The Regressor Only Protects Me Chapter 200

Episode 200. Parting and Reunion (8)

I took my eyes off her.

The city was collapsing. A one-sided massacre was taking place in the city, and the defense of Mankyung was, in any case, my victory.

Now the task at hand was set.

It was to minimize the damage from war.

Anyway, I was left with the next thing, and I needed to conserve resources for preparation.

If it comes to humans or food, it doesn't matter.

-Kuaaaaaaaah!

On the other street, an ogre was running around, roaring.

I looked at it and spoke to her again.

“There is no need to protect it.”

“What does that mean?”

Jin Jae-hee's voice became a little calmer.

She answered right away, and I answered right away too.

“It is exactly as I heard.”

I created spheres and moved them around the city.

It was to chase after Woo Ji-hye, who had run away, and to clear the battlefield. Jin Jae-hee's voice trembled.

It was a weak and trembling voice that I had never felt before. I looked at her again.

She clenched her fists and said nothing.

I really wish you hadn't said anything.

No matter what she said, her thoughts and mine were different now.

But Jin Jae-hee opened his mouth.

"I am-."

But she couldn't continue speaking.

As soon as she opened her lips, a tremendous crashing sound and gusts of wind came from far away.

Kwakwakwakwang-!

Whioooo-!

A wind so strong that even a tornado would give up its power hit the city in an instant.

Cookies, cookies, cookies, cookies!

I barely opened my eyes, blocking the wind, and confirmed the identity of the thing that had jumped out from far away in the city.

“… … !”

It was a huge body that could easily overcome a mountain.

It was a golden-hued hydra giant with three bodies connected to one giant tail.

The bastard roared.

“He who would oppose God-”

“In this world-”

“The beings that must disappear- all-!”

The crying echoed throughout Seoul.

And in my eyes, I saw Choi Myung-jun falling like a red meteor.

* * *

Inside the Metro tunnel, people's voices echoed here and there.

“The leader is angry!”

“The basement is going to collapse. Get above ground. Quickly!”

“Hurry up. Get some food first.”

“War? What happens to war? Hunter!”

“Hey, Mr. Lee! Ah, come quickly!”

The citizens of the Metro began to flee towards the light, carrying only a little food and water.

The cult leader's wrath was the downfall of Metro.

He is a player who has conquered two kings based on his strong power, and it is rumored that he came down from the North.

In any case, the citizens who realized that this war was hopeless were busy abandoning their defensive areas and running away.

Among the crowd of fleeing citizens, there was only one woman walking in the opposite direction.

After bumping into the shoulders of running citizens and falling down in the hallway several times, the woman managed to get up and lean against the wall.

The woman was Woo Ji-hye.

There was a huge hole in the ship. I was somehow able to stop the bleeding and heal it with the artifact's abilities, but I couldn't stop the overflowing bleeding.

“Whew… … . Whoosh… … .”

Woo Ji-hye tried to maintain her composure by letting out only small breaths.

I had a feeling that I didn't have much time left, but I couldn't give up.

At that time, a boy was running away with his parents and tripped over Woo Ji-hye's leg.

The boy was short and had a young face. Woo Ji-hye thought that he was probably born during the league.

A new generation of children who don't even know what the old world is.

Children who originally thought this was normal.

The boy cried.

Then the young couple who had gone ahead returned, picked up the baby boy, and started running away again.

Woo Ji-hye looked at the scene with blood-stained eyes, then lowered her head.

The ground and the cave were shaking at regular intervals.

Perhaps the cult leader's merciless massacre has begun.

Woo Ji-hye also succumbed to the overwhelming power of the cult leader. There was no chance of Man-gyeong surviving against the cult leader.

‘… … No. I have to come to my senses.’

Originally, she could have died comfortably on the battlefield, but Woo Ji-hye gathered all her strength and returned to her unit.

Because I wanted to take care of the people left behind.

But now, the power was at its limit.

Woo Ji-hye fell down as if sliding against the wall, breathing even harder.

I had a gut feeling that this was the limit, and I watched the people wandering around with dim eyes.

At that moment, Woo Ji-hye saw someone approaching her in the blurry scenes.

And then he came closer, grabbed Woo Ji-hye's shoulder, and shouted.

“Are you okay? Jihye! Jihye… …! Blood, blood… …! Doctor. Doctor!”

