The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 341

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Episode 341
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As Arba Zeck crumbled into ash scattered by the Galaxy Blade, he never lost that smile even as he faded away.
Because it had been a satisfying battle until the very moment of death.
And so his ashes dispersed in all directions.
Meanwhile, the victor Yoo Sung-hyun felt the pallor of exhaustion fade from his complexion.
In that moment when even a single finger became difficult to move.
Text appeared before Yoo Sung-hyun’s eyes.
It was not a message of victory.
[You have momentarily created a new secret technique of the Galaxy Blade Technique, not the secret technique contained in the Galaxy Blade’s mark.]
[You have acquired the new secret technique of the Galaxy Blade Technique.]
[All stamina has been exhausted.]
[You have sustained severe damage!]
[Your health has been reduced to 0.]
[The effect of 『One Unchained』 activates.]
[You are revived with 50% of your maximum health.]
[Upon revival, you enter an invincible state for 5 seconds.]
Messages stating that he had lost all stamina and died.
Followed belatedly by messages confirming he had defeated the hidden raid boss Arba Zeck, along with the rewards displayed.
But none of that mattered.
Not to Yoo Sung-hyun right now.
‘This sensation is what matters now.’
I tried to hold onto and remember what I had just accomplished.
And at the same time.
As soon as my health recovered, I retrieved the darkness I had used to conceal my battle from those on the surface.
Only then could I feel like I could breathe again.
“Phew.”
I had already learned from Wizzle that the Sword Saint was searching for the Galaxy Blade Technique.
Since I had intended to hide it from the start, those watching from below would have seen nothing but darkness during the battle.
Moreover, since the battle had unfolded in mid-air, not even traces of the Galaxy Blade Technique remained.
As Yoo Sung-hyun tried to descend, looking exhausted after his enlightenment.
“You did well. That was impressive.”
I could see Helena approaching with those words of praise.
“Phew, it wasn’t easy.”
“I could tell. Still, your progress is quite rapid.”
“…I barely figured it out.”
Though both spoke as if it were nothing special.
They both knew.
Just how remarkable the secret technique Yoo Sung-hyun had just created was.
Even though only a portion could be blended in for now.
After all, they say the beginning is half the battle.
“I’m still rough around the edges, but once I master this, I think I’ll be able to do what Helena did in Will’s final scenario.”
“Accurate assessment.”
“Ugh, but I’ll have to seal it away for now. I took damage the moment I used it and got retired.”
Even after using resurrection, I hadn’t fully recovered.
More than that.
My insides felt shattered, and the burden on my very being as a player was considerable.
It was inevitable, having drawn upon Helena’s memories.
There was no helping it.
Helena watched Yoo Sung-hyun with a slight smile and spoke.
“Rest now. We’re handling everything else.”
“…Yes, I’m counting on you.”
Yoo Sung-hyun didn’t refuse her words and sat on a bench haphazardly placed inside the Wiron City Wall, closing his eyes to rest.
Helena, standing guard around Yoo Sung-hyun, watched him with an approving gaze.
‘The progress is remarkably swift. It’s about time we moved on to the next phase.’
With that thought, Helena
nodded as she confirmed that all the corpses and massive quantities of blood she’d instructed her minions to prepare were being sent into the Underworld.
It seemed she’d soon need to encourage Yoo Sung-hyun to use the skill she’d been holding back from him.
3.
After the Marod Knight Order joined the fray.
The Riescan Kingdom forces marched onto the Battlefield as if commanding millions.
Yet their fortunes reversed in an instant.
Setting aside the sheer numbers of countless players.
The Demon King’s minions appeared suddenly.
The battle situation transformed with breathtaking speed.
While the soldiers of Riescan Kingdom remained ignorant, the knights understood.
That the Marod Knight Order were those terrifying Demons.
Yet.
“H-how can we possibly win this…”
“W-we’re being slaughtered…”
“The S-Sword Saint’s direct knight order…”
Celestial energy rained down while abyssal power lurked in all directions.
The Red Moon rose, fierce winds howled, crimson-hot blades swept across the battlefield, and demons, the Skull Knight, and an elven swordsman moved with devastating precision, annihilating the Marod Knight Order.
As if that weren’t enough.
When the black veil that had formed in the sky lifted, the violet lightning they’d relied upon faded, and Arba Zeck crumbled to dust.
In that moment, the red-haired woman who had swept across the Battlefield immediately soared upward, rushing to her master’s side.
Yet the Demon King’s minions didn’t weaken—if anything, they grew fiercer.
Arba’s defeat and the ominous turn of battle.
The knights, witnessing it all, cried out in despair.
“T-this can’t be happening…”
“Retreat, retreat now!!!”
“B-but sir, the Sword Saint…”
“If we continue like this, we’ll all perish! Retreat!!!”
“Retreat if you don’t want to die!!!”
It had been a grand-scale war that the Sword Saint had orchestrated.
Yet they suffered a devastatingly brutal defeat.
The only mercy was that their pursuers did not chase them as they withdrew.
The soldiers of Wiron simply watched and roared with tremendous voices.
“Victory! Victory! Victory!”
“We won! We won!”
“Long live the Demon King!”
“We won thanks to the Demon King!”
“Long live Wiron!”
“Long live the Demon King!”
The soldiers and players of Wiron cheered and celebrated, chanting Sung-hyun’s name.
But then, at some moment.
“Everyone, let’s also thank the Demon King’s Retinue!”
“Huh? But where did the Retinue go?”
“Wait? Ah, they were here just a moment ago…”
Once they regained their senses, they realized that all of Sung-hyun’s Retinue had vanished.
A thought crossed their minds—what on earth had happened?
