The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 137

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Episode 137
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Yoo Sung-hyun had considered stepping in himself.
But there seemed to be no need for that.
I thought a raid featuring only my subordinates wouldn’t be a bad spectacle, so I decided to focus entirely on support instead.
After all, with Yoo Sung-hyun occupied in the Knights’ Hall, these weren’t the ones who’d been most bored, were they?
‘They’re fighting incredibly well.’
Their coordination moved like a team that had synchronized for decades.
Leonik, Baltar, and Fiora had been active with Helena from the beginning, after all.
I could accept that.
But Anemor and Kalisha, Barphor and Dracanoss—they were newcomers.
Yet all of them moved in perfect harmony.
Less than ten minutes into the raid.
A message materialized before Yoo Sung-hyun’s eyes.
[Hidden Raid Boss『Mirajine, Master of Illusion』undergoes a transformation.]
[Hidden Raid Boss『Mirajine, Master of Illusion』enters Phase 2.]
*Warning*
-Upon entering Phase 2, the Raid Boss becomes extraordinarily powerful.
-Exercise caution.
As the Phase 2 message appeared, her pale pink carapace gradually deepened to crimson.
An ominous transformation.
Yet none of my subordinates showed any wariness.
Or rather, they were wary.
But not a single one appeared worried or tense.
“Shrieeeeeeek!!!”
Furious, she opened her massive maw wide.
Within it, her illusory power and toxic essence converged, and she prepared to unleash a breath—that exclusive weapon of dragons.
Finding no way to block it, they all attempted to create distance.
And just as my subordinates were about to retreat.
Yoo Sung-hyun saw it and prepared to activate a skill.
“Go.”
At that single word from Yoo Sung-hyun, everyone reacted, closing the distance they’d been opening.
The moment Mirajine, Master of Illusion, prepared to unleash her breath to obliterate them all at once.
Barphor launched upward, and Kalisha used a dark wave to fire him forward like a projectile.
Using that recoil, Barphor propelled himself through the air.
Boom——!!!
The atmosphere tore apart as a tremendous explosion roared forth.
Barphor, launched at a speed matching the sound itself, drove his fist toward Mirajine, Master of Illusion’s massive head.
Crash———!!!
A sound bordering on deafening reverberated through the space.
Mirajine, Master of Illusion’s head snapped back violently.
Her jaws, which should have been directed at her subordinates, suddenly twisted toward the Cliff.
Yoo Sung-hyun’s skill activated.
Whoooosh.
Beneath Mirajine, Master of Illusion’s feet, an abyss of unknowable depth materialized, and from within it, tens of thousands of hands—horrifyingly dark—reached toward her.
Countless hands, terrifyingly numerous, seized Mirajine, Master of Illusion like the grasping fingers of malevolent spirits dragging her to the underworld.
She felt herself unable to move a single finger.
Nothing would budge.
[Movement sealed for 3 seconds by the Grasp of the Abyss.]
[Hidden Raid Boss, ‘Mirajine, Master of Illusion’ attempts to resist.]
[This skill cannot be resisted.]
Text visible only to Yoo Sung-hyun’s eyes appeared.
Soon after, the other subordinates rushed in and struck Mirajine, Master of Illusion with devastating force.
Baltar and Leonik wielded their blades with aura-infused power.
Shhhhiiiing—!
Dracanoss, observing Baltar and Leonik, shook his head slightly before igniting his sword with crimson flames and cleaved through her with overwhelming swordsmanship.
Skreeeech!
Shrieeeeek—!!!
Fiora, her techniques apparently recovered, transformed into a small dragon and breathed a gentle flame upon Mirajine, Master of Illusion.
Roooaaarrr—!!!
And from the heavens, Anemor descended as a single bolt of judgment, erasing all color from the world in an instant before dyeing it in cyan light.
Craaaaaackle—!!!
As the subordinates’ attacks converged completely.
Mirajine, Master of Illusion’s breath was unleashed as well.
Only its direction was toward the Cliff.
Booooommmm—!!!
All of the subordinates’ attacks were directed at Mirajine, Master of Illusion, while none of her attacks struck a single subordinate.
Whenever she tried to attack the subordinates fighting at close range.
Yoo Sung-hyun would either seal her movement or reposition her from a distance.
When Yoo Sung-hyun’s skill was unavailable, Kalisha or Anemor would swiftly move to reposition her.
Not even a thread could slip through the gaps.
Or rather, as if there were no gaps at all, they thoroughly dominated Mirajine, Master of Illusion.
Yoo Sung-hyun could have tested new skills.
But he chose not to.
They could win sufficiently without it.
Besides, the concept of this video was entirely about showcasing the subordinates.
Yet even Mirajine, Master of Illusion, being a Hidden Raid Boss, perhaps.
Considerable time had passed.
‘She’s quite durable.’
Mirajine, Master of Illusion held firm against the subordinates’ overwhelming assault.
But that too was coming to an end now.
“Sssss….”
The creature’s strength was draining away as well.
She was on the verge of losing consciousness entirely.
Just as the other subordinates were about to unleash their attacks on Mirajine, Master of Illusion, who looked ready to collapse at any moment.
Dracanoss moved.
Dracanoss kicked off the ground lightly and launched himself upward.
His movements resembled those of an elderly person taking a leisurely stroll.
Yet the shockwave was tremendous.
Crack——!!
Whoooosh———!!!
The ground where Dracanoss had kicked erupted with a massive fissure.
The sound of air tearing apart echoed through the space.
Dracanoss was launched forward.
As Dracanoss tore through the atmosphere and drew ever closer to Mirajine, Master of Illusion.
