The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 257

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Episode 257
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The missions for levels 200 and 350 had concluded.
But the other level brackets were still in full swing.
Of course, word of this had already reached them.
“…What? The side with the Demon King already finished???”
“That, that doesn’t make sense?”
“W-we’ve only made it halfway through!?”
“This is insane….”
All who heard this news were equally astounded.
Especially the group of rankers belonging to levels 300 through 349.
“…Sigh.”
“We’ll be done soon enough, but….”
“Even faster than the solo ranker?”
“…The Demon King, huh….”
Even the rankers who had initially dismissed Yoo Sung-hyun as a rookie found themselves uttering his name one by one.
Recently, it was said that newcomers had stopped entering the ranking brackets.
But reversals happened often enough.
Especially now that Yoo-na had climbed to 5th place in the current rankings.
Despite being months behind the vanguard.
An existence that surpassed all rankers as a latecomer and reached solo ranker status.
Because such irregulars existed.
One could not afford to be careless.
Honestly, they didn’t want to acknowledge the Demon King as an irregular like Yoo-na either.
“What? Those two are siblings???”
“How is such a thing possible….”
“No wonder they said he joined the Rapid Guild.”
“It was strange from the start that someone with that level of skill would join an existing guild.”
Rankers of ordinary caliber typically aspired to become kings themselves.
It was rare for them to serve under anyone.
So they had thought it strange or judged him as unremarkable.
But the Demon King had done exactly that.
All of them clicked their tongues in unison.
Thus, as the Apophis event concluded for those in the ranking brackets as well.
The events for other level brackets gradually began to wind down.
[LoweredLevel: The Demon King finished but nowhere else did???]
└[LootAndDie: Yeah the Demon King and Yoo-na finished first.]
└[HealthDrained: The ranker brackets finished too though lol no joke.]
[HealingQuit: Wow they basically monopolized it;;; What is the Rapid Guild???]
└[BuffOnlyLevelUp: Rapid Guild’s about to skyrocket this time;;;]
└[HealingHandSeller: For real;; The 200s tier has Rapid Guild taking 1st through 3rd, the 250s tier has Rapid Guild at 2nd, the 300s ranking bracket also has Rapid Guild at 2nd, and Yoo-na’s the only solo ranker left;;;]
└[GoldEaterOnly: Still no one in Rapid Guild who’s a complete deadweight???]
[LegendaryItemSeller: Wow, but the Demon King monopoly was seriously insane.]
└[Explosion during reinforcement: It’s amazing;;;; So why is the broadcast turned off??? Please turn it back on quickly ㅠㅠㅠ.]
└[View outside the dungeon: I’m curious about the reward ㅠㅠㅠ.]
Online, people couldn’t help but marvel at Yoo Sung-hyun’s exploits.
It was already absurd that someone in the 200s tier was significantly faster than those in the 250s, but being faster than the ranking bracket itself was beyond comprehension.
Naturally, he commanded everyone’s attention.
Moreover, with Rapid Guild dominating the majority of the rankings, the buzz only intensified.
Of course.
The guild holding first place was the same.
[DealAndDie: Wow, but the 1st place guild is impressive too.]
└[EnhancementIsGamble: For real lol Look how they stubbornly held onto their guild’s 1st place ranking and the 250s tier 1st position.]
[MobKillPartyWipe: Even Rapid can’t do much about those guys;;;]
└[ItemPickupMaster: Rapid’s probably gonna take 2nd place in Dominion soon, but 1st? No idea.]
└[BossTamingDog: Since service launch, beating 1st place has always been tough lol]
No matter how formidable Rapid Guild was, claiming first place remained difficult.
In the solo ranker categories—the 350s tier and 200s tier—Yoo-na and Yoo Sung-hyun confidently held first, but.
In every other category, they fell short.
The guild that had monopolized first place since service launch.
First Guild.
Catching up to their dominance was no easy feat.
Yet a thought began blooming in people’s minds, one by one.
What if Yoo Sung-hyun rapidly leveled up and reached the ranking bracket? What would happen then?
Could he topple First Guild’s supremacy?
With such anticipation.
[All level-tier missions have concluded.]
[Calculating rewards.]
All level-tier missions had ended.
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Yoo Sung-hyun, now the center of everyone’s attention, was considerably eager himself.
Of course, he hadn’t turned on the broadcast.
Rewards were rarely made public anyway.
He’d already received an extraordinary item—the Obsidian Twilight Crown.
But Overpalace surely hadn’t prepared only that.
With such thoughts, Yoo Sung-hyun exchanged greetings with the Backup Team, then waited quietly alone for his rewards.
After that wait.
[Calculating all achievements within 『Apopis Interior』.]
The system message he’d been waiting for appeared.
Would the rewards come right away?
That’s when the thought crossed my mind.
[There are factors that will enhance your rewards before settlement.]
‘Hm?’
An unexpected notification about reward enhancement appeared.
And then.
[You made the greatest contribution in vanquishing the 『Stomach of Corrosion』.]
[Your reward is enhanced.]
[You made the greatest contribution in destroying the 『Spine of Ten Thousand Blades』.]
[Your reward is enhanced.]
[You single-handedly destroyed the 『Erosion Poison Spring』.]
[Your reward is enhanced.]
[You single-handedly destroyed the 『Corrupted Heart』.]
[Your reward is enhanced.]
[You have vanquished the 『Asura Fragment, Savior Snake』, the guardian of the hidden stage 『Apopis’s Heart』.]
[Your reward is enhanced.]
‘Wow.’
Looking at it this way, I realized I’d accomplished quite a lot.
Though, how could I claim all of this as individual achievement?
In truth, it should be credited to the team.
