The Regressor Only Protects Me Chapter 87

#Episode 87. Beomgye Station

The scenery at Beomgye Station, the capital city during that time, was astonishing.

First of all, there was a huge number of signs piled up one after another.

I don’t know if you could call them barricades, but what is certain is that they were incredibly numerous.

Near the barricade, the corpses of monsters were piled together and burned.

These were traces of the last three rounds.

During that time, the troops were scattered and each was busy with their own work.

The number of warriors spread out throughout the streets of Beomgye Station was overwhelming at first glance.

They were all carrying weapons.

Some carried bows and arrows, others carried harpoons.

A cavalry contingent of deer were galloping across the asphalt, and their symbol, the X-Friend Taegeukgi, was fluttering everywhere.

However, the troops in front of them had not yet joined the main force dispatched to Uiwang.

If the main force were combined, the military power of the time would have been truly formidable.

If we come into contact with them, our troops will certainly suffer considerable damage.

Zion knows no war.

Even though I didn’t know anything about war, I knew the importance of victory.

He was already the ruler of a force of over 10,000 people, and he was responsible for everything that happened in the future.

Defeat means ruin.

Soldiers and warriors are destined to kill each other.

The fu*king system wants humans to kill each other and destroy themselves.

Under the pretext of being a harmful species, it satisfies the selfish desires of the gods.

“… … .”

With this reconnaissance, Zion hoped to obtain general information about the forces in advance.

The one who followed for this was Ha Yoon.

Ha Yoon-ha is a player with the ability to store information she has seen once in her head and retrieve it at any time.

Zion will use Ha Yoon-ha to extract all the information from Dong-an.

Zion lowered his body, looked into Yoon-ha’s eyes, and spoke firmly.

“If anything dangerous happens or seems likely to happen, you have to come back immediately. Promise me.”

Yoon-ha swallowed hard and answered at Zion’s serious voice.

“I will do my best, Your Majesty.”

chin-.

Zion placed a hand on Yoon-ha’s shoulder and comforted her.

Ha Yoon-ha now had to stay here alone for a few days.

Zion camouflaged the area to keep the girl out of enemy sight.

In addition, Zion gave her his own sleeping bag, some luxuries like snacks and drinks, and even several hot packs in case she got cold at night.

Ha Yoon-ha’s role was important now.

But in a far away land, in this ruined city where monsters have now multiplied.

Zion felt uneasy about having to leave a 15-year-old child alone.

“The escort will arrive by three people today. They will rotate every three days. If there is anything missing, please feel free to let me know.”

“Your Majesty… … .”

Zion brushed the dust off Yoon-ha’s padding and looked at the girl’s face.

Then Ha Yoon-ha clenched her fist and made a promise to Zion.

“Don’t worry! I’ll observe everything they eat, wear, and poop! I’ll definitely be of help to your Majesty!”

“… … You are trustworthy. Thank you.”

“Yes… …! Hehe.”

Hmm-.

Ha Yoon-ha sniffed and laughed.

The temperature is still early spring.

The cool weather continued.

Choi Hyun-ji stood quietly next to him, watching the king and Yoon-ha.

Although she wanted to stay by Ha Yoon-ha’s side, Choi Hyun-ji had other things to do.

To carry out the mission she received from Zion, Choi Hyun-ji had to return to Man-gyeong.

Gulp-.

At that moment, a sound came from Ha Yoon-ha’s stomach.

Zion, who heard that sound, asked Yoon-ha.

“hungry?”

Zion took out some ramen from his bag.

It was the ramen that Yoon-ha said she liked the most.

Zion even personally brought ramen for Yoon-ha.

“… … .”

Clink-.

Even though he was a manager who played a fairly important role in the power structure, he could only eat ramen, which was a luxury, on a few occasions.

That was all I ate with Choi Hyun-ji.

In fact, Zion did not spend much on luxury goods because they considered them to be a source of national power.

The same was true for most of Man-gyeong’s residents.

They also saved up luxury items but did not use them.

But now, Zion did not spare any luxuries for Ha Yoon-ha.

This is because Ha Yoon-ha’s current ability is national power itself.

Swish swish-.

Zion pushed aside the debris from the collapsed wall, crushed the ramen into small pieces, and sprinkled the sauce on it.

Even though it was a bowl of ramen without green onions, eggs, cold rice, or kimchi, the ramen here would be more delicious than ever.

At least for Yoon-ha.

With this, the outpost of Man-gyeong’s spy agency was completed.

Choi Hyun-ji cautiously approached Jin Jae-hee, who was smoking a cigarette and staring blankly at the capital city of Beomgye Station.

Choi Hyun-ji was curious about her.

A being that stays by Zion’s side and protects him.

