The Regressor Plays the Game Too Well - Chapter 124

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Episode 124
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A new video from Jinu TV featuring skeletons and various dark magic skills.
Naturally, it caused quite a sensation.
The reaction was enormous.
The skeletons’ power was considerable, after all.
Each individual skeleton was on par with the users from the Han-sung Guild standing nearby.
Actually, they seemed slightly stronger than comparable level.
Except for Han Yu-na.
It was nonsensical from the start.
-Wait, if these were the Han-sung Guild’s elite, they’d be incredible…
-They seem weaker than the skeletons?
-Does that even make sense?
-Huh, but how is he a Mage?
-Is he really a Spellblade or something like that?
-No, even Spellblades can’t use multiple high-tier skills simultaneously. But looking at Hwang Kyung-ma-jeol now, he’s using top-tier sword skills too, and those skeletons don’t look like basic grade either?
That last comment was right.
They were definitely not basic-grade skeletons.
If they were basic-grade skeletons, it would mean the supporting skills were higher tier, not the skeletons themselves.
But that aside.
Jin-woo, casting magic from behind while covering the skeletons.
Anyone watching would believe he was a Mage player.
His senses were incredibly sharp too.
Quite impressive.
High power and skill grades as well.
And on top of that, his control?
A selfish user who possessed everything.
-What’s his class even supposed to be?
-Is it a World-Class he got from winning this tournament?
-Byung-gun? That’s still a ways off.
-Right; this video is from three weeks ago. So he already had an incredible class back then.
-I was convinced he had a hidden Warrior-class job, but apparently not.
There had always been much speculation about Hwang Kyung-ma-jeol’s—that is, Jin-woo’s—class.
But most opinions leaned toward him being a Swordsman or Knight-type class.
They believed it was an exceptionally rare hidden class.
Yet suddenly magic appeared.
He seemed to use basic magic occasionally before.
But that was just basic magic.
When used this extensively, the story changes.
It meant his class allowed it.
Everyone tried to speculate, but no one could reach a definitive answer.
-Hwang Kyung-ma-jeol needs to reveal his class!
-For real!
-I’m so curious what class it actually is.
-Seriously, what class is it!? I’m holding my breath until you tell us!
-And that’s how one person passed away.
There had never been such chaos.
In truth, Jin-woo’s class was impossible not to be curious about.
He was recklessly using both magic and warrior-type skills.
And his power was absolutely incredible.
But that aside, toward the end of the video.
A scene appeared of him facing the stone wolves.
And when he finally defeated the raid boss alone with a corpse explosion.
Everyone was electrified.
-Wow!
-Seriously, that’s all I can say.
-Wait, magic is that powerful?
-What class is he even!?
-What’s the power level;;;;;
-If he already had that much power three weeks ago, doesn’t that mean no one can beat him now?
-Yeah; the guilds were supposed to be forming an alliance, but look how quiet it is now.
-LOL No, in the comments here before, they said to be careful and said there was a guild union.
Wasn’t the Mountain Guild the same way? lol
-Wait, but guys;; how is Hwang Kyung-ma-jeol moving between regions? That wasn’t possible back then, right?
-Huh? You’re right?
Not only magic, but the ability to move between regions as well.
Everyone was astonished.
Truly a video filled with nothing but amazing things from start to finish.
That’s why everyone was busy analyzing it.
【Looks like Hwang Kyung-ma-jeol came back with a vengeance this time;;;;】
[Actually, that makes sense.
From what I can tell, this patch seems specifically designed to counter Hwang Kyung-ma-jeol.
Right now only Hwang Kyung-ma-jeol can move between regions, so they’re opening it up to all users.
I think it’s probably something like the effect of a magic sword.
It feels like they’re giving it to others just to unlock that.
I think Hwang Kyung-ma-jeol unlocked it so quickly that they had no choice but to grant it?]
-Yeah! That’s it!
-Yes! That’s right!
It seems like that’s the case. Hahahaha.
