The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player Novel - Chapter 329
Chapter 329 – Eternal Weapon
Click-click-click.
From the podium where the sound of camera shutters resonated, Ryu Min spoke seriously to the audience.
About what had happened in round 20.
“Round 20 consisted of a mission to defeat the final boss. The 72 players, including myself, prepared thoroughly to face it, but…”
Ryu Min paused.
The image of his comrades dying came vividly to mind.
“In the end, only I could survive.”
“So, does that mean you can now fulfill your wish?”
A journalist, unable to contain himself, shouted the question.
But Ryu Min shook his head.
“No. It turns out that round 20 was not the last. I was informed that there is a final round, the true last round, which must be overcome to fulfill the wish.”
“Final round?”
“There was one more round?”
The journalists, surprised, began typing rapidly on their laptops.
“When is that final round?”
To the question from the journalist who had shouted before, Ryu Min replied in a low voice.
“The last round will begin in a month, at midnight on September 1.”
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[Of the 72 who entered round 20, only one survived: Black Scythe.]
[Black Scythe says round 20 was not the end. There will be a final round…]
[The last survivor, Black Scythe, expresses his condolences for the death of the 71 who fought against the boss…]
An unprecedented event where 71 died and only one survived.
In such an unexpected situation, the families of the deceased shed tears.
“Ju-ri… our daughter…”
Min Do-hoon, who had confirmed his daughter’s death before the news broke, cried inconsolably.
The memory of his daughter smiling carefree before departing to the other world was unbearable.
“How could this happen? How could you leave me alone? How am I going to live now, without you…?”
Min Do-hoon, who cried until dawn, was surprised at how much he could cry.
And he was also surprised at how much he depended on his daughter.
After crying himself to exhaustion, his next reaction was to deny reality.
“This can’t be true, right? This is just a dream, a well-crafted dream. I fell asleep without realizing it and I’m having a nightmare. Yes, that’s it, it has to be…”
Murmurs escaped his lips as tears fell from his eyes.
“Please let it be a dream. Wake up as if nothing happened. I beg you… God…”
Now he begged God, although he knew very well that the dead do not return.
There were no precedents for someone returning to life after a round ended.
At that moment, the unexpected sound of the doorbell interrupted his thoughts.
Ding-dong— Ding-dong—
For a moment, pulling away from his sadness, he headed to the door.
He looked through the peephole and saw a familiar face.
“Black… Scythe?”
“Hello, sir. May I come in for a moment?”
Min Do-hoon opened the door and nodded, letting Ryu Min in.
When he bought a lottery ticket at his store and won, he thought it was just a lucky young man, but now he knew.
That he was Black Scythe.
That he was a high school classmate of Min Juri.
“Have you heard the news?”
“…I saw it on the news.”
“I’m very sorry. I couldn’t protect her…”
At Ryu Min’s apologies, Min Do-hoon shook his head.
“You don’t have to apologize. I’m sure you did your best.”
Of course he did.
Ryu Min nodded and asked softly.
“…Where is Juri?”
“She’s in this room.”
On the bed in the room that Min Do-hoon pointed to, Min Juri lay motionless.
She seemed to be deeply asleep.
“She looks like she’s sleeping, but… she’s not breathing.”
“…”
“Isn’t there any way to revive her?”
Although Min Do-hoon’s eyes reflected hope, Ryu Min’s response was sharp.
“It’s impossible. After the soul transfer and her disappearance, there’s no way to revive her. She is no longer a player, so resurrection doesn’t work.”
Even if he hadn’t tried it himself, others had already done so.
They tried to save those who were eliminated in the round in reality.
But it was impossible to revive someone who wasn’t a player with a life potion.
Resurrection skills also didn’t work.
“So, that’s how it is…”
Although he already knew, he asked hoping for a miracle.
Sighing deeply, Min Do-hoon asked in a low voice.
“How did my daughter die…? Was it painful?”
“No. She didn’t have time to suffer.”
“That’s a relief…”
Although she didn’t die instantly, Ryu Min had no choice but to lie.
He knew better than anyone how painful it was to lose a loved one.
“She looks like she’s sleeping so peacefully, but she’s dead. I still can’t believe it…”
Ryu Min placed his hand gently on Min Do-hoon’s shoulder, engulfed in his pain.
Then, he removed his hand from the trembling shoulder and turned silently.
“I’m sorry, daughter. If I had known this would happen, I would have treated you better…”
Min Juri’s father needed to cry more.
He was not ready to let go of his daughter yet.
‘I must not interrupt.’
Click
He opened the door and left the house. Ryu Min sighed deeply.
His heart felt heavy.
He had come to console Min Juri’s family, but seeing the sadness of others was equally painful.
‘Anyway, it’s better to tell them how the last moment was. Even if it’s a white lie.’
That was the reason why Ryu Min had come to see the family of the deceased.
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71 people died.
Although there were many, Ryu Min remembered each one clearly thanks to the Runes of Memory.
