The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 205

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Episode 205
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1.
Around the time Yoo Sung-hyun was heading toward Hexia, the Sixth Region.
Several users were gathering in Fifthrich, the Fifth Region.
Each concealing their identity as they entered a single building—the sight looked decidedly suspicious.
Yet because they moved with discretion and speed.
No one realized people were assembling in that building.
One by one, they arrived.
In total, approximately twelve people had gathered.
And among them, a woman in a long robe stepped forward, lowering her hood.
The most sought-after rookie of the Rapid Guild.
Luna.
All those assembled here belonged to the Rapid Guild.
Members of Luna’s team from before.
From Joseon First Blade Kim Che-gun, who had joined relatively recently, to Merlin and Kurosawa Ren.
And Kyou, an individual rather than a party member.
Finally, the Embris party, who had only arrived days ago.
With everyone present, they numbered twelve in total.
Each of them brimmed with personality and skill alike.
Luna sought to organize the situation as swiftly as possible.
Knowing this, everyone focused their attention on her.
“First, I thank you all for gathering. I’ve called this meeting to brief you on our future activities.”
Since this was an official gathering.
Luna spoke with utmost formality.
Everyone listened in silence without objection.
After all, those assembled here had clear intentions.
“We’ve been urgently summoned because Yoo Sung-hyun has already advanced to the Sixth Region, and we must catch up as quickly as possible.”
“Damn, he’s fast.”
“Hehehehe!!! As expected of Yoo Sung-hyun!”
“Bahahaha!!! He’s the Demon King after all!”
“Joseon swordmaster, you two with the bright spears—quiet down a bit, would you?”
“Hmm, indeed.”
With such colorful personalities, the room quickly grew rowdy.
The four who had recently joined.
The Embris party looked somewhat bewildered.
Yet no one paid it much mind.
One way or another.
Luna seized control of the room and spoke.
“We need to keep pace with Yoo Sung-hyun’s progress, so we must level up as much as possible.”
Luna’s voice echoed through the now-quiet hall.
Had there been any other option, she wouldn’t have called them together like this.
“First, since we have new members joining us today, I’ll give you an overview of our team’s overall combat strength.”
Some of them showed pride, their expressions brightening at the prospect.
But at Luna’s next words, both Kyou and Embris’s faces crumbled.
“In our existing Luna team, we have one Almighty-tier after the third advancement, with everyone else at Legendary tier. Kyou, who recently joined us, is also Almighty-tier. And Embris, who just joined with his party, is likewise Almighty-tier, with his three companions also at Legendary tier.”
Three Almighty-tier members and nine Legendary-tier members.
Some of them had originally been Unique-tier.
But they’d each climbed one rank with this third advancement.
Especially significant was Luna herself rising from Legendary-tier to Almighty-tier.
Even among the top-ranked guilds, no party possessed such overwhelming strength.
Usually, they’d either split up or tear parties apart based on Almighty-tier members.
Yet the fact that such formidable power was merely a backup team seemed unbelievable.
All of them had gathered as backup for Yoo Sung-hyun.
Kyou was no exception.
His ultimate goal was to defeat Yoo Sung-hyun, after all.
But to achieve that, he’d determined it necessary to pursue him this way, as backup support.
The problem was, even assembled like this—
‘It’s still hard to catch up.’
‘Just how far ahead is he?’
‘He’s truly incredible.’
Most of them shared similar thoughts.
That even with all this gathering, catching up was still difficult—it wounded their pride somewhat.
Which was precisely why they’d united like this.
“With twelve of us, we need to split into two groups of six. So I’m thinking we’ll divide into my Luna party and Embris’s party. And Merlin and Kurosa and Ren will be joining Embris’s party.”
“Sigh. The Joseon First Blade should have gone instead.”
“Hahaha! Quiet, you thieving failure!”
A small commotion erupted.
But Luna quickly settled them and spoke again, her voice steady.
“And we’ve just acquired a Quest that requires at least two or more party members. Originally, it should have gone to Yoo Sung-hyun, but since he’s already headed to the Sixth Region, we’ll clear it and quickly rise to match his level.”
Everyone nodded at Luna’s words.
As she looked around at them all, having made their resolve, Luna thought to herself.
‘Sigh, why do only the stubborn ones end up on our team?’
But what could she do?
Pairing Kim Che-gun and Kyou with Embris’s party, which had just joined, would obviously be a disaster.
It was right that she maintain control.
Luna gazed upward with sorrowful eyes.
Guild Master Rapid flickered in her mind.
But she shook her head.
Rapid, who’d issued these orders, was incredibly busy herself.
2.
The Sixth Region wasn’t as densely populated with users as one might expect.
Since the Fifth Region onward, players were considered intermediate-level, and the distribution of users reflected this reality.
The user population was far from abundant.
This city in particular was even more sparse.
Dark Mages and the City of Death—Hexia.
Hexia, a city where players were rarely seen, presented a landscape as bleak as it was desolate.
Thick, oppressive clouds hung overhead, and sunlight scarcely penetrated the gloom.
Being situated in a basin, dense fog settled across the terrain, compounding the already ominous atmosphere created by those dark clouds and rendering the city even more desolate.
The regions surrounding the city were equally unsettling.
