The Regressed Martial God Monopolizes Everything - Chapter 64

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Episode 64. Light and Shadow (2)
[The Heart of Shadow has been activated.]
At the ominous notification, Edwin felt it—a certainty settling into his bones.
‘This is it.’
Light and shadow were inseparable. The Holy Sword was light itself, yet that light cast no shadow.
But this place they’d been transported to bore a name that made the connection unmistakable: the Heart of Shadow.
His heart quickened. The prospect of finally breaking free from the constraint that had shackled the Sword King—and through him, all of England—set his pulse racing.
[The Hidden Dungeon Heart of Shadow is a One-time Dungeon. You may challenge it only once.]
[Your opportunity expires upon entry, and the Heart of Shadow will be destroyed immediately after.]
The words struck him like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, and Edwin’s expression went hollow.
“Only… once?”
He’d been banking on trial and error—the assumption that failure would teach him the path to success on his next attempt.
“Surely you understand? Consider the value of the Holy Sword.”
The Holy Sword, unsheathed and without a scabbard, had elevated England to the mightiest nation in all of Europe through its sheer power.
Of course, such an achievement would have been impossible without the Sword King wielding it—and he was far from mediocre—but there was no denying that it remained the greatest Artifact in existence on this earth.
For such a weapon to achieve perfection? The cost was inevitable. Such a penalty was unavoidable.
“Did you know about this as well?”
“It’s common sense, really.”
In his previous life, he’d failed. He’d never managed to liberate the Holy Sword.
‘I barely uncovered the secret, and because of that, I prepared far too thoroughly.’
[Reflecting the One-time Dungeon characteristic, we shall calculate the average Hunter Rank of all participating raid members and adjust monster difficulty accordingly.]
“…What?”
[Assessment complete. The party composition is as follows: one Master Rank, two high Platinum Rank, ten mid Platinum Rank, eight low Platinum Rank, and one Bronze Rank.]
[Commencing judgment now.]
[System determination for Jeong Hyun-soo is currently in progress.]
All eyes turned toward Jeong Hyun-soo.
The system had mentioned Rank. By baseline, the weakest among them—the Knights Templar—were all Platinum.
But if Jeong Hyun-soo, nominally Bronze, were to be factored in?
The overall Rank could drop. Which meant the difficulty would plummet—a free pass.
[Determination regarding Jeong Hyun-soo is suspended; however, for the purposes of this trial, he shall be provisionally assessed as Bronze Rank.]
[Consequently, monster difficulty has been calibrated to low Platinum Rank.]
[Gate Rank difficulty: A.]
“What kind of place is this?”
They’d classified Jeong Hyun-soo as provisionally Bronze—and yet the monsters were calibrated to Platinum level.
If he hadn’t been here at all?
The reduction caused by his presence was this severe, which meant the baseline mob difficulty would have been at least high Platinum.
So what in the world would the boss be like?
Cold sweat beaded on Edwin’s brow.
If only the Sword King had known of this dungeon’s existence and sent the Round Table Knights alone, fully prepared?
‘It would have been a hellscape—Master Rank at minimum.’
A chill ran down Edwin’s spine.
They’d have failed to clear it, and worse—the elite of England’s military, every member of the Round Table Knights, would have been annihilated in a catastrophe.
At least they’d been spared that fate.
“Everyone, stay sharp.”
The Knights Templar felt the weight of the situation too; tension hung thick in the air.
“Let’s move.”
Jeong Hyun-soo took point immediately, and as he did, he freely shared what he knew.
“Dungeons related to Extreme Darkness inflict penalties on challengers. Your vision will be obstructed first, and during combat, you’ll suffer a Debuff that degrades your magical efficiency.”
“Mm…….”
Edwin swallowed hard. Before them lay the entrance to a circular antechamber beneath the tower.
Shards of holy relics. Celtic knots carved in intricate patterns. A thin film of black liquid coating the floor.
The dense, dark liquid seemed to swallow even the sound of their footsteps.
“Michael’s… Underground Gate?”
The name inscribed on the door at the chamber’s center was absurd.
The underground gateway of a great archangel who governed the realm where angels dwelt—it was preposterous.
“It’s not like Lucifer lives here.”
“Just ignore it. Since this is a One-time Dungeon, it’s not meant to be meaningful—just placed here to cause a little misdirection.”
Jeong Hyun-soo’s knowledge felt suspiciously thorough, only deepening Edwin’s doubts.
“The monsters we’ll face are roughly: two Gargoyles and one Shadow Gnat.”
“Shadow Gnat, then…….”
“Tiny shadow bugs. They’ll burrow through the gaps in your armor and drain your stamina.”
“Hmm, looks like one’s already made its way inside.”
His magical efficiency plummeted. As if sensing this signal, the darkness across from him writhed.
The gargoyle, colossal and towering like a stone monument, stirred from deep slumber as though awakening to battle.
Grrrrroooaarrr!
It fixed its gaze upon the one who had disturbed its rest.
[Sentinel Gargoyle]
[Rank: Master]
The knights recoiled in shock.
“Wasn’t the average difficulty supposed to be Platinum?”
“The standard mobs are Shadow Gnats, as I mentioned.”
Jeong Hyun-soo activated his Solar Sword and immediately scraped the floor.
Splurch!
A small creature burst forth. The shadow gnat died the instant it met the light, broadcasting its information clearly.
[Shadow Gnat]
[Rank: Platinum]
The Knights Templar felt as though they had walked straight into hell.
The trash mobs crawling across the floor were Platinum rank.
However.
Whiiiiiine!
Then Jeong Hyun-soo drew forth another artifact—the Shield of Radiance—which surged with power.
