The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 327

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Episode 327
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“Demons are weaker to the Celestial attribute than light, and Celestial attacks represent the heavens themselves rather than mere light. And the magic of Emil, the mage who wielded the Celestial attribute five hundred years ago, was….”
At those words spoken like a recitation, the lean Superior Demon’s brow furrowed.
What in the world was this absurdity?
The moment that thought crossed its mind.
Above the lean Superior Demon’s head, a sky as clear and azure as the heavens themselves materialized, and a divine punishment descended in the form of a torrent of blue energy.
Kwaaaaaaaaaaa———!!!
As the Celestial energy poured down.
The lean Superior Demon instantly drew its blade and cleaved through the Celestial energy.
But in that moment, the Spirit Knight Brisia appeared before the lean Superior Demon, sword in hand.
The Spirits following Brisia drew upon the forces of nature in unison.
Water and wind, earth and all intertwined—Spirit magic was unleashed upon the lean Superior Demon, while Brisia infused her blade with lightning and wielded it like a flash of thunder, attacking relentlessly.
As the lean Superior Demon parried the Spirit magic assailing from all sides, it was startled by the sudden lightning blade strike that erupted from behind, and tried to retreat.
But there stood Stoneheart, wielding a colossal shield as immovable as a fortress of stone, blocking its path.
Unable to retreat and caught in a gap, the lean Superior Demon’s chest was split open by the lightning blade.
“Demons are weak to the power of Spirits as well.”
Brisia spoke with a smile.
Each of them stood on the threshold of transcendence, so even Superior Demons found themselves in considerable distress.
Similarly, the bulky Superior Demon facing Will was showing signs of difficulty.
Thousands of spirits merged into three commanders.
Powerful, certainly, but not insurmountable.
Yet considerably vexing.
Each moved with cunning, ignoring physical force, fleeing by any means necessary, and at times clinging close to harass and torment.
Sensing this, the bulky Superior Demon cried out.
“Chavilon!!! Help me!!!”
“Damn it!!! This situation is more urgent!!!”
The bulky Superior Demon called desperately to the lean Superior Demon.
But unfortunately, the lean Superior Demon was in no position to help either.
One misstep and Brisia would close in, suffocating with Spirit magic and swordplay, while Stoneheart disrupted the flow, wedged in, and blocked every attack. And behind them, Barbaros provided flawless containment.
The three had never coordinated before.
Yet their overwhelming skill allowed them to synchronize instantly.
Above all.
‘Compared to that Superior Demon from back then….’
‘…compared to the Superior Demon that Sung-hyun caught, this is nothing.’
Both Barbaros and Will harbored similar thoughts.
Compared to the Superior Demon Sermagna that Sung-hyun had faced, this was trivial.
For Barbaros, it was merely yesterday’s affair, and for Will, it was some time ago.
But afterward, they had visited that mine and could discern the truth from the traces left behind.
After that, I was able to go to the mine and find out by seeing the traces.
How strong Yoo Sung-hyun truly was.
And back then, I had harbored fear toward high-ranking demons.
Remembering that time, the high-ranking demons before my eyes now proved far less formidable than expected.
‘So these were the high-ranking demons said to have nearly possessed nobility rank.’
‘They’re definitely weaker than I thought.’
Feeling that both were more manageable than anticipated, we engaged in battle.
It was true that Sermagna possessed strength exceeding that of ordinary high-ranking demons.
But the two high-ranking demons before us now had only recently ascended to their rank, which played no small part.
A mere Baron like Kalgmir could never be permitted high-ranking demons of such caliber.
We found ourselves facing high-ranking demons weaker than expected.
As the thin high-ranking demon turned its head to evade the lightning’s radiance shot through the air by the iron wall, it managed to dodge.
But the celestial flash approaching from the opposite side went undetected, and its head was left fully exposed.
Sizzzzzzz——!!!
“Krraaahhhhh!!!”
Its face melted away as if sulfuric acid had been poured upon a human body.
