The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage-Chapter 341
As Arba crumbled into ash, cut down by the galaxy, he never lost his smile.
Even in the moment of death, it had been a satisfying battle.
And so, as ash, he scattered into the air.
In contrast, the victor—Seong—looked utterly exhausted, the color drained from his face.
He could barely lift a finger.
Just then, a series of system messages appeared before his eyes.
They weren’t victory messages.
[You have not used the secret art contained in the Galaxy’s Token, but instead created a new secret art of the Galaxy Sword Dance.]
[You have acquired a new secret art of the Galaxy Sword Dance.]
[All stamina has been depleted.]
[You have taken extreme damage!]
[HP has dropped to 0.]
[The effect of 『One Who Broke the Shackle』 activates.]
[You are resurrected with 50% of your maximum HP.]
[You enter invincible state for 5 seconds upon resurrection.]
The message declared he had died from complete exhaustion.
Following that came a delayed notice about defeating the hidden raid boss Arba Zech and receiving rewards—but that didn’t matter.
Not to Seong.
‘What matters now is this feeling.’
He focused on not forgetting what he had just accomplished.
And at the same time—
The moment his health was restored, he reclaimed the darkness that had been hiding his battle from view.
Only then did he finally feel like he could breathe again.
“Phew.”
He already knew from Weejel that the Sword Saint was looking for the Galaxy Sword Dance.
That’s why he had hidden it from the start of the battle—anyone watching from below would've seen only darkness.
And since the entire battle happened midair, there were no traces left of the Galaxy Sword Dance.
As Seong, now enlightened, prepared to descend, clearly drained—
“I’m impressed. That was amazing.”
He saw Helena approaching, praising him with a smile.
“Phew, it wasn’t easy.”
“It didn’t look like it. Still, your progress is impressive.”
“...I only barely figured it out.”
They both spoke as if it wasn’t a big deal.
But they knew.
They knew how incredible the fusion technique Seong had just created really was.
He had only managed to combine a few aspects so far.
But as the saying goes—starting is half the battle.
“It’s still rough, but once I master it, I think I’ll be able to pull off the same thing you did in Will’s final scenario, Helena.”
“Exactly right.”
“Whew... but I’ll have to seal it away for now. The damage was insane—went straight into retreat mode.”
Even with a resurrection, he hadn’t recovered fully.
More than anything—
It felt like his very player character had been overloaded.
No doubt because he was tapping into Helena’s memories.
It couldn’t be helped.
Watching Seong, Helena smiled and said softly:
“Rest up. We’ll take care of the rest.”
“...Yeah. I’ll leave it to you.”
Seong didn’t refuse. He sat on a worn bench inside Wiron’s walls and closed his eyes.
Helena stood guard at his side, looking down at him with pride.
‘Progress is excellent. It’s about time to move on to the next phase.’
She nodded to herself, confirming that the corpses and massive pools of blood had already been collected and sent to the Underworld by Seong’s vassals.
It was probably time to tell him to use the skill she’d kept locked away.
3.
After the Marod Knights joined the fray—
The Rieskan Kingdom’s army surged forward like a divine host.
But that situation reversed in an instant.
Even setting aside the overwhelming number of players—
The sudden appearance of the Demon King’s vassals changed the tide far too quickly.
The soldiers of the Rieskan Kingdom may have been unaware—
But the knights knew.
They knew the dreaded truth: the Marod Knights were true demons.
Yet—
“H-How are we supposed to win this...?”
“We’re—we’re getting slaughtered...”
“T-The Sword Saint’s own knight order is—!”
Heavenly energy rained down, and the essence of the abyss lurked in every corner.
A red moon rose.
A raging wind howled.
Searing red swords whipped through the battlefield.
Demons, skeletal knights, and elven swordsmen rampaged through the battlefield, decimating the Marod Knights.
And if that weren’t enough—
When the black veil covering the sky vanished, the violet lightning they had relied upon faded, and Arba disintegrated into ash.
Just then, a red-haired woman streaked through the air, flying straight to her master’s side—
But the Demon King’s vassals didn’t falter. On the contrary, they only grew fiercer.
Arba’s defeat and the rapidly collapsing frontlines—
The knights who witnessed it all screamed in despair.
“T-This can’t be...!”
“R-Retreat!!!”
“But what about the Sword Saint—!”
“If we keep going like this, it’s over!!! RETREAT!!!”
“If you don’t wanna die, fall back now!!!”
It had been a massive war, orchestrated by the Sword Saint.
But they had lost—crushingly so.
The only silver lining was that the enemy didn’t pursue.
The soldiers of Wiron simply raised their voices and shouted:
“Victoryyyyy!!!”
“We won!!!!!!”
“Glory to the Demon King!!!!!!”
“We won because of the Demon King!!!!!!”
“Long live Wiron!!!”
“Long live the Demon King!!!”
Wiron’s soldiers and players all cheered, chanting Seong’s name.
But then, someone said:
“Let’s not forget to thank the Demon King’s vassals too!!!”
“Huh? Wait—where’d the vassals go???”
“Huh? They were just here a second ago...”
As they looked around, they realized all of Seong’s vassals had vanished.
For a moment, confusion spread.
