The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player
Chapter 294: Eternal Equipment (2)

‘What the hell is this? It steals the souls of celestial beings?’

The effect was blatantly telling him to go kill gods.

‘…Well, the effects are good, so whatever.’

The advantage of Eternal equipment was that it could be equipped along with god-tier gear.

There was no need to discard his current gear.

‘I’ve made one. Let’s try making another.’

Ryu Min continued trying combinations.

[Invalid recipe.]

[Invalid recipe.]

………………

…………

Failure messages popped up, but he didn’t get discouraged. He calmly ran through possible combinations.

And the result:

[Combination success!]

[You have created ‘Steps of the Divine’.]

He had successfully crafted another Eternal-grade item.

[Steps of the Divine]

Category: Boots

Grade: Eternal

Defense: 5,000

Effect: All stats +200, movement speed +200%, silent footsteps, ability to walk on air. Additionally, grants the skill ‘Blink’.

Durability: Infinite

Usage Restriction: Bound to the Black Scythe (Soul-bound)

Description: A soul-bound item that overlays not on the body, but on the soul to exert its influence. Cannot be transferred to others. Can be worn with other equipment.

He could walk on air in broad daylight, and even had a bonus skill.

A high-value item with many additional effects.

‘It lets me use Blink? Let’s check what that is.’

[Temporary Skill – Blink]

Effect: Instantly teleport within a 30-meter radius. Cooldown: 10 seconds.

As expected from the name, it was a teleportation skill.

‘Hah, not only can I walk on air, but now I can teleport too?’

The corners of Ryu Min’s lips twitched.

After all, getting new items was never a bad thing.

‘I’ve made gloves and boots… now all that’s left is an Eternal weapon, right?’

There weren’t many rounds left.

19 and 20.

Just two more rounds to survive this damned game.

‘No… I can’t be certain of that yet.’

According to Michael, a Heavenly War would take place after the game.

The celestials were gathering game pieces to use in that war.

‘Will I have to completely finish the war too, before escaping this game?’

He wasn’t sure.

He wouldn’t know until he got there.

‘I haven’t seen what comes after Round 20. But Round 19—I know well enough.’

But this time, Ryu Min wasn’t planning to share any information with others.

Not because he wanted to hoard everything for himself, but to avoid the chaos that would come with sharing it.

‘People might be shocked if they hear the quest details now.’

So, unlike usual, Ryu Min didn’t call together the Death Church members.

This time, he had no intention of revealing the quest content.

It had been two weeks since they returned from Round 18.

And yet, Heo Tae-seok had not received any contact from him.

‘Why haven’t we heard anything? Normally, within three or four days, He’d send instructions to gather the followers… Did something happen to Him?’

Usually, it was Black Scythe who would summon the church members and share information about the next round.

But now, the silence was so absolute it was starting to feel ominous.

Heo Tae-seok kept picking up and putting down his phone, struggling with his curiosity.

No matter what, this was the man he respected.

It was intimidating to be the one to initiate contact.

‘Still… what if something really happened?’

Summoning up his courage, Heo Tae-seok finally made the call to Black Scythe.

Ring ring—ring ring—click.

Surprisingly, the call was answered right away, which left Heo Tae-seok momentarily speechless.

—“Chief Heo. What is it? Why aren’t you saying anything?”

“Ah, ah, B-Black Scythe-nim? Nothing’s wrong, right? Haha…”

—“Just get to the point. What’s going on?”

“Ah, well… It’s just that we’ve been getting a flood of inquiries to the church lately.”

—“Inquiries?”

“People are asking if maybe the summons message wasn’t sent by mistake. They say they haven’t received anything in two weeks. So I told them the truth—that we haven’t heard from you either. That there’s no set schedule…”

—“…”

“By any chance… nothing happened to you, right? Were you maybe… busy or something?”

—“It’s not that.”

“Then why haven’t you gathered the people…”

—“Because I don’t know either.”

“…Excuse me?”

—“I don’t know anything about Round 19. This time, I wasn’t given the option to choose the reward box with information in it.”

“T-Then…”

—“I don’t know anything either. Which means I have no information to share. Everyone’s going to have to get through the next round on their own.”

“Ah…”

Momentarily lost for words, Heo Tae-seok finally collected himself.

“Th-then… is it okay if I share this with the others?”

—“Go ahead.”

“Understood. Then please, rest well.”

Only after confirming that the call had ended did Heo Tae-seok finally set down his phone with a deep sigh.

“Haa… Facing the next round with no information at all…”

In truth, this was the norm.

Receiving advance notice of quests and strategies every time had always been the exception, not the rule.

It was practically like everyone was sharing the first-place rewards together.

“But now that’s no longer possible?”

They’d been getting information without issue until now, and it was only this one round that they wouldn’t.

And yet, the future already felt shrouded in fog.

‘This could be more serious than I thought…’

It was possible that some church members would start to rebel.

People naturally feel cheated when they’re denied the privileges they’ve come to expect.

‘Of course, it’s not Black Scythe-nim’s fault. But that doesn’t mean everyone will see it that way.’

As always, when you gather a large group, there are bound to be a few rotten apples.

You couldn’t assume that all 143 members were rational.

‘Some people might even try to slander or suspect Black Scythe-nim…’

How can I help support him?

As Heo Tae-seok wrestled with the problem, he eventually pulled himself together and began writing a group message.

Hoping that there would be no backlash from the people.

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