The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player Novel - Chapter 307
Chapter 307 – Rune of the Speed of Light
[The 40th death has occurred.]
Christine wasn’t afraid upon learning that forty players had already died.
She wasn’t unsettled or wondering why everyone was trying to kill each other.
Because she finally understood the reason.
[How lucky. Finding two human women. Puhruh!]
Gamigin, the horse-faced demon of rank four, exhaled with excitement.
[When I handed three human women to Marvas, I felt so jealous. Puhruh!]
“…Three human women? What are you talking about?”
Brave Jeffrey asked, but Gamigin had no intention of answering.
He only felt disdain.
[Human insects. Do you even know who you’re speaking to?]
“He’s a horse-faced demon.”
[A horse? Are you comparing me to such a lowly creature? Puhruh!]
Though Gamigin neighed in excitement, his appearance was unmistakably that of a horse.
There was no doubt about it.
Even so, Jeffrey couldn’t refute.
The aura he emitted was not ordinary.
‘This isn’t a simple demon like those we saw in the 18th round. He’s on another level.’
Knowing he was a formidable enemy, he didn’t make any hasty provocations.
That would only hasten his death.
Besides, there were people he needed to protect.
With a quick glance, Jeffrey observed Christine and Dorothy.
Christine was tense, and Dorothy had her arrow ready to shoot at any moment.
Jeffrey whispered quietly.
—Don’t try to fight. It’s a losing battle.
—Then what do we do?
—We have to flee. By any means necessary.
—I don’t think he’ll let us go easily.
—I’ll create an opportunity.
[Puhruh. Annoying humans. What are you whispering about?]
Gamigin was enraged, annoyed at being excluded from the conversation.
[I was going to kill you quickly, but no. I think I’ll enjoy killing you slowly.]
“Why are you trying to kill us?”
Jeffrey’s question was merely a tactic to buy time.
Gamigin snorted, as if the question was stupid.
[Because it’s fun to kill you.]
“Is it fun to kill defenseless humans?”
[Of course. Don’t you enjoy killing insects? It’s so funny to watch them squirm as you tear off their limbs. Puhuhu!]
As Gamigin laughed, showing his teeth, Jeffrey signaled to the two women to prepare to run.
“So, you demons are the reason for the continuous deaths?”
[Of course. You’re just realizing this now?]
“I didn’t know.”
[We demons are hunting humans as if they were insects. And you’ll be next.]
“Can’t you just turn a blind eye and let us live? I beg for mercy.”
[Mercy, you say. What a ridiculous demand from an insect. The only mercy I’ll grant you is a painless death.]
“…”
[What’s with that face? Don’t like it? Would you prefer I tear off your limbs and kill you painfully?]
Gamigin smiled with a snort.
[Sure, human. This applies only to you. Those two human women there won’t just be killed. I have a peculiar hobby. Puhuhuhu.]
There was no need to ask what that hobby was, given his excited face and perverse breathing.
[Since we’re at it, enjoy if you like. The human will die here.]
“…”
[Why aren’t you talking? Are you ignoring me?]
Jeffrey simply stared at him, causing Gamigin to exhale furiously.
[Insolent human! It seems you’re in a hurry to die. Then I’ll grant your wish!]
Gamigin quickly closed the distance.
Though his face was that of a horse, he didn’t move slowly as one might think.
In an instant, he leaped 10 meters and opened his mouth like a crocodile, biting Jeffrey’s head.
Crunch! Crack!
“Ah, ah!”
Christine and Dorothy were horrified by the shocking scene, but the pull of someone brought them back to their senses.
—Now. Run quickly.
Jeffrey’s voice suggested he was using invisibility.
Dorothy and Christine, still in shock, began to run.
Crunch! Crack!
While Gamigin frantically devoured, the two women managed to get more than 10 meters away.
However, it didn’t take long for Gamigin to notice something strange.
[Hmm? I’ve eaten human flesh many times, but I’ve never tasted something like this.]
Sensing the oddity, the blood in his mouth and the body he had devoured disappeared.
He finally realized he had been eating an illusion, which made his eyes widen in fury.
[Those damned insects tricked me?]
He looked towards where the two women were running.
[How ridiculous! Do you really think you can escape?]
Just as Gamigin prepared to chase them.
Swish!
He felt a sharp pain in his ankle.
Jeffrey appeared, having managed to wound his ankle with a surprise attack.
However, his expression wasn’t good.
The goal was to completely cut the ankle to prevent pursuit.
“Damn it.”
Jeffrey didn’t give up and tried to attack the ankle again.
Gamigin quickly lifted his foot, avoiding the attack and kicking Jeffrey.
Whack!
“Ugh!”
He felt as if his internal organs were breaking as he rolled 5 meters.
[A mere human dares to wound me?]
Though furious, the human prey had gained more than 20 meters distance.
[Bah! No matter how far they run.]
With a mocking laugh, Gamigin tried to use his necromancer skill.
“Damn horse!”
“Dieeeeee!”
Three people emerged from nowhere, attacking Gamigin with blades.
They were the players Ryu Min had ordered to protect Christine and her group in case of danger.
[What the hell? Who are these fools?]
Though their intervention was brave, their efforts were futile.
Whack! Whack! Whack!
They died quickly, their internal organs shattered by Gamigin’s sincere kicks.
[Idiots. Because of them, the prey has gained another 5 meters.]
