The Regressor Only Protects Me [EN]: Chapter 117

117. Last Desperate Measures (2)

Without hesitation, Jin Jaehee strode forward, reaching to grab Park Jisoo by the neck.

But at that moment, Park Jisoo, her cheeks flushed with drunkenness, suddenly looked up and shouted,

“Boo!”

It was a prank from their school days.

Park Jisoo had intended to startle Jin Jaehee, but she wasn’t surprised at all. Instead, she raised her foot and kicked Park Jisoo in the solar plexus.

Thump-! Clang!

Park Jisoo fell backward, hitting her head against the iron bars.

“Ugh…! That hurt.”

Park Jisoo chuckled, rubbing the back of her head, and Jin Jaehee pressed her foot firmly on Park Jisoo’s collarbone, saying,

“Just stay put and wait.”

“Puhaha……. Ah, if you could just take your foot off. I think I could wait quietly.”

At that moment, Jin Jaehee lifted her foot.

Park Jisoo smirked, rubbing her aching collarbone.

“Ah-. I feel like I can finally breathe……!”

But Jin Jaehee hadn’t removed her foot to grant Park Jisoo’s request.

Thwack-!

It was to kick Park Jisoo in the head.

Thud-!

Jin Jaehee’s strength was so great that Park Jisoo slammed against the wall and fell forward.

And Jin Jaehee drew her sword and severed Park Jisoo’s ankles.

Slice-!

Bright red blood splattered everywhere, and strangely, Park Jisoo didn’t scream.

She just chuckled.

“I didn’t give you permission to speak. Don’t even open your mouth. Just wait quietly.”

As Jin Jaehee threatened, Park Jisoo parted her blood-stained lips and mocked.

“O-pen.”

Slash-!

But Jin Jaehee was merciless.

The moment Park Jisoo ignored her warning, she slashed her eyes.

Park Jisoo had now lost her sight.

“……Next are your arms. Shut up and stay still.”

“Ah-. Seriously, what is this *unni* [term for older sister or female friend] saying…….”

Slice-!

Her left arm was cut off.

“No, shi…… Puhahahahaha! No, let me say something! Ah, this *unni*. So funny.”

Slice-!

Her right arm was cut off again.

Jin Jaehee mercilessly slashed whenever Park Jisoo spoke.

Only then did Park Jisoo shut her mouth.

Both arms and legs were severed, and bloody tears streamed from her eyes.

Of course, the fallen ‘Park Jisoo’ kept her mouth shut.

“Interesting. You’re the best, *unni*. Want to be my subordinate?”

“?!”

Jin Jaehee was startled and sent the Holy Sword flying in the direction of the voice.

Swish-. Thwack!

There was Park Jisoo’s face.

The Holy Sword was lodged in Park Jisoo’s forehead, which was halfway out of the wall.

Even in the midst of that, Park Jisoo continued to speak.

In fact, both of them steadfastly continued their actions.

Park Jisoo kept talking, and Jin Jaehee kept slashing.

“By the way, I was surprised. To think there’s an S-class player in Anyang.”

Slice-!

“Maybe even if I had been serious, I might have lost because of you, *unni*.”

Slice-!

“But whatever. I don’t mind this outcome. After all, being a Monarch?”

Slice-!

“Was a pain in the ass.”

Slice-! Thwack!

For the first time, Park Jisoo blocked Jin Jaehee’s sword.

With her palm.

The blade of the Holy Sword, having pierced through her palm, stopped in front of Park Jisoo’s eyes.

Park Jisoo tilted her head slightly to the right, looking at Jin Jaehee, who was glaring at her.

“Besides, I get to meet such a wonderful woman.”

“…….”

“*Unni*, you’re so damn pretty. Were you a celebrity?”

Swish-. Slice!

Jin Jaehee grabbed another Holy Sword and slashed Park Jisoo’s body diagonally.

Her bisected body collapsed to the floor.

But on the opposite table.

A newly appeared Park Jisoo was sitting on the desk, legs crossed. She rested her elbows on the desk, neatly folded her hands, and propped them under her nose as she said,

“Why are there so many attractive people in your neighborhood? Should I have started in Manan-gu too?”

“Hoo…….”

Jin Jaehee exhaled deeply.

And glared at Park Jisoo again.

