The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player Novel - Chapter 334
Chapter 334 – Seventh Celestial Demon War
When the message disappeared, the scene changed.
It was a vast prairie, similar to what he had seen in the first round.
It was a completely different place from the hellish stage of round 18.
“Is this where the final round will take place?”
As he observed the surroundings, at that moment…
Buuuuuu!
With the sound of a horn, a huge gate opened, and combat angels with wings stepped onto the prairie.
It was the entry of the participants.
“How many are there?”
From the portal, angels kept emerging endlessly, forming an unending tide.
Angels with solemn expressions and fully armed quickly filled the place.
The vast prairie seemed small in comparison.
“By eye, there must be about 100,000.”
Ryu Min’s estimate was accurate.
[Shortly, the war between 100,921 angels (+1 player) and 283,078 demons will begin.]
[The faction whose strength is reduced to less than 10% first will be considered the loser.]
[The seventh celestial and demon war will start after a 10-minute wait.]
100,000 against 280,000.
Even a preschooler could predict the outcome based on those numbers, but the important thing wasn’t the quantity but the quality.
In this world, if you have the skill, you can face a hundred.
Victory depends on how many high-quality soldiers you have.
“But objectively, there’s no chance for the angels to win.”
With the seven archangels dead, the only outstanding fighters among the angels were a few first-class angels.
“Probably the other gods don’t know. It’s a rule not to reveal the internal situation before the war begins.”
Only superior gods like Chaos and Artaros, or some involved gods like Nemesis and Moros, would know, but the rest wouldn’t.
If it were known that the archangels were dead, it would cause a great stir.
“So they’ve carefully hidden the information. Also about me.”
It’s likely they didn’t know he had defeated Plunictos and become the Demon King.
Becoming the Demon King doesn’t mean it’s automatically notified to all deities.
“Rather, it’s customary for the new Demon King to communicate directly with other gods to announce their ascension.”
The reason for this custom is understandable.
It doesn’t hurt to earn the favor of the gods.
But Ryu Min didn’t bother to inform them.
He didn’t know how to contact them and didn’t see the need to provide unnecessary information.
“They probably don’t even know that the Demon King position has changed.”
They would simply think Plunictos had stopped communicating.
“It looks like they have arrived too.”
In the distance, countless figures could be seen.
The 280,000 demons moved like a swarm of insects, waiting for the war to begin.
“In comparison, we…”
They look pathetic.
Although 100,000 is a large number, it looked insufficient compared to the enemy.
It was evident on their faces.
Faces without confidence, slumped shoulders, eyes full of fear.
Even the angels considered the fight hopeless.
After all, they didn’t have a worthy commander.
“But the same goes for the demons.”
Currently, the only commander on the demon side was Sitri.
John Delgado had killed all the others to turn them into his summons.
If the angels knew that, they might be a little less disheartened, but the lack of a commander among them remained a fact.
-What do we do? Will we be able to win this war?
-We don’t have anyone we can call a commander, do we?
-The fact that the seven archangels have all died… it’s unbelievable.
-It’s all that damn human’s fault.
Looking around, Ryu Min could hear and feel the disapproving glances towards him.
The fact that he killed the archangels wasn’t an open secret, but the angels who needed to know already knew.
‘I get it. If you had killed my comrades, I would look at you that way too.’
The reason they didn’t attack him wasn’t because he was strong, nor because he was the only mercenary participating in the battle.
They knew they couldn’t kill him anyway.
They knew he was protected by the equipment system.
That’s why, although they considered him an enemy, they suppressed their anger and waited for the war to begin.
It was better to use the enemy’s strength to lead the war to victory than to waste energy on useless emotions.
‘Although they don’t have faces that assure victory.’
Instead, the angels watched the demons with worried faces until they heard a noise behind them and turned their heads.
Then, with disdainful eyes, they stepped aside to let him pass.
Ryu Min walked through the crowd of angels, which parted like the Red Sea.
Step by step, he moved forward, stopping at the vanguard to look at the soldiers like a commander reviewing his troops.
“Listen, all 100,000 present.”
Although many frowned at seeing Ryu Min acting like the commander, that lasted briefly.
One of Ryu Min’s hidden titles appeared above his head.
[The title ‘Ruler of the Sky’ has been set as visible.]
[The status of the player ‘Black Scythe’ is elevated to that of an archangel.]
[All angels perceive the player as an archangel.]
By revealing the title that conferred him a status equal to that of an archangel, the angels’ gazes changed.
From looks of resentment to looks of admiration.
Noticing that change, Ryu Min smiled with one side of his mouth.
“From now on, I will be your commander.”
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The hall of the gods, decorated like a VVIP box, was in unusual turmoil.
[What’s happening? I don’t see the archangels on the angels’ side.]
[Really? Even looking closely, they don’t appear.]
[The seven archangels who won the fifth celestial and demon war aren’t here?]
[Ah! How is this possible?]
