Damned 13th Regression – 264



<Regression number 13 is damn right, episode 264>

Side Story – Third Destruction

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“Dear Joo Gong-hyuk.”

Babel 41st floor. The stage for the Battle of the Four Heavenly Kings.

Cluesti who was sitting on a pile of beastman corpses in the field gestured.

“Could you come here for a moment~?”

Joo Gong-hyeok followed Cluesty’s words without a word.

This is because Cluesti was the commander-in-chief leading the humans in the Great War of the Four Heavenly Kings.

Cluesti looked at Joo Gong-hyuk as he approached him and smiled.

“you. Are you thinking of getting an SS-level avatar?”

“…?”

Why are you suddenly calling me and saying such nonsense?

Cluesti who was talking nonsense about the avatar laughed heartily.

“The story is simple and straightforward. Don’t you want to get 『Surtur the Giant of Destruction』? No matter how much I think about it I think it will suit you well.”

“What happened all of a sudden…”

Are you making a silly joke like you usually do?

I couldn’t understand what he was saying in his usual idiotic tone.

Cluesti explained his intentions carefully.

“Joo Gong-hyeok of Deus. You have quite a few avatars right? Something called Poseidon or GM. I am suggesting that if there is a vacancy in the avatar would you consider killing Surtur and taking his avatar? “It won’t be difficult if I help you.”

“….”

“This is not a thoughtless suggestion. I think Surtur the Giant of Destruction would be a good match for the Christina you serve. If you and Christina support each other it will clearly have a synergistic effect. A battle pro! The main slayer! Demon General! First of the Four Heavenly Kings! “You can trust what this Cluesti says.”

It wasn’t an empty joke.

Because it was a very specific proposal.

But Joo Gong-hyeok’s right eyebrow rose.

The meaning contained in the eyes is distrust.

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‘Why does the Four Heavenly Kings Cluesti give me a quest to kill the demon contractor Surtr?’

“Hahahaha it looks suspicious.”

Cluesti reading the meaning laughed and clapped his hands loudly.

The blood of the beastmen on my hands spattered like crazy.

“It’s not really a trap to keep Deus in check. “I really have no intention of stabbing you in the back.”

“Then why are you asking me?”

“That’s it…”

Cluesti whispered softly.

“It seems like Ymir and Surt and his gang have betrayed me and colluded with the other Four Heavenly Kings. It became quite a nuisance.”

It’s Heydrich.

The Four Heavenly Kings regard Cluesty as a thorn in their side and seek every opportunity to kill him.

There was nothing surprising to Joo Gong-hyeok who knew it well.

“Is that so?”

“Yes of course!”

Cluesti bit his face and sighed.

“Ha as a human commander dealing with them is quite difficult. Ymir and Surtr! It is obvious that if these two fearsome SSS-class hunters die humanity’s power will be greatly reduced! “It is truly deplorable to see two hunters disappearing to deal with the beastman chieftain or the giant kishin.”

“So I have to fill the power gap between those two? Even by absorbing Surtur’s avatar?”

“Good boy! “That is correct.”

Cluesti winked and took Joo Gong-hyeok’s hand.

“I can tell that I’ve always had my eye on you! “You can do it!”

Although the tone and suggestion were light it was a matter of serious concern for Cluesti.

He must unconditionally win the war of the Four Heavenly Kings.

A public service is a public service but I sense an impure intention in Heydrich’s recent actions.

A situation where you don’t know what will happen to Babel if you die or are defeated.

There is also a choice to support Vinecliff who is as loyal to the Demon Lord as he is but that is only the last resort.

Ultimately it was most desirable for him to win the battle of the Four Heavenly Kings and thwart Heydrich’s lame ambition.

‘For that the most necessary personnel.’

Joo Gong-hyuk was the talent that Cluesti wanted the most.

‘It’s really amazing amazing.’

There were several reasons why Cluesti decided to raise him.

But the biggest reason is…

This is because Joo Gong-hyeok’s talent was at the level of “garbage.”

Paradoxically Cluesti had no expectations from Joo Gong-hyuk.

‘A man who works hard but has no talent and who rose up through a combination of his most despicable behind-the-scenes tricks and luck that is unrivaled in the world.’

Coincidentally my friend from the same orphanage was an SS-level recovery hunter and as soon as I got up to the first floor a strong man named Soma was dying. I was lucky enough to find a hidden secret shop and coincidentally I was next to Poseidon (SS) when he fell to the third floor.

‘He’s a really lucky man. ‘There is no one in the world who has such good luck.’

As he explored hidden dungeons and quests and dug into the traps and loopholes of missions he became stronger and stronger.

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Luck and chance welcomed him as if they had been waiting for him and as a result he gained strength beyond measure.

Even though he has become stronger this far he has already used up all his luck in his life.

A person who takes on several avatars as if blessed by heaven’s fortune and enjoys prestige by adhering to a powerful person like Christina.

‘His limitations are obvious anyway. Even if I get lucky once more nothing will get out of control.’

Joo Gong-hyuk: If that’s the case you can give him strength.

It was less risky than empowering talented people.

If you grow it and the devil’s side is annihilated after the battle of the Four Heavenly Kings it will be a self-conflict.

‘In many ways there is no person better than this!’

While Cluesti was praising his insight Joo Gong-hyeok nodded.

