Regression Sword Apocalypse Reconquest - Chapter 44
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Episode 44
“Isn’t that a military jeep, Chaki?”
Choi Sung-hyun exclaimed in admiration when he saw what Se-hyeok was holding.
Sehyuk had been thinking about taking a military jeep before coming to this place.
I was also somewhat confident that they would have military jeeps.
‘Quite a number of people, and a place with mines. They also need vehicles to transport people and cargo.’
That’s why I decided.
To hijack a military jeep.
Because the jeep can move even on broken roads and off-road slopes.
‘Military jeeps have many advantages. They are not just for transporting cargo.’
And, Choi Sung-hyun was well aware of Se-hyeok’s intentions.
“It’s a military jeep. It would be fun to modify.”
Choi Sung-hyun’s eyes light up.
“It’s a sturdy vehicle on its own, so adding an electrified barbed wire fence or deck could probably help solidify its defenses against wandering monsters.”
“That’s it.”
Sehyuk’s ultimate goal has always been one place.
‘Seoul. Origin. And the Seoul Survivor Group.’
Have to go.
To where the ‘origin’ is, and where the group of Seoul survivors who drove Se-hyeok to death before his return are located.
And the distance between the southernmost part of Gyeonggi-do and Seoul is quite far.
‘You definitely need a sturdy car to get to Seoul.’
To travel long distances, you will definitely need a modified truck or jeep.
A world where monsters run rampant.
If the vehicle’s outer frame isn’t strong, it will get eaten by monsters and die.
It meets the minimum criteria to be able to move out of the area.
“It just so happens that there’s something useful for modifying vehicles.”
And then, Sehyuk took out one of the resources he had found in advance in the platoon leader’s room.
Thud!
Sehyuk stepped onto the floor with a large khaki-colored iron plate.
Jang Young-soo, seeing that, nods his head as if he understands.
“It looks similar to armor on an armored vehicle.”
“okay.”
Is that because it’s the platoon leader’s room?
Their room contained various military-used resources, as if they were making secret weapons.
This is also part of it.
This is a trace of research on armored vehicle armor.
And Sehyuk obtained one more piece of unexpected information.
The trigger was Choi Sung-hyun’s violent reaction upon seeing the armored vehicle’s outer shell.
“Armored vehicle armor? Oh my god!”
Choi Sung-hyun, who looked clearly happy, came running and clapped his hands.
He received the armored car plate that Sehyuk was carrying and looked down at it with fondness.
“I’d love to modify a Jeep! It’s a man’s dream to modify a car into a mobile weapon. I want to do it right away!”
Choi Sung-hyun’s remarks.
Sehyuk was a little surprised to hear that.
“Choi Sung-hyun. Do you know how to drive a car?”
“What does that mean?”
Choi Sung-hyun reacted strongly to those words.
He looked at Sehyuk with his eyes wide open and an air of incredulity.
“Back in the day, when people asked me if I could fix a motorcycle, I was hesitant.”
“Back then, there was nothing but scrap metal. Now, there’s an abundance of materials.”
Although he respected Se-hyeok, he was quite rebellious for a quiet Choi Sung-hyun.
“I graduated from a public engineering school. And I was an elite. Other qualifications include auto mechanic, electrician, construction engineer…”
His appearance made it seem like he was about to spit.
“Okay, stop talking. Anyway, I’m not saying that you’re an all-rounder when it comes to handling machines.”
Sehyuk took a step back.
Choi Sung-hyun goes one step further with that appearance.
“Of course. That’s how I got recognized by construction company employees who have been working for decades, even though I’m in my 20s. How hard is it to get a full-time job at this age?”
After finishing speaking, Choi Sung-hyun looked at Se-hyeok with a refreshed expression.
“I’m a bit more different from other people. When other people talk about twin knights, I’m a knight.”
A surprise dad joke.
Sehyuk made a disgusted expression.
“Okay. So, how much is it? I don’t really know about that.”
“Anything that involves touching machines. Oh, and I also know how to use a sewing machine.”
I couldn’t help but be surprised.
A multi-talented person who can do everything from machine repair to sewing.
He was the kind of person everyone in the apocalypse would drool over and want to attract.
