The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player - Chapter 231

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The Maxed-Out Player’s 100th Return – Episode 231
231. A Nation Under Tyranny
Before my clone could be shot and killed.
I was searching for Dark Soul using my Tracking skill.
In fact, he was the only Apostle who hadn’t shown up at the designated meeting place.
‘Just as I suspected, there was a trap.’
Dark Soul was preparing to snipe from a kilometer away.
‘Does he really think a sniper shot could kill me? He still hasn’t learned his lesson.’
I thought I’d narrowed the 12 Apostles down to 4 and made them understand the gap in our power, but I was mistaken.
‘These aren’t the type to listen until they’re dead.’
If force won’t work, there are other methods.
I could use Yamtti to enslave them.
‘I’d like to use a duel invitation, but these prideful bastards won’t accept. It’s too troublesome anyway.’
How convenient—I could dominate people with just a glance.
That’s why I’d brought Yamtti along.
“Yamtti. Go dominate them.”
“Excuse me, Black Scythe?”
Yamtti spoke while looking at Yang Chui-wen, Jang So-wi, and the Spaniard.
“I don’t have enough slots to dominate all of them.”
“Who are you currently dominating?”
“The Police Commissioner, the Player Cafe Chairman, and Jeffrey. That’s three.”
Yamtti could dominate a total of five people.
Only two slots remained.
“Release the Police Commissioner. The President is favorable to us now, so he’s no longer useful. Same with the Player Cafe Chairman. Since we’ve absorbed the Player Cafe members into the Death God Cult, there’s no need for him anymore.”
Though renting a private jet would cost money, it didn’t matter.
I could demand it from the President, and with a trillion won in my possession, acquiring that much was trivial.
“Understood. Then what about Jeffrey….”
“Keep him just in case. There’s no problem with releasing his domination.”
With the seduction released, four slots opened up.
Even considering that once-seduced targets couldn’t be seduced again, it was a sound decision.
“We greet our Master.”
“We greet our new Master.”
Once I finished dominating even Dark Soul, whom I’d brought last, all four Apostles knelt and bowed.
“Rise. What will people think if they see this?”
Technically they were Yamtti’s servants, but since she’d delegated her authority to me, they obeyed my commands like slaves.
“But Master, what will you use these men for? Why not just kill them….”
Was she displeased that her competition had increased?
I answered while observing Yamtti’s uncomfortable expression.
“Killing them would be pointless. I’d gain nothing. I should use them to their fullest before I dispose of them.”
Killing them now would only reduce the survivor slots.
I intended to save as many people as possible by Round 15, so I couldn’t afford to lose more Players.
Of course, if there was profit to be gained from killing them, that would be a different story.
“We’ve accomplished our objective, so let’s head back now. You all disperse as well. There’s nothing for you to do yet.”
“Yes, Master.”
“Don’t call me that in front of others.”
“Ah, understood. Then….”
The four Apostles bowed respectfully and retreated in quick steps.
“Yamtti, let’s go.”
“Yes.”
Just as Ryu Min took a step forward, his phone vibrated.
It was a notification that an email had arrived.
‘Has the investigation finished?’
The email’s contents were surprisingly simple.
[From: Kwak Min-seok, Director of the National Intelligence Service]
【Subject: Black Scythe. Here is the file you requested.】
└Content: You can open the secure document by entering the secret code we provided the other day. We wish you all the best.
When I visited the Blue House last time, I was given a 12-digit number as a secret code needed to access the file.
I memorized it instead of writing it down, and I remember the Secretary General being surprised by that.
‘291294719481.’
After entering all 12 digits, the security page opened.
【List of Countries Ruled by Players】
1. Mexico
└Estimated total number of Players: 90
└Insurrectionist’s Nickname: Gustavo
└First Report: 2023.01.05. Around 21:29, phone call to the Korean Embassy (☎Listen to call).
└Evidence: All trade transactions have been blocked since last month, and maritime routes are cut off. No news articles are being published. Additionally, we have secured a recorded statement from a local who escaped (☎Listen to statement).
2. Brazil
└Estimated total number of Players: 130
└Insurrectionist’s Nickname: Dung-a Dung-a
└First Report: 2023.01.05. Around 22:12, phone call to the Korean Embassy (☎Listen to call).
└Evidence: All trade transactions have been blocked since last month, and maritime routes are cut off. No news articles are being published.
【This is the result of our investigation into the tips received so far. If additional reports about other countries come in, we will compile and email them to you. That is all.】
Ryu Min quickly reviewed the information and looked up.
The destination was decided.
“Have we received a tip?”
“Yes.”
“Where will we be going?”
“To Mexico first, since it’s closer.”
“Then I’ll also….”
“No.”
Flap—
Wings unfurled behind my back.
“I’m going alone. Yamtti, you rejoin the others and continue the Saesin Religion’s promotional activities. Let them know about my situation and why I can’t join you.”
“Understood, Master. Please take care of yourself.”
“What’s there to be careful about?”
I let out a quiet laugh and soared high into the sky.
Yamtti watched the sky until I became nothing but a black speck before finally turning to leave.
* * *
Gustavo, a member of the Cartel organization, had always harbored a single thought.
‘One day I’ll slaughter every single member in this organization and take over the whole thing.’
Despite being beaten by senior members under the guise of discipline every single day, he endured his life in the organization because of his ambition to climb higher.
Someday he would reach the top of the organization and live a carefree life like the executives, surrounded by women.
