The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage-Chapter 295

The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage-Chapter 295

The sudden appearance of Seong’s familiars left the demons stunned, mouths agape.
Each one of them was powerful—monstrously so.
Just two of them would be enough to overwhelm any single opponent.
But there were more than ten.
They had seriously miscalculated.
The one they thought was just a knight—was someone who commanded these kinds of servants.
And only now did they realize the truth.
“H-he’s... a... a Lord.”
“L-like the Sword Saint...?”
“Not as strong as the Sword Saint, maybe... but still...”
Even that title alone left them visibly rattled.
Seeing their panic, Seong glanced back at his familiars, almost sheepishly.
His swordsmanship was weakened, and so was his physical body—but oddly enough, that didn’t bother him.
As he stood there, seemingly unfazed,
Helena quickly approached him, picking up on his mood.
“Think you can handle this on your own?”
“Hmm... maybe?”
“Then we’ll just watch. Don’t you want to experiment with Galaxy Sword Dance anyway?”
At that, Seong unconsciously nodded.
He had used Galaxy Sword Dance in recent hunts—but he hadn’t had a proper chance to test it.
Not even half, really.
This seemed like the perfect opportunity.
As Seong’s eyes lit up—his familiars instinctively stepped back.
They recognized their master’s intent and gave him space.
When they did—
‘...?’
‘They’re stepping back?’
‘They’re going to let him fight alone?’
Foolish.
That’s what the demons thought, grinning slyly.
If he had used his familiars, they wouldn’t stand a chance.
But now—if an opening appeared, they might even escape.
They exchanged glances and nodded,
and Seong chuckled inwardly.
‘I can see right through them.’
He didn’t have mind-reading powers—but still, he could see their thoughts plain as day.
Amused, Seong drew his sword.
Weakened body. Weakened sword skills.
No natural recovery of mana or stamina.
How many chances would he get to test his limits in a place like this?
He closed his eyes—then opened them.
And like Hindel before him, the galaxy gleamed in Seong’s gaze.
The demons, undeterred, each summoned their weapons.
The one who had pretended to be Edian raised a staff from his own body.
One of the others transformed, his entire body hardening like armor.
The last grew long claws that became dual blades in his hands.
“Hmph.”
“Kihihihi. You plan to entertain us with weakened swordplay?”
“How foolish.”
“You’ll regret keeping those servants idle.”
With that, the dual-blade demon charged in first.
He was fast—fast enough that Seong’s weakened body should have struggled to keep up.
But starlight shimmered around Seong’s frame—and his ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) body rapidly strengthened, matching the demon’s movements with ease.
The dual-blade demon was surprised—but only slightly.
He swung his demon-infused blades, releasing dull, heavy sounds that cut through the air.
Whung! Whung!
Seong’s galaxy-drenched eyes gleamed.
He swung his blade.
A mystical blue light, like the cosmos, shot forward like a beam, and knocked aside the dual blades in an instant.
CLAAANG——!!!
A sharp metallic shriek rang out as the demon’s blades flew from his hands, and so did both his arms.
Unable to withstand the impact, the demon’s body lifted into the air.
His eyes widened in shock—and Seong adjusted his stance again.
His position mirrored a falling meteor, and the demon’s pupils dilated in fear.
“N-no...”
“Hoo...”
Seong exhaled—and light exploded from his sword like a shooting star.
The blade—no, the starlight—soared straight ahead, aiming to pierce the demon’s skull.
In a single careless moment, he was on the verge of being destroyed.
But suddenly, the armored demon appeared like a steel wall.
KAGAGAGAGAGAGA——!!!
A screech of metal resisting a blade rang out across the battlefield, sparks flying from the armored demon’s body.
Seong’s sword, imbued with starlight, had nearly pierced everything—but the armored demon had just barely held it back.
CRRZZZZZZZT.
“Kghhh...!”
“Ughh...!”
The armored and dual-blade demons were both pushed back hard by Seong’s strike.
Edian immediately filled the gap with magic.
A demonic spell circle formed—and out of the ground, rotting wraith-like hands began to rise.
Seong immediately sensed something was wrong.
‘It’s completely saturated with demonic energy.’
If those hands touched him, it wouldn’t end well.
Surrounded by them, Seong gathered light around himself like a comet—a tail of brilliance trailing as he shot upward.
He soared into the air without even using a flight skill.
Watching this, Edian clicked his tongue.
