I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 89

The journey continued.

There were minor and major skirmishes, but we moved steadily without rushing.

And just as Han So-joon and Marina were yawning from the encroaching fatigue.

We arrived at the entrance of Zone C at just the right time.

I quickly set up their camping gear, which I had taken out from my subspace.

It was the same expensive camping gear that I had, with reliable perimeter security features.

After a brief, almost absent-minded farewell, Han So-joon and Marina fell into a deep sleep.

I also closed my eyes for a bit.

Was it about an hour?

Perhaps because my body was loosening up and my condition was improving as I cleared the dungeon, I felt really refreshed even after a short nap.

Since there was still some time before the dungeon’s morning arrived, I decided to explore the surroundings to alleviate my boredom.

Since dungeons are always full of variables, it wouldn’t hurt to carefully examine the surroundings.

The rewards came from the start.

I was able to dig up about 20 more roots of the poisonous herb, Katra!

It was late to discover them because they were growing in rarely accessible rock crevices, but it was still a great gain.

Moreover, I obtained 10 roots of Madonas, which can add a 30% awakening effect to enhancement potions.

In the case of Madonas.

Later, it would become known as an ingredient for enhancement potions, making each root worth over 300 million won.

In other words, just by stepping out for a short while, I had pocketed a future value of 3 billion won.

“I hope Shami isn’t running away out the window or anything… It’s not like it’s high enough for him to do that in the first place.”

Shami suddenly came to mind.

Thanks to him, I was once again thinking about the variables that could come in 2020.

Since there were no signs of Nicholas regressing yet, I couldn’t help but think about the incidents where awakeners would die en masse.

As early as April 20th, a large-scale all-out war would break out between the American and European Awakener Associations.

It wasn’t just a simple clash.

It was an event where the sharp conflicts that had existed between the two Awakener Associations for the past 10 years materialized.

The starting point was the claim of ownership over the EX-rank dungeon discovered by the joint expedition team.

EX-rank dungeons were rare, with a total number of fewer than 30 worldwide.

The difficulty was as high as the dungeon rank, but it was a place where all sorts of dimension stones and artifacts dropped.

It was truly a living treasure island, and the two Awakener Associations began to claim ownership of it.

The problem was that the long-standing emotions escalated the conflict, and eventually, a clash occurred due to radical awakeners.

The start was accidental, but the two sides, who were like enemies like the relationship between Korea and Japan, engaged in a full-scale war.

They made the misjudgment that they would wipe out the eyesores and take all their interests.

In this all-out war, over a thousand awakeners were sacrificed in the B-rank or higher sections alone, including ten SS+ rank or higher awakeners.

‘I heard that Nicholas thought there were three Nine Lords candidates on the list of victims.’

The people who were sacrificed here were talents who were much earlier in the order than me, who was number 35 in my past life – it’s bitter every time I think about it.

If I could wisely mediate or control this war well……?

I could save all three of the earlier numbers, so the future Nine Lords member composition would also change.

Then Nicholas might not even be interested in me, who is further down the order!

‘That’s right! The best thing is not to create a situation where he would look for me in the first place. What if I get dragged along again like in my past life and endlessly suffer until the Great Disaster after meeting him?’

I hate unnecessary suffering.

But if I can suffer in advance and become more comfortable in the future, there is no better investment than that!

‘If I can somehow get through 2020…… It wouldn’t be bad to work hard as a regressor. Thinking about 2021 is meddling too much.’

I organized my thoughts.

I decided to somehow get through the eventful year of 2020 without any major incidents.

If I save the people who are going to die and minimize the incidents that are going to happen!

I might not have to worry about anything from 2021 onwards. There are no major incidents after that.

‘Okay, 2020! Or before Nicholas regresses this year! Until then, let’s do what he’s supposed to do instead. Let’s take it long and just one year!’

I made a simple decision.

Instead of Nicholas, I decided to meddle in the four major incidents with a wide range of concerns.

For those people?

No, for me.

To prevent the ‘Nicholas Bomb’ that will be passed on to me later because someone who must live dies!

It’s a big picture looking at the distant future.

If I don’t do this preliminary work, Nicholas will surely come to me someday.

He will appear with a lot of powerful colleagues and say to me.

‘I’ve been very interested in you since before I regressed.’

‘I definitely need you in my plan, and I won’t accept any objections. Decide. Die here or save this world with me.’

The word kill was by no means a threat.

It’s real.

Nicholas mercilessly eliminated targets if he thought they had great power in the future but were beyond his control.

This was because he was wary of them falling into the hands of hostile forces, led by the black magician Recheler.

“Oh, my head……”

I hate getting involved in complicated disputes or work.

It seems like I have to let go a little this year. There are too many ‘poops’ of fate that I have to clean up myself.

Just then.

“Oh!”