-No, Hwanggyeongmajeol! Thanks to you, I found my lost family. ㅠㅠㅠ
Hahaha, that lost family is so messed up. Hahaha.
-Nah, but doing it with a friend is seriously fun.
-Sounds like it’ll be entertaining!
It wasn’t just this post.
Analysis threads about Jin-woo’s profession, which had been shrouded in mystery until now, began surfacing.
【I think I’ve figured out Hwang Kyung-ma-jeol’s profession】
[Roughly speaking, isn’t it a class that can use all skills and all weapons?
Because magic swords like that usually come with restrictions.
But he uses them without any of those limitations, which is pretty strange.
Same with the skills.
He’s already shown too much.
My guess is it’s some kind of Master class or something like that.
Maybe something like King of War?]
-Oh!
└What’s coming? lol
-There’s some logic to it, but ultimately it’s just speculation.
Hahaha, but seriously, what’s even funnier is why does this actually seem right?
Now that I think about it, I do just spam weapons and skills all the time. lol;;
-Hmm, hearing it put that way, there’s definitely something to it.
-I wish Hwang Kyung-ma-jeol would reveal it soon.
Why would I tell you that? lol
└Actually, there’s no reason he wouldn’t. If it’s a hidden class, he already obtained it, so no one else can get it anyway.
└Oh? That’s true.
Most of the public opinion leaned this way.
Things had been quiet for a while.
But now the chatter about Jin-woo erupted once more.
Kaiser ground his teeth as he stared at the video.
Especially the final scene where he detonates a corpse explosion using fusion combat, causing it to explode.
The destructive power was absolutely tremendous.
Kaiser watched it and slowly closed his eyes.
Such power couldn’t be used continuously, surely.
But merely possessing it was a problem in itself.
One against many.
This war would certainly be quite disadvantageous for a swordsman.
‘After all, fighting alone tends to make the body sluggish from the tension and pressure.’
But magic at an elite level too?
This wasn’t just facing one opponent.
With two professions, wouldn’t it feel like facing two opponents?
That’s a naive assessment.
It should be considered not merely two, but an entire legion—a force of truly staggering magnitude.
Just looking at that range alone proves it.
What if he has one or two more skills like that?
‘If I engage now, I’ll lose for certain.’
A hundred out of a hundred times, I would be defeated.
Kaiser thought with cold clarity.
Then at the very least, I need to find a way to counter his magic.
But so far, I’ve found nothing.
Unless I discover some method.
It’s impossible.
Still, there was some encouraging news.
‘Our other predictions were correct.’
That the Demon Sword allows him to move to different regions.
It was merely speculation, but he demonstrated it openly, didn’t he?
This made me conclude that Jin-woo could even transcend the distances between kingdoms.
After all, he was discovered in the Bark Empire not long ago.
Surely Jin-woo is capable of traveling between kingdoms as well.
But for now, I cannot defeat him.
If only I could find that one thing.
‘Then our victory would be certain.’
Just then.
Someone contacted Kaiser.
-Kaiser, are you aware of the Demon Sealing Fragrance Jar?
Demon Sealing Fragrance.
Kaiser’s eyes narrowed upon hearing those words.
The Bark Empire, which possessed the vastest territory.
It boasted lands so expansive that one could believe anything existed there.
But a Demon Sealing Fragrance Jar?
Kaiser asked the person who sent the message.
“Tell me in detail.”
Perhaps I had finally found the answer.
* * *
While everyone was excitedly discussing Jin-woo.
I paid them no mind.
In fact, I didn’t even know the video had been uploaded.
Most of it was intentional on my part anyway.
But now I had little interest in such things.
Though that indifference wouldn’t last long.
[Park Jae-hyun: Wow, hyung, did you see this?]
[Choi Byung-gun: It’s really amazing, hyung.]
Seeing the messages Jae-hyun and Byung-gun sent along with the video.
As expected, it was Jin-woo’s video.
Watching it, I felt something peculiar.
How should I put it.
I knew I was famous, but…
When an acquaintance sends me a video like this and talks about it, it makes it feel all the more real, doesn’t it?
