I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 121

121

“That’s your problem. Why are you so confident?”

“Keu-heuk. Keu-heuk. Keu-heu-heuk……”

“If you’re confident in your own skills, shouldn’t you also be suspicious of your opponent’s skills?”

Poowooook!

“Keueok!”

I didn’t care that my palm was deeply wounded.

And, forcefully wrapping the thorned whip around Kang Jahee’s face, I inflicted a deep wound.

It was the result of seizing a counterattack opportunity during the chaotic melee.

Lee Yeon was staggering far away. He had also taken a big hit from me.

Clearly, it wasn’t an easy battle.

As expected of an S-rank Awakened, his attack speed was fast, and his reactions were swift.

But the biggest problem was his overconfidence.

In other words, there was no calculation or consideration of my skills or potential at all.

From beginning to end, all his attack patterns were excessively ‘self-centered.’

Battle is the breath of the enemy and me.

The more you read the enemy’s breath, the easier it becomes to exploit their weaknesses.

The less you reveal your breath, the less you expose weaknesses to the opponent.

But Lee Yeon, Kang Jahee, and Black Lion had no understanding of such breathing.

It couldn’t be helped.

Until now, their talents alone had been enough to easily subdue many enemies.

Especially in the case of Black Lion, he underestimated me and cast spells as if he were playing a game.

And when he realized that I was immune to all the variables he could create, his breath was already almost cut off. It was the worst result left by arrogance and ignorance.

“If you knew your life was precious, you should have been careful. You weren’t.”

Kkudeudeudeuk.

I tightly wrapped the whip around Kang Jahee’s neck and pulled it.

Poohwaaaak!

“……!”

In an instant, the whip, filled with tremendous force, strangled Kang Jahee’s neck as if performing a hanging, and soon separated her head from her body.

Toodeuk. Toodeuk. Toodook.

The separated head rolled in front of me like a soccer ball before she could even close her eyes.

“Hmm.”

I immediately took Kang Jahee’s whip.

The Blood Tear Ring I got from Black Lion earlier was also stored in my subspace [a personal storage dimension accessible only to the user].

Now, all that’s left is the Red Moon Sword held by Lee Yeon.

The most important thing to be wary of in battles between experts is leisure.

If you have time to take a sigh of relief, it means the battle design is wrong.

Paat!

I quickly rushed towards Lee Yeon, who was just getting up.

Shieeng!

As expected of a guy called one of the Five Stars’ Seven Swords, his response was fast.

Lee Yeon, explosively raising his magic power, created a red light sword aura that slashed diagonally towards me.

‘One-Sword Severance.’

It’s quite a scary sword aura.

To use an expression that came over from the Nas Continent in the future, it’s quite similar to an ‘Aura Blade.’

The manifestation mechanism or process is slightly different, but it was the same in that the magic power on the sword cut the enemy.

And it’s the same in that it can’t be easily blocked or deflected.

Shwaaaak!

Soon, the sword aura departed.

But of course, I wasn’t just watching with my eyes open.

Peuseut!

I immediately used the Blink Ring.

The artifact’s ‘unique ability’ is there to be used in times like this.

Especially if it’s an ability with very good manifestation and judgment like the Blink Ring, you should use it more actively.

“Damn it!”

Was my reaction too quick?

Lee Yeon was surprised when I ignored the attack and instantly narrowed the distance as soon as the sword aura departed.

Usually, you go through the process of seeing, judging, thinking, and moving.

Of course, all these processes happen in a flash, but even that ‘flash’ has a time interval.

Lee Yeon couldn’t have even imagined it, but it was possible for me.

My experience, accumulated over a whopping twenty-seven years of rolling and exploding on the battlefield in my past life, was by no means lacking.

Guys like Lee Yeon?

I met countless of them later, when the Great Cataclysm was imminent, so many that you could say they were a dime a dozen.

At that time, it felt like every dog and cow had an S-rank.

