The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player Novel - Chapter 290
Chapter 290 – VS Artaros
Artaros’ thoughts were heard.
“Are you going to block my sword?”
Although he was inwardly surprised, his expression showed no sign of it.
Ryu Min also seemed unfazed, acting as if nothing was wrong.
“That guy is not someone easy to deal with.”
In an instant, he lost sight of the opponent’s movements.
He would have been injured if it weren’t for the Rune of Future Sight.
That sword was fast enough that he couldn’t dodge it.
“It’s not just fast. It’s also blunt.”
When he struck with his scythe, he felt a solid impact.
“Strength, speed, none of it compares to him?”
“If I’m not good at this, could I even lose my life?”
Although he could resurrect thanks to the title “Last Time Reverser,” he wasn’t sure if he should use it this time.
He wasn’t sure he could win honestly.
“Then I’ll give it my all. After a long time.”
Ryu Min decided to kill the opponent with a murderous look in his eyes.
Artaros seemed to sense the change and looked at him in surprise.
“Death energy activates.”
“All target’s attributes decrease by 50%.”
Besides that, he wanted to use the manifestation of the God of Death, but unfortunately, it was on cooldown.
However, Ryu Min had killed the 7 Archangels and a thousand angels, earning points.
No less than 83,961,988 attribute points.
“I’ll distribute 20,990,497 points into Strength, Agility, Intelligence, and Luck.”
When he quickly invested them, his attributes increased ridiculously.
From just 20 million, his attributes had increased to 170 million.
In other words, he had become more than eight times stronger than before.
“Amplify.”
Crackle-
When he used attack speed and movement speed buffs, sparks flew from his body.
Running like a spring, he swung his scythe with all his might.
Clang!
Artaros was clearly surprised by the power that had changed since a moment ago.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The more he swung his scythe, the more sparks flew.
After bombarding him, Ryu Min disappeared, leaving only a trace.
But Artaros, as if he knew where he was going, calmly folded his wings.
Clang!
His shield-like solid wings blocked the scythe aimed at his head.
With a faint smile, Artaros dispersed a resplendent sword beam in all directions.
Not everyone could block it, and Ryu Min quickly moved aside, but Artaros was faster.
“I shouldn’t turn my back.”
Puff!
His sword, which had retreated, pierced Ryu Min’s chest.
“—Is it over…?”
However, he felt something strange, and Artaros lowered the corners of his lips that he was about to lift.
Instead, he just wrapped his body with his wings like a turtle.
Clang!
Ryu Min’s scythe was unfortunately stopped by the wings.
Barely.
Artaros’ reaction was quick.
“Did you think it was my doppelganger?”
“That skill doesn’t work on me.”
“And this?”
A dark shadow flew with a hissing sound.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
It was a shadow knife that pierced even steel plates, but in front of the wings, it was like breaking stones with eggs.
“You’re wasting your effort.”
Crunch!
He even tried to push his opponent with [Charge], but Artaros didn’t move and blocked with his wings.
“Don’t you move?”
Even when he tried to use Death Claw, his opponent didn’t move as if he were a log.
“I’ll test my opponent, but those effects are useless against my shield.”
“But doesn’t the attribute reduction apply well?”
—Aren’t you the same?
Ryu Min didn’t respond.
Although he didn’t say it, he was also seeing a message that appeared in a corner of his mind.
“You’ve entered a lawless space.”
“In this space, no outside buffs apply.”
Blessing, Speed, Security Barrier, Holy Blessing, Weapon Polishing, Equipment Polishing, etc.
All the buffs Ryu Min had were blocked.
It seems that temporarily buffs cannot be used in the area created by Artaros.
“Not only are his attributes decreasing. Mine have also fallen to less than half.”
Fortunately, it seems that only buffs received from others don’t apply, but those he used himself or runes still do.
“What should I do? Even though I invested all the attributes I have, his skill is nothing to scoff at…”
Although he doesn’t have Blessing, his attributes surpass 170 million.
Even though they increased more than eight times compared to when he had all the buffs, he still has strength and speed comparable to Artaros.
“No, to be honest, I’m a bit lagging behind.”
How high were his original attributes?
Indeed, he was an opponent who wasn’t lacking even when called the Ruler of the Sky.
“It seems that a worthy opponent has finally appeared.”
Since the situation is like this, there’s nothing he can do.
He can only yield flesh and bone.
When Ryu Min smiled cunningly, Artaros twisted his head.
“Have you gone mad? Haven’t you confirmed that the skill difference is already established?”
You have to see things more thoroughly to understand the long and the short.
“I praise your confidence. Then, it’s time for atonement.”
Just as Artaros raised his sword, Ryu Min’s figure disappeared.
“Your trick won’t work.”
When he turned to attack from behind.
Clang!
The sound of the scythe clashing with something else was heard.
At the same time, invisibility faded, and Ryu Min appeared.
It was Artaros who, precisely, blocked the surprise attack.
“I don’t need to prolong this. Now is the time to disappear.”
When the blade of his sword glowed.
Not only did it push the darkness, but it also flooded the area with a glow that turned night into day, completely burning Ryu Min’s body.
There was no room to escape; it was an absolute attack.
“This is the end.”
Looking at Ryu Min’s scythe dissolving in his technique, Artaros slightly lifted the corners of his lips.
But.
“Hm?”
Artaros had overlooked a fact.
Ryu Min had titles that blocked 80% of divine damage.
And he also had a title that nullified mental damage contained in divine power.
“I told you.”