It’s fun to see my colleague with incredible abilities, but I also feel a little annoyed for some reason.
It was a strange feeling.
Come out of the building.
Now it’s time to go home.
The military jeep was quickly spotted.
Because I remembered what was in front of the mine earlier.
The three of them first push the generator into the jeep’s cargo bed, and then load bags full of iron piles, energy crystals, and mechanical devices onto the military jeep.
Choi Sung-hyun took the wheel.
“Do you have a license?”
“Even though I look like this, I’m a guy who was worried because I could become an average technical administrative soldier!”
Sehyuk just kept his mouth shut because he thought the conversation would get longer if he kept talking.
Choi Sung-hyun grips the steering wheel tightly and grins.
Sehyuk looked at Choi Sunghyun from afar.
‘Why does that guy Choi Sung-hyun buy work?’
As for car modifications, I was planning to look for someone who worked at a car center.
He also wanted to leave the driving to Se-hyeok himself or Jang Young-soo.
Choi Sung-hyun claimed that he could do both.
‘Well, they said they’d take care of it, so I’m fine with it.’
It’s better to leave it to someone who is good at it.
Sehyuk, too, would probably feel quite frustrated if someone other than himself were to hold the sword.
Before I knew it, I had finished loading my luggage.
“Are you ready?”
“Wait a minute.”
There is one last thing left to do.
“Jang Young-soo. Give me the bag.”
I am handed the only bag that was not put in the overhead compartment.
The reason I didn’t put it in the trunk is simple.
“Come out.”
Because there is life inside.
At those words, Baby Yong pokes his head out of the bag.
Sehyuk immediately asked Baby Yong for one spell.
One last thing that can save you a ton of time.
“The coordinates of the dimensional gate. You marked it well inside the mine, right? Could you please put one here too?”
Among the magic of the space series, there is one that summons a dimensional gate.
The effect is to open a dimensional gate leading to a location with previously marked magical coordinates.
‘As I recall, the baby dragon was learning the lowest level of dimensional magic.’
That is, if you mark the magic coordinates here, you can come here in an instant through the dimensional gate next time.
And Sehyuk planned to use this place often.
‘There is an energy crystal mine, so you should use it well.’
I have one in the mine, but I’m preparing another one just in case there are any variables.
A gentle smile appears on Sehyuk’s face.
‘I can’t come in right now because the deserter engineers are likely to come back, but it’s okay.’
The main unit of deserter engineers.
Because we’ll go and exterminate them someday.
‘Once all the deserters are dead, that mine is mine.’
A blue magic circle is drawn on the ground and then slowly disappears.
After checking the shape, Sehyuk loaded the baby into the military jeep.
“Jang Young-soo, do you know how to ride a motorcycle? We’ll follow you on our motorcycles.”
After leaving those words, Sehyuk got on his bike.
“Let’s go.”
Looking forward to the following.
* * * I just got home.
Even military jeeps could drive on unpaved roads as well as motorcycles.
“You came.”
Cha Ye-seong yawned and came out to greet Se-hyeok and his group.
In the midst of this, Cha Ye-seong’s eyes lit up.
“omg!”
Cha Ye-seong rushed into the open jeep door.
“cute!”
I saw a bag containing a baby through the jeep door.
Cha Ye-seong puts his hand inside the small dragon’s arm and lifts it up.
Cha Ye-seong hugged the little dragon tightly.
And Sehyuk saw.
The little dragon has a life-weary expression.
Phew.
I think I can hear the baby sighing.
“Don’t tease me too much.”
Leaving those words behind, Sehyuk continued to move his luggage.
There’s a lot to do.
“Is this a generator?”
Go Jeong-hwan and Park Sun-hwan, who were at home, came out to help with the work.
While Cha Ye-seong moves miscellaneous luggage, four men carry and move the generator.
The destination is the machine room.
I put the generator down in the machine room next to the kitchen.
“From here on out, I’ll take care of the simple work, so you can take care of it.”
Leaving Sunghyun behind, Sehyuk headed outside.
I left the generator to the experts and moved most of the luggage.
‘I have a lot to do. Where should I start?’
