The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player - Chapter 311

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The Maxed-Out Player’s 100th Return – Episode 311
311. The End of Round 19
Three hours before the round ended.
When the players saw Black Scythe appear alongside the Demon, they grew anxious.
‘Could it be that Black Scythe has….’
‘Been dominated by the Demon…?’
There was no other way they could be walking side by side like that.
But the players’ assumptions were wrong.
“I know it’s shocking to see me appear with a Demon all of a sudden, but don’t misunderstand. This creature is my subordinate.”
“Excuse me?”
“Your subordinate?”
A Demon with a leopard’s face as a subordinate—it was absurd.
Ryu Min commanded the Demon as if there was nothing to worry about.
“The kids are scared. Relax your expression a bit.”
[Y-yes….]
“First, introduce yourself.”
Perhaps because he knew the Demon King had allies, Sitri didn’t speak down to the humans.
He simply introduced himself hesitantly, like a new recruit freshly transferred to a squad.
[I-I am Sitri, ranked first among the Demon Nobility. P-please treat me well, comrades of the Demon King.]
“Demon King?”
“Who? Black Scythe?”
As the players stared with expressions of disbelief, Ryu Min finally explained how he had become the Demon King.
Of course, he left out the part about becoming a god and other unnecessary details.
“I killed a Demon Archduke named Phlunikthos, and a skill appeared that warped me to the Demon Realm. When I sat on the throne there, it said I would be tested for the qualifications to become Demon King.”
After facing dozens of high-ranking Demons, he was able to become the Demon King.
That was all the explanation he gave.
It was something no one could believe.
“Ha ha… Black Scythe as the Demon King?”
“It’s unbelievable, but the evidence is right before our eyes, so we have no choice but to believe it….”
The players were astounded by the fact that a human had become the Demon King, but they didn’t know.
What was even more astounding—that he had become a god.
‘If I say I became a god, they’ll treat me like a madman.’
Ryu Min, who was now truly a god in more than just name, spoke reassuringly.
“Now that I’ve become the Demon King, you don’t need to worry. There won’t be any more Demon attacks.”
Though he made this bold proclamation, the people looked at the Demon with doubtful eyes.
Wondering if it might stab a human in the back.
It was the reality—neither the Celestial Tribe nor the Demon Tribe were treated well by humans.
‘Well, it doesn’t matter. I just need to use the Demons for my purposes.’
Ryu Min grinned wickedly and gestured to Sitri.
“Take out what you brought.”
[Yes.]
At the Demon King’s command, Sitri retrieved something from the subspace.
With a sudden whoosh—clatter, clatter, clatter!
The players’ eyes widened as all manner of food and water containers tumbled from the air.
The provisions they’d yearned for so desperately dazzled their vision.
“This… this is…”
“What is all this?”
“Thought you might be hungry, so I brought some food and water.”
Despite Ryu Min’s matter-of-fact tone, the players still gaped in astonishment.
They were more shaken than when they’d heard he’d become a Demon King.
“Where on earth did you get all this?”
“From the Demon Realm.”
“The Demon Realm?”
“When the Demon Tribe attacked humans, they plundered food as well. So you can eat without worry—it’s all made by humans, not demons. I’ve been eating it this whole time without any problems.”
“Ah…”
Upon hearing they could eat, saliva pooled in everyone’s mouths.
“Don’t be shy—grab some and eat already.”
“Th-thank you so much.”
Watching the people hurriedly gather food and water, I counted heads.
‘Coincidentally, including me, we’ve reached exactly seventy-two.’
The survivor count was perfect.
The maximum number capable of surviving.
Moreover, looking at their faces, all the key members had survived.
Though a few of Jo Yong-ho’s mercenaries had fallen.
‘And Heo Tae-sik as well.’
Everyone knew that Heo Tae-sik, the leader of the Death God Cult, was dead.
A death notification had appeared, and it was confirmed by Alex and Victor’s group who were at the scene.
However, it was only known that he’d been brainwashed by a demon, and the detailed circumstances remained unknown.
‘That’s why they mourn his death. In reality, it was an accident born from his own vengeful obsession.’
Heo Tae-sik’s death was self-inflicted.
Knowing that truth, I no longer felt sympathy for him.
As it happened to cross my mind, I simply summoned the soul contained in the gauntlet.
-Phlunikthos.
-Why are you… calling me?
-You were about to drop the formality, weren’t you?
-Ah, no! No, I wasn’t!
-The fact that you’re not tense when I call suggests you’ve been living comfortably all this time.
-Ha… that couldn’t be. By the way, what brings you to… call me?
-You said a god named Moros gave you information about No Poe-in No-ge-i, right?
-Yes, that’s correct.
-How did you find him?
-No Poe-in No-ge-i was carrying Moros’s item.
Now that I think about it, Heo Tae-sik was wearing Moros’s robe, which was of God-tier quality.
Because of that, Moros took notice of Heo Tae-sik and detected the hatred within him.
-And knowing that, you passed the information to me?
-Yes.
-Why did that bastard help you?
-It probably wasn’t for my sake. It seems he acted that way to look good in front of Artaros’s superiors.
-That son of a bitch can’t be left alone.
One way or another, the fact that a god was involved made Ryu Min’s displeasure evident without filter.
-Is this Moros bastard strong?
-Well… I’m not sure?
-Stronger than Artaros?
-No. Artaros is treated as a War God—a genius of combat. There’s no way Moros could stand against him.
-You seem to know quite a bit about Moros.
Ryu Min spoke with a smirk.
-Tell me everything you know about that bastard.

