The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 193

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Episode 193
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With the effect of Blood Lord, I absorbed the blood kin far too easily.
Far too simply.
‘Is this even allowed?’
Even Yoo Sung-hyun, who had always profited from the game, found himself questioning whether this was permissible.
It was practically a stroke of luck bordering on a bug.
I currently held first place.
[Merit Ranking]
[1st『Yoo Sung-hyun』 – 10 creatures]
[2nd『Evora Party』 – 3 creatures]
…(and more).
All ten of those creatures had bowed their heads before me and vanished.
No battle had even occurred.
The moment they saw me, they startled and leaped in surprise, then were absorbed just like that.
What was happening here?
I was called a ruler, true enough.
I’d only thought that if they resisted, there might be some advantageous effect in combat.
But to be absorbed so obediently?
That was the part I found most incomprehensible.
Absorbed immediately because I was a lord.
Well, thinking of Lazard, it made some sense.
‘He summoned Minions from his own blood, didn’t he?’
Considering that structure.
I could grant power to blood kin up to a limit.
But if I raised the skill level.
Couldn’t I grant the absorbed blood kin as Minions?
That’s what I thought.
I was fairly certain of it.
But now I wondered if I should continue this event.
‘I’ve already gained ten additional stat points from absorbing ten creatures.’
When would I get another opportunity like this?
Honestly, it felt too wasteful to leave things as they were.
If I absorbed as many as possible and gained additional stat points?
I’d become stronger, plain and simple.
There was no way I could just sit idle.
So Yoo Sung-hyun moved with even greater urgency.
I swept through every blood kin in this Labyrinth, moving swiftly with the intention of heading to other Labyrinths.
As time passed, my creature count climbed in real time at an accelerating pace.
I was absorbing everything I encountered.
It was almost strange how quickly it wasn’t growing.
Those currently active in the Labyrinth could only click their tongues at the sight.
I didn’t know how he was hunting.
But that speed was unbeatable.
“Heh, they say the Demon King is really strong….”
“Incredibly strong, beyond words.”
“I never could have imagined this.”
“Heh, they said he had an army, and it was true.”
“How fast must he be to do that.”
Even the parties that still thought they didn’t know.
All gave up and busied themselves trying to secure at least second place.
First place was already decided, more or less.
2.
Whenever a large-scale event occurs, a user who stands out always appears.
Because of this, unlike the Event Management Team who were busy until the event occurred,
it was now the User Management Team’s turn to be hectic.
However, even amid the busyness, there was someone staring at the screen with a creepy grin.
Oh Jin-hyuk felt a chill run down his spine and asked.
“S-Senior, why are you like that?”
It was none other than Lee Won-sang.
The way he was grinning looked quite eerie.
At Oh Jin-hyuk’s words, Lee Won-sang replied with a smile.
“Huh? Oh, I’m just happy.”
“…S-Senior, Yoo Sung-hyun is getting the benefits?”
“Yep! That’s right~!”
At Lee Won-sang’s genuinely delighted words, Oh Jin-hyuk seriously considered recommending a psychiatrist.
Regardless, Lee Won-sang stared at the screen with a genuinely pleased expression.
I had mentioned it to Team Lead Baek Ji-woo before.
I never thought it would actually happen like this.
I’d half-expected it, but I never imagined he’d obtain such a trashy cheat skill.
The reward details were hidden information even from Lee Won-sang, who held the rank of deputy manager.
So I couldn’t have known.
But it was like this.
When he obtained such an ability related to Vampire.
An event where Vampires are rampant.
“Team Lead Baek Ji-woo is going to have to write an apology letter.”
“Pardon?”
“Never mind. Anyway, there’s that.”
Lee Won-sang said so with a creepy grin and moved on.
Even if left alone, Yoo Sung-hyun would receive three Legendary rewards.
Lee Won-sang, who had already given up, was watching the screen in entertainment mode.
More precisely, it was the thought that only I could savor this taste.
Baek Ji-woo, the team leader, chuckled, thinking he would join in on this as well.
Suddenly, a user connected to this event came to mind.
What was he doing right now?
Wasn’t he a user in the Labyrinth Region?
With that thought, Lee Won-sang looked around.
Oh Jin-hyuk pretended to notice him.
“Oh? An Embris user?”
“Yeah, were you the one handling the Embris user?”
“Yes, yes! This user should get quite a bit of benefit from this event!”
“Hmm, I suppose so. The class is….”
“Apostle of Blood! It’s a Legendary grade, but with the third advancement this time, they’ve been promoted to Almighty grade! They’re the 13th Almighty grade on the East Asia Server.”
As Oh Jin-hyuk spoke in detail, Lee Won-sang’s complexion grew pale and he asked back.
“They became Almighty grade through a third advancement?”
“Yes? Yes! I was just writing the report on this.”
“Wait, then? The Apostle of Blood is connected to the Blood Lord and….”
“Huh?”
“Isn’t it connected?”
At Lee Won-sang’s words, Oh Jin-hyuk froze for a moment.
With a look of realization, his complexion also turned pale, just like Lee Won-sang’s.
If this were the case.
It would be connected to Yoo Sung-hyun.
“C-could it be tangled up? The chairman left a comment.”
Park Won, the chairman called a genius of the century who created Eternal World?
Lee Won-sang spoke quickly at those words.
“Let, let me see that.”
And as he gazed at the screen.
[Park Won – When users who have acquired both the Apostle of Blood and the Blood Lord confirm each other’s power, instead of being absorbed like other blood kin, a new system is merely activated.]
Seeing the part about a new system, Lee Won-sang swallowed hard.
Even if they met, there would be no problem if they didn’t confirm their power.