“Have you heard about Christine?”
“Yes, I heard.”
It seemed cold, but Ryu Min knew it.
Nathan was deeply saddened by losing his daughter.
“Jeffrey also died, right?”
“Yes.”
“They both have gone to a better place. I won’t worry about them anymore.”
Nathan spoke determinedly, but his swollen eyes showed how much he had cried.
‘Still, he doesn’t mention that they went to heaven.’
Ryu Min could read his thoughts.
Nathan’s faith in God was already broken.
It was natural after being betrayed by what he believed in the most.
He listened to Nathan’s confusion about what to believe in now.
Ryu Min sensed it was time to leave and bowed.
“I’ll leave now.”
“Thank you for coming.”
For three days, Ryu Min traveled around the world meeting the families of the deceased.
Ryu Min also offered his condolences personally by reporting the death of his comrades.
He even attended the ongoing funerals.
‘Huu. I’ve been listening to crying for three days, and this is something I wouldn’t wish on anyone.’
But he must do it.
At least, in memory of his fallen comrades.
“Brother, are you back?”
“Yes.”
Ryu Min greeted briefly and headed to his room.
On the way, he noticed his younger brother’s worried look, but he didn’t pay much attention to it.
He understood why he looked at him that way.
‘He must think I feel guilty for surviving alone…’
But Ryu Min was not as depressed as he seemed.
Losing his comrades was sad, but it would do no good to stay down.
‘I must keep moving forward. Somehow, alone.’
And he will get revenge.
He will do anything to kill the god called Chaos.
‘It’s better to feel rage than sadness. At least rage gives me the energy to keep going.’
He doesn’t know how he will get his revenge.
For now, he plans to kill more Gods to complete the soul-binding mission.
‘Artaros is already dead, and now I have to find the Goddess of the night, Nyx… Ah, I also have to find and kill that Moros guy.’
Any god who cooperated with Chaos will be eliminated.
He doesn’t know how he will find them, but he will.
He sighed, but not all the news was bad.
‘I’ve been so busy that I barely have time to check this now.’
Ryu Min had an item he received as a reward for round 20.
‘What will I get from the special reward box this time?’
With expectations, he opened the box.
[You can choose one of the following special rewards.]
[Touch the reward you desire.]
50% increase in stats (only for the final round)
Temporary skill – Invulnerability (only for the final round)
Temporary skill – Sweep (only for the final round)
When he opened the box, it didn’t seem like much.
‘Well, having invulnerability is no small thing, right?’
He already knew the mission of the final round.
Side with the angels and lead them to victory in the celestial war.
In such a situation, both the stat increase and the sweep skill would be useful, but Ryu Min couldn’t ignore the possibility of Chaos appearing.
‘Stats don’t matter against Chaos. He has an instant death skill.’
That’s why Ryu Min only had one option.
‘Option 2, Invulnerability. Nothing is more useful than this.’
Again, he chose the temporary invulnerability skill and looked at his inventory.
There was the refined ether he received as a reward.
‘Thanks to receiving one more, I now have two refined ethers. I can create an eternal weapon.’
Although he already had the hell branch he obtained as a Demon Lord, it wouldn’t hurt to have another weapon, right?
‘I’m going to combine the materials immediately.’
He placed the materials in the combination window and pressed the button.
[You are combining an eternal rank item.]
[Due to the high quality of the item, it will take time to complete. Please be patient.]
[Combining materials…]
[Analyzing the user’s soul…]
[Adjusting synchronization…]
[Combination successful!]
[You have created the ‘Scythe that Cuts Darkness’.]
[Scythe that Cuts Darkness]
Classification: Weapon
Rank: Eternal
Attack Power: 9,999
Effect: Inflicts guaranteed damage to dark attribute entities.
Durability: Infinite
Usage Restrictions: Black Scythe (soul binding)
Description: It is a weapon capable of killing a God.
Ryu Min opened his eyes widely as he reviewed the information.
‘This is… to face Chaos?’
When it comes to the dark attribute, no one but Chaos comes to mind.
And it can inflict guaranteed damage on him?
‘Is it a custom-made weapon for me?’
Of course, it can’t be sure that this weapon will work against Chaos until it’s tested.
‘But if Chaos has the dark attribute and guaranteed damage means it will always hit…’
It’s something he can face him with.
It can give him a significant blow to Chaos.
Seeing a glimmer of hope, Ryu Min smiled with satisfaction.
‘It was a good decision to create this weapon.’
On the other hand, he also felt a bit of regret.
If he had created this weapon instead of other eternal equipment, would he have achieved a different outcome?
‘I am looking forward to the day I face Chaos.’
The idea that he could finally get his revenge lifted the corners of his lips, but he wasn’t going to sit still waiting for the final round.
Suddenly, Ryu Min opened the door to his room and told his brother:
“Ryu Won, I’m going out for a moment.”
“Eh? Where are you going?”
Ryu Min smiled at his brother, who looked worried, and replied:
“To the underworld.”