49 – 049. Petty Heroism (1)

Heo Seong-chan. 27 Years old. A homeless person from a slum. He is 188 cm tall and weighs 87 kg. Estimated superhuman grade is B+. Possessed psychic power is musculoskeletal spiral.

As he lowered himself, the muscles and bones in his legs convolved into spiral springs. Soon, the moment the elasticity of the compressed muscles was released at once, the force exerted on the ground reached four times his original leg strength.

The speed of that charge can only be described as ‘disappeared’ in the literal sense.

Ahn Soo-ho was in a vigilant position, aiming the blade at his own pace, but in front of his speed, it was as good as standing defenseless.

-Pajijijik!

However, the moment Heo Seong-chan’s fists were crushed, his blade emitted a blue current.

“Oh!”

Heo Seong-chan reaps his fist. As if to apply a brake, the outstretched leg turned into a spring, and the next moment his body bounced off in the opposite direction at the speed at which he rushed.

A movement that is impossible for an ordinary human being to directly deny the laws of physics.

-Pa, Paang!

Kang Ha-neul put on a bewildered expression at the sound of the two blowholes that sounded almost simultaneously. Nothing was visible in her eyes. However, it was only belatedly guessed that there had been a battle from the appearance of Ahn Soo-ho, who was stiff while swinging the blade.

“Hey, that’s fast! He’s a good bodyguard! I don’t know who’s behind you, but you must have spent a lot of money!”

Ahn Su-ho reacted even though it was a speed that most superhumans could not react. It was a blow that seemed like a half hit, but I somehow reacted.

‘…… It just became clear with one blow. He’s a character from the original story.’

That was possible because Ahn Soo-ho knew the ability of the man in front of him, Heo Seong-chan, in advance.

A handsome blond man with a tall and cheerful impression. A contractor in a slum in Uijeongbu. And above all, the name of the sacrament.

From those elements, Ahn Su-ho recalled a certain villain from the original work, and the prediction was exactly right.

‘If that’s the case, the guy named Jin-soo who came with me must also be ‘that’ Jin-soo Yoo who appeared in the original work. sh*t, it’s getting annoying.’

There is a saying that if you are a Jipi keeper, you will win 100 times, but that did not apply to the current situation.

Heo Seong-chan and Yoo Jin-soo. A team of contractors that appeared from the middle to the second half of the original work.

The two clashed with Ryu Tae-hyeon, the main character living in the sun, as a criminal in the dark, contrasting with him several times. The fact that they clashed several times meant that they weren’t just one-time villains, that is, they were strong people with that level of skill.

The duo of Heo Seong-chan, who fights directly in front, and Yu Jin-soo, who assists him from behind.

The strength created by the synergy between the two was enough to threaten even Ryu Tae-hyeon several times. In other words, it is not a level that Ahn Su-ho can handle now.

Still, it was entirely thanks to the artifact stuffed on his wrist that he was able to react.

‘…… I activated Morning Star’s breathing twice at once. It’s a waste of stock, but it was the right choice. If it had only been triggered once, it would never have reacted.’

“Then let’s see if this one can catch up!”

At the same time, Heo Seong-chan’s new model disappeared.

-Pain! Fain! Phut! Phut! Phut! Phut!

Porous Castle fills the whole area.

Heo Seong-chan’s movement, bouncing in all directions, using walls, floors, and ceilings as stepping stones. Despite the accelerating effect of the morning star’s breathing, which reached four times the speed, it was barely able to keep up.

“Hee, hee!”

Ahn Soo-ho slowly stepped back, holding Kang Ha-neul in fear with one hand.

If it were the walls and floors of an ordinary studio, it would not be possible to overcome the repulsive force that Heo Seong-chan spurred on. The thin walls should have collapsed right away, and it was only natural that even the floor and ceiling would be hollowed out.

Nevertheless, the thing that becomes Heo Seong-chan’s stepping stone while maintaining its shape on the wall and floor.

‘Yoo Jin-soo. Is that guy’s ability?’

The entrance to the studio. Heo Seong-chan’s colleague, Yu Jin-soo, sits still with his hands on the floor in front of the front door.

His ability is shape fixation. It was the ability to fix the shape of a touched object as it was at the moment it was touched and to absorb the applied shock.

