They came in various forms: those with strong energy, those cunning and sly, skilled fighters, diplomatic negotiators, and occasionally those who possessed a combination of strength, cunningness, fighting prowess, and diplomacy. Yet, not a single one had ever left this realm alive.
But the man standing before him now was different from all the intruders he had encountered before.
Looking into the weary eyes that had tasted the bitterness of life, the specter couldn’t help but have one thought.
“Darn, is today my unlucky day?”
Suppressing his anxiety, the specter calmly asked, “Are you here to seek revenge?”
“No,” replied the man, his voice clear and pleasant to the ears.
“Then, what brings you here on this night?”
Please, let those words not be, “It’s a good day to die, you ghostly wretch.”
“I have a request,” the man said.
Relieved that the words he feared didn’t come, the specter inquired, “Please, go on.”
The request that followed was more astounding than any words the specter had heard in his lifetime.
“Send me back to the past.”
A moment of silence ensued.
The specter, gazing at the man with a subtle glint in his eyes, cautiously asked, “How can a human defy time?”
“I don’t know. You, the only one in this world who can unleash the Great Regression Law, should tell me.”
The specter did not deny this fact.
“How did you know that I could perform it?”
“Seo Jin.”
At the mention of that beloved name, the specter was overcome with emotion.
“How do you know my sister?”
“We were comrades during my wandering days.”
“Where is she now?”
“She’s dead.”
“Ah!”
The specter let out a deep sigh. The Great Regression Law had been studied and passed down in his lineage for hundreds of years. Even in his father’s generation, it remained incomplete, so he and his younger sister had been striving to assist their father in completing the Great Regression Law from a young age.
And ten years ago, his sister, unable to bear it any longer, left the family, determined to pursue her own path. The specter understood her decision. She had dedicated her youthful twenties to research under the guise of the family’s legacy.
“How did Jin die?”
“I avenged her, so don’t worry about it. Before she died, she wanted me to convey a message to you. She regretted living a life without freedom. She hoped that you wouldn’t live a life solely dedicated to researching the Law but instead live your own life.”
The specter fell into deep regret.
The man waited until he had composed himself before asking the most important question of the night.
“Has the law been completed?”
The specter nodded slowly.
“Yes. In my generation, we have finally completed the law.”
Joy flickered across the man’s face for a moment. Seeing his bright expression, the specter could tell that the man was quite charming.
“When can I go back?”
“That’s uncertain. You could go back ten years, thirty years, even to infancy. Or if you’re unlucky, you might go back to yesterday.”
“I consider myself lucky, so I’m not worried.”
“You think you can go back right away.”
A hint of bitterness crossed the specter’s face.
“That’s impossible. If it were possible, I would have already gone back.”
“But you said you completed the law?”
