The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player - Chapter 211

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The Maxed-Out Player’s 100th Return – Episode 211
211. Witness
Three hours earlier.
Christine had come to Korea solely to hear The Seer’s prophecy for the next round.
And to ask about Black Scythe while she was at it.
‘But then….’
The moment she arrived at the airport, she encountered someone entirely unexpected.
“How did you end up here, Jeffrey?”
The displeasure she felt sharpened her gaze considerably.
“Don’t tell me you’ve been following me. On Father’s orders?”
“No, ma’am. I came here on Black Scythe’s orders.”
“Black Scythe’s?”
At the mention of Black Scythe, Christine’s anger subsided.
She never expected to hear that name from Jeffrey’s lips.
Perhaps that’s why.
Her expression shifted to one of suspicion.
“How do you know Black Scythe? What connection do you have?”
“We were in a party together during 12 Rounds. When I learned you two knew each other, he asked me for my phone number.”
“What?”
They’d exchanged numbers without her knowledge?
For a moment, jealousy overwhelmed her suspicion, but she quickly regained her composure.
“Don’t lie to me. As far as I know, Black Scythe avoids meeting people in reality….”
Then Jeffrey suddenly held out his phone.
“I just called Black Scythe for a video call. Why don’t you speak with him?”
“What?”
Surprised, she took the phone and saw a figure wearing a white mask on the screen.
-Is this Krishi?
“Y-you’re Black Scythe?”
On the screen, Black Scythe stood in the familiar attire she’d seen in the Other World.
The scythe was identical to the one she’d seen then.
“Are you really Black Scythe?”
-Yes. Your face looks the same in the Other World and reality.
‘I did have some work done on my facial structure and skin….’
She felt a twinge of disappointment that he hadn’t noticed the difference, but that wasn’t what mattered now.
She was speaking with her lifesaver, the one she’d longed to meet.
“I never imagined I’d be talking to Black Scythe in reality.”
-I didn’t expect it either. I had no idea you and Jeffrey knew each other.
“You exchanged numbers after hearing about me? Do you need something from me…?”
Christine asked with barely concealed anticipation, but his response fell short of her hopes.
-There’s something I want to show you. I’ll give you the location. Jeffrey will guide you there.
“Ah, I understand.”
Christine ended the call with an awkward smile.
“I apologize for doubting you, Jeffrey. So you really did make contact with Black Scythe?”
“Yes. It’s quite a remarkable coincidence, isn’t it?”
“It certainly is. How did you manage to form a party with Black Scythe?”
“I’ll explain the details as we go. For now, let’s get moving.”
Christine climbed into the car Jeffrey had prepared and they drove toward an unknown destination.
‘What could he want to show me? Will Black Scythe be there too?’
Suppressing her curiosity, the car soon turned onto a desolate mountain road.
“We’ve arrived.”
“Is this the place?”
“Yes. Let’s get out.”
Christine and Jeffrey then began climbing the mountain path.
Had she come with a stranger, she would have been suspicious, but Christine trusted him.
After all, she had spoken with Black Scythe on the phone, and the person leading the way was none other than Jeffrey.
‘Jeffrey would never do anything to harm me.’
She was certain of it, having known him since childhood.
He was someone she could trust more than anyone to protect her.
That was why Christine felt safe following him.
“Huh? There are people over there?”
She spotted a man and woman standing behind a tree.
The woman in particular was someone Christine recognized well.
“Seo A-rin?”
“Krishi?”
The two women called out each other’s in-game names simultaneously.
They had formed a party together in 12 Rounds just days ago, so they couldn’t possibly forget each other.
“Hello. I never expected to meet Seo A-rin here…”
“Same here, Krishi. I was told one more person would be coming, but I had no idea it would be you.”
Christine’s eyes widened at Seo A-rin’s fluent English pronunciation.
“You speak English very well?”
“I picked it up while taking acting lessons. Since my scripts sometimes include English lines, it would be awkward if my pronunciation was off.”
Christine already knew that Seo A-rin was an actress.
They had exchanged names and various stories when they formed their party together.
