Chapter 930 – 930. Savior Of The Academy
‘What if I combine this clown mask with Stormbreaker?’
There was no reason to hesitate, so I tried it right away.
The clown mask seeped into Stormbreaker. Stormbreaker’s form began to change. What resulted was armor with spikes jutting out, and the helmet transformed into something like a clown mask.
‘…I don’t like it.’
It would be better to just wear the clown mask.
‘Is there another way… there is. A way that’s only possible in this world.’
Spirit Summon.
I summon the spirit I have a contract with before me.
The mana in my body drained somewhere, and my vision flashed before a 60cm woman with dark blue hair and a white dress appeared. Just by her appearance, she looked like a fairy from a fairy tale.
Machina.
The machine spirit I have a contract with.
Machina rubbed her eyes and grumbled.
“What is it at this late hour…. A beauty needs to keep her sleep schedule…. Hurry up and finish your business and let me go back.”
“How rude.”
I reached out and grabbed Machina’s head, shaking it up and down.
“Aaaah! Auntie! Sung Yu-jin is bullying me again!! Help me!!”
“Mom’s not here, you idiot.”
“Ugh, seriously!!”
Machina, annoyed, turned into a small sphere and escaped my grasp. The sphere returned to its original form.
“Are you going to keep doing this? Just because I have a contract with you doesn’t mean you can treat me however you want.”
“I let you enjoy your freedom for a while… and now you have no respect for your master. Do you want to become a canned good?”
Machina shuddered.
My contract with her is unilaterally advantageous to me. It’s structured so that she has no choice but to obey my commands.
“N-no, turning me into a canned good for a joke is too much. You called me because you need me, right? I’ll help you with anything! What do you need me to do?”
“Machina. Look at my current appearance. What do you think?”
“Uh… is it cosplay?”
It was the reaction I expected.
“Machina. Possess this armor.”
“What? No way. I don’t want to go into that weird armor.”
Machina crossed her arms and turned her head away.
“Do it.”
I lowered my voice and spoke threateningly. Machina’s face contorted before she lowered her head.
“…Okay, I’ll do it. Geez. How did I end up in this situation….”
Machina grumbled and possessed the armor.
One of Machina’s abilities. By possessing an object, she can mechanize it.
-Oh, oh? This is a much better item than it looks! I can feel tremendous power! But why does it look like this?!
“Can you change the appearance?”
-I can. One of the original functions of this armor is to change its appearance. That’s easy. Can’t you change it without my help in the first place?
I could change it.
But I was too lazy to think about the design, so I called Machina. And I also had a desire to try on a mechanical suit.
Whirrrrr.
The armor that covered my entire body moved quickly and changed its appearance. The body became sleek, and the helmet transformed into the shape of a red demon. It was much sleeker than the clown look. It looked like a transformation form of a main character from a tokusatsu show.
“Not bad.”
-…Something’s weird. I was going for a Power Ranger, but why did it turn into a Kamen Rider? The helmet won’t change from the demon shape either.
I could guess why the helmet was in the shape of a red demon. It must be because of the demon clown mask that merged with Stormbreaker.
‘I can’t dismantle the clown mask. It’s essential to hide my identity.’
The demon clown mask.
The demon clown mask, enhanced with the Light Ascension Sword, is specialized in hiding one’s identity. If you do a DNA test while wearing the clown mask, the results will be strange, and it can’t be identified even with special abilities. I already confirmed that in the [God’s Atlantis] world.
“I like it, so it’s fine. But are there any other functions?”
-Other functions…? Like this?
A map appeared in front of my vision. In addition, it was possible to make calls or surf the internet. It was truly a super suit that combined a computer and armor.
“Good.”
I used a space-movement scroll to go outside the academy.
***
Ji Sung-oh, the boss of the villain group, Ophid, narrowed his brow as he read the message on his smartphone.
It was a complaint.
The client who commissioned the assassination of Ryu Hana, the heir of North Dia, was insulting him with abusive language. Ji Sung-oh felt a surge of irritation but held it back. The other party was a wealthy customer. Even if he felt like shit, the one with the money was the boss.
