Regression Sword Apocalypse Reconquest - Chapter 84
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Episode 84
A smooth white sphere with a strange auroral glow.
The monster that introduced itself as the boss monster of this place was, surprisingly, a monster that had never been seen before the return.
Plus, it has the intelligence to speak perfect human language.
Sehyuk was a little curious and decided to try talking to the monster.
Well, first of all, they were the ones who initiated the conversation.
“How can you prove that you are the ruler of this fortress?”
The concrete answered that question without hesitation.
[Bring one of the monsters from the top floor here.]
bang!
As soon as those words were spoken, there was a huge vibration and the sound of stone fragments flying and crashing into the outer wall of the building.
After the sound stopped, I looked outside and saw an oval-shaped object covered in steel crystals lying on the ground.
It was an object that looked like an egg with a steel shell.
As you gaze upon the egg, it bursts open, revealing a monstrous, twisted, steel slug-like creature.
‘That monster is definitely the top-tier monster.’
A steel slug crawls through a window frame studded with thorny steel shards on either side.
[Just kill me once.]
As he said, the snail came right up to Sehyuk and his group but showed no aggression.
[I will not resist. I am the hive mind and ruler of this place. That would be no different than giving away one of my fingernails.]
“okay.”
Although he knows the snail’s weakness, he doesn’t want to look suspicious, so he acts clumsy and attacks the steel snail.
As the sphere said, the snail did not move even when the knife was stuck in it.
When the body is split in half, the snail disappears into dust.
I knew it from the first time I saw the snail, but it looks like it’s the boss.
“What do you want?”
Well then, it’s time to learn about this guy.
If you know what he’s thinking, it’ll be a little easier to attack him.
[The two of you who seem to be strong managed to escape
[I came forward to make this suggestion myself.]
[Join us.]
As soon as he heard that, Sehyuk thought.
‘Will you do it?’
However, it doesn’t show on the outside.
Even though there are restrictions on the first floor, Sehyuk doesn’t want to fight in a narrow space.
There’s no good to be gained by worrying about it for nothing.
“Suddenly? That’s such a sudden story.”
Instead, Sehyuk sent a vague answer.
Because I had my own thoughts.
In response to those words, the sphere sent a telepathic message as if it was puzzled.
[Why do you think that? Aren’t humans too weak and easily swayed by emotions?]
[You can overcome all those shortcomings by joining us.]
And Sehyuk was a little surprised when he heard Gu-ui’s next words.
Clearly, this sphere guy is a being that suddenly appeared as soon as the disaster began.
Now, the guy asked a pretty philosophical question.
A question that makes you wonder if it is okay for a being that was just born to ask this.
[I have been observing humans constantly.]
[Among them, there were beings who were looking for something called God. It was interesting.]
[After all, according to that religion, isn’t the ultimate goal of you humans to become that kind of being?]
It was a story worth thinking about.
Sehyuk didn’t think so though.
Of course, I didn’t respond because I didn’t think it was necessary to go against the specifics.
‘There’s no need to argue with this guy.’
Even if you do it later when you’re arguing, it’s better to do it while you’re fighting.
Above all, it’s stupid to get on his nerves right now.
‘Because I think I can use it.’
Arrogant tone.
The confidence to say that one has attained enlightenment and transcended humanity.
You can tell just by looking at him that he’s full of pride.
These are the kind of people I can easily fool into my tricks and take advantage of.
Sehyuk started the engine just as he had planned.
“Well, I think it’s too early to talk about transcendence. Survival is important.”
Instead of answering, he changed the subject.
“Then there’s an important issue. I’m still not sure if you’re really strong?”
[what?]
“No, what. You say you’re strong, but you have to show it. I can handle the steel snail you brought.”
[cheeky.]
Meanwhile, Cha Ye-seong, who had been absentmindedly listening to their conversation, speaks with a worried expression.
“What if they bring more monsters and try to kill me?”
“That guy has some dignity, he wouldn’t do that.”
[Yes. This body does not want to use cowardly tactics on people like you.]
Even though I said that, Sehyuk already knows.
The real reason why he doesn’t get the troops upstairs.
This steel fortress is a mess of buildings of various structures on each floor, eroded by steel.
The fog of steel particles floating outside is also sprayed from the core of the steel fortress on the top floor of the fortress.
This means that the closer you get to the top of the fortress, the thicker the steel particles become.
The first few layers of this steel fortress are weak and get stronger as you go up, and that’s because of the concentration of these particles.
‘That is, the higher the floor, the stronger the monsters can use their power.’
This is also why the fortress stands out because there are no steel particles visible around it.
The monsters inside have absorbed all the steel particles, so it looks clean.
That’s why it’s most effective for strong monsters to stay on the top floor.
Both he and Sehyuk know this fact.
The steel core located on the top floor also needs to be protected, so it is even more difficult to withdraw troops recklessly.
Sehyuk has already seen through the steel fortress.
