Not A Regressor - Chapter 372

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I Am Not a Regressor Chapter 372
Black Star Constellation (8)
“Damn it, why is this crazy horse-headed bastard so incredibly tough?”
Ha-eun stared at Anselladus, who had risen to his feet without a scratch, her expression one of disbelief.
A combined assault from five high-tier Awakeners.
And not just any high-tier Awakeners—these were individuals who had barely crossed the threshold of the ninth star, yet each of them possessed the strength to effortlessly crush other high-tier Awakeners beneath their feet.
And yet.
‘His scales are only slightly cracked?’
Kwon O-jin regarded Anselladus with an expression of utter absurdity.
I had anticipated that the Black Star Constellation would be an entirely different caliber of opponent from anything we had faced before.
But no matter how I looked at it, despite unleashing such devastating attacks, we hadn’t managed to inflict a single proper wound.
‘This isn’t even a matter of strength anymore.’
The word “preposterous” seemed most fitting.
Only Ha-eun and Kwon O-jin had managed to deal what could be called effective damage to Anselladus.
Lee Woo-hyuk’s gale winds and Sakaki’s fists had barely landed any blows at all.
‘Is this what a Constellation truly is?’
It felt like wielding a sword and spear against a tank.
[How… how is this possible!]
Vega stared at Anselladus with wide, shocked eyes.
“What’s wrong?”
[It’s… the Sacred Domain.]
“The Sacred Domain?”
[When a Constellation fully manifests with their true power, doesn’t a Sacred Domain naturally form around their body?]
Vega bit her lip anxiously.
[But when I saw the footage, there was no Sacred Domain around his body. How could this be…?]
“…He was hiding his power from the very beginning.”
That made sense.
A being so meticulous that he deliberately left footprints in the Mudflat to set a trap.
Whether that cunning came from the Heavenly Demon or from Anselladus himself.
It was entirely possible he had concealed his strength since the moment he arrived on Earth.
‘Then we need attacks powerful enough to pierce through the Sacred Domain and inflict damage.’
Kwon O-jin furrowed his brow and clicked his tongue.
Perhaps Ha-eun and I could manage it, but it would be impossible for Lee Woo-hyuk and Sakaki.
[There is a way.]
At that moment, Vega spoke with resolute determination.
“What way?”
[Anselladus’s Sacred Domain, unlike the one this woman manifested before, is only spread extremely faintly around his body. If that’s the case… with a blessing, it should be possible to pierce through it.]
A Constellation’s blessing.
Besides Vega, both Regulus and Aldebaran were present here, so a total of three could receive a Constellation’s blessing.
‘As for my sister, she possesses enough raw power to simply shatter through a Constellation’s Sacred Domain.’
If there was a problem.
“…How long can you hold out?”
[About ten minutes would be the limit.]
A Constellation’s blessing didn’t last indefinitely.
Unlike Anselladus, the other Constellations bound by the constraints of Divine Law had severely limited power they could use on Earth.
Of course, if they were willing to pay the price, they could use their true power.
‘The problem is that the price for that is the annihilation of existence.’
Even a Constellation of Vega’s caliber could avoid complete annihilation, but the other two Constellations couldn’t.
In other words.
“This is a time attack.”
The time limit was merely ten minutes.
‘I have to kill him within ten minutes.’
Kwon O-jin clicked his tongue as he watched Anselladus, who held a trident and gazed down at his surroundings with arrogant eyes.
“If that’s the only way, then so be it.”
[Can you really bring him down in ten minutes?]
“Blessing alone won’t be enough.”
[Then….]
“‘Blessing’ alone won’t be.”
Kwon O-jin grinned wickedly and raised the spear he gripped tightly.
When I heard Vega talk about blessings, a plan suddenly came to mind.
“Vega, follow my lead from now on.”
[…Understood.]
Vega, who had been moving her lips as if about to ask something, silently nodded instead.
This was my plan, after all.
As my parent connected through the stigma and my beloved with whom I shared my heart, she couldn’t help but trust and follow me.
“My plan is….”
I adjusted my voice using the Capricorn stigma so only Vega could hear, keeping it from Anselladus’s ears.
