Genius Regressor Makes Mythic Items

Moscow, the capital of Russia. As the fourth largest city in the world and the most populous city in Europe, it was bustling with activity.

“Come on! Line up!”

“Is the stadium this way?”

“Hey! Don’t cut in line! Before I smash your face!”

“With those tiny fists? Try it, you bastard!”

The spectators and locals gathered to watch the guild battle.

“Try some blini! The most popular snack in Russia!”

“Shawarma for sale!”

“Freshly baked pirozhki! Choose your filling as you like!”

Merchants of all sorts, including food and trinkets, flocked in. After the Olympics, the city was brimming with people once again.

And amidst all this bustling scene, from the top floor of the One Tower in the International Business Center, the tallest building cluster in Moscow,

“Hmm…”

A man fitting the stature of that floor,

“Black Dragon Lady, don’t you think this is too much to ask?”

Sergei, the Russian representative of the World Awakener Alliance, frowned with a somewhat uncomfortable expression. It wasn’t unreasonable.

“As per your request, we didn’t have Holy Trinity as the Korean representative, but the Shimdrasil Guild. I’m not boasting, but it wasn’t an easy task.”

It was due to the request from a woman known as the Black Dragon Lady, with pitch-black hair and eyes reminiscent of the darkest shadows. She seemed to understand Sergei’s discomfort well.

“Of course.”

She nodded slowly in response.

“Holy Trinity is the largest guild in Korea by far. I’m aware it took a lot of effort to invite the Shimdrasil Guild instead.”

Known as the Sword Saint’s Guild,

Shimdrasil Guild included renowned members like the Sword Saint, the Saintess, and the Night Hunter.

Though they became tremendously popular due to their growth buff, they were fundamentally insufficient in forming a proper guild.

Thus, to have the Shimdrasil Guild represent Korea,

“Do you know how much I had to invest to persuade the League’s representatives?”

“Naturally.”

She was well aware of the immense investment required, from justifying the purpose to lobbying.

“Because of my request, you even bowed your head to the American representative you dislike so much.”

The Black Dragon Lady smiled knowingly. This made Sergei’s expression twist even further.

“Even though you know this, you still make such a request? Your words and actions don’t match at all!”

“Oh, representative Sergei, don’t be so upset. We have our history, don’t we?”

Wearing a cheongsam with luxurious red patterns, and revealing a glimpse of her white thighs between the slits, the Black Dragon Lady approached Sergei with a seductive smile.

Sergei’s face momentarily softened, but that was all.

“During the last Shimdrasil growth buff incident, didn’t you betray Director Yuan? I think I’m entitled to make such requests.”

“T-That was!”

His face turned pale at her continued words. But, glancing sideways at the group sitting behind him, he bit his lip and shouted,

“I had no choice! If I hadn’t agreed back then, I would have been in danger too!”

“I’m not blaming you.”

The Black Dragon Lady remained unfazed.

“Everyone values themselves. I’m just saying it was a betrayal, and you need to show sincerity to reconcile.”

She responded with a sly smile.

To this, “Nonsense! Just inviting the Shimdrasil Guild is more than enough sincerity!”

Sergei raised his voice even higher in argument. It wasn’t unreasonable.

It wasn’t unreasonable.

Even though he was a representative of the World Awakener Alliance, his position was supported by Russia’s top guild.

However, to oversee the Event Arena, where the top guilds from around the world participated, “Any further involvement could jeopardize my position!”

It was extremely risky for an individual to continue interfering. Just as Sergei’s passionate expression twisted, “And furthermore,”

A smirk suddenly appeared on his face.

“The proposal at that time came from Director Yuan, didn’t it? That means it was the will of the Continental…”

A sneer spread across his face rapidly.

“It was originally your side’s mistake. You should be grateful that I’m helping you like this. You have no right to speak about sincerity.”

At Sergei’s ridicule, the woman with jet-black hair, “Sigh…”

The Black Dragon Lady let out a deep sigh and brushed her bangs back.

