I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 203

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“What are you talking about?”

Michelle looked at me with a genuinely bewildered expression.

She retorted so naturally that I briefly wondered if I had misunderstood.

“Was there any reason for us to be tied by a bad fate? No matter how I think about it, I don’t think I’ve ever provoked you.”

“Mr. Kang Shin-hwa, are you conveying the message you want to say to the VVIP [Very Very Important Person], not to me?”

“Enough. I can’t be fooled. I know you’re a man disguised as a woman.”

“…….”

The way Michelle’s eyes changed instantly without a word said everything.

I could clearly see that everything up until now had been a disguise, without needing a long explanation.

I hate it when people keep denying it when they’ve been caught red-handed.

Anyway, not only me, but he must have been eagerly waiting for this kind of opportunity.

That’s why I said it.

Now that the stage is set, it’s time to reveal your true colors.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about all of a sudden. I’m really embarrassed.”

“Ha, I really didn’t want to be so pathetic, but I can’t help it.”

Tap! Tap!

With lightning-fast movements, I closed the distance with Michelle and quickly pressed several pressure points on the back of her neck.

Michelle flinched and tried to avoid it, but I had already perfectly achieved my goal.

The next moment.

Creak. Creak. Creak.

Michelle’s face began to melt like jelly, and soon her appearance began to change.

At the same time, an Adam’s apple that had not been visible appeared, and non-existent beards and body hair grew rapidly.

‘There will be a time when you can use it. If there is an enemy using reverse facial technique, make sure to apply pressure points in the way I told you. Then it will be released immediately.’

‘I’m benefiting from him every time.’

I smiled, thinking of Muk-cheol, whom I haven’t met yet, and whom I’ll have to wait almost 10 years to meet.

“Ah…….”

Looking at Michelle, who was exclaiming, she seemed embarrassed by the fact that her reverse facial technique had been deciphered.

That’s right.

Reverse facial technique must be a talent in its own right, so it’s bound to be unexpected to be neutralized like this.

“I knew you were a man from the beginning, but this appearance is a bit unexpected. Do you have any illness?”

I said, looking at his face, which had shed its female appearance and returned to its original self.

A pale face with not a drop of blood, and two eyes that were bloodshot.

It was similar to the appearance of the priest when he entered a state of frenzy due to vampirism.

To put it mildly, it felt like a corpse had been raised.

Even his body temperature was not normal. A cold chill emanated from him.

“To decipher my disguise…….”

“Are you the VVIP?”

“Do you know me?”

“Of course not. But seeing you suddenly intervene, it would be difficult unless you were the VVIP.”

“Kang Shin-hwa……. I’ve always thought you were interesting, but you’re really a guy who arouses my curiosity.”

“Anyway, that means you’re the VVIP, right? Don’t bother measuring this and that, let’s just admit it coolly. There’s nothing to hide, right?”

“Well, it doesn’t matter. Because there hasn’t been a single survivor among those who have seen my true face until now.”

“Wow! So I’m a survivor who is still alive even after seeing the VVIP’s face?”

“That’s a unique reaction, Kang Shin-hwa.”

“You must be very scared. If you were curious about me, you should have come and asked me directly. Why the disguise?”

“I was going to kill you without pain if possible, but this will only make your journey to the afterlife more painful.”

“Ah! So you disguised yourself to send me off in one shot without pain, but it didn’t work out because of me?”

“Isn’t there a happier death than a painless death?”

“You’re saying nonsense so seriously that it sounds like a great quote. Anyway, it’s really nice to meet you, Mr. VVIP.”

“It doesn’t matter who I am. What matters is what I want from you.”

Tak!

As soon as he finished speaking, Michelle, no, VVIP, flicked his thumb and forefinger.

Then, an intangible wave spread in all directions, and soon a huge semicircle was created, creating a barrier.

Judging from the fact that no external sounds could be heard at all, it seemed certain that it was a large-scale soundproof barrier.

Moreover, judging from the phenomenon of spatial interference, it also looked like a kind of barrier.

“Wow, that’s crazy. It’s hard to get this kind of talent easily, right?”

I admired it sincerely.

And I got a little nervous.

Even with just the abilities that VVIP has shown, there are already more than four: soundproof barrier, space barrier, reverse facial technique, rapid reconnaissance, and assassination ability…….

This means that he is not a dual or triple Awakened, but more than that.

Moreover, since nothing was properly known about VVIP’s abilities in my past life.

It also meant that I had to face him in a state of 0 with no prior knowledge.

“Ah! You’re the one who can absorb the talents of the Awakened? You look like it, right?”

I probed him subtly.

I kept my head cool and my eyes hot, watching VVIP’s movements while speaking as leisurely as possible.

I didn’t want to show a subdued appearance to the guy who was preparing a very vile and low-quality trick and aiming for me.

“You certainly have a quick wit. I’m greedy for the many talents you have. You have to be moderately attractive, right?”

In the way VVIP licked his lips with the tip of his tongue, greed was revealed without any addition or subtraction.

It was like seeing the appearance of a villain who had to have what he wanted.

