The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player-Chapter 273: Dragon Subjugation (1)

A player who has become a commander usually stays in the barracks.

Why?

Because they cannot directly interfere in the war anyway.

Not only do they have no way of knowing the exact location of the battlefield, but the system also blocks access to those areas.

That is the rule of the 17th round.

Even if a player leaves the barracks, there is nothing much they can do.

‘Or so I thought. Until I actually stepped outside the barracks.’

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In the past, Ryu Min had explored the surroundings to confirm whether he truly couldn’t participate in the war.

The area was nothing but mountain ranges, with rugged terrain and no roads, but it wasn’t completely isolated.

‘Beyond the mountains, there was a city. A small kingdom called Dekan.’

However, as the system had warned, an invisible barrier blocked access to the war zone.

Still, it wasn’t a complete loss.

He could make use of the kingdom’s mercenary group.

[Golden Eagle Mercenary Corps – Dekan Branch]

Although the sign was written in an otherworldly language, it was automatically translated.

‘If I use the mercenary group, I can hunt the dragon.’

Of course, he had to do it before the war ended.

‘No need to worry. There are still more than three hours left.’

Stepping inside, Ryu Min was greeted by a smiling receptionist.

“How can I help you?”

“I’m here to request a subjugation mission.”

“Just a moment… Oh my, you have a [Master] rank mercenary badge. Let me check for suitable requests…”

The receptionist searched through the records, but Ryu Min already knew.

There was only one request available for a Master rank mercenary.

“There is a Dragon Subjugation request… Would you like to accept it?”

[You are eligible to undertake the Black Dragon Karsainox Subjugation Quest.

Do you accept? Y/N]

“If you don’t wish to take it, I can recommend a lower-tier mission instead—”

“I’ll take it.”

There was no reason to refuse.

As soon as he accepted, the receptionist nodded and instructed him to wait outside, as the subjugation team would arrive shortly.

Sure enough, not long after, the subjugation team arrived in front of the mercenary headquarters.

“Are you the Black Scythe? I am Antonio Richardson, Captain of the Golden Eagle Mercenary Corps’ Second Subjugation Unit. You volunteered to hunt the Dragon of Death?” Ṟ𝘢ƝȰВƐȿ

“Yes.”

“Impressive courage. These are your fellow brave volunteers—introduce yourself to them.”

Ryu Min glanced at the twenty mercenaries gathered.

Judging by their appearances, they were a diverse party of mages, archers, and warriors.

But in the end, they were all just NPCs.

‘I can’t rely on background characters.’

The task of hunting the dragon was solely his responsibility as the volunteer.

“Introductions are done, so let’s move out.”

Following the mercenaries, they arrived at a warp gate nearby.

“Brace yourself.”

In the blink of an eye, the scenery around Ryu Min changed.

They had arrived at the Valley of Death, where the Black Dragon’s lair was located.

***

A dragon’s lair is not a place just anyone can enter.

Even if one knows its location, entry is blocked unless they have reached the ‘Master’ rank—the highest tier within the mercenary group.

This was why Ryu Min hadn’t brought Ju Seong-tak, despite his 10x boss drop rate ability.

‘Not that I would have brought him anyway, because of titles and runes.’

The first player to kill a dragon earns a unique title and rune.

That was non-negotiable.

Giving up such rewards just to increase item drop rates? Impossible.

‘Besides, my Luck stat is high enough to get all the items anyway.’

Luck influenced not only gacha draws but also item drop rates.

Even with only Min Juri’s Blessing applied, his Luck stat exceeded 870,000.

At this level, even the rarest items had a 100% chance of dropping.

“Monsters ahead!”

“Prepare for battle!”

“Stay alert!”

The mercenaries tensed as monsters appeared at the entrance of the valley.

Dark Illusions—monsters that had first appeared in the 15th round.

“Uuuuuuuh—”

Draped in tattered robes, they moved freely in the darkness.

Faced with them, the mercenaries trembled.

They had been struck by fear.

Still, as a dragon subjugation squad, they recovered quickly.

But it was already too late.

The monster’s claws were just inches away.

However—

Schwik!

‘I can’t let the guide die.’

Ryu Min’s scythe was faster.

The Dark Illusion was sliced apart like paper and vanished.

[Dark Illusion defeated!]

[Title effect: EXP increased by 1.5x.]

[Devourer Rune effect: EXP and gold increased by 2x.]

[Devourer Rune: Gained 5 stacks and 1 stat point.]

[Total Devourer stacks: 5]

[EXP +0.47%]

[Gold +20,000]

[Additional Gold +10,000]

[Heroic Rune Stack: 1/100]

[Heroic Rune effect: All stats +1.]

[Current Kill Count: 1/100]

[Slaughter Rune effect: All stats +1%]

[100m radius: 19 enemies detected.]

[One-vs-Hundred Rune effect: All stats +19%]

A flood of notifications appeared just from killing a single monster.

‘Maybe it wasn’t a small fry?’

Dark Illusions were stronger than High Orcs, so calling them minor enemies might be a stretch.

Then again, to Ryu Min, even boss monsters were no more than small fry.

‘In the 15th round, they were invincible, so I couldn’t kill them, but…’

Schwik!

With a single slash, another Dark Illusion disintegrated.

‘That’s no longer the case.’

It didn’t matter how many appeared.

He would cut them all down.

As he relentlessly killed every enemy in sight, the mercenaries had no chance to intervene.

“Y-you’re incredible.”

“So this is the Black Scythe? No wonder he’s a Master rank.”

Ryu Min didn’t smile at the NPCs’ praise.

Laughing at pre-programmed dialogue would be embarrassing.

‘Besides, killing small fry isn’t exactly praise-worthy.’

After defeating 20 Dark Illusions, he had already accumulated 20 stat points.

A small amount for him, but an objectively enormous gain.

In level terms, it was like leveling up ten times.

‘This is why the Devourer Rune is great. It just throws stats at me.’

And that wasn’t all.

[Devourer Rune stacks reached 100!]

[Bonus effect: Strength and body size increased by 10%.]

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