“Boss. Is it happening again?”
“Yeah. He’s telling me to kill Ryu Hana quickly.”
“You should just give up the request. Since we failed once, there’s no hope. The security at Maruhan Academy has become more than twice as strict as before.”
To target Ryu Hana again, they would have to prepare again. That period would take at least half a year.
“No way. I can’t give up the money this guy has. And this guy also knows that Ryu Hana’s assassination is impossible right now. He’s just taking his anger out on me.”
“I don’t like that. I don’t know what kind of guy he is to be giving us shit….”
“I don’t know what kind of guy he is either. There are a few guys I can guess… but it’s better not to know. Just don’t get involved and take the money as we’re told.”
The subordinate nodded and closed his mouth.
Ji Sung-oh manipulated his smartphone to check his schedule. His schedule was full for the next month. The most urgent of these was the kidnapping-related work. If he didn’t handle it quickly, he might get caught.
“Boss.”
Ji Sung-oh turned his gaze to his subordinate. The subordinate pointed his finger straight ahead. There was a CCTV monitor in front.
“There’s an intruder.”
“An intruder? What kind of funny guy is that?”
Ji Sung-oh chuckled at the screen.
He was wearing clothes from a tokusatsu show that kids would watch, and he had a red demon-shaped helmet on his head.
He suddenly remembered that old heroes used to have their own costumes.
“Is he a hero?”
“No. He’s killing all the new recruits. He’s too cruel to be called a hero. And I’ve never heard of a hero like that.”
“He must be a villain.”
He said it nonchalantly.
Unlike heroes, villains often fight each other. There are many reasons. Money, pride, territory wars, etc. Unlike heroes who stick together, villains are competitors to each other.
“His skill is at least C-rank or higher. He’s pretty good. Kang Heon. Go and deal with him before we suffer more losses. Try not to kill him. We need to find out how he found this hideout.”
“Yes, Boss. I’ll take care of it.”
***
“Kill him!!”
The Ophid grunts who saw me attacked without hesitation. They pulled the triggers of their pistols and ran at me to stab me with their knives.
They were all insignificant.
The bullets couldn’t penetrate the suit and bounced off, and the knives broke or their blades were dulled.
‘At best, they’re F to E-rank villains. They can’t do anything to me even if they die and come back to life.’
I stretched my hand forward. The shape of the armor covering my hand changed into a machine gun. I sprayed bullets at the insignificant enemies.
Dududududududududu!
The enemies screamed and fell. I didn’t spare the enemies. Even in situations where I could have shown mercy, I killed them.
“How dare you… cause trouble here…!”
A sly-looking guy appeared. He gnashed his teeth at me and pulled out a rapier from his waist. His muscles twitched, and I could feel the presence of mana. He was not like the riffraff I had faced so far.
-He’s a D-rank villain.
Machina displayed the enemy’s profile in a corner of my vision.
Name: Oh Man-do. D-rank villain. Bounty: 130 million won. Weapon of choice: rapier, specialty: short-range movement.
‘D-rank, huh? He’s a pushover. I don’t even need to open his status window.’
I pointed the gun at Oh Man-do. Oh Man-do’s body disappeared and moved in front of me in an instant.
“You seem to be relying on that ridiculous armor… but you won’t be able to stop my sword. I’ll pierce your neck and tear out your organs to sell!”
Oh Man-do’s rapier aimed precisely at my neck. Usually, armor is weak at the neck or joint areas. But the armor I’m wearing is not ordinary. It’s Stormbreaker with Machina possessing it. At best, it would only get a scratch.
Clang!
The rapier bounced off.
“What kind of armor is that… Keuk!”
Before Oh Man-do could escape, I grabbed his head with my left hand and put the muzzle of the gun in his mouth with my right hand.
“Keueok?!”
There was no reason to hesitate. I pulled the trigger right away. Bang, bang, bang. Holes were made in his head, and blood splattered. I threw the corpse carelessly on the floor and moved forward.
