I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 36

36.

Prior to Entering the K-1004 Dungeon.

As she had notified Shin-hwa the day before, Seo Ye-hee had also assigned veteran porters to him.

The Yanghwa Guild was renowned among Korean guilds for treating its porters exceptionally well.

In the past, Shin-hwa had eagerly tried to persuade Kim Cheol-geun to join a Yanghwa Guild raid team.

However, Kim Cheol-geun, despite his extensive experience, was rejected during the initial screening due to several disqualifications as a porter captain.

The moment Shin-hwa saw the porters assigned to him, he waved his hands and said,

“It’s alright. I don’t need porter support, so please assign them to someone who needs them.”

“That won’t do. If we raid the dungeon, there will be byproducts, and it’s difficult for an Awakened to handle everything alone,” Seo Ye-hee said, tilting her head.

She wondered if Shin-hwa was trying to participate in the raid passively.

It sounded as if he didn’t want to be greedy for byproducts or anything else.

“Anyway, it’s fine.”

“Is it perhaps because the dungeon is more challenging than you expected?”

“No, I really don’t need porters.”

“It would be quickest and best to explain the reason.”

Jeong-hoon, who was next to him, calmly added his opinion. Shin-hwa agreed with Jeong-hoon’s words.

He had so many abilities that it was difficult to expect them to understand just by hinting.

“There is a way to replace the porters’ efforts and hard work.”

Clack!

When Shin-hwa snapped his fingers, the Necklace of Chaos naturally connected the subspace with reality.

And the object he commanded to be summoned through psychokinesis was immediately ‘delivered’ to Shin-hwa.

It was dungeon camping equipment.

It was heavy equipment weighing over 60kg, but it was placed lightly in front of Shin-hwa as if it weighed nothing.

“What is this again…”

Yoon Tae-ho kept alternating between looking at the subspace and the summoned equipment, wearing a surprised expression.

Shin-hwa was truly like an onion, with layer after layer being revealed.

The subspace ability seemed to be an ability mediated by an artifact rather than an awakened talent.

The problem was that while there were many theories about such subspace artifacts, no one had actually seen one.

While they assumed that there would naturally be artifacts that utilized space, no one had ever experienced them.

Therefore, subspace artifacts were considered dream artifacts among the Awakened, as they would be incredibly convenient to have.

But there it was, appearing right before their eyes at Shin-hwa’s touch.

“Shin-hwa, is that a subspace artifact?” Jin Bo-mi asked, startled.

A subspace artifact was a means to save manpower by reducing the need for porters.

Its strength was that it could reduce the sacrifice of porters who were vulnerable to dungeon variables, rather than just saving labor costs.

“That’s right.”

“Wow! So subspace artifacts really exist? My father said he couldn’t find one no matter how much money he spent…”

“They are quite rare.”

“Ah, Master. Does this mean we’re unemployed today?”

At that moment, the two porters assigned to Shin-hwa scratched the back of their heads and asked.

Then, Shin-hwa stepped forward to answer before Seo Ye-hee could.

“Those assigned to me should consider today a special holiday and rest. I will personally pay your wages after we finish.”

“Ooh!”

The two porters simultaneously cheered, feeling like they had received an unexpected gift.

Even though they were veterans, they had to be very nervous about raiding an A+ rank dungeon.

That was why they had rented and worn expensive enhanced suits, despite being in the porter position.

Seo Ye-hee asked, “Shin-hwa, are you really going to be okay?”

“How about giving all the porters a break today? I can store not only my loot but also the entire team’s.”

“How much space is there?”

“Infinite. Anything inanimate or corpses that can pass through a 1m radius space can be stored.”

“Wow! That’s a complete revolution.”

The porters continued to praise him.

Shin-hwa had a lot of experience as a porter, so he could fully imagine how envious they would be of the subspace.

In a way, subspace was like a rival to porters, like human workers and robot workers.

It was unlikely, but if subspace artifacts were distributed, the most affected job group would be porters.

“Kang Shin-hwa, you really have a talent for surprising people. I feel once again that you are special.”

“I appreciate the compliment.”

“Then, can you store this too?”

Jeong-hoon looked at Shin-hwa’s subspace with envious eyes and handed over the bag of enhanced greaves [leg armor] he had brought.

Jeong-hoon, who was skilled in kickboxing, was an Awakened who mainly used his feet, so he had various types of greaves.

“I can. Anything else to store?”

“Team Leader Jeong Gi-tae, bring all the luggage you’ve brought.”

“S, should I? Oh my, what’s going on here.”

Porter Captain Jeong Gi-tae placed the bundles of luggage prepared for Jeong-hoon in front of Shin-hwa.

And.

Clack!

When Shin-hwa snapped his fingers once, all of Jeong-hoon’s luggage disappeared as if nothing had happened.

“Retrieval is quick too.”

Clack!

When he snapped his fingers again, the luggage that had just disappeared returned to its original place.

It was gently placed on the ground without damage. There didn’t seem to be anything to worry about breaking.

“If I’m with Kang Shin-hwa, I’ll be unemployed from now on,” Jeong Gi-tae awkwardly scratched the back of his head.

With subspace, there was no need to worry about safety or transportation.

If you wanted, you could summon it anywhere you wanted, right? His thoughts were absolutely correct.

