Regression Is Too Much - Regression Is Too Muchchapter 259

259 – The Returner’s Worries (6)

-Entered on the 26th floor.

I went back and returned to the moment I first entered the 26th floor.

“It’s Choi Ji-won.”

“Who is next to me?”

A square that looks like a Colosseum made of pure white marble. People surrounding the center of this square were pointing and whispering in this direction, and one of them, a woman, was trotting towards us.

“Choi Ji… “

“Let’s go out.”

“Yes.”

Of course, we didn’t respond and immediately opened the blue portal and cleared the 26th floor.

“… “

“… “

The woman’s hand outstretched as if to shake hands, trembles pitifully in the air.

“Now… “Did you leave as soon as you came in?”

**

After returning to reality. We took a short break, went to our respective first floors, and split up. Because they both needed alone time.

“Hwiyu… “

Before I got started in earnest, I renovated the first floor and turned it into a hot bath. My first floor basically takes the shape of a large hotel room, and I imagined that when you open the door and enter, you will find a large bathtub.

“… “

On the one hand, washing alone in such a large bath was eerie, but on the other hand, it had its own romance. It’s not for no reason that there are people who don’t leave the first floor. If you are on the first floor, it is possible to satisfy most of your needs.

-Giggles.

Hot water pours from a gorgeous lion statue. In reality, it would take a lot of money to build a bathhouse like this. Even now, if I wanted to, I could make a lot of money and build a bathhouse like this… It is not a wise decision to build a building in a place where monsters are invading.

“Isn’t it?”

Since I’m going to protect Korea, do you think it’s okay to build it? All you have to do is catch the tiger. If Choi Ji-won and I work together now, I think we can beat the tiger.

But when I think, ‘Because I’m going to protect Korea,’ I feel a bit unfamiliar and my heart starts pounding. It feels like I have become something honorable and loyal to the country and people.

I’m not the type of person who likes to be in front. How did it happen like this? No, it’s not that I like to come forward, it’s that I don’t think I’ve had a chance to come forward. As I said before, the ‘mysterious new creature appears.’ There’s no way a guy who makes plans would hate to come forward.

It’s not that I don’t like coming forward, but I think I was afraid of a situation where I would be criticized if the results were bad. No, all people are like that. No matter how strong your introversion is, you still need appropriate attention. Cacti can be watered less often, but not watered at all.

“What?”

Is it because I was thinking about useless things?

The water, which was steaming hot, suddenly became lukewarm. It seems like magical energy has leaked out. When I lost consciousness and control of my magic, sometimes a chill would leak out like this. It is similar to Choi Ji-won, who uses the’Heart of Seomjeon’so often that her hair sometimes floats as if she was rubbing it on a balloon.

“This is enough.”

This is enough for idle thoughts. I also wash my body thoroughly. The temperature became warm.

The reason I returned.

It is time to start using the ‘training center’ in earnest.

**

If I think about it rationally, the slow passage of time in this ‘training center’ is not of much benefit to me. Because human time is infinite. What is not infinite is willpower, and that space does not compensate for willpower.

So, it is a feature that is advantageous to other players rather than to me, and although it is a bit limited, it is also a loss to Choi Ji-won, who can spend more time than others. If everyone benefits except us, it’s safe to say it’s a loss.

From now on… Players above the 26th floor will encounter it in a state of great technological advancement. Just as I became stronger by utilizing infinite time, they too will be able to become stronger by investing enough time.

He is no longer ‘a person with the ability to use weapons.’ They should now be seen as ‘warriors who understand weapons.’ There would have been a lot less hesitation about killing other lives… Most of them have experienced murder or are prepared to do it if they have to.

You can’t say that my talent is limited, but you can’t say that it’s the best in the world either. And like all fields, once you get stronger beyond a certain level, growth slows down. The gap that was widened by the time gained through regression will gradually decrease.

Here, the option ‘I also randomly regress and become much stronger’ is the worst. I had already spent a long time in the tower, and my mind was slowly starting to wear out. Although it is possible to become stronger, it is a step away from my goal of becoming strong while protecting humanity.

However, this ‘training center’ is not just against me. The training center, which gives everyone else ‘time benefits’ and places restrictions on ‘preventing physical growth’, has put restrictions on me that ‘I can’t get time benefits’, but ‘no matter what I do, I won’t be harmed’. Provided benefits.

“Let’s go.”

Yes, I haven’t been able to practice properly for a very long time. The 12th floor was the last time that both swordsmanship and magical power were used to their full potential. Since then, I haven’t had a chance to push myself to the limit.

It’s different here. No matter what you do here, you won’t get hurt. Others tear their muscles, scrape their magic to the ground, and lose the opportunity to grow further… It’s impossible for me anyway. My physical growth is solely dependent on the status window. When others see texts like ‘Your strength will increase by 1 as a result of training,’ I was looking for an answer by repeating regression.

