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Ho-cheol slowly looked around.
In contrast to the chaos gripping the entire city, the building Ho-cheol entered was remarkably quiet.
There was no sign of life, not even a rat, from the lobby, as if no one had been there from the start.
Feeling as though he had crossed into a completely different world, Ho-cheol momentarily alternated glances between the stairs and the elevator before stepping into the latter.
The building looked like it had about 40 stories.
Climbing to the rooftop by stairs would be too high.
W ѐ bn ōv̇ е.l̂ Ê nu m а_
Ho-cheol pressed the button for the top floor.
However, the elevator stopped after going up just one floor.
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The door opened, and seeing the situation on the 2nd floor, Ho-cheol let out a faint sigh.
“I thought I’d be able to go straight up.”
On the 2nd floor, about ten men stood in front of the elevator, radiating a ferocious aura and glaring at Ho-cheol.
Trained bodies, refined aura.
Е̄ n ù m̆а
They were not ordinary villains casually picked up from anywhere.
And above all, their stance and formation suggested strict discipline.
He immediately understood their identity.
Were they elite forces borrowed from the Association?
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They’ll be perfect for a warm-up.
As he thought that, the middle-aged man standing right in front stroked his chin.
Е̄ ń ûm а̂ .іd̈
“You must be that famous Jeong Ho-cheol. It’s my first time seeing you in person, but you look quite frail.”
Wearing a black trench coat, he had scars all over his body, visible from his thick neck up to his forehead.
With a cigarette in his mouth, he pulled a lighter from his pocket and flicked it on.
“Our team is going to prove that all legends are just rumors... huh?”
But before the flame caught, Ho-cheol grabbed his face first.
“No smoking here, you idiot.”
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Simultaneously, he kicked him in the stomach and sent him flying.
P-BAM—!
Ho-cheol drew his sword toward the other men who charged at the same time.
After dealing with them in an instant, Ho-cheol narrowed his brow with a strange sense of unease.
Surely they haven’t placed ten men on every floor, have they?
He sighed again upon seeing the elevator immediately stop at the 3rd floor.
E nùm̌ a
Will I even make it to the rooftop today?
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Ding-dong— This is the 38th floor.
The elevator door opened, and Ho-cheol stepped out.
He slicked back his hair, wiping away the sticky blood.
“That took disgustingly long.”
Ё n̄_u̇ṁa . і d
It took nearly ten minutes just to ride the elevator up.
The elevator wasn't slow.
Starting from the 2nd floor up to the 7th floor, six teams on six floors had charged at Ho-cheol.
Six teams.
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In terms of numbers, about 70 people?
The enemies he faced on each floor had different tendencies, auras, and even clothing.
Е nŭ.m̂ а
It was only after passing the 10th floor that he realized why it was exactly six teams.
They were the military teams secretly maintained by the Bureau Directors of the Association.
The Association had seven Directors, but since the Legal Department Bureau Director was excluded, it was six teams.
While they weren't supposed to move so overtly, it was proof that the Directors had staked everything on this operation.
He opened the door leading to the rooftop and stepped through.
He found Byeong-hoo leaning against the railing that surrounded the open rooftop, gazing at the burning city.
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Even as Ho-cheol approached, he exposed his back defensively and merely looked at the burning city.
When the distance between them narrowed to only a few meters, Byeong-hoo finally turned around and met Ho-cheol’s gaze.
Looking at him, Ho-cheol stroked his chin.
“Hmm. Doesn’t seem like a clone.”
There were several other places besides this city where similar situations were occurring.
There was no guarantee that Byeong-hoo would be precisely here.
Еn ú m а̀ .іd
It could have been a clone.
But having approached this closely, Ho-cheol could be certain.
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This was the real Lee Byeong-hoo.
Ho-cheol also casually turned his head to survey the devastated city.
“You got one over on me. I never imagined you’d plan such an unbelievable scheme.”
This kind of large-scale terrorism, executed simultaneously in numerous cities, was not something that could be prepared in a day or two.
W еb̃ňоv ӗ l Е̃n̂ů m а̌
He must have been plotting this strategy for a long time.
And for that plan, he must have deployed numerous decoys and smoke screens.
“Your sidekick. That was a decoy, wasn't it?”
The S-rank hero, Byeong-hoo’s former sidekick, whom Ho-cheol and Wolf Fang had recently visited.
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That person showed no movement even at this moment.
He was a decoy meant solely to attract Ho-cheol’s attention.
Ẇе̃ b nо̇ v̌ е l̆ Е̃n̆u̇mа
“Yes.”
Byeong-hoo nodded, as if there was no need to hide it any longer.
It was a checkmate situation for Ho-cheol from the start.
If he hadn't noticed the connection with the sidekick until the end, Byeong-hoo could have simply proceeded with a different plan through the sidekick.
Ho-cheol’s side had a ridiculous cheat code in personal surveillance—the Sage.
To keep his attention tied up in one place, a simple decoy wouldn't suffice.
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It had to be an S-rank decoy, literally.
And it was effective.
Ho-cheol looked at Byeong-hoo.
