The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player Novel - Chapter 306
Chapter 306 – Marvas’ Specialty
Three harpies took flight with the women clutched in their talons.
‘That lion-clawed demon isn’t someone we can fight against.’
Watching Seo Arin’s summoners being taken out in one blow, Yamti realized this.
They weren’t at the level to take him on.
As the saying went, it was like hitting a rock with an egg.
‘I can’t die meaninglessly. In that case…’
Yamti’s decision was to escape at all costs.
Her plan was to create a barrier of monsters to block sight and flee into the sky.
‘Judging by the speed, it’s impossible to escape on land. Flying is our best option.’
She hadn’t seen wings on the demon, so she hoped he couldn’t fly.
Splitting into three was also a strategy to increase the likelihood of at least one of them surviving.
Of course, this hadn’t been discussed with Min Juri and Seo Arin.
There wasn’t time for it.
So their expressions showed bewilderment.
“Yamti, sister! What are you doing now?”
“Is it your order that we fly to escape?”
“Yes! So stop talking and pray to survive! For now, this is the best option.”
Confusion turned into acceptance.
Yamti’s decision was the best at that moment.
There was no way to beat that lion demon.
‘Please, let him not be able to fly…’
But the hope of the three soon turned into despair.
[Hehehe, you’ve come up with an interesting plan. You didn’t think I couldn’t fly, did you?]
A lion with wings? In this case, yes.
On Marvas’ back, which had not been seen before, now unfolded huge bat wings.
‘They thought they could escape by relying on those monsters. What insignificant humans.’
‘Divide, all of you!’
Feeling the threat, Yamti ordered the harpies to disperse.
She hoped that at least one could survive.
However.
Boom!
Marvas grabbed the head of one harpy and crushed it with one hand, with impressive speed.
He killed all three harpies almost simultaneously.
“Aaah!”
“Kyah!”
The three women fell from 10 meters high.
Boom!
Fortunately, they didn’t fall from higher, which would have been worse.
They weren’t ordinary humans, so they didn’t suffer serious injuries.
However, the situation was not hopeful.
“Ugh…”
The three struggled to move, perhaps due to sprained legs.
As they groaned in pain, Marvas landed softly beside them.
[What pathetic prey. Did you think such a clumsy escape would work?]
“…”
[Now you can’t escape. What else will you show? I’ll give you a chance to do what you can.]
Marvas, with crossed arms and a carefree attitude, waited, but the three had nothing more to do.
Seo Arin was still on standby, and Min Juri had no combat skills.
Yamti had also used all her stored monsters.
[Nothing? Is there nothing else to show? Then I guess it’s time to start, isn’t it?]
They didn’t want to ask or know what he meant by “start”.
They had a vague idea.
[Now, who shall I tear the arms and legs off first?]
The lion’s eyes turned towards Min Juri.
[A moment ago I thought of tearing you apart, but you didn’t even scream when falling. Seems like you endure pain well.]
Marvas glanced away, as if that wasn’t interesting, and looked at Seo Arin.
[Alright, your voice seems like it’ll be more entertaining. Let’s start with you.]
Marvas’ huge hand grabbed Seo Arin’s arm.
At that moment, when her body trembled in fear, an unexpected voice was heard.
“Wait a moment!”
It was Min Juri’s voice.
“You chose me first. Why are you switching to someone else?”
[Ho.]
Marvas turned his head and looked at Min Juri with an intrigued expression.
[I’ve killed many humans, but I’ve never seen one like you. Asking to have your arm torn off first.]
“If you decided I was the first target, you shouldn’t change it.”
[But it seems your scream won’t be amusing.]
“And what if I make it amusing?”
[Hm?]
“Isn’t it enough if I scream as loud as possible and show a lot of pain?”
Marvas’ lips stretched to his ears.
[Kukuk, in that case, I would have no objection. But it seems you have some request.]
“I’ll make it amusing. In exchange…”
Min Juri looked at Seo Arin and Yamti.
“Promise to let the others go.”
“Min Juri…”
[Kukuk, is this what humans call sacrifice? How touching.]
Though he only said it was touching, Marvas’ face showed a mocking smile.
[I’ll value your spirit of sacrifice. Truly. But.]
The smile suddenly vanished and was replaced by a sharp look.
[You don’t know your place, human.]
Marvas snapped his fingers.
In that instant, poof!, Min Juri’s body transformed into a sheep.
“Beee.”
It was a real sheep.
Seo Arin and Yamti widened their eyes at the unreal sight.
[Dare to make a proposal when you should be begging for your life?]
“My-Min Juri!”
“What have you done to Min Juri?”
Ignoring the frightened questions of the women, Marvas let out a sarcastic laugh and assumed an arrogant expression.
[Can’t you see? Your companion has become a sheep.]
“A sheep?”
[My specialty is transformation. I turn insignificant humans into something more useful.]
“Beee!”
Min Juri, turned into a sheep, bleated, but she was still a sheep.
[What? Will you scream amusingly? How absurd. If you want to be a clown, I’ll make you a clown.]
“Give us back Min Juri!”
This time, it was Seo Arin who gathered her courage.
But she didn’t know that between courage and recklessness, there’s a very thin line.
[And what would change if I returned her? Or perhaps…]
Crack-
Marvas grabbed Seo Arin’s arm again.
[Do you also want to make a proposal? To release your companions?]
“Aaaah!”