“Well, let’s store the luggage comfortably in my subspace and go. The porters should rest and wait in front of the entrance for the raid to finish.”

The veteran porters had suffered a lot.

Shin-hwa wanted to give them a short break as a small consideration for them.

It was a sign of respect for the porters, who had also been his long-time profession, and a tribute to their hard work.

“Okay. If we have subspace, there’s no need to risk moving together. Everyone, all porters, wait here and rest!”

“Wow! Kang Shin-hwa, hooray!”

“Hooray for subspace!”

“Hooray for subspace is a bit… I hope there’s only one of that artifact, you idiot.”

“Anyway, hooray! Hahaha!”

The porters cheered and sat down, enjoying the sweet break they had gained.

Meanwhile.

Shin-hwa stored all the items he had taken over as luggage from the remaining four colleagues in the subspace.

It took less than 5 seconds to store all the luggage, which was at least two bundles per person.

With the thought implying storage and the finger snap acting as a trigger, everything was smooth sailing.

“Hooah.”

“Hoo.”

Before starting the full-scale raid, Seo Ye-hee and Yoon Tae-ho sighed as if they had made a promise.

It felt like I could clearly hear it.

The sound of Shin-hwa’s value increasing.

* * *

A raid without porters began.

Since there was nothing near the entrance, the detailed briefing of the dungeon was given immediately upon entering.

The K-1004 dungeon was a dungeon I had visited several times in my past life, so I was very familiar with the internal information.

So, it was more difficult to pretend not to know and naturally listen.

Anyway, after finishing the detailed briefing, the dungeon raid finally began.

But.

‘…What are they doing?’

Something was strange from the start.

The moment I was about to step forward to face the A+ rank monster, ‘Murky Madillo,’ which had slowly begun to reveal itself upon entering.

“Not yet. Shin-hwa, watch for now,” Jeong-hoon stopped me.

“Teamwork is really important for Murky Madillo. It will be difficult for Shin-hwa,” Seo Ye-hee added.

Is this a strategy?

I also wondered if they were deliberately stimulating me to explode my hidden power(?).

I watched quietly for now.

In the first place, Seo Ye-hee and Yoon Tae-ho were S-rank Awakened, so it wasn’t difficult to raid the Murky Madillo.

However, every time more Murky Madillos appeared during the battle and confused their vision.

They looked at me several times, as if to check on my safety.

What should I say?

It was as if they brought me because they were curious about my skills, but they were worried that I might die due to carelessness.

‘Should I say they’re cute, or should I say they’re naive? Now I know why Yanghwa Guild is in the top 10 guilds but not in the top 3.’

I was grateful that they were carefully worrying about me.

But if they brought me to test me, they should give clear instructions.

If not, they should have organized a lower-level dungeon, formed a team, and observed.

That’s how they should have done it.

But they wanted to see my skills directly, but they were worried that I was like a flower in a greenhouse, so they were wavering.

Perhaps the others couldn’t say anything because the master, Seo Ye-hee, wasn’t giving orders.

‘Since they opened a showcase, I, the person involved, have no choice but to work hard!’

I immediately rolled up my sleeves.

I was already wearing the suit made by Old Man Hwang, and I had already raised the mana circulation to the highest level.

Always ready for battle.

‘Let’s see.’

I looked around.

First of all, there were two main paths.

The left route chosen by the four people, including Seo Ye-hee, was ultimately a dead end. They must know that.

In other words, they would eventually have to come back and raid the right route.

Then I was thinking of clearing the way in advance.

Coincidentally, a blue Madillo, smelling an uninvited guest, was appearing on the right.

The official name was Blue Armadillo.

However, since the Awakened found the word too long, they omitted the word ‘Arm’ and usually called it Madillo.

‘Can I use up to the 5th form of Explosive Fist?’

I adjusted my body condition to see if I could develop the 5th form of Explosive Fist with my slightly warmed-up body.

The 5th form of Mook-chul’s Explosive Fist was enough to deal with a quasi-S rank, that is, an A+ rank monster.

Above all, the 5th form of Explosive Fist had a special effect of reducing the monster’s physical defense.

1st form, Fist of Tremor, Explosive Fist.

2nd form, Fist of Pressure, Crushing Fist.

3rd form, Fist of Barrage, Frenzy Fist.

4th form, Fist of Fire, Blaze Fist.

5th form, Fist of Lightning, Thunder Fist.

The mysterious power of lightning contained in Thunder Fist would neutralize the defense of the Blue Madillo, which was notorious for its thick outer skin.

‘Made in the Mookang Continent! The technology of that world is reliable.’

It would be a long time before the Mookang Continent and Earth were connected, but I had the knowledge, so there was nothing to worry about.

Of course, if there was anything that would benefit me, I would use martial arts without hesitation.

A dispute with the original owner of the martial arts later? I didn’t think about that at all.

By then, I would have already retired and left far away. I wouldn’t get involved in troublesome things.

‘Then shall we start right away?’

I shouted at the four people who were enthusiastically hunting Madillos, leaving me behind like a sack of potatoes.

“Well, it’s too boring to just watch! Then I’ll go do my part!”

A clear notification.

And the next moment!

Rumble!

I immediately activated Thunder Fist.