Already, there were dozens of Park Jisoo’s corpses in this place.

Only then did Jin Jaehee stop attacking and decide to listen to her story.

Park Jisoo neatly folded the hands propping up her nose and placed them on her lap.

“You see, I’m the kind of girl who has to have what I want.”

“I’m the kind of girl who has to kill who I want to kill.”

Of course, Jin Jaehee had only stopped attacking; she was still wary of Park Jisoo.

Park Jisoo grinned and said,

“I’ll just take Zion. I’ll spare you, okay?”

“Does that mean you can kill me anytime?”

“‘I’ can’t kill you, but I can make you kill ‘yourself’.”

“Try it, you psycho bitch.”

“Haa-. You bitch. Look at your sassy mouth.”

At that moment, Jin Jaehee swung her sword and split the table.

Swoosh-. Slice! Crackle!

The long table was split in two, bisecting Park Jisoo, who was sitting on the chair.

And the Park Jisoo who reappeared hugged Jin Jaehee from behind.

Wrap-.

‘Again.’

There was no sound or sign.

She just appeared as if she had always been there.

Park Jisoo tempted her from behind like a snake.

“But that’s not bad. Maybe I like being treated roughly. You opened my eyes, *unni*, so you might have to take responsibility.”

‘I can’t move…….’

Jin Jaehee tried to break free from Park Jisoo’s embrace, but her body wouldn’t move at all.

It was a sensation different from being frozen.

A feeling of something sticking to her entire body.

This is probably…….

“……?!”

Then, numerous Park Jisoos appeared, centered around Jin Jaehee.

One, two, three, four, five…….

In addition to the Park Jisoos that could be seen, Park Jisoos appeared in every space in the room.

They grabbed Jin Jaehee’s neck, chest, waist, hands, stomach, buttocks, thighs, and calves.

The hands of Park Jisoo, appearing from various spaces, grabbed every part of Jaehee’s body and wouldn’t let go.

Then, the Park Jisoo behind her bit Jin Jaehee’s earlobe with all her might.

Crunch.

Bright red blood dripped down her earlobe.

Park Jisoo licked the flowing blood with her tongue.

Jin Jaehee’s blood flowed into Park Jisoo’s body.

At that moment, Park Jisoo made a seductive noise.

All those Park Jisoos were speaking.

“This is the end. From the moment you entered this place, you were already one with me.”

“This place is my prison, my own prison. It’s easy to get in, but you can never get out.”

“Are you curious about my ability?”

“Curious? Curious? Curious?”

“Answer me. Are you curious?”

“Ah-. I’m so happy.”

“I’m so glad the world is ending.”

“Are you happy like me, *unni*?”

“Or are you unhappy?”

“If you’re unhappy, don’t worry. In my body, you’ll be happy forever.”

“Together with me.”

“For-ever.”

It was then.

Bubble bubble bubble-.

Bubbles began to form on the hard cement prison walls, like lava boiling.

It wasn’t just the walls.

The ceiling, the floor, the iron door, the iron bars.

Every space in this place was changing into something wrinkled, and soon it became ‘something fleshy’.

Jin Jaehee looked around.

The Park Jisoos surrounding her slowly disappeared.

An artifact she had never seen before.

Even in her past life, there was no such bizarre artifact.

This flesh.

She had seen it somewhere.

‘Could it be…….’

Now Park Jisoo’s voice began to be heard from all directions.

A cunning and shrewd voice.

“Welcome. Into my body.”

The Park Jisoos surrounding Jin Jaehee were all smiling.

* * *

The prison yard was filled with blood and flesh.

Warriors who had given up resisting and were captured were tied up with ropes, and warriors who continued to resist were all killed.

It didn’t take a day to clear the prison.

The soldiers of Mankyung, victorious in the war, were cheering, and I entered the center of the training ground, receiving their cheers.

At that time, a warrior from Dong-an blocked my path and knelt down.

The warrior, who had been shouting that he would kill me just a moment ago, was now kneeling in front of me, begging for his life.

“Please spare me. Please spare me……! I’ll do anything. Just spare me……!”

Then the surrounding soldiers rushed to me.

“You bastard. How dare you block the Monarch’s path.”

“Hey! Get him out of here!”

And the soldiers rushed in and kicked the warrior in the temple.