When held in his hand, even a piece of paper becomes a shield that can block bullets. Kang Ha-neul’s studio, which was the target of that ability, became a solid foundation that could not be destroyed no matter how violent Heo Seong-chan was.

Yoo Jin-soo assists and Heo Seong-chan rampages.

The fight between these two is always like this. Ahn Soo-ho knew it too. He knew, but what he knew and what he could deal with were two entirely different matters.

‘It’s impossible to beat those two with my skills right now. Then-‘

“Kyaaah?!”

With Kang Ha-neul’s body fixed on his side, Ahn Su-ho swung the blade widely.

‘Run away!’

-Fuhuaaa!!

Black smoke from his hand fills the studio.

Ahn Soo-ho went straight to the front door.

I couldn’t escape through the window. It’s because the window is fixed in a closed state thanks to Yoo Jin-soo’s ability. Of course, that was also the case with the closed front door.

No matter where you run away, you first need to deal with Yu Jin-soo, who is activating his abilities.

Thought so, Ahn Soo-ho hit Yoo Jin-soo, who was enveloped in smoke, with the stun blade as hard as he could.

“Where!”

However, the next moment, the blade was raised and Heo Seong-chan’s kick pierced the empty right side.

-Wooddeuk!

“Keah!”

Ahn Suho’s body flew through the air with the sound of bones breaking. His body was slammed against the wall. At the same time, the smoke that had been maintained by his ability disappeared all at once.

In the visible sight. As before, Yu Jin-soo remained motionless with his hands on the floor. In front of him, Heo Seong-chan, who had changed both legs into springs, was jumping with a carefree smile.

“It’s a smoke screen. What a crude ability! It was fine for gimmick though!”

He sounded like he was just teasing him when he said that. It was actually right to make fun of it.

Ahn Suho’s choice was not bad. But the action was too obvious. The moment the room was enveloped in a smoke screen, Heo Seong-chan was able to see through the purpose of Ahn Su-ho only by looking at the vague shape heading towards the entrance.

The result of purely combat experience differences. It wasn’t something Suho Ahn could do.

“Sorry but you can’t beat us! I know because I’ve fought a lot! The back of my head tingles when I put a strong guy in front of me, but you don’t feel that way at all!”

Heo Seong-chan picked up the stun blade that Ahn Su-ho missed. When the button was pressed, a ferocious electric current sprang up above it.

“So why don’t you surrender? So are you, and so are you there.”

Soon, that line of sight was in front of Ahn Su-ho. I headed towards Kang Ha-neul, who was sitting on the floor.

“Just keep calm and come with us! Probably won’t kill you! If I had intended to kill you, I would have asked us to kill you, not kidnap you! It’s a lot cheaper that way!”

“Poetry, I hate it.”

“Even if you don’t like it, you’re going to take it by force? I’m a bit clumsy with power control. If I do something wrong, I might break one or two places.”

“Tell me how many times you say no!”

River Ha-neul stretched out his hand in tears. As soon as her eyes turned red, red flames rose from her grasp.

“Sacrament!”

“Oh! Are you going to try it? Nice! I’m comfortable with that, too!”

Yoo Jin-soo urgently called him at the unusual momentum, but Heo Seong-chan was already full of thoughts to fight. As Heo Seong-chan lowered her stance, her palms in the river and sky spewed fireballs.

-Pong.

Very, weak momentum.

“Huh?”

The ball of fire, the size of a ping pong ball, disappeared in the air shortly after leaving her hand. Heo Seong-chan and Yu Jin-soo looked bewildered, Ahn Su-ho couldn’t help but panic, and Kang Ha-neul in the middle chewed his lips.

“As expected… ….”

Kang Haneul lowered her head as if resigned. After a while, Heo Seong-chan, who grasped the situation, opened up! And burst into laughter.

“Puhahahaha! What is it? What were you trying to do with me with that little spark?”

Heo Seong-chan laughs loudly. Yoo Jin-soo, who was lying on the floor next to him, said to Kang Ha-neul, who was in despair.

“You’d better follow us obediently. I don’t know why you’re so weak, but even with your strength you couldn’t have defeated us. We are hired contractors assuming 100% of you.”

“… ….”

Kang Ha-neul lowered his head and chewed on her lips.

‘I know. I know.’

