Genius Regressor Makes Mythic Items

TL: xLordFifth
ED/PR: The reader

Feeling like the winter wind brutally hits directly on the face.

Seeing the SSS-class attribute, Heaven-Slaying Star, upfront, Kim Shimun couldn’t help but marvel.

‘So this is the murderous intent of the Heaven-Slaying Star.’

Even though she hasn’t fully unleashed the power of the Heaven-Slaying Star yet. Being swayed by it undoubtedly, Go Malsuk’s momentum still offered a significant pressure.

Especially.

Considering Kim Shimun easily defeated top-tier gold-rank monsters like drakans. To make him feel such momentum shows how potent the Heaven-Slaying Star attribute is.

At the same time, he also felt a warm feeling, the complete opposite of this murderous ambiance.

‘Malsuk has been really considerate of me all along.’

In his past life, when he was at level 1. Even to the extent, his stats were all cut down due to magic inability, making his physical condition worse than that of a regular sick person.

Frozen to the core unable to move a muscle from the roars of the green-skin orcs. Or the fierce cries of other monsters. Even then, when he was with Malsuk.

Or when she provided assistance with her might, he had never felt this way. Just.

‘This is why those who faced Malsuk trembled so much.’

He had only vaguely guessed the murderous intent of the Heaven-Slaying Star through their shivering faces.

‘A murderous intent that triggers the primal fear of creatures. Precisely, the will to survive.’

Literally the fear of ‘dying’. That was the essence of the momentum emitted by the Heaven-Slaying Star.

-“Oppa?”

Then.

-“Sorry, but I don’t think now’s the time to be reciting your impressions of the Heaven-Slaying Star, you know?”

A cheerful voice came from his chest’s center. It was the Philosopher’s Stone.

“Ah, sorry. It’s just that this is my first time directly experiencing Malsuk’s Heaven-Slaying Star.”

-“Ugh, typical alchemist! Always curious about everything! Anyway, what now?”

‘What do you mean?’

Following his yell.

“Kyyyaaah!”

Go Malsuk charging at him, brandishing a bloodied finger.

-“That crazy… no, not even human. That mad dog, I mean!”

‘Worried about everything.’

Kim Shimun grinned slightly and easily tilted his head to the side.

Whoosh.

Go Malsuk’s hand, which endeavored to hit him, merely grazed by his ear with a whooshing sound.

“Huh?”

This is no joke? Kim Shimun looked at Go Malsuk, who flung her hand, with admiring eyes.

‘My base stats shouldn’t fall short in this range.’

Just that wasn’t enough against Go Malsuk activated with the Heaven-Slaying Star. Making that judgment, Kim Shimun immediately flicked his finger.

Click.

Instantly, the [Black Panther’s Physique] molded around the core muscles spread throughout his body. It enhanced Kim Shimun’s reflexes including his overall physical abilities to that of a beast’s.

“Krr?”

Catching another arm flung by Malsuk, he promptly proceeded with a throw.

Whoosh.

Was it the Black Panther’s superior physical abilities? Or was it because Go Malsuk’s force from her continuous attacks was so strong?

Thud.

Go Malsuk landed heavily at a distance, creating a rather heavy thud. The impact was significant.

She exhibited minor convulsions, struggling to get up.

‘As always, excessively aggressive.’

Kim Shimun eyed her, walking calmly.

Of course, with the [Black Panther’s Physique] spread all over his body.

Kim Shimun’s stride was as flexible and leisurely as that of a feline’s.

“Kr, Kruk!”

Go Malsuk whimpered softly.

Yet, her eyes still glimmered faintly with a reddish hue.

-“Oppa. It seems the Heaven-Slaying Star isn’t subdued yet. Shouldn’t you be careful?”

Despite the Philosopher’s Stone expressing its concern,

‘Don’t worry. In that state, she can’t even touch a hair on me. Anyway, it looks like the thick grass cushioned the impact? That’s relieving.’

Kim Shimun coolly observed Go Malsuk’s condition without blinking.

-“Hmm. At least 20 superficial wounds. Multiple finger and rib fractures, along with excessive bleeding. ”

If she had been an average Silver rank player, she would’ve died long ago from injuries of such severity, yet she rose again.

“Truly, your tenacity is impressive, Malsuk.”

Even if Heaven-Slaying Star is a formidable trait, I know well that it doesn’t erase the pain. It’s information that Malsuk from my previous life, who possessed Heaven-Slaying Star, told me himself.

Then like this.

“Kyaaak!”

“Ahem.”

Is she still targeting me with her completely broken hand?

“Stay still.”

Without blinking an eye, Kim Shimun grabbed Malsuk’s arm and then, snap.

“Grrrk!”

He simply broke Malsuk’s arm.

-ㅁㅁㅁ.

-Ruthless Kim Shimun. Seeing this, he is not inferior to Malsuk.

-This guy seems like an angel, but he’s unexpectedly sharp.

-Well, he was about to be killed. Should he have just stayed still?

