The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage

3.

The Deathbone Dragon, Belzarach Drakxion, had been slain.

Eternal World’s broadcast ended not long after, closing with a final message thanking viewers for watching.

It was a surprisingly quick wrap-up for a live stream—almost anticlimactic.

But given that it had run nearly thirty minutes and contained such extraordinary content, the shockwaves were anything but small.

The impact was so intense that even the special betting event Eternal World had prepared for the occasion was completely overshadowed—people were talking about nothing but Seong.

[Title – What is the Demon King????]

[Author – SoloBossKill]

『He solo-cleared a world raid boss????? And even his vassals were throwing around secret arts—was that real???? I mean, this isn’t just a one-man army, this is basically a one-man guild??? Could probably beat a major guild, right???』

[NoHealsSelfWipes : Possible, I think??? Even top 10 ranking guilds have trouble handling a world raid boss, so isn’t the Rapid Demon King stronger?]

└[SoloBossKill (Author) : That’s what I think too.]

└[PowerLevelGrinder : Still, saying one guy equals an entire guild... that’s a stretch.]

└[NoHealsSelfWipes : You didn’t watch the live, did you? Rapid says they’ll upload an edited cut—watch it and then comment;;;]

└[HPOn1Dot : If you don’t know, just shut it ㅠㅠㅠ]

└[PowerLevelGrinder : It was that bad?;;;]

[Title – Rapid Guild Stock Skyrocketing;;;;]

[Author – MobDodger]

『Forget that they now have two single rankers...

The Demon King alone has more than ten vassals who can use secret arts;;;

Put another way, isn’t that the same as having five single rankers under your command?』

[ShutUpAndEnhance : Sssip—yeah, the Demon King’s insane, but saying he equals five single rankers is a bit much???]

└[DPSBySight : I agree, I think he could beat one, but who knows. I doubt a single ranker couldn’t take a level-250 world raid boss.]

└[NoWeaponWeakling : Either way, no one’s denying the Demon King’s at single ranker level;;;;]

Seong’s evaluation was skyrocketing.

Most had thought soloing a world raid boss was basically impossible—but he’d done it. Naturally, it was considered a monumental feat.

Opinions split between he’s already at single ranker level and not quite there yet, but the consensus was that he’d easily surpassed double ranker tier.

The debates raged on.

Then a few people suddenly brought something up—

[Title – But what was that declaration of war thing?]

[Author – TankOrDPS]

『Right before the world raid boss fight started, there was something about the Kingdom of Rieskan’s Silverrain Territory declaring war on Rapid Guild. What was that??? Any official statement?』

[MobTrashExpert : Dunno. Nothing official yet... maybe an event’s about to happen?]

[QuestBarFull : The Demon King’s a content generator;;;; Everything he does turns into an event????]

└[OneTapDeath : Right??? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

Talk about Silverrain Territory’s declaration of ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) war on Rapid Guild began spreading fast.

Attention naturally shifted toward Seong—now the center of focus—and his guild’s likely next destination.

Of course the hot topic became the Silverrain Territory, which had declared war on Seong and Rapid.

[Title – If you’re in Silverrain Territory, I suggest leaving.]

[Author – DungeonSpectator]

『Not official yet, but... A declaration of war means you’re technically in a war zone, and if Rapid Guild marches in freely, I doubt I’d last long. Maybe it’ll resolve peacefully, but better safe than sorry. Honestly, if the Demon King alone invades, Silverrain is finished. Get out before it’s too late.』

[LegendScanner : Sssip—yeah, probably better to run.]

[UsedASkill? : ㅇㅇㅇ; Forget the Demon King, just think about Yuna showing up—I’ve already packed.]

[PartyBreaker : Depends how Rapid responds, but I doubt it’ll turn into an actual war. No reason to antagonize the Rieskan Kingdom, right?]

└[HalfHPRetreat : Exactly. It’s one of the largest kingdoms on the East Asia server. The Varlan Empire’s strong, sure, but Rieskan holds more territory and fiefs... war seems unlikely.]

And just as the prevailing opinion was there won’t be a war—

Someone posted a comment.

[FullBurstHealer : Guys, it’s official!!!! Check the Rapid Guild channel!!!]

└[NoBuff : Oh, it’s real. Thanks.]

It was a comment saying Rapid Guild had made an official announcement.

4.

