Regression Is Too Much

89 – Regressor panics (10)

“This is an emergency.”

Day 3 morning. All the players and all the residents gathered in the courtyard in front of the castle.

Everyone’s eyes were on me, and I felt it naturally.

“Everyone, let’s open the status window.”

-73:11:41

The timer shrunk overnight. It’s only been two days since we arrived at this castle.

“What’s the time?”

At the question someone asked, I quietly moved away.

“Gyeongnam. Please explain.”

“Big. Alas, as you all know, our search team found a suspicious library on the first floor. It contained numerous books. Most of them were novels about the hero’s travels, or specialized books about farming, but… “

While Angyeongnam stood up in front of everyone and explained how he found the secret study.

“… Joonghyun.”

“Tell me.”

“Do you have someone you can trust?”

“… There are about two of them.”

“Then there are four of us including me. After the meeting, sneak up on me.”

“… All right.”

I gave a word to the blind man, Yoon Joong-hyun, in advance, and in the meantime, the story of the man with glasses ended roughly.

“After understanding the language, I was able to read these red letters. In the book it says: The moment when the remaining past and moving future become the same. You will realize again that you all die.”

“Well, thank you for your hard work. Mr. Gyeongnam.”

As soon as the story of the man with glasses ended, I came to the fore again.

“You must be wondering what bullsh*t this is. At first, we did too. However, after careful analysis of the sentence, I came to the following conclusion.”

When the remaining past and the moving future are the same, it means when there are exactly 60 hours left.

And the sentence that everyone realizes that they will die is a suggestion that something will happen.

It is an intuitive interpretation, and the work to be done is also clear.

“From now on, I will barricade not only the walls, but also the gates of the castle. Let’s keep in mind all possible scenarios and prepare for the catastrophe that will happen.”

To survive.

**

All humans on the 4th floor were divided into three categories.

“I’m running out of stones!”

“Roughly take it off! There is no time!”

First. People blocking the entrance to the castle.

There were a total of six entrances to the old castle, and after careful consideration, we decided to block five of them.

It would be a stupid choice if something happened inside the castle, but we didn’t intend to be inside the castle when the fateful hour came.

“Did you check the weapons here?”

“Yes! You’re right!”

Second. People who double-check what we currently have, including weapons and ingredients.

Although the man with glasses predicted that ‘something would happen’, there were quite a few people who did not believe it. And not believing what the glasses man said was the same as not having any motivation.

“It’s not difficult. Just do it correctly. Let’s finish early and rest early.”

“… I get it.”

They didn’t have the will, but they didn’t even notice it. Because I knew that other people were working hard and if I did it sloppily here, I could buy a grudge.

And the last third.

“Joonghyun. What is shaking here?”

“Oh, that’s just old.”

The third floor search party, including Yoon Joong-hyun, myself, and two unknown players.

Yesterday I told Yoon Joong-hyun that there was no need to search the 3rd floor, but that was a choice to maintain the status quo. It was a choice to see the end of the floor without difficulty. However, since the situation had developed like this, I had no intention of acting according to the existing policy.

“Ah, something is stuck here.”

Kurrureung.

Gently pull the torch hanging from the wall, and the wall will rotate to reveal a hidden space.

“This is… “

A large box that is placed in a lump. I immediately opened the box, but there was nothing inside.

“I need to find out the details, but I hit the 3rd floor and it’s worse than the 2nd floor. Is this Danga?”

Yoon Joong-hyun shrugs and shrugs.

“… “

I didn’t know what the reward was, but… I thought I was lucky.

I don’t fully trust Yoon Joong-hyun. If a portal pops up here, I’m not sure he won’t go right in.

I thought it was fortunate that I didn’t have to do that.

“Let’s search for it. Maybe something else will come out.”

After remembering where we found this box, we spent the rest of our time scouring the third floor meticulously.

But in the end, nothing was found.

Finally, the fateful hour has arrived.

**

“Isn’t the moon originally here?”

“I think it appeared yesterday… “

A night so dark that you can’t see anything ahead without a torch.

99 Players and 300 aliens are standing on the wall. (One player reportedly ran out of the castle.)

“Okay, just act as we informed you beforehand.”

If something happens, there are three possible cases.

First. Something is coming from outside the castle.

Second. Something is coming out of the castle.

Third. Something that previously looked like a human transforms into a monster and attacks.

As a result of considering these three possibilities, the paradoxical answer came that the safest place was on top of the castle wall.

Staffing is simple.

On top of the castle wall, the players stand apart and stand one by one, guarding the outside.

As much as you are wary of the outside, you can prepare for external attacks, and since you are on the wall, you will not be attacked by something coming out of the castle, and as long as the gap is wide, you will not be immediately attacked when a person transforms.

“Can we just stand here?”

“The baron and the escort are coming up.”

Instead, the aliens decided to stand under the wall in the courtyard. They had more pages and were a potential threat to us.

Instead, if a monster pops out of the castle, the players will immediately come down from the wall and subdue the monster.

