I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 154

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“Hoo, hoo.”

Inside the silent training room, Shin-hwa, stripped to his waist and wearing only pants, was dripping with sweat.

With his left hand behind his back, he was doing push-ups using only three fingers of his right hand.

Shin-hwa often took this stance in his past life when he wanted to juggle exercise and thought.

It was a kind of routine.

The best harmony to maintain proper tension in the body and a clear mind.

“…….”

As soon as Shin-hwa arrived at the training room, he engaged in a virtual mock battle that pushed his physical strength to the limit.

Then, in a state close to exhaustion, he was continuing his routine.

It had already been two hours.

Shin-hwa was reviewing the battles with Mok Jin-woo and Shin Jung-ah from his past life.

Of course, Shin-hwa wasn’t the main player then.

After Nicholas threw them into confusion with mental interference.

Nine Lord’s colleagues, led by Marina and Mook-cheol, poured out a fierce attack.

At the time, Mok Jin-woo’s personal guard, Hong Mae-hwa, was also at the scene, and Shin Jung-ah’s confidants were also present.

‘Definitely tricky.’

Mok Jin-woo’s skills, recalled during the review, were as impressive as the rumors suggested.

Of course, now was much earlier than that time, so there would be quite a few unrefined aspects to him.

“Hmm.”

Each time Shin-hwa’s humming deepened, the clear memories of the battle were etched into his mind.

Shin Jung-ah would be in charge of the KSA [Korean Special Ability association] and Yanghwa Guild side.

Unlike Mok Jin-woo, she would be outside the dungeon, and it was highly likely that she would be the main force.

Hong Mae-hwa would also be acting alone after receiving instructions from Mok Jin-woo in advance, so Shin-hwa only had to deal with Mok Jin-woo.

‘Nicholas was so insistent about the inflection point of regression, and it’s really making a big impact.’

Tomorrow, many people’s fates would be reversed.

If things went according to plan, the bad guys who should have died in the past life would die much earlier.

And the innocent people who would be sacrificed later would be free from the upcoming tragedy.

‘Honestly, it’s not my personality to meticulously calculate which parts are beneficial and which forms are good for me.’

Shin-hwa chuckled.

It was Nicholas’s personality to obsessively calculate and meticulously plan out who would live by making this choice and how to utilize it.

But Shin-hwa saw it simply.

If he could just prevent a civil war in the country.

He would be able to move more freely in the new landscape of the country that would be created afterward. He only saw that one thing.

“Isn’t that enough? Is there any need to complicate things further here?”

He started doing push-ups again.

He was reviewing the same scene dozens, hundreds of times, but he never got tired of it.

Because he remembered.

The moment when Mok Jin-woo in his past life showed just one gap.

No matter how skilled an Awakened is, they don’t have an infinite repertoire of combat.

B+, and SS+.

There was a huge gap of three ranks between himself and Mok Jin-woo, but Shin-hwa thought he could overcome it enough.

Tick-tock. Tick-tock.

Time was flowing silently and swiftly towards D-Day.

* * *

March 20th, past midnight.

Unlike the officially announced schedule, agents led by Lee Ha-sung were gathered in large numbers at a secret base within the KSA.

Lee Ha-sung monitored the scene, which he usually didn’t pay attention to, through pre-secured CCTV lines.

“As expected…….”

“It’s really a war. A sudden war that didn’t even show its claws once.”

Lee Ha-sung and Na Mi-na bit their lips tightly as they grasped the situation.

Shin-hwa’s future sight ability accurately predicted the future. There was not a single deviation.

“At this rate, more than 80% of the main forces of the Hyehwa Guild are in the dungeon.”

“Actually, under normal circumstances, it wouldn’t be difficult to prepare for variables with the remaining 20% of the forces.”

“That’s right. Under normal circumstances.”

“But since the Hongyeon and Cheongyeon Guilds have relatively spared their participation, the power asymmetry is so severe that they won’t be able to hold out for long.”

“The problem is Cheongyeon. They are the third force that is missing from this joint dungeon raid by the Hyehwa-Hongyeon Guilds.”

“They are at 100% power.”

“And they are CSA [Chinese Special Ability association] executives who entered the country recently.”

Lee Ha-sung pointed to the Chinese people on the screen.

They were mixed in with the Awakeners of the Cheongyeon Guild.

That meant that, contrary to the publicly known fact that the Hongyeon Guild and the Cheongyeon Guild were enemies.

This was solid evidence that the two guilds had cooperated perfectly in this matter.

“It’s really amazing. The two guilds, who have been cursing each other as mortal enemies and doing rival marketing for the past 10 years, are joining forces…….”

“It’s just amazing that Shin-hwa predicted all of this through future sight.”

Lee Ha-sung clicked his tongue.

Shin-hwa’s future sight ability didn’t just see the future.

It saved the situation where the entire order of the Republic of Korea could have been turned upside down and fallen into a pit of chaos.

What if there had been no warning from Shin-hwa?

Right now, Lee Ha-sung and Na Mi-na would have been doing a scheduled dungeon raid.

In the meantime, the metropolitan area would have become a no-man’s land and turned into a sea of fire in the absence of security.

Right then.

Na Mi-na received a call from the prisoner she was holding next to her.

It was a member of the Hongyeon Guild.

Mok Jin-woo had preemptively captured a spy he had planted around the KSA headquarters, just in case.

“Behave yourself.”

