The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player - Chapter 87

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The Maxed-Out Player’s 100th Return – Episode 87
87. Moonlight Island
To hunt the boss alone.
What kind of nonsense was this?
‘Not even saying his team would take it down, but him alone?’
No matter how high Black Scythe’s level was, the opponent was a boss.
A boss that required twenty players just to barely win against.
‘If Black Scythe actually managed to defeat the boss…?’
That would mean he was worth twenty players.
For those who took pride in their abilities, their dignity couldn’t accept it.
“Ha, so you’re quite the braggart, Black Scythe.”
“Braggart?”
Ryu Min’s eyes turned cold.
“You’re underestimating me. Can’t I hunt what you hunt?”
“Ha, but we have more people, don’t we?”
“A swarm of gnats is still just gnats.”
“Huh? That’s quite harsh….”
Ryu Min ignored them and walked forward.
His teammates were shocked, having never heard him say he’d hunt the boss alone.
“Black Scythe?”
“Wait. I’ll finish quickly and return.”
As he walked forward with Death Side in hand, the crowd parted like the Red Sea.
His distinctive aura was extraordinary.
“Back further. Anyone who gets in the way dies.”
“Y-yes, sir!”
Watching the players scatter back, Ryu Min surveyed his surroundings.
Pillars of light scattered about suggested they’d hunted down all the minotaurs nearby.
‘Hmm, if I count the teams inside the pillars, about fifty are watching?’
It would be better to hide ultimate skills when possible….
‘But this might be a chance to demonstrate my true strength.’
Most people couldn’t truly grasp how powerful Black Scythe was.
They simply assumed he was proportionally strong because his level was overwhelmingly high.
‘Watching my combat, they’ll feel I’m genuinely strong, but it still won’t be visceral.’
But if I showed them quickly dispatching the minotaurs they’d directly faced?
No gnat would dare look down on Black Scythe after that.
‘I’ll finish as quickly as possible.’
As Ryu Min stepped forward, most people wore expressions of disbelief.
“Is he really going to hunt it alone?”
“Oh, Black Scythe by himself?”
“This should be entertaining—I was getting bored anyway.”
Some watched with folded arms from behind the pillars, finding the spectacle entertaining.
All eyes in the arena were fixed on the unfolding scene.
Ryu Min stopped at a certain distance and faced the Minotaur.
The massive bull-like creature sensed the presence and turned around.
“Grrrrr.”
Its blood-red gaze bore down with an intensity that made my legs tremble, yet my momentum remained unshaken.
I simply gripped the scythe with both hands and drew it back in a long arc behind me.
“What is he doing?”
“Is he about to use a skill?”
“He’s using a skill from that stance?”
Despite the murmurs around me, I kept my focus locked on the Minotaur without wavering.
‘The system records the measurement the moment the attack closes the distance enough to connect.’
In other words, right now was merely preparation—the timer hadn’t started yet.
‘The instant it enters my range, I aim for the neck.’
My eyes calculated the distance to my opponent.
I adjusted the angle by making minute adjustments to the scythe.
I ran a simple simulation through my mind.
‘I need to strike in the moment it’s caught off guard.’
“ROOOAAARRR!”
The Minotaur roared in fury at the prey that dared to stand before it without fleeing.
Boom, boom, boom—!
I calculated the creature’s stride and timed how long it would take to enter my range.
‘Three seconds.’
Boom— Boom—
‘Two seconds.’
Boom— Boom—
Whiiiing—
Moonlight energy gathered into my scythe.
‘One second.’
Boom— Boom—
The instant the bull entered my range.
‘Night of Death.’
Whoooosh—!
A veil of darkness descended.
As the world plunged into blackness, the Minotaur froze in sudden confusion.
‘Now. Moonlight Island.’
My scythe traced a crescent arc.
A single beam of light pierced through the suffocating darkness, illuminating the Minotaur’s face brilliantly.