The rotting wraith hands reached upward but couldn’t touch him.
They vanished into nothing.
And Seong, now high in the sky, fell like a meteor—his sword imbued with the full power of the galaxy.
Once again, the armored demon tried to intercept—but Edian shouted desperately.
“Danger!!!”
“!?!?”
“D-dodge it!!!”
The armored demon scrambled back just in time—and as Seong struck down, a blinding explosion burst outward.
The galaxy bloomed.
KRAAAAAA——!!!
It was like a meteor had crashed, devastating everything around it.
The armored demon, who hadn’t fully escaped, had his plating torn to shreds.
CRACK. SNAP.
“Ughhh...”
“D-dammit...”
Seong’s Galaxy Sword Dance was whittling the demons down.
But the demons still had their escape plan in mind.
Their glowing eyes weren’t watching Seong anymore—
—they were watching his familiars.
Still not moving.
Edian sent a telepathic message.
—They still haven’t moved. We hold out a bit longer, then run.
—Is that even possible?
—I can’t hold him off either.
But his companions, the armored and dual-blade demons, sounded skeptical.
Fear was written on their faces.
Still, Edian sounded confident.
—Our hearts are here. We’ll grab them and teleport out. In an instant.
—B-but what about the demon weapons?
—Without them, we’ll definitely be punished by His Grace...
—Idiots! If we die, what’s the point!?
Edian berated them, and the two finally snapped out of it.
—A-alright.
—So we grab the hearts and escape, right?
—Exactly. I’ll create an opening.
The others nodded.
Edian smiled inwardly.
‘Idiots. I’ll let you take the fall while I run.’
He had never intended to save them.
If they grabbed their hearts first, they’d be targeted first.
He’d wait for his chance, grab his own, and escape.
No one would be able to catch him.
No one surpassed demons when it came to stealth.
He was sure of success.
But just then—
Seong emerged slowly from the massive crater.
And at the same time—
‘Their energy shifted.’
Earlier, they were dead set on killing him.
Now their focus had changed.
Noticed the change, Seong narrowed his eyes.
Thinking something else in front of him?
These weren’t like the monsters he’d fought before.
‘Clever.’
They weren’t burning with fighting spirit.
Instead, they were calculating how to escape.
Seong shook his head.
Let them try.
‘They think I’ll let them go?’
His gaze sharpened—and starlight burst from his body.
The demons winced—blinded by the sudden flash.
And in that moment—Seong appeared before the armored demon.
The demon gasped and reached toward the air.
A black orb took shape.
Seeing it, Seong instinctively understood.
That was the demon’s heart.
Once the demon held it, his body regenerated—his power restored.
But Seong’s sword turned deep blue—a galaxy of stars glowing in its arc.
Stars formed in the air—and starlight connected them like constellations.
Each one was a burst of Seong’s sword light.
Each line was a trajectory of his blade.
The galaxy created constellation after constellation—and they all pierced into the armored demon’s body.
“Ghhkk...”
His entire body was cut through—shredded.
There was not a single spot left untouched.
Among the strikes—his heart had been pierced too.
Impaled by the constellations of light, the heart could no longer function.
The dual-blade demon was horrified.
He tossed one of his swords aside and reached for his heart—a black orb in midair.
And unlike the armored demon, he tried to teleport out.
But in that instant—
Seong appeared before him.
“...!!!”
As he triggered his teleport—
Seong’s sword distorted space—and starlight erupted like a river.
The Galaxy Sword carved through the air—and struck the dual-blade demon.
Then—
SKRRR—SHHK.
The starlight sliced through his body.
And through his heart.
“...Ah...”
In that moment, he realized—this strange, mystical starlight hadn’t just cut him.
It had purified him.
Like being washed clean, his demonic energy and heart were swept away.
As he rolled his eyes in his last moment—he saw Edian already holding his heart, fading.
Trying to escape.
The dual-blade demon watched and laughed bitterly.
Regretting his own stupidity.
‘...You’ll get yours too.’
That was his final thought as he began to vanish, just like the armored demon.
Edian, meanwhile, tried to flee.
‘Thanks! Thanks to you, I—wait?’
Just as he was escaping—he felt something.
Teleportation... was slowing.
Edian realized it instantly.
‘...Teleport disruption?’
And right then—
Seong appeared before him.
His sword bathed in starlight, one of his sword skills activated—
A torrent of blades.
A wave of starlight surged like the Milky Way.
“Ah...”

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Chapter 295