But the Demon King had always been such a mysterious player.
They didn’t think much of it.
They simply.
“This is insane! Absolutely insane!”
“Right! We actually fought in a war with the Demon King!”
“What a feeling this is!”
“Man, coming to Wiron was the right call!”
“Who knew this would be such a surprise event.”
Everyone was simply overjoyed at the sudden event-style war.
Of course, some of them sensed that something was amiss.
“Still, suddenly having a war like this is suspicious.”
“Riescan Kingdom is the country where the Sword Saint resides, right?”
“Hmm, for such a kingdom to initiate a war with the empire like this means there’s definitely something going on.”
Those with sharper minds could quickly grasp the implications.
After all, though this was a game.
To the NPCs, it was a real nation.
With the situation developing this way, no one could predict what would happen next.
Everyone took this matter seriously.
It was essentially tantamount to a declaration of war from the Riescan Kingdom.
It all depended on how Wiron—or rather, the Valian Empire—would accept this outcome.
But that was a matter for later.
For now, news of victory from this war was spreading throughout Wiron’s territories, and cheers erupted from every corner of the domain.
The city wore the atmosphere of a festival.
Yet the battlefield itself was nothing short of devastation.
Though Wiron had claimed victory, the casualties and destruction were staggering.
One entire section of the City Wall had been completely destroyed, and several buildings had collapsed.
Yet amidst all this ruin, there was one who had profited greatly.
As I sat quietly on the bench, a message materialized before me.
[Sufficient blood accumulated to satisfy conditions.]
[『Lord of Blood』 seizes the opportunity to awaken.]
[『Mythic Blood』 absorption (complete)]
[Exclusive item, 『Codex of Blood』 remaining skills (11/10) (complete)]
[『Vast Blood』 acquired (complete)]
[All conditions satisfied. 『Lord of Blood』 awakens.]
‘Finally.’
With the message confirming all conditions were met.
My heart suddenly began to pound violently.
Thump—!
Thump———!
Boom—————!
Then a sound like an artillery shell detonating erupted from my heart.
I could feel the blood coursing through my entire body accelerating at a tremendous pace.
My body temperature rose rapidly as a result.
And simultaneously, crimson blood erupted from my form.
Where the Necromancer Lord’s awakening had created a pillar of black light.
The Lord of Blood now blazed with crimson radiance, engulfing everything around me.
“Ah.”
I let out a brief exclamation at the sight.
Then the light faded, and everything was absorbed into me.
Witnessing this, I smiled with satisfaction.
And at that same moment, another message appeared.
[『Lord of Blood』 absorbs 『Mythic Blood』.]
[『Lord of Blood』 absorbs 『Codex of Blood』.]
[『Lord of Blood』 absorbs 『Vast Blood』.]
[『Lord of Blood』 awakens and awakens its true power as 『Blood Lord』.]
Now fully awakened—the Lord of Blood, or rather, the Blood Lord—I felt the transformation.
I nodded in acknowledgment.
Certainly, this felt distinctly different from the previous Lord of Blood.
Now all of my Lord-tier skills had awakened.
‘Quite impressive.’
My level had risen considerably, and I’d gained new skills as well.
But since they were absorbed into the Blood Lord I’d become, they didn’t matter much.
With the stat gains from the war added in.
【Status Window】
『Yoo Sung-hyun』
『Lv 247』
『Class』
→『Overlord』
『Titles』
→『Sovereign (Legendary)』… and 43 others.
『Stats』
→《Strength: 420(323+97)》《Agility: 420(323+97)》
《Stamina: 420(323+97)》
《Intelligence: 995(765+230)》《Wisdom: 995(765+230)》
《Mental Fortitude: 138(125+13)》《Dexterity: 16(14+2)》
『Bonus Stats』
→《0》
‘Quite high indeed.’
I’d come all this way to test the Necromancer Lord.
But now it seemed I needed to go test my newly awakened Blood Lord form instead.
Busy, busy.
However.
‘They said it was about time to grant me a pass… should I inquire about it?’
I scratched my cheek while thinking this.
It was becoming increasingly difficult to level up in this section now.
Naturally, Embris and my other servants brought in tremendous experience.
But conversely, the Death Legion’s Captain and transcendent death meant that most of my servants shared in my experience gains.
To level up efficiently, it seemed better to venture to higher-tier regions and hunt there.
‘I’ll think about that later.’
Rather than contemplating what I hadn’t yet received, it was better to organize what I already had.
The Blood Scripture was gone now.
‘The Blood Scripture disappeared, but it’s actually a gain.’
Still, I smiled contentedly, satisfied with the outcome.
I hadn’t known the Blood Scripture would be the condition.
But since I’d awakened as the Blood Lord anyway.
I fell into thought, recalling the Overlord’s grimoire.
For now, it was useful since I could learn any dark magic of Unique grade.
But at my current level, Unique-grade dark magic held little significance for me.
‘Let me just leave it for now.’
Who knows what might happen.
Just as the Codex of Blood transformed under certain conditions, perhaps the Overlord’s ancient tome could undergo similar changes?
I remained still, contemplating this possibility.
Should I log out for today and reconnect tomorrow?
The moment that thought crossed my mind.
Helena spoke up.
“Sung-hyun.”
“Hmm?”
Helena had suddenly initiated conversation.
Wondering if something was wrong, I turned to look at her.
Helena smiled softly and spoke.
“I think the time has come. I believe you can summon now.”
“…? Oh!?”
I reacted to her words, and Helena smiled knowingly.
And then I recalled a skill I had forgotten about.
When I reached level 200 and appointed Helena as the commander of the Death Legion.
A skill I had deferred for later.
“Demon Knight Summoning?”

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