I’M A Max-Level Regressor [EN]: Chapter 38

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“I believe seeing is believing. Nothing is as certain as seeing with your own eyes.”

Shin-hwa’s response to Jeong-hoon’s words was concise.

*Wasn’t that the case with the potion yesterday?*

Only after directly measuring the concentration and confirming it with their own eyes did everyone realize it was a top-grade magic potion.

He thought today’s dungeon would be the same.

He couldn’t help but catch the blue Madillo before the four of them could watch, but he could just catch another one.

So, he immediately continued the attack.

The altered magic lungs, liver, and heart were constantly pumping, quickly aiding in magic recovery.

Shin-hwa quickly recovered more than half of his magic and immediately attacked the Madillo.

And soon after.

The four people were able to witness Shin-hwa’s power clearly with their own eyes.

“What on earth is that insane firepower of a fist?”

“I know Park Seong-hee, the team leader of Hongyeon Guild’s Team 3, is an S-rank Awakener skilled in martial arts, but it seems like he has comparable firepower.”

Jeong-hoon added an explanation with objective data to Jin Bo-mi’s surprised reaction.

Jeong-hoon had previously partied [teamed up] with Park Seong-hee against a monster similar to Madillo.

Jeong-hoon had admired Park Seong-hee’s martial arts many times back then.

But today, Shin-hwa’s performance was even better than Park Seong-hee’s at that time.

Above all, Shin-hwa didn’t seem to care about the Madillo’s thick hide; he just slammed his fist down.

And each time, the Madillo’s head distorted following the shape of the fist, and the skull was helplessly crushed.

“Shall I help?”

“Help with what? He’s doing it all alone.”

Seo Yea-hee stopped Yoon Tae-ho from stepping forward, out of concern.

She was watching with her arms crossed and focused, taking in all of Shin-hwa’s movements.

At that moment.

Clang!

“Not bad!”

Shin-hwa used Steel Enhancement to block the Madillo’s tremendous charge and was pushed straight back.

*‘One, innate talent.’*

Seo Yea-hee’s count went up.

The next moment.

Flash!

Shin-hwa leaped high into the air in an instant and landed right on top of the Madillo’s crown.

This time, he stretched out both hands.

As he concentrated his magic, both hands turned red as if they would melt down immediately.

Thud! Thud!

“Kkeuooo!”

Shin-hwa ruthlessly shoved both hands into the Madillo’s eyes.

A fairly thick membrane was protecting the eyes, but it couldn’t withstand an attack that was like a red-hot iron.

*‘Two, transformation-type talent.’*

“Uooo!”

The Madillo, writhing in pain, curled its tail with all its might and tried to strike Shin-hwa’s back as it was.

But Shin-hwa kept his place without moving, with a faint smile on his face.

Thwack!

“Ugh!”

Soon, the Madillo’s tail struck Shin-hwa’s back, but he only let out a short groan.

He temporarily strengthened the back of his head, neck, back, and other parts of his body to withstand it with toughness.

*‘Three, enhancement-type talent.’*

Seo Yea-hee’s expression, which was raising the count, began to waver slightly.

Shin-hwa’s ability, which she was now able to confirm its true value with her own eyes, was different from what Seo Yea-hee had thought and imagined.

Even if Shin-hwa was versatile, she didn’t think that all of his abilities would be excellent.

In other words, she didn’t think that he knew a lot, but that they were all at a professional level.

But she was completely wrong.

The three talents that Shin-hwa showed in succession were abilities that had been maximized to the highest level of proficiency.

He seemed to know exactly when, how, and in what form to use them.

“Whether it’s a dark Madillo or a blue Madillo, the weak point is the head. It’s a little difficult to find an opening, but once you find it, it’s easy to take it down.”

Boom!

Shin-hwa released magic from his left arm, which he had pushed into the Madillo’s left eye.

Then, the Madillo’s head, cheeks, and the area around its mouth swelled up and shrunk like a balloon.

Everyone could guess that this magic release had shattered the inside of the Madillo’s head like mashed potatoes.

*‘Four, release-type talent.’*

The count went up by one more.

She thought it would end here.

“Kieeeet!”

A C-rank baby Madillo, who showed up from the corner of the road, screamed and jumped towards Shin-hwa.

It was an amazing jumping ability for a baby. The momentum was also considerable.

But.

“Heup!”

Shin-hwa immediately used Magic Ball to throw it at the baby Madillo with all his might.

Woo-oong!

The magic ball, which was accelerated to maximum speed in an instant, created a tail of high heat like a spaceship breaking through the atmosphere.

And.

Bang!

“……”

Everyone could see it at the same time: the sight of the baby Madillo, whose hide was as hard as an adult’s, being blown away by the magic ball.

It was a miserable end, with flesh scattering in all directions like fireworks exploding.

*‘Five, manipulation-type talent…….’*

Her fingertips trembled.

Awakeners usually think they are blessed just to have two or more talents.

However, dual or triple Awakeners rarely stand out as much as expected.

The reason was simple: compared to the wide range of talents they have, they do not have deep insight into each talent.

However, the talents that Shin-hwa showed continuously in the battle just now were all talents that had been optimized.

The opponents were not F-rank goblins or E-rank kobolds, but C and A+ rank monsters.

