The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player - Chapter 318

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The Maxed-Out Player’s 100th Return – Episode 318
318. The Three-Headed Dragon
“Understood, Master.”
Yamtti complied without hesitation.
Whoosh—
I pointed my staff at the demons and attempted my maxed-out skill, [Boss Taming].
However, Yamtti soon turned away with a disappointed expression.
“Master, the system says the target is invalid.”
“So they’re not monsters?”
I’d suspected as much, but it seemed the skill truly wouldn’t work.
Though somewhat disappointed, I had a backup plan.
Why else would I have brought John Delgado along?
“No choice then. We’ll kill them and use them as thralls through necromancy. John.”
“Yes.”
“How many can you convert to undead with your abilities?”
“Now that I’ve reached max level, my power has been enhanced—there’s no numerical limit. However, I should conduct a test first.”
“Good. I’ll kill these creatures, and you’ll bind them all as thralls. If we can’t tame them, we’ll have to convert their spirits into undead servants.”
“Leave it to me.”
I’d already proven through Sariel that even Archangels could be made into thralls.
So the Demon Tribe should be killable and convertible into thralls as well.
As Ryu Min stared with a murderous gaze, the Demon Nobility realized his intent and panicked.
[W-Wait, Your Majesty! Surely you don’t mean to—AAAAHHH!]
The first to die was Bifrons, ranked tenth.
“Start by making this one a thrall.”
“Understood. Rise.”
John Delgado immediately resurrected Bifrons as a spectral undead.
Though his existing power had decreased by fifty percent, he was definitely bound as a thrall.
“It works. Next—”
[Your Majesty! Please, this cannot be—!]
[We beg your forgiveness… *cough*!]
Ryu Min cut down two more demons without mercy.
“I told you not to use archaic speech.”
“Shall I convert the demons you just killed to undead as well?”
“Yeah, try it.”
John Delgado, following the command, raised the Demon Tribe members once more.
Success again.
Their corpses remained while only their spirits rose and took form—a sight the demons found utterly terrifying.
[Your Majesty! We have erred!]
[We do not wish to die! Please spare us!]
“Sorry. This is the only way I can utilize your full potential.”
Despite my apology, my scythe showed no mercy.
The demons, unable to resist in the slightest, were so pitiful it was almost heartbreaking to watch them fall.
“Master. I have now subjugated eight of them as my servants.”
At John Delgado’s report, I turned my gaze toward the two remaining demons.
Sitri, ranked first, and Botis, ranked second, remained.
“Sitri, you don’t need to worry since I won’t kill you. You can move to the Other World without me having to spare you anyway, right?”
[Y-yes, thank you.]
“As for you, on the other hand….”
My gaze fell upon Botis.
“I can’t take you with me, so unfortunately you’ll have to become the Necromancer’s servant.”
[W-wait, please wait, Demon Lord.]
Botis, sensing the threat to his life, spoke in a panicked rush.
[I-if you’re looking for soldiers to take to the Other World, there’s Cerberus over there. Since that beast is an animal, it can be tamed as a monster….]
“Cerberus is weak. What would I do with taming that thing?”
Cerberus in the Demon Realm was only slightly stronger than an Ogre by comparison.
It was unreasonable to even consider it a boss-class monster.
“It’s best if I just kill you and make you my servant. You’re a high-ranking demon, so you’d be stronger than Cerberus, wouldn’t you?”
As I raised my scythe into a striking position, Botis’s words became increasingly desperate.
[Wait, wait just a moment! A dragon! There’s a Three-Headed Dragon!]
“What dragon?”
[The Three-Headed Dragon! It’s the greatest monster in the Demon Realm. Tame that one instead of me!]
The Three-Headed Dragon was a monster I’d never heard of before.
Even as the ruler of the Demon Realm, there were things I didn’t know.
“Where is that thing located?”
[I’ll tell you. So please, just let me keep my life. I’m begging you….]
At his earnest tone, I nodded.
“Fine. If you guide us to where the Three-Headed Dragon is, I’ll spare you.”
[Thank you! Thank you!]
“That’s enough. Lead the way quickly. We don’t have time.”

