I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 263

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“Hah, at my limit….”

“Okay. Release it now!”

The die was cast.

At my command, Marina focused all her mental power and released the silver thread she had been maintaining.

I was indebted to her.

She should have been overloaded long ago, but she seemed to be enduring it for my sake.

Thanks to her, I was able to time it perfectly.

Clack. Clack. Clack.

The 30 baby golems that had started from the outskirts began to move towards their mother, Vargas.

-You’ve done a useless thing. In the end, my children are just silently coming towards me. All that remains for you is the road to the afterlife.

Vargas’s expression was triumphant.

A smile spread across his expressionless face, which was forged with a silver hue, making me feel twice as dirty.

‘Almost there. Almost there.’

I encouraged myself.

I really held on well.

I managed to hold on without any major injuries, fighting against a guy that one Awakened person couldn’t even face in the first place.

This alone proved that I was far superior to the countless Awakened who had died before and the Awakened who had failed to conquer.

But I had a trick up my sleeve. Of course, Vargas wouldn’t know.

The time remaining until the baby golems arrived was about 30 seconds.

I have to hold on longer here.

If I can’t hold on, all the baby golems will be completely absorbed by Vargas, and from then on, a living hell will unfold.

No, there’s a 100% chance that Marina and I will die.

Before we even realize we’re dead, we’ll be caught in a tremendous amount of firepower and our bodies will melt away.

-I have to admit it. You are the most outstanding human I have ever faced.

“So what? Do you want me to say, ‘I’m honored’ or something?”

-But that’s it. I’ll finish you off before you can even benefit from the baby golems!

“Always posing.”

I didn’t back down and confronted Vargas, who was rushing in.

If I gave the impression of stalling for time here, he might see through my plan.

In strategy and tactics, lies and truths are distinguished by a single glance, a single movement.

It’s a matter of who acts and deceives more naturally.

-Die!

Thwack!

Vargas’s fiercely penetrating straight punch was received with the liquid transformation ability.

If I were to receive it with the steel reinforcement ability, it would be much easier to respond, but the impact would push my body backward.

Then I would completely lose my center of gravity, giving Vargas a chance to attack.

“How about this?”

Bam!

-Kuheok!

I reversed the pattern I had been using, which had been focused on upper body counterattacks.

It was a fixed pattern that I had intentionally planted in Vargas’s head for this very moment.

‘This human – me – enjoys upper body counterattacks. So there’s no need to pay attention to the lower body.’

I instilled this stereotype.

And at the most necessary moment, I caught him off guard and created an opening.

Thud!

Vargas, who was struck in the back of the knee with a side kick, knelt down helplessly.

Even if they are not treated as humans, it was a weak point for ‘humanoid’ monsters.

‘Not yet.’

I glanced at the Primal Power buff and immediately dismissed the thought of making a move.

The available buff time was about 6 seconds. But the baby golems were still about 20 seconds away.

“Haaap!”

With a shout, I quickly transformed my right arm into the Stellard Sword and aimed it at Vargas’s eye.

-Too straightforward!

Vargas tried to block the sword heading for his eye by crossing his arms.

I know it, and Vargas knows it.

We both know where we want to aim.

However, one problem for Vargas was that I ‘naturally’ knew that he could use his head.

In other words, I could twist the strategy and tactics not just once, but twice, or even more. Because I know the response repertoire well.

“XX.”

I spat out a short curse of two letters to make sure it was clearly heard.

And I confidently and abruptly changed the path of my right arm, which seemed to be aiming for his eye.

My shoulder was severely overloaded, but it was manageable with the modified bones and muscles.

I felt something tearing, but it must have been a minor injury. I didn’t pay much attention to it.

-Could it be?

“Are you an idiot?”

Swish!

-Kuaaaak!

I pushed the sword through Vargas’s right armpit and pulled it up.

There was a limit to how much you could reinforce the folded parts, such as the back of the knee or the armpit.

That goes for me too.

So, when I reinforce with steel, I lower my stance as much as possible and stick my arms to my sides.

This is to ensure that both parts are stably defended and to reduce variables.

However, these details would have been useless to Vargas, who had always been on a winning streak.

In the first place, most of the Awakened would have died in droves just by showing off his power moderately.

The blood of the Awakened that had been scattered earlier did not make Vargas nervous, but rather made him complacent.

-Kkeueooo!

Vargas stared blankly at his right arm, which had fallen off in vain.

Vargas, who had always thought of a counterattack even when he was attacked by my attacks, was flustered and could not respond.

“Euratcha!”

Bang!

Using all the remaining magic power, I slammed a Power Crash Fist into the center of Vargas’s face.

Since my heart was full of magic power anyway, I could immediately recover and use it from there.

-Keuheok! Keok! Uuuuuuk!

Vargas slid across the ground, leaving a long trail as if he had wheels on his face.

If Vargas had a human face, his eyes, nose, and mouth would have been completely ground off as he slid.

‘I’m here.’

Meanwhile, the baby golems were now close enough to reach Vargas in about 7 seconds at their current stride.

