The Regressor Only Protects Me Chapter 137

Episode 137. The Reality Revealed (1)

The night in the forest was still quiet.

The accommodation where Kang Si-on and his party stayed was no exception.

Sasa sak!

Someone was moving through the bushes around the quiet accommodation.

A man with long, disheveled hair.

The man was looking at the Zion group's quarters in the darkness.

Although the surroundings were dark without a single ray of light, the man could see ahead as brightly as during the day.

“My… my cola…!”

I could faintly hear the 'guests' snoring.

After the man grasped the situation at the accommodation, he hurriedly ran through the forest.

The man ran through the forest and arrived at a shining place.

There too, it was the village chief's house.

“He definitely fell asleep. He must have been deeply asleep, having been tired from wandering through the forest.”

The village chief, who was sharply shaving what appeared to be a shin bone of some kind, smiled broadly.

It was different from the empty smile he had shown the other day.

It was a bitter laugh, with the mouth wide open and sharp teeth exposed.

“Yes. We are humans who have been specially instructed by the witch. We cannot make even the slightest mistake. If we make a mistake, it will be us, not the humans, who will be put into the witch’s cauldron.”

The other residents nodded in agreement.

Beautiful human being.

The witch only wanted beautiful humans.

This time in particular, the witch had special instructions to capture the expedition team.

The residents of Bitnam planned.

Prepare to offer the expedition to the witch.

“We are preparing without a hitch. There is one woman with a striking beauty, but apart from that, wouldn’t you give us everything else?”

Although it was a dark room, the man could see into the village chief's room clearly.

There, the villagers were sitting huddled together, their yellow eyes gleaming in the darkness.

Everyone had their mouths wide open and drool was running down their cheeks.

“They might hand some of them over to us.”

“No, because recently many humans have come here from the North.”

“If only she weren’t a witch, I could just have that beauty.”

“Ah-. The flesh is soft and the blood is sweet as honey.”

Their true identity is ghouls.

It was a monster that ripped off human flesh and drank blood.

In particular, he loved eating beautiful creatures.

A ghoul is a monster that pursues beauty.

But up until now, I've only eaten ordinary people, not beautiful people.

Because there was a witch with overwhelming power.

The village chief spoke to the excited residents.

“Please calm down first. They are not easy people.”

The village chief wasn't stupid either.

There have been countless players who have passed through the light.

And the village chief and the residents divided them into those who could eat and those who could not eat.

The criteria for division were simple.

A measure of strength felt from them.

'That vagabond named Kang Jun-ho was sent away like that too.'

Suddenly, the village chief thought about Kang Jun-ho, who had passed through the village a while ago.

It was a strength that was so overwhelming that I felt like I was being overwhelmed just by standing still.

When they said they were going to the dragon's nest, at first I thought they were crazy.

The green dragon, the master of the forest, was not an easy monster to catch.

The village chief assured them that they were dead.

'I never thought you'd catch a green dragon. You monster.'

The village chief shuddered as if he didn't even want to remember that time.

How much effort was put into getting them out of the light as soon as possible.

“Anyway, it’s right to just let go of those who are too strong to handle. However, there’s no place to retreat anymore. If we lose the human we’re going to offer to the witch this time, I won’t stay still. Since Chang has already checked their inaction, let’s wait for Chang.”

At that moment, the door to the village chief's house opened, and Chang and Hana came in.

“Chaeng. Where have you been and why are you coming back now?”

“I’m sorry, village chief. One of them kept nagging me to go for a walk… … .”

“Chief! Walk! Forest! Fun! One! I didn’t eat!”

One shouted, covering his own mouth.

Chang poked one of the ribs without showing any sign of being touched.

However, the village chief waved his hand as if he didn't care.

One of them seemed to have an accident, but since Chang was here, it was a priority to start the meeting in earnest.

“Chaeng. These guests are strong, aren’t they? Tell me what you’ve seen up close.”

“Yes, Chief. They are strong. To the point where I couldn’t react properly at first.”

The villagers were in an uproar at Chang's words.

As the villagers' commotion grew louder, the village chief once again got their attention.

