Chapter 30

Super Regeneration

 

Ten Thousand Blood Life Elixir—

It contained the lives of ten thousand Orc warriors.

Their rage and sorrow manifested as a powerful curse that brought death to anyone who consumed the pill.

But Park Chan-woo was an exception.

He had freed them from their torment.

By granting rest to the Orc Priest Yan and promising to bring about the downfall of ‘Ahata’, the spirits of the warriors that had been resting within the altar began to stir.

As a result, Park Chan-woo was able to absorb the full power of the Ten Thousand Blood Life Elixir.

‘This is incredible.’

He was genuinely impressed.

It went beyond a simple buff.

The life force contained in the Ten Thousand Blood Life Elixir had fundamentally enhanced his very core.

 

 

Even after absorbing the energy of the Ten Thousand Blood Life Elixir, his raw stats hadn’t changed due to his ‘Weakest’ debuff.

Perhaps because of that, he instead gained a passive spell akin to a divine power.

‘This is even better.’

Super Regeneration!

The name alone carried weight.

While stats were crucial, what mattered most to a mage was, above all, magic.

‘This is no ordinary regeneration spell.’

He had never heard of this name before.

While basic regeneration spells existed, none bore the title ‘Super Regeneration’.

Typically, regeneration magic would only slightly increase recovery speed, even at higher levels, it couldn’t compare to something like an elixir.

‘This is intriguing.’

He was filled with curiosity.

Park Chan-woo quickly scanned through the related details.

 

 

 

Park Chan-woo’s eyes trembled slightly.

He had realized the true nature of this spell.

‘A grand spell…!’

This was no ordinary magic.

It was a grand spell that covered all levels of power.

There were rare spells whose effectiveness scaled exponentially with each increase in grade, earning them the title of grand spells due to their astonishing effects and minimal limitations.

Moreover, it was a skill with the potential to reach the ‘Zero’ grade, an endgame weapon-level ability.

Learning just one grand spell was enough to make mages stand in awe as if witnessing divine power.

This ‘Super Regeneration’ was one of the undiscovered grand spells.

‘As the name suggests, it regenerates instantly. If I raise it to the Eternal grade, it’ll be nearly impossible to die, even if I wanted to.’

It was incomparable to ordinary regeneration magic.

Park Chan-woo immediately bit his thumb.

As the metallic taste of blood filled his mouth, a wound opened on his thumb.

Shrrr!

In the blink of an eye, the wound healed.

Even the scab that typically formed when healing didn’t appear.

His thumb returned to its original state as if nothing had happened.

…This level of regeneration was unbelievable.

It was faster than most elixirs.

Even seeing it with his own eyes, it was hard to believe.

An all-purpose ability that would automatically activate in any situation—whether in battle or under attack.

Thanks to absorbing the life force of the Ten Thousand Blood Life Elixir, he had gained an incredibly valuable spell.

‘Reflect, Divine Punishment, and now Super Regeneration.’

He had already mastered three powerful spells.

This was the best possible start for a mage.

Moreover, the attack and defense stats he gained from the Ten Thousand Blood Life Elixir far surpassed the effects of any elixir he had consumed.

‘Status window.’

He opened his status window to check the updates.

 

 

Park Chan-woo nodded in satisfaction.

‘This is more than enough.’

The time had come to hunt the Water God.

 

* * *

 

He didn’t need much preparation to hunt the Water God.

Thanks to the Nonexistence skill, getting close would be easy, and his attack and defense had already been greatly enhanced by the numerous elixirs he had consumed.

In truth, he was already fully prepared.

Park Chan-woo gazed out at the vast lake.

The God of Water.

He half-expected Poseidon to emerge from its depths, but the surface of the lake remained calm.

The Water God was still submerged beneath the lake.

He would have to approach the shore to see it emerge.

Someone needed to draw the aggro.

Park Chan-woo glanced down at his pants.

There, peeking out from inside his demonic boots, was Anubis, just barely showing its head.

Kyuu?

Anubis looked up at him with innocent, pure eyes.

‘I’ll allocate all 10 potential stat points to its health.’

 

 

 

 

Excellent.

Although it was only level 5, it could easily compete with an average level 10 in a head-to-head battle.

Go to the lakeside and lure out the Water God.

Kyuu…?

Radiant Anubis hesitated for a moment.

Even Anubis knew there was something ominous about the lakeside.

It had been hiding all along because of the presence of the Water God slumbering beneath the lake.

But now it was being ordered to go there and provoke the Water God.

Hurry.

Park Chan-woo urged Anubis forward.

Just in case, he had increased its health to ensure its survival, even in the worst-case scenario.

Unable to refuse any longer, Radiant Anubis emerged from his boots.

Immediately after, it used its ‘Growth’ ability to enlarge itself and began approaching the lakeside.

GUAAAAAAAANG!

…A massive mouth appeared.

It was an indescribably grotesque mouth.

