The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage - Chapter 64

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Episode 64
Episode 64
Anemor gazed at his surroundings, contemplating the impossible.
He was unmistakably dead.
So why?
A faint sensation of being alive still lingered within him.
Below where he floated in the void, his corpse lay undeniably present.
Yet he could still think, still move.
The problem was.
-Squeeeee?!
Yoo Sung-hyun could see Anemor as well.
At first, fear had bloomed within him, but no longer.
Instead, alongside that fear came trust, admiration, and reverence toward Yoo Sung-hyun.
Now I can truly stand beside him.
Trembling with overwhelming emotion, his form quivered.
Though he was now a bodiless spirit, even his ethereal essence shook with fervor.
If only I could be of use to such a magnificent being—I would surrender everything.
As Anemor harbored these thoughts.
Yoo Sung-hyun approached him and asked.
“Will you come with me?”
-Squeeeee——!
Anemor nodded vigorously, radiating pure joy.
Truly, this was characteristic of Yoo Sung-hyun—beloved by all spirits.
Even his mortal enemy, slain by his own hand, offered him complete devotion.
A terrifying ability, to be sure.
Yet for Yoo Sung-hyun, it had always been thus.
He accepted Anemor without hesitation.
First, I should harness his power.
He was formidable in life, after all.
My stats should increase considerably, shouldn’t they?
As Yoo Sung-hyun absorbed Anemor’s memories and experiences.
[You have accomplished the impossible at your current level through ‘Unknown Power’.]
[Strength +2, Agility +10, Stamina +3 permanently increased.]
‘Interesting.’
When I absorbed Demon Beast Barfur’s memories and experiences, the total stat gain was 8.
Anemor granted me 15—roughly double that amount.
I had obtained a soul far more powerful than Demon Beast Barfur.
An exceptionally satisfying bonus reward.
Above all.
[Your level is too low to convert the target into a ‘Death Legion Soldier’.]
Upon seeing Anemor’s corpse, a phrase came to mind.
If the level requirement was met, I could turn it into a soldier.
Though I didn’t know when that would be.
For now, I’d store it in the Underworld just like I had done with Demon Beast Barfur’s body.
Hadn’t I done the same when I obtained Demon Beast Barfur’s corpse?
It would become an incredibly powerful ally later.
Yoo Sung-hyun stood there, thoroughly satisfied.
-We offer victory to you, Lord.
-L-Lord, we offer you the spoils of war, L-Lord.
Baltar and Fiora bowed in reverence, stammering.
They held up Anemor’s corpse as tribute to him.
Yoo Sung-hyun watched and contemplated.
‘The next legion commander, perhaps?’
Anemor would certainly be capable of serving as the next legion commander.
Anticipation bloomed within me.
Without hesitation, I opened the gate to the Underworld immediately.
The two of them, understanding my intention, picked up Anemor’s corpse and entered the Underworld.
As all the soldiers returned to the Underworld,
I placed Anemor’s spirit into the vacant Giant Killer Bee undead.
After all, the Giant Killer Bee was the only undead capable of moving through the air at the moment.
With that settled,
all the soldiers had entered the Underworld.
Because of that, I couldn’t hear
the conversation between Baltar and Fiora.
-So it really is Fiora. How remarkable.
-I-I’m glad too. B-Baltar.
-Fiora, that the Lord can plant you here by handling your very soul… that means…
-Yes, yes!!! Helena too!!! The Lord must have her with him!!!
The two conversed and rejoiced sincerely.
At the thought that they might reunite with their former master, who had sacrificed herself out of mercy even to a worthless hero.
However, Baltar asked, puzzled.
-But if your soul is here, what becomes of your body? Without a soul, wouldn’t the body remain dormant as well?
-Ah, y-yes… you’re r-right…
-Hmm, surely the Lord has thought of everything. For now, your body must remain as it is.
-I-I think so too.
In a place where Yoo Sung-hyun couldn’t hear,
the reason why the Young Shapeshifter hadn’t awakened was being revealed.
0.
Having closed the gate to the Underworld and collected Anemor’s body and spirit,
the next thing to claim was the raid rewards.
What I just obtained was merely a bonus reward.
Now it’s time to open the real rewards.
Since everyone in Luna Team is still dazed, I can check the rewards without issue.
I had obtained quite a lot.
First, there were new Overlord-exclusive skills obtained after surpassing level 60, set items, skill books, titles, and finally items.
Like Yoo Sung-hyun, who saves the best for last, I checked the titles first, which seemed to have the lowest rank.
I had obtained three titles this time.
All of them were raid-related titles.
『Novice Raider』
→《Rare》
→A title granted to users who have defeated a raid boss.
→Maximum HP +5% when facing raid bosses.
『Genius Raider』
→《Unique》
→A title granted to users who have defeated a raid boss solo.
→All recovery +10% in Raid Fields.
→Rewards are additionally enhanced when defeating a raid boss solo.
