The Game of the Greatest Black Mage

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Chapter 79

0.

[Echo Willow Newbies vs. Rapid Guild Newbie]

[Rapid's Demon King, The Fortress of the Past]

New videos uploaded to the Rapid Guild's MeTube channel.

Two of them, no less!

Both new videos featured Rapid's rising star, the newbie commonly known as Rapid's Demon King, Rookie Seonghyun.

- Kyaaaaah!!!!! I've been waiting for this!!!!

- WOW.

- Oi oi! We've been waiting!

- Finally!!!!

It hadn't been many days since the videos started being uploaded.

No, to be precise, it hadn't been many days since Seonghyun started, yet it was already achieving explosive popularity.

Within an hour of being uploaded, it had already taken the top two spots in Eternal World's trending videos.

The enthusiasm was palpable.

However, there were also negative reactions.

Where there is strong light, there are deep shadows.

Where there are fans, there are also many antis.

- Seriously, lol, Rapid's Demon King? What a load of BS.

- Yeah, well, he probably couldn't even get on The Fortress of the Past rankings anyway~

- Demon King, my ass, lol.

- Yeah, Korea has Seonghyun~ Rapid Guild Rookie? Just another nobody~

- Honestly, what is there besides the production? Lol.

Most of the negative opinions were like that.

Basically, saying he was no better than someone who had cleared The Fortress of the Past.

However, that public opinion was destined to flip like the back of a hand.

The reason was obvious.

Seonghyun was that Demon King of Rapid.

- ?????????????

- ????????Huh?

- ??????Wait, bro? You're Seonghyun???

- The Demon King is Seonghyun????

- Crazy;;;;; He just revealed his name;;; Dude's a real man;;;;

- Wow;;;;; That's insane;;;;; So, the Rapid Guild members in The Fortress of the Past were bluffing?

- Yeah;;; I guess so.

- Wow…….

At this point, everyone had to watch the videos.

The videos, already popular due to the reputation of the Rapid Guild and Seonghyun's recent rise, saw their popularity explode even further.

The Fortress of the Past video took the number one spot in the overall trending category, and the Echo Willow 'lesson teaching' video took second place.

- Wow…… I knew he cleared The Fortress of the Past, but those two Echo Willow guild members couldn't do anything even when they ganged up on him;;;.

- He doesn't even seem warmed up;;;

- They're not even a match;;;

- Honestly, I should feel good watching the 'lesson teaching' video, but I almost feel sorry for them…….

- For real lol.

Even those who had suffered from Echo Willow felt pity.

Echo Willow video, showcasing their crushing defeat, was inevitably popular as well.

However, the towering presence of The Fortress of the Past was simply insurmountable.

It was truly an unscalable wall.

The undead legions fighting against a massive army.

The destructive power of the death legion commander Barpur and the Blood-Red Demon Knight, Balthar, who swept through their enemies, was equally immense.

Seonghyun occasionally joined the fray using shadow transference here and there.

But he always seemed to have plenty of room to spare.

This was also the case in the final wave of The Fortress of the Past, wave 40.

- He still seems to have some reserves?

- That wasn't his full power?

- What on earth happens when he goes all out?

- Seriously, though;;;

- I hope the raid video comes out soon.

- Since The Fortress of the Past is finished, will the next video be the raid?

As everyone watched The Fortress of the Past video until the very end, with such aspirations, an additional clip, like a brief trailer, was included at the end.

[Piaeeeeeeee!]

A magnificent, grayish-white raid monster, resembling a giant hawk.

And a video played, showing Seonghyun standing in front of that monster, slowly walking forward, and as the screen flickered, a phrase appeared.

[Anemor Raid]

People couldn't help but be excited about the trailer that showed what the next video would be.

- Wow!!!! I thought I was watching a movie!

- Aaaah! Please upload the video quickly!!! Give us an extra teaser!!!

- Crazy, this is the first time I've been this excited for a teaser in an Eternal World video!!!

- Isn't the Anemor Raid one that's never been cleared yet?

Upon hearing the name Anemor Raid, some people recognized it.

They were that famous.

It was only natural.

- I heard the Rapid Guild challenged it yesterday?

- Wow, so then???

- Yeah, yeah, apparently Rapid's Demon King and Luna team went in together!!!

- Wow, then why didn't they live stream this!!!!

- Rapid Guild usually doesn't do live streams for their rookies.

- Let's protest! We absolutely need to protest this!!!!

- This is real, we need a live stream of the Demon King, no, Seonghyun-nim's raid!!!!

The subscribers were in an uproar.

They actually started sending protest emails and flooding the comments.

Countless opinions desiring to see Seonghyun's live stream.

Naturally, the Rapid Guild had no choice but to respond.

[Rapid Guild - It is difficult to give you an immediate answer, but we are reviewing it as positively as possible. Please understand that we ask for your patience as we are currently revising the contract.]

Everyone had no choice but to accept that message.

Someone like Seonghyun, even though his level was still low, deserved a revised contract.

It wouldn't be strange to give him a contract close to, if not the best in the industry.

The internet was ablaze.

