Genius Regressor Makes Mythic Items

Chapter 37: Go Malsuk (4)

TL: xLordFifth
ED/PR: The reader

Pollen descended upon the finale of the performance, or like volcanic ash in the guise of the first snowfall.

Sssss.

Ashen powder flutters beautifully across the fields.

Could it be that time has come to a halt?

-…….

-?

The chat room, once ablaze with activity, momentarily lapsed into silence.

Of course.

-A Dried Bark with just one hit…?

-Insane… Seriously insane!

-This has to be a joke, right? You’re filming a prank?

-One punch to take down a Dried Bark with no weapons?!

-I’m losing my mind, losing my mind, losing my mind, losing my miiiiind…

It was truly a matter of moments for the chat room to catch fire again.

Especially so.

-Was that just now a qi technique?

-This person’s a Silver! How could they use qi?

-There seems to be many newcomers here. This person has used qi before.

-Yep. There are quite a few at Silver who can visualize qi. Most of the top players were like that, remember?

-But, no matter how you look at it, one-shotting a boss without any magic or weapons is freaking insane!

-The Dried Bark has piss-poor physical resistance; its health isn’t all that high to begin with.

-Exactly. You’d be treated like a scrub even if you just flashed some flair there. What’s important is that this person is said to be classed in magic.

The awakened, not the unawakened ones.

Among them, the active players’ dialogue was particularly lively.

-There has to be something related to those fingers. Not wearing any weapons, either.

-Oh, come on. You think abilities are some kind of panacea? Even with an SSS-class ability, one-shotting a boss at this level is impossible.

-You’re talking nonsense. You an SSS-class ability holder, huh? How would you even know?

-I am an SS-class holder, you know? Your manner of speaking is crap. What tier are you even in?

-Plat, high elo. Why? Wanna give it a shot? You sound like you rode your ability to where you are, feeling confident?

-Hahahaha, . I’m up there in Plat too, this is ridiculous. Where do you live?

– I’m a Diamond player affiliated with the current Hwarang Guild. You’re not just in this chat room, watch your words.

-Seriously, LOL. Diamonds stay quiet but why are these Plat brats so noisy?

BroSilGol.

Players of the so-called abyss rank didn’t even dare to speak up.

The Platinum Rank, commonly appearing in the high elos of the Galaxy Arena. It was a string of high elo players making their appearance.

However, if you were unawakened, maybe, but the awakened couldn’t hide their information in Arenia, which is linked with the Galaxy Arena.

-Whoa… high elo bros, calm down.

-What are so many high elo players doing here in a abyss broadcast, LOL.

-What do you mean many? Looks like less than 10 to me.

-Ugh, pathetic losers. Immediately exposing their inferiority complex. Is 10 top rankers in a Silver broadcast few to you?

-Exactly. Inferiority complex is truly legendary, LOL.

The general players and unawakened viewers could hardly express their opinions.

Understandably so.

-What kind of magic is this? Is it an enhancement type? Even so, this level of physical ability doesn’t make sense.

-Maybe it’s a dual class?

-If it were a dual class, the beginning would be even worse. You’d have to raise nearly double the stats and experience points.

-This person insisted they were magic class in the last broadcast. Doesn’t seem like a dual class.

-So really in the magic class then. But, just by looking at the movements until now, it’s comparable to combat classes at Plat level…

-This is confusing, so confusing.

Overwhelmed by the relentless flood of comments from what seemed to be higher ranked players.

Sadly, though,

The actual owner of the broadcast, Kim Shimun, couldn’t check the current situation in the chat room.

Not simply because he had closed the chat room.

[You have defeated the boss monster in one hit.]

[You have achieved the ‘One Punch Man’ achievement.]

[You have earned 500 achievement points.]

Following the Dried Bark’s demise, achievement notifications filled his screen.

Notably so.

[The Dried Bark failed to drink ‘Water of Purification’ and was taken down in one hit.]

[A hidden boss. ‘The Mad Gardener Muriel’ has appeared due to special conditions met.]

The subsequent system notification made Kim Shimun’s eyes widen.

“A hidden boss?”

-A hidden boss? A hidden boss here? Seriously?

-Been playing for 8 years and I’ve never seen anything like this. No one has ever met such unique conditions before. I have a rough idea of what it might be.

After all, killing the Husk in the Silver Rank in one hit is an impossible feat.

Hidden boss.

Often, these beings possess power that exceeds the expected level for their rank, making them grotesquely formidable.

The Hobgoblin that appeared in the last [Goblin Infested Outpost] arena was such a being.

However, there was a clear difference between that Hobgoblin and the current hidden boss.

‘Back then, it almost felt as if they forced a hidden boss in there,’ I thought.

