The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 397

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Episode 397
397
-??????????
-Why is Michael in the Rapid Guild live???
-Wait, look carefully???? It’s a connected broadcast????
-Michael’s live and the Rapid Guild live are connected????
-Huh???
-What’s going on????
Everyone was bewildered.
The viewers had tuned in to watch the Demon King of the Rapid Guild challenge the Deep Area, so they couldn’t help but be shocked when Michael’s face suddenly appeared on screen.
Some random man had shown up instead of the Demon King.
It was understandable to be surprised.
While a few Korean viewers recognized Michael, the Rapid Guild’s audience was overwhelmingly international as well.
The moment the broadcast started, viewers flooded in like a tidal wave, and the current viewer count alone was staggering.
[Current Viewers – 7,253,562●]
A whopping 7.25 million people.
And that number kept growing.
-Lol
-WWWWW
-Who is that guy???
-????? Demon King, come out!!!
-Is this like last time at the Ruins? They did a live from somewhere other than the Rapid Guild before, right?
-That’s why it’s a connected broadcast!!!?
Amid everyone’s confusion.
Michael was equally bewildered.
The moment he started broadcasting, viewers numbering roughly 720 times his usual count flooded in.
He barely had time to read the chat.
The chat was moving far too fast.
However, Michael quickly composed himself and flashed a broad smile to proceed with the broadcast.
Of course.
-Ugh!!!
-Creepy!!!
-What is this???
Haha! That’s Hael Ham’s trademark!!!
– Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha to the murderous smile to see in the Rapid Guild.
Hahahahaha
Though the reaction had the opposite effect.
Michael had already anticipated such responses and began the broadcast.
“Hello. I’m Michael from the Michael Party, currently ranked joint 1st in the Mugan rankings. I’m sure many of you are confused by my appearance, so I’ll explain everything slowly.”
At Michael’s words, viewers began typing in the chat, deciding to wait and see what would happen.
-Let’s hear it out lol
-lololol Is the Demon King preparing another hilarious event?
-Content is content lol
-Looks like they recruited another co-first-place party lol
-Wait, wasn’t there a rumor that someone new joined the Michael Party and that person was the Demon King?
-Wasn’t that just a baseless rumor?
-Oh, did they plan this after hearing that rumor? This is gonna be fun???
The viewers didn’t react negatively to Michael’s words.
Since Sung-hyun rarely made appearances.
Should I be grateful he’s showing up at all like this?
In any case, negative reactions toward Michael weren’t particularly strong.
Most viewers were joking in the chat out of curiosity about what kind of broadcast would unfold, but there weren’t many who seriously viewed Michael negatively.
After Michael gauged the viewers’ reactions overall, he spoke.
“Yes, that’s right. The Demon King Sung-hyun from Rapid personally suggested to us that we do some content together as co-first-place parties.”
-Oh, as expected!?
-lololololol
-Content is always top-tier quality, right?
-They’re uploading this broadcast without selling tickets???
-Maybe they’re planning to do a live connection with the Michael Party???
-That makes sense lol
Everyone reacted enthusiastically to Michael’s words.
Michael explained more rapidly in response to their enthusiasm.
“So what’s this content!? None other than Demon King VS Demon King Backup Team!!! That’s it!!!”
At Michael’s words, all the viewers paused momentarily in confusion.
It made sense to wonder why the Demon King would fight against her own backup team.
And on top of that.
-??????
-Then what does the Michael Party do?
-??????Then what???
-What is this????
Just as such thoughts naturally arose, Michael continued his explanation.
“Now then, let me call out the Demon King Sung-hyun Party.”
At Michael’s words, the Michael Team members came out one by one.
Michael, who was already present, along with Rowell, Noar, and finally the mage known as Yoo Sung.
However, as Yoo Sung came out, her items gradually began to change—transforming into items symbolizing the Demon King: a crown of obsidian, a pitch-black cloak that seemed to contain darkness itself, and a mask covering half her face.
The moment all the viewers witnessed this and were so shocked they couldn’t even type in the chat.
Sung-hyun looked at the silent chat window, smiled softly, and made the mask invisible and transparent, revealing her face.
As the face of Yoo Sung, famous for being beautiful, was revealed, Sung-hyun greeted everyone.
“Hello. I’m Sung-hyun, who had to work as Yoo Sung in the Michael Party. I look forward to working with you all today.”
At Sung-hyun’s greeting, everyone was shocked and typing frantically in the chat.
-????????????????????
-????????????????
-Damn, he’s really handsome.
-Here comes another annoying one.
-Wait, the Demon King is handsome too?
-Sigh;;;;;
-Gasp…
-But seriously, he really is handsome…
While some chat messages dripped with jealousy, most reactions were bewildered.
No one wanted to admit that Yoo Sung, who was currently reaching the peak of his gaming career, was so devastatingly handsome—but what could they do?
Above all.
-I told you! I told you! I told you! I told you! I told you!
-So Yoo Sung really is the Demon King????
-How did you figure this out????
-This is insane…
-He really was the Demon King…
-I thought it was just a rumor.