Woo Ji-hye looked at the man who was holding her back with the last of his strength.

He was Lee Ho-seung.

Lee Ho-seung took off his coat and placed it over Woo Ji-hye's wounded area.

He barely managed to get Woo Ji-hye up and headed outside.

“The basement is about to collapse… … . Quickly. We have to get out quickly… … .”

They had to move quickly, but it was difficult to support the injured Woo Ji-hye and get through the winding underground passage.

The two fell down several times and barely managed to reach the entrance to the underground world where light was pouring in.

Lee Ho-seung looked at the pouring rays of light.

Hundreds, if not thousands, of people were climbing that hill to survive.

People who had previously looked down on going to the surface, calling it an act of rebellion against God, were now going out to the surface where light was pouring down without hesitation in order to survive.

Lee Ho-seung, who was looking at the magnificent sight, got goosebumps for a moment.

Kukukukukuku… … !

The basement was collapsing.

Lee Ho-seung looked back while carrying Woo Ji-hye on his back.

Those who still could not escape were buried alive in the collapsing ground.

It was a terrible sight.

“… … !”

At that time, Lee Ho-seung felt his body becoming heavier.

When I looked at Woo Ji-hye's face, who was carrying her on my shoulder, I saw that she had already slumped down.

Lee Ho-seung slowly put her down and put his ear to her nose.

“… … Ms. Jihye?”

Not even a slight breathing sound could be heard.

Woo Ji-hye eventually passed away.

“Wisdom… … . Wisdom… … ?”

Lee Ho-seung raised his head again and stood up from his seat.

And he froze in place and looked down at Woo Ji-hye.

Nothing like a drama or a novel happened.

Death does not wait for people. It gives them neither time nor opportunity to say goodbye.

Just die.

There is nothing after death.

That's the truth of the world.

It's a very simple truth, but Lee Ho-seung has only just realized it.

“I’m sorry… … . I’m sorry… … . I’m sorry… … .”

Kugugugugugugugu… … !

The basement began to collapse more quickly.

Lee Ho-seung left Woo Ji-hye behind and crossed the underground ridge where light poured in.

And the cityscape we encountered was nothing short of hell.

From a distance, an unidentified golden monster with three human bodies tied together was destroying the city.

It was so huge and magnificent that it was immediately understandable why the people of Metro Power worshipped him as a god.

Inevitable destruction.

Lee Ho-seung looked up at it, but couldn't bring himself to realize the identity of the monster flying behind him.

Ogres came out in groups of several and charged at the wandering citizens.

And Lee Ho-seung was also captured by the ogre.

* * *

I looked at the golden monster and then pulled out my stone knife.

That was a variable.

We could have ended round 2.5 like this, but there's only a little bit left.

'Shit!'

Now I had no choice but to take out my stone knife.

This is an item that can definitely finish off any target.

Of course, since it was a one-time thing, it had to be used carefully.

I looked back at Jin Jae-hee and said.

“You stay and clear the battlefield. We have to prevent any more casualties.”

"……you?!"

“I will end this fight.”

“Let’s go together… … .”

When Jin Jae-hee tried to get up, I shouted.

“It’s an order!!!”

At my voice, Jin Jae-hee stopped moving his body.

I said it again.

“Because it’s an order. Please stay still and don’t act like a brat.”

And then he flew up, holding the stone knife straight in his hand.

As it rose into the sky, the wind blew.

WH …

I couldn't even open my eyes because of the strong winds blowing.

Each of the bastard's three bodies was emitting different abilities.

A huge flame was engulfing the city from the central human body, a strong wind was whipping out from the right human body, and lightning was shooting out from the left human body and striking the city.

I created a sort of windbreak using spheres and lines and quickly approached the thing.

The guy must have noticed me because he screamed so loudly that my eardrums almost burst.

“How dare you-.”

“You’re trying to challenge me-.”

“I am the one and only prophet in this world.”

“The path I am taking is the shortcut to salvation.”

“What do you know-!”

“King of the small city-!”

A giant hand came, cutting through the air.

Boohoo-!

I twisted my body to avoid his grasp, then balled up the lines and poured them onto his skin.

The lines that were infinitely large by human standards felt so small that they were no bigger than a toothpick when they met him.

Naturally, there was no way my small attacks would work on him.

But my goal is only to swing my stone knife at that bastard's skin once.

He held his stone sword firmly and prepared to charge.

