The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player - Chapter 154

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The Maxed-Out Player’s 100th Return Episode 154
154. Round 10 Begins
[Breaking News! IS Leader Al-Baghdadi Posts Suicide Video on YouTube….]
[IS Leader’s Suicide? Shocking Video Stuns the World.]
[Video Claiming to Show IS Leader Spreads Rapidly, but Deleted Within 15 Minutes….]
My eyes widened at the sensational headlines, but I already knew the truth.
Every word was absolute fact.
“Min, Min! Is this really true? The IS leader is dead?”
“I’m not sure.”
“What’s this about a suicide video?”
“I’m curious too, so I’ve been searching, but I can’t find it.”
The video I’d instructed Al-Baghdadi to upload to YouTube had already been deleted.
But it had been exposed for fifteen minutes, and in that brief window, ten thousand people had clicked on it—so the video’s existence couldn’t be denied.
“Oh? Look at this. Someone made a blog post summarizing the situation.”
Just as Min Ju-ri said, someone had indeed captured the video and laid out the situation with crystal clarity.
The post, uploaded thirty minutes ago, already had over a hundred comments.
└Is this real? The IS leader committed suicide?
└How are we supposed to believe he’s the IS leader? Isn’t this just fake news?
Did all the reporters get high together or something? How are they systematically spreading fake news like this?
└I live in the US and this is real. It’s been reported on CNN and everything’s in chaos.
└Doesn’t seem to be fake news. You can easily search foreign articles on Google about it.
└So it’s real? The IS leader actually committed suicide?
└I can’t tell from the video screenshots.
└Everyone, I looked around and got a copy of the video—it’s real. This guy claims to be the IS leader and says he has proof he’s the leader somewhere in Nigeria, and then what was it? Black Scythe? He says all his men died to him, and he can’t face Allah or something, and then he slits his throat and commits suicide. It’s genuinely shocking.
└Is that really true?
└Where can I watch the video? Please send it to my email. [email protected]
└Me too. My email is [email protected]
└3333333 Me as well. My email is [email protected]!
└This guy’s making up stories. Would the IS leader really go insane and commit suicide? Idiots.
“Right lol, this blog is talking like they watched the video just to boost views, and that guy above is such an attention seeker that he’s pretending to have actually watched it, but they’re naively believing it.”
└There are two idiots above. Ten thousand people watched the video and articles are trending worldwide in real-time, so stop with the fake nonsense.
└LOL That’s right. Have people been deceived? Trust me if it’s on this scale.
└But is it true that the IS leader died after mentioning Black Scythe?
└According to the articles, Black Scythe killed all his subordinates and organizations, so he had a reality check and committed suicide.
└ㅋㅋㅋ Well, how many people do you have to kill to get a hit?
└Who is Black Scythe? Am I the only one who doesn’t know?
└The newly appointed CPF Unit commander. Among players, he’s called a monster because he’s so strong.
└If that’s true, isn’t he a serial killer? He’s killed dozens to hundreds of people.
└The class of the Republic of Korea that treats people as murderers even if they bring justice by killing terrorists who kill people.
└Anyway, they’re trash, and with the Anti-Player Law in place, it probably won’t be considered murder.
└Since it’s a crime committed in Nigeria, it should follow their laws.
“They’ll probably say it’s good in Nigeria. After all, I took care of the pest problem for them lol”
└Those guys are hilarious. They believe it even though there’s not a shred of evidence that Black Scythe did it lol
└We can verify it by checking if Black Scythe left the country for Nigeria that day.
“Black Scythe did…?”
Min Ju-ri, reading the comments, decided she would ask Black Scythe directly the next time they met in the Other World.
Whether this article about defeating IS was true or not.
‘It’s true, of course.’
Some people didn’t believe it yet, but as time passed, everything would be revealed completely.
‘You can tell just from the immigration records, and there’s plenty of evidence in Nigeria.’
Just the people Ryu Min had saved that day numbered over a hundred.
If even one or two of them testified to the media, it would strengthen Black Scythe’s reputation.
‘Interview requests will come pouring in.’
I hadn’t checked yet, but it was obvious that Lost Yak’s phone would be ringing off the hook.
And indeed.
While Min Ju-ri was in the restroom, I quickly checked my phone and found dozens of missed calls and messages.
Just as expected, they were all interview requests from media outlets.
‘Thank goodness I had it on silent, or Min Ju-ri would have caught me.’
It was also a good decision not to simply kill Al-Baghdadi, but to have him film his own suicide video.
‘The FBI and Interpol would certainly recognize Al-Baghdadi’s face. Above all, once they examine the evidence he left behind, it will be easy to confirm he was the second Caliph of IS.’
Eventually, the United States and Nigerian governments hunting IS would release proper announcements and articles.
Soon, the fact that Black Scythe had dismantled the IS organization would be known worldwide.
‘Even if they investigate, they’ll have a hard time finding any remaining IS forces. I ordered Al-Baghdadi to gather and kill all his remaining followers, so there shouldn’t be any vermin left.’
Of course, there might be sympathizers, but at this level, I had done my best for world peace.
Though if I’m being honest, it was more about building Black Scythe’s reputation than peace.
“Black Scythe is truly amazing…. When did you go abroad and do something like this?”
“Right?”
“Min, didn’t you know? You can see the future.”
“I didn’t know. I can’t see the future whenever I want.”
“Ah, I see.”
Min Ju-ri left it at that.
