I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 225

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While the Myth guild was relentlessly conquering the dungeon,

Elijah and Belic, who were receiving real-time updates, were in conversation.

“Master, you’re amazing. I didn’t expect Kang Shin-hwa to conquer U-1224 either.”

“He probably passed through the internal concentrated fire zone, which we’re still struggling with, using his Liquid Transformation ability.”

“What kind of reward did he get?”

“He might have acquired the flower, or he might not have… but I don’t think he’d tell us even if he did.”

“Now, the conquest of the last dungeon on the list will be over. He’s truly amazing.”

“There’s a reason Ayla is drooling over him. I’m cooperating with that X out of necessity, but I can’t guess what he’s thinking inside, so it’s always bothering me.”

“Are you planning to continue the cooperative relationship with Ayla?”

“I don’t know what will happen in the future, but for now, we need to clearly distinguish between enemies and allies.”

Elijah narrowed his eyes.

There were a total of five Apostles who crossed over from the Nas Continent to Earth. But Elijah only knew one Apostle.

That was Ayla Blanchett.

Except for her, there was no information about the other three Apostles.

Of course, it wasn’t that he didn’t understand the situation.

The Apostles craved Recheler’s favor.

In other words, when the Nas Continent and Earth are connected in the future,

each of them wants to secure the maximum stake on Earth and receive definite recognition from Recheler.

‘I will share some of the dark power I possess only to one of you who is chosen.’

Recheler’s words before dispatching the five Apostles to Earth became a very big spark.

Of course, they ended up in a competitive relationship with each other.

Still, Elijah thought they would cooperate to a certain extent and create a symbiotic relationship.

But his expectations were pleasantly off the mark.

The five Apostles who crossed over to Earth disappeared as if they had made a promise, and erased their past.

They erased their traces by changing their faces, altering their voices, and fabricating new lives.

Thanks to that, Elijah and Ayla haven’t heard any news about the other Apostles until now.

He was concerned, but not particularly anxious or worried.

In the first place, the general public and Awakened on Earth would not know that Apostles even existed.

They would never know in the future either. Until the day of destiny comes.

“What do you think of the leader of the Revengers, Revein? There’s a possibility that this guy is also an Apostle.”

“It’s not that I haven’t thought about it… but he’s so good at disguises that I’ve never even seen his face.”

“That’s true. Then what do you think about Jonas, who became the acting head of the WSA [World Superpower Association], Master?”

“I met him briefly before regarding the dungeon cooperation. But I didn’t feel any dark energy at all.”

“If he’s conscious of it, he can hide his dark energy as much as he wants, right?”

“I intentionally exposed my dark energy, but there was no reaction at all. It’s not him.”

Elijah and Belic were letting their imaginations run wild.

Among the names that kept coming up in their mouths, they correctly identified a real Apostle like Revein.

And they also mentioned unexpected people as candidates, like Jonas and Toshio.

As such, the Apostles were so disconnected that it could be said that there was no connection between them at all.

“I wonder if Recheler-nim foresaw all of this and sent us. If we could just combine the power of us Apostles, we could form a more solid mainstream force…”

Elijah regretted that point.

He thought the reason why the other three Apostles, excluding Ayla, were hiding their identities was simple.

It was because they didn’t trust the other Apostles and thought they might be kept in check.

In fact, even Ayla was even more determined not to suffer any ‘losses’ when discussing cooperation with Elijah.

That was the same for Elijah, so he only shared a shallow sense of camaraderie with Ayla.

They were not able to establish a relationship where they could open their hearts and cooperate.

“Frustrating.”

The lack of communication and exchange.

What Elijah was most frustrated with right now was the problem of the five Apostles.

* * *

At the same time.

“I’ll finish this, so everyone step back!”

Shin-hwa was currently attacking the boss of the last dungeon he had put on the list with Elijah’s cooperation.

From 5 days ago until now.

It was a forced march that had been focused solely on dungeon attacks, except for sleeping hours.

He even saved time to the extreme, eating three meals while moving inside the dungeon.

Shin-hwa was worried that his team members would get tired or drop out, but that was just a needless fear.

Rather, they shook their heads at Shin-hwa, who asked if they wanted to take a short break, and urged him to move forward.

While attacking the dungeon, they experienced repeated growth and their rank rose once again.

Of course, unlike when they ate Happy Colas, it was only an increase in the stage within the same rank.

But even that alone had a significant effect on the growth that everyone felt.

This is because the process of raising the stage is a long process that takes at least ‘years’.

Jin Bo-mi SS-, Han So-jun SS-.

Yoon Byeol A+, Choi Ji-hyuk A+.

The four people who took all the magic power increase perks as Shin-hwa had prepared.

Their ranks soared to the sky.

Of course, that was the same for Shin-hwa, so Shin-hwa was now SS+ rank.

‘Now, the magic power increase perks that can be obtained from dungeons below SSS rank are over. All the remaining perks are in EX rank dungeons.’

Shin-hwa clicked his tongue as if he was disappointed.

There was no end to human greed, and when he became SS+ rank, he felt like the world of SSS rank was right in front of him, so he became greedy.

Anyway, he now had the specs to challenge EX rank dungeons sufficiently.

Meanwhile, as Shin-hwa approached the boss monster too closely, Choi Ji-hyuk said in a worried voice.

“Shin-hwa, don’t you want support?”

