I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 102

102

A little while later.

Kkuuung!

“Ah…”

Park Hyung-san, who had tried to completely shatter the Myth with a massive magic explosion and escape the crisis, stared blankly at his body, which now had a clean hole from his chest to below his navel.

The situation unfolded in an instant.

The time required to trigger a magic explosion was, at most, one second.

In that time, a tremendous amount of magic swirled in from the surroundings, fiercely digging into the Myth at its center.

Since the destination was the Myth, all he had to do was provide the ‘spark’ of the explosion next to the Myth, who was about to be caught in the magic.

The Myth, looking desperate, threw a punch at him, but he didn’t even pay attention to it in the first place.

That was because he had already used the power of the dimensional stone attached to his enhanced suit to put it in maximum defense mode.

This would turn him into scrap metal with all functions lost after 10 seconds, but even so, it could exert five times the usual defense power until then.

So he ignored it intentionally.

He believed that even the Myth’s powerful strike would not have much of an effect on the suit, which was capable of withstanding even SSS-rank attacks with its instantaneous defense power.

It wasn’t a guess or expectation, but a certainty. It was also the result of thousands of tests by the suit manufacturer.

But that certainty crumbled.

“Fucking…”

A curse involuntarily burst from his mouth.

“Haa, haa, haa.”

Thud!

Soon, the Myth collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.

It was utter exhaustion that came in an instant, to the point where he didn’t even have the strength to twitch a finger.

He wondered how severe the exhaustion state described by the instant death strike he had acquired from Katabella would be.

It was exactly that state, right before his breath was about to give out.

It was a state where even a child could come up and stab him with a knife, and he would have no way to resist.

Moreover, whether it was due to the rapid loss of stamina, his magic recovery speed was also temporarily very slow.

“How could I…”

“Haa, haa. You’re not the only one with a finishing move, you idiot.”

“Suit… su…”

“Hoo, sorry, but my finishing move can ignore defense and barriers. It’s a brand new finishing move, didn’t you know?”

“Keueok…”

Thud.

Park Hyung-san, who barely managed to open his mouth with difficulty because he didn’t even have the strength to spit out blood, poured out red blood.

Koo-oong!

Soon, he knelt down.

He didn’t even have the strength to support himself on the ground because he didn’t have the strength to twitch a finger.

“Thanks to the one-on-one fight, I was able to use my finishing move. If that hadn’t been the case, the calculations would have become complicated.”

“This can’t be happening…”

“What can’t be happening?”

“I can’t suffer such humiliation and disgrace at your hands and lose like this…”

Park Hyung-san’s condition, panting for breath, was rapidly heading towards the threshold of the afterlife.

The Myth, barely steadying himself, walked towards the staggering Park Hyung-san. And lifted his head.

“Look.”

“…?”

“Lift your head. Because losing to a strong person is never a shameful thing. There’s no need to feel intimidated or humiliated.”

“You son of a bi…”

“If we had gone for a longer battle, I would have honestly thought about running away. Thanks for ending the fight quickly, you.”

“Kang Shin-hwa, you, you…!”

Pu-hwaaa!

Park Hyung-san, enraged by Shin-hwa’s words, created a blood fountain from his mouth and collapsed.

Koo-oong!

A dull sound came from Park Hyung-san’s skull as it collided with the cold floor.

“…”

Park Hyung-san’s heartbeat stopped, his eyes wide open, unable to close them, as he ended his life. He was dead.

“Hoo.”

Shin-hwa sat back down on his butt. Certainly, the aftereffects of the instant death strike were significant.

Considering the temporary recovery penalty, it seemed like he really needed to use it carefully.

Anyway, he had taken care of the 1st and 2nd in command of Moonlight in order.

Park Hyung-san 100 billion won, Jaeil Construction 50 billion won. Just those two were a bounty party worth 150 billion won in cash.

Not only that.

