The Regressor Only Protects Me Chapter 194

Episode 194. Parting and Reunion (2)

Lee Ho-seung crouched down and waited with bated breath.

He waited in the dark, crouching interior for a full eight hours.

After a while, the sound of people was heard again.

This time, it was definitely the sound of someone approaching Lee Ho-seung.

But the beautiful voice coming from the box reassured Lee Ho-seung.

"kiwi."

At that moment, Lee Ho-seung hurriedly put the box away and came out.

Woo Ji-hye was smiling bashfully while wearing her blood-stained military uniform.

“Have you been waiting long?”

Lee Ho-seung nodded, panting.

His whole body was frozen like a rock.

Woo Ji-hye said as she took off her combat vest.

“I’m sorry. The battle took longer than I thought. I tried to get here as quickly as possible. Come out, Oppa. I’m okay now, so make yourself at home.”

Woo Ji-hye handed the plastic bottle that was on the desk to Lee Ho-seung, who took it and drank the water in it gulp.

She sat down against the wall, exhausted, and brushed back her sweaty bangs.

Lee Ho-seung had a hard time, but Woo Ji-hye had been through an even harder job.

Artifact Players' physical recovery was incomparably faster than that of ordinary people, but the recovery was accompanied by more pain.

My whole body ached and hurt.

Lee Ho-seung looked at her while drinking water and asked.

“Did you come here after fighting…?”

“Yes. Well. It was especially hard this time. There were strong players.”

"……thank you for your effort."

Lee Ho-seung was surprised at himself for saying such things.

She is clearly the enemy.

When the enemy came to fight, it meant they had killed our troops.

But when Woo Ji-hye spoke, something was different.

There was no one who would not comfort her, seeing her with her young face, wearing a military uniform, and with sad eyes, leaning against the wall to rest her tired body.

Woo Ji-hye spoke quietly while looking at the water droplets hanging precariously from the ceiling.

“… … Brother.”

"yes?"

“I killed someone today. A player at that. Maybe one of your colleagues.”

“… … .”

At her words, Lee Ho-seung bowed his head silently.

Woo Ji-hye said.

“Brother. Tell me. Am I a bad person? Or. A villain? A bad person? A scoundrel… …?”

Her voice was shaking a little.

Lee Ho-seung couldn't say anything about whether she was a villain or not.

Is there such a thing as perfect good in this world?

Lee Ho-seung, who had gathered his thoughts, spoke carefully.

“… … There is no perfect good in a war zone. And there is no perfect evil. I… … . just think this. We are only competing in this league to kill each other. The people who organized this league are the ones who are really bad. What could be bad about Jihye?”

“I think that the person I killed today was a human being who had the same thoughts and dreams as me… … . It hurts. I’m so sorry… … . I’m so… … . I’m so sorry… … .”

“It’s our fate to kill each other.”

“But I can’t help but feel sad. … … Actually, I don’t want to be like this. I really don’t like it.”

Woo Ji-hye leaned against the wall, hugged her knees, and bowed her head.

Her back trembled several times.

It was a truly weak creature.

War turns even these weak creatures into weapons of murder.

Who is this league for?

Woo Ji-hye began to sob as the deep sadness that was rushing in over her.

From beneath the ceiling of the underground passage, the sound of water dripping occasionally could be heard, as well as her sobbing and Lee Ho-seung's faint breathing.

Woo Ji-hye spoke with her head bowed and her knees still wrapped around her.

“… … Hug me.”

Lee Ho-seung hesitated for a moment, then approached her and hugged her tightly.

After some time had passed, Woo Ji-hye spoke in Lee Ho-seung's arms.

“Next battle. I can’t come back.”

“… … .”

“I heard that Oppa is going to Man-gyeong?”

Lee Ho-seung nodded slightly.

Woo Ji-hye took something out of her pocket and grabbed Lee Ho-seung's handcuffs.

“It’s dangerous right now, so let’s go later.”

Crunch, clank.

Woo Ji-hye released Lee Ho-seung's handcuffs.

And then he finished speaking while looking at him.

“Live as long as you can, oppa. You’re a good person.”

* * *

“Euuuuu… … . Euaaaahhhh!”

Ha Yoon-ha let out a scream that was almost like a scream.

When I heard the news that Choi Hyun-ji had died today, I started to cry.

Next to her, Jeong Hyeon-su sat silently with bandages wrapped all over his body.

“Ahhhh… …! Aaaahhhhhh! Gyaaaahhhhh!”

Ha Yoon-ha lay down on the floor and burst into tears.

