The Game of the Greatest Black Mage

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Chapter 100

0.

The capsule opened, and Seonghyun stepped out, stretching.

It felt like it had been a long time since he'd come out.

'Ugh, playing for so long definitely makes you tired.'

But thanks to that, he had obtained valuable things.

He had acquired several skills and even tested them.

The builds he got this time were also amazing.

From the existing corpse and poison-based explosion build, to the blood build, and now even a darkness build.

As the number of options increased, the usability definitely increased dramatically.

And all three of those builds were area-of-effect.

It seemed like he could gain a very advantageous position in the upcoming major event.

'It was more powerful than I thought.'

The skills were one thing, but Nocturnium's performance was considerable.

In terms of combat?

No, that's not what he meant.

Rather, in combat, he was even worse than Barpur.

Come to think of it, it seemed like that in the past battlefields as well.

Even Fiora, Seonghyun hadn't even dared to try to fight her.

But in the battle with Nocturnium, he had gained the upper hand, hadn't he?

But he was overwhelming in areas other than combat.

First of all, the ability to search the surroundings and identify nearby enemies.

And even provoking those enemies to gather them in one place.

Thanks to that, even after reaching level 92, he was able to raise his level by another 3.

No, seeing that his level only rose by 3 even after doing that, he definitely felt that leveling up had slowed down.

In any case, Nocturnium's performance was one thing, but.

'The new skills were also amazing.'

Using the Hourglass of Reversal, which eliminated cooldowns, he tested the newly acquired skills.

He could see that each one was powerful.

Whichever he chose was powerful, so it seemed like he could use them according to the situation.

Above all.

'It was a good choice to pick Writhing Darkness.'

Writhing Darkness, which granted a hit-without-fail effect to darkness-attribute skills.

This was the core of Seonghyun's current darkness build.

Anyway, thanks to skipping lunch and playing all day, he was able to raise his level by another 3.

'I didn't realize it was so late.'

It was already late evening.

It wasn't that he had intended to skip lunch.

He felt hungrier than he expected.

Holding his rumbling stomach, he went out of the room.

Just then, his older sister, Yoo Mina, also came out of the capsule, looking similar.

'Hmm, I need to wash up.'

Seonghyun thought to himself that he probably looked similar.

He wanted to wash up quickly.

Then.

"Seonghyun, did you just have a rude thought?"

"I thought you looked similar, so I thought I should wash up quickly."

"……Usually, that's called a rude thought, little brother."

Feeling the edge in Yoo Mina's words as she spoke with a faint smile, Seonghyun chuckled too.

Even though she took good care of him, the two were still siblings.

As Yoo Mina emerged, growling slightly.

Their mother, Lee Nakyeong, and father, Yoo Gwangjin, were nowhere to be seen.

Come to think of it, he thought he'd heard something about a couples' gathering today.

Yoo Mina, immediately noticing that the two were absent, said.

"Hmm, Jajangmyeon, go?"

"Sure. I'll have Jjamppong."

"I'll have Jaeng-jja."

[TL/N:This is short for "Jaengban Jajangmyeon," a large-plate version of the dish.]

After confirming their orders with each other, Yoo Mina immediately ordered through an app.

Marveling at the fast delivery time, they sat down at the table.

"You're going to participate, right? You said you were 79 yesterday. Considering how fast you are, you're probably around the mid-to-late 80s by now?"

Yoo Mina didn't bother to specify what she was asking about participating in.

It was obvious.

Seonghyun nodded at her words.

"I have to. It opened because of me."

"……??? What are you talking about?"

"Ah, it's nothing much, it's just that the large-scale event opened because of my Main Quest."

"??????"

Even after hearing the explanation, Yoo Mina's expression was one of even greater incomprehension.

It was understandable.

Even for an Almighty-rank class, which had enough influence to affect the entire continent, she had never heard of a Main Quest that triggered such a large-scale event.

There might be some who kept it a secret.

But at least Yoo Mina, who was also an Almighty-rank class user, had never experienced anything like that while completing her various Main Quests.

