Chapter 782 – Apocrypha 285) the Chaser(184)
285) The Chaser(184)
A pill that grants superpowers.
It was once circulated in Dark City as well, causing great confusion. At the time, Dark City called it [Steam].
If you inhale steam, you can acquire animal-like abilities based on the animal’s genes. In addition, like a real drug, it makes you feel good as if you are flying in the sky, so many drug addicts have found steam.
However, steam had fatal side effects.
That is, the body mutates and becomes like an animal.
Oh, by the way, Cheetah Girl is not a drug addict. He was forced to participate in an experiment to make steam, which turned his skin yellowish orange like a cheetah’s. It is said that he is a victim of human experimentation.
The pill that evolved a dying cat into a monster cat was very similar to this steam. If me and the memory hunters hadn’t stepped forward, Steam would have continued to circulate in Dark City, and at the same time, it would have developed further and all kinds of mutant abilities would have proliferated.
What happened in Dark City is happening here too.
Of course, it’s not exactly the same, but [Taking medicine], [Obtaining abilities], [Body transformation], These series of processes are the same.
“You’ve been here.”
You can make things similar to Steam, and the process of testing your stuff is the same as in Dark City.
I’m pretty sure the New White Killer is in the common area.
*****
“Look around you bastards!”
“How dare you invade our territory?!”
“You crazy bastards! Kill them all!”
The moment I (the main body) confirmed that the New White Killer was in the common area, I (the alter ego), along with Lee Ho-sik’s gang, were fighting a fierce battle with the pig’s gang, the rulers of the area.
Bullets, cannons, and superpowers flew towards each other.
After securing the cat test subject that I thought was a serial killer, I left the work to Lee Ho-shik’s gang and went back to the safe house and wanted to pat Na-yeon’s firm butt, but I couldn’t.
He was a pig who repeatedly crashed after being slapped by me, but he was the same case as Lee Ho-shik. A case where I was beaten by a dog even though I had strong power because the opponent was me.
The pig was also an A-class villain like Lee Ho-shik, and in particular, the rolling attack he showed when charging at me was to the point that Ho-shik Lee could not counterattack and avoided it.
Naturally, the number of subordinates he brought with him was small, as he had sneaked into other villains’ territories and pursued serial killers.
If I fell into that situation, Lee Ho-sik could have been killed by the pig gang. Nayeon was happy to have Lee Ho-shik as her own, but if he died, the disappointment would be indescribable.
So what?
I had to step in to avoid seeing my woman disappointed.
“Ooh oh oh oh!”
“It rolls well.”
While Lee Ho-shik and his men dealt with the gang, I dealt with the pigs. It seemed that his only offensive skill was rolling, and his body became round like a ball and rolled toward me.
“But aren’t you dizzy?
“Look around!”
A pig screaming and rolling towards me.
“It’s okay.”
I waited for him to get right in front of me, then grabbed him and threw him aside. The pig, which flew sideways in a curve, landed on a building. The impact caused the building to collapse and the pig to be crushed by it.
“Chufu… Kufu…”
However, even though he was crushed by the building, he pushed through the rubble and appeared intact. A bit dusty, but no scratches. Defense was quite high.
“Kill…Kill…Kill!!!”
The pig, who was wheezing and breathing heavily, shouted that he would kill me. But it didn’t hit me. He realized that there was no point in fighting the same way over and over again.
“Are you not rolling this time?”
“Keugh…”
“Then I’ll go first this time.”
“Ughhhhh!”
When I rushed at him, he hesitated, glanced at his men who were fighting Lee Ho-sik’s gang, and then rushed at me. He did not abandon his men and run away, whether he was loyal to the villain.
“Die!”
“Forcing people to die. You’re talking harshly.”
The pig was quite agile, unlike its massive body. He extended his thunderbolt-quick fists like a boxer’s.
Who was it? Did it look red? It is said that his nickname was ‘Flying Tonkatsu’, but the pig was just like that. Come to think of it, is this pork cutlet too? When you think about it like this, it suits you very well.
It would have been difficult to avoid the pig’s fist if it was a psychic with a low psychic level or the same level. Even if he had blocked it, he would have suffered considerable damage and retreated.
To that extent, the pig’s fist was fast and heavy.
However, that was only limited to those with superpowers below. Pig’s fist doesn’t work for me, a level 11 body enhancer.
I, too, stretched out my fist toward the pig. My fist and the pig’s fist collided.
“Kuaaaaa!”
Wood deuk from the pig’s fist! An eerie sound came out. The fist is broken.
He was as good in spirit as his loyalty to his subordinates. Despite his broken fist, he continued to punch me.
I continued to attack in the same way as the pig. When he swung his fists, I swung my fists, and when he swung his legs, I swung my legs in the same way.
Thanks to this, the pig’s limbs became a bit of a mess.
“Turn it off…”
After about a minute or so of close combat, the pig with its limbs broken eventually collapsed without being able to stand up. He struggled to get up, but his body couldn’t fulfill his master’s wishes.