But since the Demon King was already a mysterious figure—
They didn’t dwell on it.
Instead—
“Man, that was insane!!!”
“Right?! I got to fight in a war with the Demon King!!!”
“So this is what it feels like!!!”
“Ha! I knew coming to Wiron was the right call!!!”
“What a surprise event!”
Everyone rejoiced at the sudden, event-like war.
Of course, some began to suspect something deeper.
“Still, for this kind of war to break out out of nowhere... it’s not normal.”
“Rieskan Kingdom... that’s where the Sword Saint’s from, right?”
“Hmmm... for a kingdom like that to start a war with an empire, there’s definitely something going on.”
The more perceptive among them caught on quickly.
Even if this was a game—
To the NPCs, these were real nations.
And if the political situation shifted like this, no one could predict what would happen next.
They began to take the matter seriously.
After all, this was essentially a declaration of war from the Rieskan Kingdom.
What mattered now was how Wiron—or rather, the Varlan Empire—would respond.
But that was for later.
For now, Wiron’s territories erupted in celebration, spreading word of their triumph in battle.
A city basking in festival cheer.
But the battlefield itself remained gruesome.
Despite Wiron’s victory, the losses were immense.
One side of the city wall had been completely destroyed. Several buildings had collapsed.
Even so, there was one who had gained everything from it.
Sitting quietly on a bench—Seong.
Another system message appeared.
[You have accumulated a large quantity of blood and satisfied the conditions.]
[『Lord of Blood』 has seized an opportunity for awakening.]
[『Mythic Blood』 absorbed (Complete)]
[Exclusive item 『Book of Blood』 skill count (11/10) (Complete)]
[『Massive Blood』 acquired (Complete)]
[All conditions met. 『Lord of Blood』 is awakening.]
‘Finally.’
With that message, Seong’s heart suddenly began to pound.
Thump!
Thoooom!
BOOOOOOM!
It echoed like an exploding shell in his chest—
And then he felt the blood coursing through his veins accelerate.
His body temperature shot up.
Crimson light burst from his form.
When the Lord of Death awakened, it had created a pillar of black light.
Now, the Lord of Blood surged forth in a wave of crimson, engulfing the surroundings.
“Oh.”
Seong let out a short sound of awe—
And then, as the light subsided, it was absorbed into him.
He smiled, satisfied.
Then came another message.
[『Lord of Blood』 has absorbed 『Mythic Blood』.]
[『Lord of Blood』 has absorbed the 『Book of Blood』.]
[『Lord of Blood』 has absorbed the 『Massive Blood』.]
[『Lord of Blood』 has awakened and unlocked its true power as 『Blood Lord』.]
Feeling the fully awakened Lord of Blood—no, Blood Lord—Seong nodded.
The difference from the former state was clear.
Now, all of his lord-class skills had awakened.
‘Unreal.’
His level had risen considerably, too, and he’d gained new skills.
But now that they were integrated into the Blood Lord, that hardly mattered.
He’d also gained stat boosts from the war.
【Status Window】
『Seong』
『Lv 247』
『Class』
→『Overlord』
『Titles』
→『Lord (Legendary)』 ... and 43 others
『Stats』
→《Strength: 420 (323+97)》《Agility: 420 (323+97)》
《Vitality: 420 (323+97)》
《Intelligence: 995 (765+230)》《Wisdom: 995 (765+230)》
《Spirit: 138 (125+13)》《Dexterity: 16 (14+2)》
『Bonus Stats』
→《0》
‘That’s high.’
He had come here to test out the Lord of Death—
And now it was time to test the newly awakened Blood Lord.
Busy, busy.
Though—
‘They said it’s almost time for the travel permit... should I ask?’
He scratched his cheek in thought.
It was getting harder to level up in this region.
Of course, Embris and the other vassals brought in loads of EXP—
But because of the Death Commander and transcendent death, most of them shared his EXP gains.
To level up more efficiently, it looked like he needed to hunt in a higher-level zone.
‘Let’s deal with that later.’
Rather than worrying about things he hadn’t received yet, it was better to sort out what he had now.
The Book ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) of Blood was gone.
‘The book’s gone, but it’s actually a win.’
Seong grinned, clearly satisfied.
He hadn’t expected the Book of Blood to be a requirement—
But now that he’d awakened as the Blood Lord, it didn’t matter.
He briefly thought of the Overlord’s Grimoire.
It could still teach him any Unique-tier dark magic.
But at this stage, Unique-tier spells weren’t very useful to him anymore.
‘Let’s leave it for now.’
Who knows?
Maybe, like the Book of Blood, the Overlord’s Grimoire would transform if certain conditions were met.
With that thought, Seong quietly sat in place.
Maybe he’d just rest for today and log in again tomorrow?
He was thinking that when Helena suddenly spoke up.
“Seong.”
“Hm?”
She spoke without warning.
He turned to her, wondering if something had happened.
Helena smiled softly.
“I think the time’s finally come. I think you can summon it now.”
“...? Ah!?”
Seong reacted instantly, and Helena grinned.
He remembered the skill he had completely forgotten.
Back when he hit level 200 and appointed Helena as Death Commander—
There had been a skill he postponed.
“Demonic Knight Summon?”
