The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 360

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Episode 360
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4.
Deathbone Dragon, Belzarak Draxion.
Though Helena had said it was fine, there were still shortcomings, so Yoo Sung-hyun unleashed his minions and legions across the entire region to hunt.
Since it was an unexplored area that even the Exploration Team hadn’t reached yet, no one could know of Yoo Sung-hyun’s hunting.
When tens of thousands of Death Legion soldiers and minions wielding lord-class power stepped into the unexplored area like this.
Levels surged upward in an instant, and the levels gained during this period were a mere 2.
It had only been a short time since reaching 253 in the Mask Lord’s Tomb, yet he had already achieved 255.
[Level Up!]
[You have reached Level 255.]
The leveling speed was extraordinary.
Yet Yoo Sung-hyun’s expression showed clear dissatisfaction.
Did he have no conscience?
Such a thought crossed my mind, but consider the opposite perspective.
‘Tens of thousands of soldiers fought for hours, and the experience gained only raised my level by 2.’
Even if an Overlord shared experience with multiple minions, this was quite severe.
But what could be done?
There was nothing to do but accept the saying that great power comes with great responsibility.
Even if I didn’t want to accept it, what could be done?
There was no way around it but to accept it.
Yoo Sung-hyun finished hunting and exited the Capsule.
It felt like it had been quite a while, but Yoo Sung-hyun accepted it and had a warm family dinner.
“Sung-hyun, what’s your level?”
“255.”
“??? That’s quite a jump.”
“It didn’t rise as much as I expected.”
“Hmm, that can happen when you have many minions.”
Yoo Sung-hyun had no choice but to agree with his older sister Yoo Mi-na’s words.
Classes without minions did seem to level faster, but conversely, without the experience that minions earned, it was actually similar in the end?
“Still, the overall balance is similar anyway, so don’t worry.”
“It should be.”
As Yoo Sung-hyun spoke, Yoo Mi-na was about to stop worrying and say something when she suddenly looked at him and asked again.
She seemed to have many questions.
“So which region are you in now? Did you get a free pass?”
It sounded like she was asking if he had received a pass, so Yoo Sung-hyun nodded.
He had received it right after that, in fact.
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded while saying.
“The Eighth Region, and I think I’ll stay here for a while?”
He had considered moving on to level up, but since Nocturne had directly told him that Belzarak’s seal was near the Masked Lord’s Tomb, he was thinking it would be more efficient to hunt in that vicinity.
The deeper I ventured into the Unexplored Area, the more frequently undead began to appear.
It was certainly unnatural for so many undead to manifest in the Forest—this wasn’t the Wasteland or cursed land, after all.
Around the time I was pondering these thoughts.
I found myself curious and asked Yoo Mi-na a question.
“By the way, what happened to the rankers after Apophis?”
Hadn’t Yoo Mi-na displayed her prowess by slaying rankers at Apophis and ultimately ascending to fifth place in the single rankings?
I had asked out of concern that such a rise wouldn’t go uncontested, but Yoo Mi-na answered as though she barely cared.
Yoo Mi-na responded without much concern.
“Those guys? Who knows what they’re doing. Even if they come at me, it doesn’t matter.”
“Fair point.”
After all, rankers from fifth through eighth place had already coordinated an assault, and Yoo Mi-na had emerged victorious.
Even if more came, it didn’t seem like it would pose any real problem.
This only reinforced how formidable Yoo Mi-na truly was, so I wasn’t particularly concerned.
Yoo Mi-na explained further.
“Besides, they’re on different servers, so the time zones are all messed up. It’s hard to even meet them.”
“Ah, right—you mentioned the Tenth Region and beyond use unified servers?”
“Yeah, the time zones differ by region, which makes exploration even more fun. Why don’t you hurry up and get here?”
Contemplating what the world beyond level 300 must be like, I smiled with genuine anticipation.
I had already reached level 300 in both ability and raw power.
‘Once this is over, should I skip the Ninth Region and head straight to the Tenth?’
The Ninth Region was infamous for having virtually no distinguishing features, so even rankers were eager to bypass it quickly.
Unlike me, who had obtained a pass to genuinely skip it, they couldn’t truly bypass it, but their desire to level up rapidly remained the same.
It was called the most tedious stretch, after all.
As I was contemplating whether to skip the Ninth Region.
Yoo Mi-na encouraged me further.
“The Ninth Region isn’t fun anyway, so just come straight over.”
“Hmm.”
Even with level 300 strength, I needed to exercise some caution.
It would be fine to decide after dealing with Belzarak first.
I pondered briefly, then nodded in agreement and replied.
“I’ll think about it.”
“Fine, suit yourself.”
Yoo Mi-na answered with a mischievous tone.
Regardless, I finished dinner, did some light leveling, showered briefly, scrolled through my phone for a bit, and then fell asleep.
5.
Night had fallen over the Eighth Region’s city, Nocturne, and the Unexplored Area nearby lay shrouded in darkness.
Through that forest came the thunderous sound of hoofbeats—utterly out of place.
