Regression Is Too Much

92 – The night is too dark (1)

Even though all entrances were blocked, 31 aliens died.

“… “

Unbeknownst to me, my eyes were focused on Yoon Joong-hyun. I thought there was no damage… Did you use it as a meat shield?

“… No. The players were all under control. It can’t be.”

“The beast was a monster. They are not players.”

Yoon Joong-hyun grasps the meaning in my eyes and vehemently denies it. Sir Thomas also gave strength to Yoon Joong-hyun’s words.

“… The hastily blocked aisle was the problem. Because I used a very large lump, there was a small gap.”

Sir Thomas speaks while looking at the castle.

Unlike other passages that were tightly blocked, the passage that was hastily blocked just before the monsters came had a small gap between the stones.

Of course, it wasn’t a big gap, and it was just a common sense mistake that even a child couldn’t pass through.

“… It was a monster that looked like a cat. It had three pairs of eyes and was about the size of a 10-year-old child.”

The enemy is not a human being. Therefore, it is not common sense.

The gap was narrow, but wide enough for a small, flexible monster to pass through.

“We killed a total of 12 monsters. Seven wounded. The number of dead is thirty-one. Because I was careless that the inside of the castle would be safe, my vigilance was poor… The vast majority of those killed died before the soldiers arrived.”

“… “

Again, the players are all superhumans. As long as you’ve reached the 4th floor, even the weakest player is stronger than normal.

That’s why I forgot. How terrifying monsters are to ordinary people.

“Perhaps, the baron… “

“The Baron is all right. But… “

Sir Thomas is biting his lip and unable to speak. He took a moment to catch his breath, then finally finished what he was about to say.

“… Sorry. The Baron said he needed some time. If you have something to say, I will deliver it for you.”

“… No. See you later.”

“… Yes. Then.”

Sir Thomas walks away after lowering his head. His winter clothes are all stained with blood.

“… “

When a monster dies, blood and fat also disappear. But Sir Thomas’ clothes were bloody.

Perhaps, he had to face the life that was fading away in his arms.

**

The monsters could no longer cross the wall, and they were naturally given a break. About six hours passed like that, and by the time it was completely midday.

… To put it bluntly, the atmosphere between the players and the aliens was completely opposite.

“Wow, I have risen to level 10?”

“It was rewarding from the first day.”

“Let’s keep going like this!”

“Hey, listen. Be quiet.”

First of all, the players were mostly in a festive mood, although they didn’t express it openly.

It is a line of defense that has been steadily prepared since day one. Thanks to blocking all the places where the castle gates were, the crowd of monsters was filtered out, and thanks to blocking the entrance to the castle, the front line was narrowed.

Even I was in charge of one aisle, so players over ninety had to take turns blocking the remaining aisles. Even though the preparations were so thorough, it was natural that there were no casualties.

In addition, it was possible to farm experience points as much as killing monsters. There had never been so many monsters from the tutorial to the third floor. If safety was guaranteed, there would be no hunting ground like this.

“Are you any better?

“Thank you, thank you… “

Of course, those who chose the easiest route in the tower – Silver Mark on the 2nd floor, Difficulty 1 on the 3rd floor – were not so easy that they could survive unscathed. Because they were just ordinary people who were rather strong, and their enemies were monsters.

But we have an all-round healer, William Smith. Perhaps his role was also effective in the fact that there were no deaths.

To put it all together, the mission was ‘survival’, so I was very scared… Now that I see it, it gives me a lot of experience points, and the survival difficulty doesn’t seem too difficult. There are even players who joke that they want to stay even after 5 days.

“… Wife, wife… “

“… No. I can’t… “

On the contrary, the atmosphere of the aliens is indescribably gloomy.

There are three hundred people in the alien world, and among them, the number of people who can fight cannot exceed twenty. The weapon wielded by a strong blacksmith must be threatening in its own way, but it wasn’t enough to subdue the monster easily, so it’s more like a worker role in an RTS game.

If the monster infiltrates like now, he will have no choice but to be trampled down.

“… Maybe we should help?”