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After following Botis for approximately twenty minutes, I arrived at a massive cave.
The sheer size of it—easily comparable to a Dragon Lair—caught me slightly off guard.
“It’s inside there?”
[Yes. The Three-Headed Dragon is inside.]
“How strong is the Three-Headed Dragon?”
[Well, I must confess I only know from rumors, so I cannot speak with certainty. But what I do know is that among the monsters in the Demon Realm, none can match it.]
“Let’s go in then. Lead the way.”
[Yes….]
I and my companions followed Botis deeper into the cave.
The moment we crossed the threshold, an ominous growl echoed through the darkness.
“Grrrrrrr.”
The sound was unwelcoming—it had already sensed our intrusion.
As expected, venturing further in, I spotted three pairs of yellow eyes gleaming through the shadows.
The Three-Headed Dragon.
“Roooaaarrr!”
True to its name, the creature—a single body bearing three heads—was dragon-sized in scale.
Though the bat-like wings diminished the majesty one might expect from a true dragon, its presence was nonetheless formidable.
“Is this the one?”
[Yes, Your Majesty.]
“You face it. I want to gauge its strength. Ah, but since I intend to tame it, refrain from inflicting serious wounds.”
[Y-yes, I shall obey.]
Suddenly thrust into combat, Botis stepped forward and provoked the beast.
[Come on! You three-headed serpent wretch!]
“Roooarrr!”
My provocation worked—flames erupted from the Three-Headed Dragon’s maw.
Whoosh—
Botis dodged with ease, but the assault was far from over.
[Huh?]
As a second head unleashed a torrent of freezing energy, Botis fluttered his wings in alarm.
Yet.
Snap—!
As if anticipating his escape, the third head clamped down on Botis’s ankle.
Crunch—!
[Aaagh!]
The trapped ankle severed cleanly, and Botis plummeted to the ground.
‘To sever the ankle of a Demon Nobility with such ease. Its bite force is formidable.’
I watched the confrontation unfold with arms crossed, utterly composed.
Though calling it a fight would be generous—it was decidedly one-sided.
One side wielded three heads launching relentless attacks, while the other, forbidden from counterattacking, could only flap desperately in retreat.
“Craaaaaaash!”
[Ugh.]
Botis’s wings burned away in the flames as he fled.
Fighting three-on-one, Botis was struggling to hold his ground.
‘A monster capable of cornering Demon Nobility like that. Not bad at all.’
Ryu Min smiled with satisfaction and stepped forward as if to say that was enough.
“Stand down now. I’ll take it from here.”
[Y-yes, thank you. Huff, huff….]
Ryu Min took Botis’s place and approached the Three-Headed Dragon with measured steps.
“Grrrrrrr-”
The creature, which had seemed ready to pounce, took a step back upon seeing Ryu Min.
‘Is it because of the Dragon Slayer title?’
Its behavior just now confirmed it was indeed a monster.
“Yamtti. Tame it.”
“Yes, Master.”
Yamtti pointed her staff and activated [Boss Taming], a max-level skill.
The reaction was distinctly different from when she’d used it on the Demon Tribe.
“Grrrrgh-”
The Three-Headed Dragon’s murderous gaze softened, and it lowered its head toward Yamtti.
“It seems successful.”
“Yes! It’s been tamed!”
“That should work well as a summon.”
By its level, it was comparable to a dragon—not a bad addition as a summon.
While Yamtti grinned and dismissed the Three-Headed Dragon’s summon, Botis approached.
[Um, are you… are you sparing me now?]
“Sparing? Who?”
At the Demon King’s feigned innocence, Botis jumped back.
[But, didn’t you promise?]
“There’s a saying in the Human World.”
Before Ryu Min could finish speaking, he swung his scythe.
Botis’s head rolled across the ground.
“Promises are made to be broken.”
[….]
At such cruelty, Sitri, who had been watching, wiped the sweat from his brow.
“John. Make this one a subordinate as well.”
“Understood, Master.”
In thirty minutes, I had made nine Demon Nobility into subordinates and acquired the Three-Headed Dragon.
Having achieved my objective, I called my subordinates together.
“Shall we head out now? Sitri. I’ll summon you in round twenty, so be ready.”
[Y-yes, understood, Your Majesty.]
When Sitri straightened up from his respectful bow.
The three humans before him had already vanished.

* * *
July 31st, 2023. 11:30 PM.
Thirty minutes before the final twentieth round would begin.
Seventy-two players waited in their respective safe locations to enter the Other World.
Anxiety had robbed them of sleep.
And so time crawled by.
Some lay in bed, passing the hours with pleasant fantasies.
‘With Black Scythe here, we’re guaranteed to clear the final round, right?’
‘After we clear it, what wish should I make? Should I ask to become rich?’
‘Maybe I should ask for strength instead of money?’
While others indulged their imaginations and spent time alone with their thoughts, Ryu Min did not.
He was with Ryu Won.
This round might be their last.
He wanted to spend every second of it with family.
“If I don’t wake up after three hours, assume I’m dead.”
“W-what are you saying? Why would you die?”
“Even monkeys fall from trees. As long as I’m human, death is possible.”
“Don’t say such ominous things! You’re practically a protagonist from a novel—who dies?”
“You haven’t read any novels where the protagonist dies?”
Ryu Min did not offer his younger brother comforting words.
He did not tell well-intentioned lies.
He spoke only the truth, accounting for the worst possible outcome.
So his younger brother, unable to merely flinch, cried out instead.
“Take back what you just said! Promise me you’ll come back alive!”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t make that promise. I don’t know what boss will appear in round twenty.”
Of course, regardless of which boss emerged, Ryu Min was confident he could crush it.
Even if Artaros appeared, he harbored not the slightest doubt of victory.
He was several times stronger now than when he’d fought that creature.
“Time’s already gotten away from us.”
“Brother….”
“Don’t cry. Am I going to die?”
“You’re the one making me anxious!”
“That’s just how I talk. Don’t worry so much. Trust your brother.”
When Ryu Min smiled, Ryu Won wiped away his tears.
“You’ll come back alive, right?”
“I can’t guarantee it… but yes. I’ll come back.”
“Really? You promise?”
“Sigh, I get it already.”
After finally pacifying my Younger Brother, I checked the time.
“I really don’t have time now.”
“Lie down on the bed.”
“Okay.”
As always, I entered my room and lay down on the bed.
When I turned my head, I saw my Younger Brother watching me with concern.
“I’ll come back alive.”
With those words, my consciousness soared toward the Other World.

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