The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 136

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Episode 136
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As blood mixed with venom and the aura of illusion splattered in all directions and the entire Village melted away.
Yoo Sung-hyun stood frozen, watching the spectacle unfold.
What in the world was happening?
Dracanoss, aged and worn.
I had honestly thought he was a dud.
They called him an ancient demon knight, after all.
Of course he would be old.
I wondered if he was meant to be in some teaching capacity.
But I thought even that would be difficult given his advanced age.
From my perspective, it was only natural.
Wasn’t he the old man who said from the very first summoning that it was too cold and he needed to go inside?
So what could I have expected?
Yet he possessed such tremendous power.
How could I have deduced this?
“Huh.”
I stood there dumbfounded, watching as Dracanoss drew his blade and severed Mirajine, Master of Illusion’s carapace in a single stroke.
That strike just now was no ordinary blow.
‘Swift blade, tyrannical blade, heavy blade, suction blade, bending blade?’
Five distinct sword techniques had unfolded simultaneously—a masterpiece among masterpieces.
I myself had only managed to combine four sword techniques into one.
There were some combinations where I could mix four together.
But most of the time it was three.
Yet the swordplay Dracanoss just displayed was unmistakably five merged into one.
Moreover, it wasn’t even a combination that should have worked together.
How on earth had he done it?
Captivated by that thought, I stood transfixed, watching.
My retainers deployed defensive barriers around me to protect me.
Mirajine, Master of Illusion’s blood was overflowing and melting everything around us.
It was only natural they would guard their master.
I barely restrained the urge to rush over to Dracanoss and beg him to teach me.
‘This isn’t the time for that.’
In that moment, I almost forgot that I was supposed to give this footage to my friend Lee Geon-dong.
Right now, creating video content was more important.
Hadn’t I wanted to make videos introducing my retainers as well?
Yes, I could learn swordplay later.
As I stood there dumbfounded.
My retainers all froze in place.
Waiting for my command, they remained silent.
Mirajine, Master of Illusion, was clearly displeased with the situation.
She thrashed about in fury.
Kuwaaaaang——!
The entire area seemed to tremble from the shockwave.
Dracanoss, who stood behind her, should have been swept away by the blast.
Yet with fluid grace, he evaded the countless droplets of venom and the miasmic blood reeking of illusion that sprayed outward, descending lightly from her back with effortless poise.
His footwork glided like silk across the ground, each movement sharp and elegant—impossible not to admire.
But I suppressed my awe and spoke to my retainers.
“Full force. Now.”
At my command, they all surged forward, their eyes blazing with intent.
Nocturnium was first, raising the earth beneath us into a hand vast as a mountain, which seized Mirajine, Master of Illusion’s body and slammed it hard into the ground.
Kuaaaaang——!!!
“Sssssss!!!”
Bound within that colossal grip, she writhed in agony—yet the hand held firm, overwhelming her resistance.
In that same instant, Fiora materialized atop her skull and transformed her body in a single fluid motion.
She became a small dragon.
A dragon not yet fully grown.
Yet the malevolent aura she radiated was unmistakably draconic as she opened her maw wide and exhaled a small breath toward the wound Dracanoss had carved into Mirajine, Master of Illusion’s back.
Kuaaaaaa———!
This breath was far more potent than what she had unleashed on Kyou—potent enough to tear open the wound and carve a scar even deeper than before.
Venom surged anew, and the breath’s heat melted even her internal organs.
-Huff, huff huff.
Fiora, spent from pouring all her strength into that breath, gasped as she reverted to her original form.
For some time to come, it seemed she would be unable to assume a dragon’s shape—or indeed, the form of any higher lifeform.
Fiora had expended herself greatly.
Yet our assault was far from over.
“Sssssssss!!!”
As Mirajine, Master of Illusion thrashed in torment,
cracks began to spread across the giant’s massive hands.
But they only grew larger still, refusing to release their grip.
The giant’s hands held Mirajine, Master of Illusion fast, while from the sky above, Anemor—now descended with Dracanoss and myself—transformed into lightning and fell like thunder from the heavens.
Kurrrrung——!
The teal-hued lightning was far more violent than the thunder god’s left arm that Kyou had summoned, creating a tempest of electrical fury that tore open Mirajine, Master of Illusion’s wound.
Then Kalisha, wreathed in black waves, appeared in the gap between the wounds and spread her power, tearing them wider still.
Kurrung——!
Kurung——!
And toward those wounds came Leonik and Baltar, each unleashing a ferocious navy-blue aura and a blood-crimson aura respectively, firing forth devastating sword qi.
Kuagagagaga——!!!
Ser—————gak!!!
The navy-blue ferocious aura tore Mirajine, Master of Illusion asunder, while the blood-crimson sword qi descended with the force to cleave her in two.
A military-blue sword aura and blood-red sword aura simultaneously carved an X across its body, leaving deep gashes in its flesh.
Barphor then appeared, tearing the X-shaped wounds even deeper with his sharp claws.
Once again, a fountain of blood erupted from Mirajine, Master of Illusion’s body.
Toxic venom poured down like a raging waterfall.
Yet it could not stop the advance of her subordinates.
An aged elder rushing forward, evading every drop of poisoned blood.
Dracanoss closed the distance once more and swung his blade toward Mirajine, Master of Illusion.
In an instant, Dracanoss’s sword blazed with light.
The blade ignited with a crimson glow, and as if a colossal sword had materialized, a heat like that of the sun itself erupted from the weapon, carving a long gash across her wound.
Sssssssssss———!!!
Not the sound of a blade cutting, but flesh burning.
Mirajine, Master of Illusion’s eyes widened in shock.
Pain so overwhelming she could not even scream.
Before Dracanoss’s overwhelming swordsmanship, she rolled her body across the ground.