“If I wanted to, I could kill this guy in no time! But there’s something I want to experiment with!”

“Okay!”

At Shin-hwa’s words, everyone stepped back, keeping a sufficient distance.

The level of the dungeon itself was SS rank, so it was lower than the dungeons they had attacked before.

Nevertheless, the reason why Shin-hwa specifically requested a solo play was.

Because the boss monster was a perfect guy to experiment with the Brain Alteration state.

Tatra Nex.

This boss monster, nicknamed ‘Tanex’, was a giant golem made of reinforced alloy.

It was much harder than steel, so it didn’t dent easily, and even if it did dent, it recovered quickly.

Unlike its rugged appearance, Tatra Nex.

Instead of fighting in melee combat, it was a ranged type that fired magic bullets through the turrets attached to various parts of its body.

Because there were so many turrets, the total number of magic bullets that could be fired simultaneously reached a whopping 30.

In addition, the path could be set in various ways, making it a very difficult enemy for Awakened who didn’t know it well.

-Intruder detected. Intruder detected.

-Open all turrets.

Tanex, who had identified Shin-hwa’s location, immediately finished preparing to fire magic bullets.

As befitting a golem equipped with artificial intelligence, each turret underwent fine adjustments and aimed at Shin-hwa.

“…….”

In fact, at Shin-hwa’s current level, he could turn Tanex into a pile of waste in an instant.

However, he was keeping it alive for testing purposes. In other words, it was the shameless and justified leisure of the strong.

The next moment.

Weeing! Wee-ing!

The turrets began to heat up, and soon, condensed magic bullets began to be released from here and there.

“Wow……!”

At the same time, the team members, including Choi Ji-hyuk, simultaneously exclaimed.

This was because the number of magic bullets pouring out of Tanex reached the maximum of 30.

The colorful magic bullets had the effect of confusing the eyes with their unique colors alone.

Because of the colorful and pretty colors, they lost their concentration despite the dangerous attack.

“I don’t know…….”

Jin Bo-mi said honestly.

If she were to face those magic bullets, she felt like she would close her eyes tightly and entrust everything to fate.

“Why isn’t hyung [older brother/male friend] avoiding them? Is he just going to accept them comfortably with his Liquid Transformation ability?”

“That’s not an experiment. It’s not like it’s an ability he’s only used once or twice, so why would he bother experimenting with it here again?”

Yoon Byeol pointed out the key point in Han So-jun’s words.

She sensed that Shin-hwa had acquired some newly acquired ability or alteration, although Shin-hwa didn’t say it directly.

This was because Shin-hwa seriously experimented when he acquired a new ability or artifact.

With her good eye for detail, she knew that Shin-hwa had eaten the flower after the capture of Zenos.

It happened at a time when everyone was exhausted and resting.

However, Yoon Byeol, who always followed Shin-hwa’s movements meticulously and carefully, had watched everything.

Everyone’s eyes were focused on Shin-hwa.

Even though the magic bullets had reached close range, Shin-hwa didn’t move at all.

He didn’t even seem to have any intention of implementing the Liquid Transformation ability, which required preparation time.

Right then.

“Huh……?”

Han So-jun, who was watching intently while even wearing glasses, was the first to exclaim.

Following that, Choi Ji-hyuk, Yoon Byeol, and Jin Bo-mi all exclaimed with surprised expressions.

The reason was that Shin-hwa easily avoided the magic bullets by simply moving his body slightly back and forth, left and right, within a range of less than 1m.

He didn’t run around busily, and he didn’t use Shield Stones or anything like that to block them in a grand way.

He easily avoided them by simply taking a few steps while comfortably looking at the sky.

The other four people couldn’t track the path at all, like raindrops pouring down in a mess!

Shin-hwa avoided them very comfortably with his hands behind his back, simply ‘seeing’ them.

Not by instinct or prediction, but by calculating the path as he saw it and ‘knowing’ it.

Koo-oong! Koo-oong! Koo-koo-koong!

In an instant, thirty magic bullets aimed for Shin-hwa’s life, but they all only struck the innocent ground.

The end of Tanex’s magic bullets, which couldn’t even touch Shin-hwa’s clothes or hair, was utterly powerless.

-Target not hit at all.

-Adjust turret. Maximize output.

-Fire multiple magic bullets.

Judging that the previous attack was not enough, Tanex tripled the amount of magic bullets fired.

“……Could it be this too?”

Han So-jun’s eyes were filled with question marks.

This attack, in which as many as ninety points appeared in the sky and poured down, seemed impossible to avoid.

Even if they told him and drew the path one by one, there were too many to avoid.

But the next moment.

Pat! Pa-pat! Pat! Pat!

Shin-hwa simply moved lightly four times, cutting off with precision.

It was ‘simple evasion’ that didn’t use any defense or response-type abilities.

But.

Kwakwa-kwang! Kwakwa-kwang! Kwang!

The magic bullets, which poured down mercilessly, did not inflict even a small scratch on Shin-hwa, just like before, and only struck the ground in vain.

-The number of cases in which the target can be hit is not calculated.

-Simulated win rate 0%. Perform evasive maneuvers according to strategic priority.

쿵쿵쿵! 쿵쿵쿵!

Suddenly, Tanex quickly turned its head and began to run away.

The boss monster, overwhelmed by the 0% probability calculation, was making an astonishing escape for the first time!