The Game of the Greatest Black Mage-Chapter 381

Chapter 381

“Master.”

“……?”

As Seonghyun turned around at Nocturne’s call, Nocturne bowed his head and spoke to Seonghyun.

“Please be careful of the Abyss Lord.”

He thought it was the usual fuss of the Over Palace NPCs as always.

However, seeing Nocturne’s appearance imbued with a certain solemnity, Seonghyun involuntarily had a thought.

The one sealed at the very bottom is the Despair Lord.

In fact, since the Despair Lord seemed to be the one scheduled to appear as the next technique of Helena’s Super Strong Swordsmanship, he had thought the Despair Lord would be the strongest, so why tell him to be careful of the Abyss Lord?

Seonghyun pondered the warning to be careful of the Abyss Lord, then nodded as if he realized something.

“Thanks for the good clue.”

“I am just happy if it was of help.”

Leaving the rejoicing Nocturne behind, Seonghyun left the castle like that.

As Seonghyun, the true master of Over Palace and their master, left the castle, Nocturne’s aura began to change in an instant.

As Lord Nocturne, remaining in Nocturn Castle, exuded an unusual nightmare aura.

Nina, the Successor of the Galaxy Sword Dance who was beside him, trembled and bowed her head.

Since Nina had been assisting right beside Nocturne, she knew well.

The fact that Nocturne was furious to the top of his head right now.

Nightmare aura surged around Nocturne, and the furious Nocturne looked at Nina and said.

“I will inform Over Palace that the Rieskan Kingdom, not knowing their place, dared to touch Master. Nina, please monitor the Rieskan Kingdom thoroughly.”

“I will obey your command.”

As Nina answered loyally and disappeared from the spot, Nocturne did not even look at the disappeared Nina; he wrote his intent on black paper, made it into a bird shape, and sent it towards Over Palace.

The insolent Rieskan Kingdom dares to ruin things again.

He must inform Over Palace of that fact and express this anger.

After finishing all preparations and delivering the story to Over Palace, Nocturne went to his room and squeezed his eyes shut to suppress his anger.

Nightmare aura still surged, but.

He must endure for now.

If it bursts out now without enduring, the anger he needs to explode for Seonghyun later might diminish.

‘Everything for the Master.’

It was a belief close to fanaticism, but even though his eyes were closed, his eyes were shining ferociously, and Nocturne was suppressing his anger while trying to control the nightmare aura.

Waiting for the day to explode this active volcano-like anger.

2.

Perhaps because there was never a quiet day in the capital of the Rieskan Kingdom, court meetings were being held daily.

Important key officials as well as powerful nobles, and the Sword Saint taking the place of royalty were present, so the topic of the important court meeting could be said to be obvious.

The war that happened just two days ago.

No, should it be called a war?

It was about the matter of the Silverrain Territory being unilaterally ravaged.

However, no one could open their mouths.

Even powerful great nobles like Dukes and Marquises were gathered, but they couldn't say anything; the reason was none other than the Sword Saint exuding a fierce aura at the center of the round table.

However, as everyone remained silent without even opening their mouths, the Sword Saint, the cause of the silence, spoke.

“Why is no one saying anything?”

“…….”

“…….”

“…….”

But what could they possibly say?

They had completely lost a territory of the proud Rieskan Kingdom, and a massive Count’s territory at that.

They had no excuse to offer.

Ricardo Silverrain had declared war on the Rapid Guild under orders from the Sword Saint, but it was this very Royal Council that had acted as the Sword Saint’s proxy to deliver that command.

The intention was to attack the Overlord to avoid Over Palace’s gaze while simultaneously securing immunity, but far from attacking the Overlord, they were the ones attacked, and Silverrain Territory itself ended up being completely stripped away.

It was the Sword Saint who initially sent Reindel, but it was this Royal Council that tried to fix the situation only to end up burning the whole house down.

So, what excuses could they possibly offer?

Naturally, having none was the norm.

Watching that frustrating sight, the Sword Saint’s face turned red, and he shouted as if roaring.

“That damn Over Palace! Overloooord——!!!”

Jjeo—————eeoeoeo!!!

At the Sword Saint’s roar, space shook for an instant.

While the powerful knights in the conference hall managed to endure slightly, those who were merely ordinary people all foamed at the mouth and collapsed.

Strategists and various others were carried out, but the Sword Saint did not care; rather, thinking he had meted out punishment, he glared at those remaining while exuding momentum as if venting his anger.

They needed to devise a countermeasure, but consuming any more troops was a burden.

But the bigger problem here was.

“A-a letter has arrived from Over Palace.”

“What did you say?”

As the Sword Saint crumpled his face and glared at the messenger.

The messenger let out a “Hiik!” sound, foamed at the mouth, and collapsed on the spot.

He had fainted just from facing the glare and momentum.

The Sword Saint used his will to bring the black paper the messenger carried into his hand, and as he unfolded it.

The mysterious small figure of the Black Star was revealed there.

Was it about 10cm in size at most?

However, with just that small size not even a span high, his presence was clearly revealed throughout this room, no, the entire capital.

One could feel him from all directions, yet could not feel him anywhere.

The puzzling and mysterious figure of the Black Star, leaving one unable to tell if he was revealing his presence or hiding it, appeared like a hologram.

