The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 363

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Episode 363
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[You have defeated an opponent far beyond your current level.]
[You have acquired experience that transcends your limits.]
[Level Up!]×11
[You have reached Level 264.]
[Upon reaching Level 260, the level of 『Helena’s Supreme Swordsmanship』 has increased.]
[The Almighty-grade skill 『Helena’s Supreme Swordsmanship』 has reached Level 3, unlocking a new skill.]
[『Helena’s Supreme Swordsmanship: Destruction』 has been unlocked.]
[Upon reaching Level 260, you have obtained a clue regarding a new lord-class skill.]
[Murakan, the Lord of the Abyss, is currently sealed deep within Belhadam, one of the nine regions in Mugan City.]
[You have created a new secret technique, not the one contained within the Almighty-grade skill 『Helena’s Supreme Swordsmanship』.]
[You have acquired a new secret technique for 『Helena’s Supreme Swordsmanship』.]
[Using the lord-class skill 『Multifaceted Lord』, you have transformed the lord-class swordsmanship 『Mirror Blade Arts』 into a mask.]
A cascade of lengthy notifications, like something I hadn’t seen in ages.
Yet Yoo Sung-hyun smiled, finding it rather pleasing rather than bothersome.
‘Quite impressive.’
I was also pleased that now, with each level increase, instead of unlocking a single skill, I was being given clues to lord-class skills.
Truthfully, without this, I would have been at a loss for where to find new lord-class skills.
Now that I can obtain them this way, isn’t that fortunate?
But the Ninth Region, huh.
I couldn’t help but chuckle, recalling my sister’s words to quickly pass through that boring region.
As expected, something worthwhile does emerge.
Of course, I had no intention of going there immediately.
Right now, I had a target in mind.
Deathbone Dragon, Belzarak.
Since I needed to defeat him, my next destination felt already determined rather than rushing there immediately.
However.
‘Should I challenge Belzarak right here and now?’
I had just acquired the power of the Multifaceted Lord, and I had also obtained the new power of Mirror Blade Arts.
It seemed like it might be sufficient.
Helena approached Yoo Sung-hyun and spoke.
“Not yet.”
“Hmm, still not?”
“Right, you need to raise your level a bit more.”
Yoo Sung-hyun thought the current level should be sufficient.
But if Helena said so, there must be a reason for it.
So Yoo Sung-hyun nodded in agreement with her opinion.
At the same time, Helena informed Yoo Sung-hyun.
“Your current caliber is decent, but your level is too low, so your attacks could be halved. One of Belzarak’s abilities is that kind of power.”
“Ah.”
Now I could finally understand what was being said.
In games, there’s often a system where if your level drops, damage itself is reduced to half—wasn’t there such a mechanic?
Belzarak must be exactly that type of boss.
If that’s the case, there’s no helping it.
I had no choice but to raise my level further here.
Thinking this, I looked at my minions again and smiled wickedly as I spoke.
“Then shall we raise the level again?”
At my words, everyone bowed their heads and received the command, scattering in different directions as they divided my Death Legion and took command of their respective forces.
Thanks to this, I could engage in combat across multiple locations, and that day I managed to gain four more levels, reaching 268.
0.
The Silverlaine Family, who inherited the Mirror Blade Arts as their heirloom, was one of the quite renowned families even within the Riescan Kingdom.
No matter how advanced sword techniques a family possessed, they could not rise above nobility, but the Silverlaine Family was a count’s house that held the rank of count.
Yet turmoil was stirring within this count’s house.
The reason was that light had appeared in the Mirror of the Sword, an important scripture of the Mirror Blade Arts passed down as a family heirloom.
Light appearing in the Mirror of the Sword meant only one thing.
It was proof that a new successor to the family could be chosen. In other words, it meant that Reindel, the original successor of the family, had died.
Since news of the current generation’s successor Reindel’s death had spread, the turmoil was inevitable.
Ricardo Silverlaine, Reindel’s father and the head of the count’s house, had no time to say anything about the tragedy and quickly convened a family meeting, to which all the important members of the family gathered.
“…H-How could this happen?! Reindel is dead!?”
“What on earth could have….”
“W-What did the Sword Saint say?”
Reindel’s younger uncles, who held important positions in the family—in other words, the younger brothers of Ricardo Silverlaine, the current family head—spoke in panic to Ricardo, their elder and family head.
But Ricardo’s head remained bowed, showing no sign of lifting.
From that sight alone, everyone gathered here could tell.
That Reindel was truly dead.
In that moment when everyone was taken aback.
The voice of Ricardo, who had been holding his head in his arms with his head bowed, was heard.
“The Sword Saint informed me that Reindel, who had gone on a mission, had died, and told me what that mission was. He was dispatched to an unexplored area near Nocturne in Pentagrid City, and after that, there was no word from him.”
In other words, the one who killed Reindel on this mission was also there.
And Ricardo spoke.
“Due to this incident, the Sword Saint expressed his regret and gave permission for the family’s Knights Order to be dispatched.”
“Ooh! The great Sword Saint!”
“He has permitted our vengeance!”
“We cannot simply endure this!!!”
As befitted a knight family.
Everyone spoke thus, making no effort to hide their excitement.
They said they should march out immediately.
Ricardo, as family head and count, also nodded at those words.
Even if it meant deploying a massive force there, I had to uncover the truth of this matter.
If my son, once called a genius, had truly died, he surely fell victim to some cowardly scheme.
Blood vengeance is absolutely necessary.
Count Ricardo Silverlaine spoke with such a sinister gleam in his eyes.
“Gather the houses that will aid our family.”
