The Game of the Greatest Black Mage
Chapter 136

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Chapter 136

As blood mixed with venom and the aura of illusion splattered everywhere, causing the entire village to melt…

Seonghyun was dazedly watching the spectacle.

What on earth was happening?

The decrepit Drakhanos.

Honestly, he had thought he was a dud.

He was called an Ancient Demon Knight.

So, it was natural that he was old.

He had wondered if perhaps his role was to offer teachings.

But he had thought him too old and feeble even for that.

From Seonghyun’s perspective, it was only natural.

Wasn’t he the old geezer who, from the very first summoning, had said it was too cold and he needed to go back inside?

What could he possibly have expected from him?

And yet, to think he possessed such power.

How could he have ever predicted this?

“Heh.”

Seonghyun, still dazed, watched Drakhanos draw his sword and slice through the Master of Illusions, Mirajine’s carapace in a single blow, then clamped his mouth shut.

That strike just now wasn't a simple one.

‘A fast sword, an overbearing sword, a heavy sword, an absorption sword, a bending sword?’

It was a feat among feats, where a total of five sword styles had been unleashed at once.

Even Seonghyun had only managed to combine four sword styles into one.

He could mix four for some combinations that worked well together.

But mostly, it was three.

However, the swordsmanship Drakhanos had just displayed had clearly combined five into one.

Moreover, it wasn't even a particularly compatible combination of styles.

How on earth did he do it?

Gripped by that thought, Seonghyun stared blankly.

His retainers, to protect Seonghyun, deployed a barrier around him.

The blood of the Master of Illusions, Mirajine, was overflowing and melting the surroundings.

It was only natural for them to protect their master.

Seonghyun barely suppressed the urge to run to Drakhanos immediately and ask him to teach him.

‘Now is not the time for that.’

At that moment, Seonghyun almost forgot he was supposed to give this video to his friend, Lee Geon-dong.

Right now, creating good video footage was more important.

Hadn't he wanted to make a video introducing his retainers as well?

Yes, he could learn the swordsmanship later.

As Seonghyun stood there dazedly…

His retainers were all motionless.

As they silently awaited his command…

The Master of Illusions, Mirajine, thrashed about in fury, extremely displeased with the situation.

Kuwarrrrrrrrng—!

It even felt as if the entire area was shaking.

Drakhanos, who had been on its back, should have been thrown off by the force.

But with fluid, graceful movements, Drakhanos dodged all the profusely splattering venom and the blood surging with illusionary energy, and lightly landed from the creature’s back.

His footwork was also like gliding, so agile and graceful that one’s gaze was naturally drawn to him, but…

Seonghyun endured it and spoke to his retainers.

“Let’s go all out.”

At Seonghyun’s words, everyone’s eyes glinted as they stepped forward.

First, Nocturnium raised the surrounding earth to create hands even larger than mountains, forcefully gripping the Master of Illusions, Mirajine’s body and slamming it into the ground.

Kwaaaaaaaang—!!!

“Ssssssssss!!!”

Bound by the giant hands, the creature writhed in pain, but the giant hands had the upper hand.

And immediately, Fiora appeared above the creature’s head, instantly transforming her body.

She became a small dragon.

A dragon that had not yet reached maturity.

However, its dangerous aura, at least, showed dragon-like aspects as it opened its maw wide and unleashed a small breath attack towards the wound on the Master of Illusions, Mirajine’s back that Drakhanos had created.

Kwaaaaaaaah———!

That breath, more potent than the one she had shot at Kyou, was enough to tear apart the Master of Illusions, Mirajine’s wound, leaving an even deeper gash than the original injury.

Venom surged again, and even its internal organs began to melt from the breath.

-Pant, pant-pant.

Fiora, having exhaled the breath with all her might, panted heavily and returned to her original form.

For the time being, it seemed it would be difficult for her to transform into the form of a dragon, no, not just a dragon, but any higher life form.

Although Fiora was partially out of commission…

Their assault did not end there.

“Ssssssssss!!!”

