The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 129

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Episode 129
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3.
The level of implementation in the Eternal World transcended imagination itself.
Everything was so vast and magnificent that it rivaled an entirely separate world.
It was no accident that it bore the title of an eternal realm.
The thought processes of NPCs mirrored those of actual humans.
The ecology of monsters similarly resembled reality.
Even where multiple monster habitats overlapped, one might expect them to clash violently as in fantasy tales—yet they did nothing of the sort.
Rather, once their territories were established,
they formed an ecosystem without encroaching upon one another’s domains.
For the monsters, it was a true ecosystem.
For players and NPCs, however, it was nothing short of a demon realm.
The place known as the Demon Realm of the Dune Wild Trail.
Kah-hoo-koo’s third Treasure Vault lay hidden there.
“Hmm.”
Yoo Sung-hyun scratched his cheek, clearly contemplative.
I couldn’t simply hunt through the entire Demon Realm.
Yet without clearing at least one path, entry would become decidedly difficult.
Since Kah-hoo-koo’s Treasure Vault was positioned at the center,
the number of habitats increased exponentially as one advanced toward it, multiplying the enemies I would face geometrically.
How should I prepare for this?
Another player might have attempted to slip through as stealthily as possible,
or perhaps to break through as rapidly as possible.
They would have prepared such tactics.
Even an Almighty-tier class couldn’t manage otherwise.
But I was different.
“Are you prepared?”
At my words, my legion behind me roared in unison.
“We are prepared!!!”
The cry rang out with thunderous clarity.
The atmosphere itself seemed to tremble from the shout.
The shimmering heat waves rippling above the legion and the aura they radiated constituted a roar powerful enough to overturn the entire Battlefield around us.
All my retainers and my entire legion stood ready.
Nearly two hundred strong—a vast host.
An enormous force for a single player to command.
Ground forces were led by Barphor and Leonik, commanders of the Death Legion, while aerial forces were commanded by Anemor, commander of the Death Legion, and Kalisha, who had transcended death itself. Between them, my retainers Fiora and Nocturnium formed a separate detachment.
Ground forces numbered approximately one hundred fifty.
Aerial forces numbered approximately fifty.
Approximately 50 aerial troops.
And two separate squads.
That great legion invaded the place called the Demon Realm at Yoo Sung-hyun’s command alone.
Crash! Slash! Crash!
Whoooosh—! Whiiiiiish—!
The advance of ground forces thundered across the Battlefield.
The departure cry of aerial forces tore through the atmosphere.
It was the very image befitting the words “invasion of the Demon King.”
Yoo Sung-hyun recorded the entire process and felt quite satisfied.
At first, I had felt embarrassed by the epithet “Demon King,” wondering what it meant.
But how could I restrain myself seeing this?
Hundreds of legions radiating a cyan aura, wrapped in darkness like death itself, assaulting the Demon Realm below—it was enough to evoke an indescribable emotion.
It was a sight that no man could endure without stirring.
“Oh ho.”
Quite satisfied, I thought it might be time to join in myself.
Suddenly, I recalled one of my subordinates who should have been the first to rush forward and rampage.
The Demon Knight Baltar.
What on earth was this one doing that he wasn’t participating this time either?
Yoo Sung-hyun found it quite puzzling but let it pass.
‘It’s not a failure just because Baltar isn’t here.’
The forces assembled were already overkill by any measure.
Yoo Sung-hyun didn’t concern himself greatly with it.
He must be taking good care of Dracanoss.
I thought as much and moved on.
Now I should focus solely on recording, I thought as I stepped forward.
Well, even without my attention, if any special event occurred, the camera was set to automatically track that subordinate or soldier.
It would capture a flawless composition.
Thus, Yoo Sung-hyun walked forward without concern, as if taking a leisurely stroll.
The Death Legion swept away everything in their master’s path, leaving not a single life behind.
The land fell silent with death.
My footsteps, leisurely strolling through that desolate place, were like those of an absolute being.
4.
Almighty-tier Jobs.
In the Eternal World, they are existences that overturn the very paradigm—even a single one can shift Guild rankings.
Yet those who openly revealed themselves were rarer than expected.
Yoo Sung-hyun himself had never explicitly confirmed being Almighty-tier.
But most inferred as much.
On the East Asia Server, roughly ten users were inferred to possess Almighty-tier Jobs.
Across all servers, the number might be slightly higher.
But even that was merely speculation.
Kyou did not belong to that number.
While some had speculated about it, nothing concrete had ever surfaced.
So he didn’t fall into that category.
You could say he’d concealed it well.
In the Dune Wild Trail, he’d only earned the epithet of “Prodigy Slayer.”
He hadn’t garnered much attention.
He’d simply gone around challenging dungeons.
Because of that, most people didn’t truly understand how strong Kyou was.
They merely speculated that if he wished, he could join any Large Guild right now, and that whichever guild he joined would probably flourish.
“He’s literally a Demon King?”
Following Obolo’s directions, I obtained the coordinates.
The place called the Demon Realm was being trampled mercilessly.
Was this what an invasion by a Demon King’s army looked like?
It was exactly that kind of spectacle.
Kyou certainly had reason to be intrigued.
The strength radiating from him as he observed that scene was enough to send a slight chill down my spine.
“If the legion is like that, the leader probably isn’t that strong…”
That’s what common sense would suggest.
