The Game of a Legendary Genius Dark Mage-Chapter 191

Helena had him dancing in her palms.

It was clear.

That smile she gave him as she looked at him, and even her greeting voice.

Everything about her reminded him of that last time she had tricked him.

As soon as Lazear faced Helena, an illusion of falling into a pit of despair surfaced in his mind.

He felt the overwhelming urge to declare his defeat right then and there.

But he was not foolish.

The power emanating from Helena was extremely weak.

Although there was a distinct sense of overwhelming power compared to her subordinates, it still didn't compare to the past.

She is different from the Helena of the past.

He quickly grasped that point.

If this were the Helena from before, the moment she appeared, she would have crushed everything in her wake.

The fact that she didn’t was the proof.

This was his opportunity.

Now!

As Lazear’s hope returned, Sebastian also quickly realized the same truth.

The fact that this Helena was different from the past!

“Sebastian!!!”

“Yes!!! What is your command?!!”

“She is our enemy and that wicked woman must be cut down!!!”

“Yes!!!”

With a booming reply from Sebastian, Lazear gave his command.

Helena just smiled as she watched them.

Then, in a soft, beguiling voice, she murmured.

"Honestly, how could I have known it would turn out like this? Even the gods can’t predict something like this."

At her gentle voice, Sebastian heightened his vigilance and realized the abyss that had formed beneath his feet, swinging his sword to deal with it.

However, he couldn't manage to eliminate all the grasping hands that emerged from the abyss.

Suddenly, the ceiling flashed, and countless spears of light descended, piercing Sebastian.

Phew!

"Ugh!"

Sebastian, formed from Lazear’s all-out strength, was slowly weakening under the barrage of light spears.

And as she watched this, Helena muttered.

"You're truly weak to the heavens, aren’t you?"

Helena, cloaked in divine power, was about to bring out even more celestial skills.

Lazear, seeing this, shouted in disbelief.

"How... how can an Overlord wield divine power...!?!?"

"Hm?"

Helena responded to Lazear’s words with a puzzled look.

"I’m no longer an Overlord."

"...Huh?"

At her words, Lazear made a foolish sound.

The current Overlord was Seong.

And Helena, though she had returned to the world, had already died.

She had come back to life in the present world, but she had lost all her divine powers and abilities.

However, her status as a ruler remained, and she now stood before him.

Lazear, shaking in disbelief, stared at the divine light that appeared above them.

The divine light, which was weak to vampires born from blood and darkness, poured down.

As the light shone brighter than the sun, Sebastian vanished without a trace, turning into dust without even leaving a scream.

At the sight of Sebastian’s final defeat, Lazear, in disbelief, looked at Helena and spoke.

"I’ve been played by your hand until the very end."

"Hmm, even if you say so."

Helena spoke with a hint of feeling wronged.

Lazear, watching Helena as he began to fade away, said:

"What exactly are you trying to create...?"

"Create? Oh, that’s rude. Our Seong is already the complete one."

Helena said this with a smile.

Lazear, hearing this, nodded.

At the same time, he spoke.

"An Overlord... A ruler who can lead all the other lords."

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With those words, Lazear vanished, turning into dust just like Sebastian.

All that remained in his place was a crimson bloodstone, floating in the air.

Having left nothing behind, Lazear disappeared so abruptly.

At that moment, as Seong gazed at the scene, he wondered if it was finally over.

Then, the crimson bloodstone flew towards him.

Whoosh!

The bloodstone, glowing with a deep crimson light, flew rapidly toward him.

At first, he thought it was an attack, but seeing Helena’s lack of action, Seong stayed still.

The bloodstone, glowing in crimson light, reached him and was absorbed into his body.

Immediately, numerous notifications filled Seong's vision.

[You have completed the third-class job advancement.]

[The blood of the former Overlord, Helena, and the Blood Lord, Lazear, has been completely passed down.]

[The power of the former Overlord has been inherited.]

[You have inherited the power of the past.]

[The Overlord’s power is activated.]

[You have absorbed the power of the Blood Lord, Lazear, mixed within the blood of the former Overlord, Helena.]

[Rewards are granted.]

[As part of the third-class job advancement, you acquire the Almighty grade skill, 'Vampirism.']

[As part of the third-class job advancement, you acquire the Almighty grade skill, 'Blood Lord.']

[As part of the third-class job advancement, you acquire the Almighty grade item, 'Blood Tome.']

"Hah."

Seong gasped in surprise.

Two Almighty-grade skills and one Almighty-grade item.

It truly was a major turning point for his third-class job advancement.

He had indeed received all of it, but it was puzzling.

The skills were a bit different from the ones he had obtained before.

Though they were related to blood...

"Vampirism?"

He wasn’t a vampire.

Confused, Seong immediately checked.

The first skill he looked at was Vampirism.

[Vampirism]

→ Almighty

→ [Lv 1] [Growth type]

[Continuous effect] [Complex]

[Cooldown: 1 minute]

"Blood holds all life and death within it. The one who takes it will claim all that it holds."

→ Exclusive skill for Overlords.

→ Grants the ability to suck blood.

→ When sucking blood, you can temporarily borrow the target's physical body or stats.

→ When sucking blood, you can recover health and mana in proportion to the amount of blood sucked.

