Bang! Kwa-ang!The Heroes stared up at them in a daze. It was a scene where the difference in power felt so overwhelming it made their entire bodies shrink. Then suddenly, when they saw the carnage unfolding before their eyes, the Heroes could only fall into silence.“…What is that.”The skulls lying across the battlefield rose and picked up their rusted swords. They lifted their shields, released a sinister aura, and swung their blades without hesitation. Blood scattered through the air. But the ones struck by their blades were not the Heroes.The bloated-bellied, long-limbed monsters were massacred.“…….”To them, the Heroes did not even exist. It was bizarre. Even in this absurd situation where villains were killing villains, Blacktan and Hyde were clashing as if they meant to tear each other apart.At that moment, someone staggered out from the smoke. They were mercenaries belonging to Litan. Their eyes widened as they stared at a single point. At the only place that looked like a safe zone in this utter chaos—two people.Smoke blurred the front, but for Litan’s mercenaries with excellent eyesight, it was crystal clear. Standing there was the brother of In the Hell, the one they cherished to an extreme degree—‘Under Doom.’This might be the perfect chance. The Litan mercenaries exchanged glances with one another. Now that Blacktan was fighting Hyde, this was the ideal moment.“Prepare to charge.”Litan’s vice-commander, ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) Blacktan’s sidekick Im Daeun, barked the order. The government had approved the establishment of branches of foreign private military companies in Korea to capture dangerous criminals and villains. And Litan, renowned worldwide, gained permission to enter Korea under the condition of opening a branch here.And In the Hell was the villain they had been tasked with capturing.“We capture Under Doom.”At those words, Litan’s Heroes moved swiftly. But there was one thing no one noticed.The heavily torn corpse of one monster was twitching.***Bang—!Blacktan’s black shadow shot out through the air like a spear. It pierced Hyde, but was split clean in half when it struck an invisible force.The two clashed again. When Blacktan flicked the reverse-gripped dagger, shadows rippled around his body like shimmering heat haze.Uichan held Ji Woojae tightly in his arms and watched the two with growing anxiety. Every time Hyde and Blacktan struck, the air shuddered. The pressure weighed on Uichan so heavily that even breathing felt difficult; his limbs tingled.The surroundings were already as horrific as an inferno. When Phantom Thief Kill’s wind swept across the area, the monsters’ limbs were severed. On top of that, the skulls’ rusted blades stabbed wildly into bodies. Uichan shifted his gaze toward the place where the most gruesome slaughter was happening.The goblin who had been hacked apart by arrows and blades gurgled without even being able to scream. It was the goblin who tried to kidnap Uichan—Chiryeong.Do goblins have ranks? Or do they each have different abilities?The creature was larger than the goblins Uichan first met at Seonghwa Hero University, but it seemed weak in hand-to-hand combat. Its defense was poor, but its sorcery was exceptional. Some goblins possessed enhancement-type abilities, while others used sorcery.This showed that goblins possessed multiple kinds of abilities.Chiryeong was weak in physical combat, so he kept collapsing as blades pierced him. Of course, being a goblin, he wouldn’t die easily.Even so, did it make sense for hundreds of skulls to dogpile a single goblin? Worried about stray sparks flying their way, Uichan pulled Ji Woojae farther back. At that moment, Nel, who was wrapped protectively around Uichan, growled low.And then—gunfire.Bang-!The gunshot came from the front right. The moment the sound rang out, Nel snapped his tail and deflected the bullet. Uichan identified the shooter. Around a dozen Litan mercenaries were charging towards Uichan’s position.They fired bullets and unleashed their abilities, but those were blocked by the black panther and by Phantom Thief Kill’s wind-based ability.“I will handle Phantom Thief Kill.”Someone broke from the group. Upon closer look, it was Im Daeun, vice-commander of the Litan mercenary corps.As Im Daeun intercepted Phantom Thief Kill, blade-winds scattered violently in every direction. Uichan urgently copied Ji Woojae’s ability from within his arms.