“i get it. Cluesti. “I will execute Surtur and Ymir as you say.”

“What a wise decision! Joo Gong-hyeok!”

Cluesti smiled revealing sharp fangs.

Joo Gong-hyeok turned his back without even looking at that devilish smile.

When Joo Gong-hyeok returned to the group of hunters another hunter asked.

“What did that clown say?”

“…They say they don’t even care about trash like me.”

“what?”

“I want to kill you. Neither Ymir nor Surt.”

Joo Gong-hyeok’s cold gaze fell on Cluesti’s back.

“This time that bastard over there too.”

Cluesti was humming happily and joking with the other demons.

Accept the quest and you’re done.

It doesn’t deserve any more attention.

He really doesn’t even care about Joo Gong-hyeok.

There really seemed to be no worries about how to handle things after Joo Gong-hyeok becomes stronger.

‘It’s worth it.’

In the past that great evil directly put an end to the end of humanity and took Christina’s life.

The next time they met he mourned the death of King Edgar of Justice and regarded Joo Gong-hyeok as nothing more than an accessory next to him.

In a flood of incompetence and helplessness Joo Gong-hyeok drowned.

Even if he returned and took what the heroes had he had no confidence in doing better than them.

‘What is an F-class scout hunter who can’t fight and is only smart to do by stealing valuable things?’

I was scared.

It was enough to come back and save Yeonsi.

That’s my limit.

I thought it would be better to stick next to the heroes and take good care of them.

But even there I felt limitations.

When I met and talked to the heroes I was so envious of at the bottom they turned out to be completely different from what I had imagined.

There were also human scum disguised as heroes and they did not always make rational and wise decisions.

He misjudged made mistakes was not fair was swayed by politics and even blamed his mistakes on Joo Gong-hyeok.

They may have extraordinary aspects but they were also just human beings.

King Edgar of Justice of “Legion” defeated Joo Gong-hyeok who was driven into a corner due to the excessive information caused by the regression becoming poisonous.

‘Why did you help me?’

When asked that question Edgar answered.

‘He looked stupid but he showed determination.’

‘will?’

‘Pure will to save the world. Even if I was clumsy I felt that way about you.’

When hunters lost their original purpose he placed importance on such things.

Edgar the Silver Arm He wanted to be just even at Babel and as a result he went half crazy.

‘Joo Gong-hyeok. ‘Humanity’s survival is more important than any other value.’

And he wanted Joo Gong-hyuk to be crazy like him.

‘Be angry at the malice. ‘Fix what is wrong.’

‘I can’t help it? How long will this last? Are we going to inevitably die and inevitably face destruction?’

‘Clench your teeth and stand up and resist fate. Don’t sit back and accept your fate. Don’t run away from fate out of fear. That’s wrong. It is a very terrible thing that will plunge the people of Earth who trust and wait for us and our comrades in arms into despair.’

‘Be angry at the malice. ‘Correct your mistakes.’

‘A person who betrays his comrades and runs away is not a comrade. Anyone who talks trash is not human. A person who kills others and makes mean profit is not a person. ‘What do you think?’

Edgar asked and Joo Gong-hyeok answered.

‘What are you asking? ‘Trash is not human.’

‘Does it deserve to be killed?’

‘He deserves to be killed.’

Gonghyeok Joo and Edgar. The two people were already equally crazy.

When Joo Gong-hyeok identified demon contractors who would betray humans Edgar went and killed them without asking.

The frontline executioner the beheader of the Urban League.

Their names became symbols of judgment.

Those who are hostile to the methods of the two called hardliners have also increased.

‘Stupid bastards.’

Joo Gong-hyuk felt frustrated.

The survival of humanity is more important than any other value.

‘Why don’t I understand this simple thing?’

‘Why are they being swayed by their petty desires and politics and committing foolishness?’

In his second life Joo Gong-hyeok realized anger.

He was always angry in his heart.

Even when Yeonsi died in the orphanage when the city was destroyed and Teacher Christina fell apart.

I was angry at the absurdity and my own incompetence.

Nevertheless he was once again scared cowering and running away.

Even though I was given a chance to return that was not given to others the only things that improved were a little bit of ability and a few items that took away the opportunity from others.

The avatar is a shabby F-class one.

‘So you were a regressor?’

I felt fear in the voice of Edgar who was betrayed and dying.

Even though I was given the opportunity to regress I failed to do anything.

I was once again drowning in incompetence and helplessness.

Edgar did not blame it and passed the blame along with his avatar “Lu Lavada.”

Since only you can do it you should go back to the past and take responsibility.

Joo Gong-hyeok accepted it.

I saw a side of the heroes I believed in before returning.

Those who were held up as heroes realized that the great city leaders were extremely frustrating human beings.

‘Even with such power why can’t you only do this?’

These are guys who play with money and play politics when the fate of the world is at stake laugh at things that don’t benefit them and run away with a knife in their back when things get dangerous.

I didn’t understand.

‘If only I had powers like you…’

The world wouldn’t have ended like this.

I thought as my head was helplessly cut off by the dragon god’s scimitar.

And the third life.

The second regression that evolved GM and strangely became real.

‘I want to change.’

No it has to change.

As of his third life Joo Gong-hyeok began to change drastically.

His spirit was not what it used to be.

The hatred that would burn Babel to death took root in my heart and spouted out my anger.