Evolution of the Ruined Heir - Chapter 173

Chapter 173: Rest
Malakai was just about to speak when a youth’s scream suddenly cut through the conversation.

“H-hey! Look at the rankings!”

The gazes of Octavia and Maximus narrowed. Both of them, along with the other youths, clicked on their Lifeguards to check the rankings, only for their eyes to explode.

“This is unreal!”

“How is this possible?”

The youths muttered in disbelief. They couldn’t believe their eyes.

The shock spread throughout the west as the rankings suddenly flickered across every screen.

“No way!”

“Is that even possible?”

Murmurs of disbelief rippled across the entire region, even reaching the Sanguine Clan.

Inside the hall where the Sovereign and countless powers were gathered, many eyes were wide. This time, the expressions of the other veins had darkened considerably.

They had still not recovered from Malakai’s earlier stunt, and now, many had shifted their focus away from the boy himself and instead stared at the name written boldly on the screen.

1. Malakai Von Sanguine – 20,823 pts

The hearts of many froze. It was expected, considering the massacre he had just enacted. But… looking at those points… they felt surreal.

“Adjust the all time ranking,” the Sovereign’s voice suddenly rang out, and the expressions of many in the hall froze. The realization of the situation fully set in.

At the Sovereign’s words, the screen flickered, and a new ranking was displayed.

All-Time Rankings for the Hunt

1. Malakai Von Sanguine – 20,823 pts

2. Valerian Von Sanguine – 10,200 pts

3. Othric Von Sanguine – 9,345 pts

As the rankings updated, the powers of the Sanguine Clan just stared. The people of the west just stared.

The names that showed on the rankings were nothing short of legends. Beings who had etched their names deep in the minds of everyone in the West and across the dome.

Othric Von Sanguine. The giant of the west. The one who led the entire Sanguine Clan. The weight his name carried in the hearts of the people couldn’t be measured.

Valerian Von Sanguine. A genius like no other. A man who broke every record the giant of the west had left behind. One who dominated all in the clan with his sheer talent.

Both were legends. Names everyone knew.

And now, right before their very eyes, a new name had appeared at the very top of those two greats.

Malakai Von Sanguine.

A boy once considered the ruined heir of the Sanguine Clan. Someone who could never amount to much.

But now… he had surpassed two titans and carved his name at the top of the rankings.

Coming into the Hunt, Malakai’s goal had been to send a message to everyone in the West and beyond.

Now, they had received it, loud and clear.

The ruined heir of the Sanguine… the only son of Valerian… had evolved.

…

Malakai gazed at the rankings calmly. ‘It’s a good haul.’ He was pleased with the massive number of points he had earned.

‘It should give me a reasonable head start on the Fresh Blood Rankings.’

Malakai was already planning for what came next. For the Sanguine youths, every point gained during the Hunt translated directly to blood points.

With what he’d gathered here, he was confident he could get a significant lead in the rankings.

‘I should be able to see it when I get back and join the Bloodknights.’

That feature hadn’t been unlocked for him yet, or for many others, until they officially became Bloodknight apprentices.

Right now, he just had to finish the Hunt.

‘What’s wrong with him?’ Malakai glanced at Renlo, who was gawking at the screen.

“Nin—M-Malakai! H-have you seen your points?!”

Renlo was utterly baffled. He had almost slipped and called him by his title. He’d watched countless Hunts in the past, but never had he seen anyone with points this high, not even close.

‘It’s insane…’ Renlo thought. But as he looked around and saw the slicked, lifeless bodies of the darkness creatures, he gulped. At the very least, only this monster could’ve pulled it off.

Renlo reflexively scrolled down to check his own ranking. Out of habit, he went far, far down. ‘Huh? Where is it?’

He checked the lower sections of the rankings but found nothing.

“You’re fifth,” Malakai said, clearly having noticed him searching.

Renlo blinked. “Me? Fifth? Haha, you’re so funny.”

Malakai gave him a look. “Check.”

Renlo froze. Then he remembered what kind of person Malakai was. ‘He never jokes.’

Did he actually…? His brain still refused to believe it. He scrolled up and finally reached the top, only to stop.

5. Renlo Sanguine – 820 pts

He couldn’t believe his eyes. He blinked several times just to be sure.

“H-how did I get here?” he whispered.

“You forgot you fought the army,” Malakai said, looking at him like he was stupid.

“R-right.” Renlo laughed, scratching his hair. Still, a wide grin stretched across his face as he stared at the ranking.

‘Fifth place!’ Renlo felt like royalty.

“You realize the competition isn’t over, right?”

Malakai’s words snapped him back to reality. Renlo’s eyes widened. ‘He’s right!’ He glanced at the timer, and almost screamed. ‘One hour!’

There was still a whole hour left before the Hunt ended. Plenty of time for many things to go wrong.

That was when Renlo felt it. Countless gazes. All of them locked on him and Malakai. From above.

He looked up and gulped.

‘Damn. That’s a lot.’

A sea of youths were high in the trees, all staring at them with varying expressions. Even the veins were among them.

‘Will they attack?’

He was sure of it, right now, Malakai looked like a walking treasure chest.

40% of 20,000+ points. That was nearly 10,000 points.

Anyone who could take Malakai down could win the entire Hunt.

While Renlo was feeling utterly tense just thinking about the whole thing, the sound of footsteps reached his ears. He turned, and saw Malakai walking away toward a tree.

“W-where are you going?” Renlo asked.

“I want to rest my back for a bit.”

“Huh?” Renlo was speechless. Had he heard that right? Rest his back? In this situation!?

But true to his words, Malakai reached the tree and simply sat beneath it, leaning his back against the trunk like he hadn’t just massacred an entire army.