The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage-Chapter 365
4.
Once Seong’s approval was secured—
E-World’s execution speed was astonishingly fast.
Team Leader Baek Jiwoo, who had already assumed Seong would accept, submitted the proposal only after all preparations were completed.
Because of that, the event progressed faster than any other before.
It instantly spread across the official website, collaboration portals, and various community boards.
And as soon as everyone saw it—
[『Rapid’s Demon King』 VS 『World Raid Boss』]
—that title exploded across communities and websites, and as expected, the users lost their minds.
The event went live while Seong was busy leveling all day after giving his consent.
People couldn’t help but be hyped after seeing it.
– wtfwtfwtfwtfwtf
– He’s fighting a World Raid Boss alone???
– Is that even possible?
– Just from the title it sounds like suicide lol
– LOL y’all falling for it again?? He soloed Apophis at that level range too, remember?
Some said it was reckless, while others argued Seong already had a record with Apophis.
Still, with Apophis, there had at least been backup from players of other levels. That nuance made the community explode with even more debate.
Anyway, the event was titled as such, and clicking into the details showed the scheduled date.
It was set for tomorrow—Sunday—which meant turnout would likely be huge.
The event was simple: users would vote on who they thought would win—Rapid’s Demon King or the World Raid Boss—and the winning side would receive points.
A straightforward event, almost simplistic.
But that’s precisely why it caught everyone’s attention.
– LOL we can officially place bets on this? How could I not do it?
– wwww Koreans are truly fascinating.
– Lol obviously the World Raid Boss wins.
– Wait, people from other countries are voting too?
– If you're Korean, you better pick the Demon King of Rapid;;;
Even players from other servers—meaning other countries—were fascinated by this showdown.
After all, it was a great chance to test just how far Seong, who hadn’t yet reached the top ranks, could go.
If he challenged a World Raid Boss alone—a boss no one had ever dared face solo—then even if his level was low, everyone would have to admit he had ranker-tier power.
– Seriously, who’s going to win?
– I'm so curious;;;
– Thank god tomorrow’s Sunday;;;
– I was about to request a day off if it wasn’t.
– I almost quit my job since I ran out of vacation days.
– Bro, what kind of maniac quits just to watch this lmao
– LOL but honestly? Valid.
Everyone spent the day hyped and curious about Seong’s fight.
And during that time, something strange was happening inside Eternal World.
5.
While users anticipated the battle between Seong and the World Raid Boss, a serious meeting was underway within the Silverrain County estate of the Rieskan Kingdom.
Even within the Rieskan Kingdom, which had its base on the East Asian server, the Silverrain County estate was known as a level 300 zone.
Their strength was well-recognized within the kingdom, with most of the county’s elites sitting at level 300–350.
After dispatching an investigation team, Ricardo Silverrain—the head of the Silverrain family—seemed to have grasped the situation and convened the senior retainers of his household for a meeting.
Standing with gravity, Ricardo addressed his retainers and elders.
“I’ve found the bastard who killed Riendel.”
“!!!”
“Who is the vile dog that would commit such an atrocity?!”
“They must be executed at once!!!”
The room erupted in fury.
Ricardo Silverrain simply looked at them and replied,
“It was an Outsider.”
“Haah, these arrogant worms really don’t know their place.”
“But how could an Outsider possibly kill Riendel?”
“That makes no sense.”
The moment he mentioned “Outsider,” the elders and retainers began openly mocking the idea.
Ricardo glanced around with a faint smile.
Clearly, they had no idea that Outsiders came in tiers, too.
Which is why he said:
“That Outsider... is the Overlord of Overpalace.”
“O-Overpalace...?”
“The Overlord of Overpalace?”
“Tch... this isn’t going to be easy.”
The mood flipped instantly at the mention of Overpalace.
Seeing their sudden change in tone, Ricardo scoffed to himself.
“Even so, the Overlord is still just an Outsider. As long as we declare war on him alone, there’s no issue. Besides, Overpalace is a faction deeply aligned with the will of the world. If we handle the Overlord ourselves, nothing else matters.”
“So you mean to declare war not on Overpalace, but on the Overlord’s own faction of Outsiders?”
“Exactly.”
“Hoo... A brilliant move.”
“What a masterful strategy!”
“As expected of the Lord!”
The elders and retainers couldn’t help but marvel.
Attacking the Overlord directly would risk provoking Overpalace, giving them justification to retaliate.
