The Regressor Only Protects Me [EN]: Chapter 199

199. Farewell and Reunion (7)

Woo Ji-hye fled into the corpse-filled streets.

After confirming that no one was around, she finally took off her gas mask and gasped for breath.

“Hoo… Haa…”

She stood there for a while, then collapsed to the ground, coughing violently.

Her eyes scanned her surroundings.

‘…I can’t feel Ahjussi’s [Mr.’s] power.’

Kim Kang-seok’s power was so great that she could sense him anywhere in the city.

But Kim Kang-seok’s power was gone.

The meaning of that was obvious.

“Ugh.”

Woo Ji-hye covered her mouth, feeling nauseous.

In the battle with Jin Jae-hee, Woo Ji-hye had also suffered severe injuries.

Her internal organs were utterly damaged.

Woo Ji-hye finally vomited blood.

The amount of blood she spewed was so great that the asphalt road was stained red.

After several bouts of vomiting, Woo Ji-hye couldn’t bear the overwhelming sadness and leaned against a wall.

Kim Kang-seok was dead.

She knew he would die someday, and they had promised to endure like stones even if the other died, but…

When it actually happened, she couldn’t bear it.

The pain of her internal organs twisting was less than the sorrow of losing a comrade.

Then someone stood before her.

Woo Ji-hye raised her tearful eyes and looked at the person.

It was Jin Jae-hee, enveloped in holy light.

Jin Jae-hee’s face was contorted fiercely.

“That devilish bitch… Does she still have emotions, huh…”

“…”

Woo Ji-hye looked at Jin Jae-hee with tearful eyes, then stood up and glared at Jin Jae-hee like a beast again.

Jin Jae-hee slowly approached her.

Woo Ji-hye focused solely on Jin Jae-hee’s right arm.

Jin Jae-hee could only use one arm now, so she thought that if she clashed with all her might here, she could win.

Of course, she didn’t know what would happen to her body after the battle.

There was no need to worry about things after the battle right now.

Whir- Whoosh-!!!

Jin Jae-hee approached in an instant and swung the Holy Sword at Woo Ji-hye.

The Holy Sword aimed for Woo Ji-hye’s neck in a straight diagonal line.

But Woo Ji-hye lowered her body and dodged it.

The Holy Sword flew backward and cut through a building.

Woo Ji-hye summoned her artifact again.

Even as she summoned the artifact, the Holy Sword followed Woo Ji-hye.

“…?!”

Woo Ji-hye quickly pulled her head back while still lowered.

But she couldn’t avoid the Holy Sword.

Swoosh- Crack!

The Holy Sword cut through the gas mask and slammed into the ground.

It was a close call.

The Holy Sword not only split Woo Ji-hye’s gas mask in two but also grazed her forehead.

Swishhhhh!

The blood gushing from Woo Ji-hye’s forehead spurted forward like a fountain.

Woo Ji-hye crossed eight fingers to create four X’s.

Then four fire swords floated into the sky, aiming at Jin Jae-hee.

Whir, whir, whir, whir-!

Jin Jae-hee also dodged the fire swords while evading.

Nevertheless, Woo Ji-hye’s fire swords did not stop.

She meticulously manipulated her fingers, continuously firing fire swords and aiming at Jin Jae-hee.

Jin Jae-hee soared into the sky in an instant.

Thus, a fierce aerial battle of chasing and being chased began.

* * *

In the ruined downtown.

A single light fled through the buildings, and four lights began to chase after it.

Beneath those five lights, a massacre was unfolding.

Blood and flesh splattered, and screams and groans echoed from everywhere.

Everyone knew that the end of war was destruction, but war was unavoidable.

They all screamed in the face of unjust death.

Amidst those screams and cries, someone’s laughter could be heard.

They were the only ones laughing as they watched this horrific scene.

As if watching a hilarious comedy skit, or a thrilling fighting sport.

Their laughter spread throughout the universe.

-Puhahahahahahaha!!!

-Woohahahaha! Woohahahaha!

-Keukekeukekeukekeuk.

-More! More! More! Hahaha!!!

The more brutally lowly humans died, the more they cheered.

On the battlefield, two administrators.

A and F watched all this from the sky and rejoiced.

“It’s definitely the best match for the best, by the best.”

