Chapter 259

4.

After stuffing himself with Hanwoo the previous night, Seonghyun woke up at dawn and went for a light run around the neighborhood.

He boasted a tremendous speed, a 3-minute pace.

But he didn't feel particularly tired.

"Phew."

He took a deep breath in and out.

The still-cold dawn air filled his lungs.

The cold air, which even gave the illusion of his muscles cooling down, made Seonghyun feel a slight refreshment as he finished his run and returned home.

He hadn't sweated much.

But he had still sweated.

He took a shower and finished a meal with his family.

Then he immediately entered the capsule and logged on.

Hadn't he already decided which region to go to after hearing from his sister Yoo Mina?

Lumencia.

The City of Seven Lights, was it?

A city with many clerics.

'Let's go right away.'

[Welcome to the other world, the eternal world, Eternal World.]

[May good fortune be with player 『Seonghyun』.]

He casually dismissed the familiar welcome message.

As Seonghyun logged in.

He appeared at the carriage platform where he had logged out yesterday.

As soon as Seonghyun appeared, the platform crew moved busily as if they had prepared in advance and guided him toward a carriage.

"You can board here."

"Ah, thank you."

"Not at all. Everything is for the successor."

It seemed they were from Over Palace.

In any case, as Seonghyun boarded the carriage.

Before closing the door, the crew member asked Seonghyun.

"Where will your destination be?"

"To Lumencia, please."

"Understood. We will take you there comfortably."

Previously, he had traveled directly via portals.

But Seonghyun preferred taking the carriage like this, even if it took a bit more time.

He could see the surrounding scenery.

And it also had the real feeling of traveling.

He thought it was better to use portals when going to other cities of the same tier.

In any case, as Seonghyun boarded the carriage.

It slowly started to move.

And Seonghyun looked at the surrounding scenery.

Looking at the scenery from inside the carriage on the way to the next region.

A vast land, and a carriage speeding through it.

Since Over Palace had prepared it.

It certainly seemed to be a luxury carriage.

'It's as smooth as a luxury car, no shaking at all.'

He watched the scenery for a while.

Then he suddenly took a book out of his inventory.

It was nice to watch the scenery with a relaxed mind.

But this was a bit hard to wait for.

None other than the Tome of the Monarch.

Hadn't he been looking forward to which monarch's skill he would get since yesterday?

He even thought he should have just chosen yesterday.

'It does look cool.'

Was it because of the luxurious cover and the fact that it was among the top-tier of Almighty-rank items?

A book from which even a mysterious light flowed.

Seonghyun opened the book with great anticipation.

He quickly skipped the meaningless phrase asking if he really wanted to use the Tome of the Monarch.

Of course, he opened it to use it.

As Seonghyun opened the book.

A list of new monarch-type skills appeared.

[You are using the 『Tome of the Monarch』.]

[You can now choose a monarch latent within the 『Overlord』.]

[Listing the options.]

『Lord of Silence』

『Inferno Lord』

『Lord of the Mask』

Three monarch-type skills.

However.

'Huh?'

Only one was a different color.

The letters were suffused with the same strange light that flowed from the book.

Only Inferno Lord was written that way.

Unlike Lord of Silence and Lord of the Mask, Inferno Lord was written in English.

It didn't seem to be just because it was the only one written as 'Lord'.

'Why is it different?'

It probably meant it was better.

But why?

'Lord of Silence must be a skill in the same vein as the Monarch's Gag Order.'

It seemed to be a monarch-type that seals or blocks skills.

That one looked good too.

And.

'What could Lord of the Mask be?'

He had no clue about the Lord of the Mask.

Is it because he wears a mask?

Does that grant a monarch-type skill?

He also thought that.

But the choice was already made.

He couldn't not choose the one that was shining so brilliantly.

Inferno Lord.

A skill that he presumed had appeared on the list due to the influence of Hellfire.

And.

'Does it mean I've met the conditions?'

With that thought, Seonghyun chose Inferno Lord without hesitation.

Then.

[The 『Tome of the Monarch』 is destroyed.]

[The 『Inferno Lord』 latent within the 『Overlord』 is unlocked!]

[You have acquired the Almighty-rank skill, 『Inferno Lord』!]

[The Almighty-rank skill, 『Inferno Lord』, confirms the user 『Seonghyun』's current flame-type skills.]

[The conditions are forcibly met.]

[『Overlord』 3rd Class Advancement (Complete)]

[Skill, 『Hellfire』 Acquired (Complete)]

[『Forgotten Myth』 Acquired (Complete)]

[The Almighty-rank skill, 『Inferno Lord』, awakens its true power.]

[Flame-type skills are integrated into 『Inferno Lord』.]

[The integrated skills can be used as they were originally, and can also be reproduced as the 『Inferno Lord』 skill.]

'Wow.'

The Inferno Lord awakened its true power as soon as it was unlocked.

The Lord of Blood he had obtained earlier might feel a bit left out.

But what could he do when it unlocked as soon as he got it.

Seonghyun opened the description window for Inferno Lord.

『Inferno Lord』

→《Almighty》

→[Lv 1][Growth-type]

[Complex]

He who embraces the torrent of hellfire, his footsteps become ash and screams.

→Overlord exclusive skill.

