The Regressor Only Protects Me Chapter 174

Episode 174. Egg (2)

Seoul Metro, Seoul Station.

Two men emerged from the portal.

Seo Ji-ho, President of the Metro Forces.

Kim Guk-jong, the leader of Gangbuk.

They walked down a dark hallway.

There were numerous believers holding torches and bowing their heads to the two men.

The two men did not speak to each other.

I was just holding the egg.

The two men walked forward and entered somewhere in a tall building.

There was a huge throne, and a bald-headed leader sat on it.

Although the throne was underground, it was brightly lit by the sunlight coming down from above ground.

The sunlight shone brightly against the golden accessories that the leader wore dangling from his body.

The leader was literally shining on his own.

The leader of the underground cult, holding a huge, sacred staff.

Dozens of people were bowing their heads below the cult leader.

The leader looked down at the two men.

“… … .”

The two men looked up at the leader and then bowed deeply.

The kings of the two powers bowed their heads before absolute faith.

The main character of great power, with both the president and the heads of powerful factions under his command.

He was the leader of the underground church.

From Round 1 to the present, everything in Seoul started with him and ended with him.

No amount of force or politics could neutralize the cult leader.

Innocence, love, gospel.

The cult leader prioritized moderation over any other leader.

He didn't have much, but at the same time he had everything to himself.

All the inhabitants of the underground praised his doctrine and bowed their heads.

He was the god of the underworld.

God rose from his seat.

A brilliant beam of light illuminated his body.

“The earth must be destroyed.”

In one step, he came down from the throne.

“The earth is a hell where polluted things live.”

One more step.

“What is contaminated must be disposed of. That is the way of the world, and the truth that has allowed us to survive so far.”

One more step.

“But through numerous expeditions, we tried to rescue them, but they refused our attempts at persuasion.”

One more step.

Now he stood before the two prostrate leaders.

“The pagans and the contaminated must be disposed of. That is what you must do in this land.”

Two maids approached the leader with white bowls filled with water.

The leader put his hand into the bowl, soaked it in water, and sprinkled it on the two prostrate leaders.

“Go and burn everything, liberate Seoul.”

The two leaders rose from their seats.

And then I looked back.

Thousands of 'hunters' were lined up.

All of these thousands were 'commanders'.

Not ordinary soldiers.

The hunters, who received the cult leader's orders, began hitting the ground with the butts of the guns they were holding.

The sound was so grand and huge that the inner walls of the underworld shook.

However, the artifact abilities of the cult leader that surrounded the inner wall, the 'stems', remained strong no matter how much they vibrated.

The war of destruction has arrived.

Now they are ready to devour and burn everything.

Metro's President Seo Ji-ho, who received the order from the cult leader, raised his hand toward the hunters.

Then all the hunters stopped hitting the ground and became silent.

In the silent underground passage, the President gave them orders.

“All forces, sortie.”

Everything was to purify the polluted things.

And to liberate Seoul from pagans.

***

The elite force is the best force that Man-gyeong boasts.

Man-gyeong was largely composed of two military organizations.

Elite troops and regular troops.

Each military branch's detailed organization was organized into units of 100 people.

The elite force was the Emperor's direct unit, and was now incorporated into the Hero's direct unit. Each and every one of them had an overwhelming fighting power that was far superior to that of Metro's Hunters.

From the 101st to the 109th units, each unit had 100 men, for a total of 900 men, who were members of the elite unit.

The regular army was the direct force of the parliament, and had the largest number of soldiers and reserve forces, and was responsible for the actual military power.

From the 1st to the 47th units, 100 men each, a total of 4,700 men, were assigned to the regular army, and from the 48th to the 100th units, 100 men each, a total of 5,300 men, were assigned to the reserve army.

Among the units operated by the regular army, Units 01 through 05 were ogre units accompanied by ogres.

The person in overall command of the regular and reserve forces was Hwang Min-jae, the commander-in-chief who was directly appointed by Ha Yoon-ha.

And the leader of the elite unit is Jeong Hyeon-su, but now that Choi Myeong-jun has returned, the command structure has changed.

An elite force of 900 people.

They were Kang Shi-on's dogs.

An elite special forces unit that barks when told to and bites when told to bite, at the master's command.

The leader of that special force is Choi Myeong-jun.

The first thing Choi Myeong-jun did against them was to establish discipline.

“… … .”

He entered the elite training facility and looked down on the soldiers.

“Keuheup… … . Keuhehe… … .”

“Euuuu… … . Keuheuheuph… … !”

