The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player - Chapter 159

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The Maxed-Out Player’s 100th Return – Episode 159
159. Blessing of the Demon
Before Bael arrived.
Ryu Min called for Yamtti.
“Yamtti, remember when I asked you to tame a hundred Millworms? Did you bring them?”
“Of course, Master. Just a hundred? I brought a thousand of them.”
Yamtti’s class was Tamer.
She could dominate and control animals, insects, and monsters—everything except humans.
Of course, it wasn’t guaranteed; there was a success rate. The greater the gap in intelligence and rank between her and her target, the higher the taming success rate.
Because of this, taming a hundred Millworms was hardly a difficult task for Yamtti.
“Just to be sure, besides the Millworms, what else have you tamed?”
“Starting with Goblins, I’ve tamed every type of monster I’ve hunted so far. Boss-class monsters like Minotaurs are too high-level, so I couldn’t tame those.”
“You’ll be able to eventually. Right now, your level is just too low for that.”
There was no limit to the number of monsters Yamtti could tame.
Just as she could store an infinite number of items in her inventory, she could collect monsters and insects without limit.
However, there was a cap on how many she could summon simultaneously.
She couldn’t pull out hundreds of tamed monsters all at once.
‘That would be a surefire way to get called overpowered.’
Small insects like Millworms were manageable, though.
“Summon just a hundred of them.”
“Yes!”
As Yamtti used her skill, a hundred Millworms materialized on the ground.
With Yamtti’s taming, even insects from the real world could be brought into the Other World without issue.
Crunch—!
[Current Kill Count: 100/100]
[All stats increase by 100% due to the Massacre Rune effect.]
The moment I crushed all hundred at once, the Massacre Rune buff filled instantly.
I was grinning wickedly when light flashed before my eyes.
A celestial being appeared—one Kallen had summoned with a distress signal.
‘Hmm.’
I observed the creature silently.
An angel’s strength could be gauged by looking at their wings.
‘The more wings or the longer they are, the stronger the angel.’
But the combat angel standing before me had visibly short wings.
Of course, compared to an ordinary angel like Kallen, they were longer.
‘Four wings, and judging by their length, this one’s around a 6th-rank angel.’
It was natural that I knew the angel’s rank—it came from my previous experience.
I’d tortured angels and extracted considerable information from them.
While I didn’t know advanced secrets, I was well-versed in the basic knowledge of the Heavenly Realm.
Because of this, I no longer felt the need to torture angels.
‘I’ll simply kill her.’
Since I could read thoughts with the Rune of True Heart anyway, there was no need to interrogate her for information.
I learned the angel before me was named Bael, that she was confident in her sword skills, all without uttering a single word.
‘Let me try the potion first.’
Whatever Bael was rambling about, I ignored her and pulled out a potion to use.
It was an intermediate potion, raising all my stats by 8 each.
It wasn’t a massive number, but I needed to raise my stats even slightly to maximize the initial reward bonus.
That’s why I’d stacked the Rune of Slaughter buff and why I’d activated Reaper Form against a combat angel.
[You have entered Reaper Form.]
[All stats, damage, attack speed, and movement speed increase by 44%.]
[All damage received from enemies decreases by 44%.]
[Enemy detection probability of you decreases by 44%.]
‘It feels like using a butcher’s knife to slaughter a chicken, but there’s no helping it.’
I’d provoked her before activating Reaper Form, and now the combat angel was rushing at me with her blade, fighting for her life.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Her speed was respectable, but it meant nothing to me.
My agility alone had already exceeded 8,800.
‘Round buff, Rune of Balance, Rune of Slaughter, First Angel Slayer, Min Ju-ri’s buff—’
When all of them stacked together, the increase was astronomical.
With Reaper Form applied on top of that, my stats were absolutely insane.
[Gack, cough….]
One swing of my scythe sent Bael spraying blood as she collapsed.
I ordered Kallen, who had gone pale, to summon more.
In the meantime, I checked the messages that appeared the moment I killed Bael.
[You have slain a combat angel.]
[You are confirmed to be the first player to slay a combat angel.]
[As a first-time combat angel slayer reward, you have received the ‘Demon’s Blessing’ buff.]
