The Regressor Only Protects Me [EN]: Chapter 147

147. Order (1)

The forest, once lush with trees, was utterly devastated.

Trees were uprooted and scattered across the ground, the Light’s cabins were reduced to mere planks, and the earth had risen, forming hills of varying sizes.

Zombie ghouls, unable to die even in death, were buried in the ground, flailing.

Thousands of sparks flew in the air.

It was a spectacular sight created by Jin Jaehee’s Silver Star Sword as it deflected countless incoming spheres from all directions.

Whoosh-. Clang clang clang clang clang-!!!!!

It was as if the Milky Way had exploded all at once.

Numerous lights burst in the air.

The spheres and lines cut down by the Holy Sword fell to the ground in two pieces, creating a beautiful spectacle like shooting stars.

However, spheres and lines still targeted Jin Jaehee from all directions.

The long contest between the two soon came to an end.

Jin Jaehee was caught in Kang Si-On’s hand.

She let out a rough breath.

“Puhuhu… Haa.”

Even an S-class player was like a lamp before the wind in the face of a transcendent being. [A ‘transcendent being’ refers to someone who has surpassed normal human limitations.]

The fact that she didn’t tire even after fighting evenly until now determined their victory or defeat.

Jin Jaehee had already allowed several effective hits and was covered in blood.

“Cough… !”

It was Jin Jaehee’s defeat.

The transcendent’s combat power overwhelmed Jin Jaehee.

Now, the transcendent tried to finish her off by gripping her neck even tighter.

Squeeze…

“Haa…!!!”

Held in Si-On’s hand, Jin Jaehee groaned in pain.

She struggled, moving her body like a puppy with its arms and neck caught.

It was a meaningless struggle in the face of overwhelming power that she couldn’t escape.

Choi Hyunji, who was watching the scene, muttered.

“Why…”

She looked up at the transcendent and Jin Jaehee with a bewildered expression.

Until now, Jin Jaehee had not attacked the transcendent.

She had only defended.

Choi Hyunji couldn’t understand.

Why she hadn’t attacked the changed Kang Si-On.

‘I have to help. I… have to help…’

Choi Hyunji summoned her artifact.

And she swung the black object at the transcendent.

The black object formed a curve like a whip and shot towards its target.

Whoosh-!!! Clang!

However, it was Jin Jaehee, not the transcendent, who blocked her attack.

The last remaining Holy Sword blocked the black object.

The black scythe and the Holy Sword clashed together, and an unpleasant friction sound echoed.

Surprised, Choi Hyunji looked at Jin Jaehee, and their eyes met.

“…No.”

Choi Hyunji couldn’t understand Jin Jaehee’s actions.

“Why-!!!!”

She shouted with all her might, but Jin Jaehee didn’t withdraw her sword.

She just kept saying no.

“No, no…”

“Why! No… He’s already lost his reason… He’s not Kang Si-On…? You’re going to die if you keep doing this… You’re going to die!”

“I’m… okay. I’m okay… so go take care of Choi Myungjoon.”

“You crazy… You crazy bitch… Why are you dying here… You don’t have to die here…! Stop it now. Please…”

Choi Hyunji burst into tears and knelt on the ground, sobbing.

Cough-.

Jin Jaehee quietly vomited blood.

Her vision was dizzy, and she felt like she was about to lose consciousness.

Even so, she endured with a desperate spirit.

She had several chances to kill Kang Si-On until now, but she didn’t.

Because Kang Si-On was the only person who could win this league.

Since she had vowed to protect him, she had to protect him.

Jin Jaehee never wanted to abandon her beliefs.

And she believed.

That Kang Si-On would definitely come back.

If he didn’t come back, then rather… rather.

‘…It’s better for me to die.’

She bit her lower lip so hard that blood burst out.

And she squeezed out all her remaining strength and pushed him away.

The transcendent flew backward and crashed heavily into the ground.

Whoosh-. Bang!

A cloud of dust soared high into the sky.

The last remaining Holy Sword was circling around her.

Her goal was one.

To make Kang Si-On unable to fight.

‘I’ll squeeze out all my remaining strength.’

Resolved, Jin Jaehee tore the blood-stained top with one hand.

Tear!

The torn top was scattered in the air.

There was not a single intact spot on her body wearing a black tank top.

But her eyes were full of determination.

She lightly swung the Holy Sword to the side.

Whoosh-.

A sharp wind sound rang out.