『Anemor Slayer』
→《Unique》
→A title granted to the first user to defeat 『Anemor, the Wind Watcher』.
→Can fly three times per day.
→Can summon a storm vortex once per day.
→Wind attribute resistance +10% increased.
→Wind attribute affinity +10% increased.
‘Oh!?’
From Novice Raider to Genius Raider, and finally to Anemor Slayer.
The Novice Raider, the lowest-ranked Rare title, certainly had vague effects, but the other two were different.
‘The recovery and bonus rewards make sense, but Anemor Slayer is really excellent.’
The option to summon a storm vortex and the options to increase resistance and affinity were quite impressive.
Especially options that could increase resistance or affinity were said to be quite rare.
I never expected to obtain them like this.
I was satisfied with the effects, which were better than I anticipated.
Next, I hesitated briefly before opening the set items all at once.
I already had the Forest Hunter set equipped.
It was about time to replace it.
I hoped the new set could replace the Forest Hunter set.
As I thought this, I opened the item effects.
『Wind Feather Breastplate』
→《Unique》
→A breastplate crafted using the feathers and hide of the raid boss Anemor.
I could feel my body becoming considerably lighter, more agile than in any armor I’d worn before.
Evasion Rate +15%.
『Anemor’s Winged Boots』
→《Unique》
Boots crafted from the leather and feathers of the Wind Watcher Anemor’s wings.
Because they were made from the Wind Watcher Anemor’s wings, they are lighter than any other footwear and grant exceptional agility.
Movement Speed +30%.
『Anemor’s Wind Ring』
→《Unique》
A wind ring crafted from Anemor’s bones.
Regardless of what magic is imbued or what attack comes, you can activate its effect whenever you wish.
It possesses a wind that seems capable of piercing through anything.
Weapon Attack Penetration +10%.
Three times per day, when attacking, you can summon wind to forcefully push back your opponent.
『Anemor’s Feather Cloak』
→《Unique》
A cloak crafted from Anemor’s hide, distinguished by its pale gray coloring.
Lighter than the wind itself, it grants the wearer equivalent lightness, or so it is said.
Movement Speed +20%.
Evasion Rate +10%.
『Wind Watcher Set (4/4)』
Attack Speed +15%.
Evasion Rate +10%.
Attack Power +5%.
Twice per day, you can use ‘Wind Shield’ to block attacks from all directions above a certain threshold.
I could confirm it was a set item composed of four different pieces.
The breastplate and boots overlapped with the Forest Hunter Set, so I could swap them out.
Meanwhile, the gloves and the short sword I was using as a secondary weapon could still be equipped, allowing me to retain some of the Forest Hunter Set’s benefits.
‘Wow, every option is excellent.’
I couldn’t help but marvel as I reviewed the item effects.
From the breastplate to the cloak.
They were all items I simply had to equip.
The set effect was equally impressive.
Options that now surpassed and replaced the Forest Hunter Set.
And the set effect even came with a skill.
Wind Shield, as it was called.
‘Is that the one Anemor used in phase one?’
It seemed to be the skill she’d used before Baltar and Fiora attacked.
I’d thought it was a powerful defensive ability.
I never expected to obtain that skill.
The Ring of Wind could also produce a knockback effect, usable up to three times a day.
I was quite pleased with it.
I’d have to test this one too.
After examining all the items, I pulled out the remaining ones as well.
The Essence of Wind and the other was a skill book.
I took out the Essence of Wind first.
『Essence of Wind』
→《Unique》
→Crafting Material
→An essence containing the spirit of wind.
→When used in alchemy and crafting, it can imbue wind-related effects.
‘The Essence of Wind is a crafting material as expected. And the skill book is….’
Was this one a dud?
I wasn’t too disappointed.
I could always sell it anyway.
And I still had the other skill book left.
Let me check the skill book too.
『Skill Book – Summon Storm Spirit』
→《Unique》
→Consumable
→Can only be used by Spiritist-class jobs.
→A skill book containing the Summon Storm Spirit skill.
→Upon use, you can learn the Summon Storm Spirit skill.
*When using the Grimoire of Despair, the grade remains unchanged but randomly transforms into a Dark Mage-class skill book.
A skill book that only Spiritist-class jobs could use.
But seeing the note at the bottom, I smiled quietly.
‘The Grimoire of Despair is truly a broken item.’
In this case, I could use it myself instead of selling it.
The randomness was a bit concerning though.
But the grade would remain the same anyway.
What did it matter?
These were satisfying rewards.
I’d convert the skill book later.
I opened the final remaining reward.
Or rather, it was a skill I obtained from leveling up, not a reward per se.
This time, it was a Legendary-grade skill.
‘Let me see.’
『Raging Blood』
→《Legendary》
→[Lv 1][Growth-Type]
[Instant Effect][Active]
[Cooldown: 10 minutes]
[Duration: 10 seconds]
The raging torrent of blood shall sweep across the Battlefield, consuming all blood in its path.
