The Regressor Only Protects Me Chapter 140

Episode 140. The Forest of the Fallen (2)

Choi Hyun-ji stood with a puzzled look in front of dozens of boxes.

The boxes were clean.

It's as if all these boxes were piled up in a day or two.

There was absolutely no contamination and not a single scratch was visible.

“Why, why is there so much of this… … .”

Choi Hyun-ji carefully checked the boxes.

Choi Hyun-ji, who opened a random box she could get her hands on, picked up the paper on top of the box with a dumbfounded face.

Week 52, regular report.

The paper contained a report on the current situation in Man-gyeong.

-The current food situation in Man-gyeong is… … .

-Report from Seoul Metro forces… …Watching enemy movements.

-A group of wanderers who wish to newly immigrate to Man-gyeong… … .

-The ideological education of second-class citizens was successful… … .

The report was packed with everything from simple facts about Man-gyeong to new information that was difficult to understand.

Choi Hyun-ji, who was reading the report with shaking eyes, stopped at the last sentence of the report.

-26 years, March 21st. This concludes the report.

“26 years? No… … ?”

It's been three years since the league started.

That is, it should have been 2025 by now.

However, the date of the last report was written as 26 years.

Living as a wanderer, she has experienced countless extraordinary things.

But nothing was as difficult to understand as what was happening right before my eyes.

Her voice became heavy.

“Would you like to explain?”

Choi Hyun-ji glared at Chang.

“Or do you want to fall behind?”

“Wh, what are you… talking about?”

“Don’t make me say it twice.”

Snap-!

At that moment, Choi Hyun-ji immediately grabbed Chang's neck.

Then, a black object popped out from Choi Hyun-ji's wrist, which was grabbing her neck.

It slowly began to tighten around the brim's neck.

Chang was struggling to breathe properly and was wheezing.

Choi Hyun-ji threw the bag on the floor.

“Your life could depend on what you say. You have to explain properly.”

Choi Hyun-ji said, patting the fallen visor with her foot.

At that moment, Chang's pupils began to swell and turn red.

"what……?"

That wasn't all.

My fingernails, toenails, and teeth were all growing longer and longer.

“Witch… … . We have to sacrifice that woman… … ! We can’t help it!!!”

While shouting like that, Chang ran towards Choi Hyun-ji.

Hwaak-!

* * *

“So. Are you saying these are the boxes?”

I motioned to Choi Hyun-ji and asked.

Choi Hyun-ji answered, sniffing her nose against her outer garment.

“Yeah, that. Ah-. That crazy pervert psycho kid. Suddenly ran at me… … . I smelled like a rotting corpse all over my body. Ugh… … ! I want to wash up quickly!”

-Gyaaaahh …

Chang, who had turned into a ghoul, was trapped in a black object and screamed indiscriminately.

I asked Choi Hyun-ji again.

“Pay attention to what I’m saying. Is this from Man-gyeong? For the past year?”

“Oh, right. I was checking before you guys came, and there are boxes of supplies piled up for a week. They all came from Man-gyeong. I counted them earlier. How many boxes were there?”

“52 boxes.”

“That’s right, 52 boxes!”

Dozens of boxes were stacked one on top of another.

Moreover, it wasn't an ordinary paper box, but a PP box used for moving.

Choi Myeong-jun grabbed his short hair and tore it out.

“No! I don’t understand. What are you talking about? The supplies from Man-gyeong were supposed to arrive on a weekly basis. It doesn’t make sense that there are 52 boxes here right now. We’ve only been here for a week!”

It's been a week since I came here, and a year has passed outside in the meantime.

If you think about it in fragments, one week here is like one year outside.

It was an unbelievable fact, but at the moment, no other explanation for this phenomenon came to mind.

I looked at the brim that was trapped in the black object.

Chang screamed like a monster.

-Gyaaaaaaah!!!! Gyaaaaaaahh …

Chang was gritting his teeth, his gaze fixed on a certain person.

Jin Jae-hee.

She frowned as if displeased.

“Give me that bitch back!!!!!!!!! Give that bitch back now!!!!!”

No matter what Chang was saying, I looked at the report.

It was definitely Ha Yoon-ha's handwriting.

Moreover, the records of the past year written in the report were such that it would be difficult to even make them up on purpose.

Of course, there was no reason to make it up.

