Chapter 60 …
Rank 1.
The pinnacle every ranker dreamed of.
Just like the overall rankings, the Graduation Quest rankings were fiercely competitive.
From Melsal to Ader, Slayer, Heavenly Demon, Berge…
The city rankings were a constant tug-of-war between famous rankers whose names alone carried weight.
The competition was so intense that even someone in the top 20 could suddenly lose their position at any moment.
Even if they couldn’t topple the towering walls of the established top ten guilds, prodigies with overwhelming talent and physical ability were always climbing upward.
They proved their strength by conquering city rankings, and among them were those who reclaimed top-ten spots—or, rarely, even seized Rank 1.
“Crazy…”
But there were a few cities where that logic didn’t apply.
Cities ruled by a throne holder who had never once relinquished their position since achieving Rank 1—a figure of absolute authority.
Raven was one of those cities.
Even compared to elsewhere, Rank 1 in Raven carried a different symbolism.
Because this was the place where the current most popular player, Melsal, had first attempted—and succeeded—in a solo boss kill.
“Melsal got pushed down…?”
“No way!”
Since achieving the historic first solo boss kill, he had never once given up his Rank 1 position.
It was an achievement that had only further solidified Melsal’s status.
But now, that myth had been broken for the first time.
“Who the hell— huh? Kaiser?”
“No way, that Kaiser I know??”
“But what is that score… 1,471… Holy crap, is that even possible!?”
And the one who did it… was that very name that had once written legends in Demrock.
Whether the name was real or not didn’t even matter.
Bzzzt—
Bzzzt—
“Ah, yes! Guild Master.”
“Manager Jintae-hyung, I’ve picked up the call.”
“Yes, we’re on-site right now…”
“Yes, sir. Understood. I’ll find out what’s going on immediately.”
Their communicators rang nonstop.
Compared to when the field boss disappeared, the situation had become several times more chaotic.
They moved faster than anyone—and the once-quiet God of Savior was swept up in a new storm.
And that storm spread not only among active players but even to those offline.
The news had reached the gathering place of all information—the official God of Savior homepage.
[Melsal Falls, Emergence of a New Emperor!?]
[The Throne of the First Trial—Once Symbolized by Melsal—Has Been Taken! Who Is the New Ruler?]
[A Massive Typhoon Hits Raven—What Changes Will It Bring?]
[Identity of the New Throne Holder—Someone Everyone Knows!?]
Sensational headlines flooded the site, but at first, netizens reacted lukewarmly.
RekkashiReoyo: Here go the clickbaiters again.
MaxDistrust: “Fall,” “new emperor,” my ass… who believes this stuff?
IfILickMelsalToe1Billion: Kaiser my foot lol
They’d seen too many trash journalists dressing things up with provocative wording.
But as always, flashy headlines eventually made people click.
With a “fine, I’ll fall for it once” mindset—or just curiosity about what nonsense they’d cooked up this time—people checked.
And the moment they did—
RekkashiReoyo: Holy crap, it’s real!?
MaxDistrust: Rank 1 changed? Wait, Melsal got pushed out?
YourPoopColorTube: WTF is this real??
RealFact: legit
The God of Savior gallery exploded.
Every refresh brought new posts, and all the threads and news articles saw their views skyrocket.
“Hurry and upload the article!”
“This is a gold mine. Post anything you’ve got!”
With views printing money, reporters gleefully pumped out more provocative articles, and the users swept up in the upheaval couldn’t help but grow curious.
GoS_Ranker: So who’s Rank 1 then?
FallenStrongestWarrior: Damn it, if you’re gonna repost, at least say who took first!
Who caused this?
Who was powerful enough to push Melsal down and seize Rank 1?
Fortunately, the mystery didn’t last long.
Hey, info just dropped! This is insane lol
What is it?? Who is it!?
Follow-up articles appeared quickly, and word of mouth spread from players in Raven’s western forest.
Rank 1 is Kaiser!
Apparently S-rank too??
The score gap with Melsal is more than double!
And the moment that information surfaced—
??
????
???
Hooks flooded the chat.
It was inevitable.
Kaiser? Don’t tell me it’s that Kaiser?
Why is Kaiser suddenly showing up?
Didn’t that guy quit the game?
Kaiser. Who was he?
Once called a god—the overwhelming Rank 1 player.
Since God of Savior was Demrock’s successor, the name Kaiser carried enormous weight.
But Demrock was a dead game.
Back in the early days, Demrock rankers were well known, but now many users didn’t even recognize Kaiser.
It was only natural.
During the 1 year and 6 months he had been absent, God of Savior had grown into a game played by a billion people.
A completely different scale from Demrock, which at most had tens of millions worldwide.
Not to mention Demrock’s miserable end, where its concurrent users had dwindled to barely double digits…
Wow, kids these days don’t know Kaiser.
The world really is ending.
GoS players who don’t know Kaiser… what kind of filling-less bun is this?
Stop the god worship already.
God worship? You never played Demrock, did you? Nice try, troll.
Even early GoS players should know him. Tsk.
