Genius Regressor Makes Mythic Items

Chapter 21. Heavenly Demon Divine Arts (3)

TL: xLordFifth
ED/PR: The reader

– DonKing got whooped? Should all of this be refunded?”

– Insane LOL. That’s thirty million won in total, ten million each!”

– Got totally destroyed by that abyss dude LOL!”

– Ventured into the deep sea and became a local LOL.”

Even though the streamer was down and the screen had gone black, the fervor in the chat did not subside.

It was to be expected. The competition was fierce, not among bus drivers, but –

– Deep sea my foot. Did you not see him using his martial ki? Clearly not a local.”

– But it didn’t seem like martial ki?”

– Seriously, I’m a founding viewer of DonKing’s streams, and that was different from any martial ki I’ve seen him use.”

– I’ve never even heard the name Kim Shimun.”

– Of course, you haven’t. Who in their right mind would go looking for abyss local broadcasts?”

The opponent was an unknown player who had managed to defeat DonKing. More over, in a fistfight aiming for diamonds.

The chat in DonKing’s stream was more active than ever. And then,

– Sigh… Fuuu.”

DonKing bit his lip hard.

Swear words nearly escaped his throat, but since he was still live and had to wrap things up,

“Everyone, calm down. The arena’s over. Let’s all cool off.”

DonKing tried to organize his thoughts and regain his composure.

“I don’t know exactly what happened, but from my experience, it’s clear that the other party isn’t just some random at this rank.”

– Really. Crossing the line with martial ki in the deep sea.”

– Right, right. Even if it wasn’t martial ki, that power doesn’t make sense. Definitely not someone from this bracket.”

Given the stream was predominantly viewed by loyal followers –

– So what, did he use a hack or something?”

– Hack in the arena, LOL, what are you even talking about, make some sense.”

– Seriously LOL. That guy’s definitely a abyss player.”

– What I mean is, could he have an artifact or something? Can’t you understand?”

DonKing’s viewers quickly aligned with his opinion. After all, what they had seen was unbelievable in itself, and the chat easily swayed towards DonKing’s perspective.

“First things first, I must apologize to my viewers.”

As the sentiment in the chat moderated, DonKing brought up the main topic.

“By the rules, a 100% refund isn’t the norm, but this was entirely unexpected. I’ll issue a full refund.”

– Oh! As expected of DonKing!”

– Oi, oi, knew I could trust you?”

– Truly dedicated to his bus ride LOL.”

As the chat returned to its usual atmosphere,

“I’ll be heading off then. Thank you all for watching today’s stream.”

DonKing smoothly ended the stream with a goodbye.

Once the broadcast was completely off,

“Damn it!”

Smash.

The latest model of the arena connection device, particularly the lightweight, goggle type, crashed to the floor.

Its front glass shattered, surely broken,

“Martial spirit at low rank, does that even make sense?!”

DonKing had no patience to deal with that at the moment.

“There has to be something! An artifact or some kind of trick…”

As he calmed down, DonKing took a deep breath, “Fine, I’ll admit it when it’s due.”

Having competed at platinum rank and aimed for diamond, he wasn’t one to mistake the ordinary for martial ki infused attacks.

“It was definitely martial ki.”

The black aura entwined around that player’s fist, Kim Shimun, was unmistakably martial ki. The dark color was odd, but aura colors changing based on the user was common.

“Hmm.”

DonKing opened his eyes, “If he’s that strong to use martial ki…”

Martial spirit, by basic calculations, requires at least level-100 stats to glimpse at.

But that’s a mere average. There are plenty who manifest aura without meeting those stats purely due to personal talent.

“It must be influenced more by individual talent then.”

The monster rookies Kim Shihyuk and Lee Yujeong from a few years ago, along with current top-ranking diamond players, were proof.

Independently from their stats, they used aura from low ranks.

“As if stats were not everything, the manifestation of martial ki is possible.”

However, one question remained, “If he’s that skilled, how have I never heard of him…?”

Currently running buses in the silver to gold ranks, DonKing was well-acquainted with famous users and bus drivers in those brackets.

But the name Kim Shimun was entirely unfamiliar to him.

Just then, “Right!”

Earlier, Kim Shimun’s words had flitted through DonKing’s mind.