“That’s an undeniable fact. It was indeed a foolish move.”

Seeing her reaction, “Hmph! But still,”

Sergei gulped his saliva and blatantly remarked, “Considering our past relations, if you pay the price for me to take the risk… I might consider it.”

He looked her up and down with a lewd expression. Sensing his lustful gaze, “Gosh, this charm really knows no boundaries.”

The Black Dragon Lady chuckled and crossed her arms. While it might have seemed like she was flaunting her chest more, those who knew her would be extremely tense upon seeing her fingers tapping her elbows with a hint of menace.

But before she could make a move, “Ha! This is ridiculous.”

The robed figure standing behind the Black Dragon Lady, with a voice indicating she was a woman, let out a short laugh.

Before Sergei could express his discomfort, “Argh!”

Sergei, who was leering at the Black Dragon Lady, was sent flying and crashed into the wall behind him.

“……”

“……”

A brief silence lingered in the luxurious room.

Soon enough, “You wretch!”

“Continental! Have you finally lost it?”

“How dare you attack the Russian representative?”

The group behind Sergei, members of Russia’s top guild Czar, each brandished their weapons, emanating thick killing intent.

Each of them seemed to be top diamond-rank. Or perhaps even rankers?

Their killing intent rapidly filled the space, extending throughout the room. The intensity caused parts of the room to waver like an oasis in a desert.

The kind of pressure that an ordinary person would barely be able to breathe under.

“Honestly.”

The Black Dragon Lady shook her head nonchalantly and looked back at the robed figure.

“No matter what happens, I told you not to interfere.”

“No matter how much you ask, Defina, I couldn’t tolerate this one.”

The woman in the robe seemed unaffected by the killing intent.

“Not even a top-rank race, but a mere human male, trying to court you in such an indecent manner.”

The woman in the robe didn’t even glance at Czar’s guild members. She only looked at the Black Dragon Lady.

“Oh my, sergei’s actions just now were no courtship display for breeding.”

“If not for breeding, then what?”

“Hmm. How should I put it? It’s merely a one-dimensional sexual desire.”

“Is that not the same thing?”

“Oh hoho! The concept is slightly different. Many are driven by more than just the desire to breed.”

Defina laughed in a high pitch. At her words, the woman in robes fell to the ground, glaring irritably at the convulsing Sergei.

“I don’t understand. Why waste emotions on sexual desire if it’s not for breeding?”

“That is… haa. Excuse me for saying this, but I think I now understand why you haven’t found a mate until becoming an Ancient, Etra-nim.”

“Hmph. Such mates are trivial. The very act of seeking a mate due to our nature is proof of one’s own weakness.”

The woman in robes snorted. Despite Etra’s solemn voice, Defina moved her lips but said nothing.

‘No wonder she hasn’t met a single male dragon in over ten thousand years.’

Recalling the opponent was an Ancient Dragon, she swallowed the words rising up her throat. And even within their killing intent.

“Those, those things!”

“They dare ignore us!!”

The members of the Czar’s guild, enraged by the two women’s nonchalant conversation.

“Damn women!”

“We’ll tear you limb from limb!”

A fierce aura, symbolizing diamonds, enveloped their weapons. With their auras wrapping around them, they charged straight ahead.

Or rather, they tried to.

“The insolent bugs dare.”

But before they could act. An overwhelming, invisible force crushed them.

Thud.

Plop!

The charging members of the Czar’s guild all collapsed to the ground, kneeling. They couldn’t even muster a scream.

“We allowed you to remain silent, and you trash think you’re something.”

As the terrifying pressure radiated, the woman’s robe fell off. Her eyes were slit long, resembling a reptile’s, and stared at them. At that moment.

“Gag, guh!”

A choked breath came from behind the Czar’s guild members. It was Sergei, who had been sprawling on the floor. Foam bubbled from his mouth.

“Etra-nim? Could you please withdraw that aura? He might die.”

Defina, the Black Dragoness, glanced at the green-haired Etra.

