

Rewards: Experience, skill related to the giants.]

Floyd’s proposal became a quest the moment Hyeonu accepted it.

‘It is really 10,000...’

The number 10,000 was written on the quest window to prove that Floyd’s words weren’t false.

‘The rewards are good.’

He was satisfied with receiving a skill as a reward. It would definitely have a high rating if it was a skill associated with the giants.

“Then grab the relic.” Floyd pointed to the holy relic. The bracelet floating in the air was still emitting a radiant glow. Hyeonu approached the bracelet like an insect flying toward the light. He reached out his right hand and grabbed the glowing bracelet.

[Hidden Symbol]

[A holy relic that is secretly handed down to only the chiefs of the ancient giants. There is a legend that it can be used to communicate with their faith, their Heavenly Father.

Rating: Epic

Restrictions: Successor of the Giants.

Effect: All stats +550, ‘Wish’ can be used (cooldown time: 168 hours).

Wish: Choose one of the three options: recovery, attack, or curse.

Recovery: Restores all health and magic power of up to 30 people.

Attack: Inflict heaven’s wrath on all enemies within a radius of 500 meters.

Curse: A powerful curse is placed on all enemies within a radius of 1 kilometer.]

‘This is huge...’ Hyeonu was amazed at the effects of the ridiculously great ‘Hidden Symbol’ item. The wearer restrictions were enough for Hyeonu to wear it without any difficulty.

‘I will change to it right away.’

Hyeonu removed Kallu's Desire and wore Hidden Symbol immediately.

‘I don’t want to lose the skill, but... this is much better.’

The item effect of Kallu’s Desire was that all stats were increased by 100, and the item skill increased all stats by 30% for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, Hidden Symbol had three skills with better utility than that, and it increased stats by an extra 450 points. It was an overwhelmingly good item.

“Right... I couldn’t tell you this last time. Find an altar in Arperium. You will be able to put the broken relic back together if you go there.” Floyd smiled when he saw Hyeonu looking at the bracelet with joy.

“Huh? An altar?” Hyeonu, who was checking the item effect, asked back without thinking at Floyd’s sudden words. In fact, he didn’t hear it properly. The only word he heard was ‘altar’.

“Yes, an altar. Find the altar and the rings on your hand will be combined into one. It is the original form of the relic, so be sure to look for the altar,” Floyd kindly explained to Hyeonu once again.

"Yes, I understand. I will definitely find the altar and re-combine the relic.” Hyeonu nodded quickly. The giant rings still had a good effect, but he was looking forward to how much better they would be when returned to their original form.

‘By the way... isn’t it a bit of a loss if the set effect is gone?’

The three giant rings were one set. Should he throw away the powerful set effect and merge the relic into one? It was a matter that needed to be considered at least once.

“Thanks to you, I can finally return to my tribe. As the only giant left, I hope your future will be bright,” Floyd said. Then just like it had once before, Floyd’s body turned to powder and started to scatter. It started with his feet and continued to his shin, knees, and waist.

"I will make sure to fulfill your request. I will find the altar and rejoin the broken relic. I will also find the divine world and kill 10,000 of those living there,” Hyeonu vowed again to the disappearing Floyd.

Floyd smiled at Hyeonu to the very end and disappeared, finally looking relieved. The moment Floyd was completely gone, Hyeonu slowly started to descend to the ground. He’d gone up a considerable distance from the floor, so it took him a long time to go back down.

Hyeonu finally set foot on the ground and stroked the head of Tang-E, who was sitting on the ground and drawing. “Tang-E, let’s go.”

Tang-E looked up at Hyeonu’s touch on his head and asked, “Did you find what you were looking for, Master dude?”

Hyeonu waved his arm silently at Tang-E’s words. On it was a holy relic emitting a subtle glow.

“Then let’s go, Master dude.”