The face dissolved by the penetrating wound from the flash combined with the celestial essence.
As its vision became obstructed, Brisia, the spirit swordsman, unleashed blade strikes in succession, and the spirits likewise aided her with their attacks.
And Stoneheart, gripping a shield as massive as an iron wall, repeatedly blocked the creature’s escape routes. The moment the thin high-ranking demon’s movements froze, trapped on all sides.
Once more, the essence of the azure sky poured down from above its head.
Booooom——!!!
“Gggaaahhhhh!!!”
The thin high-ranking demon let out a scream bordering on a death cry as it melted away.
Now only the bulky high-ranking demon remained.
It had just torn apart one of the three commanders.
Watching as Brisia, Stoneheart, and Barbaros joined the fray anew, the bulky high-ranking demon’s complexion drained of all color.
Had Kalgmir been present here, things might have been different.
But as matters stood, there was no choice.
Preparing for self-destruction, the bulky high-ranking demon’s muscles swelled as if they would burst.
Stoneheart positioned himself directly before it, while the rest lined up behind him, constructing multiple defensive barriers in that instant.
A massive explosion followed.
Booooooom———!!!
It was the self-destruction of a high-ranking demon.
Certainly a powerful explosion.
But thanks to the numerous barriers and Stoneheart’s fortress-like shield, we remained safe from the blast.
The Baron’s Castle, however, was left in tatters.
And because of that, we could confirm the essence of demonic energy without needing to reach the central chamber.
“Phew, you’ve saved us considerable effort.”
“Let’s hurry and break through, then send the signal.”
“That sounds good.”
“Very well.”
Thereafter, they each unleashed their attacks upon the essence of demonic power embedded beneath the earth.
Unable to withstand the combined might of the four, the essence of demonic power began to crack across its surface.
It shattered into fragments.
In that instant, an ominous demonic aura spread throughout the surroundings.
The barrier that had reached the edge of the Demon Realm gradually began to fade.
As one of the five barriers suspended in the sky subsequently crumbled, they could vividly realize that they had destroyed a barrier.
“Fire the signal flare at once.”
“Very well.”
“Quickly!”
“Hurry!”
Everyone fired the signal flares with such urgency.
The plan was for Yoo Sung-hyun to withdraw midway upon seeing the signal and return through the dog hole.
Thus, they retreated and made their way back through the dog hole.
Praying desperately that Yoo Sung-hyun would return safely.
6.
Just as the high-ranking Demons were sent flying back and Kalgmir lunged at Yoo Sung-hyun in fury.
Yoo Sung-hyun gazed upon the approaching Kalgmir.
A bizarre technique—condensing the air in empty space and launching himself again from the void.
Kalgmir, accelerating once before accelerating again, shot forward like a rocket.
His speed was so swift that even Yoo Sung-hyun nearly lost track of his movements.
Yet in that moment, I drew upon my black demonic power and smiled wickedly before activating a single skill.
If I had been using all the buffs I could originally use until now,
things were different now.
[Due to the 『Distortion』 skill, the unique ability of 『Overload』 is enhanced.]
[The rank of 『Overload』 is temporarily elevated.]
[『Terror Lord of the Abyss』, subordinate to 『Overload』, is temporarily elevated.]
[『Lord of Darkness』, subordinate to 『Overload』, is temporarily elevated.]
[『Inferno Lord』, subordinate to 『Overload』, is temporarily elevated.]
If Sermagra had elevated his own ability distortion through Distortion,
I elevated all the lord-tier skills I possessed.
Then.
Darkness surged and rippled, dyeing my entire pre-established domain with something ineffable.
Simultaneously, Kalgmir’s charging movements came to an abrupt halt.
Not slowed, nor blocked by anything.
Yet he simply stopped.
A phenomenon as bizarre as it was inexplicable.
However, Kalgmir gazed upon me and activated his ability.
As demonic power surged and his unique ability—impact—erupted forth,
the darkness that had temporarily bound Kalgmir’s body was destroyed and dissipated.
