The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 61

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Episode 61
Episode 61
2.
The buzzing of insect wings pierced the air with a sharp, ear-splitting sound.
At such a massive size, they could inflict damage as a weapon themselves.
Bzzzzzzzzzz——!
The shrill sound of beating wings.
Sharp mandibles jutted from their heads like pincers, while venomous stingers gleamed at their abdomens, glistening with deadly toxin.
Their forelimbs resembled the razor-sharp legs of a praying mantis, curved like scythes.
Giant Killer Bee.
Despite being a formidable monster at level 60, their tendency to swarm made hunters universally reluctant to engage them.
Yet even they could not withstand it.
Against such an overwhelming force, they were utterly helpless.
Slash! Crunch!
The Skeleton Warriors’ blades cut through wings and necks effortlessly, sending the insects plummeting to the ground.
Regardless, the Skeleton Warriors continued their assault like harvesters reaping a field, dual blades flashing in relentless arcs.
With each swing, two or three more crashed to the earth.
Those that survived the fall were quickly finished by Goblin Undead and Ghouls that emerged to claim their lives without fail.
Yoo Sung-hyun watched it all with an expression of utter indifference.
“…Is this really happening?”
“…Were Giant Killer Bees always this easy~”
“…No way that’s right.”
“…I’m speechless.”
Only Luna Team stood watching with slack-jawed expressions.
They’d never imagined hunting could be this effortless.
All four of them gazed in awe at the spectacle.
When the fallen Giant Killer Bees rose again as death soldiers,
the slaughter became even easier.
With aerial units now at their command,
they swept through the remaining Killer Bees like a scythe through wheat.
They had always believed their own hunts were efficient compared to others.
But this was on an entirely different level.
How many had they hunted by now?
A brilliant white radiance erupted from Yoo Sung-hyun’s body.
That effect had become far too common.
[Level Up!]
Even as his level increased, Yoo Sung-hyun showed no particular joy.
For him, it had become routine.
“Hmm.”
Instead, I turned my attention back to the Giant Killer Bees.
The Giant Killerby with a soul was thirty, and the Giant Killerby created from Anemor was likewise thirty.
Is this enough?
After counting them, Yoo Sung-hyun nodded.
This looks good.
“Then shall we go raid?”
“…Yes, let’s do that.”
Only Luna answered as if entranced, while the others couldn’t even respond.
Was it because they’d fought directly?
The remaining three couldn’t answer and merely nodded their heads.
Yoo Sung-hyun headed toward the location of Anemor that he’d been shown beforehand.
It wasn’t far from here.
It didn’t take long.
Upon arrival.
As expected, people bearing various prestigious guild emblems were lined up everywhere.
Yoo Sung-hyun didn’t recognize any of the emblems.
But the prestige was unmistakably felt.
‘There are quite a lot of skilled people here.’
Skill could be discerned from subtle postures and habits.
Yet nowhere did I see anyone stronger than the members of Luna Team.
When Yoo Sung-hyun and Luna Team appeared like this.
Whispers could be heard from all around.
“Ah, the Rapid Guild.”
“Hmm, how many times is this their challenge?”
“Fifth time. Still stuck on Phase 1.”
“But they lasted the longest here and dealt the most damage, didn’t they?”
“That’s true. They’re the Rapid Guild with Luna Team, after all.”
Voices acknowledging them came from all around.
Hearing it myself, I felt my shoulders puff up with pride.
Being part of a guild recognized among others.
It stirred something exhilarating within me.
In the midst of this, some noticed that Yoo Sung-hyun had joined and started chattering.
“But there’s a new member?”
“Who is it? I don’t think I’ve seen them before?”
“Ah! Ah! Wait, isn’t that the Demon King? The new Rapid Guild rookie!”
“Ah! The Demon King!?”
“Damn it, are they going to break through this time!?”
“I heard from the Village that three of them besides Luna fought the Demon King and lost….”
“Another Rapid member. Sigh.”
Most couldn’t help but tense up at Yoo Sung-hyun’s arrival.
Nowadays, if you mention the Rapid rookie, the “Demon King,” there’s hardly anyone who doesn’t know.
However, it seemed that his reputation had been somewhat tarnished.
