Chapter 4
Haneul was perplexed.
‘What nonsense is this guy saying?’
Haneul wasn’t a hero.
He was supposed to be a citizen that needed to get saved as well, but this reconnaissance officer kept mistaking him to be a hero.
‘It must be because of this get up.’
It would be strange if Haneul told the officer that he wasn’t a hero.
How am I supposed to explain this to him?
Tell him that the ring transformed out of nowhere and that I became like this?
‘This is making me crazy. Should I tell him that I’m only wearing this armor because of how dangerous it is out here? Why do I have to fight those monsters……..’
That’s when Haneul recalled Black Walker.
Black Walker threw his body out in order to save Haneul, and because of that wound, died.
There was nothing else for him to say, but to blame himself.
‘This is seriously crazy.’
“Is there a problem here, sir?”,Minhyuk asked.
It was because Haneul stopped moving at this point.
“I’m……”
As he was muttering his excuses, he saw the face of the little girl in Minhyuk’s arms. She has been crying so hard that her eyes were puffy and there were still traces of her tears left.
“Oppa, where’s mommy……?”
“Do not worry, we’ll help you find her.”, responded Minyuk, but the little girl’s eyes were fixed on Haneul.
Her eyes were filled with complete trust and hope towards Haneul, something he wasn’t used to.
‘What am I supposed to say?’
I don’t know. This is a mess…I don’t even know how many people died here.
Her mom could have died in the chaotic situation. No, Haneul strongly believed that the little girl’s mother was already dead and there’s no way her mom left her to save herself.
‘I wonder how many people died here today?’
I’m sure she’s not the only child in this situation. It could be said that h.e.l.l was even better than this place.
Haneul clenched his fist. The only thoughts he had before was to run away from here, do whatever it takes to leave with this little girl.
But, at this moment, he could not be wishy washy and coldly re-evaluated his feelings in his heart.
‘I have power. I made that monster fly with just one punch.’
It wasn’t easy to accept this situation so suddenly, but Haneul felt that what had happened today had determined his fate on saving peoples’ lives.
Even now, he could feel a strange power in his body, and he knew that he could fight if he had this power.
‘This is something I can do….’
As he pushed down the words of wanting to run away deep into his heart, he spoke. “I leave this child to you.”
“Yes sir. Please do not worry.”, said Minhyuk, as he took on the role of protecting the little girl.
The fight was already in full swing, so if one was to waltz into the danger zone for no reason, it would be the same as throwing their lives away.
As if the reconnaissance team had the same thoughts as Haneul, their faces brightened up a little.
Haneul turned his head, and he could capture a strange feeling coming from beyond the battlefield.
“Let me ask you one thing.”
“Yes? Please ask away with any questions you may have.”
“Is a hero employed by the government?”
“What do you mean……”
“I’m asking you if we get paid by the government for being heroes. Seeing as how you gave me a salute earlier, I’m a.s.suming heroes belong in the army group. Can you tell me specifically on what a hero’s status is?”
“What, What are you talking about? As a hero you should….”
“Just tell me what you know Sgt.”
MinHyuk stared at Haneul strangely.
‘I knew there were a lot of strange people amongst every hero, but what kind of unreasonable question was that during this type of situation? Is he trying to joke around?”
Even if that was the case, there was no way Minhyuk could ignore Haneul’s question.
“……….I have been informed that even the lowest D rank hero is considered to be the rank of an Army Captain.”
‘A captain huh……..Yeah, I’m sure they wouldn’t treat us like regular soldiers when we’re putting our lives on the line for everyone.’
Haneul cracked his neck.
He was now planning on doing something crazy, but he couldn’t feel any fear for some reason. Is it because of this armor?
“Sgt., If you go inside the station, you’ll find Black Walker’s corpse. Please make sure you give him the proper burial he deserves. I’m not sure as to how the world works yet, but if heroes really do exist, he’s someone who deserves to be treated like one.”
With that said, Haneul started to run.
His figure quickly faded away as he went deeper into the broken city.
“You heard him. Take care of the hero’s body.”
“Yes, sir.”
