The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player
Chapter 293: Rune Selection Ticket (1)

Ryu Min curled the corner of his lips after seeing the reward.

‘It came out just like I wanted. A Rune Selection Ticket.’

As the name suggests, it’s an item that lets one choose a rune—though only from a list of ten options.

Normally, without being able to preview rune information in advance, one might hesitate. But Ryu Min had no need for that.

He already knew, through countless regressions, which rune was the best.

‘No reason to hesitate. Use.’

The moment he used the item, the selection screen appeared.

[Please touch the rune you wish to select from the options below.]

└ 1. Rune of Persuasion

└ 3. Rune of the Black Knight

└ 4. Rune of Light-Speed

…

└ 10. Rune of Truth

Runes, unlike items, don’t have ranks.

Depending on the situation, some runes are good, and some are bad.

That’s probably why ranking them is ambiguous, so no rank is applied.

‘Still, the fact that some runes are overwhelmingly powerful can’t be denied.’

For example, the Rune of Time Reversal that Ryu Min obtained first was like that.

Could anyone possibly claim there was a better rune out there?

If it had a rank, it would surpass even “God-tier”—it would be “Eternal-tier” at least.

‘By that standard, this rune I’m picking now is probably around God-tier?’

Ryu Min picked a rune with a smile playing on his lips.

[You have selected option 4, “Rune of Light-Speed.”]

[The acquired rune will be automatically inscribed onto the player’s body!]

[Rune of Light-Speed]

Effect: Grants the ability to move at the speed of light for 3 seconds at will. While in use, surroundings appear slowed due to perceived time dilation. Has a 1-hour cooldown after use.

‘With this, I might even be able to go toe-to-toe with Artaros.’

Now that he had reached the state of divinity, he confirmed that his runes could even affect gods.

So the Rune of Light-Speed would be a significant help in facing divine opponents.

Just as its name implied, it was a rune that enabled light-speed movement.

‘Though the cooldown is long, meaning I’ll need to treat it like a trump card, being able to move at light-speed for even 3 seconds is an overwhelming advantage.’

Three seconds might seem short—but that wasn’t the case.

At light-speed, it was enough time to circle the Earth more than twenty times.

Naturally, this rune was one of the must-have runes from the list of 18 essential ones.

Same with the Rune of Growth he got as a max-level reward.

[Rune of Growth]

Effect: Converts experience gained from defeating enemies into stat points. 1 stat point is earned per 100,000 EXP.

Just now, Ryu Min had received experience points as a clear reward.

In numeric terms, it was about 6 million EXP.

But since he was already max level and the experience wasn’t gained through defeating enemies, it couldn’t be converted into stat points.

‘That’s fine. I’m planning to wipe out every last monster in Round 19 anyway.’

Round 19 would present plenty of chances to slay monsters.

Without the Rune of Growth, that would’ve felt extremely wasteful.

‘Others will be happy to gain levels, but for me, getting even a single rune is more satisfying.’

Obviously, a single rune is far more valuable than the 20 stat points gained from leveling up 10 times.

Especially when the reward is a God-tier rune—it’s not even worth arguing about.

‘Now then, time to choose the special reward.’

As soon as he used it, a message appeared.

[You may select one of the following special rewards.]

[Please touch the reward you want.]

└ 1. Temporary Skill – Evade Tracking (Only usable in Round 19)

└ 2. Infinite Material Pouch

└ 3. Information on Round 19

Given that the temporary skill was related to evasion, it was safe to guess that the next round involved a mission centered on pursuit.

Of course, Ryu Min didn’t need to guess. He already knew everything.

‘I don’t need Evade Tracking right now. I can escape pursuit easily by altering my appearance.’

So he picked option 2.

Obtaining materials and crafting Eternal-tier items as soon as possible was far more beneficial to him.

◀ ROUND 18 COMPLETE ▶

[Unified Zone CA-EA001]

└ Survivors: 143

[Your soul will soon return to your original body in the previous dimension.]

[Round 19 will begin at midnight, July 1st, 2023. We’ll see you in the next round. Congratulations on surviving.]

***

[Huff, huff…….]

Punictos, breathing heavily, darted his eyes around in panic.

Never in his life had he experienced such humiliation.

‘A… a god like me… fleeing from a mere human…’

Of course, he was only regarded as a god inside the Demon King’s Castle. Outside, he was just another demon.

Even his towering, giant-like form had shrunk to that of a human.

‘Doesn’t matter what I look like. What matters is—I abandoned the Demon King’s Castle I’ve guarded for decades. Just to save my life!’

To be reduced to such disgrace—fleeing from a human.

If other demons had seen it, they would’ve grieved in disbelief.

Though, none remained to witness it—all were swept away by the Black Scythe.

‘Unbelievable… that I, a demon god, would be cornered by a mere human.’

But what shocked him more was something else entirely.

That someone who had no reason to save him did exactly that.

[Lord Artaros.]

Plunictos looked at a figure so wretched and tattered it was hard to watch—an angel standing before him.

[Your appearance… ah, my apologies. What happened to you? Don’t tell me you were defeated by him……?]

Plunictos trailed off as he asked, sensing something strange in Artaros’ vacant gaze.

‘Ugh, what an unpleasant bastard.’

He cursed internally, but had no choice but to swallow the words.

Artaros was a highly esteemed god, even among gods.

When it came to combat, few could rival his power.

Plunictos was considered a comparable figure in the Demon Realm—but that was a joke.

‘Compared to Artaros, my power is a mere drop in the ocean.’

That’s why Plunictos dared not act arrogantly.

At best, he was just slightly stronger than Michael.

And yet it was Artaros who had saved him when he was getting thrashed by the Black Scythe.

Though he still didn’t know the reason.

Then, slowly, Artaros opened his mouth.

[He wasn’t an easy opponent. I tried to kill him, but I couldn’t.]

[W-what? Are you saying… you lost to a human…?]

[He’s not human. He’s a god now.]

Plunictos’ eyes widened.

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