The Regressor Plays the Game Too Well - Chapter 162

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Episode 162
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Han Yu-na, Jin-woo, and Gia.
The three of them were heading toward a desolate Hunting Ground.
To be precise, a Hunting Ground so high-leveled that it was difficult to access.
Even for Han Yu-na, it was a Hunting Ground at a level that would be burdensome to enter.
Yet seeing Jin-woo and Gia arrive without any hesitation, she couldn’t help but think they were truly remarkable.
Above all, Gia.
I had thought she was skilled, but surely not on par with myself?
That’s what I had assumed.
But the composure evident in her expression was not born from trust in Jin-woo.
It revealed a confidence that she could handle this alone, even without Jin-woo.
‘Just how skilled is she?’
That was what I was most curious about.
It could be a good opportunity to gauge Jin-woo’s abilities as well.
Though I didn’t expect that much.
There was no way Jin-woo would face an opponent worthy of his full effort.
But just how much could she handle?
If I were to compare myself to her?
Thinking this through, I saw it as a chance to compare Gia’s control, skill, and current power.
I had no expectation whatsoever that Jin-woo’s true capabilities would be revealed here.
In any case, upon arriving at this place, Gia paid no mind to anything else and gazed only at the Yellow Dragon, murmuring softly.
“Let’s do our best.”
【Growl.】
The Yellow Dragon trembled slightly with fear even as it acknowledged her words.
This was the Yellow Dragon that had fought valiantly against any opponent.
Yet it seemed fear arose when facing Jin-woo.
Gia acknowledged this as well and nodded her head.
That it was understandable.
But when it came time to fight earnestly, it would fight with greater courage than ever before.
Because I trusted the Yellow Dragon.
Gia gripped her sword with that thought in mind.
And turning her body toward Jin-woo, she left her other hand empty to face him.
‘Hmm.’
Upon seeing Gia, Jin-woo didn’t think much of it.
There was only one thing on Jin-woo’s mind right now.
He wanted to test out the Black Light Sword Technique as quickly as possible.
Having obtained such an incredible basic damage skill.
Not using it would be disrespectful.
Of course, that was part of it, but it wasn’t the only reason.
None other than the Celestial God class.
‘It didn’t exist in my past life.’
Since it was a class I’d never seen before the regression, curiosity stirred within me.
When I asked Yuna, she said it was the same Celestial God as before the regression, and Barmondo was no different.
But the Celestial God class was something I was seeing for the first time.
From what I heard.
‘After obtaining a Quest to acquire the God Series, it’s a Quest that only opens if you also have a divine beast, or so I was told.’
The acquisition difficulty alone was astronomical.
Only those with the God Series class who possessed a Legendary-grade or higher pet could become a Celestial God, wasn’t that right?
What kind of class would it truly be?
I was far too curious.
Thinking this way, I adopted the same stance as Gia, ready to engage at any moment.
As if to say, come at me whenever you’re ready.
Gia watched me, took a moment to set her stance, then rushed forward with tremendous speed.
‘Oh.’
Quite fast indeed.
It was far beyond the speed one would expect from someone in the early level 60s.
But.
Compared to me, it was slow.
I watched her transparent speed and dyed the sword in my hand black.
It was the Black Light Sword Technique.
‘This is more impressive than I thought….’
The sword, darkened and beginning to shine with a subtle ink-like radiance.
It felt as though I had obtained an entirely new blade.
I chuckled softly.
It was clearly just a simple Normal-grade sword, not even a Gram.
Yet it now appeared as a magnificent legendary blade, at least of Epic grade.
Quite an impressive skill.
So then, what about its effects? Should I test them out?
Thinking this, I watched Gia rush toward me and subtly stepped back.
After retreating and creating some distance, I wanted to see how she would act.
Sure enough, the moment I stepped back, Gia rushed forward even faster, attempting to swing her sword.
Just as she rushed forward and was about to swing her blade.
I could see something glimmering behind Gia’s back.
‘Oh.’
I watched it and let out a small exclamation of admiration, continuing to observe.
In that instant, Gia vanished, and the Yellow Dragon appeared in her place.
Upon appearing, it opened its massive maw and unleashed a torrent of golden energy.
To switch positions while preparing in advance and unleash a breath attack the moment they trade places—such coordination.
At this close range, even I would find it difficult to evade a breath attack.
It was genuinely difficult.
I could have dodged it, but I chose not to.
Still, it must have been a carefully considered attack.
So I simply swung my dark-light blade, wrapped in the radiance of Dark Light Sword Technique.
The blade moved with deceptive lightness.
But the result was anything but light.
Crash—crack, crack, crack, crack, crack!
My dark-light blade split the golden breath cleanly in two.
But that wasn’t the end.
‘Fly.’
The moment I thought it, the dark-light aura enveloping the blade shot forward, tearing through the breath and hurtling toward the Yellow Dragon.
The dark-light sword energy traced a sinister, almost grotesque crescent of darkness as it sought to cleave the Yellow Dragon in half.
In that instant, the Yellow Dragon’s eyes blazed as it drew forth the Orb of Authority it held and activated it.
Boom—rumble!
Simultaneously, a colossal bolt of lightning descended from the heavens.
As the lightning momentarily blocked my dark-light sword energy, the Yellow Dragon swiftly repositioned itself and escaped the attack.
So that’s another way to do it.
I thought this while moving my legs with explosive speed.
The instant I closed the distance and approached the Yellow Dragon.
My brow furrowed.
The opponent had changed in that moment.
Confirming that the Yellow Dragon had transformed into Gia, just as I was about to move.
Seizing the opening, Gia thrust her blade at me.
“Tch!”