Looking back, Marina was barely looking this way with her eyes shaking.

I was touched by her will to do her best to spread the silver thread as long as possible.

It was always touching to see someone trying their best to help someone else.

Especially when I see Marina, I feel it even more because it overlaps a lot with my past life.

-It’s no use.

Vargas was getting up.

This guy has great firepower, but his durability is really good. That’s why he’s acting as the boss in this dungeon.

However, Vargas, who doesn’t have many flaws, unfortunately still didn’t realize my plan.

And.

“Haaap!”

I immediately took off the bracelet I was wearing on my right hand and crushed it like crushing a walnut.

Lakiss’s bracelet.

When disassembled, it produces something called ‘Lakiss’s Essence’ [a substance that destabilizes mechanical cores].

This had the characteristic of igniting the core of structures with a mechanical form for no reason.

It doesn’t apply to human hearts, but it applies perfectly to mechanical humans, machines, and golems.

Of course, it was a trick that would not work at all on boss monsters like Vargas, but not on baby golems.

Finally, the picture I wanted came out.

The entire baby golems that had been running towards the mother surrounded Vargas.

Using ‘Lakiss’s Essence’ as a detonator to cause simultaneous chain explosions.

Production Kang Sinhwa, screenplay Kang Sinhwa.

Director Kang Sinhwa, actress Marina!

Everything was perfect.

-Kahaha! My beloved ones, now become a part of me!

Vargas spread his arms wide.

His confidence was understandable.

He would have thought that the very solid baby golems would not explode in front of him.

If so, the thirty baby golems that arrived at the same time were just good materials for reinforcement.

At that time.

Crack!

I broke Lakiss’s Essence.

Then, a colorless shock wave that spread out in a circle around the essence caused vibrations.

It had no effect on the human body, but it was a shock wave that would cause problems for Vargas and the baby golems.

-Kueuk!

Vargas, who had the ability to withstand it, overcame the pain by letting out a groan.

Clack! Clack! Kkieeeek!

The baby golems, which entered a forced runaway state with the explosion of the essence, had no safety device.

And.

Puhuhuhuhung!

A massive explosion occurred.

I matched the explosion.

I received the shock wave with the Shield Stone in the middle of the position where the explosion point and Marina were in a straight line.

Since the distance was quite far, the shield did not break and did its part sufficiently.

The next moment.

[Activating the Power of the Beginning.]

[Activation period: 6 seconds]

[Remaining period: 0 seconds]

I activated all the Primal Power buffs.

This is because I knew that the moment when Vargas was most damaged was paradoxically my greatest crisis.

As expected.

-You rat-like bastard!

I could see Vargas rushing in with an angry expression, breaking through the black smoke created by the explosion.

However, the difference from before the explosion was that Vargas’s entire body was tattered due to the explosion.

In particular, the heart located on the left chest – or rather, the core that imitated the heart – was completely exposed.

Vargas was rushing in with bloodshot eyes, and red energy was rising from his entire body.

If I were caught like this, my body would be torn to shreds so badly that I wouldn’t even be able to recover my bones.

‘Instant death blow.’

Vargas was desperate.

I had a calmly prepared plan.

[Damage is applied at the maximum value of 7 times.]

The Primal Power buff was in a state where the maximum damage buff was firmly in place, as if things were going well today.

I added an instant death blow here.

Damage amplification of damage amplification!

It’s not a common occurrence, but when showing unbelievable destructive power, Awakened people often attach the words ‘one-turn kill’ or ‘one-punch man’ [references to characters known for defeating enemies with a single attack].

That’s exactly what I was like now.

Regardless of what Vargas was thinking, a condition of a realm that far exceeded that was created.

7 times the destructive power enhancement.

On top of that, another damage multiplication created by consuming 97% of magic power.

[Maximum 8x damage is secured with ‘Instant Death Blow’.]

‘Nicholas, you must be praying hard from the future. Today is my lucky day.’

A smile naturally appeared on my face.

It was the moment when the so-called ‘nuclear punch’, which was 56 times the usual firepower, was perfectly prepared.

-I’ll kill you!

“…….”

I kept silent and waited.

There was no need to actively deal with an enemy who had already lost his mind and was rushing in.

Just be aware of where and how to aim, and look at it calmly with a hot heart and a cold head.

-Kuaaaa!

Vargas, who had narrowed the distance right in front of me, reached out his hot left arm to me.

Whatever that left arm grabbed of me, it would melt it in an instant.

This was because Vargas’s left arm was already melting.

It was an attack filled with murderous intent to kill me.

‘A little more.’

I waited, dividing the time even more.

And just when Vargas’s left arm was about to cover my face!

“……!”

I stretched out my palm.

This was to ensure that the range of the strike was widened.

Buhuhuhung!

At that moment.

The same shaped wounds appeared on Vargas’s left chest and back.

A penetrating wound that perfectly resembled the shape of my palm.

It was a critical blow that sent Vargas on a high-speed train to the afterlife before he could even scream.