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Translator: ZERO_SUGAR
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◈ Regression is Too Much
Chapter 065
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The Regressor accepts his fate (1)
“Hey.”
“…?”
“Fight me.”
“…”
Chan’s lips tightened as he frowned.
“…Get a grip.”
He spoke in that characteristically low, growling voice of his.
Get a grip?
Am I not in my right mind?
I guess I might not be. My head was spinning from the constant stream of unfair setbacks.
From Chan’s perspective, I probably looked like a madman.
He tells a guy who just arrived on the floor to get up, and suddenly that same guy is picking a fight with him.
It must have been quite bewildering for him.
“What? Are you scared?”
“…”
“Come on! Hey! You said you came here after catching a wolf! Show me!”
“…You’re completely insane.”
But I felt like I wouldn't be satisfied until I saw Chan’s power for myself, right here and now.
I had just been summoned to Floor 3-5 and I didn't have a weapon since everything but your items vanishes when you enter the Tower. If Chan was the weakling I thought he was, I could easily take him down even without one.
I clenched both my fists and raised my guard like a boxer.
“…I don't engage in meaningless fights.”
Chan just shook his head from side to side.
“It’s meaningful to me. It has the very important meaning of information gathering.”
“…Haa.”
"I won't be satisfied until we fight."
When it seemed I had no intention of backing down, Chan let out a deep sigh.
Whoosh!
He began to emit an enormous amount of killing intent. Just as I thought. My skin tingled, and I saw an illusion of blood dripping from his two eyes.
Demon. Ghost. Monster. Slaughterer. All sorts of negative images were projected onto Chan, and I felt my legs tremble slightly with an involuntary fear.
If I fight him, I’ll definitely lose. That thought crossed my mind.
If I were to resist that indescribable something, I would only be filled with despair and self-loathing before being instantly sent back by Regression.
“Hehe…”
But because the sense of despair was so overwhelming, I was paradoxically convinced that Chan was weak.
That killing intent. Its performance was ridiculously outstanding.
Assuming I didn't have Regression, my own power was among the top tier in the Tower. Of course, since I met him on Floor 3-5, he must also have top-tier abilities, but for his killing intent alone to be that potent was strange.
Wouldn’t it be more rational to think that the ‘killing intent’ itself was his ability?
Having reached a conclusion in my head, I slowly lowered my body.
“…What are you doing?”
I relaxed all the muscles in my body and kept my gaze fixed forward. I took a deep breath, and the moment I felt ready.
Fwoosh!
I unleashed the power in my muscles and charged at Kang Chan.
“What?!”
Chan stepped back in response to my sudden attack, but I was faster.
His face was colored with panic. I think this is the first time I’ve seen that expressionless mask of his crack. A base sense of satisfaction blossomed in a corner of my heart.
“You…”
With a look of resolve, Chan belatedly threw a punch, but his timing was too late. My own fist was much faster to reach his chin.
Now, Kang Chan. I have a lot to ask you after I knock you out. Why you came to Floor 3-5, what your trait is, and if it’s true that you caught the Tutorial’s fairy.
As I extended my fist, lost in pleasant daydreams within the accelerated time.
“Huh?”
I thought I saw something flash from below.
KABOOOM!!!
And just like that, my consciousness was cut off.
[You have taken damage.]
[Returning to the moment you first entered Floor 3-5.]
“…”
“…Wake up, brat.”
What was that? What just happened?
It was the same as when the Master of the City got me. I had no idea what hit me, and this time, there wasn't even any pain.
“…”
Again. Let’s try again.
This time, I didn't even bother talking to Chan. I slowly crouched down.
Fwoosh!
Exploding with the full force of my muscles, I lunged at him in a single breath!
“What?!”
Perhaps because he was genuinely surprised this time, Chan’s eyes were even wider than they were in the last regression.
He tried to pull back to dodge my incoming fist, but sensing he was too late, he once again threw a punch of his own.
But this time, my goal wasn't to hit him, but to observe his fist.
Alright, use it again. That technique that sent me back in an instant.
Even as I threw my punch, my gaze was fixed on his right fist.
Not disappointing my expectations, Chan’s fist began to glow. Was it thanks to the hellish training with Choi Ji-won?
The angle of his shoulder. The stance of his legs. The veins on his muscles. By observing his body, I could roughly map out the path of his punch.
In that case, if I take one step to the left here, I can dodge the attack…
“Huh?”