But if they happened to meet and confirmed their power, it would become a headache.
He hoped they wouldn’t meet if at all possible.
“This is driving me crazy.”
This was not the time to be teasing Baek Ji-woo, the team leader.
As Lee Won-sang hurriedly moved to report to Ji Hye-jung, the team leader, about the emergency.
Baek Ji-woo, who was checking the event status, was staring blankly at his screen.
None other than Yoo Sung-hyun rapidly securing first place, and not satisfied with that, growing stronger repeatedly.
Watching that, an alarm suddenly rang in Baek Ji-woo’s mind and calculations ran rapidly.
‘If the Yoo Sung-hyun user continues absorbing blood kin and gaining additional stats like this, he’ll receive three Legendary grade rewards…. Wait?’
No matter how I calculated it, only one conclusion emerged.
Since this appeared to be a developer’s mistake rather than a user’s fault, the compensation couldn’t be rescinded.
It was Baek Ji-woo’s problem for designing the event to favor a single user unfairly.
Just to be safe, I reviewed other documents.
There were even warning phrases that Lee Won-sang had cautioned about beforehand.
Baek Ji-woo’s complexion drained to a deathly pallor.
This was really…
‘A, a written apology letter…’
The thought made my vision darken.
I’d created this event by tampering with Yoo Sung-hyun’s third advancement precisely to avoid writing an apology letter.
Yet here I was, forced to write one anyway.
With tears brimming in my eyes, I opened the file and began drafting the apology letter.
If I’d known it would come to this, I should have simply designed a new event at a leisurely pace.
3.
[The large-scale event ‘Awakened Bloodkin’ has concluded.]
[Merit Ranking]
[1st Place ‘Yoo Sung-hyun’ – 100 defeated]
[2nd Place ‘Embris Party’ – 12 defeated]
[3rd Place ‘Pabol Party’ – 10 defeated]
…(continued below).
[Calculating rewards.]
[Please wait a moment.]
Though it was called a large-scale event, it had only lasted a few hours.
So it could wrap up quickly.
It’s said that more than half of the Vampires awakened in the Labyrinth escaped beyond it.
We did miss quite a few.
Still, it could be called a successful event that users were quite satisfied with.
They enjoyed it because there was content worth savoring after a long time.
However, some users tilted their heads in confusion upon seeing the rankings.
1st place Yoo Sung-hyun was naturally the Demon King as expected.
Up to this point was obvious.
Few raised questions.
Pabol Party in 3rd place was also a named user who’d made quite a reputation in the Labyrinth Region.
However, the name Embris in 2nd place was unfamiliar to everyone, so they all found it strange.
“Embris? Who’s that?”
“Never heard of them?”
“An unknown suddenly in 2nd place?”
“But they defeated 2 more than Pabol Party?”
Since Yoo Sung-hyun’s record was already beyond comprehension, no one paid it any mind.
Yet everyone tried to learn about the name Embris, who’d surpassed 3rd place by more than 2 defeated.
It wasn’t easy.
There was no known name.
And this user had never revealed their appearance before.
“Oh, looks like a rising star?”
“Right?”
“Events like this bring them out one by one.”
“Honestly, if it weren’t for the Demon King, they’d be first. What a shame.”
“I know. Twelve kills is absolutely insane. Fourth place only has seven.”
By widening the gap between third and fourth place, they showcased their prowess.
Word of mouth spread faster among the people.
As the name Embris became increasingly renowned.
There was a party wandering through the Labyrinth, emanating a sinister and gloomy aura.
Though calling it a party was a bit of a stretch—the group was understaffed.
Typically, parties were composed of six to eight members, but this one had only four.
“Honestly, I thought we’d be first in fighting the Vampire.”
“Right?”
“Hmm, that Demon King really is something else.”
Unlike the three mentioned earlier.
A character with neutral features, lost in thought as they checked the rankings.
Staring blankly at the standings.
“….”
“Embris? What are you doing?”
“Looks like you’re lost in thought?”
“Are you frustrated?”
The user Embris, who had been silently staring at the rankings, offered no response to their questions.
Then, after a considerable time had passed.
Embris spoke.
“I need to see the Demon King once.”
“What?”
“Suddenly?”
“Why?”
All three responded similarly.
Embris answered.
“It might be a job related to my previous class.”
As they spoke, a smile graced their face—an indescribable beauty etched upon it.
Their companions, seeing this, nodded helplessly and spoke.
“If the leader says so, we have to go.”
“Fine.”
“It’s Embris, after all.”
With everyone’s agreement, Embris smiled.
It seemed another user had begun pursuing Yoo Sung-hyun.
4.
Yoo Sung-hyun, who hadn’t the faintest notion that someone had marked him as a target, saw the reward message the moment the event concluded.
Along with a pang of conscience—wondering if this was really acceptable.
I examined the reward notification.
[You have laid countless ‘Awakened Bloodkin’ to eternal rest.]
[Your renown spreads throughout the entirety of Eternal World.]
[As the top contributor, you obtain a Legendary item and Random Box×3.]
[This hunt was orchestrated by the ‘Blood Lord’.]
[You gain no experience.]
‘Hmm.’
I’d actually received three Legendary rewards.
I’d been anxious they might confiscate them as a system error.
But no such message appeared.
‘Thank goodness.’
I hadn’t obtained the Blood Lord through some glitch, after all.
I’d wondered if something like this might happen.
Yet I couldn’t shake a nagging sense of guilt.
It felt like everyone else was working while I played alone and earned money besides.
It was good, certainly—but there was a sting to it.
In any case.
Now that I had the rewards.
‘Let me see what I’ve obtained.’

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