[As a first-time combat angel slayer reward, you have obtained the ‘Demon’s Rune’.]
[The acquired rune is automatically inscribed into your body!]
From killing just one combat angel, messages cascaded down.
The first-time rewards were this generous.
‘What I’m most pleased about is the Demon’s Blessing buff.’
My attention turned to the next message that appeared.
[You are blessed by Demon’s Blessing.]
[Based on your current total stats (40,890), the following effects apply:]
[Upon slaying an angel, you acquire gold equal to 1× your baseline (40,890). This increases up to 1,000× (40,890,000) depending on the angel’s rank.]
[Upon slaying an angel, you acquire stat points equal to 0.01% of your baseline (4). This increases up to 10% (4,089) depending on the angel’s rank.]
[Upon slaying an angel, your reputation with the Demon Faction increases slightly.]
[The buff persists until the end of this round.]
Demon’s Blessing was a broken buff that granted stats and gold every time I killed an angel.
Rewards increase up to 1,000 times depending on the rank of the opposing Angel.
‘Just looking at the minimum, you can tell how broken this is.’
By current standards, I gain 4 Stat Points and 40,890 Gold per Angel eliminated.
Four Stat Points just for killing an Angel?
‘This is absolutely insane.’
It was practically like leveling up every time I killed one.
‘And this is just the minimum. Stronger Angels yield even more.’
Of course, if I were anyone else, I wouldn’t have received such benefits.
I could only claim these rewards because I inflated my stats with various buffs.
The reward values are determined based on my stats at the time I received the blessing.
‘That’s exactly why I’ve been pushing to raise my stats.’
The downside is that the buffs only last until the current round ends….
‘But that’s not a problem. I have the Demon’s Rune.’
[Demon’s Rune]
-Effect: Upon eliminating 100 Angels, the ‘Demon’s Blessing’ buff becomes available.
Even after the round ends, as long as I have the Demon’s Rune, I can receive the blessing again anytime.
Though it comes with the condition that I must kill Angels.
‘I can’t just stop after killing one Angel. I need to eliminate at least 100. Both to claim the blessing’s reward and to use Demon’s Blessing again next time.’
Calculating the remaining time, I had at least an hour to hunt Angels.
I’d need to spend the rest of the time clearing the Sub Quests.
“Hey.”
[…Yes?]
“Send more.”
I ordered Kallen to summon more Angels.
Five appeared first, then ten came next.
The outcome was predictable.
[5-Rank Angel ‘Rapir’ has been eliminated!]
[Stat Points +8]
[Gold +81,780]
[Angels Eliminated: 15/100]
[5-Rank Angel ‘Belrue’ has been eliminated!]
[Stat Points +8]
[Gold +81,780]
[Angels Eliminated: 16/100]
‘They’re all just 5 and 6-Rank Angels anyway. Send me some stronger ones.’
Ten more Angels appeared this time.
Judging by their wings, they looked like 4-Rank Angels.
[So you’re the human who’s been slaughtering Angels.]
[How dare you cause such a ruckus without fear. I’ll make sure you die as painfully as possible.]
[What a pitiful human. You truly are cursed by misfortune.]
But the one lacking luck was not Ryu Min—it was the Angels.
With stats inflated to such an extreme degree, a few swings of the sickle ended each encounter.
[You have defeated the 4th-rank Angel ‘Volua’!]
[Stat Points +16]
[Gold +163,560]
[Angels Defeated: 26/100]
‘Send stronger ones, even if they’re 2nd or 3rd rank.’
Time was of the essence, and I wished for worthier opponents.
Still, there was no concern about this reaching the ears of the Seven Archangels.
‘Those in high positions wouldn’t bother appearing for something so trivial.’
Besides, would those selfish Angels even stir themselves over the deaths of a few soldiers?
If they did appear, it would more likely be out of sheer boredom.
‘Once I’ve filled the quota of 100, I can move on to clearing the sub-quest.’
Had I defeated around 50 by now?
As my stats climbed steadily while hunting 4th-rank Angels,
a variable appeared.
[Hmm, so you were slaughtering Angels in a place like this?]
