I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 130

130.

One hour later.

“Finally…….”

“What was coming, has come.”

Having ventured quite deep into the dungeon, Shinwa and his party encountered the core monsters of this area.

Until now, it had felt like an appetizer, with monsters that posed no real challenge to a five-person raid.

At most, only S-rank monsters appeared, and since they acted alone, they were easy to deal with.

But now it was different.

A group of monsters had appeared.

The official name was Raskart. An SS-rank monster, it resembled a golem made of rock.

Yunbyeol said.

“It doesn’t look like a sweeping operation will work anymore. There are too many of them.”

“That’s for sure.”

Shinwa nodded.

Of course, they didn’t need to eliminate all the Raskart groups. There were plenty of paths to bypass them.

However, since they could use the identification glasses to determine the presence of a dimension stone, it was a shame to just pass by a monster with a guaranteed reward.

The glasses gave them ‘100%’ certainty that they could obtain a dimension stone from this monster.

Therefore, the temptation was strong.

The temptation of loot.

“Let’s just pick out the best. If there are delicious side dishes on the table, you don’t have to eat them all; just be picky.”

Shinwa accurately pointed to the Raskart with the dimension stone core.

Since each Raskart had formidable defense and resilience, Shinwa didn’t plan on wiping them all out.

Eliminating all the monsters in the dungeon would turn it into a super long-term raid, and he didn’t think it was necessary to expend that much energy.

“I’ll pull it out.”

Jinbomi stepped forward.

She was capable of using long-range, one-on-one target designation magic.

Of course, Shinwa had Wilson, and Yunbyeol had her throwing knives, but…

Depending on the situation, they couldn’t rule out accidentally targeting the wrong monster.

Click. Click, click.

As Jinbomi began preparing her magic, the other team members quickly and organically took their positions.

They had already coordinated their teamwork through training in the pre-departure simulation room.

Even though it was their first time in a dungeon, their teamwork was solid and systematic from the start.

“Confusion, Illusion.”

Soon, Jinbomi formed gray hand signs in the air and cast a spell to lure out the Raskart.

The next moment.

“Krrk?”

A Raskart, unaware of the party’s presence and wandering around, tilted its head.

Then, as if possessed, it broke away from the group and began walking towards them.

Whirr. Whirr.

Choi Jihyuk had already laid down a Swamp of Despair [a magical area that weakens enemies] in the expected battle zone.

On standby.

It wasn’t activated yet, but it was ready to be used to its maximum potential at any time.

Swish! Swish, swish!

Shinwa continuously loosened his hands, preparing to face the Raskart.

It wasn’t his stage yet. It was time to watch his teammates’ systematic teamwork.

Whoosh!

Soon, Yunbyeol’s throwing knife flew like an arrow and struck the Raskart’s left eyelid.

It was a sharp attack that would have pierced its eye if the monster hadn’t reflexively closed it.

“Kuaaaa!”

The Raskart, provoked by Yunbyeol’s throwing knife, began to run faster.

The monster, which had come out of the group alone, was intently looking at something with half-blurred focus.

‘Confusion, Illusion, was it? It’s definitely effective.’

Thanks to Jinbomi’s magic, the Raskart was running in a direction slightly off from where the party was.

Because its path was diverted, there was a risk of ruining Choi Jihyuk’s debuff [a negative status effect] arrangement.

Flash!

So Shinwa took his place on the path early on.

“Hoo.”

Exhaling a hot breath.

He used his Transcendental Acceleration talent to bring his body to maximum acceleration.

He hadn’t even started attacking yet, but his body was ready to utilize its acceleration ability at any time.

‘Raskarts also know how to enhance their bodies. So, if you exclude attack power and only look at defense, they have abilities comparable to SS+.’

It was a very difficult monster to deal with.

So the team members were half-doubtful whether Shinwa’s attack would work or not.

But, contrary to their worries, Shinwa rushed straight at the Raskart without hesitation.

“Kuaooo!”

“Don’t you have any other lines?”

Clang!

Soon, Shinwa and the Raskart collided.

The Raskart rammed into Shinwa with its body, and Shinwa unleashed a True Lightning Strike on the Raskart.

Fist of Lightning, True Lightning Strike.

In an instant, a flash of light flickered, and waves of electricity spread in all directions from the Raskart’s entire body.

“Kueok!”

“Kuk! You’re quite something, you bastard.”

Shinwa and the Raskart groaned simultaneously.

The impact was enormous, even with the mitigation of the enhanced suit and the strengthening of his body.

At this level, the comrades behind him would immediately lose their lives if they were hit squarely just a couple of times.

The admiration was only momentary.

Shinwa, who had been pushed back, kicked off the ground and rushed at the Raskart again.

The effect of defense reduction that could be induced with True Lightning Strike was quite short and limited.

There was no time to spare.

Pow!

Shinwa, who had leaped powerfully, forcefully knocked the staggering Raskart backward with a knee kick.

The monster, which had lost its balance while flailing its arms, fell backward, creating a cloud of rough sand and dust as it crashed headfirst.

“Continuous Point Assault!”

Shinwa, seizing the opportunity, began to unleash Six Forms of Exploding Fist and Lightning Fist on the Raskart, using his Transcendental Acceleration state.

Lightning Fist was an attack that focused on one point and unleashed a barrage of consecutive strikes, in other words, ‘only hitting one spot’.

In his previous life, Mukcheol, who had learned Exploding Fist, also favored Lightning Fist, the sixth of the ten forms of Exploding Fist.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Each time Shinwa’s Lightning Fist struck the Raskart’s face, sparks flew in all directions.

