Absolute Regression Chapter 602

Episode 602 Make it Wrong This Time

A soft rumble of thunder was heard from afar, almost like a cry of fate.

Gulp.

Dark clouds were gathering in the distance. The air carried by the wind already felt humid.

Like the rapidly changing weather, Geommu-geuk felt that this meeting would change his fate.
Geommu-geuk looked at the Dark Princess through the space-time transfer technique.
He was meeting the person he should not be meeting in the place he should not be.

‘Why on earth are you in contact with the Heavenly Demon Sect here?’

The place I was standing was a place where I could see the other person’s face in detail.

From the intense gaze of the Dark Princess, I felt two conflicting feelings, cold and hot.
The first feeling was hot. A strong desire to achieve what he set out to do burned in his eyes.

And Geommu-geuk could see at the center of the flames.
The cold ruthlessness that would sacrifice anything for the sake of a goal.
Geommu-geuk had seen countless villains so far, so he could see it. He was someone who created answers from death. Someone who solved problems by killing.

This time, the gaze of the swordsman turned to the masked man. Last time, he had seen it from afar, but today he was able to see it up close.

‘It’s not an ordinary skill.’

It didn’t feel like a demon, but rather a mine with skills at least equivalent to that of a short-timer. He must be someone skilled at handling such matters.

Cheonmasingyo met with Jo Woong of the Murim Alliance and also met with the Dark Lord of Cheonui Palace. In other words, it means that he drew a line between both sides.

“It looks like it’s going to rain soon.”

The masked man looked around at his surroundings, which were now darkened by dark clouds, and added:

“Isn’t darkness on your side? It seems as if heaven is helping you.”

The Dark Princess turned to face the masked man standing behind her.
At that moment, Geommu-geuk saw his eyes instantly change to lukewarm eyes that were neither cold nor hot.

‘He is good at hiding himself.’

The Dark Princess gave an unexpected answer with a calm face.

“The perception that darkness is evil and bad is a prejudice. Surprisingly, most bad things happen in broad daylight. Darkness only gives humans rest and comfort.”

The masked man’s eyes smiled at those joking words.

“I know very well what kind of darkness you have, so it is ridiculous for you to talk about rest.”

The masked man spoke as if he knew what kind of person the Dark Princess was. He didn’t pay attention to what the other person thought, but he wasn’t rude either.

The two people’s gazes met in the air.
Between them, Geommugeuk was watching them.

‘We don’t trust each other.’

In other words, it means that they joined hands for something they needed.
What kind of deal is the Dark Princess trying to make with this dangerous opponent?

The masked man asked the Dark Princess.

“Who has it now?”

The Dark Princess answered the masked man’s question.

“The princess has it.”

The sword dance could tell. The masked man was asking about the secret.

‘I heard that the Heavenly Demon Church has awakened.’

If so, the reason for intervention this time would also be due to the orbit.

“Has he gained power?”
“Not yet.”
“Why are you so sure? Couldn’t he have already gained it?”
“No.”

I was sure she wasn’t the Dark Princess.

“If that were the case, the Mu Hwang Shin Geum would already be dead.”

He knew the nature of the Princess of Heaven better than anyone else. He had gained power, but he was not the type of person to just leave the Emperor’s Sword alone like this.

“Here, take it.”

The masked man handed him the pouch he was carrying on his back.
The Dark Princess checked the contents of the pouch.

“Tomorrow, everything will be over. We won’t see each other again, so congratulations on ascending to the position of Princess of Heaven in advance.”

As the masked man was about to turn around after saying that, the Dark Princess spoke to him as if warning him.

“You must keep your promise. If you don’t want darkness to be a nightmare for the rest of your life.”

A hint of humor flashed through the masked man’s eyes, as if to say, ‘How dare you threaten us?’, but the words that came out of his mouth were gentle.

“I still can’t sleep well at night. So don’t worry. Our school will definitely keep its promise.”

The sword dance confirmed one fact at this location.

‘The Dark Princess betrayed the Heavenly Princess.’

At first, I thought that I could proceed with this under the orders of the Heavenly Princess. I could have involved the Heavenly Demon Sect and tried to kill the leader of the martial arts world.
But that was not the case. This was a rebellion by the Dark Princess.

What on earth is in that backpack?

Gulp.

As the sound of thunder grew closer, the Dark Princess, wearing a sack, slowly walked down the mountain.

As soon as he disappeared, the sword dance came out of the space-time transfer technique.
The Dark Princess was sure to go meet the Heavenly Princess. If I wanted to know what he was thinking, I had to get to the camp faster than that.

‘You must listen to what they are talking about.’

Of course, if the Princess of Heaven is in the barracks, you won’t be able to enter, but that’s a problem we’ll have to worry about when the time comes.

Geommu-geuk looked down the cliff. It felt precarious to jump down with this level of internal energy.

