The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 318

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Episode 318
318
4.
A pillar of black light erupted from within the Mine as if detonating.
In that same instant, every Demon within the Mine could sense it.
The Demon Race possessed an inherent sensitivity to such darkness.
Particularly the stronger among them could not help but feel it acutely.
Soon, a high-ranking Demon who had ascended to the upper echelons and obtained noble status muttered with evident ennui.
“…Hmm. So the Warlord is attempting an awakening at this very moment.”
To think they would attempt the Warlord’s awakening within their own Domain.
The timing was unfortunate.
Black demonic power and demonic energy were similar yet fundamentally different.
Enlightenment must have been gained from that distinction.
The high-ranking Demon, as if understanding this well, nodded slowly.
Thereupon, three mid-ranking Demons rose and bowed before the high-ranking Demon, speaking.
“…Shall we take action, my lord?”
“You need not concern yourself, Sermagra.”
“We shall lead the lower-ranking Demons and eliminate them.”
With those words, the three mid-ranking Demons burst forth.
Leading the lower-ranking Demons with them.
How much time had passed?
The oppressively thick demonic energy could be seen diminishing noticeably.
The meaning was simple.
“They’re all dead.”
The high-ranking Demon, Sermagra, rose from his seat with evident indifference.
He had determined it would be unreasonable to entrust this further to the mid-ranking and lower-ranking Demons.
Above all else.
“There’s an irritating presence.”
“…You mean that rampaging black demonic power?”
“No, I sense the aura of starlight. And I also sense a vile darkness aura.”
“…?”
The aura of starlight, which could be called the aura of light, and the aura of darkness existing together?
It was an unusual combination, but humans were originally such beings, were they not.
Creatures that cooperated with one another and struggled on like insects.
Thus the mid-ranking Demons bowed their heads before Sermagra, the high-ranking Demon.
“I shall go as well.”
It was as though he were saying you alone are insufficient.
Yet none dared take offense to their pride.
For Sermagra was a high-ranking Demon already known to possess power rivaling that of nobility.
There was not a soul who would dare defy him.
Thus, leading the intermediate and lower-tier Demons, they charged toward the location where the rampaging black demonic power emanated.
During their advance.
Sermagra, a high-tier Demon, tilted his head slightly with a murmur.
“Hmm, someone’s trying to lure me out.”
Sermagra chuckled as if amused by the prospect.
Then he spoke to his subordinates.
“You lot, go to where that black demonic power is and eliminate them.”
Once he became a Lord, such a being would surely become a nuisance.
It was best to eliminate them before ascending to Lordship.
Even the weakest of Lords could not be handled by intermediate Demons.
Preemptive elimination was the most efficient approach.
With that declaration, Sermagra turned in another direction and spoke.
“I shall deal with the one attempting to lure me and return.”
The one wielding the most formidable power, no doubt.
It seemed necessary to handle the one who also emanated the strength of a Lord.
Upon Sermagra’s words.
The intermediate and lower-tier Demons burst forth, acknowledging his command, while Sermagra himself took a step toward the direction of the one attempting to lure him.
Then.
Kwashangchangchang——!!!
A sound like glass shattering echoed through the void as space fractured into countless shards, and he shifted his body through the rifts.
In an instant, Sermagra’s vision transformed.
He could now appear before the pitiful creature that had been attempting to lure him.
And the being standing before him, upon seeing Sermagra emerge from the shattered space, let out a hollow laugh and murmured.
“Stronger than I expected.”
For a human to speak so presumptuously was audacious.
Yet Sermagra harbored similar thoughts as he addressed the creature—Yoo Sung-hyun.
“You are quite to my liking as well.”
Sermagra’s ominous aura surged forth as he drew upon his demonic power.
And as Yoo Sung-hyun observed him, he too unleashed his full strength.
The awakened power of Yoo Sung-hyun.
The might of the Darkness Lord, the Terror of the Abyss Lord, and the Inferno Lord converged and rose like a tide, while he grasped a sword wrapped in starlight and fixed his gaze upon Sermagra.
Witnessing this, Sermagra murmured with genuine intrigue.
“Three Lords’ powers, or perhaps one more? Extraordinary.”
Seeing Sermagra’s precise assessment, Yoo Sung-hyun laughed awkwardly.
Perhaps.
‘I might actually die here. Should have brought reinforcements?’
Even as Yoo Sung-hyun entertained such thoughts, wondering if coming alone was a mistake.
He ignited his fighting spirit and charged toward Sermagra.
5.
Kwaaaaaaaaaa———!!!
The entire Mine trembled as if the Battlefield itself were crying out.
Within the tremendous vibration, a pillar of black light rose skyward without wavering.
And surrounding that pillar, a swarm of Demons.
The area seemed engulfed in darkness due to the shadow-formed Demons, yet
spells and skills rained down between them, gradually thinning their numbers.
But there was a problem here.
Kuuuuong.
Baltar and Leonik unleashed sword strikes against an intermediate-class Demon diving at them like a locust.
The force of that strike sent them reeling backward considerably.
Chiiiiiii.
Two long furrows carved into the ground.
They’d been pushed back so far that Baltar and Leonik appeared distant.
Just how brutally powerful was that sword strike?
The intermediate-class Demon, resembling a chimera with its form a jumbled mixture of insect shapes, furrowed its brow upon seeing them.
Where in the world had these creatures come from?
Irritation surged within me.
‘So that’s why those ones are all dead.’
There was a reason the intermediate-class Demons had all been slaughtered.
But there was an even greater problem than the ones before my eyes now.
The Minions handling all the intermediate-class Demons were far too exceptional.
Especially.