“Hyung, I’ll borrow your strength for a moment.”With Ji Woojae’s strength enhancement, he tried to support him and flee from the Litan mercenaries, but the attacks intensified again.Grrrng—!Most were blocked by Nel, but one attack struck the ground near Uichan’s foot. It rooted itself in the earth like a tree and coiled tightly around Uichan’s ankle.“Ugh!”Dragged forward, Uichan collapsed onto the ground. He tore the root apart and stood again just as more gunshots rang out. But surprisingly, it wasn’t Nel who blocked them. A pitch-black barrier—no, shadows rising from the ground.“Blacktan!”Someone shouted sharply. Only then did Uichan realize that the thing blocking the attack in front of him was Blacktan’s ability. While fighting Hyde, Blacktan was protecting Uichan and—turning against his own allies.“Blacktan, are you out of your mind!”Abilities shot toward them and gunfire echoed every second, but nothing reached Uichan. He lifted his gaze to the sky. Two dark shapes collided violently and ricocheted in opposite directions. Blacktan was flung to the ground and wiped the sweat from his brow with the back of his hand.His glossy yellow eyes glared chillingly at his comrades. There was not a shred of human emotion in them.“We must capture him! Have you forgotten why we came to Korea? This is headquarters’ order, Blacktan!”“Stand down.”“Blacktan!”“I said stand down.”They had no way of knowing why Blacktan was acting like this. Blacktan lunged after Hyde again, and the Litan mercenaries ground their teeth.“At this rate, you—!”Before their words could reach him, Hyde appeared in front of Blacktan. With a mere flick of his hand, something strange formed—a grotesque weapon fused from pieces of rebar. Within the stage, Hyde possessed the power of ‘creation.’ And Blacktan’s ability, so long as there were shadows, also belonged to the realm of ‘creation.’Hyde’s gaze brushed past Uichan for the briefest instant. That fleeting glance left a trail, but Uichan saw clearly. The gentle eyes that were smiling.“…….”He… Hyde was testing Blacktan.It made sense now. Uichan was being attacked—there was no way Hyde wouldn’t know that. He should have been the very first one to block the Litan mercenaries. Yet the one who ultimately protected Uichan was Blacktan.Then why?Uichan’s eyes widened suddenly. Perhaps what Hyde wanted was Blacktan’s collapse. To corner him and watch him break, or to test what he was willing to sacrifice to protect Uichan.—Just brainwash him. Well… it won’t be easy, but once you manage to plant it, it becomes much simpler, doesn’t it? You only need his semen, not the man himself.To brainwash him. The moment Uichan realized this, his heart dropped. It was easy to brainwash a low-ranked Hero. But a Hero who had already reached the summit—Hyde needed an opening, a crack in the mind to slip through.No matter how skilled Hyde was, unless Blacktan exposed a momentary gap, brainwashing him would be nearly impossible. Uichan wanted to stop their fight, but the situation wouldn’t allow it.He held the collapsed Ji Woojae, and Heroes swarmed all around. Monsters flooded in like sewage, and Litan targeted Uichan.‘I have to save Woojae-hyung first.’Just once more. Just enough for Ji Woojae to wake up and move. Using ‘Regression’ that much—maybe that would be okay.He couldn’t keep relying on the children forever. That didn’t mean Regression was good. But what else could he do? There was no other option right now.After long hesitation, Uichan made up his mind. He had to do it before he wavered again. Just when he was about to use Regression on Ji Woojae, a large blood-stained hand gently wrapped around Uichan’s wrist. Startled, Uichan looked at Ji Woojae. At some point he had opened his eyes, their hazy gaze focused on Uichan.With cracked, dry lips, he whispered:“…You can’t… right…?”Uichan couldn’t speak. It felt like Ji Woojae’s eyes were piercing straight through him.“Uichan… you can’t use your ability… right?”“…….”“Hyung… doesn’t… hurt at all. Hyung… Uichan will protect.”Ji Woojae tried to sit up. Blood surged from the burns and stab wounds covering his body.“Hyung, no. Don’t move. You’re bleeding. Don’t move… I’ll help you.”“If Uichan… uses ability… everyone knows. They can’t know… Heroes capture you.”“…I know, I know, but…”Hyung, you’re hurting so much.Uichan’s Regression overturned the logic of the world, so the brothers of In the Hell decided after long deliberation to keep it hidden. Therefore Uichan was never to use it in front of Heroes. For that reason, Noa was the only Hero who had kept Uichan’s secret.At Seonghwa Hero University, when Noa saw Uichan heal him, he told no one about Uichan’s ability.

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