“Tch.”

Etra clicked her tongue briefly.

“Why should I care so much for insects like these…”

She withdrew the suffocating aura filling the room.

Then.

“Kuh, kuh!”

“Gugh!”

As if their airways opened up. The kneeling Czar’s guild members gasped and rolled on the floor. Defina leisurely walked past them.

She extended a hand to the gasping Sergei.

“Recovery.”

A soft green light emanated from her hand.

Then.

“Gasp, gasp! Gasp!”

Sergei’s condition rapidly improved.

Soon.

“This, this is…!”

Lifting himself, sergei stared at Defina with trembling eyes.

She asked with a captivating smile.

“I saved your life. Don’t you think you should show some gratitude for my request… right?”

“Y-yes! Of course!!”

Sergei nodded so vigorously his neck seemed about to break. Defina’s red lips curled into a satisfied smile.

“Well then, as participants in the Czar’s Platinum-rank…”

She glanced at Etra, who wore a highly displeased expression.

“You must include our promising candidate. Oh, don’t worry about their skills.”

She winked.

—

『Ah! Valtenberg dominates the match! Truly powerful!』

『Of course. The combination of Leoni Wolf from the combat class and Faust Valtenberg from the mage class! Isn’t their pairing just perfect?』

『Indeed! Combining battle and magic classes is a classic strategy!』

Michael and Jonathan excitedly commentate on the guild war. A pure and elegant beauty watching the screen.

“Orabeoni, are you really okay with this?”

Lee Yujeong looked at Shimun with a somewhat anxious expression. It was understandable. The ongoing guild war in the Platinum-rank was.

“Winning a guild war with only two people will be very difficult…”

It wasn’t an arena that could be easily conquered by just two people. However.

“Yujeong, don’t you trust Shimun?”

Next to her, the Night Hunter Park Jinwook asked with a face that seemed to be saying she was worrying unnecessarily.

“Senior, you know that’s not what I meant.”

Lee Yujeong immediately shook her head.

“You know that the guild war is on a whole different level compared to the Platinum debut match or the National Competition, right?”

The national competition that selects the national team was considered a level below compared to a guild war. It was natural.

“Well, fighting among guild members is another level. The level of teamwork is unique, after all. And there will also be tactical developments.”

Unlike the Platinum debut match or the national competition. In those, players from different guilds were often selected.

Naturally, leaving aside individual specs, basic teamwork was often lacking. In fact, for the national competition, after the national team selection.

Didn’t they even continue with training camps?

Park Jinwook, who had been nodding his head, lightly patted Lee Yujeong on the shoulder.

“But it’s Shimun-nim we’re talking about. I wouldn’t be able to assure a victory either. Do you think he’d lose?”

“I don’t care about losing. The problem is the pain. You know they feel 100% of the pain in the guild wars, just like in life-and-death training.”

Unlike ordinary arenas. In guild wars, pain was felt exactly as it would be in reality, like life-and-death training.

As a result.

“If they suffer the aftereffects of such pain, and if the two of them undergo such an ordeal…!”

The aftereffects from such intense experiences. There were even cases of people entering shock and dying. Because the battles were diverse and strategic, the level of pain experienced varied greatly.

Maybe imagining the worst-case scenarios?

Crunch!

The remote control Lee Yujeong was holding crumbled in her hand as if it had been put into a compressor. Park Jinwook flinched and turned his gaze away momentarily.

“Yujeong, don’t worry too much.”

Shimun soothed his worried sister with a gentle smile.

“No matter what guild the opponents belong to, I have confidence I can win. And you know, achieving at least one victory in guild wars is essential to make it meaningful.”

Additionally.

‘I can’t miss out on the guild war rewards.’

The rewards from guild wars. They allowed guild-related options to be upgraded for free, unlike those who participated just to elevate the guild’s reputation.

‘Accumulating achievement points is crucial.’

To Shimun, it was all about rigorously accumulating achievement points. Hence, securing at least one victory was absolutely necessary to achieve the rewards.