“My dear viewer has just assigned me a mission.”

“That bastard! He did say he received a mission.”

At first, DonKing had thought it was merely arrogance, a pretense. But having been dealt with this way, his thoughts had done a complete 180.

“There’s a broadcast! There must be a broadcast!”

DonKing hurriedly turned on his smartphone.

Arenia, the exclusive broadcasting platform for Galaxy Arena, had become an essential element for humanity since 2015.

DonKing turned on Arenia and quickly used the search function.

‘It couldn’t possibly be a private broadcast, could it?’

Although the platform was made by Galaxy Arena so that even non-awakened users could watch, there was also a feature for private broadcasts that only designated viewers could see.

Fortunately, it seemed it wasn’t a private broadcast.

“I found it!”

After much prayer, DonKing found Kim Shimun’s broadcast.

However,

[Kim Shimun Rank: Unranked. 3 viewers watching.]

“Un, Unranked?!”

DonKing’s face was painted with shock.

He thought Kim Shimun might be a promising newbie or another poor performer like himself.

A newbie who hadn’t even taken the placement test yet?

“……”

It felt like his brain had gone numb.

But despite his mind’s state, DonKing’s fingers quickly touched the screen, entering Kim Shimun’s broadcast.

The scene unfolding upon entry was predictable.

“Please, save me!”

“Crazy! How can someone without gear be this strong!”

A massacre.

Perhaps there was no bus driver quite like DonKing.

The broadcast’s screen followed Kim Shimun’s movements through the dark tunnels of the abandoned mine,

“Cough!”

“My, my shield! Agh!”

Players were being swept away by punches that didn’t even seem to carry the force of ki.

“Crazy……”

DonKing’s mouth dropped open at the flashy movement.

‘This guy’s martial arts level is insane.’

DonKing realized that the skills which had overwhelmed him were indeed no lie.

It had to be.

‘To use a roundhouse kick from that distance?’

‘An elbow strike becomes a double hit here? No, what are the stats for that to……’

‘What’s with this psychological warfare? No way! Does he already understand the concept of feints?’

Despite acting as a bus driver, once, he had aimed for the diamond rank in martial arts.

From DonKing’s perspective,

‘Every move mixes offensive and defensive subtleties, beyond the mere intricacies of combat……’

The level encapsulated in each punch thrown and every step taken by Kim Shimun was clearly visible.

The movements were,

‘What exactly has he learned?’

Even for someone like DonKing, who had once aimed for diamond rank in martial arts, it was difficult to comprehend.

No, it was something beyond even the basic concepts.

Moreover,

‘How is he spotting enemies in this darkness?’

The map of the abandoned mine was like a complex maze of ant tunnels,

With periods of absolute darkness, without even the glow of a torch.

These areas were called Black Zones.

Yet, Kim Shimun’s broadcast showed continuous movement even into Black Zones.

How could he know in complete darkness?

“Cough! How, how did he find this place!”

The screams of players, who benefited from darkness, kept erupting.

‘Even entering a Black Zone, his movements don’t slow down……’

Indeed.

As if the pitch-black mine was completely visible to him.

‘This is Unranked?’

Still unranked, not having taken the placement tests yet.

In other words, a user who hasn’t even played ten rounds in the arena.

‘It must be a lie? How is this even possible?’

Might as well say it’s a player’s second life. That would be more believable.

While letting out a hollow laugh, DonKing felt puzzled.

“Wait. Now that I think about it……”

It seemed like there were only three viewers before he entered.

“Why isn’t anyone chatting?”

DonKing cocked his head and stared at the chat for a while.

Even the counterattacks that seemed to anticipate attacks from behind were impressive enough for DonKing, a fellow martial artist, to instinctively applaud, yet.

-……

Not a single chat message appeared.

“Kim Shimun doesn’t seem too concerned about the chat, huh……”

You’d think a viewer who even gives missions would show up somehow.

Why is the chat so silent?

After observing the quiet chat window for a bit longer, DonKing moved his fingers.

-Hello, is there anybody there?

DonKing put up the first line in the deserted chat.

Then,

-Oh, isn’t that DonKing? I had something to say, it’s fate that we connect like this.

A line of chat popped up.

