Chapter 344 – #345 if I Can’t Kill
#345 If I Can’t Kill You
‘Ah, ah…!’
The moment she met the steel armor’s eyes asking her to make a choice, the Dark Lady felt like falling into the abyss.
The man in front of me was not human.
He was the king who ruled the deepest part of hell and the monster who would destroy this world. And he himself was a giant that he did not dare to look up to.
With near-infinite hatred and anger deep within his heart, this giant possessed the violent power to keep his word.
The giant will make his word come true.
In the Dark City, the name of the Shadow Killer will no longer exist. All those involved with the Shadow Killer will die a miserable death, and the worst villain will disappear into dust.
‘Ahhh!’
The Dark Lady of the past would never betray the Shadow Killer even if she died on the spot.
Because he is the benefactor who made it possible for him to break the egg that encased him and come out of the world, and it was his reason for living.
However, the woman’s heart was broken too easily in front of the giant’s flesh.
No matter how prepared you are, as if everything is swept away by a storm, as if everything is melted by a volcano, and as if everything is covered by a tidal wave.
The woman’s heart that had been cherished since her childhood was all too easily gone.
There was only one thought in her head right now.
‘I want to live!’
Survival instinct.
If I died at the hands of others, I would die, but I never wanted to be killed by a giant in front of me. He felt that if he died, even his soul would be bound and wander in the abyss for the rest of his life.
They will struggle in endless pain, and their souls will not be saved.
“You…”
So, the Dark Lady chose.
“I will follow you…”
The choice to betray the Shadow Killer, and the choice to follow the giant.
Fortunately, the giant was merciful.
The giant respected the Dark Lady’s choice and he kept his word. The door, which had never been opened except when he came in and out, was wide open.
The Dark Lady, no, Lielaos Greviola followed the giant out of the world.
*****
Guided by the Dark Lady, we arrived at Area 46.
“Here…Yes.”
“Okay? Then wait here. Or go to a cafe and get some coffee.”
“Oh no! I’ll take care of you!”
“Hmm.”
Did I scare you too much?
It was hard to believe that she was the very Dark Lady who showed me her hatred without regret.
“If you go in here, you’ll see a scene that will leave you with a trauma. Then you’ll be more afraid of me. Would you like to follow me anyway?”
“That…”
“I’d rather wait at a cafe. You like coffee, right? I’ve been drinking coffee for the first time in a while. It won’t take long.”
“…Yes, thank you, Master.”
As I put her card in the Dark Lady’s hand, she eventually bowed her head to her and headed to a nearby cafe. She said it was nearby, but it took another hour to walk.
Peek-!
I stumbled in the middle as if my legs had lost strength. It seemed that he was intimidated by me.
“Well, if you refuse, I really tried to kill you.”
It would be a pity if the Dark Lady chose her Shadow Killer, but I really intended to kill her. It was probably the way he was living at the time.
“Is this here?”
Anyway, I turned around and looked at the construction site in front of me. There was a building with only the skeleton remaining, probably from being built, and the surrounding area was full of garbage.
Generally, S-class villains live in fancy hideouts, but, unusually, Baron Demon made such a hideout.
Well, it wasn’t bad because I could kill them without having to notice others.
“Shall we go?”
[Are you really going to kill yourself?]
As I was about to move to the construction site, someone spoke to me.
“… Brother Batman.”
The person who spoke to me was Batman. My brother was looking at me with his bitter eyes for some reason.
[How about attracting no-kill attention like you did until now? If so, I’ll just skip it.]
Unexpected words came out of his brother’s mouth. If you are going to commit murder anyway, turn off the no-kill warning and tell him to do it.
It was amazing. I never thought those words would come out of Batman’s mouth.
“I can’t do that.”
But my answer was no.
“It is to keep the oath I made to my friend who left first. So I have no intention of joking around.”
[It will be very difficult.]
“I’m sure. Like you said, it will be very difficult. It will be very difficult to face the sins that you have been ignoring by grasping the concept of non-killing. But, brother.”
[…
“It’s hard enough even now. No, it’s hard enough to drive you crazy. So even if you commit murder, I don’t think it’ll be any harder than it is now.”
[Yes… That is also your choice.]
“Yes. It’s my choice.”