I inadvertently looked around and exclaimed at the sight of a few clumps of grass growing that I hadn’t expected.

Mirinaz, Ishaz.

The two grasses, called brother grasses, were growing side by side.

One promotes blood circulation throughout the body, and the other helps to improve concentration.

They are customized for the priest and Yoon-byul, respectively.

‘Jackpot. If I take them, they’ll be effective for about a month. It’s as hard as picking stars in the sky to get them, though.’

It’s like finding wild ginseng?

I happily took one root of each and got up from my seat.

But.

“Hmm?”

From somewhere in the east.

I felt a very foreign dark energy that I could never feel inside this dungeon.

In other words, there was a dark energy that could never be detected unless it was Recheler and his group.

“……”

I narrowed my eyes.

There is an unexpected uninvited guest in this dungeon.

* * *

At the same time.

Kwaaa.

There were three black magicians flying through the dark sky.

They held tightly to the black ore hanging on their pendants. Because it was the most important thing.

“It’s quiet here.”

“This is an isolated place. It is a kind of other dimension that the existence of this world visits for a while.”

“So without obsidian……”

“It becomes impossible to pass through the gate to the outside world. That’s why Recheler gave this to us.”

“If this operation is successful, we will be able to gain Recheler’s absolute trust, right?”

“It’s obvious! Our goal is to infiltrate the lives of this world quickly and without being noticed. To lay the groundwork in advance.”

“I understand! By the way, is there no one here?”

“It must be perfect if there are no eyes watching until we have new identities and appearances. If there are, we have no choice but to kill them to shut their mouths.”

Obermann, the leader of the three black magicians, emitted red eyes without hesitation.

The special mission given to them was one.

To infiltrate this world silently and naturally blend into everyday life.

While waiting for ‘that day’ to come.

Everything was going smoothly.

The dimension transfer, which was somewhat incomplete, ended without any problems, and they were not seen in the dungeon.

The entrance dimension gate is not far away. After breaking through there using obsidian, the entry was complete.

No one in this world would know they had come.

But just then.

“Who are you guys?”

The language of the Nas continent, so vivid that it was too clear, struck the ears of the three black magicians.

At that moment.

The three people witnessed it at the same time.

A long stick roughly hitting above their waists as they flew in formation!

Pow!

“Keueok!”

The three magicians, who were helplessly struck by someone’s attack in the air without being able to prepare, began to fall.

A variable occurred!

There was another person.

* * *

Along with the dark energy felt from the east, what I discovered was a dimension gate.

There are three cases in which another new dimension gate opens inside a dungeon.

First, the exit dimension gate opens by eliminating the boss monster.

Second, there is a dimension gate that connects to a double dungeon.

Third, there is a dimension gate that connects to another world.

The former two cases are situations that awakeners living in 2020 have experienced enough.

But the third is different.

Since there is no knowledge of another world, there is no one who can think of it as a connection point with another world.

Of course, it is knowledge that is not special to me, who has regressed.

I saw the dimension gate and saw a familiar pattern from the three beings that appeared from within.

It was the unique pattern of the ‘Reknat Order’, known as Recheler’s cult.

On the back of the three magicians’ fluttering robes, there was a golden spider pattern embroidered.

Without a doubt, it was one of Recheler’s subordinates.

I thought as I leaped, hiding my body using the invisibility ring.

In 2020, before even connecting to the Nas continent, the beings of the Nas continent had already appeared before my eyes.

Something I didn’t know in my past life.

In other words, Recheler’s direct clutches had already been carefully arranged from before 2025, when the continent was connected, not after.

In order to strike the three guys at once, I transformed my right arm into the form of a staff that could be extended the longest.

The result of the surprise attack was a great success.

“Kuaaa!”

The three guys who were caught in ‘one hit, three kills’ were helplessly falling, waving their hands busily in the air.

Woong! Woong!

I immediately injected mana into Wilson.

Because if you are a skilled black magician, you can quickly regain your balance even while falling and immediately counterattack.

As expected.

The magician in the center of the group, who had a dignified feeling, was making a hand sign in the meantime.

A counterattack.

“No way!”

I threw Wilson with all my might.

Kwaaang!

Wilson, who flew away with a rough tearing sound, covered them in an instant.

Perhaps because they thought the counterattack was meaningless, the three unfolded a linked defense magic.

It was a group magic that could not be done with the magic of light, called ‘white magic’, due to the special connection of black magic.

Kuoong!

The three were good at blocking my Wilson, but they couldn’t completely protect their bodies.

“Keueok!”

“Keoheok!”

Soon, they vomited red blood with groans as they hit the ground.

‘First, I’ll kill two of them. I only need one to confirm the facts.’

Regardless of their will, I decided the fate of the two people early on.

“……”

And immediately, I chose two sacrifices suitable for sending to the afterlife.