The evidence was in the ‘name’.

It’s commonplace for a hidden boss to have a unique name.

Of course, being a named monster among boss monsters, it goes without saying how powerful it is.

This is why the Hobgoblin from the previous arena didn’t quite fit the bill as a proper hidden boss.

‘Before even getting to its nerfed specs, it didn’t even have a name.’

But now.

‘Things are different.’

The hidden boss appearing now has a name: Muriel, doesn’t it?

Shimun glanced ahead with eyes slightly tensed.

Swish.

Clear, blue water surged upwards in a whirlpool.

Then.

“Kahaha!”

The laughter of a child. However, this laugh, mixed with a chilling ruthlessness, spread across the beautiful meadow.

“The Dried Bark is dead! He’s finally dead!”

The owner of the voice emerged from the rising waters, taking the form of a woodskeeper as its name suggested. Unlike the keepers of the forest that appeared before, however. Cute and small were not words that came to mind.

“Lucky you! I’m so jealous!”

Skin as red as heated metal.

And sprouting from it were.

“Scales?”

Scales, indeed. But that’s not all. Wings that would remind one of fairies were made of worn and torn membranes.

Horns that seemed to have been forcefully shoved in sat awkwardly on top of its sharply cut eyes and mouth. The figure was very much like.

‘A dragon, right?’

Could Shimun’s thoughts be on the mark?

[Constellation Zeus expresses its discomfort.]

[Constellation Heavenly Demon frowns.]

[Constellation Black Goat smiles with murderous intent.]

The Constellations that had been silent throughout the arena collectively expressed their displeasure.

‘Come to think of it, Constellations seemed not to take kindly to dragons.’

At least, the three Constellations interested in me seemed to.

‘So, this hidden boss is related to dragons?’

The likelihood was high. Firstly, its reptilian appearance was too conspicuous not to be.

“I saw everything! You, you, you! The guy who easily took out the Dried Bark in one hit!”

Muriel’s gaze turned towards Shimun. Immediately.

“I’m so grateful! As a token of my thanks, I’ll make it easy for you too! Kihihit!”

A red light flickered in Muriel’s sharp eyes. It was a similar hue to the light of the Bark. Simultaneously.

Whoosh!

A slicing sound by Shimun’s left ear. He briefly glanced at the sharp root that whizzed past his face. It was Muriel’s nature magic.

‘That was a close call.’

If he hadn’t been covered in [Black Panther’s Physique], he wouldn’t have been able to react to the attack.

“Oh? You’re quite fast?”

Muriel tilted its head in surprise.

‘A Mage-type hidden boss… This fight’s going to be annoying if it drags on.’

With a burst of energy, Shimun kicked off the ground and charged straight at Muriel. As if it had been waiting for this moment.

“Kihihit!”

Muriel’s eyes and mouth split wide in laughter. At the same time, red mists swirled around it.

“I’ll break through just like that!”

Then, like a bolt of lightning, Muriel charged towards them. The speed was so fast that it left an afterimage. But.

Snap.

The moment Shimun’s fingers flicked,

Crunch.

Sharp spikes of dirt erupted from beneath Muriel.

“Oh?”

Despite the incredible speed that had left an afterimage,

Swoosh.

Muriel dodged the dirt spikes with ease, her sharp gaze momentarily rounding.

“So, you can use nature magic too? Were you our friend as well?”

‘Friend?’

What did that mean? Of course, Shimun had no chance to ask.

“Keheh. Then I have even more reason to kill you!”

Like an enraged bee.

Muriel flapped her membranous wings and flew towards Shimun in an instant.

Swish!

A red afterimage flashed dangerously close to Shimun’s neck.

It was his scale-covered arm that swiped horizontally.

And it didn’t end there.

“Kehehe! Muriel is so nice!”

Fitting of her title as a hidden boss.

“I will make sure to comfort my friends! To ensure they don’t end up like me!”

Whoosh!

Taking advantage of flight, Muriel launched deadly attacks from all directions.

Shimun, with his superior physical abilities gained through human alchemy and the mysteries of Heavenly Demon Divine Arts packed into his punches, struck back.

‘It’s too fast.’

Muriel’s speed was slightly too much to keep up with.

Especially in between charges.

“Come on, guys! Kill our friend for me!”

Chirp! Sssss.

Grass and flowers, even the wind turned into sharp blades flying towards him, proving to be quite a nuisance.

‘So, a magic type is tricky as expected.’

Grass blades sprung vigorously from under his feet. Shimun, with his body cultivated through martial arts, struck them down and quickly retreated.

‘If I wasn’t versed in magic, this fight would have ended long ago.’

Typically, those in the magic system possess exceptional intuitive abilities compared to other types of players. Thanks to this, he was able to withstand the astonishing rush and the strange combination of nature magic.

