The Game of the Greatest Black Mage-Chapter 325

Chapter 325

3.

Rieskan Kingdom, Heptarion.

It was the only city in the Rieskan Kingdom where a magic tower was located, and a familiar city to Seonghyun.

The city, preserved as it was even in this distant past.

He passed it off as natural since it was a game.

But Seonghyun looked at it as if it were unexpected.

To think that there was a so-called loophole, a small two-way entrance to the demon world, even here.

Did they close it after this incident was over?

Of course, this was a scenario book that let him experience past events.

It was more than plausible.

Only a fool wouldn't close the passage after being ambushed.

In any case, Seonghyun's team arrived at Heptarion and infiltrated the city.

Gathering again, they muttered with inner relief.

“Fortunately, the security isn't tight.”

“Indeed, it isn't.”

As the rather old spirit knight, Briscia, said so.

The barbarian warrior, Stoneheart, agreed.

Well, it was bound to be that way.

“They're not expecting an attack from our side. It makes sense.”

At Will’s words, Seonghyun and Barbaros similarly nodded their heads.

In any case, once they became a team.

They all carefully unfolded the map they had received from Black Star.

The map, which spread out like light, soon showed where in the city they needed to go to use the loophole.

It wasn't too far.

“Let’s go immediately.”

The spirit knight, who was the oldest, was acting like the leader.

But no one challenged him.

They hadn't gathered to bicker over authority.

It was much more efficient to let the person who naturally took charge be the leader.

The spirit knight Briscia spoke, and the five figures scattered and disappeared from the spot.

Just in case there was any tailing or tracking.

As a result of moving scattered in all directions, it was only after some time had passed that the five could regroup.

A location not far from the loophole.

And from that location, looking at the place marked as the loophole.

“It's a warehouse.”

“It’s a perfect place to hide it.”

“That’s right.”

“There are no guards visible on the outside, but……”

“They’re inside.”

As Barbaros, who had used detection magic, answered last.

The spirit knight Briscia nodded his head.

Inside, there was a barrier preventing the energy from within from flowing out, and the presence of those guarding the interior could be felt.

Just as they were about to discuss a plan to deal with them at once.

Seonghyun, Will, and Barbaros nodded their heads.

Will moved first.

With a single gesture, the spirits writhed and stretched towards the warehouse.

As the spirits seeped through the barrier and infiltrated the interior, the barrier momentarily loosened.

Then, with Barbaros’s subsequent dispel, the barrier was immediately half-undone.

It would be troublesome if demonic energy suddenly flew in all directions.

They had left the barrier that contained the internal energy intact and only dispelled the barrier that prevented intrusion.

“What?!?”

Briscia was about to say something about them moving without his orders.

But Seonghyun moved first and quickly infiltrated the interior.

The demonic energy that existed inside where he had moved through the darkness was terribly thick, and within it, two low-ranking demons were startled to see Seonghyun suddenly appear.

They were about to react, surprised by Seonghyun who had suddenly invaded despite the barrier.

But at that moment, Seonghyun’s sword strike, darker than jet-black, followed and embroidered starlight in the air.

Then, with the attack that combined Helena’s super-strong swordsmanship style 1 and the darkness and galaxy sword dance, their senses were all cut off before they could even react.

And upon inspection.

As expected.

“They’re the kind who keep their hearts in a different place.”

Seonghyun had only cut off their senses and left them, as killing them recklessly could lead to giving away information.

Watching the trio who had handled the situation in an instant, Briscia and Stoneheart looked at them with surprised eyes.

Watching them, who seemed to have coordinated for a long time, they had no choice but to acknowledge it.

Even if he had given the orders, it couldn't have been better than this.

And Stoneheart thought so as well.

In any case, once they entered the warehouse, they first used sealing skills to seal the demons.

Everyone nodded at Briscia’s words that if left like this, they would hold out for at least a few days.

“First, let's search this place.”

As Briscia said, the party hurriedly searched the warehouse.

Feeling demonic energy gushing out from the warehouse basement, they headed there.

And they were able to find it.

A torn passage in the air from which filthy and repulsive demonic energy ceaselessly flowed.

A passage to the demon world.

Seeing it, Stoneheart and Briscia frowned.

But Seonghyun, Barbaros, and Will prepared as if it were nothing, and at their all too natural appearance, Briscia and Stoneheart were amazed.

“We pride ourselves on having fought our fair share of demons……”

“It is shameful that we cannot show the same spirit as you.”

As he spoke his honest feelings.

Seonghyun, Barbaros, and Will looked at each other and gave a slight smile as if to say it wasn't so.

Their mission now was to destroy the essence as quickly as possible.

There was no time to be lost in sentiment.

With that thought, they all entered the passage.

An ashen sky and a black moon.

A world rife with repulsive demonic energy unfolded.

But it wasn't because of the repulsive demonic energy; the aftereffects of crossing dimensions overcame the party.

While an overwhelming nausea rose as if their souls were being shaken by the dizzying motion sickness felt when moving between dimensions.

There was one person who was fine.

None other than Seonghyun.

“Kuweeeek, I, I think I'm going to die.”

“Keuheuuu. H, how on earth do you endure this?”

“……A, as expected, you are amazing.”

“As expected of Seonghyun-nim……”

As everyone was marveling at Seonghyun, he scratched his head.