[What has been happening all this time?]
Dozens of gods who had bet on the angels were holding their heads, desperate.
On the screen, reliable combat angels appeared, but the archangels were nowhere to be found.
Even using their divine vision, they couldn’t find them.
It was as if the knife they trusted had stabbed them in the foot.
[Ah, what if they haven’t been deployed yet?]
[From the looks of it, the summoning is already over. Those 100,000 are all the forces.]
[And there’s also an additional human mercenary.]
[That human mercenary doesn’t matter! What’s important is that the archangels, the key to our strength, aren’t here!]
[They wouldn’t have avoided participating on purpose, what could have happened?]
[Could it be that the archangels were killed before the war…?]
[That’s impossible! How could the demons have invaded the celestial realm?]
[Lady Daphne is right. Before the war, they shouldn’t touch each other, right?]
[Then, how could the demons have killed the archangels before the war…?]
[That I don’t know.]
Although it wasn’t the demons but a human who killed them, the gods couldn’t even imagine it.
[Anyway, the situation is bad. Without the archangels, there’s no chance of winning.]
[Exactly. We are already outnumbered and they have the 72 demon nobles.]
[This war is completely lost. It will be a defeat for the angels.]
[Hey! Don’t say such pessimistic things! I’ve bet all my Terras on this battle!]
[Ugh, I shouldn’t have bet just because the payout was high…]
[Haaa…]
Sighs could be heard everywhere, and the expressions of the gods darkened rapidly.
Judging by the difference in forces, it was clear to anyone that defeat was certain, but they didn’t know that the demons also lacked key forces and that the angels had Black Scythe, a legion in himself.
[There’s no choice but to hope that the Goddess of victory favors the angels.]
[But, if there are no archangels, who will lead?]
[That’s exactly… Huh?]
A god was looking at the screen with wide eyes.
No more and no less, a human was acting as a commander in front of the angels.
[Who is that human? Is he crazy?]
[Is he trying to act important because there are no archangels?]
[How dare that lowly mercenary!]
They were outraged by the absurd situation, but the most surprising thing happened next.
The combat angels were cheering the human and following him as if he were their superior.
[What… what is happening? Are they cheering for a human?]
[Have they collectively lost their minds?]
When the sound of the horn marked the beginning of the war, 100,000 combat angels flew over the plain with Ryu Min at the front.
The image of countless angels flying in formation was impressive.
It was a familiar scene for the gods who had witnessed numerous celestial and demon wars, but even so, they couldn’t believe what they were seeing.
A human at the front, flying with black wings, like a commander.
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When Ryu Min killed the seven archangels and obtained the title of Ruler of the Sky, he didn’t know how to use it.
Although the description said it was equal to an archangel, he didn’t know how to take advantage of it.
‘If Rubuahi hadn’t told me, I would probably still not know.’
If he hadn’t known how to apply the title and use it to command, the combat angels wouldn’t follow him like chicks.
‘I must command them and end this celestial and demon war as soon as possible to obtain the Stone of Desire.’
According to Rubuahi, as soon as they reduced the number of demons to less than 10%, the war would end, and the Stone of Desire would appear before them.
If at that moment, even for an instant, someone else touched it first…
‘The Stone of Desire will consider that person as the recipient of the wish and will fulfill whatever they ask for.’
This is how Michael planned to use Ryu Min to become a God.
He wanted to take advantage of the moment to seize the Stone of Desire and fulfill his own wish.
‘Those despicable plans… Well done for dying, Michael.’
Now that Michael is no longer an obstacle, it remains only to reduce the number of demons to obtain the Stone of Desire.
In this way, he could proceed with the plan he had devised with Rubuahi.
Just then, winged demons began to approach, flapping their bat wings as they entered his range.
“Shall we warm up a bit?”
The demons approaching at high speed stopped abruptly when they saw Ryu Min.
[Eh? Guys, wait a moment. Stop!]
[Isn’t that…?]
[Isn’t that the Demon King?]
Although the demons stopped at the sight of Ryu Min, their fate was already sealed.
‘Disappear.’
Ryu Min’s scythe transformed into a huge figure and cut through the air.
Hundreds of demons disintegrated into dust instantly.
“All of you accept your death quietly.”
Just as he finished speaking, the angels and demons met in the sky in a fierce clash.
[Aaaaaaah!]
[Kill them!]
However, the demons didn’t offer resistance.
The Demon King had given the order not to resist under any circumstances.
Fuuuaaaak!
Fuaak!
The unilateral slaughter began.
Only the corpses of demons fell to the ground.
Ryu Min also swung his enormous scythe, contributing to reducing the enemy’s forces.
Killing enemies who didn’t resist was extremely easy.
‘I must hurry to reduce their number before Chaos appears…’
However, his hopes faded when a space in the sky opened and familiar eyes looked down at him.
[Did you think you could escape from me, despicable creature?]
As he had predicted, Chaos had appeared.