The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 200

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Episode 200
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Yoo Sung-hyun was somewhat taken aback watching Embris answer so readily.
‘She’s accepting it just like that.’
Well, it wasn’t as if she could refuse—it was quite a favorable contract.
There were demerits, certainly.
But even so, the terms were exceptionally advantageous for Embris as well.
‘Skills become enhanced?’
The effect would strengthen her skills.
Who wouldn’t accept such an offer?
Even without this, Embris had felt herself growing stronger after her third advancement.
Was this an almighty class?
That’s the impression she’d carried.
And this contract would liberate her from exactly that feeling, wouldn’t it?
There was no reason to refuse such a contract.
This was the inevitable outcome.
‘It’s certainly beneficial.’
It was undoubtedly a favorable contract for Embris.
Of course, Yoo Sung-hyun stood to gain considerably more.
Sharing experience points?
Or perhaps being able to summon Embris?
Both were certainly excellent effects.
Particularly the aspect of receiving a portion of experience points was especially valuable to Yoo Sung-hyun.
His minions were already draining experience at an accelerated rate.
This was an effect he desperately needed.
But that alone wasn’t what made this remarkable.
‘It’s tremendous.’
Though Embris couldn’t see it.
Yoo Sung-hyun’s benefits were equally staggering.
[Upon contracting with 『Apostle of Blood』, the number of absorbed bloodkin increases by an additional 100.]
[When 『Lord of Blood』 exceeds 200 absorbed bloodkin, it grows and unlocks a new effect.]
Which meant.
He didn’t know what new ability would manifest.
‘At minimum, I’m gaining an additional 100 stat points.’
Just the additional 100 stat points alone was extraordinary.
In simple conversion, it was equivalent to gaining twenty levels.
In any case, it was a win-win contract for both parties.
Neither had any reason to refuse.
And so, as Embris accepted the contract.
A blood-red aura suddenly erupted from her body.
“Huh? What…?”
Embris stood frozen, bewildered by the sudden change in his state.
The sound of a lock being undone echoed through the empty air.
Click.
With the sound of liberation.
The crimson aura pouring from Embris surged with even greater intensity.
That power seeped entirely into her.
Then, messages appeared before Yoo Sung-hyun and Embris.
[『Apostle of the Blood Covenant』 desires a contract.]
[A contract is established, forming a blood oath.]
[All contract conditions are fulfilled.]
[『Apostle of the Blood Covenant』 can never harm 『Lord of Blood』 henceforth.]
“Ohhh?!”
“Oh.”
The message that appeared to both was as such.
For Embris, messages indicating that various skills had risen somewhat appeared.
And for Yoo Sung-hyun.
[『Lord of Blood』 accepts 『Apostle of the Blood Covenant』 as a blood kin.]
[You obtain an additional +100 stat points.]
[The number of absorbed blood kin has exceeded 200.]
[『Lord of Blood』 rises to Level 3.]
[『Lord of Blood』 unlocks a new ability.]
→All blood-type skills gain +50% power increase.
→You can acquire one skill from absorbed blood kin or contracted blood kin.
‘Wow.’
But that wasn’t the end.
[You can acquire one skill from 『Apostle of the Blood Covenant』, strengthened by memories inscribed in blood.]
[Please select.]
This was it.
An unlock with effects even better than I’d anticipated.
I could now choose one of the skills possessed by the 『Apostle of the Blood Covenant』.
And I selected the skill that had impressed me most during this battle with Raphlesin.
I never imagined it would be an Almighty-grade skill.
[You have selected the Almighty-grade skill, 『Crimson Death Knell』.]
[A skill acquired through the special effect of 『Lord of Blood』.]
[You can now use the exclusive skill of 『Apostle of the Blood Covenant』.]
I immediately examined the skill I had chosen.
『Crimson Death Knell』
→《Almighty》
→[Lv 1][Growth-type]
[Instant Effect][Active]
[Cooldown: 3 minutes]
Whoever is struck by the Crimson Severance shall have their life drained away.
→Exclusive skill for Apostles of the Bloodline (acquired from Blood Lord).
→Draw forth your own blood to forge the blade of Crimson Severance.