Clop-clop—!
Clop-clop——!
Clop-clop-clop———!
The thunderous sound of hoofbeats echoed across the ground, causing the forest to tremble momentarily, yet those mounted upon the horses paid it no mind whatsoever.
The Knights Order galloped through the forest, skillfully maneuvering their steeds to avoid every tree in their path.
Reindel, Captain of the Mirror Knights, discovered the site where the Ruins had vanished without a trace, and could not help but furrow his brow deeply.
Though an Exploration Team was nearby, he disregarded them entirely, brought his horses to a halt before the empty site where the Ruins had once stood, and commanded his informants to investigate.
“Investigate the site.”
“Yes, sir.”
Several informants quickly dismounted at Reindel’s command and began examining the site.
Yet nothing of significance emerged.
Reindel, his expression darkening, considered dragging one of the Exploration Team members over for interrogation, but shook his head.
Eliminating all the team members would be burdensome, even for someone of Reindel’s caliber.
Of course, it was possible, but his informants were too few in number to erase all traces afterward.
It would be better to seek cooperation instead.
Having decided thus, he spoke to one or two of his informants.
“Conduct inquiries among the Exploration Team members. In the meantime, the Knights Order will prepare to establish camp here.”
“Yes, sir!”
The Knights Order responded loudly, as did the informants.
Several informants continued searching for traces around the Mask Lord’s Tomb in case they might discover something, while two informants sought out nearby team members to request their cooperation.
Though they concealed their identities since this territory did not belong to the Riescan Kingdom, the informants, displaying exceptional skill, posed as archaeologists and appealed to the NPC team members that the Ruins they had been seeking had vanished. The team members, deeply sympathizing with their plight, provided quite detailed information in return.
The informants, having learned from the team members which type of Foreigner had been able to clear the Ruins they had entered together, returned directly and reported to Reindel.
“A Foreigner of such characteristics, you say….”
“Yes, there is only one such individual.”
At the informant’s words, Reindel smiled as though genuinely amused.
“The Overlord?”
“Yes, the heir of Overpalace himself.”
“So he is wandering this region without even a single escort from Overpalace? Is that what you’re saying?”
“Yes, according to our investigation, he arrived accompanied only by his own Minions.”
“How interesting.”
Reindel spoke with genuine sincerity and nodded, saying it was fortunate.
If someone had taken the Mask Lord’s artifact, one simply needed to retrieve it.
It mattered not even if that someone was a Foreigner.
Even if that Foreigner was the Overlord.
In fact, it was all the better.
Was the Overlord not the most troublesome enemy the Riescan Kingdom could face?
Even the Sword Saint regarded the Overlord as a thorn in his side.
This was actually an excellent opportunity to earn merit.
Reindel thought thus and gestured to the informant.
The informant continued his report.
“We also heard that he headed toward the deeper Unexplored Areas. If we venture further into those depths as well, we should be able to locate the Overlord.”
“An unexpected windfall, indeed.”
“Yes, it appears so.”
I already knew all of the Overlord’s achievements.
So of course I was well aware of what an eyesore I represented to him.
But what did it matter?
“Playing king to a bunch of chaff is absolutely ridiculous.”
Reindel smiled coldly as he spoke.
Then he continued.
“Tomorrow presents an excellent opportunity to seize the Overlord’s power. You’ve prepared for that, haven’t you?”
As he spoke, he gestured meaningfully to the informant.
At Reindel’s words, the informant immediately produced something and spoke.
“Unfortunately, I couldn’t bring a large quantity of devices, but I have two more as backup, so if we capture the Overlord, we should be able to obtain at least three Lords’ powers.”
The device the informant produced was a narrow-necked bottle containing a sinister orb crafted by the Demon Race.
A device capable of absorbing a Lord’s power.
It was a revolutionary creation made by the Celestial Race, who long ago had attempted to plunge this continent into peril alongside the Demon Race.
The quantity was limited—I could only bring three—but that would suffice.
If I weakened the Overlord’s power with this?
‘Then I too could be promoted to where the Lords and Lord-class knights belong.’
Reindel harbored no doubt about his promotion.
He was confident that Yoo Sung-hyun, merely in the Eighth Region, could never defeat him—someone exceeding level 300 by the foreigners’ standards.
Of course, the Overlord had his most troublesome servants, but he didn’t concern himself with them greatly.
After all, he had brought his entire knight order—capable knights under his command.
They would be no match for him.
With this conviction, Reindel shouted to his knights.
“Prepare yourselves—there will be combat tomorrow. We must fight with all our strength.”
At Reindel’s words, every single member of the Mirror Knights responded thunderously.
“”Yes! Of course!!!””
And finally, Reindel addressed his informants.
“While we engage in battle, watch for your opening. The moment I capture the Overlord, activate the device immediately.”
“Yes! Of course!”
As they briefed their operation, a rat resembling a black shadow squeaked near their knight order, then seeped into the ground and vanished. In the slumbering Underworld, Belladrina muttered with one eye closed, her tone dripping with displeasure.
-How pathetic.

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