The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 112

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Episode 112
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Was it truly just random?
The sword of apprentice hero Hindel—an item Yeon had touched.
‘Can I draw items related to Hindel with this?’
It was truly an excellent opportunity, yet doubt bloomed within me.
Why weren’t Helena’s belongings appearing?
As I pondered in confusion,
new messages materialized before me.
[There are items Yeon has touched, excluding occupations.]
[You can randomly acquire items and skills that Yeon has touched.]
[However, if you select items from three random boxes simultaneously, you can obtain them as set items.]
[Item / Skill]
[Will you proceed?]
‘Ah.’
It meant items Yeon had touched, excluding occupations.
If that were the case, there truly was no one but Hindel.
And the explanation that followed was rather suggestive.
If I selected items from three boxes simultaneously, they would manifest as set items.
Then did that mean if I chose skills, they would emerge as legendary-grade items at random?
What would be the best choice in my current situation?
‘Intuitively, skills would be advantageous.’
Weren’t they the most essential element for a player to grow stronger?
The more diverse the skills, the more situations I could overcome.
And my combat power would increase directly.
However, my occupation and Hindel’s were fundamentally different.
Though I did employ swordsmanship now.
I was fundamentally a Dark Mage after all.
Sword techniques served perfectly as supplementary tools for now.
My memories of wielding a blade were already extraordinary.
So the answer seemed already decided.
‘Skills don’t come as combinations, but if items come as sets, that changes everything.’
If not a combination, they would merely be three legendary-grade skills.
But set items were different.
Their efficiency far exceeded basic grades.
In this case, choosing the set was the right decision.
Once my decision was made, why delay?
I made my selection,
and brilliant light surged from the random boxes, towering skyward like pillars.
Dazzling effects erupted all around,
It was beyond Yoo Sung-hyun’s concern.
In any case, as the light piercing the heavens transformed,
the surroundings gradually brightened, the light shattered into fragments, and slowly formed characters that eventually entered Yoo Sung-hyun’s vision.
[You have acquired three Legendary items touched by Yeon!]
[You have acquired three pieces from the Legendary set items of Hindel’s set.]
[All items have been stored in your inventory.]
[You currently possess the Unique item, ‘Apprentice Hindel’s Sword’.]
[Due to its special effect, ‘Apprentice Hindel’s Sword’ is included in Hindel’s set.]
‘Oh?’
Even the Apprentice Hindel’s Sword I currently possessed was included in the set.
That wasn’t bad news at all.
Yoo Sung-hyun immediately opened his inventory to see what items he had obtained.
A gauntlet and necklace he’d never seen before, along with a mask, lay within.
He nodded at the gauntlet and necklace since he’d seen them in the past,
but what about the mask?
Curious, he immediately examined the descriptions of all three items.
『Hindel’s Gauntlet』
→《Legendary》
→A gauntlet once used by Hindel, though it was never found on his corpse and is counted among the lost relics.
→It is said that no one knows where Hindel placed this gauntlet.
→When using sword techniques, attack power increases by +10%.
→When using sword techniques, attack speed increases by +20%.
→When wielding a sword with both hands, you can use ‘Absolute Shield’ once per day.
→When ‘Absolute Shield’ is activated, it blocks all attacks once.
『Hindel’s Necklace』
→《Legendary》
→It is said that Hindel wore this necklace from childhood.
→Though it is unknown when it disappeared, a special effect has locked its socket, and no one knows what lies within it.
→When equipped, light attribute resistance increases by +30%.
→When equipped, ‘Guardian of Stars’ can be used three times per day.
→’Guardian of Stars’ grants invincibility for 3 seconds when health falls below 30%.
『Mask of the Unknown』
→《Legendary》
→Though it is unknown who used it, it is said that whoever wore this mask always performed good deeds and saved many lives.
→According to legend, in the past, Hindel wore this mask and secretly performed good deeds, though no one knows why the hero chose to conceal his identity.
→All actions are imbued with secrecy, reducing the chance of being detected by those around you.
→Evasion rate +30%
→’Divine Severance’ can be used three times per day.
