The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 55

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Episode 55
Episode 55
0.
Immediately after the emergency meeting at Rapid Guild concluded.
As each executive scattered to attend to their respective duties.
There were those who blocked Kim Jin-woo’s path as he was about to head out hunting.
Lesil, the personnel manager of Rapid Guild, and Grond the Crusher, the captain of Raid Team 3.
Kim Jin-woo sighed upon seeing the two of them and shook his head.
He’d anticipated this much.
They really came.
I think I know why.
Grond the Crusher opened his mouth.
“Demon knights? How strong are they?”
“Sigh.”
True to form for someone obsessed with combat.
The moment Kim Jin-woo heard the question, he hung his head low and exhaled deeply.
He should have known just from clearing the Fortress of the Past.
But he’d probably come to hear the vivid details firsthand.
Kim Jin-woo was about to answer when he glanced at Lesil, the personnel manager, and tilted his head in confusion.
“Lesil, what about you?”
“No, just answer first.”
“…?”
“Yeah, Jin-woo, so tell me what it was like.”
This burly man was insisting on hearing it again despite already hearing about it once during the meeting.
This was something I always wanted to avoid.
Kim Jin-woo spoke hastily, eager to escape.
“The demon knights were, well, the strongest summons I’ve ever seen. To match them at the same tier, you’d need to be at least Legendary grade.”
“Hmm, that much?”
“Well, that’s the baseline anyway. The scary part is they also possess command authority to govern an entire legion.”
“Command? I don’t care about that. Hmm, in any case, if a newcomer can handle summons of that caliber, they must be quite formidable. I’m looking forward to it. Well then, I’ll be going.”
The moment the topic of governance and command came up, he simply turned his body and left.
Wait, can a team captain really do that?
Kim Jin-woo watched Grond the Crusher depart with a shake of his head, then turned his gaze to Lesil, who remained, with a puzzled expression.
Lesil wasn’t the type to involve herself in situations like this.
Why had she come?
As Kim Jin-woo pondered this.
Lesil, the personnel manager, ruffled her hair with a slightly irritated expression.
Why was she acting like that?
As Kim Jin-woo struggled to understand and prepared to ask.
“So… I’ve heard it before, but you have a legion capable of clearing the Fortress of the Past alone?”
“Yes? Oh, yes, yes.”
“Sigh… this is troublesome.”
“Yes? What is it?”
Lesil’s words seemed to confuse him, so he asked again.
She shook her head, then let out a deep sigh before speaking.
“Is it really right to assign someone of that caliber to the team?”
“Huh? …Oh!?”
“I mean, we did assign him to Luna Team for now, but if he’s at the level you’re describing…”
Kim Jin-woo nodded at Lesil’s words.
Then he continued the thought.
“…He might be able to clear a raid solo without needing a team soon?”
Raid bosses.
Of course, they required teamwork.
Not just one team, but multiple teams collaborating to bring down such a boss.
Yet there were those who occasionally succeeded in defeating raid bosses alone.
Typically, the top-ranked rankers in the single digits.
Solo rankers were those kinds of people.
Yoo-na was one such individual.
But if he was already showing such potential…
Was it really right to keep Yoo Sung-hyun bound to a team?
“…What should we do?”
“…Well, that’s the thing. He seemed like he’d be joining Luna Team soon, but it looks like he’ll finish his second class advancement first.”
“As the guild master would know… perhaps…”
“Yes, the guild master might test whether Yoo Sung-hyun can handle this raid alone. But the problem is…”
Kim Jin-woo trailed off.
Lesil nodded and picked up where he left off.
“Right, Luna Team won’t just sit idle. Well, Luna will probably manage to coordinate them, right? Luna’s well-behaved, after all.”
“Can Luna really do that? Among those ruffians???”
“Sigh… I’ll go report this first.”
Lesil sighed heavily, bowed her head deeply, and left the conference room toward the guild master’s office.
Naturally, it was to discuss the matter.
But her departing figure looked truly pitiful.
It was no illusion—she looked like livestock being dragged to the slaughterhouse.
Perhaps Lesil would bear the brunt of Luna Team’s ruffians’ complaints.
