The Regressor Plays the Game Too Well - Chapter 58

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Episode 58
Episode 58
Before Jin-woo could even process his shock, countless messages materialized before him.
They included experience points he hadn’t obtained while hunting the Twins and other lesser demons.
[You have cleared all hidden dungeons in the Damp Ravine.]
[All rewards are granted.]
[You acquire tremendous experience points.]
[Experience points are shared with the Demonic Sword Gram.]
[Level Up!]×12
[You acquire additional stat points!]×12
[You have reached Level 50.]
[You acquire the Normal Skill ‘Charge’.]
[You have reached Level 55.]
[You acquire the Rare Skill ‘Corpse Explosion’.]
[The Demonic Sword Gram’s level increases.]
[All of the Demonic Sword Gram’s stats increase.]
[You obtain the Holy Spear for the first time!]
[You acquire the First Title ‘Master of the Holy Spear’.]
[You obtain a Legendary-grade item for the first time.]
[You acquire the First Title ‘The Beginning of Legend’.]
[You acquire a First Title.]
[Through the Title Hunter effect, you acquire 2 additional stat points.]
I had braced myself for an ordeal of immense difficulty.
But what was this?
Was I simply being blessed by the gods?
The bewilderment that had gripped me finally became real only after seeing the reward messages.
This is actually happening.
A moment later.
The confusion faded, replaced entirely by overwhelming joy.
This is incredible.
‘The experience points are insane.’
Twelve levels in a single go?
Well, it makes sense.
How many demons had I hunted within the gorge?
And on top of that, the demonic sword’s level increased too.
Minor stats rose, and my attack power improved as well.
Beyond that, nothing else seemed to have changed.
I didn’t bother examining further.
I simply accepted it and moved on.
‘Hmm.’
New skills I’ve acquired?
Charge was a Normal skill attached to Cobolt’s greatsword before.
Corpse Explosion is Rare, though.
Isn’t this another Dark Mage skill?
Similar skills like Wail of the Dead appeared in the Hero Skill Book too.
Here we go again.
Is it because I’ve cleared quite a few related Quests?
Well, there’s probably some connection.
‘It’ll be fun to use anyway.’
Then naturally, the next thing is the First Title.
The Holy Spear Brionac is last.
Let me check it out.
It’ll probably be similar to the Demon Sword’s owner.
As expected.
『Master of the Holy Spear』
→First Title
→A title granted to the first user to obtain the Holy Spear
→Once per day, you can reset the cooldown of Holy Spear skills.
It’s not similar—it’s identical.
And now, the long-awaited beginning of legend.
Of course, I can predict this too.
It’ll be something like a unique existence or first epic effect.
『Beginning of Legend』
→First Title
→A title granted to the first user to obtain a Legendary-grade skill or item
→All stats +10%
→Legendary probability +5% from random item skill books
This brings my stat increase to a whopping 70%.
Once I obtain everything Jin-woo planned and originally intended to get, I’ll hit a full 100%.
A doubling of stats!
‘This is insane.’
But the important thing is something else.
No matter how good everything else is, nothing compares to this.
Now, let me check the Holy Spear Brionac.
What will it be like?
When I first got Gram, it only had one skill.
Will Brionac be the same?
Or could it be different since the grade is different?
Either way, it doesn’t matter.
It’s a Holy Spear, after all!
Jin-woo trembled with anticipation as he examined Brionak’s information.
‘Item Information confirmed.’
Then a brilliant, pristine light materialized before him.
The Holy Spear Brionak—its azure radiance interwoven with streaks of blue lightning!
As its luminous form revealed itself, the option descriptions emerged.
『Holy Spear Brionak』
*Growth-type Item
*Level: 1
*Grade: Legendary
*Attack Power: 1000
*Durability: 1,500/1,500
*Equip Restriction: Hero-class Professions, Infamy 0
*Violating equip restrictions immediately revokes ownership rights
(Currently, the Godly Form effect overrides equip restrictions.)
→Grows alongside the wearer by sharing their experience.
→All damage +30% when attacking with Brionak
→All attacks from Holy Spear Brionak ignore 20% of defense.
→Skill ‘Five-Fold Divine Retribution’ becomes available
→When using skill ‘Five-Fold Divine Retribution’, Brionak is hurled with tremendous force. It then splits into five streaks of lightning, ignoring all defense and dealing 1000% damage as divine punishment to the target.
→After skill use, Brionak is automatically retrieved into inventory and sealed for 2 hours.
→Sealed Brionak cannot be used.
*When Holy Spear Brionak reaches its maximum level, its grade will increase.
‘What is this?’
Wait, all damage +30% when attacking with Brionak?