“Haa… … ! Haa… … !!!”

The elite soldiers were all groaning and sweating profusely.

Choi Myeong-jun sat down and looked down at them.

Then he opened his mouth.

"stop."

When he told them to stop, the elite soldiers finally fell to their seats one by one.

“Phuha… … ! Keuheuk… … !”

“Huh… … ! Huuuuu… … ! Huuu!”

“Khaaaa… … . Haaaa… … .”

Elite soldiers who were punished by having their heads buried in the dirt.

Choi Myeong-jun walked among the elite soldiers rolling on the ground.

Excluding the 103rd Unit from the 101st Unit that Jeong Hyeon-su took, a total of 600 people.

They all gathered at the training grounds to receive training in spirit after receiving Choi Myeong-jun's call.

“Hey, you fu*king dogs. You fu*king dogs, when your master comes, you should greet him by wagging your tail. fu*k. You bitch? Live like the X? Has the elite unit really become a mess?”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry!!!”

"sorry!!!"

“Hey hey-! Minjae!”

“Yes, go ahead.”

Commander-in-Chief Hwang Min-jae.

Hwang Min-jae broke out in a cold sweat.

Although he was not directly in charge of the elite unit, he was someone who had developed military power in Choi Myeong-jun's elite unit in the past.

He was also the one who had been by Choi Myeong-jun's side since the Manan Police Station, and treated him as a little brother, and Kang Si-on as a big brother like the sky.

“The problem is that you educate them this way. How did you educate the children?”

“… … I will correct it.”

In fact, even as Hwang Min-jae, it wasn't much of a problem.

Until now, the elite unit had been a group of loyal followers of Kang Si-on. This was reason enough to be subjected to strong pressure from the Land Department Director Lee Seok-jin and the progressive forces.

But even for that reason, Choi Myeong-jun could not tolerate it.

As the elite forces lived in such a state of fear, Man-gyeong came to be dominated by the progressive forces that rejected Kang Si-on.

Therefore, they could not properly use the force they had.

“The elite unit’s status has become X-god. Discipline starts with fixing what’s been fallen. … … This fu*king shit. Aren’t you all getting up?!?!!”

Bam-!

At Choi Myeong-jun's command, the elite soldiers stood up in one breath and lined up again.

Choi Myeong-jun looked at his men who had been lined up and discovered the orc that had fought him before.

The orc's forehead was red and swollen.

“Who is this?”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry!!!”

“What are you sorry about?”

“Sorry, sorry, I’m sorry-!!!”

“So what are you sorry about?”

“… … Ugh!!”

The orc could no longer say anything.

Choi Myeong-jun passed by, caressing the orc's cheek.

I also heard it from the orcs.

It was human rejection of other races.

Of course, Choi Myeong-jun had plans to correct that from the beginning.

In this elite unit, there should be no discrimination, only the strong bond between brothers who take swords together and endure.

“Starting today, I will train you in my own way. Make sure that everyone participates without exception. Understood?”

“Yes, brother!”

“Yes, brother!”

The elite unit all shouted together, but Choi Myeong-jun did not like the sound of their voices.

“Voice… … ? See… … ?”

The elite unit, expecting to be scolded again, shouted with all the strength they had.

“Yes-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m your brother-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“Yes-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m your brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“I’m going to do a 10km dash. Be ready in 10 seconds.”

“Yes-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I understand!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m your brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“Yes-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I understand!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m your brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

In a jiffy-.

They dispersed in unison and prepared to start running.

Hwang Min-jae was slightly impressed by Choi Myeong-jun's teaching style.

As expected, the only one who could lead them was Choi Myeong-jun.

***

Bang! Bang!

The sound of iron clanging echoed loudly throughout the gym.

This place was originally a military warehouse and factory preparing for war with the enemy.

It was also the most important space in Man-gyeong, where labor was considered sacred.

I deployed a few dwarves within my faction to hold a demonstration event here to refine the red ore.

“Red ore generates heat when pressure is applied. So we can use it in various ways, but this is the limit of what we can do.”

A short dwarf handed me a mechanical device that combined red gemstones.

I looked it over and asked.

“How does it work?”

“The principle is simple. When you pull this lever toward your body, a certain amount of pressure is applied to the red stone. It’s like this.”

The dwarf demonstrated by operating the mechanical device.

The iron chain inside made a loud noise and struck a small gemstone inside.

“Can you touch my front? Gently. It’s hot.”

I touched the front of the machine as the dwarf said.

The stone became so hot that I could immediately remove my finger from it.