“Pungsin-ah, I only trust you!”

The swordsman threw himself down the cliff.

Swaaaaaaaaaah!

The Princess of Heaven sat cross-legged on a rock while heavy rain poured down.
The falling rain did not hit her body but bounced off her. It felt as if an invisible curtain was surrounding her body.

He was calming his mind in preparation for the decisive battle tomorrow in a secluded place a little way from the camp.
The power of the secret had not yet been transmitted to him.

What if we fight like this? Will we be able to defeat the Emperor’s Sword?

Even vaguely, the word ‘of course’ does not come out. Because the opponent was someone who had the character ‘武’ attached to ’emperor’ and the character ‘劍’ attached to ‘god’.

‘Oh my God, are you making fun of me?’

I even felt resentful.
At that very moment, I heard the voice of the Guardian Princess.

“The Dark Princess has arrived.”

Then the Princess of Heaven opened her eyes wide. The emotion that flashed in her eyes was clearly anticipation, saying, ‘Finally!’

When the two returned to the barracks, the Dark Princess was waiting, looking at the Central Plains map on the wall.
When the Heavenly Princess entered, the Dark Princess greeted her with the utmost respect.

“Hello, Your Majesty the Crown Princess.”
“Welcome, Your Majesty the Crown Princess.”

Dark Princess Hwaso-gang.

He also greeted the Guardian Princess. Although they greeted each other politely on the outside, their gazes at each other were not kind.

In particular, the Guardian Princess was always suspicious and wary of the Dark Princess. He believed that the Dark Princess had ambitions to take over the Heavenly Palace.

Of course, I never told the Heavenly Princess about such suspicions.
There was no evidence, and above all, the Heavenly Princess trusted the Dark Princess. She knew that she liked him more than herself.
After all, unlike herself, who always said things against his will, the Dark Princess usually said what the Heavenly Princess wanted to hear.
Today’s first words were no different.

“Tomorrow, the ruler of the Jeongpa martial arts world will finally change.”

The Guardian Princess suddenly had this thought at the words that seemed to guarantee the victory of the Princess of Heaven.

‘I’m sure the princess wanted to hear that.’

He had been with the princess all along, but he had never once said such a thing.
Now, he believed that the will of heaven had been bestowed upon the princess, but this war itself still left him with unpleasant feelings.

The Princess of Heaven responded humbly.

“I can’t guarantee tomorrow’s fight. The Mu Hwang Shin Geum is not someone to be trifled with.”
“The will of heaven has reached your majesty. It is something that a mere mortal cannot stop.”

Then the Princess of Heaven mentioned the priestess. She wanted to hear what you thought about the prophecy.

“The priestess has come.”

The Dark Princess asked cautiously.

“Did you receive a prophecy?”

As the Princess of Heaven slowly nodded, the Princess of Darkness respectfully gave a congratulatory speech.

“I dare to ask for the sacred prophecy.”

After a moment, the Princess of Heaven answered.

“It was a prophecy that I would lose this war. They said that our will would be fulfilled in three hundred years.”

Despite those surprising words, the Dark Princess’s expression did not change at all.

“You’re not surprised.”

Then the Dark Princess spoke calmly.

“Three hundred years later, it’s such a long time ago, it doesn’t seem like much.”

He didn’t say anything about the prophecy, but his words already expressed his feelings sufficiently.

“But you can’t wait three hundred years, right?”

A faint smile appeared on the lips of the Heavenly Princess at the Dark Princess’s words.
The Guardian Princess could tell. She, too, had been expecting those words. She had been hoping for someone to support her like that. She must have been so happy to hear that the Dark Princess had arrived because she knew that it was the person who would say those words.

“A prophecy is just a prophecy.”
“It was a prophecy that had never been wrong?”
“Then make it wrong this time.”

The Princess of Heaven laughed loudly.
What the Princess of Darkness had prepared was not only pleasant words to hear.

“This will help you do that.”

The Dark Princess took something out of the bag she was carrying.

“Please wear this, Your Majesty.”

What he presented was a set of protective armor.

“It’s the Ice Dragon God’s Armor.”

Both the Heavenly Princess and the Guardian Princess were surprised to learn that it was the Ice Dragon Armor. This Ice Dragon Armor was a truly difficult armor to obtain.

“How did you get this?”
“I searched everywhere and barely managed to get it.”

Besides, there was a reason why it had to be the Ice Dragon Armor.

“The martial arts of the Wu-Hwang-Shin-Geom are based on the internal energy of the extreme yang. This Ice Dragon Armor contains the energy of the extreme yin, making it the most suitable armor for dealing with the Wu-Hwang-Shin-Geom.”

The Princess of Heaven was very pleased.

“Thank you.”

The Dark Princess had prepared something more.
She took out a small box from her pouch.

“Take this too.”