Although I was a little confused by the newly appeared sphere, I figured it out too.
It seems like a lot of thought has gone into it, but it’s a concrete thing whose inner thoughts are completely visible.
There must be more than ten such beings that Sehyuk has dealt with.
Now all that’s left is to fry it.
[What on earth do you think this body is, that you continue to doubt and ignore it?]
Angry sphere.
“Of course I don’t distrust you. I’m saying this because I intend to join. But I need to be careful, don’t you know that?”
Since the purpose was not to provoke, Sehyuk threw a carrot here.
“You’re the ruler of this place, so of course you’re powerful. What I mean is, I want to see your true colors. Isn’t it greedy to want to gain something without proving it?”
After throwing out the carrot like that, I gently scratch my pride.
“Even sloppy people can talk like water. If you’re a real person, you should show proof first.”
[That’s true.]
“Yes. I tend to be cautious, and since you and I are enemies, it’s hard for me to trust you lightly. On the other hand, if you were in my position, wouldn’t you be the same?”
A shaking sphere.
Sehyuk raised the corners of his lips.
“You’re smart, so you should know that. A smart person doesn’t trust anyone so easily.”
If you refute me here, you will immediately become an ignorant person.
In fact, Sehyuk’s logic is not wrong, so it is not easy to refute it.
That’s what creates a psychological gap.
[Then what do you want to talk about?]
“I want to see the power of the four highest levels. I hope you show it to me slowly.”
[What do I trust you for?]
“Then how do you prove your skills?”
I know.
The sphere is in a position where it is difficult to drag the monsters on the top floor to the lower floors.
That’s why the sphere says nothing.
Sehyuk scratched the pride of the troubled Guche once more.
“Even if I change my mind, wouldn’t it be possible for the top-tier monsters you’re so proud of to be at least as good as humans? And you have to take me safely to the top floor, so I can take all my subordinates and surrender to you.”
To do as you wish.
“Can’t you give those conditions to someone who wants to surrender? It’s a little disappointing that you’re leaving them out here, when you said you were confident you could defeat humans.”
[Of course I am superior to humans. Prove it.]
In the end, the sphere was stopped by Sehyuk.
That’s a truly possessed tongue.
If Han Si-hyeon was next to me, I would have thought to myself, ‘That kid is a total swindler. I was fooled by his smooth talking, too.’
Of course, Han Si-Hyeon is satisfied with the situation even though she has a rough time and is doing everything she can here.
[Then, let them come in. I will open the way.]
After leaving those words, the sphere disintegrated into pieces of steel and disappeared again.
“That went well.”
It looks like it’s going to be eaten raw.
After confirming that the sphere had disappeared, Sehyuk reviewed the situation again.
‘Before the return, Han Si-Hyeon dealt with this steel fortress and talked about it. But I’ve never heard of such a monster.’
Given the nature of steel monsters, which grow stronger as they erode their surroundings, I feel like things might have gone a little wrong when Han Si-Hyeon joined Se-Hyeok and his group.
What matters is the power of that monster.
‘It must be around the nuke? Or is it the nuke itself?’
Judging from the fact that it doesn’t reveal its true power, it doesn’t seem to be a monster with a strong body.
‘Then, I guess I’ll have to cut it off mainly at the arms and legs.’
After taking Cha Ye-seong back, he talks to the people.
“I’ve neutralized the monsters ahead, so follow me slowly and carefully.”
People who are skeptical.
However, when Sehyuk took the lead and showed that there was no monster on the first floor, people began to gradually dispel their doubts.
Climb the floors slowly.
Each floor exuded a strange atmosphere, like the confidence of a sphere.
The 3rd and 4th floors have the atmosphere of a commercial building at night.
In a dark, linear hallway, there are glass doors on both sides that block the view inside.
“I feel like someone is looking at me from inside here.”
There was someone in the group who gave such testimony, but since no major incidents occurred, everyone decided to pretend not to know.
There was no one who had the courage to open that door.
The 5th floor is a landscape of a giant steel tree growing in an ordinary house.
Below, there are dangling cocoons that look like humans, but no one dares open them.
Sehyuk fixed his gaze on the steel tree.
If you look closely, you can see a strange golden mucus flowing from the cracks in the tree’s steel bark.
‘If you look at it one way, it’s a monster that adapts to its environment and evolves like a stone doppelganger, and it has copied the habits of all kinds of animals.’
That makes this steel fortress even more strange.
Is that why?
A sigh of relief can be heard from the crowd.
“Whew. If it weren’t for him, I don’t know what would have happened.”
“That’s right. The young man is working hard.”
A group of men wearing mountaineering clothes look at Sehyuk with pleased expressions.
In the meantime, nothing happened during the climb.
Someone approached Cha Ye-seong.
“Yesung, are you still holding on to the past? I’m sorry. I’m still young, so stop it.”
It was a woman named Jihye, an old friend who had spoken to Cha Ye-seong, who had come back.
With a look on his face that was full of things to say.