The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 375

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Episode 375
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3.
Throughout the Silverrain Territory, various sword techniques were being passed down, led by the Mirror Blade Arts.
This was especially true among the vassals.
In substance, it was the vassals who possessed superior sword techniques compared to ordinary knights, and knight orders were even created by embodying the swords of these vassals.
A blazing sword and a sweeping sword.
These were the two vassals now standing before Sung-hyun.
The blazing sword had produced a knight order called the Crimson Flame Knights, and the sweeping sword had created the Wind Landscape Knight Order—vassals of considerable rank.
Yet these two had united to stand before Sung-hyun.
Wig, who wielded the blazing sword, and Mile, who wielded the sweeping sword.
“So you are the one who slew Reindel, the heir of Silverrain.”
“They call you the Overlord? Without the power of Overpalace, you cannot stand against us.”
Watching them spout such contemptible words, Sung-hyun pondered what to say, then shook his head and drew forth the power of the Multifaceted Lord.
Then, rising above Sung-hyun’s shoulders, a single mask appeared.
The two vassals could not help but be startled as a mirror-like mask rose above his shoulders.
There was no way Wig and Mile could not know what that mirror signified.
Their eyes narrowed at the fact that Sung-hyun had seized the Mirror Blade Arts.
But Sung-hyun, regardless of their reaction, wielded the power of the Multifaceted Lord while organizing his newfound understanding.
‘So it can be done this way.’
Sung-hyun smiled faintly and drew forth the power of the Mirror Blade Arts.
Kuguguugu——.
Then, the fragmented stones around him levitated, and a dense aura spread in all directions.
Wig and Mile, seeing this, each gripped their swords and rushed toward Sung-hyun.
There was no reason for further words, and they desperately wanted to tear Sung-hyun apart to console Reindel’s spirit.
With such thoughts, Wig and Mile rushed forward and immediately swung their blades.
The first to swing was Wig, master of the blazing sword.
Fire-attribute martial arts and magic could be called far too common attributes.
However, Wig’s sword technique was somewhat different.
Ordinarily, blazing flames were created using mana or aura as a medium, but Wig’s sword technique began to burn using air as the medium.
‘Oh.’
Even Sung-hyun was somewhat impressed by this attribute.
In other words, it could be called a sword technique that restricted breathing.
But then, as Mile swung the sweeping sword as well.
Simultaneously, the atmosphere around them stirred, making Wig’s flames far more ferocious, and in an instant, all the air in this vicinity was burned away, leaving Sung-hyun gasping for breath.
Whether martial arts or magic, any living creature must naturally breathe.
Considering the power of those who blocked that and attacked, it was certainly a threatening assault.
However, Sung-hyun, seeing this, used his power as easily as flipping his palm, and the Mirror Blade Arts, leaving only its attribute in Sung-hyun’s hand rather than as a sword technique, temporarily had the Multifaceted Lord convert that power into the lord’s own strength.
Whirrrrrr————!!!
Now that sword strike had become a massive vortex of flames.
With merely a wave of his hand, Yoo Sung-hyun reflected the attack back in an instant toward Wig and Mile.
In that moment, all the air in this place burned away, suffocating everything within.
Having wielded the power of reflection so effectively, Yoo Sung-hyun smiled faintly.
Should I call myself the Mirror Lord? Or perhaps the Reflection Lord?
It matters little either way.
I transformed the Mirror Blade Artz into a lord’s power and made it a lord through my multifaceted abilities.
Other things should be possible as well.
With that thought, Yoo Sung-hyun drew upon one of his powers, though only briefly.
Helena’s supremely powerful swordsmanship.
That third technique he had not yet wielded.
『Helena’s Supremely Powerful Swordsmanship Third Form: Destruction』
That technique transformed through the power of lordship, metamorphosing into the inherent lord within the Overlord.
Though he had not reached the realm of secret arts, an overwhelming power unfurled, and sensing it, Wig and Mile extinguished the flames reflected upon them before swiftly assuming their stances.
All air in the vicinity had vanished—they could not even breathe, could not even speak.
Sound itself had no medium of air through which to travel, so it neither reached nor was heard.
Yet in that moment, the two sensed something extraordinary.
The power of destruction brought them vigilance, and as Yoo Sung-hyun observed them, a playful smile spread across his face.
Then.
The Lord of Destruction manifested upon the earth, and as Yoo Sung-hyun grasped that power.
Wig and Mile’s eyes widened rapidly as they drew their blades, attempting to defend against the attack with their own aura.
But.
Crash———!!!
Like shattered glass, Wig and Mile’s aura shattered into fragments in an instant.
Though they had drawn upon their full strength.
A single playful gesture shattered it.
They needed to draw their aura up again to defend.
Yet there was no time for that.
The power of reflection, like a spider’s web, reflected that shattered power and manifested before them both.
Toward Wig came flames that incinerated the very atmosphere, while toward Mile came a fierce wind that swept and cut—both descended upon them.
Both uttered groans, but with no air surrounding them, those sounds could not be transmitted.
Still, they quickly regained their senses and repositioned themselves.
But unfortunately, having already seized the advantage, Yoo Sung-hyun had no intention of releasing it.
The power of two lords manifesting through multifaceted lordship.
The Lord of Destruction and the Mirror Lord.
