Regression Is Too Much - Regression Is Too Muchchapter 250

250 – The Returner Wanderers (4)

The King of the Maze was indeed reticent. No, it seems more accurate to say that he is ‘not interested’ rather than being reticent.

He consistently remained silent in response to my barrage of questions, and sometimes he would reluctantly answer, muttering, ‘You idiot,’ as if he was annoyed. This guy’s stance is clear. I’ve already given all the necessary explanations, so why do they keep insisting?

“No, please speak up. “Is there really no way?”

However, from my perspective, I can’t just wait. First of all, I don’t have much time. It took a long time just to get here, and I felt very frustrated when this man also showed up uncooperative.

Choi Ji-won cleared it in 10 minutes, so it’s clear that there’s some trick involved. He doesn’t seem to have any intention of telling me either. In the meantime, time is passing by.

First of all, I can’t kill you… I guess I should try an experiment. It’s really repulsive to cut someone who doesn’t resist, but it can’t be helped.

“Well, is it really stabbing? “Stab?”

“… It’s a futile effort.”

“Oh, I really don’t know. “I said it.”

I closed my eyes and plunged the sword deep into the man’s chest. Although the King of the Maze made a low voice, he still glared at my face with a blunt expression.

“No… “I stabbed my heart.”

“I said it was a futile effort.”

“… Phew. I didn’t want to do this either.”

“… “

There are only about 3 minutes left. I’m really, really sorry, but I can’t help it.

I performed various experiments on the King of the Maze, who did not resist, that are difficult to write down.

“… Why don’t you die?”

“… “

The King of the Maze did not die no matter what he suffered. Damage to any part of his body he healed naturally after a while, and he continued to breathe and speak even when his life he was unable to continue his normal activities.

Have you ever seen his severed head his his speak his? I bet you probably don’t want to see it.

Anyway, I failed to ‘kill’ the King of the Maze within 3 minutes. I went back to the king of the maze to see if I had missed something, and did the same experiment.

“… It’s a futile effort.”

“Oh my god.”

This man didn’t die no matter what happened. Whether you freeze it with magic, cut it with a sword, use joints, or suffocate it… I bet the damage to my psyche from the grotesque sight was much greater than the damage to the King of the Maze.

I made a big decision and even attempted to strike the ‘soul’… The soul of the King of the Labyrinth could not be touched. It feels like something is there, but should I say it feels like hitting a rubber balloon? I couldn’t feel the taste of my hands

“… Isn’t this it?”

At this point, I also started to feel impatient. Uh? Is there any trick to this? What? Is it strange?

In the next round, I tried the straight method just in case. I went around the maze at the maximum speed I could move and collected ‘stuff’.

As a result, by the time he returned, he had only collected two of the five items the King of the Maze had asked him to collect. Even though I vaguely remember the map and took the fastest route.

If I run at full speed, I think I’ll barely be able to get to three or four… Not only was I not yet familiar with the ‘magic attribute filter’ to the point where I could run at full speed, but even if I ran at full speed, it was difficult to collect all five items. I knew for sure. The regular method is not allowed.

So what I tried next.

“Goodbye.”

-Understand!

“Guooooo… “

A minotaur that closes its eyes with a sorrowful expression. This time, without wasting time, he came straight to the’black space’and plunged his sword into the top of the Minotaur’s head, where only the top of his head was barely visible.

The minotaur, without its arms or torso, begged me with earnest eyes, but it was still a monster. The only mercy I could give was to let him go without suffering. Still, I would have gone comfortably.

“… “

The problem is that no reward was given even though the Minotaur was killed. A message such as ‘Additional compensation will be provided’ will appear. Or at least raise the achievement level. There was no change in the status window, and the body of the dead minotaur just disappeared beneath the black floor.

To be honest, I don’t think this is a normal situation. No matter how high the level of players is, a Minotaur is still a Minotaur. Considering that it is a 1v1 situation, the vast majority of players cannot guarantee victory against this monster. Even when the players encounter the Minotaur, a considerable amount of time has passed. The physical condition is also addictive and cannot be considered perfect.

In such a situation, no compensation is given? They don’t even raise my achievement level?

“… Is it an error?”

