The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 413

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Episode 413
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3.
Over 2 billion people enjoyed the Eternal World.
And if you counted all those watching Eternal World videos on MeTube, you could say it was a game enjoyed by roughly 4 billion people.
Among all this, the hottest broadcast trending at the moment was none other than the live stream playing on the Rapid Guild channel.
Despite having started less than a minute ago, the concurrent viewers had already surpassed tens of millions.
The numbers, rapidly approaching the previous record of 100 million, were nothing short of extraordinary.
Normally, viewership of this scale would have been quite nerve-wracking, but Michael deliberately tried not to feel nervous.
Because of that.
-Wow, I thought your crazy dad was watching.
-Michael! Don’t shove your face that close to the camera!!!
-Scared me half to death lol
-My heart nearly stopped.
-That’s terrifying…
-Almost gave me a fright;;;;
From the very start of the live stream, Michael began with some light pranks.
Against viewers numbering in the hundreds of millions, no less.
Most of them could be considered new arrivals.
But when the viewers who had been watching Michael and the Demon King together for the past few days engaged in banter with him,
the new viewers didn’t really complain.
It was more like shocked comments were flooding in.
Anyway.
“Ah, you were all startled? I was startled too!”
-??????
-What are you talking about?
-Logically speaking, we should be startled, so why are you startled???
At Michael’s strange remark, everyone filled the chat with question marks.
Michael continued.
“I see this face every morning.”
-Hahahahahahahaha
-Lol that’s fair.
-Born with Michael’s face?!
-Scary, so scary! Lol
-That’s hilarious lol
The viewers couldn’t help but laugh uproariously.
Self-deprecating humor worked everywhere in the world.
People of various nationalities were thoroughly enjoying it.
Though this broadcast was meant to showcase the Demon King, Michael’s wit was captivating them.
Of course, there were some who complained about when the Demon King would appear.
Michael ignored such things.
Everything had to proceed in order, after all.
Simply showing everything whenever viewers threw a tantrum wasn’t good for their viewing habits.
With that thought, Michael began to move things along briskly.
“Before we introduce our Demon King and the Backup Team, we have an announcement.”
-????What is it?
-??????
-An announcement????
-Haven’t we never had anything like that before?
-Right???
Everyone was puzzled, but Michael’s captivating eloquence drew their focus regardless.
At that moment when all eyes converged.
Michael spoke.
“Our boss—or rather, our Demon King—asked me to share this: hasn’t the world been buzzing about the Despair Lord lately? The aura of despair is spreading across the world, right? You all came here to see that, didn’t you? Hehe. So aren’t you curious? Did our Demon King know about this beforehand or not?”
The viewers naturally erupted in chaos at Michael’s words.
He had just laid bare the very thing they’d been most curious about.
Of course they would.
If you watched other rankers’ broadcasts or solo rankers’ streams, they’d all claim everything was confidential and rush to hide it—but he was laying it all out like this?
A fresh shock rippled through the viewers.
-You’re actually revealing this????
-For real?
-Seriously????
-So what is it!!!! I’m holding my breath until you tell us! Gasp!
-This person has passed away.
Hahahaha
Everyone was brimming with anticipation.
Michael began to speak.
“It was related to our Demon King’s job that she first entered Mugan, but she didn’t expect to encounter the Despair Lord like this and cause damage to the world. With that in mind, let’s do an interview with our Demon King!”
As Michael said this and pointed to one side, the camera turned toward Yoo Sung-hyun, who had been smiling while watching Michael’s hosting.
Yoo Sung-hyun was startled by the sudden camera movement and laughed, then jumped in surprise.
But the reaction was actually positive.
Haha, he’s really good-looking.
-When he smiles, he looks boyish and cute ㅠㅠㅠ
-Sob sob, oppa take me!!!!!
-Really handsome.
So that’s why, haha.
-Unreal.
Everyone marveled at Yoo Sung-hyun’s appearance.
As Yoo Sung-hyun began to speak toward the camera, looking slightly awkward.
The chat suddenly slowed down.
It seemed like they intended to appreciate the show.
“Hmm, I didn’t expect an event would occur across the entire Eternal World because of me. I apologize for the inconvenience. I didn’t anticipate things would turn out this way either.”
-What inconvenience lol
-The event opened and it’s got festival vibes lol
-The Demon King is really cute lol
-Right lol
Everyone said it was fine through the chat.
But Yoo Sung-hyun still bowed his head and apologized, then continued speaking.
“In any case, my class is a Dark Mage type that absorbs the power of various Lords, so I’ll try to absorb the Despair Lord’s power with my own strength as well.”
Yoo Sung-hyun spoke casually.
But it was essentially the same as revealing his class’s secret.
The viewers couldn’t help but be shocked seeing Yoo Sung-hyun reveal it so suddenly.
