The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player Novel - Chapter 343
Chapter 343 – Episode 101 (7)
The God of chaos, Chaos, has been feeling something strange lately.
‘Why can’t I contact my subordinates?’
The Goddess of the night Nyx, the God of darkness Erebus, the God of air Ether, the God of destruction Moros, the Goddess of vengeance Nemesis, among others.
Suddenly, there are many Gods he cannot contact.
‘What is going on?’
If he had a nape, he would have felt a chill.
‘Gaia, that woman must know something.’
Chaos opened a space to search for Gaia’s refuge.
Crack-
Using space at his will is a specialty of Chaos.
Despite knowing this fact, Gaia frowned with discomfort.
[What are you doing? Why are you appearing without notice?]
[Why does a husband need an excuse to visit his wife?]
[Get to the point.]
Although he wanted to kill Gaia, who was openly showing her discomfort, Chaos couldn’t do it.
It wasn’t due to a moral responsibility not to kill his wife, but because he really couldn’t kill Gaia.
The authority of creation applied not only to creatures but also to herself.
‘Does she still hold a grudge for that? What a resentful woman.’
Knowing that fighting would only wear him out, Chaos resigned himself to clicking his tongue in his mind.
[Why don’t you answer? Why have you come?]
‘Should I kill her?’
Chaos suppressed his urge after a long time.
Although she was another god, Gaia was someone he couldn’t touch.
And Gaia couldn’t touch Chaos either.
[I have a question and I thought you might know the answer.]
Chaos sincerely shared his doubt with his wife.
The answer he received was cold.
[How would I know why your subordinates have disappeared?]
[Being the Goddess of creation and the earth, can’t you track all living beings?]
[I can’t perceive everything.]
Although she said it indifferently and turned her head, Chaos knew the vastness of Gaia’s power.
‘She acts humble having the authority of creation.’
Gaia hadn’t ascended as the supreme Goddess only because she didn’t have the authority of destruction.
‘Still, she’s hiding something.’
Although he didn’t show it, his instinct told him that Gaia was related to the disappearance of the Gods.
[I understand. I’m leaving.]
Chaos didn’t continue questioning and disappeared by folding space.
In the space filled with silence, a sigh escaped from Gaia.
——————–
‘Phew, that was close.’
When Chaos suddenly appeared and interrogated her, Gaia’s heart nearly stopped.
‘I knew he would find out someday, but I didn’t think it would be so soon…’
Although she said she didn’t know, in reality, she did know.
She knew what had happened to Chaos’ subordinates.
‘He mustn’t discover the existence of Black Scythe…’
The human she designed and raised completed his secondary deification.
He was massacring the Gods and collecting terra.
The weapon to confront Chaos was almost complete.
‘No, it’s practically already complete.’
At that moment, Chaos noticed the disappearance of his subordinates.
Did he detect something?
‘No, fortunately, it doesn’t seem like he noticed. He just left.’
Although Gaia felt relieved momentarily, it didn’t last long.
The space opened, and an unpleasant face appeared again.
[What do you want now?]
She asked bitterly, but Chaos showed a different reaction from before.
He mocked her as if he had discovered his wife’s infidelity.
[So this is what you were plotting, huh?]
[What are you talking about?]
[Don’t play dumb. Do you think I don’t know that you manipulated the Boss Room settings recently?]
Gaia showed no expression of surprise.
She already had an excuse prepared for this moment.
[So what? I can change the Boss Room settings.]
[Why did you change it? Why did you set the restriction that at least five people are needed to enter?]
[Isn’t it easier to defeat the boss with at least five people? That’s why I changed it.]
[And you did it without telling me? In the middle of a round?]
Until now, Gaia had never touched the already created program design.
It was natural for Chaos to look at her with suspicion.
Gaia maintained her expression of annoyance.
[Why would I have to inform you? I just thought of changing it. Why are you making such a fuss?]
[You’ve never done anything like this before.]
[There was nothing to change before. Now I thought of something that needed fixing, and I did it.]
[Suspicious.]
[What did you say?]
[Your reaction is suspicious.]
Chaos looked at her with the eyes of a detective interrogating a suspect.
[You’ve always been cold and rational with me. But now you’re emotional. Like when you separated from our son.]
[I told you not to talk about that. It puts me in a bad mood.]
[See. You’re emotional.]
[Don’t be ridiculous.]
[It’s not ridiculous. I’m not exaggerating. Do you think I don’t know my wife’s personality?]
Chaos’ eyes shone intensely.
[You’re plotting something behind my back, aren’t you?]
[There’s nothing more to say. If you’re going to continue with your nonsense, could you leave?]
[Are you going to cut the conversation because you fear being discovered? Very well. I can more or less imagine what you’re plotting.]
Chaos turned around with a sarcastic smile.
[Let me be clear, things won’t go as you think.]
[…….]
Gaia couldn’t stop Chaos when he opened the space and left.
Stopping him would mean admitting she had something to hide.
‘What do I do? What can I do…?’
Chaos had begun to show interest in the system of another world.
If things continued this way, it was only a matter of time before he discovered the existence of Black Scythe.
[I hope Black Scythe can hold out.]
It was a desperate situation.
——————-
Ryu Min not only freed Kang Han-sik’s family but also other human souls that were imprisoned.
However, he didn’t free them all.
He used his Skill of Destruction Time to distinguish evil hearts and only freed good souls.
It wasn’t difficult for him, as he had killed Erebus and become the de facto ruler of Tartarus.
