The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage-Chapter 373

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Before Belzarach descended upon Silverrain Territory, the Rapid Guild was in the midst of hectic preparations for war.

In truth, there wasn’t much to prepare in terms of war. After all, they were characters in the game, their bodies closer to avatars than to flesh-and-blood beings. They didn’t need military supplies in the traditional sense.

But there was still plenty to do.

Rapid and the other guild officers were busy preparing.

Preparing for what?

Of course, for the Guild Event.

An event issued directly by Eternal World itself.

They had filed it through Eternal World’s system and had received approval.

With Seong’s World Raid Boss event over, now was the perfect moment.

“It’s almost ready!”

Rapid, inwardly exulting, murmured to himself.

Now that the World Raid Boss livestream had just ended, the crowd could be pulled straight over into the Rapid Guild event.

Right now, the only guild capable of holding a Guild Event was Rapid.

With that in mind, everyone threw themselves into setting up the Guild Event livestream.

It was, in essence, a promotional event for the guild.

This was their chance to turn the situation around, to make up for having been reduced to a small elite group by circumstance.

So, while Rapid and the officers were busy with preparations, the combat members had gathered one by one. Unlike their usual boisterous atmosphere, the room was chillingly quiet, everyone stealing glances in the same direction.

Toward none other than—

“Hm.”

Yu Mina—no, Yuna—in contrast to her usual self at home, sat with an icy, severe expression, inspecting her sword. A cold aura seemed to radiate from her as her eyes fixed on the blade.

The guild members, seeing just how terrifying she became when it concerned her younger brother, were shocked into silence. No one dared to speak carelessly.

Of course, since they would be fighting in Silverrain Territory, where levels ranged from the 300s to 350s, everyone was tense.

Now that Rapid had climbed to rank 2 among all guilds, they did have quite a few members over level 300, but most hovered in the upper 200s.

Seong’s backup unit—or rather, what was now known as Luna’s personal guard—had just recently passed level 250.

Most of them could be considered mid to high-level players.

So, while they thought this war would not be easy, seeing Yuna’s aura made them think otherwise.

“This won’t take long.”

“We’ll finally see Yuna’s full strength.”

“This will be over by tonight.”

“No, in just a few hours.”

“Will it even count as a war?”

Those were the thoughts on their minds, but none spoke them aloud.

Yuna continued to wait, cold and silent, until Rapid’s message came down.

[Everyone prepare to deploy. Seong will be arriving in Silverrain Territory soon.]

With the preparations done, and Seong ready as well, the order was given.

At that, everyone stood, unleashing their fierce momentum, Yuna at their head.

She stepped forward and said, “I’ll go first.”

Those words, quiet and cold, sent a shiver down everyone’s spine.

What would happen now?

As they held their breath, the war began.

A war that would prove to be utterly one-sided.

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The appearance of the massive Deathbone Dragon was already being broadcast on Eternal World’s official homepage livestream.

A sudden Guild Event.

And one held solely by the Rapid Guild—of course everyone’s eyes would turn toward it.

Viewers cheered when they saw an event kick off immediately after a World Raid Boss was defeated.

Two massive events in a single day.

And then—

—Holy crap, if Yuna’s in it, this is a must-watch!!!

—No one’s still stuck in Silverrain Territory, right???

—LMAO, of all people to mess with, they picked Rapid hahaha

—Wait, is this the first time a guild is fighting a territory???

—Yeah, not just East Asia server, but first time across the whole server.

—Wow... this is gonna be insane hahaha

—Look, foreigners are flooding in too!!!

This time it wasn’t Eternal World’s official MeTube but Rapid Guild’s own MeTube channel. Even so, viewership began exploding.

A Guild Event Ticket didn’t simply open a free livestream. Eternal World itself hosted the stream and reimbursed the guild based on viewership, paying them the equivalent of their usual ticket prices.

This created a pumping effect—millions who normally wouldn’t watch could now tune in, Eternal World footing the bill. It was good for the audience and good for Rapid as well.

Financially, one could say Eternal World took a loss. But with such massive worldwide engagement, they also benefited greatly. That was why Guild Event Tickets were sometimes issued.

The match-up of Territory vs Guild was unprecedented, and combined with the timing—right after a World Raid Boss stream—it was impossible not to attract attention.

The numbers shot up instantly: ten million viewers at the start, soaring to seventy million in minutes. Excitement ran high.

—Damn, look at the numbers;;;;

—Insane;;;;

—Proud Rapid is a Korean guild.

