Regressor Instruction Manual

Chapter 1000: You Reap What You Sow (7)

"Roooooooooooooar!!!"

‘Shit… shit…’

"Uuuuuuuuuuuurgh…!"

Kaboooooooooooom!

I couldn’t help but think that turning around immediately was a wise choice, and I was sure anyone would think the same if they could see what I was seeing right now.

“F-Father Draktaris…” I stuttered.

— Protect the Priest of Prophecy!

Boom!

With a single sweep of the demon's hand, everything before me was swept away.

Anything that the disgusting monster touched disappeared completely as if it were made out of sand. The loud noises didn’t stop, and I froze upon hearing the disgusting monster's creepy voice.

It felt like I was inside a tornado; it was like I'd get blown away at any moment now. The debris from the explosion flew around everywhere.

Park Deok-Gu raised his shield to prepare for whatever was going to happen, but he was being pushed back as well, and he ended up rolling on the ground.

A single blow from the monster had blasted away more than half of Draktaris’ priests. If it hadn't been for those spirits, the majority of the expedition members would have been forced to retire.

These troops were pretty tenacious, so the fact that a single blow was enough to put them out of commission made me feel upset.

‘Should I have placed them in the back?’

Damn it, those priests…

‘We can’t lose any more of them.’

“Rafael!” I shouted.

“Yes!”

My brain was trying to find a way to resolve this shocking situation.

The disgusting monster's target wasn’t the spirits, and I instantly saw through what he wanted, which was evidenced by the fact that he was still pummeling the carcass of the Templar spider.

There was no mistaking it; he wanted the feather hidden in the treasure vault.

I handed the feather over to Rafael, and he passed by Cha Hee-Ra using his gray wings…

“I trust you… Mr. Rafael,” I said.

He flinched for a moment before smiling brightly and nodding.

“O-Okay! I won’t disappoint you,” Rafael said.

“T-This…”

Of course, I handed him a reliable item along with the feather.

He couldn't make any mistakes in this mission, so I needed something I could rely on to ensure that he would not die. I also wanted him to feel a sense of accomplishment, even if he ended up getting squished like a bug.

I handed him a tiny rosary that I fished out from my pocket.

Rafael accepted it with a shocked look, and he seemed determined to complete his mission even at the cost of his life.

“Even if it… costs me my life…” Rafael said.

‘You don’t really need to do that, but I like that mindset of yours.’

His mission was pretty obvious, and he knew what he had to do.

‘Bait.’

As expected, Rafael’s party members were shocked. They tried to stop him, but…

“Rafael! That’s…!”

“R-Rafael!”

Rafael, my trustworthy and precious little brother, didn’t even look back as he charged into the battlefield.

‘He won’t get caught that easily.’

'No, I won’t let him get caught easily.'

Rafael shoved the feather into his mouth, and then he placed the rosary around his neck. He spread his gray wings and looked the disgusting monster in the eye.

"Roooooooooooooar!"

I was afraid that he'd look this way, so I hugged Hee-Ra noona tighter and tried to hide myself. Bahamut looked insane, so it was better to be safe than sorry. With that in mind, I decided to keep myself hidden.

Unlike Templar Simon or Templar Extra, who was still awake…

‘I think all he has left are his instincts…’

Basically, Templar Bahamut had become a monster who was only moving based on his instincts. He had been relying on a mere feather for tens of thousands of years until he could no longer hold on and sold his soul to a demon.

It was none of my business what happened during that time, but I knew one important thing—It was the fact that he turned into a disgusting monster. No, it was the fact that he was obsessed with that feather.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuurgh!"

Kabooooooooooom!

Bahamut moved in the blink of an eye, and he moved so fast toward Rafael that I couldn’t believe the sight before me. He had such a colossal figure, so how was he moving that fast?

Rafael stretched out his wings and tried to move as far away as possible from Bahamut.

It was a fight between a beast chasing after prey. If we were in an enclosed space, Rafael would lose in no time, but that was not the case. Rafael had a ton of space to work with.

‘He can use the entire Underground Temple.’

That was why I chose this location.

Kabooooooom!!!

The walls collapsed, and I could hear loud noises from every direction.

The monster stretched out his hand toward Rafael, who was barely out of his reach.

The two of them—no, my precious younger brother and the disgusting monster disappeared in an instant. H

Be bought us time to regroup, but I couldn’t relax because I needed to be his eyes. I needed to give him the route he had to take as well as his escape routes. I also had to ensure tha those routes were the most efficient route possible.

A massive hand split the air.

"Head underground."

— O-Okay!

"You don’t have to answer, Mr. Rafael. Just focus on your opponent."

— Okay.

"Careful."

—Yes, sir!

I looked at Sun Hee-Young, and she nodded at me. I wanted a report on the reorganization of the troops and the current situation.

Cha Hee-Ra, who was still hugging me, seemed like she wanted to charge at the monster right now, but she couldn’t leave the wounded Saint of Sacrifice by himself.

In the end, she had to have concluded that focusing on the back end of things with Sun Hee-Young was the best thing she could do here.

‘It worked out.’

Hee-Ra noona was the type to keep her word. Of course, she didn’t look away from the disgusting monster, and she looked like a massive lion walking on two legs. Actually, I was not even sure whether "lion" was the right word to describe her, as her hair and the fringe near her neck were what made her stand out.

The monster had four disgusting eyes and sharp fangs dripping with pitch-black saliva.

The monster's entire body seemed to be rotting as well.

'Did he hurt himself?'

Black blood was oozing out of him.

There was a snake-shaped monster on his sharp tail, and his tail had two eyes.