As I become weaker, now that I am weaker, I cannot resist them. The security guard who happened to be with him was also killed in an instant. There is no way to escape.

I knew. But that doesn’t mean you can’t just follow them.

The river, the sky, followed them, and she could vaguely guess what kind of fate she would face.

‘I’ll never see anything good.’

That’s why I chewed my lips. I gave strength to my two weak legs. Hudeulgeori got up on his knees and took a clumsily stance. He was infinitely weak, but that was an expression of his will to resist to the end.

Shortly after that, the two men’s eyes widened.

“Oh?”

Heo Seong-chan slowly walked forward while holding the stun blade.

That gaze was not directed at Kang Ha-neul, but slightly behind her.

“Wow, that’s great! You got hit and got up.”

A deep smile soon appeared on his face.

“Eh?”

Kang Ha-neul slowly looked back. Immediately after, she put a thick palm on her shoulder.

“Everything, you… ….”

There was Ahn Soo-ho standing in a cold sweat.

“Sa, is the wound okay?”

“…… I can endure it.”

It was a lie. Her broken ribs were still poking his muscles. Every time he took a deep breath, an indescribable pang ran down his spine.

Her river, the sky, I put my hand on her shoulder, it wasn’t to stop her or comfort her. She just needed a place to support her so she wouldn’t lose her balance.

Heo Seong-chan and Yoo Jin-soo soon noticed the condition of Ahn Su-ho. They were pros That keen eye was not something that could be fooled by poor acting.

“That would be good. An unknown bodyguard.”

At that polite advice, Ahn Soo-ho’s eyes turned to Yoo Jin-soo.

“Isn’t there a need to fight for one’s life among those who are hired with each other’s money? If you want to go further than that, you have no choice but to kill. Make a smart choice. You’re just lying there quietly. Then we won’t bother killing you either.”

At that, Suho Ahn smiled. Because it was such an obvious lie.

Ahn Su-ho knew what kind of personality Yoo Jin-soo was. Unlike his partner, Heo Seong-chan, he is a thoroughly resourceful strategist type. He said that there was no way he could save himself after seeing their faces.

So Ahn Su-ho had no choice but to stand up. No matter how long he waited, when Ahn Su-ho showed no signs of backing down, Yu Jin-soo let out a deep sigh. Soon he sang the sacrament in a low voice.

“Sacrament.”

“Okay!”

-Pain!

The next moment, just like before, Heo Seong-chan began to run all over the place.

-Keyiing!

At that appearance, Ahn Soo-ho released the last stock of Morning Star’s breath without delay. The effect of the three triggers overlapped, and his body accelerated at 8x speed.

“Suck!”

Heo Seong-chan, who was aiming for Ahn Su-ho’s back, stabbed him with his fist.

However, that fist cut through the air without thread, and the next moment Ahn Su-ho appeared behind Heo Seong-chan’s back.

“What?”

After a low exclamation, Ahn Su-ho’s fist was thrust into Heo Seong-chan’s side.

-Kwaaang!!

“Keah!”

With the sound of a bomb exploding, his body snapped. Heo Seong-chan flew to the side as if he was hit by a truck. However, just before the body touched the wall, Ahn Soo-ho’s fist, which arrived ahead of him, hit Heo Seong-chan’s body once again.

-Quaang! Quaang! Kwaaang!

A shrieking sound of explosions rang out in succession. Half of it was the sound of Ahn Su-ho kicking the ground, and the other half was the sound of his fist being driven into Heo Seong-chan’s body.

Unlike Heo Seong-chan, who moved in three dimensions, Ahn Su-ho’s movements were infinitely linear. He was in a straight line, but his speed was so overwhelming that he could not be damaged.

“Oohhhhh!!!”

Seongchan Heo, who judged that it was impossible to avoid, confronted Suho Ahn, giving up evasion or defense. The fists of the two crossed each other.

-Quaang! Bang! Kwaaang! Quaang!!

Unbelievable explosions made by human fists.

Most of them were created by Ahn Su-ho’s fists. Ahn Soo-ho, who had the upper hand in his speed, avoided most of Heo Seong-chan’s fists and landed his own blow.

However, I couldn’t dodge all of his fists.

-Kwaaang!!

