episode_0048

Whiik ㅡ

As I jumped over the roof of the building, the sound of the wind did not stop in my ears. If he had been wearing regular clothes instead of a suit, the fluttering hem would probably have been quite a nuisance.

-Minho, are you really okay?

Yuri Lee’s voice comes from a device built into the suit.

“Uh. It’s really okay.”

-But looking at the news, more police are gathering, and heroes…

Yu-ri Lee’s voice, which had been trying hard to stop her, becomes quiet and a small commotion is heard.

“Yuri’s sister? What’s going on?”

-……The hero using that rope is stopping the villain. But the rope keeps freezing and breaking.

“……”

Even while talking, the surrounding scenery stretches out and disappears behind you.

A situation in which one moves in a world that appears to be almost stationary, using one’s natural and physical abilities at full strength.

Unlike in the past, we now have the specs to move quickly while using high-speed thinking.

I felt like I had increased my strength and stamina in the tester status menu. Such out-of-human specifications make it impossible to follow not only the other person’s perception, but also my own perception as the owner of the body.

It’s not that you can’t simply punch or run.

When you punch, you can see that the fist has reached the goal, skipping all the intermediate steps, and when you run with all your might, the moment an obstacle pops out in front of you, it has already collided.

It becomes impossible to completely control one’s abilities beyond their limits.

Perhaps for that to be possible, intelligence and agility would also have to be raised equally. In short, balance is important.

I overcame that gap using my superpower of high-speed thinking.

It is true that when I first got a high-speed accident, I was somewhat disappointed because it was not a dazzling ability.

At the time, I didn’t know that you could save mileage in this way.

“Don’t worry, sister. Can you see the speed I’m moving? If it’s dangerous, you can remove yourself right away.”

-If you think you can’t do it, you should come back home right away instead of forcing yourself to endure it?

“Then.”

I reassured Yuri and focused on moving again.

The estimated time it will take to reach the destination by ignoring the road and running at full speed is about 5 minutes.

I don’t know how long the hero will last, but from what I’ve heard, it doesn’t seem like his attacks are working at all, so it’ll be close.

‘Maybe I’ll ask him to make me a bike or something later.’

Even if you can’t drive in a straight line ignoring the road like you do now, there will definitely be situations where it can be useful.

There was something I realized while learning Alvaroi fighting techniques at the academy in the Kingdom of Halem.

The battle is similar to a kind of rhythmic fight.

Eyes observing the other person. Breathing to replenish oxygen. Joints and muscles aiming for the target. And the center of gravity that supports it.

Combat involves using all of these to disrupt the opponent’s rhythm or to capture them with louder sounds, that is, overwhelming force.

Thanks to my high-speed thinking, I can appreciate the other person’s rhythm in a significantly slower time. It goes without saying that breaking it is much easier than for ordinary people.

When they attack with standardized movements called poomsae or chosik, I have enough time to come up with an appropriate response on the spot.

Before learning Alvaroi’s fighting technique, he had already used that type of fighting method in a fighting match with Jang Seok-gi.

In addition, it has such strong strength and speed that it can break the board if it is hit. When the opponent swings his fist once, he is in a position to turn to his side and turn his chin a few more times.

At this point, I can probably count on one hand the people who can do something to me.

We’ve really come a long way to get to this point.

In this place, which I looked upon as a joke, I was thrown out with fatal injuries, and in the second world, I learned fighting skills and the use of supernatural powers as a henchman of the kingdom for a while.

If I had lived like this even before I got my ticket for dimensional travel, I probably would have been living a stable life a long time ago.

Now is the moment to reveal that achievement to the world for the first time.

Boom~

“……”

In front of me, who landed on the plaza with light movements, stands Bae Yeon-hee, looking at the fallen hero.

She turns her gaze towards me who suddenly intrudes.

I looked into those cold black eyes and muttered to myself.

‘Now, come up on stage.’

***

“……”

Yeonhee Bae quietly observed another enemy who appeared in front of her.

A person like himself, surrounded entirely by black. An unidentified person whose identity is unknown whether he is a hero or a villain.

I could barely tell that it was a man through the curves of his body visible through the suit.

This attack was a very planned show.

It was a plan prepared by Bae Yeon-hee’s organization, which began to dominate the underworld from the moment her superpowers first appeared.

This is a bill that will eventually pass no matter what the villains do anyway. Whether it is too late or sooner, if the bill is passed, the activities of villains will be significantly reduced.

If that happens, it is natural that the government’s gaze toward the organization will become stronger.

