The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player - Chapter 261

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The Maxed-Out Player’s 100th Return – Episode 261
261. VS Gabriel
When something impossible happens, people tend to doubt themselves first.
That was exactly what Ryu Won was experiencing now.
‘Am I dreaming right now? Why does Black Scythe look like my older brother?’
Dream or not, it was shocking.
More than the fact that a person had changed, it was that the changed appearance was identical to his own family.
“Wake up. This isn’t a dream.”
“Brother…?”
“I’m Black Scythe.”
Whether his Younger Brother believed him or not, Ryu Min spoke his truth calmly and steadily.
“You know me as The Seer, but my real class is Reaper. My nickname is Black Scythe. I’m sorry for deceiving you all this time.”
“….”
“Right now, the situation demands it. To kill those angels over there, I need to drop the disguise and use my skills.”
As I spoke, my gaze shifted skyward.
Gabriel and Raphael had pursued me here.
“Wait, you’re really Black Scythe, brother? I can’t believe it….”
“We’ll talk details later. First, those guys.”
I switched to Thanatos’s helmet and activated Reaper Transformation.
[You have entered Reaper Transformation state.]
[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%.]
-Strength: 848,108, Intelligence: 850,179
-Agility: 848,108, Luck: 852,379
My stats, which had been 580,000, surged to 850,000.
‘If I apply Demon’s Blessing one last time….’
Preparations to hunt angels would be complete.
[You have been blessed by Demon’s Blessing.]
[Based on your current total stats (3,398,774), the following effects apply:]
[Upon defeating an angel, you gain gold equal to 1x the baseline (3,398,774). This increases up to 1,000x (3,398,774,000) depending on the angel’s rank.]
[Upon defeating an angel, you gain stat points equal to 0.01% of the baseline (339). This increases up to 10% (339,877) depending on the angel’s rank.]
[Upon defeating an angel, your reputation with the Demon Faction increases slightly.]
[The buff persists until the end of this round.]
[The buff persists until the end of this round.]
[The buff persists until the end of this round.]
Confirming the buff was active, I looked up to see the Archangels slowly descending.
“Stay here. I’ll be back shortly.”
“….”
With only those words for my Younger Brother, I walked forward steadily.
The Archangels tilted their heads in confusion at the approaching dark figure, but only recognized its identity once they saw the scythe’s form.
[Black Scythe? I almost didn’t recognize you—you’ve changed so much in such a short time.]
[From the energy, it looks like you’ve activated some skill.]
[That doesn’t change anything.]
Gabriel’s smirk was full of confidence.
It seemed the two of them were planning to combine their strength and properly exploit his weakness this time.
[You’ve had quite the ordeal fleeing this far. Now I’ll put you down mercifully.]
“You seem to think you’ll have a chance if you target my Younger Brother…”
A demonic smile crossed Ryu Min’s lips.
“If I decide to, killing you won’t even take ten seconds.”
[Such bluster…]
In that instant, Gabriel’s eyes snapped wide open.
His precognition had foreseen his own death.
[Gasp!]
He inhaled sharply and dodged with a panicked expression.
He flew skyward, fleeing from the future of death.
[G-Gabriel, sir?]
Raphael was bewildered as his superior abandoned his position like a frightened man.
He’d just boasted that this time they could finally kill Black Scythe, yet he was retreating like this?
Gabriel’s eyes in the sky saw the future three seconds ahead once more.
A grim future where his wings were severed and he plummeted.
A future that would unfold in merely three seconds.
Now only two seconds remained.
He changed direction without time to think.
But again, only the same inevitable result repeated before his eyes.
Death, death, death.
He struggled to escape the future, but could not.
The predetermined death could not be changed.
A brilliant flash!
He squinted against the blinding light.
[Gasp!]
When his eyes opened, Black Scythe was right before him.
He hadn’t even had time to realize he’d been pulled toward Black Scythe.
A sickening slash—!
[Aaahhh!]
Dozens of wings were severed at once, and he plummeted to the ground.
A heavy impact!
Pain and shock coursed through him, but it was nothing compared to what would come next.
Squelch, squelch, squelch—!
[Grraaahhh!]
Shadows of darkness pierced his limbs like shackles.
In that very instant.
Thwack—!
[Gahhh!]
My scythe descended in pursuit, its edge tearing through his abdomen.
Thud, thud, thud, thud—
[Ugh, gahhh!]
Once, twice, three times… ten times.
Every part of his body save his head and heart was riddled with holes.
[Cough, cough…]
Gabriel had no strength left to resist, let alone move.
Raphael was in no better condition.
Overwhelmed by the catastrophic loss of mana, Raphael grimaced and wiped the blood trickling from his lips.
‘It wasn’t a lie that I could kill in ten seconds. The impact is no joke.’
He was squeezing out his remaining mana to shield Gabriel, but it was depleted far too easily.
Now he didn’t even have the mana left to chant a resurrection spell.
Watching Gabriel lying helpless, Raphael fell into despair.
With the damage dealer already taken down, what hope could a support have?
‘I need reinforcements. I have to call for support.’
No matter how pathetic it looked, I had to flee.
For now, all I could do was hope for a future opportunity.
Murmuring under my breath, I chanted a return spell without Black Scythe noticing.
Ten seconds.
