Regressor Instruction Manual - Chapter 414. Joy to the World. Light Ki-Young Has Descended (5)

I couldn’t help but nod happily at the grand unification, but I was honestly feeling kind of anxious. In the end, a beautiful scene unfolded, and I was sure that the demon summoner didn’t want to see this scene at all. If I were in his position, I would be thinking hard by now about how I could turn the tables.

‘He probably doesn’t have an answer.’

In other words, it could be said that we really got him this time. He was like a murderer who encountered the police at the scene of the crime while holding the murder weapon in his hand. It wasn’t any different from what happened in Laois. All evidence and circumstances were pointing at the demon summoner, and there was no way he could still escape. Of course, I still had more gifts for him.

‘Just accept it.’

I admit that he was a talented commander. He got me a few times during the battle, and I got into quite a few dangerous situations as well. I thought hard about it, but I overlooked most of my thoughts and walked straight into the smokescreen strategy he had prepared. If I were in the command center rather than on the battlefield, I would have already pulled my hair out a few times in frustration. They really got us cornered, but now, it was the other way around. Moreover, I was sure that there was no way he could turn this around. After all, the current situation had nothing to do with the war, so his vast knowledge and methods couldn’t possibly turn this situation around.

The situation was no longer in his hands. The great unification had happened, and the humans had united to drive away the undead, so there was no time to worry about the command hierarchy or formations.

Right now, Jin Cheong had two choices. He could either stare dumbly at the unfolding situation or do his best to run away just like last time. Of course, the latter didn’t really matter if he couldn’t even run away.

I stopped using voice amplification magic because I didn’t have to respond to him anymore. I just had to do my best and show the people my role in this war, and that was it.

‘I need to wrap this up well.’

Since this was the climax, the ending was important. I could watch the situation safely from the rear, but that was out of the question. To show everyone that I was fighting harder than anybody else, I had to pick up a spear. It was like the show that politicians put on for votes. It didn’t sound that much, but it was pretty effective.

“For the continent!”

“For the light! For the Goddess of Benigoa, Elune, and Varian!”

“Raise the flags! Let’s prove that light still exists on the continent! For the children of Benigoa!”

“Keep shooting those arrows!”

It was definitely a dangerous situation, but the resistance of mankind against the darkness was heartwarming, and I was sure that I wasn’t the only one who was imagining a bright future right now.

When I stood at the frontline while holding a spear, I saw a grotesque-looking undead that I didn’t want to face at all. It seemed like it was flinching toward me, but it was actually moving based on the order it had received. The sight of ordinary soldiers working hard to stop the undead was enough reason for me to make a statue out of them.

The more time I spent fighting, the more I got covered with sweat and filth. This should be enough to create the image I wanted. Ah! I didn’t forget to be worried about those around me.

“Father Lee Ki-Young! You must head inside! It’s dangerous!”

“Ha… ha… I can’t just stand by and watch. I’m fine,” I said.

“Father Lee Ki-Young…!”

“Everyone is fighting together. Even the Republican soldiers are fighting. If I hide, then many of them will criticize me. Whoo. I have to fulfill the role I was given. I can fight the undead as well,” I explained.

“But…”

“I won’t listen. We’re in an urgent situation. Please understand,” I told them.

“O-Okay…”

“I can provide even a little bit of help. Hang in there, everyone.”

To be honest, I was a huge inconvenience to them on the front line. I was fine, but the others had to move in a way that would enable them to protect me at any moment amidst the ever-changing battlefield. However, I couldn’t possibly miss this opportunity to promote myself, and as if it was agreeing with me, the goddess’ mirror reflected my image. It broke my heart that I couldn’t show a more dramatic side of myself, but the way I continued emitting holy power proved that I was indeed an envoy of the gods.

“Father Lee Ki-Young is with us!”

“Father Lee Ki-Young is with us! Lift your swords!”

It had a positive effect because the morale of the soldiers shot to the roof. The fact that I had to fight the disgusting undead made me feel somewhat sour, but I could endure it.

When I thought about creating a new scene, a large-framed undead creature started charging toward me. I knew it couldn’t kill me, but it still made the hair on my back stand.

‘I can just play with this one…’

The thought of creating a touching scene that would make people cry and make their nose run made me smile, but the allied forces quickly surrounded the large-framed undead. They couldn’t stand by and watch me fall in danger. At that, I became sure once more that I couldn’t film a touching situation without Kim Ye-Ri, Ahn Ki-Mo, and Park Deok-Gu.

‘It’s hard to fabricate…’

I had no choice but to approach matters with a realistic mindset because it would make me feel kind of uncomfortable if it didn’t end the way I wanted it to end. I had to give the impression that the allied forces and the entire human race were in danger.

It was the only way Kim Hyun-Sung would understand.

I glanced at the goddess’ mirror and saw our lovely regressor. I noticed how exhausted he looked.

‘It’s understandable.’

I knew he was safe, but in addition to injuries all over his body, he had long exhausted his mana as well. The sight broke my heart. He could actually rest for a bit, but he was so anxious and antsy, as if he knew that all this was going to happen.

‘Maybe this situation is somewhat similar.’

