The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 281

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Episode 281
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6.
I had fought countless battles until now.
I had managed well enough with the Ghost’s memories and experiences.
But this time was different.
A battle against a Transcendent—and one of the Nine Heroes at that.
As Yoo Sung-hyun, who had already tasted a fragment of the Transcendent Apophis, I couldn’t help but feel tense.
Facing even a fragment of a dead Transcendent had been overwhelming.
Now I had to contend with the will of a living Transcendent.
But I had no choice.
I had to obtain the Demonic Bow.
I could resurrect even if I died.
‘If I don’t obtain it here, the loss will be significant.’
I had already come too far to retreat.
I could only move forward.
As I was devising strategy with my Minions, a system message suddenly came to mind.
A system message appeared.
[We sincerely apologize for sending this message to user ‘Yoo Sung-hyun’.]
A system message that began that way.
Or rather, this familiar feeling—closer to a note from the developers than a system message.
Could it be?
Since I had received a similar note before, an ominous feeling washed over me.
But the content that followed was entirely different from before.
[We have determined that among the knights participating in the current tournament, there is indeed a knight imbued with the will of the Sword Saint, as user ‘Yoo Sung-hyun’ has also noticed. We sincerely apologize for our failure to prevent this beforehand.]
“Oh?”
This time, the system’s proper function brightened Yoo Sung-hyun’s expression instantly.
The Minions who had been devising strategy all waited quietly, observing his reaction.
Meanwhile, reading the note, Yoo Sung-hyun paused in thought.
So they’re planning to remove the Sword Saint?
‘That’s somewhat disappointing.’
Fighting the Sword Saint would be quite a burden.
But then again, if I couldn’t fight him,
that too felt disappointing.
If I were to fight, I was genuinely curious how far I could endure.
That curiosity was quite significant.
And now I wouldn’t get to verify it.
So disappointment arose.
Let me read through the rest?
[However, eliminating the Sword Saint’s will at this point would mean the story has already progressed, which would mean removing the choice available to user ‘Yoo Sung-hyun’.]
[We at E-World have always been vigilant against the loss of such freedom and the disappearance of free will, which is why we are sending you this message.]
‘Oh?’
Quite an emotionally resonant message.
I continued reading through it all.
[If you wish for the Sword Saint’s will to disappear, we will do exactly as the user ‘Yoo Sung-hyun’ desires.]
[However, if you choose to take on this disadvantage and challenge him—that is, if you choose to stand against the Sword Saint’s will—then E-World will also support your will and choice as the user ‘Yoo Sung-hyun’.]
“…Wow.”
I was genuinely moved.
I had thought they hated me.
But instead, they were supporting my choice.
I wondered if these were really the developers.
And then the compensation terms were revealed.
Yoo Sung-hyun could not help but be even more moved.
[If the user ‘Yoo Sung-hyun’ wishes to battle the Sword Saint, we will duplicate and provide you with an item identical to the championship prize, the Demon Bow.]
[Furthermore, we will also duplicate and preserve the Demon Artifacts that would be taken from you upon defeat by the Sword Saint.]
[Moreover, in support of the user ‘Yoo Sung-hyun’s challenge, regardless of which choice you make, after the tournament concludes, we will unlock the Almighty-grade skill ‘Galaxy Sword Dance’ that is embedded within ‘Hindel’s Sword’, one of your currently possessed Legendary items, as an additional reward.]
[Whichever choice you make, we wish for your victory, user ‘Yoo Sung-hyun’.]
“…They’re giving me… all this?”
After reading every word of the message, emotion washed over me.
They were offering rewards regardless of my choice.
And even upon defeat, they would restore the Demon weapons that would otherwise be taken.
Such meticulous consideration.
I could not help but be moved.
The Sword Saint’s appearance certainly warranted it.
The Transcendents were beings close to cheats, after all.
Seeing that message, I felt strength surge through me.
They supported whatever choice I made.
“Let me give it my all.”
I steeled my resolve with that thought.
And then I gathered my Minions to discuss strategy.
How we should conduct the battle.
As we spoke, Helena and all my Minions nodded with determined expressions.
Anticipating an enormous battle.
Everyone’s faces were tense.
Yet only my expression had relaxed.
There was nothing to lose.
So.
‘I will give everything.’
[You have chosen to battle the Sword Saint.]
[You will receive both additional rewards after the match and compensation upon defeat.]
[I support your choice.]
With such encouragement, I felt my strength surge.
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded, feeling the renewed vigor coursing through him.
A voice echoed from the distance.
[The long-awaited finals!!! Are beginning!!!]
At the Broadcast Spirit’s familiar fanfare, Yoo Sung-hyun rose from his seat.
Toward that distant Arena above.
Yoo Sung-hyun advanced.
Together with his Minions.
7.
The long-awaited finals.
The moment when the scene everyone anticipated was about to unfold.
Yoo Sung-hyun entered the Arena first.
The sight of Yoo Sung-hyun emerging alongside countless Minions was truly spectacular.
Helena and Fiora flanked Yoo Sung-hyun on either side.
Directly behind them stood Serpina, Leonik, Baltar, Dracanoss, and Silvanor.
At the very rear, Barphor, Kalisha who soared through the heavens, and Anemor traversed the space.
[Ah!!! Player Yoo Sung-hyun deploys all his Minions from the start, taking a full combat stance!!!]
At Yoo Sung-hyun’s entrance, the Broadcast Spirit erupted with excitement.
But it was not only the Broadcast Spirit.
-Wait, he’s already coming out like that?
-Isn’t that basically full power!??!
-He’s dispersed forces before, but never brought them all at once like this???
Yeah, that’s right. Seems like they really mean it.
-Or does that mean Gamus is at that level of power?
