Five-Time Regressor Walks the King's Path - Chapter 6

Five-Time Regressor Walks the King’s Path

[Translator – Grass]

[Proofreader – Valirius]

 

Chapter 6. The Strongest Level 1

Floor 3, Vegetation of Morsia.

Floor 4, Adversity of the One Mixed with Hardship.

Floor 5, Penitent Sinner.

Floor 6, The Conceit Annihilator.

Floor 7, Raggedy Doll.

Floor 8, Peter Pan Who Lost His Dream.

Floor 9, The Wind that Blows the Whistle.

Floor 10, Sunlit Raincoat.

The time it took to beat a total of eight Floors was…

A month.

I was sipping coffee on Floor 10.5 when I heard that the frontlines had targeted Floor 21.

On Floor 10.5, where it’s always raining due to the Constellation’s influence, I muttered while drinking coffee…

“It’s so bitter.”

I heard that the store only sold black coffee, so I tried it, but it tasted like shit.

With that in mind, I turned on the status window.

[Crown Road Participant, Ha Chun-Sung]

[Crown Road, Fifth Regression]

Constellation: None

Aura Attributes: Electric

Age: 24 years old

LV.31

Vitality: 30

Magic Power: 50

Strength: 35

Intelligence: 5

Agility: 50

Remaining Stats: 0

– Skill Window –

F-rank [Time Reset]

[You can choose a skill as a reward for clearing Floor 10.]

I was level 31 from clearing the Floors, but I focused on the skill window.

The additional skill had yet to be chosen.

After clearing Floor 10, I finally had the ability to choose an additional skill.

I hadn’t made the choice yet, but it was time to finally achieve the results of my research from the last regression.

“Select skill.”

At that moment, words appeared before me.

I could choose from E-rank to F-rank.

Normally, I would have chosen E-rank. This time, though, I scrolled down to F-rank without sparing a glance.

[Yup! I Can Hear You (F-rank)]

Type: Passive

Strangely enough, you can hear the voices of monsters. If you’re lucky, you might be able to know all the monsters’ operations!

But be careful. You can hear their voices, but can’t communicate!

[Like the Wind (F-rank)]

Type: Passive

Your body becomes light enough to fly with the wind.

You could use this to fly.

But be careful.

If there’s a storm, you might get lost.

As expected, it was full of trash F-rank skills.

I kept scrolling for a long time, and it wasn’t until the last page that I finally stopped.

“Found it.”

[Halt As You Are (F-rank)]

Type: Passive

No matter your condition, your stats are fixed!

Completely flawless, where you don’t get stronger with an item or weaker with a curse!

Of course, it isn’t an immunity to abnormal conditions, so please be careful!

This was also the trash of all trash.

I smiled as I looked at the F-rank skill that was for naught, considering there’s a skill that grants abnormal status immunity among the high-rank skills.

I discovered this skill in my fourth Regression.

This skill was chosen by one person, a guy who was a newbie at the time, but followed me up the Floors.

‘He died on Floor 63.’

One good thing was the level debuff on Floor 54. He was the only one who remained unaffected.

‘Of course, it was a completely useless skill other than that one time.’

In Crown Road, depending on your skill combination, it completely changed the way you fought.

Even if one skill plays a very large role, or sometimes there’s a level difference, the combination of skills can turn defeat into victory.

And now.

I was acutely aware of the importance of these combinations.

“Skill selection, stop.”

[Do you want to choose the F-rank skill, [Halt As You Are]?]

At that moment, a notification window popped up.

I had no hesitation.

If I’m right…

‘I can conquer Crown Road by myself.’

And my lips parted.

“Yes.”

[F-rank skill, [Halt As You Are], has been selected.]

As soon as I answered, the skill was added to my status window.

Checking it in real time, I swallowed and slowly spoke two words.

“Time Reset.”

After experiencing repeated crises over and over again until I reached Floor 10, Time Reset was now the skill I was best with.

As soon as I activated the skill, which had the worst disadvantage of bringing your level down by one, my eyes were flooded by white light.

And once my vision slowly returned, I jumped out of my seat.

[Crown Road Participant, Ha Chun-Sung]

[Crown Road, Fifth Regression]

Constellation: None

Aura Attributes: Electric

Age: 24 years old

LV.30

Vitality: 30

Magic Power: 50

Strength: 35

Intelligence: 5

Agility: 50

Remaining Stats: 0

– Skill Window –

F-rank [Time Reset]

F-rank [Halt As You Are]

[Skill is empty.]

The stats were fixed.

Despite my level going down, the stats remained fixed.

A sound nearly leaked out of my mouth, but I managed to restrain it.

Instead, a demonic smile slowly began to emerge.

‘Ah, I’m so fucking smart.’

“Time Reset!”

I reset it again.

Of course, only the level dropped and my stats were maintained.

“Time Reset!”

I reset it again.

The result was the same.

“Time Reset!”

I kept shouting ‘Time Reset’.

And in the end…

[Crown Road Participant, Ha Chun-Sung]

[Crown Road, Fifth Regression]

Constellation: None

Aura Attributes: Electric

Age: 24 years old

LV.1

Vitality: 30

Magic Power: 50

Strength: 35

Intelligence: 5

Agility: 50

Remaining Stats: 0

– Skill Window –

F-rank [Time Reset]

F-rank [Halt As You Are]

[Skill is empty.]

I was level 1.

