The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 60

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Episode 60
Episode 60
0.
The three of them—Longfeng, Hwawol, and Elzahar—stood dazed outside the Duel Arena after their defeat.
An unfair battle?
Overwhelmed by sheer numbers?
Some might think that, but not these three.
No, anyone who witnessed that fight couldn’t possibly say such a thing.
It was a war.
They alone remained oblivious to the fact that their defeat was sealed the moment three of them entered a war.
All three felt it in that moment.
“If only the team captain had been there….”
“Would things have been different…?”
“…Damn it, there’s no way.”
Both nodded at Hwawol’s crude curse.
Luna Team’s captain, Luna.
She was the strongest rookie in the Rapid Guild.
But even with her, it wouldn’t matter.
Just as humans cannot overcome natural disasters.
Yoo Sung-hyun was an existence of that caliber.
A rookie?
A newcomer?
An irrational being that couldn’t be described by such words.
That was Yoo Sung-hyun.
They had intended to thoroughly humble him.
Instead, it was they who had been humbled.
The last thing they felt was one thing.
“Was that even his full strength?”
“….”
“….”
Neither could answer Elzahar’s question.
No, they didn’t want to answer.
They wanted to believe that was Yoo Sung-hyun’s full power.
If he possessed strength beyond that.
Then all they had done was try to break a rock with an egg.
Or rather, wasn’t that still the case now?
‘Yes, it had to be his full strength.’
‘It must have been his full power~’
‘Damn it, even if that was his full strength, it’s still a problem….’
All three possessed Unique+ rank classes, yet they couldn’t even compete.
Even a Legendary-grade wouldn’t display such power.
Since Luna possessed a Legendary-grade job, the trio understood it well.
Power that surpassed Luna, who was Legendary-grade.
It wasn’t a matter of skill or talent.
The performance of skills derived purely from job classification.
There was only one grade higher than that.
Almighty-grade.
Gulp.
Someone’s swallow echoed like thunder, and they looked at each other.
He had seemed so confident, after all.
So that’s why.
If it’s Yoo Sung-hyun, perhaps….
“He’s going to clear it, isn’t he?”
“Do you think so~?”
Damn it, talk sense.
The three held slightly different opinions.
Longfeng harbored hope that he might just break through.
The other two remained skeptical.
No matter how exceptional Yoo Sung-hyun was, solo raiding alone was still too much.
That’s what they believed.
“No, damn it, even Yoo-na surpassed level 100 and attempted solo raids after her third advancement, but solo raiding right off the bat is ridiculous. And if that first raid is against that bird-brained bastard, failure is inevitable, I’m telling you.”
Hwawol spoke with frustration.
Though she had spoken harshly.
They all had to agree with her words.
“Ah… that’s true too.”
“Yeah, it is~”
Yoo-na was the strongest force that everyone in the Rapid Guild either respected or feared.
The sole member of the Rapid Guild who actually conducted solo raids.
Though she occasionally teamed up.
But only occasionally.
She would join when the second-string teams struggled, offering guidance like a mentor.
Or when she participated for educational purposes.
Outside of such circumstances, she didn’t team up.
Almighty-grade?
Perhaps it would be possible someday.
I had already experienced Yoo Sung-hyun’s formidable job performance.
But would that allow him to succeed in raids faster than Yoo-na?
I didn’t think so.
As the three exchanged such opinions.
Luna came running toward them from afar.
Luna came rushing over with a pitter-patter of footsteps, and while her appearance was rather endearing, they found it somewhat frightening instead.
Because Luna’s expression was more urgent than ever before.
Her face showed a desperation they had rarely witnessed.
“Phew! That’s exactly why I told you not to fight!?”
“…I have nothing to say.”
“…So~”
….
Longfeng and Elzahar bowed their heads apologetically as they spoke, while Hwawol simply lowered her head, as if even ten mouths wouldn’t suffice to explain herself.
With everyone reflecting on their actions like this,
Luna couldn’t say much more either.
Still, it was they who had made the mistake.
“I really hope you’ll all exercise some restraint.”
“Understood, Team Leader.”
“We will~ Team Leader.”
“Understood, Luna Team Leader.”
All three acknowledged, and Luna finally let out a relieved sigh.
And then,
I could see Yoo Sung-hyun walking over from the other direction.
At first, I thought he was just striking a pose and felt a slight sense of pressure from it.
But now it was different.
All four of them—the three others and Luna—swallowed hard at his appearance.
They felt an overwhelming pressure from Yoo Sung-hyun’s gait alone, which was far from ordinary.
That stride overlapped with the sight of the legion advancing earlier, and tension rose within them.
The more you know, the more you see.
This was exactly that moment.
Everyone was overwhelmed by the footsteps of a lord and remained still.
Yoo Sung-hyun asked with a puzzled expression.
“You’re all here. But why do you all look like that?”
“Oh, no! It’s nothing!”
“Ahem.”
“Hmm.”
….
Luna waved her hand dismissively and denied it, while the other three either cleared their throats awkwardly or kept their mouths shut, at a loss for words.
Yoo Sung-hyun wondered why they were acting this way.
Hadn’t they passed the test quite well?
He had been thinking about it since Rapid first mentioned that they would provoke trouble.
They were more unpredictable than he had expected.
Unaware that he himself was being treated in such a manner.
“Well then, shall we head to our lodgings first and have a briefing?”
“Y-yes, that sounds good~”
“Th-that’s a good idea.”
“….”
“Yes.”
Everyone awkwardly agreed, and Hwawol simply nodded silently without speaking.