→Upon impact, absorb 150% of the damage dealt as enemy health.
→If your health is already full, inflict an additional 1,500% damage instead of absorbing.
→The struck enemy enters a bleeding state, taking damage equal to 1% of maximum health per second for 10 seconds.
‘Hmm.’
Compared to the Almighty-tier skills I had acquired thus far.
This skill had its shortcomings.
And this was supposedly an enhanced version of the skill.
I was somewhat surprised.
‘The Overlord class is certainly incredibly powerful.’
I had heard there was quite a gap between classes with Lord-tier ranks and those without.
But I hadn’t expected it to be this significant.
Besides, I hadn’t even verified the power when Embris used it.
Both the power and cooldown left something to be desired.
Still, it was considerably better than other Legendary skills.
It seemed worth using.
If I combined it with Blood Poison?
‘That could work. I’ll invest the bonus stats into Intelligence and Wisdom.’
As I finished reviewing what I had obtained.
Embris also blinked, apparently having finished his own review.
“Thank you so much!”
“Hmm?”
“I’m truly grateful for this opportunity. Honestly, you could have simply ignored me….”
“Ah.”
From Embris’s perspective, I could see how he might feel that way.
He hadn’t seen what I had obtained.
While Embris might have taken a loss in experience points, he had gained 50 bonus stats and enhanced skills.
It was only natural for him to be grateful.
Even if that skill seemed somewhat questionable to me.
If he was satisfied, that was all that mattered.
“No, it’s a good deal for me as well.”
“With this contract, you can summon us whenever you wish.”
“Us?”
The contract was only with Embris, so why “us”?
I asked back with confusion.
Embris spoke as if he had forgotten something.
“Ah! My colleagues also made contracts like this with me and advanced to Unique-grade jobs.”
“I see.”
Considering that far, ‘Apostle of the Bloodline’ certainly seemed like a worthwhile job.
So they were all Vampires after all.
As Yoo Sung-hyun thought this to himself.
Embris spoke his thoughts aloud.
Yoo Sung-hyun, who had been listening silently to that, had a thought.
‘If that’s the case… this kind of cooperation could work well?’
It seemed Embris’s utility had increased more than expected.
5.
“Thank you so much. Thanks to all of you, I was able to avenge my father. I’m truly grateful.”
Zerod expressed his gratitude repeatedly.
And a quest completion message appeared to everyone in the room.
[You have cleared the quest.]
[You obtain the reward.]
[You obtain an enormous amount of experience points.]
[Level Up!]×5
[You have reached Level 157.]
[You have obtained 40,000 gold as a reward.]
Truly an absurd reward.
Yoo Sung-hyun had obtained a total of 50,000 gold from the initial rewards.
Yoo Sung-hyun, with the highest contribution, received 50,000 gold.
Embris’s party each received 10,000 gold.
Junu’s party each obtained 5,000 gold.
There was a disparity, certainly.
Yet no one voiced any complaints.
They couldn’t deny that Yoo Sung-hyun had done most of the work.
With the quest concluded.
Junu’s party was the first to stand up again and spoke to Yoo Sung-hyun.
“It was truly an honor!!!”
“Thank you so much!!!”
“Wishing you continued success!!!”
Junu’s party made a fuss expressing their gratitude to Yoo Sung-hyun and disappeared.
Embris’s party also expressed their gratitude seeing Yoo Sung-hyun like this.
“We’re truly grateful as well!!!”
“We look forward to working with you in the future!!!”
“Thank you so much!!!”
“We leave with wonderful memories!!!”
Embris’s party departed as well.
Yoo Sung-hyun felt somewhat embarrassed receiving praise when he hadn’t done anything particularly noteworthy.
I rose from my seat.
It was a good opportunity to test out the newly acquired skill as well.
I should obtain another Quest.
“This time, can we join in too?”
-I-I’ll do my best too!!!
Helena spoke with a brightened expression, clearly bored until now.
Fiora spoke with equal enthusiasm.
Watching the two of them, Yoo Sung-hyun nodded as well.
“Alright.”
This time, I hadn’t had the opportunity since I’d been playing support.
But normally, I wouldn’t do other Quests with other people like this.
Even if we did go together, I should let Helena and Fiora fight too.