Everyone was left stunned by the revelation that what they’d dismissed as mere rumor was actually true.
After all, there were precious few players capable of displaying such masterful control.
Someone with that level of skill couldn’t possibly have remained unknown.
Everyone could accept it relatively quickly.
Regardless, that was that and this was this.
After everyone had finished discussing the content format.
Michael stepped forward to speak.
“So our content is this: our Michael Party will be the handicap! And our Yoo Sung-hyun will face off against the Backup Team!!!”
Michael spoke those words while graciously downplaying himself and his own party.
Not a single person objected—they all laughed and flooded the chat.
-Lmaooooo
-A handicap??? Lol that’s perfect.
-Facing the Backup Team as a handicap lol this is gonna be so entertaining.
-Michael’s party isn’t weak enough to be disrespected anywhere else… but against the Demon King’s party, yeah they deserve it~
-Agreed agreed agreed agreed
-Lolol this is gonna be so fun.
Fortunately, everyone’s reaction was positive, and as Michael proceeded with the broadcast, the Demon King’s Backup Teams began to be revealed.
The faces of Luna Party’s four members appeared on screen with determined expressions, and then the four members of the Demon King Backup Team 2—Kyou, Kim Che-gun, Merlin, and Kurosawa Ren—all showed their faces.
Finally, the four members of the Embryo Party, who had lower recognition compared to the other two parties, appeared on screen, and the display was divided into four sections total, including Michael Party.
“These four parties will all start from the same point—the 79th Floor—and we’ll begin the live broadcast to see who can reach the Deepest Part first. Of course, since this is a long-term content stream about reaching the Deepest Part, we’ll be broadcasting daily from today onwards.”
As Michael explained this.
Everyone couldn’t help but be thrilled.
Finally, they could watch the Demon King for an extended period, rather than having to wait days between single broadcasts!
Most importantly, they weren’t just watching the Demon King alone.
The Luna Party and Kyou’s party, who would be facing off against the Demon King, were equally brimming with anticipation.
-Luna reached Almighty tier???
-Insane insane insane insane.
-After becoming part of Luna’s party backup team, he didn’t show up often, so it’s great to see him like this ㅠㅠㅠ
-I didn’t even know Kyou was on the backup team???????
-There was a lightning mage who was active in the last war, and that was Kyou???
This was quite famous among the Guilds, you know. People who knew about it knew about it.
-Embris Party? Weren’t they also somewhat famous????
-They came first in the event and had outstanding skills.
-Thinking about it, if Luna and Kyou are Almighty tier, the Embris Party leader is probably also Almighty tier???
-At minimum, they say Legendary tier?
Just like the last chat comment.
Michael explained it to everyone.
“Each team leader of the Demon King’s Backup Team all have Almighty tier jobs, and the rest all have Legendary tier jobs. Meanwhile, in my Michael Party, I’m Legendary tier, Rowell is Unique tier, and Noar is also Unique tier. Only Sung-hyun is Almighty tier.”
In a way, it looked like a balanced structure.
But the viewers still expressed their doubts.
-But aren’t the minions also Almighty tier minions???
If you include the Minions/Servants, the Demon King will definitely get creamed lol
How could I possibly lose to this? lol
-Unless the backup parties unite as one team, this is a landslide victory for the Demon King with the minions.
Because my minions were so powerful.
Everyone was saying such things, and then I stepped forward and spoke.
“By the way, I won’t be summoning my minions.”
“Yes! That’s right. Sung-hyun said he would participate without using minions, so wouldn’t you say this makes it pretty evenly matched now???”
Most of the viewers responded to Michael’s question.
-lol so funny haha
-If you do this, the story is different haha.
That’s hilarious lol
-I really can’t tell how this will go.
While the viewers were excited.
Luna and the three backup teams’ expressions were coldly resolute, bearing the gravity of their determination.
Rather than a desire to defeat Sung-hyun at any cost, their expressions showed a commitment to give their all.
That’s why I smiled and spoke.
“Let’s see who reaches the Deepest Part first. Let’s compete.”
At the Demon King’s words, the three backup parties bowed their heads, and their posture looked so disciplined that the viewers were all marveling at it.
Just as all the viewers were marveling.
“The Demon King Sung-hyun’s party broadcast will be on this main channel, and each backup team’s broadcasts will air sequentially on the Rapid relay channels. Please go to whichever you prefer and cheer them on!”
People hesitated a bit at that, but the viewers ended up splitting quite a bit more than expected.
Naturally, my channel had the most viewers, but the relay channels’ numbers were steadily increasing as well.
The Rapid Guild’s main broadcast channel drew a staggering thirty million viewers, while the relay channels attracted millions more.
Witnessing this, Michael felt his spirit falter inwardly, but he steadied himself.
“Brother, compose yourself.”
“Come on, come on, come on, let’s do this well.”
Rowell and Noar were equally tense, their nervousness evident on their faces.
Michael could not deny it.
The viewership was substantial enough that more than half the nation’s population was watching.
Nervousness was only natural.
In any case.
Not long after Michael spoke, he called out.
Michael shouted.
“Then let us begin!!!”

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