Some began to mock Yoo Sung-hyun.
“Hmph, in the end, the Fortress of the Past is just a coward who ran away.”
“Right, right, compared to that Yoo Sung-hyun fellow, he’s nothing but ordinary.”
“In any case, he can’t clear Anemor. Will he even make it to Phase 2?”
Words laced with envy and jealousy.
However, Luna Team expressed bewilderment upon hearing this.
How did they know the name Yoo Sung-hyun?
He avoided the Fortress of the Past?
Nothing but incomprehensible remarks.
I was far too curious to ask, yet I held my tongue.
The atmosphere wasn’t conducive to questioning.
Asking now would be like throwing fresh meat to the wolves.
So we all remained silent.
Yoo Sung-hyun, seemingly unbothered, asked the other team members.
“Hmm, do we simply wait here?”
“Ah, yes. You wait here for your turn.”
“It’s similar to popular dungeons.”
Longfeng added his observation.
Yoo Sung-hyun understood.
He had experienced it before at Rocks’ Tomb.
There were various symbols, but the variety wasn’t particularly extensive.
As expected, Luna went forward as the representative and received something like a ticket number.
“There are four teams ahead of us, so we’re fifth.”
“That’s quite a few today.”
“Right~”
“…Damn, we’ll have to camp out here.”
“Oho.”
So this was considered quite a lot.
Normally there must be fewer.
With four teams ahead, it would certainly take a while.
We could wait at our leisure.
Then, suddenly.
I was about to ask how long it would take.
Luna spoke up first.
But she kept her voice low so others wouldn’t hear.
“With four teams, it should take roughly 30 to 40 minutes. Here, most teams endure against Anemor for less than 10 minutes on average.”
“Ah, thank you.”
It wouldn’t take as long as I thought.
We could simply pass the time.
It might get a bit tedious, I’ll admit.
But with some conversation, the time will pass quickly enough.
I decided to wait quietly, hoping we might talk.
Everyone had fallen silent as a grave.
“…?”
Only I hadn’t noticed.
After such a crushing defeat, it’s difficult to strike up a casual conversation.
Luna Team was no exception.
Everyone remained silent as the grave.
I waited quietly as well.
There was no need to force conversation.
“…Um, is there perhaps something else you’d like to know?”
“…Sorry?”
Luna suddenly posed a question.
I was somewhat taken aback.
I’d assumed they weren’t speaking because they wanted silence.
When I showed surprise at her question, Luna herself seemed even more startled.
Her expression suggested she wondered if she’d asked something she shouldn’t have.
“Ah, well, actually there are a few things.”
“Oh! Please, feel free to ask.”
“Thank you. Do you usually team up when hunting as well?”
Given permission, I asked quite freely.
By nature, I’m not one to refuse such things.
Luna paused briefly after I asked, then
shook her head.
“No, we don’t always move around as a team. We mainly gather for raids, and for more challenging hunting grounds—party-play dungeons, that sort of thing—we come together then.”
“I see.”
That certainly seemed more efficient than constantly recruiting random parties.
If I wanted to enter a dungeon, could I ask them to join?
As I pondered this, I glanced at the other three.
Normally, hunting in a party is standard practice.
The fact that they don’t made sense, really.
Those three are skilled hunters themselves, after all.
Solo hunting would be more efficient for them.
Wasn’t that true for me as well?
‘If there are dungeons that require party play, I should mention it to them.’
This is what makes a guild worthwhile.
I wondered why I hadn’t thought of it sooner.
Now that I’ve advanced to my second class and have quite a diverse roster of guild members,
I found myself marveling at how useful it would be to form parties later.
Hwawol stepped forward and asked.
“So, are you an Almighty-grade job holder?”
It was a question that could easily come across as rude.
In any game, asking someone about their job grade was clearly a breach of etiquette.
Yet Hwawol, genuinely curious, couldn’t resist asking.
And she added,
“…but you don’t have to answer if you’d rather not.”
“Huh?”
“Eh?”
“What?”
Her tone carried an unusual hesitation.
Taken aback by Hwawol’s unfamiliar demeanor, Luna, Elzahar, and Longfeng all stared at her.
