Regression is Too Much - Chapter 112

WeTried Translations

Translator: ZEROSUGAR

Editor: Abstract

Discord: https://dsc.gg/wetried

◈ Regression is Too Much

Chapter 112

──────

The regressor gets to work (7)

“Get up! Wake up!”

“Ugh, ughh…”

“Uwegh…”

The players, looking like they hadn't slept at all, woke up gagging.

“Hey! Hey! Robin! Robin!”

“…”

“Move him to the fire! Potions, does anyone have any potions left? His condition is very, very bad!”

Otherworlders, their faces pale blue, couldn't even manage to get up. They looked less like survivors of the Tower and more like patients in a hospital ward.

“…”

Me? I was still perfectly fine. Power was overflowing in my body, and my skin was smooth without a single crack. This was partly thanks to the ‘mana’ I had recently awakened, but it was mostly the effect of the ‘Hero’ trait. The players had distrusted and disbelieved me, but the otherworlders trusted me because Baron George trusted me. There was a reason I hadn't regressed despite the bitter cold.

“…So, what's going on?”

Yoon Joong-hyun asked, rubbing his swollen eyes with his dry hands. A faint trace of annoyance was present in his voice. He tried to hide it, but having just woken up, his emotions were showing.

“The first day, when we were leaving the castle… I told you that monsters would appear. Do you remember? I said it was written in the book.”

“…Right.”

“They are coming now. No, they might almost be here.”

“What did you say?”

(Though I did make that up) the book said, ‘An irresistible death approaches. Flee in the direction of the rising sun. That is the only way to survive.’ Yoon Joong-hyun frowned, perhaps recalling those words.

“…Are those the monsters?”

Four hours remained. The sky had turned from black to a deep blue, and the dawn was slowly breaking. In other words, the shapes of the monsters were visible.

Rumble.

If you listened closely, you could also hear the ground rumbling. Only then did a sense of crisis seem to hit them, their eyes widening in shock.

“N-no…”

“Are all of those things monsters?”

“My goodness…”

They scrambled to pack whatever they could, but in their panic, their movements were clumsy and disorganized. Even I, who had seen that monster horde dozens of times, felt overwhelmed every time I saw it, so I could only imagine how they felt.

“One moment. Just a moment. Calm down. There's no need to panic.”

That's why I calmed the panicked people while climbing onto a sled so everyone could see me.

“I trust you now understand why I said we had to flee.”

“…”

Even the players who had been cursing me until now couldn't open their mouths. It had been revealed to the whole world that I was right.

“Of course, the situation is not good. There are many who can't move, and with so much snow piled up, it won't be easy to move forward.”

Dozens of critically ill patients. A hundred or so trembling patients. Another hundred or so with minor illnesses. A few dozen who were relatively okay. And one person who was perfectly fine.

For this group to push forward through the snowy path was by no means an easy task. More than half of the sleds had been used as firewood, so the remaining ones were already full. Feet sinking deep into the snow would drain stamina, body heat, and mental fortitude.

If even a single monster attacked, it was obvious they would be helplessly slaughtered.

“But that isn't a problem limited to just us.”

It was the same for the monsters.

They also had to cross this snowfield. They had also walked this long distance without rest. They were also directly exposed to the bitter cold.

This harsh environment was not just applied to us.

“Everyone, calm down and prepare to leave. As long as you don't stop, you can live. I will hold them off here.”

I would send the people away and hold the line here. It wasn't much different from my previous regressions.

“B-but…”

“…Will you be okay?”

The people hesitated, as it looked like I was offering myself as a sacrifice. But I had no intention of sacrificing myself. On the contrary, I was filled with the will to survive.

“Go quickly. There’s no time.”

Only then did the people hesitantly begin to leave. After making eye contact with each of the strong individuals pulling the sleds, I tossed a bundle of swords onto the snowfield.

Monsters were visible on the distant horizon. A pounding vibration tickled the tips of my toes. But conversely, I felt relieved.

Now, let's look back at the past regressions. The enemy composition largely consisted of agile creatures like wolves or felines, and sturdy ones like orcs or hippos.

But could the orcs get here from that far away in four hours? They had been moving for two days, but we had been fleeing nonstop for five days. Besides, they also had to trudge through the snowfield, so it would be impossible for them to catch up to us in such a short time.