→’Divine Severance’ allows you to hide in such a way that even the eyes of the divine are deceived.
→However, ‘Divine Severance’ is dispelled 10 seconds after attacking.
‘What is this?’
Each piece was extraordinary.
All of them came with skills, and the effects were quite impressive.
They all had limited uses, though.
The effects themselves were absurdly powerful.
Yoo Sung-hyun verified everything and wondered if this was even allowed.
But he equipped them all anyway.
Once I had equipped everything, the set effect activated.
It appeared before my eyes.
『Hindel’s Set (4/8)』
→Sword Skill Power increased by 20%.
→Damage increased by 20%.
→Health Recovery increased by 30%.
→Attack Power increased by 10%.
→[Locked]
→[Locked]
→[Locked]
→[Locked]
‘….’
It was so good I couldn’t even speak.
I had already thought the Unique set options alone were quite impressive.
But this Legendary set with eight pieces was even better than that.
‘I can’t even show this to my sister.’
I had half-considered bragging about it to my older sister Yoo Mi-na.
But this might actually drive her to murderous thoughts rather than just jealousy.
I should probably hold back.
In any case, I handed over the set items I had obtained.
I had confirmed all the effects.
Let’s move on to the next thing.
I had decided to resurrect Anemor’s corpse a bit later.
Now only one thing remained.
‘The Overlord’s Grimoire.’
Acquiring the skill obtainable through the grimoire.
Actually, I had already selected certain skills beforehand.
Skills I had chosen to further solidify my darkness-attribute build.
One of them I could select in advance as a Legendary since I had surpassed level 100.
The two skills I obtained that way.
[Through the effect of the Overlord-exclusive Almighty-grade item, 『Overlord’s Grimoire』, you have acquired the Unique-grade skill, 『Grasp of the Abyss』.]
[Through the effect of the Overlord-exclusive Almighty-grade item, 『Overlord’s Grimoire』, you have acquired the Legendary-grade skill, 『Whisper of the Void』.]
『Grasp of the Abyss』
→《Unique》
→[Lv 1][Growth-type]
[Passive Effect][Active]
[Cooldown 5 minutes]
[Duration 3 seconds]
→Exclusive skill for Dark Mage class jobs.
→Seizes the target with a hand extending from the abyss, rendering them immobilized.
→The duration of Grasp of the Abyss cannot be reduced by any means.
『Whisper of the Void』
→《Legendary》
→[Lv 1][Growth-type]
[Instant Effect][Active]
[Cooldown 10 minutes]
→Exclusive skill for Dark Mage class jobs.
→Fires void (darkness) that absorbs the darkness from struck enemies, enlarging its mass before piercing through and launching outward.
→The more it strikes, the more darkness it absorbs, increasing its power and size.
→If the target possesses no darkness, it has no effect whatsoever.
‘These two are the best.’
Among everything I could choose right now, these two were the finest for my build.
Grasp of the Abyss was a common binding skill.
A simple yet powerful skill that seizes the opponent and prevents movement.
Particularly, Grasp of the Abyss had a shorter duration than other binding skills, but its special effect—that the duration cannot be reduced by any means—made it genuinely excellent.
If the skill level increased, the duration would grow even longer.
When that time came, it would become an absurd skill.
And Whisper of the Void was the supreme skill for build crafting.
It was a conditional skill with no effect against targets lacking darkness.
But it synergized best with Black Sun, which grants darkness to opponents.
With this build in place.
It would be quite effective in mass combat, and even otherwise, it seemed perfect as a finishing blow.
If there were no enemies with darkness to absorb.
Using Black Sun: Heart to create soldiers and pierce through them could also amplify Whisper of the Void.
‘Phew.’
I’d learned build skills through the Overlord’s grimoire.
Now only one task remained.
The final matter I’d postponed—I summoned Anemor.
Anemor, inhabiting Ash Crow’s body, emerged as the gateway to the Underworld tore open.
-Screeeeeeee——!
Though it took the form of a massive, ash-gray raven.
Anemor unleashed the roar of a bird of prey.
