The Regressed Martial God Monopolizes Everything - Chapter 82

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Episode 82. Hooking (4)
After subduing the Control Room manager, Kim Chun-sik’s expression grew grave as he read the message on the screen.
“Chae Mu-sik is coming?”
This was Songgwang Guild’s dirty secret. If it came to light, the entire guild would collapse—and yet he was coming here personally?
‘That means there’s something he absolutely cannot abandon.’
Or else the confidence that he could cover his tracks perfectly.
“Or both?”
Because he had always turned crisis into opportunity, Songgwang maintained its position among the top ten guilds.
Because he always emerged victorious from that precarious tightrope walk, today’s Songgwang existed at all.
The mere fact that he had created this human experimentation facility while evading the gaze of those monitoring the top ten guilds spoke volumes about Chae Mu-sik’s nature.
‘Damn it, when are they arriving?’
Garam and Hanul were on the move once they learned of this.
If Garam’s guild master Jeong Cheol and Hanul’s grand mage Ji Sang-wook arrived, they could suppress even Chae Mu-sik—but how could he stop Chae Mu-sik, who was coming to take personal action before they got here?
Kim Chun-sik collected his thoughts quickly.
First: salvage the information they’d planned to destroy in this laboratory and secure the backup files.
If Chae Mu-sik arrived here first, Kim Chun-sik would die.
“Damn it….”
His heart hammered in his chest. Would Chae Mu-sik come to the Control Room first, or would he move to retrieve Ivan Dracov, whom Chun-sik now held?
Certainly, he didn’t have time for both. Jeong Cheol and Ji Sang-wook would arrive by then.
To survive, he needed to slip away immediately—but Kim Chun-sik gritted his teeth and threw himself into file recovery, gathering the backed-up data.
It was the moment he was betting his life on.
“Damn… responsibility… responsibility…!”
Click-clack!
As Kim Chun-sik’s trembling fingers began to type, a passcode authentication prompt appeared on his screen.
“Tch….”
Without hesitation, Kim Chun-sik lifted the unconscious manager’s head and performed facial recognition bypass.
He took fingerprints, peeled back the sealed eyelids, and began disabling the complex authentication layers.
* * *
After annihilating the Radiant Wolves, Jeong Hyun-soo staggered.
“Hack—!”
Even for someone like Jeong Hyun-soo, there was no way to face all seven of them in his current state and walk away unscathed.
The mental exhaustion from the focus required to control the Dark Heaven Return Origin Art, combined with the backlash from unleashing the Heavenly Tyrant Return King Martial Art—it struck at both body and spirit.
Internal injuries.
But he still had work to do.
Glug—glug—
Jeong Hyun-soo immediately downed potions for recovery. They restored magical power, vitality, and eased wounds, but overuse was dangerous.
Every potion and healing spell in existence carried a penalty called tolerance.
The cheaper, the lower the grade of magic, the higher the tolerance threshold and the weaker its effects. That’s why high-tier potions and potent healing magic commanded premium prices.
Nothing in this world is infinite—or so the Tower’s Directive claimed.
“Phew.”
His insides felt considerably lighter. Now Jeong Hyun-soo had to find Ivan and his family.
‘If the Radiant Wolves are down, the strongest here is Chae Mu-hyun.’
A report would have gone in, and once Songgwang Headquarters confirmed the laboratory wasn’t being properly dismantled, they’d dispatch reinforcements. There was no time to waste.
— H-hey, can you hear me?”
Jeong Hyun-soo responded to Kim Chun-sik’s voice.
“Signal clear.”
— Signal clear? Look, I really think you should get out of here right now, but I’m guessing you won’t listen no matter what I say?”
“I’m listening.”
— Chae Mu-sik is coming. Chae Mu-sik!”
At Kim Chun-sik’s words, the light in Jeong Hyun-soo’s eyes grew heavy.
“Chae Mu-sik?”
— Yes! I’m at the Central Command Center right now, and word came two minutes ago that he’s en route!”