-I’ve finished analyzing the building structure. CCTV hacking complete!
‘First, display the map. The CCTV… manipulate it appropriately.’
A map appeared in a corner of my vision. I paused. The map was three-dimensional, making it difficult to see.
‘…Machina. Where am I right now?’
-You’re at the red dot. Do you see the blue dots? Those are the enemies I’ve identified. Haa. How is it? Am I amazing again? Where in the world is there a spirit like me who helps so kindly? If you’re grateful, give me about three spirit stones after this is over.
‘I don’t know what’s what. Show me more easily.’
-I showed you so easily, and you still don’t understand? You idiot!
‘Do you want to get hit?’
-S-sorry. I’ll be your navigator and help you. What’s your goal here?
‘Annihilation. Killing them all without leaving a single one.’
-Hmm. Then we can just kill the ones that are close by first.
‘I don’t want to miss anyone who runs away.’
-I can’t help it. I’m not omnipotent either. If you don’t want to miss any enemies, you have to move as fast as possible.
She wasn’t wrong. She also had her limits.
‘So where do I have to go?’
-To the right. Do you see that room at the end? They’re hiding in there. Hehe. My radar can’t be fooled! You stupid human! Go and kill them!
‘I’m human too.’
-…….
I moved to where Machina was pointing. I opened the door and found the villain hiding.
“P-please, spare me…!”
“No.”
Thud!
His head exploded with one punch. I closed the door again and went out into the hallway. I mechanically searched for enemies and killed them.
-Is it okay to kill them like this? Last time, you said you shouldn’t kill people recklessly because of karma or something.
‘It’s not reckless killing, so it’s fine.’
The opponents are villains.
I’ve killed about 10 people so far, but the notification that my karma has decreased hasn’t appeared even once.
The reason is simple. It’s because the enemies are villains.
-The second floor is done. Let’s go up to the third floor.
I entered the third-floor hallway.
“Stop.”
Someone came down from afar. It was a man with a large height of 2.2 meters and a muscular build. He had a strange tattoo on the left side of his face. A man with a hard, square jaw and a sharp outfit. A man of steel.
“I am Kang Heon of Ophid. Who are you? State your name and affiliation.”
Machina immediately displayed his profile in my vision.
Name: Kang Heon.
C-rank villain. Bounty: 1.6 billion won.
Weapon of choice: knuckles, specialty: body enhancement.
“I am Jeokgwang. I have no affiliation.”
“What is your purpose?”
“Annihilation of Ophid.”
“…Were you hired?”
“No. I just wanted to relieve some stress.”
“I see. You’re a madman. I’ll teach you that there’s a price to pay for madness.”
He narrowed the distance, stepping forward with spiked knuckles on his hands. Just by looking at his movements, I could tell. He was properly trained.
‘A moment.’
My vision slowed down. His fist slowly headed toward my face. The movement was a light jab. But with the red fist energy gathered on his knuckle, the jab became a murderous punch that far exceeded its level.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Heavenly Demon Asura (天魔修羅)
I tilted my head to avoid Kang Heon’s jab, then loaded my right fist with demonic energy and threw an uppercut. The punch hit his jaw accurately. Kang Heon’s body seemed to float into the air before falling back to the ground with a thud.
-Kang Heon’s weight suddenly increased sixfold! It’s not body enhancement, it’s weight manipulation!
Machina made a fuss. Kang Heon threw another jab at me. Weight and fist energy. He must think a jab is enough.
I raised my left hand and caught the jab. Even though I was wearing the suit, the impact was transmitted to my left hand, making it throb.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art (天魔神功) Dragon Fist (竜拳).
I unleashed a Dragon Fist on Kang Heon’s chest. Black energy pierced through his chest and made a hole in the ceiling.
Thud.
Kang Heon knelt on the floor. He raised his fist for the last time.
‘A moment.’
I avoided his slow fist and kicked his head with the tip of my foot. Kang Heon’s jaw was shattered, and he died.
『Karma: Good (善) increases by 1.』
