I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 238

“Crazy bastard……”

Libaine’s expression darkened as he relentlessly used ‘Space Distortion’ against Shin-hwa.

In the blink of an eye, the subordinates he had brought were losing their lives one after another.

‘An anti-face protection field? Where did this ridiculous new technology come from?’

Everything from start to finish was filled with question marks.

The talent, response, physical abilities, suit, and defense methods that Shin-hwa displayed were all beyond his expectations.

It wasn’t the elite of the Revengers, but it was a group of followers who served Libaine, an apostle.

Moreover, they were all A-rank or higher, and there was even an S+ rank Awakener.

Even if they couldn’t overwhelm Shin-hwa in a one-on-one fight, they were a force that could buy time and hold out.

However, less than a minute, no, not even 30 seconds after the battle began, all calculations went awry.

All the subordinates died.

Without leaving a single one.

The only achievement was that Libaine sacrificed one of his subordinates at the last minute, causing Shin-hwa to get caught up in space distortion.

Even that only managed to cut off a few strands of Shin-hwa’s hair, despite sacrificing a subordinate’s life…….

It was truly a pathetic success.

Furthermore, Ismail, the subordinate who was supposed to mark Jang Dong-shik, had his head smashed by Wilson, who Shin-hwa threw in a surprise attack, and died.

“Well, is our final boss the only one left now?”

“……Your skills are quite impressive. You’re on par with Kasron. How did you obtain such power?”

“How else? I found it and obtained it myself.”

“You’re neither an apostle nor a follower. But the fact that you know so much about us… could it be?”

“Could it be what?”

“Could it be that you’re a spy secretly sent by Rechelo? Come to think of it, there was a guy named Akero by Rechelo’s side. He was Rechelo’s plaything who didn’t even give us a glance……”

‘Akero? Are you talking about that guy who got backstabbed by me and got an artificial eye as a gift? You’re barking up the wrong tree?’

Shin-hwa looked at the apostles, whose solidarity was weak, and thought that Rechelo really had no eye for talent.

He should have sent a force to Earth that could unite as one like brothers.

He gathered only ambitious people full of greed – except for Jang Dong-shik – so there was no way they could become one in heart and mind.

That’s why when I met Akero in the dungeon before, pretending that I was instigated by Elijah worked so well, right?

Even now, if I parrot the same thing that the opponent suspects, it seems like it will completely work.

“Damn it, I’ve been found out.”

“Akero, I didn’t know you had ties with Kasron. But let me tell you, that guy is a rotten lifeline.”

“Well, Rechelo told me to trust and follow Kasron. He said that he is suitable as the leader of the apostles.”

“……”

“It’s not that I don’t have dark energy. It’s just that your skills are so lacking that you can’t even sense a single speck of my dark energy.”

“Y, you bastard……”

He was just ‘blabbering’ whatever came out of his mouth, but Libaine seriously believed it.

That’s how scary delusions are.

When delusions are based on something, you become completely convinced of the distorted facts.

‘How does Kang Shin-hwa know so much about our internal affairs? It can’t be Akero.’

Jang Dong-shik watched Shin-hwa calmly telling lies and wondered about his background.

He certainly knew a lot about the Nas Continent and the apostles… but he was definitely from Earth.

Is it really all visible with just future sight? If so, he would be an even more terrifying existence.

“In this case, it’s better to kill both of you and uproot the very foundation that Rechelo expects.”

“Okay, let’s see whose roots get pulled out. We’ve matched our one-on-one skills, so we can fight to our heart’s content.”

“I’m EX rank. There’s no way you, who are at most S rank or SS rank, can ever beat me.”

“I thought so too. But there’s nothing permanent in the world.”

“Ptooey!”

Shin-hwa mixed the blood and phlegm that welled up from inside and spat it out.

The aftermath of being hit head-on by magic when he first saved Jang Dong-shik still remained.

He was only holding on thanks to the incredible recovery power of his modified body; if he were a normal Awakener, he would have already collapsed.

Right then.

“……”

Weeeeng.

Golden flashes began to rise from Libaine’s entire body, which had been silent for a moment, and a transparent barrier was created.

Jang Dong-shik shouted.

“It’s the Wall of Lamentation! That’s Valcadia’s most difficult talent! It’s an immortal barrier!”

The immortal barrier.

It refers to an invincible barrier that is completely impervious to external attacks.

It was the best talent that brought Libaine to where he is today.

Shin-hwa, who had not experienced the immortal barrier directly in his past life, decided to explore it first.

Judging from Jang Dong-shik’s warning to be careful, it was clear that he didn’t know how to break it either.

‘If necessary, I’ll have to use Immortal Will.’

He recalled the invincible buff he had obtained from Joo Cheon-ho before.

If necessary, he would have to use this to induce a 5-second invincible state and overcome the tricky situation.

“Eat this, you bastard!”

With a refreshing curse, Shin-hwa threw Wilson, who always becomes the vanguard of the all-out attack, with all his might.

Thanks to the highest-grade dimension stone, Wilson, who had been reborn, was a filial son who was in charge of most of Shin-hwa’s ranged attacks.

“Hmph, your spirit is commendable.”

Libaine didn’t budge from his spot.

Instead, he immediately waved his hand.

Then, two black orbs that had gathered near Shin-hwa’s ears turned red and burst.

Kwakwakwang!

“Keuk……!”

Shin-hwa’s calculations went awry when Libaine prioritized attack over defense, regardless of his own attack.

