The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player Novel - Chapter 336
Chapter 336 – End of the Final Round
‘Damn it!’
Chaos quickly shifted dimensions and twisted its route.
Since it followed him like a homing missile, he had to change his trajectory several times to avoid Moonlight Slaughter.
Though Chaos managed to dodge all five attacks from Moonlight Slaughter, Ryu Min smiled.
At least he had managed to throw him off balance.
‘It was worth crafting an Eternal weapon. It has been quite effective.’
Ryu Min hoped it would be effective against Chaos after reading the description that stated it caused guaranteed damage to enemies with a darkness attribute.
However, Chaos seemed to be able to evade it by bending dimensions.
‘It seems to have worked, considering the surprised look in his eyes.’
Even though Chaos hadn’t taken damage, it was significant to find a way to injure him.
Temporarily halting Chaos’s attack was also valuable.
[What was that attack? How did you manage to track my location, being a mere human…?]
Chaos asked, but Ryu Min didn’t respond.
He was focused on killing demons.
‘There’s no time. I must finish the game as quickly as possible.’
By using the five-combo Moonlight Slaughter to keep Chaos at bay, he also killed ten thousand demons along the way.
Despite that, more than a hundred thousand demons still remained.
[Remaining Troops Status]
Angels: 73,289 (72.62% survivors)
Demons: 124,458 (43.96% survivors)
Players: 1
Ryu Min glanced at the progress screen, observing how the number of demons decreased in real time.
‘The number of demons has decreased considerably. At this rate, I can soon reduce them to less than 10%, but…’
If Chaos intervened, he didn’t know what might happen.
‘Should I keep holding him at bay?’
It seemed that the scythe that cut through darkness worked against Chaos.
Although it didn’t cause guaranteed damage, it seemed to follow Chaos like a homing missile.
But Chaos kept evading by changing dimensions.
‘Holding him at bay makes no sense in this situation. I’ve experienced this before. Even while using phase shifting, he can summon instant death spears.’
For now, the priority is to finish the game before attacking Chaos.
Chaos knows that if he doesn’t stop him now, he won’t have another chance, so he’s desperately trying to hinder him.
‘I need to kill the demons faster.’
Ryu Min used the Demon King’s power to gather the demons in one place.
Then, he used area skills to eliminate them all.
“Heavenly Judgment.”
“Wide area emission.”
He used Rune of Lightning and launched black daggers.
He used every area skill he knew to desperately kill them.
However, Chaos, discovering his location, wasn’t going to stand by.
[You miserable scum! Your rampage ends here!]
Chaos summoned an instant death spear that shot straight toward Ryu Min.
With a whistle, the spear changed its trajectory and pierced Ryu Min’s heart.
Or rather, it was absorbed.
[You have received an attack that leads to death.]
[The Rune of Resurrection activates.]
[The target’s attack will be reflected.]
The reflection skill that confused Chaos activated.
The attack returned to its owner through space, but Chaos only laughed.
[Do you think I’ll fall for the same attack twice?]
Chaos, having already experienced the reflection skill, bent the dimension once more and easily dodged the attack.
Then, he summoned the instant death spear again.
[This time you won’t be able to dodge it.]
With a malicious smile, Chaos launched the spear directly.
[Die, human.]
The spear shot with great speed, heading straight for Ryu Min.
Perhaps because he knew he couldn’t avoid it?
Ryu Min made no effort to resist and continued swinging his scythe to kill demons until the last moment, even as the spear pierced his heart.
Puuuk!
“Ack!”
Scarlet blood began to gush from his mouth, and Ryu Min’s body stopped.
Plop.
The spear disappeared, leaving only the lifeless body with a hole in the chest.
Black Scythe had died.
[Kuh, kuhahaha! Kahahaha!]
Chaos’s triumphant laughter echoed in the sky.
[Finally, you have died, Gaia’s toy! Kuhahaha! And this thing is supposed to be a weapon? Foolish woman!]
