The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 100

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Episode 100
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The capsule hissed open, and Yoo Sung-hyun stepped out, stretching his limbs with a satisfying arc.
It felt as though I’d been away for an eternity.
‘Ugh, I have to admit—extended sessions like that really take it out of me.’
But the rewards made every moment worthwhile.
I’d acquired multiple new skills and even conducted experiments with them.
The builds I’d developed this time were absolutely extraordinary.
Beyond my existing corpse and poison explosion build, I’d now mastered a blood build, and most recently, a darkness build.
With the variety of builds expanding, my tactical versatility had skyrocketed.
Even better—all three builds were area-of-effect skills.
I felt confident that I’d secure a significant advantage in the massive event approaching on the horizon.
‘The performance exceeded my expectations.’
The skills themselves were remarkable, but Nocturnium’s capabilities were genuinely exceptional.
In terms of combat prowess?
No, that’s not what I mean.
Actually, its combat ability fell short compared to Barphor.
Come to think of it, the same held true in the Fortress of the Past.
Even against Fiora alone, I wouldn’t have dared engage in direct combat.
Yet in my confrontation with Nocturnium, I’d maintained the upper hand.
Where it truly excelled was in everything beyond pure combat.
First, its ability to scout the surroundings and identify enemies in the vicinity.
And then, its capacity to provoke those enemies and herd them into a single location.
Thanks to that, I’d reached level 92 and managed to gain three additional levels.
Though honestly, gaining only three levels even after all that made me acutely aware of how much my leveling speed had slowed.
Regardless, Nocturnium’s performance was undeniably impressive.
‘The new skills were equally phenomenal.’
After testing the newly acquired skills—even utilizing the Hourglass of Reversal to eliminate cooldowns—I discovered their true power.
Each one was formidable in its own right.
No matter which I chose, they were potent enough to adapt to any situation.
Most importantly.
‘I made the right call selecting Writhing Darkness.’
Writhing Darkness—a skill that granted guaranteed hit effects to darkness-attribute abilities.
This had become the cornerstone of my darkness build.
All told, by skipping lunch and grinding the entire day, I’d managed to gain three additional levels.
‘I didn’t realize how late it had gotten.’
Evening had already fallen.
Since I hadn’t intentionally skipped lunch, perhaps that was why.
I felt a hunger far more acute than I’d anticipated.
I clutched my rumbling stomach and stepped out of the room.
My sister Yoo Mi-na had also just emerged from her capsule, looking equally disheveled.
‘Hmm, I need to shower.’
Yoo Sung-hyun realized he probably looked just as unkempt.
The desire to wash up quickly seized him.
Then.
“Sung-hyun, you just had a disrespectful thought, didn’t you?”
“What? No?”
“Then what?”
“I was thinking we looked similar, so I figured I should shower quickly.”
“…That’s usually what we call a disrespectful thought, little brother.”
Yoo Mi-na spoke with a subtle smile, and I felt the edge in her words, laughing softly in response.
Despite how well she looked after me, we were still siblings at heart.
Yoo Mi-na left with a slight grumble.
Mother Lee Na-kyung and Father Yoo Kwang-jin were nowhere to be seen.
Now that I thought about it, I seemed to recall hearing they had a couple’s gathering today.
Yoo Mi-na, noticing their absence immediately, spoke up.
“So, black bean noodles?”
“Sounds good. I’ll have spicy seafood noodles.”
“I’ll take fried noodles.”
After confirming our orders, Yoo Mi-na quickly placed them through an app.
Marveling at the swift delivery time, we settled at the dining table.
“You’ll be participating, right? You said level 79 yesterday, so if I think about the pace, you’re probably in the mid-to-late 80s by now?”
Yoo Mi-na deliberately didn’t specify what event she meant.
It was obvious enough.
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded at her words.
“Of course. It opened because of me, after all.”
“…??? What do you mean by that?”
“Oh, it’s nothing major. That large-scale event apparently opened due to my main quest.”
??????
Even after hearing the explanation, Yoo Mi-na’s expression showed she didn’t understand.
It made sense.
No matter how influential an Almighty-tier job was—one that affected entire continents—she’d never heard of a main quest that opened such a massive event.
Some might keep theirs hidden, certainly.
But Yoo Mi-na, who held the same Almighty-tier job, had cleared numerous main quests herself and had never experienced anything like this.
