Ch.118118. Georgius VS Draeking

“E.lena?! Senior Somi, you tricked me!”

Choi Minseo immediately extended her staff, switching the green dragon to combat mode.

“‘Stay still’.”

When Lena murmured in a low voice, Choi Minseo froze.

She sensed it instinctively.

This was dangerous.

The command was on a completely different level from the E.lena she knew. Every single visual neuron in her brain was sweetly melting under her control, being dominated by her words.

“Ugh! Senior Somi, were you brainwashed too? Snap out of it! You’re a hero!”

Choi Minseo pleaded desperately.

This situation was beyond expectation.

How could Han Somi resist the temptation to return as a hero?

“Minseo.”

Han Somi gently smiled and caressed Minseo’s chin with her finger.

It was the same kind demeanor she had when they first met, but an inexplicable chill ran down Minseo’s entire body.

“Um, senior…?”

“Thank you for the offer. But I’m curious about something. Have you ever experienced revenge, Minseo?”

“What’s with the sudden… um, no.”

Choi Minseo answered with a trembling voice.

“I haven’t either. More than that, from the day I was born until now, I’ve never once done anything that made me feel good. Despite all that talk about living according to my desires, I never once thought about what my desires actually were.”

“What…?”

By this point, Choi Minseo realized.

This.

Something’s wrong.

From the tip of Han Somi’s finger, something dark and viscous began to flow toward Choi Minseo.

“Eh? Um, senior?”

“Minseo, I’ve only heard about it.”

“Wait, wait a second!”

“Revenge is fucking amazing, they say.”

“Senior Somi!!”

***

FZZZZZT—!!

The Red Dragon’s mecha sparked as it charged into the barrier mid-flight.

The mecha was adorned with unfamiliar mechanical add-ons. They appeared to be ability-enhancing devices.

The machines were glowing red-hot and melting, but they still managed to tear through the left barrier and force their way in.

Not bad. They must have gotten a hint from tearing through the barrier with the blue enhancement in the first round.

“Aren’t they breaking the rules? Isn’t that cheating?”

Sulphur remarked casually.

“It doesn’t matter. The structure allows access to the central symbol if they capture just one of the two domes. If they don’t have the right ability user to break through, that’s a valid approach too.”

“A battle of wits against oneself. How entertaining.”

“How are things going on our side?”

I looked back. Pint In and Wrap Paper were entering the right dome.

Soon, the barrier leading from our side to the central giant spire collapsed with a whoosh!

Only one barrier remained at the central spire. Above it, a large symbol was positioned at the exact center of the battlefield.

“We need to hold the right dome to access the center. The heroes will come to interfere. Dividing our forces is the issue.”

There’s no need to forcibly capture the left dome now. Just keeping the heroes tied up there is enough. With Boksil there, recklessly losing our strength would be more painful.

“Sulphur, guard this place. I’ll head to the left dome.”

“You’re giving orders so naturally? Do you think I’m your subordinate?”

“Otherwise, have your face scraped against the barrier. Do as you please.”

“Unbelievable. I despise you, Gerogius.”

Sulphur retreated while cursing.

Hatred, is it?

I don’t understand, but you have the right.

I activated the blue enhancement and ran. Since the sandy ground made my feet sink, I used building debris as footholds to jump.

When I arrived at the left dome, a battle was already raging.

“Hey! You’re being way too flashy!”

Boksil had deployed several anti-aircraft drones and was fiercely firing at the Dragon King Sentai’s mechas.

Yallah and Yimit were supporting her, blocking the barrage of bombardments.

However, the mecha’s firepower was so substantial that Pipe Kick couldn’t find an opening to break through the barrier.

“Lord!”

“We’ve captured the right side. Looks like this position is compromised.”

“Master, I’m sorry! Those guys are too fast!”

Bullets poured from the silver and yellow mechas. They were special, imbued with abilities. They must have been developing them for years.

On the opposite side, heroes were entering through the path the red mecha had broken through.

“We’ll have to settle this at the central area. You all go to the right position and join Wrap Paper.”

“How will we break through to the center?”

“Judging by the size, I can predict the technique required. I’ll be enough on my own.”

“Got it. Master, be careful!”

Boksil moved away with the other three.

The Dragon King Sentai’s mechas filled the sky with thunderous noise, moving in perfect formation.

They’re entering the sequence in formation. Red Dragon seems to have already predicted what technique is needed to break through the final barrier.

Let’s face them then.

I simply can’t leave alone the bastard who’s broadcasting my dark history in real-time.

[The End begins]

[Harmagedōn]

Form change.

I held a single card in my hand.

“Pride.”

***

“Capture complete!”

“One barrier left to the symbol!”

