The Regressor Only Protects Me [EN]: Chapter 208

208. Dragon’s Domain (1)

Four months had passed since the occupation of Seoul.

From ancient times to the modern era in Korean history, Seoul had always been the center of the Korean Peninsula.

The king who occupied that center always ruled the Korean Peninsula.

Kang Si-on’s influence on Seoul was immense.

Especially the residents of the Gyeonggi area around Seoul.

Residents scattered in northern Gyeonggi, Incheon, and western Gyeonggi trembled at the mere mention of the name ‘Kang Si-on.’

In fact, the League had begun to revolve around Kang Si-on.

As the world’s center was the League of the Korean Peninsula, the one with the most influence within that Korean Peninsula inevitably became the center.

Originally, Kang Jun-ho of Suwon would have taken that position, but Kang Jun-ho was in Kang Si-on’s grasp.

The remaining forces in the League had been narrowed down to less than ten, simplifying the landscape.

The League was entering its final phase.

The administrators who controlled the League were now preparing for the final cataclysm, instructing humans to create more cruel and intense scenes.

However, Kang Si-on would no longer ‘wage war.’

Kang Si-on’s plan was to stop the League.

The plan was simple.

To stop all activities.

If the administrator was the director, the actors would refuse to go on stage and stay put.

If that happened, everything that made up the League would naturally collapse.

Of course, it wasn’t easy.

Above all, the administrator wouldn’t be standing by and watching Kang Si-on’s plan. But Kang Si-on chose to fight them.

As another harsh winter approached.

A major incident occurred in Seoul.

The incident began with a single roar.

Kugwagwagwagwagwang-!

A tremendous explosion was heard in the Gangnam sphere of influence.

The sound was so loud that it could be heard even in the center of Mangyeong, which was quite far from the Gangnam sphere of influence.

The Lotte Tower, which had been standing strong for the past few rounds and was the core of the 3rd round, began to collapse.

* * *

After a roar in the morning, the Lotte Tower tilted to the side.

Until then, it hadn’t completely tilted, standing precariously like the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.

However, when another roar was heard in the late afternoon, the Lotte Tower helplessly collapsed to the side.

Kuuuuuung……!

The dust cloud that soared as the huge building collapsed completely covered the sky.

I was floating in the sky, watching that series of events.

‘Is this Gangnam’s plan?’

In fact, modern buildings made of concrete structures are difficult to collapse without a significant amount of explosives.

Especially after the world was destroyed, it was nearly impossible to bring down the Lotte Tower without applying considerable force.

Of course, if there were top-tier players like Jin Jae-hee, Woo Ji-hye, and Kang Jun-ho, the story would be different.

Except for Woo Ji-hye, Jin Jae-hee and Kang Jun-ho were allies.

The only reason I hadn’t touched the Lotte Tower until now was because I couldn’t control the man at the top of the Lotte Tower.

Jin Jae-hee had told me this.

Jin Jae-hee already knew about the man at the top of the Lotte Tower, so the situation wouldn’t change even if I destroyed the Lotte Tower.

Well, the Lotte Tower was just a place.

The core of the 3rd round was the dragon at the top of that Lotte Tower.

I discovered the shape of something in the thick dust cloud.

It was a giant dragon with red scales.

-Kuaaaa…….

The guy spewing bright red breath was enveloping a man.

The man was twisted all over, dead.

No, that was a mistake.

The man moved again.

He rose from his seat, protected by the dragon.

‘That person is… the Predator. The strongest.’

Jin Jae-hee said.

The reason I died in her past life was because of that man.

So that man would be my final test, and he had such a powerful force that he could control this world.

Such a man had awakened from a long sleep.

Because someone had awakened the dragon he wanted to protect.

That must be the work of the Gangnam forces.

But I couldn’t understand.

‘What are they trying to do by waking up the dragon? Did they think they could kill the dragon and that man?’

The dragon is at the very top of the monsters.

Moreover, the player protecting that dragon is an S-class, a strongman comparable to the dragon.

In my judgment, he’s a difficult opponent for me right now. The Gangnam forces shouldn’t even try.

