## Chapter 50 – Three Knights (2)
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– Thump, thump—!!
“W-What’s that noise outside!”
“Looks like some more pesky gnats have come buzzing after us.”
After Shin Da-in rushed outside, a loud noise, as if someone had collided with something, echoed throughout the hallway.
“C-Can I… take off my gloves… now…?”
“Yes.”
Park Gyu-han and Rui Lin rushed towards the sound, and they saw her confronting several Alliance agents in black suits, as well as a hero.
“Villain ‘Crazy Chain’ Shin Da-in! Freeze!”
A class A hero with a hearty impression and prominent, rugged muscles, ‘Punch Lady’, was blocking ‘Crazy Chain’ Shin Da-in’s path.
“I’m not in a good mood right now, so scram before I tear your skin to shreds.”
Already annoyed to the point of explosion, she shoved Punch Lady’s shoulder and tried to pass by, scratching her head vigorously enough to make a sound.
– Thud—!
“If you want to pass, you’ll have to take me down first.”
However, Punch Lady grabbed her wrist as she tried to pass.
– Swish, swish—
“Well then… I guess I have to give you what you want, right?”
Her eyes, which had been glancing around as if annoyed, suddenly filled with a pitch-black murderous intent, and a sharp chain extended from the hand that had been grabbed by the hero.
“That’s what I wanted. Running away is shameful, isn’t it?”
– Swish, swish, swish— Clang—!!!
A chain with menacing thorns embedded in it tried to wrap around Punch Lady’s arm, but Punch Lady’s arm, which had suddenly become as hard as steel, deflected the chain.
“What? Are you a robot or something? Seriously….”
“Haaaaaaah!!!”
Punch Lady, who had blocked the chain attack, crouched down as if gathering energy, then stretched out her fist and flew towards Crazy Chain, who was standing at a distance.
– Swish—
The chain, which had broken through the window and extended outside, got caught in a roadside tree outside the shopping district, and Crazy Chain wrapped the chain around herself, pulling her body along.
– Crash, crash, crash—!!!!
The fist, which had changed direction to where Crazy Chain had dodged, completely shattered the window, and without stopping, it continued to extend towards her, colliding with the roadside tree.
“Hoo…. That chain thing. It’s incredibly fast?”
She left a large mark on the thick trunk of the roadside tree and shook off the debris from her fist.
– Swish, swish, swish—!!
A chain flew from behind Punch Lady, who was shaking off her fist and staring at Crazy Chain.
“Kuh…!”
Her back was strongly scratched by the chain that flew from an unseen place, but she only let out a short groan of pain and didn’t move.
“Kyahahahahaha! I guess you can’t make other parts of your body hard besides your arms?”
Hearing Punch Lady’s pained expression and groan, she laughed loudly with a face full of excitement, swinging the blood-soaked chain around.
“A troublesome ability. But she’s not someone I can’t take down!”
– Thump—
The pavement where Punch Lady was standing cracked with a thump, and she flew once again towards Crazy Chain, who was hanging from the roadside tree with a chain.
– Swish, swish, swish, swish—!!!!
“W-What?!”
– Crackle, crackle, crackle—!!!
“Kuaaaaaaack!!!”
Dozens of chains flew towards Punch Lady, who had jumped up, instantly tearing her body to shreds and binding her so she couldn’t move.
Like prey caught in a spider web, her skin and muscles were torn apart, and a large amount of blood poured out.
“Haaa… Heuuuh…♥”
Crazy Chain pulled a strand of chain towards her, licked the blood on it, and trembled with ecstasy and rapture.
Then, she approached Punch Lady, sending her a crazed look, and said, panting heavily as if greatly excited.
“You… taste pretty good for someone who looks like you…? Huh…?”
“Keuheok…!”
Blood poured out from Punch Lady’s body, which was being squeezed by the numerous thorns embedded in the chain, and Crazy Chain smeared the blood on her hands and licked it off.
“Churururup… Hehehehe…♥ Euhehehehehehe…!♥”
– Thud—
Soon, the thorny chain that had been squeezing Punch Lady’s blood disappeared, and she collapsed on the street, continuing to bleed.
‘How did she suddenly create so many chains…?