→ When sucking blood, you can temporarily induce a 'confusion' state in the target.

‘Oh?’

Is this the skill Helena was talking about?

The ability to temporarily borrow physical abilities or stats.

In other words,

‘Does this mean I can temporarily become a beastman?’

It wouldn’t be as easy as completely transforming into Fiora, but

I could probably get a similar effect.

Of course, beyond just the transformation effect, this skill was outstanding.

Health and mana recovery, and the ability to induce confusion in an opponent.

It truly was a skill worthy of the Almighty tier.

A very interesting skill.

With the added benefit of status effects, health, and mana,

Above all,

‘The cooldown time is short.’

This was an insane skill.

Such utility, and the cooldown time being so short—this was what an Almighty tier skill should be.

Seong was thinking about moving on to the next skill, "Blood Lord."

Now that he thought about it, there was a skill labeled “Lord” before the “Blood Lord” skill.

‘The Lord of the Abyss, Fear, right?’

It was a skill that infused fear and allowed him to recover health and mana.

That was also an Almighty tier skill.

He was curious about what the "Blood Lord" skill would be like.

As Seong checked the skill with expectation,

[Blood Lord]

→ Almighty

→ [Lv 1] [Growth type]

[Continuous effect] [Passive]

“The lord of all things bends even the strongest lords to their will.”

→ Exclusive skill for Overlords.

→ Becomes the ruler of all bloodlines.

→ Absorbs bloodlines to enhance strength.

→ Can grant power to absorbed bloodlines.

Current number of absorbed bloodlines: 0

“Hmm?”

The effect of Blood Lord was simpler than expected.

It seemed even simpler than the Fear Lord of the Abyss skill.

But when reading carefully,

‘Absorb vampires to gain strength?’

This skill was much better than imagined.

Was this the kind of skill worthy of a true lord?

In other words, Seong had now acquired the "Blood Lord" skill.

Seong scratched his cheek as he looked at it.

‘Is this really how it is?’

Is the effect really that overpowered?

Just as Seong thought this,

“Congratulations, you've already gained more than three types of lordly powers.”

“Oh.”

Including the Fear Lord of the Abyss, it was indeed three types.

Seong nodded at this.

Helena spoke.

“The Fear Lord of the Abyss is still sealed, but later on, you’ll have a chance to unlock it.”

“Oh?”

“Blood Lord is also quite good, so use it well.”

Seong looked at it again, thinking it was pretty good.

It was actually incredible, but Helena said it was just “quite good”?

“Of course. The Fear Lord of the Abyss is much better than the Blood Lord.”

“...Is that so?”

“Yep, you can look forward to it.”

Helena's words left Seong a bit stunned.

The Fear Lord of the Abyss was better?

Since it was still sealed,

He decided to let it go for now.

But something else caught his attention.

The part about becoming the ruler of vampires.

Thinking about it, he remembered that there ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) were users who played as vampires.

They weren't a starting race, but more like a hidden race, if he remembered correctly.

He vaguely recalled hearing about it.

‘Then what happens to those users?’

Could they also be absorbed?

Those thoughts came to Seong, but he didn’t dwell on it for long.

‘I’ll find out when I meet them.’

Finally, there was the Almighty-grade item, the Blood Tome.

[Blood Tome]

→ Almighty

→ An ancient tome passed down to the Blood Lords throughout history.

→ Though passed down through generations, no Blood Lord knows where the Blood Tome originates from.

→ Can only be used by the owner of the Blood Lord title.

→ When acquired, the user can learn a blood-related skill of their choice.

→ Every level 10 after acquisition, the user can learn additional blood-related skills.

→ Just possessing it increases the power of blood-related skills by +20%.

Effect applies when in inventory.

Normally, only Unique-tier skills can be obtained.

At level 100, Legendary-tier skills can be obtained.

This item was similar to the Overlord’s Tome.

However,

‘Blood-related skills?’

It would increase the power of the blood-related skills he already had and allow him to build up his blood-related skill set further.

He wouldn’t have to choose like with the Overlord’s Tome.

‘Hah.’

Seong was amazed by the significant effects.

He already thought of several important skills for a blood build, and he smiled.

This would be fun.

[World-wide Announcement]

Announcement

"A large-scale event will be held across all labyrinth regions.

The event will begin tomorrow at 18:00 (Korea Standard Time).

The event name is 'Awakened Bloodlines.'

The Awakened Bloodlines will appear in the labyrinths.

They are powerful vampires who might claim territories within the labyrinth or perhaps even leave it to find a new home.

Unlike monsters in the labyrinth, the Awakened Bloodlines can leave.

Their levels will change quickly, becoming even stronger.

You must stop the spreading Awakened Bloodlines as much as possible!

Awakened Bloodlines follow the level of the labyrinth within.

A merit system will be applied, with rewards given based on the strength of each Awakened Bloodline defeated.

Users who achieve the highest merit will receive three Legendary-tier rewards.

We encourage many users to participate!

Thank you.

Just as he got skills related to bloodlines, there was an event about them?

‘Can I participate?’

He had a small worry, but he figured if he were restricted, he would have been notified separately.

With that thought, Seong smiled to himself.

Perhaps he should prepare for tomorrow's event.