The Regressor Plays the Game Too Well - Chapter 76

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Episode 76
Episode 76
The video quality is insane, right?
Jin-woo rewatched the video with that thought in mind.
No matter how many times I watched it, it was genuinely incredible.
Jin-woo paused for a moment, considering.
If I upload Orc Karan’s video, the Quest section will inevitably appear.
Then users from other regions will start graduating too, won’t they?
Large guilds will practically make it routine.
That’s the problem.
‘Normally, they’d be stuck for a whole month.’
And I’m going to unlock it?
There could be some complications, but I’ve already decided.
Why?
It’s simple, really.
‘Kong Yuna has already obtained information through Tensor anyway.’
The future has already changed, hasn’t it?
If I continue like this, things might deviate from my expectations again.
Rather than that, it’s better if I release the information myself and guide things to some extent.
The main trajectory will remain intact anyway.
Besides, given how overwhelmingly I’m advancing right now, there’s honestly nothing to worry about.
Even if I do nothing from here on, I’m not exactly idle.
So there was no need to worry.
Uploading the video would only benefit me, if anything.
There’s no downside.
And if I release information like this and overall player levels rise rapidly?
That’s actually good.
‘Major events can only happen when player levels reach a certain threshold.’
What’s the point of soloing everything like I am now?
Besides, I grow stronger by participating in events like that.
So I wasn’t worried about uploading the video.
But.
What about the next video?
Should I film my activities in Felsia as they are?
‘The timing is actually perfect right now.’
Kong Yuna is moving to Margantia, the next region, anyway.
If Felsia footage comes out now?
Not bad.
Young-jin’s editing is fast.
He should be able to finish editing by tomorrow at the latest.
It might even be faster than that.
‘The Orc Karan footage would definitely take a long time anyway.’
Once I adapt, it’ll only get faster.
When it comes to Felsia hunts, that Parson Quest from the beginning was genuinely entertaining.
What if I split that across several episodes?
That works.
That way I can pad the content too.
And I can quell people’s complaints.
‘Alright, let’s go with that.’
Besides, if I wrap up the footage like this and don’t make a Felsia video, that’d be crossing a line.
Jin-woo chuckled to himself at the thought.
So while uploading the Orc Karan video, I also sent Young-jin the source material for the next video.
I even jotted down roughly what direction the editing should take.
A reply came back immediately.
[Loyalty, loyalty, loyalty! I’ll work hard!]
The message arrived right away.
This guy must have been waiting for it.
I should have sent it sooner.
Anyway, I’ve wrapped up the work for now.
Should I go test out the skills?
‘There’s a lot to verify.’
Counting Brionac, I’ve obtained a whopping ten skills.
There was too much to test.
I thought about checking the video reactions too, but skill testing is more urgent right now.
I’m too curious.
Especially Brionac and the Sage’s Extremity—I was dying to test those.
“Let’s go!”
As Jin-woo entered the game like that.
The Orc Karan footage was spreading across the world.
* * *
Jinu TV.
In truth, it’s more famous by the name Hwang Gyeong-ma-jeol than by its actual channel name.
Any Pantheon player would know this Pantuber.
So many people log in just to watch his new videos.
Whenever he uploaded a video there, the community erupted into chaos.
Even when he wasn’t uploading, the community was plastered with talk about Hwang Gyeong-ma-jeol.
His popularity was beyond measure.
Of course, everyone believed the next video would be the same.
But what’s this?!
-Insane, isn’t this a hint about moving to the next region?
└Isn’t that basically just giving away the answer instead of a hint?
-Wait, there’s a Quest to defeat a boss?
-Damn! I’ve been ignoring all the Quests, and now you’re telling me about Quests?
Who the heck did that quest? Lol. And it turned out lol I had no idea what Pan was.
lol for real
Through Quests, you can advance to the next region.
I’d given it some thought beforehand.
But the hint that you need to defeat a boss to progress to the next region had far greater impact than I’d anticipated.
Once I understood what kind of boss it was, I could finally figure out which Quests I needed to pursue.
Of course, even with this information, it would still take quite some time.
Each region is different, the methods are different, and the bosses are different.
But there was no denying that this was a completely different situation from before when I had no direction whatsoever.
While everyone was focused intently on the video.
I could see Jin-woo facing off against Orc Karan.
Everyone swallowed hard, watching that scene in silence.
A tense moment.
How fierce would the battle be?
That moment everyone was anticipating.
“Kwaaaaagh.”
Boom―――
Orc Karan, defeated in just a single combo, turned to ash and vanished before our eyes.
Orc Karan, defeated so anticlimactically.
And Jin-woo watching him fall with an equally anticlimactic gaze.
Though he wore a mask, he couldn’t hide that look of disappointment in his eyes.
And as Jin-woo headed toward the next region, the video ended.
-Insane!
-But he finished the boss with just one combo?
-Insane, the information was great, but this video is seriously shocking.
-The vibe feels different from usual, the cinematography is incredible.
-The video was really well made.
-The skill is insane too!
└Of course it is!
-Man, but that look of disappointment at the end is seriously cool.
└ㅋ It’s nice to see him wearing a diaper. lol
lol that’s real
Everyone was busy posting comments marveling at Jin-woo’s skill.
And they all grew excited about the new information.
-Hurry! We need to claim it first!
-True!
-Hey! Our Guild is in chaos.
└Our guild too lol
Most users accessed the information and quickly logged into Pantheon.
