I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 194

I indulged myself to my heart’s content.

Jin Bo-mi, who initially seemed hesitant and struggled, eventually found her rhythm.

“Wow! Is this the sorcery called Hwasik, or Blazing Calamity [a powerful fire-based spell]? It’s absolutely amazing! Fiery rain is falling from the sky!”

“Bo-mi, that’s great! Your senses are sharp, so why are you so tense?”

“You’re doing it right, so don’t be intimidated and just unleash your sorcery! Relax, relax!”

With enthusiastic support from Shin-hwa and the team, she shed her inhibitions and began to enjoy herself.

Yun Byeol, known as the ‘Ice Princess’ for rarely smiling, was seen smiling so brightly for the first time. She looked genuinely happy.

The team members were also very cheerful.

Choi Ji-hyuk occasionally showcased his unique sense of humor with ‘dad jokes,’ eliciting wry smiles.

Han So-joon, like a cheerleader, boosted morale with encouraging remarks like, “Nice! Great shot!”

Moreover, Shin-hwa’s movements, tailoring the situation to suit her use of sorcery, were the perfect complement.

Even mistakes were okay.

The sight of them encouraging each other and joyfully hunting throughout the strategy was truly impressive.

Perhaps that’s why.

By the final stage of the strategy, Jin Bo-mi was also sporting a bright smile as she enthusiastically participated.

She was genuinely enjoying herself.

She realized for the first time that dungeon strategies, which had felt like burdensome homework, could be so enjoyable.

‘I guess I’m still quite young.’

Jin Bo-mi assessed herself.

She had become an adult, but she felt that she was still not mature enough emotionally.

And she thought.

She wanted to live for herself, not for others, for the time being. To shine even brighter as the individual ‘Jin Bo-mi,’

Shedding the titles of the youngest daughter of the Yanghwa Group chairman or a key executive of the Yanghwa Guild.

She felt most at ease now, simply acting as a temporary member of Team Mystic.

‘Bo-mi, I have no intention of forcing anything on you. I respect your wishes. Do whatever you want to do.’

She recalled the words she had heard from her father, Jin Seong-tae, before temporarily leaving the guild and group.

Perhaps those words gave her the courage to try a new environment.

The fact that she had a place to return to whenever she ended her wanderings was also a great psychological comfort to Jin Bo-mi.

Today’s dungeon strategy held great significance for Jin Bo-mi.

The process was largely Shin-hwa’s solo performance, and she once again realized Shin-hwa’s incredible destructive power.

However, in terms of personal growth, Jin Bo-mi experienced the joy of doing what she was ‘most confident in.’

This was also the result Shin-hwa had aimed for.

Of course, he didn’t say a word about such things to the person involved.

Finally, the long-awaited boss monster.

When she was in the Yanghwa Guild, there was always solemnity and tension when starting a boss monster strategy.

A single mistake could directly lead to the death of a team member, so even a light joke was not allowed.

But.

“So-joon, we’re going to end it in one shot, are you ready?”

“Are you sure it’s not you who’s going to end up finished in one shot, hyung-nim [term of endearment used by younger men to address older men] ?”

“Hey… I haven’t lived long enough to end this life like that, have I?”

“That’s right. So, how can I assist you?”

“Just watch. If the boss monster doesn’t die in one shot, cover it immediately with overhealing.”

“Yes, sir! Understood!”

“Here I go!”

No sooner had he finished speaking than Shin-hwa charged towards the boss monster.

Libanis.

It was an S-rank boss monster that he had eliminated several times before. It was also a familiar punching bag.

Roar!

Libanis roared.

The guy who experienced ‘death’ every time he met Shin-hwa’s party bravely confronted them again today.

“Hoo.”

Shin-hwa took a short breath.

He concentrated his magic power into his right fist. It was a single blow that drew out all the magic power within him.

And.

‘Instant Kill Strike!’

He used the talent that was most suitable for the current situation.

[Ability Name: Instant Kill Strike]

[Ability Medium: Catabella]

[Instant Kill Strike is an ability that consumes all of the user’s available magic power and 97% of their health.

It is also known as Mutual Destruction.

Using this ability allows you to inflict a blow on your opponent that is 5 to 8 times the maximum firepower you can unleash.]

It was a talent with no second chance if it failed, but that’s what made it an even more attractive finishing move.

And.

Jin Bo-mi could see it.

Even though it had been strategized against many times, the boss monster, which was nominally ‘S-rank.’

Kwaaaang!

With Shin-hwa’s explosive fist, activated with Instant Kill Strike, a huge hole was blown through its left chest!

It was a perfect one-hit kill.

Libanis, whose ribs, heart, and even the surrounding organs were melted away in one blow,

Kkeureuk……

Rolled its eyes back and died on the spot.

It was an anticlimactic end that was too futile to be seen as the end of an S-rank boss monster.

‘SS-rank, or maybe even a power that can be seen as more than that.’

Jin Bo-mi thought.

Of course, he fought with the assistance of debuffs linked by Choi Ji-hyuk, but he still finished off an S-rank monster in one shot.

If a sufficient link was maintained, wouldn’t it be possible to take down SS or even SSS-rank monsters?

It was too much of a discrepancy to be a sight that an A-rank Awakened could show.

But it was a result that made her nod her head on the one hand because it was Shin-hwa.

She realized it once again, though it was belated.

