The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 12

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Episode 12
Episode 12
In games, the word “test” typically conjures images of difficult Quest dungeons, powerful monsters, or the need to defeat guardians.
But the trial presented by the Lord’s Stone Chamber was different.
These were problems that would normally require reading the library of Hindel Village or various ancient documents to solve.
They couldn’t possibly be easy.
A hidden class—the kind deliberately designed to be unobtainable.
That was precisely the feeling it gave.
Yet for me, it was merely an annoyance.
Not difficult at all.
“Sigh.”
I exhaled and examined the final question.
[444. Which of the following does NOT reflect Helena’s state of mind after being pierced by the sword of the Last Hero Hindel?]
[1. I should no longer burden others. 2. What luck that hero had! 3. I’m exhausted now. 4. How lonely the end is. 5. I’m happy I can finally rest.]
Why were there 444 questions?
Though not difficult, it inevitably consumed considerable time.
Perhaps it was an arrangement made by Helena’s followers.
Each question was meticulously crafted.
Every single one carried Helena’s grievances and sorrows.
One could only solve the problems by truly understanding and knowing Helena.
Such thoughtful consideration.
To create such questions for Helena, whom they believed in until the very end.
Indeed, anyone who couldn’t solve these problems wouldn’t deserve her blessing.
‘It’s finished.’
I pressed answer 2, the correct response to the final question.
Then light burst forth from the beautiful jewel that had gleamed in teal, filling the entire chamber.
I watched as the brilliance stung my eyes with its radiance.
The teal light seeping into me.
Just as when I had absorbed Helena’s memories and experiences.
And the teal light took the form of Helena, becoming the shape of a woman who approached me, embraced me, and melted into my being.
Kuoooooo!
As the teal energy exploded from my body and filled the chamber once more.
Countless spirits rose above, swirling and ascending toward the heavens, paying homage to me.
The sight of spirits ascending in succession, bowing in reverence, was truly magnificent.
A sense of omnipotence filled my body as if I had become a king—no, an emperor.
No, my power was genuinely surging.
An increase in my stats.
I felt it vividly as I opened and closed my eyes.
As Helena’s memories and experiences merged with me, the spirits followed my gestures.
Spirits that differed from those I could originally perceive, yet somehow appeared faintly similar.
Spirits roil and descend upon the world.
A power capable of overturning all existence, of inverting reality itself.
The spirits became my limbs, moving at my command, and I felt each one distinctly.
Drawn by the deep teal aura, even the original spirits I had known intimately mingled with the false ones and cried out.
-Aaaaaaaah———!
-Awakened———!
-Our god———!
-Bow down———!
-Welcome———!
-Our god———!
Not chaotic noise, but sacred proclamations from the spirits spread across the world as the ghosts scattered teal light everywhere.
In an instant, the entire world was dyed teal.
It was an extraordinary sensation.
I felt an overwhelming sense that I could accomplish anything.
Had I ever experienced such omnipotence in my entire life?
As I sank into this intoxicating omnipotence.
A message appeared before my eyes.
[Congratulations! You have advanced to the highest rank, the Almighty grade 『Overlord』!]
[You are the first to successfully advance in Beginner Village!]
[You have obtained the title 『Supernova』.]
[Congratulations! You have successfully advanced to the Almighty grade!]
[You have obtained the title 『Omnipotent』.]
[Congratulations! You have successfully advanced to the highest grade dark magic profession!]
[You have obtained the title 『Lord』.]
[Having advanced to 『Overlord』, you have gained exclusive job skills.]
‘Ah.’
Not an exclamation.
It was closer to a sigh.
As the messages appeared, the omnipotence faded.
That power which had first emerged as well.
The teal aura radiating from me dimmed and dissipated.
The false spirits vanished, and the real ghosts too, momentarily bewildered, tilted their heads in confusion before returning to their original positions.
The omnipotence that disappeared upon successful advancement.
Yet I felt no great regret.
That omnipotence I had just felt would surely be the direction this profession leads toward.
No matter how distant that future may be, I will reach it.
Without fail.
Still immersed in the lingering sensation, I caught my breath.
Only then could I see the messages clearly.
‘There are quite a lot of them.’
They were all equally impressive rewards.
But to me, who had felt omnipotence mere moments ago, these rewards seemed trivial.
I couldn’t say I wasn’t disappointed, though it wasn’t a crushing blow.
Three titles from my class advancement, and a new skill to boot.
Each one was genuinely a significant reward for me, that much was true.
Perhaps because I hadn’t harbored great expectations before opening them?
『Supernova』
→《Unique》
→A title granted to the first user to successfully advance classes in Beginner Village.
→Gain an additional 50% experience points while below level 100.
→Gain an additional 10% skill proficiency after level 100.
『Almighty』
→《Legendary》
→A title granted to users who successfully advance to the Overlord class.
→All stats +10% increase.
→All attack power +10% increase.
『Sovereign』
→《Legendary》
→A title granted to users who successfully advance to the highest-tier class in each profession.
