The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player - Chapter 335

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The Maxed-Out Player’s 100th Return – Episode 335
335. VS Chaos
‘What? Who is that?’
At the arrival of his superior, Moros gasped and turned his gaze toward Chaos’s eyes.
The gods who had been watching fell into chaos themselves.
[I-isn’t that the God of Chaos, Chaos himself?]
[Why would Chaos come here?]
[I thought he had no interest whatsoever in our wagers?]
[Surely Chaos isn’t here to place a bet?]
[That doesn’t seem to be the case. If he came to wager, he should have come to the Hall of Gods, not the Battlefield.]
[Now that you mention it, that’s true?]
Chaos appeared directly on the Celestial Demon War Battlefield, not in the Hall of Gods.
As if declaring his intention to intervene.
[S-surely you’re not thinking of directly interfering in this match….]
[Even for Chaos, this is unacceptable! It violates fairness!]
[What on earth is Chaos’s reason for this?]
The reason was unclear, but if the purpose was to confuse the gods, it had succeeded.
The people on the Battlefield were equally bewildered.
[W-what are those eyes?]
[It’s Chaos.]
[What? Chaos, the Primordial God?]
[I saw a photograph in the Hall of Records. It’s definitely him.]
[Why is Chaos here…?]
Both the Celestial Tribe and Demon Tribe stopped fighting without exception and gazed up at the enormous eye floating in the sky.
And soon they realized it.
That terrifying gaze was directed at only one person.
[What a fortunate human. I thought you died in the Boss Room, yet here you are, alive and well.]
“….”
I merely glared at him in silence.
Seeing him brought back memories of my fallen comrades as vividly as if it were yesterday.
[Now there’s nowhere left to run.]
“Who said anything about running? I’m here because I’ve been waiting for nothing but revenge against you.”
[Revenge? Kahahaha!]
Chaos burst into laughter as if he’d heard the funniest joke.
[You, seeking revenge? How absurd. You’re nothing but a toy created by Gaia.]
My eyebrow twitched, and the poker face I’d been maintaining shattered.
The reason was simple—I’d heard an unexpected name.
‘He knew it was Gaia’s doing?’
Gaia, the Mother of Life and the Creator God, is Chaos’s wife.
I’d heard from Rubahi that the two of them collaborated to design the system that turned humans into Mercenaries.
‘But Chaos only provided the source; Gaia was the one who actually designed it.’
Gaia was the true architect behind the system’s development and Rubahi’s superior.
In other words, the god who had elevated me to this point as Chaos’s counterbalance was none other than Gaia.
‘Yet he already knows all of this?’
It was certain from the way Chaos had described me as Gaia’s plaything.
[Damn that woman. Parading around with that noble facade, basking in the reverence of other gods, all while crafting a weapon behind the scenes to stab me in the back.]
Chaos muttered under his breath, then gazed down at me with contempt.
[Pathetic. To think a mere human could pose a threat to me. It’s insulting.]
“Whether I’m a threat or not—you’ll find out soon enough by experiencing it firsthand.”
[After what happened last time, you still haven’t learned? Unbelievable.]
A sigh escaped, and Chaos blinked his eyes.
In that instant, my body moved like light itself.
I activated the Speed of Light Rune as if I’d been waiting for this moment.
To exploit that brief opening of carelessness and land a decisive strike.
‘Deal as much damage as possible in one blow.’
With the Seal of Death activated and Reaper Form engaged, I flew through the slowed world toward Chaos’s eyes alone.
I wanted nothing more than to unleash Moonlight Island, my ultimate technique, but there was no time.
‘The Speed of Light Rune only accelerates my movement. There’s no time to cast Moonlight Island.’
Moonlight Island requires one second to activate.
If Chaos detected my movement during that one second, the attack would likely be blocked.
‘If I’m detected, it’s over. I can’t give him time to respond.’
Above all, he possessed that absurdly broken ability—Phase Shift.
With that technique that allowed him to evade any attack 0.1 seconds faster, he would effortlessly dodge something as slow as Moonlight Island.
‘So what I need to do is simple.’
Strike him so fast he can’t evade the attack.
Of course, if he dodges even this, there’s no hope.
‘But can he block an attack as fast as light?’
This was the strategy I’d devised with Rubahi.
‘First strike, certain victory!’
My scythe tore through Chaos’s eye.
There was no sensation of cutting.
But the impact caused black fluid to geyser from his eye in a fountain.
Slow, like a slow-motion video.
‘Did it land?’
It was nothing but a basic attack without any skill, yet it seemed effective.
I raised my scythe to strike again.
But the second strike didn’t connect—Chaos’s eye became translucent.
His automatically triggered Phase Shift had whisked him away to the other dimension.
‘Damn. No matter how fast I move like light, I can only land one hit?’
It was frustrating, but unavoidable.
There was no way to attack Chaos in the Other Dimension.
‘I need to hide for now.’
I opened my inventory and switched to the Assassin’s Mask.
Since I deactivated Thanatos’s Helmet, the Reaper Transformation was also undone.
‘Since the attack didn’t work, I don’t need the Reaper Transformation anymore.’
Instead, I recalled the strategy I had devised with Rubahi and equipped the Doppelgänger’s Ring.
‘If this strategy works as Rubahi said….’
It would prove useful for evading temporarily.
Shimmer—
My nickname changed and my face transformed into Lost Yak’s appearance.
As I concealed myself within the crowd beyond Chaos’s line of sight, time resumed its normal flow.