She took a rough breath and looked into the smoke.

As Round 1 ended, Jaehee was determined.

She would walk the path he was going.

In other words, if there was no Kang Si-On, there would be no her.

If they died, they would die together.

If they lived, they would live together.

She released all her remaining strength.

Kwaaaaaaaang-!!!

A sonic boom rang out, and a tremendous wind began to rage.

Meanwhile, Choi Hyunji, who was protecting Choi Myungjoon, couldn’t bear to open her eyes.

“Ugh?!

Hair fluttered wildly.

At the same time, a beam of light as bright as the sun burst out in all directions.

The ground around Jin Jaehee began to explode and spin in a circle according to the flow of power.

Large and small fragments swirled around like a hurricane, protecting her.

It was an overwhelming force.

More than any monster.

More than any player.

No, more than the miracles of the transcendent described in the Holy War.

Jin Jaehee’s appearance was radiant and beautiful.

Like a goddess.

Her brightly burning sword was only aimed at one place.

Towards Kang Si-On, who had burst out of the ground.

Kang Si-On was still unconscious, looking up at Jin Jaehee.

The rematch between the two did not take long.

Kang Si-On kicked off the ground and swung his fist at her.

Jin Jaehee fell to the ground and swung her Holy Sword at him.

The moment the two attacks met, light gathered.

Cheeing-.

Soon it spread in all directions.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-!

* * *

Battle is about quick judgment.

You had to identify the route the enemy was attacking from, figure out which attack would inflict a fatal wound, and defend against it.

What you can’t block, you have to take, but you have to avoid fatal wounds.

For example, a line coming into the heart can be cut off with a knife.

At the same time, it means that you have to fully endure the hand strike aimed at the neck.

Thud-!

“…?”

Bang! Thud thud thud thud thud! Boom-!

With one hand strike from the transcendent, Jin Jaehee rolled several times and fell far away.

She immediately got up and prepared for the incoming attack again.

Numerous chains flew from the front.

Jin Jaehee cut and cut the chains and flew towards the transcendent again.

The transcendent had already anticipated Jin Jaehee’s actions.

He attached spheres in the direction she was swinging her sword to disperse the force in all directions and change the path.

That’s how the Holy Sword missed, but her fist was planted in the transcendent’s left rib.

The transcendent vomited blood for the first time.

“Ugh-!”

Jin Jaehee could have killed the ‘Transcendent’ with her last attack.

If the fist aimed at his ribs had targeted his neck or head, the Transcendent would surely have died.

But if that happened, Kang Si-on would die too.

So, Jin Jaehee continued with only the minimum necessary attacks.

Several more clashes followed.

Kang Si-on’s ability had now surpassed merely creating spheres, reaching a level where he could create various complex shapes.

This was Kang Si-on’s ability, honed to the extreme with the artifact.

He possessed the power to create all things.

Moreover, being able to create various shapes meant he could also employ countless attack methods.

For example, he could cleverly bend a line to use it as a fishing hook, or create a hole in the center of a line to make a chain.

In any case, Kang Si-on had the ability to create anything according to the caster’s imagination.

The diverse forms of objects he created threatened Jin Jaehee from all directions.

But she cut them all down.

Weirdly shaped weapons also threatened Jin Jaehee.

But she cut these down as well.

The Transcendent anticipated her every move, setting traps in her path to threaten Jin Jaehee.

She cut all of these down too.

Even if he was a Transcendent, even if he had a genius-level intellect.

Jin Jaehee had to prove her abilities here.

If even her martial prowess was inferior to his, there would be no reason for her to be by his side.

Half of her heart was sincere, and the other half was worried.

Jin Jaehee poured out all her remaining strength.

And with her last remaining Holy Sword, she gathered her maximum power and cut through space.

Crack-. Crunch!

Space distorted.

Truly empty space was divided in two and distorted.

Before fighting the Transcendent, she couldn’t cut ‘intangible things’.

But now, Jin Jaehee was cutting through the intangible space itself.

She had grown during this battle.

“Aaaah… Aagh!”

The Transcendent groaned for the first time.

The more Jin Jaehee fought him, the more she realized.

She could only stop the Transcendent by pouring out 100% of her strength.

The Transcendent convulsed and fell backward.

Thud-!

* * *

“Huff, huff, huff…! Huff, huff, huff.”

Jaehee breathed rapidly, looking ahead.

The Transcendent had finally fallen.