Shin-hwa is an anomaly.

He is a special person who always shows more than what you think, no matter what you think.

‘I want to learn a lot, realize a lot, and grow by Shin-hwa-ssi [term of respect] and the team members’ sides.’

She had confirmed a completely different direction from the life she had lived so far.

It was Jin Bo-mi’s honest inner thoughts.

* * *

‘It’s already April, like a dream.’

I checked the changed number of the month in the private plane heading to Shanghai, China.

The short but precious rest ended in an instant, and before I knew it, the hellish April was approaching me.

“……”

The private plane was quiet.

All the passengers except me were KSA [Korean Special Agency] agents.

It was a KSA delegation officially organized by Lee Ha-seong and Na Mi-na, and a meeting schedule with the CSA [Chinese Special Agency] had been set.

They said they would discuss sensitive issues, starting with the case of the CSA executives arrested during the Mok Jin-woo incident.

And by ‘officially’ including me as a special advisor, they made it clear to the outside world that we were together.

In other words, it was a kind of insurance to prevent the Oseonghoe [Five Stars Society] or other parties from recklessly targeting me.

Of course, once those guys get angry, they don’t even pay attention to such things.

Meanwhile, Lee Ha-seong, who was reading the documents summarizing the pending issues next to me, carefully asked me whether I had finished reviewing them.

“Shin-hwa-ssi.”

“Yes.”

“Do you really not need an escort? As a special advisor, we can assign you plenty of agents.”

“It’s okay. It’s much easier to move alone.”

“But isn’t the opponent the Oseonghoe? Moreover, if you’re going to Oseong Tower, which is their base……”

“I don’t think there’s any need to provoke them unnecessarily. If the agents get caught up in it because of me, that would be the worst.”

I said calmly.

Even if something unfortunate happened, I was confident that I could get out of it on my own.

But if I get involved with the agents, a situation will arise where I have to take responsibility for their fate.

To be precise.

I don’t want to create ‘burdens’ for my own convenience. It’s something the people involved would be sad to hear.

“Of course, if they don’t want to escalate it into an international issue, they won’t be able to do anything reckless……”

“They prefer to operate in the shadows, so they avoid openly dirty tactics.”

I nodded at his words.

Not doing anything openly dirty. That is also a ridiculous aspect of the Oseonghoe, Samhaphoe [Three Harmonies Society], and Black Serpent [Chinese Guilds].

“Please contact us at any time if an emergency occurs. Don’t try to handle everything alone.”

“Don’t worry. Then, please contact Hwagwang Industries in the direction we discussed earlier.”

“Yes. Everything is ready. Please leave that to me.”

“Thank you.”

It was reassuring to be with Lee Ha-seong, who trusted me completely and helped me without hesitation.

Since only friendly forces are left for me in Korea, my future actions will be much easier.

I have high expectations.

Is it all the result of doing good deeds and good things in advance, even if it’s troublesome?

I think the ‘inflection point of regression’ has many good points in terms of this virtuous cycle.

Ah, of course, that doesn’t mean I want to live like Nicholas.

* * *

Some time later.

“……The devil’s den is right in front of me.”

I was watching the imposing scenery of the spire towering in the center of Shanghai.

Oseong Tower.

As expected of the base owned by the Oseonghoe, one of China’s three major corrupt guilds, the height of the building was beyond imagination.

The total height is 830m.

Therefore, Oseong Tower is also the world’s tallest skyscraper, higher than the Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates.

‘This place was a sea of blood.’

Later, as a global war broke out to eliminate the followers of Recheler, this place also became a battlefield.

The Chinese Oseonghoe, Black Serpent, and Samhaphoe.

And the Russian Pravda joined hands with Recheler.

They actively accepted magical engineering artifacts from the Nas continent and were taught black magic.

As a result.

Numerous ‘killing machines’ were created under the flags of the four guilds.

To the leaders of the four guilds, who were looking for an opportunity to overturn the order of the Awakened world.

Recheler’s temptation was an irresistible devil’s whisper.

From 2030 to 2040.

For 10 years!

The order of Awakened people around the world became very chaotic, and many capable Awakened people lost their lives in numerous battles.

That’s why Nicholas complained so much that he might fail to prepare for the great disaster.

“Haa.”

A sigh came out involuntarily.

Mok Jin-woo and Shin Jeong-ah are only a drop in the bucket compared to Jin Geuk-myeong, the chairman of the Oseonghoe.

‘Let’s think simply. Just stop them from doing bad things with the Daegwangchung this time. Let’s put the rest aside for now.’

I decided to focus on doing what I had to do.

The events of 10 years from now are a problem to be worried about 10 years from now, not now.

I have no intention of looking into the distant future like Nicholas with his wide range of concerns.

The more I do that, the more unnecessary thoughts I have, and the more tired I get.

Right then.

Thump, thump, thump!

The sound of footsteps began to echo, and dozens of Awakened people suddenly emerged from Oseong Tower.

They were Awakened people wearing badges with five red stars on a white background, the symbol of the Oseonghoe.

And.

A man appeared from behind them.

“Although a special guest has arrived, the welcome was delayed. I apologize for the discourtesy. I am Regal of the Oseonghoe.”

The first of the Oseong Seven Swords, a man known to be higher in the hierarchy than Lee Ja-woong, the vice chairman of the Oseonghoe!

It was Regal, an SSS-rank Awakened.