—LOL, MeTube literally had to make separate country chat rooms;;;

—This is nuts hahaha

—Hop into foreign chats if you’re bored, pure chaos hahaha

Though plenty of jealous guilds and salty players filled the chats, viewership never dropped.

They were curious to see Rapid versus Silverrain.

And with Eternal World providing official commentary, this was unmissable.

[The good citizens of Silverrain have already been evacuated to other territories.]

[Even if Silverrain is destroyed, all user rights in the territory will be guaranteed.]

[You will be able to relocate to another territory or city. Please rest assured.]

Reading that, some viewers let out a sigh of relief.

—Phew, thought everything was gonna collapse.

—Thought I’d lose my land.

—Guess I’ll move to a better territory.

—Actually works out lol.

—Silverrain was fine, but there are better places anyway.

—Good thing I watched.

The system message eased their concerns.

But the bigger question was something else entirely.

—What the hell????????

—Did he resurrect the World Raid Boss he just killed???

—Those turquoise eyes and mist... looks like a vassal???

—Wait, he’s really using a World Raid Boss as a servant???

—Not exactly the same, but still way stronger than any regular Bone Dragon;;;

—How do you even fight that???

—Not even a Single Ranker could take this on anymore.

Excited speculation filled the chat, and many viewers simultaneously thought of one thing:

—Oh??? Are we about to see a sibling showdown????

—Wait... yeah???

—Haha sibling chemistry incoming.

—I’m curious too.

—That face when she loathed him so much last time hahaha

—So we’ll finally see who’s stronger, the sister or the brother.

—This’ll make great comparison content.

Everyone wanted to know: could Seong really stand up to a Single Ranker?

As expected, when Rapid Guild members appeared on screen not long after, the chat exploded.

—It’s the Rapid guild members!!!

—Yuna’s at the front!!!

—Wow!!!!!!!! Is she going to attack first???

—Yuna noona!!!!

—Noona, I’m dead!!!!

—I’m literally about to die, what is that?!?!

The joking chatter stopped abruptly when Yuna’s aura flared.

The overwhelming presence that surged forth froze everyone in shock.

Even Seong, watching from the sky, shivered.

He had thought he might be able to match a Single Ranker by now.

But seeing this, he wasn’t so sure.

“She’s stronger than Belzarach, at least in presence.”

The moment he saw her begin to draw on that power, he muttered in disbelief.

“Crazy.”

“Oh? Seong, your sister has quite the talent. To have drawn that out already.”

Even Helena, watching from the side, expressed admiration.

Seong, who had ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ only recently awakened the Secret Art of swordsmanship himself, could see it clearly.

His sister Yuna was drawing on a Secret Art.

Her sword began to brim with willpower, an entire world condensed into its blade.

One of the highest-level Secret Arts.

Yuna’s eyes shone as she unsheathed the sword, channeling one of the Secret Arts she had recently acquired.

The moment she drew it—

The sword blazed, unleashing a slash that cut through everything. In a single stroke, from Silverrain’s outer wall to the inner fortress, half the territory was cleaved apart.

———————!!!!

With one strike, she split the territory in two.

Secret Art or not, the sheer range and destructive force were shocking.

Everyone stared at Belzarach in the sky, aghast, when that single blow fell.

Half the walls and the city were split, the battle beginning with devastating damage.

Seeing this, Seong chuckled softly and snapped his fingers.

Tak!

At the snap, Belzarach cried out,

—I shall obey my master’s command——.

He opened his massive jaws, power condensing inside.

But it wasn’t only Belzarach’s strength.

Seong’s darkness, fear, necromancy, hellfire, and blood all gathered together, fusing into the breath.

With a grin, Seong muttered, “It’s weaker than during the World Raid, but still...”

At once, Belzarach’s breath poured forth, spreading over the territory.

Darkness fused with fear, necromancy, searing heat hotter than hellfire, and razor-edged bloodlust, erupting as a Breath of Darkness that annihilated everything.

Buildings, ground, everything was swept away, and all with insufficient strength were obliterated.

Only knights above level 300 survived, and even they were far from unscathed.

Those hit by the Breath were left battered and wounded.

The strongest among them escaped with mere scratches, but some who had been struck by Yuna’s slash were missing arms or bearing deep wounds.

A devastating ambush—on the scale of an entire territory being wiped out.

While they reeled, Seong laughed above.

“It’s not over yet.”

At his words, the hundreds of thousands who had just died rose as a death army, surging toward the knights in the center.

In the chaos, some knights noticed something amid the swarm.

A green mist billowed up, and then a flash of light blinked through the fog.

An enormous explosion followed.