-True. Those who haven’t matched against Malsuk don’t know. She would go for you with her teeth even if all her limbs were cut off.

The reaction in the chat was accurate.

Indeed, Heaven-Slaying Star displays extreme performance when trying to kill someone.

It becomes obsessed with killing others, regardless of its own body’s state.

“Sigh, it’s a good thing I met the Heavenly Demon Malsuk before the regular arena started.”

Otherwise, the unparalleled high-ranker, Heavenly Demon Malsuk, would not have appeared in the world.

[Heavenly Demon sends a message frowning slightly, “You weren’t planning on killing her, are you?”]

Kim Shimun sighed and a message from Heavenly Demon appeared before his eyes.

“No way.”

Kim Shimun let out a smirk at Heavenly Demon’s reaction.

“Of course, I have to save her. It’s not like I enjoyed breaking her arm.”

The faint remnants of Heaven-Slaying Star in her eyes. It was for pressing down on it a bit more that he ‘with tears’ broke the arm of his old friend.

For real.

“I need to heal her before Heaven-Slaying Star completely shuts off. After all, Malsuk is barely clinging to life because of it.”

Just sighing, seeing Malsuk become quiet, Kim Shimun reached into his inventory.

Then.

-Wait. Oppa, you’re not thinking of using a potion for healing, are you?

“That’s right.”

-But that’s made of leftover materials, so it’s only grade E. How are you planning to save her with that?

“Ach, right. Forgot about that.”

Kim Shimun, who had always filled his inventory with potions of grade S or higher, momentarily mistook and licked his lips as he closed his inventory.

“Then there’s only one answer.”

Even if it’s not a potion.

Doesn’t he have in himself an overwhelming power related to physical healing?

Kim Shimun immediately elevated his Alchemic Force.

“It’ll use up some achievement points, but.”

It’s not a waste.

Before treating an old friend. Both materially and mentally. I’ve always received far too much from Malsuk.

“Looking back, this prickly lady took good care of me in her own way.”

Kim Shihyuk, a brother whose talents even a man could recognize. Malsuk, who wouldn’t bat an eyelid at even the smallest request from him.

Though she complained about fetching herbs or ingredients for me, she reliably fulfilled them.

“Well, for a high-ranker, material items are just inventory clutter anyway.”

He must have just thrown whatever was spare. Shrugging, Kim Shimun snapped his fingers.

[To establish an equivalent exchange for the Philosopher’s Stone, 300 achievement points are required..]

[Do you accept? (Yes / No)]

Was the injury less severe than when dealing with the dwarf girl Marnel?

Unlike that time, the Alchemy needed only 300 achievement points.

“The Philosopher’s Stone, this is supposed to be the normal equivalent exchange.”

-Right. Considering the dignity of the Constellation Asclepius, this should be the normal price.

“Normal price,” he scoffed at the Philosopher’s Stone, comparing it to a saint’s relic as if it were merchandise, and selected. “Yes.”

Ooong.

Along with a clear tinnitus, a small rod reminiscent of Astrape appeared.

A snake-shaped form like a thin thread was winding around the rod, entwining the entire rod like a vine. -Wow… that’s crazy impressive.

-What’s that?

-Looks like the newbies didn’t catch the last broadcast lol.

-Not surprising. He doesn’t usually run his own channel.

-I wish I could rewatch some of those moments; it’s a pity.

Without any special command from Shimun,

The Staff of Asclepius automatically positioned itself over the fallen Go Malsuk.

Soon, like it had healed the dwarf girl Marnel in the previous arena,

Whooosh,

It emitted a sacred and warm energy.

Crack-crackle.

Healing broken bones and numerous lacerations.

[The Philosopher’s Stone minimizes rebound effects.]

[Based on the grade and level of the Philosopher’s Stone, 50 achievement points have been refunded.]

‘This time, it refunded 50 points.’

The battered body of Go Malsuk swiftly healed with the payback from the Philosopher’s Stone.

-Are you kidding me, he’s healing now?

-Damn! Those injuries, even a top-tier healer would struggle with them.

-Is that some kind of high-grade artifact?

-The newbies are freaking out lol.

-I’m still amazed seeing it now. Classic Finger-mon.

-Finger-mon! Heal my face too! ㅠㅠ.

-That, my friend, is an absolute impossibility even for Finger-mon!

-You son of a-! Where do you live?

While the chat was abuzz with the miraculous scene, Shimun, having closed the chat window, noticed something else.

‘The energy from the Heaven-Slaying Star is fading, isn’t it?’

Go Malsuk, despite her dire state, had not lost her consciousness.

Thanks to that, her eyes, fierce with veins, were still open.

The red energy in her eyes, the energy of the Heaven-Slaying Star was gradually fading as her wounds healed.

‘The Staff of Asclepius should only be able to heal physical injuries, right?’

Puzzled by this phenomenon, Shimun tilted his head.

Then,

-Oppa, perhaps the trigger for the Heaven-Slaying Star is becoming unclear?

