The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 160

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Episode 160
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Watching the players who had been hiding near the boss flee, Yoo Sung-hyun surveyed his surroundings.
I’d already explored quite a bit of the Labyrinth.
Yet I hadn’t encountered a single merchant from the Labyrinth Merchant Guild.
I could summon them with a whistle, of course.
But I was curious about what kind of goods a merchant appearing directly in the Labyrinth would sell.
So I searched around.
But found nothing.
I could use the search function, certainly.
But I thought it would be better to discover them naturally while hunting and exploring the Labyrinth.
Since they weren’t appearing at all though.
There was no help for it.
‘If they don’t show up, I’ll just search for them.’
Even while playing Eternal World, I could search during my breaks.
Yoo Sung-hyun was about to sit down to rest.
But then I thought hunting while searching would be better than simply resting, so I opened the gate to the Underworld.
Immediately, the Death Legion poured forth.
I summoned only as many as I could sustain with my natural mana regeneration.
The number exceeded two hundred.
Most of my retainers emerged as well.
But Dracanoss and Leonik were nowhere to be seen.
With a questioning expression, I looked toward Baltar.
Baltar responded with considerable satisfaction.
-Kuhahahaha! Indeed, Lord. Leonik is currently receiving instruction from our master and could not emerge.
“I see.”
I would need to hear the explanation soon enough.
But since they were my retainers anyway.
I figured the opportunity would come soon, so I nodded and issued orders to my retainers and the Death Legion.
“Do not touch any monsters that other people are hunting, and do not attack other people either. Attack only the monsters.”
At my words, the Death Legion and retainers responded with thunderous unity.
-Everything for the Lord!!!
“Everything for the Lord!!!”
They shouted so loudly the Labyrinth trembled slightly, then scattered throughout its passages.
A majestic military advance.
But I simply accepted it as it was.
This sight had become far too familiar to me now.
There was nothing novel about it anymore.
With the Death Legion and my retainers taking the field to hunt.
So the Death Legion and their subordinates came forward and hunted for us.
Countless messages about experience points continued to flood in.
Regardless of that.
I opened an internet window and searched.
Far more information about the Labyrinth Merchant Guild appeared than I expected.
[Title – A Mascot in the Fifth Region! The Labyrinth Merchant Guild!]
[Author – HelmetRemovedGuy]
『You don’t know about the Labyrinth Merchant Guild?
Haven’t seen it? That’s so unfortunate lol.
It’s seriously cute, so take a screenshot if you spot it.』
[TasteOfTheShortBlade : lololol it is cute.]
[NamelessArcher : The items sold aren’t anything special, but it is cute.]
└[InfiniteEnhancementSeeker : Nah, they do sell high-grade stuff occasionally, but the price is like 100 coins for a Unique.]
└[PartyGhostMember : True, good stuff does pop up sometimes, but 100 coins for a Unique means it takes about ten days hunting with a party.]
“Hmm.”
I nodded while reading the post.
Items do appear.
But they seem to be lower quality than expected.
That’s what the comments suggested.
Seeing that they occasionally sell good items.
This also seems to be a matter of probability.
However.
‘100 coins for ten days?’
When hunting with a party.
I knew that monster kills had to be distributed among members.
Still, 100 coins for ten days?
I hummed while reading the post and checked my other vision.
[You have defeated a monster.]
[You obtain experience points!]
[You have defeated a monster.]
[You obtain experience points!]
[You have defeated a monster.]
[You obtain experience points!]
….
….
(continued below)
Messages continuing to rise even now.
Watching them rise without end, I tilted my head in confusion.
I really couldn’t tell.
‘Let me just assume I’m fast.’
Now that I understood the Overlord class was no ordinary profession.
I thought of a string of curses that would make other users blush if they heard them.
Then I stood up from my seat again.
Now that I had a general understanding of the Labyrinth Merchant Guild.
‘I need to hunt myself.’
Even if I left it to the Death Legion and my subordinates for automatic hunting.
I was throwing myself into the hunt as well.
If others saw me, wouldn’t they think I was touched by madness too?
5.
The Capsule opened and I emerged.
I’d done quite well today.
I’d caught a considerable number of monsters and quite a few bosses as well.
‘Maybe I can afford a Legendary item now?’
I stretched my body lightly with that thought.
I’d been inside the Capsule for quite a long time.
My muscles were bound to be stiff.
After stretching adequately, I was about to head to the living room to wash up and eat dinner.
First, I checked my phone.
There might have been some messages.
“Hm?”
Sure enough, there were several texts from Lee Geon-dong.
Whiny messages saying he couldn’t talk because it was a woman.
I let out a small laugh at that and shook my head.
‘He’s always making a fuss.’
It wasn’t like we were going on a blind date—just a business meeting where we’d sign a contract.
Why was he making such a big deal out of it?
I typed out a message exactly like that.
[Yoo Sung-hyun – Just sign the contract and come back. What’s the problem? Just go and come back.]
I sent the text casually.
Lee Geon-dong replied immediately.
[Lee Geon-dong- No ㅠㅠㅠ But what should I say??? I really don’t know??? Besides, I made an appointment to see you tomorrow morning ㅠㅠ.]
[Yoo Sung-hyun – Just talk about business and come back. Why are you so nervous? You can text fine but can’t talk? That doesn’t make sense. Think of her as your boss.]
[Lee Geon-dong – I’ve never had a job before?]
Reading Lee Geon-dong’s reply, I paused for a moment.
‘Hmm,’
Come to think of it, neither had I.
Anyway.
[Yoo Sung-hyun – Then just think of her as the patrol commander.]
[Lee Geon-dong – Our patrol commander is male though?]
