The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player Novel - Chapter 339
Chapter 339 – Episode 101 (3)
In round 18 of the previous game, Ryu Min killed Michael and became a god.
“But now, in round 14, I’ve already reached divinity. I’ve advanced my goal by four rounds.”
By killing the seven archangels early, he eliminated all threats.
Now, there would be no opportunity for Plunictos to approach due to the Devil’s Resurrection Book, nor for Chaos to realize it.
In the future, there would also be no reason for Gabriel and Raphael to attack his brother by surprise, nor for him to fight with Artaros.
“As long as they don’t realize what I’ve done.”
Therefore, Ryu Min left quickly.
He threatened a battle angel in the training ground and returned to the other world in time.
Just as Millen was about to continue with the round, tired of waiting for Gabriel’s contact.
-Why hasn’t he contacted me? It’s time for the meeting!
Ryu Min heard the angel’s thoughts, who decided to proceed with the round.
“Good thing. I managed to arrive in time to continue with the round.”
As a player, he couldn’t skip the round.
Although he had killed the seven archangels, it wasn’t all over.
<Soul Binding Mission>
Kill a god
Gods currently killed (0/4)
Success reward ▶ ?????
“This is still pending.”
From now on, he had to kill the gods.
Exactly four.
“Rubuahi said that only then would I obtain a means to face Chaos.”
Killing four gods was the final goal to complete the Black Scythe weapon.
That’s why he had deified himself.
And that’s why he had quickly killed the archangels.
“I can’t avoid Chaos’s eyes forever.”
Since the final goal was the destruction of Chaos, he couldn’t stay hidden.
He had to kill the Gods carefully, without drawing Chaos’s attention.
That was the plan to follow.
“For that, I first need to obtain the Rune of Transcendence.”
To grow beyond the maximum level, Ryu Min made a surprising announcement at the end of round 14.
“I, Ryu Min, have decided to donate my fortune of 9.9 billion won to society.”
The fortune and gold were already prepared.
He sold his shares in Ma Gyeong-rok’s company and earned a billion, and by capturing the archangels, he accumulated 1.6 billion in gold.
“I’ve secured the same amount of money as before. So this time I’ll obtain the same rune.”
After revealing his identity, he donated 9.9 billion and also distributed gold to the Church of the Four Gods.
As expected, he received the Rune of Transcendence.
“Now I can gain experience from all enemies. The level limit is gone.”
He got the rune he desired.
Now he needed to prepare an eternal item.
In round 17, he captured the Black Dragon and obtained the eternal materials.
As before, he ignored the design emanating the essence of death.
“What I need now is the Soul Gauntlet to steal the power of the gods.”
The gauntlet would be more useful than the energy of death.
With the gathered materials, he crafted the Soul Gauntlet immediately.
“Now I’m ready to hunt.”
Ryu Min’s first target was Plunictos.
As soon as round 18 began, he went to the Demon King’s Castle and killed him.
He gained 1,000 million experience points and quickly rose to level 205.
“Impressive.”
Normally, Artaros would have appeared at that moment to interfere, but this time it didn’t happen.
“He still doesn’t know of my existence.”
That Artaros isn’t moving means that Chaos isn’t either.
Relieved, Ryu Min sat on the throne and called the demon nobles.
[The player ‘Black Scythe’ has sat on the throne of the demon king’s castle.]
[Checking if he has the right to challenge the demon king’s throne.]
……………
[Conditions met.]
[Proceeding with the test to become the Demon King.]
The demon nobles who participated in round 18 came running after receiving the sudden message.
They wanted to see who was the unethical demon aspiring to the throne in the middle of the war.
But the one sitting on the throne was not a demon but a human.
Therefore, many demons let out incredulous laughs, but only for a moment.
In a few minutes, the nobles were controlled, and as before, only a few demons, including Sitri, were spared.
[You have become the Demon King.]
[From now on, you can rule the underworld.]
[All subjects of the underworld will obey your orders unconditionally.]
[Congratulations on becoming the new Demon King.]
“Don’t use that tone. It’s corny.”
Ryu Min, again on the battlefield, could easily handle the demons.
“Don’t resist. I’ll send you quickly.”
[Graaaah!]
[Kyaaah!]
Although it was an absurd situation where the demon king massacred his own subjects, no demon could challenge his orders.
[Experience +102,919]
[Experience +192,990]
[Experience +162,929]
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Normally, the demons wouldn’t have given anything, but Ryu Min could gain experience from them.
“I’ve already reached level 230. I did well to obtain the Rune of Transcendence early.”
Although the number of demons was rapidly decreasing, it was not time to rejoice.
After significantly reducing their number, Ryu Min switched sides and killed thousands of angels.
“I can’t miss the opportunity to gain tens of thousands of stat points.”
With the devil’s blessing, Ryu Min could capture both stats and experience, easily finishing round 18.
“Min Juri, what happened? In round 18 it seemed like the demons obeyed you.”
“It’s just that…”
Ryu Min confessed to Min Juri that he had become the Demon King.
He now detested lying.
Fortunately, Min Juri was only surprised and didn’t say anything else.
She didn’t doubt or interrogate him.
Perhaps because he had revealed his identity before, Min Juri only showed unconditional faith in his words.
“I must go to the underworld.”
Ryu Min checked the time and teleported to the underworld in secret.
Soon, Moros would come to the Demon King’s castle.
The reason was not complicated.
He wanted to obtain information from Plunictos.
“He bet everything on the demons’ victory, so he won’t stay still.”
In the previous game, Moros also sought out Plunictos.
He came to check the war preparations and discovered that Black Scythe was a problem.
