The Regressor Plays the Game Too Well - Chapter 10

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Episode 10
Episode 10
We’re getting close to the village now.
Nen Village is fine and all, but this is the problem.
The distance to the Mine is just too far.
But what can I do about it?
I have to travel.
It’s still a long way before I can obtain a mount.
I just have to endure it. What else can I do?
But what about those guys?
By the time I’d arrived at the village.
Two users lurking precisely at the entrance to the Hunting Grounds.
They’d hidden themselves fairly well, but it wasn’t nearly good enough.
There was no way they could escape the notice of a veteran like me.
‘Wait? Could it be them? Are those the ones?’
The novice massacre incident that occurred in Nen Village.
I’d heard there were some vicious types, but are those them?
Hmm, at this point in time, most would fall to them, wouldn’t they?
I spotted them immediately, of course.
But that’s only natural for a veteran.
Still, at this stage, most players would be helpless against them.
Are they beta testers?
Well, at this point in time, they’d be the only ones.
‘Is this actually fortunate rather than a nuisance?’
I hadn’t felt the need to actively seek them out, but I’m grateful they’ve come charging at me like this.
If things go this way, I can obtain a title too, right?
If I’m lucky, maybe even a First Title?
Above all, the act of attacking first is what builds an evil reputation.
You become a villain outright.
But this counts as self-defense.
Killing a user in such circumstances?
This is an absolute goldmine of experience!
‘If I play this right, I might even level up once more?’
My mouth waters just thinking about it.
I just leveled up, and now I’m about to do it again.
What kind of game is this?
Who plays games like that these days?
Anyway, let me take a proper look now.
What kind of guys are they?
‘Both of them are holding swords.’
They’ll be easy enough to handle.
Sure, they’re approaching cautiously, but without skills, it’s all meaningless.
I’ve already figured everything out!
Once I’ve assessed them, dealing with them is child’s play.
They’re attacking me directly because I made the first move?
That’s fine, but where’s their judgment?
Anyone can see that Jin-woo, who clearly started first as a beta tester, is the one to watch.
Yet they’re rushing in first?
Is this stupidity or naivety?
I’m starting to doubt how he even became a beta tester.
Wait, hold on?
Now that I think about it, all he’s wearing is a robe with some accessories.
Yeah, I can see why they’d target him.
‘They must’ve mistaken him for a mage.’
Mages have weak defenses, after all.
A surprise attack—whoosh!—and he’d be dead before he could even react.
Of course, if they’d seen Jin-woo’s actual stats, they wouldn’t have rushed in.
Or maybe they’re planning to flee?
Lost in my own thoughts, I continue toward the village without showing it.
Then they charged at me.
So predictable.
‘Both coming from behind.’
There’s one skill that’s perfect for this moment.
And conveniently, I have a skill from an item.
‘Magic Barrier.’
Skills activate whether I think them or speak them aloud.
Especially item-embedded skills—they activate at incredible speed.
A translucent barrier materialized in the air, and both of them sensed the strange current.
But by the time they noticed, it was too late.
Once you’ve committed to a charge, stopping isn’t easy.
Both of them knew that hesitating here would only work against them.
“Damn!”
“Kill him!”
Quick judgment and a swift sword swing?
Excellent.
So these are what beta testers are like?
Definitely faster than ordinary players.
But I’m no ordinary player!
Clang!
Both their attacks struck the Magic Barrier and their blades bounced back.
The blade’s rebound created a gaping opening in the monster’s defense.
I naturally activated my skill.
“Power Strike.”
Calling out the skill name, I immediately drew my sword and swung it toward the creature at the front.
A subtle white glow—the effect of Power Strike—enveloped my blade.
And in that instant, damage reaching 150% of normal struck the Kale standing at the forefront.
Squelch!
“Gack!”
It was far beyond what a mere Level 1 could endure.
Watching Kale vanish in a gray light, Paulo stared at me with trembling pupils.
What are you looking at?
Something’s wrong with him.
He should’ve been swinging his sword instead of gawking at me.
With that thought, I swung my blade again.
Squelch!
Perhaps it was just normal damage this time?
He managed to survive one hit.
But then.
[You have dealt overwhelming damage!]
[A critical hit has landed!]
[Fatal strike effect has been applied!]
“Kugh!”
The result was the same.
A single blow with inflated damage despite not using Power Strike.
It was far beyond what a mere Level 1 could withstand.
The novice slayers once called the scourge of Nen Village in my past life ended in such an anticlimactic manner.
Sigh, if I were a beta tester, I could’ve played normally.
Well, not that I’m complaining.
As expected, messages appeared.
[You have eliminated an evildoer through legitimate self-defense for the first time.]
[You have obtained the First Title ‘Righteous’.]
[You have killed multiple users in a single instance for the first time.]
[You have obtained the First Title ‘Blood-Thirsted’.]
[You have obtained a First Title.]
[Through the Title Hunter effect, you have gained 2 additional stat points.]
[You have gained experience.]
[Level Up!]
[You have gained additional stat points.]
Oh!
An unexpected windfall.
The First Mass Murder title too?
This is genuinely unexpected.
‘I would’ve been thrilled just getting Fair and Square, but the First Mass Murder title as well?’
I thought someone would’ve definitely claimed it by now.
I’m taking this.
A First title for the first mass murder.
This is quite rare!
It’s a First title I’ve never even heard of.
I wonder what effect it has.
『Fair and Square』
→First Title
→A title granted to the first user to justly eliminate a villain through self-defense
→Able to detect all concealment-type skills possessed by those with notoriety.
『Blood Thirsty』
→First Title
→A title granted to the first user to murder multiple users in a single instance
→10% chance to recover 5% of damage dealt as health when attacking enemies
‘Insane.’