Sung-hyun thought the same way as he observed the next message appearing.
[Event rewards are being settled.]
[You have achieved an Achievement impossible to accomplish alone in a World Event.]
[You obtain the title, 『World Star』.]
The first reward to appear was a title.
Based on its name, it didn’t seem like a particularly useful title.
Still, since it was obtained from a World Event.
『World Star』
→《Legendary+》
→A title granted to the user who achieved the first-ever overwhelming 1st place in contribution points against a World Event boss in the history of Eternal World.
→Gain favor with good-natured NPCs.
→All Quest rewards increased by +50%.
‘Oh.’
It was difficult to call it incredibly amazing.
But it was better than expected.
Being able to gain an additional 50% on all Quest rewards.
That was quite worthwhile.
So what would the next reward be?
As expected, the message I’d been waiting for appeared.
Now came the truly substantial rewards.
[You have acquired vast experience points.]
[Level Up!]×20
[You have reached Level 220.]
[Upon achieving a level milestone in increments of 10, the Almighty-grade item, 『Overload’s Grimoire』, has been activated.]×2
[Upon achieving a level milestone in increments of 10, the Almighty-grade item, 『Codex of Blood』, has been activated.]×2
[Deferred level rewards are granted together.]
[Upon reaching Levels 200, 210, and 220, new skills have been unlocked.]
‘My level has….’
Risen by twenty.
A unit of level-up I’d never witnessed before.
It certainly granted an enormous amount.
Since it said vast experience points.
Even I was astounded by such a tremendous level-up.
With this, I could immediately advance to the next region.
And while I marveled at the level-up as a starting point, that wasn’t the main event.
Deferred level rewards were being granted together.
I had reached level 200 but failed to obtain a skill.
This time, I could receive that as well.
In the moment I was anticipating such things.
[As a reward for ranking first in merit, you have acquired 『Forgotten Mythology』 from the Savior Snake, Asura Fragment.]
Suddenly, an acquisition notification appeared.
Why?
But soon after, I understood the reason.
[The acquired 『Forgotten Mythology』awakens another lord’s power inherent within 『Overload』.]
[Three skills are woven together to create 『Lord’s Codex』.]
[You have acquired the temporary item, 『Lord’s Codex』.]
[Upon using 『Lord’s Codex』, you may select one from the list of new lord powers inherent within 『Overload』.]
‘Wow.’
It had transformed into something worthy of my own admiration.
A Lord’s Codex, no less.
Though three skills had been condensed into one, it was actually preferable.
Lord-class skills were far superior to other Almighty-grade skills.
I had no complaints whatsoever.
In fact, if I could exchange three skills for one lord-class skill, I would gladly continue doing so in the future.
As I marveled at this.
As if reminding me not to forget myself, another message appeared, and a black radiance rippled from within me.
[The Almighty-grade skill, 『Lord of the Abyss’s Terror』, verifies the fear-type skills of the current user, Yoo Sung-hyun.]
[Conditions are forcibly satisfied.]
[『Overload』 Third Advancement (Completed)]
[『Overload』 Lv 200 (Completed)]
[『Forgotten Mythology』 Acquired (Complete)]
[The Almighty-grade skill, 『Lord of the Abyss’s Terror』, awakens its true power.]
[Fear-attribute skills are integrated into 『Lord of the Abyss’s Terror』.]
[Integrated skills can be used as their original forms or recreated through the 『Lord of the Abyss’s Terror』 skill.]
Just as the previous Lord of Darkness had done.
I awakened my true power, and all fear-attribute skills merged into one.
‘Ah.’
Fear-attribute skills.
They had proven quite useful for debuffs and curses, but I’d always felt something was lacking.
I simply hadn’t known how to fully leverage fear-attribute abilities until now.
If it had been the Lord of Blood instead, I could have put it to use immediately.
But before I could dwell on that regret,
the next reward notification cascaded down.
[Your renown spreads throughout the entire Eternal World.]
[As the top contributor reward, you acquire the pet 『Egg of Asu』.]
[**Warning**]
[『Egg of Asu』 is a mythical entity.]
[The consciousness of 『Asu』 is far more distinct than that of other pets.]
[It may disobey commands, and considerable effort will be required to handle 『Egg of Asu』.]
‘What?’
I’d just collected the corpse,
and now they’re giving me a pet too?
This was entirely unexpected, leaving me quite astonished.
If I could place Asu’s soul into the Egg of Asu, it might turn out far better than I’d anticipated.
As I entertained such thoughts with satisfaction,
[As the top contributor reward, you acquire the Almighty-grade item, 『World Devourer, Apopis’s Heart』.]
[All rewards have been received.]
[Congratulations on first place.]
With that message, the rewards came to an end.
I’d acquired a Lord-class skill, obtained a mythical pet, and strengthened the Lord of Terror,
and now an Almighty-grade item on top of that?
How much more were they planning to give?
I opened the final Item Information with a dazed expression.
『World Devourer, Apopis’s Heart』
→《Almighty》
→A gem imbued with the power of Apophis, who once sought to devour the world in ages past.
→Increases the wearer’s maximum health and maximum mana by +50%.
→Increases the wearer’s mana and health recovery speed by +100%.
→World Devouring can be used once per day.
→When World Devouring is used, all skills are absorbed, temporarily increasing stats by the power of those skills.
→Additionally, for each skill consumed through World Predation, Intelligence and Wisdom permanently increase.
*Current number of skills consumed: 0
Among them floated an item that defied all reason.
‘…Hah.’
This event’s rewards were far more generous than I’d anticipated… Is this even allowed?
They won’t take it back later, will they?
Such thoughts were inevitable given the absurdity of these rewards.

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