In other words, I didn't need to consider the orcs. They would never reach this place.

Then who were the enemies? Wolves, or cats. They were the main enemies who would be targeting us.

But this was also manageable. Why? Because those guys were the vanguards.

The monster wave gets harder with each passing day, and the enemies grow stronger. However, the monsters at the front now were the ones that appear on the third day. They were the ones with the most basic specs. Dealing with them was now so familiar it was boring.

Of course, the situation wasn't entirely favorable for me. This place wasn't a narrow castle, but a wide, open snowfield. This meant I had to run around and intercept the monsters myself.

It would not be easy. It would absolutely not be easy. But I had to do it. No one had died yet. I had come so close to the answer I wanted, I couldn't possibly give up here.

“Hoo…”

I sat by the dying fire, closed my eyes, and focused my mind. I couldn't let a single one get past. I circulated the mana within my body while sharpening my senses.

Just as I used the ‘Meditation’ trait to bring my body to peak condition.

-1:42:11

Rumble.

The dirt ground trembled, and the demonic cries of creatures killing each other rang through the sky.

“Bark! Bark!”

“Grrrrrr!!!”

“Kyaoooong!!!”

The vanguard had arrived. A wolf thrust its jaws at me.

“Hup!”

The moment I opened my closed eyes, a flash.

The body of the headless wolf brushed past me, turning into particles of light.

The situation was exactly as I had predicted. The relatively slow main force was lagging far behind, while the swift wolf-type monsters aimed for my neck.

“Come on.”

You shall not pass here.

Wolves are fast. They are agile. They run freely across the snowfield.

But the surprising thing was, I was faster. With the perfect combination of high base stats, the Hero trait, and mana circulation, I was able to chase down and intercept the wolves that were heading for the otherworlders, one by one.

"Damn it..."

But as the situation was urgent, my stamina was also draining quickly. The sword's edge quickly became jagged and worn, and my seemingly bottomless stamina began to waver. It seemed that even for a superhuman, running at full power for over an hour was taking its toll.

Also, a pack of black cats was slowly starting to appear. They normally started appearing in large numbers on the fourth day, but they had already reached this point. Their speed was even much faster than I remembered. Perhaps the faster ones appeared because they noticed the castle was empty.

They had almost no presence, their speed was ridiculously fast, and their combat power was also outstanding. But I would not give up.

-0:55:11

Less than an hour remained. I just had to hold out for one more hour. I could see hope. The hope that I could save everyone.

Vwooom.

-Hope.

As if responding to my emotions, I felt a warm energy from my waist.

The drawn sword was a deep yellow color. The brilliant light from the glowing sword melted the surrounding snowfield, and my depleted stamina began to slowly recover.

"Where do you think you're going, you bastard!"

Using my restored stamina, I sprinted at full speed and cut down a cat that had been running stealthily. I cut. And cut again.

Hope kept me from getting tired. It was difficult, but it allowed me to keep going.

I just had to hold on a little longer. I fell into a trance, running across the snowfield and cutting down the cats one by one.

How much time passed like that?

“…”

Thud.

My footsteps, which had been dashing around at full speed, finally came to a halt. It was not of my own will, but forced by another.

“Krrrrrr…”

“Grrrrrrrrr…”

A pack of black wolves had completely surrounded me. It seemed the ones that appear on the fifth day had already arrived.

“Ah.”

No matter how strong I had become, there was no way out of a situation where I was completely surrounded. I couldn't create a sword barrier like a master from a martial arts novel, so what was I supposed to do against attacks coming from all directions? Surviving might be one thing, but it was impossible to avoid getting injured.

But I didn't give up, and gripped my sword tightly. Even if I were to regress here, I would make sure the people who were diligently fleeing in the distance survived.

The emotion that allows you to fight even when you know you have no chance of winning. That must be hope.

Mana raged violently inside my body, and my muscles swelled as if they would burst. Towards the charging wolves, I put my all into swinging my sword.

"Uwaaaaaaah!!!"

"Kuaaaaaargh!!!"

Just before the dozens of rushing ink-black figures and my brilliantly yellow sword clashed.

Fwoosh!

In an instant, the scenery changed, and my sword sliced an innocent bed in half.

“…Huh?”

For a moment, I could only make a stupid sound, unable to grasp the situation.

-00:00:00

[Results]

[Players] 100 / 100