The Regressor Only Protects Me Chapter 209

Episode 209. Dragon's Realm (2)

I asked my brother.

“Is there a way? Isn’t it too presumptuous?”

My brother said, smiling broadly and holding a fork.

“… … Well. Of course. It’ll be difficult. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible.”

Swish swish-.

Junho cut the steak with a knife and ate the pieces of meat with a fork.

“As you know, I caught a green dragon. It was 8 years ago, I think. When was it?”

“A dense forest? I saw it too.”

“Yeah. But bro. If you had seen the corpse of the green dragon, you would have known that it wasn’t an adult at the time. Besides, I was a wanderer at the time and had to clear the quest by force.”

My brother's words brought back memories.

Certainly, the size difference between the red dragon and the green dragon was incomparable.

While the green dragon was at best the size of a building, the red dragon boasted a huge size like a mountain.

Junho said.

“I was lucky. But back then, I had just opened up the artifact, so it must have been similar for me. In my opinion, the Red Dragon of Seoul was a fully grown adult, and it would be nearly impossible for a player to catch such an adult on their own. Dragons are the ultimate raid monsters.”

“… … .”

“But if you want, I can catch it for you. But I can’t catch it myself. The area I belong to is the southern part of Gyeonggi Province, and the Red Dragon is in the Seoul area. The dragon is a quest for each ruler. According to the original rules, I can’t get involved.”

I put down my fork, leaned back against the chair, and asked my brother.

“What do you mean, even if I can’t catch it myself, I can catch it for you?”

“I can use almost all the resources my forces have for you, brother.”

It was such a simple statement, but it was also so terribly cruel.

In order to catch the Red Dragon, they would readily sacrifice the lives of tens of thousands, let alone thousands.

Junho's thoughts were different from mine.

Junho was saying that if it was for his own purpose, he could really use other people's lives like tools.

'……no.'

I have no right to say anything to my younger brother. I was just like him.

I admit that my thoughts have changed. It was largely thanks to Jin Jae-hee.

If this was a fu*king game anyway, then I didn't care about other people's lives as long as I could meet my little brother again.

But I couldn't just open my eyes and watch my brother commit such a cruel act.

“It’s okay. This is my job. I’ll take care of it. You take care of your own affairs, too.”

“Yeah. I will. Hyung.”

Junho, who I thought would refute my argument, accepted my words more obediently than I expected.

I looked at my younger brother once.

My brother was smiling at me.

He smiled and said, folding his hands.

“Hyung. Even now, I am proving to you. I will only listen to you. If you tell me not to do something, I will not do it. If you tell me to do something, I will do it. That is me. Since you raised me, my choice is also yours. But if there is something that you cannot solve with your power, then call me. I will catch the dragon for you.”

Something that cannot be solved…

I couldn't understand what my brother was saying. I could only nod my head cautiously.

Junho is my younger brother, but I couldn't see into his true colors at all.

It's true that I've been smiling a lot since before, but the smile I'm seeing now isn't a smile at all.

It was admirable how he tried to build strong trust in me, but there was also an inexplicable inner meaning behind that appearance.

What is that? What is my brother thinking right now?

“Okay, I understand.”

I will take care of the Red Dragon player.

I didn't want to borrow my brother's strength.

* * *

There is a set way for those with artifact power to become stronger.

The first is training through mental concentration, and the second is pushing yourself to extreme environments.

And there was a third method that Jin Jae-hee had not tried until now.

That is, capturing a specific boss monster and absorbing its power.

A mountain village in Gangwon-do.

The forest was so dense that the reeds grew as tall as a person and it was impossible to see even an inch ahead.

Jin Jae-hee, who left for Gangwon-do with only one bag on his back, cut down the reeds blocking his path and advanced forward.

What she was looking for was a giant.

A giant boss monster called a Colossus stays in a certain area and sucks up all power in the vicinity.

The absorbed power becomes an important material for growing artifacts.

Jin Jae-hee was able to be certain of one thing as she watched Kang Jun-ho, who was unbelievably strong.

Kang Jun-ho absorbed the power of the giant.

The four giants she knew of live on the Korean Peninsula.

What Kang Jun-ho ate was probably a turtle from Mt. Halla in Jeju. Since that was Kang Jun-ho’s territory, it was inevitable to assume that he went down to Jeju Island and absorbed the power of the giant turtle.

'It doesn't make sense otherwise.'

Choaaaaaaah!

Jin Jae-hee summoned his holy sword and cut down all the reeds blocking his path.

It's something that's been bothering me since a while ago.

She stepped forward again.

Now that Kang Shi-on is focusing solely on growing his power, it is the right time for her to embark on an adventure to grow.

The giant could be seen from anywhere due to its enormous size.

But just because you can verify it doesn't mean you can see it.

The phenomenon had to be discovered.

As you enter Gangwon-do, a golden color faintly flows throughout the soil.

And then I felt a faint vibration at my toes.

Jin Jae-hee lowered his posture and placed his fingers on the ground.

‘… … close distance.’

Because the body of the thing was so huge, I was able to discover this phenomenon first rather than first recognize the power of the artifact.

The target Jin Jae-hee has caught this time is the giant octopus.

A unique species living on the ground.

Its size is so overwhelming that even the Red Dragon in Seoul cannot keep up with it.

He loves anything with life in it.

That's why they live especially in dense forests full of life.

Baekdudaegan, which starts from Baekdu Mountain, is the terrain where the guy lives.