“So that means… this is… quite significant?”
“Yeah, since it’s connected to the previous generation. The subordinates of Helena, the previous generation’s Overlord, are invading, so that’s probably why such an event triggered.”
“Huh… I see.”
Given the influence that warranted the title of Demon King in ages past.
It made sense.
I understood it intellectually, but I still couldn’t fully accept it.
It wasn’t easy, after all.
Well, after Yoo Sung-hyun became an Overlord, I did a little investigating.
‘All the continent’s strongest warriors died during the Demon King subjugation war, right?’
That’s supposedly why so many classes are still being passed down to players?
It’s the class of the very person who single-handedly orchestrated that event, which some call the Blood Calamity.
It’s more than enough reason.
Feeling anew just how remarkable it all was, Yoo Mi-na scratched her cheek.
I never imagined it would be this much.
As Yoo Mi-na marveled once again.
Yoo Sung-hyun found her reaction amusing and felt like teasing her with a slight smirk.
So Yoo Sung-hyun spoke with a hint of complaint.
“But honestly, leveling up is starting to slow down.”
“Puhehe! From level 80 onwards it’s a dead zone, so that makes sense.”
“Yeah. So I hunted all day today and only managed to hit 95.”
“…???”
“And that was only because I cleared one Main Quest and jumped 13 levels at once—otherwise I wouldn’t have made it.”
Her expression went completely slack, as if she’d heard something absurd.
Usually just her eyes would widen.
But this time her entire face went slack.
Yoo Sung-hyun chuckled at his sister’s reaction, finding it hilarious, when the doorbell rang.
Leaving his sister still frozen like a statue, Yoo Sung-hyun went to receive the delivery.
Yet Yoo Mi-na remained petrified like stone.
How long would she stay like that?
As Yoo Sung-hyun unpacked the food.
Regardless.
“Wait… how is this already… your level went up 16 compared to yesterday? And you cleared a Main Quest today, but you got another Main Quest too….”
Watching his sister mutter, utterly unable to comprehend the situation.
Yoo Sung-hyun smirked and said.
“I understand.”
“Huh? Oh, okay.”
Yoo Mi-na nodded as if her soul had left her body, accepting the tray of jjajangmyeon and picking up her chopsticks.
Then she asked again, still unable to make sense of it.
“But… how is that even possible?”
“How would I know? You’ve been playing longer than me, so you’d know better.”
“No! I’m asking because I’ve never seen this situation before either!”
Teasing his sister was definitely the most fun.
Yoo Sung-hyun chuckled and ate his jjamppong, while throughout the meal Yoo Mi-na kept muttering that she couldn’t understand.
Even Yoo Mi-na, a Single Ranker, had never seen a situation like this.
It was understandable.
Regardless, there were more pressing matters to attend to at the moment.
“Hmm, so I’ll be clashing with the Eclipse Order’s rookie then?”
“Eclipse Order? Is that a guild?”
“Yeah, well, they consider our Rapid Guild as their rival—at least that’s what they think among themselves.”
“Hmm?”
Yoo Sung-hyun tilted his head in confusion at the unclear explanation.
Yoo Mi-na chuckled softly and gave a brief explanation.
“They were originally ranked 3rd in the guild rankings, but we pushed them down to 4th. Well, they have decent skills, but unlike us, they don’t have any users with an Almighty class.”
“Ah, so it’s rare then?”
“Yeah, from what I know, there aren’t even ten of them. Well, including you, maybe ten?”
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded, convinced that it was indeed rare.
Anyway, this Eclipse Order rookie…
“So what kind of person is this rookie?”
“Well, I’ve seen them once when we met with the Eclipse Order side before. To describe them in one word—a loud spear wielder?”
“A loud spear wielder?”
“Yeah, they’re really loud and brash.”
“…?”
What on earth did that even mean?
Yoo Sung-hyun tilted his head in confusion, unable to understand.
Yoo Mi-na simply laughed as if he’d understand once he saw them, and finished eating her jjajangmyeon.
The two of them finished their meal and wrapped up the day like that.
The event was drawing near—just one day away.
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[Notice]
「We are announcing a large-scale event taking place in the ‘Dune Wild Trail – Western Plains’.
The event will begin at 6 PM based on East Asia Server time (Seoul, South Korea).
The event is titled ‘Legion of Calamity’.
