The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 38

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Episode 38
Episode 38
4.
The iWorld User Management Team never had a quiet day.
Lee Won-sang, in particular, had been in a state of chaos since morning.
He didn’t even have time to rebuke Oh Jin-hyuk, who could only mutter words of amazement from beside him.
Just how busy he was didn’t need explanation.
All because of Sung-hyun, who had been active since dawn, creating mountains of work.
Lee Won-sang was at least slightly relieved that Sung-hyun had logged out before lunch.
Of course, there was still a problem.
“Sigh…”
“Senior? What’s wrong?”
“…???”
Oh Jin-hyuk trembled at the sight of Lee Won-sang’s eyes, which were filled with the question of why he was even asking.
Then, realizing something, he nodded his head.
“Ah, is it that user Jinu? Who could have predicted he’d suddenly hand out a Rare-grade skill book.”
“Yeah, that too.”
He had been about to say something about the Barphor corpse that was delivered.
That was another issue.
User Jinu.
There was no way not to know whose alternate account it was.
Kim Jin-woo, one of the executives of Rapid Guild.
He was quite a famous figure in the User Management Team as well.
“Kim Jin-woo of Rapid Guild. Well, we already knew he had joined Rapid Guild.”
But he never expected to receive a corpse explosion as a gift, one whose recent market value exceeded 20 million won.
He decided to let it go.
At least Sung-hyun wasn’t around, so things weren’t as hectic.
He had just returned after eating lunch.
Then, suddenly, Lee Won-sang felt a strange sense of déjà vu.
Surely when he first started working here, things weren’t like this?
He suddenly remembered waking up refreshed in the morning, coming in with a good mood, and being happy that there was nothing to do.
‘No way.’
Would something else happen again?
Of course, something had already happened.
Would it happen again?
Lee Won-sang, with that anxious feeling, hurried to monitor Sung-hyun, only to find that he hadn’t logged in yet.
Yet the unease didn’t fade.
What could this anxiety be?
Lee Won-sang, just to be safe, checked on Sekan Village.
Lee Won-sang nervously scanned Sekan Village, just in case.
An action born of instinct.
And sure enough, it happened.
“W-wait!? Aren’t those… aren’t those Overpalace’s messengers!?!?”
“….”
Lee Won-sang closed his eyes tightly, sensing something ominous.
There was no need to watch what came next.
Why?
“Whoa!! Senior!! Look at that!! They’re giving Sung-hyun an Add More skill!?? Wow! Overpalace is incredible!!”
“Whoa!! Senior!! There’s another unknown power here!??! This time a stat boost of 40 total!!”
“Wow!! All these undead are moving like they’re equipped with artificial intelligence!! This is insane, seriously!!”
Even with his eyes closed, Oh Jin-hyuk would relay everything to him anyway.
Overpalace had made its move.
He supposed he had to file a report.
As Lee Won-sang headed to report to Team Lead Ji Hye-jung, he pulled out an envelope from his pocket.
‘Should I submit my resignation while I’m at it?’
Lee Won-sang made an irrational decision under stress.
But as if he had no choice, he held back tears and tucked the resignation letter back into his pocket.
5.
A Legendary-grade skill book.
They were giving something like this while apologizing with tears?
Sung-hyun felt his common sense crumbling.
‘What on earth is the standard here?’
He thought it was more than sufficient.
But compared to the name Overpalace, it seemed rather modest.
Still, giving a Legendary-grade skill book while apologizing was a bit much.
As Sung-hyun stood bewildered,
the three trembled as they bowed their heads cautiously.
Did they think they had somehow offended him?
He wanted to say otherwise.
‘But from the atmosphere, it doesn’t seem like I can say that.’
Even the composed Sung-hyun seemed somewhat overwhelmed by their demeanor.
Still, they were taking such good care of him.
He should probably play along to some degree.
“This is sufficient.”
“Ah, we are merely honored to serve such a benevolent successor.”
“….”
“Oooooh!”
“Hmm.”
Sung-hyun stood there, looking troubled.
The raven-faced man spoke cautiously.
“According to the covenant, we cannot always provide such protection. We shall endeavor all the more diligently next time.”
“…A covenant?”
A covenant that even Overpalace cannot defy.
It must be referring to the system.
Sung-hyun grasped this and nodded in acknowledgment.
After all, growing under the patronage of Overpalace—the strongest organization in Eternal World—would be practically a cheat code.
The system would naturally want to prevent such a thing.
Sung-hyun nodded as if he understood.
That wasn’t something I desired either.
‘Growing under patronage would take all the fun out of it.’
Occasional gifts like this were acceptable.
This arrangement was perfect.
As Sung-hyun thought this.
The raven-like man spoke to him with careful deliberation.