“Trivial….”
As Kalgmir spoke, he pressed forward with overwhelming momentum.
Before his words could even finish, a pillar of violet flame erupted where Kalgmir had stood.
Whoooooosh———!!!
A heat so tremendous it could incinerate the world itself—like karma fire consuming all existence.
Kalgmir barely escaped that incomprehensible inferno, but the delay cost him dearly.
His limbs were engulfed in flames, reduced to half-charred ash.
His form remained intact, yet—
He resembled a burnt log, blackened like charcoal.
Crack. Crack.
His scorched flesh split and fractured from the searing heat.
But in that instant, he revived that burning body through his own power.
Kalgmir’s abilities were twofold.
Destruction and Convergence.
Through Convergence, he could compress air in mid-air to propel himself forward, and amplify impact force through sheer force multiplication.
Thus, Kalgmir used Convergence to compress demonic energy and reshape his demon form, restoring himself. Witnessing this, Yoo Sung-hyun opened his mouth with evident admiration.
“Impressive.”
At Yoo Sung-hyun’s reaction, Kalgmir’s eyes gleamed with interest.
“You’ve got some skill.”
Even Kalgmir had no choice but to acknowledge Yoo Sung-hyun’s prowess.
Initially, when the City Wall collapsed, his reason shattered and he attacked mindlessly in a frenzy.
But the intense flames allowed him to reclaim his sanity.
Watching this, Yoo Sung-hyun clicked his tongue with slight regret.
‘If that had connected directly, I could have won easily.’
It was truly so.
Had Kalgmir taken that direct hit, no amount of power would have allowed him to mount a follow-up—death would have been certain.
Both Yoo Sung-hyun and Kalgmir gathered intelligence on each other.
Then they committed fully to the battle.
Kalgmir reinforced his body using his demonic energy.
‘A shame it’s not outside.’
Kalgmir’s true specialty was curses.
His Convergence ability itself was a technique designed to maximize curses.
But curses born from the Demon Realm’s overflowing demonic energy and its unique properties were far weaker than expected.
So Kalgmir shifted tactics toward self-enhancement.
[Through the ‘Will’ skill, Demon Realm Baron Kalgmir Lucentios’s demonic energy and skill abilities are enhanced.]
[Through the ‘Distortion’ skill, Demon Realm Baron Kalgmir Lucentios’s unique abilities are enhanced.]
[Through the ‘Focus’ skill, Demon Realm Baron Kalgmir Lucentios’s skill casting ability is enhanced.]
[Through the ‘Domain’ skill, Demon Realm Baron Kalgmir Lucentios’s rank increases.]
One more skill than Sermagra possessed.
Yet as Yoo Sung-hyun observed this, he could sense it clearly.
‘Compared to Sermagra, he’s definitely inferior.’
Roughly twenty-five percent less enhanced than before.
This was partly because buffing wasn’t Kalgmir’s specialty.
But it certainly meant that Sermagra was a high-ranking demon as powerful as that.
Of course, even so, Baron Kalgmir, who possessed the Noble Seat, was slightly stronger than such Sermagra.
Having accounted for all of this, Yoo Sung-hyun finally opened the Underworld as if to unleash his full power.
Helena, who had been in her original position, along with several other minions, appeared.
As all the minions appeared like that.
Baron Kalgmir’s expression gradually hardened.
‘What… what is this.’
At first, he hadn’t noticed in his excitement.
But Yoo Sung-hyun himself was no easy opponent.
The red-haired woman who seemed roughly his equal, Helena, and more than ten minions who appeared even slightly more powerful than his own high-ranking demons.
Baron Kalgmir’s face went beyond pale, turning ashen white.
Yoo Sung-hyun looked at Baron Kalgmir like that and smiled faintly as he spoke.
“Well then, shall we begin?”
“….”
Baron Kalgmir, sensing that the atmosphere had become extraordinary, was rolling his eyes while cold sweat dripped down his face.

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