-yes; Is that right? It was huge.
Even the Demon King taking a full combat stance left everyone in awe.
When had Yoo Sung-hyun ever fought with such genuine intent?
That’s why everyone was so astonished.
Despite the universal admiration.
Gamus, ascending the Arena alone to face them, climbed with an air of complete indifference, his face twisted in contempt and absolute confidence.
The other swordsmen ascended as well, but their presence was negligible.
Gamus, observing Yoo Sung-hyun, spoke as if mocking him.
“So you’ve figured out who I am.”
At those arrogant words, Yoo Sung-hyun nodded.
The Sword Saint—the pillar of the Riescan Kingdom’s mastery of demonic energy.
There was much I wished to ask.
But he would reveal nothing.
So Yoo Sung-hyun remained silent.
Instead, I simply drew forth violet flames and darkness in preparation for battle.
At Yoo Sung-hyun’s signal, his Minions moved into position one by one.
Dracanoss, the swordsman, led the charge with Leonik, Baltar, and Silvanor following close behind, while Barphor and Fiora, the martial artists, took their places in the rear.
Helena and Serpina stood alongside Yoo Sung-hyun.
From the sky above, Kalisha and Anemor positioned themselves, encircling the arena.
Despite the suffocating encirclement tightening around him, Gamus—no, the Sword Saint—drew his blade as though facing no threat whatsoever.
[Gamus draws his sword!!! Despite facing such overwhelming force, he steps forward alone, declaring he’ll face only himself!!!]
Gamus’s solitary advance, indifferent to Yoo Sung-hyun’s full strength, appeared almost reckless.
And yet.
The moment he drew his blade, a suffocating pressure rippled through the arena.
Only those standing in the Arena could feel such oppressive force, and Yoo Sung-hyun found it amusing, chuckling softly behind his mask.
The gamer’s fighting spirit was clearly ablaze.
Meanwhile, the Feder Wing knights, watching Gamus step forward alone against such an opponent, seemed to find it foolhardy.
The Broadcast Spirit cried out.
[Before the match even begins, all Feder Wing knights except Gamus are already trying to flee the Arena!!!]
The viewers were equally shocked.
-That demon lord’s army… alone?
-But the demon lord looks pretty tense too;;;;
-All the other Minions’ expressions are frozen;;;;
-Wow, how is this even going to go?
As viewers tensed and watched the match intently.
The Broadcast Spirit finally cried out.
[The match begins!!!]
At the cry, the Minions moved in an instant.
They were so fast.
Had the broadcast not applied slow-motion, no one would have been able to see what happened.
When the slow-motion was applied, what appeared behind the Sword Saint’s back was not the Minions who had previously revealed themselves.
Two shadowy figures emerged like assassins—Minions who had rarely shown themselves until now.
Sibren, in the form of a Snake Humanoid, and Nuartein, in the form of a Spider Humanoid, appeared behind the Sword Saint like assassins and launched a surprise attack.
Shhwing!
Slash!
[Wh-what!?!? Two more Minions suddenly appearing from thin air!!! They’re assassinating Gamus!!!]
At the appearance of Sibren and Nuartein after so long, some viewers recognized them.
-Lmaooo aren’t those the ones they didn’t use after the last war?
-Finally showing up lolol
-I thought they were eliminated!!!!
-A surprise attack!?? I didn’t even know they were there!!!
While viewers chattered away.
The Sword Saint lifted his blade with contempt and swung it lightly. In that instant, Sibren and Nuartein’s forms shattered and were blasted backward in an explosion.
Boooooom——!!!
Craaaaaash——!!!
The violent clash sent both of them flying backward, and in their place, Dracanoss moved first, drawing his blade stained a deep crimson.
As the sword was unsheathed, the blade aura that rose was redder and deeper than any blood, hotter than any flame.
Yet seeing such a sword strike, the Sword Saint clicked his tongue in displeasure.
“How shallow of you to think that mere blade aura like this could harm me.”
With those words, he effortlessly deflected Dracanoss’s strike with a blade devoid of any aura.
Was he truly the Sword Saint whose blade had touched the stars?
He repelled Dracanoss’s strike—one that had always pierced through until now—with such casual ease.
I wondered if he even felt the recoil.
But his stance wavered slightly, and the Sword Saint’s expression crumpled in an instant.
His posture had been pushed back by such a trivial blade aura.
His pride wounded, he gripped his sword properly.
Then, toward Leonik, Baltar, and Silvanor who rushed at him, he unleashed a true sword strike.
A sharp, piercing sound erupted—!
The blade aura shot forth toward the three of them.
Yet despite the sudden motion, it was a strike approaching perfection.
If one were to embroider the sun upon a blade, would it look like this?
A mysterious sun-bright blade aura shot forward, and its heat was palpable.
The blade aura Dracanoss unleashed—a scorching heat and brilliant sunlight that made his own strike seem like child’s play.
The pupils of all three attackers trembled.
A blade aura of such magnitude, released after hastily assuming a stance?
They attempted to block it with their hastily launched counterattacks.
But they were overwhelmed, consumed by the blade aura, and sent flying far backward.
A deafening explosion roared—!!!
In that moment.
Within time stretched long and chopped into the finest fragments.
Particles of light coalesced, and from the sky, a teal-blue lightning gathered, scattered, and reformed into a vast bolt that descended upon the Sword Saint’s head.
A waterfall of expansive lightning cascading down like a torrent.
Yet as he raised his blade toward that waterfall.
—————!!!
The blade aura split the waterfall asunder and rose, the vast lightning waterfall consumed, and the sun appeared clearly in the sky.
And standing beneath that sunlight, the Sword Saint murmured.
“This is the blade.”

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