In the midst of the glow, what was seen was Ryu Min’s scythe, with the red eyes of the “Crimson Moon” opening.
“You must consider all possibilities.”
Kiiiiing-
His scythe emitted a strange cry and launched a chilling moon.
A combination of 5 combos of the Moonlight Slaughter headed towards Artaros.
He, who had instinctively taken refuge behind his wings, retracted his action.
“This… I can’t block it.”
Kwakwakwakwakwakwak-!
Kwakwakwakwakwakwak-!
The impact was so strong that the lawless space trembled repeatedly.
Of course, none of those attacks reached Artaros.
From the beginning, it’s practically impossible to dodge a skill of someone who matches Ryu Min’s speed.
However, as if knowing that fact, Moonlight Slaughter flew towards Artaros with a clever angle he couldn’t avoid.
As a result, it successfully cut off his wings.
“I don’t intend to let you carry only the wings.”
“Only the wings?”
As soon as Moonlight Slaughter finished its move, Ryu Min appeared as if waiting.
The scythe aimed at the face at a terrifying speed.
Artaros tried to block with the wings but realized too late.
Most of his wings had been cut off.
“It won’t work.”
Under the judgment that he couldn’t block it, Artaros twisted his head while stabbing his sword.
The scythe grazed Artaros’ cheek, cutting his hair and ear.
At the same time, his sword pierced Ryu Min’s abdomen.
Or at least it seemed so.
Ping!
“The sword deflected?”
Thanks to the Thanatos’ magic armor, which blocked 73.7% of the time, Ryu Min avoided mortal damage and launched his scythe again.
Artaros, who had already felt a cold sensation, deformed his body instantly.
Behind Ryu Min.
But this was Artaros’ defeat.
“I knew you would.”
Ryu Min, who was already reading his opponent’s thoughts, swung his scythe horizontally.
Artaros tried to dodge with agile speed but it was already too late.
Slash!
A long wound opened on his side, and crimson blood gushed out profusely.
When Ryu Min continued to attack like a storm, Artaros’ expression was filled with dismay.
“Now. If not now, I won’t defeat him.”
Ryu Min, who had barely inflicted damage, clung to Artaros like a magnet, swinging his scythe to cut his body.
Clang! Clang!
Although Artaros blocked with his sword while retreating, each time he did, blood flowed copiously from his torn side.
His movement, which used to be agile like a cornered wolf, began to slow down.
Crash!
When the sword and scythe clashed, Artaros immediately retreated, taking advantage of the momentum.
He wanted to secure a bit of breathing room, but Ryu Min wouldn’t give him that chance.
“You’re a nuisance, human.”
Still struggling to block while injured, Artaros decided to use his skill.
“Burning Radiance” was a skill that increased all bodily abilities by 50% by channeling all his divine energy.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
With significantly faster speed, Ryu Min found it difficult to keep up.
Suddenly, the situation reversed.
Now it was he who was cornered.
“This is incredible. Blocking all buffs while enhancing his state by 50%?”
Ryu Min, feeling overwhelmed, bit his lower lip in determination.
If it continued like this, the outcome would be decided in seconds.
“Then I’ll have to bet everything.”
It’s not good to prolong it.
After receiving the opponent’s attack a moment ago, his condition wasn’t optimal either.
His entire body felt like it was burning.
With Thanatos’ 80% damage reduction and mental damage nullification, even with the 30% damage reduction set effect.
He had reduced the damage with various effects, but it hadn’t blocked it completely.
“It won’t work. When he aims at the heart, I’ll aim at his throat.”
Ryu Min, who barely managed to block the sword, deliberately opened a gap to receive the blow on his armor.
He decided to trust in Thanatos’ armor, which avoided the attack with a 73.7% probability.
When Ryu Min showed an opening, the opponent fell into the trap just as planned.
There was no doubt, even if he read his thoughts.
“It’s now.”
Ryu Min didn’t defend himself; instead, he launched himself towards him.
Instead of exposing his chest, he sought to cut his throat.
“This time, I’ll dodge it too.”
But to his surprise…
Ting!
Even though the sword struck his heart, he managed to slightly deflect it.
It was a relief.
Mentally, Ryu Min further strengthened the movement of his scythe, which was already in motion.
Since the scythe was already cutting his throat, there was no room to avoid it.
Gulp!
Artaros’ head fell down.
Thump…
“It’s over.”
Just when he thought it was the end.
Paaaah!
Artaros was enveloped in light, and his head, which had fallen, returned to its place as if it had been rewound in time.
As if rewinding time.
Ryu Min’s eyes widened.
“Does he have resurrection skills?”
Reading the opponent’s thoughts doesn’t mean understanding all his skills.
Ryu Min didn’t even consider that the opponent would rise immediately.
With an expressionless face, Artaros twisted his neck as if it were stiff.
“I’m under a curse. A curse that prevents me from dying even if I die.”
“…”
“I never thought I would reveal my curse to a mere human.”
Artaros raised his light sword.
“But if it has been revealed, I can’t allow myself to be left alive. From the beginning, I intended to kill you.”
Artaros’ body disappeared in an instant.
Although Ryu Min considered that he had arrived from behind and turned to face him, he only saw the opponent’s residual image.
“You’re here.”
Just as Ryu Min turned his head.
Artaros’ sword pierced Ryu Min’s neck.
Or at least it seemed so.
Until the Rune of Knight Revival activated.
“I received a mortal attack.”
“The Rune of Knight Revival is activated.”
“I reflect the target’s attack.”
For a moment, Artaros’ eyes widened.