“Okay. Stop. Stop. Everyone, concentrate. As I said before, no matter how strong they are, we can’t just let them go. Especially since the witch herself gave direct orders to capture the humans who came in this time.”

The village chief paused for a moment.

The villagers listened to the village chief's words, gulping their saliva.

A stuffy silence descended on the room.

Soon, the village chief continued speaking as if he had made up his mind.

“I think it would be better to call him.”

As soon as the village chief finished speaking, the villagers' faces lit up.

“Right! If it’s him… … .”

“Guests! Die! Dinner! Delicious!”

The village chief calmed down the residents who were about to become noisy again.

“Calm down, everyone. Calm down! It’s still early. For the time being, you must thoroughly disguise yourself as a friendly villager.”

The eyes, which were shining with a pale light, were all sparkling with desire.

* * *

The forest, which had been sleeping soundly all night, woke up with the sunrise.

tweet.

The birds of the forest cried out, spreading their wings that had been curled up all night.

The soft sunlight was shattering as it passed through the lush leaves.

Choi Hyun-ji, who was the first to wake up, opened the door to her room, rubbing her eyes.

Choi Hyun-ji yawned listlessly, as if her fatigue had not yet gone away.

“Your nose is so X-ing hot. You little pig… … .”

Choi Hyun-ji looked around the interior of the accommodation.

Thanks to the curtains made of woven grass, the interior of the room was still dark.

Everyone in the room was asleep in their own way.

Zion and Jaehee are so still that you might think they are dead.

In contrast, Choi Myeong-jun's posture was so bizarre that it seemed like he was spinning a windmill.

“Grrrrrrrr! Grrrrrrrr!”

Choi Myeong-jun lying in a strange position and snoring.

Choi Hyun-ji glared at Choi Myung-jun with a terrified expression.

“The real size is like X.”

The local man went outside and looked out into the forest as if he was going crazy.

A quiet path leading to light.

From far away on the path, a familiar-looking little boy was walking, groaning, carrying something on his back.

“Oh. There’s only one?”

“One. The water has come! Wash your face! Good morning!”

Choi Hyun-ji greeted Hana with a bright smile.

'I threatened such a cute little kid.'

Looking at Hana who was smiling brightly without any trace, Choi Hyun-ji felt sorry inside.

One of them groaned and brought water and put it down in front of the lodging.

“Everyone, wake up! Morning! Bright morning!”

One shouted in a cheerful voice.

At the joyful cry of the child, the group woke up one by one, rubbing their eyes.

“Thank you, Hanaya. I will use it well.”

“Hehehe. One! Work hard! It’s heavy! Cheer up! Wash up in the morning! It’ll stink later!”

Choi Hyun-ji gently pinched one of the balls.

He seemed to be in a good mood and ran around the dorm with a big smile on his face.

As Choi Hyun-ji finished washing her face first, Sion and Jae-hee walked out after her, each taking turns splashing water on their faces to get rid of the remaining sweat.

“It feels good! Morning!”

“Okay. Good morning.”

Kang Shi-on gave Hana a brief morning greeting.

It was a greeting to dispel unnecessary suspicion, but Hana smiled brightly and greeted me as if she knew nothing.

Jin Jae-hee glanced at Hana with eyes that still seemed wary.

At that moment, Choi Myeong-jun, who opened his eyes late as the accommodation became noisy, came out.

“Ugh-. X-baek. I slept so long. Are you awake too, hyung! Kkeuuu-!”

Choi Myeong-jun stretched his body coolly.

And then he found a bucket of water at his feet.

“Oh! Man, the service here sucks. I had a lot to drink last night and my throat was parched.”

Choi Myeong-jun picked up the bucket and gulped down the water inside.

The water that everyone washed their faces with.

The group that had been bothered by Choi Myeong-jun's snoring the night before were of one mind to keep quiet about the identity of the water he was drinking.

“You muscle pig. You are really… … . There is no answer.”

“It’s been a struggle since the morning breeze.”

Choi Hyun-ji and Choi Myeong-jun are bickering.

