The Regressor Is The Villain
Chapter 60: Frontier (1)

Chapter 60: Frontier (1)

"We present ourselves to Young Master Zend."

Dozens of Wolfled Knight troops knelt in front of the carriage door. These Knights wore armor that was very different from that of the Knights of the Wolfled family residence.

The armor and weapons they wore had an Epic-level class. Whereas the armor and weapons that the Knights of the main residence wore were only at the rare level.

What incredible loyalty and discipline. I’m sure in this Kingdom, only the Knights of the Wolfled family have this kind of loyalty.

I wanted to increase my Villain points by teasing them, but it didn’t seem like a suitable atmosphere.

(Wow, what a knight who is too good to be your knight.)

(Shut up, Muspel.)

I then walked out and told the knights to stand up.

"You can stand up."

As soon as I gave the permission, they all stood up at once.

"Who is the leader here?"

As I asked, a giant Knight in full plate armor appeared, the Knight was almost 2 meters tall.

Then the knight took off his headdress, revealing long flowing blonde hair, a beautiful face with blue eyes.

(A woman?)

Muspel looked surprised upon seeing that the leader of the Knights was a woman.

(Is it that surprising?)

(Ah, no, it’s just that it’s quite surprising that the leader of the disciplined Knights like this is a woman.)

(It is indeed quite rare. But you shouldn’t underestimate the women of Wolfled territory.)

Being in a place where monsters often appear makes it necessary for the citizens of Wolfled to be strong in order to survive, whether it’s the children or the women.

(...)

Muspel was a little silent, it seemed like Muspel was starting to realize how great the Wolfled territory really was.

Then the female knight knelt down in front of me and began to introduce herself.

"I greet the young lord Zend Wolfled. Permission to introduce myself, my name is Elise Jihshin. I am the leader who leads the Knights of the Frontier Wall with the Abyss."

"Elise Jihshin huh? Are you a half-breed with the Yangnam Kingdom?"

"Yes, young Lord Zend. I am grateful for Lord Aamon’s kindness to be granted the right to be the leader of the Knights of the Frontier wall."

Upon hearing the name of the Yangnam Kingdom, Yoon immediately looked interested and approached Elise.

"Is your father from the Yangnam Kingdom?"

Yoon with an interested expression asked directly to Elise’s face. Although Elise was currently kneeling, Yoon still needed to raise his head slightly to look into each other’s eyes.

"You?"

Elise looked a little confused by Yoon coming and talking to her while she was talking to me.

Among the nobles and knights, what Yoon was doing seemed impolite if Yoon was a person with a position below me.

Even so, if Yoon still dared to do so, it had some meaning.

That was why Elise questioned Yoon’s whereabouts.

"I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Yoon Murasaki, Zend’s fiancée."

Upon hearing Yoon’s revelation, all the Knights from the frontier looked shocked.

The border wall with the Abyss was extremely dangerous, every day was filled with fighting and death. That was also the reason why information from outside was very difficult to get in.

So the news about me being evil or my and Yoon’s engagement is unknown.

In fact, I’m sure some people here only know my appearance, the future successor of the Wolfled family.

That’s why their reaction when they meet me is very different from the Knights of the main residence.

Have you heard the explanation of our arrival from father?"

"Yes, we have received a message from Lord Aamon.

"Then get on with it. Quickly take me to the place I need to investigate."

I passed by Elise who was still kneeling and headed towards the frontier wall.

"Young Master Zend, sorry to interrupt. But I was given orders by Lord Aamon to rest Young Master Zend once you arrive."

Instantly my footsteps stopped.

(Wow, what a father who knows his own son’s head.)

"...I understand. If that’s what you want, then I will comply."

So, I walked back past the Knights of the frontier wall.

Elise immediately rushed after me and asked me.

"Where are you going, Young Master Zend?"

"Where? Resting, of course."

"Eh? But do you know where the-"

Before Elsie could finish speaking, I turned around and looked at the Knights escorting me.

"Hurry up and get some rest, tomorrow you’ll have to work again to repay the debt for your failure to protect me."

I sarcastically insulted them, their expressions instantly turning a little dark. But I don’t care, if the Wolfled Knights have such weak mentality, then they are not worthy.

I then looked at Yoon, Yukiko and Aster who were still silent.

"What are you three waiting for, quickly follow me."

"Ah! Okay!"

"I understand."

"Oh, so this is the prestige of a noble."