Seeing that he had revealed himself even as a clone by imbuing his intent into a mere sheet of paper, the Sword Saint immediately raised his energy, drew his sword, and attempted to cut down the figure of the Black Star along with the paper.

Then, the Sword Saint’s energy rose like the sun, imbuing the sword, and light surpassing heat shot out along with the blade.

He was not simply swinging the sword to cut; he became the sun itself, attempting to cut down the Black Star’s form with a sword harboring light and heat.

However.

Chaeaeng————!!!

Kwaaaaaaa————!!!

The tip of the sword was blocked all too lightly by the finger of the tiny clone, not even 10cm tall.

The blocked sword whipped up a backlash, and shockwaves spread in all directions as if a storm were raging inside, shattering everything in the room to pieces.

Marquises and Dukes alike vomited blood from the shockwave and were flung into the walls; the only ones able to stand their ground were the Sword Saint and the clone of the Black Star floating gently above the black paper.

However, even the Sword Saint was not entirely unscathed.

A stream of dark blood flowed down from the corner of his mouth, and the Sword Saint’s face crumpled deeply.

The soul wound he had suffered from Seonghyun previously began to flare up, causing his internal organs to twist.

It wasn't simply because he had raised his energy in an instant; the Black Star’s clone had flowed an unknown energy into him while blocking the sword.

“…….”

However, the Sword Saint, who had suffered internal injuries too deep to make a sound, was trembling uncontrollably.

The Black Star’s small clone looked at the Sword Saint and delivered the words exactly as written on the paper.

『You dare to act rashly without knowing your place.

Thanks to you, there is now one thing for me to take away.』

With those words, the Black Star’s small clone moved and reached out towards the Sword Saint.

Then.

The Sword Saint could feel it.

That there was absolutely no way to avoid the touch of that small clone.

Watching the hand approaching like inescapable death, the Sword Saint trembled, but there was not a single thing he could do.

He merely struggled somehow as he watched the hand of death approaching him.

No matter how much he tried to block it, the Black Star’s small clone reached in front of the Sword Saint like flowing time and extended that tiny hand towards the Sword Saint’s eye.

Kwajik—!

Then, with the sound of something breaking and shattering to pieces, one side of the Sword Saint’s vision vanished.

“Keuaaaaaaaa———!!!”

Even though he was in a state where he couldn't make a sound due to internal injuries, the Sword Saint writhed in pain, vomiting blood and screaming.

It wasn't simply that his eye burst.

The Sword Saint could feel it entirely.

Just now, that thing annihilated not only his right eye but everything he could see with his right eye.

Now that the Sword Saint’s right eye was annihilated, even if he transplanted a new eye, he would never be able to see with his right side forever.

Since the place where the right eye existed had all its functions annihilated, even the concept of seeing had been annihilated.

And the Sword Saint felt again.

‘Crazy, the Black Star must be a lunatic……!’

That by annihilating the Sword Saint’s right eye just now, the Black Star had given up a considerable amount.

Transcendents cannot move recklessly.

That was why the Black Star had gathered all justification this time to reach out to the Sword Saint.

If he hadn't reached out to the Sword Saint, it was a justification with which Over Palace could have waged an all-out war with the Rieskan Kingdom.

But instead of war, he took the Sword Saint’s eye.

For the Sword Saint, it was incomprehensible.

‘If they waged war, couldn't they wipe us all out anyway? Why make such a choice…….’

Unable to understand, the Sword Saint merely felt the Black Star was a lunatic.

Taking just one of his eyes at best?

Although it was painful and there was a sense of futility about losing an eye, it was rather good.

Since the stupid and foolish Black Star had kicked away the opportunity he had gained with such effort.

Now, the next turn is theirs.

“Keuhehehe.”

Although the Sword Saint was convinced thinking the Black Star was crazy.

In appearance, the Sword Saint looked like the lunatic.

His hair was disheveled, blood flowed from his mouth and eyes, and one eye socket was empty and sunken hollowly.

At the Sword Saint’s appearance, which was terrifying even to look at, the great nobles who had been flung into the walls flinched and were regaining their senses one by one.

And looking at those great nobles, the Sword Saint shouted.

“The foolish Over Palace is throwing away their opportunity!!! Let us prepare in the meantime. Prepare to wipe those guys out completely……!!”

At those words, the great nobles flinched looking at the Sword Saint’s mad appearance.

Although it was by no means a normal appearance, do they say madness is contagious?

As the Sword Saint, the sun of the Rieskan Kingdom, shouted so, a few great nobles also began to laugh like lunatics.

“Keuhehehe, for the Rieskan Kingdom!!!”

“We shall obey the Sword Saint’s command!!!”

“Death to Over Palace!!!”

At this point, the shouting great nobles couldn't notice at all.

That the Sword Saint, emitting demonic energy, was staring somewhere with a completely crazed expression and muttering.

“Do not forget the contract. Grand Duke.”

3.

It was a huge city surrounded by castle walls, but when one actually entered, one could notice something strange.

Although it was a city of immense width, larger than most cities, residential areas were concentrated only on the outskirts, and there wasn't even a city castle that should be in the center.

Instead, a huge hole, larger than most cities, was gaping in the center of the city, and darkness lurked so deep that the end couldn't even be seen.

This is the Infernal City, Belhadan.

And a user wearing a black robe who had just arrived at Belhadan took off the robe and was admiring the huge pit.

“Wow, so this is the Abyss?”

It was Seonghyun.