The Regressor Plays the Game Too Well - Chapter 40

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Episode 40
Episode 40
These are quite demanding conditions.
Ten weakened Raid Bosses?
Beyond Level 50?
Just from this alone, I can tell this Quest carries substantial difficulty.
But there’s a condition on top of that.
‘No recovery items allowed?’
Ugh, this is terrifying~.
T-h-i-s-i-s-i-n-c-r-e-d-i-b-l-y-d-i-f-f-i-c-u-l-t.
Objectively speaking, it is difficult.
If it weren’t for Jin-woo.
Look at him now. He’s making every effort to suppress his laughter, isn’t he?
Can I really get away with this so easily?
And yet.
[Begin whenever you are ready.]
‘How considerate.’
It’s waiting for me to start?
This feels like it was designed to be broken.
Well, if it was designed to be broken, then it must exist for that purpose, right?
Honestly, Skull Golem Arur seemed more difficult.
At least he appeared out of nowhere.
But this one is telling me to prepare and then enter.
That changes things considerably.
‘If it weren’t for me, I never would have obtained this.’
The previous conditions, this Quest—all of it.
The difficulty is genuinely high.
That’s why there was no God Title before regression.
I don’t know about the conditions or Quests of other God series.
But one thing is certain.
‘This probably won’t be as difficult as the God Title.’
Even the symbolism is different, isn’t it?
Sword, bow, magic.
Each symbolizes one type of weapon or martial art.
But the God Title is different.
Combat.
Fighting, battle, warfare—and more.
It symbolizes all of it.
Whether you wield a sword, bow, spear, or magic.
Isn’t it all ultimately combat?
Jin-woo was certain of it.
‘The Godly Knight is the highest Hidden Class among all the God series that’s appeared so far.’
In the Pantheon where everything has a rank, jobs are the only thing that uniquely lacks one.
They’re simply divided into regular jobs and Hidden jobs.
But everyone knows there’s a difference between them.
It’s obvious that Hidden Classes are desirable to anyone.
So among those Hidden Classes, is there a tier?
Of course there is.
The pinnacle is naturally the God series.
The supreme job in each field.
And the Godly Knight ranks among the highest even within those supreme jobs?
This is absolutely insane.
‘I’ll take it regardless of whether I can use the Demon Sword.’
I made the right call doing this before the Demon Sword Quest.
Think about it.
I would’ve naturally cleared the Godly Knight Quest 2 while progressing through a Quest.
Then I’d be dragged here immediately?
Since it’s a forced event, I couldn’t have refused it anyway.
Just imagining it is horrifying.
So the Demon Sword Quest is off the table now.
I’m genuinely grateful I cleared this first before it came up during Quest progression.
My judgment was correct.
Though the Quest content differed from my expectations.
I thought there’d be one more.
But there isn’t.
And ten Raid Bosses on top of that?
Good grief.
‘I don’t know how the weakening will work, so I need to stay as alert as possible.’
First, before I start.
Let me check what skills I still have available.
Unfortunately, Emerald’s Unbreakable is unavailable.
I can only use it once a day, and I already used it on Arur.
I still had at least twelve hours before I could use it again.
No invulnerability skill.
That’s a significant problem.
‘Asir’s Curse isn’t technically an invulnerability skill, after all.’
I’m not sure if it’ll reflect instant-death attacks or similar strikes.
Since I can’t be certain.
It’s best to avoid getting hit as much as possible.
I should assume I have no invulnerability skill.
What are my main skills right now?
Asir’s Curse, Berserker, and Teleportation.
Those three?
As for skills attached to items, the Alchemist’s Elixir and Blessing of the Earth are the most important.
Anything else I should worry about?
‘That’s a problem for later.’
I reviewed all my skills and items.
If I can’t consume recovery potions and such, I’ll have to endure as much as possible with my skills.
The real question is whether vampirism is viable here.
That’s the issue.
But I already know the answer.
Vampirism is usable.
It’s such a rare option that I might not have known, but.
I learned about it thanks to Valen the Vampire King.
When he couldn’t use recovery items.
He used the vampirism attached to his item options.
Looking at it carefully.
It’s more doable than I thought.
‘Is there anything else I need to do?’
No matter how much I look, there isn’t.
I’ve reviewed the effects and skills of all my equipment.
I’ve even checked the ones I normally don’t use because they’re inconvenient.
This time, I’m going in at 100% power!
All preparations are complete.
Should I get started?
They say the beginning is usually the hardest.
Surely there won’t be any raid bosses above level 50 whose patterns I don’t know?
‘Hmm, there isn’t.’
A raid boss in the level 50s whose pattern I don’t know?
There wasn’t one.
I’ve memorized almost all of them up to level 300 at least.
Still, just in case.
I need to be careful.
Come on then.
If anything, it’ll be more fun if it’s harder.
Jin-woo laughed with a bloodthirsty grin at the thought.
Just how difficult would it be?