Schwick—!
The clean sound of something being severed.
Thud—!
The sound of something falling echoed through the arena.
I understood what had happened the moment the curtain lifted.
“Gasp!”
“L-look at that!”
“Isn’t that the Minotaur’s head?”
A neck so thick that twenty swords would struggle to sever it had been severed in a single stroke.
The players stared at the boss and me in turn, their expressions vacant.
“It died in one hit…?”
“That’s impossible…”
‘Impossible? You should see my stats right now.’
My Strength alone was 403, and Intelligence was 627.
Those were the stats after multiplying Min Ju-ri’s buffs, the Slaughter Rune, and the Balance Rune together.
‘With numbers like these, one-shotting it is more than reasonable.’
Moreover, at the crucial moment, I’d activated Night of Death to amplify Moonlight Island’s damage by 1.5 times.
‘The High Orc went down in one second, so this creature is nothing.’
The Minotaur was a Round 6 boss, but in terms of actual strength, it ranked below the High Orc.
‘Last round’s Sub Quest difficulty was absolutely insane.’
That said, the Balance Rune as a reward was certainly worth it.
[You have defeated the Minotaur!]
[3x Experience Buff is active.]
[Title effect increases experience by 1.5x.]
[Experience +11.68%]
[Gold +1,200]
[Obtained ‘Bull Hide’.]
[Obtained ‘Blueprint: Minotaur’s Armor’.]
Since we were in a party, my allies would see the same messages.
That’s why the experience and gold seemed so meager.
‘But the items are mine.’
I smirked as I reviewed my inventory.
The Minotaur had dropped one of its best items.
[Bull Hide]
-Classification: Miscellaneous
-Description: Premium leather hide. Its toughness makes it ideal for crafting armor.
This was the material used to create the Minotaur’s Armor.
And conveniently, the blueprint had dropped as well.
[Blueprint: Minotaur’s Armor]
-Classification: Consumable
-Description: An item containing six combination formulas for crafting the Unique item Minotaur’s Armor. It’s recommended to have a notepad ready before using it.
When I opened the blueprint, Bull Hide would certainly be listed among the required materials.
I don’t need to look.
‘I’ve already opened it before.’
A blueprint is fundamentally a consumable item.
‘Using it would reveal the combination formula for that item, but….’
Since it disappears with time, it’s best to memorize it or jot it down somewhere.
‘I don’t need to worry about that. Everything’s already in my head.’
That said, I had no intention of crafting the Minotaur’s armor.
‘It’s a good item, but it’s exclusive to tanks.’
I already had a different armor in mind, so it wasn’t necessary, but I decided to keep it anyway.
If it was a blueprint for a Unique, I could sell it for a high price.
‘Overall, I obtained only good items.’
Satisfied, I returned to my party members, and they all looked dazed.
“Is everyone alright?”
“Huh? Ah… yes.”
Their expressions screamed that they never expected me to kill it in one blow.
But among them, Heo Tae-sik’s expression was particularly striking.
‘What’s with this bastard’s face?’
He was staring at me with a dazed expression—like someone smitten with love.
He seemed to have completely lost his mind.
‘I understand, since he’ll become a follower, but… I should probably keep some distance.’
I didn’t want any misunderstandings.
Meanwhile, An Sang-chul was inwardly marveling at Ryu Min.
‘What was that just now? It happened so fast I couldn’t even see it properly.’
A flash of light burst through the darkness, and the Minotaur’s head fell.
‘Was it a skill? Or could it be… a basic attack?’
Either way, one thing was certain: the boss was killed in a single strike.
‘Taking down a boss in one hit….’
No matter how I thought about it, it made no sense.
Afterward, pillars of light descended and enveloped all party members.
Since the boss was defeated, the round was cleared.
Though there was no way to know the ranking.
Ryu Min looked at the remaining bosses.
‘Only 9 tickets left now. Time’s running short, so I need to hurry.’