The creature trembled with joy, sensing something profound.
As if knowing he would soon return to his own body.
I watched Anemor and quietly retrieved the raid boss’s corpse from my inventory.
The body had been preserved in pristine condition—as fresh as if death had just claimed it, having been stored in the Underworld.
I could simply raise it with Death Legion and appoint it as a legion commander, but I chose otherwise.
There was a skill I needed to use first.
[Current list of Transcendent Death you can use.]
『Entity Name – Anemor』
『Entity Name – Barphor』
『Wind Watcher, Anemor’s Flesh』
Finally, I could use it.
The body of a raid boss that was already formidable.
I could transcend that flesh once more.
If I appointed it as a legion commander first and then transcended it, my level would drop by 2 as a cost.
But let me use Transcendent Death this way instead.
[Using 『Transcendent Death』.]
[Your level has dropped by 1, becoming level 115.]
[5 additional stat points you had acquired will disappear.]
As expected, with only a 1-level drop, a tremendous teal-colored aura burst from me just as it had with Demon Beast Barphor.
That aura settled into Anemor’s corpse.
At the same time.
Kwaaaaaaa——!!!
The teal-colored aura dwelling within Anemor’s corpse surged skyward, piercing through the heavens.
The clouds were torn asunder in a display far beyond what opening a random box could achieve, and the sky was painted in an eerie teal hue.
The desolate sky and a single black shadow blocking out the sun moved in circular patterns around the area.
The form resembled a colossal bird, drawing all eyes to it.
Kurorong——!!!
Fierce winds collided with one another, shattering and fragmenting into countless pieces.
In that process, the teal-colored aura ravaged the sky with violent friction.
Kwarrorong———!!!
The atmosphere trembled violently as if to split the world in two, and between it surged teal lightning and pitch-black thunder.
The bird’s shadow, playing among the thunder and lightning, soon wrapped itself in the teal bolts and black thunder before plummeting to the ground.
The sight resembled true lightning itself, causing heaven and earth to tremble.
Kurorong——!!!
Kwarrorong——!!!
The bird-shaped teal light and pitch-black lightning fell from the sky and settled into Anemor’s corpse.
The body was instantly engulfed in teal radiance and writhing darkness.
At the same time.
Kuong—!
Kuuong——!
Kwajijiji———!!!
A teal-blue lightning bolt pierced through Anemor’s heart.
“Wow.”
Yoo Sung-hyun let out a gasp of admiration at a sight that seemed plucked from mythology itself.
Then.
Thump—!
Thump——!
Thump———!
Anemor’s corpse awakened, teal-blue light blazing from its eyes as the body began to rise.
[Through 『Transcendence of Death』, 『Anemor, the Wind Sentinel』 is reborn.]
[『Anemor, the Wind Sentinel』 evolves into 『Anemor of Thunder and Lightning』.]
An evolution, no less!
Yoo Sung-hyun read the messages with barely contained excitement.
Everything had unfolded as anticipated thus far.
But would it continue to flow according to his expectations all the way to the end!?
There was a reason he had deliberately saved this moment for last.
As Yoo Sung-hyun watched the relentless cascade of messages unfold.
[The Overload’s authority settles upon 『Anemor of Thunder and Lightning』.]
[『Anemor of Thunder and Lightning』 receives the blessing of the Undying.]
[『Anemor of Thunder and Lightning』 transcends its former power and gains new strength.]
[The undead that transcend death respond to their master’s growth and grow infinitely in turn.]
[Through the Death Legion, the corpse of 『Anemor of Thunder and Lightning』 awakens once more!]
[Through 『Add More』, an additional 『Anemor of Thunder and Lightning』 is created.]
[An undying being of comparable caliber has been born.]
[Thunder and lightning divide, each authority growing stronger.]
[They split into 『Anemor of Thunder』 and 『Anemor of Lightning』!]
“!!!”
There before Yoo Sung-hyun stood two Anemors—one wreathed in teal-blue light, the other cloaked entirely in black—both regarding him with curious tilts of their heads.
I had finally done it.
‘This is actually working.’
The impossible had become reality.

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