Saved a Heroine From the Brink of Death

102. The World of Regret

#102. The World of Regret

Producer: Anthony Barriere.

He is an Awakened man from England who became a hero despite having no fighting ability.

The world calls him ‘the eccentric master’.

The items he makes are flawless, but they are all considered bizarre.

That’s why he’s called an eccentric master.

Although many people criticized and belittled his creations, he steadfastly followed his own path.

Time passed like that.

People still called Anthony Barriere’s stuff ‘freaks’ and didn’t buy it.

Until Anthony Barriere created ‘Gate’.

Antony, who had been creating bizarre and outrageous objects that were worthy of being called a tyrant, created an achievement that will be remembered in human history.

No one has ever built a gate.

There have been many attempts, but no one has ever succeeded.

The first artificial gate.

It was created by Anthony Barriere.

In this way, Anthony Barriere became the ‘first’ and ‘only’ gate maker.

The title has been maintained for over 20 years since it was first earned.

Up to now he was only making gates, and his products were exported all over the world.

In Korea, his gate was also purchased and used as a testing ground for academy cadets.

An example is the [E]-class gate, Citadel of Regret, which Cynthia is currently taking the test for.

A replica based on a real gate.

The Citadel of Regret is the original gate of the ‘S-class gate, the Path of Regret’.

The original gate had numerous spaces within the huge road, including a castle, a maze, and an unknown space.

And Anthony Barriere copied all of that.

All except unknown space.

That’s why there is no room for problems with the gate he created, because he completely excludes any parts that do not match the production intention.

but.

Sometimes, there are parts that are not necessary but are related to the core parts of the gate and cannot be separated.

That’s the part called dummy data.

Whenever Anthony discovered these dummy data, he would throw them all into the basement of the gate.

Deep underground in a gate that cannot be reached without causing an earth-shattering shock.

That’s why the place Cynthia originally reached was a place she couldn’t go to originally.

Even a mere cadet… no, even a high-level hero would be unable to destroy the structures of a gate that had already been completed.

Because it’s something that even the highest level heroes can’t attempt.

[ S-Class, Path of Regret: ??? ]

Dummy data copied verbatim from the original Gate, Path of Regret by Anthony Barriere.

Cynthia found herself stepping into that dummy data.

***

“Ahhh… Where am I?”

Cynthia sat up, clutching the back of her head. She had hit it so hard that her head was freezing.

‘It doesn’t hurt even with a slight impact… but strangely, it hurts a lot.’

Cynthia was standing in front of a strange door just seconds ago.

[ Citadel of Regrets: Secret Place ]

… was the doorway with a sign that said:

‘I clearly didn’t open it… What the? It suddenly fell down or something…!’

I stepped back, wary of the suspicious sign that read, ‘Citadel of Regrets: Secret Location.’

And then it crashed.

After falling for a few seconds, I arrived at this space.

Cynthia rubbed her head to soothe the pain and opened her eyes wide to look around.

“what?”

And then I sensed something strange.

“There’s… nothing?”

This place was strange.

I couldn’t see anything.

It was meant literally.

“It’s all white… What on earth is this?”

The world was dyed white.

Everything I saw was white, and no other color was visible.

“It definitely fell from above… Shouldn’t you see the remains of the castle above… Me?”

Cynthia fell.

The wall collapsed and fell down, crashing into the gaping hole.

If so, there should definitely be a hole visible above.

And it would be normal if through that hole you could see the place where she fell.

but.

“There’s nothing….”

There was no hole in her vision.

There was just an endless expanse of white.

It’s definitely strange that it fell twice.

There’s no way the basement could be this deep. And there were more than one or two strange corners.

From the bottom of the castle being completely empty, to having this white space underneath it.

There were more than one or two absurd things.

‘Illien? Can you hear me, Illien?’

-… … .

To make matters worse, I couldn’t even communicate with Illien. In this situation, there was no way she would stay quiet, so I called her out of curiosity, and my guess was right.

The ominous feeling was not wrong.

For some reason, Illien was not called either.

In this white world, only he existed.

There was nothing else.

Me… what should I do?

