I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 65

It’s like the old saying: everyone gets a chance at least once in their life.

The same holds true for battles.

Even the underdog gets their shot.

That chance was now mine.

“Haaaap!”

With a powerful shout, I thrust the sharp blade upwards, aiming for just under Exceler’s chin.

Simply sticking the sword into his mouth would only cause a superficial neck wound.

But by breaking through the jawbone from beneath his chin, I could target the brain past the palate [the roof of the mouth].

Crack!

Almost immediately, the jawbone shattered, and the blade dug deep inside.

The strike penetrated so deeply that I could vividly feel the warmth—or rather, the heat—within.

Thwack!

Finally, the blade pierced through the brain, shattered the skull, and emerged from the top of his head.

I didn’t stop there.

Ordinary monsters might die from such injuries, but boss monsters were different.

They often possessed special abilities like self-revival or self-regeneration, allowing them to recover.

Better safe than sorry.

I firmly transformed my right arm, which had pierced his brain, from a longsword into a red-hot iron ball.

My goal was to create the same effect as branding the brain with a hot iron.

“Kkeuaaaa!”

Exceler screamed in unbearable pain.

No matter how powerful a boss monster, it didn’t have a steel heart or an invulnerable brain.

The internal organs were vulnerable, just like mine, and Exceler was no exception.

“Kkeureuk…….”

Exceler’s completely overturned eyes showed only the whites.

Exceler, who had already lost all control, seemed to have no chance of revival.

But with a final struggle, Exceler stuck out his tongue, which was twisting uncontrollably, and began to utter something.

“Th, th, this world…….”

“What?”

“Our flag is already planted in this world… It’s just that you ignorant fools haven’t realized it, keuk keuk.”

“What are you talking about, you tail monster?”

Exceler was spouting nonsense. Even as he died, he was laughing creepily.

“Heh heh. Even if I die, Reccerro-nim [a term of respect in Korean, similar to ‘Lord’ or ‘Master’] will take responsibility for my eternal life…….”

“What? Reccerro?”

The black magician Reccerro.

The name was not unfamiliar to me.

After the place called the Pan Continent, or the Nas Continent, was connected to Earth in 2025,

Reccerro’s name came up all the time.

Reccerro was the culprit from the Nas Continent who colluded with Earth’s Awakened criminal organizations to cause chaos.

“Eternal life for me, eternal hell for you… Heh heh heh!”

“There’s no filter on the words coming out of your gaping mouth.”

There was no need to ask further.

Exceler had no reason to lie about Reccerro to me, whom he had never met.

Exceler must be an entity sent by Reccerro across dimensions. I didn’t know the reason or the method, though.

That was enough information.

“Yeah, go enjoy that great eternal life first.”

I said indifferently and slammed the iron ball of my right arm, which I had pulled out of Exceler, heavily into his face.

Thwack! Thwack!

There were two sounds of impact.

Crackle!

The third time, I heard the sound of bones and flesh being mixed and completely crushed.

SS-Rank boss monster.

Exceler’s death.

My strategy of targeting his weaknesses and characteristics in a short-term battle worked perfectly.

‘Experience, years of experience, schemes. The countless experiences of my past life have really been a great help to me!’

I was proud and happy.

Exceler blindly believed in his abilities, and I seized the one opportunity that arose from his carelessness.

The result was a great success.

Soon, I could see a flower sprouting from around Exceler’s heart with a whoosh.

Flower of Acceleration.

The emergence of another flower that could grant the new talent ‘Transcendent Acceleration’ secured the diversity to bloom one more talent!

I immediately took the flower and ate it.

Crunch. Crunch.

The Flower of Acceleration quickly began to digest in my mouth, feeling like I was eating savory peanuts.

[Ingested: Flower of Acceleration]

[Suitability: 100%]

[You can drastically accelerate the body’s movement and reaction abilities by the total amount of magic power used.

However, if you cannot withstand the overload caused by acceleration, you may experience serious injuries.]

[Ability Name: Transcendent Acceleration]

The primary analysis of the Flower of Acceleration through the tongue was complete.

Since flowers always receive a ‘100% suitability’ rating, there was no possibility of not acquiring the ability.

And after a while.

[Transcendent Acceleration]

A new talent bloomed.

In my past life, I envied this talent so much, but this time I was taking possession of the one and only talent that already had an owner.

Kwaaa! Kwaaa!

Without going far, I unleashed a barrage of attacks using both arms on Exceler’s corpse, which was chilling coldly.

As I poured out magic power without holding back and induced acceleration, the attacks, which had been only about ten times per second,

Quickly accelerated to more than twenty times.

I had entered a state of acceleration where I myself could not even see my arms.

Of course, the load on the body increased accordingly.

The parts of the body that felt the immediate burden as weight and pressure were applied were, of course, the muscles and bones.

‘Bone modification is a must soon.’

Following the brain, one more area that needed to be modified quickly was added.

Modifying the bones would greatly increase durability. Resistance to fatigue and damage accumulation would also increase.

In addition, magic power could be stored in the bones themselves, so it might be possible to promote a rank increase.

‘Just one more.’

To experience the acceleration ability, I did one more test.

Because just as important as the acceleration of the body’s reaction ability was the acceleration of mobility.

Whoosh!

Soon, my body began to dash fiercely through the dungeon, creating a sonic boom.

“Keueuk!”

My face was crushed because of the intense resistance from the high-speed movement.

The surrounding scenery whizzed past me like a shooting star.

The modified eyes quickly captured everything around me, even while moving rapidly, to avoid being caught off guard by unexpected obstacles or variables.

