Genius Regressor Makes Mythic Items

“This, this is impossible!!”

Shirane’s expression transitioned from shock to outright denial.

It was no wonder.

“How could my magic…!”

Even though she had been demoted through a forced rank-down, her magic, as a high-ranked Diamond mage class player, had been effortlessly shattered.

Moreover, ‘This magic was utilizing the waters of Azshita!’

For a water-element mage class player, and especially for a Naga Dragonkin, this was an ideal environment. To see such magic erased without a trace?

On top of that, ‘Even if my magic was dispelled, the artifact… it was bestowed upon me by the Queen herself…’

The blue necklace around her neck. It was an artifact touched by the Naga Queen, something only available to Diamond-ranked players.

And yet, its activation was so easily nullified?

The astonishment wasn’t only Shirane’s burden.

=This is insane!

=What was that exactly?!

=What on earth is that creature?!

=Nullifying Naga’s magic in Azshita?

In the interdimensional chat window, there were many expressing the same disbelief as Shirane.

=No, it’s not just nullification.

=I agree. If it were nullification, it should have been limited to the Naga’s water magic.

=But it also destroyed the artifact that was binding Kim Shimun.

=Could it be… in the realm of anti-magic?

=Probably. It’s highly likely.

=Actually, we must assume it is.

The Faerie Dragon’s thunderous roar.

Its nullification of both magic and artifacts was nothing short of shocking.

Additionally,

– What are the aliens suddenly talking about?

– Can’t you read? They just said the roar nullified magic and artifacts.

– If you’re low rank, you might not know how deadly nullification is to mage class players.

– But what’s this colorful creature anyway? It’s my first time seeing it.

– Yeah, it popped out so suddenly; I thought it was a visual trick.

Earth’s viewers also expressed their surprise and curiosity about Faerie Dragon’s sudden appearance.

And,

“Ah!”

The main party involved in all this, “Got it! I finally understand now!”

Naga Shirane pointed at Shimun and Faerie Dragon with wide, almost tearing eyes.

“You, you, you! It was you!”

As if suddenly recognizing Shimun’s identity, her eyes, once filled with shock and astonishment, gradually burned with rage and killing intent.

“You’re the one who defied the Second Dragon Lord…”

Her sharp voice trailed off. The reason was simple.

‘Kim Shimun must be drawing considerable attention, including the current broadcast.’

Second Dragon Lord, Echidna.

Kim Shimun was the primary cause of Echidna’s current banishment. Mentioning that event here would…

‘I can’t mention the disgrace of the Second Dragon Lord!’

If Shimun’s viewers and various constellations learned about the incident, it would contrast sharply with the Dragonkin’s upper echelons who were trying to hush it up and manipulate the narrative.

“Ugh!”

Shirane bit her lip hard. Her sharp teeth pierced her scaley lips, but she didn’t care, focusing all her mana and Dragon Force to the maximum.

‘Against Kim Shimun with my current state, there’s no way I can win.’

Kim Shimun. A human who had repeatedly stood against the Dragon Lords.

He was already a prominent figure among the Dragonkin, there’s no way she, weakened through forced rank-down, could defeat him.

Hence, ‘I must escape immediately!’

Fleeing was the only answer.

Fortunately, ‘If I can reach him, even Kim Shimun can’t do anything!’

She had someone who could handle the monster that was Kim Shimun. Casting a glance in the direction where the Envoy and the robed Naga had vanished, “Stop defending and attack that guy immediately!”

“Yes, Lady Shirane!”

“Switch to Wave Assault Formation!”

She commanded the ten Nagas in front and unleashed all her gathered Dragon Force and mana.

“Magnum Water, Frost Cloud, Glacial Spike, ice Fist!”

She performed quadruple casting instantly. The different spells forming at her fingertips utilized the water around to manifest not from her hands but all around,

Crackle.

Shhh!

Surrounding Shimun.

However, ‘This won’t be enough to stop him.’

Glancing sharply at the colorful dragon, the Faerie Dragon, growling beside Shimun, Shirane quickly cast more spells.

She unleashed over a dozen different spells,

“My Queen…”

Then brought her four hands together, forming identical hand signs. At that moment,

Whirr!

The blue necklace at the center, the Naga’s artifact, emitted an overwhelmingly bright light.

“Punish the blasphemer!!”

Shirane shouted with wide-open eyes.

Crunch!

The artifact shattered, releasing a blue beam,

Whoosh!

That shot towards Shimun. However, she didn’t even wait to see if it hit. She immediately turned, coiling her long lower body.

Then,

Woosh.

Coiling her flared lower body, she sprang forward.

“Quadruple Axel.”