The thickened arms of the massive stone giant tried to restrain her.
But as she rolled with all her might, the cracks deepened, and both arms crumbled away.
Crash———!!
Her body was so enormous.
As she rolled.
The surrounding terrain flattened instantly, making this already desolate landscape even more barren.
Yet even as she rolled, the burning wound grew hotter still.
The black flames of the dark sun burrowed into that heat, tearing at the wound.
Whoooosh———!
“!!!!!!!”
Mirajine, Master of Illusion could no longer bear it and abandoned her struggles.
She naturally came to understand that to end the pain, she had to eliminate everyone before her.
Mirajine, Master of Illusion first injected her entire body and pincers like fangs with venom, then infused her tens of thousands of legs with thick toxic liquid.
And just as she was about to use her illusory skill!
Behind her, a Witch even larger than herself had appeared, cackling with laughter.
She laughed as if mocking her pathetic form.
At the sudden appearance of the Witch, Mirajine, Master of Illusion found herself compelled to turn her head as if bewitched.
The moment their eyes met.
A terrifyingly enormous teal needle stitched her mouth shut.
The Witch brought her index finger to her lips and spoke.
-Shhhhhh.
[You are silenced by the Lord’s Gag Order for 5 seconds, unable to use skills.]
[Hidden Raid Boss, 『Mirajine, Master of Illusion』 resists partially.]
[Duration reduced to 2 seconds.]
As the Lord’s Gag Order took effect.
The toxic venom that had been overflowing from Mirajine, Master of Illusion’s entire body vanished in an instant.
All of my skills were cancelled.
The creature thrashed its body again, desperately attempting another attack.
But.
Kwaarrrrring!
The Thunderbird, moving with lightning-fast speed, struck first.
-Shrieeeeeee!!!
A sharp, piercing cry of a bird of prey.
Yet by the time that sound reached my ears, it was already too late.
A circular hole had been torn through Mirajine, Master of Illusion’s torso.
Mirajine, Master of Illusion, enraged by the wound that pierced through her like a lance, tried to chase after the Thunderbird.
But the Thunderbird had already vanished from that spot.
Following close behind, though slower than the Thunderbird, Black Thunder swept across Mirajine, Master of Illusion.
Kuuurrring——!
Though weaker than lightning, the force of that shockwave struck not the surface but the depths within, leaving Mirajine, Master of Illusion unable to maintain her senses.
[The interior is severely shaken, and the Hidden Raid Boss 『Mirajine, Master of Illusion』 is engulfed in confusion for 1 second.]
Unable to regain her senses from the bone-rattling impact, she staggered.
Barphor appeared once more and drove his fist down hard against Mirajine, Master of Illusion’s jaw, and the creature, unable to regain her senses, lost her balance and fell again.
Kuuuung——!!
As the creature, whose length rivaled that of a village, crashed down.
The earth trembled finely as if an earthquake had struck.
Then the tremor grew even more intense, and from beneath the ground, the massive arms of the colossal beast appeared once more.
This time, the beast’s arms, even thicker and more enormous than before, wrapped around Mirajine, Master of Illusion again.
Toward those arms, Leonik and Baltar, along with Fiora who had recovered her strength, manifested their arms as blades and wielded their swords against those limbs.
Leonik’s navy-blue aura, Baltar’s crimson aura, and Fiora’s pale-blue aura intertwined, creating a storm of auras that swept across Mirajine, Master of Illusion.
Kagagagagagaga——!!!
The aura storm severed and shattered the creature’s countless legs.
The creature’s legs, falling one after another, looked almost like harvest being reaped in the season of harvest.
Despite taking so many blows.
The creature rose again steadily, as if to boast of its massive frame.
Or rather, tried to rise.
Had it not been for the old man who appeared before Mirajine, Master of Illusion’s eyes once more.
“Faaasssss!!!”
It was this old man who had started it all.
The old man swung his sword at Mirajine, Master of Illusion, who raged and thrashed upon seeing Dracanoss.
The sword, swung with clean precision, advanced directly toward Mirajine, Master of Illusion’s eyes and then.
Shwaaaaa——!
“Faaasssss!!!”
Deep, indelible wounds were left upon both eyes.
Wounds that seemed utterly beyond recovery.
Moreover, judging by the heat rising from them, they appeared to have been carved by a blade glowing red-hot.
Moreover, anything it burned would ignite instantly and could never recover.
Dracanoss retreated from the creature’s presence.
He couldn’t see.
Mirajine, Master of Illusion, thrashed about even more wildly, flailing her body in all directions.
“Sssssssss!!!”
However, all of my subordinates had withdrawn from her vicinity.
I waited for the creature to exhaust itself.
Boom! Crash! Kaboom!!!
Explosions erupted as if bombs were detonating, and shrapnel scattered in all directions, yet
I and my subordinates suffered no damage whatsoever.
As the creature grew weaker and began to settle,
my subordinates took turns stepping forward to assault it.
Their coordination was flawless, as if choreographed.
With my subordinates committing their full strength to battle,
there was simply no way to defend against them.
Mirajine, Master of Illusion, couldn’t even deploy any meaningful skills and was being overwhelmed.
How much time had passed like this?
Her body began to turn increasingly crimson,
and a system message appeared before my eyes.
[Hidden Raid Boss ‘Mirajine, Master of Illusion’ is undergoing a transformation.]
[Hidden Raid Boss ‘Mirajine, Master of Illusion’ is entering Phase 2.]
*Warning*
-Upon entering Phase 2, the Raid Boss becomes significantly more powerful.
-Exercise caution.
‘Hmm.’
I told them to go all out to showcase my subordinates,
‘but now there’s no place for me to step in?’
They seem intent on defeating it themselves.

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