He shared information about Heo Taeseok, helping him indirectly.
He wanted to win the bet, but now that he knew he was Chaos’s pawn, he couldn’t let him live.
“You are my second target, Moros.”
He already knew when he would appear thanks to Rubuahi’s records.
As expected, at the exact rhythm of the footsteps, Moros appeared.
[Hey, Plunictos! You have a visitor and you don’t come out to greet him, don’t you think it’s… huh?]
Moros stopped.
The throne of the Demon King’s Castle had been reduced to human size.
[What’s this? Why has the throne’s size changed… ?]
Moros felt a chill and turned around, but it was too late.
Ryu Min’s scythe pierced his chest.
[Aaaah!]
“You have good reflexes.”
He tried to cut his neck in one blow, but Moros turned and was only injured.
[Damn you!]
Furious, Moros spread his wings like a bat and transformed into a dark figure.
Although a sinister atmosphere enveloped everything, Ryu Min was not fazed.
He simply wielded his scythe.
Sshhkk!
[Aaargh!]
Ryu Min had even mastered the God of Battle, Artaros. Transform or not, all are equal before the scythe.
[Experience +3,000,000,000]
[You have gained over 100,000 experience points.]
[The experience has turned into 30,000 stat points.]
Along with a huge amount of experience, numerous leveling messages appeared.
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
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[You have reached level 310!]
[From now on, the amount of stats that increase per level will be 24.]
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[You have reached level 320!]
[From now on, the amount of stats that increase per level will be 25.]
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By killing Moros, Ryu Min leveled up quickly.
And acquired new skills.
[The soul gauntlet has absorbed the soul of the slain god.]
[The soul of ‘Moros’ has been stored in the gauntlet.]
[Extracting skills from the soul of ‘Moros’.]
[……Extraction successful!]
[You have learned a new temporary skill: ‘Destruction Time’.]
[Temporary Skill – Destruction Time]
-Effect: Allows locating and dominating the mind of an enemy with bad intentions.
Can only be used against lower-ranked enemies.
‘What does it mean by lower rank?’
Although the condition of only being able to use it against lower-ranked enemies piqued his curiosity, he didn’t give it much importance.
He just had to use it against whoever he wanted to dominate, right?
There’s no penalty for using it.
‘I’ve leveled up a lot. More than when I defeated Nemesis.’
Satisfied with his level 323, Ryu Min decided that his next target would be Nemesis.
As before, with Sitri’s help, he went to the celestial realm and tracked Nemesis.
Without saying a word, he killed her.
<Soul Binding Mission>
Kill the gods
Gods killed so far (3/4)
Upon completion, ▶ ?????
‘Only one more to kill?’
Ryu Min knew two gods: Chaos and Nyx.
‘Killing Chaos is impossible, so I’ll have to seek out Nyx.’
Although he had never met her in person, he remembered Nyx’s face thanks to Artaros’s memories.
[The face and name match. Tracking the target’s location.]
[The target is in an untrackable dimension.]
[Cannot determine ‘Nyx’s’ location.]
However, a message appeared saying it was not possible, as she was in another dimension.
‘What do I do? I need to kill another quickly to face Chaos…’
There’s no time to lose.
Ryu Min decided to seek the Akashic Records without hesitation.
He used the entry pass to the Akashic Records he received as a reward for killing the seven archangels and opened the door.
Kurrurung-
Upon entering, Rubuahi came out to greet him.
He had an expression indicating he didn’t expect his visit so soon.
[Mr. Black Scythe. You have arrived earlier than I thought.]
“How have you been, Rubuahi?”
[It’s a bit uncomfortable for someone I don’t know to act like they know me.]
Regression affects all creatures and gods.
Even an entity like Rubuahi.
Therefore, this encounter was technically the first for both.
The discomfort was a natural reaction.
However, Rubuahi spoke as if he already knew everything.
“You know I’ve returned in time, right?”
[Yes. The soul contract we signed is detailedly recorded.]
Thanks to the soul contract, which is not affected by regression, Rubuahi knew that Black Scythe had returned for the 101st time.
[You have hunted the archangels and deified as planned. Even the Gods are being hunted without problems.]
“Yes. Only one more remains.”
[I suppose you plan to capture Nyx.]
“Yes. But it seems she’s in another dimension because I couldn’t track her.”
[Is that why you came to ask for my help?]
“Something like that.”
[Then you have come to the right place. According to the records, Nyx is intrigued by Plunictos’s absence. She plans to visit the Demon King’s castle soon.]
“Perfect. When do you think she will come?”
[Wait within four days, between 3 and 6 in the morning. Nyx has her own schedule, so she won’t come before that.]
“Understood. And Chaos? Any movement on his part?”
[Not yet. He has no idea of your existence for now… but you must be prepared for the worst. After all, killing a God means Chaos will find out sooner or later.]
“Yes? There’s no choice. I’ll have to prepare according to your plan.”
You can’t avoid Chaos’s attention forever.
You must have a plan to face him when the time comes.
He had already discussed this with Rubuahi in the previous regression.
“If everything goes according to what you say, we can stop Chaos when he appears, right?”
[Of course. Once you complete the soul binding mission by killing the gods, you can handle the situation better.]
Although he asked to confirm it, there were no lies.
The contract said lying would result in destruction.
“Understood. I’ll return if something arises.”
[I will be watching here. Good luck, Gaia’s messenger.]
Ryu Min let out a brief laugh as he left the Akashic Records.
‘Gaia’s messenger. Well, it’s better than calling me a toy.’
Although he didn’t entirely like the title.