Byeong-hoo also looked at Ho-cheol.
For these two, death was a fairly light thing, not much different from a close neighbor who eventually comes to everyone.
Yet, paradoxically, their respective deaths didn't take them but the people most precious to them.
W̌ ѐb nō v̌ е l Ѐnú mǎ
The unexpected death of a loved one was a massive turning point, enough to change a person's life and personality.
Both Ho-cheol and Byeong-hoo changed.
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But even the same change led to completely opposite directions.
What was the meaning of the encounter between these two who had gone utterly astray?
They both knew better than anyone.
There were two people on the rooftop now, but only one would be going down.
Ӗ n̂u m̆ǎ. і̊ d̆
Because one of them would die.
No further conversation was necessary.
Byeong-hoo charged at Ho-cheol first.
A massive sun had already risen behind his back.
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He swung his arm.
Following its trajectory, crimson solar rings scattered, carving lines across the rooftop.
Еǹ ü m̌а̇ .і̀ d
It was like a whip pouring forth from the sun.
Ho-cheol lightly jumped back, widening the distance and dodging the attack.
Simultaneously, Ho-cheol’s body instantly expanded from Byeong-hoo’s perspective, who was looking straight at him.
A ridiculous acceleration that closed the distance without any intermediate process.
At the same time, Ho-cheol thrust his fist out, striking Byeong-hoo’s solar plexus.
But before he hit, the sun floating behind Byeong-hoo enveloped his body.
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The intense heat felt like it would melt the fist just by touching it, but Ho-cheol did not stop.
P-BAM—! Chiiiiiik—!
The sound of the fist striking the body and the sound of flesh burning were heard simultaneously.
Ho-cheol clicked his tongue, looking at his bright red fist.
The heat quickly seeped into his bones.
It seems hotter than before.
Ŵ е̌b̊ ṅ о v̄е̊l Enum̃ а
Byeong-hoo, who was sent flying backward, stopped upon hitting the railing.
“I can’t believe you just punched through the Solar Armor.”
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Byeong-hoo muttered, genuinely flustered.
His solar plexus throbbed.
Even with the sun absorbing some of the damage, the shock was this great.
If I give even the slightest opening, I might be finished with one blow.
Ѐ nǔ_m̆а̂. і̆d̈.
Close combat is dangerous.
Furthermore, that acceleration just now—Ho-cheol’s Trait that splits time—made everything from recognition to reaction incredibly difficult.
Since Byeong-hoo himself didn't prefer close combat, there was no need to create a situation favorable to Ho-cheol.
Byeong-hoo immediately changed his combat style.
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He raised both hands high, then slammed his fists onto the ground like a hammer.
Scarlet pillars of fire shot up around him.
Е̄ n ûm̄ǎ.i d
The irregularly rising pillars of fire also erupted directly beneath Ho-cheol.
Feeling the heat right before it burst, Ho-cheol quickly moved to the side.
The gap between the heat and the pillar of fire was less than 0.1 seconds, but for Ho-cheol, it was enough time to evade with plenty to spare.
But that wasn't the end.
The sun floating behind Byeong-hoo gave a mighty throb, and three beams of laser were shot out.
The fired lasers flew towards Ho-cheol at different speeds.
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Ho-cheol, who was about to dodge the lasers, paused momentarily.
He felt heat rising from the floor directly to his right.
The precursor to a pillar of fire.
If he dodged the lasers, he wouldn't be able to escape that pillar of fire.
At that split-second hesitation, all the lasers fell upon Ho-cheol.
KWA-AANG—!
Ӗnům a. ї ḋ
The lasers fell on Ho-cheol, but they missed their mark.
Unlike the rooftop, which was blackened and pierced by the lasers, the spot where Ho-cheol was standing remained intact.
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Ho-cheol drew his Purple Crystal Sword and sliced all the lasers.
“If three aren’t enough.”
Byeong-hoo gestured, and dozens of lasers with the same power as before were fired at Ho-cheol.
Ho-cheol leaned his upper body forward and charged towards him.
Ẅ еb̄_n̈о̃vӗ l E ñů mа
Byeong-hoo was widening the distance, and Ho-cheol was narrowing it.
This simple game of tag seemed disadvantageous to Byeong-hoo in the small rooftop environment, but the reality was the opposite.
Byeong-hoo, who lightly stepped onto the railing, twisted the corner of his mouth into a smile.
He was the one who called Ho-cheol here in the first place.
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Because this location was advantageous to him.
“Fine. Let’s see what you’ve got.”
Е̇ n ŭ m̃ а̇ .i̊d̃
He flung his body backward.
There were countless buildings around, all smaller than this one.
And Ho-cheol, who lacked a movement-related Trait, couldn't move freely in the air.
If Ho-cheol chased him and rose into the air, Byeong-hoo intended to erase his very existence with an overwhelming area-of-effect attack that Ho-cheol couldn't dodge or block.
Ho-cheol would know that well.
However, without the slightest hesitation, Ho-cheol chased Byeong-hoo and jumped off the railing just the same.
