The Regressor Only Protects Me Chapter 49

#Episode 49. Anyang Station: Underground Shopping Mall (2)

“Ugh… … !”

Boom!

I rolled off his head and hugged it.

Even in my dazed state, I immediately raised my head with the thought that I had to survive.

Gugugung… … !

At that moment, the ogre stirred and turned to the side.

The ogre’s massive head came crashing down on me.

“… … !”

I quickly got up and ran towards the opposite wall.

Kuung-!

Luckily, the bastard’s head didn’t fall on me.

He was just tossing and turning in his sleep, but to me it was like a giant rock rolling down the mountain.

-Keuheung… …! Keuheuheuheu.

The ogre was snoring irregularly, as if he was having trouble sleeping.

I thought, breathing heavily.

‘Why? It’s still a long way to go until the sun rises.’

It happened so quickly that I couldn’t even react.

The ogre had nimble movements despite its large size, and Jin Jae-hee threw herself at me to save me.

I looked at my hands, which were shaking haphazardly.

There was a lot of blood on it.

It was neither the ogre’s nor mine.

It was Jin Jae-hee’s.

For a moment, I felt as if my heart sank.

I had to find her.

I tried to find her in my fading vision.

But it was difficult to find her in the underground shopping mall where there was neither flashlight nor moonlight.

All I could see was the ogre’s head in front of me.

First, I had to find a flashlight.

Luckily, I spotted a flashlight shining nearby.

I quickly walked over and grabbed the flashlight.

And then he immediately looked at the ogre.

-Drrrrr… …Drrrrrrr… … .

The ogre was still sleeping.

The only change was from sleeping on your back to sleeping on your side.

The ogre did not wake up.

I couldn’t figure out how he attacked me.

It clearly wouldn’t move unless exposed to sunlight, but it clearly raised its hand and attacked me.

But that’s for later.

First of all, I had to save her.

I turned the flashlight around and looked for her.

It must have hit the bastard’s palm and flew somewhere.

The flashlight beam flickered haphazardly.

It was because my hands were shaking.

And before long, I was able to find her.

I walked up to her and examined her.

She was thrown off the wall and fell to the floor.

His whole body was covered in blood.

The wound was so severe that I couldn’t believe I was still alive.

It looked like all the bones were crushed.

In this state, even if you come to your senses, you won’t be able to walk.

No, even if I walk, I won’t be able to survive in this world any longer.

I couldn’t believe it.

I didn’t want to believe it.

How did things end up like this?

“fu*k… …fu*k.”

My breathing became ragged.

I tried to calm my trembling hands and looked at her.

The bleeding was so severe that it was unclear how much longer he would survive.

The impact was so great that even the real sword she always carried was shattered into pieces.

Her bones, weaker than the sword, would have been shattered.

If I had seen her normally, I would have felt more at ease just giving up.

but…….

‘I have to save him.’

Had to survive.

She was a great source of strength to me.

Jin Jae-hee’s strength was needed to get through this league.

I took off my clothes.

It is difficult for an unconscious person to maintain body temperature.

In this cold weather, with temperatures approaching minus 20 degrees Celsius, her body temperature will drop rapidly.

Hypothermia should be prevented rather than excessive bleeding.

He took off his nightgown, fleece cloak, and vest and covered her with them.

I won’t be able to last here for long either.

I only took off three pieces of clothing, but I felt like my bones were frozen.

Besides, I had to get out of here before morning.

Before they wake up.

I quickly scanned the area with the flashlight.

‘Think, think. Think.’

My heart was beating fast.

The moment Jin Jae-hee becomes incapacitated, this space that had felt safe until then is now filled with fear.

That’s how important Jin Jae-hee’s role was to me.

The situation was desperate.

The passageway that was the only entrance was blocked by another guy lying there.

Another passage was initially impassable, blocked by a pile of corpses.

In the end, I had no choice but to go back the way I came.

To do that, I had to step over the body of a guy that felt like a giant rock.

