He Became A Monstrous Genius After Obtaining A Time Dilation Artifact-Chapter 639. Third place

Riverblood Empire.

Fistfar Galaxy.

Infa Solar System.

Secondary Carrier Alliance planet.

Several individuals stared at the rankings of the Runesmith society.

"What’s going on?"

"Why is the first name disappearing?"

"Wait... it’s not being replaced with another name."

"Is Christove dead?"

"That’s the only explanation. Had someone overtaken him for the first place on the ranking, the name would have been simply replaced by that person. However, the name just disappeared and the place for the first rank is vacant. Fiona, the second ranked, is still ranked second. The only explanation is that Christove somehow died."

"Sigh, it’s such a pity. He probably died on a mission."

"A rank 8 runesmith died, just like that?"

However, news suddenly started circulating in the planetary district, and the solar system at large.

"Did you hear the news?"

"What?" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"Well, apparently, Christove was poisoned by someone."

"He was found dead alongside two ladies in his villa."

"Seriously? Who had the guts to kill him?"

"Well, apparently, some mysterious expert behind Karag Anvilheart was behind what happened to him."

"Oh, that explains it then. Recently, there are rumors going around that Christove wanted to kill Karag Anvilheart."

"Is that so?"

"Yeah, she’s right. I did some digging. Apparently, Christove thought Karag Anvilheart would be a threat to his ranking. So he decided to nip Karag Anvilheart in the bud."

"Well, that’s not surprising. After all, no one wants another person to replace them on the ranking and have their benefits."

"But to think Karag Anvilheart has a mysterious expert backing him."

"Yeah. Turns out he’s not just an exceptional runesmith. Someone of his caliber must have some mysterious person behind him."

"Rumors are that some traces of Aquemen poison were found in the bloodstream of Christove."

"That’s one deadly poison!! Also, it’s very expensive. Anvilheart’s backer must either be an exceptional rank 8 Black Flask Alchemist or one of those wealthy organisations."

"Sigh. Christove bit more than he could chew this time."

"But, without proof, nothing can be done against Anvilheart. The runesmith association will just turn a blind eye to it. Rumors are just rumors after all, no matter how precise they are."

"But still, we need to be wary of this Karag Anvilheart and try not to offend him from now on. Even if he takes our rank in the future, we can always focus on cultivation and improving ourselves. The universe is full of opportunities. We can’t afford to offend him and get killed for nothing."

"Yeah, although it’s just rumors that someone behind him killed Christove, assuming the rumors are untrue and trying to attack Anvilheart is pure tomfoolery. We should not risk it."

Several whispered, others discussed openly. The rumors spread like wildfire.

***

Meanwhile, Kailen was about to leave the Morrow Chamber of Commerce at the moment.

"Sir, it’s done. The rumors have spread throughout the Infa Solar System as you requested. Again, thank you for all the help," the first young master said respectfully.

He looked at Karag Anvilheart with a bit of apprehension. This person was too sly. He was too hard to read. He was like an abyss.

Although Anvilheart was weaker in awakener level than him, everything Anvilheart had done since he arrived here had made him very wary of him, and also come to respect him and not underestimate him.

Also, thanks to him, their chamber of commerce had been saved from the brink of collapse. Anvilheart had turned their misfortune into an overnight blessing. With how things had turned out, the first young master knew he would win the inheritance battle against his younger siblings for the chamber of commerce.

"If only we could have him become a personal runesmith, our profits would soar. However, someone of his caliber is meant for a bigger stage. I heard he wants to enter the hall of fame rankings. I may have deemed that laughable in the past, but after seeing his runesmithery, it’s not just possible, it’s set in stone," the first young master thought.

His thoughts were interrupted by Kailen’s polite response.

"Alright. I’ll be taking my leave then, sir."

After these words, Karag Anvilheart turned into a streak of light and bolted off.

***

"With the rumors circulating, the assassination attempts will cease. I can focus on one last mission I estimate can get me on the hall of fame rankings," Kailen thought as he went through an interplanetary teleportation gate at the edge of the Morrow Chamber of Commerce planetary district that led him back to the Infa Solar System.

He arrived at a particular planetary district. From there, he went through another teleportation gate that led directly back to the secondary Carrier Alliance planet.

Several respectful and wary looks, associated with whispers, were directed his way.

Kailen nodded inwardly. The rumors were working. People feared the unknown more than confirmed truths. This trait of sentient lifeforms was what he had capitalized on.

Suddenly, as he roamed the streets of the secondary Carrier Alliance planet, heading towards the hotel he, alongside Legoland, had been staying at, he saw the ranking list of the Runesmith Association glitch again.

Several pointed towards the large holographic screens at various places in the planetary district, the solar system, especially those at the runesmith association at the moment. Some of the runesmiths were also looking at their id slots notifications.

"The ranking list is changing again?"

"Who could it be?"

"Third place!"

"The name in the third place is disappearing."

"Did someone else die?"

"No, idiot. Look carefully. It’s being replaced."

"This... Karag Anvilheart?"

"How is this possible?"

"With just two missions?"

"Usually people have to accomplish at least 20 missions to get in the top ten."

"This fellow completed just two missions? He’s seriously something else."

"Heh. This is extremely absurd. If I didn’t see it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t believe it. Also, the runesmith association system, and that of the secondary Carrier alliance, has always been fair. I’m afraid many would have questioned the authenticity of this occurrence, had that not been the case."

"Indeed. But it’s not impossible for him to accomplish this with just two missions," the second person on the rankings, Fiona, said.

Another fellow in the top ten glimpsed what she was implying.

"You mean, he completed another high difficulty level mission?"

Fiona nodded.

"I am not just guessing, check the Morrow Chamber of Commerce mission."

Everyone quickly checked the Morrow Chamber of Commerce mission.

It was flagged as completed.

Everyone sighed, Fiona included.

This person was terrifying. They knew about that mission. When the Morrow Chamber of Commerce posted that mission, everyone found it absurd. The requirements were impossible.

How the hell had one person managed to accomplish it?

This Karag Anvilheart... He had left them all in the dust.

With just the completion of one more high difficulty level mission, he would take first place on the runesmith association ranking of the solar system.

Forget first place on the runesmith association ranking.

With the way things were going, although they did not want to admit it, he would appear on the hall of fame rankings soon.

Were they really about to witness something like this?