The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 365

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Episode 365
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4.
We needed Sung-hyun’s consent as well.
The processing speed at Eternal World was remarkably swift.
Baek Ji-woo, the team leader who had anticipated acceptance from the start, completed all preparations before presenting the proposal to Sung-hyun.
The event could proceed faster than any other event to date.
It spread instantaneously across the official homepage, collaboration sites, and communities.
Once everyone saw it.
[『Rapid’s Demon King』VS『World Raid Boss』]
The announcement spread across various communities and homepages under that title, and naturally, the users went into an uproar.
The event was posted while Sung-hyun spent the entire day leveling after giving his consent.
People couldn’t help but be excited seeing this.
-Are you kidding me, are you kidding me, are you kidding me???
-Wait, you’re fighting the World Raid Boss alone????
-Is that even possible?
-Just from the title it seems reckless????
Lol, you falling for it again???? I solo’d Apophis at that level before lol.
Some called it reckless, while others pointed out that he already had the track record of defeating Apophis.
However, since Apophis was only possible with cooperation from other level ranges, people’s discussions naturally became even more heated.
In any case, the event title was as stated, and when entering the detailed page, the scheduled event date appeared.
The date was tomorrow, and it was a Sunday, so considerable participation seemed likely.
The event was essentially a voting system to determine who would win between the World Raid Boss and Rapid’s Demon King, with points awarded to the winning side.
It was a simple event, if you could call it that.
But precisely because of that simplicity, most people found it quite intriguing.
-Hahaha, you can officially put it on the line, but you’re not doing it?
-wwwwww Koreans are really fun.
-Lol Obviously the World Raid Boss.
-Wait, people from other countries are participating in this too?
-If you’re Korean, pick Rapid’s Demon King;;;.
Even users from other servers—other countries—were captivated by this confrontation.
Wasn’t this an excellent match to test how far Sung-hyun, who hadn’t yet reached ranker status, could go?
If he challenged the World Raid Boss alone, something no one had ever attempted, then surely everyone would have to acknowledge his ranker-class power, regardless of his actual level.
-Who’s really going to win?
-I’m so curious;;;.
-Thank goodness it’s Sunday tomorrow;;;.
-Otherwise I would’ve had to take a day off???
-I don’t have any days off left, I almost quit.
I’m not crazy lol. Like, you’re gonna quit your job just to see one thing? lol
Haha, but that makes sense.
Everyone spent the day curious about Sung-hyun’s impending confrontation.
A single day passed.
And during that time, something peculiar was unfolding within the Eternal World.
5.
While users eagerly anticipated the battle between Sung-hyun and the World Raid Boss, a rather grave council was convening at the Silverrain Estate Castle, seat of the Silverrain family within the Riescan Kingdom.
Even within the Riescan Kingdom, anchored to the East Asia Server, the Silverrain Estate Castle was known as a level 300+ region.
Their military strength was correspondingly formidable within the kingdom, with most of their forces ranging between levels 300 and 350—a gathering of truly exceptional warriors.
Ricardo Silverlaine, the patriarch of this illustrious Silverrain family, had summoned the family’s senior members and convened this council after his investigation team returned, having apparently uncovered the truth.
Thus, Ricardo Silverlaine, maintaining his composure, addressed his retainers and the family’s inner circle.
“I have discovered who murdered Reindel.”
“!!!”
“Who is this villain deserving of universal condemnation?!”
“We must strike him down at once!!!”
As they cried out in their fervent excitement,
Patriarch Ricardo Silverlaine regarded them and spoke.
“It was a foreigner.”
“Hmph, as expected of those outsiders who cannot distinguish heaven from earth, acting with such arrogance—truly foolish creatures.”
“But how could a mere foreigner possibly have slain Reindel?”
“Indeed, it defies comprehension.”
The moment “foreigner” was mentioned, the senior members and retainers began openly dismissing the notion. Observing them, Ricardo allowed himself a subtle smile as he surveyed the assembly.
They seemed unaware that even among foreigners, there existed hierarchy.
Thus, Ricardo addressed them.
“This foreigner is the Overlord of Overpalace.”
“Oh, Overpalace, you say….”
“The Overlord of Overpalace….”
“Hmm, this is no trivial matter.”
Those who recognized the complications that Overpalace’s involvement would bring exchanged troubled glances.
The atmosphere shifted as dramatically as a palm turning over.
Observing their rapid transformation, Ricardo regarded them with an expression of amusement, as if he had anticipated precisely this reaction.
“Even if Overpalace is involved, the Overlord remains a foreigner. If we declare war solely against him, there is no problem whatsoever. Moreover, Overpalace is an organization that receives the world’s will more powerfully than any other. If we eliminate the Overlord on our own terms, there will be no issue.”
“So you are saying, my lord, that we will declare war not against Overpalace itself, but against the foreigner organization to which the Overlord belongs?”
“Precisely.”
“Remarkable….”
“A most cunning stratagem.”
“Such profound scheming!!!”