After saying that, Batman’s older brother disappeared.
I took a step toward the demon baron.
[Hey bro.]
“Brother Joker.”
This time, the Joker brother showed up.
Joker didn’t say much to me.
He just put his finger in his mouth and pulled it up to create a smile.
“Smile~”
To him, I also made a smile with my fingers in the same way.
The Joker brother disappeared.
One step further.
[Ouch.]
“Yes, brother Thanos.”
Finally, brother Thanos appeared.
[You are an inevitable being.]
“No. I am Steel Armor.”
Brother Thanos also disappeared.
After a short conversation with my three older brothers who are my spiritual guides, I walked forward.
But those brothers… Why did the deal come out all of a sudden?
I was a bit taken aback by the sudden appearance, but I was able to understand one thing. The hyungs came to cheer me on.
*****
“It’s been a while Steel Armor.”
“Yeah. It’s been a while.”
As if I had already expected my arrival, Baron Daemon and his men were waiting for me.
1 S-class villain, and 10 A-class villains.
It was a small number of only 11 people in total, but each one was an elite minority with tremendous skills.
“Thank you, Demon Baron.”
“What are you thankful for?”
“You took care of all of them. If I had to go looking for you guys one by one, it would have been quite troublesome.”
“You’re arrogant. You don’t even think that you’re going to die right here?”
“Of course. I’m Steel Armor. Steel Armor. Do you think 11 kids can kill me? Does that sound like an arrogant idea?”
“…”
The Demon Baron and I engaged in a sharp battle of nerves. Of course, it was me who won the war of nerves. Where are you trying to beat me?
Said, turning his head.
“I didn’t come here to argue with you. Come on.”
“I know you have a special relationship with the memory hunter. But I have nothing to do with his death. Do you still want to fight me?”
“You should have held the line well. Why are you holding a rotten rope like the Shadow Killer? That’s your mistake and the reason you guys are dying today. Stop talking now and attack. Why? Are you scared?”
“… One more S-class villain will die today. My condolences in advance.”
“Crazy.”
Ugh-!
As soon as the words were finished, the bodies of the Demon Baron and his subordinates began to change bizarrely.
Legs with reverse joints, bat wings with holes in places, a black bone spear protruding from the right elbow, and blackened fingers.
And the eyes with the white color disappearing and the reverse pentagram drawn on them.
The Demonic Baron and his minions rushed at me.
‘Repulsion, charge.’
The power to push opponents around me, the power of repulsion dwelled in my right hand.
It was a mysterious thing.
The master of gravity’s skill, repulsion, and the thunderbolt’s skill, charge.
You can use two superpower skills with different properties at the same time. I don’t know how this is possible.
I just had an unfounded confidence that I could do it, and it was actually possible to use the two skills in combination as I wished.
I threw the power of repulsion in my right hand to the nearest one.
Pooh-!
“… Aang?”
The dog-headed heart pierced his back and flew backwards. The heart, beating vigorously, was nailed to the pillars of the building.
“What is this?”
Dump-!
The guy who lost his heart made a bewildered expression and then collapsed on his side without strength.
“The Spear of Longinus!”
The daemon baron grabbed a black bone spear protruding from his elbow and stabbed it at me. I also caught the bone spear approaching my heart and prevented my body from being pierced.
His strength was stronger than I thought. The spear stopped, but my body was pushed back by the demon baron’s power.
“Suck!”
I took a deep breath and hit the middle of the spear with my other arm.
It had stronger durability and elasticity than I thought, but it was not at a level that could withstand my own strength.
Kwajik-!
“Big?!”
I stuck the broken spear straight into the demon baron’s heart. The boy opened his eyes in pain.
A spear pierced his heart, but he did not die. He again grabbed my forearm tightly. He felt intent on stopping me from running away.
From what?
‘Back.’
I felt two guys approaching from behind. Demon Baron, who has excellent defensive power, drew my aggro from the front and the guys behind me were planning to surprise me.
But it was a foolish move.
They didn’t know all about my abilities yet.
‘Summon a thunder dog.’
-Kyarrureung-!
“What?!”
“Lightning’?!”
A dog made entirely of lightning jumped out from behind and passed between the two frightened guys. The brain dog’s attack was enough.