Thud-!

The warrior collapsed on the floor, which was filled with corpses.

The soldiers quickly approached and began to tie up the warrior.

“I’m sorry, Monarch. This guy escaped during the capture…….”

The soldier looked at the blood-soaked warrior and asked me again.

“……Shall I kill him?”

I looked at the soldier asking me.

He was a young man.

Even if he was older than me, he looked only a year or two older.

He was wearing a black mask on his face and a windbreaker as his top.

The windbreaker was a great uniform for the soldiers.

This was because the material of the windbreaker had some waterproof function.

It was easy to wash, and it dried quickly even when wet.

Also, even if blood got on it, it didn’t soak into the clothes and fell off as if flowing.

Similarly, I was also wearing a windbreaker like the soldiers, and I was wearing work pants and military shoes as my bottoms.

During the war that lasted more than a month, many sacrifices were made.

Now that it’s over, it’s time to clean up.

I looked again at the soldier who had asked me the question.

Then the soldier’s crazed eyes quickly softened.

The soldier’s attitude, which seemed like he was about to bare his teeth and enjoy the slaughter, disappeared, and soon he trembled and asked me like a kitten.

“……Monarch. Did I make a mistake by any chance?”

“…….”

Whether one warrior died or not, it didn’t make a big difference to me.

Anyway, the war was over, and the soldiers had surrounded this area, blocking Park Jisoo’s escape route in advance.

Choi Myungjoon had gone to the Hogye area, and Choi Hyunji had gone to the Pyeongchon area, so the news of victory would probably come soon.

But what is it?

Why am I so uneasy?

The ‘Park Jisoo’ I felt wasn’t a woman of such small caliber.

From Ilbeonga to Beomgye Station, and here at Anyang Prison.

Something was wrong.

And that wrong something revealed itself sooner than expected.

“What is that?”

The soldier in front of me frowned, looking behind me.

The soldier asked for my understanding.

“Just a moment. Monarch.”

He passed me and approached that something.

I turned around, following him.

Then I couldn’t help but frown.

Squish-. Squish-. Squish-.

A woman was crawling on all fours, covered in slime.

It was the appearance of a beast.

The woman slowly approached me.

The soldier swung the hammer he was holding at the woman.

Thwack-!

The woman fell weakly to the side.

‘A person……?’

No, that wasn’t it.

The collapsed skull was slowly being restored.

And soon the change began.

Churururuk-. Thud. Squish-. Squish-. Chururururuk-.

Human hands began to sprout all over the training ground floor.

“Ugh…….”

“W-what is it?!”

“T-t-this is…….”

It was different from coming out of the ground.

It was as if they were coming out of the water…….

‘?!’

Instantly startled, I looked at the prison gate.

And staggered back, trembling.

Poosh-! Poopoopoopoopoopoopoot!

A huge white pillar soared high into the sky, centered around the prison’s outer perimeter.

“W-w-what is that!”

“It looks like a person’s…… bone?”

“Ribs……?”

As the soldiers said, it was a person’s rib.

Even that was an incredibly huge rib.

I immediately ordered the soldiers.

“Move the ogres. Destroy the ribs, and all units retreat.”

“Y-yes-!”

“Yes!!!”

The soldiers hurriedly tried to move outside.

The soldier controlling the ogre picked up the bell and began to shake it diligently.

But it was already too late.

The sticky and soft feeling felt underfoot.

And the fleshy something that began to form in the space between the huge ribs.

That fleshy something completely covered the ribs, and soon completely covered the prison.

Now this place was only pitch-black darkness.

Swish-. Thump! Thump!

The ogres, with the sunlight blocked, fell to the ground one by one and began to sleep.

Now all that was left in this place were me and the soldiers.

“…….”

And I saw it.

The rectangular prison main building’s outer wall.

The huge human eye on it.

I also saw the huge bridge of the nose on the corner of the outer wall.

And the square-shaped building’s outer wall had now become human flesh.

The sight was as if a person had been pressed and stuffed into a small rectangular box.

The body, bones, and muscles were strangely twisted, but the monster’s eyes were smiling slyly.

“……Puhuhuhuhu. Hahahahahahaha-.”

A woman’s laughter echoed from every space.

I knew the owner of this voice.

(To be continued in the next episode)