The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 108

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Episode 108
Episode 108
4.
Echo Willow’s sudden assault.
In the midst of it all, they were holding their ground against a portion of the Calamity Legion to prevent the event from ending.
Simultaneously, they surrounded Yoo Sung-hyun.
People couldn’t help but be shocked.
“Wh-what?!”
“What, what is this?!”
“Echo Willow?!”
“There are other Karma Guilds too?!”
“What on earth is happening?!”
Where had they been all this time before appearing now?
It was impossible to know.
They had waited for Yoo Sung-hyun’s strength to wane before launching this assault.
It was a petty and vicious act.
This was what could be called a coalition of Karma Guilds.
Of course, it should have been natural for someone to step forward and help Yoo Sung-hyun defend.
Yet no one moved to intervene.
Not only the Eclipse Order, ranked 4th among Guilds, and the Tempest Wing, ranked 8th, but even the Sick Brothers, ranked 12th, made no move.
In fact, they weren’t just refraining from stepping in.
“What, what? They’re clearing the way?”
“Eclipse Order and Tempest Wing, what? They’re moving aside as if they knew this would happen?”
“Sick Brothers hesitated for a moment, then… they’re retreating?!”
“What kind of situation is this?!”
A situation everyone found incomprehensible.
Weren’t these the factions that were always snarling at each other here in the Dune Wild Trail?
So why were they cooperating now?
Even a moment’s thought made it clear.
“Insane… they’re joining forces with Echo Willow to take down the Demon King?”
“Wow… how disappointing.”
“Does this even make sense?”
“Justice has fallen.”
The people around them cursed those Guilds.
To eliminate a rising prodigy, they were joining hands with Guilds that had been committing atrocities all this time.
It was an act devoid of all honor and integrity.
They simply weren’t stepping forward directly.
But what difference was there between them and those Karma Guilds?
The Sick Brothers had initially seemed ready to step in.
But in the end, they backed out.
Everyone found themselves in the same predicament.
“W-what if the Demon King doesn’t manage it?”
“That can’t be… He defeated the boss and is maintaining the legion here—he must be on the verge of running out of mana.”
“The fact that he’s held out this long is already impressive.”
“Since he hasn’t leveled up, his mana probably hasn’t recovered either.”
A few players ventured these words with a glimmer of hope.
But most held pessimistic views.
It couldn’t be helped.
The fact that he was still holding on was already absurd.
Yet now it would be difficult to endure much longer.
No matter how promising a newcomer, he must have reached his limits by now.
“S-shouldn’t we help him?”
“…B-but we’re exhausted too?”
“E-even if we help, there’s no guarantee we can defeat those fresh fighters…”
For those unaffiliated with any guild to band together and fight was difficult.
They feared the overwhelming strength of Karma Guild, including Echo Willow.
And the threat of future retaliation was equally terrifying.
That’s why they couldn’t step forward.
It was a rational judgment.
When someone who appeared to be Echo Willow’s representative stepped forward and said something to Yoo Sung-hyun, they all thought he was attempting negotiations.
A reasonable person would at least consider negotiating, they figured.
But.
-Knights of Ruin!!!!!! Strike down those arrogant bastards!!!!!!
“Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuin!!!!!!”
The Knights of Ruin and Death Legion moved at a single gesture from Yoo Sung-hyun.
Witnessing this, the others couldn’t help but be shocked.
“A-are they actually fighting?”
“Isn’t it obvious they’ll lose?”
“W-what’s with the Demon King?”
“Is he saying he’d rather die than surrender!?”
In a situation where defeat was written all over it, he chose to engage in battle anyway.
It was not an easy decision.
Yet it seemed far too reckless.
He could have negotiated reasonably.
On one hand, it made no sense.
But on the other…
“That’s cool.”
“So he won’t even negotiate with Karma Guild?”
“Tch, I should have recognized him from that educational video.”
“Tch, I should have recognized you from the educational video.”
“Wow, your resolve is admirable, even though defeat is certain.”
It was impressive, certainly.
The willingness to fight despite knowing loss was worth commending.
Challenging what everyone deemed impossible
was never an easy thing to do.
The two forces began to move.