Jin Jae-hee followed the trail.

Did we climb for a long time like that?

She grabbed a tree and climbed up to relieve her stress.

Gangwon-do is wild.

There are monsters ranging from extremely small ones that have not yet been confirmed in this area, to powerful ones.

So, the safest way to take a break was to climb up a tree.

Jaehee leaned against a wooden pillar and took out the tumbler that was on his waist.

She barely managed to take a sip of water, then took out the towel from her waist and wiped her neck and body.

At that moment, an arrow flew towards her.

Ping-! Choaaaak!

The arrow grazed her cheek.

Jin Jae-hee wiped the blood flowing from his cheek with his finger and looked in the direction the arrow had come from.

There were two people there, holding bows and aiming at Jaehee.

Just by looking at the two people's appearances, Jin Jae-hee could tell right away what kind of people they were.

'… … Gangwon-do. The underlings of Park Mi-seon, an S-class player and monarch.'

The two were naked, not wearing a single thread, and had no hair on their entire bodies.

Moreover, the mud was so thickly stuck to its entire body that when viewed from a distance, it looked like a humanoid monster rather than a person.

And they are Park Mi-seon's faithful followers.

The most disgusting group on the Korean peninsula, mind controlled by Park Mi-seon.

If the cult leader who ruled the metro area in Seoul wanted to rule the country, these guys in Gangwon-do only wanted to satisfy the cult leader's desires.

Another reason why they are so disgusting is because they have lost their humanity.

The two screamed like animals.

“Woooooo! Woooooo!”

“Gaha! Gahahaha! Gahahahaha!”

It was such a bizarre cry that it was hard to believe that it was a human living in the modern era.

Jin Jae-hee got up from the tree branch and muttered to himself.

“There’s no way Park Mi-seon caught the giant, but I think we need to meet and ask her.”

The two believers pulled their bowstrings again.

But before that, Jaehee's two shining holy swords flew through the tree, cutting down the heads of the two believers.

Crunch!

Jaehee had been trying not to use the power of the artifact before facing the giant, but things were different when he met Park Mi-seon's forces.

'I had something to do anyway, so this is good.'

She followed in the footsteps of the believers.

* * *

In the dense forests of Gangwon-do stood a huge and splendid golden tower.

It wasn't something like an ancient structure that had been around since the past.

However, it was not a building built using modern technology.

It was a huge and splendid golden palace built by modern people, going back to primitive methods, by carving gold piece by piece.

They have lived only in Gangwon-do since the league began and have had little contact with the outside world.

They established their own culture and ideological system and took over the forests of Gangwon-do, centered around Park Mi-seon.

For one, they found the lack of contact with the outside world rather disastrous.

No matter how strong Park Mi-seon is, she can't compare to the key players that make up the league.

When Jin Jae-hee stepped into their golden palace, everyone there was shocked and took a step back.

There is a reason why they couldn't help but be surprised.

Because I thought that only Park Mi-seon could use the power of God.

Park Mi-seon killed everyone who could use an artifact even a little bit during the last round.

He thus deified himself.

But today was the last day for that self-directed play.

“Oh my god!”

“Sister! Sister!”

“Ahhhh!”

Park Mi-sun's followers hesitated when they saw Jin Jae-hee and then began to bow their heads.

The silver sword shining around her and the gorgeous silver light were a source of fear to the underlings.

There was no need to call the punks who were backing away in fear.

Jin Jae-hee slowly entered the palace adorned with gold.

There were numerous underlings, but none of them could approach the advancing Jin Jae-hee.

Of course, Jin Jae-hee wasn't interested in the punks and the golden palace.

All she was interested in was the traces of the giant octopus.

But there was no trace of the giant anywhere in the palace.

'The reason why so much gold can be found is because there are giants around.'

Gold comes out of the giant's mouth.

Because of that, there were a lot of gold nuggets rolling around like stones in this area.

In fact, even if gold comes out, it doesn't cause much trouble to the league because it has no value in this world.

But the woman who loved gold was different.

Park Mi-seon, who had been collecting a lot of gold, would have built this huge golden palace with the help of a giant god.

It would be possible to summon the power of a giant through the portal.

If so, then the existence of that portal is none other than the top of this golden pyramid.

That's where Park Mi-seon is.

As Jin Jae-hee tried to climb up there, the fanatics came closer and threatened him.

But it only threatened and never approached.

Jin Jae-hee stepped into the golden pyramid and slowly walked towards the top.

By the time she reached the middle, thousands of fanatics had already surrounded the pyramid.

The screams they let out were enough to fill the dense forest.

How far up the pyramid have you climbed?

A woman appeared.

Jin Jae-hee looked at the woman who had stopped on the stairs.

Dozens of men supported her golden throne.

The woman, who had a figure no less than that of a great wrestler, stood up from the golden throne and looked down at Jin Jae-hee.

Then he smiled.

Her smile was quite bizarre because of the heavy makeup.

“Wow, what a precious guest. The hero of the Seoul War is here.”

Jin Jae-hee couldn't help but frown at Park Mi-seon's voice.

Park Mi-seon is famous for not engaging in community activities or external activities for her power.

That's why he expected that even if he came to see her, Park Mi-seon would reject him.

However, Park Mi-seon welcomed Jin Jae-hee.

She shouted to her congregation with open arms.

“He is a precious guest. Treat him with care.”

At Park Mi-seon's voice, the fanatics began to move quickly.

She smelled disgusting.

(Continued in the next episode)