Ahn Su-ho’s body was greatly shaken by Heo Seong-chan’s strike, which sometimes came in from a blind spot like a snake. Morning star’s breath only has the effect of accelerating. One hit from Heo Seong-chan’s attack, which was pierced into his body with the same durability, was fatal.

On the other hand, An Su-ho’s attacks were fast and heavy, but not fatal. It was because the moment the attack hit, Heo Seong-chan activated the ability in that area. The spirally-curled muscles effectively dispersed the power contained in Ahn Su-ho’s fists with their own elasticity.

Ahn Su-ho has overwhelming speed, but durability is a hindrance.

On the other hand, Heo Seong-chan is behind in speed, but endures endlessly with excellent durability.

No one could have predicted the outcome of the fight between the two. The two shadows were constantly exchanging fists and fists as they roamed the studio.

“That, what… ….”

In front of that overwhelming sight, Yu Jin-soo’s muttered words were scattered in the air.

Heo Seong-chan’s speed, which actively utilizes the elasticity of his ability, is comparable to that of an A-class superman. However, that Heo Seong-chan was being pushed behind in speed. The speed of Ahn Su-ho, which he could see, far exceeded Heo Seong-chan’s top speed.

-Quaaang!!

Ahn Su-ho’s fist, which he threw out with all his might, pierced Heo Seong-chan’s abdomen. His body, contorted with pain, was slammed into the wall on the other side of the studio.

– Cheerit.

At that moment, Yoo Jin-soo’s senses sounded an alarm bell.

-Pain!

Ahn Soo-ho, who changed his target right after, rushed at Yoo Jin-soo. It was an unprecedented speed to react.

Yoo Jin-soo belatedly took out his handkerchief from his bosom and held it up. It was just a handkerchief, but with his abilities, it would be a great shield.

However.

‘It’s late!’

It was faster to reach Ahn Soo-ho than he could create a shield. Ahn Su-ho’s fist was sucked into Yu Jin-soo’s forehead along with the bracelet that emitted a brilliant red light.

“Where are you selling your eyes!!”

But at that moment, Heo Seong-chan, who managed to catch up with Ahn Su-ho, grabbed him by the ankle. Ahn Su-ho’s fist, which is off center, cuts through the air.

“Jinsu!”

No further words were needed between the two. At Heo Seong-chan’s urgent call, Yoo Jin-soo immediately activated his ability again targeting the studio.

-Pain!

Heo Seong-chan jumped up and landed on the ceiling. Right after that, his fist, which hit the ceiling as if it were ground, plunged into Ahn Su-ho.

Ahn Soo-ho, who reacted belatedly, threw his body out. Even if the reaction was a little late, it was a blow that could be avoided with Ahn Soo-ho’s speed.

-Keying…….

However, at that moment, the breath of the morning star, which emitted an overwhelming amount of light, lost its light. All in all, the two accelerated effects that had been activated at that moment had ended.

‘Oops… ….’

Ahn Suho’s knees stiffened. A momentary gap created by the change in acceleration multiplier. Heo Seong-chan did not miss the opportunity.

“Huh!”

A fist wrapped in a spiral stuck in An Su-ho’s back.

‘…… sh*t.’

That’s why he tried to run away, but the moment he thought so.

-Quaaang!!!

With a loud roar, his body was thrown away with fierce force.

“…… !”

Ahn Soo-ho couldn’t even scream at the clean blow. He said he managed to twist his body and save his spine, but that was all. Heo Seong-chan’s fist, which hit his side from behind, severed his muscles, ruptured his blood vessels, and crushed his intestines at once.

“Cool!”

His esophagus continued to gush out blood like a broken pump. His body gradually hardened as the spasms spread, and Ahn Soo-ho plunged his head into the puddle made of his own blood.

The same thought flashed through the minds of Yoo Jin-soo, Heo Seong-chan, and Kang Ha-neul.

That’s over. Dead. Can’t get up again

At the same impression, Jinsoo Yoo let out a sigh of relief. Heo Seong-chan had a complex expression that overlapped his relieved heart and regretful heart.

“Ah, ah…… !”

And when he reached the river sky, he shook his shoulders in fear.

“…… Let’s go back slowly. If what that man is saying is true, the police will come soon.”