In the meantime, Jang Young-soo caught Se-hyeok’s eye.
“Ah, Sehyuk. Where should I put this? Should I put it in Choi Seonghyeon’s warehouse?”
Jang Young-soo was now holding the monster corpse he had pulled out from the back of the jeep.
“Put it in the warehouse.”
Sehyuk saw that and an idea occurred to him.
This monstrous corpse clearly wasn’t there when I visited the secret warehouse of the deserted engineers.
There is a story behind this.
I was driving on the road connecting the regions, returning home.
Se-hyuk was driving his motorcycle, watching countless grasses, trees, and old buildings pass by on both sides.
He quickly noticed something strange.
The grass in the distance rustles, and something black crawls out from within.
‘Stone Doppelganger. Normally a lump of dirt, but transforms into other forms when needed.’
If there’s a problem, it’s that it’s not just one guy.
Buzz. Buzz.
Kwaaaaah!
More than a dozen stone doppelgangers emerge from both sides of the road.
The grass next to the road, about 4 meters long, was all stone doppelgangers.
At that sight, Sehyuk stepped on the accelerator pedal of his motorcycle.
“Jang Young-soo! You step on it too!”
Avoid the section where the stone doppelgangers come at you from both sides.
Choi Sung-hyun must have seen the scene through his side mirror as the speed of the jeep gradually increases.
Mud monsters with rock claws extending and rushing towards the motorcycle.
The moment when the rock claws fly towards Sehyuk.
Squeak!
Sehyuk laid the motorcycle on its side.
A rock claw barely brushes past Sehyuk’s head.
And Sehyuk dodged the mud monsters that were rushing towards him, weaving in curves to escape.
It was like a scene from a movie.
Boohoo!
They are followed by Jang Young-soo and Choi Seong-hyeon.
‘Will you follow me?’
Sehyuk glanced back.
Thump thump.
A bulging stone doppelganger.
The bodies of those who were like liquid monsters transform into the shape of wolves.
A wolf with rock shells and grass on its back.
Awww!
Howling, ten of them run at once after the motorcycle.
Death Race.
Even in that situation, Sehyuk smiled.
‘The stones and grass on their backs are all good materials.
Now, it’s time to deal with the monsters that are rushing in.
That’s not a problem either.
The magic wand of humanity.
‘If it’s guns, there’s more than enough.’
Bullets, too, have a method.
“Jang Young-soo! If possible, shoot at the guys who are rushing at you!”
The weaknesses of a Stone Doppelganger are identical to those of the monster it transformed into.
Now that you’ve transformed into a wolf, all you have to do is destroy its critical parts or inflict as many wounds as possible.
bang!
He turns his body and quickly fires his pistol.
Sehyuk’s bullet pierces the wolf’s head precisely.
It was the art of accurately hitting a target while on a moving motorcycle.
Jang Young-soo’s bullets also pierce through the oncoming monsters.
‘Thank goodness I have a gun.’
Distance. Power.
It’s not common to find a ranged weapon that can pierce a monster with one blow.
After killing all the stone doppelgangers, the three calmly collected the doppelgangers’ corpses.
The three checked the doppelganger’s corpse.
Because they give us good materials.
Choi Sung-hyun is amazed when he sees the corpse of the Stone Doppelganger.
“Hey, this looks pretty good at first glance. The fibers are really shining.”
“Yeah. That’s right.”
Stone doppelgangers are creatures that contain a particularly large amount of magical power.
Therefore, depending on how you combine those materials, you can grant powerful special abilities.
‘It means that you can create things that can create countless variables, like the boots of flash and the boots of flight.’
It was just what I needed.
Can create powerful equipment.
“What are you thinking about?”
Jang Young-soo, who was carrying the corpses of monsters, speaks to Se-hyeok.
“Oh, I was thinking about what to do next.”
That’s how I got the corpse by shooting all the monsters that followed me with a pistol while running.
‘Yeah. In the end, no matter what I do, I won’t deviate from production.’
An alchemy workbench and a baby that can use alchemy.
Choi Sung-hyun, who makes good products.
Precious materials for alchemy and equipment crafting.
Now it’s time to show the true value of the investment Sehyuk has made in production.