They’d heard her speak bluntly before, certainly.
But never quite like this.
Hwawol clearly held Yoo Sung-hyun in genuine respect.
Everyone exchanged surprised glances at Hwawol.
Embarrassed, Hwawol quickly turned her face away.
Yoo Sung-hyun, observing her reaction, responded reassuringly.
“You’re a teammate, after all. Sharing information is only natural. Yes, I’m Almighty-grade for now.”
“…Th-thank you… very much.”
Hwawol, startled by his willingness to answer, found herself expressing gratitude almost involuntarily.
And with formal speech, no less!
Everyone except Yoo Sung-hyun was amazed by this unfamiliar side of her.
But they all wisely pretended not to notice, lest they provoke something worse.
In any case,
Yoo Sung-hyun, equally curious, turned the question back to Hwawol.
“Then Hwawol… is it? Hwawol, your job is a close-range archer, correct?”
“…Yes, I… think of it as the opposite of other archers… My grade is Unique+.”
“I see.”
Yoo Sung-hyun let out a short exclamation of admiration.
Elzahar, seizing the moment, spoke up as well.
“Mmm~ you can call me a Binding Mage~ the more I bind or restrain, the stronger my mana and magical power become. My grade is Unique+, same as Hwawol over there~”
“Ah, so that’s why Elzahar applied those freezing-binding spells to yourself from the back. They were certainly powerful spells.”
“Huh~? But they didn’t work against your Skeleton Mage, did they?”
“Thank you for the kind words. But they truly were formidable spells. We had to deploy three mages just to barely contain them.”
“Mmm~”
Pleased by Yoo Sung-hyun’s praise, Elzahar’s characteristic languid expression seemed to deepen.
Since both Hwawol and Elzahar had introduced themselves,
Longfeng, unwilling to be left out, decided to join in.
Though given that he’d been the one to pick a fight initially,
A hint of embarrassment crossed my face.
“Ahem, I’m Longfeng. I use a skill called Failed Thief—the more my attacks miss or get dodged, the more stacks I accumulate, which I can use to enhance my other skills. I can boost them with these stacks. As for the grade… it’s Unique.”
“Interesting. So you can enhance stealth-type skills as well?”
“Hmm, precisely.”
“If you enhance the stealth side too, that would make for quite a powerful combo, wouldn’t it?”
“Hahahaha! You understand me?”
Longfeng, delighted by Yoo Sung-hyun’s words, began chattering away enthusiastically without restraint.
And finally, Yoo Sung-hyun looked at Luna.
“…Ah, um. I, I am…”
“…?”
I found Luna’s hesitation somewhat puzzling.
Everyone else had revealed their classes—did she not want to?
It didn’t really matter, so I was about to move on.
Luna finally spoke, her voice tinged with embarrassment.
“I, I am… a Primordial Savage Warrior, which is a Legendary-grade class.”
“Oh? I see.”
Yoo Sung-hyun let out a brief exclamation at Luna’s straightforward answer.
Legendary grade—wasn’t that just below Almighty?
Yoo Sung-hyun expressed considerable admiration.
Elzahar, finding it amusing, followed up with an explanation.
“Hehe~ Our team leader here~ we call her the Exposed Warrior among ourselves~”
“…?”
At the rather suggestive nickname that emerged.
Yoo Sung-hyun tilted his head slightly in confusion.
Exposed Warrior?
Did that mean she had to expose herself?
As Yoo Sung-hyun pondered this.
Hwawol continued Elzahar’s explanation.
“…True to the name Primordial Savage Warrior, the more bare skin is exposed, the greater the buffs to attack and defense power… you see.”
“…So?”
“Puhaha! That refined lady of a team leader wears that robe around for exactly that reason!”
Yoo Sung-hyun glanced at Luna at those words.
Her entire face had turned crimson.
What on earth was beneath that robe?
‘I’ll need to handle as much as I can on my own.’
So neither of us ends up embarrassed.
As Yoo Sung-hyun thought this.
Luna, mortified, squeezed her eyes shut and thought.
‘…What if he thinks I’m a pervert?’
After that, nothing more was said.
We waited in awkward silence for our turn.
Finally, our moment arrived.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————