Genius Regressor Makes Mythic Items

The bonnet, tires, doors, and other parts of the car floated into the air amidst shattered glass and screws.

Before they could scatter onto the surrounding roads or sidewalks,

Buzz.

A distortion spread out, producing a long, resonant hum. Every part of the supercar vanished as if by magic.

To be precise, they had been relocated. The environment around them suddenly transformed into a dense forest.

Crash!

Boom.

The parts of the supercar wrecked havoc among the trees and underbrush.

Following that,

“Impressive.”

A clear, melodious voice spoke. A man, now two meters tall, who might be mistaken for a half-dragonkin, watched with keen interest.

“To think you could use both barrier abilities and spatial magic in that brief moment.”

He looked at the four figures landing around him. His younger brother, Kim Shihyuk.

Lee Yujeong, as close as a true sister.

Their senior and reliable ally, Park Jinwook.

And his friend, Go Malsuk, for whom he would give everything.

Even in his previous life, these were the people he could trust completely, now wearing stern faces as they looked at Kim Shimun.

Soon enough, “How did you know?”

The figure that looked like Go Malsuk asked in a cold tone.

“Must’ve been quite a shock, huh?”

Kim Shimun smirked.

“Thanks to Jennifer’s help, you nailed the appearance and voice….”

He scanned the four impostors.

“Looks like you even studied their tones and attitudes, but you got caught so easily.”

Despite Kim Shimun’s ridicule, “Was it because of your eye?”

The fake Go Malsuk asked without losing composure.

“Well, that was partly it. But I sensed it even before using this eye.”

Kim Shimun shrugged and looked at her mischievously.

“Why? Want to know how I figured it out?”

“……”

The fake Go Malsuk remained silent, and Kim Shimun, noticing her silence as agreement, let out a sly grin.

“Yeah. You must be curious. It’s obvious talking to you gave it away.”

To be honest, he hadn’t noticed while talking to Kim Shihyuk.

As children often do, he thought his naive younger brother was pretending not to recognize someone he disliked.

But Go Malsuk was different.

“Ha.”

Even thinking about it now made him chuckle.

‘Oppa, huh….’

Oppa.

Yes.

Oppa.

Again, oppa.

That’s what Go Malsuk called him.

“This is just nuts.”

It wasn’t just insanity.

‘Maybe she got hit in the head by an ogre in an arena fight, or a slash to the temple during a fight with the Heavenly Demon….’

There were countless ridiculous reasons.

‘Oh, damn. Just thinking about it gives me the chills.’

Whether because of Kim Shimun’s genuine disgust or his involuntary scratching,

“Stop mumbling and answer. How did you figure it out? The investigation and analysis were perfect.”

The fake Go Malsuk glared at Kim Shimun.

Kim Shimun replied, “It’s because of how you referred to me.”

Despite stomaching his revulsion, he answered.

“Referred to you? You mean ‘oppa’?”

She tilted her head in confusion.

“That’s strange. Go Malsuk is the same age as Kim Shihyuk and Lee Yujeong, isn’t she? ‘Oppa’ is a term women use to refer to older males in Korean, right?”

Despite being the one disguised and attempting assassination,

“Yes, but…”

Kim Shimun nodded reluctantly at the logical and factual explanation.

“Malsuk never calls me that. She can’t stand having anyone above her.”

He was Kim Shimun. That single sentence summed it up. Go Malsuk couldn’t possibly be any less predictable.

Seemingly satisfied, “I see. Humans are such petty and complicated creatures.”

The fake Go Malsuk frowned.

And next to her, “Then who did ‘uncle’ refer to?”

The one disguised as Kim Shihyuk stepped forward. Kim Shimun observed him silently and then smirked.

“I see no reason to answer that.”

The fake Kim Shihyuk nodded slowly, “Yeah. That’s right.”

And immediately lunged.

It wasn’t just a facade.

Crack.

With a reverberating sound, he sprinted towards Kim Shimun. As the sword in his hand traced a diagonal slash.