“Is everyone ready?”

In that order, everyone took their seats.

“… Soon.”

-60:03:10

The sand in the hourglass falls steadily. 3 Minutes. 2 Minutes 1 minute.

-60:00:00

When the fateful hour has finally arrived.

“… !”

“… “

Everyone stopped even breathing and was wary of their surroundings.

Can you see anything outside the walls? No.

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Is there any sign of something coming out of the castle? Not even that.

Then, what is the harbinger of someone transforming into a monster? There is no such thing.

About 30 seconds of silence continued, but the players’ keen senses did not feel anything.

“… “

Around the time when the thought ‘Isn’t it just passing?’ Popped into everyone’s head.

“Sleep, hold on.”

The man with glasses said to me with trembling eyes.

“Why is that?”

“I feel it, I feel it… “

Over there, a man with glasses pointing and talking in the direction of the horizon. I was quite surprised, but my glasses were crooked.

“… The name of my trait is… ‘Analysis complete’.”

“… “

“And according to my characteristics… Something’s coming from the other side. Although I can’t do a detailed analysis… “

“… Over there?”

Everyone looked in the direction the man with glasses pointed, but it was a night without even a moon, so nothing was visible.

“Sir Thomas. What do you see Aren’t you born with good eyesight?”

Baron Jorge asks, placing his hand on the shoulder of his own escort, Sir Thomas.

“I see. But I’m not sure. Please wait a moment.”

Sir Thomas replied in a firm tone, then frowned and looked out into the darkness beyond.

How much time had passed like that?

“… There are waves.”

“Yes?”

Sir Thomas suddenly utters nonsense.

“It’s so dark that I can’t see very well. But… The waves are crashing.”

“… “

“… “

Everyone stared at Sir Thomas’ face, wondering if he was joking, but he was infinitely serious.

Waves suddenly hit in this cold place where the snow is blowing and the ears are dyed red? Does that make sense?

“… Is it a magical wave?”

“Is there anything like that?”

“Isn’t it because it’s magic… “

“… Is it?”

While some players were talking nonsense and talking nonsense.

“Look out of the way. Because I have to concentrate. That’s the right direction, right?”

A woman with her chin sticking out, she stepped out confidently.

In the past, she was the woman who argued with each other, saying, “Why should we join forces with people from other worlds?”

“Huh… !”

A woman standing in front of her, holding both her hands above her head and closing her eyes.

The woman’s protruding chin sticks out, and her face turns red. Viewed objectively, she was a pretty funny sight, but no one laughed.

“Oh, oh oh… !”

A large fireball began to form on both of the woman’s hands.

“Ahhhhh… !”

At first, the fireball, which was the size of a fist, quickly surpassed a person’s head, and now it has grown to the size of a handmade gym ball.

It was a size that could not be called gigantic, but the power contained in the fireball was not normal. Quite a few players would be hit by that fireball and not be safe.

“Well… see… ! Light… with a shot… Because you’re throwing… “

The woman, who struggled to carry on with her words, stretched out her arms in front of her. At the same time, a large fireball starts flying through the cold night air.

Roaring!

“Wow!”

“The clearing is passing!”

A large fireball that furiously flies toward the horizon, driven by admiring players.

The fireball continued to charge, illuminating the surroundings…

“What do you see?”

“There is nothing but snow on the floor… “

The ball of fire the size of a gym ball moved so far that it seemed narrow, but still nothing was visible.

“Um… “

“Hmm… “

By the time the gaze filled with doubts turned to the man with glasses.

Awesome!

The fireball finally reached its destination and exploded fiercely, completing its role.

“Ai, what a fuss, really.”

“Let’s go to sleep. I am sleepy.”

“I want to eat chicken, damn it.”

Only then did the players relax and exchange jokes. I threw away all the fuss about what was there, and when I opened it, there was nothing.

“That… brother let’s go. We are cold.”

Players urge Kim Jun-ho with smiles.

However, for some reason, Kim Jun-ho stood still, as stiff as a stone man.

No, Kim Jun-ho is not the only one. All of the so-called ‘hit’ people, including Sir Thomas and Yoon Joong-hyeon, didn’t even think about moving from their seats.

“… What is it? Why are you doing this?”

Only then did a player who realized that something was wrong carefully asked Kim Jun-ho.

“… Tide.”

Kim Jun-ho murmurs meaningless words.

In fact, he was confident. If the ‘Heroic’ trait is activated in earnest, I am confident that I will defeat everything that comes my way.

“Call all the people on the wall.”

But when the fireball just exploded. Kim Jun-ho had to see it.

At first, I thought it was a real wave. It was wide enough to fill the horizon, and it was close to a wave that was constantly wriggling.

However, after careful observation, he was able to see that he was wrong.

“… Coming.”

“Oh, you’re coming? What? How much?”

Orc. A wolf. From goblins to strange creatures that mankind has yet to name.

“… Too many to count.”

Waves of blood and death were rolling in from beyond the horizon.