They were by no means beings that could be easily killed like child’s play.

*‘Even if Tae-ho and I join forces, he’s definitely a guy who needs some time, but he caught it alone.’*

Seo Yea-hee was confused.

At first, she thought that recruiting Shin-hwa into the guild was like accepting a tiger cub.

In other words, she thought she had caught a promising sprout that could become a wild beast if nurtured well.

It was a complete misjudgment.

Shin-hwa was already a ‘tiger’.

His skills were so outstanding that even judging him with words like nurturing would be belittling his value.

*‘This situation where a D-rank Awakener has as many as five talents and is attacking a dungeon alongside A and S-rank Awakeners… How should I understand it?’*

Her value judgment criteria, which always judged situations rationally, coldly, and calmly, were shaking.

Irregular.

An abnormal being.

These were the only words that could specify Shin-hwa.

* * *

Was it thanks to the solid showcase?

After knocking down three more Madillos in front of the four people, I was able to naturally join the team’s strategy.

Jin Bo-mi no longer worried about my safety and stopped me from fighting the Madillos.

As we attacked the dungeon together, we naturally started talking about the distribution of loot and monster corpses.

I gave up the ownership of the adult Madillo in exchange for all the corpses of the baby Madillos.

There was only one reason: the baby’s internal organs and the fluid contained within were the ingredients for enhancement potions, Stimulus.

It was something that could not be obtained from adults, and it was a special fluid that only the baby had.

Everyone tilted their heads.

Just looking at the price of corpses sold on the market, adults are three times more expensive than babies.

Since I said I would refuse expensive loot, everyone naturally thought it was strange.

*‘Looking at the future value, the baby Madillo is worth at least 10 times more. Right now, they’re wondering why I want this guy.’*

I was laughing inwardly.

Rather, the adult was a guy whose value was falling for me.

There were too many monsters that could replace the blood or leather that could be obtained from adults.

There was no reason to compete to have it.

Anyway, by ending the discussion on distribution early, I was able to lay the foundation for collecting only the materials needed for production.

I was attacking a high-level dungeon that was difficult to sweep alone, with guild executives.

It was killing two birds with one stone for me.

Everything was going smoothly and according to my will.

* * *

While proceeding with the dungeon attack.

*‘Is 10 billion won a month enough? I remember that Elijah Rowe, who was a quadruple Awakener, had an annual salary of 360 billion won in his first year of awakening…….’*

Seo Yea-hee was constantly raising the standard of value judgment due to Shin-hwa’s true worth, which was constantly revealed in battle.

Today’s attack was a place to put a definite value on Shin-hwa, that amount.

It reflected Chairman Jin Seong-tae’s intention not to miss Shin-hwa, and she had a duty to judge Shin-hwa’s value coldly.

Elijah Rowe was the master of the Elijah Group, one of the top 10 guilds in the United States.

He is now the master of the guild, but there was a time when he was a guild member of another guild.

It was around the time when he started to stand out like Shin-hwa now, and the recruitment war around him became fierce.

At that time, Elijah was offered an annual salary of 360 billion won from the No. 1 guild, excluding the contract fee.

That’s 30 billion won per month.

But Shin-hwa has one more talent than Elijah, so the calculation becomes more complicated.

*‘It’s even more of a headache because it’s a monthly contract. Was this what he was aiming for?’*

Seo Yea-hee looked at Shin-hwa.

Shin-hwa was purely focused on the battle.

He was sweating and working hard among the monsters, and his teamwork with his colleagues was neat.

He seemed to have finished exploring the talents of each of his colleagues, and he knew exactly when to join and when to leave.

“Heok!”

Soon, as the last monster struggled and fell, the first attack on the K-1004 dungeon ended.

The second attack was to attack Bajart, the boss monster of this dungeon, but it was an unscheduled schedule.

Seo Yea-hee strode towards the boss room, stopped Shin-hwa, and said.

“Let’s stop the attack here today! 5 hours and 50 minutes! The clear time is shorter than I thought. It used to take more than 10 hours.”

“I feel like I just used magic and rode the bus properly. Shin-hwa, I was really surprised. I’m seeing you in a new light!”

“To think that a close combat Awakener with such insane damage would enter our guild……”

Jin Bo-mi and Yoon Tae-ho gave Shin-hwa a thumbs up and expressed their satisfaction.

Now the question was definitely resolved.

Everyone didn’t say it out loud, but everyone was judging Shin-hwa’s skills to be at least A-rank or higher.

At that moment.

“Huh? What do you mean it’s over here? There’s still the boss monster Bajart, right?”

Shin-hwa asked Seo Yea-hee with an incomprehensible expression.

There was a blazing gate to the boss room right in front of him, so why was he giving up?

Of course, it is true that Bajart is an existence with overwhelming power at the SS rank level.

But Shin-hwa had a calculation in his head that he could attack enough with the current power.

“It’s impossible with the current power.”

Seo Yea-hee said as if asserting.

It was a natural answer.

Bajart is not an easy guy to attack.

The guild had already attempted to attack several times and had a miserable failure.

At that time.

Shin-hwa smiled with an unknowable expression and said to Seo Yea-hee:

“If I know a possible way, what are you going to do?”