Yoo Jin-soo grabbed Kang Ha-neul’s wrist as he sat down on the floor. A deep fear spread across Kang Ha-neul’s face as he looked up at him.

“Poetry, I hate it… ….”

As Yoo Jin-soo forcibly pulled her wrist, Kang Ha-neul hesitated. He tried to pull it off somehow, but it was impossible.

“Be still. We would like to take you as intact as possible. Don’t you hate getting hurt needlessly?”

Jinsu Yoo pointed to Suho Ahn, who had fallen on the floor. Do you want to be like that too?

At that gesture, Kang Ha-neul gave up his resistance. I had no choice but to give up. It was dragged helplessly with a white face, and it was just a shallow drop.

“Huh.”

Ominous thoughts flashed through Kang Ha-neul’s mind. He didn’t know why they wanted to kidnap him, but it wasn’t difficult to infer the reason. She has no money, no status, no honor, what reason to kidnap her, other than her superpowers?

Human experiment. That short word shook Kang Ha-neul’s brain strongly.

‘In the end.’

The emotion that comes at the end is resignation.

‘It ended up like this.’

I thought that one day I would get caught up in something like this. So she dropped out of Green House. She refused even the unconventional instructor’s request and wanted to live a quiet life. In the world of ordinary people who have nothing to do with superhumans or supernatural powers.

But was she late to act, or was this her own destiny?

At the end of the situation, Kang Ha-neul shed tears without saying a word. She resigned herself to tears.

She tried to give up, but when she thought of what would happen to her after being dragged by these men, she couldn’t give up.

“…… Who, who is there?”

The murmur of Kang Ha-neul, who came back to his senses belatedly, was weakly scattered in the air.

“Please! Can someone please help! Here now…… Yep!”

A savage hand gripped her mouth. Yoo Jin-su took out a knife from his bosom and pointed it at Kang Ha-neul’s neck. Don’t talk about it any more

The frightened Kang Ha-neul stopped screaming. Even if I didn’t stop, I couldn’t scream as long as my mouth was blocked. All that was possible for Kang Ha-neul, who could not resist, struggle, or scream, was to pray earnestly.

Please someone. Anybody is fine, please. To save yourself

Kang Ha-neul prayed earnestly over and over again, but it was meaningless. It was quite a noisy battle, but the shock and noise caused by the battle were completely blocked by Yu Jin-soo’s ability.

‘Please…… !’

Her Even if the sound leaks out, most of the residents of the one-room she lives in are students and office workers. Even in broad daylight, she was the only one left in her house.

‘Because anyone is fine…… !’

That was the reality. No matter how much she longed for it, her hero never appeared to save her like her story.

“…… Whoops!”

However, the already defunct extras foolishly raise their bodies.

At that disparate noise, the eyes of the three turned to Ahn Su-ho. Seeing him barely stand up on his staggering knees, the three react differently.

“Oh?”

Heo Seong-chan exclaimed with a happy face. His arms and legs were instantly rolled into a spiral. With the momentum to jump out right away.

“…… You are foolish.”

Jinsoo Yoo shook his head and sighed. He said that if he had fallen still, his life would have been saved, but he couldn’t understand why he was standing up foolishly.

And when they reached the river sky, they just looked at Ahn Su-ho with surprised eyes.

Various emotions pass through those eyes.

Surprised at first.

Surprise turns into relief.

However, the feeling of relief was followed by a sense of disappointment.

Disappointment soon caused fear.

Soon, the sky-blue eyes filled with fear, and Kang Ha-neul groaned with his closed mouth.

Ahn Su-ho was already a wreck.

Heo Seong-chan’s fists had black bruises everywhere, and his shirt was stained red with the blood he had vomited. His knees were unstable as if they would break at any moment, and he was staring at the floor with his head drooping as if standing alone was his limit.

No matter how hopefully he thought about it, he never thought that Ahn Soo-ho would be able to save him.

There was no way that that man who was in a mess would suddenly wake up and save himself like in the story.

Kang Ha-neul tried hard not to have such vain hopes.

‘Even so. Perhaps.’

She said that all she could do was hold on to her false hopes.

Instantly, he clenched his two slender fists tightly.

I had no choice but to hope and hope again.

And to answer that vain hope.

“… ….”

Ahn Su-ho let out a low breath through his throat, which was soaked in fishy blood.

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