Are you siblings?

Are you a lover?

No, something.

It was Choi Hyun-ji’s nagging that she couldn’t stand being curious.

“Sister. If you smoke, your skin won’t get better.”

Choi Hyun-ji spoke lightly to Jin Jae-hee.

At that voice, Jaehee turned his gaze and looked at Choi Hyunji.

Choi Hyun-ji was holding a can of cola with one hand in her hoodie pocket and the other, sipping it.

Jin Jae-hee flicked the ash from his cigarette once and put it back in his mouth.

There was silence between them for a while.

As Choi Hyun-ji, who was feeling awkward, was about to turn around, Jin Jae-hee opened his mouth.

As if talking to himself very quietly.

“… … You are twenty-eight.”

“huh……?”

Choi Hyun-ji tilted her head at Jae-hee’s words.

Regardless, Jin Jae-hee continued talking while still smoking a cigarette.

“… … I’m twenty-four.”

“yes?”

Jaehee answered the local question concisely and clearly.

“I’m not your older sister.”

Phew-.

Jin Jae-hee threw his cigarette out of the building and passed Choi Hyeon-ji.

There wasn’t even a slight greeting.

“ah…….”

Choi Hyun-ji silently watched Jin Jae-hee’s back.

Somehow I had a feeling that I wouldn’t be able to become close with her.

That was exactly what Choi Hyun-ji had hoped for.

Then, Choi Hyun-ji suddenly had a question.

“Did I… … tell you my age… … ?”

The sun was setting.

* * *

After the non-aggression pact with Dong-an, the top leaders of the powers met in the conference room almost every day.

But no matter how many times they gathered, they could not come up with the right answer.

Was it because the seat of Zion was vacant?

The meeting, which has been ongoing for three hours, has made no progress compared to yesterday.

This is because each person had a different opinion on how to respond.

The 5th-ranking official in the Man-Gyeong regime, the 1st Army Commander, spoke to each officer.

“We need to focus on defense. We need to increase the number of walls and plant traps to quickly lower the enemy’s morale. Our experts are currently setting up the traps. Mr. Labor, please send us some more personnel. The current personnel deployed to the 1st Army are woefully inadequate.”

The fourth in line, the Minister of Labor, answered as if he was troubled.

“… … Ah. Right. Brother. I told you it’s impossible… … Even Udul is going crazy right now with the lack of manpower to make arrows.”

The atmosphere of the meeting was disorganized.

While the 1st Army Commander and the Labor Minister were talking, somewhere else, other executives were talking among themselves.

The 6th in command, the 2nd Army Commander asked.

“Chief of Order. But how are the newly arriving survivors being managed?”

Her question was answered by the third in command, the Chief of the Order Department.

“For now, we are focusing on investing in the Ministry of Labor. We need to produce the supplies needed for the war. From dried meat to bottled drinking water. We have secured about 15 days’ worth of food.”

“How many people is it for?”

“I am talking about the current stored food assuming it is a standing army.”

Man-gyeong’s standing army numbers about 2,000 people.

“But if the war escalates into an all-out war, that level of supply won’t be enough… … .”

“I am aware of this. But… … .”

Choi Myeong-jun, the third in line who had been listening to the two women, slammed his fist on the desk and shouted.

“Oh, so what! Just fu*king go ahead and finish them all off?!”

“Please bear with it… … Commander-in-Chief. Isn’t this a regular meeting… … .”

The 8th person in the hierarchy, the deputy chief of order, who was standing next to him, stopped him.

But Choi Myeong-jun’s temper couldn’t be stopped.

He didn’t like this position from the beginning.

Zion has not even come yet, and they are already talking among themselves.

“What kind of meeting is this when you’re not even here? It’s been several days already! We’ve just been gathering for no reason and haven’t come up with any answers.”

At that moment, Jaehee, who had been quietly listening to Choi Myeongjun’s words, frowned.

That was what bothered him.

Zion’s side.

Second in line, Jin Jae-hee,

She was glaring at Choi Myung-jun with her legs crossed and her arms folded.

Her eyes, shadowed by her hat, became sharp.

“Hey, punk. Stay still.”

Choi Myeong-jun wasn’t the type to stay still at those words.

“What… …? A punk? You crazy bitch… … You really want to try it out? Why do you keep trusting me and making excuses?”

“Kill me. Stop it.”

“Wow- this kid… … !”

Bam-!

Choi Myeong-jun got up from his seat and tried to approach Jin Jae-hee.

But the commander of the first corps focused everyone’s attention with a loud voice.

“stop!”

The commander of the 1st Army was the oldest here.

So, as a senior in life and as a commander in charge of the war, he focused on the chaotic atmosphere.

