I Found the Regressor With My Reflexes

17 – Helpers… ?

Why?

What are you doing by cutting down trees?

Such questions filled my head, but unfortunately I didn’t have time to solve them.

The forest was awakened by the roar of the fall of a huge tree—.

Because he started to wriggle and spit out all sorts of sounds.

The sound of mud that floated in the air for a moment and then fell again.

The sound of startled birds flapping their wings to escape.

A rustling sound made by the swaying branches.

And… The sound of something heavy running.

Especially, the last sound was getting closer and closer.

Keep your senses sharp and keep an eye on the direction of the sound.

Sighs came out spontaneously at the appearance of the owners of the sound that began to appear.

“Ha.”

It was a regressor safari, not a regressor bus.

Though they had the appearance of familiar animals such as leopards, monkeys, and lions.

Because of the addition of horns that weren’t there originally, it reminded me of a rough monster that would appear in a rough game.

The problem is that they are getting closer to this side in real time.

“Prepare for battle—!”

As soon as I was notified of the danger, I straightened my shield and drew my sword.

Now, I moistened my lips feeling the magic that started to circulate through my body naturally.

“Go.”

I followed Han Seo-yeon, who ran out first.

Han Seo-yeon, who reached the enemy in an instant, slit the head of a monkey clad in bone armor.

The massacre followed naturally and incredibly swiftly.

“Huh.”

After admiring the beautiful trace of the sword once, he quickly regained consciousness and turned around to avoid the blood and corpses.

Soon, the movements of the enemies were clearly captured by the senses strengthened by magic.

First, smash one of the horned leopards that came closest to you with your shield.

– Kang!

Throws away the corpse that gave off a rather cute death sentence—and immediately spins around and decapitates the lioness aiming for its back.

At the same time, a gorilla’s fist with bone knuckles exquisitely flew out of the corner of the field of vision, whether by coincidence or intentionally.

It was an angle that was hard to notice—but the direction I came from was already under my senses.

I lowered my body to avoid the fist and immediately landed a punch on the guy’s abdomen.

– Wow.

I tried to find the next enemy with the gorilla crumbling right away as if it was a fatal blow.

… Was it because Han Seo-yeon, who was close by, turned off the aggro too much, or did I kill too many in an instant?

The monsters didn’t come this way, so there was a gap for a while.

I took advantage of him to check on other people.

A leopard that happened to be close to Seol-i was running at him.

– Wooddeuk.

… The leopard was killed when two monkeys attacked from its side and broke its neck.

As soon as the two monkeys put the corpse of the leopard down, they broke each other’s necks and killed them all.

“Huh.”

It’s probably Seol-i’s work.

Suicide can be rejected, so did they kill each other?

To be honest, from the first meeting with him, I thought that Seol had a bad brain.

Looking at it now, it seems that I just lacked the ability to adapt.

You’ve been working hard.

‘Seol will be fine for now.’

A little relieved, I turned my eyes to the other side and saw that the others were fighting well as well.

In the case of Kang Dae-san, while making use of the destructive power unique to blunt weapons, he worked well with his teammates to hold them.

Lee Seon-hwa….

‘Alone?’

I fight well, but I was dealing with monsters alone.

I wondered where the rest of my colleagues had gone.

… Five were caught by only two leopards and could not go to help.

I naturally frowned at that pathetic sight.

“Kuuuong!”

“Ah.”

I straightened my stance against the monsters’ offensive that started again.

It must have been about five minutes.

Sighs came out from here and there at the barely stopped offensive.

Looking at them, there were no injuries.

‘… Lee Seon-hwa’s staff is a bit of a hole.’

It seemed that I found some unsettling elements in this battle.

Well, Seonhwa Lee will take care of that.

Leaving them behind, I approached Han Seo-yeon, who was breathing.

“Why is the tree suddenly like that?”

“…This way is faster.”

“No, speed isn’t the problem. Everyone came after hearing the sound.”

“We’re not there yet.”

I tried to sigh at the usual Han Seo-yeon who kept saying nonsense.

Something stuck in my head.

‘Isn’t everything here yet?’

It’s like waiting for something other than a monster.

So what is it?

The answer was immediately apparent.

Because two green giants appeared out of the forest and looked like their bodies were made of muscles.

Two or three meters tall, green-skinned, they were examining a fallen tree.

I’ve been observing them for a while to see what kind of guys they really are.

[Encountered with helpers ‘orcs’!]

I understood perfectly what Seo-yeon Han had done at the notification that suddenly appeared.

So that means they made a roar with the wood and called those helpers over here. Now?

If you live here and live here, of course you will come to check it out, right?

“Haa…”

Isn’t this like a shooting spree to call the police?

It was really like a regressor to calmly commit something that ordinary people would never even think of.

“Tell me next time.”

“If possible.”

“Ehh…”

I felt gloomy at the fact that there was no room for improvement, but decided to just keep observing the orcs.

The orcs were still discussing the fallen tree as if they hadn’t found it yet.

Then he turned his head this way to look at the cut.

My eyes met.

How will the orcs come out?

“──?”

“───!!!”

I was a little nervous, so they talked and approached me.

As if trying to have a conversation.