Despite his rant, Chaos didn’t know that Ryu Min had one more life.
[The title ‘Last Time Reverser’ has activated.]
[You will remain in a spirit state for 1 minute.]
[You can resurrect at any moment with full health restored.]
[Do you wish to resurrect now? Y/N]
[Time remaining: 00:00:59]
[If time runs out, the resurrection opportunity will disappear.]
The first resurrection title he obtained shone at this decisive moment.
‘If it weren’t for the title, I’d be dead. Or maybe it was thanks to Sophia’s sacrifice in the boss room.’
If it weren’t for Sophia’s sacrifice, he wouldn’t be here now.
Either way, he had gained some time.
Though it wasn’t pleasant to see his own corpse.
‘So I really became a god. The scarlet blood confirms it.’
He averted his gaze from his body and observed Chaos.
The monster was still laughing maniacally, believing he had truly won.
‘Laugh all you want. You won’t be able to laugh much longer.’
Chaos would be surprised to see him resurrect, but Ryu Min had no intention of reviving immediately.
‘I must wait as long as possible before resurrecting. That way, I can reduce the number of demons a bit more.’
The war between angels and demons continued even in his death.
More than a war, it seemed like a massacre.
It was a pitiful scene for the demons, but there was no other choice if he wanted to complete the game.
‘I’ll wait until the last second before resurrecting.’
This isn’t over until it’s truly over.
Hoping that the demons would die en masse, Ryu Min watched the remaining time.
[Time remaining: 00:00:01]
When time was about to run out, he immediately touched the resurrection message.
Shaaa.
His body resurrected, and Ryu Min’s perspective changed from third person to first person.
[Huh?]
Chaos, unable to believe that Ryu Min could resurrect, widened his eyes.
[How is it possible that you have resurrected?]
With no time to respond, Ryu Min lunged at the demons.
Sshhk- Sshhk!
Swinging his scythe, Ryu Min performed a massive slaughter while watching the progress on the screen.
[Remaining Troops Status]
Angels: 73,289 (72.62% survivors)
Demons: 98,302 (34.72% survivors)
└Player: 1
‘I just need to kill 70,000 more.’
Not much remained to reach less than 10%.
As Ryu Min pushed through this final stretch, Chaos had no time to be astonished.
[Resurrecting doesn’t make sense! I just need to kill you again!]
The instant death spear appeared once more and pierced Ryu Min’s body.
But Ryu Min still had a hidden card he had been reserving.
‘Invulnerability.’
His body shone with a golden light as the temporary invulnerability skill activated.
[The temporary skill ‘Invulnerability’ has activated.]
[You will be immune to all damage for 60 seconds.]
[You have used a one-time skill.]
[The skill will disappear from the skill list.]
The instant death spear, capable of killing anyone, couldn’t penetrate the invulnerability and bounced off.
[I-Invulnerability?]
With Chaos’s clearly bewildered voice in the background, Ryu Min continued massacring demons.
Thanks to invulnerability, he could unleash himself without any interference.
When about 10 seconds remained, it was time to finish the game.
‘I just need to end this. Just this!’
[No, it can’t be!]
Chaos tried to stop Ryu Min by throwing more death spears, but it was useless.
No matter how many spears flew, invulnerability repelled all attacks.
‘It works perfectly.’
Ryu Min smiled as he reached his goal and killed enough demons.
[The number of demon troops has been reduced to less than 10%.]
[The seventh Great War between Angels and Demons has ended with the victory of the Angels.]
At the moment when victory was confirmed, a flash of light appeared before Ryu Min.
A shining stone with all the colors of the rainbow was within his reach.
‘This is it.’
He didn’t need anyone to tell him that this was the reward for completing the final round.
It was the Stone of Desire that granted any wish.
[The duration of the temporary skill ‘Invulnerability’ has ended.]
At that moment, invulnerability deactivated and almost simultaneously a desperate scream was heard.
