The Regressor Only Protects Me Chapter 103

Episode 103. Deadlock (1)

Stop.

“Huh… … ?”

The player wearing the glasses flinched in surprise.

A black thread tied to ten fingers.

The threads fell limply to the floor.

Park Ji-soo, who was next to the player, asked in surprise.

“Why, why? Why is it like this?”

“… … I lost… ….”

“You lost?”

“yes…….”

“you?”

“yes…….”

“Does that make sense?”

Park Ji-soo continued to ask questions as if she couldn’t believe it, but her answer was the same.

Park Ji-soo wasn’t the only one shocked by losing to the opposing player.

The players during that time were also shocked and lowered their heads.

“I lost. I definitely… lost. That kid… is a monster… At least A… No, maybe S. Be careful.”

The player looked up at Park Ji-soo again and gave him a request.

I never thought Haetae would get hurt.

This was a result that Park Ji-soo had not expected.

Haetae was the strongest.

Even when engaging in an all-out war with Uiwang, Haetae was an immortal being that would quickly come back to life no matter how fierce the attack.

To begin with, Haetae’s main body was at least 1km away in a safe zone.

As long as the player’s mental power was maintained, Haetae was invincible.

That kind of trouble happened to me.

It meant that there were capable players even in Man-gyeong.

That too, an overwhelmingly strong player.

Park Ji-soo was lost in thought.

‘But if he used this much strength, he would have probably used up all his mental power. He wouldn’t be able to fight back. In the end, the battle is our victory.’

Even though it was only the advance party, they were pushing forward with an overwhelming numerical advantage.

If you can win the first battle, you will be able to lead the subsequent battles to your advantage.

In that sense, this first battle at the entrance of Ilbeonga was important to both Park Ji-soo and Kang Si-on.

Park Ji-soo thought that there was no way that Man-gyeong could have a player as powerful as the one who ‘knocked down’ Hae-tae.

That’s a total scam.

But that thought was wrong.

Whirik-.

Haetae called out the black thread with a gloomy expression.

And at that moment, as usual, an enormous amount of pressure came over me.

Brrrr… … !

Park Ji-soo’s face was shaking violently, and her whole body felt like it was being crushed by gravity.

After a while, when all the power had passed away, something impossible happened before Park Ji-soo’s eyes.

Sigh!

“ah……!”

“Keuk… … ?!”

A slash flying from the front decapitated Haetae.

At the same time, the escort blocked Park Ji-soo’s path and was hit and killed.

That wasn’t all.

The power that cut down Haetae and the escort spread throughout the area, cutting down everything and then rising into the sky.

The catapults, various siege equipment, flags, etc. that we had painstakingly prepared.

Everything soared into the sky.

“… … What, what is it?”

While Park Ji-soo was flustered, blood spurted out from Hae-tae’s neck like a fountain.

Churruruk-!

She fell backwards, clutching her neck and sobbing.

“Kahah… … ! Gah… … ! Ah… … ! Sa, save me… … ! Save me… … ! I, I don’t want to die… … No… … No… … I don’t want to… … No… … No… … .”

Haetae slowly died while bleeding.

It happened in an instant.

No one could react.

Haetae, one of the strongest players during the war, and one of his capable escorts were killed.

That too against enemy ranged attacks.

It was shocking enough that Haetae was killed in one blow, but what followed was even more shocking.

Black lightning struck the vanguard one after another.

At the same time, ‘black waves’ filled the roads.

The sight was so spectacular that even Park Ji-soo was amazed.

“ah.”

The wave engulfed the warriors of the time. Many warriors were swept away by the wave and died.

“… … Your Majesty! Please evade.”

The injured guards stood before her again, bleeding.

At the same time, the warriors also stood in front of Park Ji-soo.

Park Ji-soo, who was looking at it, broke out in a cold sweat. But she soon regained her composure and smiled.

‘… … It’s still fun.’

It’s fun.

It’s so freaking fun.

More than any blockbuster action movie.

It’s a more entertaining sight than any mega hit game.

This is the best thing I’ve ever experienced in my life!

It was crazy, thrilling, and an overwhelming visual that I had never seen before in my life.

The sight of people killing and being killed could not be more enjoyable than any pleasure in the world.

Why were the ancient emperors so anxious to wage wars of conquest?

Why were they sitting on high pedestals and watching the battlefield?

I thought I knew why.

At the same time, I thanked God for hosting this league.

