Five Time Regressor Walks the King’s Path - Chapter 22

Chapter 22

The next morning, I was organizing Blackie’s interior and the bellicosity he collected.

“……”

Three months had passed since Cynthia stopped coming.

Did she go off and die somewhere?

Don’t tell me she was beaten by Yashin’s henchman.

I purposely raised her to be strong so that she wouldn’t get hurt no matter where she went.

Many thoughts crossed my mind, but I stayed silent.

I just sat at the entrance and faced the path Cynthia had often walked on.

I can’t leave this area, so I can’t even go looking for her.

Knowing that, I just waited.

As I waited, various weapons were pointed at my neck.

I met the glaring eyes of the adventurers amidst the weapons shining with a hideous aura, but I didn’t even respond.

“Nice to meet you, Ha Chun-Sung. We’re from the Adventurer’s Guild Alliance. After hearing some rumors, I came here to confirm if you were doing something strange.”

“Why are you greeting me? Why suddenly put a knife to my neck when you came just to confirm? ”

When I responded to the words of a man dressed as a warrior, another spoke. The biggest man, wielding a hammer, opened his mouth.

“I am Giant, the guild leader of the Parasta Empire’s Adventurer’s Guild, and I came to you because I heard that you were a dungeon’s boss.”

It was information that would inevitably be known one day, so I didn’t care.

However, seeing my attitude, Giant’s eyes seemed to frown as he felt uncomfortable.

“Do you know what happens when dungeons are complete, filled with bellicosity?”

“What happens?”

“The whole area itself is swallowed up, and all living things that exist in the dungeon are present on the earth. And they’re immortal! You should know that Ivlgeria did the same thing when he became demon king!”

I blinked at Giant’s cry.

Well, I’ve known that for a long time.

I was also collecting bellicosity for that.

“If we just cut his head off right away, then we don’t even need to ask. You idiots, let’s just kill him.”

“Don’t act rashly, Ogre.”

When Giant warned him, Ogre clicked his tongue.

“And what do you have to do with the Black Knight? Don’t tell me she’s involved in your dungeon.”

When Cynthia was mentioned, I glanced up at Giant.

“Do you know where Cynthia is? I have something to resolve with her.”

“She was killed by the demon king.”

The moment he continued, my eyes became blank.

“A month ago, her death was confirmed. I thought it must’ve been you.”

“Sigh.”

A small sigh escaped.

So, you went to challenge him.

I laughed silently.

Sadness, anger, and a smile that I didn’t know if it was from relief.

[Hidden Quest, ‘Death of the Black Knight’, has been cleared.]

[Congratulations. The dungeon will begin its final phase of growth.]

With that timing, a notification window came up.

My eyes closed when I saw the window.

For the first time, my sighs were trembling from anger.

The sound of my teeth grinding for the first time turned my expression into a crumpled mess.

“Constellation.”

The word flowed out with a hint of anger.

No matter how much bellicosity was gathered or how the dungeon was raised, it wouldn’t enter the last stage.

It was all intended by the Constellation.

It was impossible to grow until I confirmed Cynthia’s death.

It felt bad.

There was nothing more irritating than knowing that you were playing into the hands of the Constellation from the beginning.

To do such a terrible thing.

From the beginning, Cynthia was destined to die regardless.

“Was this what you wanted?”

A voice tinged with anger leaked out from my clenched teeth.

The expressions of the adventurers around me hardened at my voice, which was mixed with aura, as I slowly rose from my seat.

“Where is Ivlgeria?”

“Ha, what a funny guy. Are you trying to avenge the Black Knight?”

Ogre, having regained consciousness when I spoke, taunted me.

Seeing that, I instantly kicked him, and he couldn’t even squeak. He hit a nearby tree and fainted.

Everyone braced their bodies seeing this.

It was because the naked eye couldn’t notice what I had done.

I cut down all the weapons in front of me with the Heavenly Star Sword.

With them remaining mesmerized, I left.

To head for the demon king.

* * *

The Alexandra I arrived at was simply a world of demons.

Among the dying plants, countless monsters were passing by, following their instincts to gnaw away at each other.

There were some guys who were above 100 as an average level, and close to 200 were the high levels.

In other words, even Hofura of the Wind couldn’t be considered strong here.

But for me it was nothing more than a walk in the park.

When I let out a chilling aura, the monsters were frightened and left. I started walking along Alexandra’s path without any trouble.

The monsters grew stronger as I went inside.

The maximum level of Alexandra’s monsters was 250.

It was already far beyond the human realm.

The demon world was like hell.

And at the center of the demon world was a castle

‘Is it here?’

When I pushed open the gate, an old gentleman appeared in front of me.

“Who are you? Master didn’t…”

After giving him a kick without warning, I entered the castle and left the old gentleman who turned into a devil.

I walked for a long time through a hallway. His tastes must’ve been bizarre, as old antiques could be seen here and there, and there was a door that seemed luxurious at first glance.

Slowly opening the door, inside was a man sitting on a throne

He was stroking a woman’s silver hair.

The woman, her eyes closed, was wearing a white dress that matched her white skin.