Oh right, Demrock rankers got re-highlighted back then. I vaguely remember people asking why Kaiser wasn’t playing.
For players who remembered Kaiser, this reaction was incomprehensible, and cognitive dissonance sent the forums into chaos.
Those nostalgic for the name Kaiser clashed with those telling them to stop idolizing him.
Normally, the trolls would win.
But not this time.
Forget the worship—just look at the score and you have your answer.
?? No need to argue. The ranking speaks…
For real, it’s overwhelming lol. Melsal’s done for~
King, emperor… before a god, they’re merely human…
I’m the guy who bet my left nut that Melsal would get 10-second-deleted by Kaiser 1 year and 6 months ago. My nut is safe. Thank you.
Melsal will remember this.
Rank 1 with 1,471 points. S-rank.
An undeniable achievement stood right there.
You could say a hundred things, but one line ended the debate:
“Yep—Rank 1 Kaiser.”
So people stopped arguing about how great Kaiser was.
Instead, they focused on something else.
So it really is Kaiser, right?
I dunno… hard to believe. Silent all this time and suddenly?
But looking at the score, who else could it be?
Seriously, every time I see that score I’m dumbfounded lol. How do you even get 1,471 points?
fr;; Raven graduation quest is field boss hunting, right? They call 700 the cursed wall there.
Dude doubled the cursed 700 lolol
So S-rank in Raven was actually possible;; I thought even A-rank was near impossible.
I’m insanely curious about Melsal’s reaction.
fr lol his fans must be losing it after he lost first by double score.
No matter how you looked at it, the score was absurd.
Which means… no matter how you think about it, right?
Wow… thought I’d never see this again in my life.
Everyone scream and throw your underwear!
It was literally unbelievable.
And this unprecedented moment in God of Savior history was telling them clearly:
Kaiser has returned!
The god has come back!
The overwhelming Rank 1 of Demrock.
The true owner of the once-glorious throne.
Kaiser—the forgotten hero of the past—had returned.
His name was once again etched clearly into the minds of God of Savior players.
Bang!
And this wasn’t limited to ordinary users.
“Move, now!!”
“How does it make sense that nobody knew until Kaiser hit Rank 1 in Raven!? There were dozens of players near the spider nest!!”
“Find him—bring him in first no matter what. If another guild snatches him, we’re dead.”
“What the hell was Arde doing this whole time to suddenly start scrambling now?”
The news spread in an instant, and the same was true for guild leaders.
From mid-sized guilds to the most famous large guilds… countless guilds sprang into action.
The top ten guilds would surely be busy watching each other.
That meant they had to move even a little faster.
What kind of insane score is this… Is this the true value of the previous generation’s Rank 1?
You could get S-rank in Raven?
This guy is seriously crazy…
Kaiser was more than worth it.
Not just big fish—
a monster catch that could raise a guild’s value by at least one tier.
But even Kaiser started 1 year and 6 months late. There’s no way he can overturn the established powers.
Kaiser must know that too.
This is a declaration. A proclamation that he’s back—daring anyone to satisfy him!
If the top ten guilds move, it’s too late. We have to scout him first. Even if we fail, we must at least leave a good impression!
For them, this was the only opportunity.
Of course, things in the world never went exactly as planned.
Kaiser could become the sweetest fruit…
—or the deadliest poison if things went wrong.
If it comes down to it… better to break him than lose him.
Whichever guild takes Kaiser will become the next candidate guild. Better to destroy that symbolism than let it be stolen…
At that time, his low level would matter greatly.
Preparing even for worst-case scenarios, they moved with lightning speed—and as if by prior agreement, gathered in one place.
The promised city, Brion.
The second city of the main continent, where the true stage of Abtartel unfolded.
“We got it! We’re first in line!”
“Damn it, look at all these rat bastards swarming in.”
“Hey, no cutting in line!”
“What? You wanna throw down right now!? Do you know what guild we’re from!?”
The warp gate—the starting point—was packed with scouts.
The already cramped area was overflowing with hundreds of players, making passersby frown.
“What’s with those people? Why are they all gathered?”
“Ugh, annoying… must be guild folks.”
“You didn’t hear? Kaiser’s back. Hit Rank 1 in Raven right away, so everyone’s going crazy trying to recruit him.”
“Kaiser? Wait—that Kaiser?”
“Damn… I saw the ranking but it was real.”
Naturally, the news spread among regular players as well.
“Tch. Guild guys never have manners. Do I really have to deal with noise pollution even in-game?”
“Whatever, just avoid them.”
“Let’s watch. Curious who’ll get him.”
“I need to clear quests but… honestly I can’t miss this. I’m in.”
Some cursed and went on their way.
Others stayed, curious who would win this fierce competition.
And after the crowd kept growing…
“Kaiser-nim!”
“Huh? Who are you?”
“Ah, sorry… um, are you Kaiser-nim!? Could I just check your info—ah, sorry.”
Instead of shrinking, the crowd only grew larger.
They kept stopping incoming players to ask—
yet Kaiser never appeared.
At this point, even they couldn’t help but wonder.
“?”
“What’s going on? Why isn’t he showing up?”