Of course, it would have been the best way for them, who didn’t know the future.

‘Well, in my past life, I probably didn’t recognize that fact and tried to kill him, only to die.’

But I’m different from them now.

The one with information ultimately has an advantage in everything.

If Gangnam touched the dragon and chose self-destruction, it’s a good thing on this side.

If Gangnam self-destructs, I can easily turn the entire Seoul into a ‘maze.’

The three archbishops of Metro. Those guys were quite smart.

‘The fact that the Metro forces have established a residential space underground may be to counter the dragon.’

Metro was building a base to deal with the dragon from the beginning.

If not, I couldn’t understand why the archbishops chose the underground.

‘I don’t have to worry right now.’

The dragon only attacks those who touch him.

In other words, there will be no attacks on forces that don’t touch him.

The dragon with red scales spread its huge wings on both sides.

Chwa-ak!

The wings were so huge that a gust of wind rose just by spreading them.

And it flew up.

The place it was heading was the area where the Gangnam forces were stationed.

The dragon’s strength traditionally lay in the breath spewing from its mouth.

Modern people who have encountered it in games or media are mistaken.

The dragon’s breath is just a skill to hunt mobs [weak monsters].

But the dragon’s breath that I witnessed before my eyes was not just for hunting mobs.

It was destruction itself.

Puaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!!!!

Chwaaaak!

The huge breath spewing from the dragon’s mouth struck the city center.

The flames did not stop only in the area where they struck, but penetrated the buildings like a tsunami.

The people who faced the flames just died.

Without getting hurt or running away, they just burned.

I covered my face with my sleeve.

The heat was so intense that I could feel it even here.

‘That’s… the final boss of the 3rd round.’

With Jin Jae-hee not back yet, I will have to protect the dragon.

Anyway, that dragon and the man riding the dragon will be on a different level from the enemies so far.

* * *

Even though it was night, the whole city was bright and sparkling.

It was thanks to the dragon spewing breath from time to time.

Kang Si-on was just watching it with Ha Yun-ha and Jeong Hyun-soo.

Jeong Hyun-soo watched it and gave his impressions.

“…Honestly, I have nothing to say. It’s really overwhelming. I can’t even say that I’ll go and get rid of it right now.”

Kang Si-on was just listening to Jeong Hyun-soo’s words.

At that time, a commander with a sword ran from afar.

It was Hwang Min-jae, the commander-in-chief who commanded the soldiers of Mangyeong.

Hwang Min-jae bowed to Kang Si-on once and reported.

“The troops are returning one after another, and most of them have completed their return. And as you said, the dragon is not touching Mangyeong’s territory, but only attacking the Gangnam area.”

That must be because of the dragon’s defensive nature.

The dragon will indiscriminately destroy only Gangnam and return to its nest.

Kang Si-on nodded and comforted him.

“Thank you for your hard work. Give all the returning troops a rest and wait for orders.”

“I will obey.”

Hwang Min-jae, who received Kang Si-on’s order, ran back to control the soldiers.

Kang Si-on quietly looked at the breath being sprayed towards the ground.

Really, it was being sprayed.

As if water from a water bottle was pouring towards the floor, the flames continued to fall from the mouth of the guy standing blankly in the middle of the city.

The plan to subdue the player protecting the dragon with a stone knife had already gone down the drain.

Kang Si-on used the stone knife he received from the administrator to subdue the three archbishops.

In fact, the three archbishops were also strongmen comparable to the dragon, so it couldn’t be helped.

The situation seemed to be flowing badly for Kang Si-on. In fact, he had a plan.

What Kang Si-on considered the most important thing in this 3rd round was protecting the dragon.

It was a twist on everyone’s thoughts.

Kang Si-on has no intention of killing the dragon.

Rather, he plans to use the dragon.

That’s how he will stop this League.

Jin Jae-hee was the key to killing Kwon Jong-hyun, who protects the dragon.

If Jin Jae-hee can subdue Kwon Jong-hyun through a player-to-player battle, Kang Si-on will be able to do the rest.

In a way, Jin Jae-hee’s ultimate goal was Kwon Jong-hyun.

