[Translator - Hestia]
[Proofreader - Kaya]
Chapter 1: Regression
Seoul was ablaze.
Crimson flas dancing ceaselessly atop the concrete ruins.
Amidst countless corpses, a flag bearing a two-headed black eagle fluttered in the wind.
The symbol of the Romanov clan, one of the seven great clans of the world and a magical powerhouse that dominated Eurasia.
"Damn the Romanovs."
Yoojin growled, glaring at the fluttering flag.
His right arm was gone. Blood gushed like a waterfall from a gaping hole in his abdon. A fatal wound that would lead to imdiate death if he lost consciousness.
Gritting his teeth, he strained to maintain his fading awareness.
"Tsk, tsk. Why bother struggling when you could just lie down comfortably?"
An old man perched on the concrete rubble chuckled, looking down at Yoojin.
"Whether it's futile or not, I won't know until I try, Dmitri."
"My na is Dmitri Andreyevich Romanov. Show so respect, won't you?"
"Bullshit. How can anyone rember such a long na?"
"Then call the Mage King."
The incarnation of Odin, the King of Gods in Asgard.
The head of the Romanov clan.
Also, like Yoojin, a Transcendent who has reached the 9th Star Rank.
'The one who turned Seoul into hell.'
Yoojin spat out a mouthful of blood.
"You beca the eighth Transcendent, but your wings were clipped before you could even spread them."
"And who was it that broke those wings?"
"Hahaha. What can you do? The seven great clans, including our Romanov clan, do not wish for the existing order to crumble. Immortal King."
A title bestowed by the system upon reaching the 9th Star Rank.
Immortal King was Yoojin's epithet, bestowed upon him by the system.
"At least you call King."
"Because you deserve it."
A sneer curled Dmitri's lips.
"Honestly, I'm relieved. If you had received the blessings of a constellation, our clan would have suffered great losses."
"You know those lofty beings turned their backs on , don't you?"
"Of course I do. You are a Necromancer, one who defies the natural order."
[Necromancer]
A class that raises the dead to serve as their minions.
Yoojin was the first and strongest Necromancer to ever exist.
The only problem was…
The great beings, whose nas were etched upon the stars, did not bestow their blessings upon those who defied the natural order.
"That is the difference between you and this old man."
A golden haze enveloped Dmitri. An aura that manifested when one beca the 〔Incarnation〕 of a god, drawing upon the full power of their patron deity.
'A fraudulent ability that reduces the destructive power of all magic-based attacks by over 95%.'
Even a dragon's breath.
Even a Death Knight's dark aura.
Even curses and dark magic honed to their ultimate levels beco ineffective.
He was being completely overwheld.
Yoojin sighed and straightened his back.
Tap, Tap, Tap...
Blood poured from the gaping hole in his chest like a waterfall. Unless he transford into a lich, his body was too far gone to avoid death.
"Do you think it's over now?"
"A Necromancer without minions is nothing more than a sitting duck."
"I'll show you why I've been listening to your nonsense all this ti."
[Dark Magic Regeneration]
[Lunar Eclipse Spell]
[Transcendent Skill - Death Field]
The bones scattered across the battlefield rattled.
The lingering resentnt of fallen wraiths gathered, forming an ash-gray vortex.
A magic circle was added, amplifying the already intensified power of the shadow dinsion...
An imnse wave of Yin energy surged, so powerful that even a Hunter who had reached the pinnacle of magic would feel a chill.
"A Transcendent Skill that uses the soul as collateral."
Dmitri felt a shiver down his spine at Yoojin's final gambit. The sight of the surging ash-gray vortex made it hard to breathe. An unsettling feeling made his hair stand on the back of his neck.
It was a power capable of shaking the very order of the world.
'Aura alone won't be enough to counter this. I have no choice but to prepare my most powerful magic.'
Flash—!
The Eye of Odin.
A symbol of divine power granted to Dmitri when he beca an 〔Incarnation〕.
The rune inscription that appeared on his retina drew in magic, forcibly elevating it beyond its inherent rank.
〔Divine Power〕, a force one step above 〔Magic〕, the foundation of the world, and bordering on the laws of the universe itself. A power beyond the realm of mortals, granted only to constellations or incarnations, was manifested.
[Absolute Curse]
[9-Layered Rune Combination]
[Transcendent Magic - Crimson Lord]
Multiple rays of light descended from the sky.
Rune characters, drawing pure destructive power from the nine realms ruled by Odin, intertwined and amplified to their maximum potential.
Divine power resonated and surged.
Energy capable of annihilating an entire continent was concentrated into a single point.
"Immortal King. I shall obliterate even your soul."
The crimson flash that poured down like a waterfall tore through the ash-gray storm effortlessly.
The power of a constellation, unattainable by re mortals.
At the mont his forbidden art, fueled by his very life force, was shattered...
He smiled brightly.
"I've been waiting for this."
A worn pocket watch in Yoojin's hand faced the attack head-on.
[Artifact - Kronos' Pocket Watch activated.]
[Divine power detected.]
The 〔miracle〕 Dmitri manifested was sucked into the watch.
Tick— Tock—
The watch's second hand began to move.
[Divine power exceeding that of an Incarnation detected.]
[Activation conditions for Kronos' Pocket Watch have been t.]
[The tiline is being rewound.]