→Subordinates’ movement speed increased by 30%.
→Subordinates’ attack speed increased by 20%.
→Subordinates’ attack power +10% increase.
→Morale boost during large-scale battles.
‘Oh!’
Even I, who remained composed more than usual despite my lingering disappointment, couldn’t help but be astonished by these titles.
One Unique-grade title and two Legendary titles.
Each option was extraordinary in its own right.
Not a single option worth discarding.
Having expected nothing due to my false sense of omnipotence, I felt as though I’d received something tremendous.
So what about my stats then?
‘I absorbed Helena’s memories and experiences, so my stats rose considerably, didn’t they?’
Compared to Former Instructor Ghost, who was called a genius of effort, or Apik, who called himself a great hunter, both of whom only raised my total stats by 5, Helena, who was called the Demon King, had increased my total by a whopping 30.
【Status Window】
『Sung-hyun』
『Lv 1』
『Class』
→『Overlord』
『Titles』
→『Sovereign (Legendary)』… and 10 others.
『Stats』
→《Strength: 15(13+2)》《Agility: 17(15+2)》
《Stamina: 12(10+2)》《Intelligence: 23(20+3)》
《Wisdom: 23(20+3)》《Mental Power: 23(20+3)》
《Dexterity: 4(3+1)》
『Additional Stats』
→《0》
*Currently in Beginner Village.
*Cannot acquire experience points.
‘Incredible.’
Could these stats truly belong to a Level 1 player?
Impossible.
To achieve stats of this caliber, one would need to be at least Level 12.
Eleven levels higher than my current standing—that’s what it would take.
My starting point was already exceptional.
And on top of that, the Overlord class—an Almighty-tier advancement.
‘I’m satisfied.’
If I weren’t pleased with this, I’d have no conscience.
Smiling to myself, I opened my new skills to see what else awaited me.
『Legion of Death』
→《Almighty》
→[Lv 1] [Growth-type]
[Passive Effect] [Composite]
All death springs forth from the Legion of Death.
They are immortal and eternal.
→Overlord-exclusive skill.
→Summon soldiers by consuming mana according to the corpse’s rank.
→Dominated legions of death grow individually.
→Destroyed death soldiers are revived by consuming mana.
→The Legion of Death swears absolute loyalty to their master.
『Aura of Death』
→《Legendary》
→[Lv 1][Growth-type]
[Passive Effect][Active]
[Cooldown: 30 minutes]
[Duration: 3 minutes]
All the dead shall offer their blood and bone to the Lord.
The Lord achieves immortality by consuming the dead as sustenance.
→Overlord-exclusive skill.
→Devour the souls and bodies of the dead within a 30m radius.
→Consume them as nourishment.
→Those who touch the aura are engulfed in agony.
『Vengeful Spirits of the Dead』
→《Legendary》
→[Lv 1][Growth-type]
[Instant Effect][Active]
[Cooldown: 30 seconds]
The vengeful spirits of the dead, burdened with resentment, cannot be stopped by anyone.
→Overlord-exclusive skill.
→Hurl a spear forged from the vengeful spirits of the dead at enemies, dealing dark damage.
→The vengeful spirits of the dead permit no defense.
→Those pierced by them incur the spirits’ wrath and lose their sight.
‘Wow.’
The skills surpassed the titles in power.
One Almighty-grade and two Legendary-grade.
From a quick glance, there was one necromancy skill, one drain skill, and one offensive skill.
I received a well-rounded selection.
‘Every single one is formidable.’
I smiled at the thought.
If I’ve acquired new skills, I should test them right away, shouldn’t I?
Let me give them a try.
The power of the Overlord once called the Demon King.
Behind me as I headed toward the hunting ground, a tiny ghost followed closely in my wake.
Or should I say she was following?
It felt more like she was bound to my back, clinging to me.
The female ghost with flowing crimson hair gleamed with dark eyes and smiled knowingly.
It was the smile of someone who had expected this all along.
4.
Oh Jin-hyuk and Lee Won-sang were watching footage of my advancement.
After I had changed classes, they couldn’t bring themselves to speak.
It had happened after all!
What do we do about this?
Countless such thoughts raced through their minds, yet the situation was far too grave for words.
“This can’t be… this can’t be… this absolutely can’t be…”
“….”
What more could I say to Lee Won-sang, who seemed to have lost his mind?
I found it equally unbelievable, but Lee Won-sang’s shock ran far deeper.
He had insisted it would never happen, yet there he stood, muttering in a daze, drool dripping from his lips.
The situation had become critical.
It was already chaos that I had advanced in Beginner Village and obtained a Supernova title, but an Almighty-grade?
‘Should I contact them as well?’
Lee Won-sang had lost his mind at the prospect of simply reporting back with satisfaction once he saw the Almighty-class job advancement test fail.
So I had to make the report myself.
Oh Jin-hyuk was afraid too, but there was no helping it.
Making a report was an unavoidable matter.
The call connected, and an irritated voice came through.