Rapid Guild’s master, Rapid, had been enjoying Seong’s event when the news hit like a bolt from the blue. The moment Seong’s stream ended, she began investigating the matter.

After all, a declaration of war had been received, and ultimately, it was up to the guild master to decide how to handle it.

The result?

It was almost laughable.

“...What is this...?”

Rapid, a top-tier operator by any standard, ran the guild like a first-rate CEO.

Her work was clean, her management excellent.

But this—this was absurdly sloppy.

War was, at its core, a battle of justifications.

Yet Silverrain had declared war without any real justification.

And worse—

’They only targeted Seong?’

Normally, to gain the upper hand, you’d declare war right before striking at the enemy’s base of operations.

But instead of that, Silverrain had sent three knight orders just to attack Seong personally—including the highly regarded Golden Lance Knights.

The result? They’d been wiped out instantly by the world raid boss Belzarach Drakxion.

Silverrain’s military strength had already dropped sharply.

Meanwhile, Rapid Guild’s base was untouched, and Seong was unscathed—in fact, receiving huge rewards.

’Too stupid...’

She looked into it in case it was some sort of trap, but instead learned what Silverrain really was—

A count’s domain run by hardheaded knights.

Knowing that, Rapid’s course was set.

She gathered her guild’s combat executives—not the usual operations staff.

From Kim Jinwoo to other top fighters, double rankers, triple rankers... and then—

“Yuna has entered.”

With the arrival of single ranker Yuna, the atmosphere turned murderous.

Especially from Yuna herself.

“So... which territory was it that picked a fight with my Seong?”

With that one line, every executive present knew.

Rapid Guild would be going to war with Silverrain Territory.

Yuna didn’t give a damn about the Rieskan Kingdom, and that was all the confirmation they needed.

The moment they decided to use a guild event ticket for the war—

[Rapid Guild]

『Hello, this is Rapid, master of Rapid Guild. We’ve received many inquiries about the recent declaration of war, so I’m posting here in the community. Rapid Guild will be going to war with Silverrain Territory. If you’re a player active there, I strongly suggest you leave.』

The statement’s blunt, lethal tone sent the community into a frenzy.

5.

Just before Rapid Guild finalized its decision—before that post went up—Seong was wrapping up his own world raid.

It might seem like a secret art known only among NPCs, but in truth, players could use them as well—and that fact was already widely known.

Plenty of double rankers wielded them.

But in a game enjoyed by two billion people, the number of players who could use such techniques was under a hundred.

Rare and immensely powerful.

But they weren’t the sort of skill a player just over level 250 was expected to have.

So the viewers’ shock was natural—but there was something they didn’t know.

Secret arts had tiers.

Lord-class skills and lord-tier martial arts could each have their own secret arts, and even within those, there were ranks.

In other words—

’Secret arts have levels.’

And the Death Lord Seong had just used was one of those higher-tier ones.

No one felt it more acutely than Seong himself.

’This is different from usual.’

The concept of Void, created by blending the Faceless Lord’s power with the Dark Lord and Abyssal Fear Lord...

And then beyond that Void, the concept of death itself, shaped into a ruler—the Overlord’s Death Lord.

But he knew for certain—

’It’s not complete.’

At first, he’d just used it. But as he fought, he realized—the skills he was using weren’t at full strength.

Yes, it had looked every bit the majesty of a Death Lord.

He had literally given death to Belzarach, a world raid boss.

But it still wasn’t its true power.

Unbelievable, yet undeniable—because Helena’s memories had flooded into him.

The fragments of Helena’s memories he had absorbed long ago had partially unlocked, showing him what the Death Lord could really do.

His honest impression—

’If Helena had unleashed Death Lord when fighting Hindel, the world would have ended.’

It was a testament to Helena’s restraint.

If Seong could have drawn out even half of the Death Lord’s true power here, the very first technique—End—would have killed Belzarach instantly.

Realizing this, Seong knew he needed to become stronger still.

To reach places even Helena hadn’t.

It was a little disappointing... but he didn’t mind.

He smiled up at the empty air.

The rewards from this raid were more than enough.

First, the loot—

[Calculating rewards.]

[We apologize for the delay.]

Even the system seemed to need time to sort through it all.

Seong smirked at the message, then looked toward what he intended to absorb first.

None other than—

—Ahhh! My master! My Lord!!!

A small dragon’s soul in a body of white bone, bowing its head toward him.

The soul of Belzarach Drakxion himself.

—I have awaited this day——!