Dropping her four arms equipped with acceleration magic circles behind her,

Swish.

propelling herself forward like a motorboat.

In the blink of an eye, she sped through the dark sea.

‘There won’t be any survivors…’

Her guilt-ridden eyes briefly glanced back, but that was all.

‘Hmph! They weren’t even real players. They should consider it an honor to die this way.’

Thinking of the now likely corpses of the ten Nagas, Shirane briefly mourned their sacrifice.

Or rather, she almost did.

ROOOAR!

Accompanied by the roar that had previously nullified her magic and artifact,

Swooosh.

A thin, piercing sound cut through the water.

“Damn it!”

She had no time to react. Dark beams swiftly caught up with her,

Crunch!

piercing all four of her arms that were channeling acceleration spells.

“Kyahhh!”

A sharp scream erupted. All four arms vanished in an instant. The resulting mana backlash from maintaining those spells caused excruciating pain, but she couldn’t afford the luxury of writhing in agony.

For a simple reason,

Swooosh.

Another eerie piercing sound followed.

“Grr!”

Clenching her scream, she quickly twisted her body. However,

“Aaagh!”

The scream she had tried to stifle finally burst out, her fierce eyes widened in shock. Two more dark beams pierced through her long, snake-like lower body.

The lower body wounds delivered a different kind of pain compared to her earlier injuries.

“Guhhh!!”

Biting her lips until they seemed about to tear apart, she focused solely on swimming. Whether by raw determination or some divine favor from the Dragon Lord she revered, no more dark beams followed her.

*

The dark sea swallowed Shirane until she was a mere speck, then not even that.

“Hmmm. That should do.”

Shimun stroked his chin.

“This… monstrous…”

Turning his head towards the pained voice nearby, it was one of the Nagas who had been torn apart as if attacked by a fierce beast.

Half of its limbs were savagely ripped off. The only reason it was still hanging on was due to the superior nature of its elite Dragonkin biology and the fact it was a four-armed Naga.

Blood flowed profusely from its torn torso.

“Monster…”

Shimun mused over the dying Naga’s words momentarily.

“Hearing it from you lot; it’s… not bad.”

He smirked and pointed his finger towards the Naga’s head.

Swooosh.

A dark beam shot from his fingertip. When it completely obliterated the Naga’s remaining head, there were only corpses, the result of Dragonoid and Heaven-Destroying Divine Technique, left around him.

Amid this grim scene,

Kyuuung…

An adorably small whimper was heard. He turned his head.

Kyuuung~

The colorful dragon, the size of a puppy, the Faerie Dragon Kyung, nuzzled into Shimun’s arms.

“You did great, Kyung.”

Shimun gently petted the little creature with a soft smile.

Then.

‘But…’

Shimun’s smile turned into one of curiosity.

‘Did Kyung always have this ability?’

The thunderous roar, and its displayed nullification ability, astonished even Shimun, the creator of Kyung.

Naturally,

– Hwaaa! So cute!!

His chat was in an uproar.

– Perhaps due to the affection the little creature was showing,

– Where did you find such an adorable thing?

– Seems like Kyung is the name. Such a cute name too, lol.

– My heart, it hurts…

– Hey, you too?

The chat continued to cascade non-stop. Of course, the discussion wasn’t solely about the appearance of the creature.

– How can such a small thing have nullification abilities?

– Right. And the magic as well. That blue beam wasn’t ordinary, and it nullified that too…

– Is nullification really its true ability?

– As a current Diamond-tier mage class player, I can confirm it’s indeed nullification.

– Yeah, I think so too. The Naga’s aura with the tridents wasn’t nullified, right?

– Now that you mention it…

A heated discussion ensued about the nullification ability shown by Kyung’s roar.

Similarly,

= Never seen this kind of Dragonkin before.

= It’s definitely a Dragonkin. But what’s up with those butterfly-like wings?

= A hybrid with Insectors? But they’re entirely different species…

= One thing is clear. This multicolored Dragonkin can nullify magic.

= It seems a step above regular magic nullification though.

In the interdimensional chat window,

= Agreed. That last blue beam used by the Naga was a high-grade artifact-based magic.

= It had at least mid-7th-circle power… and it was nullified with just one roar.

= This suggests a more fundamental nullification than magic alone…

= I hypothesize it might be elemental nullification.

= Elemental nullification? That makes sense.

= Indeed, all the Naga’s spells had water attributes.

Perhaps due to their participation in regular arenas, the interdimensional chat window delved into more profound discussions compared to Earth’s chat.

However, with the chat minimized, Shimun, unaware of the chat’s content, held Kyung in his arms with one hand.

“Let’s see… my current kill count is…”

With one hand, he opened the arena board.

1st – ???? 50 kills.