It was large enough to swallow a giant hippo whole, and inside, countless jagged teeth protruded like spikes.

That was the Water God.

Kyuuu!

All of Anubis’s fur stood on end as it swiftly turned and bolted away.

It was a bizarre sight—

A huge mouth emerging from the lake, with its connected body stretching out as it hovered in mid-air, as if suspended.

Then, like a predator pouncing from the sky, it chased after Anubis relentlessly.

‘It worked.’

There were no known patterns for the Water God’s attacks.

He had sent Anubis to test it, and fortunately, the pattern was simpler than he had expected.

It was enough for Park Chan-woo to figure out the Water God’s behavior.

He slowly spoke.

Divine Punishment.

At the same moment—

The sky darkened.

KRRRRRRRACK!

…A bolt of lightning descended from the heavens.

SCREEEECH!

The lightning struck the Water God directly, causing its body to convulse violently.

SHHHHHHH!

The effect of Divine Punishment didn’t stop there.

The spell expanded, evaporating the entire lakeshore.

In just a few short seconds, not a single drop of water remained in the vast lake.

It was over.

THUD!

The massive body of the Water God collapsed onto the now-dry lakebed.

Its enormous mouth and the body connected to it were pinned to the bottom like an anemone that hunted by extending its maw.

Yet, for a moment, Park Chan-woo was speechless at the scene he had created.

‘This magic wasn’t supposed to be this powerful…’

The destructive power of Divine Punishment was far beyond what he had anticipated.

No matter how high his attack power was, it shouldn’t have been strong enough to evaporate an entire lake.

At most, it should have only scorched the Water God.

‘Something’s strange.’

There are four main factors that determine the power of magic:

Attributes, grade, class level, and attack power.

By those standards, the spell had delivered more than double the expected power.

‘Ah, a critical hit.’

He realized there was one more variable tied to attack power.

The magic critical hit rate.

It was the 7% chance attached to his Frost Helmet that had produced this overwhelming effect.

Park Chan-woo let out a chuckle.

A single message appeared before his eyes.

 

 

But that was it—just one line.

There were no follow-up messages or a series of rewards, as there should have been.

 

 

…Aha.

Park Chan-woo nodded.

It seemed the host had frozen for a moment after sensing their impending downfall.

There was no point in listening to them.

As he was about to reject the offer—

 

 

The Creator had revealed their name.

It was rare for a Creator to disclose their name to a human.

Park Chan-woo shrugged, as if daring them to continue struggling.

 

 

Tsk.

Park Chan-woo clicked his tongue softly.

So that’s why the Creator had revealed their name—they hadn’t even considered him to be human.

And of all things, they had mistaken him for a Dragon, the race he despised the most.

‘The Heart of the Dragon… a dream for any mage.’

Consuming the Heart of the Dragon would grant immense magical power.

However, to Park Chan-woo, this was a story from another world.

The Dragon’s Heart was considered an elixir, capable of increasing raw stats, but Park Chan-woo’s raw stats were all locked at 1 due to the ‘Weakest’ debuff.

At best, the heart would grant him a temporary buff for 100 hours or transform him into a half-human, half-dragon hybrid.

‘Even if I became a half-dragon, I wouldn’t surpass the Dragon Clan.’

There was no way such a proposition could satisfy him.

Quietly accept your downfall, Ahimbra.

 

 

 

 

This was one of the reasons Creators never revealed their names.

If a human discovered their name and bankrupted them, they would cease to exist.

It was the only way to drive a Creator to death.

As a result, Park Chan-woo gained an achievement and received 10 Coins.

But it wasn’t over yet.

 

 

 

* * *

 

Lee Hyuk-soo quietly stared at the now-evaporated lake.

He was overwhelmed by the sight, unable to believe that a human had caused such destruction.

However, a slight smirk tugged at his lips.

The one who had achieved a feat no one else could.

The strongest, an untouchable existence.

There was only one human Lee Hyuk-soo knew who could kill the Water God with a single bolt of lightning.

…As expected.

It was the Prophet.

He was certain of it.

The Prophet had been here not too long ago.

‘…So powerful. Beyond what someone like me can comprehend.’

Lee Hyuk-soo had thought he had closed the gap, but the Prophet was already walking in the heavens.

It no longer felt like they were the same species.

And yet—

‘I’m disappointed.’

He felt regret.

He had wanted to meet him again.

To ask him his name.

Whoooosh!

Lee Hyuk-soo took a deep breath and shook his head.

Today wasn’t the end.

He firmly believed that if he continued exploring the Abyss, they would meet again someday.

 

* * *

 

Han Shin frowned as he looked at Park Chan-woo.

When he used his Mind’s Eye skill to check him, a status window appeared before him.

And the moment he read the information—

‘…How can someone be this weak?’

The stats were so absurdly low that Han Shin couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

Han Shin glanced above Park Chan-woo’s head.

Then, he checked the status window once more.