It was only natural that guilds went on high alert.
Everyone was given an equal opportunity to get ahead of the others.
-But seriously, this is insane. They solved the answer to the next region so simply.
└lololol For real, I would’ve kept it hidden.
└That means they’re confident!
└???? What confidence?
└The confidence to overwhelm even after revealing it like this!
└That’s it!
-Seriously so cool.
-The style is insane, for real.
Even regular users were in an uproar.
There was no way the guilds would stay still.
“Hurry, hurry! Gather information!”
“Scrape together all information about the bosses in this region!”
“Damn it! Ask the NPCs about the bosses and any monsters that suddenly appeared!”
“We need to go faster than anyone else!”
While every guild was on high alert and scrambling to obtain Quests before each other.
Kaiser ground his teeth.
‘Damn it.’
The moment the Jinu TV video came out, he had his guild members investigate the Quest.
But the rumors had already spread far and wide, so not just other guilds but regular users were stirring as well.
With everyone scrambling to obtain the Quest, how could he possibly secure it?
It was Hwang Gyeong-ma-jeol again.
That bastard was blocking his path once more.
‘I can’t fall behind here.’
With his level capped, he was trying to push forward as quickly as possible, but even that was proving difficult.
He’d already been searching for clues to reach the next region.
And now they’d gone and scattered ashes all over the cooked rice.
It felt like his insides were turning upside down.
He would’ve found it himself without them revealing it like this.
But they had to make a grand announcement and scatter ashes everywhere.
This was absolutely unforgivable.
There was no more tolerance left.
It didn’t matter how much information that bastard had or how strong they were.
‘At this rate, I might never catch up.’
Kaiser judged the situation coldly.
That bastard had already moved to the next region.
So what were his chances of catching up?
The odds were infinitesimal.
I couldn’t deny that his abilities had already far surpassed my own.
But there was something I possessed that he did not.
Namely, wealth and organization.
That would be enough.
‘I’ll annihilate him by any means necessary.’
The money I’d spent because of him wasn’t wasted.
But the humiliation I’d endured was far too great.
The interference with information had also been immense.
If I could only find him somehow.
I would crush him.
Kaiser made that vow once more today and entered the capsule.
Now that the playtime restriction had finally lifted, I could enter.
Hoping the guild members would ask for useful information.
‘I acknowledge he’s superior to me, but I can achieve similar results as well.’
* * *
If someone possessed truly critical information, how would they act?
Well, isn’t it obvious?
They’d keep it to themselves and never reveal it?
Of course.
It should naturally be that way.
So why did someone exist who wouldn’t do exactly that!
Lee Yeon stared at the screen in utter incomprehension.
“What!? Why are you revealing that now! Why! Right now!”
You kept it hidden all this time!
Why suddenly expose it now!
I’d been sleeping peacefully until just moments ago when I heard that Jin-woo was participating in the territory war, thinking it was nonsense and jolting awake.
And now this sudden bombshell!
If you were going to reveal it, just do it immediately.
Why build up anticipation like this and then do it this way!
“Arghhhh!”
As Lee Yeon fumed like this.
The Secretary spoke softly from beside her.
“Perhaps they thought it was okay to reveal it once they realized Han Yu-na knew the information?”
“Ughhhhhh!”
“Plus, with the timing for uploading videos, it seems like they posted it right on schedule.”
“Ugggghhhhh!”
She let out an inhuman shriek.
The Secretary laughed softly.
Lee Yeon glared sharply at the Secretary who was laughing.
But what could I do about it?
It was ridiculous.
“Ahem.”
Secretary cleared her throat and stiffened her expression, suppressing a laugh.
So it really was a high-difficulty profession.
Secretary watched Lee Yeon scratching her head frantically and asked.
“What are you thinking of doing?”
“Ugh, this is driving me crazy.”
Jin-woo’s stats were certainly abnormal right now.
But to participate in the territory war on top of that?
This was troublesome.
If Jin-woo participated, naturally the probability of Garn’s side winning would increase.
It was originally a well-planned project, but of all things, he had to go to Falcon Village and arrive at Margantia, the next region, where this mess broke out.
Of all the timing!
‘Should I stop him?’
For a moment, that thought crossed my mind.
It was such a massive project.
The Garn Territory held that much influence.
There was quite a significant story involved as well.
After all, this was about the hidden mastermind sweeping across the entire Deron Kingdom making their move.
But to have it blocked like this from the start?
It was clear that the plans of the mastermind I had set up would be thwarted.
‘This is troublesome.’
But there was nothing I could change.
Still, wasn’t there at least a small hope?
With that thought, Lee Yeon checked Jin-woo’s stats.
And there appeared the stats.
[Jin-woo]
*Level: 57
*Class: War God.
*Titles: 『Irregular』 and 55 others
*Strength—241.4 (142+99.4)
*Stamina—241.4 (142+99.4)
*Agility—241.4 (142+99.4)
*Mana—241.4 (142+99.4)
*Additional Stats—5
Looking at that, Lee Yeon could feel it.
Considering Jin-woo’s performance thus far, could those stats really not break through it?
Lee Yeon smiled faintly and thought.
‘There’s no way.’
Watching Lee Yeon like that, the Secretary spoke with genuine concern.
She asked Lee Yeon.
“Will it be alright?”
“I don’t know, damn it.”
Lee Yeon had now given up entirely.

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