Regression Sword Apocalypse Reconquest - Chapter 31
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Episode 31
Sehyuk looked down at the pond that had been created.
It’s still a big hole, but if filled with water, it would be enough to completely soak a grown man.
“We also need to find a way to purify the water.”
“Yes.”
It is needed for drinking and also used to make things.
If you find other survivors, they may also become valuable trade items.
If you can use it, you can easily enjoy many benefits.
‘And, there is another biggest reason why I created the pond.’
The moment Sehyuk was about to say something more.
As luck would have it, Choi Sung-hyun was the first to bring up the subject.
“The easiest way to purify water in the current situation would be to plant plants, but we don’t have them. You have to dig them up in the wild or go to a farm.”
“I was going to say that anyway.”
The biggest reason why Sehyuk dug a pond to store water.
That’s right. It was because ‘you can grow plants.’
I built a pond as a substructure needed before growing plants.
‘Plants are as important a resource as water.’
There are two reasons.
One is that the basis of primitive civilization is plants,
Another is the importance of trees.
‘After destruction, there is no choice but to return to primitive civilization.’
In a ruined world, it is nearly impossible to create new machines.
Even an expert like Choi Sung-hyun couldn’t create everything from the beginning.
And trees and grass are essential for primitive civilizations.
‘Folk remedies using plants. After the apocalypse, it was one of the better options.’
In particular, after the destruction, there was the surreal option of developing a primitive civilization through plant-related talents.
A primitive civilization with conveniences that surpass existing scientific civilization.
As his thoughts reached that point, Sehyuk turned his gaze to the empty lots near the mansion.
“Going to the farm sounds like a pretty good idea.”
Fallen and toppled trees.
The ground is turned over and the brown soil is exposed.
It seemed like it would be a good idea to plant something again.
“I wish I could plant some trees and take care of them.”
It could be a fruit tree, or a tree valuable for timber.
Either way, they each have their own uses.
There is no need to explain the importance of trees.
It is used not only as firewood but also for woodworking.
Home repairs are also possible, and most structures in primitive civilizations are made of wood.
One of the reasons plants are the basis of all life is because of the utility of trees.
‘Right now, we’ve had quite a few instances of needing trees.’
During the night of the monsters, they would block the windows with boards and light fires.
In addition, it also includes Choi Sung-hyun’s mechanical engineering work.
It means that there will be plenty of work to be done in the future.
‘And, someday the tree will fall. We have to prepare for that.’
Until now, we have collected wood from fallen trees in the surrounding area.
But that too will end someday.
‘I have to grow a tree someday.’
Farms are usually located in remote, outlying areas.
Since there are no people, there is a high possibility that it will remain relatively untouched.
‘After I go to the warehouse, I should go look for the farm.’
Meanwhile, Choi Sung-hyun nods his head to Se-hyeok’s words that he wants to grow a tree.
“Okay. I guess I’ll need someone to take care of it. I don’t know much about plants.”
“That’s true too.”
As he said that, something occurred to Sehyuk.
‘Come to think of it, I wonder if that guy is alive and well now?’
Before the return, there was a person wandering around this area.
As far as Sehyuk knew, he was a person of great skill.
He was also a person with the talent to solve this water and tree problem.
‘He had a rather unusual background. He was preparing for veterinary medicine, but gave it up and became a doctor of Oriental medicine.’
I know this because I go around lamenting and talking about the sorrows of my life.
That’s probably why he had druid talent from the start.
It seems like both luck and skill were good.
‘I didn’t know Cha Ye-seong lived here, but he’s definitely from here. Then he should be around here by now.’
Thinking back to before the regression, I think the person who originally saved Go Jeong-hwan was probably this person.
It was that strong of a being.
It’s also true that I had a somewhat close relationship with Cha Ye-seong.
However, the reason Sehyuk didn’t bother to look for that person was simple.
‘If only his personality wasn’t so eccentric, I would have hired him right away.’
The man had a nervous, hysterical personality and was difficult to please.
Sehyuk didn’t particularly like such unbelievable people.
‘He may be a bit more polite now than before the regression, but it is impossible to resolve that person’s hostility at the moment.’
I know how to recruit.
It’s just that it’s tricky to meet the conditions.
If you’re in a hurry, you might want to consider seeking that person out.
And the days passed.
The sky is getting darker and dark clouds are gathering.
It starts to rain.
The typhoon has made landfall.
Boom! Boom!
Swaaa …
Thunder and lightning strike, and the rain becomes heavier.
Sehyuk put on the raincoat he brought, held an umbrella, and went outside.
The trees were swaying in the wind as if they might break.
Before I knew it, the mud had risen to just below my ankles.
Large raindrops left endless marks on the muddy water.
‘It doesn’t seem like there’s any problem.’
First, I checked the dug water path.
The muddy water was flowing away at a fast speed along the waterway.
The pond is now half full of water.
‘If we hadn’t built the drain, we would have been in big trouble.’
Even though we created waterways and ponds, the rain was so heavy that it came up to our ankles.
If I hadn’t made it, the water would have been up to my calves by now.
If that happens, it’s only a matter of time before the house is flooded.
In addition, the terrain is created to be unfavorable for fighting.
After returning to the mansion, Sehyuk slowly looked outside.
He soon discovered the unusual signs he was looking for.
At some point, bubbles began to bubble up from the muddy water.
Looking at the sight, Sehyuk held the dimensional adjuster tightly.
‘It’s started.’
Sehyuk went outside with his sword in hand.
When I went out, I saw three people sitting on the front steps of the house.