[Krraaaaaaaaagh!]
A agonized scream shook the heavens and earth.
With each blink, black streams of fluid leaked from Chaos’s eyes.
[Damn you, human wretch! How dare a pathetic creature like you!]
Chaos opened a spatial rift, his flickering eyes open despite the pain.
A spear of instant death with homing capabilities protruded, ready to pierce through at any moment.
[I’ll kill you. Right now, I’ll kill you….]
Yet contrary to his words, Chaos could not thrust the spear.
In fact, I was nowhere to be seen.
No matter how he rolled his eyes, he could not find me.
[You rat! Even if you hide….]
Chaos, who thought he would find me quickly with his tracking ability, flinched.
Bewilderment was evident in his gaze.
After all, Chaos also tracked based on appearance and nickname.
Which meant that changing appearance and nickname made me unfindable.
[Damn rat! Where are you hiding? Where did you go!]
He shouted in frustration, but all he saw were the Celestial Tribe and Demon Tribe staring blankly.
[I’ll tear you to pieces! I will find you and dismember your limbs!]
Behind Chaos’s resounding cries, I, hidden among the crowd, let out a dry chuckle.
‘So he really can’t find me when I change my appearance and nickname.’
It was exactly as Rubahi had said.
My trust in him increased slightly, but it was too early to celebrate.
Chaos was still a formidable threat.
‘Even if I’m strong, a single basic attack shouldn’t be able to kill me.’
Though I hadn’t managed to kill him, I had discovered that I could land an effective hit using the Light-Speed Rune.
‘I’ve bought some time. But only briefly.’
Chaos would find a way unless he was a fool.
‘So I need to end this round as quickly as possible and obtain the Wish Stone.’
I gave instructions to the Celestial Tribe without letting Chaos notice.
Stop standing around idly and resume the war.
The Combat Angels, belatedly regaining their senses, attacked the Demon Tribe with a roar.
[A-attack!]
[Victory shall be ours!]
Tens of thousands of Angels embroidering the sky became entangled in chaotic combat with the Demon Tribe.
Forbidden from counterattacking, the Demon Tribe had to endure like punching bags.
[Gahhk!]
[Keeek!]
Unable to resist, the Demon Tribe’s numbers dwindled rapidly.
I no longer remained hidden and joined the fray.
Slash—! Slash—!
I could openly slaughter the Demon Tribe with my scythe without fear of discovery.
‘Even if Chaos’s eyes are wide, his field of vision has limits. In other words, blind spots exist.’
By utilizing the Battlefield broadly, it was easy to hide in those blind spots away from his gaze.
Yet I could not escape Chaos’s wrath.
[These insane creatures dare wage war before my very eyes?]
Chaos, displeased, tore open space and summoned countless blood-red spears.
They lacked homing capabilities, but their destructive power was undeniable—mortal spears of devastating force.
[I had no desire to take sides, but circumstances force my hand. I cannot allow that human to claim the Desire Stone as things stand.]
Chaos muttered and blinked his eyes.
Instantly, spears aimed at the Celestial Tribe rained down like a deluge.
[Perish and vanish, creations of Heaven.]
Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud—!
Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud—!
[Gahhk!]
[Kugh!]
[Krrgh!]
Thousands of Celestial Tribe members pierced by the spears died in a single stroke.
‘As expected. He intends to prevent me from clearing this round.’
I, standing outside the damage radius, felt urgency upon seeing the newly generated spears.
If Chaos continued reducing the Celestial Tribe’s numbers at this pace, they would soon fall below ten percent, and the war would end.
As the defeated one, I would simply vanish without needing to be hunted.
‘This is no time to let them die gradually. I must reduce the Demon Tribe’s numbers faster than Chaos.’
There was no other way.
Since killing Chaos seemed impossible, my only option was to seize the Desire Stone.
Watching the spears of death descend once more, I issued a command to the Demon Tribe.
They were to protect the Celestial Tribe, not remain idle.
The command was transmitted to all Demon Tribe members.
Thud-thud-thud—!
Thud-thud—!
The Demon Tribe members rushed forward like a shield wall, pushing back the Celestial Tribe and taking the spear strikes in their stead.
Chaos furrowed his brow, startled by their behavior of protecting their enemies.
[Have these wretches lost their minds? Did they all undergo brainwashing or something? Why are they protecting the Angels?]
Chaos had not yet realized that Ryu Min had become the Demon King.
At that moment, a chilling force flew into Chaos’s field of vision.
It was Moonlight Island, unleashed by Ryu Min.
Hundreds of Demon Tribe members turned to dust during its flight, yet Moonlight Island did not lose momentum and drew near to Chaos’s eyes.
[Hmph, did you truly believe such a trivial attack would work on me?]
However, Chaos’s status shift easily deflected Moonlight Island.
Had he possessed a mouth, he would have sneered at that moment.
[Fool. You’ve only revealed your position to me….]
In an instant, Chaos could not finish his words and his eyes widened in shock.
The attack he thought he had deflected entered the dimensional space.
Into the very space where he had retreated.
[What!?]
Chaos, seized by panic, hastily switched his status dimension.
He had nearly been caught.
‘What is happening? His attack is tracking my dimension and piercing through?’
He had experienced something similar when facing him in the Boss Room before.
The reflected damage from his own attack had traced a path back to him.
Though Chaos felt a chill run down his spine, it was far from over.
Ryu Min’s Moonlight Island, with Red Moon activated, was flying at him at regular intervals.

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