‘There is no other way.’

There is no way out unless the bastard turns his body around again.

Thump thump.

I quickly reset the timer on my digital clock.

There are now just over four hours until sunrise.

I had to escape this dungeon before then.

I tried to carry her.

For a person weighing close to 50kg, the clothes on their body alone would weigh at least 10kg.

Before the world ended, I weighed less than 65kg, so I would have lost even more weight if I hadn’t eaten for several days.

But I put my arm around her shoulder in desperation.

‘I have to save him… … .’

I just had that one thought.

I will definitely save you.

And you will definitely survive.

He dragged her to the neck, the thinnest part of his body.

-Drrrrrr! Kuu… …Drrrrrr!

I stabbed the dagger into the neck of the ogre who was snoring loudly.

Phew-! Phew! Phew! Phew!

When it didn’t even leave a scratch after one stab, he tried to make a foothold by stabbing it several more times and standing on it.

‘please……!’

But it was impossible.

My body was so weak.

Changing the plan, I climbed onto her neck first and tried to pull her up.

He grabbed her arms with both hands and used all his strength to lift them up.

But it was still hopeless.

‘Just once… …!’

Two times, three times, four times, five times, six times, seven times.

Drop her to the ground several times.

I tried to climb up onto her from below, and I also tried to climb up onto her from other parts.

I looked around again to make sure there were no other routes.

I tried to utilize the artifact, but the tiny orb didn’t do anything.

Still, I kept trying.

My body and hers fell repeatedly onto the cold shopping mall floor.

Didn’t give up.

I couldn’t give up.

He desperately crawled up, repeatedly stabbing the dagger into the bastard’s neck.

My desperate rescue efforts continued.

My teeth chattered, my vision blurred, and my hands and feet felt frozen.

My desperate struggle continued on and on, to the point where I forgot how many times I tried.

Just to carry her and get over the ogre’s body.

And how much time passed?

The timer started ringing.

Ting ting ting. Ting ting ting. Ting ting ting.

7:01 AM.

I couldn’t move a single finger.

I had exhausted all my energy and fell into a deep sleep due to the shivering cold.

I tried to get out of this dungeon with her for 4 whole hours, but failed.

With his weak body, it was impossible to carry a person and step over that huge body.

“Huh… … Heh. Huh. Huh… … Heh. Huh… … .”

My breathing was ragged.

It was because of the cold and because of physical strength.

But that didn’t change anything.

I put my arm around her shoulders again.

Had to fall again.

It will be morning soon.

It will be morning soon… … .

“… … .”

Towering.

Stopped in his tracks.

Even with my fading eyesight, I couldn’t move a single finger when I saw what was right in front of me.

I looked up at it slowly.

-… … .

The bizarrely strange creature’s eyes met mine.

The black pupils inside the bloodshot whites of the eyes were looking left and right.

And then he met my eyes again.

I was still looking into the bastard’s eyes while carrying Jin Jae-hee on my back.

Kookookookook… … .

The bastard raised his body with a slight vibration.

The other passage, which had been impassable for four hours, was finally opened.

It wasn’t just one.

The three who had been sleeping behind also woke up at the same time.

‘escape.’

Swish-.

Instinctively, he stepped back and hesitated.

They were looking down at me with their backs twisted in a grotesque manner.

It was because the underground shopping mall was so narrow that they couldn’t even straighten their backs.

And saliva was dripping from the corner of the bastard’s huge mouth.

-Goooooooooo… …

The ogre slowly extended his hand.

It was a threatening gesture, not a sign of friendliness.

I raised my head and faced my palm while carrying Jin Jae-hee.

It was horror itself.

I crouched down, and the bastard slammed his palm down.

Kuung-!!!

* * *

“… … .”

My heart was pounding.

Realizing that I wasn’t dead yet, I opened my eyes again, which I had tightly shut.

And then I realized that a silver shield was surrounding me and Jin Jae-hee.

[Guardian protection activated.]