[I won’t allow you to touch that!]
The space in the sky opened, and many spears began to appear.
When Ryu Min reached out for the Stone of Desire, he instinctively gave an order.
“Block it!”
Thousands of nearby combat angels rushed like goalkeepers.
However, the spears, with their tracking ability, skillfully dodged the obstacles and headed for their target.
But the angels’ blocking wasn’t in vain.
Tak-
Thanks to the distraction, Ryu Min’s hand reached the Stone of Desire in time.
[The player ‘Black Scythe’ has entered the Hall of Wishes.]
—————–
‘Where am I?’
A completely white space where nothing could be seen.
Ryu Min, looking around, observed his own body.
‘A soul?’
His body was transparent, like a soul.
Furthermore, he didn’t have the customized appearance of Black Scythe.
Although he couldn’t see his face, it seemed to be his real appearance.
‘Have I left behind the avatar of this world?’
He felt a mix of emotions seeing Black Scythe disappear, which now felt like his real body.
‘Anyway, I really have entered. In the Hall of Wishes.’
From the beginning, Ryu Min didn’t expect to be able to kill Chaos.
His goal had always been to touch the Stone of Desire and enter the Hall of Wishes.
Everything was going according to plan.
‘According to Rubuahi’s words, a system message should appear now.’
And indeed, it did.
[Hello. Welcome to the Hall of Wishes.]
[If you have any questions, feel free to ask.]
[You can ask with your mind or out loud, and I will answer sincerely.]
A message appeared before him along with a melodious voice.
Ryu Min, relieved that everything was going as expected, asked a simple question to test.
“Where am I?”
[This is the Hall of Wishes, a place that can only be accessed by touching the Stone of Desire. You can express your wish and it will be evaluated for its cost to determine if it is possible.]
“Evaluated for its cost to determine if it is possible? Isn’t it supposed to grant any wish?”
[We never said that.]
Clearly, the angels had told him it would grant any wish. It was puzzling that now they denied it.
‘Either the angels lied or they didn’t really know the functionality of the Stone of Desire. It has to be one of those two options.’
Perhaps another person would feel betrayed, but Ryu Min already knew thanks to Rubuahi.
He knew that wishes were evaluated based on cost.
That’s why, even though he already knew, he asked to confirm it.
“What does cost mean?”
[It refers to the value of your contribution to the victory in the last round. This value determines the magnitude of the wish that can be granted.]
“So, does that mean the wish is adjusted based on your contribution in the last round?”
[Exactly.]
‘In round 18 there was also a contribution system.’
Ryu Min got straight to the point.
“Then, what’s my contribution level?”
[In points, it is 382,291,481.]
“Approximately 400 million. What kind of wishes can I grant with that amount of points?”
[The value is considerably high. Most wishes, such as creation or destruction, are possible.]
“Can I kill a god? For example, Chaos.”
[It is not possible. It is a being that cannot be eliminated.]
The immediate response made Ryu Min smile slightly.
‘Of course, Chaos is an entity that created the system along with Gaia. It can’t be killed so easily.’
It was an absurd question even for him.
“What about other gods? Like Nyx or Moros.”
[It is possible to kill them, but only one.]
“Only one? Hm, it would be better to do it myself.”
Ryu Min chuckled and thought of his companions while asking another question.
“Can I revive people who have died?”
[It is possible. However, with the current value, you can only revive approximately 382,291 people.]
1.8 billion people died and he could only revive 380,000.
“Can I obtain the power to kill Chaos?”
“Can I weaken Chaos?”
He threw out several wishes, but the system only repeated that they weren’t possible.
It seemed that any wish related to Chaos was completely excluded.
Ryu Min sighed, resigned.
‘There’s no choice but to follow the plan I agreed on with Rubuahi.’
He wasn’t sure if the wish would be granted, but he would try.
With a solemn expression, Ryu Min asked another question.
“Is this also possible? To go back in time with all my memories intact.”