Those words were tantamount to a declaration of war, a call to prepare for battle.
The dignitaries of every house cried out with laughter.
“Blood vengeance begins!!!”
“Vengeance for Reindel!!!”
“Let us honor Reindel’s spirit!!!”
Amid the cries tinged with fanatical fervor, Ricardo too gazed upon them with that same sinister gleam and spoke.
“First, we dispatch the Exploration Team. Assemble only those capable of gathering intelligence with utmost discretion.”
They spoke thus and seemed to prepare thoroughly, but there was something they didn’t know—something only one understood.
That the Sword Saint had mobilized them all without lifting a finger, merely to blow his nose.
1.
Baek Ji-woo, Director of the Event Management Team.
For over a month, she could say she had been genuinely happy.
After the Temple of Apophis, Park Won had granted her permission to reduce the frequency of events.
Of course, that didn’t mean she wasn’t busy.
The second anniversary event, pulled away and consumed by Apophis, now had less than four months remaining.
Preparations needed to begin soon, so while she was quite busy, she wasn’t pulling all-nighters unable to return home like before, allowing her to enjoy a considerably satisfying period.
Busy in her own way, though not quite as intense as it had been.
It was during this time of relative contentment.
Upon seeing the warning message that appeared before her, Director Baek Ji-woo spilled the coffee she was drinking in a laughing fit.
“Hehehehe, what kind of alarm is this?”
The moment the Event Management Team members heard Director Baek Ji-woo’s laughter, they all felt their spines chill as they swallowed hard.
Yet none of them dared speak to Director Baek Ji-woo.
Why invite trouble and suffer the consequences?
Though no one spoke.
Director Baek Ji-woo’s eyes still held that unsettling gleam.
Specifically.
[User ‘Yoo Sung-hyun’ has obtained a clue to the World Raid Boss, ‘Deathbone Dragon, Belzarak Draxion’.]
[The probability of World Raid Boss ‘Deathbone Dragon, Belzarak Draxion’ awakening has surged to 98.997%.]
[Estimated time remaining until World Raid Boss event activation: 72 hours.]
This was the message that appeared after Yoo Sung-hyun cleared the Masked Lord’s Tomb.
In other words, 48 hours after Yoo Sung-hyun killed Reindel—roughly two days remained.
Within that time, she had to create this World Raid Boss event.
“…How am I supposed to do this?”
The laughter vanished from Director Baek Ji-woo’s face as her expression turned grave, and she swallowed hard with a look of despair.
Even if she pulled four consecutive all-nighters, she wondered if this was even possible.
Anticipating potential disaster, Director Baek Ji-woo called for Immortal.
To assess just how urgently events needed to be created in this critical situation.
I started with the most important question.
“Immortal, what are the odds that Yoo Sung-hyun could defeat the World Raid Boss, Belzarak, alone?”
[Calculating the scenario where user Yoo Sung-hyun attempts to solo the World Raid Boss, Deathbone Dragon, Belzarak Draxion, right now.]
[Calculation in progress.]
[While the level is still low, the user Yoo Sung-hyun’s level is rising sharply, as he possesses knowledge of the World Raid Boss, Deathbone Dragon, Belzarak Draxion’s characteristics.]
[If the level rises to 270 and user Yoo Sung-hyun attempts to solo the World Raid Boss, Deathbone Dragon, Belzarak Draxion, the user’s win rate is 57.31%.]
“Hmm.”
It was a fairly high figure, but ambiguous nonetheless.
Too uncertain to call it a guaranteed victory.
If it had only crossed 70%, Team Lead Baek Ji-woo would have suggested creating a new small event instead of a full-scale one.
While pondering for a moment, Team Lead Baek Ji-woo realized there was little point in deliberating further.
After all, they still needed to prepare for the second anniversary event, and three days was nowhere near enough time to create a large-scale event around a World Raid Boss.
Still, he had thought of something regarding a smaller event.
It seemed he should ask about it first.
“Let me contact the chairman.”
Team Lead Baek Ji-woo felt this was beyond his authority and reached out to Chairman Park Won.
[Team Lead Baek Ji-woo – Chairman, the World Raid Boss, Deathbone Dragon, Belzarak Draxion, is about to awaken. It seems Yoo Sung-hyun triggered it again.]
[Park Won – Ah, that’s troublesome. Since it’s a World Raid Boss, Immortal must have already contacted you about preparing an event, right?]
As expected of Chairman Park Won.
Baek Ji-woo responded quickly to his words.
[Team Lead Baek Ji-woo – That’s why I’m trying to proceed with an event on my own, but this requires Yoo Sung-hyun’s consent. The event I’m currently thinking of is… (omitted) roughly like this, but without Yoo Sung-hyun’s consent, it’s useless.]
[Park Won – Hmm, for now, let’s approach it by allowing the World Raid Boss to choose their desired reward and seek consent that way.]
[Team Lead Baek Ji-woo – Yes, understood. I’ll proceed accordingly.]
[Park Won – Yes, you’re working hard.]
[Team Lead Baek Ji-woo – Not at all. You’re the one working hard, Chairman.]
With the call concluded, Team Lead Baek Ji-woo nodded with a satisfied smile.
This way, there would be significantly less work to do.
Team Lead Baek Ji-woo chuckled and prepared to contact Yoo Sung-hyun.
Of course, a full day had passed, but he harbored no regrets. The proposal had been that perfect.
Simultaneously, he sent the identical proposal to Yoo Sung-hyun’s guild, Rapid, and the moment Baek Ji-woo sent it, the Rapid Guild erupted into chaos.

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