Regression Sword Apocalypse Reconquest - Chapter 81
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Episode 81
Previously, it felt like monsters and strange phenomena were starting to appear in the world, but once the full-scale disaster begins, even the environment becomes unfriendly to humans.
You will have to survive amidst anomalous phenomena that can literally be compared to natural disasters.
Of course, more powerful monsters.
Large-scale disasters such as tectonic shifts, meteorites, volcanic eruptions, and plagues pile up, destroying what little survival supplies remain.
If we don’t come up with a plan, we will end up crushed to death by the ever-increasing disaster.
‘Still, we are well prepared.’
There are also advantages.
The more difficult the crisis, the better the reward.
That means that the beginning of a full-blown destruction is also an opportunity to obtain more powerful materials.
Using good tools and materials and making good things is also one way to quickly develop your talents.
Sehyuk remembered.
Information related to the Seoul Survivors’ Association that the fairy gave me.
To access that location, you will need to gather some precious materials.
The day of the final battle is just around the corner.
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The promised time has arrived.
People who had been hiding inside the building come out one by one and gather in the center of town.
The reason for gathering people like this is simple.
Getting ready to go on a mission.
A strange steel fortress rising from beyond the fog.
To conquer that place.
In the current situation, you don’t have to worry about being attacked.
That’s also why Sehyuk brought these people in advance to prepare for destruction.
Rules of destruction.
Most of the monsters that appear from this disaster will not come near you if there are more than a certain number of people.
Because they have a habit of attacking you when you act separately.
‘This is especially true for the fog disaster that just occurred. They are more like ghosts, closer to anomalous phenomena than other disasters.’
Emotionless ghost-like beings who exist solely to kill humans.
Since ancient times, ghosts have to be defeated with yang energy, and the number of people is a pretty good choice for releasing yang energy.
Everyone gathered in the central square.
“iced coffee!”
Everyone’s eyes are on Sehyuk.
The reason it attracts so much attention is simple.
First expedition.
It will obviously require group cohesion.
With that in mind, I would like to discuss in advance how we will run the group before departure.
I’ve talked about this before, but it’s so important that I’ll repeat it.
It is a process of re-explaining in detail the group rules that were briefly mentioned.
‘The seriously ill patients are almost all better and are speaking again.’
Everyone’s eyes are turned to Sehyuk.
Sehyuk began to speak with a solemn expression.
“The main idea is similar to when I spent time with Jo Gwang-cheol.”
Jo Gwang-cheol is Bokseul Bokseul’s real name.
Since it was Boksul Boksul who had led the group without any problems, I referred to his policies a lot.
There was also a lot of discussion.
The typical rules are as follows:
The most important rule.
Prohibition of criminal activity.
This also includes minor crimes such as property damage.
Naturally, all rules are nailed down with penalties for not following them.
“yes!”
But we are all people who owe our lives to others.
The spirit is very strong.
I feel like I’m going to get beaten up if someone doesn’t follow through.
High loyalty.
The other rules are also about things that must be kept to a minimum.
1. We will do our best to guarantee individual freedom as fairly as possible, but from the group’s standpoint, orders must be followed.
2. The group’s work is organized into teams.
Basically, you will follow the assigned investigation time, but you will be assigned special missions according to the team leader.
The foundation was laid to prioritize items picked up during work hours according to the assigned quota, but if there are any leftover items, the team leader will distribute them based on contribution.
The cooking team led by Go Jeong-hwan, who is in charge of cooking.
Like the blacksmith team that helps Bokseul Bokseul and Choi Sunghyun.
3. Private property is recognized.
During your free time, you will be free to explore and gather resources.
Any items you pick up during your free time are considered private property.
They added a condition that the surrounding area was public property and should not be touched.
Sehyuk is quite a humanitarian person.
I had no intention of keeping my subordinates tied up for life.
Because everyone has their own family.
Go Jeong-hwan, Cha Ye-seong, Choi Seong-hyeon, and Han Si-hyeon.
These people, who could be said to be Sehyuk’s closest associates who were intentionally brought in, are no different from those who have come together under the goal of being family.
It’s probably the same for other people.
If his colleague leaves with the strength to save his family, Se-hyuk will also cheer on his future path.
Just don’t feel resentment.
I can send you off with a happy heart.
“I don’t really stop people from leaving the group. I don’t have any ill feelings either.”
He declares with a solemn expression.
“However, if you interfere with our group, you will be killed. That goes without saying.”
And Sehyuk told a short story.
How much of this behavior is for their convenience.
To be honest, yes.
A ruined world.
Somewhere, there must be humans who are treated worse than livestock due to an imbalance of power.
Just looking at the deserted engineers they saw, weren’t they just the weak ones being beaten indiscriminately and not even being given food to eat properly?
And, fortunately, Sehyuk’s subordinates seemed to be aware of that.
“I’m not going!”
“Even if you give me my private property, I will return a lot of it!”
It starts with someone screaming.
“I will help you!”
“I will be loyal!”
“Thank you for saving my life!”
With those words, everyone started to get excited.
Everyone knows it.
That the chances of survival increase when you are under the control of Sehyuk.
“Yes. If you stay under me, I will at least guarantee you a decent life.”
Sehyuk always pursued a humane life.
It is a belief that applies to both yourself and others.
Finally, we conclude the rules by talking about support.
The story goes that Go Jeong-hwan will teach you how to fight and officially rent and sell equipment.