2nd – ?? 39 kills.

3rd – Kim Shimun 31 kills.

4th …….

Glancing at the listed rankings and scores, Shimun nodded as he saw his own rank in third place.

‘As expected, the kill count hasn’t changed. The Nagas I just dealt with weren’t players.’

Just as he had figured, the ten Nagas were not players but ordinary Nagas.

On the other hand, ‘The large woman and Shirane from earlier seemed like players…’

When he first encountered Shirane’s group, he felt certain that the 4-meter-tall woman was a player.

‘Well, I’ll know for sure if I follow Shirane now.’

Which was exactly why he spared her. She likely had no idea.

‘I left her critically wounded; she’ll probably die by the time she reaches her destination.’

Unaware of the nature of her relationship with the one she sought.

“But before that.”

Shimun tapped his chin with his elegant yet sharp fingers while observing the arena board.

‘Chasing Shirane might cost me precious time.’

While following her wasn’t particularly troublesome, the encounter with her contact could take a considerable amount of time.

Thus, “I’d better secure my first place before anything else.”

Solidifying his claim to the top spot was crucial.

Whirr!

A sharp resonance emanated from Shimun’s left eye. Golden magic circles layered and interlocked like cogwheels.

‘Two, ten, twenty-four, fifty-five…’

They transmitted the information of players scattered throughout the depths of Azshita’s ocean. Naturally, it wasn’t possible to grasp the position of every player.

‘There are about 90 players in my immediate vicinity?’

Considering the structure of this vast map, increasing his kill count in a short period seemed nearly impossible.

‘With my current area attacks, it’s not feasible. I’ll need something new…’

Raising an eyebrow slightly, Shimun glanced down at his chest.

– Hmmm~ My dear oppa, you’re thinking of something fun again?

The Philosopher’s Stone communicated directly with Shimun. Shimun asked without specification.

‘How about it? Can it be done?’

– It’s possible, but to impact the range you’re considering, the standard equivalent exchange won’t suffice.

‘You mean it will exceed the basic cost, like with Asclepius’s Staff before?’

– Right. The efficiency is suboptimal, but your alchemical stats have significantly improved, making it more efficient than before.

‘Is that so?’

Much better than before. Reflecting on those words for a moment,

‘Then let’s add one more thing.’

– One more?

He conveyed another idea to the Philosopher’s Stone.

– Wow… look at this design? You act all gentle normally but when it comes to these moments, you’re truly dangerous, oppa.

‘It’s a compliment, right?’

– It’s an insult.

The Philosopher’s Stone replied sardonically as it gathered alchemy energy.

In tune with that,

『To establish the necessary equivalent exchange with the Philosopher’s Stone, 2,000 achievement points are required.』

『Do you accept? Yes / No』

The equivalent exchange prompt appeared before Shimun.

– This is the combined cost for both. Each would have been 1,000 points. One is cheaper because we are underwater.

Nodding at the explanation, Shimun proceeded with the alchemy.

Snap.

With a snap of his fingers,

Rumble.

Accompanied by a thunderclap unfitting for the sea, a bolt of lightning struck down.

And from below,

Sssss.

A trident-like rod, seemingly forged from mithril and sapphire, emerged. Both rods had evolved from short sticks into proper tridents.

To this,

= Th-those… are they?!

= They seem heavily deteriorated, but they are unmistakable!

= My heavens… to see those two relics together!

= What are you talking about?

= I’ve never seen those relics before.

= Whatever they are, they don’t look ordinary.

The interdimensional chat exploded with astonishment and queries about the two relics. Yet, Shimun handled the two tridents with familiarity, bringing them together.

Sparks erupted fiercely as the two rods began to merge.

Simultaneously,

Your Alchemy Energy is insufficient to proceed with the alchemization.』

『To establish the necessary equivalent exchange with the Philosopher’s Stone, 3,000 achievement points are required.』

『Do you accept? Yes / No』

Another equivalent exchange prompt appeared.

Shimun’s gaze lingered on the 3,000 points requirement.

‘Surely it’s reduced to 3,000 points.’

Thanks to the cost reduction effect of Ars Magna, received as an achievement reward for creating the Faerie Dragon,

A satisfied smile briefly crossed Shimun’s lips but only for a moment.

『Constellation Zeus twinkles with interest.』

『Constellation Poseidon is wide-eyed with surprise at this unforeseen event.』

『Constellation Ra watches you with a disgruntled look.』

Accompanied by the reactions of the constellations,

Whirr.

Realizing the profound truth he had attained,

The deep, dark depths of Azshita saw its first dawn.

Ars Magna Fusion (融合).

The combination of the two divine relics. For the first time, the thunderstorm of the two divine kings met.