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Superhero Hyperion.

A man revered as a villain slayer and hero.

Hundreds of villains have died by that man’s hand.

A muscular body showcased in a black suit.

The H mark, meaning Hero Name, is engraved on the upper body. A golden cape flutters, and long hair flows down to the shoulders.

His ominous gaze looked down at me, sending shivers down my spine.

“A Class 4 made it this far?”

A superhero known to be among the top of Class 4. It was hard to believe that someone like him had come this far.

What kind of system is Immergence Call that brings such a final boss-level person here?

His main weapon is a plasma beam emitted from those terrifying eyes.

A terrifying power that pierces through anything and destroys it.

Not only from his eyes but also capable of firing from his fingertips.

So, I was hit by that beam.

“Ugh…!”

I hunched over and checked the wounds on my hand.

The fading wounds were gradually healing.

It was due to the incredible regenerative ability.

I hid my hand and deliberately made a pained expression.

Thud.

“What a disgusting guy.”

Hyperion landed on the rooftop.

His deep voice felt like freezing my body.

I couldn’t bring myself to turn my head to look at him.

If I turned my head, it felt like I would get a hole in my head from the plasma beam.

I just hunched over, trying to endure as much as possible.

“I’ve been watching you since you assaulted our agent. Who are you exactly?”

His foot appeared.

He covered Dove, lying naked, with a golden cape.

Humming.

Humming.

“More strange noises…”

Hyperion’s eyes flickered.

He scanned Dove’s body as if scanning, then returned to his original gaze.

“Cruel beings. Completely destroying a woman’s limbs… What’s your code name?”

“I’m Dove. Hehe. Thank you. Thank you so much for saving me!”

“Yes, Dove. The medical team will be here soon. Just hold on a little longer.”

“Yes! I respect you, Hyperion! Thank you!”

Dove, who spat insults with a fierce look when facing me, now had a face as if she had fallen in love. To her, Hyperion was a goal to be reached and a godlike figure among skilled individuals.

Squelch. Squelch.

The hand that had holes from Hyperion’s attack was now healed. Clenching my fist, I felt the sensation returning.

“What’s your name?”

“Hyperion! P-please save me… I’m sorry.”

I had to beg for now.

I had to beg for my life until Samay arrived. I bowed my head and pleaded.

And I shouted.

I begged for my life.

“No, I asked for your name. And what abilities do you have? Are you controlling that monster?”

Pointing at the fallen Craton, Hyperion frowned.

“A being I’ve never seen before. I didn’t expect a Grade 6 ability user to fall so miserably.”

“Hyperion, please save me! Wha—”

Crash.

“Aaah!”

Reaching out with my left hand, pleading to be saved, but he grabbed my hand indifferently and twisted it around once.

From the shoulder joint to the entire arm twisted grotesquely, a pain I had never experienced before surged.

“Not answering my questions, just begging to be saved. How about experiencing what our agent went through? Does it hurt?”

“Ugh! Hyperion, I was wrong. Please forgive me!”

“Hmm… Fine.”

The pain was brief.

The twisted arm had already begun to heal.

Banging my head and crying out, I begged for forgiveness.

“You shouldn’t beg while crying! How old are you? Are you in high school?”

“I-I’m twenty years old… Hehe.”

“Huh. A guy who just graduated from high school is raping women now? What about your family?”

I saved time.

Hyperion, who was staring at my face, began to ask with a twisted expression.

“Well… rejected for not having the ability.”

“What…? Rejected? You didn’t provoke that monster?”

“No. It suddenly appeared in my studio one day.”

Hyperion, looking puzzled at me.

He crossed his arms and fell into thought for a moment.

“Lies! Hyperion! That bastard is lying!”

“He ordered the monster to kill Crimson!”

Dove lying down yelled towards Hyperion.

“Crimson…? Don’t tell me that headless corpse down there?”

“Sob. Yes! Don’t trust that guy. He’s a demon. He commands monsters! It seemed like his ability was related to what he did to you! Please don’t be deceived!”

“Damn it. I will definitely take revenge on you.”

In response to Dove’s threat, Hyperion looked at me with eyes full of madness.

His face contorted more and more.

“Based on various circumstances, I have determined that you are definitely a villain. Above all, since I arrived here and witnessed Dove being raped, as of now, I will carry out the death penalty.”

This was Hyperion’s terror.

If even slightly deviating from his standards, he would not hesitate to kill someone.

This led to criticisms from the media.

However, public opinion was on his side.

“Why do you try to kill people without due process?”

“What? Due process? Hahaha.”

As if incredulous, Hyperion burst into laughter.

“Do you believe me or just believe that woman’s words? Execution? Do you have evidence? Are you still a superhero? How are villains different from you?”

Swish.

Thud!

“What…?”

I lowered my head to check my left shoulder.

In an instant, a hole had pierced through it.

“Aaah! Oh, it hurts! It hurts!!!”

Smoke rose from Hyperion’s fingers.

He had shot a plasma beam towards my shoulder.

“Don’t you dare try to teach me, kid.”

“Save him! Hyperion is trying to kill an innocent person! Please save him!”

Lying down, Dove screamed as if the neighborhood was leaving.

I had to stall for time by any means necessary.

If I could hold on a little longer, Sammael would come.

“Even if you shout like that, there is no being in this world that will help a villain. I am justice, and what I do is always right. Therefore, I sentence you to death… dea…”

Crunch.

Suddenly, silence flowed.

In the astonishing scene, laughter escaped me unintentionally. An unexpected event unfolded.

“Hahaha!!”

Hyperion’s ankle was caught by Krotan, whom everyone thought was dead.

Hobgoblin Krotan snarled with a menacing look never seen before.

