The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 235

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Episode 235
235
The Heroes Council?
What is that?
I’d just heard about the Nine Heroes moments ago.
Yoo Sung-hyun didn’t particularly know much about heroes.
Just that they were roughly the strongest beings in the world?
But they came to escort me because their council was convening?
Had I been summoned to the Heroes Council as well?
And did they know that such doubt had crossed my mind?
“We are merely escorting you due to the Heroes Council. You have not been summoned to it, sir.”
Fortunately, that wasn’t the case.
Then I was about to ask what this was all about.
The Overpalace subordinate spoke.
“The detailed explanation will be provided by Kalina once we arrive at Hexia, she said.”
“Hmm.”
In that case, I had to go.
There was nothing more to do in Sysvalt anyway.
I was planning to go to Hexia regardless.
Yoo Sung-hyun accepted with a nod of understanding.
The Overpalace subordinate bowed their head and exerted their power.
The surroundings seemed to melt away in a disorienting illusion.
With a sensation of being pulled through space in an instant, I felt somewhat dizzy as the location shifted before my eyes.
Inside the Fortress City, the Hexia Branch of Overpalace.
Before the transported Yoo Sung-hyun and the subordinate stood Kalina, holding a grotesquely distorted mask.
“Welcome back. I apologize for summoning you so abruptly and without courtesy.”
“It’s fine. These things happen.”
“Ah, thank you for your generous forgiveness. Then, if I may explain, would you be comfortable sitting down?”
At Kalina’s polite and careful words, I glanced around briefly.
I noticed a plush sofa directly behind me and naturally sat down.
The subordinate vanished immediately after being transported.
Only Yoo Sung-hyun and Kalina remained in the room.
In that room, Kalina personally brought tea and handed it to me.
The aroma was better than expected.
Without realizing it, I took a sip as if enchanted.
[You have consumed ‘Spectrum Leaf’ for the first time.]
[All stats increase by +5.]
“…?”
My stats increased just from sipping tea?
Since they rose from consuming it for the first time, they probably wouldn’t increase from duplicates.
For all my stats to rise by five in a single consumption—it was remarkable.
I couldn’t help but wonder just how precious this tea leaf truly was.
Yoo Sung-hyun showed a hint of surprise.
“I was able to procure quite exceptional tea leaves, so I managed to brew it.”
“…I see.”
Given that Overpalace had spoken so highly of it.
It seemed to be at least Legendary grade.
Yoo Sung-hyun set down the tea for some reason, swallowed hard, and remained still.
Kalina, observing him in that state, began to speak.
“I apologize once again for summoning you so abruptly.”
“So what connection do the Heroes Council and I have?”
I already knew that Overpalace was Black Star, one of the Nine Heroes.
We had exchanged correspondence after all.
Or rather, I had only received messages—could that really be called an exchange?
In any case.
Yoo Sung-hyun asked as much.
Kalina spoke apologetically.
“The Heroes Council will not cause any harm to the successor. However, after this, a grand festival for outsiders will likely be held.”
“A festival for outsiders?”
“Yes, Black Star has made tireless efforts to open ‘that.’ And once ‘it’ is revealed through this Heroes Council, I will be able to present the successor with a complete item.”
“Huh?”
In other words, to put it simply.
A gathering of the world’s strongest figures, spread across not just the East Asia Server but the entire continent, was being held because of me?
And on top of that.
“You’re trying to give me something?”
“Precisely so.”
Why was the scale of this so enormous?
In any case, I was about to ask what this festival was.
“Apophis, the legendary entity. We will awaken it and create a grand festival for all outsiders across the entire continent.”
[You have obtained information about 『Apophis』, the Legendary Nightmare.]
[You have obtained information about 『The Temple of Apophis』.]
“…???”
I genuinely could not comprehend what she was saying.
What even was Apophis?
Though such thoughts crossed my mind.
There was one thing I could discern.
‘A massive event will be opening soon.’
At least that much was certain.
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Park Won, Chairman of E-World.
He rarely moved unless absolutely necessary.
In other words, whenever he did move, it signified that something far from ordinary was unfolding.
Such was the case now.
Everyone gathered in the Grand Conference Hall was a key figure.
Beyond merely holding high positions.
These were the core personnel from each department.
Each of them a skilled professional recognized by Park Won.
And as they acknowledged one another’s presence, they exhaled in unison—a collective sigh.
Exchanging glances and sighing could be considered rather discourteous.
Yet it was unavoidable.
The assembly of such capable individuals could only mean one thing.
‘An all-nighter is guaranteed.’
‘I need to contact home—I won’t be returning for days.’
‘I’m finished.’
They all understood that an avalanche of overtime and work awaited them.
There was no escaping it.
As the atmosphere grew increasingly tense and sharp.
Lee Won-sang, the youngest among those assembled, swallowed hard.
What on earth was this about?
‘Why do I have to be caught up in this….’
He desperately wanted to complain to anyone who would listen.
But as the others glanced at him with sympathetic expressions.
His spirits lifted somewhat.
As they waited in this tension.
A woman with lifeless eyes and hollow cheeks sat beside Lee Won-sang and looked at him.
“Team Lead Baek Ji-woo?”
“…Save me.”
Rather than confusion at the sudden plea, a chill ran down his spine.
Somehow, he sensed this was a glimpse of his own future.