Upon activating its dedicated skill, Radiance Emission, the surrounding three meters exploded into brilliant light, and the swarm of Shadow Gnats dissolved into nothing.
Bellooooowww!
The Sentinel Gargoyle charged forward and unleashed a merciless blow.
Yet this chamber held more than one Master.
“Hyah!”
The gargoyle, wings folded halfway as it rushed in, wielded a stone weapon shaped like an axe—and Edwin caught it squarely.
Stone ground against stone with deafening force as Master clashed with Master.
Normally, they would have been forced into a raid drowning in debuffs.
Zing!
But the light Jeong Hyun-soo conjured stripped away every debuff, freeing them to fight at full strength.
Crash!
Lancelot—a title thrust upon him reluctantly, yet Edwin proved it true with every stroke.
His sword strikes were linear and merciless, like a heavy cavalry charge.
As the gargoyle swung its stone axe-blade, Edwin angled his sword to deflect it, pressing at the momentum with his tip before twisting inward.
Seasoned combat experience gleamed through. This was the bearing of the Duke of Manchester.
Clang!
Stone shattered; shards scattered through the air. Edwin rolled away and drove a counterattack home in the same motion.
The gargoyle’s exterior was stone. Hard as it was, it broke but did not wound. Its movements remained unhindered, savage and terrible.
“Tch.”
Recognizing this, Edwin thrust his blade three times in rapid succession.
Sparks flew from the cracks around the neck joint.
Stone shattered from beneath the armpit, and he drove a powerful thrust into the fissure across its abdomen.
Crackle-crack!
Fissures spread in an instant, seizing across the creature’s entire frame. The gargoyle shrieked.
Screeeeeeoooowwww!
Its wings swept down to crush Edwin, driving him back against the wall.
He flipped his sword to reverse grip and planted it downward. Sparks sprayed along the trajectory he scraped.
Fizzzzzzzzt!
“Lord Edwin—its eyes!”
At Jeong Hyun-soo’s words, Edwin clenched his jaw.
“I know!”
The radiance cast by Jeong Hyun-soo’s Solar Sword illuminated its eyes, where they gleamed transparent with light.
Edwin moved on instinct, launching upward—his blade pierced straight through the eye socket.
Boom!
The battle ended in an instant.
Though its rank was Master, the gap between Masters was never negligible.
“You’ve done excellent work.”
“…It was the least I could do.”
“Then having conquered it once, you’ll find it easier next time?”
“…?”
Edwin tilted his head as if he didn’t understand, and Jeong Hyun-soo answered by drawing his Solar Sword instead.
“What the….”
On the far side lay another sleeping gargoyle. When he let the Wales Gold pass through it silently, it pointed in a direction toward that side.
There was no doubt—he had to fight that thing.
“The absolute principle of knighthood. With great power comes great responsibility, does it not?”
It was far better for Edwin himself to fight than to send his subordinates into battle.
Edwin clenched his teeth and drew his sword.
“For honor…!”
He resolved to think of nothing else.
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The two gargoyles fell, and light flooded into the place marked Michael’s Underground Gate.
Shadow swept across the space, and a hidden door swung open.
[Entering the Ossuary Spiral.]
A spiral gallery of bone chambers lay ahead as the next course.
Naturally, after that day’s failure, Jeong Hyun-soo—who had learned from the Sword King the account given by the Duke, the sole survivor—dredged his memory.
Among heaps of skulls, the floor was a space of loose gravel.
The sound of hoofbeats drew closer, clip-clop, clip-clop. But there was something absent.
“Death Knights…!”
Knights of death. True to their undead nature, the skeletal steeds they rode produced no sound of hooves striking stone.
Six Death Knights. And suspended from the ceiling, a Bone Bell caught his eye.
The Death Knights did not advance. They stood their ground.
To engage them, one would have to descend the spiral staircase, but Jeong Hyun-soo’s attention kept pulling toward the bell overhead.
“I’ll use a powerful strike that unleashes Sonic Wave Impact.”
“Should we split the group?”
“No, sir. If you lead the charge at the front, that will suffice.”
“And those?”
“I’ll handle them.”
Having deep knowledge and trusting someone with your back in actual combat were two different things.
“Defiance is a violation of military law.”
“For now… let’s see.”
The Knights Templar acknowledged the abilities Jeong Hyun-soo had demonstrated so far, but they were uncertain whether he was a comrade they could truly trust their backs to against platinum-level enemies like these.
“In any case, all that matters is breaking through. Keep that in mind.”
Following Edwin’s command, combat began in earnest.
Rumble-rumble-rumble!
The Knights Templar slid down the spiral stairs.
Edwin, truly channeling maximum speed and destructive force, became a single spear-point at the vanguard, charging forward.
Crash!
A explosive force engulfed the Death Knight. At the same moment, a response came from above.
Bong.
As the Bone Bell swayed from the impact, Sonic Wave Impact erupted at once.
Dong!
Dong!
Concentric rings rippled outward. Predicting the center where overlapping sonic waves would deal massive damage, Jeong Hyun-soo moved to preempt that exact spot.
Bang!
He raised the Shield of Radiance.
“Hhah…!”
Creating angular reflection to neutralize the sonic waves—Jeong Hyun-soo released a feat of brilliance.
“Is he insane?”
Edwin was astounded. Where on earth had a nineteen-year-old learned to do that?
Edwin and his knights, riding the momentum, focused entirely on the frontal breakthrough without a backward glance, and the six Death Knights were disabled in mere moments.
It was a brilliant advance.
To be continued ▶
The Regression Master’s Monopoly
Author
Cheon Ya
Publisher
Kim Seok-hwan, Choi Se-ra
Published by
Grae Publishing
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Publication Date
May 26, 2026
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