Are they coming out as friendly as the tower set them up as helpers?

‘But just in case.’

“Seola!”

If it is unavoidable, the only option is to use Seol’s power to ‘help’.

Seol-i approaching her at my call and the rest following her rather than noticing her.

Just about the time they arrive.

The orcs have arrived before us.

“Who are you guys!?”

“We…”

“Which tribe do you belong to!?”

“…?”

Shortage? Aren’t you asking for a servant?

At the same time as I questioned the attitude of treating the same orcs, the system informed me of a change.

[Recovered some memories]

[I realize that I was an ‘orc’!]

‘Oh, such a setting?’

I can roughly understand the situation.

On the first floor, you can become an orc and head to the ‘footprints of giants’ with the helper orcs.

However, judging from their suspicious attitude, it seemed that some steps were needed to get help.

Then what should I answer?

While I was thinking about it, Han Seo-yeon intervened.

“I don’t remember.”

“Hmm! Suspicious!”

“Suspicious!”

“But I remember the great warrior.”

“A great warrior?”

“The greatest warrior.”

At the word ‘great warrior’ and Han Seo-yeon’s hand gently pulling on my sleeve, I showed them the ‘mark of a great warrior’ on my wrist.

This is used here?

“This!”

No, really?

“I don’t know!”

“…Seola.”

“Shall we, brother?”

Do you really want to ‘help’?

“But the chief might know.”

“Take him to the chief? It might be dangerous.”

“The chieftain is the strongest!!!”

“That’s… right.”

“Then no problem!”

“Yes! Go! Follow me!”

However, after the two talked about something, the situation progressed and it was no longer necessary.

“Let’s go for now.”

“…Yes.”

We started walking along the orcs with a feeling of regret.

I had a little trouble chasing after them as they were advancing steadily, probably because they were familiar with the terrain.

“We are not used to the jungle because we live on dry land.”

“Hmm, I can’t help it.”

“I will walk at half the pace than usual.”

The orcs here were kind enough to slow down Han Seo-yeon’s words.

“Lo.”

“Rit.”

“Lo.”

“Rit.”

… Kindness?

“Brother, do you really want to do it?”

“…Seol-ah, is it really hot?”

“Ah, that. Yes. A little…”

“Could you cut off the sleeves?”

“Yes…”

He is cutting the sleeves of Seol-i, who has become very sensitive because of the heat and humidity in the jungle.

Seol-i seemed to be puzzled by me.

“But are you okay?”

“Uh…I’m used to things like this.”

“That’s amazing…”

Actually, it’s because I put on ‘perfect preparation’.

… I didn’t want to think about it. How did the design go wrong?

You could just make it into a ring or something.

As I walked cursing at the managers who hid the hidden piece inside, monsters sometimes attacked me.

“Kill!”

“Crush!”

Most of it was dealt with on the line of the two orcs.

‘Gangham is roughly a little above Kangdaesan?’

Considering that Kang Dae-san dealt with the monsters easily, they were quite strong helpers.

So I asked to figure out the power.

“How strong are you in your tribe?”

“I don’t know yet.”

“But we’ll know soon.”

“…?”

“The big fight will be held soon!”

“Warriors fight!”

A strange answer came back.

… My bones hurt when I talk to them.

To sum it up roughly, an orc event called a ‘great duel’ is held, where ‘warriors’ fight and compete for strength.

Perhaps these two are participating as well.

Then these two means warriors, so they seemed to be on the strong side in their own way.

I bet they didn’t send the weak guys to reconnaissance, which could be dangerous.

It’s hard to predict since we don’t know the size of the tribe.

If Orcs who were really skilled at this level were helpers, the first floor might be surprisingly easy.

… Or it’s so difficult that the helpers are meaningless.

As I walked, hoping it was the former.

A large village came into view.

The village with huge wooden houses made me feel like I was in a land of giants.

The fact that the residents were orcs about 3 meters tall added to the feeling.

And even in such a village, it was a huge orc that caught everyone’s attention.

A very large orc, probably four meters tall.

“Chief!”

“Bring the cause of the commotion!”

“Hmm…”

They both called him Chief.

Wasn’t he confident that he was the strongest?

The feeling of intimidation was no joke even though he only let out a quiet voice.

Because I’m trying to face it as confidently as possible.

“This guy has a strange bracelet!”

“Something I’ve seen before, but I don’t know!”

“…Is that so?”

Two oblivious orcs lifted my arms and held out to the chieftain.

But looking at the chief’s reaction, the two orcs seemed to be particularly stupid, even in the eyes of their own people.

‘It’s fortunate.’

It would have been a bit difficult if everyone was that stupid.

The chief looked at the two of them and put on a pained expression, but that expression also went in when he looked at my bracelet.

“Why… Did the tribe of the Forest of Trials come all the way here?”

… Forest of Trials?

Considering the origin of the bracelet, it probably refers to the forest where the ordeal took place.

You roll your head, wondering why it appears out of nowhere.

A system notification that I frequently see today appeared again.

[Some of the memories have been recovered.]

At the same time, a scene came into my mind.

The end of the forest of trials that burns away.

… I think this is the forest where the goblins came from.

No, is this a continuation of the world view?