The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage-Chapter 406
The first clash was a pure collision of strength against strength.
In the very center of the chamber, Seong’s sword and the shadowy human’s outstretched fist crashed into each other.
A shockwave that should have been formless exploded outward as if it had taken on form, stabbing through the air.
KWAJIJIJIK——!!! 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
The shockwave spread in all directions, stabbing everywhere, piercing the chamber here and there and punching holes through the walls.
Just brushing against that shockwave looked like it would deal no small amount of damage, so the members of Mihael’s team, watching it, gaped with their mouths hanging open.
The viewers were no exception.
It had been only a single instant of collision, but everyone present could feel it.
That this was nothing more than strength clashing with strength; neither of them had revealed their abilities or full power yet.
Seong, too, inwardly thought it was pretty impressive as he watched the shadowy human, and in contrast, the shadow being looked at Seong and, as if grimacing, the part that passed for its face darkened slightly.
After their clash, they remained locked against each other in a standoff.
The one who moved first was the shadow being.
Pop!
In the briefest instant when Seong’s sword and body swayed just slightly as he drew back his extended blade—
The shadow being pulled back its fist as well, bent its waist backward, and at the same time lifted its leg, swinging a kick toward his upper body.
It looked like a light swing, but the tremendous power contained within it tore the air apart as it flew toward Seong’s head.
Seong, his stance briefly wavering along with his sword, pulled the blade back toward himself and raised it, blocking the incoming foot with the flat of his sword.
But maybe because his stance had wobbled—
He took the full force of the kick, and was blown straight back through the air.
KWAAAAAA——!!!
Seong was shoved sideways a long way.
The shadow being kicked off the ground toward the Seong who’d been knocked back and began to infuse its attacks with a different energy than before.
The destructive energy imbued in its fists was annihilating everything it touched as it flew in, from the air itself on down, and Seong, watching that fist, gave a faint smile and wrapped his sword in black darkness.
Then the shadow being’s fist slammed down toward Seong, and Seong blocked it with his blade wreathed in darkness.
The destructive energy and the darkness spread in all directions, giving form to the shockwaves; everything they touched was smashed apart and stained in darkness, then erased.
But that wasn’t all there was to it—not by a long shot.
BOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOM!!!
ZZZZZZZZZZ———!!!
The torrent of destructive blows raining down without end, and the sight of Seong blocking that barrage over and over without any trouble, was truly like watching a master of the sword and a master of martial arts clash.
When fists alone weren’t enough, the shadow being brought both legs into play as well, and Seong took all those attacks without issue.
Watching that, the members of Mihael’s team were at a loss for words.
They’d felt in their bones all this time that Seong was amazing, but honestly, who could have guessed he’d be that good with his body as well.
He’d already been showing extraordinary talent as a mage, and now it turned out he was unbelievable at close combat as well; they truly had no words for it.
Wow, the Demon King really is on a different level.
He’s a talent freak in magic, and his swordsmanship is insane too;;;;;
Damn!!! This is exactly why you watch the Demon King’s stream!!!
For real lolol
This is so satisfying.
Is this actually for real, a boss and a player going blow-for-blow like this??? lolol
I mean lolol a martial arts boss being taken head-on by a mage with a sword, how does that even make sense lolol
It seriously makes no sense lolol
That was why the viewers felt a rush of exhilaration watching Seong.
His magic and his swordsmanship had gone beyond “first-rate” into something so overwhelming that it inspired actual awe.
He didn’t know what the viewers’ reactions were like.
But as he fought, feeling the power of destruction clearly, Seong had a faint smile on his lips.
Just from the outside, you might think the shadow being was using the power of destruction in a simple way, but if you looked inside, it was a bit different.
'Impressive.'
Was it because they were near the deepest layers now?
Or was it because the Authority of Destruction was even stronger than the Abyss?
He wasn’t sure, but the shadow being was using the Authority of Destruction extremely effectively.
Unlike Seong, it took advantage of its nature as something that did not breathe, destroying the air so that he couldn’t breathe while it attacked.
In fact, right now there was no air at all around Seong, including the oxygen.
He was even getting a system warning message that he couldn’t breathe.
You could clearly tell it was fighting with its head, fighting smart.
However, Seong just took it as it came, blocked it, and held his breath as he defended against the attacks.
If he were human, he should have been suffering, suffocating and losing strength.
But Seong wasn’t doing that; instead, he was actually smiling faintly as he faced it, so the shadow being couldn’t help growing more and more anxious.
Their exchange of blows went on for over ten whole minutes.
Surely, if he was human, this shouldn’t be possible—right?
As the shadow being’s common sense was shattered and its growing anxiety began to show in its attacks,
Seong looked at it from beyond and murmured,
“Got nothing more to show?”
Naturally, with no air, there was no medium for the sound to travel through, so there was no way it could be heard.
But the shadow being could still understand what he was saying from the shape of Seong’s mouth.
And so—
KWAAAAAAA———!!!