When those two powers merged at once, they unfolded in an unforeseen direction.
A mirror reflects all things.
This world is no exception.
The mirror reflecting this world suddenly began to fracture with the power of destruction, and those fractures manifested upon the world itself.
Crack———!!!
For but a brief moment, in that instant, cracks tore through the world, and the targets reflecting those cracks were none other than Wig and Mile.
The world reflecting the two of them fractured.
In that fleeting instant, they understood.
‘Ah….’
‘Ahhh…!’
A crack formed in the very fabric of the world that composed their beings, and immediately after.
Shatter———crack!!!
Shatter————boom!!!
Unable to withstand the fracture, they felt their bodies shattering into fragments and came to understand.
That casual gesture of Yoo Sung-hyun’s hand.
Had fractured space itself.
[Overlord Secret Art 『Origin Collapse』]
Not merely touching space, but an Overlord’s secret art that destroyed the very essence of those reflected in the world.
It could be called a shallow secret art that had not yet touched the true depths contained within it.
Yet even that alone was enough to collapse the origins of Wig and Mile, rendering them unable to maintain their forms any longer.
Their shapes crumbled entirely, leaving not even dust behind.
All the viewers who witnessed this could only stare in bewilderment.
Most of them didn’t even understand what they had just witnessed.
-????????????
-What did he just do?????
-The world seemed to crack for a moment?????
-That’s also a secret art??????
-How many secret arts does he have???????
-Wow this is insane, way too many
-Is this overpower????
The viewers reacted with such comments flooding the chat.
But Yoo Sung-hyun never saw those messages.
Of course, the viewers themselves didn’t expect him to respond.
-Can he really have that many secret arts????
-Even if he did, shouldn’t it be two or three at most???
-I remember single-rank rankers usually had about three
-But we’ve seen what looks like four?????
-Exactly;;;>
Since the viewers had indeed witnessed around four secret arts.
Their confusion was entirely justified.
Just as some were attempting to analyze each one carefully.
With the battle concluded, Yoo Sung-hyun’s stream ended and disappeared, causing the viewers to cry out in despair.
-No, this can’t be!!!
-Show us more!!!!
-Demon King, turn on the video right now!!!!!!!!
-Bang bang bang!!!! Delivery’s here!!!! Please open the door!!!!!
Yet Yoo Sung-hyun did not appear as they wished.
Unaware that some viewers were watching his image separately on split screens, I shook my head while recalling the two vassals who had been destroyed and vanished from the world.
Though the viewers were making a fuss in the chat, I watched with a somewhat regretful expression.
It was perhaps a bit excessive against the two of them.
When I conceived the idea of combining Destruction, one of the third sword techniques, with Mirror Blade Arts, where did such a brilliant idea come from?
The mana consumption was so enormous that my mana, which had been like an ocean, was nearly depleted.
Though it was said to be shallow among the Overlord’s secret techniques, it was an incredibly powerful skill that touched upon the very source.
I had anticipated such consumption, but it proved far more inefficient than expected.
‘Hmm, if those two had higher levels or greater ranks, it would be difficult to use.’
Wig and Mile’s estimated levels were 350.
However, their rank was honestly inferior even to Reindel’s, which is why I could use that technique just now.
The lordification of Mirror Blade Arts, the power that illuminates the world, had become clear, but the power of Destruction remained feeble.
Had Wig and Mile merely reached the lord rank, this secret technique would not have worked.
Both its efficiency and versatility were poor.
I suspected it would remain a technique for practice against weaklings for the time being.
Still.
‘Now that I’ve discovered how to utilize the lord’s power.’
Moreover, my ability to wield the lord’s power had evolved considerably.
Even Ricardo, the patriarch of Silverrain, could never reach such heights in wielding Mirror Blade Arts in that manner.
Applying the power of mirrors as a mirror that reflects the world itself was fundamentally absurd.
Similarly, Helena, who had just dealt with the patriarch, could only marvel at what she witnessed.
“As expected of you, Yoo Sung-hyun. You’ve already reached that level….”
“Ahem, it’s nothing much.”
I felt somewhat embarrassed as usual.
But Helena’s tone was far more solemn than usual.
She was genuinely astonished.
It had taken Helena considerable time to reach that level as well.
Yet I had acquired the lord’s power only recently, and already I could apply it to such heights.
Honestly speaking, even Helena could only admire such monstrous talent.
“We should probably move on to the next stage soon.”
“The next stage?”
As I asked in return, Helena nodded.
And just as Helena was about to explain something.
Suddenly, a massive wave rippled outward, and sharp killing intent began to rain down all around.
Yoo Sung-hyun and Helena turned their heads at that moment, and there, none other than Yoo-na and Ricardo were engaged in combat.
Seeing this, I chuckled and spoke to Helena.
“Shall we watch that first before we talk?”
At my words, Helena could only nod as if to say she couldn’t stop me.
After all, a battle of such caliber wasn’t something one could easily witness.
In a way, one could call it studying, could one not?
Helena thought the same way and gave her answer.
“Sure, this should be fun.”
At Helena’s words, Yoo Sung-hyun and Helena immediately moved to begin observing that battlefield.
And there they could vividly witness Yoo-na’s battle as she clashed with Mirror Blade Artz.

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