But she didn’t twitch at all in the man’s grasp.

“I’ve had a lot of visitors lately.”

The man grinned.

Even though I wasn’t smiling at all.

“It’s you.”

A low voice came out.

My gaze cooled.

It wasn’t anger.

I’d lost a lot of people.

I’d grown used to such pain now.

I didn’t have deep feelings for her, either.

[Ha Chun-Sung, I want to be strong.]

But she…

[I’ll prove it someday, when I’m stronger than you.]

That’s how she became a corpse and could only be treated as a toy.

[By then, I’ll raise you up myself.]

She wasn’t one to live such a trivial life.

She wasn’t the kind of person who’d be played by the Constellation, only waiting for death.

I hate the Constellation.

I hate them taking pleasure in watching people suffer.

So… I’ll change the result.

“Hey.”

I spoke in a low voice once more.

“Move that hand.”

And the Heavenly Star Sword revealed itself.

Spark.

The sound of a flash of lightning strikes.

The man, Ivlgeria, gave a light sneer. Rising from his seat, he left Cynthia’s corpse on the throne.

In Ivlgeria’s hand was a sword made of aura that reached the level of a heart sword.

He was a strong man comparable to my past.

Slice!

However, it only took an instant for the demon king’s hand, holding that aura sword, to fall to the floor.

“What?”

Hundreds of magic circles were drawn from the hand of the startled Ivlgeria. In an instant, fireballs rained toward me.

Second Form—

Lightning Death Blow.

But all the fireballs disappeared beneath my sword.

I laughed. It was too light compared to Cynthia’s sword.

“Did you lose to this kind of guy?”

Astonished, Ivlgeria began to unleash the greatest magic he could.

But I didn’t particularly move.

11th Circle Great Magic—

Devil’s Flame Marble.

The vibration reverberated.

There was intense pressure and heat in the sky.

Looking up, the ceiling had disappeared, and a white ball of fire was devouring everything around it.

Large enough to blow up everything around here.

My cold eyes turned to the 11th Circle Great Magic, Devil’s Flame Marble. At an angle, I lowered my sword.

Splash.

The sound of water splashing.

The sword that hit the floor came back up.

And… I swung my sword.

Tenth Form—

Lightning Night.

The night of lightning swept forward.

The Devil’s Flame Marble disappeared, and a stroke of lightning flashed by.

Holding the sword that returned to the sheath, I turned to Ivlgeria.

His bloodshot eyes met mine, and lightning struck behind him.

For a moment, Ivlgeria’s body split in half.

His figure was gradually distorted. The cracks in his distorted figure revealed swirling lightning.

With that, even the body was burned black, disappearing.

As soon as the sky returned to normal after the night of lightning, I approached Cynthia.

Silver hair and pale skin.

A fine face that was only barely visible before the mask disappeared.

I lifted Cynthia up, and her body drooped down.

I walked. For one week.

The return trip took a lot longer.

Cynthia, with her eyes closed, never budged. I looked up as I stood in front of Blackie.

Thousands of adventurers, all from the Adventurer’s Guild Alliance, gathered and stood with their weapons.

Their eyes were filled with determination.

Those eyes seemed to be burning with a sense of duty to remove the second demon king before he rose up.

But the moment they saw Cynthia in my arms, their eyes were greatly shaken.

Seeing Cynthia in my arms, they all knew what had become of the demon king.

Therefore, no one stood in my way.

“Blackie.”

There was no answer from the dungeon, Blackie.

Still, I dropped Cynthia inside Blackie without saying another word.

“Let me ask you a favor.”

I let out a bitter laugh.

“Save her.”

Blackie swallowed Cynthia.

[Dungeon Enlightenment (Blackie)]

Lv.255

Current Amount of Bellicosity Owned: 2,878,122

Growth Power: Stage 4

Difficulty: Hard (S)

Special Note

1. Monsters currently in possession. (Due to there being more than ten monsters, only the names will be listed.)

[Skeleton / Hofura of the Wind (Legendary Dragon) / Death Knight / Dullahan / Undead Warrior / Demon Wing / High Skeleton / Mug Dog / Mummy / Ghoul / Banshee / Bone Dragon / Skeleton Knight / Skeleton Warrior / Skeleton Wizard / Skeleton Archer / Cynthia Havelia……]

Feed more monster bodies or bring monsters to the dungeon. (Monsters eaten by the dungeon continue to be created in the dungeon.)

2. Geographic Changes

The geography inside the dungeon can be changed by ten meters per 500 bellicosity.

3. Owned Treasures.

Gold Coin: Consumes 5 bellicosity when summoning a box.

Silver Coin: Consumes 3 bellicosity when summoning a box.

Magic Sword Terrius: Consumes 500 bellicosity when summoned.

Yuria’s Holy Necklace: Consumes 300 bellicosity when summoned.

The moment Cynthia Havelia was added onto the monster list, my lips parted.

“Summon… Cynthia Havelia.”

[Cynthia Havelia will be summoned to the dungeon.]

As soon as my voice sounded, a female figure was created before me.