Though he said that, their deaths hadn’t served to buy time.
[I won’t allow them to keep fleeing.]
Gamigin’s gaze, now devoid of any smile, ignited with blue flames.
[Come forth, souls who bear resentment towards humans.]
Hoooorrroooor—
His necromancer skill summoned an army of twenty undead.
[Chase them and bring them back alive. Meanwhile, I…]
Gamigin approached Jeffrey with a furious expression.
[I’ll kill this damned human.]
Gamigin lifted his foot.
Bam! Bam!
He stomped repeatedly, venting all his anger.
Dorothy and Christine, trapped by the undead, witnessed the brutal scene.
“Mr. Jeffrey!”
“Ah…!”
It was evident to anyone that Jeffrey was dead, emitting no scream or movement.
But there was a possibility of saving him. If the body wasn’t more than 30% destroyed, he could be resurrected intact, provided they survived this crisis.
[So, they’ve been caught. Puhruhh. They thought of a futile tactic.]
Gamigin looked at them with a mix of anger and excitement.
[You won’t have a quick death. I’ll use you as sex slaves until I tire of you, and then I’ll devour you alive starting with the head. Prepare for…]
The demon’s words were abruptly cut off.
His head exploded suddenly, like a firecracker.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
“Kyaaa!”
Christine, closing her eyes in shock, slowly opened them upon sensing the strange silence.
What she saw left her astonished.
“What… what is this…?”
Twenty undead lay on the ground, all with their heads blown off.
Even the horse-faced head of Gamigin was destroyed.
“Are they all dead?”
“What’s going on?”
Christine, unable to comprehend the situation, ran to Jeffrey.
Fortunately, she was able to resurrect him without any issues.
—————-
This inexplicable phenomenon didn’t only happen to Christine and her group.
‘He’s strong. It’ll be difficult to defeat him.’
Jo Yong-ho, facing a demon, felt his hair stand on end from the tension.
Three of his mercenaries had already fallen to the demon.
“Brother, can we win?”
“I don’t know… We’ll do our best.”
“Shouldn’t we flee?”
“That would only cause more casualties. We must deal with it here. After all, it’s just one.”
“That one is as strong as a hundred…”
Jo Yong-ho didn’t deny the mercenary’s words.
The opponent was clearly overwhelming at first glance.
Jo Yong-ho, known as the King of Mercenaries, and his ten mercenaries were sweating, but the demon remained relaxed.
[Kuhuhu. Even after catching three, there are still many prey before me. I’m really enjoying this. There’s no other noble demon as fortunate as I am.]
“…”
[I don’t understand humans. They think gathering in a group will give them any chance…]
It was then that something unexpected happened.
Boom!
“Brother!”
“The demon’s head!”
The demon’s head exploded like a firecracker.
“What… what happened?”
Jo Yong-ho and his group stared at the headless body with incredulous faces.
———————
Joo Sung-taek and John Delgado received a mission from Black Scythe before the round began.
A simple task: protect the blacksmith Russell.
But it seemed they couldn’t fulfill that task.
“I’m sorry, sir.”
“I’m sorry…”
The demon that appeared in front of them was strong enough not to fall to their joint attack.
Though no one had been hurt yet, it was only a matter of time.
“What do we do? There’s no way to win, right?”
“As you can see, we tried combining John Delgado’s corpse summoning and my body explosion, but it was useless. We’re just wasting more time.”
[Haha. Do you think this body will receive such an obvious attack? Even against me, who can teleport in an instant?]
The demon approached them with a confident expression.
[Although my rank is low, when it comes to speed, I’m not below the other noble demons. Even the swift noble demon Plunictos acknowledged it…]
Bang!
Before he could finish speaking, his head exploded, leaving the three with stupefied faces.
“What’s happening?”
“He seems dead, right?”
“Why did he suddenly die like that?”
Although they didn’t understand the reason, one thing was certain: something inexplicable was occurring.
———————
Time is relative.
Ryu Min felt it deeply.
Just three seconds.
In those three seconds, he could do a lot.
He traversed the entire fantasy continent, finding and killing every demon he encountered.
And he made their heads explode one by one.
It was very easy.
The demons burst like balloons with just a bit of finger pressure.
“One, two, three…”
He knew there were at least eight high-ranking demons in this world.
He killed five of them and just killed the sixth.
Then he killed the seventh and finally found the eighth demon.
“I can find and kill them all so easily thanks to the Rune of Light Speed.”
It didn’t matter if he didn’t know their faces.
He didn’t need to use the Tracking skill.
If he traversed all areas at the speed of light, that was enough.
The Rune of Light Speed allowed him to do so.
So, standing before the eighth demon he found after killing all the others, Ryu Min stopped.
That was none other than Plunictos.
“I shouldn’t kill this guy right away.”
Although he had plenty of time, Ryu Min released the time restriction without needing to search further.
[Your Majesty, the signal from all high-ranking demons suddenly disappeared…]
The third-ranked, Vassago, hurriedly shut his mouth.
Because there was the Black Scythe he wanted to avoid so much in front of them.
[How…!]
Bang!
Before he could say anything more, Vassago’s skull shattered.
Clanking, Ryu Min’s scythe returned to its original length.
“Meeting again? Is there something to talk about? Should we talk privately?”
For some reason, at that threatening voice, Plunictos, the noble demon, began to sweat, something unusual for a Demon Archduke.