Superhuman Delusional – Are You Able to Live a Daily Life？ 55

Chapter 55 – My Hero

◈-RANT SIDE

Smash.

Smash.

Smash.

I threw my fist, slamming it into the dungeon floor.

Various landscapes flashed by.

But I didn’t pay them any mind.

My eyes were only on the floor.

My thoughts were only on rescuing Elsie and what floor I was on.

I tried my best not to look at the scenery.

Because this scenery was meant to be seen together, the three of us, for the first time.

“Rant! We’re on the 12th floor!”

Having fallen continuously, Noah had gotten used to it and was telling me what floor we were on from above.

I gathered strength in my fist once more, and the moment I got close to the floor, I threw it down.

“Urrryaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!”

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!!!!!

The area around where my fist landed crumbled, and I passed through what looked like a magic circle barrier again.

A landscape that looked like a forest similar to the 3rd floor came into view.

I widened my eyes and scanned below with all my might.

I saw a place where only the trees in one area were unnaturally cut down in a circular shape.

In the center, I saw three people.

And at the edge of the circle, I saw the apprentice priest’s robes I had always seen.

I found Elsie.

Elsie was leaning against a tree, her hands tied.

Elsie and the three people were looking up.

She’s alive.

Elsie is alive!

I can save Elsie!

“ELSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!”

I called out Elsie’s name with all my might.

Don’t worry, I’m here.

I’ll save you soon.

“Rant! Elsie’s over there!”

Noah, who had passed through the barrier later than me, seemed to have found Elsie as well.

I spread my body wide to slow down my falling speed as much as possible.

“Noah! Extend your body vertically and come to me quickly!”

“Okay!”

Soon, Noah fell near me.

I grabbed Noah with both hands.

“Noah! Hug my neck!”

“Okay!”

As Noah hugged my neck, I immediately secured Noah with one hand.

Then, I tilted my body vertically, bent my legs, and gathered strength.

Having destroyed the dungeon floor several times, I could roughly sense how much power would cause what kind of phenomenon.

I kicked upwards with my leg, which had gathered more than a certain amount of power.

Whoooosh!

The force of my kick created a wind pressure, and I and Noah fell towards the ground at high speed.

“Kyaaaaaaak! Rant! Speed! Landing!”

Noah was surprised by the sudden speed.

“It’s okay!”

I extended the hand that wasn’t holding Noah behind me, controlled the power to be much weaker than the power I used to destroy the dungeon floor, and when I got close to the ground, I punched the empty space below while lifting my body upwards.

Whoooosh!

The strong wind pressure created by my punch reflected upwards after colliding with the ground, acting as a cushion.

Thud!

With the wind pressure cushion, I greatly reduced the falling speed and landed safely while holding Noah.

“A-amazing…”

Noah blinked and was amazed.

Normally, I would have been thrilled by that admiration, but I postponed that joy for later.

Now is the time to save Elsie, who is right in front of me.

Elsie was about 20 meters away.

If I kicked off the ground once, I could get there quickly.

I put Noah down on the ground and stood in front of Noah.

At that moment, the man with a full red beard and hair among the three shouted to the man holding a bow.

“Cheetah! Attack! Don’t underestimate him, use your full power!”

“Like I’d ever underestimate him!”

With a nimble movement, the man with the bow took an arrow from the quiver on his back, placed it on the bow, and pulled the string.

The moment he pulled the string, electricity crackled and enveloped the entire arrow.

If I moved now, there was a chance that it might pass me and hit Noah.

The moment to move was right after I blocked the arrow.

But before that, I said to Noah.

“Noah, please move back a little more.”

“Okay.”

I heard Noah move back with a patter.

If she moved back a little, even considering my size, there was no way Noah would get hit by the arrow in a straight line.

At the same time, the man with the bow released the string and shouted.

“Thunder Arrow!”

Phew!

Pzzzzzzzzzzzt!

An arrow wrapped in electricity was shot.

On the surface, it was very flashy, and it felt like you would be electrocuted with tremendous power the moment you got hit.

That said, I didn’t think my body would be harmed by that arrow.

But there was no need to just take the arrow.

I clenched my fist and threw it forward.

Whoooosh!

The moment I threw my fist, wind pressure flew forward, blowing the electricity-wrapped arrow that was shot at me over the sky.

“What!?”

“No way!”

“A m-monster…!”

The guys who seemed to be rookie killers were probably panicking.

Now’s the time.

I put strength in my legs and kicked off the ground.

Bang!

The distance between Elsie and me was shortened in an instant.

“Gabida!”

“Power Protection!”

The man wearing the priest’s robes put his hands together on the sun-patterned necklace around his neck and chanted a spell.

A semi-circular barrier unfolded in front of me.

The light green color was darker than the barrier Elsie had created.

It was probably a higher-level skill of Protection.

But that kind of thing can’t stop me.

I threw my fist at the barrier.

“Huuuup!”

Claaaaaang!

The barrier that the priest had created shattered like a glass window from my fist.

“Huh!”

“Ugh!?”

“What?!”

Now is the chance while they are still surprised.

First, I swung my fist at the man who seemed to be an archer who could attack Noah from a distance.

Thwack!

“Kuhak!”

The man who seemed to be an archer was hit in the shoulder by my fist, flew to the left, hit a tree, and fell to the ground.

Next, I swung my fist downwards at the priest.

Thwack!

“Kuhuk!”

The priest was hit in the face by my fist, hit the ground face first, and then his body hit the ground, spinning greatly and bouncing off the spot, falling to the ground.

“You bastard!”

The burly man with red hair extended his arm back to swing the axe he was holding at me.

But my fist was faster than that arm being swung.

I threw my fist straight at the red-haired man’s face.

