The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player - Chapter 164 (Part 1)
Chapter 164: A Global Public Topic (Part 1)
[Women abducted in Nigeria state their position on the Black Scythe……]
It has been revealed that the Korean player known by the nickname Black Scythe, who is notorious for driving the KF leader to suicide and slaughtering his followers, has also wiped out a human trafficking ring.
In Nigeria, various organized crimes such as human trafficking, drug trafficking, prostitution, organ trading, and baby factories were rampant, but that is now a thing of the past.
According to the Nigerian government, 22 organizations that were being monitored have disappeared without a trace in just a few days.
How could this have happened?
It turns out, it was thanks to the good deeds of someone claiming to be Black Scythe.
One of the women who was actually abducted by the human trafficking organization, Subina (30), testified:
She had to endure every day in a tiny iron cage, like livestock waiting to be slaughtered, in complete darkness.
She survived the sexual harassment from the demonic-like members of the organization by eating gruel not even fit for pigs, because she lacked the courage to take her own life.
The ray of light that finally shone into her dark prison was none other than Black Scythe.
He swept through the organization’s members and freed all the captured women without demanding anything in return.
The women who reported the kidnapping unanimously stated that if it weren’t for Black Scythe and his partner, who appeared to be an Asian woman, they would still be trapped in that horrific prison.
The author is neither a human rights activist nor a humanitarian, but after hearing the stories of the many women saved by Black Scythe, one thing is certain:
Black Scythe’s actions should not be condemned but rightly praised.
(This article is a direct translation of an article from Nigeria.)
└Wow…… I’m speechless.
└He saved dozens of abducted people.
└He saved them without asking for anything in return and then disappeared quietly.
└Impressive……
└Truly a righteous person.
└If it’s true, he really has made our country proud.
└It’s true. I looked it up on Google and found the original article.
└But the comments here are different. In other articles, there were many people having fits, saying Black Scythe should be punished as a murderer.
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋ The people ranting about him being a murderer have quieted down, haven’t they?
└Idiots. If you still talk about criminal rights after seeing this, you’re not human, for real.
└The real non-humans are the traffickers. I’m so angry.
└Black Scythe did a hundred, no, a thousand times the right thing~
└(This comment has been deleted following a report.)
└But who was the woman who appeared to be his partner?
└Isn’t she Black Scythe’s girlfriend?
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Did Black Scythe go crazy and take his girlfriend to a dangerous place?
└Literally a partner, I guess.
└God! I believed in you. Truly a savior of this era. God! Lord! Savior!
Ryu Min smiled contently as he read the article.
‘The tide has turned.’
Thanks to the women he saved in Nigeria speaking out, Black Scythe was transformed from a serial killer to a hero who saved people.
With the publication of an article representing the victims’ perspectives, more people started empathizing and siding with Black Scythe.
‘Good. Now it’s safe for me to step forward.’
Ryu Min picked up Lostyak’s smartphone.
As expected, he had received hundreds of calls.
‘Interviews, public service ads, presidential commendations, I’ll accept them all.’
Ryu Min decided to promote himself as a celebrity at this opportunity.
He planned to use every means possible to raise Black Scythe’s reputation.
To make Black Scythe a figure akin to a head of state, he first needed to become famous.
So that the average person would recognize the name Black Scythe.
‘Now that I’m feeling good, maybe I’ll use it?’
Ryu Min took out an item from his inventory.
It was the rune bundle he received as a reward for the 10th round.
Thinking that he wouldn’t feel as bad about getting a poor rune when he was in a good mood, he decided to use it.
‘Use.’
With a flash of light, the bundle vanished from his grasp.
At the same time, an unknown rune appeared and a message that it had been engraved on his body lit up before his eyes.
*
Nine months had passed since the world had changed.
Of the initial 1.8 billion people aged 15 to 29, only 130,000 remained.
Among them, less than 700 were Korean players.
Globally, more than 22% of the population had been reduced.
It was a population decline that was more than enough to shake the economy.
-We’re doomed. Our company is doomed.
Ma Kyung-rok had often seen company presidents mourning their fate.
He understood.
He himself was a businessman and could relate to the pain.
However, he didn’t empathize.
‘I’m eating well and living well.’
As long as his company was doing well, that’s all that mattered.
‘No, as long as our company is doing well.’
That was the prevailing mindset of Ma Kyung-rok, so while he understood the laments of others intellectually, he did not empathize emotionally.
His company had not failed like the others.
‘Just like the prophet said. When we switched off to a VVIP site, sales really didn’t decrease.’
After returning from the round, Palyer Place Market had preemptively revamped its site to cater exclusively to VVIPs.
They ensured their existing customers remained by stuffing the site with events and increasing the volume of auctions.
‘Many of the items given by the prophet helped maintain the market.’
A week after returning from the round.
Although the number of customers had dropped to a quarter, the volume of transactions had increased, and the fluctuation in revenue was minimal.
Players feeling the crisis of survival were pouring their entire fortunes into aggressive trading to find better items.
The decision to edit the site specifically for VVIPs also played a part.
‘Listening to the prophet was the right decision. Hehe.’
Ma Kyung-rok smirked proudly at his own choice.
Of course, the prophet’s advice played a significant role.
But the prophet only showed the way.
The choice was ultimately his own.
‘I was right to discern and accept the prophet’s advice. Well, I admit that the prophet is my lucky charm.’
Now, he no longer worried about his company failing.
He was confident he could manage without the prophet’s advice.
The issue now was whether he could achieve the kind of success that would merit listing on the KOSPI.
‘It’s time to start preparing for the listing. To earn my father’s recognition, there’s nothing more substantial than a KOSPI listing.’
Ma Kyung-rok shelved his company worries and turned his thoughts to another concern.
‘It’s finally the 11th round, huh?’
He was not worried about himself.
He was concerned about his fiancée, who might die in the 11th round.
‘I hope she remains unharmed.’
There was no affectionate emotion.
It was merely sympathy out of obligation.
Ma Kyung-rok, who had never been interested in romance, was entangled in a business relationship due to his father’s insistence.
Outwardly, they were lovers, but they had not even kissed once.
Some might misunderstand and think he preferred men, but truly, Ma Kyung-rok cared only about himself and his company.
Even so, he couldn’t help but be concerned now.
‘What if Christine dies as the prophecy says? Surely, I’ll be blamed too?’
If he couldn’t prevent the danger he knew about, he couldn’t escape blame.
It would certainly be a loss for his image if his fiancée died after all the engagement.
‘I should protect Christine myself. Besides, in the 11th round, all zones will be merged.’
He could get more details from the prophet, Ryu Min.
‘He should be coming soon……’