My strength is the number written on the status window. (Even though you can’t see it.) And it depends on the completeness of the technology.

And this ‘training center’ is a space created to sharpen one’s skills. The time has come to experiment with true ‘power’ that we have only imagined.

There are many things I want to try, but this is the one I want to try first.

“S-class characteristics, it’s you.”

This is a way to utilize the S-class characteristics that have been dormant like a treasure trove.

**

The heart of Seomjeon. And a flash of light. It is a unique S-rank characteristic obtained on the second floor.

Among these, ‘Heart of Seomjeon’ is one that Choi Ji-won uses with great acclaim, and has almost become her signature. I guess I was impressed by the fact that I defeated the Shinigami (me pretending to be one) with lightning on the 11th floor.

Why am I not using such good characteristics? It’s not that I don’t use it, it’s that I can’t use it.

-Heart of Seomjeon [S]

When activated, all magical power is consumed and replaced with thunder attribute magical power. All physical abilities, including reaction speed, are greatly increased, and all attacks inflict additional brain damage. During the duration, the user receives damage periodically, and ‘Heart of the Flash’ continues until all brain attribute magic is consumed.

As you can see from the explanation, this is originally a position of the last resort, the last doping machine, and Donggwijin’s special move. This is a technique where, just before being defeated, the protagonist’s comrades say ‘goodbye’ and set themselves on fire.

Choi Ji-won is able to withstand the load on her body thanks to the characteristic effect of ‘Shingeomunyeon’, and can use it freely thanks to the ability to divide into Bungbungi, magical energy, and physical energy. If I use this in real life, it regresses in 0.1 seconds.

“Whoa.”

But what about here? In this space where no matter what I do, there is no return, wouldn’t I be able to utilize Seomjeon’s heart?

“Heart of Seomjeon.”

While muttering that, I think I want to activate the ‘Heart of the Demon War’.

-Dismissal.

That was it. With just a thought, the magical power began to move and wriggle on its own as if it had will. For someone like me, who has always had to use magical power myself as I have never had any aggressive characteristics, it was quite strange and difficult to get used to.

“Oh, oh… !”

Sparks fly in the air. My heart is pounding rapidly. My blood vessels hurt as if they were on fire, then I felt fine again, and then it hurt again, and so on. A long beeping sound rings in my ears.

Excited. Excited. Excited.

It feels like my whole body has become a heart. From toes to head, beat, pound, pound, beat to the beat. Just when I felt the edges of my vision turn blue and a flash of light appear near my heart, where the most magic resides.

Around that time.

“Huh?”

My magic power was about to turn into exhilarating lightning… Resistance began.

The chill, or cold magic power, refused to move as if it didn’t like this thrilling feeling. It stayed in place like a large block of ice and repelled the status window’s hand that was trying to change its nature with lightning.

In fact, even I don’t know the identity of this ‘chill’. It’s just a trait I acquired naturally while staying in the snowy mountain on the 10th floor for a long time, not something I acquired intentionally. I’ve never heard of anyone else than me using this kind of power, and even now I’m just using it as a special technique… The source of this power is unknown.

“Uh huh?”

However, the thought that occurred to me at this moment was that the source of this power may be much greater than I thought. Sang Tae-chang was massaging his magic to change the nature of the power, but the cold was resisting by tightening his heart.

“Ugh… “

The damage caused by the intense battle between the two was borne entirely on my body. Although I did not say that I was returning or my body was broken due to the effects of the ‘training center’, I could vividly feel the cold and tingling energy colliding with each other within my body. The war that started inside my body gradually expanded its scope, reaching a point where the cold icy wind and sparks were competing with each other around me.

If this is real, it’s a 200% regression. No, it is not a level of regression. Dead. This will definitely lead to death. No matter what your health stat is or whether or not you have the characteristics to strengthen the body itself, it is not at a level you can endure.

One hour of endless waiting for it to end. 2 hours. At first, I imagined and summoned a large water bed to wait comfortably, but after seeing that this bed froze in an instant, I switched to a regular spring bed and waited for another 2 hours. Another two hours of lying on the bare floor after seeing the spring bed on fire.

“… “

I summoned a large TV at a distance and watched a movie, then realized that the fight between Sangtae Chang and Hangi was over and got up.

“This is my first time seeing something like this.”

The winner of the long battle is Hangi.

-The characteristics of ‘Heart of the Demon’ are changing.

-Heart of the Cold [S+]

-Your touch will even freeze time.

-When activated, the cold energy of magic is greatly amplified. Physical abilities, including reaction speed, increase significantly, and additional corrections are added to all movements. During the duration, the user receives damage periodically, and ‘Heart of Cold’ continues until all magical power is consumed.

I am… I gained completely new characteristics.