The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 127

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Episode 127
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6.
The Demon Lord of Rapid.
Five days had passed since he vanished.
Many voiced their discontent.
There was no reason to hurl curses simply because quality content had diminished.
Yet it was proof of how desperately they hungered for fresh material.
Of course, those seeking the Demon Lord of Rapid were not particularly numerous in the grand scheme.
This made sense—Yoo Sung-hyun’s fanbase, still merely a rookie, was hardly threatening enough to challenge the formidable fanbases of the single-ranked players.
Unless something like the Fortress of the Past occurred again.
Would anyone truly obsess over the Demon Lord of Rapid once more?
However.
[Title—Honestly, the Demon Lord of Rapid’s expiration date is coming up.]
[Author—SamDoryuTaste]
『To be frank, the Fortress of the Past?
It was impressive, sure.
He pulled off something that had never been cleared before.
But that’s only because the meta shifted so drastically.
Yoo-na, currently a single-ranked player, was the previous number one in the Fortress of the Past.
Was that when she was Almighty tier?
Nope, absolutely not.
The Demon Lord of Rapid is impressive, that’s true.
But is that really it?
His job class is practically confirmed to be Almighty tier, so I’m just saying.
Frankly, among the current single-ranked players, only Yoo-na, the latecomer, cleared the Fortress of the Past on her own.
The other rankers didn’t.
If the other rankers had attempted it, I’m confident they would’ve cleared it too.
So whether the Demon Lord of Rapid can pull off something on the level of the Fortress of the Past again is anyone’s guess.
If you disagree, you’re right lol.』
[ThatMakeSense : Hmm, that’s actually a fair point?]
[ShitSommelier : But wasn’t he overwhelmingly first in this major event too?]
└[SamDoryuTaste(Author) : Because he’s Almighty tier lol, and it’s a job specialized in large-scale combat, so shouldn’t he be doing that much?]
└[ShitSommelier : That does make sense?]
No one believed Yoo Sung-hyun could deliver an impact comparable to the Fortress of the Past again.
Though he had certainly shown tremendous prowess in this major event.
But it was ultimately a level 120 and below event.
Considering his job class and tier, it was judged as nothing extraordinary.
If Yoo Sung-hyun were to face off one-on-one against another Almighty tier player, could he actually win?
Such discussions were circulating.
[HateEvil: Still, thinking about clearing Echo Willow? Isn’t the Conqueror class good?]
└[LoveSafety: This seems right too?]
[No rebuttals accepted: lol no, do you think you just get an Almighty job for free? Con would definitely be way better than the basics. Besides, Echo Willow has plenty of strong people, but there are a lot of weaklings too, right? Use what you can use.]
Honestly, it does seem a bit like hype? You could think of it as just good direction. The Fortress of the Past is also advantageous if someone with a job specialized in large-scale operations does it, so yeah.
Gradually, rumors began circulating that Yoo Sung-hyun’s abilities were all hype.
From the players’ perspective, it was a reasonable argument.
Most of the skills I had demonstrated so far involved large-scale battles.
There was the Anemor Raid solo play.
But that was only a level 60 raid.
The prevailing opinion was that it wasn’t a credible record.
When there was no content to enjoy, the community’s nature was to pick apart promising newcomers and celebrities.
There were those who felt pleasure tearing down others.
As more users began to think it was just mudslinging, public opinion deteriorated rapidly.
The Rapid Guild wasn’t even taking any countermeasures.
Just as they were chattering away like fish in water.
A single announcement appeared within Eternal World.
A global notice visible to all players.
[Global Notice]
[Player ‘Yoo Sung-hyun’ from the East Asia Server – Korea has cleared the hidden field ‘Knights’ Hall’ and has been awarded the title of ‘Knight’.]
[Their renown spreads across all continents.]
An announcement that I had cleared the hidden field ‘Knights’ Hall’.
And an announcement that I had obtained the Knight title as a result.
At first, players thought they had misread it.
A hidden field, ‘Knights’ Hall’?
A location name appearing for the first time, a name never seen before.
Let’s just say we didn’t know.
But would a global notice ever ring out for nothing?
[FirstTimeInThisGame: If a global notice rings out, that means it’s an incredibly amazing Achievement, right?]
[Meriberry: That’s right. It seems like it would be Fortress of the Past-level Achievement? Even if not, it’s equivalent to that. Among single-player rankers, usually only a handful of them get those kinds of server-wide announcements.]
└[Fanatic Barbarian: wtf;;; So you’re saying Rapid’s Demon Lord is almost at that level too?]
└[MageOverWarrior: Strictly speaking, the Demon King is still low-level, but two global notices in ten days is honestly worth praising;;;]
Even solo rankers rarely achieve feats like this—you could count them on one hand.
Yet it had triggered twice in just ten days.
If you ignored this, you’d clearly be someone who didn’t play the game and just stirred up trouble.
The Achievement I had accomplished held that much weight.
The power of the global notice created an impact of that magnitude.
Naturally, the deteriorating public opinion was an event that could flip 180 degrees.
However, there was information even they didn’t easily understand.
[WyvernCarbonatedDrink: But what is the Knight title anyway? Does anyone know?]
[AveragePlayer: Right? What is the Knight title? Is it like a minor nobility?]
[ShieldlessMage: There’s a Title System too?]
It’s the Knights’ Hall.
Since it’s a hidden field, I’ll just accept it as is.
But what exactly is this knight title thing?
When did this system even exist?
Questions arose about facts that most players were unaware of.
Those who knew began sharing information.
Among them, the most popular post explained the information quite accurately and clearly.
[Title – Explaining the Knight Title]
[Author – SwordMage]
『Those who already knew about the title system must have been shocked, right?
