Chapter 523 – Is This a Novel… Everyone’s Regression is a Mess.

Did I say that regression is overwhelmingly advantageous compared to its reference point?

I slightly shelved that thought because it isn’t always the case.

But experiencing it this time made me want to tear that thought wide open.

Honestly, I had a lot of painful experiences, so it was quite tough.

I’ve been saying it casually up to now, but I was actually barely holding on.

Especially that brief moment where I almost felt satisfied with a happy future for everyone.

If it hadn’t been for the absence of Piece, I might have been spurred on.

But this time, I felt like I could completely fold that thought away.

– “Kyaaaaaaah!!!”

“I told you. I will kill you myself.”

Thanks to the dog‘s condition being quite a sight,

My left arm, which had touched my left eye, was cleanly severed.

Since it had disappeared by now, it seemed that, as Piece said, it was absorbed through my left eye.

Moreover, there was a large hole in my chest shaped like a blade’s width.

If Piece saw that, he’d probably call it the ‘Paizuri Optimal Hole.’

Ah, fuck.

For a moment, I thought I was genuinely going insane.

This was seriously a critical situation.

No matter how much Piece was gone, I couldn’t let myself go crazy too.

Anyway, that bastard was currently in a state of critical injury.

And this was a hardened result that couldn’t be reverted no matter what.

It was an act committed by me, who holds the reference point for regression.

– “Give it back right now! Hand it over!!!”

“I just made a hole because you’re a whore, so what’s the problem?”

Behold, isn’t he just going nuts asking for my regression reference point?

Honestly, it was ugly and pathetic.

If he really didn’t want to be like this, he should’ve just kept his hands away from my eyes.

With his ugly greed and useless ease, he caused this mess and now is making a fuss.

– “You son of a bitch!!! Can’t you hear me saying to hand it over!!!”

“Why are you mad? I’m the one who’s pissed about the cock interruption in my junk.”

Moreover, his expression of agony was so annoying and disgusting.

I had suffered again and again through countless regressions.

Yet this bastard was whining like this just from his first time.

So completely different from Piece, who faced death bravely until the end.

– “In the first place, that world line was about female corruption!”

“Is this bastard really insane?”

It was fascinating.

I thought my feelings toward that bastard wouldn’t change anymore in this state.

But upon hearing that, the colossal intent to kill grew even more massive.

Thanks to this, the churning intent to kill began to calm down, surpassing the critical point.

With my hand gripping the knife, I slowly pressed the blade toward that bastard’s neck.

At the same time, with my empty hand, I held my face and implemented [Cheonma Oseonghonggi].

There was a way to slowly kill while inflicting pain, but I pushed that thought aside for now.

It wasn’t about showing mercy.

It wasn’t that I didn’t mind either.

The desire for revenge was far from dying.

The fact that Piece had to die because of that bastard was still fucking annoying.

But it couldn’t be helped.

What if I cared only about my feelings and another variable popped up?

Moreover, there was no guarantee that things would go smoothly like this when that variable occurs.

Thus, I ended it all at once.

Translucent starlight began gathering in my hand, emitting a faint light.

The moment that light grew slightly brighter, I thrust the blade without hesitation.

“You should not exist in this world.”

The starlight slowly radiated, trying to consume the being before me.

The tip of the sword completely pierced into that slender neck, freezing the moment.

Suddenly, an anomaly occurred.

– “Get lost!!!”

“Ah, sht*—”

In that fleeting moment where I couldn’t even complete my words,

A dull impact hit my body as if I had been struck by a car.

And without warning, I was thrown to the ground, creating a huge distance in an instant.

Thanks to the Defensive Coat, I wasn’t hurt, which was the only bit of luck.

But saying I was lucky felt way too fucking miserable.

If I had just had a moment more, I would’ve definitely killed that bastard.

It felt like the opportunity I worked so hard to gain was slipping away.

– “I’ll definitely kill you!!!”

“That’s my line, you son of a bitch.”

– “Even if my existence completely rots away!!!”

And the anomalies didn’t stop there.

Suddenly, the bastard who took the shape of Piece began to mash together.

