The Regressor Only Protects Me [EN]: Chapter 195

195. Separation and Reunion (3)

The stench of blood permeated the city, and crows darkened the sky.

Due to the prolonged war, the front lines had reached a stalemate.

Now, the guerrilla warfare within the city had devolved into a one-sided extermination by the Hunters.

Mangyeong could no longer halt the Hunters’ advance.

Jeong Hyeon-soo was holding out with the remaining forces, but even this was merely a delaying tactic.

The Hunters advanced to positions where they could snipe at the monster’s body outside the stadium.

Mangyeong’s monster began to sustain damage from enemy attacks for the first time.

Mangyeong’s technicians covered the monster’s belly with iron plates to deflect the bullets, but it was useless.

Skilled shooters bypassed the iron plates and attacked the monster’s vulnerable spots.

The elite forces of the Metro, Woo Ji-hye and Kim Kang-seok, advanced towards Anyang Sports Complex.

No force remained in Mangyeong that could stop the two Players [individuals with superhuman abilities].

Their goal was to annihilate the defensive forces before Mangyeong’s main force arrived.

Mangyeong’s main force possessed significant destructive power, primarily centered around the Ogres.

Also, since Ogres were stronger in close combat than rifle squads, Metro was bound to be at a disadvantage in infantry power.

Even the Ogres defending the sports complex were massacring Hunters.

Of course.

Woo Ji-hye wasn’t just standing by and watching.

The Ogres were recklessly rampaging through the buildings where the Hunters had infiltrated.

-Kuaaaah… Kuooooh…

Woo Ji-hye cautiously emerged from the alleyway and crossed her fingers.

At that moment, two gigantic fire swords materialized in the sky and pierced the Ogre’s body.

Thwack!

Woo Ji-hye released her crossed fingers and clenched her fist.

Then, the flames began to engulf the Ogre’s entire body.

Whirrrl!

-Kuaaaaaaaah! …Aaaaaah!

The Ogre, completely engulfed in flames, screamed in agony.

Even so, it continued to trample on the Hunters, but Woo Ji-hye didn’t even consider the collateral damage to her own forces.

Once the Ogres were dealt with, Mangyeong’s soldiers would be nothing more than a disorganized rabble.

That was Woo Ji-hye’s assessment.

At that moment, Kim Kang-seok approached Woo Ji-hye and said.

“A strong force is approaching.”

“…It must be the remaining Artifact Player [a Player who uses a powerful magical item] from Mangyeong.”

“I’ll handle it. You focus on eliminating the Ogres.”

“Understood.”

Kim Kang-seok looked up at the sky and created a multitude of small clay pipes there.

The clay pipes floated in the sky and scattered.

Kim Kang-seok’s ability was to create small clay pipes, each imbued with magic.

The clay pipes acted according to the caster’s commands.

They could be used as landmines or to intercept opponents like drones.

The clay pipes floated into the sky and began searching for Mangyeong’s Player.

And when a strong force was detected from the north, they all began to shoot needles at that location.

The needles fired from the clay pipes were coated with a deadly poison that would kill anyone who was hit.

However, the thing flying towards the clay pipes wasn’t a person, but lightning.

Lightning filled the sky and destroyed the clay pipes scattered in the air all at once.

The debris of the clay pipes fell to the ground.

Kim Kang-seok, who was watching the scene, frowned.

‘One shot?’

He looked up at the rooftop.

Lightning was still crackling there.

‘Jeong Hyeon-soo.’

Kim Kang-seok summoned the clay pipes again.

The clay pipes rotated around him at a constant rate and then soared into the sky again.

While Woo Ji-hye was eliminating the Ogres, Kim Kang-seok had to buy time.

Honestly, Kim Kang-seok didn’t possess the overwhelming power like Woo Ji-hye, but he could at least annoy his opponents.

‘All of the clay pipes’ abilities must be kept hidden as much as possible. The ultimate goal is Jin Jae-hee.’

Kim Kang-seok jumped into the building and went straight to the rooftop.

He looked around and searched for Jeong Hyeon-soo. It wasn’t difficult to find him.

Jeong Hyeon-soo stood out.

He was covered in lightning.

Moreover, Jeong Hyeon-soo’s majestic and enormous lightning bow was overwhelming in itself.

Jeong Hyeon-soo released the string of the lightning bow.

Pshew-. Crackle-!

The target was Kim Kang-seok.

‘Damn it!’

Sensing imminent death, Kim Kang-seok created numerous clay pipes in front of him.