“We wish to observe the successor’s growth, but we shall now withdraw. We pray you preserve yourself well. Infinite glory to the Overlord.”
“….”
“CAAAAAAW!”
At the raven man’s words, hundreds and thousands of ravens scattered throughout the village converged and engulfed them.
With their black wings fluttering, they vanished.
The ominous dark magic that had blanketed the entire village dissipated without a trace, and even I could barely detect its lingering presence.
Overpalace’s emissaries—from entrance to exit, they displayed an overwhelming presence throughout.
‘Extraordinary.’
That such an organization would patronize me.
Helena seemed all the more remarkable in retrospect.
Though everything had unfolded in a blur.
The gains were substantial.
More than substantial, actually.
Extraordinary.
I couldn’t verify the compass immediately.
What remained was one thing.
Yet that one thing alone was extraordinary.
‘A Legendary skill book.’
Even useless Rare-grade skill books fetch millions of won, don’t they?
A reasonably useful Rare-grade skill book goes for tens of millions.
I’d already heard this from my sister, so it felt real.
Then what of a Legendary skill book?
Simply selling this would net me tens of billions in value.
Even the lowest-tier Legendary skill book is worth tens of billions.
A superior skill would fetch hundreds of billions.
And now that skill book rested in my hands.
‘This is absolutely ridiculous.’
I had never intended to sell it.
The choice to peddle a gift was far too contemptible.
Besides, they wouldn’t have given me a skill that didn’t suit me.
With such anticipation, I immediately used the skill book.
[You use the Legendary-grade Skill Book, 『Skill Book – Add More』!]
[You acquire the Legendary-grade Skill, 『Add More』!]
Why delay?
I immediately examined the skill.
『Add More』
→《Legendary》
→[Lv Max][Complete Form]
[Passive Effect][Continuous]
→Exclusive skill for summoning-type abilities.
→When summoning, summoned creatures are summoned at double quantity.
→The mana cost for additionally generated summoned creatures does not apply.
→This effect can be toggled on and off at any time.
→The creation of undead follows the same principle.
*When summoning undead in the Underworld, 2x multiplier applies; cannot stack.
“???”
My expression became even more absurd than when I first received the skill book.
I couldn’t comprehend it at first glance.
I wondered what on earth this was.
But after reading it carefully again and realizing my initial understanding was correct,
I blinked repeatedly and scratched my head.
“The summoned creatures are being duplicated.”
The 2x multiplier even applies when summoning undead in the Underworld.
Which means…
‘Barphor… times two?’
My current strongest undead, who boasted such overwhelming presence, would be duplicated?
I scratched my cheek in bewilderment.
Could this really be allowed?
Did they really shed tears apologizing while handing over something like this?
Regardless, I had received it.
‘Let me go use it right away.’
Wasn’t it only natural to use a skill immediately upon acquiring it?
I headed to the Common Cemetery, the same place where I had tested Corpse Explosion and the Lord’s Silence before.
Perhaps it was because I was so eager to test it out.
I arrived at the Common Cemetery at a faster pace than usual.
This place, filled with numerous spirits and undead alike.
Sung-hyun opened a portal to the Underworld there and summoned his minions.
And then.
[The effect of ‘Add More’ is applied.]
[Undead identical to those summoned from the Underworld are created.]
Undead emerged through the cyan-tinted portal.
Ssssss.
But unlike before, their numbers had doubled.
Most importantly, no additional mana was required.
Truly a broken effect.
-Ahhh! We bow before you!! How did you obtain such an incredible power!!
-Kekekk! Keruhuk!(Magnificent!!)
-Kuruk! Kekek! Kehu!(Truly our Lord!!)
The spirits among the undead clamored and praised Sung-hyun.
Amid that cacophony, Sung-hyun sensed something odd.
A sense of discord, perhaps?
The numbers had increased, certainly.
But the noise didn’t feel like it had doubled.
As Sung-hyun examined that sensation more closely.
He discerned the cause.
“Ah.”
The undead had been duplicated.
But the spirits within the undead had not been copied.
Just as the skill described, only the physical bodies of the undead were duplicated.
Because of this, Spirit Barfur had also been copied, but possessed far less presence than the original.
The goblin undead were the same.
It was disappointing.
But there was no elegant solution to it.
‘Still, the numbers have increased.’
I should be satisfied with the increase in numbers.
Just as Sung-hyun was trying to accept this.
Spirits nearby began approaching, drooling profusely.
‘What’s gotten into them?’
Even Sung-hyun, who had seen many spirits, had never witnessed such behavior.
Or rather, I think I’ve seen it before.
Was it in Perseville?
When I created undead without souls using the aura of death, spirits had swarmed once.
But I was busy then and ignored it.
This time, curious enough, Sung-hyun approached one of the incoming spirits and asked.
“What is the matter?”