Shall we offer surrender now?
Gentleman is a kind villain, even if the opponent is the villain of the world, he is kind enough to invite surrender if defeated.
“Do you want to surrender now? I don’t want to see any more blood.”
“이 개새끼가… 너희들이 먼저 내 구역에 쳐들어왔으면서 이제 그만하자고? 항복하라고? 그걸 말이라고 하냐 이 개새끼야! 누가 개새끼 아니랄까 봐 개 같은 소리만 지껄이는구나!”
But the pig declined my kind offer. It became impossible to move, but the momentum did not break in the slightest.
“Is that so? It’s a pity. Do you have any last words? I’ll listen.”
“…”
Moving closer to the pig, I raised my fist and said to him, Broth started to flow from the pig’s face, which alternated between my eyes and fists.
“No. Then I’ll send it to you without pain. Sayonara.”
He stretched out his fist toward the pig’s face.
“Surrender!”
“… Yes?”
I stopped punching at his urgent cry. My fist stopped right in front of his nose.
“I think I misunderstood. Could you say it one more time? What did you just say?”
“I will surrender!”
“Didn’t you say you wouldn’t surrender?”
“Now that I think about it, I don’t want to see blood any more. You don’t have to see blood to keep the peace, do you?”
“Hmm. That’s right.”
A kind villain, the Gentleman does not kill a surrendered foe. I removed my fist from his face.
“… Ha.”
Then the pig let out a sigh of relief. It was so frightening that not only his face but also his whole body were covered in broth.
“Everyone. The war is over. Drop your weapons and surrender.”
“Fuck…”
When the pig, the leader, surrendered, the pig’s men, who were fighting Lee Ho-sik’s gang, took their weapons. No matter how much the pigs surrendered, they gave up the battle so quickly. They were subordinates who lacked tenacity.
But I understand them. Because while I was dealing with the pig, Lee Ho-shik was going crazy. In that short time of less than 3 minutes, Lee Ho-sik defeated 7 of Pig’s men.
“Lee Ho-shik. He surrendered. What will you do?”
“Uh… Can I decide that?”
“Of course. I’m not going to rule this place, so what can I do?”
“Thank you for your concession. Then…”
Lee Ho-sik, who was entrusted with the authority to dispose of the pig gang, opened his mouth.
*****
“It’s quite unexpected.”
I spoke to Lee Ho-shik while looking at the pig gang leaving in the car.
“Honestly, I thought you would kill them all.”
Haha.”
Lee Ho-sik then laughed awkwardly and explained why he had sent the pig gang.
“Even if I don’t kill them, they will die soon.”
“Yes?”
“Currently, this place has become wild itself. If you are weak, if you are weak, you will be eaten. The pig, who was building a fairly strong force, has become a wreck, so those who have a grudge against him will not let him go. I bought a lot.”
“Oh~ There’s a corner that’s more insidious than it looks.”
Haha.”
When I said it in a playful way, Lee Ho-shik seemed embarrassed and laughed awkwardly again.
Even if he didn’t kill himself anyway, there were many people who would try to kill a pig, so he said he would not get his hands stained with blood. As I said to him, there is an insidious corner.
“Rather than that, what would you like to do here?”
“If Mr. Gentleman permits it, I would like to rule.”
At the same time, Lee Ho-shik secretly reveals his ambition for district expansion.
He asks my permission because I have a big stake in driving out the pigs. If I had just left because I had caught a serial killer, it would have been Lee Ho-sik’s gang that had been defeated.
“Is that possible? Now, because of the serial killer, I joined hands with Lee Ho-shik. From now on, I will not help Lee Ho-shik no matter what happens.”
“It’s possible without Mr. Gentleman’s help. There are many useful children under me.”
“Then do so.”
“Yes? Is that really true?”
When I readily nodded, Lee Ho-shik, who revealed his intention, was taken aback.
“Instead.”
I’m not done yet.
“Please listen to my one request.”
“What is?”
“Sooner or later I will introduce a person. Please meet him.”
“People… You mean?”
“Yes.”
“Uh… Is that the end of your request?”
“That’s right.”
As he nodded, Lee Ho-sik’s expression brightened. There was no reason not to be happy, since I was able to eat a section raw for the price of meeting just one person.
If Lee Ho-sik had been a villain-like bastard like any other villain, he would not have been so gracious.
While I was chasing the serial killer, I collected information about Lee Ho-shik from people in my spare time. People all praised Lee Ho-shik. The only negative thing I heard was that the protection tax would be reduced.
That’s how I figured out Lee Ho-sik was more like a vigilante or a hero than a villain. That’s why he was gracious.
“I’ll contact you later.”
“Yes. I look forward to hearing from you. And thank you for your help today.”
Hosik Lee and I shook hands.
‘Nayeon will take care of the rest.’
Naturally, the person I would introduce to him was Nayeon. If it was Nayeon, I would be able to make Lee Ho-shik my own person.