Pazuzuzuzuzu -!
“Kreurreukreuk!”
“Rrrr.
Lightning emitted from the dog’s body electrocuted the two. Struck by lightning, they trembled while floating in the air. The skin grew darker and had a thick burnt smell.
As if I didn’t expect this, the demon baron who was holding me said with a firm face.
“You bastard… Are you human?”
“Oh man.”
“Kuk!”
His face contorted as he twisted the bone spear embedded in his heart. Seeing the demon baron in pain brought a smile to his face.
“You…!”
The demon baron who saw me was shocked. Why are you like that?
‘Huh?’
My image was reflected in his eyes with a reverse pentagram drawn on them. The skull painted on the mask could be seen smiling.
‘That’s interesting.’
The picture is laughing It’s amazing.
“Die ‘once’.”
Kwadeuk-!
Twisted the demon baron’s neck.
*****
Demon Baron is a famous S-class villain who has been active in Dark City for a long time.
At first, he moved alone, but he started to increase one by one, and in the past, 10 subordinates gathered like now.
Those who move as a small number of elites increased as their numbers increased, but never decreased.
There is only one reason, because they do not die even if their throats are cut and their hearts are broken.
“Tough guys.”
“…”
He said, lifting the demon baron’s head. The demon baron’s eyes with the reverse pentagram were looking at me.
Six hours had passed since the battle with the Demon Baron’s gang. In the meantime, the number of times these guys have died at my hands alone has exceeded 100 times.
“Did you guys really make a contract with the devil?”
Rumors circulate around the world that Baron Daemon and his men have made a pact with the devil, so they will not die no matter what.
But seeing him alive and well like this made me wonder if he had really signed a contract with the devil.
“Hey, don’t chew on my words. Did you sign a contract with the devil?”
“Give up your steel armor. You can’t kill us.”
“A bastard with only his head speaks well.”
I laughed at the confident words of the demon baron. He was convinced that it was impossible for me to kill them.
– Kreureung!
“Yeah, well done, sweetie. You’re so pretty.”
-Woof woof!
My praise made the brain dog cry as if it were happy. How could he speak when his body was turned into lightning? A child without vocal cords.
“Turn it off…”
“How long must it last…”
“Boring…”
The Demon Baron’s men muttered, trapped by the thunder dog’s lightning. They, too, had their heads separated from their bodies. It’s not just the head. Arms, legs, and even the torso were shredded.
Still, they didn’t die.
“Okay admit it. I can’t kill you guys.”
It’s embarrassing, but I had to admit it. It was impossible to kill them now.
“Then it can’t be helped.”
If I can’t kill it… I have no choice but to use another method.
Pulled out several drum barrels from inventory. The bodies of those who were torn apart were stored there. In the last drum, I piled their heads one on top of the other. Finally, I raised the demon baron’s head.
And he spoke as if he was giving them a death sentence.
“You will never see the light of day. You will never come out of the world, and that small space is the only place you can enjoy in this world.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Take me out! It’s frustrating!”
“…”
The voices of the grunts could be heard from inside the drum. The demon baron stared at me before opening his mouth.
“You can’t kill us like that.”
“No, I won’t kill you. I’m just isolating you from this world.”
“We will come back someday.”
“No, that’s not going to happen. Even if you’re lucky enough to come out of the world, I’ll be waiting in front of you.”
“See you next steel armor.”
“Because I can’t see it.”
Gathering the drums together, I used the repulsive skill toward the floor. The force of the push pushed the soil upwards.
The pit got deeper and deeper. I stopped the skill only after making a pit so deep that I couldn’t see the end.
Then, one by one, they dropped the drums containing their bodies into the pit. In order to prevent the lid from opening, I even used the repulsion skill and threw it into the pit.
“Have nightmares, you assholes.”
Finally, the drum containing the head was capped and thrown into the pit.
Chaaaaa-
He poured the soil he had stored in his inventory into the pit. Soon after, the pit was filled with soil.
“Uh intercessor, I’m here. I’m going to buy a piece of land. The demon baron’s hideout in District 46. Uh. I just got rid of that bastard. I’m going to build a watchtower here so he never sees the light of day again. Huh? No. You don’t have to mind. Just do what I say.”
He called the mediator and made him buy the land.