Na Mi-na said in an intimidating tone, holding a blazing fireball to the prisoner.

Then, the prisoner nodded repeatedly with a pale face and answered the phone on speakerphone.

-What’s the situation at headquarters?

“It’s quiet. There is no movement other than the regular patrol forces on guard.”

-Good. If there is any suspicious movement, report it immediately without delay. Got it?

“Yes, I understand.”

The owner of the voice over the receiver was none other than Shin Jung-ah, the master of the Cheongyeon Guild.

Click.

The call was cut off.

Lee Ha-sung got up from his seat.

The die had already been cast.

The reason why the KSA didn’t step in first was to allow them to fully reveal their true colors.

It was to use this as evidence to punish them firmly. They needed undeniable on-site evidence.

Now she was starting to move.

“Okay, everyone listen up! With this, the conspiracy of the Hongyeon and Cheongyeon Guilds has been confirmed. In addition, the involvement of the three major evils of China, including the CSA, has also been confirmed!”

Cheok! Cheok!

The agents filled the base.

They were the elite that Lee Ha-sung had carefully selected several times.

“Let’s go! We can never tolerate anyone who tries to disrupt the national order. For the Republic of Korea!”

“For the Republic of Korea!”

“Departure! The target is the Hyehwa Guild’s base! They are aiming for that place!”

“Yes, I understand!”

With a thunderous shout, the KSA, which had been hiding its sharp claws, began to move on a large scale.

It was the moment when the deception, perfectly designed according to Shin-hwa’s advice from beginning to end, shone.

Of course.

Mok Jin-woo and Shin Jung-ah had no idea about the current situation.

* * *

At that moment, in the dungeon.

“How is it? You’re watching very closely from the beginning of the dungeon raid.”

“Very impressive! I feel that the reputation has a dignity that matches it.”

“Is that so?”

“However, I’m just sorry. You gave me several chances, but I fumbled several times.”

“Haha, no. The level of the dungeon is high in the first place. It’s bound to be difficult for Kang Shin-hwa, who is a B+ rank.”

“I’m ashamed.”

“But wouldn’t it be worth trying against that guy? I’ll support you from behind.”

‘He’s always good at being relaxed.’

I was rushing towards the S-rank monster, receiving Mok Jin-woo’s gaze behind me.

The other Awakeners, including Kim Jae-rim, were resting, and Mok Jin-woo was ‘caring’ for me.

Of course, I knew that it wasn’t a true sense of care.

He was carefully examining all my movements and the process of talent manifestation.

I can tell just by looking at his eyes.

Whether he’s watching to help me.

Or whether he’s watching to ‘analyze’ me. Mok Jin-woo has been completely the latter from the beginning to the present.

‘Honestly, it’s so easy that I yawn.’

This was my overall assessment of watching and dealing with the monsters that have appeared so far.

The classification of the monsters themselves falls into the category of S-rank, but this guy has many weaknesses.

Of course, it would be a hellish difficulty for Awakeners who lack experience or have low levels.

However, in order to induce Mok Jin-woo’s carelessness, I kept repeating frequent mistakes.

It was a natural yet unpretentious act of life that perfectly replicated my beginner days.

Whoong!

“Kuaaaak!”

“Ugh, damn it! It’s faster than I thought.”

“I’ll assist with the sword strike.”

I continued to show a floundering appearance, and Mok Jin-woo filled in those gaps.

At some point, he seemed to feel frustrated and actively stepped forward, inflicting effective hits himself.

‘All I need is one time. Drawing the final sword is enough just once, when beheading the enemy.’

I thoroughly acted and acted again.

In the end, I even wondered if my skills were only this good.

‘I should be grateful that I learned the art of deceiving the enemy from Iosif in my past life, including the nonchalant acting.’

I smiled inwardly and faithfully carried out the ‘weakling cosplay’ that I had learned from him.

It was a build-up that had been steadily and gradually built up since entering this dungeon.

The raid continued afterward.

Everything went as I expected, and the stage for Mok Jin-woo was gradually set up.

Mok Jin-woo continued to sap the strength of the Hyehwa Guild members, including Kim Jae-rim.

He intentionally exposed gaps, making them cover more than necessary.

Or he enthusiastically promoted Kim Jae-rim, inducing them to be elated and step forward.

In the process, the Hyehwa Guild members quickly exhausted the potions they had prepared.

‘It was like this before, so Kim Jae-rim must have lost his life before leaving the dungeon.’

I checked everything carefully while acting like a guest who was constantly floundering.

It was a really perfect design.

At first, both sides entered with similar preparations.

But by the final stage of the dungeon raid, the consumption value on the Hyehwa Guild’s side had become enormous.

Kim Jae-rim was the first to become exhausted, and it was the Hyehwa Guild that ran out of potions and requested support.

Mok Jin-woo’s scary thing was that he didn’t reveal his claws even here, and he actively helped them with a kind face.

He even handed over a number of recovery potions to Kim Jae-rim and the guild members, saying that he had prepared them just in case.

“Heok, haak, haak.”

I also looked very tired.

Stretched out on the floor.

I looked around, breathing heavily like an exhausted person.

At that time.

Click.

The Awakeners of the Hongyeon Guild, including Mok Jin-woo, opened the potion bottles with indifferent expressions and began to drink them all at once.

But right then.

Something that could not escape my altered eyes was seen in their potions.

Very tiny grains that had not disappeared even though they had been contained for a long time.

That was it.