-Why? What’s going on that my subordinate is telling me to contact the team lead who’s on leave?
It was a sharp voice.
Well, anyone would react that way if called while on leave.
Oh Jin-hyuk fully understood.
If anything, you could say the team lead was a good person for even answering a work call while on leave.
Management really wasn’t a role just anyone could handle.
Oh Jin-hyuk took a deep breath and spoke.
“Ah, Team Lead. This is Oh Jin-hyuk from the Management Team.”
“Hiiieek!”
Lee Won-sang reacted convulsively at Oh Jin-hyuk’s words “Team Lead.”
But it was already spilled milk.
-Oh Jin-hyuk under Lee Won-sang?
“Yes, Team Lead. I’m truly sorry to contact you during your leave, but given the nature of the situation, I had to reach out. We just had a user in the Beginner Village area advance to the Almighty-class job.”
-In the Beginner Village? Wait, hold on?? Are you talking about that one in Hindel Village?!
“Yes? Yes, yes! That’s correct.”
-Haaaaah. Of all things, that….
How did they know right away?
Oh Jin-hyuk felt chills run down his spine at how quickly the team lead grasped the situation.
He swallowed hard.
-Put Lee Won-sang on.
“Ah! Yes!”
Now it was out of my hands.
Oh Jin-hyuk smiled slightly and handed the receiver to Lee Won-sang.
“Hiiieek!”
Lee Won-sang looked pitiful in his terror, but what could I do.
It had to be done.
“I, I’m Lee Won-sang. Aaaagh! Yes, yes! Ah! Ah, that’s, that’s not it…, ugh! Yes, yes. Ah, I understand. B, but besides that… aaaagh! It’s, it’s difficult to explain, so, so tomorrow would be better… n, now? I’m, I’m on leave… Ah. I, I’m sorry! Ah, no really, please come tomorrow… aaaagh!”
After holding the receiver like an offering for a long time, Lee Won-sang became lifeless and hung his head low.
Oh Jin-hyuk offered a silent prayer watching him.
It seemed the team lead was going to cancel his leave and come back to work.
After the call ended.
Lee Won-sang spoke as if all his strength had drained away.
“…He said to stay.”
“The team lead told you to stay, sir?”
“No, he said both you and I have to stay.”
Oh Jin-hyuk’s complexion drained of color in an instant, matching Lee Won-sang’s ashen face.
5.
The cheerful Beginner Hunting Ground, where rabbits frolicked and delighted in tormenting novice players, suddenly darkened.
As dark clouds gathered overhead, an ominous sensation swept through the area, prompting players to lift their heads and gaze skyward.
Dark clouds had indeed rolled in.
A downpour seemed imminent.
“What’s this? Is it going to rain?”
“Oh, a sudden storm could hit any moment.”
“Hunting in the rain sounds unpleasant. Should we head back?”
“Sure~ I saw a nice café over at the Village Square. Want to hang out there for a bit?”
“Besides, even if it rains in Beginner Village, it clears up quickly.”
One by one, players abandoned the hunting ground as the threat of rain loomed.
The Rabbit Hunting Ground, which had been packed with players and seemed cramped, quickly emptied out.
Now there were far more rabbits visible than players.
It wasn’t as though there were no players left.
There were still those determined enough to hunt rabbits despite getting soaked.
Observing the situation, I felt satisfied.
‘With so few people around, I can use it without worry.’
The only skill obtainable in Beginner Village was the Butchering skill, after all.
Using a skill draws attention.
It was something I’d prefer to avoid, but with this few people present, I wouldn’t be discovered by others.
The first skill I wanted to test was the offensive skill—Spirits of the Departed.
According to the description, it manifested the spirits of the departed as a spear for throwing.
So what kind of skill would it be?
The moment I activated it, I felt mana drain from my grasp as a teal-colored aura gathered, forming the shape of a spear.
That spear, crafted from teal light, appeared sharper than anything else.
‘Oh. This looks like something straight out of a manga.’
That impression was unmistakable.
The skill itself was so impressive that I’d likely use it frequently.
I wondered if it would fire automatically, but apparently that wasn’t the case.
‘I have to grip the spear and throw it myself.’
Though javelin throwing was new to me, the memories I’d absorbed from Helena included her using this very skill.
Drawing upon that experience, I pulled my spear-wielding hand back, then twisted my waist and hurled my arm forward with all my strength.
The spear shot forth in a perfectly straight line, streaking toward the distant rabbit.
Without a moment to react, the teal spear, launched like a beam of light, pierced the rabbit’s head, and the creature fell dead on the spot.
[Critical Hit!]
[The effect of 『One Strike』 activates!]
Whoosh!
Watching the rabbit collapse without a trace of external injury, as if its very soul had dissipated, I couldn’t help but be amazed.
‘The power is no joke.’
A teal light immediately rose above the dead rabbit.
What is that mark? Sung-hyun wondered as he watched.
[You can now use 『Legion of the Dead』.]
[Will you summon 『Legion of the Dead』?]
‘Yes.’

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