Echo Willow had no choice but to be somewhat taken aback.
They could have simply accepted the negotiation or proposed a compromise as expected,
but they didn’t.
‘What is this?’
Black Lash of Echo Willow couldn’t comprehend Yoo Sung-hyun’s decision.
To face enemies of this scale after such an intense battle?
It was utterly foolish.
Or had his mind been addled by all the praise from those around him?
A Demon King?
I’ll admit he’s strong.
But if he must face enemies of this magnitude after battle,
defeat is certain, yet he acts so recklessly.
I need to show him his place.
“PREPARE FOR BATTLE!!!”
At Black Lash’s cry, Echo Willow and the entire Karma Guild mobilized for combat.
Most of them were high-level villains exceeding level 110.
Even a Demon King, exhausted as he was now, couldn’t handle such forces.
Everyone believed this.
It was only logical, after all.
“We hold the line!!! When our mana runs dry and we can no longer maintain them, we strike then!!! Until that moment, we target the Demon King himself!!!”
Having been thoroughly trained, they all understood and focused on defensive formations.
Especially the Death Legion, which had consolidated its defensive lines,
yet even that proved insufficient.
The Death Legion had four executives after all.
Kwaaaaaaaa——!
Fuuuuuuu——!
Shrieeeeek——!
Crackling——!
Led by Nocturnium, Legion Commander Barphor, Baltar, and Fiora unleashed their full power, shattering the formations and slaughtering them.
However, unlike the initial stages when they were annihilating the Calamity Legion, their firepower had noticeably diminished.
The user forces methodically held them back, exactly as anticipated.
So far, everything proceeded as expected.
-RUIN!!!
“RUUUUUUIIIIIIN!!!”
Yet there was an unexpected ambush.
That Knights Order, commanding the Battlefield with Ghost Mounts and displaying their prowess through superior mobility.
They alone posed considerable threat.
Had I not brought additional forces as a precaution, the situation could have turned perilous.
‘Indeed, they are no trivial matter.’
Black Lash nodded, acknowledging Yoo Sung-hyun’s formidability.
Yet even that had its limits.
While attention remained fixed upon the massive army before them.
Black Lash charged forward with his elite forces toward Yoo Sung-hyun.
It was an error in itself that a Necromancer stood at the very frontline.
Black Lash rushed forward, sword in hand.
‘His swordsmanship is exceptional, but he cannot face all of us simultaneously.’
Ten elite close-combat specialists descended upon the Necromancer Yoo Sung-hyun.
Pride?
I had discarded such things long ago upon joining the Karma Guild.
When hunting these colossal prodigies, one must abandon all pride entirely.
They all rushed toward Yoo Sung-hyun as one.
His swordsmanship had already been studied.
Through the live broadcast moments ago.
Though his technique was fluid and defensive, he could not withstand them all.
Black Lash harbored no doubt whatsoever.
Yet.
The blade sang as it was drawn.
“…What?”
I noticed that Yoo Sung-hyun’s stance had transformed completely, a full 180 degrees different.
But we had already committed to the charge.
There was no stopping or retreating now.
I resolved to press forward regardless.
Black Lash, leading the vanguard, swung his blade first.
Though I had certainly swung before Yoo Sung-hyun, his blade appeared before mine in an instant.
BOOM——!
With a sound like artillery fire, my body was repelled faster than it could be launched, and the ten elite warriors, momentarily leaderless, faltered.
Yoo Sung-hyun’s blade began to dance.
At first, it moved in graceful curves, fluttering like scattered petals.
Then in an instant, those curves transformed into straight lines, and the blade lashed out with devastating speed.
“…!!!”
Unable to react, I could only raise my blade to block.
But it was already too late.
By the time I raised my guard, Yoo Sung-hyun’s blade had already passed through me.
Watching my health drain away at such a catastrophic rate, a chill ran down my spine.
“Insane!!! What… what kind of damage is that…!!!”
A single strike had torn away twenty-five percent of his health in one blow, leaving him no choice but to recoil in shock.
They weren’t facing a swordsman—they were locked in combat with a Necromancer.
To possess such mana and magical power while also boasting superior strength and agility?
It made no sense.