According to the data, that wasn’t the case…?’
According to the data she had received from the Alliance, the number of chains Crazy Chain could handle was limited to the ones supporting her and the one that attacked her back.
She was planning to quickly run out and break the chains before she left her spot, and then swing her fist again before the chain attack came again.
However, an unexpected amount of chains tore and pierced her body, leaving her in a state of retirement in the blink of an eye.
“Punch Lady! Please step back! Your life is in danger!”
The agents who had been watching the situation ran out to support her, but she raised her arm to stop the agents.
“You guys can’t handle her… I have to end this.”
Even though she had bled so much that she had created a pool of blood where she had fallen, Punch Lady staggered and stood up.
It was a level that would have killed an ordinary person instantly, but she barely managed to stand and support her tattered body.
“What… you’re still getting up?
This, this… could be quite a sturdy toy…♥”
Crazy Chain, while wearing a creepy smile, didn’t stop swinging the chains, scattering blood all over the street, and then she trudged over and grabbed Punch Lady’s chin, who was barely supporting herself.
“Hehehe…♥”
“Haaaaaaah…!”
– Pow…
Punch Lady swung her fist with all her might at Crazy Chain, who was provoking her.
Perhaps because so much damage had accumulated so quickly, her fist, which hadn’t even been hardened, was quickly shredded by the chains before it even touched her.
Her shredded hand was so mangled that it was difficult to recognize its shape, and Punch Lady staggered and fell again.
“Punch Lady!!!”
The Hero Alliance agents ran to support Punch Lady, who was on the verge of death.
– Swish—!
“Don’t touch my toy.”
Dozens of chains, soaked with Punch Lady’s blood, flew and blocked the agents who were trying to approach her.
“W-What are you doing! Hurry up and support the hero!”
– Swish, swish, swish—!
Some fearless agents who rushed in were swept away like fallen leaves, and the other agents watched the scene, trembling with fear.
“Ugh… Uaaaaaaack!!!”
“Retreat for now!!”
Leaving behind the few fearless agents who had become sacrifices to the chains and Punch Lady, they eventually turned tail and ran away.
“Ha! I’ve relieved some stress for the first time in a while.
And… I’ve found another new toy, too. Hehehe…♥”
Crazy Chain didn’t stop swinging her chains even as she wore a nasty smile, and the streets became a sea of blood as the bones and flesh of the fallen agents were crushed and compacted.
“Kuaaaaaaack!!!! Save me!!!”
“S-Stop it….”
Punch Lady, who was on the verge of death, couldn’t resist as she watched the agents who had fallen to the chains become bloodied messes.
“Hmm… they’re all dead. There’s no one useful.”
Crazy Chain tilted her head as if something didn’t please her, looking at the agents who had been crushed beyond recognition.
“Then, shall we go? To our cute toy…?♥”
Then, she wrapped the tattered body of Punch Lady with chains, wrapped the chains around the outer walls of other buildings, and left far away.
“T-That’s a relief…! C, Crazy Chain-nim w-won…!”
Firecracker and Executioner, who had quietly gone up to the roof of the shopping district to watch the situation.
Firecracker carefully peeked his head over the edge of the building and told Executioner about the situation between Crazy Chain and Punch Lady.
“She was a tenacious one.”
Executioner spat out the cigarette butt he had been holding in his mouth, grabbed the leather jacket he had taken off next to him, and looked at the passage leading down from the roof.
“As we said before… I’ll look for the hidden shelter, and Rui Lin, you’ll look for Trickster’s whereabouts.”
“Y-Yes…!”
– Swoosh… Thud—!
“Wait!”
Before the two could scatter and move as they had planned, two heroes, not just one, appeared and blocked their path.
“W-What, what?! W-Who, who are you guys…?!”
It was clear that they were heroes since they were blocking the two villains, but their appearances were somewhat unusual.
A green-haired woman standing on the left, spreading her fingers in a V shape, and a blue-haired woman standing on the right, wearing a rather refreshing expression.
“We are hero magical girls!”
“Magical Aquamarine!”
“Magical Seraphina!”
“In the name of heroes and magical girls, two justices… we will punish you villains!”
