Ch.5858. Shin Yu-kyung Crashes the Three-Way Battle Between Villains, Heroes, and Monsters

“Haa. This is truly a disgusting place. Why do I have to be in a place like this?”

Saint Eridanus heaved a deep sigh. On the steel structure built above the sea, the high-grade combatants were tearing apart all the humans at the plant.

“Damn Galaxy Empire monsters! How dare you invade this place! I’ll kill you all!”

A hero appeared before her. Ranked SSS, he was in charge of guarding the East Sea Underwater Prison.

The hero lunged at Eridanus. A red high-grade combatant blocked his path. They fought. The hero seemed to be gaining the upper hand.

“Your loyalty to protect your master is admirable. May the goddess’s blessing be with you.”

Eridanus approached the wounded high-grade combatant and slowly lowered the holy robe covering her body. The hero hesitated momentarily at the sight of her mesmerizing figure.

Eridanus clung to the high-grade combatant like a spider, embracing his body. Light descended upon the high-grade combatant. Soon, all his wounds were healed, his body grew massive, and his appearance was grotesquely enhanced.

“W-what is this? Damn whore!”

The hero lunged at the combatant again. However, the combatant easily caught the hero’s fist and instantly crushed it. Without hesitation, he pierced the hero’s chest with his arm. In his hand was the hero’s heart.

“Urgh… Keurk…”

The hero died without even properly screaming. The high-grade—no, the ultra-grade combatant threw the corpse away and shook his head fiercely.

Eridanus approached the ultra-grade combatant with a satisfied expression and licked his chest.

“You’ve become magnificent. You’ll be my partner today. I’m counting on you.”

The ultra-grade combatant nodded, picked up Eridanus, and placed her on his shoulder. Following his command, the combatants continued their massacre.

“I wonder what’s so important about that thesis. There are many good specimens down below, right? Well, shall we advance?”

Eridanus pointed her finger downward. The combatants began breaking through to the underground.

And above their heads, the wind started to blow. A mecha passing by momentarily blocked the sun. Two figures dropped down.

“Transform!”

[NORZTORM!]

[LEVIATHAN!]

[On your way!]

[Here comes the Dragon Lord!]

Two heroes landed in front of Eridanus. Kang Yerin and Ji Se-hwa immediately began eliminating the monsters.

“What is that! An exhibitionist?!”

“Se-hwa, let’s target the executives first!”

Kang Yerin and Ji Se-hwa charged at Eridanus. The ultra-grade combatant counterattacked. However, their combination was also quite formidable. Ji Se-hwa’s sword and Kang Yerin’s knuckles sharply shattered the combatant’s body.

“My. You two are quite good. Your colors are a bit different, but were you the warriors who fought the gladiator? Then I should show proper respect.”

Eridanus dismounted from the combatant’s shoulder and instantly struck Ji Se-hwa’s upper body with her long legs.

“Ugh, she’s fast…! And put some clothes on your lower half, you psycho!”

“Such a foul mouth. May I ask your name? I am Saint Eridanus. I spread the goddess’s protection and serve His Majesty the Emperor.”

“Saint? More like sex worker! What kind of fighting style is this!”

“Hoho. For an imperial saint, hand-to-hand combat is basic… you know!”

Eridanus lightly stepped on Ji Se-hwa’s sword and fired a missile-like kick. The disadvantage continued. They had mistakenly assumed she would be a support type like Cancer.

Kang Yerin was busy dealing with the ultra-grade combatant. The other combatants continued their excavation work.

Down below were dangerous villains from all over the world. The consequences of their escape were obvious. Kang Yerin wanted to prevent that at all costs.

However, they were reaching their limits.

Then.

“Primordial, Zwei.”

Zing—Kwaboom!

The Galaxy Empire’s combatants condensed and then exploded, flying away. Kang Yerin and Ji Se-hwa turned their heads. Two women were gracefully landing there, using their abilities.

Ji Se-hwa gritted her teeth at the sight of her.

“Dark Matter…!”

Her titanium left arm was aching. Kang Yerin also recognized the two.

“E.lena. Why is the Villain Alliance here?”

Lena looked around with disgust and opened her fan.

“No matter how many times I see it, I can’t get used to this filthy smell. Hey, you dog-like monster over there.”

“…Are you addressing me?”

Eridanus turned to look at Lena, displaying her anger and abandoning Ji Se-hwa.

“Who else would I be talking to? Listen, the children down below are ours. Who do you think you are, causing trouble here?”

“Inferior species are hopeless. It’s alright. Once you’re liberated from your primitive bodies and only your souls remain, the goddess will forgive you too.”

“How fortunate. I have no intention of forgiving you. ‘Come forth, spears.'”

As soon as she finished speaking, five spears generated from the ground pierced Eridanus’s body. Though somewhat surprised by the unexpected ambush, she calmly wiped the blood from her mouth.

