Superior System

-Ding!

[You have awakened the skill, Regression (SSS)]

"Huh?" I said after I saw a transparent flat-screen suddenly appeared infront of me.

This is the beginning of everything, the start of the apocalypse and the endless loop of regression.

-Boom!

'What's happening!? Don't tell me-!' The moment I turned my body to see the surroundings was the moment I realize that this was not the world I know anymore.

There was chaos, monstrosity running wild, humans fleeing from them, destruction of the city.

Before I could process what was happening a wolf-like creature charged towards me and bite my face off hence killing me without breaking a sweat.

[You have died]

[Regression have taken effect, returning host to the start of the apocalypse, all physical wounds are restored to original condition, memories intact, stats have been reset]

[Good luck in your new life, Host]

"Hah… hah… hah…" I breathed heavily after I experienced traumatic events.

'Was that a dream? But it felt so real, even the pain is still there… ukh!' I groan due to the pain I felt even though virtually it wasn't there anymore.

-Boom!

I heard the same explosions again as I turned my head to take a glance towards my back.

It was the same sight, monsters causing havoc, humans running for their lives, the city buildings falling apart.

-Growl!

I heard a growl of a creature that charged towards me and killing me again.

[Regression have taken effect, returning host to the start of the apocalypse…]

'Hah… hah… hah…' I once again returned.

I gritted my teeth and made up my mind as I run as fast as I can far from the place that will have the monsters.

"Huh? Why is he running?"

"Yeah, don't tell me he's a criminal on the run!? Let's not get near him!"

"True, he's running like he was fleeing from something was it the cops? Haha"

"Dude, running so desperately, did he really think the police won't follow him using a vehicles? Hahaha"

When I was running to save my life from the future I've experienced, the bystander just casually walking as if nothing mattered and ridicule me, its not like I can blame them, they don't live and saw the future like me.

[System acknowledged your desperation and decided to give you a new skill, Desperate Action (E)]

[Status have been increased by 1% due to your desperation]

'Only one percent? Well, its better than nothing!'

After I've read the notification I also noticed the change from my condition, now I have a slightly easier time moving and also have minor improvements in stamina.

I've managed to run away far enough from the strong monsters and soon I met a group of survivors.

We decided to grouped up and survived together in this new world, they were quite nice people. Unfortunately after almost a week, we accidentally met a dangerous monster that slaughtered us.

[Regression have taken effect, returning host to the start of the apocalypse…]

There was I standing in a middle of a crowded area.

"Haha… fuck, I can't even survive longer than a week!? What kind of world is this!?" I shouted attracting the attention of the bystanders.

When they're walking they stared at me like I was supposed to be in a mental institute, but at that time I couldn't give another fuck about dead man opinions as I set my goal to survive.

And I actually did, one after another regression and each of them were longer than the previous one, I've joined many factions and organizations, learning their abilities and finding out information to defeat them in the next regression.

–

"What's my weakness? Well, because you are my trustworthy friend I'll tell you, even though my fire was hot it was unable to instantly fried my opponent due to its burning speed"

I didn't reply as I unsheathed my blade and stab my skull and pierced my brain, killing me in an instant.

-Pierce!

[Regression have taken effect, returning host to the start of the apocalypse…]

–

"My weakness is lightning, why'd you ask?"

I smiled and then pulled out my katana and commit seppuku.

-Slash!

[Regression have taken effect, returning host to the start of the apocalypse…]

–

"How to handle my Enlarged form incase I'll gone berserk? Well, you just need to hit my left kidney as hard as you can because before all of this I have a kidney surgery"

I smiled as I pulled out my pistol and shoot myself.

-Bang!

[Regression have taken effect, returning host to the start of the apocalypse…]

–

After a few hundreds regression filled with suicide and murder, I've grown tired of it and decide to change my goal to survival and peace.

The apocalypse happened because the arrival of foreign energy that human called as the classic fantasy elements of mana, because of it a good portion of humanity was given a supernatural abilities to defend themselves including me.

