The Game of the Greatest Black Mage

Chapter 62

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Chapter 62

When it was the Luna Team's turn,

The team that had just been defeated in the raid came down from the raid field, venting their frustration.

"Damn it. We couldn't even last 10 minutes this time."

"Fuck. Because of that damn gust of wind...!!!"

"Sigh, is there no way to get through that!"

Seeing them lamenting as they came down,

It seemed like a truly formidable foe.

He had felt it was quite tricky even during the briefing, but

For those who seemed so strong to say such things...

The number of people on the team had decreased to less than half compared to when they entered the raid field.

Perhaps this would be his first defeat.

'It's not realistic to never lose.'

It had already been three days since he started playing Eternal World.

He hadn't died yet, but

There was no guarantee that it would stay that way.

Seonghyun wasn't arrogant.

As he was resolving himself,

Luna stepped forward, and her teammates followed.

Finally, with Seonghyun at the rear, they headed towards the raid field.

"It's the Rapid Guild's turn."

"Hmm, I should stay and see how it goes."

"How long will the Rapid Guild last this time?"

"Hmm, I wonder how well that Demon King they brought in will perform..."

"It's impossible to clear, no matter what."

"Though, who knows once he gets used to it."

Although they didn't react to the murmurs around them, the Luna Team members had similar thoughts.

Seonghyun was amazing,

But it would be difficult for him to clear it alone.

'He's not even level 60 yet, he said he was 58.'

'If he was in his mid-60s, he could probably solo it, right?'

'Hmm~ But it's impossible now~'

'If it seems too much, we'll have to jump in and clear it somehow.'

The honor of the Rapid Guild name was more important.

Seonghyun could always try a solo clear later.

That would be fine.

Seonghyun also had similar thoughts.

The team should come first, before himself.

And the guild came before the team.

Therefore, he believed he should protect Rapid's name rather than his own record.

Look now.

Everyone was watching and talking about Rapid.

The weight of being at the forefront, perhaps?

People's admiring gazes, wariness, envy, and jealousy.

He ascended onto that stage where all sorts of emotions swirled.

Seonghyun realized anew that he was receiving tremendous attention.

Feeling the weight of Rapid's reputation, he stepped onto the raid field.

Woooosh.

As they passed through a semi-transparent barrier, as if crossing a boundary,

the scenery didn't shift and blend as it had numerous times before.

The surrounding landscape continued seamlessly.

They reached the peak of a vast, barren rocky mountain range.

Contrary to his imagination, the summit wasn't a pointed peak but a wide, flat plateau.

Although there were many large, rugged rocks scattered about, providing cover, it was essentially flat ground.

An ideal battlefield.

Perhaps that's why it was called a raid field?

As he was pondering this,

he sensed tension rising around him.

Sensing the tension emanating from Luna and her three teammates, Seonghyun looked up.

Something enormous was blocking the sun, casting a dark shadow on the ground.

Whoosh—! Whoosh—!

With a single flap of its wings, a gust of wind swept through the area.

The wind pressed down on the ground, making it difficult to even open his eyes.

When he finally managed to open his eyes and look up,

he saw a colossal creature with a white body soaring through the sky.

It resembled a hawk, the king of the sky,

but with long, sharp feathers on its head fluttering elegantly in the wind, as if it controlled the wind itself.

Its grayish-white feathers gleamed, reflecting the sunlight, and its arrogant, yellow eyes looked down upon them as it floated freely in the sky, like the master of this place.

[Raid Boss ?Guardian of the Wind, Anemor? has appeared.]

[The raid will begin shortly.]

His first raid.

Seonghyun, uncharacteristically, felt his heart race with excitement.

So this was the creature with such an imposing presence.

It felt different from when he had only heard about it or seen it in the video.

He sensed an air of dominance.

Could he make this creature his subordinate too?

'I wonder?'

As curiosity bloomed within Seonghyun,

The entire Luna Team prepared for battle.

Even though it was decided that Seonghyun would go alone,

Anemor's appearance instinctively put them in battle mode.

However,

Step, step.

"Huh?"

"What?"

"Hmm?"

"Oh?"

Seonghyun calmly walked past them.

And then said,

"I'll go first."

Seonghyun smiled as he spoke, and at the same time,

Snap!

He snapped his fingers.

Countless soldiers materialized.

The Giant Killer Bees he had just captured, the knoll ghouls, Skeleton Mercenaries, and goblin undead that had faced them earlier.

These were all the soldiers of Seonghyun's that they knew of.

But it didn't end there.

From the netherworld portal emerged the Lesser Imps, Kaishaks, followed by the Blood-red Knight Balthar.

Then came the Wraith of Barpur, the legion commander who managed all the death soldiers.

Lastly, Fiora appeared, identical in form to Wraith of Barpur, but with a sense of familiarity and an even more overwhelming presence.

As if all the troops were ready, they bowed before Seonghyun, pledging their loyalty.

And Seonghyun gave an order to his legion.

"Kill."

At the short command, the legion shouted in unison.

""We obey!!!""

The Luna Team watched in stunned silence as the ground shook with the resounding response.

Just a moment ago, they had thought Seonghyun wouldn't be able to do it.

It was only natural to think so.

But the death legion that filled the ground was enough to change their minds.

Or perhaps, even that thought had been killed.

Death itself had manifested in the world.

'Maybe this...'

'H-he's going to win alone?'

'Ah, he wasn't at full strength earlier~?'

'I knew... it...'

The Luna Team watched in awe.

Obeying Seonghyun's command faithfully, the Giant Killer Bees shot forward like arrows.