The biggest problem was that we couldn’t come to a conclusion for several days.

Kang Shi-on wanted results.

However, due to Zion’s absence, the meeting did not easily reach a conclusion.

‘If the monarch had attended the meeting… … .’

Zion has developed its power to this extent through decisive judgment.

The executives without Zion were nothing more than a rabble.

The Chief of Order felt the power of Zion keenly.

“Stop it! The reason we gathered early is to gather our opinions before your Majesty arrives. That’s why we gathered here. To be honest, we’re all busy with our own missions, so we rarely gather here. The enemy will probably want to end the war quickly. After all, we have the upper hand in terms of supplies and supplies. Here’s my opinion. We should focus solely on defense. I can guarantee it. Area 3 Leader.”

“Ah, yes… … !”

The original title of the monarch of the third Manan force was changed to ‘3rd Region Leader’.

He was ranked 13th in the hierarchy.

“You must have seen the war between Dong-an and Ui-wang in the border area firsthand. How was it? The warriors.”

“Ah… … . Yes… … .”

The head of Region 3 bowed his head and recalled that day.

The head of Region 3 shivered.

I felt a sense of fear.

“They are extremely cruel. They keep stabbing their opponents who have already lost their will to fight… … They don’t seem to feel any guilt about killing people. And they go around in small groups and commit massacres. That’s… … That’s! You really have to be careful.”

The commanders who heard the words of the 3rd district chief silently wrote them down.

Because what the 3rd District Commander said was information that the commanders needed right now.

Most of the current commanders have tactical command skills suitable for modern warfare.

But modern warfare and warfare in a ruined city are different.

If striking the enemy’s key facilities in a short period of time was the norm in the past, today’s warfare involves winning battles and capturing strongholds with infantry-based forces over a long period of time.

The nature of war has completely changed, but they have accumulated their own know-how and developed strategies.

“Commander. How is the unit reorganization going?”

The chief of order asked the commander of the 1st Army Corps.

The 1st Army commander answered her immediately.

“Oh, yes. It’s going smoothly. We are strengthening our defenses.”

“Commander. What about defensive capabilities?”

At that moment, the deputy chief of security on the other side frowned and asked.

Most officers were negative about the 1st Army Commander’s ‘defensive attrition war’ strategy, and the deputy commander was no exception.

Then the executives took sides and started fighting among themselves.

“So we have to strike at once. Don’t we have the ogres?!”

“Absolutely not! The enemy’s strength is at least three times ours, and we cannot clash with them force for force. Defense must absolutely take priority.”

“No, Vice-Chief. Defense is the shortcut to ruin. The strength of our soldiers has already been proven. Look at Captain Choi Myung-jun and his elite unit! Destroying the enemy will be no easy task!”

“stop!”

“There’s no need to stop. Think about it. The enemy will launch a one-shot offensive and immediately attack us in full force. We must take advantage of that. Defense is exactly what they want! The enemy’s central executives will surely be producing and preparing the power to break down the defense. Believe me! Commander of the First Army! The enemy will surely want us to ‘defend’!”

“… … Hey, you! No, Captain Kang!”

“Captain Kang… … ? I am now the commander of the 2nd Army! Commander of the 1st Army.”

“I retired after serving as a colonel in the military. So, I guess I have more combat experience?”

“Isn’t the war you were fighting and the war we are fighting now different, Commander of the First Army?”

There was a hierarchy among the executives of Zion’s forces, but they could not acknowledge each other’s opinions.

This is because ‘each department’ and ‘military department’ are operated differently in the first place.

That’s why, regardless of whether they were low or high in the hierarchy, they raised their voices to each other and tried to get their opinions across.

In this way, for several days, they continued to repeat their own opinions without being able to find any common ground.

But now it was time to get results.

Because ‘he’ entered the conference room.

Squeak-.

“… … ?!”

“… …Your Majesty!”

“… … .”

As Zion entered the conference room, the executives who had been shouting at each other loudly all fell silent.

There was no notice that Zion would attend the meeting today.

Zion suddenly came out to inspect the meeting.

Everyone avoided eye contact as if they had committed a sin when the monarch appeared.

“… … .”

Zion now looked around the quiet conference room.

At his gaze, all the executives dropped their gaze.

As everyone remained silent, Zion slowly walked to the center of the conference room.

Zion walked over to the chair and sat down slowly.

He crossed his legs, rested his chin on his hand, and glared at the executives who could not meet his eyes.

The air hung heavy.

Even the executives ranked within the top 20 were all intimidated by the number 1 in the hierarchy.

And Zion asked them coldly.

“What are you doing?”

It was the monarch’s displeasure.

(Continued in the next episode)