The battle lasted for more than five minutes.

-Is there an issue with his movement?

-Even for those in the magic system, dodging magic by noticing it is difficult. Dodging that speed of charging is even more legendary.

-Haha. Now it’s just laughable.

-He’s on the verge of upgrading to Platinum. I don’t think he can win…

-At this point, I’m just too curious about his stats.

Beyond a one-on-one, Shimun dodging Muriel’s attacks with unbelievable movement was nothing short of miraculous.

However, Shimun’s expression was far from good.

The reason was simple.

‘With my current specs, counterattacking is too difficult.’

He could dodge the nature magic coming from all sides with his unique sense of the magic system.

“Keheh! Our friend, you dodge well!”

He could face the charge that left afterimages with his human body cultivation, but that was it.

“Kehehe! Didn’t hit you, did I~ Friend, you’re too slow!”

Shimun struggled to counterattack.

It couldn’t be helped.

Mixing charges and nature magic, Muriel, as a hidden boss, was no ordinary challenge.

‘If we continue like this, I’ll be the first to tire out.’

In a battle of attrition, the one who merely defends is at a disadvantage.

Thus.

‘I have to decide the outcome before that.’

How?

There was no question about it. Having watched and experienced countless broadcasts and battles of powerful beings in his past life, Shimun knew exactly what to do.

“Even at that speed, we just need to explode it on a large scale so they can’t avoid it entirely.”

He was well aware of the common tactics used against fast opponents.

“Philosopher’s Stone.”

– Hehe! I was already preparing it, you know~ I know exactly what you’re thinking, oppa?

The bright and buoyant voice of the creature made him momentarily forget they were in the midst of battle.

Creating something must be a joyful task.

[To establish the necessary equivalent exchange with the Philosopher’s Stone, 500 achievement points are required.]

[Do you accept? (Yes / No)]

Immediately, he selected. ‘Yes’ on the popup system window. The achievement points consumed compensated for the lacking causality, gathering at his fingertips. With a flick of his fingers.

Boom.

A sound of thunder totally incongruent with the beautiful fields around them resounded. It wasn’t just the noise.

Crack!

A bolt of lightning struck down in front of him.

“Kyaa!”

It smacked into Muriel, who had been charging straight at him. More precisely.

“I didn’t expect you to dodge this.”

It was the tip of her wing.

Still, the impact was considerably substantial.

“Ki, Kihit!”

Muriel moaned as she soared back into the sky.

With somewhat laborious flapping, she saw the identity of the lightning that had struck down before her.

“Electric shock. Is it lightning?”

“Right.”

Shimun confirmed. A white rod appeared along with his acknowledgment. Like a venomous snake, the rod continuously flickered with sparks.

“Strange? If we’re allies, you shouldn’t be able to wield lightning.”

“That’s also correct.”

Shimun nodded again. As he held the white rod, a sharp glint appeared in Muriel’s eyes.

“I get it! Kihihi! You tricked me! You! I’ll kill you…”

A murderous shout erupted but didn’t quite finish. For Shimun had already launched the rod with all his might. It reminded him.

‘Didn’t I do something similar to the Dried Bark earlier?’

The moment Muriel recognized the posture.

Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功).

Supreme Emperor’s Demolition Strike (覇皇碎) – Astrape.

An unbearable noise and blinding flash enveloped Muriel.

* * *

[You have achieved the hidden achievement. ‘Defeat a Hidden Boss (2/?)’.]

[You have single-handedly defeated the hidden boss ‘Mad Gardener Muriel’.]

[A total of 1,000 achievement points are awarded as a reward.]

Messages announcing Muriel’s demise popped up. Yet, Shimun.

No.

-…….

“…….”

Shimun, along with everyone witnessing the scene at the. ‘Heart of the Evergreen Forest’, fell into silence.

Understandably so. As if proving the aftermath of the disaster that had just occurred.

Patches.

Crackle!

White and blue currents continued to dance over the charred field. Easily more than 30 meters in radius at a glance.

That was much larger than the original boss of this place, which was only the size of the Dried Husk.

‘Did I go too far…?’

Before the oncoming sense of exhaustion. Stunned by his own overwhelming power, Shimun could hardly move. In this overwhelming silence.

[The Constellation Zeus is agape with. ‘To think my thunder would be used for such an act…’.]

[The Constellation Heavenly Demon chuckles. ‘Heh… This is what they call a collab in Earth terms, huh? I’ve inadvertently joined hands with you.’]

[The Constellation Black Goat comments crudely. ‘The colors were getting annoying, but this is refreshing! My child? Do it a few more times!’]

Only the Constellations watching Shimun chatter away.