“Woo-! Bones are breaking and internal organs are overflowing! Amazing! Amazing!”

“Should Gangnam finish this war soon?”

“Gangnam? Gangnam? Haven’t those guys done anything so far?”

“Silence for a single blow.”

“Silence! For a single blow! Oooooh.”

A turned his head and looked at Lotte Tower.

And said.

“Interesting. Now there’s only one left. Let’s watch. Who will be the last king to survive.”

* * *

Jin Jae-hee and Woo Ji-hye aimed for each other’s lives without an inch of retreat, like opponents meeting on a narrow bridge.

Offense, offense, offense, offense, offense.

There was nowhere to retreat, and nowhere to advance.

They were dedicating ‘each other’s’ end to ‘each other.’

When this battle ends, one of them will surely die.

And Woo Ji-hye squeezed out her last strength to attack Jin Jae-hee.

Since Jin Jae-hee was already tired enough, she could neutralize her with this attack.

Woo Ji-hye leaped into the air with all her remaining strength.

And grabbed her fire sword.

Behind the swung fire sword’s trajectory was a long, beautiful flame.

At the end of that flame was Jin Jae-hee’s neck.

Jin Jae-hee couldn’t even recognize the attack, and it seemed like she would be cut like this.

But Kang Si-on was faster.

Whoosh-!

Kang Si-on flew into the fire sword in an instant and blocked the attack with a sphere.

The flames clinging to the sphere began to burn endlessly.

Kang Si-on relentlessly pushed Woo Ji-hye hard.

Woo Ji-hye did not stop attacking while blocking all the spheres flying at her.

Jin Jae-hee, who quickly regained her senses, followed Kang Si-on and rushed at Woo Ji-hye.

A 2-on-1 confrontation was formed.

When Jin Jae-hee attacked, Kang Si-on defended.

When Kang Si-on attacked, Jin Jae-hee defended.

The two faced Woo Ji-hye as if they were one body.

Each attack was powerful.

The space twisted, and the buildings crumbled like sandcastles.

Bright red drops of blood erupted from the young woman’s lips, scattering in all directions.

“Puheuk-!”

Woo Ji-hye was at her limit.

No matter how strong she was, she was helpless against two players.

The fact that she was able to fight to some extent against Kang Si-on and Jin Jae-hee showed how powerful Woo Ji-hye was.

Then Woo Ji-hye launched a desperate attack at Kang Si-on.

Clearly, Jin Jae-hee was overwhelmingly stronger in terms of combat power, but Kang Si-on, who interrupted the flow from time to time, was quite annoying.

If she killed Kang Si-on first, it would be easy to catch Jin Jae-hee.

But Jin Jae-hee threw herself and blocked Woo Ji-hye’s attack.

Thwack-!

Once again, Jin Jae-hee’s body was engulfed in flames.

This time, her hair was also on fire, and Jin Jae-hee cut it off without hesitation as soon as she saw it.

Swish-.

A deep burn mark was clearly visible on her right arm.

Then, Kang Si-on said to Jin Jae-hee, who was blocking his path.

“Stop blocking me. I could have done it.”

“I didn’t block you.”

The two did not continue their conversation.

Woo Ji-hye quickly approached them and poured out attacks.

But before the attack could reach, Kang Si-on’s right foot slammed into Woo Ji-hye’s side.

Thwack!

“Keueueueuk…!”

Woo Ji-hye’s fire sword lost its way and crashed into a harmless building.

And next, Jin Jae-hee stabbed the Holy Sword into Woo Ji-hye.

Stab-!

This time it was a direct hit.

The shining Holy Sword pierced into Woo Ji-hye’s side, and blood poured out like a waterfall.

Jin Jae-hee originally aimed for the heart, but Woo Ji-hye momentarily focused and chose to be stabbed in the side.

The Holy Sword pierced into her stomach and came out from behind her back.

It was a finishing blow that anyone could see.

Woo Ji-hye’s eyes trembled.

She looked at the Holy Sword stuck in her stomach.

“…”

“…”

“…”

The three stopped like that.

Confirming that Woo Ji-hye was not yet dead, Jin Jae-hee stabbed the Holy Sword in even harder.

Stab……! Gurgle-.

Blood poured out like a waterfall.