If it were the leader of the Five Stars Council, Jin Geuk-myeong, or the first of the Five Stars’ Seven Swords, Lee Geol, it would be different.

A guy like Lee Yeon, the youngest, is no match for me. Sorry, but I have no chance of losing.

Peo-eok!

“Keuheok!”

Lee Yeon groaned and staggered back from the sharp kick.

Watching from here is for amateurs, hesitating about what to do is for intermediates, and immediately following up is for experts.

And I was not only following up on Lee Yeon, but I was already in the state of entering the highest acceleration with Transcendental Acceleration.

Peopeok! Peok! Peok! Peok!

A one-sided barrage continued.

The fists, filled with heat, that were pummeling Lee Yeon at a speed that even my eyes couldn’t follow were filled with heat.

Each one was a magic-filled strike containing the essence of Explosive Fist.

It was a strike that used all the magic power stored in my heart, but there was no worry.

Because there was quite a bit of magic power left that I could take out from Wilson.

Chalkang!

Lee Yeon, unable to withstand the pain of the barrage, finally dropped the Red Moon Sword he was holding.

Once an artifact has left your hands, it is almost impossible to retrieve it from me.

Cheok! Seureureuk!

Soon, after grabbing the Red Moon Sword, I used the command to store the sword in my subspace.

It was too easy and natural a sight for me, but.

“Fucking, damn bastard……”

It didn’t seem to be the case for Lee Yeon.

Well, if you’re upset, you should take possession of a subspace artifact.

Well, what would a villain who can’t even be a supporting character like you know?

“Kulk!”

Perhaps he had suffered severe internal injuries from the previous strike, and the things Lee Yeon spat out smelled foul.

It wasn’t just blood flowing backward, but it seemed that pieces of organs that had fallen out due to internal injuries, as well as bile, were mixed together.

“Euratcha!”

I didn’t stop there, but threw my body at Lee Yeon and planted a knee kick right in the middle of his face.

It was a knee kick that strengthened the modified legs and bones with magic power and accurately struck the face with the kneecap.

“Keueok……”

Lee Yeon fluttered both arms like a sick chicken and fell backward with a fountain of blood.

The upper body of the reinforced suit, which had already become rags, was in such a bad state that you could stab it anywhere.

Cheo-eok!

I immediately climbed on top of Lee Yeon.

Using his chest as a stepping stone, I roughly pressed down on his right chest with my left foot.

Shieeing!

The sword blade of my right arm, which had raised its energy, shone more sharply than ever before.

Whether it was the heart, the neck, or the face, it was in a state where I could end his life as soon as I pierced anything.

“Kang Shin-hwa……. Do you think it will end when I die?”

“No, you’ll be the beginning. I knew it from when Joo Young-saeng died. That a guy like you would get involved.”

“Among the beliefs of our Five Stars Council, there is a saying……. ‘Gu Su Pil Sal’ [仇讎必殺 – A Chinese idiom meaning ‘We will kill our enemies without fail’]. We will kill our enemies without fail.”

“I know, I know.”

You’re even attaching a plausible four-character idiom to your words, but it’s all stuff I already know.

“Every moment from now on will be painful.”

“Yeah, it won’t be easy.”

“Keulkeul……”

“But you guys messed with the wrong person. I won’t just leave alone those who block my retirement.”

“Eat shit……”

Poo-ook!

I didn’t want to hear the rest of the words that would follow from his dirty mouth, so I coolly pierced his left chest.

It was certain death.

Because the body of an Awakened whose reinforced suit durability has reached 0 is nothing more than paper if they don’t have talents like body strengthening techniques.

“Hoo! I’m tired, tired.”

The moment I confirmed Lee Yeon’s death.

A huge sense of fatigue washed over my entire body like a tsunami.

It was a phenomenon that occurred as my body, which had not let its guard down for a single moment while fighting the guys, relaxed.