"That… doesn't… make sense… does it?"

"Yeah, it's connected to the predecessor. It seems like that kind of event occurred because a subordinate of the previous Overlord, Helena, is invading."

"Goodness… really."

Since she was an influential figure who was once called the Demon King.

It made sense.

However, even though she understood it intellectually, she still couldn't fully accept it.

It wasn't easy.

Come to think of it, after Seonghyun became the Overlord, he had done some research.

'Didn't they say that the strong people of the entire continent were completely wiped out during the Demon King subjugation?'

Wasn't that the reason why so many classes were still passed down to users?

The class of the person who single-handedly caused the events of that time, also described as a bloodbath.

It was certainly understandable.

Yoo Mina scratched her cheek, realizing once again how amazing it was.

She never expected it to be this big.

As Yoo Mina was surprised once again.

Seonghyun found her reaction amusing and felt like teasing her.

So Seonghyun said, as if complaining slightly.

"But it's true that leveling up is getting harder."

"Pfft! Level 80 is a notorious hurdle, so it's understandable."

"Yeah. So I spent the whole day grinding, and I barely hit level 95."

"……???"

"And honestly, if I hadn’t cleared that Main Quest and jumped 13 levels in one go, I wouldn’t have even made it."

Her expression became bizarre, as if she had heard something bizarre.

Usually, eyes widen.

Her entire expression widened.

Seonghyun chuckled at his sister's reaction, finding it amusing, when the doorbell rang.

Leaving his sister, who was still frozen like a statue.

Seonghyun went to get the delivery.

Even then, Yoo Mina remained frozen like a statue.

How long would she stay like that?

As Seonghyun took out the food.

Ignoring her.

"Huh… What do you mean you gained sixteen levels in a day? You just cleared a Main Quest, and now you’ve already gotten another one…?"

Seeing his sister muttering as if she couldn't understand the situation at all.

Seonghyun chuckled and said.

"It's getting soggy."

"Oh? Oh, right. Okay."

Nodding as if her soul had left her body, Yoo Mina received the Jaengban Jajangmyeon and picked up her chopsticks.

Then, as if she still couldn't understand, she asked again.

"No, how is that possible?"

"How would I know? You've been playing longer, so you should know."

"No! I'm asking because I've never seen anything like this before!"

Teasing his sister was definitely the most fun.

Seonghyun chuckled and ate his Jjamppong, and throughout the meal, Yoo Mina kept muttering as if she couldn't understand.

Since it was a situation that even Yoo Mina, a single ranker, had never seen before.

It was understandable.

Anyway, there was something more important to worry about right now.

"Hmm, then you'll be running into the Eclipse Order's rookie?"

"Eclipse Order? Is that a guild?"

"Yeah, they kind of consider our Rapid Guild their rival? At least, that's what they think among themselves."

"Hmm?"

Seonghyun tilted his head at the incomprehensible explanation.

Yoo Mina chuckled and briefly explained.

"They were originally ranked 3rd, but they were pushed down to 4th place by us. They're pretty skilled, but they don't have any users with Almighty classes like we do."

"Ah, are they rare?"

"Yeah, as far as I know, there are less than ten. Ah, is it ten if we include you?"

Seonghyun nodded, realizing that it was indeed rare.

Anyway, the rookie of that Eclipse Order.

"So, what kind of person is that rookie?"

"Hmm, I saw her once when we met with the Eclipse Order, and to put it in one word, a 'Loudmouth Light-Lancer'?"

"Loudmouth Light-Lancer?"

"Yeah, she’s really loud and talkative."

"……?"

‘What was that supposed to mean?’

Seonghyun tilted his head, unable to understand.

Yoo Mina smiled as if saying he'd understand when he saw her, and continued to eat her Jaengban Jajangmyeon.

The two were finishing their day like that, eating a meal together.

The event was just one day away.

1.

[Notice]

「We are announcing details about the large-scale event taking place in 『Dune Wild Trail - Western Plains』.