It seemed to be a type of status ailment.

He scratched his head sheepishly as he saw the message that he was protected by the authority of the Overlord.

Honestly, he had never imagined he would be immune to something like this.

He just accepted it and moved on.

For now, his companions seemed to have their insides all jumbled up.

They decided to rest a little further from the passage.

As they sat and rested.

“Huuuu, Sir Seonghyun is truly amazing. To be unfazed by this terrible motion sickness.”

“Th, this isn't something you can just pretend to be strong against……”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

“Uweeeek, I, I still feel sick.”

Briscia and Will seemed to be relatively fine, but surprisingly, both the barbarian Stoneheart and Barbaros said they were still suffering.

Seonghyun looked at the two of them and scratched his head slightly.

He thought that being an Overlord was indeed good, and also that it would be quite advantageous when moving to other dimensions later.

Of course, the Overlord comes and goes from the underworld and embraces it directly.

He thought that there might not be a big problem.

And as the party rested like that, Briscia was planning the strategy again.

“I keep thinking of a way to infiltrate quietly, but it’s not easy.”

“Hmm, I agree.”

Not too far from the passage.

He thought he could come up with a plan to some extent since he could see a single castle.

Unfortunately.

“The security is too tight, isn't it?”

“I’m not specialized in stealth, but the structure is such that I’d be caught quickly even if I tried.”

“This is difficult.”

“Huuuuum.”

As everyone was contemplating.

Seonghyun suddenly recalled his experience from a previous war.

The war in Ninyaru, where he had taken an elite force and acted as a detached unit.

However.

‘Hmm, the situation is different from back then, isn't it……?’

He could probably shake up the demons who were supposed to be guarding that castle.

But the problem was that the ones guarding it were no pushovers.

There was a demon who had risen to the rank of baron and two high-ranking demons as well.

It seemed like it would work out somehow if he brought all his retainers.

‘But victory is uncertain.’

The four people watched Seonghyun, who was deep in thought.

And finally, unable to hold back, Barbaros asked first.

“Have you come up with a good idea?”

“Huh? Ah?”

At Barbaros’s question, Seonghyun continued his calculations for a moment longer.

Then he nodded and said.

“I think I've come up with a pretty good method.”

Hearing that, they all looked at Seonghyun with similar expressions.

And then.

“……W, will that even be possible?”

“……I, it seems difficult.”

“Haa……”

“Huuuumm.”

They all had expressions that said the method Seonghyun had thought of was too reckless and dangerous.

But at that moment.

“I think it’ll work.”

Seonghyun nodded as if it were fine, and the other four had slightly guilty expressions, but it couldn't be helped.

There was no better method than that right now.

Everyone nodded as if they had no choice but to agree.

“For now, that seems to be the best option.”

“The roughest path is often the shortcut.”

“I’ll trust you and leave it to you.”

“I’ll believe only in you, Seonghyun-nim.”

The companions shouted as they spoke.

And Seonghyun explained the detailed strategy and gave a briefing, and they all listened to the plan and nodded.

4.

The castle of the barony, which held the essence of demonic energy.

Normally, the castle of a barony would not be so large.

However, Baron Kalgrimir Lucentios, who had come to possess a castle much larger than before due to the Archduke’s grace, was very pleased.

Of course, because of that, he had been entrusted with something called the essence of demonic energy.

At first, he thought he had been given a bothersome task, but it wasn't really so.

‘This is sweeter than I thought.’

He had thought there would be those who would attack to get the essence of demonic energy.

But far from attacking, he hadn't even seen the tail of an enemy.

Well, it was understandable.

‘There are those who guard the loopholes, and the place where the loophole is open is the territory of our allies. Even if they attack, it will only be a small number.’

He couldn't help but think that way.

The Archduke had blocked all passages except for the loopholes.

When he thought about it, only a small number could come through the loopholes.

The story would be different if powerful beings came.

But how many such powerful people could there be in the human world?

Besides, if it were such powerful people, the demons of other nearby territories would join forces to help.

It wasn't a big problem.

So how could there be an easier job than this?

Kalgrimir thought so and was living a satisfied life.

In effect, his responsibility hadn't increased, only the castle had gotten bigger.

But as Kalgrimir was spending such happy days, a mid-ranking demon, trembling, rushed to him and said.

“My lord, there is a force that has suddenly attacked.”

Suddenly attacked?

He had thought it was a sweet deal until now.

So they had come after all.

But it would surely be just a small number.

That’s why Baron Kalgrimir asked, as if it were ridiculous.

“Yes, how many of them are there?”

Even if they called it a force, it would be no more than five at most.

Thinking so, he asked comfortably.

The mid-ranking demon, trembling all over, reported to Baron Kalgrimir.

“W, well, I couldn’t count them exactly, but the estimate is ten……” 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

“Ten?”

Yes, it’s more than I thought.

Just as he was thinking that and about to tell him to take care of it himself.

“T, ten…… thousand.”

“??????”

Tens of thousands?

Just as Kalgrimir tilted his head as if it were strange and looked at the mid-ranking demon again.

“Block them!!!!”

“They’re flocking this way!!!!”

“Crazy undead bastards!!!”

A loud noise was heard from outside.

And looking at the mid-ranking demon again.

“I-it is ten thousand.”

“……Shit.”

It seemed this wasn't such a sweet deal after all.