The Regressor Only Protects Me [EN]: Chapter 209

209. Dragon’s Domain (2)

I asked my brother,

“Do you have a plan? Aren’t you being too overconfident?”

My brother grinned, picking up his fork.

“…Well, yes. Of course, it will be difficult. But not impossible.”

Sizzle-.

Junho cut the steak with his knife, speared a piece of the sliced meat with his fork, and ate it.

“As you know, I caught the Green Dragon eight years ago, or whenever it was.”

“The lush forest? I saw it too.”

“Yeah. But, Hyung, if you saw the Green Dragon’s corpse, you’d know it wasn’t fully grown at the time. Besides, I was a Wanderer back then, and I cleared the quest by force.”

I thought back to my memories at my brother’s words.

Certainly, there was an incomparable size difference between the Red Dragon and the Green Dragon.

If the Green Dragon was only the size of a building at best, the Red Dragon boasted a massive size like a mountain.

Junho said,

“I was lucky. But back then, I hadn’t opened my Artifact for very long, so I must have been similar. In my opinion, the Red Dragon in Seoul is a complete adult, and it’s almost impossible for a player to catch such an adult alone. Dragons are the ultimate raid monsters.”

“……”

“But if you want, I can catch it for you. But I can’t catch it directly. My area is southern Gyeonggi, and the Red Dragon is in the Seoul area. Dragons are quests for each ruler. According to the original rules, I can’t get involved.”

I put down my fork, leaned back in my chair, and asked my brother.

“You can’t catch it directly, but you can help me catch it? What does that mean?”

“I can use almost all the resources my faction has for you.”

It was a simple statement, but also a brutally cruel one.

To catch the Red Dragon, he could sacrifice not just thousands, but tens of thousands of lives without a second thought.

Junho’s thoughts were different from mine.

Junho meant that for his own purposes, he could use other people’s lives as tools.

‘……No.’

I have no right to say anything to my brother. I was the same as him.

I admit that my thinking has changed. Jin Jaehee’s influence was significant.

If this is a goddamn game anyway, and I can meet my brother again, I wouldn’t have thought anything of other people’s lives.

But now I couldn’t just stand by and watch my brother commit such cruel acts.

“It’s okay. This is my job. I’ll take care of it. You take care of your internal affairs.”

“Okay. I will, Hyung.”

Junho, who I thought would argue, surprisingly accepted my words.

I looked at my brother once.

My brother was smiling at me.

He smiled like that, then clasped his hands together and said,

“Hyung. I’m still proving it to you. I’ll only listen to you. If you tell me not to do something, I won’t. If you tell me to do something, I will. That’s me. You raised me, so my choices are yours. But if there’s something you can’t solve with your own strength, call me then. I’ll catch the dragon for you.”

Something I can’t solve…

I couldn’t understand my brother’s words. I just nodded cautiously.

Junho is my brother, but I couldn’t see through him at all.

He’s always been good at smiling, but the smile he’s giving me now isn’t a real smile.

I appreciate his efforts to build strong trust in me, but there’s an unknown ulterior motive hidden in that appearance.

What is it? What is my brother thinking right now?

“Okay. I understand.”

I will solve the Red Dragon’s player.

I didn’t want to borrow my brother’s strength.

* * *

There is a set way for those with Artifact powers to become stronger.

The first is training through mental concentration, and the second is pushing oneself to the extreme environment.

And there was a third method that Jin Jaehee had not yet tried.

That is to catch a specific boss monster and absorb its power.

Somewhere in the mountains of Gangwon Province.

Reeds grew as tall as a person, and dense forests continued to the point where you couldn’t see an inch ahead.

Jin Jaehee, carrying only one bag, left for Gangwon-do, cutting down the reeds blocking her path as she advanced.

What she was looking for was a Colossus.

A giant boss monster called a Colossus stays in a specific area and absorbs all the power around it.

The absorbed power becomes an important ingredient in growing the Artifact.

Jin Jaehee was able to confirm one thing by looking at Kang Junho, who was unbelievably strong.

Kang Junho absorbed the power of the Colossus.

The four Colossi she knew lived on the Korean Peninsula.

Kang Junho ate the turtle of Hallasan Mountain in Jeju. Because that place is Kang Junho’s occupied territory, she had no choice but to think that he went down to Jeju Island and absorbed the power of the Colossus Turtle.

‘Otherwise, it doesn’t make sense.’

Swaaaaaa-!

Jin Jaehee summoned the Holy Sword and cut down all the reed fields that blocked her way.

It had been bothering her since earlier.

She moved forward again.

Now that Kang Sione is only focusing on growing his power, it was the right time for her to leave on an adventure to grow.

The Colossus could be seen from anywhere thanks to its huge size.

But just because you can confirm it doesn’t mean you can see it.

You had to discover the phenomenon.

Since entering Gangwon-do, the faint golden color flowing in various parts of the soil.

And a faint vibration was felt from the tips of her toes.

Jin Jaehee lowered her posture and put her finger on the ground.

‘……Close distance.’

The monster’s body is so huge that she could discover the phenomenon first, rather than recognizing the power of the Artifact first.

The target Jin Jaehee caught this time was the Colossus Octopus.

A unique species that lives on land.

Its size is so overwhelming that even the Red Dragon in Seoul cannot match it.

The monster likes things with life.

That’s why it lives in such lush forests full of life.

The Baekdu-daegan Mountain Range, which starts from Baekdu Mountain, is the terrain where the monster lives.

