The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player Novel - Chapter 341
Chapter 341 – Episode 101 (5)
‘What? Only 1,000?’
According to what he had heard from Rubuahi, upon reaching the second deification, he would be reborn as a complete deity.
And naturally, he would be able to sense Terra’s energy and understand how to use it.
‘But only sense 1,000 energy?’
No, it’s 1,001.
I just increased it by one more.
‘Does this happen naturally?’
Starting from 1,000 and naturally accumulating.
The future seemed bleak.
‘Well, it’s not like I have money in my bank account.’
Should I be grateful to have at least 1,000?
He complained about having waited in vain when another message appeared.
[A new soul binding mission is available.]
‘Huh? There was another mission? I thought killing a God was the last one.’
Ryu Min couldn’t hide his surprise as he examined the content.
‘What kind of mission is this? Are they joking?’
He had always followed the system’s orders, but this time, he couldn’t help but doubt.
It was an order that made him doubt his own eyes.
Then, another message appeared on his retina.
[Due to the completion of the second deification, the insight eye function has been unlocked.]
[You can now identify the weaknesses of all targets with the insight eye.]
‘Fortunately, the ability to identify weaknesses has returned.’
It was news as refreshing as rain after a drought, especially since he had so little Terra energy.
But the good news didn’t end there.
[From now on, you will be able to absorb Terra energy by killing the Gods.]
[However, you will not be able to absorb the energy of primordial Gods by killing them.]
‘Just as I thought. Rubuahi wasn’t lying.’
He had been told that by killing a god, he could absorb all the Terra they had.
That was the advantage of the second deification, according to what Rubuahi had said.
Of course, it didn’t apply to other gods.
It was only designed for Terra energy to be absorbed into Ryu Min’s body.
That was necessary to devour the gods and become stronger to face chaos.
That was the way to oppose chaos.
‘I was surprised at how little Terra I had, but it’s no problem. I can get it by killing the Gods.’
But that didn’t mean he would kill just anyone.
He would only kill the gods responsible for the massacre of humans.
‘First, should I try killing Erebus, the subordinate of chaos?’
He didn’t know where Erebus was, but that didn’t mean there was no way to find him.
All he had to do was threaten Nyx, who was trapped in his soul.
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Somewhere deep in the dungeon of Tartarus.
At first glance, it looks like a forge with boiling cauldrons and various tools, but it is not.
Weapons or equipment are not needed in the dungeon.
This place was nothing less than a torture chamber where prisoners were tormented.
[Listen, son.]
Erebus stabbed the human prisoner’s body with the iron in his hand.
Stab- stab-
[Surely you should feel pain, right? Why don’t you squirm like a worm?]
[But look.]
Erebus withdrew the iron he had submerged in the boiling lava and brought it close to the prisoner’s body.
Hiss-
“Ahhh!”
[They say it causes extreme pain. Can you see how the bones melt?]
“Really! Ha, ha! It’s so much fun! Can I try it once?”
“Well, sure. Go ahead, try it.”
When Erebus handed the iron to his son, Ether, he easily followed suit.
Sss! Sss!
“Ahhh! Ahhh!”
“Look at this human. He doesn’t even scream even though he’s about to die. Does he have some pride?”
“That’s this human’s special reason. Should we say he likes to be conquered? Ha, ha.”
“Well, if it were easy, it wouldn’t be fun. Ha, ha, ha.”
The father and son laughing while torturing the prisoner who was about to faint continued their torture.
Although he wished to die, this place was an infernal dungeon where souls were imprisoned.
Even if he wanted to die, the reality was that he couldn’t.
“Ahhh! Ahhh!”
“Ha, ha, ha! Come on, human like a worm, let’s see how long you can resist!”
“This guy is out of control.”
Erebus, who watched with satisfaction as his son tortured, turned his head.
“Hmm? What’s this signal?”
He received a signal that someone had been caught in the trap he had set.
“Son, let me go for a moment. It seems someone has fallen into my trap…”
“Hey, why don’t we try this as well?”
Erebus shook his head excitedly as he watched his son torture someone who seemingly couldn’t hear him.
“Who has fallen into my trap?”
There were often such souls.
Stupid souls who entered the dungeon to rescue prisoners.
Usually, they were people who had been close to each other in life, like lovers or relatives.
“They were just foolish spirits. Although nothing is more valuable than their own lives.”
To prevent those intruders from entering, he set traps everywhere.
Once they passed a certain area, the bars would come down and trap the intruder.
And now, one of those traps had been activated.
“Ha, ha, ha. Let’s see what foolish soul has entered this time…”
Erebus, who arrived at the bars, stopped in surprise.
“What? Is it a living human?”
Human souls were common.
The man who was being tortured right now was also a human.
But it was the first time he saw a living human.
Or rather, this place was an area reserved only for the dead.
“How has a living human come here…?”
“Did you really come here on your own?”
The trapped human, Ryu Min, smiled maliciously.
There was no need to look for him since he had come alone.
“Are you Erebus?”
“How do you know my name…? But more importantly, how do you understand me? Is it possible?”