I was momentarily caught off guard, but quickly twisted my body and spun through the air.
Simultaneously, I rose into the air and delivered a sweeping kick to Gia’s abdomen.
She transformed back into the Yellow Dragon, and the impact sent it flying backward.
The damage didn’t seem particularly severe.
Upon impact, it was pushed back and quickly mitigated the damage.
That was a remarkably intelligent play.
‘Hmm. That was the best move in that situation.’
If Gia had taken my attack directly, she might have suffered a critical wound.
The judgment was extremely quick.
It seemed she had cast it the moment I dodged the thrust attack.
A position-swap skill more troublesome than I’d anticipated.
But I’ve adapted to it now.
I smirked and immediately charged toward the Yellow Dragon.
As if daring it to swap again.
Whoosh!
I shot forward with overwhelming speed.
Whoosh!
My vision shifted abruptly.
The Yellow Dragon that should have been right in front of me vanished, and I could see it pressed against Gia in a space quite far away.
It was absurd.
But I understood immediately.
‘It can swap positions with me too?’
What kind of ridiculously broken skill was this?
That’s what I thought.
But it made sense.
A Celestial God, after all.
Could it manipulate space freely?
Or was there something else entirely?
I chuckled softly, my eyes brimming with curiosity.
And murmured,
“Don’t think you’re the only ones who can move.”
At that very moment, my form vanished.
It wasn’t a matter of moving quickly.
I simply disappeared.
And reappeared right in front of Gia and the Yellow Dragon.
Startled—both of them—they hadn’t anticipated this.
I swung my blade, now glowing with dark light, rapidly toward them.
But.
Crack! Crack!
Though I’d intended to cut down both the Yellow Dragon and Gia simultaneously,
I only severed innocent trees instead.
Could it swap not just the opponent but objects as well?
Truly a remarkable and absurdly overpowered skill.
But if it’s from the God Series, it should be this way.
I thought as much and moved again.
Where had they gone this time?
I couldn’t tell at first.
Looking around, they weren’t anywhere.
But then.
‘Was the sun always this scorching?’
The moment that thought crossed my mind, I looked up.
And I could see it.
Gia, holding a small blazing sphere of flame like a miniature sun above my head.
Upon spotting me, Gia rapidly hurled that tiny sun downward.
The small sun, glowing as it fell to the ground, was truly like the sun itself.
An attack of a different caliber entirely from the Yellow Dragon’s breath that had seemed to destroy everything as it came flying moments before.
Was it a skill comparable to Jin-woo’s Fusion Gambling?
A skill with absurd destructive power.
Jin-woo let out a soft chuckle as he watched Gia’s attack.
Then, gripping his dark-light blade, he swung it toward the descending sun.
Whoosh!
The blade, swinging slowly as if weighted, gleamed darkly, and as it drew closer to the sun, its dark radiance only intensified.
Soon, as the blade approached the sun to cleave it in two.
Remarkably, it did not melt despite the tremendous heat, and the blade moved to sever the sun.
Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom-boom!
The sun attempting to melt the blade.
The dark-light blade attempting to cut the sun in two.
Their collision stripped away everything in the surrounding area.
Crumbling and melting away.
The clash of power was laying waste to the surroundings.
Yet there was one person watching it all.
Han Yu-na gazed at them both in silence.
‘Insane, absolutely insane!’
Comparing herself to them?
That was madness.
This woman called Lin had already surpassed her long ago.
She had already acknowledged that Lin was stronger than her.
But this was something else entirely.
Even though she hadn’t completed her own advancement yet.
She could sense it.
Whether she could unleash such power even after advancing.
Surely only a direct confrontation would reveal the truth.
But one thing was certain.
‘I could never easily defeat her.’
Just from her control alone, it was comparable to her own.
There were slightly weaker aspects, but that pet called Yellow Dragon was compensating for them.
She had already reached a sufficient level of mastery.
To have such a person in the Han-sung Guild?
From Han Yu-na’s perspective, it was something to celebrate unconditionally.
However.
‘Who, who is winning?’
Clearly, Jin-woo was the one winning.
But right now, anyone could see that Jin-woo was holding back.
He was only using attacks that stained the blade with that dark light.
The skill of staining the blade with dark light was impressive, but not as much as that small sun.
So then, who had truly won?
Han Yu-na gazed at me with eyes brimming with curiosity.
I turned my attention toward the massive crater that had split the devastated landscape into two halves—the ground itself had been cleaved in twain.
The scars left behind resembled the aftermath of a miniature sun being rent asunder.
My form remained entirely unscathed.
Yet in that moment.
I let out a soft chuckle and lifted my blade.
Then.
Whoosh!
The sword crumbled into dust before my eyes, dissolving as if it had never been.
Its durability had long since reached its limit, surpassing the critical threshold.
Watching the item vanish, I chuckled softly and turned to Gia, speaking with genuine praise.
“Honestly, I didn’t expect you to reach this level. You’ve grown considerably.”
“Really!?”
“Yeah, you exceeded my expectations. Your class skills are solid, but your control over them has improved dramatically. Much more than when I last saw you.”
“Ah! Thank you so much! It’s all thanks to you, oppa!”
“Aw, come on.”
I chuckled at her words.
Turning toward Han Yu-na, I posed the question.
“Is this sufficient for your evaluation?”
Han Yu-na nodded repeatedly in affirmation, while Gia beamed with quiet delight at my acknowledgment.
Being recognized by me seemed to bring her immense joy.
Just as I was about to smile in return.
The token I’d received from the Count began to emit light.
‘Hmm, I should probably go.’
It appeared I’d obtained a clue regarding the Ancient Empire.

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