The Regressor Only Protects Me Chapter 167

Episode 167. Gathering (1)

The bells that filled the empty space were ringing steadily.

-Gather around.

That was the order that Kang Shion gave to all the ogres belonging to his forces.

His 'bell', which had started spreading from the top of Mt. Suri, was now spread all over the streets.

The same was true of markets, palaces, and border areas.

Citizens who first encountered the bell looked up at it in wonder, and soon something mysterious happened.

Tiring-. Tiring-.

A clear and refreshing bell sound.

The sound caught the attention of all the citizens.

These mysterious and strange events that occurred throughout the realm were a signal that everything was about to change.

An ogre walking down the street.

An ogre building a wall.

An ogre eating in a corpse dump.

Ogres grazing in the area.

An ogre guarding the palace.

The ogres, each spread out with their own roles, all raised their heads and stared at one place.

Suri Mountain.

At the master's call, the ogre obeyed.

A massive army of monsters that follow only one man with the most powerful authority and the most powerful dignity.

As they began to move, their footsteps shook the heavens and the earth.

The ogres began to gather.

They gathered around the Suri Mountain Pension to welcome their master.

No amount of bells or whistles could stop the gathering ogres.

The citizens' attention was focused on the direction in which the ogre was moving.

The ogres slowly advanced in one direction.

All the citizens who were watching that scene soon realized.

The reason why ogres move.

They realized that a true hero had returned.

* * *

The highest point of Mt. Suri, pension.

Thud… … . Thud… … . Thud.

There was a strong vibration that shook the entire building.

The vibrations were getting closer and closer, growing irregularly.

The agents who had been monitoring the hero at the pension gathered on the lobby floor armed.

The cooks, the masseuses, the secretaries, all had knives.

“What’s going on? Shouldn’t I report this?”

“I don’t know either. Where is the hero? Where is the hero?”

“He’s in the room. He hasn’t taken a single step since last night.”

“Are you sure?”

"yes."

“Go back and check.”

At the masseuse's order, the secretary ran up to the second floor with a knife in hand.

Still the vibrations were louder and more magnificent.

Something was definitely approaching the pension.

The question was soon resolved.

As its identity is revealed.

The moment the vibrations became even more intense, one side of the lobby was covered in thick darkness, even though it was a bright, sunny day.

The agents inside looked at the darkened window in surprise.

-… … .

-… … .

-… … .

There, huge and magnificent ogres were lined up and surrounding the pension.

The agents who were looking up at it instantly lost their will to fight and opened their mouths.

At that moment, someone came down the stairs.

Slow and stately steps.

It was a terrifying step, but in a different sense than that of an ogre.

The secretary who had run up to the second floor was lying in the hallway, bleeding. The person who subdued her was none other than Kang Si-on.

He gave the order in a low tone.

“If you don’t obey… … .”

The agents hesitated at the voice. But they could not move after hearing his next words.

“… … I will kill them all. Every single one of them.”

As soon as those words were out, they immediately dropped their weapons and fell to the ground.

I bowed my head and submitted to the overwhelming sight.

All Kang Shi-on needed to subdue them was two words.

So Zion enlightened them.

Who is the true king of the universe?

* * *

When the bell rang, Choi Hyun-ji cried out in excitement.

“Wow, woow, king! King! King! Woohoo… … ! It’s finally here… … !”

Choi Hyun-ji looked up at the bells floating in the air with reddened eyes.

Jin Jae-hee, who was looking up at the bell, also smiled faintly.

'Awesome. As expected.'

Jin Jae-hee wasn't impressed by his methods.

Of course, it is also a great strategy to spread the artifact spheres throughout the city to regain power.

Without using any edicts, Kang Shion was able to demonstrate his power to all citizens and produce the most ideal results.

But something else surprised her.

It was in the shape of a sphere.

Bell-shaped shape.

The shape of the bell had amazingly beautiful curves, as if it had been made by a meticulous craftsman.

This was a remarkable development.

The ability to delicately shape a rough sphere into a bell that could produce sound meant that the technology for handling artifacts had advanced several levels.

“As expected of you, hyung! Woohaha… … !”

Everyone in the stadium could only stare blankly.

At that moment, an ogre on the outskirts of the stadium began to drag its heavy body towards somewhere.

The trainer nearby shook the bell he was holding, but the ogre did not respond. It simply moved forward as if possessed by something.

That was because of Kang Shion's absolute command to the ogres.

The so-called absolute command.

Gil Dae-heon also had no choice but to look at the bell.