I felt a bit embarrassed.
[Da-in: Seriously, that was insane. Wait, is Hwang Kyung-ma-jeol some kind of god!?]
Ji Eun-mi: Haha, but God really went too far.
[Jaehyun Park: Hwanggeusin! Hwanggeusin! Don’t know? Haha, God, God!]
Haha, what do you mean a real god? I can’t believe this.
You guys, he really is a god.
A god of combat.
I chuckled to myself as I read that.
Every time someone called me a god, it was funny.
Anyway.
Yu Ji-a’s reaction to the video was unusual.
[Yu Ji-a: I’ve actually fought that raid boss before, and I know for a fact it doesn’t die that easily. So how did you one-shot it? Does that even make sense? And that was ages ago!]
Watching Ji-a type excitedly, I chuckled.
Right, that was the raid boss in Falcon Village before heading to Margantia.
Thinking back on it, I nodded.
If it’s Yu Ji-a, she would know.
She actually fought and defeated it herself before going to Margantia.
But a video showing it being one-shot?
That’s unbelievable.
Well, if it’s Hwang Kyung-ma-jeol, one-shotting it makes sense.
But defeating it with magic is another story entirely, isn’t it?
[Yu Ji-a: I’m starting to think that might actually be a god-related class.]
[Choi Byung-gun: Ah, that could be it.]
[Da-in: What, is he really a god?]
While everyone was chattering away.
I chuckled and typed a response.
[Jin-woo: Could be.]
[Park Jae-hyun: Oh, a class like that exists?]
[Choi Byung-gun: It’s a game, so it could!]
[Da-in: Plus the game is called Pantheon! There could be multiple gods, right?]
[Ji Eun-mi: Oh, that makes sense.]
Everyone was chiming in.
I chuckled.
They really have no idea.
My channel name isn’t Hwang Kyung-ma-jeol—it’s Jinu TV.
But since I’m usually called Hwang Kyung-ma-jeol, it seems they haven’t caught on yet.
Well, if they don’t know, that’s fine too.
I did give them a few hints, more or less.
Whether they figured it out or not didn’t matter.
I wasn’t deliberately hiding my identity, after all.
But since no one knew, it was actually kind of fun.
Since I wasn’t deliberately hiding it.
‘But it’s also weird to just blurt it out directly.’
Truth be told, I practically said it outright anyway, so it’s fine.
Isn’t it natural that the area closest to the lamp is the darkest?
Above all, people close to you simply can’t imagine that person being a celebrity.
If Jin-woo were in the same situation, he’d be the same way.
Well, it happens.
I wasn’t trying to make myself known anyway.
Just as Jin-woo was thinking this.
A message from Jae-hyun came through.
[Park Jae-hyun: Huh!? The patch just finished, so we can log in now!]
[Choi Byung-gun: I’m heading in right now!]
[Dain: ㅠㅠㅠ I’m still working on my assignment]
[Ji Eun-mi: ㅠㅠㅠ Me too]
[Park Jae-hyun: Haha! I’m going!]
As everyone disappeared one by one like that.
Jin-woo chuckled and stood up from his seat.
Should I log in right away then?
Naturally, just as Jin-woo was about to log in.
A personal message arrived.
At this timing, there could only be one person.
Sure enough, it was exactly who I expected.
[Yu Ji-a: Oppa, are you coming on right now? I’m about to log in too.]
[Jin-woo: Yeah. Don’t you have assignments?]
[Yu Ji-a: I already finished mine, so I’m good.]
[Jin-woo: Oh, I see. Then I’ll head on.]
[Yu Ji-a: Ah! Then I’ll wait for you in front of the Fountain!]
[Yu Ji-a: (bowing rabbit emoticon)]
After sending the message, I logged in right away.
Now that I think about it, Yu Ji-a’s appearance was also quite familiar somehow.
But I still can’t remember.
Well, if she were famous, I would have remembered.
Jin-woo thought this and moved on.
So, should I go see Yu Ji-a in Margantia?

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