I became proud of myself. After all, I was the one who created this undead crisis, and even though the undead army was made as a gift for Jin Cheong. It was also a form of gift for Kim Hyun-Sung as well. My plan was to completely wipe out his doubt about the masked scum, but the issue was that I had no idea if our lovely regressor was satisfied.

I was sure the demon summoner was satisfied with the gift, but the anxious Kim Hyun-Sung made me feel like all this still wasn’t enough to satisfy him.

‘This isn’t enough?’

I thought this would be enough to prove that Jin Cheong was the masked scum, but the wicked surgery of turning his allies into undead creatures had to have been nothing but a warm-up for the masked scum in our lovely regressor’s past life. I really wanted to prepare something new, but I neither had the time nor the idea.

‘Shit.’

Now, all I could do was create a more dramatic situation. Anything more than that could backfire. I was a bit uncomfortable with the idea, but I was sure I would be able to cover up the holes after the war. No, the final blow I had prepared could be enough to erase Kim Hyun-Sung’s doubt, so I raised my spear once more.

I wanted to make a scene involving my resistance against the undead with the soldiers, but there wasn’t really a sense of crisis, so it was a bit dull.

‘It’ll look more realistic if the dead soldiers start rising up here…’

I wasn’t sure if they heard me, but as soon as I gave the signal, the dead Republican soldiers started rising up. They were nothing more than low-ranked undead creatures, but their appearance was enough to put pressure on the exhausted soldiers.

“The enemy…!”

“They’re not that strong! Don’t break formation! Endure it as much as possible!”

“The tired soldiers should move back! Those who still have stamina shall protect the line!”

“Goddess of Benigoa!”

The resilient undead screeched and started roaming all over the place. Jung Ha-Yan and Han Sora definitely misunderstood the meaning of the signal I sent to them, which meant ‘reinforcements needed’ because they started using their powers. It felt like a Legendary undead had popped out from somewhere, and as time passed, I couldn’t get rid of the feeling that the entire front line was being pushed back.

‘Shit. They’re too strong. It’s really difficult to endure it…’

The front line was gradually falling apart. The front line that had been maintaining the exhausted soldiers was falling apart, and the undead army was starting to break through our formation.

“Support! We need help with holy power!”

“But…”

“Support the side that’s falling! I want the Republican soldiers to help the Democratic Country as much as possible!”

“Aaaahhh!”

“Don’t lose! Hang in there!”

The front line was falling apart faster than I expected. I thought that they would be able to hold out a bit more, but the soldiers seemed like they had truly exhausted the final vestiges of their strength.

‘Maybe it’s obvious…’

I was sure Kim Hyun-Sung and the named players stationed in each region were feeling an immense amount of pressure after the Sacred Democratic Country and the Republic united to clash against the undead army. We were definitely in a dangerous situation, but I wasn’t sure if this was the level of threat Kim Hyun-Sung was imagining. I thought about putting more pressure, but the pressure was already starting to become too much for the soldiers.

‘It’s about time I become a bit more aggressive…’

“Shit! Shit! Endure it!”

“The 13th detachment is falling apart! Support the 13th detachment! Support!”

“The Republican soldiers and the undead army…!”

“They’re still alive. We’ll create a separate detachment right now and save them!”

“We don’t have soldiers to spare.”

“Shit! Shit! Oh god!”

“Goddess of Benigoa! Have you forsaken us? Goddess of Benigoa!”

‘Not yet! But it’s close…!’

“Elune! Power! Power! Give me the power to protect the continent!”

‘A bit more, a bit more…!’

“Elune!”

The detachments maintaining their own formations started falling apart one by one, and the undead creatures that broke through the opening were jumping onto the priests and the mages. In addition, some of the Republican soldiers were being overpowered by the undead creatures, so it wasn’t strange that they started calling out to their gods.

I lifted my head and saw Park Deok-Gu fighting by himself through the goddess’ mirror. I saw him attacking the undead creatures that were attacking the Republican soldiers, and the emotions inside me burst like a deluge because I couldn’t endure the prickling in my consciousness any longer. It felt like the voices from everywhere disappeared in the blink of an eye, and it didn’t take long for a dazzling light to spread in all directions with me in the center.

Fwoooooooooosh!

The world became brighter, and naturally, everyone’s eyes landed on me. Perhaps it was because of my hazy consciousness, but the soldiers looked hazy to me. I closed my eyes to avoid their gazes, but I heard them cheering for me.

“A loyal vassal…!”

“The Goddess of Benigoa… has descended!”

‘This is it, right?!’

It went exactly according to my plan. The second card I had created in case of an emergency was doing its part perfectly.

‘The Advent of Benigoa cosplay!’

This happened because I drank a Light Bomb Potion.

‘I’m Benigoa herself, you bastards!’

[Rare-ranked Forced Quest has been activated.]

[You… real piece of shit. Let go of me! Let go! Don’t stop me! Let go of me, Elune! You bastard! That piece of shit is—I can’t stand it any longer! (0/1)]

[The rare-ranked Forced Quest has been canceled for an unknown reason.]

The hopeless front line. The army of light was being pushed back by the army of darkness, and when the light was about to be completely devoured by darkness—a dazzling light engulfed the surroundings.

Skill name…

‘Goddess Advent.’

I simply opened my mouth, but I could feel the light filling me up.