And every attack with Brionak ignores 20% of defense?
This is insane.
And it grows too?
This is just a weapon of death.
A weapon of death.
No wonder Hero and Demon King class professions are absurdly powerful.
It’s unfair.
Wait, now that I have both the Holy Spear and the Demon Sword, shouldn’t the others be the ones feeling unfair?
‘Regardless, the risks are substantial.’
Immediate revocation of ownership upon accumulating infamy.
That’s quite a demanding restriction.
If I weren’t in Godly Form.
Well, it all becomes irrelevant now.
And look at the skill itself.
Five-Fold Divine Retribution.
1,000% damage ignoring defense?
‘An instant death skill, huh.’
A genuine killing spear.
The risk isn’t even worth calling a risk.
If anything, it’s good for me.
I can use a spear, but it’s not my primary weapon anyway.
Plus, the reach would be awkward to use alongside Gram.
If I were to use it, I’d probably stick with Bryunack alone, or switch to dual swords after using a skill.
Either way, my combat style would change quite significantly.
‘Switching things up is always fun.’
As I stood there thinking about this and that, smirking to myself, Ruin, who had been smiling brightly before me, opened her mouth.
【Have you confirmed everything?】
“Ah.”
I’d been so excited I’d completely forgotten Ruin was standing right there.
I felt bad about that.
But Ruin simply smiled as if it were no trouble at all.
Yet for some reason, Ruin was gradually fading away.
Looking at me, she lowered her head and spoke.
【It is time now.】
“Are you disappearing?”
【Yes. Since Radiance has also faded, I too must cease to exist. I persevered while I had the mission to protect the Holy Spear, but now that mission has vanished.】
“I see.”
【However, I do have one regret. The Holy Spear Bryunack was stolen by the Demon Realm, and I never got to travel the surface world. That is truly unfortunate.】
That is a shame.
You were cooped up here for thousands of years.
I can understand the regret.
If I were in your position, I’d have died of boredom long ago.
In that moment.
A brilliant idea flashed through my mind.
‘Can’t I collect souls right now?’
Looking at Ruin now, she’s in a spirit form.
So maybe I could use the soul collection component attached to the Wail of the Dead skill?
Of course, it won’t work if they’re not souls I directly defeated.
But what if I use it here?
Fusion Combat.
A skill that lets me blend multiple skills together.
If I apply this creatively?
If I combine it with the Wail of the Dead skill I just obtained, couldn’t I collect Ruin’s soul within the skill?
‘It might just work.’
A smile suddenly spread across my face.
Jin-woo suddenly broke into a faint smile.
Ruin tilted her head, bewildered.
What was she thinking about so intently?
As I tilted my head in curiosity.
Jin-woo spoke with a smile.
“Would you come with me?”
【Huh?】
“I think it’s certainly possible, though for now I can only work with your soul. But if you don’t mind….”
【Yes! I’d love to!】
Ruin suddenly answered with vibrant enthusiasm.
Until just moments ago, she’d been responding with such elegance.
Was her longing simply too desperate?
Her eyes gleamed brilliantly, her voice brimming with excitement.
Jin-woo nodded as he observed Ruin’s reaction.
It might not work out.
“There’s a chance it could fail….”
【That’s fine. Since I’m fading away regardless, I’m grateful for the attempt itself.】
Ruin cut off what I was about to say and responded.
Though she’d regained some composure and spoke calmly.
Just from the way she interrupted and answered.
I could tell how excited she truly was.
I hope this works.
Not just for Ruin’s sake.
If this succeeds, the applications would be limitless.
There were so many experiments I hadn’t been able to conduct regarding Fusion Arts.
If I could experiment like this?
‘Let me try it.’
First, I activated Fusion Arts.
Which skill should I use for this?
Chaos of the Departed.
I incorporated it with the intention of extracting only the soul-collecting effect.
And naturally, next came Stockpile.
If I used Stockpile with its vitality-storing effect, wouldn’t it contain souls more effectively?
It was just a thought.
Ending with just this felt unsatisfying, of course.
‘Let me add Coagulation here too.’
To further concentrate the souls.
Was there anything else?
While searching, I noticed Divine Radiance’s Unbreakable, Alchemist’s Elixir, and Blessing of the Earth.
Could I use the skills from my equipped gear as well?
Besides, Divine Radiance’s Unbreakable is on cooldown?
The moment I thought it would fit, it slipped inside.
This actually works?
‘This is incredible.’
I think I’ve finally grasped the right direction for Fusion Technique.
This is an extraordinary discovery.
Is there anything else I can do here?
No.
Now I can only wait to see if the desired effect manifests properly.