This was a stage to prevent such a situation and to show that the villains do not care about the law.

Originally, I had planned to just organize the heroes and leave, but…

“If you avoid an oncoming fight, you will look funny.”

Just like Minho, Bae Yeonhee also took a fighting stance.

“I don’t know who it is, but it will be over soon, so go for it.”

Powwow

Whiik!

Minho was the one who rushed in first.

As is commonly used, it causes an explosion beneath one’s feet and accelerates it to a speed greater than the leg force.

“……!”

Bae Yeon-hee’s eyes widened as she saw him unknowingly reaching in front of her and swinging his fist.

Quang!

Suddenly

In an instant, Minho’s fist got stuck in the ice wall blocking Bae Yeonhee’s path.

The ice wall, which had withstood the police’s crossfire, cracked and pieces fell.

“Did you use the cold air that had been laid in advance while making a fuss?”

“How do you do that…!”

Minho’s voice comes from beyond the wall. Bae Yeon-hee’s mouth opened in astonishment at the insight that revealed her skills at a glance.

“I studied this ability a little more than that.”

Bae Yeon-hee unconsciously took a step back due to the burning gaze that she could not hide even though she covered her face with a mask.

The coolness disappeared from her face when she realized that fact.

Far away

Bae Yeon-hee gritted her teeth and came to her senses and swung her arms. The same move that blew away a police force in one blow.

“Are you so dumbfounded even though you know that?!”

Kwaaaang!

Minho is covered in ice crystals spewing out from the exploding wall.

Bae Yeon-hee clenched her forward fist without letting down her guard.

Wow

This technique, which swirls around the enemy, was developed by Bae Yeon-hee herself.

A technique that not only powerful villains in competing organizations but also heroes were helpless against.

The principle was to concentrate the cold air scattered around the target on a single target with sufficient attack and defense, and freeze them in place.

“Let’s make you an ice statue!”

[Snow Prison]

Tzu-eong-

With a horrifying roar, the ice crystals floating around stuck to Minho’s body.

They stick together and create a strong binding force.

Wow…

The remaining snow-white crystals were blown away by the wind, revealing Minho.

Minho is frozen in his relaxed posture.

Bae Yeon-hee, seeing that, sighed and turned around. Now it was really time to come back.

“Phew… If you get treatment quickly before the cold penetrates your heart, you won’t die. Then I’ll leave…”

Step by step

One step at a time, she moves further away. The moment it arrived at the center of the square and was about to disappear.

A faint sound of cracking came to Bae Yeonhee’s ears.

Damn it~

“What are you talking about…?”

Bae Yeon-hee stopped at that ominous sound and looked around.

There was no one near her. The police and heroes who had fallen were already escorted back by others.

And at a little distance away, the only people were the media and the general public who were busy filming the place.

Bae Yeon-hee suddenly felt an eerie energy flowing down her back and turned around to look back.

Minho was standing there. Trapped in ‘cracked’ ice.

“What…!”

Bae Yeon-hee hurriedly stretched out her hand with the intention of freezing it even harder, but it was already too late.

The small gap that had appeared stretched like a spider’s web without any effort, and spread out in all directions.

So bad so bad

Kwaangㅡ

“No way…”

A sigh-like murmur escapes between trembling lips.

That’s because while there were opponents who avoided this technique while using [Snow Prison], none of them escaped.

Especially when the technology is so perfect.

Chii Iik

“Ice crystals? No, this is… condensed water vapor.”

What on earth did she do that made Bae Yeon-hee’s ice melt and turn into steam? Her wary eyes turned to Minho’s location.

A shimmering light could be seen beyond the strangely thick fog.

“[Snow Prison]… It’s a fun technique.”

Haha

The fog cleared and steam blew out from the corner of Minho’s mouth, revealing his burning whole body.

“I had a good time, so I should show you something, right?”

Cheoeok

Minho knelt on one knee and placed his hand on the ground.

“Huh…!”

Grumble!

A storm of flames spreads around him as he takes a deep breath.

Even though the square was already full of ice sculptures and there was nothing to burn, the flames maintained their shape like clouds and took over the surrounding area.

In response to the hot air that erupted, Bae Yeon-hee covered her front with her arms and radiated cold air.

“Ugh!”

She managed to block the aftermath by gathering cold air from nearby areas.

The surrounding area had already become a sea of fire, and its tongue was lashing out to devour her.

Minho, who had already stood up on his own two feet, said while watching the scene.

“Roughly speaking, the technical name is… Yes, this would be good.”

[Incendiary Cloud]