She lay face down, clenching her fists.

And then he shouted with his eyes filled with anger.

“I’ll kill you-! I’ll kill you… … . I’ll kill you!”

Ha Yoon-ha staggered towards the pistol that was beside her.

Jeong Hyeon-su grabbed her wrist.

Thud-!

Ha Yoon-ha shouted at Jeong Hyeon-su.

“Let go of this!”

“Wake up! You’re being so emotional… …!”

“Let go! What do you know? What do you know? No! No! Kill them all… … Kill them all… … !”

At that moment, a sharp, crashing sound echoed through the room.

Ta-aak!

Ha Yoon-ha caressed her red, swollen cheeks while shedding tears.

Jeong Hyeon-su withdrew the hand he had been swinging.

He said.

“You said you were ready… … ?”

“… … .”

“If you collapse here, we all collapse. You’re the supreme commander defending Man-gyeong. Don’t get emotional. Everyone’s sad. Everyone… … . Everyone’s f*cking crazy! I want to kill that kid too!”

“… … .”

“Where is the time to be sad? Or do you want to experience more painful sadness? If this place collapses, everything will be over. The past five years we have built. And the future ahead.”

With those words, Jeong Hyeon-su took off the bandages that were tightly wrapped around his body.

His body was still riddled with countless bullet wounds.

The doctor nearby stopped Jeong Hyeon-su.

“If you still move… … !”

Jeong Hyeon-su completely ignored the doctor's words and asked the defense commander.

“What’s the situation?”

“The enemy has started to push in from the direction of Bisan that Choi Hyun-ji was blocking, and the Anyangcheon defense line has already been breached. They are blocking it with ogres, but how long they can hold out… … .”

“How many troops are available?”

“200 infantry and 5 ogres.”

“Gather everyone.”

Ha Yoon-ha got up from her seat.

Thanks to Jeong Hyeon-su's shouting, she was barely able to come to her senses.

He was right.

Ha Yoon-ha was in charge of this place.

In fact, anyone on the field would want to give up.

But they were able to persevere and gain strength by looking only at Ha Yoon-ha.

They are all citizens of Man-gyeong who gathered around Kang Si-on.

Man-gyeong was their hope, and the moment it collapses, there is no future.

Ha Yoon-ha swallowed her tears and made up her mind.

Before leaving the room, Jeong Hyeon-su spoke to her.

“Do it your way, like you always have. Don’t whine. Like a brat.”

Rattling-!

After saying that, Jeong Hyeon-su kicked the door open and ran out.

Ha Yoon-ha remained in the room and clenched her fists.

This room was originally a viewing room for VIPs watching the game, and one wall was made entirely of glass.

Ha Yoon-ha looked out the window at the stadium.

It was broken here and there, but it looked solid.

The citizens of Man-gyeong were moving in unison to protect this place, and Ha Yoon-ha, watching them, reaffirmed their united will.

She wiped her eyes roughly with her sleeve.

* * *

My army, advancing in the Seocho area, moved forward slowly, eliminating the enemy one by one.

I commanded the soldiers at the front line and slaughtered the enemies.

yesterday.

To be exact, I heard the news that Choi Hyun-ji died last night.

That news was quite a shock to me too.

The emotional shock towards Choi Hyun-ji and the rational shock that there is a player in the Metro forces powerful enough to kill Choi Hyun-ji.

Those two subtle emotional lines were intricately intertwined.

I clenched my fist and looked around.

Jin Jae-hee stood there silently.

Although things had definitely become estranged since the poison mushroom incident, she fought diligently.

Of course, it is true that he has become much less talkative.

The reason may be because of Choi Hyun-ji's death, but it was also because her friend Lee Ho-seung had disappeared.

I looked ahead and asked.

"are you okay?"

At that time, hunters tied to ropes were walking forward one after another.

They were all being dragged away naked, with their heads bowed.

I was still looking at them, and I heard Jin Jae-hee's voice behind me.

“It’s okay. You said it. You need to be rational. Right now, we’re in a fight, so stay focused.”

It was our first conversation in almost two days.

Until then, there was nothing to talk about, only indirectly giving and carrying out orders.

I exhaled softly.

Then she asked me.

“I have a question.”

"……say."

“Why do you think this war is taking so long?”

Even if you asked me that, I had nothing to say.

"well."

In fact, the reason why wars are prolonged is very simple.

This is because each commander's strategy and tactics were completely ineffective.

Even from Man-gyeong's perspective, he didn't know the enemy's attack would be this strong.