'Is this possible for a human being…?'

Gil Dae-heon was amazed by Kang Si-on's overwhelming ability that exceeded his expectations, forgetting the emotions he had felt until then.

As the bell rang throughout the sky, a citizen in the stadium shouted.

“The hero has returned!”

He was a first-generation free citizen of Mankyung. His cries soon stirred up all the citizens around him.

“A hero… …?”

“Could it be Kang Shi-on?”

“He really came? There have been false rumors like that before.”

“This time it’s real.”

“Ability of this scale… … is definitely something only he can do.”

All attention was focused on Kang Shi-on.

Kang Shi-on was still trapped in the Suri Mountain Pension, but as he had intended, everyone within his forces could not help but think of him.

Everyone in the force is focused on Kang Shi-on and organizing the current chaotic atmosphere.

Because that was his purpose.

Gil Dae-heon broke out in a cold sweat.

'No. This can't be happening.'

Gil Dae-heon looked back and forth between his subordinates and Jin Jae-hee who were inside the stadium.

'We need to hurry up and get things sorted out and head back to the palace. The manager will take care of this.'

As things were going strangely, he had to clean up the area as quickly as possible and return to the land manager.

Gil Dae-heon took out a sword from his bosom. Then he untied the red gemstone bracelet wrapped around his wrist and activated the artifact's ability.

Meanwhile, Jin Jae-hee, who had sensed the power of a powerful artifact, looked at a man in the audience.

He is Gil Dae-heon.

Jin Jae-hee, who confirmed Gil Dae-heon's identity, was able to immediately recognize that he was the mastermind behind this incident.

Jin Jae-hee looked at Choi Myeong-jun, who was standing next to her. He happened to be beating a gladiator to death.

“Hey, Choi Myung-jun. Can you take care of all the leftovers here?”

simplicity and honesty-!

Choi Myeong-jun answered, punching the gladiator in the face.

“Hey? It’s gum.”

“Then I’ll leave it to you.”

Now Jin Jae-hee trusted Choi Myeong-jun enough to entrust him with any task.

She walked forward.

He cut down the rushing gladiator with a single stroke of his sword, jumped over anything that got in his way, and moved to punish the instigator of this incident.

Her life force was all around her.

In that suffocating atmosphere, they hesitated to make way.

Finally, Gil Dae-heon entered the stadium, and he too was looking at Jin Jae-hee.

Gil Dae-heon's sword began to draw a curve while swinging.

“No matter how famous you were in the past… … Can you beat me now that your abilities have been sealed? Huh?! I’m a player.”

At that moment, Gil Dae-heon's sword curved like a whip and attacked her.

He had the ability to make any object he touched elastic.

The sword he held bent like rubber and cut Jin Jae-hee.

Whirik-. Crunch!

Jin Jae-hee did not avoid it.

Instead, he clashed his sword against the sword that was approaching him in a murderous manner.

visor!

With a loud friction sound, the sword swung again, threatening Jin Jae-hee.

But this was Jin Jae-hee's intention.

Shhh-.

“?!”

Jin Jae-hee put down the sword he was holding and moved to the opposite side.

The sword wrapped around the sword, and Jin Jae-hee, who had bought time like that, picked up another sword.

This is the gladiator's battlefield.

There were numerous weapons scattered on the floor.

Gil Dae-heon was momentarily flustered, but realized that the situation had not changed anyway.

He is a player.

That's why it was possible to defeat Jin Jae-hee, whose powers were sealed, without any problems.

“So what are we going to do!!!”

Whirl-. Whirl-!

Gil Dae-heon swung his sword at a faster rate than before.

And Jin Jae-hee dodged the attack with an overwhelming and faster movement than before.

The brilliant movements of a natural swordsman.

Jin Jae-hee parried his sword and when he missed his sword, he grabbed another sword.

Every time the attack was repeated, she would catch and release the sword repeatedly.

Then, he steadily approached Gil Dae-heon.

Because of the rivalry between the two, gladiators who happened to be nearby and got caught up in it were cut to death by their swords.

Jin Jae-hee and Gil Dae-heon didn't care about that at all.

Jin Jae-hee approached Gil Dae-heon more quickly with surprising movements.

Gil Dae-heon had no choice but to grit his teeth.

'This… this… F**k!'

Even though it was clearly Gil Dae-heon himself who was using the artifact's ability, he was being pushed back by Jin Jae-hee.

Jin Jae-hee avoided his own attacks by twisting his waist and slipping away using his ankles.

Moreover, he avoided the sword by slightly lowering his head.