So, some of the players insisted on helping the aliens. A representative example of this was Baek Da-hye, a buffer that hangs around with a man with glasses.

“To be honest, we have time. We tried to fight each other to get more experience later. Why don’t we send some people in for garrison use? Or not… Borrowing even the magic tools on the second floor… “

As Baek Da-hye said, the current players could afford it thanks to the thorough foundation work. In addition, as a result of examining the magic tools obtained from the hidden room on the second floor, it was confirmed that many useful functions were built-in, such as creating a shield or bursting light.

“It’s the same person, but I wonder if I should help a little… “

Dahye Baek’s words were extremely reasonable and made sense.

“Why us?”

But this place is inside the tower. It is a space where ichi is twisted.

“To be honest, aren’t they NPCs? Does anyone mourn the death of a minion in the game? You should be glad you didn’t use it as a meat shield.”

There were also people who didn’t see aliens as their own people at all.

“It’s unfortunate, but it’s too early to say that we can afford it. Today passed safely, but there are still two days left. How do you know if you’ll be able to afford it? Do you know what will come out?”

There were also people who refused for self-protection reasons.

“Didn’t you say that you would survive on your own when you first formed an alliance? We did our part. There’s nothing to be sorry for. It’s because they’re so weak.”

You are not wrong. I did think that something like this might happen when we formed a cooperative relationship in the first place. I think everyone from the other world must have prepared their minds.

… But death, when materialized, has a special weight.

**

Even the evening sunset had set, and the sky was dyed a deep blue.

Hooked. Hooked

“… “

“… ”

About twenty men, including Baron Jorge, were digging in silence. Now, the rest of the villagers, less than 300, are quietly watching the scene.

Hooked. Hooked

How long did you dig the ground? When the pit was completed, men with cloth-covered boards walked from the direction of the castle.

“Ailee. He was a bright kid.”

Only then did Baron Jorge open his mouth.

“I made a lot of mistakes because I was naturally clumsy, but I did the best cooking in our territory. It seems that the ingredients are put in roughly by eye, but how does it taste like that?”

Bury the body wrapped in cloth in the ground and cover it well with soil. The ground froze and blood flowed from the men’s hands, but no one showed up.

“Mickey. This guy has a hot temper, but he has a warm heart. He always thought he was having a fight, but one day he caught a thief and gave it to him.”

A pit is filled. Even the players who dismissed aliens as NPCs avoided their seats, probably because it was difficult to see this sight.

“Ellis.”

“Darren.”

“Michael.”

“Melissa.”

Every time a name is called, a pit finds its owner. Eventually, by the time all the pits were filled.

“… Please go to a good place.”

After the silence, Baron Jorge finally meets my gaze.

“… Why did you come?”

“… “

I was going to ask, ‘Are you okay?’ Couldn’t it be okay? A person who can memorize each and every name of the people of the province is not okay.

“Ah.”

Baron Jorge tapped me on the shoulder, as if he noticed something only then.

“I know you did your best. Just… This f*cking space is wrong.”

Then he looked around at the other territories, then looked at me again.

“… We have a story to tell. Would you mind stepping aside for a moment?”

“… “

Actually, I didn’t come to comfort you. I came to discuss future plans.

In the middle of the day, ‘I’ll save it for the next episode.’ It’s because I thought

My gaze turned to the young people who were holding their breath and shedding tears. The deaths of others shocked me, but not so violently as to bring me to tears.

What is the reason they are sad?

If you die, that is the end. Never to meet again That is why humans fear death and grieve.

But not me.

When you return, the person who died can walk around normally, and you can make mistakes. With a little sacrifice, you can get the results you want. Death that is infinitely heavy for others is relatively light for me.

“See you tonight.”

… Already, I stopped grieving over death.

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**

The sun went down, and complete darkness came again. The moon was nowhere to be seen, and the cries of the beasts seemed to grow louder.

Kururureureung.

“… “

“… “

The walls begin to shake. It’s something you’ve experienced before.

-33:00:16

“The monsters are starting to pile up. It’s fast.”

The second raid had begun.