I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 230

230. The Nars Continent

‘It’s definitely the Nars Continent. I felt it briefly before, but this abundant mana can only be felt on the Nars Continent.’

I nodded, feeling the familiar sensation as soon as I crossed the dimensional gate.

The rich mana of the Nars Continent allowed for mana recovery twice as fast as on Earth.

On Earth, if I were to deplete all my mana, it would take about 7 minutes for a full recovery.

However, under the same conditions on the Nars Continent, it would only take 3 minutes and 30 seconds to recover.

During the past war between Earth’s Awakened and the Nars Continent’s black mages,

this was precisely why the black mages struggled so much.

Because Earth’s mana was ‘relatively’ scarce, the black mages had difficulty recovering their mana.

In any case, I was able to confirm that I had safely arrived on the Nars Continent, and I finally felt a bit relieved.

As always, entering a dimensional gate to travel through space

occasionally resulted in arriving at the wrong place, albeit with a very low probability.

This was due to the so-called ‘interference’ phenomenon.

‘It looks like a temple on the verge of collapse. Why did Nicholas choose this as the starting point?’

The surrounding area was overgrown with weeds and almost untouched by human hands, making it a dense thicket.

Just then.

“Ahem, ahem.”

Clack. Clack.

Along with a dry cough, I heard the sound of someone tapping the ground with a staff.

I was about to assume an attack stance but slightly relaxed upon seeing the appearance of an old man.

He was wearing neatly tailored priestly robes, but unfortunately, he had lost both eyes.

I don’t know why,

but judging from the deep scars on both eyes, he seemed to have lost his sight during battle.

“You’ve finally arrived. Every night, I have been waiting for you to come.”

As if he already knew I was coming, the old man greeted me politely without being flustered.

If he didn’t know, he would have asked who I was or reacted differently.

Judging from the intense divine power emanating from him, he could have easily used divine magic on me.

“You knew in advance that I would come.”

“Indeed. Weary traveler of dimensions, may I know your name?”

“I am Kang Shin-hwa.”

“That’s right. Kang. Shin. Hwa. The one who gave the revelation mentioned that name of the noble guest who would come. He also said that you would speak fluent Nars Continent language.”

“Is it understandable?”

“At that level, one could say you’ve lived on the Nars Continent for decades.”

“That’s a relief.”

“I am Zaire von Ucaless.”

“The Ucaless family… Could you be a descendant of Jared von Ucaless, the first emperor of the Crivia Empire?”

“That’s right. Although we are now a fallen imperial family that has disappeared into the annals of history. Haha, that’s all in the past. Now, this way.”

Although it was a bitter story, Zaire laughed it off as if he didn’t think much of it.

Currently, the 암흑 교단 [Dark Order], ‘레크나트 교단’ [Recknat Order] of Reccero is gaining prominence throughout the Nars Continent.

So, as far as I know, the divine forces that used to worship ‘주신 라디우스’ [Chief God Radius] have scattered to the outskirts of the continent.

Fleeing from oppression and purges, they ran and ran to places where their influence could not reach.

“……”

A heavy atmosphere.

Caw-caw.

The sound of a crow cawing somewhere sounded particularly eerie.

Some time later.

Following Zaire’s guidance, we arrived at a warehouse located far from the temple, and even underground.

The path to get there was complicated, and there were several secret access devices, making it difficult to even predict that there was a warehouse.

“There have been continuous revelations. At first, I thought it was just a delusion appearing in an old man’s dreams.”

Zaire said, picking up a piece of parchment that was on the desk in the warehouse.

Judging from the clarity of the letters and the vitality of the parchment, it seemed like he had been writing on it until recently.

“May I hear it?”

“Please, sit down. It’s not a long story, actually.”

Following Zaire’s guidance, I sat on the chair next to him, and he also sat on a creaking chair.

His face, as he grabbed his knee with a pained expression, was etched with the weariness of old age.

“But as the same dream continued for days, I realized it was no longer a delusion or nonsense.”

“Hmm.”

“The one who gave the revelation—it would be easier to call him the revealer—knew so much.”

“The history of the Nars Continent, or stories about you, Zaire?”

“That’s right. He knew many hidden facts that even I had forgotten. It wasn’t the kind of knowledge that could be realized through dreams or delusions.”

“Then that revealer must have told you that I would come.”

“Yes, he gave me certainty. He said that you would change the fate of the Nars Continent, which is rushing fiercely toward destruction.”

“You’ve been through a lot.”

“What do you mean, hardship… Anyway, I have recorded the revelations clearly.”

“Is it on this parchment?”

“That’s right. And as the revealer said, a stranger who has crossed dimensions has appeared, so I no longer have any reason to doubt the revealer.”

Zaire nodded.

He didn’t exactly exchange any energy with me, but he seemed to have definitely felt some kind of otherness.