Woo Ji-hye felt dizzy, and her feet staggered backward.

Kang Si-on said to Woo Ji-hye.

“Round 1, that middle schooler…”

“…”

Woo Ji-hye did not answer Kang Si-on’s question.

She was just groaning silently.

Kang Si-on continued, gathering artifacts.

“To think that Korea would be this small, even if it’s said to be small. To think that fate would diverge like this.”

“…”

“Give up. Metro is over.”

“…”

Only then did Woo Ji-hye slowly raise her head and look at Kang Si-on.

Her eyes were as gentle as a lamb about to die.

And said.

“…I don’t understand.”

Woo Ji-hye placed her hand on Jin Jae-hee’s left shoulder, who had stabbed the Holy Sword into her.

Thud-.

Jin Jae-hee did not move even though Woo Ji-hye’s hand was placed on her shoulder.

“…I don’t understand, you know.”

Woo Ji-hye looked at Jin Jae-hee once, and Kang Si-on once.

Woo Ji-hye barely managed to continue speaking, breathing heavily.

“Resisting against overwhelming power… is a foolish act… If you acknowledge the difference in power and organize your position… there would only be peace in the world… People die because of their petty greed to climb higher… They kill and are killed because they want to leave a name… And the moment they face overwhelming power… they realize their weakness and die.”

The ends of Woo Ji-hye’s arms slowly began to burn.

Sizzle.

This was her last resort.

Even if her last resort was just to run away.

This was the best she could do now.

“The Leader is strong. Enough to destroy a city alone. And enough to subdue the two Kings. So I was loyal to that man, and that’s how I lived peacefully in Metro. Some rebelled against the Leader and pointed their swords at him… but they all died.”

Woo Ji-hye’s body gradually disappeared, and now only her face remained.

Kang Si-on and Jin Jae-hee could neither grab her nor chase after her.

They could only listen to Woo Ji-hye’s last words.

“You guys will be the same…”

Sizzle-.

The flames burned in the air and then disappeared.

In the battlefield where Woo Ji-hye disappeared, the heavy breathing of the two echoed.

Jin Jae-hee wiped the bloodstains from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand and explained.

“She ran away, but she won’t survive. Wounds cut by the Holy Sword cannot be healed by a player’s ability. Anyway…”

Then, Kang Si-on, who had to say what he had to say, grabbed Jin Jae-hee’s sleeve tightly and shouted.

“Why don’t you listen to me!”

Jin Jae-hee widened her eyes and recognized the situation, then shook off his hand.

“What did I do?”

“I told you you’d die! If I hadn’t come, you’d be…!”

“I could have blocked it. I could have blocked it… And I had to kill that woman. Isn’t that what you wanted?”

“When did I want that? Don’t interpret it as you please.”

“Ending the League. That’s what you want! And that woman was definitely just going to be a hindrance. So I tried to get rid of her. I have to get rid of her and go to the next round. Even if I die, I’ll protect you…”

“Die… Die. Don’t say you’re going to die. Keep… Fuck!”

Then Si-on swore for the first time.

Jin Jae-hee was surprised.

And he kicked a stone on the ground, as if he was angry.

Whir- Crash!!!

The stone he kicked hit the wall of a building, and the outer wall of the building hit by the stone crumbled down.

Kang Si-on was also a player.

He also had strength that was incomparably stronger than ordinary people.

Jin Jae-hee swallowed hard and looked at Kang Si-on, who was very angry.

They didn’t know what went wrong. In fact, they were both for each other.

Jin Jae-hee thought of Kang Si-on as the only key to ending this League and followed him in a relationship close to master and servant.

From her previous life, Jin Jae-hee’s position was the adjutant of Choi Hyun-ji, who was Kang Si-on’s subordinate.

So to Jin Jae-hee, Kang Si-on is an absolute monarch, and she is just a subject.

But Kang Si-on thought of Jin Jae-hee as a ‘friend.’

That was the decisive difference.

In fact, there was only one problem.

Kang Si-on’s feelings had changed.

“Don’t protect me.”

“…Huh?”

Jin Jae-hee couldn’t help but be surprised at his words.

Kang Si-on had calmed down now, took a deep breath, and said again.

“I said don’t protect me.”

(To be continued in the next episode)