Chapter 26

I Am Not a Regressor Chapter 26

A Night Without an Aggressor (3)

"A... ugh, ah."

Breathless gasps.

Faint moans escaped, as if there was no more strength to scream.

"Is that all you know?"

"......"

There was no response.

Oh Jin looked down at Yoo Jin, who lay in a wretched state, and clicked his tongue.

'In this state, even if you know more, you can't say it.'

Unlike his subordinate, who had spoken helplessly, Yoo Jin had remained silent until he was completely battered.

'Or rather,'

He couldn't speak.

"Is there some kind of seal on you?"

Every time he asked about the Black Star Society's important information, Yoo Jin convulsed and foamed at the mouth.

In this state, even if he interrogated, it would be difficult to obtain crucial information.

'At least what I got is.'

Yoo Jin's position as a junior civil servant and the fact that he served beings called 'Enforcers.'

And finally,

'Ashad Khan's contact information.'

He managed to get the contact information of a fellow civil servant who became a Black Star Apostle on the same day.

"This won't be useful right now."

He put the paper with Ashad Khan's contact information in his pocket.

Unless he was being pursued like Yoo Jin, there was no need to get involved with the Black Star Society first.

"...Wait a moment."

Oh Jin's eyes sparkled as he continued his thoughts.

The lunatics who spout nonsense about the Black Stars ruling the world.

A secret organization that quietly grows in the shadows.

"This, this."

Oh Jin's lips curved into a bright smile.

'I can use this, can't I?'

Yes.

If a 'Heavenly Demon' that will destroy the world in the future appears in such a suspicious group, it wouldn't be strange, would it?

"Hehehe!!"

Oh Jin chuckled, his shoulders shaking.

To prevent his identity as the owner of Black Heaven from being exposed.

Wouldn't it be a problem to create and kill a separate owner of Black Heaven?

"This gives me a reason to get involved with the Black Star Society."

A wicked and ruthless organization that will give birth to a Heavenly Demon.

As a 'regressor,' he couldn't just leave them be.

To prevent the end of the world, he must eliminate them.

"Well, that's also impossible in my current state."

Oh Jin smiled bitterly.

He couldn't eliminate the Black Star Society right now.

Even with Yoo Jin, he couldn't have handled him alone without using Lee Woo-hyuk.

"...I thought they would be stronger."

This far exceeded his expectations.

'Yoo Jin wasn't weak at all.'

He seemed weak because his opponent was Lee Woo-hyuk, but he was a formidable expert that even an average Awakened couldn't challenge.

However,

'If Yoo Jin, a junior civil servant, is this strong,'

It was hard to imagine how monstrous the intermediate and senior civil servants, and the Enforcers above them, would be.

'Maybe,'

Oh Jin narrowed his eyes.

Although he had never seen them, it was difficult to gauge their exact strength.

'The Enforcers... might be on par with the Seven Stars.'

If that were the case, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the Black Star Society had the power to overturn the world.

It meant that an organization had gathered Awakened on par with the seven most powerful Awakened in the world.

"Tsk."

Oh Jin clicked his tongue and looked down at Yoo Jin, whose breath was slowly fading.

He wanted to get more information, but it seemed impossible due to the seal.

"Can't be helped."

Let's wrap this up for now.

Thud.

Oh Jin picked up the spear he had placed on the ground.

Three days ago, he had bought this cheap spear from a nearby weapon shop.

'I need to upgrade my equipment after this is done.'

Crack!

"Keh... gurgle."

Piercing Yoo Jin's neck precisely, he spat out blood and shuddered.

Zzzz!

To ensure he was dead, he used an electric shock.

"Let's see."

Shall I start farming humans?

Rustle, rustle.

He searched Yoo Jin's pockets for anything valuable.

"Oh, oh!!!"

An exclamation of surprise escaped Oh Jin's lips.

Two high-quality Sacred Relic Stones, which he had received in exchange for Sacred Relics, were inside the black handle.

"Got lucky!!!"

He pulled his hair and jumped up 10 meters in the air.

'If one was worth 500 million, then...'

1 billion.

He had obtained 1 billion, an insane amount of money, all at once.

"Hehehe! There's nothing like farming humans."

Oh Jin put the two glowing blue Sacred Relic Stones in his sling bag.

He searched thoroughly, even stripping off Yoo Jin's underwear, but found nothing else valuable.

"Damn, just lost my eyesight."

He turned his head and helped Yoo Jin put his underwear back on.

'Then, lastly.'

He reached for the Sacred Mark on Yoo Jin's left chest.

The Sacred Mark had six lines.

'A 6-star Awakened, huh.'

No wonder he was so strong.

Rumble, rumble.

As he placed his hand on the Sacred Mark and focused, a black cloud flowed from his fingertips.

The black cloud of Black Heaven completely covered the Sacred Mark and greedily consumed the power within.

Ding!

['Black Heaven' absorbs the 'Owl Constellation Sacred Mark'!]

['Black Heaven' has met all the conditions for its third blossoming!]

['Black Heaven' begins its third blossoming!]

"......!"

Oh Jin's eyes widened as he read the blue message window.

The third blossoming.

What it meant was—

"Ugh!"

Rumble!!

The black cloud writhed, enveloping his entire body.

A severe headache throbbed in his head.

[Black Heaven reads the 'records' contained in the Lyre Constellation Sacred Mark.]