“Slower than Kim Shihyuk.”

Kim Shimun commented briefly.

Clang!

A sharp clash resounded.

Using his dragonic claws, Shimun deflected the fake Kim Shihyuk’s strike.

But.

It wasn’t just a simple skirmish.

With the recoil, the fake Kim Shihyuk was propelled into the air.

Whizz!

He did a somersault and returned to his original position.

Then,

Buzz.

Without a word, the fake Kim Shihyuk looked down at his faintly trembling sword. The other three also silently observed their comrade.

As if assessing something.

Rustle.

Unseen lines quickly passed in front of his eyes.

“As per the guild’s analysis, at least Diamond upper-tier, with offense comparable to a quasi-Ranker.”

The fake Kim Shihyuk stated in a flat tone.

At that, “Well, it’s nice to be rated highly…”

Kim Shimun, who had been adjusting his nails, spoke.

“But now that it’s all out in the open, why don’t you drop those disguises?”

“Why? Feeling some pity?”

The fake Go Malsuk took a step closer to Kim Shimun.

“You humans are a lowly species. Though you may be somewhat different, at your core, you are still the same.”

She now looked just like the real Go Malsuk.

“There’s no reason for us to be the first to remove these weaklings’ masks, is there?”

She grinned cruelly at Kim Shimun.

“There isn’t.”

Kim Shimun nodded at the sight of the real Go Malsuk.

“But when I say drop it…”

A chill descended instantly.

“Drop it.”

With those cold words,

Woosh!

Kim Shimun’s left eye blazed fiercely.

*

The vision of the four around Kim Shimun wavered as if on fire. It was no mere illusion.

Fwoosh.

Following the flickering haze,

“Grrr!”

“Aaagh!”

The four groaned in unison, overwhelmed by the searing heat that swept over them. However, the pain was short-lived.

Woosh.

As if there was nothing left to burn, the heat and haze enveloping the four vanished like a lie.

“Hm. One dragon in human form and three Rankers…”

Kim Shimun’s voice pierced their ears.

They quickly checked each other,

“What…?”

“How can this…?”

Their eyes widened in disbelief. It was no wonder. Mirror Image Jennifer.

A key member of Desperado and a master of transformation, her abilities were completely dispelled.

“What did you do?!”

The one who regained composure first, the female dragonkin glared at Kim Shimun with a fierce expression.

Contrary to her outward demeanor, ‘How did he dispel it? There was no sign or flow of magic!’

Her mind was in chaos.

Of course, ‘This wasn’t some low-grade illusion, it was Polymorph!’

Polymorph.

A spell that ranks beyond 8-circle, possibly 9-circle or higher.

Even the renowned dragonkin Draconia on Earth couldn’t perform it properly. Given that certain innate traits are required for spells like this, Even Ancient Dragons couldn’t master it.

Thus,

‘It was shocking enough when that human female used Polymorph…!’

Despite the traits provided by the Galaxy Arena, how astonished she had been when Jennifer used Polymorph!

But now, “Answer me, Kim Shimun!”

No matter how notorious this human was,

“How did you not only see through Polymorph but also dispel it completely?”

Dispelling a 9-circle spell without any warning was akin to performing a miracle.

But as if it were obvious, “You can see, can’t you?”

Kim Shimun merely signaled with his flickering left eye.

He offered no further explanation.

Grinding her teeth, “Fine. Arrogant human.”

She extended her tightly clenched hand forward.

When she opened her scaled hand,

Ssss.

One piece of scale emitted a dark blue aura. Kim Shimun immediately recognized it.

“The Dragon’s Sacred Relic…”

“Correct.”

Soon enough, a dark blue dragon force swirled around her body.

Hwaaaa.

“Though you may be able to cast spells on our kind, it won’t work on me.”

And with that, “And the power of that eye of yours…”

Flash!

“I’ll personally pluck it out!”

A cluster of azure lightning bolts shot towards him. As if on cue, the three Rankers sprang into action.

A 7th-circle lightning attribute spell.