Just as I perceive dark energy based on my past life’s experiences and memories,

Zaire, with his vast experience, must be able to sufficiently sense the otherness of a being from another dimension.

“Now, read the parchment. I don’t know the contents at all because I transcribed the patterns I saw in the revelation as they were.”

The parchment he handed me indeed had characters written on it that Zaire could not understand.

It was 무강 대륙어 [Mukang Continent Language].

As when I obtained clues from Agaut earlier, he had set up a double safety measure.

It may be a stretch, but even if Zaire were to have the parchment with the revelation stolen by Reccero!

They would never be able to decipher the contents, as it was written in a completely different language.

At this point in time on the Nars Continent, I was the only one who could understand 무강 대륙어 [Mukang Continent Language].

Or someone from the 무강 대륙 [Mukang Continent] would have to read it directly, but the Nars Continent has no connection with the 무강 대륙 [Mukang Continent]. It was a definite safety measure.

“Once you’ve read it, I’ll give you a map that will help you with your future endeavors. Then, just a moment…”

Zaire got up from his chair and left for a moment.

It seemed he was giving me time to concentrate on reading, or perhaps he had gone to find the map.

I carefully picked up the parchment and began to read the 무강 대륙어 [Mukang Continent Language] written on it.

‘That damn XX, what’s with the comment in the last line? He’s wasting valuable space with such nonsense….’

Zaire transcribed it without knowing anything, but to think he would shamelessly leave such words behind.

Of course, I know it’s a joke to lighten the weight of the burden on my shoulders.

Due to the issue of causality that Nicholas repeatedly emphasized, the message that can be conveyed at once seems to be limited.

Anyway, the keywords that this first message signifies are largely two things.

The existence of a fake and a real Reccero.

And Makadi and Oblan.

The former is the secretly hidden core of reality, and the latter is undoubtedly the existence of helpers who will assist me.

‘To think I would meet Makadi Lykeinia like this….’

Makadi was a member of the Nine Lords like me. If 묵철 [Muk-cheol] was a Nine Lord from the 무강 대륙 [Mukang Continent], Makadi was from the Nars Continent.

She was someone who extremely hated and despised Reccero.

In fact, when she killed Reccero—although it was confirmed to be a fake—it was Makadi who cut up and mangled the corpse like meat.

She had such a deep-rooted grudge against Reccero.

‘Then that means Makadi’s grandfather, Oblan, knows the definite whereabouts of Reccero.’

As Nicholas said, Oblan is indeed the ‘key.’

If Makadi knew, she would have told us about the fake Reccero when we met in our past life.

So, if we calculate based on the Earth calendar, which is 2020, Reccero’s infiltration has already begun.

In other words, taking it a step further, we need to cut off the 악연 [ill-fated relationship] before the fake Reccero runs rampant.

The timing is very good.

Because it is before Reccero makes any serious moves, I am in a situation where I can activate my strategy.

At that moment.

“Did you get your answer?”

Zaire asked me.

I quietly nodded.

“This map will be of great help to you. It is a complete map of the Nars Continent.”

What Zaire handed me was a detailed map of the Nars Continent.

Thanks to that, it was a very large map, but since I have a subspace, it was not a problem.

“Thank you, Zaire.”

“Don’t mention the hardship. I only hope that I could be like a cool glass of water to a traveler of dimensions.”

“Is there anything else you can tell me?”

“Perhaps… it might arise after the next revelation. This is all for now.”

“I understand. Thank you.”

I immediately prepared to leave.

I wanted to ask Zaire more questions.

But I didn’t want to create unnecessary variables for him, who receives ‘revelations’ from Nicholas.

Perhaps if I talked more than necessary, something like the ‘causality’ that Nicholas calculated could be broken.

“May the blessing of 주신 라디우스 [Chief God Radius] be with Kang Shin-hwa.”

“Please, stay safe.”

Whoosh!

I immediately headed north.

The Nightmare Forest was located in the northern part of the Nars Continent, which was notorious for its extreme cold.

It was known as a place where many monsters lived in the past. It seemed that Oblan and Makadi were there.

Some time after that.

[Strategic Disguise – Definite Change]

[You can mimic the face and voice of a person, limited to those you have directly met and contacted. However, gender transformation is possible temporarily for a short period using mana. The duration of the change varies greatly depending on the amount of mana.

Cooldown: 1 day]

While moving, I was rechecking the disguise buff I obtained from VVIP.

The reason being, my appearance, which is completely different from that of the Nars people, could be noticed at any time.

I didn’t want to give Reccero any unnecessary clues, even if others didn’t notice.

So, I was wondering if there was a useful disguise.

“You dogs who blindly believe in Radius! Get out of here! Get out of here, I say!”

‘Is that a 암흑 교단 [Dark Order] mage?’

A suitable sacrifice has appeared.

It was a group of 암흑 교단 [Dark Order] leading innocent priests through the dark forest path.