All these benefits are meant to encourage everyone’s motivation to work.
To protect against free riders.
It was also a task that was absolutely necessary for Sehyuk.
Because power increase is absolutely necessary.
After finishing the notice.
Sehyuk looked at his destination, the Iron Fortress.
Disaster, the fortress of steel.
About 25 minutes away, an apartment building and another commercial building sank, and an iron fortress grew out of the sunken building.
A closer look at the Iron Fortress reveals broken apartment and commercial buildings interspersed with overgrown iron.
Although its appearance was somewhat bizarre, the huge building had a strange sense of solidity and stability.
If you are a person who is suffering, there is something strange about you that makes you approach them as if possessed.
Drawn by that strange hope, the inside will now be filled with countless people rushing in to survive.
‘Humans who could be a potential threat or a strong ally.’
Sehyuk’s target is also those humans.
If it’s just for shelter, the current mansion is more than enough.
But places where people gather tend to contain huge variables.
You absolutely must go.
To control that variable.
“Let’s go.”
Slowly approach the fortress, line up, and leave the residence.
The main members of this expedition are Cha Ye-seong and Han Si-hyeon.
Besides that, countless others follow.
The number of people was almost split in half.
It is taken to reduce the chances of being attacked and to gain the upper hand.
So as not to look easy.
Because you’ll be encountering quite a few hostile entities in the future.
I grope my way through the endless fog, relying on my memories.
Towards the fortress.
The fog makes it impossible to tell the direction, and my steps become increasingly slow as I strain my senses to see where the monsters might attack.
Because there are so many people, movement is bound to be even slower.
Even though I walk for less than 10 minutes, I don’t feel like I’m getting any closer to the fortress.
The only way to determine direction is to use the shopping district near my house as a landmark.
“Cluck, cluck!”
The number of people coughing in the crowd begins to increase.
It’s not a good sign.
“Keep your mouth shut as much as possible.”
A thick fog that resembles yellow dust scattered outside.
This fog is the cause of the disaster.
This is actually fine steel particles floating around, appearing like fog.
These fine steel particles invade and kill humans in various forms.
After walking a little, Sehyuk pointed to a corner.
At the tip of Sehyuk’s finger was something that looked like the shape of a person lying on the floor.
An object that appears to be a stone or a statue, or a monster wearing steel armor.
If you look closely at the object, you will not be able to shake the feeling that it looks like a person encased in a dense steel mineral.
And it actually turned out to be a person.
“If you don’t keep your mouth shut properly, that’s what happens.”
It’s a corpse that was struck by a disaster.
“Is anyone sneezing? The substances inside this fog can cause poisoning and respiratory diseases if touched.”
“When it penetrates inside a human, it creates mineral crystals inside. When it builds up, it envelops the entire body and causes death.”
A person who died after being covered in volcanic ash in Pompeii.
They are no different from the unfortunate victims who died in that disaster.
“Be careful not to inhale it by mistake.”
At those words, the atmosphere in the group becomes solemn.
Heading back on the road again.
A giant steel fortress in the fog.
The thick fog that made it impossible to see even an inch ahead was not able to reach the area surrounding the huge fortress.
Thanks to this, only the fortress is clearly visible in the fog.
“stop.”
Something passes by with a rustling sound in front.
A shadow in the fog walks unsteadily
Sometimes, steel particles in the fog transform into monsters and attack people.
It’s like being attacked without even knowing the warning signs.
‘At least this is better than before the regression.’
Before the regression, in addition to this, a somewhat grown ghost giant would have swooped down from the air.
This scenery reminded me of an old movie.
A movie with a tragic ending, with monsters running wild in the fog.
It’s not much different from that environment.
Of course, people who face that situation might be a little different.
Because Sehyuk is not powerless.
Fortunately.
We arrived at the fort without any major problems, although there were a few people who were coughing a lot.
Beneath the massive structure of steel and abandoned buildings.
Fortunately, there were no monsters on the first floor.
Sehyuk took his seat at the entrance to the building and looked around at the group.
‘A cough is enough to solve the problem.’
Han Si-Hyeon was brought in to solve this problem.
If you can get the stuff inside out and induce vomiting, that should solve the problem.
“Take this, and if the symptoms don’t go away, tell me again.”
Han Si-hyeon feeds something to the people who are complaining.
When you eat it, people who were coughing will spit out a grayish powder.
“Cha Ye-seong. Are there people in here besides monsters?”
“no.”
It seems unlikely that you will be ambushed from behind.
Because the monsters inside the fortress don’t come out of the building.
“Everyone, wait.”
Cha Ye-seong tilts her head toward Se-hyeok.
“What can I do here?”
“I have to wait for other people.”
Now that we’ve secured the location, we need to cut through the crowd of humans that get in our way.
I don’t know who it will be though.
As we sat down and waited, a motley group of survivors began to arrive.
Meanwhile, one person jumped out from the group of survivors.
A woman in her twenties.
The woman was looking straight at Cha Ye-seong with a happy expression on her face.
“Aren’t you Yesung? I’m Jihye!”
A situation that might have been enjoyable if it had been for normal reasons.
However, the face of Cha Ye-seong that Se-hyeok glanced at was frozen hard.
I have a feeling that I might be forced to find out things that Cha Ye-seong didn’t tell me.
The reason Cha Ye-seong became a drunkard.