“I’m starting.”
[This is the final gateway to the Tower of Gods.]
[Once you begin, you cannot stop midway.]
[Upon defeating the boss, another will be generated immediately.]
[Are you truly ready to proceed?]
“Yes.”
I answered with obvious reluctance.
The system displayed a message as if acknowledging my response.
[You are now beginning the final gateway leading to godhood.]
[Warning! Warning!]
[A weakened raid boss, Skeleton Reaper, is being generated.]
[Prepare for combat.]
Jin-woo’s expression shifted as he read the message.
A smug, irritating grin spread across his face.
What? Seriously?
The Skeleton Reaper? You?
The very creature I was planning to hunt appears in weakened form?
Huh? This is basically a demo version, isn’t it?
Far too easy.
That’s what Jin-woo thought.
And indeed, his suspicions were correct.
The generated Skeleton Reaper looked distinctly different.
Its size was noticeably smaller.
And it was alone.
“What? Hey, did you leave your friends behind and come by yourself?”
“Clack! Clack-clack-clack-clack-clack!”
The creature gnashed its teeth in apparent fury.
I should really knock out all its dentures.
Hehehehe.
Normally, a Skeleton Reaper is the very embodiment of death.
A formidable creature.
And it’s also a raid boss here in Felsia.
Naturally, that means one thing:
I know all its patterns.
And it came alone?
‘This is a gift-wrapped victory.’
One of the Skeleton Reaper’s patterns is to lead surrounding skeletons in an assault.
But look around now.
Is there any other skeleton besides that one?
A creature that came without subordinates, utterly alone?
It’s nothing but prey.
I was worried for nothing about lacking the Flame of Renewal.
Even without it, this will be more than sufficient.
“Clack-clack-clack! Tap-tap-tap-tap!”
The creature lunged forward, muttering something incomprehensible.
Boom-boom-boom! Its charging approach looked quite menacing.
Well, though?
To me, it just looked clumsy and awkward.
Having faced the true Skeleton Reaper without weakening, Jin-woo found this version merely adorable.
Of course, even weakened, it remained massive.
It appeared to be under three meters but definitely over two.
Roughly 2.7 meters, perhaps?
That’s manageable then.
The creature gripped its enormous scythe tightly as it charged.
Ready to swing the moment it closed the distance.
But that wouldn’t happen.
‘Teleport.’
Whoosh!
Jin-woo vanished in an instant.
He appeared directly above the skeleton’s head.
But his form was blurred when he materialized.
What was happening?
‘Shadow of the Dark Night.’
A skill attached to the Ninth Night’s Earring, the ninth item given by Marquis Jihokin.
Wasn’t there an item that could use concealment?
That was it.
Thanks to it, I could hide my form the moment I used teleport.
The Skeleton Reaper frantically scanned its surroundings, searching for the vanished Jin-woo.
It looked upward too, but Jin-woo’s form remained invisible.
Between the concealment and the considerable height, detection was impossible.
So, which skill to use here?
Naturally, one that wouldn’t break the concealment.
Concealment would shatter otherwise.
The skill Jin-woo chose was none other than,
‘Shoulder Charging, Enhanced Strike.’
A skill from the shoulder armor obtained after defeating the Twin-head Chimera in Parson’s Quest.
Shoulder Charging.
Combined with Enhanced Strike.
Wrapped in pure white light, Jin-woo plummeted rapidly from the sky.
He resembled a meteor itself.
Whoooooosh!
The descent speed accelerated dramatically from before.
A special effect inherent to charging-type skills.
A special effect where the faster and longer I maintain my speed, the greater the power becomes.
‘Shoulder Charge works the same way.’
That’s precisely why I had climbed to such a height.
Look at it now.
The faster I go, the more intense the light becomes.
Now I direct it toward the Skeleton Reaper’s head.
What if my aim goes off?
Of course, I have another method.
‘Magic Barrier.’
I can simply create footholds in the air.
With such precise aim, I leap once more, my speed accelerating further.
Like a meteor, my shoulder crashes down directly onto the Skeleton Reaper’s head.
Kuuuuuuung!
A devastating impact that makes the entire surrounding area sink downward.
The ground beneath its feet cracks—such tremendous power.
“…Grraaah!”
The creature writhes in agony.
But then an unexpected message appears.
[The weakened Skeleton Reaper takes an unexpected massive impact and falls into the abnormal status ‘Stunned.’]
What?
A Raid Boss?
Is it because it’s weakened?
Normally Raid Bosses don’t fall prey to status abnormalities?
Isn’t this being too generous?
This is practically a free win.
But I won’t refuse.
Father taught me this.
Accept gratefully what is given.
‘Ah, thank you.’
As I bounce away, I smile and express my gratitude.
But I’m not in a good situation either.
I’ve given the Skeleton Reaper an impact, and I’m being bounced back from the recoil.
If I stay like this, I’ll roll across the ground, and the creature will soon recover from its stunned state.