Starting to revert back to the same black mass it originally was.

Its form remaining with an ambiguous face, almost as if it had left a vague shape.

Did it abandon that form because it was no longer entertainment?

Or was it seriously trying to take on its original form to face me?

Or was maintaining that shape too much of a strain?

Was the fact that it lost part of its existence due to the struggle earlier?

It seemed excessive to pay such a high price for just one rebound.

– “I’ll kill you! No matter what it takes!! Definitely!!!”

But instead of resolving those questions,

Another one got added.

Because suddenly monsters began to pop out from the darkness.

It was strange.

Those monsters were definitely fighting with my party.

So why in the world were they beginning to appear here?

Especially in a realm of gods where interference is supposed to be difficult.

“Fuck, what did you do?”

– “Shut up and die!!!”

That bastard looked like it had no intention of answering my questions, so I quickly整理ed the facts.

Saying it would kill me even at the cost of losing its existence.

After that, its form had turned into a formless mass.

Its impulsive outburst of “I’ll do whatever!” and,

At the same time, the fact that monsters suddenly jumped out from the darkness.

However, before I could even整理 that fact, abnormalities continued to occur.

“Call them reasonably, you fucker.”

– “I told you! I will definitely kill you!!!”

Thanks to the noticeably increasing numbers of monsters,

Initially, it was just one monster.

But suddenly it surged into double digits and then

Before I knew it, it exceeded triple digits.

Regardless of that, they kept appearing, making it meaningless to count now.

And the monsters that had appeared began to fill the space with their movements.

Not only blocking the gap between me and that bastard with their bodies,

But also surrounding me from all directions centered on myself.

The kinds of monsters emerging were truly diverse.

From familiar beasts like dogs and cows to

Very dangerous creatures I had never seen before.

Even some formless monstrosities that made me wonder how to touch them.

Though the monsters varied greatly without overlapping, they all shared one hostile gaze.

Their sounds seemed ready to charge at any moment.

As if to make the rude ones touching their owner pay the price.

For now, they just waited for orders like dogs.

The only sounds present were the breathing and growling of the monsters in the silent space.

The moment their master dropped a light yet heavy command,

– “Kill.”

The waiting monsters began to charge at me simultaneously.

Their movements seemed pre-coordinated before coming here.

And in that moment, I witnessed one more anomaly.

Although it felt a bit strange since it had been a while,

It was a familiar anomaly I hadn’t forgotten.

That was none other than the change of the numbers above their heads.

In other words, they were currently regressing.

All the people in the world had lost their regression moment.

It seemed that that bastard* had distributed the regression it had collected from the monsters.

“Fucking bitch gave those monsters their regression.”

– “In the end, after everything is over, I’ll just collect it back! As long as I exist as a god!”

Only then did I begin to understand to some extent.

Since the monsters had regression, they possessed at least the minimum conditions to cross into the realm of gods.

And that bastard must have dragged the monsters here as much as possible with what it could do.

Thus, losing a substantial part of its existence to the point it couldn’t maintain its form properly.

“Hah.”

Seeing that, I couldn’t help but exhale a sigh.

At this moment, feeling fucking unfair that only those bastards were regressing,

And despite gathering others like that, I was alone felt slightly angering.

The notion that regression, something I never had, was so easily obtainable felt hopeless.

“Fuck, no way.”

Of course, the monsters didn’t consider my feelings one bit.

They simply charged at me, raising their numbers above their heads.

All just to erase my existence from this place.

“Is this really a novel?”

I thought it wouldn’t be easy once the monsters appeared,

But I never expected it to spiral out like this.

“What the hell happened that I’m the only one left out?”

Moreover, the shards of countless mirrors began to fill the ground due to their regressions.

With how many there were, I worried I would collapse from exhaustion if I tried to check them all.

“Son of a bitch, calf, and these fucking bastards too.”

But I steadied my heart, grinning fiercely as I gripped my weapon.

Because with nothing but negative emotions, I couldn’t keep my promise.

“We’re all regressing and throwing a fit.”

And thus, I began to dash across the shards of mirrors.

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