I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 77

77. I’m a Max Level Returner

February 14th, 0:05 AM.

“Wait, are you serious that the dungeon suddenly changed?”

“Did you think I was just making things up?”

“It’s not impossible for a dungeon break to occur, but unlike an outbreak, there were absolutely no warning signs, so it’s impossible to know in advance…”

“Anyway, it worked magic and turned an E-rank dungeon into an A-rank! Now we can happily raid it, right? It’s my dungeon, so feel free to run around as much as you want.”

The moment it passed midnight, Shinhwa, who had entered the dungeon with the two, examined the interior with a proud expression.

Even without equipment to directly measure it, he could estimate the level to some extent if he could sense the magic power within the dungeon.

Yoonbyeol was startled, sensing the concentration of magic power that could only be felt in an A-rank dungeon.

“Wow… I don’t even know what to say.”

Choi Ji-hyuk decided to just accept it as it was. It changed as Shinhwa said, and that’s how it is now.

He decided not to question how or why. He just believed it was something only Shinhwa could do.

“It feels like I’m dreaming.”

Yoonbyeol shook her head repeatedly.

Her reaction was no different from Jin Seong-tae and his daughter, who were eating chicken after receiving the report from the strategy control room and were startled.

From the beginning, they were curious as to why three people had to enter an E-rank dungeon like this, but now the reason was revealed.

“Wait, let’s get rid of some waste before we leave.”

At that moment, Shinhwa stopped the two and began to unload something on the empty field beside them.

The subspace continuously spat out the corpses of baby Madillos, with only flesh and skin remaining after all the bodily fluids had been extracted.

“Did you catch all of these at the Yanghwa Guild’s dungeon?”

Choi Ji-hyuk was astonished by the endless stream of baby Madillo corpses and clicked his tongue.

At first, he thought they were just throwing away two or three, but the number quickly exceeded a hundred.

“Yes. Since I have a subspace artifact, it’s easy to store them, so I tend to keep them all for now.”

Shinhwa replied with a smile.

Every time he took out a corpse, it was only a Madillo with all its bodily fluids sucked out, making it look like discarded animal skin.

“Awakened individuals who personally own A-rank dungeons are rare.”

Yoonbyeol calmed her surprised heart and continued speaking calmly.

As she said, it was rare for an individual to own an A-rank dungeon, let alone a large guild.

Unless a dungeon break occurred like now, there was no way to obtain an A-rank dungeon.

The sale of A-rank dungeons, which rarely occurred, had separate sales laws in place, allowing only medium-sized guilds with over 100 guild members to purchase them.

Shinhwa replied.

“Since it used to be an E-rank dungeon, the basic foundation is rooted in the past. The reset is fast, and the growth of the plant life that will become materials is also fast.”

“It sounds like it will be a very helpful dungeon for Shinhwa.”

“That’s right! It’s a dungeon with a lot to gain, so I would never sell it, even if the KSA [Korean Special Ability association] or others asked me to.”

Shinhwa’s thoughts were firm.

The cooking plant Aspa, which is an essential element in magic enhancement recipes.

The incomplete dimension stone, which is essential for repairing magic balls and later manufacturing special enhancement suits.

And the corpses and bodily fluids of monsters that can be widely used in various manufactured goods.

Many useful materials were concentrated in this dungeon.

Right then.

Wooo-ah!

A muscular monster, easily over 2 meters tall, appeared on the hill in front of them.

“Isn’t that a Death Ogre?”

As Choi Ji-hyuk said, it was a Death Ogre.

A monster called a muscle monster, known as ‘a whole body is a weapon.’

The judgment rank is A-rank.

A monster of the same grade as the dungeon’s rank, and the one that close-combat awakened individuals find most difficult to deal with.

Shing. Shiiing.

Soon, Yoonbyeol’s eyes gleamed coldly as she gripped daggers in both hands, taking a defensive stance.

However, with a difference of two ranks in the alphabet, she couldn’t easily move her feet.

It wasn’t because she was scared, but because she made a very logical judgment. The logic of ‘A > C-‘.

“Just assist the priest. Not yet, Byeol.”

Koo-oong!

No sooner had he finished speaking than Shinhwa kicked off the ground and ran forward.

Just by taking a running start from the same spot, the ground caved in, creating a pit.

“…”

Yoonbyeol paused for a moment, lost in thought. Shouldn’t the phrase ‘a whole body is a weapon’ be used to describe Shinhwa rather than the Death Ogre?

Anyway, as Shinhwa began to charge head-on.

Wooo-ah-ah-ah!

The Death Ogre roared loudly, meeting him head-on.

It was like watching a game of chicken, with neither side backing down.

‘He’s going to fight the Death Ogre head-on?’

Whether they liked it or not, KSA agents were forced to study the monster compendium [a detailed record of monsters].

Because they never knew when and what dungeon would have problems and require their deployment. It would be too late to find the manual and study it then.

So, Yoonbyeol naturally had knowledge of the Death Ogre.

The Death Ogre, whose whole body, regardless of strength or leg strength, was considered no different from a robot made of steel.

To fight such a creature head-on was the same as colliding head-on with a car or truck.

In other words, it was appropriate to persistently harass the Death Ogre with ranged attacks and slowly wear it down.

But Shinhwa’s rampage had no retreat.

Waaah!

“Waaah!”

It was like watching a battle between ferocious beasts.

The Death Ogre opened its mouth wide and roared grotesquely, and Shinhwa didn’t back down.

Meanwhile.

Shinhwa and the Death Ogre, who had approached each other to a distance of about 3 meters, kicked out with their right feet as if they had made a promise.

