The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 309

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Episode 309
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Monster Wave.
A concept commonly featured in genre novels, comics, films, and games alike.
A phenomenon where monsters, once they reach saturation point, form hordes and invade the surrounding human settlements—a concept that naturally manifested in the Eternal World as well.
The Lord would therefore dispatch the Territory Forces at regular intervals to cull the monster populations.
After users emerged, this became somewhat less frequent.
Yet for unpopular territories, the Lord still sent the Territory Forces to reduce monster numbers.
When a Monster Wave erupted, it could devastate not only most of the village but even the Lord’s Castle itself.
Thus, a Monster Wave was always treated as a matter requiring thorough preparation.
The prudent Will, recognizing that he, Yoo Sung-hyun, and Barbaros alone could not withstand it, immediately rushed to the village and cried out.
“A Monster Wave!!! A Monster Wave is about to happen!!!”
“What, what!?”
“A, a Monster Wave!?”
“What, what are you saying!??!”
Though the words came from the still-young Will.
The adults heeded him because they knew how intelligent and sharp-minded he was.
Yet it was difficult to take the young boy’s words at face value.
They glanced sideways at Yoo Sung-hyun and Barbaros standing behind Will.
Perceiving the two as mercenaries, they seemed to hope the pair would step forward and confirm it.
Naturally, both nodded their heads.
“This child speaks the truth.”
“The signs of a Monster Wave are evident.”
“Oh no!!!”
“What, what is happening!??!”
“Where, where did the Territory Forces sent by the Lord go!?”
Only then did the panicked villagers, seized by dread, tremble and quake with alarm.
Yet watching these adults, Will called out with composure.
“Our village will be fine!!! These brothers have agreed to protect us!!!”
“Is, is that true?”
“We, our village doesn’t have much money….”
“We were robbed recently… there, there is no money in the village.”
Hearing those words, both Yoo Sung-hyun and Barbaros let out a soft chuckle.
The money being stolen was surely because that reckless little rascal had stolen it to hire them, wasn’t it?
Thinking of it that way, it was rather amusing.
Of course, they had received payment then, which was why they were helping to this extent now.
In any case, helping was the truth.
Speaking to the villagers, they said.
“This little one pleaded so earnestly for help. We simply decided to assist.”
Barbaros spoke dramatically with quite an impressive tone.
Yoo Sung-hyun lacked confidence in acting, so he simply nodded his head.
Then.
Will chuckled and turned to persuade the adults again.
“So, let’s help these brothers hunt monsters smoothly!”
“Uh, how should we help?”
“W-we don’t have much strength….”
“Ahem, c-can we really be of help?”
Watching the adults murmur such things, Will explained.
“That’s why we should repair the village’s fence. Wouldn’t it be a waste of manpower for these brothers to do it?”
“Y-yes! We, we could manage that much.”
“Of course! Absolutely!”
“It would be troublesome if they grew tired doing such menial work.”
“W-we’d be grateful if we could at least do that.”
Hearing that they all had work to do, everyone felt relieved, and Yoo Sung-hyun and Barbaros nodded as they watched them.
Once that was decided.
The people’s actions were swift.
Following Will’s persuasion, the facility expansions proceeded at lightning speed.
They repaired the fence so that monsters couldn’t breach it recklessly.
Watching the now quite sturdy fence, both Yoo Sung-hyun and Barbaros nodded in approval.
‘This should be sufficient.’
My retinue was also positioned around the perimeter standing guard.
It seemed unlikely that even a single monster could infiltrate the village.
Moreover, Barphor was even monitoring from beneath the ground, and in the sky above, Kalisha and Anemor flew swiftly in all directions keeping watch.
Nothing seemed capable of breaching the village.
And after confirming all of this, Yoo Sung-hyun and Barbaros waited.
We had no way of knowing when the monster wave would occur.
Yoo Sung-hyun and Barbaros took the front of the village, while Will, who insisted on helping with his strength, was placed inside the village.
‘Even if he can wield the power of spirits, I can’t have a child fight.’
It was somewhat regrettable to stop Will, who wanted to protect his own village.
But it couldn’t be helped.
And.
“Just in case. I’ll leave any monsters that infiltrate the village to you.”
“…Understood.”
With such words, Will nodded as if to say there was no choice.
Looking at it this way, he was still young.
Well, there was no way monsters would slip into the village anyway.
With such assurance, I made preparations, and time flowed abnormally fast.
As if someone had pressed a skip button.
The night deepened.
Yoo Sung-hyun and Barbaros were waiting at the front of the Village.
And not long after.
“Auuuuu—!”
A sharp wolf’s howl echoed through the air.
By appearance alone, it was a monster that seemed to belong in a beginner’s zone or the First Village.
However, when leveled according to Yoo Sung-hyun and Barbaros’s standards, a level 240 wolf appeared.
And not just one, but hundreds of them.
At first glance, they were formidable opponents.
Yet neither Barbaros nor Yoo Sung-hyun seemed concerned.
“I managed to hold back the first wave, but the second one was quite overwhelming. From the second wave onward, they came pouring in from all directions…”
“That won’t happen since I’ve summoned my Minions.”
So it seemed Barbaros had failed at the second wave.
He could have blocked individual monsters, but there were simply too many of them.
Of course, this meant nothing to Yoo Sung-hyun.
When it came to sheer numbers, I was more confident than anyone.