“Wow? Who is this!”

Recognizing a familiar ID, DonKing quickly typed in the chat.

-Hu Yunryong-ssi?

-Nice to meet you. I missed the timing to talk because the broadcast ended too soon, but this is good.

-Ah! If it’s about the refund, I plan to transfer it to your account today.

-I don’t need a refund. I’ve sent you a DM about my request, so please check it later.

-Oh my! As expected of Hu Yunryong-ssi. I’ll make sure to check!

DonKing sighed in relief at Hu Yunryong’s refusal of the refund.

He checked the viewer count again and realized there were 5 people including himself.

‘Wait. Does that mean Hu Yunryong entered after me?’

So, the 3 people who were connected previously hadn’t been using the chat?

Just then.

-Constellation Zeus: Noisy.

-Constellation Heavenly Demon: Exactly.

Chats with unusual nicknames started to appear.

Naturally, DonKing was puzzled.

-?

He couldn’t help but type a question mark.

-Well, this is a first for such a concept.

Hu Yunryong’s chat also clearly conveyed a sense of incredulity.

Understandably so.

After all, only the stream’s managers would have names attached to their chats.

And for streams with few viewers, it’s common to easily assign the role of manager to grab any viewers they can.

DonKing too, had gathered his regular viewers in the early days of streaming by doing so.

But.

“This is crazy. Who puts constellations in their manager’s nickname?”

Nicknames of all managers being constellations was quite absurd.

With this ridiculousness in mind.

-Why are all your nicks like that?

DonKing typed.

-Are you trolling? Why have constellations as your nicknames?

-Constellation Zeus: ?

-Constellation Heavenly Demon: ?

Question marks followed but he had to ask.

After all, players chosen by constellations, regardless of rank, attracted a huge number of viewers.

And here were managers named after constellations openly?

“Playing dumb, huh! This is seriously low.”

It seemed nothing but a ploy to lure in gullible viewers.

Though he was also a bus driver in some way, impersonating constellations was crossing the line.

Thinking so, DonKing was furiously typing away.

-Playing dumb, huh? Lol. Guess you have a conscience since the chat stopped?

The chat remained silent.

-My viewers will start flooding in soon, doing this kind of thing…

Just as DonKing was about to follow up on his chat, thinking this trolling was intentional.

-Constellation Black Goat: What the F***?

The last viewer, who had remained silent till now, made her presence known.

* * *

“Ugh!”

A man in armor collapsed with a scream.

A fist-shaped dent was clearly imprinted on the chest of his thick armor.

Or more accurately, it was embedded.

“Is this the end?”

The man responsible, Kim Shimun, lightly dusted off his hands and opened the arena board.

1st place – Kim Shimun 20 kills.

2nd place – Park Sechan 3 kills.

3rd place – Choi…

“20 kills…”

Satisfied with the kill count, Kim Shimun smiled contently.

“Looks like I can relax a bit without any catastrophe of losing the first place happening.”

Since there were less than 20 survivors left.

Even if he just sat back and did nothing, his rank wouldn’t be stolen.

‘I wonder if Heavenly Demon would be satisfied with this?’

Kim Shimun opened the mission window to check the mission Heavenly Demon, the constellation, had given at the beginning of the arena.

[Mission]

-Constellation Heavenly Demon wants to see your unrivaled path of tyranny using Heavenly Demon’s Divine Arts.

Show your. “relentless tyranny” in this survival with Heavenly Demon’s Divine Arts.

Reward: Achievement Points 500

A very simple mission outline.

Neither demanding first place nor achieving an overwhelming number of kills.

Yet, it felt more challenging to Kim Shimun than those with clear conditions.

‘After all, objective questions are always harder than subjective ones.’

Typical of a martial artist.

The mission seemed abstract, making Kim Shimun sigh.

‘Well, it’s not something to overthink.’

Though the word. ‘tyranny’ was used, ultimately, it seemed to ask for a demonstration of the power inherent to Kim Shimun.

‘I must have satisfied him with what I’ve shown so far.’

With an overwhelming number of kills and maintaining first place, not to mention defeating the well-known bus driver DonKing without backing down, he had shown enough.

Moreover, wasn’t Kim Shimun an alchemist, not a martial artist? I figured completing the mission would be close at hand.