“The amount of pressure applied varies depending on the size. What our species can handle is splitting the red ore so that even a small amount of pressure can generate sufficient heat.”

“Other than that.”

“Only certain races would know. Ask my brothers and they will tell you the same thing.”

The dwarf took the mechanical device from me and placed it on the desk.

These alone have their limitations.

In the end, we had to bring in the dwarves who only lived in Incheon into our forces.

Of course, the dwarves belonging to this wanderer in Man-gyeong were also excellent blacksmiths, but they were lacking.

“Only red gemstones can pierce the dragon’s shell?”

“Yeah. That’s right.”

Jin Jae-hee nodded and touched the mechanical device as if it was curious.

actually.

That's the truth.

There was no need to be so fixated on the red gemstone.

I had a stone knife item that could delete anything I received from K.

If I could just encounter the dragon with that stone knife item, I could clear the third round in one go.

There are two problems in this case.

The first is that you have to defeat the Metro forces to meet the dragon.

The second is that the stone sword is too valuable to be used against a 'mere' dragon.

And in order to clear this 2.5 round, what I had to aim for was the economy.

“Where is Yoon-ha?”

“He’ll be in the palace. He’ll be waiting in the vault.”

“Let’s go there.”

I left the factory to head to the palace.

In front of the factory, a huge procession of carriages was waiting to carry Kang Shi-on.

Even if he only visited one place, dozens of elite troops would follow him and protect him.

That was the natural right of the supreme leader of Man-Gyeong.

***

The greatest weapon of Man-gyeong that other countries are looking at is not just the elite forces of Ogre and Choi Myeong-jun. The players with overwhelming fighting power are also a tremendous weapon.

But that is a misjudgment.

In fact, Man-gyeong's greatest strength is its economic power.

Breaking through the tight security, Kang Shi-on and his party approached the innermost area of the palace.

Ha Yoon-ha personally guided Kang Si-on and Jin Jae-hee. Soon, they were able to reach the innermost room.

"wait a minute."

Hayoon took out the necklace she was wearing inside her clothes and handed it to Zion.

“For five years, I kept it on my person. Since that day, I have been taking good care of it and have not allowed anyone to touch the hero’s property.”

Zion smiled faintly as he accepted the key that Yoon-ha handed him.

"thanks."

Without hesitation, he opened the safe's lock.

Crunch! Kugugugug.

The safe's door opened slightly, and inside was a box filled with brightly colored gold bars… no, not bundles of cigarettes.

“I collected all the cigarettes that came into the power. I bought them here and there, but I never used them. The overall amount must have increased a lot compared to before.”

“The cigarettes are in good condition.”

Kang Shi-on gave a short comment while looking at the cigarettes piled up all over the room.

On the other hand, Jin Jae-hee turned his gaze.

She quit smoking.

In fact, it's not about quitting smoking, it's about enduring it.

“That?”

Kang Shi-on asked, pointing to boxes stacked on one side of the safe.

“It’s soju. Soju is harder to collect than you think, so there are only 818 bottles in total… … .”

“No, it’s very good.”

Zion smiled slightly and patted Yoon-ha on the shoulder.

A shy smile appeared on Yoon-ha's face.

There were thousands of hardships in the process of protecting and collecting this, but with one word of his praise, those hardships disappeared like melting snow.

Soju is also a luxury item with considerable value, just like cigarettes.

Not only did Ha Yoon collect cigarettes, he also collected soju and beer.

From Zion's perspective, Yoon-ha was incredibly special.

In this era, cigarettes were not simply a luxury food.

This was a weapon.

Cigarettes are full of carcinogens that cause strong addiction, which makes people's lives bound to cigarettes.

Of course, that was also the great value of cigarettes.

“Now… … is it finally starting?”

Jin Jae-hee asked cautiously.

Kang Shi-on answered, picking up a pack of cigarettes.

“Yeah. Now it’s time to unload this huge amount of cigarettes.”

Humans are simpler than we think.

They are simple and pleasure-loving animals.

Kang Shi-on intended to take advantage of such human habits.

While Ha Yoon-ha had so far been limited to raising the economic level, Kang Si-on had a plan to grow the economy to a level that other countries would not dare to look down on.

And one more thing.

Gold earned from items he sold in the community.

The boiler manufacturing method, for example, was a steady seller sold nationwide.

I've been selling it for the past 5 years… … .

“I should start using this too.”

Kang Shi-on smiled slightly as he checked his gold balance in the community.

(Continued in the next episode)