Shin-hwa, who barely managed to withstand the explosion using his liquid transformation ability, was caught in the shockwave and rolled unsightly on the ground.

On the other hand, Libaine.

Toowoowoong!

He easily blocked Wilson, who flew in with a fiery tail, with the Wall of Lamentation.

Kkieeeeeeeng!

Wilson seemed to be angry and tried to rush in, adding even the remaining magic power to the firepower.

“How pathetic.”

Wilson, blocked by the barrier, was helplessly in place, and Libaine grabbed Wilson.

Shin-hwa urgently sent a return signal, but Wilson couldn’t escape because he was half stuck in the Wall of Lamentation.

“This is the end of your petty tricks.”

Crack! Waddeudeuk! Kwajik!

Kieeeeng!

“Wilson……!”

Wilson spewed out a cloudy smoke in front of Shin-hwa’s eyes and was half destroyed.

It wasn’t greatly dented or smashed because it was so hard, but it was rendered inoperable by Libaine’s strength.

Tak! Ttakttak!

Shin-hwa flicked his fingers several times, but Wilson, who had fallen to the ground, remained silent.

However, on the smooth surface where there was usually nothing.

Only the new mark output in the shape of ‘X_X’ allowed him to guess the current state of the guy.

“I am an invincible being. Playing around has been enough, so I will kill you first now.”

‘There’s no such thing as an invincible talent.’

Shin-hwa was certain.

If an invincible talent existed, Nicholas would have been the first to get his hands on it in his past life.

There was no way that guy, who pursued extreme profits, would have missed such a talent.

Even if he didn’t have that talent, he would have definitely recruited an Awakener with that talent into the Nine Lords.

But the fact that he didn’t meant that he clearly judged that Libaine’s talent also had a ‘weakness.’

“Okay, then let’s have a great time today!”

A search for a gap was needed.

A talent called the Wall of Lamentation.

In order to break through an unknown talent, he would have to take many risks.

Nevertheless, running in without much thought was Shin-hwa’s specialty and trademark.

* * *

5 minutes later.

“Haa, haa, that’s a really crazy talent.”

Drip. Dripping. Drip.

I took a deep breath and looked down bitterly at the red blood flowing down my shoulder.

The Wall of Lamentation was a talent that perfectly matched its name, so much so that I wondered who had named it that.

I somehow approached Libaine and launched various attacks, including the Explosion Fist.

Everything was blocked.

It wasn’t just reducing the impact; it completely made the damage 0.

The reason was that Libaine didn’t take a single step back despite the relentless attacks.

On the other hand, he leisurely waved his hands, causing space distortion, explosions, and transfers, persistently tormenting me.

It was fortunate that I was able to predict with my brain as I became more and more familiar with Libaine’s space utilization ability.

If that wasn’t the case, it was a dizzying attack that would have turned me into dozens of pieces of meat by being caught up in the distortion.

“Kang Shin-hwa, when catching a bug, do you know when the pleasure is greatest?”

“Right before killing it, I guess.”

“That’s right! It’s when the bug, with no place to escape, is at a loss and flustered. It’s when I feel the fear of impending death. Hahaha!”

“So, is that now?”

“I don’t think I’ll ever forget your frightened eyes, like a mouse in front of a cat!”

What, is this bastard crazy?

I wasn’t frightened.

From the beginning of the search, I had been meticulously scanning Libaine’s eyes, movements, and the flow of the barrier.

I took dangerous measures to directly experience the waveform and wave motion.

Of course, it failed, and I suffered minor and major injuries from Libaine’s counterattack.

Libaine’s space utilization talent was definitely top-notch, beyond compare.

I barely managed to prevent my body from being severed, but there were already five parts of my body that had been cut off in chunks.

When I take off all my clothes to shower later, I wonder if my reflection in the mirror will look like rags.

‘I think I know.’

I was about 90% sure.

What is the way to ‘not’ lament in front of the Wall of Lamentation [an invincible barrier].

One thing for sure is that pouring attacks from the outside is meaningless.

It was certain that not only me, but even dozens of people like me could not kill Libaine.

This is because all attacks are converted to 0 damage and only cause a very short stiff state.

“……”

I focused my gaze on the small wound lightly left on the upper part of Libaine’s back of his hand.

It was the only wound I had inflicted on Libaine through a long search.

Of course, it was just a very small scratch, so embarrassing to even call it a wound.

But it was a meaningful wound.

This is because it penetrated Libaine’s barrier and scratched him despite the Wall of Lamentation.

Of course, I had to give up a chunk of flesh from my left thigh to make that wound. It was a completely losing game.

‘It works.’

Soon, 90% certainty was combined with sharp judgment and strategic calculation, turning into 100%.

The brain instantly performed numerous calculations transcendentally, and captured all of Libaine’s predictable responses.

Pachiing! Kachiing!

“……Damn it!”

In the meantime, another distortion occurred, and the top of my hair was barely cut off.

If the reaction was only 0.1 seconds slower, it would have been not my hair, but half of my face that would have been cut off.

It was becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with the tempo. As expected, an EX-rank Awakener was difficult just by their very existence.

The next moment.

‘Now!’

A definite attack route was visible.

With blood dripping, and struggling to hold on to my dizzy mind. I started sprinting towards Libaine. At the same time, I opened my mouth wide, which I had been tightly shut until now.

Carddeudeuk.

What had been ordinary white teeth until just now turned silver, and soon saliva began to pool in my salivary glands.

‘Welcome. Is this your first time with my poison needle?’

My aim was clear.