With such grand dreams, he had joined the organization and committed himself to plunder, arson, murder, rape, human trafficking, and drug smuggling without hesitation.
‘Damn it. How much longer do I have to stay at the bottom?’
For someone so young with neither connections nor power, promotion was nothing but a dream.
That is, until the great upheaval occurred a year ago.
“P-please spare me. Spare me… gahhk!”
Gustavo, who had driven a blade through the man’s heart, wore a bloodstained smile.
The reason the man before him died was simple.
‘How dare this wretch look directly into the eyes of Mexico’s Rank 1 Player with such an insolent gaze?’
Merely because his eyes were displeasing.
That was all.
That alone was reason enough for the man to die.
He was nothing but an inferior ordinary human, disposable at will.
“Tch, got blood on my clothes. How disgusting. Hey, slave. Come here and clean up this corpse.”
“Y-yes, sir!”
After the great upheaval of 2022.
Gustavo survived by hiding his claws and clinging to life with desperate tenacity.
As a result, he recently rose to become Mexico’s Rank 1 Player, finally able to act on the vow he had made long ago.
He slaughtered the seniors and elderly executives who had tormented him and created a new squad.
A Cartel organization composed solely of Players—his own.
But it didn’t end there.
The first thing he did after reorganizing the organization was to seize control of the government.
There was friction with rebel forces in the process, but the outcome was as predictable as fire.
There was no way ordinary soldiers could stop a Player squad that couldn’t be suppressed by bullets.
“We’ve taken control of the Mexican government. I personally severed the President’s neck, and I burned his wife and children to death. I purged all government officials. Mexico is now ruled by our organization. You inferior ordinary humans have no hope.”
This had all happened just one month ago.
Gustavo had acted after reaching Level 60.
For the Mexican people, it was nothing short of a shock.
“From now on, I will control all media. I will confiscate citizens’ phones, block all internet and communication networks, and halt all broadcasts.”
Gustavo issued such orders to his subordinates for one reason alone.
To create a nation governed solely by force, a lawless land without equal.
Gustavo’s reign of terror extended far beyond that.
“From this moment forward, I declare all ordinary citizens to be slaves of Players. Just as dogs must crawl when commanded, such is the lowly station of inferior ordinary citizens. A Player’s word is law, and any ordinary citizen who dares defy a Player shall be executed on the spot.”
In a world of survival of the fittest, it was only natural that the strong endured.
To establish his kingdom ruled by force alone, he first needed to enslave the ordinary citizens.
“But what the hell is that bastard…?”
Gustavo’s gaze fixed upon the television.
[…If there is a Player intoxicated by power who has seized control and intimidated ordinary citizens, cease this instant… Should you refuse to stop your crimes… I will find you myself and deliver judgment.]
“Judgment? You dare speak of judgment?”
A sneer escaped Gustavo’s lips as he read the subtitles.
Wasn’t this a declaration of war to destroy his kingdom?
“Fucking yellow monkey. Your arrogance reaches the heavens.”
Whether he knew what he was doing or not, I could only laugh.
It was impossible.
It would be impossible even to enter Mexico.
“Come and try. If any suspicious aircraft or vessels appear, we’ll simply shoot them down with missiles.”
Controlling the government meant controlling the military as well.
I had ordered them to monitor the seas and skies, shooting down without mercy any object entering without prior contact.
‘Besides, I have no intention of trading with other nations anyway. There are no flights or ships.’
Mexico had become a thoroughly isolated nation, severing all external communications to transform into a lawless state.
It was as if tens of millions of citizens were held hostage.
There was no way Black Scythe could enter Mexico under such circumstances.
Even if he learned of the situation here.
“Arrogant Black Scythe. How dare you speak of judgment and such nonsense? This won’t do. I’ll mobilize the military soon to retaliate against Korea. Let me show them what happens when they touch me.”
Currently, no one in Mexico could touch me.
The Cartel, the military—all were under my command.
‘I am the king, and I am the nation.’
No matter how formidable Black Scythe was, he could never dare invade my kingdom.
Knock knock—
Someone entered the room with the knock.
“Gustavo, sir. Dung-a Dung-a has arrived.”
“Ah, is it already that time?”
Gustavo rose from his seat and gestured to his secretary with a nod.
“Prepare a welcome reception since we have a guest. Twenty beautiful, well-figured slaves.”
“Understood, sir.”
As the secretary cursed under his breath, thinking what a pervert, he withdrew, and Dung-a Dung-a entered.
“Welcome, Gustavo, sir.”
“Please, come in, Dung-a Dung-a. Thank you for traveling such a distance.”
“A long distance? What are you talking about? With a private jet, it’s nothing.”
“Please, have a seat over here.”
Dung-a Dung-a chuckled softly as he settled onto the sofa, his gaze naturally drifting toward the television.
“Ah, Black Scythe’s speech. That’s precisely why I’ve come to visit.”
Dung-a Dung-a’s expression grew serious.
“What do you make of that speech?”
“Nonsense, really. Not worth giving it serious thought.”
“He was targeting us, wasn’t he?”
“Perhaps, but I doubt he said it with full knowledge. Even if he knew we controlled the administration, it wouldn’t change anything.”
“Do you have any countermeasures in place?”
“Countermeasures? What good would they do? He’ll be dead before he even sets foot in the country anyway.”
“True enough. You’re already intercepting any unauthorized aircraft or vessels that appear, so there’s nothing to worry about, is there?”
“Exactly. We can simply remain here, comfortable and content, keeping our servants in line.”
That was when it happened.

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