chapter 37
Why are you here?
I took the video equipment and entered the lab.
I can’t see if all the researchers have already run away, and only the bright light from the ceiling welcomes me.
The researchers who ran away for a while contemplated whether to chase and kill them, but in the end they decided not to care.
Anyway, if you run away from here, you won’t be able to escape from the hands of Cedric and Leon waiting outside.
I will die regretting my life, being cut by Leon’s sword and crushed by Cedric’s fist.
Rather, let’s focus on this place now.
-It’s very wide.
-Is there anything better than I thought?
-I heard that it’s a villain’s lab, so I thought it was doing bad research, but this is just a spacious room.
There are a lot of people in a hurry than you think.
From here, it just looks like a neat and spacious room.
But this is because it is at the entrance.
“It will be out soon.”
You will be able to see with your own eyes how severe the evil deeds of the villains are.
-Wait, there are so many coffins down there?
– It looks like there’s something inside.
-I think you’ll see it if you get closer, hero, can’t you come a little closer?
“Gladly.”
I walked to a space where dozens of glass tubes were placed.
As the glass tube got closer and we began to see what was inside it, the speed at which chatting increased rapidly decreased.
He must have forgotten to chat at the sight of something filling the glass tube.
There were monsters there.
Those who were once human, but are now nothing more than monsters.
Some monsters have six arms, while others have two heads.
Some monsters’ bodies were glued together with long tentacles wrapped around their bodies, while others managed to maintain their shape while limp as if their entire bodies were about to melt.
It is a truly gruesome sight.
I thought while looking at the noticeably slowed down chat window.
‘I must have been shocked.’
Many will be surprised.
I also couldn’t move for a while when I first saw this scene.
After giving the viewers some time, he opened his mouth.
“Until now, many people would have thought of Villain vaguely as a ‘bad guy’. But what do you think when you see them in person? Can you still move on as the bad guy?”
The number of viewers increased by 10,000 before anyone knew it.
But there is no answer.
Hearing and seeing are so different.
“My father, Hwanseong, said. This is an era where there are more superhumans than ever before and they are stronger. That’s why the number of our heroes is greater than ever, and the number of strong players is numerous.”
But a fact that many people overlook.
“But are we the only ones who have increased in numbers and become stronger?”
The same goes for villains.
No, the speed at which a villain’s power grows stronger is nothing compared to a hero’s.
Because they don’t have a line to follow.
“Villains who do not choose any means become stronger faster than us.”
What’s more, they don’t even play separately like they used to.
“The villains who have become stronger like that are united under the name of the 5th villain and commit these terrible things to their heart’s content.”
It’s because we don’t know, is there really only one research institute like this on the continent?
“Even if you add the villains under the shadow of the 5 major villains, it will be more, it will not be worse than this. They have reasons to be stronger. Then why are they able to do this?”
someone post the correct answer
“you’re right. It is because the power of the five major villains has become strong enough to exceed that of most countries.”
Now they can’t be stopped unless they are the 5 heroes who are the same teenagers.
“Are you going to keep watching even though the situation is like this?”
After that, I calmed down and took a deep breath.
If this is enough, I must have felt a little alarm.
either a hero or a villain.
“Don’t just watch. If you just watch it like this, in the future there may be nothing you can do but watch.”
I ended the broadcast with the last words.
I think I roughly said everything I wanted to say.
‘I can’t stop here.’
I don’t want the conflict between hero and villain to stop.
Even if there is a recommendation from the Holy Kingdom, the fight between the villain and the hero must continue.
This broadcast was intended to create such an atmosphere.
“Then, shall we collect karma now?”
I went back to the entrance and picked up the fallen spear next to the guard.
Being solid is pretty good.
Returning to the place where the glass coffins were, I imbued the spear with magic.
He even stabbed the glass tube.
Kwajik!
Pook-
The spear that penetrated the glass tube does not stop and pierces the monster’s heart.
‘I feel dirty.’
Oh, of course, it doesn’t mean that there is no such thing as guilt.
In the broadcast, it was said as if they were victims of heinous villains, but these monsters are actually not good people.
It takes a lot of patience to endure such an experiment. Because it has to go through a process that is so painful that ordinary people can’t stand it. So, no one can force you to do it.
In other words, the monsters here are all crazy villains who threw themselves into this experiment because they wanted power.
That’s why they can die.
What makes me feel bad is the foul feeling of killing a defenseless enemy.
Puff- Puff- Puff-
With a magic-enhanced spear, he continued to stab the monster who had already stabbed his heart.
Why do you keep stabbing someone you’ve stabbed once?
because he wasn’t dead
The spark of life this monster possesses cannot be extinguished by a small hole in its heart.
The monster isn’t dead until Karma increases.
Puff- Puff- Puff-
Karma rises only after stabbing her heart to pieces ten more times.
“Oh, that’s quite a lot.”
But, strangely, I don’t feel good.
Dozens of glass tubes in front of you.
already tired
‘I still have to do it.’
It’s better to feel a little dirty right now than to see these hard-to-kill monsters released into the world.
Trying to cheer up, I approached the next glass coffin and raised the window.