-??????????
-Wait, that came out of nowhere????
-He absorbs the power of multiple Lords?????????
-So that’s why he seemed to have multiple attributes????????
-Why would you casually drop such a secret like you’re talking about what you had for lunch lol
-This guy’s unbelievable lol
-And he just reveals it like that?lol
-I’ve never seen a broadcast like this beforelol
People from all over the world couldn’t help but be shocked.
There were no rankers who would reveal such secrets.
And even if there were, they only did so when their class rank was low enough that revealing it wouldn’t cause problems.
But when the Demon King, Yoo Sung-hyun, who was one of the most mysterious figures, revealed it so openly like this.
It was more than refreshing—it was bewildering.
People watched and laughed, enjoying it.
But the more shocking part came next.
“Now then, everyone, and there’s something else I need to tell you.”
Before they could even process what just happened, Michael spoke again.
What could it be this time?
Michael recited an announcement to the viewers who were filled with anticipation.
“Now that we’ve become a combined floor, we settled the rankings yesterday, right? The Backup Team rankings were: 1st place Luna Team, 2nd place Embris Party, and 3rd place Kyou Party. But just because it’s a combined floor doesn’t mean we’re not competing!”
The viewers couldn’t help but be confused by Michael’s words.
How could they compete when it was a combined floor?
Then suddenly, some viewers caught on and typed in the chat.
-???????
-How do they compete?
-Wait, could it be contribution points?
-Oh!!! There are contribution points!!!!
-They’re ranking based on contribution points?
Ah, my dopamine is going crazy lol
-This is insane, it’s gonna be so entertaining.
Everyone chattered excitedly like that.
Michael nodded and panned the camera to Yoo Sung-hyun and the other members of the Backup Team.
Unlike the composed Luna Team, the Kyou Party and Embris Party were glaring at each other as if ready to kill, while Yoo Sung-hyun stood in the middle with a subtle smile on his face.
Michael showed them and spoke.
“That’s right. We’ll rank them by contribution points. Since we can see both team-wide and individual contribution points like this, I’ll be handling the commentary and broadcast. Our Demon King will judge fairly.”
At Michael’s explanation, everyone flooded the chat with excited messages.
That would be so fun lol
-I want to see the Demon King’s overwhelming power, but this competitive content is entertaining too.
Haha, plus everyone fights so well that it’s even more fun.
“Even top-tier players should step aside.”
-Wow, who’s gonna win this time?
-But this does put the Luna Team at a disadvantage, doesn’t it?
-Ah, yeah.
Everyone chattered on about who would win and who was at a disadvantage.
Just as Yoo Sung-hyun had anticipated, most viewers were captivated by this matchup and watched with keen interest.
In that atmosphere, Yoo Sung-hyun nodded approvingly, and Michael proceeded as he watched.
As if announcing that the competition would begin shortly.
“Then we’ll head down now. So who will take first place!? Right, you can type ‘!vote’ in the chat to vote on who gets first place, and you can also vote on second and third place! We’d appreciate your participation! If you get it right, we’re giving away a whole month of Rapid Guild subscription passes through a raffle, you know? With a subscription pass, you can enter for free for a month without needing a live ticket.”
-What?????
-They’re giving away subscription passes???
-How many people are getting them???
-Wow! 100,000 for first place, 50,000 for second, 10,000 for third???
-They’re giving subscription passes to 160,000 people total?
-Insane, how much is that worth????
-!vote
-!vote
-I gotta vote on this???
-Since they filter out duplicates, this is seriously an incredible deal please!!!
-Please!!!
The viewers couldn’t help but be excited at Michael’s words.
Subscription passes carried that much influence.
This live stream could go paid with tickets at any time.
Everyone began voting, desperately hoping they’d be selected.
Drawing in the viewers’ enthusiasm like that, Michael thought he was doing well, and Yoo Sung-hyun and the Backup Team members took the lead descending to the 97th Floor.
What would appear this time?
Everyone felt somewhat tense as they descended to the 97th Floor.
A system message similar to the one they’d seen when first gathering on Layer 96 appeared.
[A portion of the Despair Lord’s consciousness awakens.]
[The 97th Floor Despair Lord’s foot materializes.]
Previously it was an eye, and now it’s a foot.
Though the sensation felt grotesque, an ashen foot appeared once again.
Judging by the foot alone, it was a colossal appendage—a full two meters in length, befitting a giant’s limb.
Yet only up to the ankle had materialized, and unlike the eye, no tentacle-like protrusions emerged.
However, the aura of despair it radiated unleashed a terrifying momentum. Yoo Sung-hyun retreated at the sight, glancing toward the Backup Team as he spoke.
“Begin.”
At Yoo Sung-hyun’s command, the Backup Team swiftly surged forward into battle.

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