After all, these reports seemed to be true.

In particular, the story of how the king needs to be replaced because I didn't return, and the movement of external forces such as Metro and Gangnam.

It was pretty realistic content.

In addition, there were dozens of letters personally sent by Ha Yoon-ha.

They say they can't find me at all, that they've sent out search parties with supplies but no one has returned, and that they're still sending supplies in the belief that I'm alive.

Choi Hyun-ji showed me the envelope, fluttering in her hands.

“There’s a letter for me too~. You little punk, how cute. But the number of letters is really different. 20 for the king… … . 15 for me… … . My little brother also got 2… … . The gangster is a piece of cake. Phew!”

“What's so funny?"

“No, I haven’t received a single one for you.”

“I wonder if there is. Huh?! We’re not even close to begin with.”

“Ugh. Are you upset? Well. Fix that fu*king personality. Then you’ll make friends.”

“Hey you piece of shit… … !”

I ignored the noisy surroundings and focused only on the report.

If all this is true, it would have been right to return to Man-gyeong.

Anyway, for now there was no way to get past the poison zone.

Besides, I found out that my younger brother had passed through here, so I had already achieved my goal.

It's a pity, but now it's time to return to Man-gyeong and plan for the future.

To do that, I had to find a way back.

It would be convenient if there was a guide.

That guy seemed like a good fit.

Chaeng was still shaking and only looked at Jin Jae-hee.

As I approached, the bastard started to act more violently.

“Rather!!!!!! Rather!!!!!! Kill me… … . If you can’t take that bitch away, we… … . Ah, no. No! If we’re going to die anyway, at least give us a drop of blood… … !”

It suddenly dawned on me that the monster had been speaking human language all this time, and I found the sight of it bizarre.

I walked up to him and crouched down.

Even though I was right in front of him, Chang's eyes were focused on only one place.

I was only obsessed with Jin Jae-hee.

I looked into his maddening eyes and asked.

“You. Do you know a way out of this forest?”

-Kaaaaaaaaa… … .

The rotting corpse vibrated.

This was a smell I had smelled before.

A smell that would only come from ogre droppings.

That's the smell I get when I eat and digest a human.

“Choi Myeong-jun. Dagger.”

“Yes, brother.”

“Woman… …! Hand me that woman… …!”

As soon as I received the dagger from Choi Myeong-jun, I stabbed it straight into his forehead.

Phew-!

Crimson blood spurted everywhere.

“Since it’s a monster, it wouldn’t die like this.”

“If you let me drink just one drop… … !”

Chang didn't show any sign of pain.

“Can you give me more?”

He pulled out the dagger stuck in his forehead and stabbed him in the neck this time.

Once again blood spurted everywhere.

This time too, the guy didn't show any sign of pain.

'Do you not know pain? Or are you so mad that you cannot feel pain?'

I repeated the stabbing over and over again.

Just like the pirate toy I used to play with as a child.

Waiting for the scream to burst out of his throat, like Mr. Tong's head popping out.

But he just kept repeating the same thing over and over again.

When his whole body was covered in crimson blood, as if he had just been showered in blood, I stopped torturing him.

My breath came out quickly.

“Brother. Should we switch shifts? You look a little tired.”

Choi Myeong-jun asked, handing over a water bottle.

I took the water bottle from him and took a sip.

“Okay. Just kill him.”

If torture doesn't work, there's no need to waste time.

Anyway, there are many people who can be tortured.

If this guy is a monster, then there is a very high probability that all of the residents of Shining are monsters as well.

So if no amount of torture works, then we'll just burn this whole area down…

“That one sip of blood… … .”

Chang was still muttering.

Even though he had stab wounds all over his body, he continued to speak with difficulty.

“I’m going to die anyway… … So… … Before that… … Let me drink just one sip of that blood.”

Although Chang's entire body was stretched out, his eyes were still focused on one spot.

“How to get out of here… … . Who we are… … . And if you want, even your little brother… … !”

For the first time, his maddening eyes looked back at me.

“I’ll tell you everything. Just one sip. Just enough to fill your mouth, just one sip of blood… …!”

At that moment, Jin Jae-hee took out a dagger and cut his own finger.

Gulp, gulp.

A trickle of bright red blood flowed from her fingers.

“If you want it so bad, I’ll give you blood.”