It was then that she learned Seo A-rin was an entertainer under the Ma Gyeong-rok Company.
“Your face looks exactly the same in real life as in the game.”
“Yours does too, Krishi.”
“I actually made some adjustments to mine…”
“Really? I had no idea. You’re so beautiful both in reality and in the Other World that…”
Was it because they were party members?
Or was it because they shared a common connection in Black Scythe?
Though they hadn’t known each other long, the two got along surprisingly well.
Rather, they were busy complimenting each other like old friends reuniting after years apart.
“And who is the person beside you?”
“Ah, Black Scythe introduced us, but….”
“I’m Ju Sung-tak. I was in a party with Black Scythe during 12 Rounds.”
Ju Sung-tak introduced himself perceptively to Christine.
Though they didn’t share a language, Seo A-rin’s presence made conversation seamless.
“Ah, this is Jeffrey. Let’s all introduce ourselves….”
Jeffrey and Ju Sung-tak merely glanced at each other without exchanging words.
Not only did they not share a language, but they already knew each other without introductions.
They were both Black Scythe’s slaves.
“The reason I’ve called you both here is simple. Black Scythe said there was something to show you.”
“What exactly does he want to show us?”
Ju Sung-tak pointed beyond the trees with his finger.
Below the slope sat a dilapidated warehouse, and before it stood a man whose face was familiar.
“That person is….”
None other than Ma Gyeong-rok.
“Why is Ma Gyeong-rok here?”
Seo A-rin answered Christine’s question.
“Black Scythe said the person he wants to show you is Director Ma. He said he’d reveal Director Ma’s true nature….”
“True nature?”
Christine looked at Ma Gyeong-rok once more.
He appeared to be waiting for someone in front of the warehouse.
“What exactly is Black Scythe trying to show us….”
“He said you’d understand if you watched. That’s why I’m waiting here too.”
Since Seo A-rin was also waiting, Christine had no choice but to observe quietly.
Though she didn’t know what aspect of Ma Gyeong-rok she was supposed to witness.
Then Ma Gyeong-rok took a call and went inside.
They were positioned more than thirty meters away to avoid detection, so they couldn’t hear the conversation.
“Oh? Someone’s coming over there.”
A van arrived on the mountain road, and a man stepped out.
Christine recognized him—An Sang-chul, Ma Gyeong-rok’s right hand.
Click—
He opened the rear door and hauled out two unidentifiable people.
As he carried the motionless figures—whether unconscious or dead—into the warehouse, Christine and Seo A-rin watching from afar gasped.
“What, what is that? Could it be kidnapping?”
“No, surely not. It couldn’t be.”
An Sang-chul emerged moments later, armed, and took position at the entrance.
Then it happened.
Voices murmured from within, and a scream erupted from the warehouse.
The screams of agony echoed across dozens of meters, piercing and raw.
“T-that sounds like those people from before… their screams….”
“What in the world is happening inside….”
Despite the screams, An Sang-chul remained outside like a guard dog, perfectly still.
As if he already knew what was transpiring within.
Christine and Seo A-rin, unable to peer into the warehouse itself, could only wait anxiously behind the trees.
“Seo A-rin. Could you use that fairy to take a quick look inside?”
“It won’t work. I can’t communicate with the fairy….”
Soon the screams ceased, and moments later Ma Gyeong-rok emerged from the warehouse with one of the kidnapped men.
“Manager An.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Don’t let that bastard escape. I’ll kill him with my own hands.”
An Sang-chul blocked the man’s path with his shield, preventing any escape.
Ma Gyeong-rok chased after the man and severed his knees.
“Gaaaaaahhhhh!”
“Can’t run now, can you?”
“P-please! Save me! Brother!”
Hearing the man’s pleas, Seo A-rin recognized his identity and translated for Christine with wide eyes.
“That man… he says he’s Ma’s younger brother.”
“Younger brother? Family?”
“It seems there’s been trouble over the succession issue.”
“But even so, to do that to family….”
Watching Ma Gyeong-rok sever the remaining leg, Christine felt chills run down her spine.