Unable to believe their eyes even as their commander vanished, they all rushed at Yoo Sung-hyun at once.
Yoo Sung-hyun hurled a cyan spear from his bare hand while simultaneously unleashing black projectiles, meeting their assault head-on.
Even as he did, his relentless, domineering swordplay shattered every blade strike, distributing his own cuts generously among them all.
Black Lash, who had charged forward first and been sent flying, regained his senses and stared at the unfolding scene in disbelief, swallowing hard.
‘What… what is this…?’
The elite force that had numbered ten when they first charged had dwindled to merely seven by the time Black Lash rejoined the fray.
Three had fallen in that brief span.
How could this be a Dark Mage class?
Could he actually be a swordmaster instead?
As Black Lash turned his head with such thoughts, he witnessed the carnage unfolding before him.
The Knights of Ruin and Death Legion were slaughtering his men.
‘Is this even real?’
The overwhelming dominance of the situation clouded Black Lash’s judgment in an instant.
Meanwhile, Yoo Sung-hyun moved freely between Black Lash and the elite soldiers, his footwork graceful and precise, a smile of pure delight playing across his face.
To wield swordplay with such versatility—it was exhilarating.
Reading Leonik’s memories had expanded and strengthened his techniques immeasurably.
‘This is more useful than I expected.’
Yoo Sung-hyun smiled as he watched a spear thrust straight at him from one opponent while two swordsmen slashed from either side, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
He deflected the incoming spear with a casual push of his empty hand, then withdrew one foot backward to prepare for a spin.
As he rotated his body, he swung simultaneously from shoulder to elbow.
Adding the momentum of his full rotation, a devastating horizontal slash erupted, cleaving through the waists of both swordsmen.
Though Yoo Sung-hyun had swung his blade slightly later than they had.
His sword reached them first.
Witnessing such uncanny skill, the enemies’ eyes began to waver visibly.
“A… a monster…”
“Not… not human…”
“We… we can’t win.”
Watching them tremble with fear as if facing an insurmountable foe, Yoo Sung-hyun found it tedious and continued to slash at them relentlessly.
The seven elite soldiers who had remained when Black Lash joined had dwindled further, leaving only three.
An incomprehensible sight.
Black Lash trembled like an aspen leaf as he witnessed it.
He had thought that if they could just hold on a little longer, victory would be theirs.
He had been wrong.
They were the foolish ones.
Shhwack!
Black Lash’s thoughts went no further.
The elite forces of Echo Willow had their heads severed in a single stroke.
Witnessing the disappearance of the elite, the Karma Guild alliance members began to slink away, their eyes darting nervously.
“Run!!!”
“We can’t win!!!”
“Damn it!!! Where was all that arrogance from Echo Willow now!!!”
“Get out of here, everyone!!!”
Thus, roughly a thousand villains fled the scene.
To be honest, Yoo Sung-hyun was exhausted as well.
Had they charged at me with resolve, it would have been different.
But they were fleeing of their own accord.
Yoo Sung-hyun smiled wryly.
As the Karma Guild alliance crumbled.
“Insane.”
“Wait, Echo Willow is being pushed back?”
“No, the elites swarmed in to fight, but how is he dominating them with swordplay!?”
“This… this can’t be right?”
“They’re not weak, are they?”
“They’re Echo Willow!!!”
“How is anyone supposed to beat that?”
The countless spectators watching were left speechless, simply observing in shock.
The one they had believed could never be defeated.
Yoo Sung-hyun had emerged victorious.
And once the remnants of the Calamity Legion held captive by the Karma Guild alliance were dealt with.
The message that had been pending finally appeared.
[The large-scale event 『Calamity Legion』 has concluded.]
[Merit Ranking]
[1st Place 『Yoo Sung-hyun』 – 839,194 points]
[2nd Place 『Merlin』 – 172,364 points]
[3rd Place 『Jun-hyuk』 – 122,219 points]
[4th Place 『Kurosawa Ren』 – 113,953 points]
[5th Place 『Trang』 – 93,161 points]
…(omitted)
[Total Merit Points – 1,500,000 points]
[Calculating rewards.]
[Please wait a moment.]
At last, the event had come to an end.

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