Even from Metro's perspective, they had no idea that Man-gyeong's defense would be this strong.

What I realized from Choi Hyun-ji's death is that Metro was also fully prepared for this war.

Same as me.

What mattered now was a war of attrition.

Which one will get tired first, the enemy or us?

That alone will determine the outcome of the war.

'We can't just throw Jin Jae-hee in here.'

Jin Jae-hee is Man-gyeong's last bastion.

I was careful when dealing with her.

Even though she told herself that she would act rationally, she was not doing so at all now.

Your voice may tremble or your shoulders may be hunched.

Right now, Jin Jae-hee was like an imperfect storm.

It was clearly a powerful being that could devour everything, but it was also a being that could not distinguish between water and fire.

If you can't control your emotions, you could suffer the opposite.

Since Choi Hyun-ji had just been hurt, I was even more certain that I had to keep her by my side.

If I had lost Jin Jae-hee, everything would have been over.

My plans, this war, and my life.

She had no choice but to advance slowly beside me.

Even though I thought like this, my army was advancing towards Man-gyeong at full speed.

At least the outlook is that we will be able to arrive at Man-gyeong today or tomorrow.

Choi Myeong-jun's elite force is said to have finished the suppression and will soon arrive at Man-gyeong.

The final battle is about to take place.

* * *

Choi Myeong-jun was moving forward while bleeding.

Even though bullets and arrows were raining down around him, he took them with his body.

“Is that… … a fu*king human?”

“Aim for the head! The head!”

In the eyes of the hunters, he was like an iron fortress that would not budge.

And the more he suffered, the stronger he became.

The hunters who had been shooting bullets at Choi Myeong-jun, who was at least 200 meters away, were shocked when he suddenly disappeared.

“?!”

"ah……!"

At that moment, Choi Myeong-jun moved 200 meters in an instant and swung his fist at the hunters.

Phukk! Kwakjik!

Choi Myung-jun's two arms passed through his heart and stomach respectively.

His fists already had more destructive power than a gun.

Even with just a small swing of the fist, it could easily tear and pierce human skin.

At that moment, the hunters lined up on the distant road began to walk in step.

They were all Metro's elite close-quarters forces dispatched to capture Choi Myeong-jun.

Choi Myeong-jun slowly approached them in an instant.

The commander of the Metro shouted.

"shield-!"

They held their shields forward, ready to meet Choi Myeong-jun.

Their number was 100.

On the other hand, Choi Myeong-jun was just one person.

Choi Myeong-jun was speechless.

In his blazing anger, he only thought about killing every hunter who approached him.

Again the commander of the Metro shouted.

"window-!"

Chuck-! Chuck-!

At the commander's command, the hunters all simultaneously extended their spears.

Despite their threatening reactions, Choi Myeong-jun walked towards the place without hesitation.

The commander swallowed thickly.

Choi Myeong-jun's appearance in the commander's eyes was that of a true murderer.

There was a long spear and arrows stuck on his back.

The ship was full of knife marks.

Bullets were lodged in his thighs and hands, and blood was gushing out, oxidizing and creating red smoke.

Even walking was inhuman.

It was like a beast, a monster.

Buzz buzz buzz.

Choi Myeong-jun loosened his joints by moving only his fingers.

The commander shouted at the top of his lungs as he approached.

“Shield forward!”

The hunters of Metro lined up and started walking towards Choi Myung-jun.

In response, Choi Myeong-jun took a step forward.

Ugh-.

And at that moment, it flew forward.

Making the shield meaningless, Choi Myeong-jun jumped over the shield wall and aimed for the commander behind it.

The commander hurriedly tried to pull out the pistol from his waistband, but it was already too late when he realized it.

Phew- Huh!

The commander's head was blown off by one of his fists.

Choi Myeong-jun landed in the middle of the hunters as if he was trying to escape.

Around him, there were numerous hunters wearing gas masks and sweating profusely.

After a moment of silence, a young hunter mustered up his courage and ran towards Choi Myeong-jun.

“Eww-!”

But the young hunter's spear cut through the air in vain, and Choi Myeong-jun began swinging his fists indiscriminately.

Exactly 20 minutes.

Twenty minutes later, the place was filled with only the corpses of hunters.

The corpses piled up so high that the road was no longer visible.

“… … .”

Choi Myeong-jun walked again.

There was only one goal.

A monster of Mapo Metro forces.

And he is the leader of an underground cult who mocked his older brother and brutally murdered his younger siblings.

(Continued in the next episode)