It was clearly damage control. Whether the research facility would be destroyed or not, Chae Mu-sik had something specific he wanted to secure.
Data. And Ivan.
But it was an either-or situation. Chae Mu-sik wasn’t stupid enough to overlook that, but he certainly had something he prioritized over everything else.
“Secure the data properly!”
— Damn it! If Chae Mu-sik gets here first, I’m dead!”
“He won’t.”
— What?”

“What he wants most is immortality. That’s why he’s trying everything to extract the trait of a super-regeneration Hunter like Ivan.”
All the researchers and data invested up to now?
It’s a shame, but he thinks they can start over. Ivan is the skeletal framework, the primary material.
A super-regeneration Hunter like that—one you can’t easily obtain, one that recovers on its own without penalty like madness—he’ll never abandon. Not in a million years.
“So don’t worry. Secure the data thoroughly.”
— Wait, then what about you?
“I’ll secure Ivan’s person myself.”
— You’re insane! The opponent is Chae Mu-sik!
“I know.”
With that, Jeong Hyun-soo began to run.
If Chae Mu-sik comes directly, he and Ivan’s family might never see each other again.
He could abandon even Songgwang Guild and disappear into hiding.
The man had the skill and ambition to vanish into the shadows and build his own force if it served his purpose.
Simply destroying Songgwang wouldn’t be enough. If he was going to do this, he had to do it right.
‘If he comes directly, I’ll end this here.’
From Chae Mu-sik’s perspective, it was certainly a means to handle things cleanly and minimize damage. But having already accepted the risk, if he could just hold on—
Songgwang and the Chae Clan that had ruled through it would end here.
Jeong Hyun-soo sketched out the rough structure of the Experimentation Laboratory in his mind as fire spread and demolition began.
“Seuil, report Ivan’s current field of vision.”
This was the moment the Surveillance Artifact that Jeong Su-jin and Seuil had created truly shone.
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Chae Mu-hyun was rushing toward the exit of the Experimentation Laboratory, his face twisted in fury.
“Damn monster!”
He’d moved out boldly with the Gwangnang to kill Jeong Hyun-soo, but before he could even arrive, he saw the vital signs of every single Gwangnang go dark, and changed his mind on the spot.
The cart holding Ivan and his sister felt impossibly claustrophobic.
“Damn it, why is this so slow!”
It was a cart racing through the grand building’s interior, yet it felt strangely slow. Without a proper racing machine, there was nothing to blame.
Why did this human experimentation facility feel so vast today?
‘What the hell is that bastard doing?’
How long had it been since he’d last seen him? The man had become even more of a monster. Wiping out an entire Gwangnang squad alone?
Wasn’t that practically standing on the threshold of high-rank Platinum or Master?
He’d judged it impossible to capture solo—impossible even with these worthless companions—and his life was precious.
“When the hell is this bastard getting here!”
In his frustration, he cursed Chae Mu-sik for being late.
He was also disgusted by the man’s conduct, probably lounging with concubines in his chambers today, thinking of fathering countless more illegitimate children.
But no matter how long a pit stretched, unless it was bottomless, an end would come.
Chae Mu-hyun lit up at the sight of the Emergency Escape Magic Circle ahead.
Once he activated the magic circle, this place would be abandoned and he’d make it to the Safe House.
If he just hid and kept watch over that bastard Ivan, he could survive Chae Mu-hyun’s revenge.
Crash!
“Ugh!”
Suddenly the wall beside the corridor exploded outward, and Chae Mu-hyun was struck by the heavy impact and sent flying.
Chae Mu-hyun rolled across the floor, spitting blood.
“Cough! Cough! Ghhhhh!”
Wondering what sudden disaster had befallen him, the moment he pushed himself up, he froze.
“You… you are…!”
It was Jeong Hyun-soo.
That wretched man who’d been clashing with the Gwangnang at the center just moments ago—how was he already here?
“Chae Mu-hyun, you crossed the line.”
“What…?”
“Your father built this experimentation facility, but you didn’t just go along with it—you wanted to look good, so you hunted people and offered them up. You’ll answer for that too.”