"Demon" was the only word I could use to describe him. He gave off a stench that made me feel like my soul was rotting at the smell of it alone. He also had muscles that looked like they were about to burst, but the structure of his muscles, which looked like they couldn't possibly exist on a human, was beyond disgusting and bizarre.

The word "evil spirit" wouldn't be enough to describe him, and I finally understood why Templar Simon was so obedient and afraid of him.

‘Doom Doom Hyun-Sung was handsome compared to him.’

He was clearly a monster.

'Ah, come to think of it, there is one silver lining. At least we managed to avoid that ending where our heads go flying.’

I was convinced that he had no skill that would allow him to chop off everyone's heads at once. It was highly likely that we'd reach a bad ending where we'd all get mutilated.

He was as strong as he was disgusting, and my mind went blank at the thought that I'd have to find a way to beat him.

"I’m going to change the route."

— …

"Move even faster for four minutes. I’ll help you after that, Mr. Rafael."

— O-Okay! Ugh.

BOOM!

‘He’s learning.’

Bahamut seemed to have realized that the wind pressure by his attacks alone was affecting Rafael, but I could use that to my advantage, as I could see the direction of the wind.

Rafael struggled in the air for a moment, but he immediately rode the wind and started creating distance from the monster. Of course, it only lasted for a moment. Bahamut pushed away all obstacles and caught up to my younger brother.

It happened in an instant.

Rafael passed through a small space, and the monster shattered the obstacles in his way before reaching out toward Rafael.

I heard a loud cry in response.

The game of tag was so violent that I got worried about the Underground Temple itself.

The scenery around Rafael changed, but Bahamut's large arm was still chasing him.

He was going underground, so the large arm was coming down from the ceiling.

The ceiling was destroyed, causing debris to fall, but there was an exit up ahead. The monster tried to follow Rafael using his tail, but Rafael flew toward the ceiling once again. Then, he dove once again.

‘Fifty seconds.’

It had only been fifty seconds, but I was already getting tired.

Rafael was also reaching his limits.

"Commander, order all troops to retreat right now."

— What the hell are you talking about?

"The Templar Extra raid ends here. We encountered Templar Bahamut, and Rafael is trying to exhaust him by acting as bait. We’ll proceed with the Bahamut raid. I’ll give you exactly four minutes to retreat and send your first wave of troops. After that, I’ll give you time to proceed in order."

— What? What are you…

"I’ll leave it up to you to dispatch the troops. I sent you Rafael’s exit route. I also sent information and videos related to that, so please take a look. Noona. I know she’s angry as well, but help me out this time. I need help."

— …

— …

"Noona, please."

— …

"Miss Lee Ji-Hye? The cute and beautiful Miss Lee Ji-Hye?"

— …

"Ji-Hye…"

— …

"My love?"

— …

"Master? M-Mr. Lee Ji-Hoo?"

— Well… it wouldn’t hurt to give you a hand.

- …

— My darling will die an unnatural death if things go wrong, so I should help out. In exchange, I get a wish.

"Thanks, noona. Ah! You don’t get a wish, Commander."

— I never expected one, you fool.

There was no need for me to explain the details, as I was sure that they'd understand what I was trying to do with just a mere glance at the escape route.

‘Take advantage of the Underground Temple and proceed with the raid with Rafael acting as an evasion tank.’

'I'll create the path, and Commander Jin will place troops on each floor based on Rafael’s route.'

Jin Cheong was great at moving humans as if they were chess pieces.

Ji-Hye noona would ensure catch any errors and variables. She'd also approve any plans that were being carried out in real time.

I wasn't exactly a fan of this. The three of us didn't really like others to evaluate us, so our plans so far belonged solely to us. We had to deal with the variables in our plans ourselves. In other words, we were moving inside our own territories, but…

‘This one is different.’

The smallest mistake would annihilate the expedition group, and I wasn’t the only one who was aware of the fact that Bahamut was dangerous—extremely dangerous.

‘There’s no room for errors.’

Everything had to be in the right place for things to work out.

I put up the mirror, and screens instantly appeared around me.

I was sure it was the same for Commander Jin Cheong. He was probably looking at the screen that looked like a 3D replica of the Underground Temple, and Ji-Hye noona was probably in the office, staring at the screen with her legs crossed.

“...”

“...”

"Let us begin."

— Agreed.

— Got it, oppa.

“Let us have fun,” I muttered to myself.

Except for the screens in front of me, everything around me became blurry.

Hikari's Thoughts

Author's Note:

Hello, this is wooden spoon. It’s been a while. I definitely wasn’t planning on writing the side story for this long… but as I kept writing… we eventually reached chapter 1,000.

I was worried it was getting too long, but I still thought it was something worth celebrating, so I decided to make an appearance!

There’s a lot I want to say, but I think it’s best if I say that for later. I think it’s best if I focus on the chapters I’m writing now.

I’ll come back and say hi once I’m done with the side story.

I want to say this all the time and in every chapter, but I always want to thank everyone who reads and loves the Regressor Instruction Manual.

I would especially like to express my gratitude to all of you who have been with me for the past 1,000 chapters.

If it wasn’t for you guys, I wouldn’t have come this far… so thank you very, very much for loving the Regressor Instruction Manual. ㅜㅡㅜ

I’ll make sure to become the wooden spoon who writes better and improves just as much as you read my novel!

P.S. If possible, I’ll add in some illustrations to commemorate the 1,000th chapter! Thank you again!

Hikari's Note:

We finally reached the 1,000th chapter!Veela's Note: I still can't believe we've been with each other for so long! 1000 chapters!