The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 401

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Episode 401
401
1.
Not long after Yoo Sung-hyun’s Michael Party descended to Floor 81, the Backup Team arrived at Floor 80—and among the three parties, the Embris Party held the strongest position in the Labyrinth.
Only after reaching Floor 80 did Embris check the rankings and glance toward the camera.
The current viewer count was visible.
[Current Viewers: 9,147,872●]
The viewership, which had hovered near eight million, had swelled to nine million.
As the influx continued to surge, viewers were beginning to flock toward the second-place Embris Party.
Embris, observing the rankings, acknowledged the shift and spoke.
“Phew, it seems we’re at least in second place.”
“Hmm, but it looks like boss battles start from here on.”
“Let’s make efficient use of our time.”
“Catching up to Luna Party or Kyou Party during boss fights won’t be easy.”
Embris nodded in agreement with his party members’ words.
Meanwhile, the viewers were commenting:
-Oh, Luna Party and Kyou Party seem specialized in combat.
-Kyou is fighting his own party member right now lol
-lol looks like the party member started it first
-Your sister is so pretty!!!
-Whoa!!! They arrived here!?
-This place is insanely difficult!
-There’s a special ability…
(Deleted message.)
Some viewers, recognizing this as the floor Yoo Sung-hyun had already cleared, began spoiling details—but the messages were swiftly deleted by the moderation system.
Embris paid little attention to such matters and spoke while catching his breath.
“If we don’t move diligently, we won’t just fail to overtake them—we won’t even be able to follow Yoo Sung-hyun’s shadow. I’ll try to catch up as quickly as possible.”
At Embris’s words, the Demon Goat Giant began to move, and the Embris Party hastily commenced their hunt.
Perhaps because Yoo Sung-hyun had approached it so casually at first?
The Embris Party engaged with full force, and naturally, they quickly discerned the same mechanic Yoo Sung-hyun had felt, allowing them to swiftly suppress the creature while suspended in mid-air.
The time it took was merely thirteen minutes.
Though not particularly long, the two teams that arrived afterward both cleared it in eleven minutes, shaving two minutes off the time earned in the Labyrinth.
The Embris Party had discovered the mechanic later than the other two, but they still managed to maintain their lead.
And once again, the Embris Party arrived at Floor 81 first.
However, upon reaching Floor 81, Embris stared at the boss in the massive cavern with an expression of utter disbelief—identical to Floor 80 in scale.
It boasted tremendous size, though slightly smaller than the Demon Goat Giant.
Standing roughly three meters tall and wielding an enormous greatsword, it was no ordinary foe.
Observing its shadow-like form with a distinctly human silhouette, I suspected it would wield considerable swordsmanship—and we clashed once more. How much time had passed?
“What kind of ridiculous boss is this!?!”
Embris cried out in exasperation.
“Yoo Sung-hyun defeated a boss like that in under ten minutes???”
Embris spoke as if it were utterly absurd.
The viewers responded.
-Uh;;;;
-Yeah;;;;
-Yep;;;;
-We don’t even know how he did it either…
-He just went whoosh and before long it was dead???
The creature that appeared this time possessed the Abyss attribute as well, but it manifested in a different way, which left Embris with no choice but to speak in such disbelief.
2.
Before Embris entered Floor 81 and became flustered.
Yoo Sung-hyun, who arrived first, could see a shadow forming a human silhouette at a towering three meters, like the shadow of a giant.
And in an instant, Yoo Sung-hyun smirked and thought to himself.
‘This one uses the Abyss too?’
It seemed the Floors in the 80s were filled with creatures overflowing with the Abyss attribute.
He’d been warned to be most careful of the Abyss, and he did wonder if it would appear first, but since this one was at the forefront anyway.
Yoo Sung-hyun decided to charge forward as he had before.
On the previous Floor 80, he had still given the Michael Party a chance.
But having already witnessed their strength on Floor 80, it was right that he take the lead—so Yoo Sung-hyun advanced alone.
The remaining Michael Party didn’t step forward, instead watching Yoo Sung-hyun from behind as they called out.
“You’ve got this!!!”
“Go for it!!!”
“Y-You can do it!!!”
The Michael Party had suddenly become a cheering squad.
Yet not a single viewer mocked them for it.
-That’s actually the right call.
-Better to cheer than get in the way;;;;
-If someone steps up and gets eliminated, there’s nothing more embarrassing than that.
-In Mugan, if one person gets eliminated, doesn’t the whole team get kicked out???
That’s why we can’t afford to lose even one of them.
-So you have to start from that floor again?
“And eating a few hours of entry ban on top of that, if one person dies during the competition, it’s a real mess.”
-Ah, so that’s why the Michael Party is hanging back???
Some viewers had wondered why they weren’t at least providing support.
When a helpful viewer explained, they nodded in understanding.
Yoo Sung-hyun flashed a smile at the Michael Party and soared toward the giant shadow.
The creature reacted, immediately extending its hand.
Yoo Sung-hyun felt it as the hand stretched toward him.
The merciless power of the Abyss pulling him downward.
It was a force that seemed impossible to resist, but as Yoo Sung-hyun felt it, he flicked his fingers lightly, creating a translucent spherical darkness that enveloped him.
The force pulling downward into the Abyss vanished entirely.