“…!”

The crossing of legs.

Yoonbyeol unknowingly squeezed her eyes shut.

Crack!

As expected, she heard the sound of something breaking.

How many awakened individuals could withstand the Death Ogre’s formidable toughness?

When she opened her eyes.

Yoonbyeol expected Shinhwa’s right leg to be dangling helplessly like an old clock pendulum.

‘Please.’

But hoping that her expectation wouldn’t become reality, the moment she opened her eyes!

Yoonbyeol could see.

It wasn’t Shinhwa’s leg, but the Death Ogre’s right leg that was drooping like taffy and dangling!

“Hey! I also have bones filled with calcium, you know? How dare you stick your pig feet out, pig feet?”

Kkeueo-eo!

The Death Ogre staggered from the sudden extreme pain.

Shaaaaa.

Choi Ji-hyuk, who belatedly joined Shinhwa’s charge, laid a swamp of despair at the Death Ogre’s feet.

“Heut-cha!”

Following that, Shinhwa kicked up under the Death Ogre’s chin, shaking its entire skull.

No matter how tough and tenacious a monster was, it couldn’t ignore the abnormal conditions forcibly induced in its body by external force.

While Shinhwa bought time like that.

Srrrreuk.

The swamp of despair was activated.

It was Shinhwa’s skillful response, knowing that Choi Ji-hyuk’s debuff had a delay from casting to actual implementation.

The next moment.

Pooo-ooo-ook!

Shinhwa’s right arm, transformed into the shape of a long sword, pierced straight through the Death Ogre’s brow without hesitation.

Normally, it wouldn’t have pierced the tough outer skin, but because its physical defense had been greatly lowered, it had no way to withstand it.

“Kkeugeok. Kkeogeok. Kkeo-eok…”

Soon, as Shinhwa’s rough hand stirred savagely in the Death Ogre’s head.

Chwaaaak!

The Death Ogre drooled against its will and collapsed forward on the spot.

“Seriously, he doesn’t know humility.”

Shinhwa wiped the blood-stained exterior of his suit with the Death Ogre’s blood.

The altered bone can be made as hard as corundum [aluminum oxide] in an instant.

Here, the Death Ogre’s leg, which was only at the level of an enhanced bone at best, collided.

From the beginning, the result of which one would be shattered helplessly was already determined.

Shinhwa knew.

Only the foolish Death Ogre didn’t know it and ended its life in vain like a moth flying into a fire.

‘Magic power consumption is severe. To consume 50% of my magic power in an instant just by altering a bone once. This lack of magic power is a chronic disease, a chronic disease.’

A disgruntled voice came out involuntarily.

It was a side effect of using talents in advance that he had used after reaching SS-rank in his previous life.

Even then, the lack of magic power always held him back, and the regressed present life was not much different.

Rather, would you say that the phenomenon of feeling a lack of magic power has become more severe than before?

It was an unavoidable fate that had no choice but to coexist with Shinhwa’s unique constant ‘overpower’.

“As I said before, this dungeon’s main monster is the Death Ogre. This is how we’ll attack it.”

“Are you sure, Shinhwa? If the attack method becomes too simplified…”

Choi Ji-hyuk looked slightly worried.

“Even if we face them with the same repertoire every time, they’re the kind of guys who believe their strength is the best as brave ogre warriors, so they’ll be fooled the same way.”

Shinhwa’s expression was relaxed.

To Shinhwa, who knew the structure of the internal terrain and the characteristics of the distributed monsters, this was a piece of cake.

“Okay, let’s go. There won’t be any major variables for the time being. Since each has a clear residential area, we won’t encounter groups.”

Shinhwa took the lead, crossed the hill, and began to run forward with all his might.

The moment the curtain rose on the dungeon raid, with the three keywords of speed, accuracy, and overwhelming.

* * *

Our raid was unstoppable.

Certainly, with the priest, it became possible to subdue the Death Ogre with less power than before.

In addition, in the case of a monster that wasn’t properly finished, Yoonbyeol was entirely responsible for the cleanup.

To raid the dungeon with a sense of speed, the time allocated to each monster had to be reduced.

And to check her skills as a finisher, there were many cases where I deliberately left the cleanup to her.

“I came here with the thought of learning by watching and listening while working with Shinhwa this time. So, I won’t take any spoils.”

“I agree with Yoonbyeol on that! I will not claim ownership of any spoils!”

However, there was only one problem.

As if the two had made a promise in advance, they were too humble and yielded the spoils.

So, I told them to receive at least 10% of the distribution since I wouldn’t take it all, but the two’s thoughts were firm.

So, I changed my mind.

Then, I decided to take all the spoils, but see if there was anything special I could get for the two of them.

‘It seems like I should give the priest all the Leaf Squirrel’s blood… Would the gallstone of the boss monster, Libanis, be enough for Yoonbyeol?’

Good candidates came to mind.

Magic power enhancement for the priest.

And a means to enhance the two daggers used as the main weapon for Yoonbyeol.

Chew? Chew-chew?

Right then.

A squirrel, leisurely picking leaves about 1 meter away, looked at me and made a cute cry.

Leaf Squirrel.

It has innocent eyes that seem more innocent than any other animal in the world.

However.

If the target’s concentration is distracted even for a moment, it was famous for immediately jumping up and attacking.

It was also a scary guy that would melt all the blood vessels like ice cream if it stabbed sharp fangs into the flesh and injected venom.

As expected.

As I looked elsewhere as if I was indifferent to it.

Kyaa-aaaak!

The foolish guy who bit the bait stupidly jumped up nimbly.