He must have been a player who had reached a level far beyond the field boss ‘Witch’.

If he hadn’t been unconscious, the outcome of the fight would have been uncertain.

‘It’s done… it’s done.’

The artifact’s power had completely disappeared.

She didn’t even have the strength to twitch a finger.

Jin Jaehee wrapped her arms around herself and staggered toward him.

Her mind was dizzy, so she stumbled and got up several times.

She staggered toward him as if all the strength had drained from her body.

Jin Jaehee looked at Kang Si-on, who was lying down.

He had a peaceful face, as if he were taking a Saturday afternoon nap.

His chest rose and fell.

He was alive.

That was enough.

Jin Jaehee knelt before him.

Thud-!

‘What is it?’

What on earth is it?

This subtle emotion.

The person she had to protect was lying down, and she herself was exhausted in front of him.

She had vowed to protect him, but her abilities were limited to protecting him from all the threats in this world.

Kang Si-on had complained of headaches from the very beginning of the forest, but she thought it was temporary pain due to overwork.

Originally, she should have noticed the strangeness and immediately sought a solution.

For some reason, she had only said she would follow ‘Kang Si-on’s will’ and had not paid attention to his safety.

What kind of returner [someone who has returned from the future] is this?

What kind of helper is this?

Jin Jaehee covered her face.

An unbearable sadness washed over her.

For a moment, she wondered what she was doing here.

She wept, lying face down.

All sorts of emotions crossed her mind, and unbearable tears flowed like a waterfall.

“…”

But the situation that followed was truly cruel to her.

Kang Si-on, who she thought had fallen, stood up again.

Jin Jaehee looked at Kang Si-on, who had risen again.

He was still the Transcendent.

Because his eyes were closed.

The Transcendent, having exhausted all his mental strength to use his abilities, threw a punch.

Whoosh-!

The sound of the air tearing echoed even with just a punch.

Jin Jaehee barely dodged his punch and poured out attacks again to knock him unconscious.

She was in the same situation, with her stamina depleted and unable to use her abilities.

Now the two continued a dogfight [a close-quarters, chaotic fight].

Punching, kicking, pushing, dodging, biting with their teeth, tripping each other, or climbing on top and pounding with their fists.

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!

Kang Si-on climbed on top of the fallen Jaehee and blindly threw punches.

Jaehee was busy defending her face.

She bit her lower lip and muttered.

“Please…”

And with all her strength, she raised both feet and knocked him over in the opposite direction.

Wrestling technique.

No matter how strong Kang Si-on was, Jin Jaehee was one step ahead in a fistfight.

Crash-!

Now Kang Si-on was lying on the floor, and Jin Jaehee climbed on top of him.

Jin Jaehee pleaded pitifully in a tearful voice.

“…Just pass out.”

Swoosh-. Thwack!

Jin Jaehee’s fist struck the Transcendent’s right cheek.

Jin Jaehee begged like a child and continued to swing her fist.

“Pass out, pass out. Pass out…! Please… pass out…!”

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!

The Transcendent defended his face while trying to push her away by kicking her back with his knees.

Jin Jaehee had no choice but to think extremely at this moment.

It would be better to cut off Kang Si-on’s legs.

Rather than being unconscious forever, she thought it would be better to cut off his legs until she found a way to awaken his consciousness.

Jaehee sobbed and swung her last fist.

Swoosh-. Thwack!

But this time, the Transcendent caught her fist with his palm.

“…”

“…”

Jaehee slightly opened her eyes.

Because something had changed.

Jin Jaehee’s fist met the Transcendent’s palm.

Swoosh-.

The Transcendent’s slender fingers gently wrapped around her rough fist, and soon Si-on’s voice was heard.

“…It …hurts.”

Jaehee looked down at him with tearful eyes.

There was Kang Si-on, with his eyes open.

His eyes were swollen, but those eyes were definitely looking up at Jaehee.

He gave a faint smile and continued.

“Stop hitting me. It… hurts.”

His fingers slipped away and fell to the ground with a thud.

Si-on took a steady breath.

He finally lost consciousness again.

Unlike before, he fell asleep like a baby in a cradle.

“…”

Jin Jaehee, who was watching him, sobbed silently.

Then, unable to bear it, she burst into tears for the first time.

The thought that it was a relief.

The thought that she was grateful he had returned.

She hugged the unconscious Si-on tightly and sobbed for a while.

(To be continued in the next episode)