The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 354

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Episode 354
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Once again, Yoo Sung-hyun felled the one wearing the Blood Mask with a single strike.
Just as with the Proliferation Mask, the sight remained breathtaking no matter how many times witnessed—Baren and the other Exploration Team members gasped in admiration.
“Wow, another one-shot.”
“That’s a different tier altogether.”
“Huh.”
The viewers were no different.
The Blood Mask that appeared initially certainly seemed far more powerful than the Proliferation Mask.
Yet he brought it down in a single blow.
-Another one-shot?
-This is insane;;;;
-It didn’t seem like a raid-tier boss, but it definitely looked field boss level—that’s incredible.
-I never imagined I’d see a Demon King raid on Baren’s channel.
-I can only gasp in amazement lol lol lol
As everyone reacted in their own ways.
Yoo Sung-hyun was contemplating the Mask Lord when I noticed something peculiar.
[Current personnel in Tomb: 24]
‘Huh?’
One person was missing.
Sensing something amiss, Yoo Sung-hyun moved quickly.
Then I examined the map displayed through the system and shouted.
“The light in the Room ahead is flickering.”
I wasn’t entirely sure, but it looked like an ominous sign.
Those who had been marveling at my words suddenly froze in alarm.
The suddenly reduced headcount.
Originally, one team from the Intelligence Knight Order had been lost, so there should have been twenty-five.
But now there were only twenty-four.
And the light that had previously remained calm was now flickering.
There was definitely a connection.
One team was still on Level 2, and the nearest team’s light was the one flickering.
With grave implications, Baren spoke urgently.
“Find the Home!”
“F-find it quickly!”
“Hurry!”
The Exploration Team members moved swiftly, and Yoo Sung-hyun also ordered his Minions to search alongside them.
While searching for the Home, Belladrina found it first.
-Your Majesty, I have located it.
“Excellent work!”
-It was nothing, Your Majesty.
Yoo Sung-hyun praised Belladrina before swiftly placing the Mask of Blood into his Home and announcing he would proceed to the next trial.
Just as before, the Room began to shift.
The movement was identical to last time, yet why did it feel so agonizingly slow?
In that moment, someone cried out.
[Current personnel within the Tomb: 23]
“Another one gone!”
Seeing the count decrease once more, the Exploration Team members bit their lips with visible anxiety.
If it were another team, perhaps it wouldn’t matter, but with high probability, it would be one of their own.
They wished he would hurry to prevent the NPCs from dying, yet the Room’s movement remained frustratingly sluggish.
How much time had passed?
As the Room continued its gradual shift, masks that seemed to reflect light became visible all around.
A doll wearing a mask that reflected like a mirror, and a user protecting the NPCs from such a doll, came into view.
The user, initially bewildered by the trembling ground, was startled by the sudden appearance of ten people, then cried out in alarm upon recognizing a familiar face.
“W-w-wait, Baren!?”
Seeing this, Yoo Sung-hyun narrowed his eyes and raised his hand.
In that instant, a Necromancer Lord materialized and struck the mirror mask.
Kwaaaang——!!!
A violent explosion echoed as the mirror mask was driven into the wall.
“Oh!”
“Is it really the Demon King!?”
“?????? Why is the Demon King here?”
“Goodness, who is this person?”
“How… remarkable.”
As the existing Exploration Team members cheered, the NPCs who had never seen Yoo Sung-hyun before gasped in amazement, and the last remaining user also recognized him with shock.
The viewers watching the situation could only laugh.
-Hahahahahaha
We felt the same way back then lol
-Why is he even here??????
Hahaha why does it even exist lol
While everyone laughed and chattered away.
Yoo Sung-hyun sensed something amiss and narrowed his eyes.
Without thinking, he looked down at his own hands.
He had summoned a powerful Necromancer using the Necromancer Lord’s power and delivered a devastating blow to the mirror mask, yet the sensation at his fingertips felt subtly off.
And with the momentum of battle still coursing through him, he gazed at the wall.
Footsteps echoed from that location.
Thud, thud.
Sounds reverberating from the hole that had formed in the wall.
At the sound of slow, deliberate footsteps, the Exploration Team user already in this Room cried out.
“Oh no! This is bad!”
“What’s wrong?”
“Why?”
Another Exploration Team member asked in confusion, noticing their companion had suddenly fallen silent.
The user then tore at their hair without even looking at their allies, muttering frantically.
“No, wait—that’s the Demon King, right? This is bad. Really bad.”
“Why???”
“That mask can duplicate its opponent and wield the same power!”
“Are you serious!?”
“So what you’re saying is…?”
Upon hearing this explanation, the players involuntarily glanced at the hole that had appeared in the wall.
A shadow burst forth from the opening.
The viewers watching gasped in shock and flooded the chat.
-????????
-The Demon King has a mirror matchup?
-Insane???? Who wouldn’t watch this?
-How is anyone supposed to stay calm against the Demon King’s mirror ability?
Everyone was buzzing with excitement as they discussed it, unable to tear their eyes from the mirror mask that had materialized on screen.
It wore Yoo Sung-hyun’s exact outfit, but its face was concealed behind a mask made entirely of mirror.
Seeing this, Yoo Sung-hyun let out an amused chuckle and pondered.
Part of his amusement came from the mirror matchup itself.
But there was another reason.
‘Looking at this, all the masks that appear here seem to be connected to some Lord. Which means….’
This mirror mask—or rather, there must be a Lord with the power of duplication.
The moment Yoo Sung-hyun thought it would be wonderful to gain that ability upon obtaining the Mask Lord this time.