The power of destruction vented outward as a massive energy began to gush forth.
In order to destroy Seong with everything it had, the power of destruction spread toward him, reaching out like a vast, grasping hand of ruin, and in that moment Seong smiled.
With an expression that said, Yeah, that’s more like it, the instant the destructive energy erupted, Seong’s darkness began to gush outward as well.
In an instant, the surroundings were dyed in darkness, turning into a pitch-black night without even a sliver of moonlight, and the power of destruction that cracked that night collided with it.
KWAJIJIJIJIJIK———!!!
Cracks stretched through the darkness.
The shadow being drove its fist toward Seong, but Seong had already become darkness itself and vanished from that spot.
So the shadow being reached out, trying to destroy the darkness itself, just as it had destroyed the air.
The power of destruction extended, shattering even things that were abstract rather than concrete, and a massive fissure opened in one part of the darkness.
KWAJIK———!!!
Cracks spread like a spiderweb, as if fractures had spread through space itself.
The moment the shadow being mistakenly believed it had shattered the darkness to pieces—
Those shattered fragments of darkness, sharply honed, all turned their edges toward the shadow being at once.
By the time it realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
As Seong emerged out of the darkness at some point, smiling, he snapped his fingers.
The countless fragments of darkness filling the space all took flight like a storm of /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ blades, hurtling toward the shadow being.
“...!!!”
As the shards of darkness came flying in like blades, the shadow being poured out even more destructive energy, trying to smash the darkness apart with its punches and kicks.
But having already spent much of its energy shattering the darkness that had occupied the space, its power gradually began to fade.
At first, the energy had taken on visible form, blazing around the shadow being’s body like roaring flames, but that gradually shrank, and then dwindled further until it was as small as a torch, then as tiny as a candle flame flickering in the slightest breeze.
KWAJAJAJAJAJAK.
It became easier for the storm of dark blades to slip through than for it to block them.
Slash, slash, slash, slash.
The number of cuts started to rise.
But the shadow being, trying to struggle even harder, dragged up every last bit of strength it had, throwing its energy at the dark blades as it punched and kicked.
The blades of darkness reduced the shadow being to rags, but it kept moving, still trying to fend off the attacks.
And then—
KWAJIK——!!!
When its final punch shattered the final dark blade, the shadow being’s “face” took on an expression like a flower fully in bloom.
It had finally managed to smash every last piece of darkness.
In the instant that sense of achievement surged through its body—
“Good work.”
Seong’s voice came from behind.
Only then did the shadow being see Seong, withdrawing his sword as he passed by.
'When—?'
That thought flickered through its mind—and then its field of view began to sink, dropping downward.
Leaving the shadow being behind him, Seong slid his blade back into its sheath without even bothering to look back.
As the shadow being’s head rolled across the floor,
its expression was one of hollow disbelief, and then it turned to ash and vanished.
Even the members of Mihael’s team, who saw that final moment, hadn’t actually seen when Seong had cut its neck, and the viewers were the same.
“Wh-when?”
“W-when did he even appear over there...?”
“I-I have no idea.”
Wow......
I just pissed myself;;;;
The hell, when did he get there????
I didn’t even see it;;;;
Looks like Mihael’s team didn’t see it either????
If they can’t even commentate on that, what are they even there for lolol
lololol exactly.
People gave Mihael’s team some grief for not even being able to commentate properly.
But it was mostly just teasing.
No one actually intended to blame them for not catching Seong’s movements.
Everyone knew very well that Seong’s movements were no joke.
In fact—
Damn, using magic to attack and then finishing with a sword at the very end is just insane.
I feel like I’m watching a movie lolol
This is theater-version anime-tier directing lolol
It really is insane.
The fact they’re just putting a live this good out for free is what’s truly legendary;;;
Anyway, time for the next floor.
As the viewers chattered like that,
Seong was thinking to himself on the inside.
'If Destruction’s like this, I wonder what Despair, when it shows up, will be like.'
Even just with Destruction, the combat sense it showed—which he hadn’t seen in the Abyss—was considerable.
In truth, the moment he’d dyed the space in darkness at the end and taken control of the area, Seong had thought he’d already won.
The fact that it had broken through that had been unexpected.
Seeing something a little stronger than he’d anticipated, Seong was quite excited.
These guys were only clones, at best, and yet he could fight them this enjoyably.
What would the real Lords be like?
The deeper he went, the more he looked forward to it.
Only—
'Will the backup teams be able to keep up?'
That part worried him a bit.
It was a worry born of the fact that Seong didn’t really know the backup teams’ full capabilities.
Starting from Destruction, things really were pretty strong.
He thought they’d suffer a bit here, but still, they’d probably manage to make their way down somehow.
In any case, there was no need for Seong to wait here any longer, so—
“Shall we head down now?”
At Seong’s words, everyone in Mihael’s team reacted and nodded.
Well, if they couldn’t fight or even commentate, the least they could do was listen well, right?
Together with Seong, they all went down one more floor, heading for the 91st.