There was elegance in her movements as she repeatedly dodged the sword.

After dodging dozens of attacks, Jin Jae-hee was able to arrive in front of Gil Dae-heon holding a small sword.

Gil Dae-heon, who was faced with her right in front of him, became lost in thought and screamed.

“Ugh… … Gyaaaaaaah!”

The scream only lasts for a moment.

Jin Jae-hee swung his sword, and a diagonal cut was drawn on Gil Dae-heon's neck.

Whirik-. Crunch!!!!

“Keuk… … ?!”

Gil Dae-heon is an artifact user.

Jin Jae-hee knew that he wouldn't die at this level.

She cut herself again where she had cut herself before.

Crunch-!

Twice is not enough.

Crunch-! Crunch-!

Three times, four times, five times. Six times.

Cut, cut, and cut the same place again.

She cut and cut until the strong neck bones of the awakened human broke.

Crunch-!

His neck finally fell off with a cold sound.

“… … .”

Gil Dae-heon was defeated miserably and fell backwards.

They thought they had the perfect plan to tie up Kang Shi-on and his party, but they were arrogant.

There were two things they didn't expect.

Kang Shi-on was much smarter than expected.

Jin Jae-hee was also much stronger than expected.

Jin Jae-hee stabbed Gil Dae-heon in the stomach with his sword and then looked back.

There, Choi Myeong-jun was twisting the neck of the last remaining member.

That was the end of it.

* * *

The palace of ten thousand views.

At the irregular ground shaking, the ministers immediately got up and looked around in confusion.

“What is it? Is it an earthquake?”

“An earthquake on the Korean Peninsula? Surely it’s not a boss monster?”

It wasn't just the ministers of Gangnam who were bewildered by the sudden rumbling of the ground.

The same was true for Lee Seok-jin, who sat quietly and watched the situation.

'what.'

At the unexpected ground shaking, he first checked Ha Yoon-ha's expression.

She, too, had a clearly embarrassed expression on her face.

Knock-!

Lee Seok-jin got up, dragged his chair, and left the conference room.

The Gangnam ministers shouted at his impulsive actions.

“Where are you going?! You still have a meeting.”

"shut up."

“Oh, really?”

Lee Seok-jin, who had been bowing his head to please them until now, suddenly changed.

He left the conference room and went up to the rooftop where he could see the entire Man-gyeong area.

The two subordinates urgently approached Lee Seok-jin and reported.

“All the ogres in the force are on the move. They are probably heading towards Mt. Suri.”

“We can’t contact our agents on Mt. Suri. Something seems wrong.”

“… … .”

Lee Seok-jin put both hands in his suit pants and went up to the rooftop with a fierce expression on his face.

If the subordinates' reports were true, something was definitely wrong.

But Lee Seok-jin wasn't the type to just leave things as they were when things went wrong.

Up until now, the power had been flowing as he wished, and even if the hero returned, nothing would change.

Lee Seok-jin was thinking of overcoming this crisis and creating the Man-gyeong he wanted.

That was when.

Bam-!

As the rooftop door opened, a cold wind hit Lee Seok-jin's face.

And for a moment, Lee Seok-jin lost his mind and could only gaze at the magnificent view.

“… … .”

Your own pension on the top of Mt. Suri.

Hundreds of ogres had gathered around that place and surrounded it.

Ogres were dozens of times larger than humans, so they could be seen with the naked eye no matter how far away they were.

The sight of ogres surrounding Mt. Suri like sphinxes guarding the pyramids was truly magnificent.

Lee Seok-jin stared at this for a moment, lost in thought.

In fact, there was nothing he could do now.

At that time, a group of people followed Lee Seok-jin.

They were all amazed by the magnificent sight of Mt. Suri, but the one who was most amazed was Ha Yun-ha.

Her eyes turned red, and she quickly covered her mouth with both hands.

“… … .”

Ha Yoon-ha's legs gave out and she sank to the spot.

She swallowed her tears and sobbed.

“… … .”

But it couldn't be like that forever.

Ha Yoon-ha, who has been controlling her emotions and overcoming past adversities.

He burst into tears at the return of the hero he had been waiting for so long.

“The hero has returned… …!”

“Hero. Hero!”

The ministers of Man-gyeong, who had filled the rooftop before they knew it, bowed down toward the peak of Mt. Suri.

They were all moved to tears. The only person standing on the rooftop without bowing his head was Lee Seok-jin.

He smiled faintly and muttered.

“X is done.”

(Continued in the next episode)