He bent his body slightly, grasped the sword in its sheath, and began to draw it slowly along with the scabbard.
Shing—.
The blade emerged with a sharp sound, glowing crimson as if plunged into a molten furnace.
It radiated intense heat all around.
The sword, drawn while in flight, blazed with red light until it was fully unsheathed, radiating brilliance.
For a moment, the sword vanished.
More precisely, Dracanoss vanished with it.
The vanished sword and Dracanoss reappeared behind Mirajine, Master of Illusion.
He swung the blade once, then carefully slid it back into the sheath.
Shing.
A sharp sound rang out, just as when the blade was drawn.
As the sword settled fully into its scabbard.
Mirajine, Master of Illusion, turned her head as if unable to comprehend what had happened.
Her head rotated slowly.
But it turned in an angle it should not have turned.
Her head rotated completely on her body, and a thin line etched across her neck became increasingly distinct.
Sssss.
Her head slid slowly from her torso and fell to the ground without resistance.
Boom—!
Splash———!!!
From the headless body of Mirajine, Master of Illusion, a fountain of blood mixed with venom and illusory energy erupted.
To sever the neck with a single strike.
Witnessing something that seemed to belong only to manga become reality, Yoo Sung-hyun exhaled in stunned disbelief.
“Hah.”
So swordsmanship could accomplish such a thing.
As Yoo Sung-hyun marveled at the sight,
my body went rigid.
A stiffness so complete that even breathing felt impossible—a sensation I’d grown disturbingly familiar with.
It was the harbinger of an event scene, one I’d come to recognize all too well.
My avatar moved toward the severed head of Mirajine, Master of Illusion, whose neck had been cleanly cut.
Then Mirajine’s venomous fangs began to writhe and twitch.
And she spoke.
[Ah! Master of Illusion!!! Please, do not abandon me!!!]
The moment I witnessed this event scene, I couldn’t comprehend it.
Wasn’t the Master of Illusion supposed to be her?
Her very name was Mirajine, Master of Illusion.
So what in the world was happening?
I focused intently on the unfolding event, my confusion deepening.
Soon, a soft rose-pink aura began descending from the sky.
‘What is that?’
It was an aura I’d grown familiar with.
The very power Mirajine, Master of Illusion, had wielded.
‘But now that I think about it….’
During the actual battle, she hadn’t used the power of illusion at all.
The only force Mirajine, Master of Illusion, had employed was poison—pure poison.
For someone called the Master of Illusion, her combat style was entirely at odds with her title.
Shouldn’t she have been called the Master of Poison instead?
That thought made me watch even more intently.
Could it be that the mystery of the illusion power was finally being revealed?
I observed with bated breath.
[Ah, Master of Illusion….]
Mirajine, Master of Illusion, cried out with heart-wrenching desperation.
But the sky answered with cruel silence.
Growing impatient at the heavens’ indifference, Mirajine, Master of Illusion, cried out urgently.
[Please, I beg you—have mercy and grant me the power of illusion once more!!!]
The illusion power descending from the sky, as if defying the very heavens themselves, absorbed every trace of Mirajine’s illusion aura and ascended skyward.
[No! No! Noooooo!!!]
As her own illusion aura was stripped away,
Mirajine, Master of Illusion, gasped desperately, her mouth opening and closing in futile struggle.
But there was nothing a severed head could do.
Her illusion power reclaimed,
Mirajine, Master of Illusion, withered like a mummy, left with only the poison that now consumed her own body, dissolving her from within.
[Please… grant me strength once more…!]
She cried out with anguish and desperation.
But the heavens offered no response.
With all the illusory energy drained from it,
the creature met its end by its own poison, its very flesh melting away until its form became unrecognizable.
Thus the event scene concluded.
“Hmm.”
It had been quite a shocking event scene.
So the conclusion was.
“The Master of Illusion must exist elsewhere?”
For a Hidden Raid Boss below level 120, the name had certainly been grandiose.
Below level 120 was a tier that didn’t even qualify as intermediate.
Why would they call me a rising star then?
As Yoo Sung-hyun thought this far,
welcome messages appeared.
[You have defeated the Hidden Raid Boss, Mirajine, Master of Illusion.]
[You have acquired the keyword ‘Master of Illusion’.]
[Level Up!]×4
[You have reached Level 122.]
[Upon achieving Level 120, a new skill for ‘Overlord’ has been unlocked.]
[You have acquired the Legendary-grade skill, ‘Tome of Ruin’.]
[Upon reaching a level milestone of 10, the Almighty-grade item ‘Overlord’s Ancient Tome’ has been activated.]
[Contribution exists for only one person.]
[It is judged as a solo raid.]
[You defeated it solo.]
[Rewards are enhanced.]
[This is a first clear.]
[Rewards are enhanced.]
[As this is a solo raid, all rewards are given to user Yoo Sung-hyun.]
[As a clear reward, you have acquired the Legendary-grade item, ‘Millennium Fang’.]
[As a clear reward, you have acquired the Legendary-grade Skill Book, ‘Skill Book – Breath of Poison’.]
[As a clear reward, you have acquired the Legendary-grade material item, ‘Core of Illusion’.]
[You have become the first to defeat the Hidden Raid Boss, Mirajine, Master of Illusion.]
[You have acquired the title, ‘Mirajine Slayer’.]
[By clearing a Hidden Raid for the first time, you may disclose information.]
[Upon disclosure, you can acquire certain rewards above a threshold from the dungeon for every clear over 3 months.]
[Information can be disclosed from any point you desire.]
[If another raid party clears the raid before you disclose information, disclosure becomes impossible.]

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