The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player

Seo Arin and An Sang-cheol nodded, bidding their farewells and departing.

Not having any further business, Hwang Yongmin discreetly tried to slip away at that moment.

“Wait.”

“Yes?”

“You’ll regret it if you leave like this.”

“What do you mean…?”

“Didn’t I tell you? You’re a dead man walking.”

“But aren’t there hardly any people aiming for me anymore?”

“I didn’t say there were none. The advantages of being a zone representative haven’t completely vanished yet.”

“I see…”

“Most players reached level 10 and changed their jobs, but there are undoubtedly some who haven’t. That means there are still targets for the command power.”

“Uh…”

It was indeed true.

Even though Hwang Yongmin alone was level 10, he hadn’t obtained a job yet.

The absence of job change items was to blame.

“Think about it. Do you really believe that among over a thousand people, there won’t be a single person targeting you? No matter how risky the role of a representative is?”

“….”

“In fact, non-job-changers might even be desperate enough to try and kill you. It might be more advantageous for them to eliminate you, each of them would rather be the wielder of the command power that poses a threat to them, rather than handing it over to someone else.”

Hwang Yongmin’s expression grew uneasy once again as Ryu Min spoke with reason.

“W-What should I do, then?”

“I’ll help you so that you won’t be targeted anymore.”

“R-Really? Thank you…”

“I didn’t say it’s free. Did you see the stone that Seo Arin gave me earlier? If you have such a stone, hand it over to me.”

“Ah… If it’s that kind of stone, I have one.”

Hwang Yongmin took out the item from his inventory.

[Black Gold Ore]

-Classification: Possession

-Description: A solid black stone with a smooth and glossy surface.

From the description alone, it was hard to tell what it was used for.

Snickering to himself, Ryu Min couldn’t help but feel even happier than when he received the magic stone. As someone who understood its value, he couldn’t help but be pleased.

“Good. Do you have any other items?”

“W-Well, no. This is all I can offer.”

Seeing Hwang Yongmin covering his body, fearing that even his currently equipped equipment might be taken, Ryu Min couldn’t help but let out a laugh.

“Don’t worry. I won’t take anything like that from you.”

If it were equipment bought from a shop, he would have sold it to get some gold, but since it wasn’t, he couldn’t sell it.

“Now that I’ve given you the item, will you help me from now on?”

“Yes. I’ll keep my promise.”

Hwang Yongmin’s face brightened at Ryu Min’s reassuring words.

‘He wouldn’t go back on his word, right?’

Deep down, Hwang Yongmin had worried about whether the promise would be kept, but those concerns seemed unfounded.

At that moment, a bright light filled the sky as the angel named Olive appeared.

[Keheheh! Humans, as usual, you’ve gathered here today, haven’t you? Though the numbers have decreased, I must say.]

“The numbers have decreased?”

“Did people fight in the real world again?”

[Currently, there are 1,042 people assembled. In Round 3, there were 1,225 survivors, to be precise.]

The players were taken aback, but to Ryu Min, it wasn’t a surprising turn of events.

‘Actually, it’s more unusual for players not to cause any accidents while staying in the real world for a month.’

Since he had never witnessed survivors gathering intact after each round, he wasn’t surprised at all.

[Now that it seems like everyone is here, shall we announce the Quest for Round 4?]

Flutter!

As the angel’s wings flapped, a message appeared before them.

◀ ROUND 4 ▶

└ Kill each other for 3 hours.

[All Zones]

└ Participants: 181,906,418

└ Achievers: 0/90,953,209

[Zone ESKS45-5]

└ Participants: 1,042

└ Achievers: 0/521

The players who saw the quest were bewildered.

“What is this?”

“Kill each other?”

[Keheh, humans are so funny. It’s exactly as it says, everyone.]

The angel wore a bright smile that seemed out of place with the atmosphere.

“You… want us to kill?”

“We must kill… each other?”

The players exchanged glances, hesitating.

Out of nowhere, Player Killing (PK).

They couldn’t help but feel bewildered since, as usual, They thought we would be fighting monsters.

[To clarify, the objective of this round is to decrease the player count by killing each other. Unlike the previous rounds, there won’t be any monsters.]

“No monsters…?”

“We need to level up quickly and become stronger…”

[Low-level players will find it unfortunate. To grow, they’ll have to wait for the next round.]

“Angel! So, if only half of us can survive, we just have to kill one person each, right?”

[Well there’s a secret. But it wouldn’t be fun if I told you.]

Ryu Min silently chuckled to himself.

‘Fun? She’s just doing what she’s told.’

The angels were mere guides; there was a greater presence above them.

If they were hiding specific rules, it must have been that person’s orders.

The angels are NPCs who don’t have the authority to freely disclose the rules.

“People probably think that all of this is orchestrated by the angels.”

While the players were still surprised by the revelation, the angel continued explaining.

[Just killing other players won’t make you an achiever. Only the top 521 players will be able to survive. The criteria for ranking is a secret. By the way, killing many players quickly doesn’t guarantee you’ll be the first. Keheheh.]

“….”

[Now, that concludes the explanation. Since there’s nothing more to say, I’ll be going! From now on, have fun killing each other! Keheheh.]

After the angel disappeared, a message appeared.

[Time Remaining until Round End: 02:59:59]

The players looked at each other with puzzled expressions.

-What should we do now?

-Do we simply kill each other?

-They want us to kill? People we have no grudges against?

-Isn’t this round completely insane?

Glancing around, I could sense the hesitation in the players’ minds.

Turning my head, I also read Hwang Yongmin’s thoughts.

-Kill other players? Hehehe, that’s actually not bad. I had some bastards I wanted to kill.

A bitter smile formed on Hwang Yongmin’s lips.

‘So, he plans to kill his friends.’

Ryu Min chuckled and approached Hwang Yongmin.

Hwang Yongmin was lost in his thoughts, unaware of Ryu Min’s approaching.

He even let out a mocking laugh.

“Those bastards, even if I don’t know where they are, I’ll kill them all…”

Only after Ryu Mi was so close to Hwang Yongmin that he noticed and was taken aback.

“Oh, it’s a surprise! Black Scythe, is there something you need from me?”

“I said I would help you so that you won’t be targeted by the others, remember?”

“That’s right.”

Ryu Min slowly raised the scythe.

“I’ve come to keep that promise.”

“What?”

Slice!

With a chilling sound, Hwang Yongmin’s vision tilted.

Before he could grasp the situation.

Thunk… Thud…

Hwang Yongmin’s head fell to the ground, wearing the same bewildered expression as in the previous regression.

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