Absolute Regression Chapter 550

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When the swirling black smoke froze white, it was as beautiful as snowflakes.

The ice crystals glowed in the darkness, making them look like a work of art created with the utmost care by a master craftsman.

Beyond that, the figure of a woman was visible.

The woman in the pure white robe had snow crystals blooming like mist on her palm. I could tell that she had just pulled off a move.

Visain and her gaze met.

On her pure white skin, two clear, cold eyes were shining in the darkness.

‘How can someone make someone feel so clean?’

This was the first time I had met a woman who gave me this feeling.

The woman was none other than Princess Han Seol of the North Sea Ice Palace.

Behind her, two middle-aged men and women, also wearing white robes, stood guard. They were the peerless masters of the North Sea, the Cold Ice Double Swords.

There was no need to mention their skills, as they were the people that the Ice Palace Lord sent out to accompany his daughter on her first trip to the Central Plains.

Visain walked up to her and introduced himself first.

“I am the leader of the Apostolic Alliance, Bisain.”

Then Hanseol also introduced herself.

“I am Han Seol, the princess of the North Sea Ice Palace.”

When he learned of her identity, Bisain was secretly surprised. He had heard from Geommu-geuk that a new person would be coming to this meeting, but he had not expected it to be the princess of Bukhae Ice Palace.

Just like Bisain, Bisain’s first impression on Hanseol was strong. It was the first time he had met someone who had such a scary and strong impression.

The gaze of the visage that had been staring at her for a moment turned to the frozen dark energy floating in the air.

Hanseol politely and courteously told him to take care of it, and Bisain politely accepted the offer as well.

After Bisain drew his sword, he drew up the true energy of the Heavenly Sword Technique of the Overlord. A powerful spirit surged through his sword.

Shhhh!

bang!

The energies that had been gathered together froze and scattered into pieces. As the central core broke, all the energies began to disappear.

As they completely disappeared, only beautiful pieces of ice sparkled everywhere.

Visain looked back at the Sado 13rang. He was grateful to them for risking their lives together with him at the last moment. The Sado 13rang responded with eyes full of unchanging loyalty, having read the feelings in Visain’s eyes.

The old Visa didn’t look back at them in times like this. They thought it was natural. No, they didn’t even think about communicating with them in the first place.

But now, Visain looks back at them. He has become a person who looks back, a person who looks straight at the other person.

Visain’s gaze turned to Hanseol again.

“Thank you. You saved my life.”

At those words, a strange light flashed across Hanseol’s eyes. Looking at the momentum of Bisain and Sadoshipsamrang, who had previously blocked the air, it was impossible to know what the outcome would have been.

He could have just said thank you for helping him, but he even said that I saved his life. A young leader like him would hate to be indebted to someone for their life.

“No need to thank me. I just froze that ominous thing.”

Han Bing-ssanggeom, who was standing behind, looked at each other.

The biggest worry of the Ice Palace Lord was whether his daughter would be able to get along well with people in the Central Plains, but she was doing well and calmly. That must be why they say that children outside are different from children in front of their parents.

“I came at the invitation of the leader of the Cheonmasingyo sect. He said it was a festival.”

She looked around. Broken and broken. Corpses were everywhere. And there were masked people staring at her.

The visa officer told her.

“If you think about who invited you, it wouldn’t be strange at all.”

Hanseol agreed with those words. It was a sword dance that really turned Bukhae Ice Palace upside down. And even the relationship between herself and her mother.

“Where is the young leader now?”

Visain looked at her for a moment and then answered in a confident voice.

“They’re coming now.”

* * *

A fierce battle continued.

Because I fought an opponent with overflowing internal energy while conserving my internal energy.

Love, love, love.

The King’s fist flew into the face of the evil Soma.

Percussion!

The person who changed the course of the battle by striking the King’s wrist was Geommu-geuk.

Pok! Pok!

The dagger of the evil soma was stabbed repeatedly into the stomach of the king of the fight. It was an attack that completely ignored defense, and it was an attack that he would not have thought of if he had not trusted that the sword dance would block it.

The two of them were literally tearing apart the limits of concentration and entering a new realm of concentration. They had fought together in many fights, but this was the first time they had fought with such unison.

Phew!

The nervous fist of the King who had stabbed him in the stomach stopped in midair.

Scratch!

The sword of the swordsman who flew in to cut off his arm grazed the chain at the end of his fist.

The two people escaped the range of the King’s nervous punches that flew in succession, missing.

The king looked down at his ship.

It was an attack that would have left a fatal wound, but black smoke covered his wound.