“Talent devourer. I should have had that talent. It’s a pity that it’s a talent that can’t be taken away.”

I also answered sincerely.

I can steal buffs, but it’s a talent, so it’s a pity that there’s no way to make it mine.

On the other hand, now that I know the reality of VVIP, I couldn’t help but think about my past life.

What if he had been absorbing the talents of numerous Awakened in this way from 2010 to 2052?

Even if I don’t know, when he revealed his true colors after that.

He may have had hundreds of talents to use.

‘XX, the real disaster was somewhere else.’

I couldn’t help but swear.

The times in my past life when I left this mastermind unattended without knowing anything were just appalling.

Of course!

Fortunately or unfortunately, I had a chance to fix it. VVIP took the first step.

‘Nicholas, do I have to work hard and risk my life because of this bastard? Please save me, please.’

While complaining inwardly to no one, I carefully loosened my body.

The report information on the Awakened, which had been packaged under the name Michelle, was not to be trusted at all.

And judging from the memories of my past life, the current VVIP would be an SSS+ rank Awakened, even if I underestimated him.

‘What’s more difficult is that there’s no prior information at all, but he’s absorbed more than one or two talents.’

So.

[Flower of Resurrection]

[If the consumer dies, it will perfectly restore the consumer to a flawless body condition without any wounds or diseases.]

[Ability name: Complete Resurrection]

I clearly recalled the idea of the ultimate weapon that I could take out.

After regression [returning to a previous state], in a state of facing a battle, I was estimating the worst-case scenario for the first time.

It would be great if all the ‘bad guys’ in the world were just stupidly defeated.

Unfortunately, vicious and bad guys are usually smart, so they are often difficult to deal with.

VVIP is the head of a huge organization called WSA.

He is a fairly large villain to lose his life in a slipshod way due to being overwhelmed by my power. It won’t be easy.

‘It’s not like there’s only one Flower of Resurrection, and if I set my mind to it, I can get two more right away.’

I decided not to have any regrets.

Anyway, now that we know each other’s identities, VVIP has to die for me to live.

There’s no way we can hold hands and live and get out of here. The die has already been cast.

Hwaaa!

VVIP created dark red energy in both hands and asked me, spewing out a blazing murderous intent.

“What are your last words?”

“I have to get rid of the apostles because I hate seeing guys like you running around full of confidence.”

“What?”

“Apostle. Apostle of Rechelo, you inhuman! Have you forgotten your duty because you’ve lived on Earth for too long?”

“That I am an apostle…….”

“How do I know? There’s a way. Anyway, my plan is one.”

“……?”

“If I kill you! I will definitely put an end to the other apostles. I really want to beat you up because it’s disgusting and ridiculous to act like a mastermind, really.”

“You know a lot, Kang Shin-hwa. Quite interesting, isn’t it?”

“Yeah. If you have any more questions, kill me and dig through my head to find out.”

“Die gloriously to become my foundation, Kang Shin-hwa.”

“Talk after you kill me. Stop posing. I can’t listen to you anymore because you’ve been acting like a jerk since a while ago.”

“Haaap!”

VVIP rushed at me first, whether my low-level provocation of picking his nostrils worked or not.

Pap! Pat!

‘Damn it, is it teleportation or afterimage?’

VVIP’s position, which I thought was coming in a straight line, changed.

Suddenly, the movement jumped to the left, so I turned my gaze, but only an illusion remained in that place.

Then the reality?

Peok!

“Keuheok!”

It was on my right.

I missed the flow because he gave two variations in an instant, and the result was painful.

I groaned at the blow that struck my abdomen, and flew backwards as if being pushed for a long time.

It was a push due to the tremendous impact energy that I could never resist even if I tried to endure it with strength.

“Ugh!”

I couldn’t stand the nausea that surged up as my internal organs were shaken, and I ended up vomiting blood.

It was that powerful.

I had been remodeling my body as strongly as my talent through various physical modifications.

But I couldn’t be fine from a blow that an SSS+ rank Awakened had aimed for with all his might, targeting a gap.

If that were the case, I would have been chewing up the whole world a long time ago.

It’s only been two months since my regression.

Even if I took a shortcut, I should rather praise myself for pulling it up to the current level.

“Not bad. But you did manage to follow my movements. It’s a pity you couldn’t respond, though?”

“Kaaek, Tueh!”

I spat out phlegm coolly because it tasted bitter with blood and saliva mixed together.

I can skip this blow as tuition, but if I get hit again next time, I could die.

‘If I leave him alive in any form, the problem will become complicated. I was prepared from the beginning, but the goal has become clearer.’

If I don’t want to die.

VVIP must die.

However, the thought that I might die.

That thought awakened my mind so clearly that it was incomparable to usual.

It was the first time since my regression that I had entered a state of extreme concentration.

‘Rechelo, I will definitely cut off one of your five fingers today. Definitely.’

The moment of 決戰 [decisive battle] dawned.

A vs SSS [Super Super Super].

It was a battle between David and Goliath that anyone could say was a crazy madman’s madness.