-Gyaaa …

Chang, who looked like he was dying, started going crazy again as soon as he saw Jin Jae-hee's blood.

I grabbed Jin Jae-hee's wrist as he approached Chang.

“There’s no need to sacrifice yourself like that. Just find another way.”

Jin Jae-hee naturally released my hand that was holding her wrist.

She was firm.

“I’m fine. And this is the fastest way.”

Chang, writhing wildly.

Choi Hyun-ji manipulated the black object and began to cover Chang's entire body.

Leaving only the mouth open.

And the black object opened its mouth wide and pulled out its tongue.

Jin Jae-hee placed his finger, dripping with blood, over Chang's tongue.

-Kahahahah… … . Kahaahahah… … .

Stop.

A drop of blood fell on Chang's tongue.

Then, a few drops of blood began to fall, and soon they began to flow out.

Knock. Knock.

Jorrrrrr-.

Chang trembled all over his body as he consumed Jin Jae-hee's blood.

One sip was quite a lot.

It was almost the same amount as what you would get from donating blood.

Jin Jae-hee looked down at Chang with a look of contempt, without any sign of pain.

About 3 minutes passed.

Jin Jae-hee took his fingers away.

“If you don’t talk, I’ll kill you slowly. Make you feel like you’re dying.”

She spat out a venomous remark and stepped back.

Chaeng sat quietly for a while, rolling his tongue and savoring the blood.

After that, I kept licking my lips to taste a little more.

After a long time, he finally dropped his head to the ground.

The black object that had wrapped around Chang's entire body slowly subsided.

Only then did Chang's pupils appear.

The white pupils of Chang's eyes are filled with tears.

“I’ll tell you everything… … . Everything… … .”

Chang opened his mouth, sobbing.

* * *

Elf.

A race that pursues beauty forever.

They lived peacefully in the magical forest.

But one day, an elf committed fratricide.

The elf, who had tasted the blood of his own kind without knowing it, felt his body changing.

Time weakens and deteriorates living things.

But then I realized that if I took this beautiful blood and flesh, I would never age again.

After that.

The elves faced tragedy.

Eating each other.

She went so far as to kill her own family in order to obtain eternal beauty.

Beauty is a medium of s*xual desire.

The s*xual desire stimulated by beauty amplified the elves' appetite for food, devouring reason and desire and turning them into beasts that devour each other.

His ears, which should have been pointed, were drooping downwards, and if he didn't eat anything pretty even for a single day, his skin would become dry and gray.

That was the true nature of the ghoul.

But one day, a witch who practiced black magic came and whispered to them.

If you offer a beautiful being as a sacrifice to yourself, he will grant you eternal youth.

That we don't have to eat each other anymore.

If you meet your weekly quota, I will provide you with a potion that will keep you young and handsome.

The elves, who wanted to preserve their beautiful appearance, were seduced by those words and began to offer all the beautiful things in the world to the witch.

Chaeng finished telling the story.

“We too… … . wanted to live in peace… … . It was your… … fault. Since you set foot in this forest. People gradually… … . got to know the taste of human flesh. So… … . they hunted you. Oh, no! Think about it. Aren’t we beings who eat and are eaten? Even if you had never set foot in this forest in the first place!”

“Chaeng said, sobbing.

“The villagers will come… … . Please… … . Please don’t touch the villagers. This is the limit. Soon everyone will lose their minds… … .”

On the topic of monsters, they are acting like humans.

“The people in our town are all good. You know that, right? Okay? Please… … . Please… … . So please… … .”

Jin Jae-hee sucked his severed finger with his mouth.

The Awakened recovered quickly and did not require any follow-up measures.

Kang Shi-on was quietly listening to Chang's words.

At that moment, the sound of something approaching could be heard from all directions.

Chang shouted, trembling with anxiety.

“The villagers… …! Please! Let them live! There are still children among them. You may call us monsters, but… … . We are your monsters, right? Think carefully. Please let them live! You. You! You are the final decision maker, right? Right? Brown hair. Curly hair!”

Chang shouted at Kang Shi-on.

Kang Shi-on was still glaring at Chang.

“Make a wise choice. A wise… … .”

The sound of the approaching residents of Bitnam grew louder.

Now we're really close.

Zion, who had been thinking quietly, gathered his thoughts and stood up from his seat.

(Continued in the next episode)