Park Ji-soo was enjoying herself right now.

This trembling, this war, this anticipation, this fear.

“… … Heh heh heh heh. Heh heh heh heh… … ! Heh he …

However, in order to continue this fun, I had to conserve my energy as much as possible.

The siege of Ilbonga ended in defeat, and Park Ji-soo’s advance party was driven to the brink of destruction.

“… … Reorganize your ranks. Everyone, retreat.”

Park Ji-soo turned back after hearing those words.

Once again the trumpets of the day rang out toward the battlefield.

Phew oh oh oh-!

It was the monarch’s order to retreat.

* * *

Bisan-dong Pamian Complex.

It was a deep night without a single neon sign, but Bisan-dong was not dark.

Because the apartment complex was burning endlessly.

Towering black smoke covered the night sky, and the area looked like a real hell with embers floating in the air.

The 23 floors of Building 208, closest to the enemy’s stronghold, were on fire.

Several soldiers, unable to bear the burning pain, jumped down, and they all fell to their deaths.

207-dong is on the verge of falling.

Building 209 is a target of enemy attack.

The situation was dire.

No matter how excellent the defensive facilities were, they were nothing more than a means of buying time for the players.

Whoosh whoosh!

The fire continued to spread.

Apartment at the front of Bisan-dong, building 207.

The firepower was so strong that even soldiers in buildings 206 and 210, who were some distance away, were suffering from the rising flames.

But despite the pain, the soldiers moved across the bridge.

Soldiers from Building 207 escaping a burning apartment.

They were running on a narrow bridge connecting the rooftops.

Some were pushed by friendly forces pursuing them from the bridge and fell 23 stories below.

However, their desire to live did not stop.

“hurry!!!”

“hurry!!!”

One, two.

Burned soldiers were transferred from Building 207 to Building 206.

Unit 206 leader, Jeong Hyeon-su.

Jeong Hyeon-su continued to shoot arrows while standing precariously on the railing.

It was to kill the enemy player on the roof of Building 207. But it was impossible.

Whirl-. Pok. Whirl-. Pok!

While his entire body was burning, the player was calmly killing soldiers even after being hit directly by Hyun-soo’s arrows.

During that time, the player slowly turned his head in the flames and looked at Jeong Hyeon-su.

And then it came trudging closer and collapsed the bridge connecting the rooftops in one fell swoop.

As a result, the soldiers crossing the bridge fell straight down to the 23rd floor.

“Eww-!!!”

“Gyaaaaaaah-!!!”

Their desperate screams simply echoed throughout the room.

In a space filled with nothing but flames, the garrison in Building 207 was unfortunately ‘annihilated’ with the exception of two people.

“Ugh… … !”

Jeong Hyeon-su looked at the guy with a frown.

During that time, the players were only looking at Jeong Hyeon-su.

At that moment, Hyun-soo’s father ran over and grabbed the boy’s arm.

Thud-!

“Hyunsoo… … ! Hyunsoo! Let’s, let’s run away! It’s dangerous here… … ! That, that bastard is dangerous!”

Hyunsoo was even more impressed by his father’s desperate cries as he grabbed his arm.

Hyunsoo tried to push away his father’s hand several times, but his father held on tighter and tighter.

Then Hyunsoo pushed his body away with a violent thud.

“You forgot!? Really?!”

The weak father collapsed helplessly at the sight of his son’s refusal.

Hyunsoo shouted at his father.

“Those kids… … ! They killed my little sister… … ! While she was drawing water!!! She got shot by an arrow and died!!! Daddy’s daughter! My little sister!!!! To those kids!!! I… … I can’t go back until I kill those kids just like them… … ! “

Father was silent.

Hyunsoo looked at the rooftop on the other side again.

“… … I’m the leader of the East. I have to guard this place. If you’re going to run away, Dad, go alone.”

“Hyunsoo… … !”

Phew-! Hwarurururuk-!

The father and son’s conversation was interrupted by a loud noise coming from the rooftop on the other side.

Jeong Hyeon-su turned his eyes again and looked at the rooftop of Building 207.

A larger flame was rising high into the sky.

A player stood in front of the flames. He stormed into Building 207 alone and killed all the defenders.

He was Park Ji-su’s subordinate who was newly dispatched to the Bisan area, and he was resistant to fire.

The skin melted away, revealing a pure white skull, but the creature did not budge.

The player in the flames muttered as he silently walked away from the railing.

“… … It’s useless.”