He squeezed tightly, causing unbearable pain.
[Kukuk, listen. Isn’t her scream beautiful? I knew my choice was right.]
Marvas laughed amusedly, but then suddenly showed a fierce expression.
[I cannot let go of my prey.]
“No, no!”
Ignoring Yamti’s cry, Marvas smirked maliciously and applied more force to his hand.
And then, he ripped off Seo Arin’s arm.
Boom!
Though the gruesome sound made screams echo, it wasn’t Seo Arin who screamed.
[Keerrgh!]
Marvas gripped his shoulder as he screamed, as if he was about to faint.
What had fallen wasn’t Seo Arin’s arm.
“I almost arrived late.”
Seo Arin looked at the man standing in front of her.
The man who appeared had Hwang Yong-min’s face.
For a moment, Seo Arin was startled, but then she recognized his true identity.
“M-Mr. Black Scythe…?”
She barely finished speaking before Hwang Yong-min’s image faded and transformed into Black Scythe.
Though she was almost crying with joy at seeing that familiar face, Ryu Min paid her no attention.
He simply looked sternly at the lion-faced demon writhing in pain.
[Keerrgh, huff, huff, who…!]
Marvas, belatedly identifying his opponent, trembled in fear.
‘Black Scythe?’
The same one Plunictos had warned about so many times, the most dangerous enemy they should avoid at all costs.
And he was less than five meters away.
‘I was keeping watch around, how did he get so close?’
Marvas swallowed hard.
‘Can I escape?’
The distance was too short to run away.
According to the advice of the Demon Archduke, the only option was to use teleportation magic.
He kept his gaze fixed on Black Scythe as he silently whispered the teleportation spell.
Ten seconds.
That’s all he needed.
Then he could escape this situation as if nothing had happened.
Marvas silently recited the spell as he watched Black Scythe with fiery eyes.
But in an involuntary blink…
Crack!
[Keerrgh!]
A horrendous pain struck him from the opposite shoulder.
The other arm had been torn off.
The spell was canceled.
Marvas didn’t have the mental fortitude to recite the spell while enduring that infernal pain.
No one would.
“Where do you think you’re going? You’re my prey.”
[Hehehe, heh…]
Blood and sweat poured from Marvas’ body.
He hadn’t seen how his opponent had moved.
Furthermore, he had heard that Black Scythe’s main weapon was a scythe, but he hadn’t even drawn it yet.
He had torn off his arms with sheer strength alone.
Marvas, realizing the power difference, looked at Black Scythe with terror-filled eyes.
“B-Black Scythe, let’s talk, p-please.”
“What do you want to talk about?”
“T-then…”
Without waiting for a response, Ryu Min drew his scythe.
And then, with invisible speed, he stabbed directly into one of Marvas’ eyes.
Splat!
[Keerrgh!]
“What could I discuss with someone who tried to tear off my companion’s arm?”
Ryu Min’s scythe moved swiftly and destroyed Marvas’ other eye.
[Keerrgh!]
Tears of blood flowed from both of Marvas’ eyes.
“What could I discuss with someone who turned my companion into a sheep?”
Though he couldn’t see, Marvas frowned and spoke.
[Huff, huff. Y-you’re making a mistake. If you kill me, your companion’s spell won’t be broken… Keerrgh!]
This time, a leg was severed.
Thud!
Marvas’ body fell to the ground pitifully.
“You’ll still die. The only difference is whether it’ll be painfully or quickly.”
[I-I understand! I understand!]
Marvas reverted the transformation.
Boom!
Min Juri’s body returned to its original form.
“Black Scythe!”
Ryu Min silently looked at the restored Min Juri and then turned his attention to the lion lying on the ground with its limbs severed.
Marvas, completely terrified, spoke with a trembling voice.
[I-Is it okay like this? P-please, kill me quickly…]
“I can’t so easily kill prey I’ve caught.”
Ryu Min’s scythe plunged into the remaining leg.
[Keerrgh! D-d-deal! I’ll give you information!]
“Information?”
[I’ll tell you who I came to this world with, how many of us there are, and what our purpose is!]
A mocking smile appeared on Ryu Min’s face.
“I’m not interested.”
He had already read Marvas’ mind and knew all the information.
Boom!
The scythe pierced through his skull.
Marvas’ body collapsed like a deflated balloon.
‘It seems they can’t recognize me when I transform into Hwang Yong-min.’
Not being in his Black Scythe form, he had succeeded in the surprise attack.
“Are you all right?”
At Ryu Min’s question, the three people nodded with tearful faces.
And they sincerely thanked him.
“Thank you for saving us, Mr. Black Scythe.”
A little later and they could have crossed the river of death.
Ryu Min was also aware of this fact, so he couldn’t help but look serious.
‘Plunictos is massacring players along with eight noble demons.’
They were scattered everywhere, and without knowing their faces, tracking them one by one was an almost impossible task.
‘What should I do? At this rate, the damage will be incalculable…’
Yamti approached Ryu Min with a worried expression.
“We saw four demons. Probably, other people are also being attacked by demons.”
“It seems so.”
“What will we do?”
Ryu Min raised his head, having made a decision.
“Go to the canyon, your original destination. I’ll take care of the demons.”
“But they’re scattered everywhere, how will you find them…?”
“It’s not like I don’t have a method.”
Ryu Min had a rune that allowed him to traverse the world over twenty times in three seconds.