-H-huh! Th-that is….
—Ah, ah! Y-your esteemed presence, I feared I would be presumptuous to speak, so I d-dared not say anything…
As the two approaching spirits spoke cautiously, I observed them.
Sung-hyun tilted his head in confusion.
Why were they being so careful with their words?
Sung-hyun looked at the spirits with that thought in mind.
—M-may we also pledge our allegiance to you?!!
—W-we were quite formidable warriors as well!!
—W-we were from a mercenary company!!
The spirits claiming to be from a mercenary company drew closer.
There were roughly twenty of them in total.
But what did they mean by pledging allegiance?
Sung-hyun suddenly recalled something and gazed at the hollow-souled undead.
Could it be?
‘Are they asking to be placed inside those?’
Was that even possible in the first place?
Actually, thinking about it…
It seemed like it might work.
Sung-hyun first observed the mercenary company, then absorbed their memories.
The memories of twenty mercenaries, no less!
A teal-colored aura seeped from the spirits into Sung-hyun.
As I greedily absorbed that aura, my veins began to bulge painfully.
My blood vessels started to protrude as if I were in considerable distress.
‘This is quite taxing.’
And I felt it instinctively.
That I could not absorb any more memories, at least not today.
[You have displayed abilities beyond your current stats through ‘Unknown Power’.]
[Strength +10, Agility +20, Stamina +10 permanently increased.]
The memories and experiences of twenty individuals flowed into me.
Yet rather than feeling refreshed, it was as though I had overeaten—teal-colored aura leaked from the corners of my mouth.
‘Phew…’
The teal aura scattered like winter breath.
I had lost some memories in the process.
It wasn’t a great loss, but now I understood my limits.
That was enough.
However, the mercenary spirits’ strength was different from those with renowned names like Former Instructor Ghost Eddie or hunter Apik—each one granted roughly 2 stat points.
Compared to Eddie and Apik, and even Gwen, the former village chief here, who each granted 5 stat points, the difference was quite significant.
‘Still, a total of 40 was raised.’
It was an enormous increase nonetheless.
As Sung-hyun expressed his satisfaction, the mercenaries who had been watching his expression began to brighten.
The mercenaries who had been watching for an opening began to brighten up.
They realized they were connected to Sung-hyun.
But after reading their memories, Sung-hyun understood.
‘I can’t put them in there.’
I couldn’t place them inside that goblin undead.
It wasn’t because they had committed atrocities in life.
Or because they were inherently wicked.
It was something else entirely.
Sung-hyun immediately dissolved the goblin undead that had been copied into Add More.
The spirits’ brightened expressions quickly darkened.
Would they truly never be able to pledge themselves to him?
Seeing their dejected faces, Sung-hyun laughed and snapped his fingers.
A teal-blue heart materialized behind Sung-hyun’s back and began to pulse.
Simultaneously, a spreading mist of teal-blue light emanated outward.
Every skeleton touched by that mist began expelling teal-blue energy.
And Sung-hyun transformed those skeletons into death soldiers matched to the mercenary spirits.
“The goblin body simply didn’t suit you, after all.”
-Ahhh!!
-Ahhhhh!!
-Kugh! For you!!
Sung-hyun then utilized his ability.
For twenty-two years, I had never understood how to use my own power.
But Helena had shown me.
How to harness the ability and command the spirits.
Now it came as naturally as breathing.
I placed the mercenary spirits into the bodies of twelve Skeleton Warriors, six Skeleton Archers, and two Skeleton Mages that I had created.
Twenty newly forged Skeleton death soldiers.
The existing death soldiers celebrated as if welcoming reinforcements.
-Our master’s servants have multiplied!!
-Kerrhook! Kekek!(Raise your cups!!)
-Kuurukikekek!(Blessed are those who follow the Lord!!)
-Much obliged! Much obliged!
Sung-hyun nodded with satisfaction as he observed them.
I hadn’t found a soul to fill the copy of Spirit Barphor.
But that was fine.
‘It’s better to place a superior spirit instead.’
Sung-hyun regarded the newly formed legion.
They instinctively grasped his intent and cried out.
-Sweep this place clean!
-Kerruck! Kerrhook!(Death! Let us offer their demise as a gift to the Lord!!)
-For our master!!
—Sweep them all away!
Everyone cried out as one.
Unsubdued undead scattered about, oblivious to their place in the hierarchy.
Sung-hyun observed them while deactivating his death aura, watching how masterfully his legion fought.
When the Common Cemetery was swept clean, only Sung-hyun’s death legion remained among the undead.
[Level Up!]×4
[You have reached Level 34.]
The method of binding Add More and the spirit into undead.
Having obtained both, Sung-hyun reflected quietly.
‘Remarkable.’
It was a truly understated assessment.

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