The Regressor Plays the Game Too Well - Chapter 169

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Episode 169
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Jin-woo introduced the spirits of the Magic Tower to Count Zapin before swiftly returning to his domain.
The Abandoned Dragon’s Nest.
It felt like an eternity since I’d been here.
No, not just a feeling—it truly had been ages.
I’d been continuously emptying the nest while crafting the Divine Blade, Isis of the Tempest.
Why empty it while making Isis, you ask?
Simple.
I smiled as I felt the oppressive heat radiating throughout the entire nest.
Certainly, with this level of firepower, even I couldn’t remain here long.
After all, I’d used a furnace containing tremendous heat to complete Isis.
A Divine Blade forged with Ancient Dragon Bone and Dragon Heart, no less.
Though the recipe was Epic grade.
I could instinctively sense it.
It wouldn’t stop at merely Epic grade.
At minimum, wouldn’t it reach Legendary?
Perhaps even…
‘It might ascend to Mythic grade.’
With such anticipation, I approached the furnace I’d raised to craft Isis.
The immense firepower was so fierce that even I would be consumed by the flames without protection.
I quickly adapted and began extinguishing the furnace’s flames.
Now that the blade was complete, the furnace no longer needed its fire.
As the furnace’s flames died down, the shape of the blade within began to reveal itself.
The blade’s edge, perfectly fused with the Tempest’s core, shone beautifully and brilliantly.
I smiled gazing upon Isis.
Finally, it’s complete.
The birth of a blade worthy of wielding alongside the Demonic Sword, Gram!
How long I’d awaited this moment.
I reached out to grasp the Divine Blade, Isis of the Tempest, with a thoroughly satisfied smile.
Had a message not obscured my vision.
Ding!
“Alright, alright, I got it… wait, what?”
I hastily dismissed the message, trying to properly view Isis’s options.
Anyone would have done the same.
But an unusual message appeared.
Was there a problem with Isis of the Tempest?
No, that wasn’t it.
[The Divine Blade, Isis of the Tempest, has been completed.]
[Congratulations! You are the first to create a Divine Blade!]
[You have obtained the First Title, ‘Craftsman’s God’.]
[Through the Title Hunter effect, you gain an additional stat point.]
Seeing even the Title Hunter effect—which had long since lost its significance—appear on screen confirmed that Isis was functioning correctly.
But then.
Why had such a message appeared?
[Error! Error! Error! Error!]
….
….
Countless error messages flooded the screen.
What could have gone wrong?
Jin-woo stared at the messages with growing unease.
Had the Administrator noticed something amiss and was attempting to intercept Isis?
As I wrestled with that unsettling thought.
Another message materialized before my eyes.
And this message was not of an unfavorable nature.
A sharp intake of breath.
Even Jin-woo tensed as he read the message.
An unexpected notification came into view.
[An unknown phenomenon has occurred.]
[During the fusion of the Ancient Dragon Bone and Ancient Dragon Heart, an unknown phenomenon has manifested.]
[The Irregular’s Title and phenomenon are merging.]
[The will of the great dragon awakens.]
[Apart from the Divine Sword, Typhoon Isis, a new phenomenon emerges.]
“W-what is this?”
Messages Jin-woo had never encountered before.
Yet somehow, they didn’t feel ominous.
Why was that?
Was it due to the fortunate luck that had always blessed my gameplay?
Or perhaps because I hadn’t yet witnessed any misfortune?
But truly, Jin-woo couldn’t even conceive of this being something negative.
He felt it genuinely, instinctively.
That something extraordinary was about to unfold.
And then, what appeared was none other than….
[Various phenomena distort and a new phenomenon arises.]
[Mythology descends.]
Mythology descends?
Did that mean a god itself was manifesting?
The instant Jin-woo entertained that thought.
A colossal dragon emerged from the furnace.
It was not a dragon that radiated ferocity or savagery.
A dragon of truly magnificent appearance, its overwhelming majesty causing my body to tremble involuntarily.
Or rather, it was the form of a dragon.
Just witnessing it through the furnace was enough to make Jin-woo shudder.
If I had seen the true form itself, I couldn’t have even imagined it.
The majesty it possessed far surpassed anything like Barkal.
Truly, the gap between an Imoogi and a dragon was incomparable.
The moment I felt that.
The dragon opened its maw.
Was I about to be devoured?
Jin-woo couldn’t think of any particular resistance.
But one thing was certain.
That dragon didn’t seem like it would harm me.
Right then.
From the dragon’s open maw, a single sword brimming with radiant light burst forth.
What in the world was this?
The Sword God’s form and appearance were completely identical to the Divine Sword, Tempest’s Isis.
But the quality of the light contained within it was different.
If Tempest’s Isis was merely a Divine Sword, this felt like something far more special.
Jin-woo gazed at the dragon that had handed him the sword.
For some reason, I could see the dragon seeming to smile as it vanished.
Gulp.
‘What… what on earth was that?’
Jin-woo stared at the two swords while thinking this.
And then a message appeared.
[You have acquired a new Divine Sword.]
[This is a silent mythology that no one can know.]
[Until you manifest it yourself, no one will know.]
A message whose meaning was unclear.
Jin-woo saw it and was about to immediately open the options, but shook his head.
It was something I felt instinctively.
If I checked the sword the dragon just gave me first, I might be disappointed when I looked at Isis, which I had created myself.
Isn’t it natural to save the best for last?
So I checked Isis first.
Jin-woo then confirmed the options of Isis held in his left hand.
