The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player Novel - Chapter 321
Chapter 321 – Confirmed Defeat
Wow!
Carmyugas’s face was separated from the skull.
“Oh?”
It was such an insignificant death that even Ryu Min, who attacked him, was surprised.
Thud!
As soon as Ryu Min landed, the dragon’s body collapsed to the side.
‘Did he die so easily?’
Although he was a renowned boss, I never thought he would fall with a single blow.
Perhaps that’s why Ryu Min had a completely blank expression even when the message appeared in front of him.
[Experience +10,000,000.]
[The acquired experience has surpassed 100,000.]
[The experience points are replaced by 100 stat points.]
[Your level has increased!]
I killed a boss and reached level 111.
No, it’s useless to be a boss, just kill a dragon.
‘I knew my damage was strong, but… But I never thought he would be able to withstand a single normal blow.’
Ryu Min looked at Carmyugas’s disappearing body with astonished eyes.
The looks from other players were the same.
“Is he really dead? And that in one room?”
“Ha ha… The boss wasn’t as important as you thought, was he?”
“I’m relieved.”
I prepared several strategies to deal with the boss, but the results were frustratingly useless.
“Black Scythe, thanks for your effort! It was so easy that I’m embarrassed to say I did a good job, haha…”
“We finally reached round 20! Everyone, get ready to make a wish!”
“Oh, I didn’t think about a wish… What will you ask for?”
“Ask me to make you as rich as I am. You will become richer than Bill Gates.”
“I will ask for my family and me to obtain eternal life. That way we can live happily and disease-free forever.”
“Oh? Does it match mine? I also thought of asking for that wish.”
“What if the wishes are the same?”
“Wouldn’t it be better if both were fulfilled?”
“Then, how about we ask for all of us to have eternal life?”
“Hahaha! That would be fantastic!”
Although people were happily conversing about their wishes, Ryu Min’s expression was not good.
‘No. There’s no way this ends like this.’
Judging by the acquired experience, it’s true that Carmyugas was defeated.
But somehow it seemed cheap.
At a moment when Ryu Min was still tense, Min Juri approached.
“Thank you for your hard work, Black Scythe.”
“……”
“Black Scythe?”
“Eh, it’s okay.”
“What’s happening? You don’t look well…”
“This isn’t over yet.”
“What? Do you mean it’s not over?”
“The message doesn’t appear.”
People’s voices calmed down as if they had heard Ryu Min’s words.
“Oh? Now that I think about it, why doesn’t the shutdown message appear?”
“You defeated the boss, so the round is over, right?”
“Did you say the round ends immediately if you kill him?”
“Is there something strange?”
“Angel! Come out quickly! I achieved 20 rounds!”
The angel did not appear even when people called.
Only then did people look around and get nervous, as if they felt something strange.
“Black Scythe. What is this…?”
“Just a moment.”
Ryu Min raised his hand as if feeling a change.
That moment.
Whoosh, whoosh-
All the torches that had been lit went out.
When darkness arrived in an instant, people panicked.
But there was something more embarrassing than that.
Light.
A pure white light shining in the darkness.
There was a being that appeared with that light.
Fluttering-
The being that appeared with its enormous wings spread was none other than an angel.
An angel with the most beautiful and large wings he had ever seen.
Artaros.
He appeared.
“I called an angel, and he really appeared?”
“But it’s not the angel you saw before, it’s a different angel, right?”
“Are you an angel giving rewards?”
People who whispered could not take their eyes off the angel’s astonishing self-luminous appearance.
Some even seemed ecstatic.
Some people were full of anticipation, thinking it was an angel giving compensation, but Ryu Min, who knew who the opponent was, could only look at him with cold eyes.
‘You finally appeared. Artaros.
I expected you to come out before the end of round 20.
So it wasn’t surprising.
“I thought we might meet in the boss room, but you actually came out.”
The opponent was the only one who pushed him whose stats exceeded hundreds of millions.
Of course, I should have been nervous, but Ryu Min actually felt calm.
It felt like the question that had been revisiting like crazy arose.
“I would have been disappointed if you hadn’t come out.”
In fact, the strategy I planned with my teammates was to prepare for the decisive battle with Artaros.
Since he was the type that attacked me once, I expected to encounter him.
‘Good. If he’s an opponent you can’t avoid anyway, it would be better to take this opportunity to end him.’
Although he struggled a bit during the last fight, Ryu Min was confident he wouldn’t lose.
Not only had he become stronger than before, but he was also receiving benefits from his colleagues.
In particular, thanks to Min Juri’s maximum level skill, ‘double benefit’, the effect of Bless is applied repeatedly.
“In short, the stats increased four times with just Bless.”
Then, if this guy’s skills didn’t change, it was clear he wouldn’t be able to touch a single hair.
[See you later. Black Scythe Mortal.]