It was a dazzling yet destructive attack, like watching welding sparks.

The Lightning Fist itself was basically a technique with accelerated consecutive strikes, and when Transcendental Acceleration was added to it, its explosive power was beyond imagination.

Crack! Crunch! Tear!

“Crazy…….”

The first to be surprised by the Raskart’s face, which had begun to crack, was Han Sojun.

Most Awakeners [people with supernatural abilities] avoid targeting these rock-type monsters because of their unique durability. It’s hard work and takes a long time.

The teams that easily target monsters like Raskarts are usually those that use overwhelming numbers.

It was an experience Han Sojun had often had in Korea: pushing with numbers and lowering the distribution to lower-ranked Awakeners to an extremely low level.

But Shinwa was different.

Looking at the state of the Raskart collapsing in an instant, Shinwa’s instantaneous firepower seemed to be approaching SSS-rank.

“Guaaaa!”

However, as if it couldn’t just keep taking it, the Raskart began to swell its burly body.

Berserk or Frenzy.

It was a change that high-ranked monsters had as a basic, like a one-time option before death.

But.

“Do you think you’ll even have time to change?”

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Shinwa’s fist, which continued to strike down from the best angle, didn’t know how to rest.

Judging from the considerable shockwaves spreading in all directions each time an attack was made.

‘The magic power consumed by that strike must be enormous. He might be fighting with all his might.’

From Han Sojun’s point of view, it seemed undeniable that the magic power consumption was high.

However, Shinwa’s magic power recovery seemed to be unimaginably fast.

As for magic power recovery, Han Sojun, who was twice as fast as ordinary Awakeners thanks to his innate physique…

Shinwa seemed to have a recovery power that made comparison with him meaningless.

“Can an SS-rank monster be this helpless?”

“……No.”

Yunbyeol agreed with Han Sojun’s admiration. Meanwhile, Choi Jihyuk keenly pointed out the Raskart’s condition.

“The lower body has already entered frenzy and is changing, but the upper body, which is being unilaterally beaten by Shinwa, hasn’t even started to change.”

“Shinwa’s explosive damage dealing is too much to handle.”

“Bomi is right. The problem is that it’s far exceeded the level that it can endure, so there’s a problem with its body.”

Even while talking, Choi Jihyuk continued to adjust the position of the Swamp of Despair to match the center of the Raskart.

Everything was perfect.

In front of Shinwa’s attack, which had been relentlessly pressing down with brute force from the start, the Raskart was becoming like crushed tofu.

Despite the modifiers such as ‘King of Rock’ and ‘Stone of Eternity’.

And a few seconds later.

Bang!

With a whirlwind spreading out in a circle, the Raskart’s hard head disappeared without a trace.

It was finished off with the final blow.

“A grand opening shutdown.”

“I feel the same way.”

Yunbyeol and Han Sojun, who had not contributed much to the battle, smacked their lips.

Initial battle, and annihilation. The dignified SS-rank monster crossed the River Styx [a mythological river separating the living from the dead], never to return.

* * *

“Wow, this is amazing?”

I exclaimed with joy as I looked at the two top-grade magic crystals that I had successfully extracted from the dead Raskart’s corpse.

Of course, I didn’t forget to shake the dimension stones at my comrades and show them off.

“Do you really feel it now? That two top-grade dimension stones were conspicuously embedded in its body?”

“The fact that you can know the guaranteed drop of dimension stones is an amazing perk.”

“That’s right. If we hadn’t known this information, we would have had to catch all the Raskarts here.”

“Or we would have had to avoid them and pass by without meeting them.”

Jinbomi made a curious expression as she looked at the two definitely certain top-grade dimension stones.

And when I looked at the other Raskarts, there was no one who had a core.

In other words, there were only guys who were ‘duds’ in terms of economic value as loot, even if they had experience points. Dozens of them.

“Well, before taxes, we’ve earned 2 billion won [approximately $1,500,000 USD] by dipping in. Easy, right?”

The method of luring and catching only the necessary monsters was called ‘dipping in’, abbreviated as ‘jjikmeok’.

For the time being, I was planning to maintain this battle method up to the first point that was conveniently classified.

There was no need to use force on the Raskarts, which were terribly difficult to target and gave only a tiny amount of experience.

“Okay, let’s go. It takes quite a while to pick out only the ones that will make money. Save all the enhancement potions. It’s a waste to use them on these guys.”

I reminded everyone again.

I had distributed 5 packs of enhancement potions to each of them in advance, but I judged that it was not yet the time to use them.

There was a separate section that required extreme over-power. Right now, we were just doing a taste test battle.

Two hours later.

We, who had stubbornly pursued only extreme ‘dipping in’ along with movement, had earned nearly 20 billion won [approximately $15,000,000 USD] in dimension stone income alone.

If evenly distributed, it would be worth about 4 billion won [approximately $3,000,000 USD]. This alone was a huge income even after deducting all the pre-investment costs.

“The identification glasses are really ‘real’.”

“When you get back later, Bomi, please leave a review of your experience. I’ll give you a small fee. A big one, deal?”

“Hehe! Deal! Okay. I’ll write it as I felt as an Awakener!”

Seeing Jinbomi’s reaction, giving a thumbs up, made me feel good too.

Her reaction would not be much different from the reactions of other Awakeners who would buy these glasses in the future.

But right then.

“Hmm?”

Sniff, sniff.

A rather unpleasant odor was detected through my sense of smell, which had been extremely enhanced compared to before due to the modification.

Corpse cleaner.

Plague messenger.

Invisible living hell.