The lightning arrow collided with the clay pipes and ricocheted in all directions.

Crackle-!

Kim Kang-seok shot spiderwebs from the clay pipes that had been scattered in all directions due to the lightning.

He was setting up a spiderweb trap to prevent the enemy from approaching.

But it didn’t work on Jeong Hyeon-soo.

Kaboom-!

Jeong Hyeon-soo broke through the scattered clay pipes and swung his foot at Kim Kang-seok.

“…?!”

Kim Kang-seok was surprised and stepped back.

Although he called it a spiderweb, the substance that the clay pipes were spraying had a strong adhesive force that could never be removed once attached.

Thanks to this, Jeong Hyeon-soo’s entire body was wrapped in spiderwebs, but even with such restrictions on his movements, his kick aimed straight and powerfully at Kim Kang-seok’s face.

Whoosh-! Crackle!!!

Jeong Hyeon-soo’s foot generated powerful lightning to the point where dark clouds gathered in an instant.

Kim Kang-seok, who was hit by the kick, rolled his eyes and fell backward.

Jeong Hyeon-soo asked.

“Did you kill Choi Hyeon-ji?”

But Kim Kang-seok, who had already fainted from the blow, couldn’t answer.

Before Kim Kang-seok even fell to the ground, Jeong Hyeon-soo grabbed him by the collar with his hand.

Jeong Hyeon-soo shouted in front of Kim Kang-seok’s eyes with blazing eyes.

“That’s it… If the underground is so good, I’ll send you there. You bug bastards…!”

And with his collar in his grip, he spun him around in the air and slammed him into the ground.

Kwaang-!

With a tremendous sonic boom, the ground collapsed.

As Jeong Hyeon-soo said, Kim Kang-seok was slammed into the ground.

But at that moment, two fire swords aimed at Jeong Hyeon-soo floated into the sky.

Jeong Hyeon-soo barely twisted his body to avoid the flying fire swords.

He looked at the place where the power was emanating from.

The Metro’s overwhelming fire ability user.

Rumors about her were rampant even within the elite squad.

He had never actually encountered her because she didn’t participate in Metro’s general massacres.

The information known about the person who made a great contribution in suppressing the northern forces of Seoul was that she was unimaginably strong.

Jeong Hyeon-soo raised his head and looked at the place where the dust was clearing.

Woo Ji-hye was standing there.

Jeong Hyeon-soo’s forehead was throbbing as he looked at her.

“It wasn’t a guy, it was a girl…? You X bitch.”

Jeong Hyeon-soo could be sure.

The only Player who could kill Choi Hyeon-ji was that bitch.

Jeong Hyeon-soo clenched his fist in revenge.

* * *

Mangyeong’s main force had an underground prison created by modifying the sewer.

There, war prisoners were imprisoned, sometimes two or three at a time.

Chae Chae-yeon was the same.

With shackles embedded with red gemstones on her body, she stared blankly at the sky above the manhole.

The movements of Mangyeong’s main force were unusual.

Their shouts and movements indicated that they were advancing into the city.

The main force’s movements continued all night.

Chae Chae-yeon said to the soldier guarding the manhole.

“Hey-. Hey-”

Since Chae Chae-yeon was the only one in this sewer, she could call the soldier without worry.

The soldier ignored her several times, pretending not to hear, but then looked down at Chae Chae-yeon with an annoyed voice.

“What?”

“It’s… really too hot here. And… it smells. Can’t you move me to a better place?”

“…Shut up.”

The young soldier seemed annoyed and turned his gaze away from her.

There were now very few people inside this Seoul National University forward base.

This was because most of the troops had begun to storm inside Mangyeong City.

Three hours ago, news came that the enemy’s defensive forces in Seocho and Geumcheon had been defeated.

As Kang Si-on intended, the main force was able to enter Mangyeong before three days had passed.

All that remained here were sick or injured soldiers and war prisoners.

“Hey…”

“…”

“Ah, pleeaaase…”

Chae Chae-yeon’s voice echoed from under the sewer all day long.

The young Mangyeong soldier steadfastly ignored her words, but soon he had no choice but to look inside the sewer again because of a strange sound.

He shone a green light inside the sewer.

There was a naked Chae Chae-yeon.

She had taken off all her clothes and was looking up at the soldier.

“I finally saw it… I told you I’d show you something good…”

“…!!”

Anyone could see that Chae Chae-yeon was a really attractive woman.

That’s why even a young soldier couldn’t help but have his heart flutter.

Even if her body was covered in all kinds of filth, it couldn’t hide Chae Chae-yeon’s beauty.