It’s been around from the start, just one of those things people kept quiet about.
You could say it’s relatively high-tier content?
It’s one of the minimum level 200+ content.
But man, this is seriously brutal;;
I don’t know much about other titles, so I’ll just explain the knight one.
Knight title? No single-player ranker has obtained it besides one person.
Why? Because it’s genuinely difficult—you can’t just get it by being strong.
So how do you obtain it then?
There are basically two ways.
If you serve as a squire for a year, basically kissing up to knights, you can be granted the knight title.
Of course, to become a squire, you need to invest a massive amount of money too.
And the other method is gaining recognition from six or more knights.
You also need to have control skills that are seriously beyond normal.
The basic condition is subduing NPC knights using only martial arts without using skills.
But what’s more important here is that even after accomplishing that through skill, you still need to meet five other conditions.
It seems the Demon King managed to fulfill those conditions in that field.
Since it’s a hidden field, it might have been even more grueling than usual.
Anyway, that’s what I know about it.』
The post with the fastest-rising recommendation and view counts.
Through it, everyone could understand just how remarkable the knight title Yoo Sung-hyun obtained truly was.
Interest also began converging from all corners.
The knight title looked so impressive that more players began attempting to obtain it.
Some invested money to enter as squires.
Others sought out knight NPCs to learn about the conditions.
And so the Yoo Sung-hyun syndrome was rising once more.
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The Dune Wild Trail—a region with a higher probability of encountering villains than anywhere else.
In this bizarre area where hunting three times practically guarantees two encounters with villains, it was safe to say no one traveled alone.
After all, doing so was essentially throwing bait to the villains.
For this reason, most users did not venture out alone and typically traveled in parties of at least six.
Because of this, the Obolo Family spat on the ground with an irritated expression—ptui!
The Obolo Family consisted of a party of five in total.
In this zone, they were still a rather infamous group of villains.
But was it because of the recent large-scale event that had drawn so many people?
“Why can’t we find anyone worth robbing?”
“All we see are strong ones wandering around.”
As Obolo, the leader, and Chung Ya-gwi, the vice-leader, grumbled.
The subordinates beneath them trembled.
At times like this, if they could just go out scouting, their minds would be at ease.
But since another member had already gone out to scout.
The rest had to remain here.
Since there was no telling when Obolo might explode.
The subordinates trembled with anxiety, desperately hoping the scout would return with good news.
But what was this?
“Boss!!! Boss!!! I found a party of just four wandering around Zone 439!!!”
“Huh? Four?”
Vice-leader Chung Ya-gwi perked up.
Leader Obolo furrowed his brow and asked back.
“They’re actual players, right?”
“Y-yes! Boss! I mean, they weren’t even wearing proper equipment—two of them were practically naked! They must be merchants!”
“Oh?”
“If they’re merchants, we just rob them, right?”
Everyone nodded their heads at such talk.
Why not shake them down for once?
The villains’ goal was to rob in the Dune Wild Trail, then after some time when their karma had dropped a bit, undergo identity laundering, build up their strength with the looted items, and eventually join a decent guild.
The Obolo Family was no different.
So when they heard the word “merchants,” they couldn’t help but perk up.
“Kekeke, boss, so if we rob them and they have decent loot, do we head straight to that place we found?”
“Yeah, yeah. I’ve kept the map safe. Let’s rob them this time and finally get out of this godforsaken wasteland.”
Everyone’s faces brightened at Obolo’s words.
It wasn’t easy doing villain work in a place like this.
So when the opportunity came to escape, they were all for it.
And their luck was even better.
The treasure map the Obolo Family had obtained days ago after annihilating a party.
To be precise, they weren’t sure if it was actually a treasure map.
But it was definitely a hidden piece.
They didn’t know what was at the location.
So they had decided to rob one more time before searching for this place.
And now the timing was perfect.
“Let’s go, Obolo Family!!!”
With that, the villains stepped forward and headed toward the place where there were supposedly four of them.
The distance wasn’t far, so they could move in an instant, but seeing a party whose form was somewhat unclear, I tilted my head in confusion.
Why do they look so blurry?
Do they have some kind of perception-blocking item?
That must be quite expensive?
With those thoughts, Obolo launched an attack.
A young man standing at the front grinned and spoke.
“I was actually wanting to test something, so this works out perfectly.”
With those words, he unleashed a sword aura like ash left behind after burning everything.
In a single stroke, he cut down the three running at the front.
At the overwhelming power, both Obolo and Vice-Captain Chung Ya-gwi’s faces went pale.
Conversely, the one who had unleashed the sword aura tilted his head in confusion.
“Huh?”
I wanted to see something more.
It seemed he was disappointed that they died so anticlimactically.
But soon he regained his composure and looked toward Obolo and Chung Ya-gwi.
At that moment, Obolo made a quick judgment and shouted.
“He’s a swordsman! R-run or—!”
The moment Obolo shouted that.
“Me?”
With a snap of his fingers, a fierce blood storm swept through.
Seeing that, Obolo and Chung Ya-gwi muttered.
“Damn it!!!”
“Aaaahhhhh!!!”
The Obolo Family, caught in the storm, lost their lives in an instant.
It took less than a minute for them all to die.
Yoo Sung-hyun, disappointed by the overly anticlimactic battle, clicked his tongue and scratched his cheek when a notification appeared before his eyes, causing his pupils to dilate.
[You have obtained experience!]
[You have defeated an opponent with great notoriety.]
[You have obtained the opponent’s item, 『Treasure Goblin’s Treasure Vault Map』.]
“Huh?”
Why did this appear here?
I obtained a map with handwriting that felt somehow familiar.

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