The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player Novel - Chapter 222
Chapter 222 – VS Uriel
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!
A hole appeared on the ground, twisting and endless to the sight.
A light akin to a flash instantly ignited across the place.
Yet, not a single burn was on Ryu Min’s clothes.
The mercenaries were no different.
[“Hah! Escaping like rats, huh? Like mouse pups!”]
Looking at Black Scythe, who had already saved 30 mercenaries, Raguel subtly smiled, feeling the trap closing in.
‘This damned insect. How does he avoid the attacks one by one?’
Despite his claim to kill everyone except Black Scythe, he couldn’t kill anyone.
He even used skills and swung his sword directly, but each time, Black Scythe aided the humans and saved them.
Swift as if predicting the attack.
‘This unfortunate bastard must at least be recognized for his speed.’
This couldn’t go on.
He couldn’t afford to keep saving the humans.
‘Let’s kill them all with a great skill.’
He might end up killing Black Scythe, but he didn’t care.
The mission was to bring them alive, but in the end, they were people destined to die.
If they turned out to be stronger than expected, he would simply kill them, and that’s it.
‘Whether they die in Heaven or here, in the end, it’s the same.’
Raguel spread his folded wings, gathering energy around him.
At the same time, he crossed his sword and raised it towards the sky.
It was the preparatory move to use his skill [Celestial Judgment], which he had extensively used until now.
‘Let’s see how he rescues so many people at once. Haha.’
But Raguel didn’t know.
At that moment, the accumulated Hero Runes that Ryu Min was gathering were completely filled.
[Hero Runes: 100/100]
[All attributes increase by 100 thanks to the effect of the Hero Runes.]
[You can use ‘Hero’s Protection’ by consuming 100 stacks.]
‘Good. I’ve stacked them up as I wanted. Now it’s not just about defending.’
Ryu Min’s smiling gaze turned forward.
Raguel raised his arm and gathered his energy.
‘Preparing for such a vulnerable technique… he simply wants me to kill him, doesn’t he?’
It seemed there was a need to show that stupid archangel his power gap.
Ryu Min dashed before Raguel could mock him.
[Ah.]
Just before the skill was completed, Raguel, seeing Ryu Min approaching rapidly, showed a surprised expression.
He didn’t know that Ryu Min would attack at this moment.
“Do you think I’ve relaxed too much just by defending all this time?”
[It’s…!]
While stunned, Ryu Min’s scythe cut Raguel’s waist, splitting him in two.
No, that should have happened.
If Uriel hadn’t intervened.
Flash.
Simultaneously with the light, Ryu Min’s scythe missed its target and cut through the air.
Raguel, who was in front of them, had moved unnoticed by anyone to Uriel’s side.
[Uriel-nim!]
[Was it right for me to introduce myself properly?]
[Thank you. Honestly, I was really scared.]
Though the technique’s preparation was broken, thanks to that, his life was saved.
“Damn it.”
Ryu Min showed a disappointed expression, but inside, he was smiling completely differently.
‘As I thought, I knew he would save him at this moment.’
Predicting that Uriel would intervene if he attacked at this moment was foreseen with the runes of the future.
However, despite knowing it, Ryu Min attacked Raguel without changing his stance.
He did it at a slower speed than usual, to better adapt.
“Even if I kill him, he won’t get any reward. I can’t kill him.”
It sounded like a threat, but in reality, Ryu Min had no intention of killing Raguel.
Uriel didn’t either.
That was because of the absence of the devil’s blessing.
“To gain benefits, I must put the devil’s blessing and then kill him.”
However, Ryu Min had only accumulated one stack of devil runes so far.
He had to kill 99 angels to be able to use the blessing.
Not having killed him so far, despite being able to, and showing a passive attitude of just defending, all was for that reason.
“I can’t kill him if there’s no benefit. If I want to kill him, I must first catch 99 angels and then put the blessing.”
Killing the archangel now would mean losing the chance to gain thousands of stats.
That was why Ryu Min was watching the angels attentively.
“So, what should I do? Threaten his subordinates by calling them with their lives in danger, like with Ramiel?”
Ryu Min nodded slightly in his mind.
Raguel, a passionate angel full of justice, wouldn’t yield to the threat.
“Choose death over negotiating with criminals.”
Uriel, Ryu Min’s superior, also had a high probability of not yielding to the threat.
Despite appearances, he seemed to have a snobbish side.
“Even if I call his subordinates saying I’ll save them, they probably won’t believe it.”
The option to threaten was rejected.