When the Heavenly Princess opened it, there was a single elixir inside.
The Heavenly Princess and the Guardian Princess were surprised when they saw it. It was a famous elixir that they all knew.

“It’s Cheoneumdan.”

Cheonumdan was a medicinal herb with better efficacy than Mannyeonseolsam, but it was not easy to obtain.

“This is also an elixir based on the Extreme Yin, so it will be helpful in dealing with the Wuhuang Divine Sword.”
“Thank you, thank you very much.”
“It will take time for the Extreme Yin energy to spread throughout your body. So take it now. We will protect you.”

If you melt the elixir’s energy, it becomes internal energy, but its unique properties take time to take effect in the body. In the case of this elixir in particular, the extreme yin properties were more important than internal energy.

“Thank you. I’ll take it now.”

At that time, the Guardian Princess sent a message to the Heavenly Princess.

– I think it would be better not to take the pills.

I knew exactly how this would sound to the Princess of Heaven. The Dark Princess had even brought protective armor and elixirs for the fight tomorrow, but she was doubtful of her opponent’s goodwill.

However, I thought that I should not take the elixir that the Dark Princess gave me before this important showdown.

-Do you think the Dark Princess is betraying me?

Do you not realize that this is really possible, or are you just blinded by jealousy?

– The Princess I know is very ambitious. I’m worried that she might plot something on this occasion.

The Dark Princess noticed that the Heavenly Princess and the Guardian Princess were exchanging messages. However, she did not step forward and pretended not to notice and waited. The situation was on her side.

Amazing words came out of the mouth of the Princess of Heaven.

-That’s right, Princess Hwa is more ambitious than anyone else.

He knew it too. He knew it even better than the Guardian Princess.

―He’s the kind of person whose lifelong dream is to sit in my seat.
―!

The Guardian Princess asked in surprise.

-But why are you planning to take the medicine?

There was another reason for that.

– That’s why I won’t poison the elixir.
– What do you mean?
– The moment you poison me, the position of princess will disappear.

It was said that the archers would never accept the person who poisoned the previous princess.
The guardian princess looked at the heavenly princess with a sense of surprise. She thought that she would melt on the sweet tongue of the traitor, but it wasn’t. He saw through everything.

“Two people will stand guard.”

The Princess of Heaven took the Cheon-eum-dan on the spot.
Then she sat down and began to absorb the medicine’s energy by chanting.

While the Heavenly Princess dissolved
the potion, the Guardian Princess waited with a nervous heart.
On the other hand, the Dark Princess, as if nothing was going on, just folded her arms and stared at the map on the wall.

The Guardian Princess felt puzzled. If what she said was true.

‘What on earth are you planning?’

He probably wants the Princess of Heaven to die in tomorrow’s showdown. Why did he bring the armor and elixir to her?

After a while, after all the energy of the elixir had melted, the Princess of Heaven opened her eyes. Her gaze became deeper. As he said, there was no poison in the Cheonumdan.

“It has been a great help in improving my internal energy. In addition, by tomorrow, the extreme yin energy will protect me from the extreme yang energy of the Wuhuang Divine Sword. Thank you.”
“I will gladly give up my life for the victory of the princess.”

Since there was nothing wrong with the elixir, the Guardian Princess had nothing to say. Rather, she felt embarrassed, but the Heavenly Princess did not reprimand him.

“Please also wear the Ice Dragon Armor.”

The Princess of Heaven also wore the Ice Dragon Armor in front of them. This was so precious that she felt it was appropriate to wear it in front of the person who had given it to her.

The Heavenly Princess, wearing the Ice Dragon Armor, spoke to the Guardian Princess.

“Please step aside for a moment.”

He supported the princess’s wishes and even gave her an elixir in a protective armor. It was a situation where he had to leave even if he had to leave ten times.
The guardian princess politely greeted him and left the place.

Swaaaaaaah.

He walked slowly into the rain.
The Princess of Heaven knew of his ambitions, so he wasn’t worried, but he felt a strange sense of unease. Everyone was using each other, but he felt like he was the only one left behind. Was he just being loyal?

The reason the Heavenly Princess sent away the Guardian Princess was not to favor the Dark Princess. It was because she had secretly given orders to the Dark Princess.

“Did you bring the watch?”
“Yes, I brought it.”

The large casket that was in the treasure of the Heavenly Palace was brought here.
The reason the Heavenly Palace Lady started this war, and the reason she ignored the prophecy and continued the fight, was all because of the casket. Because she believed the casket had chosen her and would give her strength.

But as time passed and he could not gain strength from the small path, he became increasingly impatient.
In the end, this was the conclusion he came to.

Perhaps, it is possible that the power of the small treasury can be obtained only by having a large treasury?
In order to make that last effort, he secretly brought the treasury.

Because the only thing I could trust now was the path.

“Where are you now?”