Regressor Instruction Manual (PART 1)

Chapter 4. Regressor (1)

"Good idea," Park Deok-Gu said in agreement.

Just as we quietly sat on the ground and took out the dry food that even a dog wouldn't eat...

"..."

I heard a faint voice from somewhere.

I wanted to pretend that I didn't hear it, but Park Deok-Gu asked while listening closely.

"Isn't that a person's voice?"

"No way."

"Kyaaah...please save me," someone screamed.

To make things worse, the voice was getting closer.

'Oh...'

They knew that we were here.

'It was a mistake.'

Leaving sword marks on the wall so that we wouldn't get lost was a mistake. I hoped that someone would come and find us, but I never imagined someone would approach us while screaming like a maniac.

"H-hyung-nim," Park Deok-Gu called out.

"Grab your sword," I told him.

It was too late to avoid them.

"Screech!"

Luckily, there didn't seem to be a lot of monsters chasing the person. Having a new person join us was exciting, but at the same time, it was depressing.

'It would be a different story if they had food and water, though...'

Having limited resources was the problem. We weren't philanthropists so we needed someone to fight with us, not hold us back. To join us, they must have the will to fight, food rations, and their group must also be small. The screaming person definitely did not meet these conditions. They did not deserve to travel with us.

"How annoying..." I commented.

"I don't think we need to worry so much hyung-nim. There doesn't seem to be a lot of them," Park Deok-Gu said.

'Easy for you to say.'

While holding his sword and shield, he ran out first. I immediately followed behind him while holding my spear.

When we arrived at a slightly open area, we saw a woman running with three monsters chasing after her. Half of her clothes were torn and even though she was beautiful overall, I wasn't interested in her physical appearance.

'Damn it.'

She must've seen us because the way she ran towards us was a sight to behold. She had neither weapon nor food on her.

After checking the stats of the monsters behind her, I immediately activated my eyes and looked at the woman.

[Check Jung Ha-Yan's Status Window and Potential.]

[Name - Jung Ha-Yan]

[Title - None. Please work harder.]

[Age - 21]

[Nature - Innocent Supporter]

[Job - Unemployed.]

[Stats]

[Strength - 10/Below rare growth limit]

[Agility - 11/Below rare growth limit]

[Stamina - 12/Below epic growth limit]

[Intelligence - 22/Above epic growth limit]

[Endurance - 14/Below rare growth limit][Luck - 23/Above epic growth limit]

[Magic - 10/Above legendary growth limit]

[Overall Review - Jung Ha-Yan possesses above legendary growth limit. Her overall physical stats may be low, but she'll be able to grow a lot later as a mage or a priest. Currently, Jung Ha-Yan isn't aware of the fact that she is able to feel magic. Compared to this woman, it's not an exaggeration to say that player Lee Ki-Young is like the dirt that's on an ant's pincer.]

'What the hell.'

I couldn't believe the stats of the woman that was running while panting. It was my first time seeing someone with an above legendary stat rank. Unlike us, who didn't possess any magic points, she already possessed 10 points.

"We've never fought against three monsters," Park Deok-Gu said.

I could already imagine the scene of us abandoning the woman, but after checking her stats, everything changed.

"We're going to fight," I said.

"Can we even win?" Park Deok-Gu questioned.

"We'll lure them to a narrow area," I suggested.

"I understand," he said.

Fighting while leaning against a wall was more advantageous than being surrounded. The downside was that we wouldn't have an escape route, but I believed that we weren't going to lose so easily. I tightened my grip around my spear.

She must've realized where we were because she started running as fast as she could. Seeing as how she nodded her head when I waved to her to come this way, I guess she wasn't dull-witted at all.

"We'll stand by at the corner," I suggested.

"G-Got it," Park Deok-Gu stuttered.

When the woman reached us, the monsters turned around the corner, and Park Deok-Gu swung his shield with all his might.

"Now!" I yelled.

"Ha!"

The monster was pushed back for a moment, but as it charged towards Park Deok-Gu again, I attacked with my spear.

"Hyung-nim!"

When another monster grabbed my spear, my mind went blank, but thanks to Park Deok-Gu's swinging of his sword, the monster was destroyed. But as a result, he lost his posture.

As expected, dealing with three monsters wasn't easy. The only thing I could do for Park Deok-Gu, who was crouching while holding his shield, was to swing my spear.

The moment I bit my lips again, I suddenly saw a sword coming out from the monster's back.

"T-Thank you," Park Deok-Gu said.

"It's nothing," someone said.

Someone helped us. After the monster was taken out, the person standing behind it was a face that I had seen before. He was the same man that helped us back at the starting point.

I remembered his slightly desperate face.

"What the..." I whispered.

[Checking Player Kim Hyun-Sung's Status Window and Potential.]

[Name - Kim Hyun-Sung]

[Title - Regressor of Altanus, Swordsman that Starts the Second Round, One Who Couldn't Overcome, One Who Sacrifices, The Awakened.]

[Age - 22]

[Nature - Kind-hearted Mediator]

[Job - Swordsman-Average rank]

[Stats]

[Strength - 19/Above legendary growth limit]

[Agility - 28/Above legendary growth limit]

[Stamina - 23/Above legendary growth limit]

[Intelligence - 18/Below epic growth limit]

[Endurance - 22/Below epic growth limit]

[Luck - 23/Above epic growth limit]

[Magic - 11/Above legendary growth limit]

'What is this...'

I couldn't help but widen my eyes at the unknown status window.

'A Regressor? Time reversal?'

From the looks of it, this didn't seem to be his first time.