Now that I thought about it, that was true.
I sent a message with a slight hint of annoyance, deciding not to overthink it.
[Yoo Sung-hyun – Ah, forget it. Just handle it yourself.]
Even after that, Lee Geon-dong continued his whining.
But I ignored him, washed up, and had dinner.
If I gave in to that guy, there’d be no end to it.
It’s easier to just brush him off.
Anyway, that’s how I ignored Lee Geon-dong.
And so the next day arrived.
The long-awaited meeting between Lee Geon-dong and An Yoo-jin finally began.
“Here’s the contract. Since you’re Yoo Sung-hyun’s friend, I didn’t add any special conditions. As you’ll see when you read it, the treatment is better than most other places.”
“…!”
Lee Geon-dong said nothing, just nodded repeatedly with his mouth hanging wide open.
An Yoo-jin continued explaining as she watched Lee Geon-dong’s reaction.
But Lee Geon-dong simply kept nodding.
Then.
“That covers everything. Do you have any questions or additional conditions you’d like to add?”
“….”
He shook his head vigorously.
Lee Geon-dong shook his head without speaking, and An Yoo-jin nodded in response.
After finishing the contract, An Yoo-jin stood up and spoke.
“Then I look forward to working with you.”
“!!!”
At An Yoo-jin’s words, Lee Geon-dong bowed deeply in greeting.
And with that, An Yoo-jin left with the contract in hand.
“Since I’m already out, I should take a break before heading back.”
He was Yoo Sung-hyun’s friend, after all.
There was the reason of wanting to meet him in person before signing the contract.
But An Yoo-jin’s real ulterior motive was this.
Taking a break under the pretense of having an external meeting.
So An Yoo-jin left with a satisfied expression.
Watching her go, Lee Geon-dong muttered to himself.
“Phew, I can do it too if I try!!!”
Yet this was the same Lee Geon-dong who hadn’t uttered a single word while An Yoo-jin was actually present.
6.
Around the time their meeting was beginning.
I entered the Labyrinth again and continued sweeping through monsters as usual.
As a result, news of my presence in Pentasgrid spread widely.
And suspicious individuals began gathering in Pentasgrid.
Those without guild emblems.
At this level, most would join or create some guild or other.
Without a guild, one faced considerable disadvantages.
Certainly, there were those without guilds.
But they were exceedingly rare and difficult to find.
Especially those with genuine skill.
Joining a guild itself was far too advantageous for that.
Yet all of these appeared to be capable fighters.
They hadn’t managed to join a guild?
That was possible.
However, when more than ten such individuals gathered together.
And over twenty—that was decidedly strange.
One of those assembled stepped forward and surveyed them with a question.
“Is everyone here?”
All of them wore equipment that concealed their faces.
It was abundantly clear they were about to undertake something extraordinary.
The man who had stepped forward spoke to them.
“What is the Demon King’s location?”
“We’re still tracking it.”
“He’s deployed the undead legions across such a wide area that it’s difficult to pinpoint his exact position.”
As the response came, the man nodded and spoke.
“Our objective is singular—the Demon King alone.”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
The elite of the elite.
And they hadn’t gathered from a single guild.
Some had been hired by guilds that harbored resentment toward Yoo Sung-hyun.
Others had directly defected from their own guilds.
They were an assassination unit composed entirely of those who had completed their third advancement and were Unique grade or higher.
Particularly since they had belonged to major guilds.
Their abilities were guaranteed.
“The elite of Echo Willow fell, but we have prepared thoroughly.”
“We cannot afford to be weaker than those they assembled for the emergency event.”
“How dare they challenge a guild.”
They had even finished their preparations to deal with Yoo Sung-hyun and return to their guilds.
So they devised plans to accomplish their objective by any means necessary.
Those who had been summoned upon hearing that Yoo Sung-hyun was currently causing havoc in the Labyrinth.
With his legions and retainers separated from him now, this was the opportunity.
Each of them laid out their individual strategies and discussed them.
“Even without the Demon King’s retainers and legions, the Demon King himself is formidable.”
“He seems like a master of the blade.”
“We must apply restraints from range and eliminate him as quickly as possible.”
“The legions are spread across a wide area, so it would be good to create a disguise unit that protests while exploiting that.”
“If we divide into concealment and disguise units and strike simultaneously, even the Demon King will be helpless.”
Twenty skilled individuals.
If they rushed at me, even I might struggle.
With my retainers and legion at my side, I’d easily predict victory.
But they knew that too.
That’s why they were targeting the moment when I was alone.
Their plan was flawless.
The only variable, if any, was—
“Couldn’t the Overpallace Branch Chief become a variable?”
At someone’s question, the man organizing the situation shook his head.
Overpallace was indeed an object of terror even to users.
Yet no matter how powerful Overpallace was, they couldn’t break the rules.
“They’re NPCs. Excessive intervention is impossible. We’ve already confirmed this.”
“Hmm, if you say so, then it must be true.”
Everyone could only nod in agreement as they discussed it.
After all, they were an NPC faction.
How could they interfere in situations between users?
It was impossible, no doubt about it.
“Besides, would a Branch Chief of one region in Overpallace be so idle? They certainly wouldn’t bother with us. Even if they maintained close ties with the Demon King, they wouldn’t continuously monitor or station subordinates nearby.”
With all their plans set in place.
I, sweeping through the Labyrinth, scratched the back of my head as if it were tingling.
“Hmm.”
The presence of footsteps following me around my vicinity.
Feeling that, I scratched my cheek.
‘They’re following me far too closely.’
I wanted to say something about it.
But I just left it alone.
After all, they’re the Overpallace Branch Chief, so I can’t really complain.

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