He also obtained Jaeil Construction’s special magic bullet gun, the MZ-20, and Park Hyung-san’s Blink artifact.

Since the MZ-20 was not a dungeon creation artifact, he couldn’t check its specific options.

However, he was able to check the options for Park Hyung-san’s Blink artifact.

[Blink Ring]

[Judgment Rank: A]

[This is a space utilization artifact that allows you to move in a straight line within a distance of 100m.

It moves through space using magic power that is naturally charged in the artifact itself, without consuming the user’s magic power.

If others come into contact with the user, it is possible to move them together, and magic power is consumed in proportion to this.

Continuous use of Blink is possible up to 10 times within 2 minutes, and if you exceed 10 times within 2 minutes, you will have a delay time of 10 minutes.]

“Nice.”

A satisfied smile spread across his face.

Since it allowed for immediate space movement when used, it was much better than leaping, which inevitably drew a parabola during the movement process.

‘Moreover, with the magic emission ability that I can implement, there’s no need to wait for the natural recharge of magic power.’

This was an even bigger unique point.

When quantified, forced charging is impossible with the emission power of a normal Awakened person, which ranges from 1 to 20.

In other words, it is impossible to break through the artifact’s unique resistance and charge magic power inside it.

However, Shin-hwa’s emission power, which is at least 100 even when taken at its minimum, allowed him to charge magic power at any time.

In other words, there was almost no possibility of magic power becoming a problem.

The only problem was continuous use, using it more than 10 times in 120 seconds.

‘The magic bullet gun isn’t my specialty, so I’ll need some training, but acquiring the Blink Ring is like giving wings to my mobility.’

Just with the artifacts obtained from eliminating Park Hyung-san and Jaeil Construction, his combat style became much more diverse.

He planned to find a use for the magic bullet gun separately later.

Because among the talents Shin-hwa was considering for the team, there was also an Awakened person called a ‘Gunner’.

‘Let’s not celebrate too much.’

He dusted himself off and stood up.

Even though he had single-handedly taken down the boss and vice-boss of Moonlight, which would be shocking news to others if they heard it.

At best, he had only dealt with a place that ranked 7th in the hierarchy of criminal organizations in South Korea.

“I didn’t particularly intend to, but somehow I’ve become a superhero. Black and white, light and dark, it’s best to be in the middle without leaning to either side.”

Shin-hwa scratched the back of his head.

In fact, he was moved by their bounties and artifacts and took action, but as a result, he ended up realizing justice.

“Now that it’s come to this, should I try to save the Daejeon branch manager while I’m at it? I’m already in the spotlight, but if I save the Daejeon branch manager too…”

After that, public interest in him would be beyond imagination.

If he received separate interview or coverage requests, Shin-hwa was planning to step forward and promote his products himself.

He was talking about the enhancement potions currently being secretly supplied only to the WSA [World Superhuman Association] and the identification glasses that he would start producing in early March.

It would be a hundred or a thousand times more effective than spreading clumsy articles or word-of-mouth rumors.

“Let’s see…”

Shin-hwa snapped his fingers, stored Park Hyung-san and Jaeil Construction’s corpses in the subspace, and looked around.

If his prediction was correct, Han Seung-taek, the Daejeon branch manager, would be imprisoned in the basement of the 7th Black Tower.

That was because the location he had been guarding until Park Hyung-san appeared was right around there.

When looking at the entire Buk-Daejeon Black Zone, it was located in the center, making it even more likely.

However, since Han Seung-taek might not be the only hostage captured, he would need a little more manpower.

In that case, the executives of the Yanghwa Guild, who were carefully approaching through the northeast route, would be perfect.

It was much better than working with KSA [Korean Superhuman Association] agents he didn’t know.

“If so.”

First, before going to the 7th Black Tower, he needed to clear the way.

No matter how much Shin-hwa could handle a hundred people alone, he couldn’t fight everyone in the Black Zone.

“Busy, busy.”