At Artaros’s words, everyone turned to look at Ryu Min.
“Do you two know each other? Black Scythe?”
“Know. Because he’s a guy who was with me before.”
Ryu Min asked without taking his eyes off Artaros.
“You, boy. What’s happening here?”
[What’s happening? I came to finish off all of you, humans.]
The players’ expressions hardened when they heard the word annihilation.
Some even realized they were enemies and retaliated against them.
[It’s funny. These worms are sharpening their swords without even knowing who their opponents are.]
“Who was the guy who got scammed by that bastard?”
Artaros didn’t react even to Ryu Min’s frown.
He just looked at them with emotionless eyes.
[I admit you are strong, Black Scythe. The skills are good, but honestly, I was surprised to see you walking well, even though I thought I had erased your memories at that time. It seems you have many more skills than I thought.]
“So. Did you study a bit more this time? To get revenge?”
[The feeling of revenge is a luxury for me. There’s nothing more insignificant than harboring petty feelings for someone.]
“Then why bother us? Didn’t you look for human mercenaries to win the Celestial Demon War? If we don’t pass round 20, not only won’t we be able to help, but the gods who bet on the elios will lose their bets.”
[The war no longer matters. The Superior wants to destroy you and the humans here and change the situation.]
“……”
[That’s the only reason I move. I have no personal feelings or complaints against you. Honestly, it doesn’t matter to me if you humans die or not. But…]
“Are you saying we just follow orders given by a superior?”
[Yes.]
“The guy who gave that order is the bastard God of the beginning?”
Artaros’s eyebrows, which hadn’t changed their expression, moved slightly.
[Your tone of speech is annoying. You’re not the kind of person who speaks carelessly.]
“Are you going to speak carelessly? The god of the beginning is a piece of shit, a garbage god.”
Insulting your superiors was definitely effective.
Artaros, who had said he had no emotions, showed an expression of anger never seen before.
[Nothing good will come from provoking me, right?]
“I don’t think that’s something someone who died 30 times would say, right?”
[I admit I was ousted from power. But don’t make the mistake of thinking I fear you. The reason I gave up at that time was because I thought your memory had been erased. I didn’t run away because I was scared.]
“I know. That you are an immortal being. But you can’t kneel me by force, can you?”
An equal relationship where one cannot kill the other.
They were Black Scythe and Artaros.
But Artaros smiled.
Because he didn’t appear without measures.
[Even so, I can tie you and the humans here.]
“What are you talking about?”
[Why do you think round 20 never ends?]
Ryu Min read Artaros’s thoughts and frowned.
“No way…”
[With the help of the primordial god, the boss of the twentieth round was changed to me. It’s not like the weak red dragon that died in a single blow a while ago.]
“That means…”
Artaros smiled with remorse.
[Good. You have to kill me to pass the round. But can you kill me? Even if I die, will I resurrect indefinitely?]
“……”
Do you have to kill Artaros, who is cursed with immortality, to pass the round?
There was no way that was possible.
As the guy said, it was perfect to tie his ankles.
[You may not be able to pass by killing me, but even if I stay still, you will be destroyed according to the rules once the time limit has passed. So your defeat is no different.]
Ryu Min nodded and obediently recognized.
“Good. You are right. But.”
Toss-
While pointing with the scythe, Artaros’s eyes changed strangely.
“You should try all you can.”
[That’s nonsense. Mortal. Even if you know it’s a dead end, will you try?]
“Rather, it’s a dead end, so shouldn’t we try all we can?”
[That’s why I say it’s nonsense, human. No matter how much you try, the result won’t change…]
Before he could finish speaking, Artaros’s head fell.
Thud-
Players who were nervous about the boss’s death opened their eyes wide.
“Sir, did you kill him?”
“Hey, I won. Black Scythe won!”
“Not yet!”
At Ryu Min’s shout, the people who cheered looked back with perplexed eyes.
“This is not the time to be happy. Look over there.”
“Oh my god?”
All the people who looked away held their breath.
Strangely enough, Artaros’s fallen neck was being glued back into place.
“That guy is immortal. Even if you kill him, he will come back to life.”
“What? Boo, immortal?”
“Well, then how do I kill him?”
“Idiot! You can’t kill me because I’m immortal!”
“Oh, crazy. Is this what you meant when you said earlier that defeat was confirmed?”
Ryu Min shouted back at the terrified people.
“Don’t panic! Keep calm and stay relaxed! As long as you keep your head straight, a path will appear.”
[What path is that?]
Artaros, who had fully revived, slightly mocked.
[You can’t pass the round without killing me, so what will you do?]
“But you can’t just sit and let it pass either.”
[It would be less painful to surrender. I have no intention of staying still.]
“Oh, really?”
Ryu Min curved the corners of his lips into a smile.
“Then let’s try.”