‘Hang in there.’
Kim Jin-woo offered such a prayer before quickly slipping out of the guild Fortress, lest he get entangled himself.
Yet curiosity bloomed within him as well.
‘Really, I’m curious how Yoo Sung-hyun will turn out.’
1.
Once you surpass level 50, you advance to the Third Village.
Yoo Sung-hyun’s level had surpassed his own—level 57.
Yet the reason he hadn’t advanced further was simple.
He was testing out new items and skills.
Even in the Second Town, where the party was somewhat forced to gather, field monsters still roamed.
I was conducting experiments against those creatures.
[『Young Girl Helena’s Staff』 is replicating 『Giant’s Strength Belt』.]
[Strength +20%, Attack Power increases by 5%.]
[『Young Girl Helena’s Staff』’s original options are also being applied simultaneously.]
A satisfying message.
My strength had genuinely increased, and the sword’s damage output rose noticeably.
But that wasn’t what mattered.
All around me, the cacophony of battle echoed relentlessly.
Were multiple users here fighting?
No.
This wasn’t a particularly efficient hunting ground.
Without users present, there’s no way such a massive battlefield’s noise would be generated.
Yet the noise persisted.
Undead shrouded in black darkness, emanating a cyan-blue aura.
But lacking intelligence, they shrieked and writhed about.
Unlike my other Death Legion forces.
Yet through a single entity, those mindless undead were executing systematic attacks.
-Offer victory to our master! Strike their legs first, topple them, then crush them!
The Death Legion moved in unison with Spirit Barfur’s commands.
In an instant, those creatures began moving as though they possessed intelligence.
The enemies were Noll warriors.
Though they formed groups, their coordination was poor, and they were being slaughtered by the Death Legion.
After striking their legs first to reduce mobility, escape became impossible, so they attempted to stand and fight—but it was already too late.
From troop numbers to the absence of commanders.
Everything compounded, and the Nolls fell in moments.
Moreover, the fallen Nolls rose again as Death Legion soldiers, joining my forces.
With each additional wave, their numbers doubled.
An endless cascade of despair.
Some Nolls, witnessing this spectacle, turned pale, dropped their weapons, and simply waited for death to arrive.
Truly a horrifying scene, saturated with hopelessness.
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded with evident satisfaction as he observed the sight.
‘This is genuinely broken, isn’t it?’
Previously, with soul supplies running short, I would simply discard troops created through additional waves.
But now, with the existence of a legion commander, that was no longer necessary.
Spirit Barfur handled the troops properly.
Even soldiers without intelligence moved as though they possessed it.
From now on, the soldiers created through Add More would remain under Spirit Barfur’s command, while the rest could act independently according to their own judgment.
In total, I had obtained a staggering forty Null Ghouls this time.
Half of them were created through Add More and lacked souls, but that was acceptable.
I had placed all of them into the Underworld.
‘While mana is in short supply, I should still be able to summon them all for now.’
I still felt mana was insufficient.
However, that was merely self-indulgence.
【Status Window】
『Yoo Sung-hyun』
『Lv 57』
『Class』
→『Overlord』
『Titles』
→『Sovereign (Legendary)』… and 25 others.
『Attributes』
→《Strength: 69(53+16)》《Agility: 61(55+6)》
《Stamina: 59(53+6)》《Intelligence: 149(135+14)》
《Wisdom: 149(135+14)》《Mental Fortitude: 133(120+13)》
《Dexterity: 7(6+1)》
『Bonus Attributes』
→《0》
‘Hmm, is it not? Is it a lot?’
If anyone saw these stats, they would cry out in protest against such cheating.
Yet I still felt they were somewhat lacking.
If I commanded all the soldiers in the Underworld, the total would exceed one hundred slightly.
Including Baltar and Spirit Barfur, and Fiora, the exact count was one hundred and three.
Being able to command this many undead, to feel it insufficient would be nothing short of shameless.
Even if Add More and the proliferating dead allowed me to conserve summoning-class mana considerably.
I already possessed an absurd military force.
But as they say, human greed knows no bounds.
‘Is there a title that can increase Wisdom?’