Shin-hwa, having made up his mind, immediately reached for the Blink Ring.

And.

Paat-! Paat-! Paat-!

‘Wow, it’s super fast!’

Shin-hwa was amazed by the space movement, which was incomparably faster than a simple leap.

A well-deserved artifact.

He could easily imagine how much Park Hyung-san had enjoyed and lived comfortably with this artifact.

* * *

“Mr. Shin-hwa has definitely never been here before, so how does he know the internal situation so well?”

“Isn’t it like, the person we thought was a colleague was actually the mastermind of a huge criminal organization?”

“Oppa Tae-ho, even if it’s a joke, that’s a bit… How could someone as righteous as Mr. Shin-hwa be a mastermind?”

“I’m sorry.”

Jin Bo-mi was constantly impressed by the smoothly flowing situation.

Not only her, but all the executives and guild members of the Yanghwa Guild who came with her thought the same.

Enemies were hiding at every point Shin-hwa had told them in advance, as if it had been promised.

In particular, there were quite a few Awakened people who were entrenched in unexpected sniping points.

Of course, whether they had received hasty training, their skills themselves were crude.

However, the mass-produced magic bullet guns they were using also had considerable power, so they couldn’t be ignored and moved past.

-We have captured all the Moonlight organization members hiding in the northwest warehouse. The Master’s prediction was correct.

At that time, a radio call came from the KSA. It was a short-range radio device exclusively for the Black Zone that the Yanghwa Guild possessed.

The communication radius was limited to within 100m, but considering the harsh conditions here, it was sufficiently excellent equipment.

Then, holding the radio, she immediately continued the answer.

“It’s not my prediction, but the prediction of Kang Shin-hwa, a member of the affiliated guild. Team Leader, the entire movement manual we have now was created by Mr. Shin-hwa.”

Seo Ye-hee, who clearly distinguished between public and private matters, did not take any credit for Shin-hwa’s achievements.

Not bluffing, and not adding a spoon to someone else’s work.

That was also Seo Ye-hee’s unwavering personality that she had consistently maintained for a long time.

-Are you talking about Mr. Kang Shin-hwa? How does he know the internal information and points so well?

“We’re also wondering about that. But the result is good, right? We’re not bothering to ask why.”

-We thought it was because the Yanghwa Guild’s own intelligence was excellent… I see.

“If you want to express your gratitude, do it to Mr. Shin-hwa later. If it weren’t for Mr. Shin-hwa’s feedback, we would be moving 1km further behind than we are now.”

-I understand. Then I will contact you after securing the next entry route.

The cooperation between the KSA and the Yanghwa Guild was systematic and organized.

That was due to the sense of unity and partnership that had tightly connected the two organizations for a long time.

But right then.

“Kkeuaaaa…!”

“Euaaa!”

The surroundings, which had been as quiet as a mouse, suddenly began to become noisy.

The beginning was someone’s scream.

Two screams were heard from quite a distance, but they quickly became closer as if turning up the volume.

And.

Koo-oong! Koo-oong!

The Awakened people belonging to Moonlight, who had fallen without braking, collided with the ground helplessly and died on the spot.

“…Mr. Shin-hwa?”

A man’s silhouette was revealed in the eyes of Jin Bo-mi and everyone else, who were deducing the path the Awakened people had flown from.

Standing on the railing of an 8-story building.

One person leisurely chewing on a lollipop and looking down.

“How long are you going to advance so cautiously? Let’s pick up the pace! I’ve already cleared the way!”

It was Shin-hwa.

The next moment.

Whoooo.

As if promised, a strong wind that flew from somewhere pushed away the sand dust.

And for a very brief moment, on the central avenue that stretched out through the clear view.

“What is that…”

Moonlight and Black Cross members were scattered everywhere.

It was a scene of utter devastation where everyone was dead or their bodies were so brutally ‘smashed’ that they couldn’t move at all.