The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 325

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Episode 325
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3.
Riescan Kingdom, Heptarion.
The sole city in the Riescan Kingdom where the Magic Tower stood, and a place intimately familiar to Yoo Sung-hyun.
A city preserved exactly as it had been in this distant past.
I had simply accepted it as natural, given that this was a game.
Yet Yoo Sung-hyun gazed at the place with evident surprise.
So there was even a small bidirectional Demon Realm entrance here, colloquially called a rat hole.
Had they closed it after this incident concluded?
Then again, this scenario book was designed to let us experience the past, so it made sense.
It was entirely plausible.
Leaving the Corridor open after being ambushed would be the act of a fool.
In any case, Yoo Sung-hyun’s team arrived at Heptarion and infiltrated the city’s interior.
Regrouped once more, they murmured with quiet relief.
“Fortunately, security doesn’t seem particularly strict.”
“Indeed.”
Brisia, a Spirit Knight of considerable age, spoke thus.
Stoneheart, the Barbarian warrior, nodded in agreement.
It couldn’t be otherwise.
“They haven’t anticipated an assault from our side. It’s only natural.”
At Will’s words, both Yoo Sung-hyun and Barbaros nodded likewise.
In any case, they became one team.
Everyone carefully unfolded the map they had received from Black Star.
The map, which unfolded like light, bore markings indicating where in the city they could access the rat hole.
And it wasn’t far at all.
“Let’s go at once.”
The Spirit Knight, who had naturally become the eldest and acted as leader.
Yet no one objected.
This wasn’t a gathering to assert territorial claims or pride.
It was far more efficient to let someone naturally suited to leadership take the role.
Spirit Knight Brisia spoke, and the five figures dispersed from that place.
There was always the possibility of surveillance or pursuit.
As a result of spreading out in all directions, only after some time had passed could the five regroup.
At a location not far from the rat hole.
And looking from that position toward the place marked as the rat hole’s location.
“A Treasure Vault.”
“Perfect for concealment.”
“Indeed.”
“There’s no visible guard, but….”
“It’s inside.”
Barbaros answered last, having used a detection spell.
Spirit Knight Brisia nodded her head.
Inside, a barrier that prevented the internal aura from leaking outward was spread, and I could sense the presence of someone guarding it.
Thinking we should handle this in one swift motion, I tried to discuss the strategy sufficiently.
Yoo Sung-hyun, Will, and Barbaros shook their heads.
Will moved first.
With a single gesture, his undead minion writhed and stretched toward the barrier, seeping through it like mist before infiltrating inside. The moment it did, the barrier weakened. Then, with Barbaros’s Dispel that followed, the barrier was immediately half-dissolved.
It would be problematic if magical energy suddenly scattered in all directions.
We left the barrier containing the internal aura intact and only dispelled the barrier blocking intrusion.
“What?!?”
Brisia was about to protest that they moved without her orders.
But Yoo Sung-hyun swiftly moved first and infiltrated inside.
The magical energy within the darkness-shrouded interior was suffocatingly thick, and the two lesser demons inside were startled upon seeing Yoo Sung-hyun’s sudden appearance.
Though the barrier had been in place, they tried to react in shock to his sudden invasion.
In that instant, Yoo Sung-hyun’s blade strike—darker than pitch itself—traced starlight across the void.
Helena’s supremely powerful first technique, the Dark Galaxy Sword Dance, merged with his attack, severing all their senses in an instant.
And upon inspection.
As expected.
“These creatures have their hearts placed elsewhere.”
Had I killed them carelessly, it would have amounted to handing over information, so I merely severed their senses and left them be.
Watching the three handle the situation in a flash, Brisia and Stoneheart stared at them with astonished eyes.
Seeing them move as though they’d coordinated countless times before, they couldn’t help but acknowledge it.
Even if they had issued commands themselves, they couldn’t have surpassed this.
And Stoneheart thought the same.
In any case, having entered the Treasure Vault’s interior, they first used sealing skills to seal away the demons.
At Brisia’s words that they could hold out like this for at least several days, everyone nodded.
“Let’s search this place first.”
Following Brisia’s words, the group hurriedly inspected the Treasure Vault.
Sensing magical energy pouring out from beneath the vault, they headed there.
And they could discover it.
A single rift in space from which filthy, repulsive magical energy flowed ceaselessly.
A Corridor leading to the Demon Realm.
Seeing it, Stoneheart and Brisia frowned.
But Yoo Sung-hyun, Barbaros, and Will prepared themselves as though unbothered, and at their natural demeanor, Brisia and Stoneheart clicked their tongues.
“We pride ourselves on having fought demons extensively as well….”
“Yet we cannot match the spirit you all display. It is shameful.”
Speaking with honest sentiment, they said so.
Yoo Sung-hyun, Barbaros, and Will exchanged glances and smiled slightly, as if to say otherwise.
For now, our mission was to destroy the essence as quickly as possible.
There was no time to indulge in admiration.
With that thought, we all headed toward the Corridor.
An ashen sky and a darkly risen moon.
A world saturated with repulsive demonic energy unfolded before us.
But it wasn’t the repulsive demonic energy itself—it was the aftereffects of crossing dimensions that overwhelmed the party.
As the wavering nausea from dimensional travel struck, my soul trembled and an overwhelming wave of nausea surged up—
Yet there was one person unaffected.
None other than Yoo Sung-hyun.
“Ugh, ugh… I think I’m going to die.”
“Kgh… H-how are you enduring this?”
“…Y-you’re truly remarkable.”