“Truly worthy of our patriarch!!!”
The senior members and retainers could not help but voice their admiration.
Indeed, the Overlord was a figure of considerable importance to Overpalace.
Touching him would provide Overpalace with justification to mobilize, potentially allowing them to take action.
But if, as Ricardo suggested, they declared war against the foreigner organization to which the Overlord belonged, rather than against the Overlord himself?
Overpalace cannot move.
So if they only struck at the foreign organization, wouldn’t they be able to sufficiently repay their grudge?
Those who thought so were spreading sinister smiles among themselves.
“Ehehehe.”
“If we declare war, the foreign organization won’t be able to revive during that time, right?”
“An excellent strategy indeed.”
Though this entire plan had been suggested by someone from the Sword Saint’s side.
Ricardo didn’t bother mentioning it.
Not so much to claim credit for himself, but because the Sword Saint’s faction had wanted it that way from the start.
‘The Sword Saint is helping us.’
Ricardo thought so inwardly and rejoiced at the prospect of enacting his blood vengeance.
In fact, even the investigation itself had been possible thanks to the Sword Saint’s faction assisting alongside Ricardo.
Through that process, he’d even obtained a tool capable of gradually weakening the Overlord’s power.
A tool to steal a lord’s strength, no less?
With this, he was deeply satisfied by the prospect of reclaiming Mirror Blade Arts as well.
In exchange, he’d made a promise to offer the lord’s strength extracted from the Overlord to the Sword Saint, but that was only natural.
The Sword Saint, who upholds the Riescan Kingdom itself, deserved nothing less.
They themselves had no need for anything beyond Mirror Blade Arts.
And if they could only comfort Reindel’s spirit, that was enough.
‘Reindel was a strong knight, but in our territory, he was barely scraping by at an intermediate level.’
That was because Reindel had still been young.
So if he deployed the knights under his command, he would have more than enough strength to suppress the Overlord.
And beyond that.
‘Through vengeance, I shall topple his organization countless times over.’
Ricardo was devising a plan to destroy the Overlord’s organization—the Rapid Guild itself.
Judging that killing him once wouldn’t console his spirit, Ricardo swore his blood vengeance and cried out to the family’s senior members and retainers.
“Send the Red Guard Knight Order, the Blue Guard Knight Order, and finally the Gold Guard Knight Order to declare war, and immediately execute the Overlord to seize his power.”
The Gold Guard Knight Order was among the elite knight orders of the Silverrain Estate, while the Red Guard and Blue Guard Knight Orders were mid-tier knight orders.
Dispatching those three knight orders represented enough military force to crush an entire ordinary territory with ease, so the retainers and senior members nodded in agreement.
Saying this was sufficient strength.
“Send them to the Unexplored Area near Nocturne where the Overlord resides, declare war, and immediately strike him down. After that, we can immediately assault his organization, the place called Rapid Guild.”
It was a plan simple to the point of being crude.
Yet they laughed sinisterly as though they’d concocted some grand scheme.
And immediately, their three knight orders set out on their expedition.
Without imagining what would unfold in the Unexplored Area.
6.
A day had passed since the event announcement and Ricardo sent his knight orders toward the Unexplored Area.
From morning, Sung-hyun could see a satisfying system message appear.
[Level Up!]×2
[You have reached Level 270.]
[Upon reaching level 10 increments, the Almighty-grade item ‘Overlord’s Grimoire’ has been activated.]
[Upon reaching level 270, you can forcibly activate any skill of your choice.]
[Skills activated this way can also trigger skills that normally activate at level 100 increments.]
[Upon reaching level 270, you obtain a clue regarding the whereabouts of a new lord-tier skill.]
[Murakan, the Abyss Lord sealed in the depths of Belhadam of Mugan City, created Belhadam of Mugan City and sealed himself. A special key is required to reach the depths.]
I had obtained a new clue and finally reached level 270.
On top of that, I even gained the privilege to activate skills that operate at level 100 increments—quite an overt benefit.
It seemed the Eternal World desired much from me.
‘I like this.’
Once I capture Belzarak, I might be able to appoint the corpse as a legion commander.
If I go that far, Belzarak certainly won’t become as strong as when he was a world boss, but I’ll be able to preserve his power to the maximum and make him my servant.
I smiled with anticipation.
It was the dream of all necromancers—a bone dragon.
A deathbone dragon, no less.
Since it was a dragon superior to bone dragons, I couldn’t help but look forward to it.
And I had finally achieved my target level of 270.
The time to capture Belzarak was truly approaching.
Besides, wasn’t the scheduled event happening today as well?
‘I’ll send a reply and log back in later.’
I sent a message to Baek Ji-woo, the event team leader who had contacted me, indicating that the event could proceed as scheduled around 3 PM, then logged out with a slight smile.
There was no reason to stay logged in any longer, and besides, all I wanted to do was keep fighting.
So I decided to rest and disconnected.
Because of that, I couldn’t see it.
Three knight orders that had already entered the Unexplored Area were approaching the vicinity.

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