It is much more reasonable to view this as an ‘error’ rather than an intentional issue. This is a ‘black space’ where people should not normally come, and it makes sense to say that compensation was not paid because of that.

Yeah, that makes sense… So what should I do? There was no compensation, and I wasted time.

“… Phew.”

I sigh and chew my cheek again. Something… There has to be something.

[You have suffered damage.]

[It returns to the moment when you first entered the 25th floor.]

***

The regression was repeated. There was no episode where no effort was made. It was a time of blood and sweat where everyone set a goal and ran to achieve it.

I couldn’t memorize the entire maze, but I did memorize the way to the ‘King of the Maze’. Now I can run and reach the place where the ‘King of the Maze’ is located within 5 minutes. I wasn’t happy. Because I spent that much time.

Ah, there was a small success. As a result of repeating the regression, I understood the principle of behavior of this ‘king of the maze’.

This guy only answers’questions worth answering’according to his standards. He may indeed be self-indulgent, but he does so because he is the king.

Anyway, after understanding this rule, I asked several questions that I thought got to the core of my standards, and each time, the King of the Maze answered meekly.

“So, why can I kill you if I collect these?”

“I am… He is immortal. He said It’s been like that since birth. So, gather those materials and bring down the status of my existence. It’s like performing a magical ritual.”

“So if you die, there’s a way out? Like a tutorial?”

“… “

Sometimes, the King of the Maze would remain silent and draw a line like this. Most people ask ‘what happens?’… In other words, it was a question about the future.

It doesn’t seem like he doesn’t want to say it, it’s just that he really physically can’t say it.

Anyway, I was able to find out a lot of information…

“Therefore… I think this is the basement of the tutorial island… The king of the maze rebelled against God, and the entire world was cursed… “

The ‘King of the Maze’ was originally the ruler of a world, was immortal, and was a saint, but he made a mistake with God, and the world fell into ruin, and he was locked in a tower and received eternal punishment.

The problem is that it wasn’t very useful information. It’s just good to know, not if you don’t know, because it’s just background knowledge.

I still haven’t found the answer to the question, ‘How to break this floor.’ In general, I think I’ve tried every method I can think of, and even tried crazy things that bordered on eccentricity, but they all failed. .

“… “

When I first entered the 25th floor, I felt relaxed. While I was looking for a solution, I became irritated and angry. And now I was afraid. I was really afraid that I wouldn’t be able to leave here.

The 25th floor takes up quite a bit of mental power. This is because you have to concentrate on your magic at every moment. ‘Rest’ in the true sense is impossible.

It is also a problem right after regression. Because of the poison, as soon as I returned, I had to pinch my nose before taking a breath, completely exhale all the breath in my lungs, and then create a magic filter. It’s not a difficult movement, but it eats away at my nerves every time.

It’s not that I’m going crazy or that I’m going crazy. Just… I’m exhausted. And I’m tired.

“No… How did you do it?”

Choi Ji-won. How on earth did she clear this floor in 10 minutes? What did you do?

Why isn’t anything coming to me? What did I do wrong?

How. What did Choi Ji-won do? What method did you use?

“I wish someone would kill the King of the Maze instead of me.”

Can’t the Minotaur kill him? What do you think will happen if you step on it?

Should I force him out of the black space and then gently guide him to where the king of the maze is? If I grab the horn and pull it up, it will come out.

“… “

Wait a minute.

Minotaur?

“… “

A terrifying idea occurred to me. Honestly, I think it will work.

If you cannot defeat the ‘King of the Maze’ using common sense methods.

I have no choice but to try something outside of common sense.

**

“Over there.”

“… “

The king of the maze listens to my voice and only moves his eyes to glare at me.

“Well, do you really have to be here? Can I go outside?”

The king of the maze’s eyebrows twitched, perhaps because the question was unexpected. Did I lose interest? The one who answers kindly.

“… It doesn’t matter though. The ritual to liberate me cannot be performed anywhere else… “

“Then that’s enough. Would you like to follow me for a moment?”

If only I could get out of here. Maybe it is possible. This is the last resort I came up with.

“Well, there’s an interesting place.”

Let’s put the king of the maze in the ‘black space’ where he should not go. Will you survive even then?