‘That could be it.’

He nodded thoughtfully at the Philosopher’s Stone’s suggestion.

‘The self-activation condition of the Heaven-Slaying Star is mostly when there’s intent to kill or when the holder’s life is in danger.’

That means, if she is fully healed or if there’s no perceived threat, it could automatically turn off.

As evidence,

“What, what is this…?!”

All of the sudden, Go Malsuk, back to her normal self, was startled as she felt her body.

However, her shirt and jeans were still stained with blood and all messed up.

Looking at Go Malsuk, Shimun’s expression hardened.

‘I need to quickly connect Go Malsuk and Heavenly Demon.’

* * *

Anyone, well, maybe not everyone, but with some practice, it’s something that can be done. The act of snapping one’s fingers. It was certainly a very common action.

Snap.

But the result unfolding before their eyes was not so common.

“Run… Aaah!”

“Shick!”

With just that common snap, the surrounding nature turned into weapons, tearing through enemies.

Crash.

Crunch.

Sometimes, with movements more efficient than those trained for combat, it destroyed the enemies.

The beast-type monsters, the keepers of the forest, and even their plant-type summons they encountered on the way,

“Arrrgh!”

“Run, it’s a monster!”

“Shrrrk!”

Every time that man snapped his fingers, monsters died in a variety of ways.

“Crazy…”

She never thought the day would come when I’d utter these words about someone else.

Go Malsuk clicked her tongue while watching Kim Shimun, who was effortlessly taking down enemies, from behind.

‘Is this magic, or combat?’

The soil, rocks, trees, transforming and attacking on their own was also something to behold.

“Seeing him throw punches, I bet I wouldn’t be pushed back if I fought him…”

If it came down to a one-on-one fight, she’d likely be overpowered without even getting a chance to use her hands properly. Indeed, when the Heaven-Slaying Star was activated, Go Malsuk vividly remembered being subdued and then treated by Kim Shimun. However,

“No, that’s not it! I was in bad shape back then because I had taken down 12 of them myself!”

Deep down, the last remnants of her pride couldn’t accept that.

More precisely,

“I’m not weak…”

It was more of an inability to admit it. The moment she acknowledges her own vulnerability, she won’t be able to keep up this facade of being a player.

That would force her suppressed desires to surface in reality. Eventually, turning her towards the closest…

Snap.

“Stop!”

Slapping her cheeks with all her might, the sharp pain jolted her back to reality. Grinding her teeth, Go Malsuk clenched her fists.

“Fuck! I am Go Malsuk. I won’t be beaten down by anyone!”

Though she didn’t even realize she had stopped using dialects consciously. Without realizing this, Go Malsuk clenched her fists and charged at a nearby bear monster.

“Just watch and imitate. How hard could throwing punches possibly be?”

In her head, she was cursing how ridiculously difficult it was to even imitate.

Yet, as always, her body moved.

Analyzing the movements of the strong ones she had encountered and adapting her movement to match.

“Here, like this…”

Recreating the punches of Kim Shimun, who had effortlessly taken down enemies before her. At the moment her fist connected with the bear,

Crack!

“Kuugh…”

The head of the bear, twice her size, burst open.

“Ha, shit!”

Even without any equipment, her bare fists had achieved an impressively devastating outcome. However,

‘Damn it! This isn’t the feeling I wanted… Ah, it’s so damn complicated!’

Dissatisfaction filled Go Malsuk’s face.

Approaching her, “Not bad.”

A voice, as if he had known her before, filled with comfort and familiarity, reached her ears. A man with distinct facial features and a clean look, Kim Shimun.

“What, when did you get here!”

“Not too long ago. But…”

With a complex look, Kim Shimun gestured behind him.

“What kind of mess… What is that!”

Three bodies, bloodied and beaten, a man and two women, lay before them.

“The Cheetah Guild trio?”

“All this monster activity… they must have attempted a skip run.”

“Ah.”

At those words, Go Malsuk nodded.

Skip run.

Skipping past monsters encountered during a raid and running straight to the next checkpoint.

“No wonder there were more than 20 monsters just at the entrance to the center.”

That the trio had made it this far with a skip run was the reason so many monsters had converged on their path. Though Kim Shimun, a true monster, had wiped them all out, over 20 monsters were no small number. And considering the Forest Keeper’s summons, it might as well be 1.5 times that.

“Idiots. Trying to act smart but then why attempt a skip run? If they couldn’t handle it, they could’ve just waited for us.”

They could have entered the core area together. Go Malsuk smirked bitterly, then a harsh sparking noise reached her ears. The sound of the barrier leading to the center of the Evergreen Forest opening.

“Malsuk, let’s go in. No matter the number of our team, we have to take first place.”

Kim Shimun walked towards the sparking, opened barrier.

With a bitter face watching the Cheetah trio’s corpses, Go Malsuk quickly regained her senses.

“Eh? Ah! Let’s go, man!”

She immediately followed after Kim Shimun.