Poisoned lakes where life could scarcely survive ringed the perimeter, alongside forests steeped in ancient curses and profound darkness, and a chasm so unfathomably deep it appeared as darkness itself.
With not a single redeeming feature visible anywhere, this was a city that demanded a visit.
Though Dark Mages were obligated to come here, the player count was noticeably lower than in other cities.
Dark Mages had to visit Hexia to learn the fundamentals of their profession.
Most came briefly and departed just as quickly.
Yoo Sung-hyun felt similarly as he surveyed Hexia.
‘The atmosphere isn’t exactly welcoming.’
An overwhelmingly ominous presence saturated the air.
It was easy to understand why players avoided this place.
Yet when Yoo Sung-hyun set aside that oppressive feeling and observed the city objectively,
he found it wasn’t entirely unpleasant.
Disregarding the atmosphere, it was certainly larger and more expansive than any other Sixth Region city.
Though not bustling, the NPCs here possessed considerable strength and expertise.
For a Dark Mage, this was undoubtedly the appropriate destination.
Perhaps that was why.
Even if sparse, players who operated here could be spotted intermittently.
‘Should I head straight to the Overpellis Branch?’
As Yoo Sung-hyun pondered this, he gazed upon the massive fortress that should have been a Lord’s Castle.
A fortress saturated with ominous presence.
Normally, the Lord’s Castle would occupy the city’s center, governed by a lord.
In other Sixth Region cities, while a Magic Tower served as the focal point, a lord certainly existed—but Hexia was different.
This city itself was an Overpellis Branch.
Therefore, governance here belonged to Overpellis itself.
In essence, the entire city could be considered an Overpellis Branch.
Yet the branch building was unmistakably that fortress.
‘Either way, I should go.’
Black Star said something new awaited me.
Perhaps the lack of a welcoming committee was a calculated move to maximize my reward.
With that thought, Yoo Sung-hyun began walking slowly toward the fortress.
What would I obtain?
Lost in such thoughts, I walked on.
Several NPCs whispered nervously as they watched Yoo Sung-hyun pass.
“Gasp, oh, he’s heading toward the Overpellis Branch?”
“Shouldn’t we try to stop him?”
“Well, he’s a foreigner, so he must have some purpose in going there.”
“If he’s a foreigner, shouldn’t we tell him about the other Dark Mage academies besides Overpellis?”
Though Yoo Sung-hyun pretended not to hear their trembling voices filled with dread.
Curiosity stirred within me.
Why were they so frightened?
As I continued walking steadily toward the Overpellis Branch.
Not a single soul dared to stop me.
Did they simply not want to get involved?
But it wasn’t just the NPCs—other players reacted similarly.
“He’s heading toward Overpellis?”
“Insane, is he actually trying to challenge it?”
“There are still people challenging it?”
“That’s bold…”
“Right?”
They all spoke among themselves, watching Yoo Sung-hyun but making no move to approach or speak with him.
The atmosphere felt distinctly strange.
In other cities, Overpellis was certainly feared.
But not to this degree.
Especially not among the players.
They’d at least joked about challenging Overpellis before.
Yet this reaction?
Puzzled, I decided to investigate later.
As Yoo Sung-hyun reached the castle of the Overpellis Branch.
I began to understand why they’d been so afraid.
“Ah.”
Even Yoo Sung-hyun exhaled sharply upon arriving before the castle.
The area surrounding the castle was blanketed with undead.
Should it be called an undead legion?
Or perhaps an undead tide?
At least hundreds of thousands of undead sprawled around the city walls, slowly circling in a haunting, methodical pattern.
And it wasn’t merely their numbers—each individual undead was formidable.
‘A Dullahan? Is that a Death Knight?’
High-tier undead roamed about as if scattered like pebbles across the ground.
Undead exceeding level 200, with many in the 300s, were commonplace in this nightmarish scene.
No wonder the other players and NPCs had been so wary.
As Yoo Sung-hyun stood overwhelmed by the undead legion.
The NPCs and users standing at a distance shook their heads as they watched.
As expected.
“So they stop there after all.”
“We did the same thing.”
“No one’s going to try entering the Overpellis Branch after seeing that.”
“Overpellis made sure there are plenty of ways to learn dark magic outside the castle anyway.”
“Hmm, even for a foreigner, they seem to value their own life.”
Both users and NPCs spoke in agreement.
Not long after they finished speaking.
The undead suddenly halted in their tracks.
It was the first time this had happened since Overpellis began ruling this place.
The undead had always circled around that castle, surrounding it.
But now, for the first time, the undead stopped moving.
The NPCs and users gasped in shock and cried out.
“Wh-what!?”
“Th-they suddenly stopped!?”
“Ar-are they going to attack us!?”
“Y-you there, come out at once!!!”
While everyone was panicking and shouting.
Yoo Sung-hyun remained still as he watched the undead halt.
The massive castle gates opened, and the undead bowed their heads as if welcoming him inside.
It was an unexpected reception.
Yet Yoo Sung-hyun walked naturally into the castle, while the users and NPCs stared in bewilderment and muttered to themselves.
“Wh-what did I just see?”
“Th-the undead welcomed him!?”
“Wh-who is that person!?”
“C-could it be the Demon King!?”

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