Chan's fist, which I hadn't taken my eyes off for a single second, suddenly vanished.
Flash!
There was a light.
KABOOOM!!!
[You have taken damage.]
[Returning to the moment you first entered Floor 3-5.]
“…”
“…Wake up, brat.”
I was just throwing a punch a moment ago, but when I came to my senses, Chan was lecturing me, calling me a brat.
Even after getting hit twice, I still couldn't get a grasp on what had happened. I didn't take my eyes off his fist until the very moment before it was swung.
But suddenly, the fist disappeared, a light flashed, and my consciousness was severed.
Could it be that? Did he get the ‘Steps of Flash’ as a platinum reward from the 2nd floor? The shoes that let you move two meters in an instant?
But a quick glance at Chan’s feet revealed he was wearing the same crude leather shoes as me.
There was no sign of him using an item. If that's the case, I have to assume the power comes entirely from that fist…
“…What are you doing all of a sudden?”
“Doping.”
I took out the Lowest-grade Elixir I had been saving and gulped it down. Since I planned to regress anyway, there was no hesitation in using an item.
“Kuhh…”
A sweet, yet refreshing taste. The moment I drank it, my vision cleared, my heart beat faster, and my blood circulation quickened.
I had already tested it on the 1st floor. Drinking the elixir temporarily boosts your metabolism. It should help me track his fist.
Once again, I slowly crouched down.
Fwoosh!
I rushed at Chan along the exact same path as before.
“What?!”
Kang Chan panicked.
Up to this point, everything was the same.
His attempt to pull back to dodge my incoming punch, and then his decision to throw a counter-punch when he realized it was too late, was also identical.
“Hup!”
But here, I abruptly put extreme force into my ankle, stopping my punch mid-swing and throwing my body backward. It was a change of direction that ignored inertia, something only possible for a superhuman.
His fist was already glowing. This meant it was impossible for him to cancel the technique.
Alright, show me that amazing fist of yours. Let's see just how strong it is.
I smirked slyly as I retreated backward.
“Huh???”
Flash!
A fist shot out with a speed that was invisible to the naked eye.
An immense wind pressure and a beam of light erupted from the fist, as if intending to shatter the world itself.
I tried my best to dodge, but how can a mere human resist a natural disaster?
“Kh-Kuaaaaargh!”
My vision shook violently, and my entire body was in excruciating pain.
It felt as if my whole body was being disassembled, molecule by molecule.
The last thing I saw, as I let out an unsightly scream like Cell getting hit by Son Goku's Kamehameha, was.
KABOOOM!!!
The surreal sight of the cave wall being completely blown to pieces.
[You have taken damage.]
[Returning to the moment you first entered Floor 3-5.]
“…”
“…Wake up, brat.”
“Hyung-nim.”
“…?”
“I will serve you as my hyung-nim.”
I knelt down and bowed my head to Kang Chan.
Submitting to the strong is shameful… but it’s helpful.
I was deeply repenting for my audacity in not believing in God Chan hyung-nim.
He wasn't just some protagonist of a misunderstanding-based story who just ran his mouth, but a true powerhouse who possessed the martial prowess befitting his stature.
Of course, as we walked, I carefully scanned our surroundings, and as a result, I didn't see the 'terrifying wolf' that Chan hyung-nim had mentioned. All I could see were goblins and bats.
But how could I dare to doubt God Chan hyung-nim? He must have had his own valid circumstances, his own rational reasons.
I will never doubt hyung-nim again…!
“…”
This time, I walked silently through the cave with my mouth shut, and we naturally reached the familiar clearing.
“There’s a door up ahead, but…”
“…Do we need to find a hidden mechanism.”
“S-should we split up and look…?”
This time, because I didn't warn them that a monster was waiting, we decided to split up and search for the hidden device, just like in the previous regression.
“Oh, wait a moment…”
“…?”
“Chan hyung-nim. Would you mind taking a close look over this way? I’ll check over there.”
“…Fine.”
The place I led Kang Chan to was where I had searched the clearing in the previous regression, and the place I was heading now was where Chan had searched.
In other words, this also meant that if things went as planned, the giant wolf would fall right on top of Chan's head.
But it's fine. Because he's God Chan.
“…”
“…Why do you keep staring?”
“It’s nothing, hyung-nim.”
Hyung-nim…
I’m counting on you…!
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