The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage-Chapter 364
2.
At the time when Team Leader Baek Jiwoo sent the proposal—
Seong, who was too busy leveling up, hadn’t checked it yet. As for Rapid Guild, as expected, they were in total chaos.
It was practically the first time a formal proposal had been sent from E-World itself.
So of course they were in an uproar.
Even Yu Mina, despite being an active single ranker, had never received one.
No one could have imagined that Seong, who wasn’t even on the rankings yet, would be sent a proposal like this.
A guild meeting was inevitable.
Present were Guild Leader Rapid, along with the heads of the guild’s video production and marketing divisions.
The reason the participants weren’t the guild’s operations team but rather video and marketing executives was simple.
“So you’re saying E-World sent an official document asking to broadcast the Demon King’s live raid footage as an official E-World event???”
“I can’t believe E-World actually reached out like this...”
“Honestly, it’s a bit shocking.”
“Hmmm...”
While the executives were murmuring in deliberation—
Guild Leader Rapid nodded along to everything being said.
Officially, all of Seong’s footage was exclusively licensed to Rapid Guild.
That was what the contract said.
That’s why E-World had sent the official document to the guild as well.
And the compensation wasn’t just monetary.
“This... this kind of benefit for the guild... Isn’t this a no-brainer?”
“Event rights are incredibly valuable. This is massive.”
“If we’re being offered this just for releasing one live video of the Demon King, I’m 100% in favor.”
“Same here!”
With no objections and everyone unanimously in favor, Rapid also nodded in agreement.
Of course, Seong’s opinion mattered the most.
But the Event Right was that powerful.
In Eternal World, guild events were held like big conventions.
During those times, guilds had a chance to showcase themselves or receive unique perks to expand their influence.
Like setting up booths at game expos, those guild events could only be held during designated periods.
Occasionally, one could obtain a rare Event Right through very specific item or quest completions.
And this time, just by sharing one of Seong’s live raids, they were offering that Event Right.
With Rapid Guild currently suffering a manpower crisis, this offer was nothing short of rain in a drought.
So even Rapid couldn’t help but hesitate.
“If they’re giving this much to us, imagine what they’re offering Seong. The proposal says he’ll receive half the revenue from the livestream.”
“Wow. Half the profit from an official E-World stream? That’s huge.”
“Exactly. This is no joke.”
The executives couldn’t help but marvel—E-World’s live streams were that influential.
Even if the only benefit was a promotion for Rapid Guild, it’d still be worth accepting—and this came with an Event Right on top.
Not to mention, Seong himself would receive significant perks too.
Honestly, the guild wanted to push Seong to say yes.
So the Rapid Guild decided to accept E-World’s offer.
“I’ll talk to Seong myself.”
With that, the meeting concluded.
Afterwards, Rapid left the capsule and contacted Seong.
The fact that the guild couldn’t adjust the deal or negotiate terms, and could only ask Seong for his opinion, might’ve bruised their pride a bit—
But Rapid—no, An Yoo-jin—just said calmly when Seong picked up the phone:
“Hello?”
3.
Seong, exhausted from overleveling, had come out earlier than usual to rest when—
His phone buzzed. The caller was someone unexpected.
Seeing that it was An Yoo-jin, Seong tilted his head.
Guild business?
He picked up immediately.
—Hello?
“Yes, noona.”
—Hey, Seong. Did you see the proposal?
“Proposal?”
—The one from E-World.
A proposal, out of nowhere?
Seong furrowed his brow, trying to remember—but realized he had set his messages to auto-block while leveling.
He made an “oops” face as he recalled.
Maybe the proposal had come /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ during that time.
Quickly pulling up his phone to check—
Sure enough, there was a message in the Eternal World inbox titled “Proposal.”
“I didn’t notice earlier since I was busy grinding levels, but yeah, I see it in my message box.”
—Can you check it and get back to me?
“I’ll read it now and let you know. One sec.”
—Yeah, take your time.
With that, Seong switched to speaker mode and began reading.
[Hello, this is E-World, the service provider of Eternal World.]
[Unlike previous messages of apology, we are reaching out today with a proposal for User 『Seong』.]
“???”
He thought he’d done something wrong again.
But apparently, that wasn’t the case.
Curious, Seong kept reading.
[This is regarding the World Raid Boss 『Deathbone Dragon, Belzarach Draxion』 that you have discovered.]