Three Rankers from a prestigious guild.

Considering the limitations imposed by reality, it was a situation that could make even the most skilled player tense.

But Kim Shimun’s face was remarkably composed.

The reason was simple.

‘I can see it.’

With his flickering left eye, Sun Wukong’s Fiery Golden Eyes offered a perspective different from Odin’s eye.

‘I can see the energy they wield clearly.’

From the incoming lightning spell to the three Rankers charging from different directions, their magical and aura flows were vividly visible to him.

Looking closer, he could discern what kind of power they were drawing, and whether it was genuine or false.

But the outcome was dramatically different.

As if he had prepared for this all along, Kim Shimun moved to the right, completely avoiding the fake attack.

Slide.

“Whoa!”

Likewise, he dodged the attacks of the two Rankers from other directions, and neatly evaded the 7th-circle lightning spell.

Swoosh.

Zap!

“Damn it!”

“Insane!”

The Rankers gasped in shock. It was no wonder.

‘He didn’t even flinch at our feints!’

‘And my wide-area attack mixed with wind attributes!’

Even though they were lower-ranked, they were still Rankers. What Kim Shimun showed wasn’t just evading feints.

‘That guy. He sees through every attack we make perfectly.’

‘If not, such evasion would be impossible!’

It was evident that he saw through their attacks and calculated the optimal route to dodge.

And then,

Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功),

Shoot(波) Annihilation Cannon (波殲滅砲).

A black beam was shot through the gaps left open by their astonishment.

Pi-pi-ping.

“Ugh!”

“Ah!”

Despite the close range, it precisely pierced their shoulders and thighs.

Seeing this, “You foolish humans!”

The dragonkin, who had initiated with a lightning-attribute spell, narrowed her eyes.

“Aery Cushion! Healing Wave!”

She cast support and healing spells immediately.

“Ice Cone!”

A sharp ice-type spell targeted Kim Shimun.

Seeing this, Shimun’s eyes widened slightly.

‘Triple Casting?’

Triple Casting.

Even for a dragonkin with an inherent affinity for magic, double casting was standard.

Yet here she was, utilizing Triple Casting.

‘She’s a Dragoknight.’

An awakened dragonkin member.

That marked her as a Dragoknight.

If a high-born Dragonoid achieved awakening,

She would be an existence close to a magic-based Ranker.

Unfortunately,

Woosh.

In the face of Kim Shimun, who had activated his Fiery Golden Eyes to the fullest, she was at a severe disadvantage.

‘No, it wasn’t just Triple Casting.’

The combined wind magic aiding the injured Rankers and subsequent healing power, alongside the anti-personnel magic, Ice Cone, aimed at him,

‘It’s Quadruple Casting.’

Hidden behind the fierce ice spikes, there was A dagger formed from shadows.

Sleek.

‘The final spell is… I see. Shadow Dodge, an assassination dark magic.’

With the eye of Odin imbued with the demonic eye, the precise analysis of dark magic’s origins by Lemegeton’s knowledge made Kim Shimun chuckle.

‘Fiery Golden Eyes. This is no joke.’

It wasn’t just the flow of magic he saw. He understood what type of magic the opponent used and how.

The fine muscle movements in their arms and legs, and the energy within them were all visible in real-time.

Moreover, with dark magic, Lemegeton’s knowledge dissecting it, would add further depth to the analysis.

What if the Future Sight he obtained from Sargas, the overseer of the Black Forge, painted a clearer trajectory of the attack?

Ssss.

‘Her core aim is my left chest. The pattern of the spreading cold moves counter-clockwise.’

Swoosh.

Dodging the frontal anti-personnel magic with ease, and intercepting the lethal assassination dark magic lurking in the shadows.

Clang!

This all meant,

“No way!”

Regardless of being able to perform a Quadruple Casting with minimal casting time, Mages inherently have small gaps during the ‘manifestation’ phase of spells.

Such small gaps

Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功),

Strike (擊) Peerless Slash (無雙斬).

Swish.

“Gahh!”

Produced devastating results.