A notification window appears before your eyes.

A brilliant silver protective film formed over the body.

The palm of the bastard who struck me had a circular hole in it, following the protective barrier.

-What the…?

The ogre raised his hand and looked at his palm, where a huge air hole had formed.

The cross-section of the hole was burning with a silvery flame.

The shield was burning the bastard’s palm.

I thought I was going to die without being able to move.

Just when I was about to give up, this protective shield wrapped around my body.

I’ve never been this close to death.

The fear I felt in the shopping mall, the fear I felt from the alligator snapping turtle, none of the fears I felt now could compare to this fear.

At that moment, Jin Jae-hee’s body gained strength.

To be exact, it was vibrating slightly.

As I naturally let go of her hand that was on my shoulder, Jin Jae-hee floated up.

“……you.”

I called, but there was no answer.

Jin Jae-hee had his eyes closed.

Sseuung- sseuung- sseuung-.

Three silver swords were rotating around her body.

And then her body rose slightly, and a flash of light spread out from her body, illuminating the dark interior of the underground shopping mall.

Another notification window appeared in front of my eyes.

[Guardian activated, caster Kang Shion.]

[Please enter a command.]

It was strange.

Even though the skill was being cast centered around her body, a notification window appeared as if it had originally been mine.

-Gwaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!

The ogre was howling and roaring with anger, but it was not approaching easily.

Perhaps it is because of the silvery flash that Jin Jae-hee is emitting.

What the hell is she?

Are you not human?

Above all, the ‘caster’ Kang Si-on.

I didn’t do anything.

I was just struggling to get her out of here.

It wasn’t an artifact either.

The only thing that could be confirmed was that a silvery flash was emanating from Jin Jae-hee’s body.

Her body floated up and she moved forward a little.

Now she was completely blocking my path and guarding me.

As I remained silent, the notification window appeared again.

[Please enter a command.]

command?

If it’s an order, what on earth are you talking about?

If you ask them to kill those monsters that seem like they’re going to run towards you at any moment, will the order be carried out?

It was worth a try.

“Make the four ogres in front of you incapacitated.”

I was half in doubt.

Whether this is really a skill I can command or not.

[A command has been entered.]

[Guardian is activated.]

Pfft-! Kwajijijik… … .

I was thinking about it half in doubt.

But with a notification window indicating that a command had been entered, ‘Guardian’ Jin Jae-hee flew forward.

And it happened in an instant.

-Goooooooooo!!!!

-GAAAAAAHHHH!!!

-Gyaaaah! Gyaaaah!!!

Both feet of the four ogres were cut off.

The ogres fell to the ground and screamed.

It was a speed that my eyes could not even keep up with.

“… … !”

My mouth opened on its own.

It really was just a moment.

The Guardian, having annihilated the enemy, put away his sword.

And then it slowly flew towards me.

Her eyes were still closed.

[Command execution completed.]

[You fall into a state of sleep to recover your body.]

At that moment, the silver light began to fade from Jin Jae-hee’s body.

As the silver light surrounding his body disappeared, Jin Jae-hee, who had been floating in the air, fell to the ground.

Thud!

I caught her falling in my arms.

“Phew… … Heh… … .”

She was unconscious, moaning softly.

‘What the heck is this… … .’

Jin Jae-hee was definitely passed out.

But just now she wasn’t human.

It was like a weapon.

A weapon that moves according to the caster’s command, just like my artifact orb.

What kind of skills did I instill in her in my past life?

‘… … .’

I pushed her away from my arms a little and looked at her face.

He had his eyes closed and passed out without a trace.

And the wounds were healing little by little.

This was also a Guardian ability.

Caster, Kang Shion.

I had to think about it.

“… … .”

I hugged her and carried her.

Anyway, I wanted to get out of this damn dungeon as soon as possible.

Because the ogres with their legs cut off were crawling towards me, screaming.

I carried her on my shoulders and walked toward the sunlit entrance.

(Continued in the next episode)