With that, the three of them followed me to the resting place on the frontier wall and rested.

...

After resting, I got up and went out of the room.

I was currently on top of the frontier wall, looking at the morning view from above.

The sun was starting to appear from the west. Unlike the earth, in this world the planet rotates in the opposite direction of the earth, so that’s why the sun rises from the west.

Seeing such a beautiful view would definitely be nice if I wasn’t currently in the most uncomfortable place in the world.

I then looked forward, towards the North or one could say towards the Abyss territory.

In front of me was a scene that was both stunning and terrifying at the same time.

It was a barren land and had a very thick negative aura. Not only the land, the trees, and life there were also corrupted.

Even this scene was actually only a small part of a scene that was even more terrifying than this.

Deep in the depths of the Abyss, the land wasn’t even land anymore but was truly like a living hell.

And in such a place, a skull suddenly emerged from the ground and started running quickly towards the wall.

And just as quickly, an arrow shot towards the skull’s head. Instantly the skull died and turned into ashes.

I then looked at the archer, and there stood Elise in regular clothes, not Full Plate Armor.

"Do you know how to archery too?"

"It’s just normal. When you’re here, sword skills or mastery of one weapon is a bad thing."

As Elise said that, she held up a permanent scar near her neck.

"I see..."

Indeed. When dealing with Abyss monsters, mastering just one weapon field puts one at a disadvantage unless they are geniuses like Johan and Aster.

For us, ordinary people without genius talent like them. Mastering multiple weapons is our best option.

Elise then stood beside me and took a look at the Abyss territory. Because of our height difference, I felt like a child even though I had reached adolescence.

"Are you interested in the Abyss?"

Elise asked me as she continued to stare at the Abyss territory.

"...A little. I’m just curious about what I’m investigating."

"..."

"..."

We were silent to each other, it was troublesome to suddenly talk to a stranger.

(You’re the one who sucks at communicating.)

Muspel with his annoying mouth interrupted me again.

(Can you shut up for a minute, Muspel.)

(...)

Then I then looked at Elise and asked.

"Is it related to the strange activities of the monsters in the Abyss?"

"..."

"..."

We stared at each other for a few seconds before Elise sighed as if giving up.

"...Young Master Zend is really good."

"Does that mean..."

"Well, Lord Aamon asked me to investigate the activities of the Monsters in the Abyss who have become very quiet. In addition, I feel that there is Empire interference as well."

"The Empire?"

The Empire shouldn’t be here, after all why would the Empire attack the wall adjacent to the Abyss.

(It looks like this will be very troublesome more than I thought.)

...

After that at the meeting, Elise began to explain about the contents of the investigation mission given by father.

"For that, we need to enter the Abyss territory more closely."

"Hmm..."

Entering the Abyss territory, I was honestly quite scared. With my current strength, fighting monsters directly from the Abyss was a bit dangerous.

Most monsters from the Abyss were equivalent to Count-level danger. Especially in large numbers.

But I have nothing to fear, as I am currently together with the Wolfled family’s strongest Knight.

"Then, we’ll move straight to our destination."

Elise then began to put on her head armor and gave orders to everyone.

After that our group began to enter outside the Wolfled territory and entered the Abyss territory.

As soon as I set foot on this land, negative energy immediately attacked me.

Instantly many negative thoughts entered my mind, kill, die, I won’t forgive you, hurt, I’m scared, I don’t want to die...

Such thoughts entered, but this negative energy was not enough to make me corrupt. No, no one here will become corrupt just from weak negative energy like this.

Negative Energy, as the name suggests. It is a collection of energy that has a negative effect. As opposed to positive energy that makes living beings happy. Negative energy is something that comes from living beings and is discharged outward.

Negative energies have their own types, and the famous ones are the 7 deadly sins. Negative energy gathered into the 7 deadly sins can create deadly sin weapons, even with that negative energy. The Evil One was able to create the Vice of Deadly Sins.

Unfortunately, negative energy cannot be eliminated because negative energy is alive and eternal. But for some reason, the negative energy at this time became more deadly with the intervention of the New God.

In addition, negative energy can make one ’Corrupted’, a condition where one is filled with negative energy.

Most living beings native to this world choose resistance to negative energies here. But it is different for otherworldly people.

They were extremely vulnerable to negative energy, and that was why otherworldly people were a double-edged weapon.

While recalling important details that I couldn’t possibly forget, I resumed our journey to go deeper into the Abyss territory.