As I spoke, Vega’s expression grew increasingly distorted.
[Ah, no matter what, that method….]
“This is the best we can do right now.”
[Ugh.]
Vega frowned, clearly displeased with my plan.
“Please, Vega.”
[Sigh… I understand.]
Vega exhaled deeply and nodded.
[I can hear the sound of you racking your brains from here.]
Anselladus moved with leisurely composure, a cold sneer playing at his lips.
He gazed at the three Constellations floating in mid-air and tilted his head as if taunting them.
[You know well enough what you must do if you wish to save your child, don’t you?]
His expression suggested he already knew exactly what the Constellations were thinking.
Vega’s eyes turned ice-cold as she glared at Anselladus.
[My child shall personally demonstrate to you who truly presumes to be arrogant.]
Uuuuuuuung!
Brilliant silver light flowed from Vega’s body and settled into Kwon O-jin.
[Go forth, my child.]
The stigma’s mana surged and roiled as electric thrills rippled down my spine.
[Show that arrogant Constellation how brilliantly the starlight you harbor shines!]
As Vega’s command rang out, light erupted from the bodies of the other two Constellations as well.
[Blessings of the wind upon the valiant lion.]
[Smash that horse-faced bastard to pieces, Sakaki!]
Streams of light pouring from the two Constellations settled into Lee Woo-hyuk and Sakaki.
“Damn, is it really that miserable to live without a Constellation’s blessing?”
Ha-eun let out a soft laugh and turned her head toward Koshiro.
“What’s that shield-bearer Constellation doing anyway?”
“According to Aldebaran, the shield-bearer Constellation doesn’t yet possess the power to manifest on Earth.”
“That so? Still better than someone who’s sleeping so hard they won’t even show their face.”
Ha-eun clicked her tongue and pulled a cigarette from her pack.
Whoooosh!
As if following a conductor’s baton, a colossal fire dragon coiled into existence at the cigarette’s tip.
“Well, if you’ve got no teeth, you bite with your gums.”
Whether or not she received a Constellation’s blessing was utterly irrelevant to her.
The flames Ha-eun conjured possessed power potent enough to incinerate a Constellation’s Sacred Domain.
“Koshiro and I shall take the vanguard!”
“Kahahaha! Get one scorching attack ready for me, will ya!”
Thus began the time attack with a ten-minute limit.
Boom! Bang! Crash!
A fierce and relentless battle raged.
Explosions of such magnitude erupted in succession that the earth for hundreds of meters around lay devastated.
Kwon O-jin, Lee Woo-hyuk, and Sakaki, blessed by the Constellations, pressed Anselladus relentlessly without respite, and with Koshiro’s timely support and Ha-eun’s devastating firepower added to the assault.
[Huff, huff. Time’s nearly up, it seems.]
Anselladus exhaled roughly, his lips curling into a sneer.
His body, protected by the Sacred Domain, bore countless wounds from spears, blades, and fists scattered across its surface.
“Ugh….”
“D-damn blessing….”
Anselladus had endured those ten minutes alone.
[Ugh… I can’t… any longer….]
[Hang in there with sheer willpower, Sakaki!]
The expressions of Regulus and Aldebaran, who had been channeling their blessings, twisted harshly.
As the Divine Law’s constraints began to take effect, static-like noise—as if an old videotape were playing—began to flicker around the two Constellations’ bodies.
[Woo-hyuk…!]
“Just a little longer… please hold on just a little longer!”
Regulus’s form grew hazy as he began to be summoned back to the Star Palace.
Lee Woo-hyuk turned to watch the fading Leo Constellation with anxious eyes, stamping his foot roughly against the ground.
“Push forward!”
A final strike, squeezing out every last ounce of strength.
Lee Woo-hyuk, transformed into a ferocious gale, swung his blade toward Anselladus’s neck.
[Kugh!]
Anselladus, exhausted from ten minutes of brutal combat, stumbled backward with an urgent expression.
“Too late!”
One step faster than the retreating Anselladus.
Lee Woo-hyuk’s blade slashed horizontally across Anselladus’s neck.
And then.
Clang!
