The Regressor Plays the Game Too Well - Chapter 115

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Episode 115
Episode 115
“Ugh…”
Jin-woo groaned as he barely managed to sit up.
Clutching his throbbing head, Jin-woo hurried to the kitchen and drank some water.
I thought I was actually dying.
I should have drunk more moderately.
With the typical regrets that surfaced after overindulging, Jin-woo reflected on yesterday’s events.
A class reunion.
I really did have a blast.
Meeting friends after so long turned out to be far more enjoyable than I’d anticipated.
Young-jin was going wild yesterday too, it seemed.
I saw him and Hye-jung heading off for a third round together separately, so things must be going well between them.
Seeing that, I genuinely felt happy for them.
After all, I’d seen them get married in the future.
But why was I feeling this way?
‘I’m frustrated.’
As for me, the girls didn’t show any interest, so I only hung out with the guys.
Well, it was still fun anyway.
So that’s… fine.
Yeah, it is.
‘Damn it.’
Jin-woo felt oddly melancholic.
Regardless of all that.
After drinking water and quickly cooking some ramen to settle his stomach, Jin-woo sat down at his computer.
I hadn’t been paying attention to videos lately anyway.
I figured it was time to manage my PanTube channel for once.
I’d heard that subscribers had exploded after the tournament event, but I was curious to see how things actually looked.
As Jin-woo logged into his channel.
He witnessed something absurd.
“Are you serious?!”
Recent views had reached a staggering ten million.
What on earth was this? Ten million views?
Not just ten million either—it had surpassed twenty million.
And it was on pace to hit thirty million soon.
What kind of video was generating these kinds of numbers?
Could all of them be like this?
Curious, I checked other videos, but while they were close to ten million, they were still only in the millions.
Only the most recent video had nearly thirty million views.
What video could possibly be this popular?
Jin-woo glanced at the video title and understood immediately.
The title said it all.
[Demon Sword, Gram]
Just four words.
But the clickbait was undeniable.
Some viewers came in knowing it was clickbait.
Others entered hoping this time might be different.
Either way, it had captured everyone’s attention.
No wonder the view count had reached such heights.
Most importantly.
This was Felcia’s final journey, wasn’t it?
So this video featured the scene where the Demon Sword Gram appeared.
It was bound to go viral.
Jin-woo decided to read through the comments as well.
He already knew the video’s content well enough.
-Insane, is that really the same human’s skill level?
-Wait, but looking at the video, there’s nobody in Felcia, which means this was way back in time. Was something like that even possible then?
-Not human.
-Dude, seriously? And he even obtains the Demon Sword there?
-This is crazy. For real.
Everyone was marveling, their comments peppered with profanity.
There were plenty of foreign comments too.
Even though I mostly read Korean, these kinds of reactions dominated.
A strange sense of pride welled up.
The Demon Sword Gram alone was generating this much buzz.
What would happen when people saw the video of obtaining Brewnack?
Jin-woo swallowed hard.
‘Every curse word imaginable will come pouring out.’
Still, since the video showed him overwhelming the Demon Sword, the reaction was somewhat more restrained.
Especially since many users had recently advanced to the next region alongside Felcia.
That made it even more so.
The skill gap was glaringly obvious.
But even that was old footage.
How shocked would they be then?
-This is truly legendary.
-Is that even possible?
-I mean, winning the Control Tournament alone doesn’t make sense.
-Beating Kaiser like that was absolutely insane.
-And Kaiser’s skill wasn’t even inflated.
-Exactly.
-One thing’s for certain. Hwang Kyung-ma-jeol will definitely hit the mark soon.
Haha, it was bait all along.
-It’s really funny. lol
Hahaha, for real
While everyone else was laughing and chattering away.
Jin-woo couldn’t bring himself to laugh.
Well, some of it was actually true.
After all, I’d obtained Brewnack from befriending the demons.
I decided not to reveal anything about the Demon Realm for now.
There was no benefit in exposing it immediately.
Besides, keeping it hidden would let me conceal my true strength.
Jin-woo thought this over and scanned for other posts.
That’s when I spotted a peculiar comment.
-Jin-woo isn’t in Felsia right now. FYI.
-?? Who are you to be so certain?
-I’m not sure if he went to the next region after Felsia or somewhere else, but I’m certain. I’m from the Mountain Guild.
-Ah, then that’s credible.
I wish I were in Felsia instead. lol
A brief comment from someone claiming to be from the Mountain Guild.
But the comment felt odd.
There was something aggressive about it.
In the past, I might have just scrolled past it.
But now I knew better.
Kaiser was targeting me.
And now someone from the Mountain Guild was doing this?
Something was definitely going on.
‘Hmm, could it be a coalition?’
A massive guild alliance formed to eliminate Jin-woo.
If something like that existed, Yuna would’ve been notified, and she would definitely tell me.
Still, better to be safe.
‘The most reliable way is to log in and ask directly.’
With that thought, Jin-woo quickly entered the capsule and logged in.
I’d finished my ramen while reading the comments, so my hangover cure was complete.
I’d also drunk plenty of water.
The hangover had completely vanished.
So should I log in now?
I’ve been busy lately, so it feels like forever since I last logged in.
And that was actually true.
Jin-woo logged into the capsule.
* * *
When I asked Yuna about it, she said she hadn’t heard anything like that yet.
While I was at it, I also asked about Jin-heon.
The fact that Yuna knew about him suggested he was quite skilled.
I thought it would be fun to play the game together with him later, but then I recalled a more pressing issue.
It seemed other guilds were trying to band together to take me down.