‘That red-haired one is dangerous….’
The red-haired woman emanating a chillingly dangerous aura.
The intermediate-class Demon sensed it and felt as though death itself were surging forth.
An overwhelming pressure as if facing a high-class Demon.
Yet the insect-type intermediate-class Demon knew well.
Kuuuuuuu———!!!
Wherever this vibration spread, there was one locked in combat with my boss—a powerful high-class Demon who might soon bear a noble title.
Where had such beings come from?
Why had the contractors said nothing about this?
In that moment, the thought of a trap crossed my mind, but
I had no room for such thoughts now.
The insect Demon bore insect legs and wings, along with an exoskeleton, yet
Gagagagak.
Screech!
A long wound suddenly opened across its torso.
From that wound, blood dark as shadow welled up.
Seeing this, the Skull Knight muttered as if disappointed.
-Shallow.
-Kuhahaha! Didn’t I tell you so? Your swordplay is too shallow, that’s the problem.
-…Ha, how amusing that a Demon capable of nothing but black and red dares to prattle on.
Two Swordsmen who bickered with each other yet moved in such exquisitely perfect harmony.
The mid-tier Insect Demon gnashed its teeth watching them.
Utterly infuriating though it was.
It seemed impossible to escape those two.
Even if I unleashed my full power here, could I truly survive?
Grinding my teeth until they nearly shattered, I wrestled with such bleak thoughts.
‘I must inform the Demon Realm somehow. That we’ve fallen into a trap…!’
With that thought, I exhausted every method to transmit the situation to the Demon Realm with all my might.
But.
-Where do you think you’re going!
-I won’t give you an opening! Kahahaha!!!
The Skull Knight and that crimson-red Demon Knight charged at me like madmen, as if they’d sensed my attempt.
With no gap to exploit, I couldn’t contact the Demon Realm.
Perhaps the others could manage some communication?
The mid-tier Insect Demon glanced around with that thought.
The mid-tier Insect Demon could sense it.
‘Ah.’
Nearly all the lower-tier Demons besides myself had already fallen, and the mid-tier Demons likewise had no capacity left, just like me.
Given this situation.
‘I, I must go all out too!’
I had to create an opening and make contact no matter what.
The creature bearing the form of insects unleashed tremendous monstrous strength and power, then charged at Leonik and Baltar as if driven by sacred duty.
“Kyaaaaaaaa!!!”
6.
Yoo Sung-hyun had lured out the upper-tier Demon, Sermagra.
Yet upon observing his opponent, I confirmed it would be no easy task.
A desperate black aura pierced through his name, as if declaring I could never match him at my current level.
But the moment I was about to charge forward.
Sermagra raised his hand and spoke to me.
“Yet does a so-called Lord truly intend to fight without even leaving a name?”
“…Hmm, you have a point.”
“I am the upper-tier Demon Sermagra.”
“I am Yoo Sung-hyun.”
“Good.”
With those words, Sermagra slowly closed both eyes and nodded, as if savoring my name.
Certainly, this creature exuded the bearing of a true powerhouse.
Though he claimed to be an upper-tier Demon.
He felt superior to the upper-tier Demon Helena had mentioned.
Sensing this, I ventured a subtle question.
“That doesn’t seem like a higher-tier Demon.”
“Oho? You’re quite knowledgeable about Demons.”
Those words confirmed that Yoo Sung-hyun had been right.
And upon hearing this, Yoo Sung-hyun nodded as if he’d expected nothing less.
Somehow, this one felt stronger than the higher-tier Demons he’d heard about.
The fact that it had torn through space itself to arrive here directly was far from ordinary.
But what could be done about it?
Once committed to facing it, there was no choice but to proceed.
“Well then.”
“Good.”
Sermagra spoke thus, and Yoo Sung-hyun responded in kind.
The moment their exchange ended and fell silent.
Sinister demonic energy spread outward.
Was he about to use a demonic skill?
But Yoo Sung-hyun’s prediction was slightly off.
[Due to the ‘Resolve’ skill, the higher-tier Demon Sermagra’s demonic energy and physical abilities are enhanced.]
[Due to the ‘Distortion’ skill, the higher-tier Demon Sermagra’s unique abilities are enhanced.]
[Due to the ‘Domain’ skill, the higher-tier Demon Sermagra’s power tier increases.]
Sermagra had activated three demonic skills in rapid succession.
Yet he had employed skills that strengthened himself rather than curse-based abilities.
Witnessing this, Yoo Sung-hyun regarded Sermagra with an expression of disbelief.
Space warped as the surroundings rippled and distorted.
The world around him shimmered like heat haze, growing increasingly hazy.
It was a vivid display of just how formidable a power he wielded.
Yoo Sung-hyun, in turn, drew forth darkness and dread, along with violet flames, without restraint.
Here, he had to unleash his full strength.
There was no other way.
As Yoo Sung-hyun instinctively sensed this and prepared himself.
Sermagra, observing him, let out a gasp of admiration.
“Truly a lord.”
Along with that brief exclamation.
Space twisted violently.
The world crumpled as the surrounding landscape warped, space shattered before Yoo Sung-hyun, and Sermagra’s fist erupted forth.
Witnessing that distorting fist that twisted and shattered all things, Yoo Sung-hyun drew forth darkness and flames simultaneously, infused them with dread, and unleashed them.
The darkness then spread throughout the surroundings to consume the warped world, while the violet flames cut through that darkness, burning themselves away as they stretched forth to illuminate the world in violet radiance.
Within it, the dread lurking grimly in the shadows revealed itself.
In that instant, Sermagra’s fist trembled violently.
“Oho?”

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————