Her voice echoed from inside the sewer.

“…The main force has left, right?”

“…”

“There’s no one here. Isn’t that right?”

“…”

“…Then it’s just the two of us here.”

“…”

“Since I’m going to die anyway… I wanted to touch a man’s body at least once…”

Chae Chae-yeon looked up at the Mangyeong soldier again with a weak gaze.

“Can’t I…?”

The Mangyeong soldier wasn’t stupid either.

It was just an obvious honey trap.

But among her words, the words that she was going to die anyway resonated too much.

The Mangyeong soldier was someone who had been shot and left the front lines.

But all the people he used to be close to had died on the battlefield.

In fact, he was lucky.

So he too was aware.

That he was definitely going to die anyway.

Whether he died this way or that way.

Whether he was executed by Kang Si-on or shot by the Metro forces.

And whether he died holding that woman, or just died.

“…Uh.”

The young soldier slowly continued.

“…Uh, what are you going to do for me?”

Chae Chae-yeon smiled at that voice.

There was no one in this space to stop the Mangyeong soldier.

In fact, locking them in this manhole meant that it didn’t matter if they died.

Kang Si-on didn’t have the luxury to take care of war prisoners, so he abandoned them.

Both the Mangyeong soldier and the imprisoned Chae Chae-yeon knew this well.

Chae Chae-yeon said lewdly.

“Anything.”

* * *

“Kahahaha… Kehehehe…”

The young soldier, pinned under Chae Chae-yeon’s thighs, was suffocating with his nose and mouth buried in the filth.

Chae Chae-yeon pressed down on the soldier’s neck even harder with her thighs.

“Did your dick dominate your brain?”

“Kahaak. Haaaak!”

Chae Chae-yeon brought her face close to the trembling man’s face.

Chae Chae-yeon whispered in the dying man’s ear.

“How is it? The suffocating feeling? Huh?”

“Buheueue… Bureureup… Bureup.”

“Do you like it? Is it thrilling?”

“Poo- Hehehe… Euh…”

“Go to the afterlife and jerk off. Friend.”

“…Euh. … …”

The trembling of the soldier’s body gradually subsided.

When he died, Chae Chae-yeon looked at the ladder leading down from the manhole.

Although her hands and feet were tied, it wasn’t difficult to climb the ladder.

She groaned and climbed the ladder.

It was raining, so the manhole and the ground were wet.

Thud-!

Chae Chae-yeon put her hand on the ground and finally escaped.

Then she lay sprawled on the bare ground and took a deep breath.

“Haa… Haa…”

The rainwater washed away the filth on her body, and she quenched her thirst.

But the situation of the prisoners trapped under the manhole was different.

People’s screams echoed from everywhere.

“Save me…! Save me…!”

“Is anyone there…!”

“The water is rising here! Damn it! Please!”

It was the screams of people trapped in the manhole like Chae Chae-yeon.

Chae Chae-yeon, who was still lying in the muddy puddle, burst into laughter.

Getting up from her seat, she left the screams in the manhole behind and slammed her shackles against the metal around her.

Clang-! Clang-! Clang-!

But no matter how many times she swung, the shackles didn’t break.

“…It doesn’t work. I knew it wouldn’t, but.”

Chae Chae-yeon looked around.

The rainy scenery of Seoul National University.

There weren’t many ways for her to return to Suwon.

Her Artifact ability was also sealed, so she couldn’t break through the dense forest.

After all, she had no choice but to meet Lee Joo-yeon, who had gone to Mangyeong.

To meet Lee Joo-yeon, she had to cross Gwanak Mountain, and she also had to avoid being discovered by Mangyeong’s soldiers.

“Haa… I’m really going to kill him. Kang Si-on. How dare you treat me like this?”

Chae Chae-yeon will meet Lee Joo-yeon and go straight to Suwon.

And she will bring Kang Jun-ho to Mangyeong.

Since she was treated like this, Kang Jun-ho will retaliate even if he is his brother.

That was Chae Chae-yeon’s thought.

“…Jun-ho can’t live without me. What Jun-ho needs is not Kang Si-on, but only me.”

Thud-. Thud-. Thud-.

Chae Chae-yeon began to run barefoot through the muddy puddle.

Many sounds were heard.

The sound of rain falling.

The sound of raindrops hitting the hood of a scrapped car.

The screams of people drowning as the water rose inside the manhole.

Leaving all those sounds behind, Chae Chae-yeon began to cross Gwanak Mountain.

(To be continued in the next episode)