So, how could he make his subordinates come to his rescue?
“Yes, that would be best.”
While devising a plan, he listened to the conversation between the archangels.
“From now on, I will join the battle. It’s an impossible opponent for you alone.”
“Sigh, I originally didn’t want to rely on Uriel’s power, but… there’s no other choice.”
The two archangels looked at Ryu Min, unaware that they had already underestimated his abilities.
Uriel drew a small dagger from his chest.
Though he thought it might be an assassin, he could read his thoughts and understand it wasn’t the case.
“He’s not an assassin. This guy is a mage.”
This made sense, as the gem embedded in the dagger began to glow and anomalous letters began to appear.
Ryu Min instantly identified what kind of spell it was.
He wasn’t afraid. He swiftly moved from his current position.
In an instant, a golden scroll flew past where Ryu Min was.
It was a powerful attack that shattered the wood that was in its place.
“There’s no doubt about your speed. But…”
Uriel recited a spell again.
“Can you stop this?”
The dagger, which had been glowing, detached from Uriel’s hand.
Zas!
The dagger, like a boomerang, aimed back at Ryu Min.
“If I can’t dodge it, I can only block it.”
Ryu Min tried to deflect the dagger with his scythe, but in the moment the dagger touched it.
Boom!
An explosion occurred, sending Ryu Min flying away.
“Urgh.”
After the fight with the archangel, he rolled on the ground for the first time.
Uriel, looking at Ryu Min, showed surprise with a rabbit-like expression.
[Despite taking the impact of the ‘Explosive Blade’, there’s no notable injury. How the hell is he so unscathed?]
Uriel, who didn’t know he had a title that reduced damage from the sacred class by 80%, raised his hand once more.
Flash-
The dagger, which was thought to have disappeared with the explosion, appeared in his hand, and he recited the spell again.
“He’s a complicated guy.”
Though he didn’t suffer major damage, he was certainly a tougher opponent than Raguel.
While Ryu Min, who decided to target Uriel first, recited the spell, space was cut with the dagger.
[You’ll pay for your sins with death.]
Ryu Min, feeling the crisis, moved in an instant as the burst of light and flames swept through the Demon Beast Forest.
[Did you dodge it? Well, as expected.]
“What?”
Light shone on Uriel’s dagger after completing the double throw.
Before Ryu Min could grasp the situation, a light prison fell from the sky.
Kwoong!
Ryu Min, caught in the prison by a hair’s breadth, visibly looked surprised.
Kang- Kaang-! Kang!
He tried to break the bars with his scythe, but not only did they not break, they didn’t even scratch.
[It’s over.]
[Humans will never escape the ‘Punishment Prison’.]
Raguel and Uriel smiled like winners.
They had satisfied faces for catching the nuisance of a rat.
[You really are amazing, Uriel-nim. Did you easily bind a human who was bothering me?]
[He has quick reflexes, but fortunately he’s dumber than I thought. Or is he as stupid as I thought? His human intelligence is predictably obvious.]
[Kikikikiki.]
Though they were archangels openly mocking a trapped rat, that lasted only a moment.
“God of Death.”
As Ryu Min’s entire body changed to a dark color, his momentum shifted.
Kwaang-! Kwaang-!
Even the sound of hitting the bars was different from before.
He realized the exceptional destructive power after five swings.
Pakang!
After breaking the prison, he got out.
[This, this is!]
[The, the insect is coming out wherever it is!]
Raguel, bewildered, crossed swords to use the Celestial Judgment, and Uriel began to recite a spell.
But unbeknownst to them, the distance had shortened enough to touch him simply by reaching out a hand.
[Ugh! This insect… kyaaak!]
Raguel, surprised, doubled over like a shrimp when he was struck on the back of the head with the long end of the staff.
He hit his head on the ground with a dull sound.
But, was it thanks to the time Raguel gave them?
[Wash away your sins with death!]
Uriel unleashed his flames towards Ryu Min, who had no time to dodge.
Kwakwakwakwaakwakwaak-!
Uriel smiled as he saw Ryu Min’s flames being perfectly caught.
[Hehehe, foolish human. In the end, you’ll turn to dust and disappear……]
“Who will disappear?”
Uriel’s smile vanished upon hearing the voice from the dust.
A rectangular wall of darkness rose up like a shield.
Sshhh-
When the wall disappeared, the motionless figure of Black Scythe became visible.
[How?]
“How did you survive?”
Ryu Min stepped forward with a mocking smile.
“Obviously, because I’m strong. Can’t believe it? Try it once. With a single blow, you’ll know immediately.”