Of course, I have plenty of plans.
In this moment of being bounced back.
I use one more skill.
The cooldown for Mighty Strike has just finished, so I use it together.
‘Charge, Mighty Strike.’
This time, one of the options from the Cobolt set’s sword.
None other than the Charge skill.
A skill that ignores the laws of physics and charges forward regardless of state.
It nullifies the current kinetic energy and redirects the rebound forward.
Boom!
A weaker collision than before.
Yet the creature’s body still staggers.
It’s only natural—a charge infused with Jin-woo’s stats and impact force.
Here, Jin-woo activates.
‘Berserker, Asir’s Curse, Severance.’
A violet aura blooms around Jin-woo alongside crimson vapor.
With that ominous appearance, he launches into the attack.
Slash! Slash!
After swinging the blade twice.
Seeing the creature’s shoulders twitch, he retreats immediately.
It’s broken free from the stunned state.
Sure enough, the creature swings its massive scythe.
Whoooosh!
“Click-click-click-click!”
Whatever the reason for its fury.
It charges forward with irritable clicking sounds.
Jin-woo smiles at the sight of it.
He quickly stashes the blade in his inventory and draws an axe instead.
It’s unfortunate that wielding both axe and sword simultaneously would be ideal.
But without a dual-wielding skill.
There’s no choice.
That’s somewhat regrettable.
With the axe in hand, Jin-woo uses Blink toward the charging creature.
Whoosh!
As Jin-woo vanishes once more.
The Skeleton Reaper instinctively looks upward.
The impact from before must have been tremendous.
Yet even so, Asir’s Curse drains Berserker’s HP, converting it into damage against the creature.
The damage-over-time proves far more agonizing than expected, causing it to writhe.
This time, it desperately tried to catch the moment Jin-woo descended.
But Jin-woo was nowhere to be seen.
He was behind it.
Crack! Crack!
The axe comes down with crushing force!
“Click-click!”
Of course it writhes in agony.
Naturally, this isn’t the end.
I touch the creature directly, then retreat backward.
Would the Skeleton Reaper simply stand by and watch that?
Not a chance!
“Click-click-click!”
As the creature clicks away, its scythe darkens to black.
A harbinger of an instant-death skill.
But my stance isn’t ideal.
The Skeleton Reaper’s instant-death skill is a soul-reaping scythe—a considerably wide-range attack.
Even weakened as it is, the broad scope of the attack likely hasn’t diminished much.
Look at it now.
The ground stained crimson in that location.
A clear mechanic signaling I need to escape there quickly.
But I’m suspended in mid-air.
‘The magic barrier still isn’t off cooldown?’
Can Asir’s curse even reach an instant-death skill?
Gambling isn’t wise.
So I had a method prepared.
Teleportation.
But this time, the target wasn’t me.
Whoosh!
“Click?”
The Skeleton Reaper’s vision suddenly warps.
That’s right.
This time, I teleported the Skeleton Reaper itself.
Caught off-guard by the abrupt shift in perspective, the Skeleton Reaper froze.
I vanished, yet this incomprehensible phenomenon persists.
The skill is already spent.
So it had no choice but to swing its scythe, and the soul-reaping blade simply carved through empty air.
A pathetically wasted strike.
What on earth just happened?
While the creature stood bewildered.
Did I have any intention of staying still?
Crack! Crack! Crack!
‘Rapid fire, power strike.’
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Violent explosions ring out as the Skeleton Reaper takes the barrage of strikes.
It tries to approach again, but I teleport it once more.
Its vision shifts dramatically.
Yet in that moment, a fireball hurtles toward it.
Kaboom!
Flames engulfed my body.
On top of that, insects gnawed at me relentlessly, delivering endless agony.
Was this even possible?
I tried to close the distance again.
But my vision flipped once more.
Thud.
“Tsk… tsk?”
There was no sign of the gap narrowing.
Jin-woo dodged every attack while landing all of his own.
The Skeleton Reaper shook its head as it watched.
This couldn’t be happening.
I am the Reaper itself!
I should be instilling the terror of death in Jin-woo.
What is this?
At this rate…
Wasn’t I the one being harvested instead?
It closed its eyes.
Crumble.
Every bone dissolved into dust.
The Skeleton Reaper was dead.
“Phew! It’s over.”
Jin-woo quickly assumed a ready stance, waiting for the next opponent to appear.
Honestly, the Skeleton Reaper had been far too easy.
Once I learned all its patterns and shifted it away right before each attack, it fell into complete despair.
That was quite entertaining.
Anyway, who would the next boss be?
Just as Jin-woo was anticipating this.
An unexpected message appeared.
[Vast experience points accumulate.]
[Rewards also accumulate.]
[Upon completion of the Colosseum duel, all experience points and rewards are granted at once.]
“Oh!”
So I get rewards for defeating bosses too!
Insane—this is absolutely incredible.
I like this.
So then.
“Next.”
Come on out.

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