[Black Heaven's blossoming stage is low. The readable records are limited.]

Scenes he had never seen before, fragments of memories he had never experienced, flowed into his mind.

-Damn!

Smoke rose from the scorched earth.

Lee Woo-hyuk's face contorted as he looked at the hundreds, thousands of rampaging monsters.

The Seoul Station building, visible in the distance, was already destroyed beyond recognition by the monsters.

-Why... why is this happening.

Lee Woo-hyuk clenched his fists and trembled slightly.

-Lee Woo-hyuk.

-...Brother?

At that moment, Lee Shin-hyuk grabbed Lee Woo-hyuk's shoulder and spoke softly.

-I'll buy you some time. You go to where Seo-yeong is.

-What nonsense are you talking? Why are you staying here?

Lee Woo-hyuk glared at him with sharp eyes.

-Haha. I've gotten stronger, haven't I? I can buy you enough time.

-That's not the point...

-Do you like her?

-What?

-I mean, Seo-yeong.

-...

Lee Woo-hyuk's expression hardened.

Tap.

Lee Shin-hyuk lightly patted his shoulder and raised the spear in his hand.

-Go quickly, you bastard. I'll run if it gets too dangerous.

-But.

Lee Shin-hyuk smiled faintly and walked toward the Seoul Station, where hundreds of monsters were swarming.

-Go quickly.

The Sacred Mark of the Compass Constellation glowed intensely.

Lee Woo-hyuk squeezed his eyes shut, then turned and headed somewhere.

-Well then.

Lee Shin-hyuk took a deep breath and thrust his spear at the approaching monsters.

-KarAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

At that moment, a terrifying roar shook the earth.

Boom!

From the ruins of Seoul Station, a monstrous creature made of flesh rose.

The creature, about 20 meters tall, was a fitting representation of a disaster, destroying everything around it with its eight arms.

Every time the flesh moved, a basketball-sized black Sacred Relic Stone embedded in its forehead emitted a bright light.

-Damn.

Lee Shin-hyuk swallowed hard, his hand trembling as he held the spear.

-If I had known such a terrifying thing was sealed beneath Seoul Station... I could have prevented it.

With a voice full of regret,

"Ugh!"

The memory flooding his mind was cut off.

"Ha, ha!"

Oh Jin panted heavily, clutching his chest.

Ding!

As he tried to organize the memories of Lee Shin-hyuk in his mind, another clear chime echoed in his ears.

"What now?"

Oh Jin shifted his gaze to the blue message window that appeared before him.

[Successfully inherited some records of Awakened Lee Shin-hyuk.]

[The 'Spear Technique of the Compass Constellation Lv5' has increased to 'Spear Technique of the Compass Constellation Lv6'.]

['Black Heaven' has reached the 'Third Star Blossoming'.]

['Black Heaven' has acquired the new ability 'All Streams Return to the Source'.]

"...All Streams Return to the Source?"

He tilted his head and clicked on the part that read 'All Streams Return to the Source'.

A window with the description of the ability appeared.

[All Streams Return to the Source (萬流歸宗): The proficiency of the main Sacred Mark affects other Sacred Marks.]

"Ah."

It was a short and concise effect, but one that elicited a natural exclamation.

'So, if I increase the proficiency of the Lyre Constellation Sacred Mark, other Sacred Marks will also improve?'

To immediately test it, he used the Owl Constellation Sacred Mark he had just obtained.

-Swish, swish, swish!

"Wow, the performance is amazing."

Despite being a new Sacred Mark, he could freely create and shoot over a dozen black feathers.

'Even if it's not as familiar as the Lyre Constellation Sacred Mark,'

The ability to transfer some proficiency without any conditions was a significant effect, especially since he didn't know how many more Sacred Marks he would obtain in the future.

"This way, I can focus on the Lyre Constellation Sacred Mark without needing to train other Sacred Marks."

He could use other Sacred Marks as needed.

Oh Jin stood up after giving Yoo Jin's body one last look.

'Then, now.'

It was time to lower the curtain on the act.

"Huff."

He took a short, tense breath and used the Owl Constellation Sacred Mark to create black feathers.

'I don't really want to do this, but.'

There was no choice.

To get the maximum reward, he needed to show that he had suffered.

For the money,

This much effort was nothing.

-Swish, swish, swish, swish!

"Ughhh!!"

The black feathers flew and pierced his body.

Even vital points that could endanger his life were hit by the black feathers.

Blood gushed out, and excruciating pain spread throughout his body.

"Damn, it hurts so much!"

He cursed and collapsed on the spot.

Before setting up the perimeter, he took out the radio the Association had given him.

-Static!

"Mr. Oh Jin? Where are you, Mr. Oh Jin?!"

The urgent voice of Team Leader Han came from the radio.

"The Valhalla Guild just contacted us! They said one of the criminals escaped..."

"I caught... him."

"Huh?"

He continued in a trembling voice.

"I caught... the escaping criminal... cough! caught... cough! cough!"

"Mr. Oh Jin? Are you okay?"

"Ah, ugh."

"Mr. Oh Jin!!!"

Team Leader Han's urgent call.

"Team Leader..."

"Where... where are you!! Damn! Quickly contact the Valhalla Guild! The Valhalla Guild!"

"I... don't feel well."

The radio went dead.