Jin-woo gazed at Ruin with a resolute expression, and Ruin, seeing his determination, nodded with equal conviction before closing her eyes.
“Fusion Technique.”
A skill activated by pouring all contained skills into it.
Let’s do this.
[The Fusion Technique manifests the temporary power of the Crafting skill.]
[Attempting to craft.]
[Using the soul of Ruin, Apostle of Light, as material.]
‘Crafting suddenly?’
What in the world is happening?
The moment I tried to verify what was occurring.
A brilliant white light erupted from all directions!
That heavenly radiance enveloped Ruin completely.
Was she receiving divine blessing?
Or had light returned to her once more?
The light was more intense than any other, so brilliant it stung the eyes.
Yet somehow it felt warm.
And comforting.
As if it could embrace all living things.
That light embraced Ruin entirely.
The warm, comforting radiance wrapped around her.
And its size began to gradually diminish.
Witnessing this mystical transformation, as if she were returning to a fetal state, I could only watch in awe.
When the shrinking finally ceased.
There lay only a single egg.
[Congratulations! You have achieved a remarkable Achievement!]
[You have successfully created a Legendary+ grade egg for the first time!]
[You have obtained the First Title ‘Challenging Mythology’!]
[Through the Title Hunter effect, you gain an additional stat point.]
[You have obtained ‘Mysterious Egg’, a Legendary+ Pet item!]
[From now on, ‘Mysterious Egg’ will share experience points with its owner.]
“A, a pet?”
It was so absurd that I couldn’t comprehend what had just happened.
Wait, I can create a pet with a skill?
It’s absurd, but it’s already happened, isn’t it?
Well, let me check the title first.
It seems like a crafting-type title of some sort.
『Challenging Mythology』
→First Title
→A title granted to the first user to successfully craft a Legendary item
→All crafting results improve significantly compared to before.
It was definitely a crafting-type title.
The effect itself seems decent enough.
But Jin-woo isn’t in production.
There’s probably no real use for it.
Let’s move on.
Anyway, it’s an egg.
Originally, I would have obtained a pet at some point.
Most players get a pet around level 100.
The one I’d planned for was a Unique-grade pet.
‘That one would be quite useful too.’
After all, quite a few rankers used Unique-grade pets.
Come to think of it, most top rankers had Unique pets with them.
And there’s one user famous for pets.
Lin, the owner of the Black Dragon.
‘She was one of the highest-ranked players.’
Of course, she didn’t reach the top ranks with just one pet.
Her basic skills were exceptional.
But most assessments said she lacked the strength to break into the top 100.
What filled that gap was none other than the Epic+ grade pet—the Black Dragon, Hyun-rin.
It was incredible.
It displayed overwhelming presence even compared to typical boss monsters.
Flying across the Hunting Grounds, herding monsters together, then eliminating them all at once with a dragon-type racial skill breath attack—that was the spectacle.
The overwhelming display felt through videos was truly remarkable.
I couldn’t forget it either, constantly recalling it like this.
‘They say a single high-grade pet is worth ten items.’
But what’s my pet’s grade now?
Legendary+ no less.
Even the Epic+ Black Dragon displayed such presence.
Legendary+, two tiers higher than that?
I couldn’t even imagine it.
I never expected it would turn out like this.
Just to be sure, I quickly opened my inventory to check the egg.
『Mysterious Egg』
*Rank: Legendary+
→An egg that shares experience with its owner.
→The grade of the pet that hatches varies depending on what experiences the owner undergoes.
→The remaining time until hatching is unknown.
“Huh.”
This is real.
I never expected to obtain a pet like this.
And it’s not just any pet either.
A pet created from Ruin, who was once a divine messenger.
Hmm.
‘This… this has to be good, right?’
I obtained the Legendary Holy Spear Brionac in a single day.
And now I’ve acquired a Legendary+ pet too.
Even if it hasn’t hatched yet.
I’m feeling dizzy.
Perhaps it’s from being so elated.
Should I explore somewhere else then?
Dizziness of this magnitude—
I can certainly endure it.
As Jin-woo thought this and attempted to leave the Lightning Gorge for another location,
a message appeared.
[Vital Sign Abnormality Detected]
[Overexertion Condition.
[Please log out after sufficient rest.]
‘Ah, it’s just overexertion.’
No wonder my head felt so heavy.
It seemed that after the intense battle with the twin lightning demons, the tension had released and fatigue had accumulated all at once.
Now that I think about it, I haven’t been sleeping well recently either.
I’d rest, then immediately jump back into the game.
It has been quite grueling, admittedly.
This should be enough.
I need to get some rest.
[Forced Logout Initiated.]

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