But if they targeted the Outsider faction the Overlord belonged to—without explicitly targeting Overpalace—then Overpalace would have no grounds to act.
A clever loophole.
The elders grinned slyly at the thought.
– “Heh heh heh.”
– “If we declare war, those Outsiders won’t recover for a while.”
– “An excellent plan.”
This strategy had actually been suggested by someone from the Sword Saint’s side.
Ricardo, however, didn’t bother mentioning that.
Not because he wanted to take credit for it, but because the Sword Saint ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) had explicitly asked for it to go down this way.
The Sword Saint himself supports us, Ricardo thought, inwardly pleased at the thought of bloody vengeance.
The investigation had only been possible with assistance from the Sword Saint’s faction.
They’d even provided Ricardo with a special tool to weaken the Outsider Overlord’s power.
A tool that could drain a Lord’s strength.
With it, Ricardo believed they might even reclaim the lost Mirrorblade Arts.
In exchange, they’d promised to offer the extracted Lord’s power to the Sword Saint.
But that was only fair.
After all, it was the Sword Saint who upheld the Rieskan Kingdom.
And beyond reclaiming the Mirrorblade Arts, Ricardo didn’t care about anything else.
So long as they could bring peace to Riendel’s soul.
'Riendel was a strong knight, but just barely at the intermediate level within our territory', he reflected.
He was young, after all.
But if Ricardo mobilized his local knight corps, they’d easily be able to subdue the Overlord.
And more than that—
'I’ll wipe out his entire faction in revenge.'
Ricardo had already begun planning to destroy the Overlord’s guild—Rapid.
Killing him once wouldn’t be enough to bring peace to Riendel’s soul. He vowed bloody vengeance and addressed his gathered retainers:
“Deploy the Red Border Knights, the Blue Border Knights, and finally, the Gold Border Knights. Declare war and immediately assassinate the Overlord to strip him of his power.”
The Gold Border Knights were among Silverrain’s most elite, while the Red and Blue were mid-tier.
Sending all three was more than enough force to raze an entire territory, and the retainers nodded solemnly.
This was more than enough force.
“Send them near the city of Nocturne, to the uncharted region. Have them declare war, then immediately strike. Afterward, we’ll move on the Overlord’s faction—the Rapid Guild.”
It was a laughably simple plan.
But the nobles chuckled like they’d concocted the most brilliant scheme imaginable.
And so, the three knight orders departed at once.
Completely unaware of what awaited them in the uncharted lands.
6.
A day after the event was announced—and after Ricardo dispatched the knight orders toward the uncharted zone—
Seong was greeted by a satisfying set of system messages the moment he logged in that morning.
[Level Up!] ×2
[You have reached Level 270.]
[Reaching a level divisible by 10 has activated the Almighty-grade item, 『Overlord’s Grimoire』.]
[You may now forcibly activate a skill of your choice.]
[This includes skills normally unlocked at 100-level intervals.]
[You have acquired a clue to a new Lord Skill.]
[In the Deep Core of the Infinite City Belhadan lies the sealed Lord of the Abyss, Murakan. He created Belhadan and sealed himself away. To reach the Deep Core, a special key is required.]
He had gained a new clue—and reached the long-awaited Level 270.
On top of that, he was now allowed to forcibly activate one of the powerful milestone-based skills normally locked until higher levels.
Clearly, E-World wanted something from Seong.
'I like it.'
With this, he could even appoint Belzarach—whose corpse he had obtained—as a Legion Commander.
It wouldn’t be as powerful as when Belzarach was a World Boss, but if he conserved as much power as possible, he could convert him into a formidable vassal.
Seong grinned, anticipation gleaming in his eyes.
A true Bone Dragon—every necromancer’s dream.
And not just any Bone Dragon—this was a Deathbone Dragon.
A step above a regular Bone Dragon. His expectations couldn’t be higher.
And now that he’d finally reached Level 270—
The time to take down Belzarach had truly come.
The event was scheduled for today, too.
'I’ll send the reply and log in again later.'
Seong sent a message to the event coordinator, Baek Jiwoo, stating that the event could proceed as scheduled around 3 PM.
Smiling faintly, he logged out of the game.
There wasn’t anything else to do at the moment—and if he stayed, he’d just end up fighting nonstop.
So he decided to rest.
Which is why Seong didn’t see it.
That the three knight orders had already reached the outer edge of the uncharted zone.