As the Master of Illusions, Mirajine, writhed in pain…

Cracks gradually began to form on the colossal earthen hands.

However, the hands grew even larger instead, refusing to let the creature go.

As the colossal earthen hands pinned the Master of Illusions, Mirajine, Anemor, whom Drakhanos and Seonghyun had sent down from above, now transformed into lightning and plummeted from the sky like a thunderbolt.

Kwarrururururung—!

The massive teal-colored lightning created a fiercer lightning storm than the Left Arm of the Thunder God that Kyou had conjured, ravaging the Master of Illusions, Mirajine’s wound.

Following the thunderbolt, Kalisha, wreathed in black shockwaves, appeared and weaved through the wound, spreading those shockwaves to further tear it open.

Kurururung—!

Kururung—!

And then, Leonik and Balthar appeared, heading for that wound, each unleashing powerful sword energies, one with an ultramarine ferocious aura and the other with a dark red blood-red aura.

Kwagagagagagaga—!!!

Sliiiiiiiiiice!!!

The ultramarine ferocious aura ripped through the Master of Illusions, Mirajine, and the dark red blood-red sword energy attacked with the force to cleave it in two.

As the ultramarine sword energy and the dark red sword energy simultaneously drew an X across the creature’s body, leaving a deep gash…

Barpur appeared immediately after, using his sharp hands to tear that X-shaped gash even deeper.

Once again, a fountain of blood erupted from the Master of Illusions, Mirajine’s body.

It was venomous blood, gushing down like a fierce waterfall.

But it could not stop the retainers’ advance.

The decrepit old man, dodging all the poisonous blood, rushed forward.

Drakhanos once again closed the distance and swung his sword towards the Master of Illusions, Mirajine.

In an instant, Drakhanos’s sword gleamed.

The sword was dyed as if burning red, and in that moment, there was an illusion as if a giant sword had materialized, and heat like that of the sun radiated from the sword, leaving a long gash upon the creature’s wound.

Chiiiiiiiiiiiii—!!!

Not the sound of cutting, but the sound of flesh searing, accompanied it.

The Master of Illusions, Mirajine’s eyes flew wide open.

Agony so immense it couldn't even scream.

Under Drakhanos’s overwhelming swordsmanship, the creature rolled on the ground.

The colossal earthen arms, now even thicker, tried to restrain it.

But as the creature thrashed with all its might, the cracks eventually worsened, and both earthen arms collapsed.

Kwagagagagaga—!!

Due to its immense body…

As it rolled…

The surrounding terrain was instantly flattened, making the already desolate area even more so.

However, even as it rolled, the burning wound only blazed hotter.

And the black flames of the Black Sun seeped into that heat, tearing the wound further apart.

Fwoosh—!

“!!!!!!!”

The Master of Illusions, Mirajine, seemed unable to endure any longer and gave up thrashing.

It appeared to have naturally realized that to end the pain, it had to eliminate everyone before it.

The Master of Illusions, Mirajine, first infused its entire body and pincer-like fangs thoroughly with venom, and also injected a viscous poisonous liquid into its tens of thousands of legs.

And then, just as it was about to use its fantastic/illusory skill!

Behind it, a witch, even larger than itself, was standing there, cackling.

As if mocking its miserable state with laughter.

At the sudden appearance of the witch, the Master of Illusions, Mirajine, couldn’t help but turn its head as if mesmerized.

The moment its eyes met those of the giant witch…

She sewed its mouth shut with a horrifically large teal-colored needle.

Then, bringing a finger to her own lips, she gestured towards it and said.

-Shhhhhh.

[You are skill-sealed for 5 seconds by the Monarch's Silence.]

[Hidden Raid Boss, 『Master of Illusions, Mirajine』, partially resists.]

[Duration reduced to 2 seconds.]

As the Monarch's Silence fell…

The venom that was about to overflow from the Master of Illusions, Mirajine’s entire body instantly vanished.

With its entire skill canceled…

The creature thrashed its body again, trying somehow to launch a different attack.

However.

Kwarrururung!

The thunderbird, with lightning-like speed, moved first.