The three were looking at the sky with anxious faces.
Cha Ye-seong was holding a beer, showing how nervous he was.
There were already empty beer cans rolling around next to him.
A strong wind blowing like a whirlwind.
At its center was a giant dimensional gate.
The dimensional gate was an ominous purple.
And inside, the corpses of dead animals, as if they were infected with a plague, were pouring out.
Gray, stiff hair.
Moldy skin.
The black, rotting corpses run straight as if they are not affected by the wind.
Things that are clearly not normal at first glance are moving forward with broken balls and broken arms.
There was literally a flood of corpses.
‘It must be quite a creepy sight for the average person.’
Sehyuk, who had experienced this countless times, also thought it was quite a cruel sight.
And through all of this, Sehyuk had to enter that dimensional gate.
A purple dimensional portal.
Because that was Sehyuk’s destination.
To prevent this disaster and to prevent the trash from reaping powerful rewards.
A foul smell blew through the wind that blew my hair and blew the surrounding objects violently.
It’s literally the putrid smell of a rotting corpse.
A foul smell that causes instinctive aversion.
But Sehyuk took a step forward.
And then, the animal corpses all turned their heads towards Sehyuk.
Kyaaaaah!
Deer, rats, hunting dogs. The corpses of countless contaminated animals poured out toward Sehyuk.
As if a huge stream of water was pouring into the passage.
“oh my god.”
Cha Ye-seong, his eyes slightly open, gulped down his beer.
It was a symptom that appeared when I was impatient.
Because I usually ate sparingly, little by little.
Other people’s complexions weren’t good either.
“Mom, can you stop it?”
Seonghyeon Choi looked back at Sehyuk in embarrassment and shouted.
Sehyuk did not respond.
Here again, showing is more effective than telling.
Sehyuk drew his sword.
I’ve already calculated everything.
As the name [colony] suggests, the density of monsters here is high.
However, that means that the fighting power of each individual monster is not that strong.
Just like the night of the monsters.
‘And it’s much easier to deal with multiple low-level monsters than with one strong monster.’
His sword was straight out.
His sword struck the neck of a goral that was charging at the very front.
Sehyuk lightly twisted his wrist and the goral’s head fell off.
The silver magic of the Silver Light God applied very shallowly on the blade adds sharpness to the sword.
And Sehyuk walked forward, swinging his sword elegantly.
It may seem like a light walk, but hidden within it are the mysterious techniques of the Silver Light Sword Technique.
As he swung his sword in a large arc, the heads of the animal carcasses fell in a heap.
The front was empty in the blink of an eye.
Sehyuk stepped over the corpses and slowly moved forward.
A swarm of rats that had avoided the sword attack rushed to bite Sehyuk’s side.
Sehyuk responded by lightly striking the ground with his sword as if he was using a cane.
The bodies of the rats that come rushing in with their mouths wide open are torn apart.
Sehyuk’s eyes are only looking straight ahead.
I didn’t even look at the guys running towards me.
As if it wasn’t worth it.
The three of them just sighed and stayed in their seats because of Sehyuk’s words.
The three of them, seeing Sehyuk advance, stood up from their seats without realizing it.
“How could that be?”
Three people.
Among them, Go Jeong-hwan couldn’t take his eyes off Se-hyeok’s movements.
It certainly seemed as if Sehyuk was walking forward slowly and leisurely.
He just walked slowly and swung his sword.
Simple and no different from the swords wielded by ordinary people.
However, the speed of the monsters that seemed to be rushing in like a tidal wave just a moment ago seems noticeably slower.
“The world has slowed down to Sehyuk’s pace.”
Sehyuk was just moving around normally in that slow world, blocking the army as if he was harvesting monsters.
From that light movement, the three could read.
That’s a move that only someone who has reached the pinnacle of skill can do.
It is a swordsmanship that is faithful to the basics and appears ordinary.
“How, a sword like that.”
Go Jeong-hwan let out a sigh of admiration without realizing it.
Sehyuk’s strange swordsmanship felt like a wave of monsters splitting in half for Sehyuk.
And then, Sehyuk’s hand touched the purple portal.
As Sehyuk disappeared into the purple portal, the waves of monsters that had been rushing in stopped.
On both sides of the path Sehyuk walked, there were countless monster corpses piled up.
Sehyuk had cut off all of their heads.
The same unmanned Go Jeong-hwan could guess.
These skills are just a small part of the martial arts that Sehyuk possesses.
At Go Jeong-hwan’s level, he could not yet imagine the end of Se-hyeok.
“Really, I’m jealous. What on earth did you have to go through to be able to show off a sword like that?”
* * * Upon entering the dungeon, you see a large mountain range surrounding the area and a small plain located inside the mountain.
‘This gate was definitely called the polluted mountain.’
As the name suggests, the huge mountain ranges and the soil of the plains are purple, and the grass and trees are black and dried up.
And inside, wild animals that have turned into monsters lurk.
Sabak. Sabak.
Sehyuk arrived at his destination, stepping on gravel and yellow, dried grass.
When you reach the entrance of the southern mountain, there is a large rock that appears to be embedded in the mountain.
‘It was probably here.’
Sehyuk cleared away the grass around the stone.
Then a gap appeared behind the stone, barely large enough to pass through.
And within that gap, an orange portal is hidden.
‘A dungeon hidden inside a dimensional gate. Alright. It’s still here.’
Commonly known as ‘colony’.
Inside, there is a special ‘hidden reward’ that Se-hyeok will intercept from Oh Ji-hoon.