The Hero
Volume 6 – Dominator
Chapter 2
Ironman could feel the magic around the 1st floor of the hospital. He was certain of it. He couldn’t just stand still and not do anything anymore. Ironman got up off the bed and walked out to the hallway.
It was late into the night and there was nothing but darkness in the hallway.
The on call nurse looked at Ironman’s serious expression and was filled with curiosity.
“Are you not feeling well somewhere?”
“No, it’s not that. Although weak, I’ve been able to feel magic fluctuations since earlier.”
“What? But, none of the other Heroes here are saying anything about it…….”
The nurse was asking Ironman if he was just mistaken.
However, that wasn’t the case. Ironman was very certain of what he felt.
‘It might just be that I’ve become the weird one. Did my fight in the previous Earthquake mess with my senses?’
There were currently plenty of other Heroes at the hospital, not including Ironman. In the midst of all those Heroes, there was also a Rank A Hero. It was weird to see that n.o.body else felt anything besides Ironman.
Normally, this feeling would have been put aside, but for some reason, it was bothering Ironman to the max.
It was okay to tell Ironman that he was wrong, but this uncomfortable feeling made it so that he couldn’t sit still.
“Let me go check and see what this weird fluctuation is.”
The nurse frowned as if to show her denial.
“It’s quite late tonight. Let me call the 1st floor to confirm for you instead. Ah, there are also other Heroes here working as bodyguards, so we can also contact them to help.”
The nurse had a point.
Ironman decided not to be stubborn and returned back to his room.
He laid back down on the bed as he closed his eyes.
As usual, he’s still able to feel that strange feeling.
‘It’s nothing. I shouldn"t be focusing on it. The nurse said she was going to take care of it, so I should be able to learn what it is soon. But, I’m certain that what I felt isn’t wrong.’
The nurse made the call with a face will with exhaustion. She was trying to reach out to the nurse in charge of the 1st floor, in order to inform her of what Ironman said. The nurse wanted to confirm and see if there was anything strange happening currently.
“Yes, I’m the one in charge of the 3rd floor. Was there any special……..”
Suddenly, she stopped talking.
Scratch scratch.
“Huh? Why is it like this all of a sudden?”
Is the phone broken? With a confused face, the nurse called again. However, no one was responding this time. No, to say the least, the phone was at least ringing.
Beep Beep.
At first, the nurse thought little of it. However, even after some time pa.s.sed by, it was still the same.
After waiting for another minute, the nurse tried calling again.
“Not picking up?”
Asked another nurse. The nurse in charge of the 3rd floor nodded.
The 2 people’s faces now changed to a serious expression. There was no way for the 2 to leave their post. That’s why the only way for them to know the situation on the 1st floor was through the phone.
A situation like this was very rare.
There was no doubt that something was happening down there.
The nurse immediately called the guard leader.
“I think there’s a problem on the 1st floor right now. The phone hasn’t been connecting for them since earlier.”
The nurse’s voice sounded desperate.
The guard leader was up on the 5th floor and would speak with an agent on each floor, every hour, in order to receive a report from them. It’s only been 10 minutes since the guard leader received a report from the agent on the 1st floor.
A problem must have occurred if no one is picking up the phone……
The guard leader tried to contact the 1st floor agent through the radio, but as if there was radio interference, all he heard were scratch marks.
“What’s happening all of a sudden? Is something happening right now?”
He tried to contact the agent from the 2nd floor.
There was no contact for a while until finally, there was a response.
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“I can’t connect with the 1st dog right now. Go and see what’s going on.”
The scratch mark was not going away.
Is there a problem with the radio? As the guard leader shook the radio and let out a sigh, he saw the outline of the 5th floor nurse.
“What’s this?”
Several patients were out on the roof talking with the nurse. The guard leader thought nothing of it and went to talk with the group as quick as he could.
“Umm, is there a problem?”
The agent from the 2nd floor was heading downstairs through the emergency stairs. It was currently 12:12 a.m. This was usually the time where he would be super tired since there would be nothing to do.
‘What’s the best action to take in a situation like this?’
For this job, the Organization chose a limited amount of Rank C Heroes. A 2 shift rotation was set up throughout the day so there wasn’t much to do, but it was still mentally taxing.
Once in a while, they would follow instructions like this.
“Mister Sung Yul, where are you?”
Hero names were rarely used when it came to working these types of jobs. It was a job for Heroes on the sideline, so it was a custom in the industry to ‘pretend not to know, even if you know.’
That’s why the 2nd agent called out the 1st agent’s real name.
However, it was strange.
Sung Yul wasn’t at the location he should have been at.
“Where did this guy go?”
It didn’t seem like the 1st agent lost his radio. The 2nd agent walked to the reception desk.
“Nurse.”
He called out to the nurse many times at the reception desk. However, it was strange. n.o.body seemed to even be near the desk.
‘What the h.e.l.l happened? Why isn’t there a single person anywhere?’
Chapter 2 – End.