Explosively, Ryu Min struck the ground and in an instant grabbed Uriel’s wings.
Plof!
[Kyaaaah!]
Like pulling a radish, the wings and feathers fell abundantly.
He immediately tried to cast a light shield with a spell, but…
Boom! Crack!
It was insufficient to stop the force of the scythe now transformed into a divine weapon.
Boom! Splash!
[Ugh!]
The shield shattered and the scythe entered, forcing Uriel to shoot light arrows and teleport to the other side in the blink of an eye.
He nearly got his neck slashed.
[Groan, try blocking this too!]
Uriel hurled the explosive dagger he had prepared directly at Ryu Min.
Zzzeaaak!
Ryu Min took the direct hit of this guided offensive, which couldn’t be avoided.
Buuuuum!
However, this time, unlike before, he didn’t suffer a scratch.
Since he had enveloped his entire body in a dark barrier.
“Do you think I’m stupid? To be hit by the same attack twice?”
[Groan!]
As Ryu Min was calmly laughing and about to press Uriel…
Swish!
Raguel appeared surprisingly from behind.
Of course, Ryu Min, who was already reading the movements with his perception, didn’t accept it.
[Die! Miserable human… Ack!]
After dodging the attack, he walked towards him with his spear and brought him down.
“Did you have enemies from your past life? Why are you so desperate to not be caught?”
[This inferior human… Kyaaah!]
In an instant, Ryu Min ripped off Raguel’s wings, whether he screamed or not.
While Ryu Min ruthlessly pulled them out, he distanced himself from her as if he had rejected her.
The roll of light that suddenly appeared due to the opportunity disappeared wrapping the air.
“Didn’t I say it? I won’t be hit by the same attack twice.”
Ryu Min smiled and lunged again towards Uriel.
“Ah…”
Unfortunately, Uriel’s divine transformation unraveled.
Ryu Min’s bewildered expression showed unfiltered in front of the angels.
“Damn it.”
Ryu Min, who only left an insult, spread his wings and quickly flew away.
Looking into the distance, the angels were puzzled to see Black Scythe disappear.
[What happened? Why is that human suddenly fleeing? My Lord Uriel?]
[I have no idea.]
Amidst the chaos, Uriel was also bewildered.
[We were in an advantageous situation, why…?]
Only two archangels were left amidst the surrounding chaos.
The other humans had already run off.
At that moment, Uriel snapped his fingers.
[Ah! I understand why he fled.]
[What is it?]
[I suspect he exhausted himself. Didn’t you notice how, after his appearance turned dark, he suddenly became explosively strong?]
Now that they thought about it, it was true.
The guy who couldn’t handle his attacks before the transformation suddenly became much stronger afterward.
[So, when his transformation faded, he got scared and fled. He probably decided he couldn’t handle both of us once the power of the transformation dissipated.]
Now that they understood, Raguel nodded.
[Then this is our chance. Let’s quickly find that bastard and kill him.]
[I’d like to, but as you can see, we both lost a wing.]
Due to the loss of flight abilities, the angels had no choice but to look at Ryu Min like a dog chasing a chicken on a rooftop.
[Oh, damn! Such a rare opportunity and I have to wake up and miss it!]
[Don’t despair, Raguel. There’s a solution.]
The words that there’s a solution reassured Raguel.
[What solution is that?]
[Requesting support. Communicate immediately with Heaven and we’ll deal with the subject together.]
[What? But if the higher-ups find out, our dignity will be affected…]
[And who will know? Of course, we must call them in secret.]
[In secret…]
[Up to rank 3, we can summon forces through the higher-ups’ ears, excluding angels rank 4 or lower. So even if we capture Black Scythe, we’ll be able to turn him to our advantage. Of course, we’ll avoid letting the higher-ups know.]
[Oh, that kind of method…]
If we can utilize rank 4 or lower angels who clearly belong to the lower or middle part, we’ll be able to deal with the Archangels in secret.
[I’ll send a support request immediately. How many should we summon?]
[When he wasn’t dark, his abilities were almost equivalent to ours. In that sense, I don’t think we need so many forces.]
[But what if he darkens again?]
[Then, we’re in danger.]
The destructiveness when he turned dark was dimensionally different from when he wasn’t.
Calling fewer, we might face unknown consequences.
[So, what do we do? How many should we call…?]
[Hmm…]
As he thought carefully, a kind of sigh came out of Uriel’s mouth.
[There’s no other choice. Let’s call as many as possible.]