[Normally, World Raid Boss 『Deathbone Dragon, Belzarach Draxion』 is designed to be defeated through user cooperation, requiring a minimum of 3,000 users from Region Eight.]
Seong scratched his cheek.
A world raid boss that needed a minimum of 3,000 users, huh?
No wonder Helena had been so dramatic about it.
Nodding to himself, Seong figured that was why they reached out.
He kept reading.
[Since User 『Seong』 was the one to discover the World Raid Boss 『Deathbone Dragon, Belzarach Draxion』 solo, we believe it may be unpleasant for other users to interfere.]
[Therefore, if you wish, we will allow you to raid the World Boss solo.]
[In return, we would like to propose an event format that allows other users to enjoy the event in a different way.]
“Enjoy it differently”?
How?
Seong continued reading.
[If you wish to raid solo, we would like to broadcast your raid on E-World’s official live channel.]
[We promise to provide you with 50% of the generated revenue, and in addition, allow you to choose any drop item or data from the World Boss 『Deathbone Dragon, Belzarach Draxion』.]
[Naturally, all items and rewards that drop during the raid will remain unchanged.]
[We have also sent this proposal to your guild, so please coordinate and reply with your desired item or data.]
[Additionally, we will include a list of all data that can be obtained from the World Raid Boss 『Deathbone Dragon, Belzarach Draxion』.]
[Thank you for reading.]
As he finished reading, Seong’s eyes sparkled.
Not just because the offer was appealing.
But because one particular item on the list of data from Deathbone Dragon, Belzarach Draxion caught his eye.
[Corpse of the World Raid Boss 『Deathbone Dragon, Belzarach Draxion』]
How could he possibly pass this up?
During Apophis, the body had vanished immediately upon death.
He’d worried the same might happen here—but they were offering it directly.
Refusing this would be downright stupid.
This was a rare chance to obtain a World Raid Boss’s corpse.
Of course, even if he revived it into his Death Legion, he wouldn’t be able to harness its full power.
But even so, the corpse alone was an immense reward.
And if Belzarach’s soul happened to still linger?
He could make it even stronger.
Smiling at the last line, Seong responded to An Yoo-jin, who was still on the line:
“I’m in.”
—I figured you’d say that. Pretty good deal, huh?
“Yeah, it’s amazing.”
—Right? Are you taking just the revenue, or did you pick something else too?
“If it’s okay to say—I chose the World Boss corpse.”
—Huh.
An Yoo-jin sounded dumbfounded.
Fair enough. For Seong, who could revive corpses, there was no better reward.
Then, suddenly, Yoo-jin thought about Seong awakening a World Raid Boss.
“...Wouldn’t the single rankers just kill it?”
She began wondering if maybe even the top solo players could take it down easily now.
Either way, things were moving forward.
—Alright. Our guild will support you however we can.
“Thanks.”
—No need to thank me—it’s part of our job. Get some rest, okay?
“You too, noona.”
Seong hung up the call, smiling in satisfaction.
He never imagined E-World would send him a proposal like this.
Honestly, there were times he’d wondered if they were deliberately trying to suppress his growth.
Maybe they’d given up now?
That’s how it felt.
They didn’t seem interested in stopping him anymore. Seong just smiled.
‘I wanted to bring Belzarach back one way or another—what a perfect opportunity.’
If he fused it with his Overdeath enhancements and other materials, it could become even stronger.
Thinking that, Seong nodded.
He had the Masked Lord’s power, and even homunculus crafting available now.
If he processed those with the corpse at once, he might create something incredible.
Of course, a bit more preparation was still necessary.
‘As long as I hit the right level, I can challenge it soon.’
Still, a few things were nagging at him. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
Seong wasn’t guaranteed to defeat Belzarach, and with E-World pushing this hard, even he was unsure.
It must be a truly difficult fight if they were being this generous.
Even Seong didn’t know for sure.
‘It’s been too long since I went all out.’
Lately, he had grown so strong that he hadn’t needed to go full power.
So he wasn’t entirely confident he’d win against Belzarach.
But all he could do was give it his best.
And strangely—
‘I don’t feel like I’ll lose.’
With all his power, all his vassals, and his entire Death Legion behind him—
A World Raid that required 3,000 users?
He felt like he could handle it alone.
He chuckled softly at the thought.
Whether he measured up or not—he’d find out tomorrow.
Seong thought that as he confirmed he had only two levels left to reach his target, then turned in early for the night.