『Divine Sword, Tempest’s Isis』
*Growth-type Item
*Level: 1
*Grade: Legendary+
*Attack Power: 1,000
*Durability: 2,000/2,000
*Equip Restriction: God-class job only.
*Violating the equip restriction immediately revokes ownership.
→Shares the wearer’s experience and grows together.
→When attacking with Isis, all damage +30%
→All attacks from the Divine Blade, Typhoon Isis, ignore 30% of defense.
→Can use Blade Wind without any restrictions.
→Blade Wind releases sword strikes at Isis’s exact option values, allowing you to strike distant enemies from range.
→Skill ‘Typhoon Blade’ can be used.
→When using skill ‘Typhoon Blade’, you can imbue the Divine Blade, Typhoon Isis, with powerful typhoon force. When releasing the typhoon force, you can summon a massive typhoon to sweep away enemies. When attacking with the typhoon force imbued, you can use a sword strike with 1,000% attack power damage while ignoring all defense with the typhoon’s force.
→After using the skill, the Divine Blade, Typhoon Isis, cannot use Blade Wind for one day.
*All skills similar to Blade Wind also cannot be used.
*When the Divine Blade, Typhoon Isis, reaches its level cap, its rank will increase.
“Wow.”
Even Jin-woo couldn’t help but admire the options.
The best options compared to any of the legendary weapons Jin-woo had ever possessed.
The skills were remarkable, and the basic options inherent to the weapon itself were beyond imagination.
Blade Wind was especially extraordinary.
It meant he could continuously use blade wind-type skills as regular attacks without any restrictions.
There was an overlap with the Black Light Double Sword.
‘With regular damage amplified to this degree, I have nothing to worry about going forward.’
Jin-woo examined the options carefully with that thought.
‘The skill is insane.’
Typhoon Blade.
The name was simple, but the effect was anything but.
The message about imbuing typhoon force essentially meant he could wrap the blade in a typhoon and attack.
And then release it with that typhoon afterward.
The risk was minimal.
Unable to use Blade Wind and typhoon-type skills for one day.
Hardly a risk worth mentioning.
Even Mjolnir would have to take a step back from this skill and option set.
This was truly worthy of being called a Divine Blade.
Nothing compared to the holy swords those hero brats wielded.
Demon swords were the same way.
Jin-woo laughed inwardly before suddenly glancing at his right hand.
Without realizing it, Jin-woo swallowed hard, and goosebumps rose on his skin.
‘Wait.’
If Isis was this good, then the blade on the right couldn’t be ordinary either.
Could it possibly be even better than Isis?
That’s what he wondered.
Initially, he’d worried that checking the right Divine Blade first would make him disappointed in Isis.
Now, ironically, my concern had shifted in the opposite direction.
What if this turned out to be even more disappointing?
But that dragon’s form from before, and the aura emanating from the sword…
Weren’t they all showing me that something was far from ordinary?
Yet even for Jin-woo, it was hard to believe.
Better than Isis itself?
Jin-woo had no choice but to verify with that thought in mind.
What could the truth possibly be?
Then, a message appeared.
[The Dragon God Sword, Bahamut, recognizes you as its master.]
[You have become the master of the Dragon God Sword, Bahamut.]
[You have acquired the Irregular Title, ‘Successor of the Dragon God’.]
“W-what is this?!”
Jin-woo blurted it out involuntarily.
He was only trying to check the options, yet three messages appeared that he couldn’t believe even after seeing them.
What kind of sword was this to produce such messages?
I couldn’t hold back any longer.
Jin-woo checked the options.
Then.
『Dragon God Sword, Bahamut』
*Growth-type Item
*Level: 1
*Grade: Mythic
*Attack Power: 2,500
*Durability: 5,000/5,000
*Equip Restriction: Divine-class Job, must be personally crafted.
*Violating the equip restriction immediately revokes master status.
→Shares the wearer’s experience and grows together.
→All damage +50% when attacking with Bahamut.
→All attacks from the Dragon God Sword, Bahamut, ignore all defense.
→Can imbue the Dragon’s Wrath into the sword.
→Dragon’s Wrath is a power that temporarily doubles Bahamut’s option values. Can be used up to 5 times per day. Recharges at midnight daily.
→Skill ‘Incarnation of the Dragon God’ can be used.
→When using the skill ‘Incarnation of the Dragon God’, the sword’s master transforms into the Dragon God’s body, and the transformed body gains increased stats for 3 minutes while all defense increases 5-fold.
→After skill use, stats and defense decrease to half or less for one day.
*When the Dragon God Sword, Bahamut, reaches its maximum level, its grade will increase.
“…?”
If viewing Isis had filled me with admiration and excitement…
Viewing Bahamut filled me only with confusion.
My expression was one of utter bewilderment, as if I couldn’t comprehend what I was looking at.
Dragon God Sword, Bahamut.
True to its name, it’s a Mythic-grade item.
An item that transcends Legendary and achieves Mythic status.
And its options are absolutely insane.
The ability to temporarily double the effect of its options, usable up to five times per day?
And it recharges after a day passes.
I’ve obtained an extraordinary skill without any risk whatsoever.
But what truly astounded me was the skill called Incarnation of the Dragon God.
Though it does have a significant drawback in terms of risk.
A duration of three minutes—long, if you think about it.
‘…Can I really use this?’
An option so overwhelming that I hesitate to even activate it.
I’ve definitely obtained an extraordinary weapon.

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