The Game of the Greatest Black Mage

Chapter 63

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Chapter 63

The bright yellow eyes trembled violently, their owner shivering with fear.

But Anemor could not flee.

This was its domain, and it was inextricably bound to it.

The ominous aura had not disappeared.

Rather,

Anemor had simply realized that the enemy it faced now was different from any before; unreasonable and overwhelming.

It wanted to run.

But it couldn't.

Therefore, only one option remained.

"SCREEEEECH——!"

It would burn out, even if it meant death.

It would fight with the dignity of a king ruling the skies.

It ignited its will and did not forget its fear.

For it is through fear that one can truly grow stronger.

Anemor was no different.

All the NPCs and monsters in Eternal World possessed remarkable artificial intelligence.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they had their own ego.

Based on vast amounts of data, Anemor could judge and think.

It could understand the master of this unreasonable death legion that it was facing.

The human who was merely observing the battle from the rear.

No, was it truly human?

It couldn't be sure.

But one thing was certain: this being was leading the battlefield.

"SCREEEEECH——!"

It took only two seconds for Anemor to enter its second phase, recover its wings, and take flight.

In that short time, it had made its decision.

Its target was set.

It was time to act.

Just then, Anemor saw a swarm of Giant Killer Bees flying towards it.

Having encountered them before, it knew them well.

This was no ordinary swarm of Giant Killer Bees.

Although it couldn't see or sense them, it knew with absolute certainty.

Fiora and Balthar were approaching, concealed within the swarm.

Therefore, Anemor roared and used its skill.

"SCREEEECH——!"

Whoosh!

Whoosh—!

Whoosh——!

It spread its wings as wide as possible, summoning a fierce wind, a friend it could rely on.

The gust of wind, stirred by the flapping wings, swirled ominously, forming a massive storm.

This was a storm on a completely different scale from the gust it had created in the first phase.

No, it should be called a small typhoon.

As Anemor summoned this violent storm, the Giant Killer Bees lost their ability to maintain their formation in the air.

Some even had their wings torn by the wind.

Unable to hold their formation, the falling Giant Killer Bees quickly escaped the storm's reach.

Anemor, seeing the Giant Killer Bees scatter, triumphantly entered its own storm.

And then, it vanished without a trace.

As if it had used a cloaking skill.

Unable to see it anywhere, the entire Luna team was startled.

"Longfeng, can you find it?"

"...I can't even sense it???"

"C-Can it even use stealth?!?"

"Fuck, how are we supposed to beat this..."

Luna immediately asked Longfeng, their rogue, but even he couldn't locate Anemor.

If Longfeng, with the best tracking abilities here, couldn't find it, then...

‘Seonghyun probably couldn't either, right?’

For a moment, Luna thought about helping, but she couldn't act rashly.

Moving now could hinder Seonghyun instead.

It was better to observe silently.

As the Luna team fell into chaos, Seonghyun, on the other hand, seemed unfazed and snapped his fingers.

Snap!

Everyone was under the impression that Seonghyun was only utilizing the Death Legion, but they were mistaken.

The Death Legion wasn't his only skill.

As he snapped his fingers, a large, teal heart appeared behind Seonghyun.

The heart beat vigorously, slowly emitting a teal fog around it.

The eerie fog made the surrounding air heavy, eventually covering almost half of the raid field.

Then, a scream erupted from somewhere not far from Seonghyun.

"SCREEEECH!"

A scream of surprise from the sudden damage.

Anemor, momentarily bewildered, saw its stealth dispelled and tried to take flight again.

But it was too late.

As soon as Anemor's location was revealed, a swarm of forty Giant Killer Bees flew towards it.

However, unlike before, a green gas was emanating from their bodies.

Anemor instantly recognized what it was as it noticed the noxious smell and the damage it took upon contact.

Poison.

A dreadful poison that emanated from corpses.

It had to avoid it.

Anemor instinctively spread its wings.

Realizing it couldn't use the Great Storm again so soon, it attempted to create a whirlwind using a Gale.

A skill with a stronger knockback effect than the first phase's Gale.

However, had it been too focused on the Giant Killer Bees?

It hadn't noticed Seonghyun moving behind it.

Seonghyun raised his index finger and brought it to his lips.

And thus, the skill was activated.

Shiver

Anemor felt goosebumps erupt all over its body and impulsively tried to look behind it.

Though the sight was utterly repulsive, Anemor found itself compelled to look back, as if its body were being manipulated.

And then its eyes met with "it".

Something shaped like a person, yet formed of shadows as if woven from darkness.

But Anemor could tell.

That thing was not alive.

Was this what the embodiment of a curse looked like?

Instead of eyes, two bottomless abysses stared back at Anemor, making it feel as if its soul was being sucked in, its vision blurring.

Then, it reached out its hand towards Anemor, and Anemor couldn't resist.

The slender, elongated hand held a teal needle, and with a wide, amused grin, it sewed Anemor's mouth shut.

Then, as if demanding silence, it placed its index finger, still holding the needle, to its lips and spoke.

-Shush——!

Kekekekekeke—!

With a chilling laugh, the being vanished, leaving Anemor with the realization that it could no longer use any skills.

[Skills are sealed for 5 seconds due to the Monarch's Silence.]

[Raid Boss, ?Guardian of Wind, Anemor? partially resists.]

[Duration reduced to 3 seconds.]

"...!??!"

Unable to even utter a sound, Anemor, bewildered, tried to escape its current position.

But it was too late.

The forty Giant Killer Bees, having approached too close, clung to Anemor's body and spread their poison.

Anemor, writhing in pain as if its body were melting, struggled to break free.