This is completely broken.
Fair and Square?
I already knew about it, but seeing it again confirms it’s absurd.
Well, the condition is restrictive, but there aren’t exactly few users with notoriety.
And those who use concealment?
They’re everywhere.
The fact that it prevents that is already an overpowered option!
But look at Blood Thirsty.
10% chance to recover 5% of damage dealt?
Even for a First title, this is excessive.
Some of the First titles I’ve obtained so far have been broken too.
But this one…
‘This is almost as broken as Title Hunter itself.’
Other titles wouldn’t even come close.
Anyone who plays games knows how overpowered vampirism is.
And a 10% proc rate is genuinely high.
10% chance for 5% recovery.
Wait?
Could it be?
‘Is this the title that Valen, the Vampire King, possessed?’
It’s highly likely.
Valen, the Vampire King.
A ranker among rankers—so elite that even calling them a top-tier ranker falls short.
Always within the top ten.
More importantly, the guild master of the colossal Vampire guild.
Valen, who alone survived even when entire raid parties were annihilated, earning the title of Survival King.
This has to be it.
This was the First Title that Valen obtained.
‘There must have been other vampire skills as well, but this would be the foundation.’
Gulp.
I swallowed hard.
I’d obtained something truly precious.
And I got this just from capturing two worthless beta testers.
My luck is genuinely incredible.
With fortune favoring me like this, I might as well aim for it.
Ranking first place!
“Hehehehe, shall I head back to the village then?”
I’d spent more time than expected.
I need to sell these items quickly and claim more titles!
* * *
“Hahaha! Please do come again!”
“Ugh, tsk!”
The shop owner looked displeased, while Jin-woo’s face was radiant with a brilliant smile.
Though the shop owner appeared to have taken a loss, that wasn’t quite the case.
Jin-woo was simply too skilled at haggling.
Well, that’s certainly true.
Hehehehe, how much is all this worth?
I was genuinely glad I’d butchered all the Cobolt I hunted.
A substantial sum had come in.
A full 200 gold.
Since the game was still in its early stages, prices hadn’t stabilized yet, but they would as time went on.
Think of it as roughly 200,000 won in real currency.
About one dollar per gold.
It varies depending on the situation, so that’s a rough estimate.
It wasn’t easy to sell large quantities of items right from the start and earn 200,000 won.
But that wasn’t all.
『Merchant’s Acumen』
→First Title
→A title granted to the first user to sell or purchase large quantities of items
→Sell items at approximately 10% higher prices
Another First Title, smooth as honey.
Of course, I’d gained additional stat points as well.
Long live the Title Hunter.
At this rate, I’m genuinely worried I’ll gain weight.
As I rubbed my belly with satisfaction and glanced around, I noticed far more people than before.
It meant that users were flooding in at a steady pace.
Most notably, look at that Central Fountain—it’s packed like a marketplace.
“We’re recruiting a warrior to take the front line!”
“Anyone want to party up for rabbit herding hunts?”
“Damn rabbits! Looking for someone to catch them!”
There was never chaos quite like this.
Far more people had come to Nen Village than I expected.
Well, it’s not just Nen Village that’s crowded.
This place was actually relatively sparse in the early days.
Users are gradually increasing, but it doesn’t matter to me.
For now, there won’t be any overlap in hunting grounds.
Still, you never know what might happen.
‘Not advancing my class might be tough, but with these stats, I should manage fine.’
Normally, advancement happens at Level 10.
But to obtain my target—the Sword Orb—I have no choice.
The first condition for obtaining it is no class advancement.
The next condition is all stats evenly distributed at 100 or higher.
It wasn’t for nothing that I distributed all my stats evenly.
What’s shocking is that this isn’t even particularly difficult among hidden classes?
‘I know who’ll eventually get the Sword Orb, but it’s good to hurry.’
There’s no risk of the Sword Orb being stolen from me, but I need to secure other things first.
Hidden pieces are waiting for me!
Am I getting a title this time too?
Well, maybe yes, maybe no.
So I will get a title, but I’m not going there specifically for the title, you see.
To be precise, what I’m after this time is a hidden piece.
‘Heh. My heart’s already racing.’
I’ve already hit Level 10 and cleared out my inventory.
Now I can go.
If the first place I went was where the Mountain Guild began, this time I’m heading to a hidden piece that marks the beginning of a certain user’s journey.
A Unique-grade skill book, no less.
‘A skill of the same tier as Gruen’s Blessing!’
It’s buried in the Mine.
That’s where I’m heading this time.
As I mentioned before, even a Unique-grade item sells for over ten million won in the late game.
A skill book of that caliber?
You understand the value without me saying it, right?
Of course, the one who obtained it was also one of the quite famous rankers.
‘Waygen the Teleportation Mage.’
As the name suggests.
The skill book’s name was none other than Teleportation.
At first glance, isn’t that common?
It could be.
Yeah, it could be.
But if one condition is added, the story changes entirely.
You can teleport whatever you desire.
Now that changes things.
‘This is truly a broken skill.’
It wasn’t Unique rank for nothing.
Not just yourself, but you can teleport anything you want.
With just this alone, the utility becomes incomprehensibly different.
For instance, what if during combat you teleport a skill right in front of your opponent?
In that instant, they become confused.
Unable to comprehend what’s being teleported.
The opponent has no choice but to fall into chaos.
That’s why Waygen the Teleportation Mage became so famous.
Above all, the visual spectacle of it is absolutely incredible!
‘I absolutely must obtain this.’
The entry condition for the Mine where Teleportation is hidden is Level 10 or above.
Jin-woo’s level was 11.
What was there to hesitate about?
I dashed forward immediately!

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