People had no choice but to wait for the video.

There were also many who protested, asking when the Anemor video would be released.

Naturally, the fact that Rapid, in charge of editing, and the editing team were working while crying was not very important to the subscribers.

“Ughhh, Seonghyun-ah…… save me!!!”

1.

It had been a long time since Seonghyun had gone to a club’s gathering, but he returned home with a bright expression, not at all tired.

‘It was fun, though.’

He was taken aback by Jung Harin’s request for his autograph, but he thought it was understandable.

He had heard from the Rapid Guild that Seonghyun's popularity was enormous these days.

So, wanting his autograph was possible.

He didn't quite understand it, but since it was a friend’s request.

He gave her his autograph.

It was a bit difficult because as soon as he gave one to Jung Harin, everyone else asked for one too.

But they were all his friends.

Since he didn't have a proper signature, he did something similar to his usual payment signature.

Even that looked quite decent, so all the kids were satisfied.

‘They said let's meet again next time. That’ll be fun too.’

Today was just a simple lunch gathering, so everyone was disappointed when it was over.

Seonghyun had no work, so he thought about staying longer.

But he wanted to try out the new skills he had acquired in real combat, so he looked forward to the next time.

When Seonghyun returned so early,

“Huh? Why are you back already?”

He ran into his older sister, Yoo Mina, who had just finished lunch.

But as soon as she saw him, she spoke as if she couldn't understand, so Seonghyun asked back, wondering why.

“Huh? It was originally a lunch appointment.”

“……? No, I mean, couldn't you have stayed longer?”

“Everyone thought about it, but I wanted to check the skills I got this morning, so I came back early. We decided to see each other again next time.”

“Wow…… game addict…….”

“??? I don’t want to hear that from you, sis?”

“Wow…… I still clear a whole day if I have plans with my friends.”

“…….”

For a moment, Seonghyun was a bit dazed, wondering if that was really the case.

Maybe he was really too immersed.

Well, it wasn't like he hadn't made an appointment.

Seonghyun tried to ignore his sister's words.

But he couldn't ignore the next words.

“But Seonghyun, the reaction this time is huge, isn’t it?”

“Reaction? Ah, the video?”

“Yeah, it's a mess right now. They're trying to keep the channel server from crashing, I heard?”

“……???”

Why would his video be so popular that they would go that far?

He briefly thought about that, but after hearing what his friends said today, he was a bit more calm.

Or rather, he was starting to take it in stride.

He reaffirmed his own skills.

“Then your video revenue will be huge, too, right?”

“Video revenue?”

“Yeah, I think they'll probably distribute your video revenue as part of the new contract they’re changing?”

“Really??? Do you get a share, sis?”

“I get it all, of course.”

As expected of the 9th overall ranking holder?

The treatment is amazing.

But isn't he not quite at that level yet?

Questions arose, but he figured he'd just take what they gave him.

Since he had a close relationship with his sister, Yoo Mina, and Ahn Yoojin, and they made things quite comfortable for him.

They took care of all the troublesome tasks.

So he had no complaints.

‘They take care of all sorts of miscellaneous tasks.’

They even said they would assign a separate finance manager for the tax issues related to the 2 billion won that occurred this time.

Using Rapid Guild’s public funds.

Isn't that almost like the treatment of a large corporation executive?

He didn't know exactly what kind of treatment a large corporation executive received.

As Seonghyun was quite pleased,

Yoo Mina also smiled, feeling inwardly proud.

“Hehehe, then you should hang out with your friends a bit. I see you're leveling up really fast?”

"Umm, it seems so. They said getting 50 levels in a month is fast, right?"

“Right? It took me about a week to get to 50, no, about ten days. You're really fast. It's partly due to your class characteristics, but you're also pushing yourself too hard. You have to take it easy to have a long run.”

“Ah…… Thanks, sis.”

“Ehehehe, you’re welcome~”

As Yoo Mina went into her room, smiling foolishly,

Their mother, Lee Nakyeong, who had been listening to their conversation in the living room, peeked her face out.

Perhaps she came out when it seemed the conversation was over?

“I'm home.”

“…….”

Even though Seonghyun greeted her, she just watched him silently before speaking.

“Gaming is fine, but make sure you go out and play with your friends, too.”

“Ah, yes, I will.”

“Good~ Thank you for listening to Mom~”

As soon as Seonghyun readily agreed, Lee Nakyeong started humming and clearing the table, as if she were excited.

She always worries so much when it comes to this.

But since she worries like this.

He thought he should listen to her more.

On top of that.

‘Should I postpone dropping out of school?’

Since the game is growing well anyway.

It might not be bad to do it while going to school.

Since there's still a lot of time before the reinstatement period.

He should think about it carefully.

Although he was leaning towards dropping out.

After coming back from his outing with those thoughts, Seonghyun took a shower and went into his room.

Then he immediately connected to the capsule.

There weren't any suitable quests or dungeons he needed to go to right away, but…

‘I should check the skills and Barpur’s power.’

He had only confirmed the new things he acquired but hadn't actually tested their power.