In that moment, its eyes met Seonghyun's.

As Seonghyun raised his hand, implying he had more in store, Anemor's bright yellow eyes trembled violently.

The fact that the poison was effective meant that the Giant Killer Bee undead were recognized as corpses.

And if they were corpses, there was one skill Seonghyun could use.

Seonghyun, recalling that skill, snapped his fingers.

Snap!

Booom, Boooom!

A swirling explosion, generating immense heat and inflicting devastating damage.

Anemor, unable to regain its senses, could clearly hear something amidst the chaos.

The sound of another finger snap.

Snap!

Were there even more pieces of corpses left to explode?

At that moment, Anemor saw it.

From the scattered corpses, within the emanating poison, sparks of igniting flames flickered.

It had to escape, but its skills were still sealed.

A blindingly hot light and heat spread out, centered on Anemor.

And then, a tremendous roar echoed.

Kaboom——!

The explosion engulfed Anemor in mid-air, and for a moment, it lost consciousness and plummeted.

It was a state of unconsciousness due to the massive damage.

But it didn't last long.

While falling, Anemor regained consciousness, but its body was in a terrible state.

The silvery-white feathers it had boasted were all burned to cinders, and hideous burns marred its body where the feathers had fallen off.

It was a truly gruesome sight, but such things didn't matter now.

Survival.

Take flight and evade the attacks.

Those two thoughts dominated Anemor's mind as it spread its wings, attempting to soar.

However, a voice echoed from behind.

-Where do you think you're going?

-L-Looks like it's trying to escape.

Those two voices that Anemor wouldn't want to hear even in its nightmares.

It instinctively turned around, and there they were: Balthar, taking flight with wings of blood membrane, and Fiora, soaring freely with her spectral body.

"S-Screech!?"

It had forgotten about them because of that powerful explosion.

Those two formidable beings that it should never have forgotten.

No, it was still alright.

It would have a slight advantage in the sky.

Just as it made that judgment and was about to confront them with caution, something teal flew from the ground.

Anemor tried to dodge, but Balthar and Fiora blocked its escape route.

Thud!

"SCREEEECH!"

The teal spear blade, perfectly thrown without a gap, pierced Anemor's chest precisely.

Then, the darkness that bloomed from it gradually dominated Anemor's entire body.

[Dark damage applied.]

[Target partially resists.]

[All sight and senses will be impaired for 3 seconds.]

With all its senses blocked, Anemor lost its sight, hearing, touch, and all five senses, including its sixth sense, making it impossible to even make judgments.

It couldn't tell if it was still flying.

Or even if it was being hit by Balthar and Fiora.

But it tried to struggle as much as possible.

Even though it didn't know if it was moving, as it had no sense of its body moving.

But it had felt it before it lost its senses.

It ignited its will and thrashed.

To somehow minimize the damage.

After the longest three seconds in the world, when all its senses returned, it could feel it.

"...Screech?"

Its magnificent, broad wings were tragically cut and torn.

And it could see the legions of death swarming from all directions, indicating that it had long since fallen.

It tried to escape from that place where teal lights filled every corner, but each time, Wraith of Barpur, Fiora, and Balthar stepped forward to block its movements, and the Death Legion attacked Anemor like a raging storm.

"SCREEEECH——!"

It tried to use a skill to push away all the Death Legion members around it and escape, but its wings had already been ripped and torn.

The Guardian of Wind, unable to fly, was no longer a friend of the wind.

The pushed-back Death Legion closed in again, and Anemor could clearly hear it.

Thud! Thud! Thuud—!

The marching sounds of the legion.

And Anemor squeezed its eyes shut.

It felt that it couldn't survive here.

“SCREEEECH……”

A mournful scream echoed.

The Luna team, witnessing this scene, felt goosebumps erupt all over their bodies and gulped.

He really did it alone.

He succeeded in a raid on his first try, and solo at that.

The shock that what they had seen wasn't even his full power had long since faded.

That such power was possible at this level...

And the fact that he could already solo a raid at this stage...

How much time had passed?

When the mournful scream finally ceased, countless system messages popped up.

[You have defeated the Raid Boss, ?Guardian of Wind, Anemor?.]

[Level Up!]×6

[You have reached level 64.]

[A new skill for ?Overlord? has been unlocked upon reaching level 60.]

[You have acquired the Legendary rank skill, ?Swirling Blood?.]

[Contribution exists only for a single person.]

[Determined as a solo raid.]

[Defeated solo.]

[Rewards have been enhanced.]

[First kill.]

[Rewards have been enhanced.]

[Defeat rewards given.]

[Due to being a solo raid, all rewards are given to user ?Seonghyun?.]

[Acquired Unique rank set item, ?Guardian of the Wind Set? as a defeat reward.]

[Acquired Unique rank item, ?Skillbook-Summon Storm Spirit? as a defeat reward.]

[Acquired Unique rank item, ?Essence of Wind? as a defeat reward.]

[You have defeated the Raid Boss.]

[Acquired the title, ?Rookie Raider?.]

[You have defeated the Raid Boss solo.]

[Acquired the title, ?Genius Raider?.]

[You have defeated the Raid Boss, ?Guardian of Wind, Anemor? for the first time.]

[Acquired the title, ?Anemor Slayer?.]

Tremendous rewards.

However, as if those weren't the main point, Seonghyun looked at Anemor's corpse.

Although the mark indicating that it could be resurrected as part of the Death Legion didn't appear, the mark that it could be moved to the netherworld did.

-Screech?!

Seeing the hawk-like ghost, resembling the corpse, flying around Anemor's remains, Seonghyun wore a satisfied smile.

'I really like this.'

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