Erebus’ eyes widened.
“A player?”
Kiing-
Instead of responding, Ryu Min prepared in Moonlight Slaughter.
Seeing this, Erebus laughed derisively.
“You’re a fool. You’re trapped in this dungeon. No matter how hard you try to break it…”
Before Erebus could say it was impossible, his eyes widened.
“Wait a moment.”
Instinctively sensing danger in the absurd energy, he suddenly jumped.
And then, it happened.
Boom-!
The explosion threw Erebus about ten meters away.
“Ugh…!”
Looking with pained eyes, Erebus couldn’t stop doubting his own eyes.
The bars he thought would never break were a mess.
“It can’t be. The bars that have lasted 1,800 years…”
“I’ve heard it can’t be broken unless by the God of battle, Artaros, but it seems my thinking was wrong.”
Creak, creak.
A human who seemed like a monster breaking the bars in one blow was approaching him.
Normally, he wouldn’t fear a human, but the situation was very different now.
“He broke the bars made with the power of the dead Gods. It’s impossible unless he has the same divine power.”
That meant, although he looked like a human, he was a God.
It also meant he could harm him, being a god.
“How can a human have divine power?”
It was hard to believe, but the evidence was clear.
And above all, the guy was staring straight at him.
It didn’t seem like he had come to have a conversation.
“Damn it.”
Finally, Erebus had no choice but to swallow his pride.
“Escaping?”
Ryu Min laughed as he saw Erebus fleeing away.
Did he think he could escape from him?
Wasn’t it ridiculous?
“There’s no escape.”
Although Ryu Min followed calmly, Erebus wasn’t running away without thinking.
Clang!
Suddenly, Erebus, who turned at the sound, smiled maliciously.
“He’s fallen!”
A human was trapped in the bars.
He was intentionally lured into the trap.
“I have to run before he frees himself again.”
Believing he had gained some time, Erebus quickly returned to his torture chamber.
“Ether! Ether!”
“Father? What’s wrong?”
Ether stopped his torture seeing his father so desperate.
“An intruder has entered! We must flee quickly!”
“But why worry if there are bars?”
“A monster who can break those bars has appeared!”
“Ugh… I was having so much fun…!”
The son who murmured seemed frustrated with Erebus.
“It’s no time to hesitate. We must flee quickly…!”
“It’s already too late.”
The voice that sounded behind surprised Erebus.
“How… already?”
“I have a teleportation skill.”
If he could use Moonlight Slaughter, it meant he could use other skills.
Escaping using blink was much easier than dying.
“What’s this? A human?”
At that moment, Ether stepped forward and looked at Ryu Min up and down.
“Don’t get too close.”
“Father. Why are you so scared? It’s just a human.”
“Didn’t you hear what I said? This human now…!”
At that moment, Erebus stopped and changed his mind.
“This human can break the bars in one blow. I could die without being able to do anything. But…”
If someone stopped him, an opportunity might arise.
“As if I haven’t had enough trouble with you.”
Erebus, who was scared, changed his expression.
“Son! Show him what can happen to that useless human!”
“Don’t worry.”
Ether smiled confidently at his father and then faced the human determinedly.
“How dare you speak like that about a God?”
Reading the thoughts of the two gods instantly, Ryu Min shook his head in disbelief.
One was enjoying torturing human souls, and the other was trying to survive using his son as a shield.
Ryu Min’s mocking laughter made Ether’s veins bulge in frustration.
“That bastard is completely crazy. He should experience the taste of my scythe… huh?”
As he tried to lift his scythe, Ether made a momentary stupid face.
Strangely, his arm wasn’t responding.
In fact, he didn’t feel anything at all.
“What’s happening? Why isn’t my arm moving? I just had it in my hand… huh? That’s my scythe down there!”
At that moment, he could see his hand holding the scythe on the ground.
He could see his arm and the blood flowing from the cut.
And he could also see his vision tilting downward, hitting the ground.
“Even sacrificing his own son, how could he face this? Is there no time to buy time?”
Seeing Ryu Min, who in an instant had cut off Ether’s arms and neck, Erebus was astonished.
“T-this…”
He tried to say something, but there was no time to make a will.
Because Ryu Min’s scythe had mercilessly cut his throat.
“Experience +6,000,000,000!”
“The experience will convert into 60,000 stat points.”
“Experience +3,000,000,000!”
“The experience will convert into 30,000 stat points.”
…
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“You have reached level 460!”
“From now on, the number of stats will increase by 39 when leveling up.”
“The soul gauntlet absorbs the soul of the slain god.”
“The soul ‘Ether’ has been stored in the gauntlet.”
“You have learned the new temporary skill ‘Hell’s Jailer’!”
“The soul ‘Erebus’ has been stored in the gauntlet.”
“You have learned the new temporary skill ‘Hell’s Jailer’!”
“You absorb Terra from the body of the dead god.”
“You have absorbed 5,012,039 Terra from the soul ‘Ether’.”
“You have absorbed 15,075,323 Terra from the soul ‘Erebus’.”