Darkness suddenly materialized before his face, and violet flames surged forth alongside a spike of shadow, crashing down upon him.
But Yoo Sung-hyun swung his hand in that same instant, and ash-grey Spirits erupted forth, sweeping away the darkness and violet flames in a torrent of power.
And from witnessing this, he could discern something.
“The power’s been reduced somewhat.”
Roughly seventy percent of the original strength, it seemed.
If that was the case.
“I should face it with just my Spirits.”
To truly enjoy this, there was no other choice.
Just how much could that mirror’s duplication actually replicate?
Driven by such curiosity, I remained still.
The mirror mask flinched slightly upon seeing Yoo Sung-hyun defend so effortlessly.
But only for a moment.
As the mirror mask raised its hand, this time it went beyond wielding two powers—three forces converged at once.
Darkness and flame, and then Spirits infused into them as if granting them a soul.
The darkness and flame merged into one, beginning to move with life.
A colossal body of shadow burned with violet fire, and Spirits manipulated that corporeal form.
Seeing this, Yoo Sung-hyun summoned a single Spirit with a dismissive expression.
Tiny in comparison to the Flame Dark Giant.
The colossal being, towering over eight meters, thrust forth a blazing fist as if to mock the creature.
The Necromancer Lord summoned by Yoo Sung-hyun began to laugh, his eyes gleaming with an eerie light.
Kekekekekekekeke———.
The spectral laughter echoed throughout the entire space.
At that sound, the flames consuming the giant’s fist extinguished in an instant, spreading like pitch-black darkness throughout the surroundings.
One might have thought it was the power of darkness, but it was not.
That inky blackness writhed and spread like individual strands, sharpening as it coiled around the Dark Giant with precision.
Upon closer inspection, it was not darkness at all.
Rather, it was the Necromancer Lord’s jet-black hair, proliferating to fill the entire space in an instant.
The viewers watching erupted into chaos.
-???????????
-D-Damn, that’s terrifying.
What the heck?
-Wait, why did this suddenly turn into a horror game?
-Nothing special. I’m sleeping with mom tonight.
Then, in that very moment.
On the screen the viewers were watching, crimson eyes gleaming like blood about to drip from within the black tangle of hair stared directly at them.
-Ugh.
-This is a bit much for me too….
-It’s so scary…?
-Ugh, our eyes met.
Many viewers shrieked in terror, and a considerable number abruptly left the broadcast.
Even Baren and the other members of the Exploration Team found it terrifying despite knowing it was their ally—what more could be said of the viewers?
As the Necromancer Lord, having filled the surroundings entirely with jet-black hair, soon vanished.
The hair filling this space also dissipated.
What remained was the Mirror Mask, now wearing Yoo Sung-hyun’s attire.
However, was it because it had replicated Yoo Sung-hyun?
One could see the dark crimson blood-tinged barrier cracking, defending with maximum effort.
“Oho?”
You blocked that?
Yoo Sung-hyun laughed as if amused, about to launch another attack.
Yet something felt off, so he paused.
The moment Yoo Sung-hyun ceased his assault.
The Mirror Mask, which had seemed about to charge forward, suddenly convulsed in agony, clutching its head and writhing.
“Kkeekik, kkeekikik….”
As if something had gone terribly wrong, cracks began to spread across the mirror inscribed upon the mask’s face.
Crack—!
Crackle——!
And as the cracks that had formed on the Mirror Mask spread from its mirrored face across its entire body.
Darkness and terror, blood, undead spirits, and flames surged and erupted through the cracks.
Unable to withstand the tremendous power, the vessel shattered like glass, and the Mirror Mask fell to the ground.
It was inevitable, really.
Even if it wasn’t my full power, I had replicated far too many Lords’ abilities within myself.
There was no way a mere mask could endure that.
Yoo Sung-hyun clicked his tongue sharply, as if deflated by the outcome.
“Tsk.”
I had somewhat anticipated a proper mirror battle.
But this left much to be desired.
I had hoped for a genuine combat, yet it proved futile.
For me, it could only be disappointing.
Regardless, let me finish this one task.
-and end it.
-Seriously, I never imagined it would die like that.
-So the Demon King is that strong? The replicated power was so excessive it burst?
-Wait, does that even make sense? That means replication is impossible at this level?
-For real, the Demon King is a legend.
The viewers were likewise admitting this while marveling.
Yoo Sung-hyun turned toward the Exploration Team members.
“Ah! You, I’m truly grateful!”
“Thanks to you, I survived.”
“I’m really thankful.”
Two NPCs and one user.
This meant all the NPCs had been rescued.
The others were said to be composed only of users.
So there was no need to search for them specifically.
Yoo Sung-hyun thought it was fortunate and turned his head.
Baren, having realized the same thing, spoke while looking at Yoo Sung-hyun.
“I think we can go down now.”
At Baren’s words, spoken as if he had resolved himself, Yoo Sung-hyun nodded in agreement.
Baren and the Exploration Team members quickly found the slot and inserted the mask.
With the increased number of Exploration Team members, Yoo Sung-hyun and his Minions could spot the slot without lifting a finger.
As the mask was placed into the slot, a new message appeared.
A new message window materialized.
Yoo Sung-hyun looked at the message with an expectant expression, wondering what the new reward might be.
[There are unsettled rewards remaining.]
Upon reflection, I realized I had received no reward from obtaining the Blood Mask.
Then.
[The Stone Tablet activates upon meeting the conditions.]
A stone tablet suddenly emerged from the ground.

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