And then one step at a time.

I walked back towards the collapsed bridge.

No matter how good a player you are, you won’t be able to overcome this distance.

Jeong Hyeon-su thought so.

However, the player engulfed in fire started running towards the opposite rooftop.

The bastard stepped strongly on the railing and jumped into the air.

Boohoo-!

“… … !!”

“!!… … .”

“?!”

The flaming player leapt between buildings against the dark night sky, launching himself 50 meters into the air.

The soldiers of Man-gyeong, Jeong Hyeon-su, and Hyeon-su’s father who looked at it became lost in thought.

Because it was a truly beautiful scene, but at the same time, it was a terrifying scene.

Thud-. Thud… … !

The bastard landed on the opposite rooftop, but soon slipped and fell. The flames he had created began to burn brightly.

The player who had now arrived at Building 209 looked around.

He was reduced to bones, but his face was still burning.

Jeong Hyeon-su glared at the guy, gritting his teeth.

The boy took out an arrow and put it in the bow.

“… …All begin fighting!”

At the command of the commander, the soldiers of the 206th platoon began shooting arrows.

Hyunsoo also pulled the bowstring toward the rooftop of Building 209.

But it was all useless.

Because the player was a being that far surpassed human limitations.

* * *

“Building 208… … Building 207… … Building 209 all fell into enemy hands.”

“Buildings 101 and 104 are also on the verge of falling… … .”

“The fire is spreading rapidly inside the apartment complex. Fire extinguishers are no match for it.”

In a dark room, lit only by candles.

The staff officers and division commanders gathered around Zion, who was lying on the bed.

Two days have passed since the battle to cut off the enemy’s supply route in front of the bridge.

Zion, who had used his awakening ability too forcefully, had difficulty recovering.

But if we hadn’t used Awakening to cut off their supply line, their full-scale offensive would have been even more severe.

Because Zion blocked it, about five wards have now fallen to the enemies.

There were still 29 villages left in Man-gyeong.

But I couldn’t relax when I calculated the time it would take for them to fall. I had to buy more time.

“……after.”

Zion took a sip of water and sat down on the bed.

Even though it was quite far away, the screams of soldiers and the sound of fire could be heard.

Zion, who had recovered some of his stamina, immediately stood up from his seat.

Thud thud.

As Zion stumbled, those around him tried to support him, but Zion shook off their outstretched hands. Then he left the bedroom and headed to the living room.

In front of the long desks placed there, the leaders of each unit were working on gathering information.

The information gathering process was simple.

In the evening, it was possible to communicate with Ilban-ga using the ‘receiving signal’ created by Zion.

Information received from Ilban-ga is collected here immediately.

In this way, unit 1501 of building 117 functioned as the apartment complex defense command center.

“What’s the situation?”

“Yes. I heard he won on Ilban Street.”

“… … .”

It was a blessing in disguise.

If we had lost at Ilban Street, things would have been complicated.

For now, the initial goals of the war had been achieved.

The troops that should have been deployed to Ilbonga were deployed in large numbers to Bisan-dong, successfully dispersing the enemy’s central forces.

And by winning the first battle, he broke the enemy’s momentum.

Now I had to think about the next number.

Zion walked over and sat down on the chair.

An expensive portable flashlight was constantly shining its light on the ‘Map of Anyang City’ placed in the center of the desk.

Above it, the expected advance routes of friendly and enemy forces were marked.

The commander-in-chief here is the commander of the 2nd Army.

He was a former captain in the Republic of Korea Army.

“Their current advance path is in three directions, different from what we expected. Here, here, and here.”

The 2nd Army commanders pointed to the northern part of the map in turn.

The enemy’s force is at least 10,000 strong.

During this time, new players and troops suitable for this battlefield were sent.

If they adopt a new strategy, we must adopt a new strategy too.

War is not one-sided as long as both sides take up arms.

Even when a weak country and a powerful country fight a war, the detailed battle scenes are a slugfest with each side exchanging jabs and straight punches.

Zion leaned his hand against the window and took a deep breath.

Then he turned to them, his back to the burning apartment complex, and said:

“… … We’ll let them go in the morning.”

Everyone was surprised by Zion’s words.

And then I soon understood.

It was quite early, but the monarch decided that there was no other way.

Ogre.

Now it was time for the slaughter monsters raised in Man-gyeong to be deployed. The smell of human flesh spreading across the battlefield was tempting the ogres.

(Continued in the next episode)