There’s no time to stand around dazed.
The parties who belatedly realized this rushed at the Minotaurs scattered throughout.
The game had ended.
[You’ve defeated all 101 bosses?]
When the time limit expired and all the bosses were eliminated, Angel appeared.
[The remaining teams that failed to defeat their bosses will be eliminated without question.]
“No, that can’t be!”
“W-wait, Angel, please hold on…!”
Pssshhh—
Leaving the scattered dust in her wake, Priscilla spoke with utter composure.
[Shall we check the rankings then?]
★ Round 6 Results Compiled ★
[All Districts]
└1st Place. Black Scythe and 4 others 00:00:01
└2nd Place. Cheonma and 4 others 00:03:21
└3rd Place. Poop Idiots and 4 others 00:04:09
[District C-ESKS007]
└1st Place. Black Scythe and 4 others 00:00:01
└2nd Place. Kim Suhan-mu and 4 others 00:05:31
└3rd Place. Bob Burrough and 4 others 00:05:58
[Note: The nicknames displayed in the results are those of the players with the highest contribution.]
The players who saw the rankings were startled.
“What? Why isn’t our team in first? We clearly caught it first!”
“Black Scythe’s team is first? A team that caught it so late?”
Hearing the murmurs, Priscilla let out a scoff.
[Who said that? Ranking by the order you caught it? The ranking method is, as you can see, based on the time it took to defeat the boss.]
“Time?”
“Ah… so our team is last place….”
[The longest time was 11 minutes and 30 seconds. I have no idea how you take over 11 minutes to catch a single beast. Truly, such inferior humans. Tsk.]
Priscilla, still sneering, checked the records once more.
[Meanwhile, the shortest time is 1 minute. It’s Black Scythe’s team, but well, a reasonably decent performance….]
“Angel! The time is wrong!”
[What do you mean?]
“The time, the time!”
“It’s not 1 minute!”
Sensing something amiss, Priscilla blinked and looked again.
[Not 1 minute… 1 second?]
The time it took Black Scythe to dispatch the boss was 1 second.
Realizing this fact belatedly, Priscilla’s expression went blank.
[1 second? 1 second?]
So dumbfounded, she muttered aloud without even noticing the humans watching.
The Angel, belatedly realizing her mistake, broke into a cold sweat.
[Ahem, well, a record of 1 second does occur. I mean, how weak must the boss be….]
It contradicted her earlier claims about the boss’s formidable strength.
[R-right then, we’ll distribute rewards to the top 3. Please note that rewards are only given to those with the highest contribution.]
A welcome message appeared before Ryu Min’s eyes.
[Congratulations! You have achieved the Quest as 1st place in the corresponding district!]
[Congratulations! You have achieved the Quest as the top player in All Districts!]
[Your current ranking, Black Scythe, is 1st in All Districts and 1st in your respective district.]
[As a reward for ranking 1st in your district, you receive ‘Advanced Epic Helmet Selection’!]
[As a reward for ranking 1st in All Districts, you receive ‘Special Reward Selection Box’!]
‘An advanced epic helmet?’
Ryu Min smiled faintly.
It was about time I changed my helmet anyway.
[You may select one of the following epic helmets.]
[Please touch the reward you desire.]
└ 1. Angel’s Ring
└ 2. Minotaur’s Bull Mask
└ 3. Hermes’ Feathered Cap
‘If I need something among these, it’s the feathered cap. It has some quite attractive options.’
Upon selecting option 3, the Item Information appeared.
[Hermes’ Feathered Cap]
-Classification: Helmet
-Grade: Epic
-Defense: 180
-Effects: Agility +10, [Invisibility] usable
-Durability: 1,500/1,500
-Usage Restriction: Expert Grade or higher
-Description: A helmet crafted in imitation of Hermes’ feathered cap. It is not the genuine article. You may use the invisibility ability when needed.

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