‘At least 300km/h [approximately 186 mph]. At this rate, I could win a race against most cars, right?’

Considering air resistance and flow, it seemed to be at least that speed.

Of course, the amount of magic power consumption was astronomically high, so the time I could maintain it was only 10 seconds.

“Good! That’s enough. Anyway, the more magic power I have, the longer the acceleration maintenance time will continue to increase.”

I was satisfied.

Now, if I just increase the body’s durability, it will be easier to create variables with high-speed attacks or movement.

Situation ended.

I threw Exceler’s corpse into the subspace and thought I should check the measurement values inside the dungeon.

This is because the final outbreak is usually triggered by the boss monster with the most dimensional energy concentrated inside the dungeon.

“Byeol-ie ssi [a polite Korean title, similar to ‘Ms.’ or ‘Mr.’], I’ve taken care of the boss monster, so let’s start by measuring the internal values!”

I called Yoon Byeol-ie.

She has the equipment.

“Hmm?”

But there was nothing in the place where I last checked her location.

The surroundings were made up of large rocks, making it an ideal place to hide.

“Yoon Byeol-ie ssi?”

There was no answer.

There was no way she would have left the scene suddenly.

I wondered if Azra or Tokra had ambushed her, but there was no time for that.

The battle with Exceler ended quickly in a short period of time.

“Could it be……?”

I immediately kicked off the ground and ran to the place where she should be in one breath.

With acceleration added to the leap using both legs, the distance of hundreds of meters was quickly narrowed.

And the next moment.

“Oh, no.”

I could see Yoon Byeol-ie lying face down between the rocks, sweating profusely.

“S, sorry…….”

Yoon Byeol-ie’s complexion was pale.

Her expression had been bad all the way here, but I thought it was just because she was nervous.

But when I looked closely, the amount of blood flowing out of the torn gap in the suit from her back to her waist was considerable.

I had missed her injury because I had only seen her from the front since I came to the dungeon.

In addition, the rain seemed to have washed away her bloodstains because of the bad weather.

It was amazing that she had endured until now.

Did tension, fear, or worry make her forget even the pain?

“Excuse me.”

I carefully made Yoon Byeol-ie lie face down.

“Don’t misunderstand. I’m just trying to look at Byeol-ie ssi’s wound. I don’t have any other intentions.”

“……It’s okay.”

Tear!

I tore her suit only around her waist and back.

Then there were wounds with fragments of dimensional stones embedded in places. The depth of the embedding was deeper than I thought.

Perhaps when she was rushing out of the dungeon, she was hit by the fragments while urgently detonating the dimensional stone.

“I told you to tell me if you were hurt or something?”

“I didn’t know. I didn’t know the wound would be this bad. Actually, I was so engrossed in Shin-hwa ssi’s battle…….”

“Why are you so engrossed in something that’s not even a spectacle? You have to take care of your own body first?”

“I have no excuse.”

“Yes, you should have no excuse. If you’re a KSA [Korean Special Abilities Association] agent, you should be able to take care of yourself.”

I harshly spewed out harsh words.

It was a sound to listen to.

Enduring pain and hiding pain for the sake of comrades?

It’s definitely not a virtue.

It was better to say that you were in pain and get proper treatment.

Because hunting monsters is not a child’s play, but a ‘life-or-death battle’ that you have to risk your life for.

I could tell where she had only learned the fighting spirit and mental strength of the 1980s without even looking.

Anyway, the purpose was achieved.

I got the Flower of Acceleration from Exceler, and I definitely took care of his corpse.

The total value of the dimensional stones secured while attacking the dungeon was a whopping 25 billion won [approximately $20 million USD]. Only roughly.

There are still many monsters left throughout the dungeon, but I have now reached my limit stamina.

“What is the dungeon’s risk level?”

“Level 1… It’s back to square one. The waveform is stable. You… caught the boss monster, right?”

“Well, that’s what happened.”

“Haa, haaa. Kang Shin-hwa ssi is really… a monster. A monster…….”

With those words, Yoon Byeol-ie lost consciousness. It was a fainting caused by a combination of excessive bleeding and exhaustion.

I immediately hugged her.

My business in the dungeon was over, and I solved the outbreak problem as she requested.

Unless the KSA is stupid, support or something will come soon. The aftermath is their responsibility.

“Hmm.”

I judged that the straight course across the canyon was shorter than detouring through the side path I had come through.

There is a huge barrier of rockfall caused by the explosion in the middle, but considering my leaping ability, it is only a small hurdle.

“Anyway, those incompetent and irresponsible Jeju branch guys…….”

Variables should always be considered in every situation.

I didn’t like the Jeju branch guys who only believed in one number and sent only Yoon Byeol-ie to the dungeon.

But right then.

“Hey! Stop for a second!”

A group of Awakened people appeared from the bushes on the side path, which I had no time to look at because I was focused on the battle.

Speak of the devil.

The branch manager of the Jeju branch, Song Seong-rim, and his subordinates were running over. Song Seong-rim is an acquaintance from my past life.

“You guys are from the Jeju branch, right?”

“Yes! That’s right! Excuse me for being rude, but who are you…….”

It seemed ridiculous that they were hitting the backbeat coolly and trying to open their mouths by saying excuse me or something.

People I don’t even want to talk to.

I flew in the opposite direction from them.

While holding Yoon Byeol-ie, who was still moaning softly, tightly.

And I answered coldly.

“Clean up the mess.”

“Yes? Clean up the mess?”

Why don’t you understand at once?

In the end, I had to explain it easily to Song Seong-rim, who didn’t understand.

“Clean up the shit you guys have made! Shit!”