Standing there gazing at the completely reduced level, I slowly stepped outside.

My eyes that were being hit by rain were burning with passion for the first time in a long time, and a curious smile was showing.

I did it.

I did it.

I did it!

I can clear Crown Road!

“Would you like to move downstairs?”

I stopped.

The place where my feet stopped was the stairs of Floor 10.5.

In Crown Road, you can move to a cleared Floor at any time.

I stood in front of the stairs, answering the woman holding an umbrella.

“Move, Floor 1.”

“I am now sending Ha Chun-Sung to Floor 1.”

From below, my body then slowly disappeared.

The downstairs transmission had begun.

There was still a deep smile on my face. My vision became blurred and the rainy sky disappeared before I knew it.

Instead, a huge clock appeared above the sky and Glass Rabbits were hopping around in front of me.

[You have now entered Floor 1, which is overseen by ‘Mocking Cinderella’, Stage ‘Glass Slipper’.]

[The ‘Proprietor of the Floor 1′, ‘Mocking Cinderella’, questions you.]

“I told you I’d see you again.”

In response to the Constellation, I drew my sword.

The white dao twinkled with the light from the stars of the sky, and my broad smile was like a blooming flower.

This white dao was something I bought while clearing Floor 7.

Slice!

In an instant, a Glass Rabbit was cut up.

[Congratulations. You have leveled up!]

[A few more Constellations recognize you.]

As soon as I leveled up, I opened the status window.

After putting the points into strength, I closed the window and immediately shouted out.

“Time Reset!”

With that, my level was reset.

Seeing that my strength remained the same despite returning to level 1, I slowly began to laugh. Soon, I was laughing so hard that the quiet atmosphere turned boisterous.

“Haha… Hahahahahahahahaha!!”

[The ‘Proprietor of Floor 1′, ‘Mocking Cinderella’, opens her eyes wide.]

With my laughter ringing out, ‘Mocking Cinderella’ reacted.

She had realized my purpose for coming here.

“Hahaha, congratulations. ‘Mocking Cinderella’, you have a front-row seat.”

I raised the sparkling dao high into the sky as my eyes flashed.

“It’s the appearance of the regressor who will clear Crown Road.”

[The ‘Proprietor of Floor 1’, ‘Mocking Cinderella’, realizes your thoughts and admires them.]

“Here we go.”

It’s time to ascend the throne.

* * *

“Time Reset!”

Be strong.

“Time Reset!”

Be stronger.

“Time Reset!”

More, more, more! Be stronger!

After that, I hunted the Glass Rabbits endlessly.

Each time I grew stronger, so did my aura.

The speed at which I hunted the Glass Rabbits grew faster and faster. My sword swung endlessly.

My sword that was filled with joy didn’t know how to stop.

Tick Tock.

[‘Glass Slipper’, the time is 12 o’ clock.]

The clock struck 12 just then.

The watch on the body of the Glass Rabbit before me turned quickly and began to greatly increase in size.

The slender body of glass swiftly turned muscular.

The transformed Glass Rabbit made a scream-like sound as the teeth grew sharp and the glass eyes turned red.

“Screeeek!”

But…

Slice! Shatter!

I destroyed the transformed Glass Rabbit with a single blow.

Like a corpse, fragments of glass were left behind and I slowly walked through them.

Once the clock struck 12, the Glass Rabbits transformed just like that.

Its level was 200.

I knocked down a monster I could never beat unless it was my prior self, from the previous regression.

My current stats were already overwhelming for level 200s.

“Screeeeeeeeeeeek!”

The moment one Glass Rabbit fell down, the others reacted by screaming.

They rushed at me to avenge their companion. An ugly smile crept up onto my face as I looked at them.

“Yeah, come! Become my EXP!”

The sound of Glass Rabbits screaming and a sword swinging filled the air.

Shatter shatter shatter.

Innumerable Glass Rabbits were endlessly sacrificed to my sword.

Somewhere in the middle, I broke my sword. So I began using my fist instead.

I kicked the rabbit with my foot, and broke it with my fist.

Each time the rabbits died, my level and stats went up.

I was crazy.

Drunk with endlessly leveling up, I swung my fists like a madman.

I fell into such a trance.

And then…

There was not a single Glass Rabbit that remained in this bright place.

[The ‘Proprietor of Floor 1′, ‘Mocking Cinderella’, is thrilled with you.]

[The ‘Proprietor of Floor 1′, ‘Mocking Cinderella’, chooses you.]

[The ‘Proprietor of Floor 1′, ‘Mocking Cinderella’, baptizes you.]

‘Mocking Cinderella’ had chosen me.

I was chosen by ‘Mocking Cinderella’, who had never chosen anyone before.

But now wasn’t the time to care about that.

My body was overflowing with strength.

There was an explosion of aura.

My mind was enhanced to the extreme.

And in that state, at that time, I opened my trembling mouth.

“…Status window.”

[Crown Road Participant, Ha Chun-Sung]

[Crown Road, Fifth Regression]

Constellation: ‘Mocking Cinderella’

Aura Attributes: Electric

Age: 24 years old

LV.1

Vitality: 5000

Magic Power: 5000

Strength: 5000

Intelligence: 5000

Agility: 5000

Remaining Stats: 0

– Skill Window –

F-rank [Time Reset]

F-rank [Halt As You Are]

[Skill is empty.]

I was a monster.