At the appearance of an Angel bearing wings far longer and more resplendent than any before, I fell silent.
‘This… could this be one of the Seven Archangels?’
The Angel before me was undoubtedly one of those possessing power beyond standard measure.
I could tell just from the wings alone.
Magnificent wings that would exceed 20 meters when fully spread.
Eight wings in total across both sides.
‘This is definitely one of the Seven Archangels.’
I had faced 1st-rank Angels before.
Their wings never exceeded six.
‘But looking at the face, this isn’t one I encountered in my previous cycle.’
Though lacking the overwhelming presence of the one I had met before, this one felt equally formidable.
‘What’s happening? Why would a Seven Archangel suddenly appear?’
Originally, I would have simply filled the quota of 100 Angels and returned.
Nothing would have occurred.
It had been the same in the previous cycle, and the one before that, and the one before that.
So I had been at ease—yet here stood a being I had never encountered before.
And at such an early timing, no less.
‘Has the future diverged?’
I remained tense, watching carefully to see what the creature would say.
[Are you Black Scythe?]
‘It knows my nickname?’
[Seeing you wield a scythe, it seems to be true. Well, the Akashic Record is rarely mistaken.]
‘The Akashic Record?’
I’ve heard that word before.
When I defeated the High Orc in a single second, and when I cleared Tower of Trials Floor 99.
Each time, a message appeared saying I’d been registered in the Akashic Record.
[I came out of curiosity after hearing you’d set a new record twice. I also heard you were killing my precious soldiers.]
‘Ah.’
Only then could I deduce the cause of this variable to some extent.
‘Normally, being registered in the Akashic Record at this point should have happened only once—clearing the Tower of Trials. But I’ve recorded it twice.’
Defeating the High Orc in a single second was a first in this cycle.
Because of that, I’d ended up being registered in the Akashic Record twice at this point in time.
It seemed that was what had created this variable.
‘What do I do? Should I fight? For now, there doesn’t seem to be any hostility….’
I could tell by reading his thoughts.
He’d appeared simply out of curiosity.
But deeper in his mind, I could sense contempt for humans.
And looking even deeper, I could discern it.
He intended to kill me and eliminate me, no matter what.
‘This has gotten complicated. What do I do? If I fight, do I have a chance of winning?’
In a brief moment, I desperately delved into my true thoughts and gathered information about my opponent.
I learned his name was Remiel.
He ranked lowest among the Seven Archangels and possessed the power of lightning.
‘Like the other angels, his thoughts are readable and I can see seven seconds into the future. Perhaps I have a chance.’
I’d long harbored a desire to challenge one of the Seven Archangels.
I was curious what reward would come if I killed him.
Since hidden rewards existed even for ordinary angels, the system must have placed rewards for the Seven Archangels as well.
‘The unfortunate part is I don’t have time to deliberate further.’
If I’m going to fight, I have to do it now.
Soon the Reaper’s Transformation will end.
‘If I kill Yamtti’s monster, I can reset the time.’
But I didn’t even glance at Yamtti.
I didn’t turn my eyes toward her.
She’d hidden herself in a corner of the room early on to avoid getting in the way.
If I called her out and revealed her presence, Yamtti would be put in danger.
‘I need to keep using Yamtti’s ability going forward. I can’t let her die here just to maintain the Reaper’s Transformation buff.’
Time was pressing.
Only ten seconds remained until the Reaper’s Transformation ended.
I had to kill someone to reset the time.
If I was going to fight the Seven Archangels.
‘Then….’
My gaze turned toward Kallen, who stood beside Remiel.
The rake scythe extended rapidly.
At the same moment, Remiel spoke.
[Why are you silent? You could at least converse with me….]
Splurch—!
Kallen’s head shattered into fragments, her blood spraying toward Remiel.
With that, Ryu Min’s Reaper Form duration reset.
‘Perfect!’
Fortunately, I could maintain the form, but judging by his expression, I had incurred the Archangel’s wrath.
[No conversation needed, is that it?]
Remiel’s entire body trembled with fury as crackling sparks erupted across his form.
[I’ll grant your wish and kill you, human.]

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