Just ten seconds of concentration and I could escape to the Heavenly Realm.
Thwack—!
[Kyaaaah!]
“Where do you think you’re running?”
I extended my scythe and pierced Raphael’s thigh, then sighed as I watched him continue chanting.
“Gabriel. Say your farewells.”
Thud—!
“You’re heading to Heaven first.”
As I drove my blade through his heart, Raphael’s lips finally fell silent.
Thump—
At the sight of Raphael collapsing lifelessly, Gabriel’s eyes widened.
[Ah, you demon bastard. Worse than any demon!]
“Still have the strength to curse, I see?”
Setting aside the reward message that appeared in my vision, I turned my gaze toward Gabriel, whose upper body remained.
“You know what? We call you angels demons.”
[You deserve to die cursed, you wretched insect! What did we do so wrong to deserve this!]
“What did you do wrong?”
Ryu Min felt a hollow sense of frustration wash over him.
It was like being scolded for cleaning up garbage—why had he even bothered?
“You don’t know what you did wrong? You forced 1.8 billion people to participate in The Game of death, and you’re asking what the problem is?”
[But we offered compensation! Complete 20 rounds and we’ll grant you one wish! Moreover, we’ve given you pathetic humans the power of a system you could never have dreamed of!]
“….”
Ryu Min stood speechless for a moment.
This was like committing a crime and then screaming at the police that they should be grateful because he’d given them work to do.
[You should consider it an honor! And yet you dare raise your blade against us Angels who gave you this opportunity? You deserve to be fried in sulfurous flames!]
“It seems you’ve lost your mind and can’t grasp the situation anymore….”
Squelch—!
[Krraaaagh!]
“There are still plenty of places left to pierce.”
Gabriel trembled in agony, yet his eyes remained sharp and lucid.
[You’ll regret this. If you kill me, Michael won’t let you off.]
“Wouldn’t he do the same even if I let you live?”
[….]
“If I spare you, do you really think Michael will just sit idle?”
Gabriel shuddered, realizing the truth of my words.
[Then kill me. Michael will take revenge on my behalf.]
“I’ll just kill this Michael too, then.”
[Then his superior will come and kill you.]
“Who? God?”
Gabriel’s eyes widened in shock.
He didn’t realize I could read his thoughts.
“Let them come. I’ll kill whoever shows up.”
[How arrogant. Human. Then you and your allies won’t survive. You’ll struggle to even pass this round.]
“We’ll see about that.”
A sneer spread across Gabriel’s lips.
[Kekeke, I’ve deployed a 1st-rank Combat Angel. Do you really think the humans on the island can stop it? Absurd.]
“Wait, 1st-rank? Not 6th-rank?”
Ryu Min looked startled and read Gabriel’s thoughts.
It was the truth.
During the final 6th summoning, 1st-rank Combat Angels had been arranged to appear.
Gabriel was shocked for a different reason.
[You knew Combat Angels would intervene at the 6th summoning? Because of the special reward selection box… Gack!]
My scythe pierced Gabriel’s heart.
There was no time for idle conversation with this creature.
[You have defeated Gabriel, one of the Seven Archangels!]
[Stat Points +237,913]
[Gold +2,379,141,800]
[You have received ‘Refined Ether’ as a reward for slaying Archangel Gabriel.]
[You have received ‘Rune of Chains’ as a reward for slaying Archangel Gabriel.]
[The acquired rune is automatically inscribed into the player’s body!]
[The Demon Faction’s reputation has increased significantly.]
[The Demon’s reputation toward Black Scythe has risen from ‘Very Favorable’ to ‘Eternal Ally’.]
Thanks to the Demon’s blessing, I received a substantial amount of stats and gold.
‘230,000 stat points and 2.3 billion gold… There’s truly nothing quite like the Demon’s blessing.’
The reputation I’d lost from killing Phlunikthos’s incarnation in Round 14 had also risen again.
While I was satisfied in many ways, questions still lingered.
An unfamiliar item had dropped.
‘What is this? Refined Ether? Not Condensed Ether?’
Since this was my first time killing top-tier Archangels, the item was unfamiliar to me.
Ryu Min scrolled up to check the previous messages.
[You have defeated one of the Seven Archangels, ‘Raphael’!]
[Stat Points +203,926]
[Gold +2,039,264,400]
[You have received ‘Refined Ether’ as a reward for slaying Archangel Raphael.]
[You have received ‘Rune of Resurrection’ as a reward for slaying Archangel Raphael.]
[The acquired rune is automatically inscribed into the player’s body!]
‘Refined Ether dropped as a reward for killing Raphael too, didn’t it?’
Whatever it was, I could investigate it later.
I’d just received intelligence that first-class Combat Angels would appear on the Island where the players were currently gathered.
‘Clairvoyance.’
I closed my eyes and activated Clairvoyance, the temporary skill I’d acquired.
I could see players on the Remote Island engaged in fierce combat with monsters.
‘The fourth summoning has just begun.’
That meant there was still an hour before the sixth wave, when the Combat Angels would appear.
In other words, I had to fly over 4,000 kilometers from Korea to the Remote Island within an hour.
‘If I don’t… the Saesin Religion followers will die.’
Even if all members of the Saesin Religion gathered right now, they wouldn’t be able to handle a first-class Combat Angel.

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