Krotan struck Hyperion’s ankle several times, causing the floor to crack from the strong impact. Then, spinning around, he threw Hyperion towards the opposite building.

Hyperion crashed into the building on the other side.

The impact caused the building to collapse.

“Krotan! Now, let’s run!”

“Krrrk.”

“What…? Where are you going?”

Ignoring my words to flee, Krotan jumped towards the opposite building where Hyperion had crashed.

Thud! Crunch!

Boom!

Soon, with a rumble, the battle began.

With Krotan’s roaring and flashes of light from various parts of the building, cracks started to appear and it began to crumble.

Bang!

Through the debris, Inyoung became visible.

In sight were Krotan and Hyperion. Krotan was seen punching Hyperion with one hand, but his right arm was missing.

Seeing the disappearance below the elbow, it seemed like a plasma attack.

There were holes not only in the right arm but all over the body.

“K-Krton…”

I was so angry that curses came out involuntarily.

It hurt as if my child had been hurt.

But if I responded emotionally, I couldn’t get out of this situation.

I had to somehow tie up or escape from that superhero’s feet.

“For now, I’ll watch.”

It was the first time I watched a superhero’s battle up close.

I observed his every move, not missing a single one. I had to find weaknesses and somehow create a situation advantageous to us.

“Indeed, that plasma attack is too overwhelming.”

Even Krton’s physical abilities didn’t lag behind at all.

He insisted on attacking with rays from a distance rather than in close combat.

Dodging and narrowing the distance while shooting rays, Krton barely avoided them. As he dodged the rays and closed the distance, Hyperion extended his palm, bouncing Krton away.

It seemed like a defense mechanism different from the rays.

Despite being disadvantaged, he was too disadvantaged.

Krton, already exhausted and seriously injured, fought for his life. I had to be satisfied with buying time somehow.

“Kkuh! Th-this guy…!”

“Kraaaa! Krrrr.”

Hyperion’s left wrist was caught by Krton.

They clashed fiercely, exerting their strength against each other.

Krton, displaying tremendous strength enough to bend one of Hyperion’s knees, roared.

The opponent was a superhero.

Just by pushing him like this, it was incredible. I never imagined Hob Goblin’s combat power would be this strong.

“Tch. Hiyaaaaah!”

Woong. Woong.

Pew pew!

Light spewed from Hyperion’s right hand.

Then, the ground shook, the area vibrated, and a beam shot out from his hand.

“Huff, huff. This monster… is relentless.”

Krton’s head vanished under Hyperion’s merciless plasma beam.

With his head gone, Krton’s body collapsed weakly.

His legs gave out, and he sat down heavily.

The hand clutching his head trembled.

“Kkuhkuk. Krton…”

To me, he was like family.

He was the first soldier born and always stuck by my side like a friend.

He was reliable, a soldier who always protected me.

In the end, Krton died for me.

Feeling like my heart was being torn apart, I struggled to breathe.

“Was it because of that confidence from raping a woman fearlessly? Impressive ability. Dealing with such a monster.”

Hyperion, who had unknowingly climbed onto the rooftop, looked down at me.

“Fine. You’re coming with me to the lab. We need to collect the body for dissection.”

“They said we need to…? Who?”

“You don’t need to know. They’ll come to pick us up soon, so just come with me.”

“If I can’t do that?”

Laughing with his arms crossed, Hyperion approached me.

He raised his right foot to kick towards my sitting legs.

“I have to make sure you can’t run away, right? Endure a bit even if it hurts. We’ll treat you once we get to the lab…”

Swish.

“Treat… wha-?”

Thud.

It happened so quickly that it was almost imperceptible.

The Hyperion who had been looking down at me collapsed sideways. His right ankle was severed, the detached foot lying in front of me.

“Kekeke.”

“S-Samael…! Krton… He’s here! Finally! He’s here! Kkuhkuk.”

Now I was alive.

Finally, reinforcements had arrived.

Goblin, smiling as he twirled a knife.

Hob Goblin Samael, wearing a helmet and a red children’s tracksuit, carrying a bag with a blacksmith-made sword in each hand. He couldn’t have been happier.

“Samael! Damn it, throw that bastard far away!”

“Kekigik.”

Pew pew!

Boom boom boom boom!

Shiiiiing!

The elementary school Samael grabbed the fallen Hyperion by the hair and punched his face. Then he grabbed the remaining ankle, spun around, and threw him into a truly invisible place.

I’m not the only one coming to help.

It was obvious that Hyperion’s comrades would also be coming one hundred percent. So, it was right to escape from here.

“Put her in the car. Let’s get out of here quickly!”

“Kikeung.”

I quickly went to my room and packed my laptop and valuables.

When I came down to the ground, Samael was stuffing Dove into the car. Her body was tightly wrapped with Hyperion’s cloak, making her invisible.

Lastly, I had to somehow deal with Krotan’s corpse. There were also corpses of soldiers who were cut in half and dead.

Hyperion’s words bothered me.

Words like laboratory, research, and dissection didn’t seem to serve a good purpose.

Krotan’s or the dead soldiers’ bodies could be my weakness.

Drip drip drip.

There was a place in the basement of the studio where materials were piled up.

There was an oil drum there, left by deliverymen living in the basement for emergencies.

I gathered Krotan and the corpses of ordinary soldiers, poured oil, and lit them with a lighter.

Roarrrr.

“Sob sob. Krotan… I’m sorry. Thank you so much…”

As it burned fiercely, smoke announcing the end of the battle rose towards the sky.

It seemed like all the people living nearby had fled as the whole neighborhood fell silent.

I survived the fight with the superhero.

And I returned safely.

“Let’s go, Samael.”

“Kikik.”