“Lena, stick to the plan.”

Lee Lu-a reprimanded Lena. Lena closed her fan with a snap.

“Will you be alright?”

“We need to control the SSS-grade villains right now. Only you can do that.”

“Alright. Hey, Lu-a, don’t get hurt.”

Lena used her command to soften the floor and descended directly underground. Lu-a looked at the hole with displeasure.

“…Don’t use my real name, idiot.”

Ji Se-hwa gripped her saber tightly as she watched Lu-a.

This was her chance.

With Dark Matter isolated, she could avenge her left arm.

Just then, Kang Yerin called out to her.

“Se-hwa, let’s prioritize. Vengeance is also a target for elimination, but the Galaxy Empire is more urgent right now. Can you see it on your transformation device? Nameless agreed to constantly display rank information.”

Ji Se-hwa knew that too. She checked the hologram screen.

“Dark Matter is T1 rank. You could handle her anytime, Se-hwa. But Eridanus is…”

“T4. Stronger than Pegasus.”

“Understand? Don’t waste your energy unnecessarily.”

Ji Se-hwa gritted her teeth.

Eridanus instantly recovered from her wounds and charged. A sonic boom occurred. The ultra-grade combatant matched her movements.

Lu-a used dark matter to crush their joints, reducing their speed. Kang Yerin seized the opportunity and landed an effective hit on Eridanus.

‘Damn it. Cooperate with villains? Especially Dark Matter? I want to cut off that bitch’s arm right now…!’

Dark Matter and Gerogius. Ji Se-hwa harbored hatred for them. Even while facing the ultra-grade combatant, she kept her eyes on Lu-a.

As the battle continued, the sound of noisy helicopters began to approach.

“We’re reporting from the scene! Galaxy Empire executive Eridanus is battling heroes Yellow Cloaker and Ocean Saber!”

“The Villain Alliance’s ace Dark Matter is also visible! Who will take them down first? Of course, the winner will be the Villain Alliance, which has been on an upward trend recently!”

“Our leader Gerogius is at another site, we hear! We’re looking forward to it!”

Media helicopters were gathering.

Kang Yerin was puzzled. The location of this underwater prison was top secret among top secrets. She hadn’t called the press.

She looked at Ji Se-hwa, but she clearly didn’t know either. Then who? Was the Villain Alliance playing tricks?

Just then, black lightning began to strike above their heads.

“Wha—this is!”

“Let’s dodge first!”

Ji Se-hwa and Kang Yerin evaded. Lu-a also tried to avoid it, but the black lightning was persistently targeting her.

“Argh!”

Lu-a was finally hit by one. Her entire body was crushed under strong pressure, her bones crumbling in pain as she collapsed.

“Haha, ahahaha! Yes, that’s it!!”

Kang Yerin and Ji Se-hwa looked up toward the source of the laughter. It was a familiar voice.

A figure landed gracefully on top of the plant.

Shin Yukyong, wearing an eye patch over one eye and with machines forcibly attached to her entire body, stood proudly with a broad smile.

“Yukyong?”

Kang Yerin called her name. Shin Yukyong flashed a grin and manipulated something on her left arm. A quantum cannon fired toward the fallen Lu-a.

“Ugh!”

Lu-a quickly performed a breakfall to avoid it. She clutched her stomach in pain and started running.

“I won’t let you escape!”

Shin Yukyong’s face twisted like a demon’s. Kang Yerin stopped her.

“Wait! What happened to you! Your body is a mess! And that ability—”

“Emergency treatment. It’s nothing. Oh, this?”

Shin Yukyong showed her left arm. Her transformation device had multiple expansion slots attached. Items were equipped in all slots. Five of them.

“With this, I can kill them all.”

Kang Yerin sensed danger in Shin Yukyong’s eyes, which gleamed with madness.

“Wait. Please calm down. The Galaxy Empire is more urgent right now. And the press—”

“With the Pad, the Galaxy Empire is no problem. Of course I called the press. I need to broadcast the destruction of Vengeance to the whole world live!”

“Wait—”

Before Kang Yerin could stop her, Shin Yukyong leaped away and began chasing Lu-a. She turned to look at Eridanus.

Eridanus had somehow climbed a high tower with the ultra-grade combatant and was drawing something like a magic circle.

An ominous feeling, a bad premonition, kept washing over Kang Yerin.

***

Arriving at the scene, I jumped from the airship and landed.

He was walking alone without any combatants.

Not capturing and killing fleeing humans, but simply walking with death in his steps, corroding everything around him.

I called out to him.

“Morgan.”

Morgan looked down at me with contempt and swung his whip.

“You heard wrong from Red Dragon. I am Prison Warden Ursula. So you’re Gerogius? Let’s see if you’re a man worthy of His Majesty.”

As he said this, Morgan gave me a slight wink.

It was a human signal that monsters wouldn’t understand.