For that, Jin Jae-hee left.

Leaving only the words that she would return within 6 months.

When the dragon’s breath was burning the whole city, there was nothing Mangyeong could do.

They could only watch the Gangnam forces burn.

The dragon completely turned Gangnam into ashes and then went back.

To the nest where he was.

* * *

“Hyung [older brother or close male friend]. Why are you going around in circles like that?”

“Huh?”

Si-on put down the fork holding the meat at Jun-ho’s words.

Jun-ho wiped his mouth with a towel on the table and said to Si-on.

“In the end, hyung has a plan to use the dragon. Anyway, all you have to do is deal with the man who protects the dragon, right?”

Si-on listened carefully to his brother’s words while holding a glass of water.

He provided limited information to his brother.

Of course, Si-on also trusted Jun-ho.

But since Jun-ho and Jin Jae-hee’s relationship was not smooth, Kang Si-on had to be careful.

Anyway, Kang Si-on is the top leader of a force.

When there are things that must be done for his force and country, he couldn’t consider personal matters.

Jin Jae-hee is a key figure in the force, and Jun-ho is still the top leader of another force.

The citizens of Mangyeong will not be able to accept Kang Jun-ho.

Kang Si-on tried to slowly embrace Jun-ho through appropriate adjustments.

So Kang Jun-ho immediately focused only on Kang Si-on’s purpose.

“I don’t know what that bi… no. What that woman will do to catch that man. But if hyung allows me, I can solve it.”

“Solve it?”

“I can subdue the enemy more neatly and quickly. I understand everything. We are different forces and enemies in the system. But hyung. As I said, that’s just on the surface. Anyway, it’s going well.”

Kang Jun-ho poured the wine in the glass into his mouth.

“Because it’s an opportunity to prove that I’m much more useful than that woman.”

“Jun-ho, you still.”

“That’s not it. Hyung. Think about it. Hyung is smart. There’s no need to go around when there’s an easy way to go, right? Suwon is hyung’s. You can use all the people of Suwon. And I’m just hyung’s strength.”

“…….”

It’s foolish to go around when there’s an easy way to go.

Kang Si-on knew that very well.

But for some reason, Si-on felt like his brother’s actions were somehow off.

Of course, he was so grateful that his brother, whom he had met again, had grown up so well.

But his brother’s values were different from his own.

“Jun-ho. Wait a minute.”

Si-on felt uneasy and calmed his brother down.

But Kang Jun-ho thought differently.

“Hyung. Do you think I’m different from hyung?”

“What do you mean?”

“Hyung. I’m the same as hyung.”

“…….”

And Si-on wasn’t even aware of it.

That the thoughts of his brother in front of him were originally his own thoughts.

“For all humans, others are tools. Others are absolutely necessary for the purpose. Even friends. They are tools to pursue pleasure so that they are not lonely. I don’t have any feelings for tools. I… Hyung… Hyung said? That I seem to have changed a bit. But hyung. It’s hyung who has changed.”

Kang Jun-ho thought that the woman named Jin Jae-hee had tainted his brother.

His brother Kang Si-on.

And Kang Si-on that Jin Jae-hee saw in her past life.

The two were exactly the same.

More than the current Kang Jun-ho, Kang Si-on in his past life was a ruthless and tyrannical monarch.

A man who would drive hundreds or thousands of subordinates to their deaths for the sake of his purpose, never give up until he achieved his goal, and eventually reach the top of everyone.

That was Kang Si-on.

From Kang Jun-ho’s point of view, the Kang Si-on in front of him felt even more awkward.

What should I say?

It was as if the person had become humanitarian.

It was so awkward.

The eyes that Kang Si-on had were not meant to be used in such places.

They were the eyes of an absolute being who had to subdue the opponent, make them obey, and put all living things under his feet.

Kang Jun-ho gently placed the wine glass on the table and finished his words.

“That doesn’t mean I’m going to go against hyung. I can’t do that. But just help me prove that I’m the one who can help hyung. I’ll prove it. That the person who should be by hyung’s side is me.”

Si-on silently brought his lips to the wine glass.

(Continued in the next episode)