Indeed, the Seer profession was quite convenient for making excuses.
* * *
Even as the world buzzed with news of IS’s eradication, time marched on.
October 1st, midnight.
Approximately 2,700 players gathered in one place.
The last remaining players in South Korea.
‘After today passes, only 25% of them will survive.’
It was a bleak reality, but even I couldn’t change the system’s laws.
‘If I can’t save everyone, I should at least save those who will be most useful to me.’
A person who could be of help approached Ryu Min’s side.
Min Ju-ri, Ma Gyeong-rok, An Sang-chul, Seo A-rin, Heo Tae-sik, Jo Yong-ho, and Yamtti were among them.
“Black Scythe, I…?”
Those who had come seeking Black Scythe discovered one another and exchanged wary glances.
-Why are there so many people here?
-Did you all come to talk to Black Scythe?
-Why did you attach yourselves to Black Scythe? Did you come hoping to scrape together some scraps?
Though they harbored negative feelings toward one another, none of them showed it.
They could not afford to reveal their ugly sides before Black Scythe, an absolute being.
“Hello, Black Scythe.”
“Hello.”
“Hello….”
They rushed to greet me, but I didn’t respond to any of them.
All of them were my indispensable forces.
So I asked them all.
“What brings you all here?”
“Ah. Who should speak first?”
“We heard that you defeated IS.”
Min Ju-ri was the first to broach the question.
“We wanted to confirm if it was true.”
“It’s true.”
I admitted it cleanly without hesitation, and they all stared at me with astonished eyes.
“You really did eliminate IS….”
“Indeed, Black Scythe. You truly live up to your title as a CPF Unit commander.”
“To go to another country and dedicate yourself to purifying the world—I am deeply impressed!”
Heo Tae-sik, usually so shy, suddenly spoke in an exaggerated manner.
Reading his thoughts, I saw it was a deliberate attempt to draw attention.
He clearly had something to say.
“No Poe-in No-ge-i. Do you have something to tell me?”
“Ah, yes, as expected of Black Scythe. You understood my intention.”
“Just answer my question.”
“Well, the thing is, I’ve ended up founding a religion.”
“A religion?”
“A religion that venerates someone….”
Heo Tae-sik slowly spread his arms wide, then thrust them forward powerfully as if elevating someone.
Toward none other than Ryu Min.
“A religion that reveres Black Scythe as a god!”
“I’m not a god.”
“That’s a matter of perspective. In our Saesin Religion, Black Scythe is divine!”
“Saesin Religion?”
The name was somewhat cringeworthy, but Heo Tae-sik seemed genuinely proud of it, shamelessness aside.
“Yes! Isn’t it cool? The Saesin Religion! I’ve already gathered six believers. Of course, I’m the High Priest. And this is Um Jun-seok, our Cardinal.”
“Hmm….”
Um Jun-seok had appeared beside Heo Tae-sik at some point.
He couldn’t lift his head, apparently embarrassed by the title of Cardinal.
“If anyone is interested, we welcome you to join the Saesin Religion. Anyone who loves Black Scythe will be welcomed with open arms!”
Ryu Min started to say something in response to this unexpected promotion, but stopped himself.
Several players were looking over with interest.
‘Min Ju-ri, Seo A-rin, Yamtti… and Jo Yong-ho too?’
None of them showed it outwardly, but they all seemed eager to join the Saesin Religion.
That was when it happened.
“Ah! There he is!”
Another group had come searching for Black Scythe.
“Commander!”
They were CPF Unit members I’d seen in reality.
Though their customized faces were different, I had memorized each of their nicknames, so it wasn’t difficult to recognize them.
“You guys.”
“Commander, we’re disappointed! You went to Nigeria alone!”
“If you were going to hunt IS creatures, you should have taken us with you!”
Though their tone was playful, I responded seriously.
“You need to protect Korea. Where were you planning to go?”
“Give us some credit for taking down IS creatures too, sir.”
“Hey, you think they’re easy? There are supposedly hundreds of IS-suspected players.”
“Right. You’d just be in the way. Only someone at my level could handle it.”
“Don’t be ridiculous. Your skills aren’t even better than mine.”
“Well, I’ve handled more criminal cases than you, haven’t I?”
“That’s a different matter entirely.”
“Everyone stop. None of us have the skill to face hundreds of IS members. It’s impossible without the Commander.”
“That’s true.”
As I listened to the unit members nod in agreement, I sighed quietly to myself.
‘When did things become so hectic?’
Just the previous round, I was the kind of person who survived and acted alone for my own benefit.
But somehow, the number of people around me had grown so much.
‘At least I won’t face elimination due to insufficient personnel like before.’
Of course, that came with the condition that I successfully navigate through hardship and adversity, leading the people around me well until round twenty.
Then, a light flashed in the sky as a winged being spread its wings.
[Hello, humans? I’m Angel Nel, and I’ve been assigned to guide round ten. I’ll explain this round for you, so everyone pay attention. Unless you want your heads to explode.]
The angel, who had spoken ominously, smiled brightly and addressed everyone.
[First, congratulations on reaching round ten. You’re already halfway there—how moving! You’re all impressive! But today especially, it would be wise to abandon any arrogance. This is a difficult round where only one-quarter survive.]
“What? One-quarter?”
“Heh….”
Angel Nel let out a soft chuckle at the sight of players cowering in fear.
[Scared stiff, aren’t they? Well then, shall we take a look at the next round’s information?]

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