No matter how Almighty-tier a job class was, it remained bound by the laws of the system.
Since Kyou was also an Almighty-tier job class, I understood this well.
Unlike when conversing with Obolo, speaking like an arrogant brat.
I began analyzing thoroughly and coldly.
‘Was what Obolo suffered not from the Demon King himself, but from one of his subordinates?’
An Almighty Necromancer could certainly manage that.
There could be subordinates superior to most Legendary-tier beings.
Yes, if this Demon King is truly the strongest among recent prodigies, it’s possible.
I was planning to go there and win eventually anyway.
I’ve seized the opportunity perfectly.
If I win, I can even obtain a Hidden Piece.
Two birds with one stone.
“So, where should I go?”
Kyou immediately used a detection skill to scout, intending to take down the subordinates first.
But according to Kyou’s detection skill, there were seven powerful auras in total?
Wait, could there really be seven?
‘Isn’t that too many?’
For a moment, I was taken aback by the confusion.
Checking again, it was still seven.
I wondered if this was right.
But it could be.
Since I’d selected for above-average strength in that vicinity.
It could be quantity over quality, couldn’t it?
It wasn’t a refined detection skill capable of discerning differences in power.
So I had no idea which direction to head first.
But I moved toward the closest presence.
‘I hope this one is the strongest.’
Kyou chuckled, worried it might end too easily.
No matter how much of a Demon King’s minion it was.
It was merely a byproduct of an Almighty-tier job, wasn’t it?
It would definitely be inferior to me, who possessed an Almighty-tier job myself.
With victory already assured, Kyou moved swiftly toward one location.
According to the detection skill, that creature also sensed Kyou and was rushing toward him.
Perfect timing.
Kyou sent one of his skills, Lightning Bird, as a greeting.
Crackle—!
Lightning bloomed from Kyou’s hand, gradually taking the shape of a small bird.
It shot forward like a flash of lightning.
The lightning bird, fired toward the minion rushing this way, flew through the air, embroidering the void with blue arcs of electricity.
A strike that no ordinary player could easily defend against.
Though sent as a greeting, it was an exceptionally fast and sharp skill.
Just as I wondered how it would be handled.
Slash—clang.
An unbelievable sound echoed through the surroundings.
‘It was… blocked?’
My Lightning Bird?
Only a handful of players had ever reacted to defend against it.
And there had never been a single case of someone reacting and counterattacking it.
Yet this creature reacted and swatted it away?
Unbelievable.
But it had already happened.
Was this the strongest minion?
Kyou grinned widely at that thought.
So the closest one was the jackpot?
With that in mind, I waited for it to arrive.
Something burst through the countless trees and undergrowth.
But.
-Huh? A, a person?
“…???”
Kyou couldn’t help but be bewildered.
Though it resembled a slime, the creature that emerged had a body like the cosmos itself, a gelatinous form, and the appearance of a small girl—something like a monster.
And it looked considerably weak at that.
It was Fiora, Yoo Sung-hyun’s minion.
Kyou had no way of knowing this.
‘A subordinate like that exists?’
No, more than that—this creature had actually blocked his Lightning Bird?
It made no sense.
He wondered if there was some mistake.
But his detection skill, still active, clearly showed that aside from this creature, no one else was in the vicinity.
So this creature really had blocked his attack?
Wanting to be sure, Kyou activated his skill again.
As he clenched his fist at the empty air, a spear of lightning materialized.
But this lightning spear flew toward Fiora at a speed far greater and more powerful than the Lightning Bird.
-Huh!?
In that instant, something flashed, and the lightning spear appeared before Fiora.
Normally, it would be absolutely impossible to evade.
But in that moment, Fiora transformed her legs into those of a feline creature and lightly dodged it.
She couldn’t have blocked it—it was far too close.
Yet the mere fact that she had evaded it was enough to startle Kyou.
‘She… dodged it?’
How did she possibly evade that?
It wasn’t his fastest skill, true.
But in terms of pure speed, it ranked among his top techniques.
So how could she see it and dodge immediately?
As Kyou stood speechless in bewilderment.
Fiora, having evaded the lightning spear, spoke.
-I-I am L-Lord’s pet. If y-you attack again, I w-will counterattack.
An extraordinarily cautious and extraordinarily polite warning.
Kyou’s veins bulged at his temples as he watched.
It was the first warning he’d ever heard in his life.
And especially the first after she had neutralized two of his skills as if they were nothing.
For the still-young Kyou, there was nothing more wounding to his pride than this.
And so.
“Heh heh. Consider yourself finished.”
Despite that pathetic appearance, this creature was the strongest of the Demon Lord’s subordinates.
Kyou was certain of this and activated various buff skills.
Fzzzzzzzzz——!
A buff that absorbed all the lightning energy in the surrounding area.
A buff that maximized the lightning energy within his own body.
Even a field that made lightning conduct perfectly throughout this region.
He deployed everything.
Fiora, witnessing this, still spoke in her timid voice.
-Huh? I-I will t-take this as an i-invitation to c-combat.
Despite her timid voice.
Her body began to transform.
From the frame of a small girl, she shifted into the form of a grown woman, her arms metamorphosing before my eyes.
One arm became sharp and blade-like.
The other twisted into a pointed spear-form.
The moment we faced each other.
“Die!!!”
Kyou activated her skill.
A violent torrent of lightning consumed the world, draining it of color as white radiance blazed across everything.

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