[Welcome to Eternal World, another world, an eternal world.]

[May good fortune be with you, Player 『Seonghyun』.]

He quickly dismissed the welcome message that appeared and noticed he was still in the Crystal Palace.

There was a slight disappointment.

‘The blood swords have disappeared.’

The blood swords had disappeared after he logged out.

He had used them twice, but they were gone.

Well, it would be absurd if they remained after logging out.

Seonghyun, having some rather presumptuous thoughts, immediately left the Crystal Palace.

For his travel, he naturally went above Anemor.

The mobility was excellent, and the feeling of flying in the sky was more exhilarating than he had thought.

As he looked around for a suitable dungeon, he found one with no player limit.

The recommended level was level 80.

It was probably the highest dungeon in the third town.

It was also quite far from Serodin.

‘Let's go here.’

The dungeon's theme was a dark and gloomy labyrinth.

The monsters that appeared were orc subspecies called Black Orcs.

They were about 2 meters tall and had a larger build than humans.

Was it because they lived in dark places?

Their short fur and skin were darkish, and their eyes, perhaps developed for the darkness, seemed to clearly see Seonghyun even in the dark as they shouted.

“Kweeek! Kill! You!”

“Chweeek! Human!”

Their speech was quite slurred, but their aggressive demeanor and weapon handling suggested they had decent intelligence.

After observing these characteristics, Seonghyun wondered what to do first.

Since the cooldown was over, he decided to use the skill first.

He extended his palm and used Thousand Blood Swords.

A drop of blood emerged and floated into the air.

Pong!

The blood drop began to multiply, turning into swords one by one.

Last time, they looked like Eastern swords.

But this time, they appeared as bastard sword shapes.

The reason for the change was simply this.

‘Oh, it's possible like this too?’

The thousand blood swords changed into the swords Seonghyun desired.

Specifically, as the 150 blood swords floated in the air, the Black Orcs became very bewildered.

“Kweeek!? Swords! Floating!”

“Kweeek!? Very! Many!”

There were only two orcs, but they seemed quite surprised, their eyes trembling.

It would be troublesome if they got scared and ran away.

As Seonghyun worried,

Whether those worries were meaningless or not, the two orcs glared and shouted.

“Kweeek! Fight! You!”

“Kweeek! Kill! You!”

The two Black Orcs rushed in, determined.

It was just as he wanted.

First, to conduct some experiments, Seonghyun observed the orcs' attacking weapons and blocked them with two blood swords.

Clanggggggg!

A fierce collision resounded, piercing the ears.

The two blood swords blocked the Black Orc's powerful swing without any damage, causing the Black Orc to tremble.

It wasn't fear, but rather, they seemed to be putting all their strength into it.

The problem was that the blood swords didn't budge.

Indeed, they didn't break even when blocking attacks.

‘They’d make excellent shields too?’

Seonghyun was dumbfounded by the overly good performance and utility.

Moreover, the blood swords could be wielded without much difference from when Seonghyun swung them, as if his strength stat was being applied.

In other words, Seonghyun's strength stat was superior to that of the Black Orcs.

Which meant…

‘Their movement speed will also be affected by my agility?’

He had to test it.

For this test, Seonghyun moved the blood swords to their limit, aiming for the Black Orcs.

Black Orcs were natural warriors!

Therefore, they could perceive and avoid the initial speed of the flying blood swords.

However, just avoiding one didn't mean they could avoid all of them.

Shoosh shoosh shoosh shoosh!

As the blood swords flew in numbers too numerous to count,

The Black Orcs had no choice but to take the attacks.

Thwack!

[The 『One Strike!』 effect is activated!]

Pierced deeply by the sharp tip of the bastard sword-like blood sword,

The Black Orc, though in pain, endured without collapsing.

However, after being pierced, the sword turned red-hot and then exploded.

Puh-wooooooooo!

“Kweeek!”

Exploding from the inside where it was pierced,

The Black Orc couldn't withstand the explosion, and flesh and blood scattered everywhere.

The left shoulder was completely ruptured, and the left arm and shoulder were torn off by the explosion.

‘Oh?!’

The power was considerable.

Even if the Black Orc's defense wasn't particularly high,

This was sufficient.

The damage was superior to Seonghyun's bone arrows and close to that of the souls of the dead.

But if there were 150 of them, it was a different story.

Quantity could accumulate overwhelming damage.

“Kweeek!”

“Kweeek!”

Though writhing in pain,

The Black Orcs were enraged and tried to charge.

Watching them, Seonghyun thought to himself.

‘I’ve tested the blood swords.’

Now it was time for the next test.

Then, a teal portal opened behind Seonghyun.

And a giant walked out, emitting teal light from its eyes.

The death beast, Barpur, walked out leisurely.

[TL/N: Officially he is the “Demonic Beast of Death” but for Simplicity’s sake I’ll address him as “Death Beast” but in status window lines he will be “Demonic Beast of Death”]

Thump! Thump!

Barpur looked different to the Black Orcs.

He was clearly a humanoid giant, but

In their eyes, he looked like death manifested in the world.

Flash!

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