Red Dragon, Jung Ui-seok, had the target in sight. The final barrier before the massive structure. What technique would break through it was intuitive.

The symbol was enormous. Three meters tall. It was obvious that whoever would grasp it needed to be equally massive.

The Dragon King Sentai had that technique.

The giant combined robot of six mechas, the epitome of science and technology perfectly matching this round’s keyword—Draodger King.

“All Sentai members, enter combination sequence.”

Jung Ui-seok’s order was immediately acknowledged. Shin Yukyong and Kang Yerin were nearby. Even Choi Minseo, who had been circling far away, sent an okay sign.

Ji Se-hwa, who had gone to capture another position, returned to her mecha, but Park Hayoung had retreated due to injury.

“Karamonon will be on AI control. The output will be slightly lower.”

Jung Ui-seok found it a bit disappointing but judged it sufficient. He had figured out all the abilities of the Vengeance Five aces.

None of them had abilities that could match the combined Draodger King. It could be destroyed by firepower, but all they needed to do was break through the veil and grab the symbol.

It was clear that the veil could only be broken through with a gigantification ability.

Even if one of the villain underlings had that ability, they would be no match for Draodger King.

Yes, if only that damned Gerogius wasn’t there.

“Oppa, I’m ready!”

“Entering combination sequence rail, providing support.”

“Transformation complete. Please guide me.”

With the perfect coordination of the team members, the six mechas transformed, separated, and combined to change into a humanoid form.

A new control stick was prepared for Jung Ui-seok. His field of vision opened up as all-around monitors were readied.

Clank, clank!

The cockpits of the other team members arrived one by one from the left and right. Ji Se-hwa, Shin Yukyong, and Kang Yerin in order.

“Mythical combination, Draodger King. All sequences complete. Combination finished.”

“What? Where’s Minseo?”

Ji Se-hwa frowned. The entrance where Choi Minseo’s control stick should have risen was rattling but failing to open.

“The rail must be broken! Of all times!”

“I’ll focus on control support for now.”

Vroooom—!

Draodger King advanced with a loud engine sound. It was getting closer to the symbol. The size was perfect for its massive hands.

“With this, we’ll take the second round. We can’t let the world fall to villains…”

Jung Ui-seok stopped mid-sentence. Something strange had entered his field of vision.

“…What is that?”

The sense of perspective was distorting.

Something was rising on the opposite side of the massive structure where the symbol was placed.

That appearance—he couldn’t possibly fail to recognize it.

The grudge in his right arm that still throbbed with heat. The one who had viciously committed terrorism at the start of the round, causing massive damage to heroes and association staff.

That bastard.

The cursed Gerogius’s incomprehensible superior transformation form.

It was growing to a size similar to Draodger King, perhaps even a head taller, raising its majestic body.

“What, what the hell is that!”

Jung Ui-seok was shocked.

He had already seen two of the villain’s finishing moves.

The cavalry emerging from the gates of hell and the unquenchable flames. Both were powerful techniques worthy of being called finishing moves.

Yet he still had a skill of this magnitude hidden?

No, could this not even be the end?

Gerogius, having fully risen, cracked his neck. The shockwave from his enormous body created several sandstorms.

Thud, thud, thud.

With each step he took, the ground shook and sank.

“Don’t be scared! He may be bigger, but he’ll be slower!”

Ji Se-hwa’s voice.

Jung Ui-seok clicked his tongue and extended his arm. Draodger King charged forward. Gerogius also accelerated and rushed toward them.

Thud, thud, swoosh—

KWAAANG!!!

When Gerogius and Draodger King’s fists collided, an explosion close to nuclear fusion occurred, and everything around them was blown away.

Jung Ui-seok gritted his teeth and endured. If they lost here too, the score would be 2-0. There would be no coming back.

No matter how big he’s grown, he’s still a villain.

A being destined to be hunted down by heroes.

Without realizing how naive that thought was, he swung his arms and crashed his body forward.

“Ugh, Ui-seok!”

“Oppa! Take it easy!”

Damage accumulated and Draodger King’s armor began to crack. But Jung Ui-seok couldn’t back down.

Gerogius leisurely took a fighting pose like a boxer in the ring.

Seeing that made his blood boil.

“UOOOOOOHHH!!”

As he let out a battle cry with all his might, pouring in the essence of all the martial arts he had built up—

Whirr— Clank!

Choi Minseo’s seat, which had been rattling with its entrance blocked until now, suddenly opened and the cockpit rose.

“What?! Min…?!”

“Minseo… ?”

Noticing the strange reactions of the other Dragon King Sentai members, Jung Ui-seok turned his head for a moment.

Choi Minseo’s control stick.

Seeing it, Jung Ui-seok was shocked.