Protect the ‘Dune Wild Trail’ from the ‘Legion of Calamity’.
Each time you subjugate a monster belonging to the ‘Legion of Calamity’, merit points will be awarded based on your power level.
Defeat as many ‘Legion of Calamity’ as possible and claim your merit point rewards.
The user who achieves 1st place in merit points will receive three Legendary-grade rewards.
We appreciate your participation.
Thank you.
-Eternal World Management-」
After the initial notice was posted, a follow-up notice came the next morning.
So many office workers hastily used their vacation days to see this that it revealed just how significant this event truly was.
One could glimpse the magnitude of its importance.
It was no coincidence that top-ranked guilds were declaring their participation.
An event of this scale rarely occurred within Eternal World.
When opportunity arrives, one must seize it.
Rumors had even begun circulating that whichever guild secured a top ranking in this event would seize dominance in the future.
It wasn’t entirely unfounded.
An event designed for players from level 80 to 120.
If these rising talents eventually climbed to the frontlines,
then controlling the narrative at that point wouldn’t be an unreasonable claim.
Which is why the Eclipse Order, currently ranked 4th among the large guilds, viewed the present situation favorably.
“What’s the latest on Rapid’s movements?”
“Nothing significant at the moment. They haven’t even announced their participation.”
“Hmm, I wonder what they’re thinking. Are they not planning to deploy the Demon King?”
Their scrutiny of Rapid’s actions seemed remarkably tense.
They reacted as though touching a raw nerve.
It was unavoidable.
The Rapid Guild shone at 3rd place in the guild rankings with a notably smaller roster than other large guilds.
And the Eclipse Order, which had been surpassed by that very Rapid Guild, had previously held 3rd place.
Now pushed down to 4th,
they couldn’t help but keep watch over Rapid Guild.
As a result, the emergence of the Demon King—Yoo Sung-hyun—had instilled considerable anxiety in them.
If they were to produce yet another overwhelmingly dominant star player,
wouldn’t even the Eclipse Order find themselves in dire straits?
However.
“No, even if that happens, there’s no problem. We have Merlin.”
“The Demon King? Ha! Though they call him a rising prodigy this time, we have Merlin.”
“Ahem, he did display remarkable prowess by clearing the Fortress of the Past, but there’s no way his leveling speed surpasses our Merlin.”
“At the very least, there’s no chance the Demon King defeats Merlin in this event.”
“It’s highly likely the Demon King hasn’t even reached level 80 yet. It hasn’t been long since he defeated Anemor. The same applies to the Fortress of the Past.”
The probability that the Demon King, Yoo Sung-hyun, hadn’t yet leveled up was quite high.
Though they spoke this way for now, they didn’t genuinely believe Merlin was a talent who surpassed the Demon King.
After all, he had already cleared the Fortress of the Past.
Whereas Merlin had not.
There was a sense that she fell somewhat short.
Merlin, the rookie hailed as the Eclipse Order’s next-generation leader.
The faith placed in her within the Eclipse Order ran deep.
Though she didn’t possess the Almighty-tier job—an exclusive reserved for the rarest few—she held the Legendary-tier job just below it: Spear Sovereign of Dawn.
More than sufficient to establish herself as the flagship star to lead the Eclipse Order into the future.
Which is why their conviction in Merlin remained unshakeable.
“Still, if we’re judging purely by control, Merlin is certainly among the highest-tier talents.”
“Hmm, I heard she comes from a martial arts family renowned even in China.”
“That’s confirmed to be true.”
“In any case, I’m optimistic. Even if the Demon King participates, given Merlin’s job characteristics, there’s a high probability he won’t be able to overcome her.”
“Well then, shall we secure victory this time and maximize our gains?”
The timing couldn’t have been better.
Among the top-ranked guilds, there were no standout rookies in the first and second positions.
The Rapid Guild, which could be called a rival, still hadn’t produced anyone reaching level 80 besides the Demon King.
Victory in this competition was practically assured.
There were obstacles like Kurosawa Ren and Jun-hyuk, certainly.
But they didn’t warrant serious concern.
After all, they were beneath Merlin.
‘Thank goodness the Demon King didn’t appear.’
‘The timing was perfect.’
‘Lucky indeed.’
Of course, that’s what I said aloud, but deep down, I was genuinely relieved that Yoo Sung-hyun and Merlin hadn’t crossed paths.

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