"What have you done, Immortal King!"
"Why? Sothing wrong?"
Kronos' Pocket Watch.
To activate this artifact, which embodied the power to control ti, the user had to reach the 9th Star Rank.
Secondly, it required the power of a constellation.
As soone forsaken by the stars, it was an item Yoojin shouldn't be able to use, but...
'If I can't do it with my own power, I can borrow it from soone else.'
Yoojin grinned.
Tick— Tock—
The ticking of the second hand grew faster and faster.
The world's tiline rewound.
His vision blurred.
"See you again, you damn eagle bastard."
Yoojin gave Dmitri the middle finger as a parting gesture.
＊ ＊ ＊
A familiar ceiling.
He blinked several tis, but the scene remained the sa.
His mind was hazy, as if filled with static. He couldn't breathe properly, and his vision was unfocused.
"Ugh."
Yoojin shot up in bed as if propelled by a spring.
Thump- Thump- Thump—
His heart pounded at over 180 beats per minute.
His blood rushed, his breathing grew ragged, and his hands and feet trembled.
'Where am I?'
The last thing he rembered was pushing Kronos' Pocket Watch into Dmitri's transcendent magic.
The ticking of the watch filled his ears, and then his vision flickered.
At that mont.
[User: Cheon Yoojin]
[You have been chosen by the system.]
[Please select a suitable class based on your unique traits and qualities.]
A translucent window appeared before his eyes.
'Indeed. I've returned to this day.'
As he stared blankly at the status window floating in the air, mories of the past flooded back.
The day he left the orphanage, found a small apartnt, and struggled to survive day by day.
'I saw this ssage.'
It had been 23 years, but the overwhelming emotions he felt back then remained vivid in Yoojin's mind.
"Heh."
A chuckle escaped his tightly closed lips.
He had succeeded.
A low-probability gamble with everything on the line.
Kronos' Pocket Watch, an item he hadn't even considered using because he was far removed from the constellations' favor, had perfectly fulfilled its role.
'What happened to the watch?'
[Broken Kronos' Pocket Watch]
Rank: Artifact
Category: Relic
Durability: 1/10
A relic left behind in various dinsions by the ancient constellation who governed ti.
Two cannot exist in the sa world.
As a consequence of enacting a miracle, ti cannot be reversed again at this juncture.
A large crack etched on the surface. A fissure that wasn't there before the regression.
'No second chances, huh.'
Yoojin carefully places the broken watch on the table.
Regression.
The ssage was clear: the miracle of turning back ti to return to the past could not be repeated.
Nevertheless.
Yoojin didn't throw away Kronos' Pocket Watch.
'Parents, huh?'
Yoojin had almost no mories from before he was left at the orphanage.
Except for one.
For so reason, the fact that he was holding the artifact [Kronos' Pocket Watch] was etched in his mind.
'I didn't realize it was an artifact until much later.'
It was only after he reached the 9th Star Rank, the realm called transcendence, that he recognized the true value of [Kronos' Pocket Watch].
Although it beca useless after the regression.
He didn't bother throwing it away.
'Well, I have other uses for it.'
He put the pocket watch in his pocket and grabbed his phone.
〈 40 years after the Great Cataclysm. How has the world changed? 〉
〈 Korea's No. 1 Guild, Arahan, forms an alliance with the Romanov clan, one of the world's seven great clans... 〉
〈 The birth of the first Hunter clan on the Korean Peninsula? 〉
40 years since Gates, monsters, and Hunters appeared on Earth.
The world's flow had been reorganized around Hunters.
The national power of each country was determined by the military strength of Hunter clans and guilds.
And the seven great clans, as they were called, grew into supernatural organizations that wielded absolute power and wealth, surpassing even nations.
'That's why the Mage King targeted .'
A 9 Star ranker suddenly appears in Korea, a small country in the Far East?
If Yoojin were to establish a Hunter clan, it might erge as a powerful force threatening the existing order.
'Even though I had no intention of doing that.'
Crack—.
Dmitri, and the Romanov clan. I'll make you regret touching .
Yoojin suppressed his fury and muttered,
"Status window."
Na - Cheon Yoojin
Gender - Male
Level - 1 (1 Star)
◎ Stats
* Strength: 7
* Agility: 6
* Health: 7
* Endurance: 5
* Mana: 10
◎ Traits
Clear Mind [Unique]
Your mind remains unshaken in any situation. Immune to all ntal attacks.
▷ You have not yet chosen a class.
▷ There are 3 class categories you can choose from based on your unique traits.
Martial / Magic / Priest
These three classes are the basic classes available to Hunters, and they also serve as the basis for classifying combat styles.
'I chose the magic category in the past.'
About 10% of Hunters have magic-related traits.
Priests also have a low percentage, but he didn't choose it because it didn't suit his personality.
'There aren't only basic classes.'
As your rank increases, you can strengthen your class to specialize in specific skills or equipnt.
There are also classes you can change to by eting certain conditions in specific Gates.
Like Alchemist, Summoner, Martial Artist, or even Necromancer.
'Let's get a head start.'
There's no need to go back down a path he already knows.
He already has the knowledge of how to beco a Necromancer.
Yoojin recalled the opportunities he'd seized before his regression and prepared to go out.
[Translator - Hestia
[Proofreader - Kaya]
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