Chapter 209 — I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell

Chapter 209

The narrative opens with the Regressors accepting the appearance of an 'Outer God' with unnerving calm, having mentally categorized anomalies into tiers. Sim Ah-ryeon questions the nomenclature of 'Outer Gods,' finding it disproportionately small compared to place-named anomalies like Ocean-class. Noh Do-hwa interrupts to defend the naming conventions of the Supreme Overlord of the Library Society (Oh Dok-seo), revealing that her alliance with Ah-ryeon is purely pragmatic, driven by Ah-ryeon’s ability to instantly heal her shattered limbs, noting that their affection level is capped at Lv. 1 despite Do-hwa’s usual Lv. 0 status toward everyone else. Oh Dok-seo explains that 'Outer Gods' denote beings that alienate the world from humanity, drawing on Marxist concepts of alienation. He warns that Outer Gods rapidly evolve to compensate for weaknesses, unlike standard anomalies, requiring a single, precise strike rather than the cumulative damage accumulation typical of regressor strategies. To demonstrate, he commands Fairy No. 264, who is recovering from being sliced in half, to open a dream-entry route to the Inner World for Ah-ryeon and Do-hwa. The group enters the dream and arrives at Seoul Station Plaza but finds a transparent barrier preventing entry; while they cannot pass, ordinary residents walk freely, suggesting the Outer God has designated the Inner World as the 'afterlife' and the current reality as 'hell.' Oh Dok-seo identifies the entity as 'Nut,' an Egyptian goddess governing the night sky, and explains mythological beliefs that stars are breath-holes in a cosmic dome. He theorizes they must become 'mummies' by removing their brains to cross the barrier, a proposal that horrifies Ah-ryeon. The Saintess interrupts, questioning if Nut’s designation of reality as hell explains the horrific symptoms of the Regressor Virus beyond mere déjà vu. Realizing the implications, the group returns to the waking world to find Busan transformed into a hellscape: trees in Guduk Mountain have mutated into slashing swords, and the ground at Babel Tower Plaza has turned into an expanding pit of molten metal that endlessly burns and regenerates protesters. The chapter concludes with the group witnessing the rapid, catastrophic escalation of the world's descent into hell while they were absent.

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