→A skill created by integrating previously used skills into one.

→All previously integrated skills can be used individually, and can also be used as Inferno Lord.

→Can freely use the energy of hellfire as imagined.

→However, mana is consumed in proportion to the free use.

→The power and damage are also determined in proportion to the mana consumed.

'Wow.'

It had the same effect as the Lord of Darkness, rather than the Lord of Blood or the Lord of Abyssal Terror.

There were no additional effects, and like the Lord of Darkness, he could freely handle the energy of hellfire.

The Lord of Terror had changed similarly.

But he hadn't felt much of a difference other than the expressions changing to more ambiguous ones like 'stimulates fear', 'can give form to fear', and 'absorbs fear'.

Anyway, as Seonghyun looked at the effects of Inferno Lord and raised his index finger.

Fwoosh!

With that sound, a flame ignited.

A strange and ominous-looking purple flame.

Seonghyun was fascinated by the violet flame.

'The Hellfire skill was crimson, this is strange.'

Did the color change because Inferno Lord awakened its true power?

Or is a deeper hellfire like this?

Seonghyun thought he should ask Balthar later and, looking out the carriage window, was eager to test Inferno Lord.

Not long after.

In the distance, a beautiful city wrapped in seven lights came into view.

As the city slowly became visible.

The coachman said to Seonghyun.

"We will be arriving in Lumencia soon."

The beautiful scenery of the city.

But Seonghyun was only preparing to go to the hunting grounds as soon as possible.

5.

Lumencia, the city of the seventh region, also known as the City of Seven Lights.

If one learned the specialization of their class in the sixth region.

The seventh region could be said to be a place where one strengthened their relationships with NPCs.

To be precise, should it be called one of the places where the worldview gradually expands?

Lords and nobles had existed before.

But from now on, it could be said to be a region where those characteristics became more prominent.

If the focus had been on the game or the user themselves until now.

This was a region that could be called a turning point, where the focus shifted to the NPCs, that is, this world.

That's why after the seventh city, each city had a specific scenario.

Lumencia was no exception.

Usually, upon arriving at the seventh region, players would first examine its characteristics.

Or they would have researched in advance and tried to join the scenario.

But Seonghyun, who didn't know that, headed straight for the hunting grounds.

Just like in the other regions.

The hunting ground he arrived at was filled with countless undead.

'It's a city of light, but there are so many undead?'

He thought that for a moment, but.

'Well, it doesn't matter.'

Seonghyun didn't care and ignited a flame to test Inferno Lord.

Then, a huge amount of mana turned into a violet flame and spread around to burn the world.

Fwoosh——.

Fwaaaaaa———!!

In an instant, the flames took hold of the surroundings and rose up with the force to burn everything.

Flames that engulfed the entire area.

Seonghyun watched it and let out a short exclamation of admiration.

The darkness itself that he had summoned as the Lord of Darkness honestly had no real power.

It was darkness used for blocking or obscuring vision, or darkness that could exert physical force.

But the flames were different.

As soon as they touched the undead, they were completely incinerated and turned to ash, and the surrounding land was stained with ash, turning gray.

The energy of the flame that attacked just by emitting its aura and touching things.

'It's on a different level from the Lord of Darkness.'

Seonghyun couldn't help but be a little surprised by the power, which he even felt was dangerous.

Of course, it consumed more mana than when he used the Lord of Darkness, but it was worth it.

With this much power, it was certainly possible.

Seonghyun made the flames move freely.

He shaped it into the form of a dragon and made it fly around.

'Wow.'

Honestly, the appearance itself was truly overwhelming.

It was to the point where he thought he wouldn't have to remember each skill individually as he got more monarch-type skills.

Of course, for powerful skills, it was much stronger to use them directly rather than through the monarch-type skill.

In any case, the freedom was considerable.

The undead scattered in terror and tried to flee from Seonghyun.

At that moment.

'This is?'

The undead trying to flee.

He didn't quite understand that part.

Because undead were beings without fear.

It didn't make sense for them to tremble in fear and run away.

Thanks to the Crown of Obsidian Twilight, his control over the undead had been strengthened.

But he hadn't intended that.

At that moment, Seonghyun saw the light of the abyss in the undead and realized.

'Is this the power of the Lord of Terror?'

Seonghyun used the power he felt from the Lord of Terror and wrapped them in fear.

Then the undead, seized by fear, couldn't run away and only trembled.

At the same time, the flame in the shape of a violet dragon opened its maw and swallowed them, and they, too, turned to ash.

'Wow.'

At first, he thought the Lord of Terror was nothing special.

But this changes the story, doesn't it?

Just as Seonghyun was thinking that and playing with the flames more.

Suddenly, there were users approaching, having seen it.

'What is it?'

'Is this a designated hunting spot?'

No, that couldn't be right.

Undead were all over the place, so it wouldn't be strange to hunt anywhere.

Then, seeing the users quickly approaching him, Seonghyun created a wall of violet flame towards the undead and turned to look at the users.

Soon, one of the users who approached Seonghyun looked at him with a hopeful expression and asked.

"Would you like to go hunt the Demon King with us?"

"Yes?"

At those words, Seonghyun was perplexed and thought.

'Are they talking about hunting me?'

Of course, that wasn't what they meant.