“shit!”

If there had been no Dark King, this would have been a fatal wound as well.

The King of Fighters was furious. The Sword Dance and the Extreme Evil Soma were not a good match. He was hurt by his pride that he could not kill those who were saving their internal energy like that.

At that moment, the calm voice of the Dark King flowed out.

“Keep calm. Time is on our side.”

At her words, the sword dance spoke.

“Are they really on your side?”

“What do you mean?” said Geommugeuk at her gaze.

“I think time is on our side. Aren’t you curious about what’s going on outside?”

“Our young sect leader is harboring vain hopes.”

Geommu-geuk was secretly expecting one thing. When the four black strings connected to the palanquin broke, Bisain did not come to his aid.

When someone who was supposed to come didn’t show up, there was always a reason. He desperately hoped that reason was what he wanted.

“Because he’s smarter than he looks. I’m sure time is on our side.”

The Dark King also answered with a confident look in his eyes.

“No one can save you in this darkness today.”

The King of Fighters rushed forward again, kicking up a cloud of dust. His eyes were filled with murderous intent to kill Geommu-geuk.

Aaaa …

The sandstorm blew like a gust in the swirling wind.

The sword dance and the evil soma rolled on the ground to avoid the flying attack. They did not show any sign of pride or self-respect.

It was a fight for life or death, and it was a fight that did not allow even a single mistake. If you made a mistake, the evil Soma would die, and if you made a mistake, the sword master would die.

That’s why this fight provided a new experience for both the Swordmaster and the Evil Soma.

Extreme speed. Extreme strength.

He was dealing with the terrifying attacks pouring down from that fist with his minimal internal energy. If he survived, it was the worst and best fight that would definitely affect his martial arts level.

I only used my internal energy when I absolutely had to. Like right now.

Papapapapapapak!

As the Yeonhwanpungunkwon was unleashed, dozens of fists flew towards the two people.

Geommu-geuk avoided the strong energy with the dark shadow and unleashed his sword energy. The target was not the king.

Phew!

One of the flying energies dissipated into thin air.

The evil Soma flew into the exact space where it had landed.

Phew! Boom bang bang bang! Boom!

The area around where the evil Soma had been standing was shattered and turned upside down.

If a large attack is launched, there will be an opening before the next move, and the Sword Dance and Extreme Evil Soma did not miss this moment.

The Black Swordsman quickly charged in from the left, while the Evil Swordsman quickly charged in from the right.

The King of Fighters had no choice but to prioritize the Sword Dance because he didn’t know when he would use the Nine Fire Magical Sword.

Geommugeuk attacked him, pouring out all the internal energy he had been saving.

Champ champ champ champ champ!

The fist and sword created sparks in the air.

Pok! Pok!

In the meantime, the dagger of the evil soma stabbed the king in the stomach and shoulder repeatedly. The black energy saved him endlessly, but the two men did not give up.

The King of Fighters attacked like a madman, not caring about his injuries, and in the end, the Sword Dance and the Evil Soma blocked the attack with their self-defense skills and were thrown back.

The King pulled out the dagger that was deeply embedded in his shoulder. It was the dagger that the evil Soma had thrown as it bounced back.

Phew.

Blood spurted out, but soon black smoke blocked the area and stopped the bleeding.

“You know now that this kind of attack is useless, right?”

At the King’s mockery, Geommugeuk stared at him and said.

“That smoke might betray you once in a while, right?”

The sword dance was not talking to the king, but to the dark king who was rippling over his eyes.

Then the Dark King spoke in a mysterious and calm tone.

“Looking at your condition, I don’t think there would be any reason to betray you.”

The sound of the evil Soma’s breathing was heard.

“Haa, haa.”

Heavy breathing coming from under the mask.

Geommugeuk, who had been quietly listening to the breathing, snapped his fingers.

Exactly!

Then the surroundings changed.

At the edge of the cliff stood the Sword Dance Theater and the Extreme Evil Soma, and about ten steps away stood the Fighting King.

“My internal energy has completely depleted. How about using the brinkmanship tactic?”

The Dark King made a puzzled expression at the words of the Sword Dance. His eyes seemed to indicate that the Young Master would never choose such a method.

Geommugeuk looked back at the evil Soma and asked.

“Are you good at swimming?”

“Good job.”

Then, the swordmaster pushed the evil soma down the cliff without mercy.

“What are you doing?”

Although the King of Fighters did not know, the Dark King realized the intention of the Sword Dance.

“You made the evil Soma give you his true energy.”

Because they won’t be able to block their own attacks if their internal energy is completely depleted.