“As expected of Yoo Sung-hyun…”
While everyone marveled at Yoo Sung-hyun, he scratched his head awkwardly.
It seemed to be some kind of status abnormality.
Upon seeing the message that the Overload’s power had protected him, he scratched his head sheepishly.
Honestly, I never imagined I’d become immune to something like this.
I let it pass without dwelling on it.
My companions’ insides seemed completely turned upside down.
So I decided to rest at a place some distance from the Corridor.
While sitting and resting like that—
“Phew, you’re truly remarkable, Yoo Sung-hyun. To endure this terrible nausea so effortlessly.”
“N-no, this isn’t something you can just tough out…”
“That’s exactly what I’m saying.”
“Ugh, I… I still feel nauseous.”
Brisia and Will seemed fine, but surprisingly, both the Barbarian Stoneheart and Barbaros were still suffering.
Yoo Sung-hyun scratched his head slightly as he watched them.
The Overload really was something special, and it would prove quite advantageous when traveling to other dimensions later.
After all, the Overload traverses the Underworld while embracing it directly.
Perhaps there wouldn’t be any major issues.
And while the party rested, Brisia was formulating a new strategy.
“I’ve been thinking about ways to infiltrate quietly, but it’s not easy.”
“Hmm, that’s true.”
Not far from the Corridor—
A castle came into view, so I thought we could plan to some extent.
Unfortunately—
“The security is too strict.”
“Even if we specialize in concealment, the structure makes it impossible to avoid detection.”
“This is troublesome.”
“Hmm…”
Everyone was troubled by this.
Yoo Sung-hyun suddenly recalled his past experience conducting warfare.
The war in Ninyaru where he had taken elite forces and played the role of the Special Detachment.
However.
‘Hmm, the situation is different from back then, isn’t it…?’
I could certainly shake up the Demons defending that castle.
The problem was that those guarding it were no ordinary foes.
There were even two high-ranking Demons, including one who had risen to the rank of Baron.
If I brought all my Minions along, I might manage somehow.
‘But victory is uncertain.’
Four figures watched Yoo Sung-hyun as he pondered deeply.
And soon, unable to contain himself, Barbaros spoke first.
“Have you perhaps thought of something good?”
“Hm? What?”
At Barbaros’s question, Yoo Sung-hyun continued his calculations for a moment longer.
Then he nodded and spoke.
“I think I’ve come up with a fairly decent method.”
Those who heard this all wore similar expressions as they looked at Yoo Sung-hyun.
And then.
“…Is, is that even possible?”
“…It, it seems difficult.”
“Hmm…”
“Ugh…”
All of them wore expressions suggesting that Yoo Sung-hyun’s proposed method was far too crude and dangerous.
But in that moment.
“It should work.”
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded as if it were fine, and the other four wore slightly guilty expressions, but there was nothing to be done about it.
There was no better method available at the moment.
Everyone reluctantly nodded in agreement.
“It seems like that’s the best option for now.”
“The most treacherous path is often the shortest, after all.”
“I’ll trust and leave it to you.”
“I’ll believe in you, Yoo Sung-hyun.”
His comrades spoke thus.
And Yoo Sung-hyun explained the detailed operation and conducted the briefing, and they all nodded upon hearing the plan.
4.
Baron’s Castle, which possessed the very essence of demonic energy.
Normally, a baron’s castle could not be very large in structure.
However, thanks to the Grand Duke’s favor, Kalgmir Lucentios, the Baron who now possessed a castle far grander than before, was extremely satisfied.
Of course, he had taken on the responsibility of guarding the essence of demonic energy as a result.
At first, he had thought he’d been given a troublesome duty, but it turned out not to be so.
‘This is far more profitable than I expected.’
I had anticipated that those coveting the essence of demonic energy would launch an assault.
Yet not only had they failed to attack—I hadn’t even glimpsed the shadow of an enemy.
Well, that made sense.
‘There are those guarding the breach, and the territory where the breach has opened belongs to our allies. Even if they did attack, their numbers would be negligible.’
I could only conclude as much.
Save for the breach, the Grand Duke had sealed every Corridor.
When I thought about it, only a handful could enter through the breach.
If formidable warriors arrived, that would be another matter entirely.
But how many such powerhouses existed in the human realm?
Besides, if such a powerhouse appeared, the Demon Race from nearby territories would unite to aid us.
It posed no real threat.
So what could be more comfortable than this?
Kalgmir Lucentios was living contentedly with such thoughts.
In truth, my responsibilities hadn’t increased—only my Castle had grown larger.
Yet in the midst of these blissful days, a mid-tier Demon trembling violently came rushing before me in panic.
“My lord! A force has suddenly launched an attack!”
A sudden attack?
I had thought this period was profitable,
yet they had come after all.
But surely their numbers would be negligible.
Thus, Baron Kalgmir Lucentios asked with derision.
“How many are there?”
A force surely couldn’t exceed five at most.
Asking casually with such thoughts,
the mid-tier Demon trembled as he reported to Baron Kalgmir Lucentios.
“I-I couldn’t count them precisely, but the estimate is ten…”
“Ten?”
So there were more than I expected.
Just as I was about to order him to handle it himself,
“Ten… thousand, my lord.”
“??????”
Tens of thousands?
As I tilted my head in confusion, looking at the mid-tier Demon once more,
“Hold the line!!!!”
“They’re pouring in here!!!!”
“These insane undead bastards!!!”
Clamorous sounds erupted from outside.
And looking at the mid-tier Demon again,
“Y-yes, it is indeed one hundred thousand, my lord.”
“…Damn it.”
It seemed it wasn’t honey after all.

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