But then, “Tch. Is this still not enough?”

With nothing popping up in the message window, Kim Shimun clicked his tongue in frustration.

‘Well, it should be completed by the end of the Arena.’

Just then,

“Hm?”

A small glimmer caught Kim Shimun’s eye from not too far away.

‘What’s that?’

He was in a famous area of the abandoned mine map known as the Black Zone.

The darkness was so profound that one could hardly see in front of them.

But Kim Shimun was unfazed.

The reason was simple.

[Lunar Owl’s physique]

Completeness: 13%

Reworked physique of the Lunar Owl.

Can reproduce the physical abilities of the Lunar Owl.

The creature in question was the Lunar Owl, a type of owl monster.

By incorporating the flesh of the Lunar Owl into his eyes, Kim Shimun was able to achieve night vision.

Though differentiating colors was somewhat challenging,

It allowed him to clearly see in the dark, much like night-vision goggles.

And specifically, that spot alone was twinkling.

‘Maybe I should check it out.’

Having alchemized [Black Panther’s Flesh], Kim Shimun effortlessly arrived at the twinkling object to inspect it.

“Let’s see… given the sparse silver, could this be a vein of silver ore?”

-Oh, oppa?

While examining the object, a familiar voice came trembling through.

-Isn’t this… that thing?

It was the Philosopher’s Stone.

“That thing?”

-You know, that thing! That thing!

Puzzled by the Philosopher’s Stone’s overly excited voice, Kim Shimun soon snapped to his senses at its excessively bright and clean appearance.

“Ah!”

Had something come to mind?

Kim Shimun hurriedly dug out the twinkling object.

Like other ores, this silver ore, mixed with several impurities.

Yet, the distinctly bright silver was certainly. ‘that mineral’ Kim Shimun knew.

Kim Shimun swallowed hard, intending to check the information window first.

The reason was simple.

‘If this object has an info window…’

It could be taken back to Earth.

Since it would be counted as an item obtainable, not just part of the map’s components.

And sure enough,

Swoosh.

The information window floated before Kim Shimun’s eyes.

-Oppa, how is it? Right? Huh?

‘Yes, right.’

-Keheung! Who would’ve thought! Oppa, quickly store it!

Kim Shimun carefully placed it into his inventory.

‘I couldn’t have imagined finding this in an abandoned mine.’

-Me neither! Who thought such a precious thing would be sleeping in this darn mine! Brother? Let’s sweep everything and go examine it properly outside.

‘Right.’

As Kim Shimun, delighted with his unexpected finding, turned around,

‘Hm?’

Another light twinkled.

This time, the light was not from the mine.

A particularly twinkling red dot in one corner of his view.

‘That is…’

Though Kim Shimun had no broadcasting experience even before regression,

It wasn’t hard to recognize that it was a notification from the chat window.

‘Right, I had the broadcast running.’

After dealing with streamer DonKing,

Hoping the mission would be completed, Kim Shimun had sneakily checked the Demon King’s reaction through the chat window.

Giving managerial powers to the three constellations was a bonus.

The reason was nothing special.

‘I have to maintain the condition for the Chosen by the Constellations title.’

While it’s unlikely just managerial powers could sway the hearts of the constellations,

Doing something was better than doing nothing.

Therefore, he gave the powers to all three constellations.

-Dammit! Just try banning us! Freaking constellation cosplayers!

-Exactly! Go ahead and kick us. It’ll only backfire on you guys!

-In all my time watching streams, I’ve never seen lunatics cosplaying as constellations!

-Do it! Do it!

Kim Shimun’s chat window had turned into hell in no time.

“What in the world?”

Stunned by the fervor of the chat he had never seen before, Kim Shimun’s mouth fell open.

But before he had a moment to be shocked,

-Constellation Black Goat: Alright, you blasphemous scum! I’ll kick you all out!

[Manager ‘Constellation Black Goat’ has banned user dlrjfcuqhrpTdj.]

[Manager ‘Constellation Black Goat’ has banned user tjfakdkslwl.]

[Manager ‘Constellation Black Goat’ has…]

-Constellation Zeus: Typical of the madwoman. I like that part, at least.

A massacre fitting for this hell unfolded.