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“Idiot.”
Simultaneously with Byeong-hoo’s sneer, the sun exploded.
Heat and light incomparable to before engulfed Ho-cheol.
Compared to other attacks, it was slow enough to be seen and dodged, so it couldn't be easily used normally.
But the current Ho-cheol was in a state where he couldn't dodge it even if he perceived it.
The surrounding buildings ignited as if they were the thinnest matchsticks in the world, evaporating entirely, leaving not a single steel beam or handful of concrete behind.
Wе̌_b̄ ň о̄ vе l Ĕň.ŭ mа́
Burning.
Melting.
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It went far beyond those concepts.
The firepower that crossed the critical point evaporated everything.
And Ho-cheol was right in the center of that attack.
The light, too dazzling to open one's eyes to, subsided, and Byeong-hoo descended onto the skeletal remains of the building.
Е̌nũ m̂а̄ .і̂d̊
Of course, he didn't think Ho-cheol would die from just this.
But at the very least, a serious injury.
He asserted that Ho-cheol would no longer be in a state to fight.
However.
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“...I almost died.”
Ho-cheol, who landed belatedly, endured the power by sacrificing one arm.
Е n̆ ů m а̊.і̂d
His blackened arm hung limply.
Ho-cheol clicked his tongue.
He still had some sensation, but he couldn't properly put any power into it.
I won’t be able to use it in this fight.
He was considerably flustered that one single attack from Byeong-hoo had rendered one of his arms useless.
He had clashed with Byeong-hoo several times before, so he knew his output well.
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And this technique was the most threatening of all the attacks he had experienced.
He thought he only needed to be careful of the technique that blocked Traits.
Of course, Byeong-hoo was even more astonished than Ho-cheol was flustered.
That attack just now was the maximum output he could currently unleash.
If Ho-cheol hadn't chased him defencelessly, it was an attack he wouldn't have been able to land until the end of this fight.
To block that full force with just one arm!
W е b n о v_е̃ l̃ Е̊n̈ u mа̇
He bit his lip.
Is there no other way?
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He really hadn't wanted to use this since discovering a ridiculous risk recently.
He concentrated.
The sun, about 2 meters across, floating behind him, gradually shrank.
However, only the size decreased, and it emitted an even more ominous and intense aura.
Е ṅ_u m а̇
Ho-cheol looked at the shrunk sun.
He knew of only one technique that caused it to shrink like that.
Lee Byeong-hoo’s Transcendence Technique, which nullifies all Traits within its range.
Holding the small but still brightly burning sun forward, Byeong-hoo declared.
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“Round 2 starts now.”
“No.”
Еn̄ ū mа
As if he had been waiting, Ho-cheol planted the Crystal Sword he held in one hand into the ground and put his hand in his pocket.
What he pulled out were three spheres the size of a fingernail.
He immediately threw the spheres toward Byeong-hoo.
However, they fell harmlessly to the ground, not even covering half the distance.
Byeong-hoo, who naturally considered them some kind of attack, warily watched the spheres roll on the ground.
“What is it?”
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“Nothing much.”
A clear crack appeared on the surface of the spheres.
Through the cracks, yellow smoke clearly billowed out.
Byeong-hoo momentarily covered his nose and mouth, suspecting some dangerous gas attack, but then realized Ho-cheol wouldn't use a weapon that couldn't distinguish friend from foe when citizens might still be around.
Seeing Byeong-hoo lower his hands again, Ho-cheol nodded.
“That’s right. It’s just smoke with simple coloring. It has no effect.”
Е̂ num̈ а .i̇d
Ho-cheol shrugged toward Byeong-hoo, who still looked bewildered.
Of course, Byeong-hoo didn't believe him.
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By now, the three spheres were intensely emitting smoke of different colors.
Unsure of what trick was being played, he intended to watch the situation as cautiously as possible until the smoke dissipated.
How much time passed like that?
The smoke coming from the spheres finally stopped, as if they had run out.
En̈ ümа̇ . іḋ
He was planning to attack as soon as the last remnants of smoke vanished.
The air vibrated.
It was neither Byeong-hoo’s nor Ho-cheol’s Trait.
Byeong-hoo’s gaze shot upward at the sudden appearance of a massive shadow.
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“...What is that?”
Ho-cheol also looked up.
E n u m̀а̌._ī d̀
A giant airship was leisurely floating above them.
Woooom—
Seeing it, Ho-cheol tilted his head.
“Well, no matter how much they call us walking weapons, we still have clear limits as people. In a situation like the one just now, we can't fly, nor can we traverse hundreds of kilometers in an instant. And…”
He twisted the corner of his mouth into a smile.
“We can’t dump tons of water all at once.”
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Ultimately, even with burning his Trait, surrounding himself with the sun, and all the craziness he performed, the foundation is heat.
And the specific antidote for heat is remarkably simple.
The underside of the airship opened.
And looking at the waterfall-like stream of water pouring down toward the city, Ho-cheol tapped his temple.
“I feel like my head is overheating. Let’s cool down and fight again.”
Is that Round 3?
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