“The reason I chose this cliff was to make it difficult for the evil Soma to be found.”

Admiration flashed through the eyes of the swaying dark king.

“Anyone can think like this. But it’s not easy to think like this in the midst of such a hectic fight. The little sect leader is really smart.”

“You are no pushover, seeing through my thoughts in an instant.”

“Anyway, it’s over now. By the time the evil Soma returns from his journey of true energy, you’ll already be dead.”

Because it has already been proven through previous fights that you cannot win alone.

The king rushed in again.

One on one.

At the edge of the cliff, fists and swords clashed.

The sword dance did not retreat from the edge of the cliff.

I gritted my teeth and fought tenaciously, but I couldn’t handle it alone.

In the end, unable to hold out for even thirty moves, Geommugeuk fell to the ground.

Even the panting swordsman seemed to have completely exhausted his internal energy. His hands trembled as he tried to pick up the sword that had fallen beside him, and he was unable to do so.

The king came over and looked down at him and said.

“Why didn’t you jump off the cliff and run away?”

The answer was given by the Dark King.

“If we do that, we’ll jump down too. Then, the evil Soma might die. You’d rather die first. That’s really amazing.”

The Dark King looked down with admiration and then gave his final order.

“Please send him first as the cult leader wishes. If the cult leader dies, the space-time transfer technique will break and the evil soma will show itself.”

The two kings laughed, clenching their fists together.

Kaang! Kaang!

At that moment, the King’s chain glittered. It wasn’t because his two fists clashed.

A ray of light flowed down the chain. The light continued for a long time, then traveled down the King’s body to his face.

At that moment, the king narrowed his eyes. It was faint, but clearly light that entered his eyes.

The king looked up at the sky with a surprised face.

A line of light began to appear around the sun’s rim, resembling the rim of the King’s eyes.

As the moon began to rapidly move away from the sun, the world that had been in darkness began to find its light.

The eclipse was over in an instant.

At the same time, the world became brighter.

A look of surprise crossed the King of Fighters’ face. The expression on the Dark King’s face, which overlapped his, became serious. Something that should never happen outside of the space-time transfer technique had happened.

The swordsman said while lying on the floor.

“You said that where there is light, there must also be darkness. But there is no such thing as eternal darkness, is there?”

The dark king answered calmly.

“That’s too bad. If you had done it a little earlier outside, you might have won, Sogyoju.”

“What a pity. I could have killed you too under this sun.”

The dark king made no answer.

Since the power that supported the Dark Descent Art was cut off, it could really be possible.

“Still, it’s fortunate that I died in a bright place.”

The king grabbed the fallen swordsman by the collar and lifted him up.

“You rascal! It’s over now!”

He was the one who endured all that pain for this moment.

Kwak.

Just then, Geommugeuk grabbed both of his wrists.

“The outburst is… … .”

For a moment, the King of Fighters’ expression hardened. There was still some internal energy left in Geommugeuk.

The swordsman held himself tightly, unable to move. Was he pouring all his remaining internal energy into it? It was an enormous force. Why did he pretend not to have internal energy when he had it?

‘Why on earth?’

At that moment, the dark king was startled.

“no way!”

When the king instinctively turned his head back.

The last thing he saw was a large palm.

The moment when the eyes of the King and the Queen opened wide at the same time.

Aaaa …

The evil soma’s magic explosion was unleashed in front of the king’s face.

Phew!

The king’s head was blown away by the strong wind.

In fact, the evil Soma’s internal energy was not completely depleted. He still had enough internal energy left to unleash the Demonic Light Explosion once.

It was a two-person operation. It was a life-threatening trick that could result in death if it failed.

There was a protrusion where he could stand under the cliff created by the sword dance. The evil Soma was waiting there for this moment when they let their guard down. This moment when they were intoxicated with victory!

And this operation shined even brighter as the eclipse ended.

The two men were certain that the King would never return again.

The tombstone, whose upper part of the neck had completely disappeared, was still standing.

In the place where the face of the King of Fighters had been, the face of the Dark King standing in front of me appeared instead. It was as if the head of the Dark King was attached to the body of the King of Fighters.

The Dark King escaped from the King’s body just before he died. It was too close. I couldn’t be sure that I could withstand the attack in the dark, let alone in this sunlight.

It was also the moment when the question of the black smoke, “Can’t the black smoke betray you at least once?” hit the mark.

Geommugeuk spoke calmly as he watched her, who had been overlapping with the king the whole time, swaying alone under the sunlight.

“Now I can see your face clearly.”