Anemor, annoyed, spread its wings wide and created a gust of wind towards the Giant Killer Bees.

Swept away by the wind, they collided with each other, their injuries increasing.

But they flew on, ignoring the pain.

Seeing the Giant Killer Bee undead charging without a hint of fear or pain, Anemor finally sensed something amiss and spread its wings again to devise another strategy.

Flap!

It didn't spread its wings wide like when creating a gust of wind.

It was a prelude to a certain skill that the Luna Team knew all too well.

Fwoosh!

Shhhhhhh!

Wind Blades.

It condensed wind into the shape of blades.

The sharp blades flew towards the Giant Killer Bee undead, and the undead retaliated by swinging their sharp forelimbs, unleashing slashes.

Dozens of Wind Blades clashed against the sickle-like forelimbs of the Giant Killer Bees.

The victor was obvious.

Slash, slash, slash!

Countless forelimbs of the Giant Killer Bee undead were severed.

However, perhaps because twenty of them had charged in to defend, all the Wind Blades vanished.

Was it enraged that its skill had been rendered useless?

"Screech!!!"

A sharp cry, characteristic of a bird of prey, pierced the air.

An earsplitting, sharp cry that could drive one mad if they didn't cover their ears.

Perhaps the cry contained fear, as the entire Luna Team momentarily faltered.

However, Seonghyun and his death legion remained unaffected.

Fear cannot control death.

As if to prove this, they charged towards Anemor even more fiercely than before.

“Screech!!!”

The Giant Killer Bee undead persistently attacked, and Anemor, perhaps annoyed by them, or now considering them a threat, retracted its wings and condensed the surrounding wind to form a barrier around itself.

Anemor's skill, Wind Shield.

No matter how much the Giant Killer Bees shot their stingers or swung their sharp, sickle-like forelimbs, they couldn't even scratch it.

Once the Giant Killer Bees exhausted themselves after unleashing all their attacks,

Anemor seized the opportunity, dispelled the Wind Shield, spread its wings, and shot Wind Blades towards the Giant Killer Bees.

Or rather, it tried to.

If it weren't for the chilling presence it felt from behind.

Sensing the threat, Anemor tried to quickly summon the Wind Shield again, but it was too late.

-Foolish beast.

-Ehehe, you said it.

The Blood-Red Knight Balthar, and Fiora, who had possessed another body of the Wraith of Barpur, appeared behind Anemor.

Balthar, who materialized like death itself, drew his greatsword, enveloped it in blood-red energy, and swung.

Fiora transformed the left arm of his wraith body into a massive, sharp spear and thrust it forward.

The greatsword, imbued with blood-red energy, unleashed a crimson crescent-shaped sword aura, and Fiora's transformed arm, now a sharp spear, descended as a faint blue flash.

The two attacks struck simultaneously.

Thud!

Slash!

[Critical Hit!]

[The effect of ?One Strike!? is activated!]

[Critical Hit!]

[The effect of ?One Strike!? is activated!]

Along with the messages that popped up simultaneously, Anemor's wings were marked with a long cut on the right and a large piercing wound on the left.

Suffering a critical blow from the first attack it allowed, Anemor plummeted without a chance to recover.

Even those with wings can fall.

And Anemor was one of them.

Boom!

The massive body of Anemor crashed to the ground.

As Balthar and Fiora descended towards the fallen Anemor, they continued to swing their swords and transformed arms.

indescribable roars echoed throughout the area, and thick dust clouds billowed.

Within the dust clouds, the ruler of the sky was no more.

Only,

"Screeeeeech!!!"

A pitiful beast struggling to survive remained.

No matter how much it rolled its body or spread its wings to use skills to shake off Balthar and iora, it was no use.

Every time it tried, the Giant Killer Bees appeared and acted as shields.

Likewise, the legion commander, Wraith of Barpur, the Lesser Imp Kaishak legion, the Skeleton Mercenary legion, the goblin undead legion, and the knoll ghoul legion swarmed Anemor, slashing at its body.

Only the occasional roar and the intense sounds of battle reverberated.

Meanwhile, the thick dust cloud showed no signs of clearing, instead growing larger and larger.

"...W-what is this...?"

"I-is what we're seeing... real?"

"Hmm... A-am I dreaming...?"

"We're fucked..., seriously."

Although the thoughts and feelings of each Luna Team member might differ slightly, they shared one common opinion.

This wasn't a raid.

It was a massacre.

Like ants being crushed under the light touch of a child,

Anemor was being trampled.

The Luna Team felt as if everything they had done so far was being denied, and then they saw a message appear.

"Screech!!!"

Along with the sharp roar, a message popped up.

[Raid Boss ?Guardian of the Wind, Anemor? is enraged.]

[Raid Boss ?Guardian of the Wind, Anemor? enters phase 2.]

*Caution

-The raid boss becomes significantly stronger in phase 2.

-Be careful.

Seeing the message, Luna asked in a daze,

"H-how long has it been since we entered?"

"...5 minutes and 30 seconds."

"Crazy."

Many parties had fallen within 5 minutes and 30 seconds, but no party had ever entered phase 2 in just 5 minutes.

No, this was the first time anyone had even reached phase 2.

And to think that this feat was accomplished not by a party, but by an individual.

Even the Luna Team couldn't help but be awestruck.

Unable to contain their astonishment, they watched Anemor roar, recover from its wounds, break free from Balthar and Fiora, and soar back into the sky.

Anemor, which had always exuded an overwhelming presence and seemed like an insurmountable wall.

But why?

Now that they looked closely,

Anemor's yellow eyes seemed to be trembling with fear and terror.

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