→Exclusive skill for Overload.
→Summons a vortex of blood that ravages the Battlefield.
→Enemies with blood lose blood with each hit.
→The absorbed blood becomes an even more massive vortex, raging with greater ferocity.
‘Oh?!’
My first area-of-effect skill.
Thanks to the Death Legion, I hadn’t felt the need for one, but during the recent conquest of the Fortress of the Past, I’d regretted not having an area skill.
And now I’ve obtained one like this.
I wasn’t concerned about its performance.
Among the Overload’s skills, there was none that lacked in power, I could say with certainty.
Hadn’t the Lord’s Silence and the Vengeful Spirits of the Dead played significant roles in this raid as well?
So I had no worries.
There were now more items and skills to test.
‘Then shall I go see the others?’
I’d confirmed all the rewards anyway.
It was time to return to the Luna Team, who were still standing in a daze, muttering to themselves.
1.
While Yoo Sung-hyun confirmed the rewards, the Luna Team continued muttering among themselves.
“Y-you really defeated it….”
“A-alone….”
“Uh, about 10 minutes, maybe~?”
“9 minutes 57 seconds….”
Hwawol’s words were met only with disbelieving reactions.
The time other teams had barely managed to endure.
Yet Yoo Sung-hyun had vanquished Anemor in that span of time.
Would anyone ever surpass this record?
Or rather, would any team?
At least the Luna Team could confidently say there never would be.
“F-first hunt and s-solo raid at that.”
“…Isn’t it also their first raid overall?”
“Uh, uh~ Was there ever such a person~?”
“Damn it, how could there be!”
Hwawol spoke as if angry, but no one contradicted her.
No one could fail to understand her feelings right now.
It was truly an absurd record.
At first, there had been envy and jealousy.
It felt like the Rapid Guild was nurturing me with all their might.
Wasn’t Luna Team also considered the best among the rookies?
That’s why Longfeng, Hwawol, and Elzahar occasionally showed hints of jealousy.
But at this point.
Even jealousy was impossible.
You can only feel jealous if the gap is reasonable.
There was no fool here who would feel jealous upon witnessing such an overwhelming disparity.
And such a record had never been heard of, not just in the Rapid Guild, but in other guilds either.
Not just on the East Asia Server, but globally.
Which meant.
‘Huh.’
‘Hmm.’
‘Really.’
‘…Perhaps.’
The thought bloomed that the Rapid Guild might be securing a new solo ranker.
Though it was still a distant future.
While everyone harbored such thoughts, Luna suddenly remembered something.
The Rapid Guild was one of the guilds maintained since its early days.
Yoo-na was the same.
But no one could keep up with Yoo-na, so I knew she was still hunting alone.
Though Yoo-na herself preferred being alone, the guild master Rapid had occasionally mentioned it was troublesome.
-It’s difficult because Yoo-na doesn’t have team members who can provide backup. Without that alone, she would’ve already climbed to 5th place… what a shame.
To such a complaint-tinged remark, Yoo-na brushed it off saying it was fine.
But it remained deeply etched in my heart.
That’s why I renewed my resolve and spoke to my team members.
“…I don’t think this is the time for us to act individually.”
“…What do you mean?”
“Hmm~ should we combine our strength?”
“…”
“I heard Yoo-na doesn’t have a backup team, so she’s been leveling alone and could’ve climbed the rankings much sooner, yet she’s still going at it alone.”
At those words, everyone’s eyes wavered.
Not just the Luna Team gathered here, but most of those belonging to the Rapid Guild admired and yearned for Yoo-na.
In fact, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say everyone did.
That’s why so many stepped forward to provide backup for Yoo-na.
But since the gap had already widened considerably, it wasn’t easy to catch up.
Most knew they were struggling to keep pace.
And from this moment’s words, everyone could understand.
“If things continue like this, Yoo Sung-hyun might end up the same way…”
“…”
“…”
“….”
“Our help might not be necessary, but wouldn’t it be better if we did our best to at least serve as backup?”
At Luna’s words, everyone’s expression went blank as if they’d been struck on the head.
Everyone wants to reach the top.
But what if reality gets in the way?
And what if you discover someone more suited for that position than yourself?
Shouldn’t you then prepare to make him king?
If we cannot be king.
“Then we make the king.”
At those words, everyone’s eyes lit up.
Everyone nodded in agreement with Luna’s words.
Depending on how you looked at it, it could be a cruel reality, or perhaps a pathetic sight.
They could be called those who surrendered to reality and settled for less.
But it didn’t matter.
If it meant becoming Yoo Sung-hyun’s backup team.
They steeled their resolve.
Someone approached and asked.
“What were you all talking about?”
It was naturally Yoo Sung-hyun, and Luna let out a startled shriek.
“Kyaaah!”
“…?”
Yoo Sung-hyun’s expression turned bewildered as he watched her.
What had he done to make her react like that?

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