Lee Won-sang swallowed and looked at Team Lead Baek Ji-woo.
Team Lead Baek Ji-woo shook her head.
Then she said.
“Everyone here is doomed.”
At her words, several people flinched and reacted.
“Hey, Team Lead Baek—you know what this is about, right?”
“Why were we summoned? I understand it’s the Heroes Council, but what’s the actual reason?”
“Seeing that Lee Won-sang is here, it seems related to that Overload….”
“If Team Lead Baek knows… is it an event?”
“They called all of us because of an event?”
As they spoke among themselves, they pressed Team Lead Baek Ji-woo for answers.
Baek Ji-woo regarded them with a sinister smile.
“Ehehehe.”
That laughter sent shivers down their spines.
Everyone swallowed hard and averted their gaze.
Baek Ji-woo bore the appearance of someone on the verge of madness—a look bordering on derangement.
Because of this, they all chose to ignore him and sat quietly in their seats.
Lee Won-sang also swallowed hard at the sight.
What on earth was happening?
And why had he been summoned here in the first place?
Lost in such thoughts, he simply waited.
Not long after, a man ascended the stage at the front of the Grand Conference Hall.
The legendary genius who had created the Eternal World.
The man who could be called the true owner of this company.
Park Won greeted them all.
[Thank you all for gathering here.]
The microphone crackled, and everyone in the Grand Conference Hall could hear him.
Would they finally learn the reason for this summons?
Everyone waited with bated breath.
Park Won opened his mouth carefully as he observed their faces.
[You’ve likely heard that the Nine Heroes are all gathering for a conference. However, if they were merely meeting, we wouldn’t have assembled like this. The reason I’ve called you all here is because we’ve confirmed that the 『Temple of Apophis』 will open once the Heroes Council concludes.]
True to form, Park Won cut straight to the point without hesitation.
Yet everyone fell silent at his words.
“Apophis?”
“It’s coming out already?”
“Is that even allowed?”
“Wasn’t that supposed to be the second anniversary event?”
“Wait, how do the Nine Heroes even know about this?”
As they voiced their confusion, Park Won smiled knowingly.
Park Won spoke with a slight grin.
[Yes, it’s certain because Black Star, the left hand of the Nine Heroes, convened it. It appears that Yoo Sung-hyun, the user who can be called the master of Overpalace and the Overload, was approaching level 200, and this triggered it. It’s been determined that the matter of 『Apophis』 was to convey something necessary to Yoo Sung-hyun.]
At Park Won’s words, everyone turned their heads toward Lee Won-sang.
Since Yoo Sung-hyun was a user under Lee Won-sang’s management.
They all fixed their gaze upon him.
Park Won, the chairman, smiled slightly.
Lee Won-sang desperately wished to leave this place immediately.
In any case.
Park Won spoke as he observed them.
[Naturally, it’s expected now that the Overload class has appeared, but Black Star does have a somewhat hasty side. I suspect it’s because of the homunculus created by Yoo Sung-hyun this time, but since it’s not yet certain, I’ll refrain from further comment. In any case, it seems the 『Temple of Apophis』 will be activated through this conference.]
The developers could be seen wracking their brains at Park Won’s words.
What exactly was the Temple of Apophis?
Those ignorant of the truth might have thought otherwise.
But no one in this place was unaware of it.
‘…The second-anniversary event that should open five months from now is already being released?’
The Temple of Apophis and Apophis itself.
This was an anniversary event that Eternal World had ambitiously prepared, designed to be far grander than last year’s first-anniversary event.
An event created so that all users could participate.
In other words, it was an event that users from all servers could enjoy, not just the East Asia Server where Yoo Sung-hyun was located.
And naturally, since it was a second-anniversary event, it was designed so that users of all level ranges could enjoy it.
Originally, there were five months remaining until the second anniversary, so work was proceeding at a leisurely pace.
But suddenly, the timeline was accelerated by five months.
Seeing this, everyone’s complexion drained of color.
Park Won spoke with a laugh.
[I will participate as well, and I intend to make full use of the superintelligent AI, Immortal.]
It was at least some consolation.
But even so, accelerating a timeline by five months was absurd.
Above all, management would not be easy.
‘If this happens… the staff from other servers will be in chaos too.’
Just as Lee Won-sang had thought.
According to Park Won’s explanation, developers from other servers would also be participating.
Hollow words of consolation followed, suggesting it wouldn’t be as difficult as they feared.
After that, Park Won distributed tasks to each team.
Apophis needed to be made functional immediately.
The Heroes Council had not yet begun.
If the heroes exerted their power and summoned the Temple of Apophis at any moment, it would be catastrophic.
Everyone had to hurry.
This was a situation where they might need to announce an extended maintenance period for the first time.
Instead of wallowing in despair, everyone pulled themselves together and took down Park Won’s instructions.
The work had to be completed no matter what.
[There will be nothing to do during development, but afterward, I hope the User Management Team will exert themselves. The Temple of Apophis will certainly manifest on a grand scale, but conflicts between users are inevitable. I would appreciate it if you would handle sanctions against malicious users.]
At those words, Lee Won-sang closed his eyes tightly.
The User Management Team overseeing the East Asia Server.
And naturally, the number of users playing Eternal World, including those from China, was a staggering 700 million.
That represented one-third of the total global user base.
Hearing this, Lee Won-sang quietly wiped away tears.

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