Hearing my answer, Barbaros nodded in agreement.
At that confident tone of voice.
Barbaros seemed quite reassured, smiling contentedly.
And as the wolves drew near.
Barbaros stepped forward first.
Not because I was slow.
‘Let me see what he’s capable of.’
I wanted to gauge exactly how skilled Barbaros truly was.
To confirm it for myself.
So I remained still.
Barbaros seemed to notice this, deliberately flipping through his book rapidly.
And then.
“Ah! The tale of the Flame Giant! This is fascinating. The Flame Giant isn’t a life form of ordinary matter but a spiritual entity, so it generates surprisingly powerful firepower, and since it manifests like a summoning skill…”
As Barbaros muttered to himself, I looked at him with bewilderment.
That’s when a strange phenomenon occurred.
As Barbaros spoke and read that passage aloud from his book.
The information began connecting one by one before him through magical circles.
Should I call it incantation?
Or perhaps chanting?
Whatever the effect was, as Barbaros read, the information glowed red and formed like magical circles before him.
Just as he said, the Flame Giant was summoned and brought down a massive, blazing left fist toward the charging wolves.
Whoooosh—!!!
Flames erupted.
Literally melting the surrounding Battlefield.
The intense heat caused the air to shimmer, creating a refraction phenomenon as space itself seemed to distort.
The area around it, heated by nothing but sheer thermal energy, blazed with crimson light and swept across the wolves.
Kuuuaaaaaahhh——!!!
The Battlefield itself rose like a wave, and that wave soon became a torrent of molten lava brimming with scorching heat, engulfing the monsters.
A display of formidable power.
Yoo Sung-hyun couldn’t help but marvel at the sight.
‘Quite impressive.’
Even compared to my own skills, it was hardly inferior in potency.
One might say it resembled my skills crafted at a moderate level.
Of course, it was weaker than my skills when I unleash their full power.
Still, it was a skill befitting a lord—the sheer force of it spoke volumes.
But it didn’t end there; something was summoned to counter the fading heat of the Flame Giant by cooling it down.
“This time it’s a Snow Maiden. Here in this place, Snow Maidens are considered a type of Spirit, but since most have fallen into corruption, they’re typically classified as monsters—a tragic situation, really. There are also accounts that Snow Maidens once cared for travelers in the cold, but they fell into corruption after travelers once tried to deceive them.”
Along with that explanation, a magic circle formed just as before.
A profession that casts spells simply by reading stories aloud—how extraordinary.
I couldn’t imagine another profession suited so perfectly to Barbaros.
The Snow Maiden that appeared this time gestured the moment she saw the wave of lava.
A blizzard suddenly descended from the sky, freezing the molten wave solid.
Crackle crackle crackle——!!!
Crack crack——!!!
Crackle crackle crackle——!!!
With the sound of bitter frost, the lava hardened, and the wolves swept up in the molten wave froze solid, transforming into earth itself.
The Snow Maiden vanished from that spot, her task complete.
Nothing remained in that desolate, frozen Battlefield, but the monsters surging forward from behind quickly filled the void.
Just as Barbaros was about to read from his book again.
Yoo Sung-hyun casually extended his hand.
“This time, I’ll take it.”
With those words, I stretched out my hand as well.
Shadows cast by moonlight beneath the charging monsters gradually deepened.
As I gestured, the shadows transformed into darkness, swiftly coiling around the monsters and devouring them whole.
The shadows became darkness itself, engulfing and consuming the monsters in an instant.
Gulp——!
A sound like swallowing echoed from somewhere.
The monsters ensnared in darkness were dragged into the abyss, leaving nothing behind.
Nothing remained in that spot.
The monsters vanished in an instant, swallowed by the darkness.
Barbaros’s jaw dropped in astonishment at the sight.
“Wow….”
He couldn’t help but marvel—he’d never seen anyone else wield such overwhelming power.
Until now, he’d always traveled alone.
Which made it all the more striking.
As Barbaros was marveling at this,
I spoke.
“Another wave incoming.”
“Ah! Yes!”
At my words, Barbaros and I readied ourselves once more, sweeping through the monsters.
Thus, blocking each wave one by one, we both fought admirably.
The second wave that Barbaros had failed before passed swiftly.
Soon after, we repelled the third and fourth waves without difficulty.
Witnessing this, Barbaros cried out loudly.
“W-we’re actually going to clear this!!!”
Barbaros, unable to clear it alone, displayed considerable excitement.
I was smiling at his reaction when
Helena spoke urgently.
-A monster has appeared in the village!
-What?
How is that possible?
I expressed my bewilderment.
Helena answered immediately.
-The world’s will has created a monster in the Village Center!
-The world’s will?
That meant it was created by the system.
Was this a scenario designed to be unwinnable?
Hearing this, dumbfounded, I hurriedly told Barbaros.
“A monster has appeared in the village.”
“Yes, yes!?”
“I’ll go check immediately. Please hold the line here.”
“Ah! Yes!”
Without even waiting for Barbaros’s full response, I rushed swiftly toward the village.
I ran faster than ever before.
When I arrived at the Village Center,
the monster was already fallen.
Its heart pierced through by a specter.
Relieved, I exhaled a breath of gratitude when
“D-dark magic?”
a villager cried out.
Hearing those words, I looked around.
Will stood trembling,
and the villagers regarded him with fear.
‘This is…’
Ominous.

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