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Once food was secured, the players sprawled out with their bellies exposed.
“Phew, I thought I’d go mad from hunger, but we made it.”
“I never knew water could taste this good.”
“It’s really safe to eat, right?”
“Of course. Black Scythe ate some too.”
Now that food was taken care of, all that remained was to spend the remaining time at leisure.
But Ryu Min had no intention of sitting idle.
‘I need to resume the hunting I paused.’
In fact, Ryu Min had returned from the Demon Realm sixty-five hours ago.
That is, right after becoming the Demon King.
The message had threatened that if I didn’t return soon, my player status would be revoked, so I had no choice but to come back to the Other World.
‘Ironic—a Demon King who can’t stay long in the Demon Realm.’
As both a Demon King and a player participating in the Survival Game, it was unavoidable.
‘While the demons search for food, I should continue with the hunting I’ve been putting off.’
With that thought, Ryu Min resumed hunting, combing through the Forest once more.
The result.
[Rune of Predation stack has reached 300.]
[As a bonus effect, Intelligence increases by 20%.]
[Rune of Predation stack has reached 1,000.]
[As a bonus effect, Luck and item drop rate increase by 20%.]
[Rune of Predation stack has reached 3,000.]
[Agility increases by 30% as an additional effect.]
I pushed the Rune of Gluttony stacks beyond 3,000, filling in the additional effects.
And in less than an hour, I achieved 10,000 stacks.
[Rune of Gluttony stacks have reached 10,000.]
[All stats increase by 20% as an additional effect.]
After defeating roughly 2,000 monsters, I had maxed out the Rune of Gluttony stacks.
‘Excellent. The stats I’ve earned aren’t bad either.’
Not only did I gain stats from the Rune of Gluttony, but I also converted experience to gain additional stats.
The stats I accumulated this way totaled around 3,000.
It was a result achieved in just 2 hours since returning from the Other World.
‘I still have plenty of time to hunt.’
Grateful for the abundance of time, I continued hunting.
It was then, while I was frantically accumulating stats as if I were draining every monster in the world of its seed.
[The forty-first death has occurred.]
Death notifications, which had been quiet for a while, began appearing again.
‘It seems the players have started fighting each other.’
I wanted to watch, but hunting took priority right now.
Since this round was an opportunity to gain massive stats, I couldn’t afford to be lazy.
‘Besides, I need to gather materials for Victor as well.’
After learning that Victor couldn’t make potions of life because of a lack of materials, I decided to gather as many materials as possible for him.
Since potions of life materials only dropped from strong monsters, I was the optimal one to obtain them.
As a result of hunting as much as possible in the Other World, I was able to earn up to 60,000 stat points.
‘Not a bad result. Though it’s a pittance compared to hunting the Celestial Tribe.’
Still, having earned substantial rewards, I felt incomparably stronger than before.
‘If I meet Artaros again, I could defeat him easily.’
But the problem was that he possessed a body cursed with immortality.
I was worried about how to stop someone like that.
‘Is there any way?’
Pondering this, I decided to return to my companions first.
‘Before that, I need to go to the Demon Realm and grab some food.’
This was how I, having warped to the Demon Realm, came to bring food back with the Demon.
“Victor.”
“Ah, Black Scythe.”
“Could you accept a trade for a moment?”
“Huh?”
I immediately used the trade function with Victor.
And I listed all the hundreds of materials I had gathered at once.
“This, this is…!”
Victor, recognizing the materials, stared at the trade window with wide eyes.
“I gathered them because you seemed to need them. Use them well.”
“Ah….”
Despite my instruction to accept, Victor hesitated before pressing the confirmation button.
He worried whether it was right to receive so much without payment.
“Please accept it. The more Life Potions we produce, the better for everyone.”
“Thank you, Black Scythe.”
Victor pressed accept and bowed sincerely.
Now he wouldn’t have to watch his sister Sophia die before his eyes.
Because he now had plenty of Life Potions.
“Yamtti.”
“Yes.”
I called Yamtti aside and glanced at Min Ju-ri and Seo A-rin.
“The two of them haven’t had any problems, right?”
“Problems? Not at all. The two of them are getting along really well right now.”
“Is that so?”
I felt satisfied hearing that they’d grown closer than expected.
“How many tamed monsters do we have?”
“Well… not many. We used them all up fighting the Demon Tribe last time….”
“Then come with me. We have three hours left before this ends. This is our only chance to tame more, so we need to gather monsters in preparation for the final battle.”
“Understood!”
Yamtti and I went off to tame monsters.
I worried whether Artaros might appear with his strength recovered, but nothing concerning happened until the round ended.
[Time limit reached.]
[Round 19 has ended.]
[Survivors: 72.]
Thus, Round 19 concluded smoothly.

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