-Ppiaeeeeeee!!!

The sharp cry of a fierce bird of prey.

But by the time that sound was heard, it was already too late.

A round hole had appeared in one part of the Master of Illusions, Mirajine’s torso.

As if pierced by a spear, the Master of Illusions, Mirajine, enraged by that penetrating wound, tried to chase the thunderbird.

But the thunderbird had already vanished from that spot.

Following more slowly than the thunderbird, black thunder then swept over the Master of Illusions, Mirajine.

Kurururung—!

Weaker than direct lightning, but due to the power of those shockwaves striking the inside rather than the surface, the Master of Illusions, Mirajine, couldn't regain its senses.

[Internals severely concussed. Hidden Raid Boss『Master of Illusions, Mirajine』is afflicted with the status ailment, Confusion, for 1 second.]

As it staggered, unable to regain its senses from the head-ringing blow…

Barpur, reappearing, struck the Master of Illusions, Mirajine’s jaw hard with his fist, and the creature, unable to recover its senses, lost its balance and collapsed once more.

Kuuuuung—!!

As the creature, the length of a village, fell…

The ground trembled finely for a moment, as if an earthquake had occurred.

Then, that tremor soon grew larger, and the colossal earthen hands emerged from beneath the ground once again.

This time, the earthen hands, even thicker and more massive than before, once again wrapped around the Master of Illusions, Mirajine.

Above it, Leonik, Balthar, and Fiora—who had regained her energy—appeared, Fiora having turned both her arms into swords, and they all swung their blades and arms.

Leonik’s ultramarine aura, Balthar’s dark red aura, and Fiora’s pale blue aura mingled, creating a storm of auras that swept over the Master of Illusions, Mirajine.

Kagagagagagagaga—!!!

The storm of auras slashed and mangled its countless legs.

The creature’s legs, falling off in droves, looked almost like crops being reaped during harvest season.

Despite sustaining so many blows…

The creature, as if boasting of its massive frame, firmly stood up again.

No, it tried to get up.

If only the old man hadn’t appeared before the Master of Illusions, Mirajine’s eyes once more.

“Ssssssssss!!!”

It was that old man who had started it all.

Towards the Master of Illusions, Mirajine, which was about to go berserk in fury as it looked at Drakhanos, the old man swung his sword.

The cleanly swung sword moved precisely towards the Master of Illusions, Mirajine’s eyes, and then…

Chwaaaaaaaah—!

“Ssssssssss!!!”

It left deep, unhealable wounds in both its eyes.

Wounds that seemed utterly impossible to recover from.

Moreover, seeing the heat rising, it seemed he had cut it with a red-hot sword.

Furthermore, upon being cut, it immediately burned with a scald, making recovery absolutely impossible.

Drakhanos moved away from the creature.

With its eyes gone…

The Master of Illusions, Mirajine, thrashed about even more violently, swinging its body around.

“Ssssssssss!!!”

However, all the retainers had withdrawn from its vicinity.

They waited for the creature’s strength to wane.

Bang! Kwagaaang! Boom!!!

Explosive sounds, as if bombs were going off, echoed, and fragments scattered in all directions.

But Seonghyun and his retainers suffered no damage.

Once the creature’s strength waned and it quieted down a little…

The retainers once again stepped forward in sequence and began to assault it.

Perfectly synchronized teamwork, as if choreographed.

As the retainers committed their full strength to the battle…

It couldn't even block them at all.

The Master of Illusions, Mirajine, was being pushed back without even being able to use any noteworthy skills.

How much time passed like that?

The creature’s torso gradually began to turn red.

And a system message popped up before Seonghyun’s eyes.

[Hidden Raid Boss『Master of Illusions, Mirajine』is changing.]

[Hidden Raid Boss『Master of Illusions, Mirajine』is entering Phase 2.]

Warning

-When it enters Phase 2, the Raid Boss becomes extremely powerful.

-Please be cautious.

‘Hmm.’

He told them to go all out to introduce the retainers, but…

‘There’s no spot for me to step in, is there?’

They seem intent on catching it all by themselves.

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