Even if the Abyss’s power had remained, I wouldn’t have been pulled down—but since it was bothersome, I created that semi-transparent sphere of darkness. The giant shadow immediately responded, lunging forward.
Similarly, the giant shadow charged forward while unleashing the Abyss’s power.
As I wrapped the Abyss’s force around my blade and swung it, the power radiated outward with a forceful push, and the sword strike flew toward me. I simply watched it calmly.
Clang clang clang clang clang———!!!
The sword strike collided with my semi-transparent sphere of darkness, producing a sound like metal scraping against metal. It tried to cut through my sphere of darkness, but it lacked the strength—the Abyss-infused blade deflected and flew toward the wall instead.
Screech————!!!
With a sharp sound, the sword strike brimming with Abyss power literally split the wall like cutting through tofu. Watching this, I understood what I was facing and turned my gaze toward the giant shadow.
It seemed this creature used that force drawing things into the Abyss to emit energy for more powerful slashes, or engaged in combat by binding its opponents.
I could definitely feel it handled the Abyss better than the one on Floor 80.
But that was all.
After several exchanges, I began using darkness against it, and the creature—perhaps sensing my intent—swiftly dodged the spikes of darkness erupting from the ground.
Perhaps because it was a giant shadow, its reaction to darkness seemed remarkably fast.
I then unleashed blades of darkness as well, but the giant shadow used the Abyss’s power to deflect them, demonstrating surprisingly skilled application.
Watching all this, I laughed as if amused.
‘Better than I expected, huh?’
The giant shadow desperately defended against my attacks.
Just as I found it interesting, the viewers were equally astonished.
-Wow, it’s actually blocking that???
If it had hit, I would’ve died right away lol
It definitely seems like it might be stronger than Floor 80, and that’s terrifying.
-Wow, this one’s definitely strong.
The Michael Party’s reaction mirrored the viewers’ sentiment.
However, watching on screen and witnessing it in person were quite different experiences.
Michael stepped forward to speak.
“Ah yes, looking at it now, it’s using something like gravity? Or should I say repulsion? A pushing force. While the previous creature simply absorbed the strength of people stuck to the ground, this one is now using that repulsive power for both offense and defense!!! But it hasn’t landed a single direct hit on Sung-hyun!!!”
With Michael’s explanation, the viewers could focus more intently on the footage.
I paid little attention to Michael’s commentary and summoned countless blades from all directions, firing them at the giant shadow. But this time, the creature used the Abyss on itself to leap upward, deflecting my darkness blades with its sword before escaping the area.
Whoooosh———!
As it flew toward me rapidly, I had no choice but to draw upon one of darkness’s conceptual aspects.
On Floor 80, I had captured it with mere darkness manifestation.
But this creature on Floor 81 required me to elevate the concept slightly—so I added conceptual weight to the darkness.
Darkness more secretive than any substance moved, and the giant shadow failed to perceive the subtle darkness hurtling toward it.
As a result.
Splurch—!!!
“…!!!”
The giant shadow discovered the darkness piercing through its shoulder and, startled, swung its greatsword—but the darkness had already vanished from that location, and once again, subtle darkness surged toward the creature’s flank.
Splurch splurch splurch splurch———!!!
The giant shadow’s body was riddled with countless holes, yet it seemed unaffected. It moved again, and sensing that this approach wouldn’t work, it charged toward me.
The giant shadow’s body was riddled with countless holes, but it seemed fine enough as the creature moved again, and as if deciding this wouldn’t do anymore, it charged toward Yoo Sung-hyun.
As the giant shadow rushed forward, I couldn’t avoid the spikes of darkness erupting from the ground.
Or rather, I didn’t avoid them.
Ignoring the countless holes that formed in my legs, the giant shadow charged at me, and its appearance was so reminiscent of a warrior’s determination that several viewers couldn’t help but gasp in admiration.
-Wow, talk about tough;;;;
-The fact that it keeps charging through that;;;;;
-Most bosses would’ve died right there??????
-The Demon King really is strong.
-Oh, it’s swinging a greatsword!!!!!!!
As the giant shadow approached me, I calmly observed it charging toward me, and as it drew near, it raised a greatsword above its head and swung it with tremendous force. I maintained my still semi-transparent sphere of darkness.
However, the moment the giant shadow’s greatsword came crashing down on my sphere of darkness, a powerful force of the abyss was granted to me, and I should have plummeted to the ground.
But.
Kwaaaaaaaa————!!!
The giant shadow’s powerful downward strike couldn’t even leave a scratch on my sphere of darkness, nor could it push me downward.
I simply hovered in place as if fixed there, and the ground beneath where I floated created an invisible hole from the abyss’s power.
That had been the giant shadow’s all-out attack.
Yet it couldn’t leave a single wound on my sphere of darkness, and I spoke with a hint of regret.
“It seems to be your trump card, but what a shame.”
With those words.
Fwoooosh———!!
A piercing sound echoed.
A hand of darkness emerged from behind the giant shadow and pierced through its heart, and the giant shadow’s form rippled and vanished from that place.
Thus I cleared Floor 81 without difficulty and spoke.
“Now let’s pick up the pace. It seems they’re gradually catching up.”
At my words, Michael lifted his head.
From that point on, my speed was extraordinary.
I cleared Floors 82, 83, and 84 all within ten minutes each, and managed to reach Floor 85 within an hour.

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