Was this something I should worry about now?
I shrugged my shoulders as I pondered this.
Honestly, I wasn’t sure.
They want to attack me?
Then I’ll just fight them.
If we fought now, even against massive guilds?
I wasn’t worried even if they swarmed me in numbers.
But.
‘Once we reach the mid-to-late game, who knows.’
The concept of human wave tactics didn’t emerge for nothing.
There’s no merchant who can stand against a mob.
Later on, even I could find myself in trouble.
But not now.
Besides, I had no idea how much stronger I’d become by then.
Right now, I could already obtain Mjolnir and craft a divine sword with it.
The Tempest Isis.
If I obtained that as well?
Well.
I didn’t know about the late game, but up until the mid-game, I probably wouldn’t have much to worry about even if massive guilds swarmed me.
Besides, if a major war broke out later, that would be fun too.
‘The world really has it out for me.’
I cracked a joke to myself and laughed, then loosened up my body lightly.
As long as I had the recipe, I could craft Isis right now if I just had the materials.
But completing Mjolnir first took priority.
That way, my success rate would be higher.
With that thought, I opened the Demon Sword’s skill, ‘Gate of the Demon Realm’.
My destination?
Obviously, there was only one place.
“Ponia.”
The volcanic village of Ponia.
Since it was a village rather than a city, one might think it was a Beginner Region.
But it wasn’t.
It was the region that came after cities like Felsia, Margantia, and Jerba here.
Yes, just like the Garun Territory, which came after Margantia.
It was one of the villages belonging to that territory.
True to its name, the Volcano was a scorching region that hadn’t been particularly popular even before my regression.
It was simply a place sought out by specific individuals.
The reason was simple.
‘Blacksmiths absolutely loved it.’
Since it was a volcanic area, rumors circulated that the intense heat increased the success rate of crafting slightly.
I wasn’t sure if it was true, but there were certainly statistics showing the success rate had improved.
So it was probably genuine.
More importantly.
Wasn’t my purpose for going there crystal clear?
‘I can obtain the Mjolnir Quest there.’
The Volcano Core.
In terms of level, deep within a dungeon in the 150s.
That’s where the fragment of Mjolnir was located.
A hammer handle containing a soul.
And if I combined it with the powerless hammer head I possessed.
The fragment of Mjolnir would be complete.
Of course, I’d need to achieve a linked Quest here.
But that was just a matter of time—nothing difficult about it.
With the Demon Sword’s abilities, I could clear it quickly.
I was just being lazy about it.
The crafting itself was merely a time investment.
‘The real question is whether I can clear the dungeon right now.’
The Volcano Village was precisely level 130s.
But the dungeon inside the Volcano was different.
Naturally, it grew hotter the deeper you went toward the Volcano Core.
And the monsters were formidable too.
So Ponia could be said to be quite an abnormally structured town.
Though, what place after the cities following the Beginner Region wasn’t like that?
Besides, after the cities, you could travel anywhere you wanted.
Just like how from the city after Felsia, you could go to the Garun Territory.
After that, the degree of freedom skyrockets.
So it was natural that the level ranges in the town fluctuated.
‘Still, 150s is pushing it a bit, isn’t it?’
My current level was 95.
Of course, my actual stats were absurd.
[Jin-woo]
*Level: 95
*Class: War God.
*Subclass: Creator.
*Title: 『Irregular』 and 63 others
*Combat Power – 408 (240+168)
*Mana – 408 (240+168)
*Creation – 67 (10+57)
*Additional Stats – 0
Combat power of 408.
Since it’s the sum of all three stats, the efficiency is even better than that.
Maybe I can cover up to level 150?
The problem is the heat.
The heat.
Continuous damage from the heat will keep coming in.
I just need to be careful about that.
Of course, there’s a way to handle that too.
‘Since I’m not recording this as content, I just need to clear it as fast as possible.’
Since I’m not filming a video, I just need to engage in combat quickly and that’s it.
Yeah, let me just focus on that.
With various thoughts in mind, I headed toward Ponia.
I could feel the intense heat even from the Village.
‘Phew, this is what Ponia should be like.’
I had visited once before regression as well.
For some reason, I felt a sense of nostalgia.
Should I head to the Dungeon first?
It wasn’t a Hidden Dungeon or anything particularly secretive.
Jin-woo quickly made his way there.
Since there were no other users around, I ran without hesitation.
I wanted to clear the Dungeon and obtain Mjolnir as quickly as possible.
I was also curious about what a level 150 Dungeon would be like.
Honestly, if you weren’t curious, you wouldn’t be human.
If it were the past Jin-woo, I would have come here at level 140.
Now I was much faster.
Monsters with at least a 50 to 60+ level difference.
‘I couldn’t have imagined this before regression.’
Even before regression, there were no hunters who hunted like this.
Even with both great gear and control, the maximum difference was 20 levels.
But a difference of 50 to 60 levels or more.
No one would believe it even if they heard it.
As Jin-woo entered the Dungeon with such idle thoughts.
Messages about the first discovery reward appeared.
Since it wasn’t a Hidden Dungeon anyway, the reward itself was low.
Well, it’s still something.
Once I obtain the hammer handle imbued with soul, that’s all that matters.
I didn’t need any other rewards.
Boom, boom!
A monster appeared from the dungeon entrance.
It was a Lava Golem, a level 150s monster.
A terrifying golem made entirely of molten lava.
Its frame was smaller than a standard golem.
But the heat it radiated was considerable.
Jin-woo chuckled at the sight, then grasped Gram and Eukelia’s longswords and charged forward.
Thus, the battle began.

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