After all, it didn’t matter if my identity as the Demon King was revealed.
I could just reactivate the invisibility I’d placed on the mask from its hidden state.
Of course, there was something I needed to do before going.
Yoo Sung-hyun contacted someone.
Though I kept hearing scattered responses,
eventually, with an agreeing voice, Yoo Sung-hyun moved as if satisfied.
“Let’s go test the skill!”
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[Rapid Guild Recruits New Rookie?]
[None Other Than Rising Slayer Kyou!?]
[Kyou’s Recruitment, Rapid Guild Provided Sufficient Compensation.]
[All Affected Guilds Received Compensation from Rapid Guild and Are Satisfied.]
[Amicable Agreement Reached.]
Various rumors emerged about the Rapid Guild, whose stock continued to rise day by day.
Quite a stir was caused, with articles spreading across communities and various news outlets.
The name Kyou carried that much impact.
Though they hadn’t revealed the Almighty rank,
it still had this much influence.
Above all, Kyou was known to surpass even Merlin.
And after that, several more articles came out.
[Eclipse Order’s Top Rising Star, Merlin! Transfers to Rapid Guild!!!]
[Tempest Wing’s Rising Star, Kurosawa Ren! Transfers to Rapid Guild!!!]
[Rapid Guild’s Recent Movements Are Unusual!]
[Rapid Guild Armed with an Incredible Army of Rising Stars!]
Since the Rapid Guild had taken in Kyou and several other rising stars in bulk,
it was bound to cause an uproar.
Normally, when you poached rising stars from other guilds like this, you’d receive harsh criticism,
-Wow, from Eclipse Order to Rapid Guild? Merlin, you have good eyes!
-Haha, honestly, it’s disappointing.
-I’d leave too;;;
-Merlin joining Rapid? Actually, it’s a perfect fit!
-Hehe Merlin! Fighting!!!
-You guys are too much, show some support for Kurosawa Ren too… At least I’m rooting for Merlin!
-What’s the comment above? Haha.
The two guilds had committed certain acts on the Dune Wild Trail.
Without any meaningful counterattack, they could only endure the public backlash.
At least they managed to salvage some image by releasing an article about willingly transferring to the Rapid Guild.
In any case, the Rapid Guild had been busy with these recent developments.
Every new recruit who joined was exceptionally talented.
It should have been a blessing.
Yet the guild master of Rapid Guild, Rapid herself, didn’t look pleased.
It went beyond simply having too much work.
“…Again? Another prodigy?”
Another new recruit had just joined.
Just like the recent recruits before them.
It was Yoo Sung-hyun again.
It was good, certainly.
The guild was growing.
Revenue increased daily, and the channel’s subscriber count had grown considerably.
“Sigh. I really need to hire more staff.”
Finding trustworthy people was difficult.
But there was no choice.
Time was physically limited.
This new recruit was no exception.
I honestly wanted to politely decline.
But they had sent their specs along.
“…Another Almighty rank….”
A free pass that required no screening.
Moreover, all their teammates were Unique rank.
They weren’t asking for much—just wanted their teammates to join the Rapid Guild as well to form Yoo Sung-hyun’s backup team.
How many backup teams does Yoo Sung-hyun have anyway?
And besides.
“Bound by a special skill, they can move to Yoo Sung-hyun whenever needed….”
This was definitely a good effect.
The entire team could relocate.
If utilized properly?
‘If we just use the skill, we should be able to move together with the other backup teams, right?’
The utility was improving.
She’d make a solid backup option too.
Let’s bring her in.
As for management….
‘I’ll leave the rest to Luna.’
Luna would be horrified if she knew what I was thinking.
But what could I do?
We’re short on hands.
And Rapid thought to herself,
‘I should have the backup teams meet up sometime.’
It might turn into a mess, though.
Well, Luna will handle it well enough.
She always does.
With that thought, she quickly moved on to other tasks.
There simply wasn’t time for distractions.
Then Rapid suddenly wondered,
‘Did Yoo Sung-hyun check the amount?’
From the fact that he hadn’t said anything, it seemed like he hadn’t.
But I figured he’d handle it himself, so I left it alone.
The money was transferred correctly anyway.

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