***

“We have arrived.”

The sky seen from outside the car door was dyed crimson. This was because Joo Hyun-oh’s imaginary world was realized in the present world.

When viewed from a distance at the academy, the sky looked blue, but when I got closer, the scenery I was seeing changed in an instant.

That’s because it came within the range of influence of the illusionary magic.

‘From now on… you really have to be careful.’

I came here prepared to be screwed if things go wrong.

“But… are you sure that’s okay?”

“It’ll be okay.”

I came here to be okay.

So that the situation doesn’t get any worse.

I had to negotiate with those watchers.

It wasn’t just for Cynthia.

Because what they want is my neck.

To completely eradicate the threat of the future, a decision had to be made now.

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That decision meant that I had to go to the academy myself and negotiate.

“Then let’s go.”

I entered the academy accompanied by my bodyguards. I was already feeling dizzy from the sweltering heat.

***

“Your actions are still the same, light-hearted as before.”

“How many times have you seen me before you judge me like that?”

“Well, I think I’ve seen enough to know.”

“I wonder if he’ll still be able to talk after that beak is pulled out.”

Yoon Hyuk-kwon’s face changed into that of an evil spirit.

With the exchange of harsh words and the emotions between the two parties running high, the situation became one where words could not be used to end it.

“Okay, shall we come in?”

“Ha! That was what it was going to be like.”

“I will use this opportunity to show them the difference in level. I will engrave on their bodies that even though they are of the same family, they are not of the same class.”

“Who would say that…!”

The karma of the scorching hell that was burning his body was completely dispersed with a few gestures from Yun Hyuk-kwon.

Normally, it would have been nearly impossible to shake off the karma, but Yun Ga’s martial arts using the extreme yang technique made it possible.

Yoon Hyuk-kwon, who had cleanly shaken off the karma, immediately clenched his fist and threw it at Joo Hyeon-o.

The sun and the moon disappear.

In his body, extreme yang energy and extreme yin energy coexist. The extreme yang energy was his innate constitution, and the extreme yin energy was a consumable energy obtained through elixir.

“Blow!”

The energy of the sun and moon responded to Yun Hyuk-kwon’s shout.

The energy woven into the Taegeuk soon mixed and changed from a state of balance to a state of chaos.

And along with his regime, it burst out with a light at the end of his fist.

The explosions occurred in a chain reaction, destroying everything in the vicinity.

Karma was swallowed up by the explosion and disappeared without a trace, and the monsters in the vicinity were torn to pieces and burned, instantly turning to ash.

It was a ridiculous attack.

However, the person who carried out the attack did not look very happy.

“Tch. You hid yourself in the fire. You’re more scared than I thought.”

“This is what you call strategy. Who fights with brute force these days?”

“You can’t just block it, right? You don’t have the confidence to take it, do you?”

Joo Hyun-oh created a pillar of karma and hid himself inside it. He ignored Yoon Hyuk-kwon’s words criticizing him and at the same time created a wave of fire and threw it at him.

“Take this. It might be a little hot.”

A wave of flames, with a heat that seemed like it would burn everything, engulfed Yun Hyuk-kwon.

The wave had a strong influence not only on Yun Hyuk-kwon but also on those around him, but the two did not notice such trivial matters.

Ordinary citizens? Other heroes will take care of writing for you. Villains? Restoring your own pride is more important than those guys.

That was the only thought in their heads.

A martial art that uses the fire of karma and the energy of extreme yang/extreme yin.

They had no intention of stopping the fight until they figured out who had the upper hand.

Pervert! Quagmire!

The surrounding buildings were shattered and collapsed by the force of the two forces.

The monsters nearby were torn to pieces and killed, and the captured terrorists also met the same fate.

And while the two were fighting like that.

One of the groups that had entered the gate came out.

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It was a group that included Joo Se-rin.

After completing their conquest, they were released from the gate and returned to reality. Having just stepped outside, they closed their eyes to the dazzling light and their tense hearts melted.

“Ugh-! It was really hard. Can I rest now… okay?”

The flames of karma created by Joo Hyun-oh flew towards them.