Complete deletion.

Probably the best item in the league, it can be made into something that never existed before.

Originally an administrator's ability, but now it's mine.

“Shallow move-.”

“Insufficient intelligence-.”

“I’ll kill you-.”

The bastard now stopped pulverizing the city and started directing all his attacks towards me.

I twisted the lines.

“!”

I was thinking of using the technique I used to catch Kim Kang-seok.

If we could create a device by carefully weaving lines and spheres together, we could block the bastard's movements.

Started gathering strength.

This was something I hadn't used even once in the last round, and it took quite a bit of mental power.

'Ugh… …!'

It was so painful that blood flowed naturally from my nose.

But I had to do it.

To achieve better results, and most importantly, to meet my younger brother.

I decided to pour my all into this.

The giant lines curved, meeting each other end to end.

And those lines joined with other lines to create one giant chain.

Whiriliririririk- Click!

Dozens of chains bound the man's neck, hands, and feet, pinning him firmly to the ground.

The bastard screamed in pain, but I didn't give up and pushed the chain with more force.

By this time, I felt like blood was rushing to the top of my head, and the wounds all over my body were starting to swell up and turn bright red.

"sleazy-."

“What a shallow move!”

The man tied up in the huge iron chain struggled to break free, but my stone knife was already in contact with his body.

“… … .”

At that moment, the bastard's body began to disintegrate into molecules and disappear.

* * *

Jin Jae-hee fell to the asphalt and watched Kang Si-on's performance.

And the first thought that came to her mind was that Kang Shi-on had grown like crazy.

It was a fantastic artifact.

The iron chains made by Kang Shion were more beautiful than the giant arms of the golden monster.

The huge iron chains that covered the clouds, sky, and earth also seemed like the power of a god.

In the league of my past life, and in this life too.

He had not shown any limitations.

In particular, Kang Shion now subdues his enemies based on the power of his artifacts, which is as strong as the Kang Shion he met in Shinnam.

“… … .”

I was happy that Kang Si-on had grown up, but at the same time, I felt sad.

It was because of the despair that she would no longer be of any help to him.

Just from the abilities that are visible now, Kang Shion has more power than anyone else in this league.

Now, he no longer needs her by his side.

Jin Jae-hee thought.

Is this all?

If we leave it like this, Kang Si-on will be able to finish this league.

Jin Jae-hee felt that way.

Because Kang Si-on has achieved remarkable growth and has a perfect plan to finish the league.

And that's all for his role.

Originally, Jin Jae-hee came up from Busan to Anyang to raise Kang Si-on.

And anyway, Jin Jae-hee's goal was achieved.

The rest was all up to Kang Shi-on.

Over the past few years.

Jin Jae-hee did her best to protect him, and it may really be that, as Kang Shi-on said, she no longer has any obligation to protect him.

But I couldn't quite explain this feeling of emptiness.

Without her knowing, a tear formed in her eye and flowed down her cheek.

Jin Jae-hee sat down and watched Kang Si-on's activities in silence.

But then I smelled cigarettes and looked around.

A man was standing there, smoking a cigarette.

The man said.

“I heard a rumor that there was a woman by my brother’s side… and that she even risked her life to help him. When I first heard that news, I felt relieved.”

The man exhaled smoke from his cigarette.

Jin Jae-hee's eyes, looking up at him, were shaking wildly.

“I want to thank you… … more than anything, because you protected me. You act strong every day, but you’re weaker than anyone else. I know that. Every night, you covered yourself with the blanket and cried, and I pretended not to notice. Thinking back now, I think that’s what happened. What is it? Why does this man cry? If you think about it, even family is just strangers.”

Tick-.

The cigarette butt thrown by the man circled the air and fell to the ground.

There was no emotion in the man's voice.

Are you happy? Are you sad? Are you touched?

Jin Jae-hee couldn't know anything.

“Your role ends here. You can leave. Your mission has been accomplished.”

The man took one hand out of his pocket.

As he extended his hand forward, debris from the surrounding buildings shot into the sky.

Gugugugugugu… … .

It wasn't just the debris that was around.

The powerful force felt from the man lifted all the debris scattered throughout the city into the sky.

The man, no. Kang Jun-ho finished his speech while looking into the eyes of Jin Jae-hee, who was sitting down.

“… … Now I will protect you, hyung.”

(Continued in the next episode)