Regression Guidelines For the Supporting Character-Chapter 0: Prologue
The whole world was drenched in red.
Pitch-black ash swirled through the air, and corpses were strewn across the ground. The thick stench of blood spread in every direction, making me nauseous.
A bead of cold sweat slid down my cheek and dropped to the floor. I forced my trembling lips to move and called out to the one cradled in my arms.
“...Brother.”
But no answer came.
His tightly shut eyes and peaceful face would’ve made him look like he was merely asleep—if not for the blood soaking his abdomen.
I lifted my head and called out to another person who had collapsed in front of me.
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“Guild Leader...”
Again, there was no reply.
All the precious people I trusted and followed more than anyone were dead. No matter where I looked, all I could see were their corpses.
I gathered my trembling fingers into a tight fist. Then, I raised my gaze forward.
Far away—so far that his figure was barely distinguishable—stood a single man.
He wore ragged clothes, and his waist-length hair whipped wildly in the wind. Through the messy strands, his green eyes gleamed with a terrifying light.
From the moment he first appeared until now, he had slaughtered countless people. He was no longer human—he was the Catastrophe that had brought the ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) world to its end.
Even at this distance, I couldn’t meet his eyes. The dreadful aura radiating from him pushed my body into a state of fear. I was just a B-rank—there was no way I could handle someone like that.
“Now!”
It was then.
Other Hunters rushed past me, who was helplessly collapsed on the ground.
Each of them held a weapon as they charged toward the man. In their backs, I could see a grim determination that only those ready to stake their lives could possess. I couldn’t take my eyes off those fearless Hunters throwing themselves at the Catastrophe.
The Catastrophe, seeing the survivors rushing at him, swung the massive scythe in his hand. A burst of black light exploded, devouring everything around it.
Engulfed in unbearable pain, I could no longer endure it and shut my eyes.
***
The world was swallowed in darkness.
All sensation grew faint, and a freezing chill crept up my spine. Right now... I was dying.
It had been fate from the moment I faced the Catastrophe. That didn’t mean I wasn’t afraid, though.
I remembered the countless corpses I saw just before closing my eyes. Would I become one of them, too?
‘No... at least they died fighting.’
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They were incredible people—nothing like me, who had to be protected to the end by hyung and the Guild Leader. Compared to them, how pathetic and meaningless was my death?
I regretted everything.
Even though I was just a B-rank, even though I was a supporter who couldn’t fight on the front lines... maybe if I had acted more decisively, things could’ve turned out differently. Even if I couldn’t save everyone, I should’ve at least tried to protect the ones I cared about.
As my consciousness faded, a stray thought crossed my mind.
‘I want to live.’
If I were given just one more chance, I wouldn’t live like a fool again. Just once more... if I could just live again...
It was the moment I thought that.
《Would you like to retry? ▷YES ▷NO》
Suddenly, in the pitch-black void, text appeared.
While I stood there stunned by the message floating in front of me, the words shifted.
《Time exceeded. Auto-select initiated. ▶YES》
《All data will be reset to the save point. This process may take some time.》
《Loading.......》
《Error detected.》
《Skipping error section and continuing process.》
《Loading.......》
《Process complete. The used save point has been deleted.》
With that, the letters glitched and shattered.
From the opposite side, a blinding white light rapidly expanded in size.
As a bone-chilling sensation of falling washed over me, I lost consciousness.