Jin Jae-hee felt burdened by Hana, who was looking up at him with sparkling eyes.

"what?"

Jin Jae-hee asked, but Hana just looked up at Jae-hee.

Jaehee, who had just woken up and was looking disheveled, was still beautiful.

The sunlight that had been scattered between the leaves seemed to gather around her.

“Wow… … .”

One of them looked at Jin Jae-hee's face absentmindedly.

Smooth white skin even in harsh environments.

Skin that glows with a healthy complexion.

A well-trained and balanced body.

One slowly approached Jin Jae-hee.

And then he grabbed Jaehee's sleeve and laughed heartily.

"looks delicious!"

One of them smiled brightly and opened his mouth.

Then, saliva flowed out from his open mouth.

It was a sight that made anyone drool.

At one word, Jin Jae-hee's expression, which had barely maintained a calm expression, hardened.

“Do you think it will be delicious?”

Jin Jae-hee's hand, which sensed something strange in an instant, quietly reached for his sword.

Then one of them muttered in confusion.

“Ah, no! You said the wrong thing! No… … Ugh!!”

Then, from somewhere, Chang appeared and grabbed one.

“Ahahahaha! This guy. He’s really troublesome because he’s not good with words. Ahahaha!”

“Ugh, ugh!”

Chang covered Hana's mouth while hugging her with an awkward smile.

One of them struggled in Chang's arms until he finally turned his head and opened his mouth.

“Paha! Brother! I can’t breathe! One of you is dying!”

“Hey, you little punk. What if you say something rude to the guests?”

“I’m sorry! Excuse me! No!”

One of them immediately became sad.

It seemed like he was sad about getting scolded by Chang.

“Come on, apologize!”

“Okay. One! Good boy! I hate you. I hate you!”

One of them struggled out of Chang's arms and bowed his head toward the group.

“I’m sorry. It’s hard to say. I hate being rude. I hate you. I hate you.”

One of them apologized to Jin Jae-hee while bowing to her belly.

Chang also lowered his head, one of his heads pressed down.

“I’m sorry. I have to teach them strictly, but I can’t be strict with the young ones. They are still slow to speak and haven’t learned properly, so I hope you don’t take it too seriously.”

Jin Jae-hee's frozen expression loosened at the sight of a completely dead body.

'Yeah. At least there's no lie in the way you apologize and ask for forgiveness. Maybe I was just being too sensitive.'

Moisture gathered in one of his wide-eyed eyes.

Choi Myeong-jun burst into laughter at the sight.

“You’re making that little guy cry? Anyway, you’re good at swordsmanship, but everything else… … Kkuek!”

Jin Jae-hee kicked Choi Myeong-jun with lightning speed.

Choi Myeong-jun rolled on the floor in an awkward manner and then suddenly got up.

“Ahh! X-Pal! Am I a soccer ball? Why do you keep kicking me!”

Whether Choi Myung-jun ran or not, Jin Jae-hee ignored him and waved her hand at the young boy's apology, not knowing what to do.

“No, it’s okay. It’s okay.”

Jaehee wasn't used to this situation.

The world was turned upside down, and innocence was lost.

Whether young or old.

Only struggle and survival remain.

Accepting an apology, forgiving someone, and having such warm communication have become unfamiliar things.

That embarrassed Jin Jae-hee.

'I'd rather use a knife.'

While Jin Jae-hee was flustered and squeaking in embarrassment, Kang Si-on approached Chang.

He buried his face in the towel and asked Chang.

“Chaeng. You said you would let me go to Suwon when the sun rose. Please guide me.”

Chaeng was distracted by Hana and Jin Jae-hee, but then suddenly came to his senses.

“Ah! Yes! That’s right. I talked to the guides yesterday. And I figured out the fastest way to Suwon. I don’t know if I can make it, but I’ll tell the village chief first… … Ah. You must be hungry. Eat a hearty breakfast and leave right away. I’ve prepared a meal for you. Haha!”

Chang laughed heartily and guided the group.

The group quickly finished preparing and followed the lead.

(Continued in the next episode)