Jin Jaehee followed the trail.

After climbing for a while.

She grabbed a tree and climbed up it to quench her thirst.

Gangwon-do is wild.

From ultra-small monsters that have not yet been identified to powerful monsters in this area.

Therefore, climbing up a tree was the safest way to rest.

Jaehee leaned against the tree trunk and took out the tumbler that was around her waist.

She barely took a sip of water, then took out a towel from her waist and wiped her neck and body.

At that time, an arrow flew towards her.

Fwing-! Swaaaaaak!

The arrow grazed her cheek.

Jin Jaehee wiped the blood flowing from her cheek with her finger and looked in the direction the arrow came from.

There, two people were holding bows and aiming at Jaehee.

Looking at the appearance of the two, Jin Jaehee could immediately tell which faction they were from.

‘……Gangwon-do. Park Mi-sun’s minions, an S-class player and monarch.’

The two were naked, not wearing a single thread, and had no hair on their bodies.

In addition, they had mud smeared all over their bodies, so when viewed from a distance, they looked like humanoid monsters rather than people.

And they are Park Mi-sun’s faithful followers.

The most disgusting group on the Korean Peninsula, mentally controlled by Park Mi-sun.

If the cult leader who ruled the Metro forces in Seoul was for the purpose of ruling the country, these guys in Gangwon-do were solely for the purpose of fulfilling the cult leader’s desires.

Also, the biggest reason why those guys are disgusting is that they have lost their humanity.

The two screamed like animals.

“Uooooo! Uooooo!”

“Gaha! Gahahaha! Gahahahaha!”

It was a bizarre cry that was hard to believe that they were humans who lived in the same modern era.

Jin Jaehee stood up from the tree branch and said to herself.

“Park Mi-sun couldn’t have caught the Colossus, but I need to meet her and ask.”

The two followers pulled their bowstrings again.

But before that, Jaehee’s two shining Holy Swords flew, cutting down the tree and beheading the two followers.

Swish!

Jaehee was trying not to use the Artifact’s power before facing the Colossus, but if she met Park Mi-sun’s forces, the situation changed.

‘I had something to do anyway, so this is good.’

She followed the footsteps of the followers.

* * *

In the dense forests of Gangwon-do, a huge and splendid golden tower was built.

It was not an ancient structure that had existed since the past.

It was not a structure built using modern technology either.

It was a huge and splendid golden palace that modern people returned to primitive methods and meticulously crafted gold to build.

They had lived only in Gangwon-do since the League began and had little contact with the outside world.

They established an independent culture and ideology and seized the Gangwon-do forest, centered on Park Mi-sun.

However, the fact that they had no contact with the outside world was a disaster.

No matter how strong Park Mi-sun is, she cannot be compared to the core players who make up the League.

When Jin Jaehee stepped into their golden palace, everyone there was surprised and took a step back.

There is a reason why they had no choice but to be surprised.

Because they thought that only Park Mi-sun could wield the power of God.

Park Mi-sun killed anyone who could wield the Artifact even a little during the last round.

That’s how she deified herself.

But that self-made drama was over today.

“God, God!”

“Sister! Sister!”

“Aaaaah!”

Park Mi-sun’s minions, who saw Jin Jaehee, hesitated and began to bow their heads.

The silver sword shining around her and the splendid silver color were a source of fear for the minions.

There was no need to cut down the minions who were frightened and taking a step back.

Jin Jaehee slowly entered the palace decorated with gold.

There were many minions, but no one could approach Jin Jaehee, who was advancing.

Of course, Jin Jaehee was not interested in the minions and the golden palace.

What she was interested in was only the traces of the Colossus Octopus.

But there was no trace of the Colossus anywhere in the palace.

‘The fact that so much gold can be found means that there is a Colossus nearby.’

Gold comes out of the Colossus’s mouth.

Because of that, there were many gold nuggets rolling around like stones in this area.

In fact, even if gold comes out, it has no value in this world anymore, so it does not greatly affect the League.

But the woman who loves gold was different.

Park Mi-sun, who usually collects a lot of gold, must have built this huge golden palace with the power of the Colossus.

Summoning the power of the Colossus must be possible through the portal.

Then the existence of that portal is none other than the top of this golden pyramid.

That’s where Park Mi-sun is.

When Jin Jaehee tried to climb there, the fanatics threatened her even more.

But they could only threaten and never approach.

Jin Jaehee stepped onto the golden pyramid and slowly moved towards the top.

By the time she reached the middle, thousands of fanatics were surrounding the pyramid.

The screams they made alone were enough to fill the lush forest.

How much did she climb the pyramid?

A woman appeared.

Jin Jaehee looked at the woman standing on the stairs.

Dozens of men were supporting her golden throne.

The woman, who had a physique no less than a wrestler, got up from the golden throne and looked down at Jin Jaehee.

Then she smiled.

Because of her heavy makeup, the smile was very bizarre.

“Oh my, what a precious guest. The protagonist of the Seoul War has come to visit.”

Jin Jaehee couldn’t help but frown at Park Mi-sun’s voice.

Park Mi-sun is famous for not engaging in community activities or external activities of the faction.

Therefore, even if she came to visit, she expected Park Mi-sun to reject her.

However, Park Mi-sun welcomed Jin Jaehee instead.

She opened her arms and shouted to her followers.

“She is a precious guest. Treat her with respect.”

At Park Mi-sun’s words, the fanatics hurriedly began to move.

A disgusting smell came from her.

(Continued in the next episode)