“How the hell did you even know to come here?”
Songgwang’s operations were airtight. When hunting test subjects, work was conducted so that only those Chae Mu-hyun appointed knew—not even the Headquarters executives.
“You should have lived an honest life.”
“What?”
“It means that if you leave shit lying around, the stench rises and eventually the smell spreads. No matter how hard you try to cover it, it breaks through.”
Chae Mu-hyun knew this was not someone to reason with.
“But here’s the thing.”
Chae Mu-hyun pulled out the Remote Control he’d been holding in his hand.
“You know what this is, don’t you?”
“I don’t know.”
“One button and this whole place goes up in smoke. The reason you moved was ultimately because of the people you’ve got locked up here, wasn’t it?”
The Experimentation Laboratory held more than just Ivan’s sister.
There were several others who had been brought in and subjected to experiments since before.
“One step and…! Everything explodes! You underst— Kyaaaaaagh!”
Chae Mu-hyun, who had been threatening Jeong Hyun-soo, suddenly let out a scream.
Jeong Hyun-soo fired a bullet he’d taken from Hart like a dart, and the sharp, precise trajectory tore away Chae Mu-hyun’s thumb as he clutched the Remote Control.
Blood sprayed as the Remote Control clattered across the floor.
“No—no! This can’t—!”
Convinced this was his lifeline, Chae Mu-hyun crawled across the ground. He had to buy time. Chae Mu-sik had to arrive!
But.
Crack!
Jeong Hyun-soo swept a vicious kick into Chae Mu-hyun’s abdomen.
Snap!
Chae Mu-hyun’s ribs shattered all at once, and he flew backward, blood pouring from his mouth.
He crashed against the wall and tumbled across the floor again, desperately trying to push himself up. His instinct drove him toward the Emergency Escape Magic Circle.
Tap—tap—
The sound of Jeong Hyun-soo’s footsteps following him was terrifying.
The fear that he was truly going to die became real, and Chae Mu-hyun could hardly bear it.
He had never once thought he would die. He was always the victor, always certain that he carried the blood of a Predator.
“Damn it…!”
Chae Mu-hyun staggered, clutching his abdomen. Any moment now. Any second—
Then he felt something catch him.
A strong hand clamped down on his shoulder.
He turned to find Jeong Hyun-soo looking down at him without expression.
The gaze held no emotion at all—like looking at an insect crawling past—and his breath caught in his throat.
“P-please… spare me…….”
Jeong Hyun-soo gave no answer. He merely drew his fist back.
“I only did what the chairman told me to do! I’m a bastard child who never got recognition in the first place—what was I supposed to do to survive!”
Chae Mu-hyun pleaded. Before Jeong Hyun-soo, who looked like a death demon, he seemed incapable of anything.
“Spare me and I’ll cooperate!”
“What?”
“I saw everything Chae Mu-sik did from his side more than anyone! I’ll testify—just let me live!”
Did even Jeong Hyun-soo consider those words?
His fist withdrew slightly, and as he lowered his chin in thought—
Chae Mu-hyun’s eyes flashed. He was about to deploy the Life-Saving Emergency Technique that he’d learned from Chae Mu-sik and launch a surprise attack.
Boom!
But Jeong Hyun-soo’s punch had already come flying, and it crushed Chae Mu-hyun’s jaw entirely.
‘How did he…?’
But he would hear no answer.
Jeong Hyun-soo, who had witnessed countless men of Chae Mu-hyun’s type, had naturally foreseen this and countered the ambush before it came.
Of course, Jeong Hyun-soo’s attention was not on Chae Mu-hyun at all. Instead, he felt a tension greater than any he had known before.
His skin prickled, his hair stood on end—a presence that radiated such a killing intent had just arrived.
“Tsk. Not a bad seedling, though.”
Chae Mu-sik, master of Songgwang Guild.
He had entered the hell of his own making.
Continued in the next episode ▶
The Sole Devouring Return Martial God
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