Minhyuk frowned.
Heroes are transcended beings. They can’t be hurt with normal human means, because they’re able to use and nurture magic in their body. Their magic can come in various forms depending on their personality, so every hero looks different. But that armor was something Minhyuk had never seen before.
“Does it belong in the Cracker Weapon family? But it’s too fancy to be, it pointlessly sticks out to the eyes. Can anyone even fight in that?”, muttered Minhyuk, as he shook his head.
How can he understand the meaning of being a hero, when Minhyuk himself has not experienced the hero life.
“What the, why the h.e.l.l are these guys so tough?”, muttered one of the heroes being pushed back from the offense. He was holding a great sword in his hand and was a C rank hero for the Special Forces. His name was Seung Hyuk Yoo.
“There’s no way this Reptile type can be D rank.”
Reptile type.
It was a type of nickname that people gave to monsters that looked like reptiles, and if they were anywhere from human size to 2 meters in length, they would be cla.s.sified as the lowest D rank. These D ranks were a general body strengthening type.
“The authorities above informed us that these monsters could be taken care of by C rank heroes, but there’s no way these things are D rank. They’re faster and tougher than the average D rank. This is a problem.”
Sung Hoon Na, who was fighting alongside Seung Hyuk also showed signs of frustration.
After the start of the 2nd wave, the contact book that was attached to the wired communication device burned off from the monster’s acid. This meant that all communication was lost.
There were only 5 heroes who were sent out for this mission. Among them, one disappeared and couldn’t be found again.
“By the way, I haven’t been able to see Black Walker for awhile.”
“There’s no way he could be dead. He’s an existence that ranks within the top 50 for C rank heroes.”
“f.u.c.k, I was hoping to raise my rank in this battle since they told us this was a C rank earthquake.”
Seung Hyuk fixed his grip on the giant sword and infused his magic into it, forming a fiery blaze around the blades, giving him the nickname of Fire Blade.
“KIIIIKKKKKK.”
The Type D Reptiles started to surround them, leaving the 2 heroes no gap to flee.
They had no other choice now, but to lay down their lives and fight to the death.
“Well, since we’ve already cleared 3 of these monsters off the battlefield, we can go home if both of us take 3 monsters each”
“That’s an unreasonable demand.”
Sung Hoon clenched his right fist as he reminisced on how many monsters had fallen from it.
‘There’s no way I’m going to die today.’
“KYAAAKKK!!”
The Type D Reptiles closed in and started attacking from all around.
KaKaKanngg.
These 2 heroes were not your average weaklings as they looked for opportunities to strike back while blocking the large nails of the monsters. They knew that they could not give up until they were dead.
Slash.
“KYAAAKKK!!!”
One of the b.a.s.t.a.r.d’s arm cut cleanly off and fell to the floor as it burned away to nothingness.
“Great!”
SeungHyuk smiled. These monsters were a pain in the a.s.s a little while ago, but as their skills grew during the fight, the situation started to change.
At least, that’s what they thought.
It was a mistake to think that they were winning, because the monsters’ were inviting them into a trap.
“Watch out!!!!!”
Kw.a.n.g!!
Seung Hyuk’s body was flying without pause through the air, as he crashed into a building and got imprinted into its wall.
“BARF!”
He threw up blood. There was no color to his face and his complexion was looking horrible. The skin on his side was ripped open as blood started to pour out.
If this situation was to continue, there was no way to avoid death.
“s.h.i.t!”, exclaimed Sung Hoon as his limbs started getting numb.
‘Is this the end.’
As the amount of damages grew on Sung Hoon’s body, his confidence from earlier was completely gone. He was unsure as to how much longer he could survive.
Bang!!
Right as he blocked the monster’s claw from one side, another claw came flying out from the other.
Sung Hoon closed his eyes.
Boom!
As a strange heat was felt all over Sung Hoon’s skin, he opened his eyes to see that there was a strange existence in front of him, clad in silver armor.
White steam was coming from his right fist, and below him was an obliterated corpse of that Type D Reptile.
A new hero has arrived.
Chapter 4 – End.