Yoo Sung-hyun’s expression brightened—we were finally going on a raid.
I wondered what the raid briefing would be like.
Yoo Sung-hyun stepped forward with an eager look.
Everyone exhaled sighs of relief, grateful for the decision.
I’d felt it from the moment we first met him.
Yoo Sung-hyun was unpredictable—you never knew which way he’d jump.
So we couldn’t help but be on edge.
And then we realized something.
‘Is this how other teams feel when they see us?’
‘…Maybe?’
‘…Damn, I need to reflect on myself.’
Somehow reflecting on our past, we headed to our lodgings.
1.
Third Village, Trineum.
While raids were possible starting from the Third Village, Trineum took things to an extreme.
Perhaps it was because the surroundings were encircled by rugged, towering mountains.
Colossal and powerful monsters frequently appeared here, making it a village abundant with raid bosses.
Many came to admire its solemn grandeur and picturesque scenery like a beautiful small town.
But far more came with raiding as their purpose.
And among them were major guilds.
Particularly the rookies of top-ranked major guilds, who maintained a significant presence here.
There were many raids, and recently a new raid boss had appeared.
The Wind Watcher, “Anemor”.
It was the hottest raid boss in recent times.
In the Third Village where players operated between levels 50 and 80, a level 60s boss possessed power far too formidable.
It wielded strength surpassing most level 80s raid bosses.
Few actually believed it could be defeated.
[Wait, Anemor can actually be cleared, right?]
[Anemor is seriously BS lol.]
[Can’t clear this lol.]
[Heard Luna Team from Rapid Guild came too?]
[Even Luna Team’s grandpa couldn’t clear it lol.]
The consensus was that it had been created as an unbeatable boss.
It wasn’t just empty talk because they couldn’t defeat it themselves.
There was considerable evidence supporting this.
First, the fact that a level 60s raid boss was far too powerful was the primary evidence.
It was stronger than most level 80 raid bosses.
And second, despite being a low-level raid boss, it had a name.
One might assume all raid bosses have names, but that wasn’t the case.
Most raid bosses didn’t have names, and when such a boss occasionally appeared, it displayed power far beyond what its level should allow.
Anemor was one such raid boss.
The problem was simply that its power was far too overwhelming, even with a name.
No major guild, no matter how prestigious, could approach it.
Luna Team was no exception.
“I see, so you’re saying it’s incredibly powerful for its level?”
Luna Team had already charged in and attempted this more than five times.
Yet they hadn’t even reached phase two.
It could be called humiliating.
But Luna Team had lasted longer than any other guild and pushed the creature into the tightest corner.
Still, they hadn’t seen phase two.
“Yes, and I’ve told you all about its phase one skills.”
“Thank you.”
“That is…”
Luna opened her mouth as if pondering something, then closed it again.
It would likely be rude to say what she was thinking.
But then Hwawol stepped forward first.
“If it looks like you’re going to fail, we’ll join in.”
“Pardon?”
Yoo Sung-hyun looked at them with bewilderment.
Hwawol was about to explain with a sigh.
No matter how strong Yoo Sung-hyun was, if he couldn’t do it alone, it was natural to step in.
Right now, more important than Yoo Sung-hyun’s personal record was securing the honor of Rapid Guild clearing it first.
All Rapid Guild members understood this.
She was about to tell him this.
“Isn’t that obvious?”
“Huh?”
“What?”
“Eh?”
“Hm?”
Yoo Sung-hyun looked at them strangely, speaking as if it were the most natural thing.
All four of them stared at him blankly.
Well, it was obvious, wasn’t it?
But they’d brought it up because they worried he might be prideful about it.
Instead, with his attitude of “why would you even need to say that?”, they became the strange ones.
“If I can’t do it alone, of course everyone should charge in. Isn’t that why we form a team?”
“….”
“….”
“….”
“….”
“I was under the impression that was the case… wasn’t it?”
The logic was so sound that I had nothing to say in response.
At this point, Yoo Sung-hyun was asking as if he himself had been mistaken about something.
Those who had worried that Yoo Sung-hyun might be arrogant now looked foolish.
“Ah, no. Of course not. I was just trying to explain since it’s your first raid. There are actually more people who don’t know… than you’d think.”
“I see.”
Yoo Sung-hyun nodded as if he understood.
Everyone exhaled in relief.
So the briefing was essentially done.
I stood up from my seat.
“Shall we head out then?”
Already?
At Yoo Sung-hyun’s words, everyone nodded with bewildered expressions.
Normally after a briefing ends, people discuss their assigned roles and devise strategies for cooperation before heading out.
But Yoo Sung-hyun simply stood up without any of that.
Did he just need the information?
Everyone stood up, looking somewhat taken aback by his behavior.
Whether this was arrogance.
Or simply a lack of experience—it was impossible to tell.
And with his track record, it became awkward to even raise objections.
“This should be interesting.”
Yoo Sung-hyun spoke with evident excitement.
Everyone looked at him with somewhat agreeing expressions.
Just what strategy would Yoo Sung-hyun employ?
Their faces showed anticipation.
No matter what, Yoo Sung-hyun alone wouldn’t succeed.
But if the remaining four of us conserved our stamina until then?
‘If we join in during the latter half….’
‘It could actually be quite interesting~’
‘….’
‘Perhaps we really could….’
We might actually be able to clear it this time.
While the four of them were thinking such thoughts.
Yoo Sung-hyun was thinking something entirely different.
‘First, I need to increase the number of units capable of aerial operations.’

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