Was he truly this cruel?
The Ma Gyeong-rok before her now was not the fiancé she had known.
He was nothing but a psychopath who savored human suffering.
“Devour him.”
“N-no! Gaaaaaahhhhh!”
As the man was being torn apart alive, Christine stepped forward.
“Stop!”
“Christine?”
Ma Gyeong-rok was startled by his fiancée’s sudden appearance.
Even more so when Seo A-rin appeared beside her.
“Actress Seo as well?”
Though surprised, he did not rescind the order he had given to the Dark Aura.
“Khhhhhhck….”
“Ma Gyeong-rok! Stop! I don’t know the circumstances, but this has to end!”
Christine protested, but it was already too late.
Ma Gyeong-su died with every shred of flesh stripped away by the Dark Aura.
“What are you doing….”
“Director…”
As the two of them stared at him with disbelieving eyes, Ma Gyeong-rok abandoned his intention to ask how they had arrived.
Though he didn’t know why they were here, convincing them was what mattered most right now.
“I know what you’re thinking. Christine. But you’re mistaken.”
“Mistaken?”
“As you can see, I did kill someone. However, I didn’t kill an innocent person.”
“But you said the person you just killed was your brother.”
“That’s correct. He’s my younger brother. But that bastard was trying to kill me. He’s already murdered his own older brother in the Other World.”
I had evidence, so there was nothing to worry about.
But the contempt didn’t fade from Christine’s face.
“Do you even hear yourself? You killed your own brother and you’re saying you did nothing wrong!”
“Because it’s the truth. I’m not at fault.”
“Even so, you should try to resolve this with words. How could you do this to your own family…”
“That bastard tried to kill me first, I’m telling you?”
“I saw you kidnap him to this place with my own eyes?”
“I brought him here because he was trying to assassinate me. I wanted to ask him why. Then he drew his blade on me first, and as you can see, it was an unfortunate accident that resulted in his death.”
“An accident? Not intentional murder?”
“Of course. I simply had no choice but to kill him.”
“No choice? I saw you laughing like a psychopathic murderer while you were killing him!”
“That’s impossible. You must have seen wrong.”
As he lied so brazenly despite her having witnessed everything, Christine was left speechless.
“What’s certain is that he tried to kill me first. Please understand that much.”
“That doesn’t justify murder.”
“Even though I nearly died?”
“There were other ways.”
“No. There weren’t.”
“Then can you tell the world with a clear conscience? That you killed your brother and it was purely self-defense?”
In that instant, Ma Gyeong-rok’s expression turned cold.
There was no way he could tell the world.
If he did, his position as successor and all the Achievements he’d accumulated would vanish.
Public opinion would never favor someone who’d killed family.
‘If I’m not careful, all the murders I committed here in the past could be exposed.’
Though I’d destroyed the evidence, there was no telling what a police investigation might uncover.
‘The cleanest solution right now would be to leave no witnesses…’
Murderous intent flickered in Ma Gyeong-rok’s eyes as he reached his decision.
“Sigh. I didn’t want to go this far.”
Ma Gyeong-rok’s blade turned toward Christine.
“If I must become the villain, then so be it. I’ll give you what you expect.”
An Sang-chul quickly positioned himself behind the two of them, blocking their escape.
Christine and Seo A-rin tensed immediately.
Unless one was a fool, there was no way not to know.
That they intended to murder him right here and now.
“Before you kill me, I have one question. How did you find this place? Were you following me?”
….
“Well, you don’t need to answer right now. I’ll make you talk soon enough.”
Ma Gyeong-rok had made up his mind to kill them both.
After all, Ma Gyeong-rok harbored no personal feelings toward Christine.
‘She was perfect as a business partner, but there’s no helping it.’
Now that it had come to this, he would have to kill her and find another fiancée.
Protecting his secret took absolute priority at the moment.
But Ma Gyeong-rok didn’t know.
Clang!
Only after deflecting the dagger that came flying at him did he realize.
“There were more allies.”
Jeffrey and Ju Sung-tak were there.

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