The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player

Chapter 162 (Part 2)

Chapter 162: Testing The Rune Of Lightning (Part 2)

Ryu Min stood on the warp device with the subjugation team leader and his mercenaries.

Tssst-tssst-

In the blink of an eye, they arrived at a desert where sandworms periodically appeared.

“From here, we have to walk. Shall we go?”

?Condition ? Subjugate 100 sandworms

?Currently Subjugated Sandworms (0/100)

Seeing the message, Ryu Min chuckled.

“For others, this quest might take two hours.”

For Ryu Min, it would take less than thirty minutes.

As long as there were enough monsters, he could even shorten it, but given the sandworms’ emergence frequency, thirty minutes was the limit.

Ryu Min followed the ten-member subjugation team.

All were NPCs, and none seemed interested in talking to Ryu Min.

Given the settings, it wasn’t a party but rather a business-like gathering of mercenaries.

“I don’t need to worry about them stealing my share.”

The skills of the mercenaries present were nothing special.

If they were players, they’d be around level 30, just managing to kill a sandworm together.

“In essence, the NPCs are just there to distract the monster, and the real task of killing it falls to the challenger, the player.”

Well, Ryu Min didn’t need them to distract the monster.

Before they could even engage, the sandworms would already be corpses.

“There it is!”

A mercenary shouted as something wriggling emerged from beneath the sand.

Though not visible, Ryu Min had already sensed it through his detection skills.

It was a sandworm.

As he was about to draw his scythe, Ryu Min put it back into his inventory.

“Shall I test the rune I acquired?”

The Rune of Lightning hadn’t been used yet, and he was curious about its effects.

He needed to get a feel for it to use it effectively later.

Crackle-crackle-

Sparks flew from Ryu Min’s hand.

“So this is the sensation. Lightning magic isn’t the best against sandworms, considering their earth attribute, but will it be enough?”

Magic was a powerful tool, but each type had its own attribute compatibility.

Moving under the sand, the earth-attributed sandworm would halve the damage from electric (lightning) attributed magic.

In simpler terms, the damage would be reduced by half.

“Well, damage will still be inflicted since my intelligence stat is high.”

“It’s here!”

As the sandworm emerged, showing its giant, old-tree-like size, Ryu Min acted.

“Fire.”

The lightning from the tip of Ryu Min’s finger struck the sandworm directly.

Crackle-crackle-crackle-

The creature, anticlimactically, turned into a grilled worm.

Thud-

The sandworm died in one hit, charred black, leaving the mercenaries speechless.

“Are you a mage?”

“To kill that terrifying sandworm in one hit, impressive indeed!”

“Truly, a great mage has joined our subjugation team!”

Despite the praises pouring in from all sides, Ryu Min didn’t respond.

He was slightly taken aback himself.

“Given my high intelligence, I expected some effect, but to kill it in one hit was something else.”

The damage was so overwhelming that it disregarded any attribute compatibility.

“If anyone questions how I fight as a prophet, I’ll just show them this.”

Crackle-crackle-

Watching the sparks burst in his grasp, Ryu Min moved on.

The subjugation turned out to be easier than anticipated.

*

You can only undertake subjugations up to three times at the mercenary band.

Ryu Min was able to complete all three within the minimum time of thirty minutes.

It was the result of using the Rune of Lightning.

“Though, even with a scythe, I could have completed them within 30 minutes.”

However, Ryu Min used only the Rune of Lightning throughout the subjugations.

He hadn’t even drawn his scythe.

It was part of getting used to the rune’s capabilities, but…

“It’s more convenient this way.”

Standing still and casting magic was definitely easier than running around with a scythe.

It was easier to kill as they died with one hit.

Possibly due to the common skill of ‘dexterity,’ hitting the target wasn’t too difficult.

“Fire, charge, area blast, amplify—I think I’ve tried everything?”

Of course, he hadn’t dared to use self-destruction.

The damage was too high, and a mistake could cost him his life.

‘I should only use self-destruction as a last resort. I’m not sure if I’ll ever need it, though.’

Being a mage certainly had its conveniences with many area skills, but it wasn’t without downsides.

‘When all the cooldowns are active, there’s nothing to do.’

Using the Rune of Lightning, Ryu Min discovered that each ability had a cooldown.

‘The shortest was ‘fire’ at 6 seconds…’

In a battlefield where lives were at stake, a six-second gap was a significant penalty.

‘That’s why magic-using professions manage their skills and cooldowns so carefully.’

But as a hybrid, Ryu Min wasn’t too worried.

If he ran out of magic to cast, he could always resort to using his scythe.

[Subjugation completed.]

[Your actions have been recorded by the mercenary band.]

[Your mercenary band grade has risen from ‘Skilled’ to ‘Professional’.]

Having successfully completed consecutive subjugations, Ryu Min’s rank in the mercenary band had increased.

‘I’ll be able to take on tougher missions next time.’

Though he was still far from hunting dragons.

‘Now, to the next destination…’

Leaving the mercenary band, Ryu Min checked the time as he moved.

It looked like he could comfortably finish ten subquests.

*

Ten hours.

It was a long time, but as he completed quests, it flew by unnoticed.

“Ah, no. There’s not much time left!”

“Ha, I need to complete at least one more…”

The players shouting suddenly noticed the change and looked up.

Before they knew it, they were back in the colorless space where they started.

“Is it already ten hours?”

“Argh! I was almost done with that quest!”

Since the ranking method was based on the number of quests completed, people had been relentlessly questing.

Many had arrived midway, and unfortunately, any missions in progress were considered abandoned.

[Human beings? This is Nel. Did you all manage to complete your quests well? Now…]

“Angel! I was just about to finish a mission! If I had just 10 more seconds, I would’ve completed it. Can you count it as a success…”

[Such an insufferable human!]

Nel’s gaze turned chilling, causing the player to shut his mouth.

[How dare a lowly human interrupt an angel? And when did I say you could ask questions? Are you begging to be killed?]

“I’m, I’m sorry…”

[Don’t even answer. I don’t want to hear it.]

It was obvious that the angel was angrier than usual.

[We should be showing the tally results, but before that, I have a question for all of you.]

The reason for Nel’s bad mood was clear.

[Is there anyone here who has received an oracle?]

The upheaval in the heavenly realms due to the death of the Archangels’ Remiel was the cause.