A loud metallic ring echoed through the air.
Lee Woo-hyuk’s blade, aimed at Anselladus’s neck, was violently deflected and rolled across the ground.
Lee Woo-hyuk stared at the sword knocked from his hand, his expression turning pale.
“No, this can’t be…”
[Kuh, kuhuhuhuhuh!]
A gleam of delight flashed across the eyes of the retreating Anselladus.
[It seems you’re the one who’s too late, young lion.]
“Damn it…!”
Anselladus thrust his trident toward Lee Woo-hyuk, who stood frozen with a pale expression.
Just before the three sharp points pierced through Lee Woo-hyuk’s body.
“Hraaaaah!”
Sakaki charged forward with a roar, embraced Lee Woo-hyuk, and threw his body in front of him.
Shhwack!
The trident tore through Sakaki’s back as it passed.
“Kwaaaaah!”
“S-Sakaki!”
“Boss!”
A scream erupted from Sakaki’s mouth as he suffered a wound so deep his spine was exposed.
Sakaki pressed his hands against the muddy ground and struggled to rise, his body swaying.
“A m-man doesn’t fall to something like this…”
Thud.
Sakaki, who had been struggling to rise, collapsed face-first onto the mudflat.
“Booooss!”
Koshiro’s scream pierced the air.
[Ihihihihing!]
Anselladus shrugged his shoulders with his distinctive horse-like whinny.
[Well then.]
Among the awakened who had received the Constellation’s blessing, only one remained.
Eyes gleaming with murderous intent turned toward Kwon O-jin.
“Huff, huff…!”
Kwon O-jin’s condition was equally precarious.
Because Vega held a higher rank than the other two Constellations, her blessing still lingered, but it too was gradually fading away.
[My, child, no….]
Vega clutched her chest, gasping in ragged breaths.
[No matter that I am of the Polaris Constellation, it seems there is nothing I can do while bound by the Divine Law’s constraints.]
[You fool…!]
[Ahahaha! Watch your child die miserably from there, Star of Lyra Constellation!]
Anselladus rushed toward Kwon O-jin with a cruel sneer playing at his lips.
“O-jin!”
Ha-eun desperately moved to block his path, but as someone relatively weak in close combat who had already expended nearly all her firepower over the past ten minutes, she could not stop Anselladus.
“Kyaaaah!”
Ha-eun screamed as Anselladus’s foot sent her rolling across the muddy ground.
“N-noona!”
[Ahahaha! Do you have the luxury of worrying about others right now?]
“You bastard…!”
Kwon O-jin’s eyes blazed like raging fire as he drove his foot forward.
The sharp spearhead pierced into Anselladus’s chest, but.
Clang!
With a heavy metallic ring, the spear bounced away.
“Ah.”
The blessing’s aura vanished from Kwon O-jin’s body.
And.
[Die, human.]
Squelch!
The three-pronged trident pierced through Kwon O-jin’s abdomen.
“Cough, hack!”
Kwon O-jin vomited blood mixed with fragments of his organs, collapsing to his knees.
Intense pain radiating through his abdomen.
In his fading consciousness, Ha-eun and Vega’s urgent screams echoed distantly.
And.
“Ha.”
The corners of Kwon O-jin’s blood-soaked mouth curved upward in a grin.
Kwon O-jin grasped the shaft of the trident embedded in his abdomen and wrenched it out violently.
[What…?]
Anselladus’s eyes narrowed, unable to comprehend what Kwon O-jin was attempting.
Kwon O-jin clenched his fist and swung it toward Anselladus’s heart.
[Ha, a tenacious one.]
Anselladus shook his head in disbelief.
Even with a spear piercing through his body, he still possessed the strength to swing his fists.
That willpower, bordering on madness, drew an involuntary exclamation of admiration even from a Constellation like myself.
[A man who has already lost his blessing… there’s no way he could pierce through my Sacred Domain.]
Crackle!
Just before Kwon O-jin’s fist made contact with Anselladus’s chest.
The compressed power unleashed violently as lightning erupted with savage intensity.
Boom!
Not the blue lightning I had witnessed before.
Black lightning, burning with the darkness of pitch black.

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