Due to the sudden arrival of the otherworldly entity, humanity's have a hard time to fight back and suffer the death of millions, the human that was left just trying to survive against the invaders and otherworldly creatures.

The invaders was just an otherworldly race from another universe, they arrived to earth by the universal portal and decide to conquer earth but the remaining humans was stronger than they thought as the weaker one's already died.

It was a loop, earth always ended up destroyed by a higher existence, invaders enslaved humanity's and conquered earth's, wiped out by the otherworldly creatures or straight up all of them one after the other.

But you know, there's a chance that humanity's can rise again if only he was alive, if only he didn't died, if only I could save him… but I can't, he was always died before we reach the dangerous situation, why? He was the greatest asset that humanity's would have to keep us alive…

In my early regression I've always heard of the name "Nick" followed by an unbelievable story surrounding him, I didn't believe at first because even though his name was always mentioned, the stories are different in each regression.

Like in this regression people talk about him followed by how he killed a dragon with his bare fist and in the other regression people talk about how he is a skilled sniper. So naturally I thought that this was just a character people made to cope with new reality.

Soon I was proven wrong, I was fighting against an undead rhino but I didn't expect it too be so fast catching me off guard but thankfully I was saved by him, he was wearing a full black robe with a mask similar to that of a plague doctor but black.

"Are you okay?" He asked me as he put me down safely.

I answered, "Yes, thank you?" I said with a tone confused what to call him.

"Nick, call me Nick, even if you can survive something don't be careless, who knows? Maybe something out there could permanently kill you" He said, I was sweating as I thought he found out about my regression ability but he the added.

"Are you surprised that I know about it? Don't worry, I just gather this information due to your calm expression saying 'Kill me, I'll just do it again', even if I do know what your skill was, do you think I would just kill somebody without reason unless I'm bored?" After he said that he stare at the rhino that's charging towards us.

He calmly took off his glove's on his left hand and a black smoke is released from his hand's pores.

[You have taken off your glove the skill, Death Smoke intensity have risen to 100%]

[Next attack is guaranteed instant death]

After the rhino arrived on his range he casually touch the rhino and killed in on the spot.

This is the time when I've finally acknowledged the existence of the myth of Nick, so that's why if given the chance I'll befriended Nick on every regression.

But it all failed, he always died just before we reached the end, its either one way or another I've always in the position to see somebody that capable of understanding me died.

I've never give up but each and everytime I've tried it always ended up failure, I started to think all of this is just a false hope so that's why I'll kill myself if he died so that I don't waste my time in the failed timeline.

Until this regression, I was sitting beside Nick who are fatally wounded after fighting against the invaders.

In this war, the human that left was me, everyone died fighting yet I can't die or everything will lose its meaning, everyone suffering will have no weight.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't save anyone, even after everything I'm still weak, why we must fail? I just want everything to retuned normal, no monsters, no everything, I'm given this power yet I could barely make a change in the future…" I said complaining about everything, i felt like nothing mattered anymore as even if I try harder it will just end the same, I will only start over again.

I want to go home, I want to rest, I want to just end it all, why must it be me? Why must I be the one to carry this burden? I thought over and over as Nick just stare at me quite.

"Hah… I'm dying right here and you are having a mental breakdown? Dude, relax, I'm still here" He said trying to cheer me up.

"No, you will disappear the moment I've returned to the past, you will not remain but your past self will…" I answered him.

"Damn, don't need to give existential crisis… which I don't really care, past me is just me but younger isn't it? Well, if you can't win with this version of myself why don't we go further behind?" He smiled when he said that.

-Pierce!

Just before he could die, he pierced my stomach while smiling, "Ah, I've failed to contain myself and let the intrusive thoughts win~ but, how can I hold myself when you look so vulnerable~?" He said before he collapsed into the ground.

[Regression have taken effect, returning host to the start of the apocalypse…]

[Error! Error! Error! A foreign force have interrupted the regression process]

[Regression have taken effect, returning host to 3 years before the apocalypse…]

[Good luck, H-H-H…]