The event will begin at 6:00 PM, East Asia Server time (Seoul, South Korea).

The event name is 『Legion of Calamity』.

Defend 『Dune Wild Trail』 from the 『Legion of Calamity』.

Contribution points will be awarded for each monster belonging to the 『Legion of Calamity』 defeated, based on their power.

Defeat as many of the 『Legion of Calamity』 as possible and receive contribution point rewards.

The user who achieves 1st place in contribution points will receive three Legendary-rank rewards.

We encourage your participation.

Thank you.

-E-World」

After the initial announcement, a follow-up announcement was posted the next morning.

There were even office workers who hurriedly used their vacation days to see this.

This gave a glimpse of how immense its status was.

It's no wonder that top-ranked guilds were declaring their participation.

Such an event was rare, even within Eternal World.

You have to seize the opportunity when it comes.

There were even rumors that the guild that ranked high in this event would take the lead in the future.

It wasn't entirely wrong.

An event that can be enjoyed from level 80 to 120.

If these new talents later rise to the forefront.

It wasn't wrong to say that they would take the lead then.

That's why the 4th ranked guild, Eclipse Order, was pleased with the current situation.

"What's the movement on Rapid's side?"

"There is no particular movement yet. They haven't declared their participation either."

“Hmm… what could they be thinking? Are they not planning to send out the Demon King?”

The way they monitored Rapid's movements seemed quite sensitive.

They react as if it were their reverse scale.

It was understandable.

Unlike other major guilds, Rapid had achieved third place in the rankings with a noticeably smaller roster.

And it was precisely because of Rapid that Eclipse Order had been pushed down from their former third place.

Now that they had been pushed down to 4th place.

They had no choice but to pay attention to the Rapid Guild.

Because of that, the appearance of the Demon King, Seonghyun, gave them considerable anxiety.

If they produced another overwhelmingly star player.

Eclipse Order might not be able to keep up.

However.

"No, even if they do, it won't be a problem. We have Meiran."

"Demon King? Ha! He may be a rising star, but we have Meiran."

“Sure, he made waves by clearing the Fortress of the Past, but even so, he won’t be able to level up faster than our Meiran.”

"At least in this event, there's no way the Demon King can beat Meiran."

“Chances are he hasn’t even reached level 80 yet. He only just beat Anemor, and the Fortress of the Past wasn’t that long ago either.”

They said all that, assuming Seonghyun hadn’t leveled up enough yet.

But truthfully, none of them believed Meiran was actually more talented than the Demon King.

After all, he’d already cleared the Fortress of the Past.

Whereas Meiran had not.

They did feel like they were falling behind a bit.

Still, the belief in Meiran remained strong.

The rookie called the next-generation leader of the Eclipse Order, Meiran.

The trust in her was strong within the Eclipse Order.

Although she didn't have an Almighty-rank class, which was said to be the exclusive domain of a very small number, she had the next-best Legendary-rank class, 'Spear Sovereign of Dawn'.

It was enough to establish her as the flagship star who would lead the Eclipse Order in the future.

Therefore, their faith in Meiran was firm.

"Well, even if you only consider control, Meiran is a top-tier talent."

"Hmm, I heard she comes from a famous martial arts family in China."

"That's certainly what I heard."

"Anyway, I'm looking forward to it. Even if the Demon King did participate, there's a high probability that he wouldn't be able to do anything about Meiran due to the nature of her class."

"Well, what does it matter? Let's win this time and maximize our gains."

The timing was perfect.

There were no notable rookies in the 1st and 2nd ranked guilds.

And the Rapid Guild, which could be considered their rival, including the Demon King, was still not level 80.

Victory in this competition was as good as theirs.

There were also obstacles named Kurosawa Ren and Junhyuk.

But they didn't need to worry too much about them.

Because they thought they were below Meiran anyway.

'Still, it's a relief that the Demon King isn't participating.'

'The timing was good.'

'It's fortunate.'

Of course, they said that, but inwardly they were relieved that Seonghyun and Meiran wouldn't meet.

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