But I couldn’t get stabbed.
For a moment, his mind went blank and he hardened like a stone statue holding a spear.
“f*ck… Why are you here?”
Inside the glass coffin lay a person I never imagined would be here right now.
* * *
Meanwhile,
At the time when Martin was greatly surprised to see a man lying in a glass coffin, Pedro was also somewhere through the illusionary door.
“It’s damp.”
A jungle full of tall, thick trees reaching to the sky, and more than half of the land made up of swamps.
It was to such a place that Pedro had come from the information he had received from Martin.
“You live well in a place like this. I don’t think I’ll be there for a few days.”
At Pedro’s words, an old man rises from the ground in front of him and answers.
“You get used to it as you live.”
“You really were here, sucker.”
The tinnitus caused by sucking up and devouring everything, sucking.
The owner of the nickname, Krishnar, asked.
“How did you find me?”
This island is not even on the map. Even the ocean currents do not head here, so you will never find it unless you know it.
Pedro smiled and said.
“It wasn’t too difficult.”
“As expected, it’s a fantasy… … .”
I also think that it is not impossible to find an island like this if it is an almighty that says nothing is impossible.
Of course, that was Krishnar’s misunderstanding.
It was only thanks to Martin that the cheers were able to find this place.
‘The persistence of finding an island that isn’t even marked on the map… … .’
This is the part where you can guess how much Martin in his previous life wanted revenge.
“So, what are you doing here?”
“Why do you think you came?”
Krishnar burst out laughing.
“Well, the 5 heroes came to the 5 villains, but I don’t think there is any other reason. But did you come alone?”
“What if you came alone?”
“You said you came alone when you came to my base? You’re not the Sword Saint, are you the Phantom?”
Krishnar looked around in disbelief with deep eyes.
But there was no one on the island but the two of them.
“The battle power of unprepared cheers is the lowest in the early teens. However, I heard that the combat power of the well-equipped cheers is the highest among the 10 superhumans. How did you prepare?”
“Should I prepare something while meeting you?”
Krishnar sighed.
“Aren’t you underestimating me?”
“I feel like I’m being looked down on when you talk like that.”
“You can’t beat me.”
“Don’t talk like you’re mad. I am the one who made that demon back.”
At Pedro’s words, Krishnar stroked his neck.
There were clear burn marks there.
Been beaten by a demon a long time ago.
“It brings back bad memories.”
Pedro, who looked into Krishnar’s eyes full of life, opened his mouth.
“Honestly, I haven’t decided yet whether I should kill you or save you.”
“I’m crazy. Does my life come and go as you decide?”
“Yeah, that’s how it is.”
Krishnar couldn’t understand why Pedro had the guts to act like this, and his mind sank even more in bewilderment.
“Let’s listen. Why are you, a hero famous for hating villains, having such trivial concerns in front of me, the 5th greatest villain?”
“Because of the future someone saw.”
In the vision Martin saw, Krishnar said that he had become Martin’s colleague.
It means that even that trashy guy could not resist the horde that invaded Roden without making him a companion.
Of course, there is no certainty that the illusion will become a reality in this world.
But Pedro couldn’t stop thinking that might be the case.
‘The saintess also said that we should stop fighting the villains.’
So it bothers me more.
The saintess’ prophecy was so accurate that it almost always came true, and the warning based on it was just as important.
Martin’s vision and the saint’s prophecy.
It was for this reason that Pedro came all the way to face Krishnar in person.
To see if this man, despite his great evil, is truly worthy of a companion.
But even with it right in front of my eyes, I can’t know anything.
The troubles continued.
“Did you hear any prophecies from the saintess?”
“The saintess also foretold the same future.”
“It’s frustrating. If you’re going to talk, do it right, Hwanseong.”
After hesitating for a moment, Pedro opened his mouth with a serious face.
“Look, Krishnar.”
“I am listening.”
“Aren’t you going to stop doing evil that crossed the line?”
“How strange. It’s like you’re not the one I know. Why are you asking such nonsense questions? What is the prophecy you heard from the saintess?”
“I can’t tell you right now, so please answer me. Is there or not?”
“Of course not. I’m a villain. It is also one of the top five villains in the world. You want me to stop doing this fun thing?”
After- said Pedro with a sigh.
“The worry is over. I will kill you here.”
oh oh oh-
A huge group of lights appeared around the illusion.
“When did that happen!”
Krishnar walks away.
But Pedro didn’t pursue him.
Because you have to run away to know that you are not on this island.
“I never said I wasn’t prepared.”
I made a lot of preparations to fight Krishnar.
“You said with your own mouth that I, who was prepared, was at the top of the super-teens.”
Watching Krishnar walk away, Pedro spreads his arms wide.
“I’ll show you ready cheers.”
Hwaaa-
It exploded in an instant, and a group of lights that rapidly increased in size began to surround the island.
‘If I can survive here, I’ll think again for Martin’s sake.’
But, right now, I plan to do my best.
“Burn it all up!”
Fire-
Flames engulf the island.
An illusion of joy has arrived in the sucking swamp.