The experience of spirits might be good too.
As I entertained such shameless thoughts, I nearly forgot—I glanced at the Young Shapeshifter nestled in the pocket attached to my robe’s chest.
The creature still showed no signs of waking.
The system message helpfully informed me of this.
[It has not yet awakened as it was just born.]
‘Hmm, perhaps because it’s still an infant?’
Its sleep does seem unusually prolonged.
I decided to move past it, thinking it must be that powerful a creature.
I was eager to see it move and act soon.
I’ll check on that later when I wake up.
Now there’s only one thing left to do.
‘She asked me to let her know when I completed my second class advancement, right?’
I sent a message to Rapid.
I told her I’d completed my second class advancement and reached level 57.
Now should I join the team and hunt raid bosses?
‘She mentioned raid bosses start appearing from the Third Village onwards.’
Yoo Sung-hyun smiled, seeming somewhat eager about teaming up.
Party hunting was honestly fun too.
Though I couldn’t recall meeting particularly decent people.
Still, they were guild members.
Wouldn’t they be fine?
Suddenly, my sister’s word “idiots” came to mind.
I deliberately ignored it.
Surely they couldn’t be that bad.
Just as Yoo Sung-hyun was about to move on with that thought.
A message from Rapid arrived.
[Rapid – First, congratulations on your second class advancement. But something’s come up… Would you be interested in attempting a raid solo today? I’m asking this personally, so I’m being a bit cautious about it.]
[Yoo Sung-hyun – What? So there’s no team-up?]
[Rapid – For now, you’ll be registered as part of Luna Team, but if you can take down the raid boss solo… there are various things I need to adjust. Plus, it’s inefficient for you to be in a team when you can handle it alone.]
I nodded at Rapid’s message.
Even I had to admit that having someone who could solo in a team was wasteful.
Though I did wonder if I could actually take down a raid boss alone.
But she must have a method in mind to say that.
Yoo Sung-hyun agreed and sent a reply.
[Yoo Sung-hyun – Yes, I understand. I’ll keep that in mind.]
[Rapid – Sorry for coming out of nowhere and proceeding like this. There are various opinions coming up within the guild.]
After Yoo Sung-hyun sent that message.
Relief was clearly evident in Rapid’s text.
She must have worried about how I’d react.
I wasn’t going to get angry over something like this anyway.
Especially since I’d received two billion won.
Wouldn’t anyone accept this much after receiving two billion won?
“That’s definitely possible. It’s just how society works, right? Haha.”
[Rapid – Thanks for saying that. Oh, and Luna will probably try to stop them from Luna Team, but if they cause trouble, just let me know anytime. Don’t tell Yoo-na.]
[Yoo Sung-hyun – What? Ah. I understand.]
Trouble?
Were they really idiots like my sister said?
Yoo Sung-hyun scratched his head awkwardly.
Then another message from Rapid came through.
[Rapid—Uh-huh, thanks. Once this job wraps up nicely, I’ll need to revise our contract. Higher advance payment than last time too.]
[Rapid—Oh! Right! If anyone picks a fight, you can just ram them head-on. No need to hold back! I’ll get the raid prep done and contact you today. Though it’ll probably be evening.]
[Yoo Sung-hyun—Hahaha, thank you.]
Well, if money’s on the table, I’m willing to pick a fight.
And we’re talking billions here, not just millions.
Wouldn’t anyone feel the same?
I might even invite them to start something….
In any case, Yoo Sung-hyun finished the message with a smile.
And alone, he pondered deeply.
A raid boss, solo.
Could I pull it off?
But the deliberation didn’t last long.
‘I’ll find out once I try.’
Then could I monopolize the raid boss from the treasure map Kah-hoo-koo obtained this time as well?
Yoo Sung-hyun thought that far and began loosening up his body with anticipation.
‘Then I’ll warm up and prepare for the raid….’
Just as I was about to start.
[A voice message has arrived from outside.]
[Sung-hyun~ you need to eat lunch~]
‘Let me eat first.’
At the sound of my mother Lee Na-kyung’s voice, I immediately got ready to head out.
Even the grandest mountain is best appreciated on a full stomach.

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