‘I can’t believe how many people have suffered.’
They were all innocent souls.
Poor souls that had been imprisoned and tortured just for bothering the gods or simply for being human.
Erebus, how many guardians are there in Tartarus?
….
Don’t you answer? Do you want to be destroyed?
Th-there are about thirty.
Through the conversation with Erebus’ soul, Ryu Min was able to identify the Gods who participated in the tortures.
And he killed them as soon as he saw them.
Determined not to leave any alive.
Some realized and tried to escape, but they couldn’t evade Ryu Min, who already controlled Tartarus at will.
‘I’ve killed all the gods in Tartarus.’
After finishing the god hunt, he accumulated an astonishing amount of 170 million tera.
He obtained thirty temporary skills as an additional bonus.
‘Since I’ve come this far, I should aim for 200 million.’
Ryu Min, after freeing the human souls, closed the doors of Tartarus so no one else could enter and returned.
With Sitri’s help, he visited the heavens again.
It was to obtain information about other gods from Rubuahi.
“I want to know the location of Chaos’ followers.”
[Before that, I have bad news.]
“What is it?”
[Chaos has noticed your existence.]
Ryu Min’s eyebrows contracted slightly for a moment.
Well, it was something he expected to happen.
“I thought I had been as discreet as possible, but in the end, he noticed, huh?”
[It’s no wonder, considering his followers aren’t communicating with him and other gods are also disappearing.]
“But there’s no evidence that it was me, right?”
[No tangible evidence, but there are suspicions. Just by looking at your level, it’s impossible not to be suspicious.]
Ryu Min’s current level was 635.
An incredible growth compared to other players who hadn’t even reached 99.
The fact that he had surpassed the maximum level was already enough to raise suspicions.
“So, is he watching me?”
[Yes. All his attention is on you, so Gaia has warned you to be careful. She recommended you stop killing gods for a while…]
“There’s no other choice.”
Now only the 20th round and the final round remained.
As in the previous round, there was a high possibility that Chaos would appear and try to annihilate him and his companions.
‘That’s fine. I already have a contingency plan for this, don’t I? I also made sure my companions didn’t reach the maximum level.’
So far, Ryu Min had managed the experience of his companions so they would receive less.
That’s why, even before the 20th round, his companions hadn’t reached the maximum level.
Actually, they were at level 98, just one level short.
‘In my previous life, we reached the maximum level before the 20th round, but this time it can’t be like that.’
The reason why Ryu Min didn’t allow his companions to reach the maximum level was because of the invulnerability effect.
It was a preventive measure for the possible appearance of Chaos.
‘I’ve already distributed the points to them, so if necessary, they can reach the maximum level and become invulnerable.’
At the end of the 19th round, there were 96 companions left.
There were 24 more than in the previous round, thanks to his efforts to save more people.
Among them were Ma Gyeong-rok, An Sang-cheol, and Heo Taeseok, who were still alive.
Now, with these 96 companions, they had to survive the 20th round and reach the final round.
‘This time, I will definitely save everyone.’
With this determination, Ryu Min looked at Rubuahi.
“So, since Chaos has noticed my presence, shall we proceed with the contingency plan?”
[That’s right. You don’t need me to tell you what to wish for, right?]
“I know. But what if I kill Chaos before reaching the Wish Room?”
[That will be difficult. With less than 2 billion tera, you won’t be able to face Chaos. It’s not enough to track his space jumps.]
“How much do I need then?”
[At least 10 billion.]
Ryu Min sighed at that absurd figure.
“It sounds like you’re telling me to kill all the gods.”
[But you wouldn’t want to do that, right?]
Ryu Min nodded silently.
He didn’t want to kill innocent gods just to obtain tera.
“So, what should I do now?”
[We’ve already given you the method.]
“The contingency plan?”
Ryu Min had previously asked Rubuahi.
What would he do if Chaos tried to stop him?
How would he face Chaos if he didn’t have enough power?
Rubuahi had proposed a contingency plan for that situation.
“Is there no other option?”
[There is no other option.]
“I’ll try to face Chaos first, and if it doesn’t work, I’ll use the contingency plan.”
[Let’s do that.]
After returning to reality, Ryu Min ordered the summoning of the members of the Church of the Four Gods.
To plan the strategy against Chaos.
———————
“Is this it?”
“The boss room?”
In front of the boss room of the long-awaited 20th round.
The 96 companions, except for Ryu Min, couldn’t help but feel nervous facing the boss room.
They had heard in detail what awaited them inside.
‘In the previous round, I didn’t even have information to share. But now.’
Now he knew what was going to happen.
He knew most of Chaos’ abilities.
Thanks to that, they were able to prepare completely.
“Let’s go.”
When Ryu Min advanced, the others followed him.
[At least five players are needed to open the boss room.]
[It has been confirmed that 97 players have accessed the boss room.]
[The entry conditions have been met.]
[The boss room is opening.]
Gruuuggg-
The boss room opened, revealing a dark interior.
Everyone entered, and the mission, which had been private, became public as the Red Dragon appeared.
Just as Ryu Min had predicted.
“Roaaaaargh!”
The dragon roared, but was soon felled by the slash of Ryu Min’s scythe.
Thud. The dragon fell, and no one celebrated.
They knew this wasn’t the end.
They knew the real boss was yet to come.
Fwoosh-
With a brilliant light, huge wings unfolded.
‘We meet again.’
Although it was the first time they met in this round, Artaros, a familiar enemy, looked at the humans with indifference.