Lee Yujeong responded with a face still full of unease.

“I know that, but…”

“Crucially, since we’re in the Platinum-rank, our chance of securing one win is higher. That’s why we didn’t bring Shihyuk this time.”

With Shimun’s reassurance.

“… That’s true.”

Lee Yujeong nodded weakly. Two of the most popular rankers in Korea, Kim Shihyuk and Lee Yujeong. Even among rankers, their rise was still ongoing.

Both were top-rank in the world, and Night Hunter Park Jinwook was also a top-rank diamond rank, but still.

“I’m not undermining you, Shihyuk, or Jinwook. But no matter how strong you three are, it’s impossible to win the main guild war.”

Winning with only three in the main guild war was impossible. Not only was the number of guild members an issue.

“Excluding those borrowing growth buffs. Our side has only two rankers.”

The most important factor, the number of rankers, was already falling short. No matter the gap between rankers, a ranker is still a ranker.

In a one-on-one battle, it might be different, but. In a many-against-one situation, they were inevitably at a disadvantage.

“Therefore, it’s more realistic for Malsuk and me to secure the victory.”

It was much easier to win in the Platinum-rank that had no monsters like rankers and had Shimun, who surpassed the current Platinum rank.

“Yeah. Trust me and this guy. You just relax and we will surrender when needed.”

Go Malsuk, who had been silent, added.

“Yes, I trust you both.”

Lee Yujeong finally smiled and nodded her head.

At that moment.

“The match in the Platinum-rank of Shimdrasil will begin soon! Players, please prepare!”

The official announced the start of the guild war.

*

A chilly wind blows.

『Welcome to the guild war.』

『The event is ‘Defense’, and the area is ‘Nightshade Spider Nest’.』

『Defend the target area within the time limit or eliminate all enemies.』

『Time limit 29:59』

The message came up in front of them.

“Nightshade Spider Nest, huh…”

Shimun muttered quietly as he looked around. Except for massive objects like trees and rocks, all were covered in a web of grayish-white spider silk.

Moreover.

“Damn. It’s disgustingly dark.”

Since it was nighttime. The Nightshade Spider Nest lived up to its name with a gloomy landscape. Watching Go Malsuk grumble, Shimun let out a small laugh and confirmed the area they needed to defend.

“That’s the place we need to defend.”

A circular outline not far from their location. That place, which looked like a burrow or a hole, was big enough for a few adult men to enter and exit.

Go Malsuk confirmed it as well and asked.

“So. What’s the plan now?”

“What? Strategy?”

“Of course. Even I’ve heard about those Nightshade Spiders.”

Whether it was because she disliked spiders. Or because of the rumors she had heard about them.

“Aren’t they crazy monsters even diamond ranks avoid? Their web isn’t easily cut unless you use strong energy, and their poison is insanely deadly.”

Showing unusual disgust and trembling slightly, Go Malsuk expressed extreme aversion.

At that,

‘That’s right. Malsuk does hate spiders and insects.’

Recalling his past life memories, Shimun let out a small chuckle.

‘She never even went near the Outbreak where insects appeared.’

Seeing this unexpected side contrary to her rough nature. When Shimun suddenly began grinning, Go Malsuk’s attractive eyes sharpened even further.

“Why are you suddenly grinning?”

At that, “It’s nothing.”

Shimun quickly shook his head.

Thud.

He walked towards the target area and answered.

Soon, “By the way, Malsuk, judging by your disgust, you don’t seem to know this?”

“Know what?”

“The true nature of Nightshade Spiders…”

Shimun looked at the forest draped in spider webs.

“They are demonic beasts.”

At that moment. A sharp ringing sound emanated from his left eye. Specifically, from Odin’s Eye merged with Lemegeton.

In other words, a Demonic Eye.

Then,

Keerik!

Kik!

With a screech like metal scraping.

“C-crazy!”

Dozens.

Hundreds of red eyes glowed in the dark forest.

TL’s Corner:

Damn, Shimun cheating again.