But since there was a scene that had been made, I thought I should clean it up.

I snapped my fingers and put the corpses of Lee Yeon and Kang Jahee, who were chillingly cooling down, into my subspace.

Today’s battle made it clear that the three major Chinese corrupt factions are targeting me in earnest.

If it’s an ill-fated relationship that will get tangled up someday anyway, it’s more comfortable to get involved in advance.

That way, if things go wrong, you can at least ask for help from those around you. Isn’t that right?

‘The Ring of Rampage and the Red Moon Sword that Lee Yeon had, and Kang Jahee’s Extreme Needle Whip and Black Lion’s Blood Tear Ring.’

There were quite a few spoils of war.

I don’t think I’ll ever use the actual sword or whip, but there’s no harm in having them, so it’s unconditionally a profit.

If necessary, you can sell them at the Awakened Exchange or the open market.

All of them are artifacts of at least B-grade or higher, so the actual value alone is at least 10 billion won each.

The Blood Tear Ring is the most suitable ring for the priest.

A ring that swallows tears of blood.

In other words, it is a ring that can strengthen one’s talents through blood as a medium.

And the ‘Ring of Rampage’ forcibly induces mental awakening as stamina decreases.

It’s a really good match for me, who often experiences stamina loss in the process of close combat and brawls.

Right then.

Clap clap clap. Clap clap.

One person appeared, clapping from a forest area not far away.

It was Namina.

Of course, I had already glanced at the fact that Yoonbyeol and the priest had come with her.

“Amazing. Seeing the poison skills they used, it’s clear that they are experts who came from China.”

“The guy who crawled and died was from the Black Lion Society, and the other two are from the Five Stars Council and the Triad, respectively.”

“Did the three places join forces to aim for Shin-hwa’s life?”

“Unfortunately, that’s how the situation is turning out. The situation has already ended, but please conduct a thorough investigation.”

“Of course. This is not just a problem of trying to harm Shin-hwa. It is also a challenge to the KSA’s [Korean Special Ability Association] management system.”

“That’s right.”

“After a thorough investigation, we will formally protest to the CSA [Chinese Special Ability Association] as well.”

Namina said with emphasis.

Of course, the CSA is a scarecrow.

It has been completely taken over by the three major corrupt guilds in key positions, and now it can only act as a puppet for the three guilds.

The priest ran to me and examined my body here and there, saying.

“Shin-hwa! Are you hurt anywhere? Ha, really……. How can you be so reckless!”

“But I’m fine, aren’t I?”

“What Awakened in the world faces assassins who came to kill them, and even a group!”

“I knew it from the beginning. It wasn’t an impromptu response.”

I answered calmly.

This was ‘design.’

It was also a calculated move that predicted and penetrated what tricks the guys would play.

“There’s a lot of blood on your face.”

Yoonbyeol, who came to my side with the priest, carefully wiped the blood from my face with a handkerchief.

It’s common to be covered in blood when fighting, so it’s a part that I don’t pay much attention to.

“Shin-hwa.”

“Yes, Branch Manager Namina.”

“Watching Shin-hwa’s battle today, I definitely felt it. Shin-hwa really has no weaknesses.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. I’ve gained experience in many dungeons and real battles for 10 years after the Great Cataclysm, but there was no one like Shin-hwa whose every movement was natural from beginning to end.”

At Namina’s words, Yoonbyeol and the priest next to her quietly nodded.

“Thank you for the compliment.”

“It’s not just a compliment. I’m sincerely envious. How can you display such innate combat sense……. Honestly, I was very surprised.”

“Constant practice and tireless challenges, and only detailed supplementation and strengthening of strengths are the answer.”

I told them about my experience and feelings of about 30 years, including the experience of my past life.

My current skills are skills that I would not have been able to acquire in the first place if I had not regressed.

The wise hunter life of a regressor!

This was clearly the only privilege that only I could enjoy in this world so far.