Thwack!

“Kuaaak!”

The man who flew straight forward hit a tree in a spread-eagle position and fell to the ground.

If I had my way, I would have liked to hit them with a little more power.

But if I did, these guys’ bodies would explode like fireworks.

These guys are definitely the rookie killers.

These guys have been killing other rookie adventurers.

I have experience killing monsters that resemble humans.

Goblins, hobgoblins, and even kobolds are similar in form to humans.

Honestly, I don’t hesitate much to kill these criminal trash.

But I still have to get information from these guys.

I need to find out how they kidnapped the rookie adventurers.

There’s no guarantee that guys like them won’t appear in the future.

The guild needs to know the preventive measures to prevent them from using the same methods by handing them over to the guild.

But more than anything, the reason I controlled my power was for Elsie.

No matter how much these guys kidnapped and tried to kill her,

The sight of a person exploding like fireworks in front of her is completely gory and grotesque.

Moreover, Elsie is close by.

If these guys explode, pieces of flesh, organs, and blood will definitely splatter on Elsie.

It’s completely traumatizing.

Elsie must have been very scared after being kidnapped.

And I can’t give her a grotesque trauma on top of that.

Besides, I don’t want Elsie to avoid me for days because of such a shocking scene.

“Elsie!”
“Rant!”

I turned my body and approached Elsie.

Seeing that there were no signs of the priest’s robes being torn, I was relieved that she hadn’t been severely harmed yet.

“Rant, I… I…!”

Elsie was trying to say something with tears welling up in her eyes.

She was probably going to say that she was very scared.

Let’s reassure Elsie first.

I knelt down and put my hand on Elsie’s shoulder to reassure her.

“It’s okay. It’s okay now, Elsie.”

“Yes…!”

“Ah, I’ll untie the rope.”

I grabbed the rope tied to Elsie’s arm and tore it with my fingers.

Zzzzzzzzzzt!

It’s simpler than untying it.

“Elsie, you weren’t harmed in any way…”

Wham!

Just when I was about to check on Elsie just in case.

Elsie hugged me.

“Rant, Rant, Rant…!”

I heard Elsie’s tearful voice.

I put my hand on Elsie’s back and patted her back.

“Yeah, Elsie. It’s okay.”

“Really… Is it really Rant? Is this not a dream?”

“It’s not a dream, Elsie.”

“Really… You came to save me…”

“I promised you. If a rookie killer appears… I’ll definitely protect you.”

“Yes… Rant… Rant…”

I could feel Elsie’s warm tears flowing down my shoulder.

“Rant… I…”

“Rant! Next to you!”

At that moment, I heard Noah’s shout.

When I looked at Noah, Noah was pointing in a certain direction.

That direction was the direction where I had blown away the man with the full red hair.

When I turned my head, I saw that man getting up, bleeding profusely from his nose.

The man was staring at me with a face distorted with anger.

“What… What the hell are you… Suddenly falling from the sky…”

“Ra Rant…”

Elsie called my name in a trembling voice.

I gently grabbed Elsie’s shoulder and moved her away, then gave Elsie a bright smile.

“It’s okay, I’ll finish this soon. Let’s have breakfast together at the Fox’s Rest later.”

Elsie smiled at my words.

“Yes…”

I got up from my spot and turned to look at the man.

“Who the hell are you… What kind of monster did you come from…!”

“I was trying to control my power… but you seem to be a bit tougher than the other two.”

“Answer me! Who the hell are you!”

Thwack!

I hit my fist against my left palm and answered.

“I’m Elsie’s companion. I came to teach you guys a lesson for kidnapping Elsie.”

“A companion? To save a companion? Don’t make me laugh! That’s not what I’m asking! How can a human make a hole in the dungeon! This kind of thing is not possible for a human! What the hell is your identity…”

“Shut uuuuuuuuuuuuuup!”

I shouted loudly at the man.

“Ugh!”

“What are you so curious about, you trashy criminal? Just take another hit and quietly pass out. I’ll let you off easy for now since Elsie is here.”

“Y-you… monster… Don’t underestimate meeeeeee!”

At that moment, some kind of energy surged from the man’s whole body.

“Flame Aaaaaaaaaaaxe!”

Whoooooosh!

Flames erupted from the axe the man was holding.

It seems that there are also attribute-granting skills in this world, like the guy who seemed to be an archer earlier.

“Uaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

The man charged at me.

“I told you to shut up.”

The man who charged in front of me swung the flame-spewing axe at me.

“Rant!”

I heard Elsie’s voice calling my name.

She must have called me because she was worried about me.

Don’t worry, Elsie.

My body is not ordinary enough to be injured by this much.

“And…”

Clutch!

I grabbed the blade of the flame-spewing axe that was being swung at me.

Even though it was spewing flames, it wasn’t that hot.

It seems that the superhuman perfect body I chose when I chose my abilities also included heat resistance.

“Don’t use fire techniques in the forest. You could get sparks on Elsie.”

I put strength into the fist that was holding the axe.

Crack!

The moment I put strength into it, the axe the man was holding shattered.

The fire that was spewing out disappeared along with the breaking of the axe.

“A, aaaa… M-monster…”

The man trembled as he looked at the broken axe, then took a step back from me.

“Who are you calling a monster?”

I walked towards the man with heavy steps.

“H-hic! Don’t come! Don’t come!”

The man kept stepping back, and I kept walking forward.

But that walk ended when the man’s back hit the tree behind him.

“H-hic! H-hic!”

The man had a terrified expression on his face.

Why are you so scared…?

Elsie, who was kidnapped by you criminal bastards, must have been even more scared.

“This time, it’s the stomach.”

I put a little more strength into my fist and swung it at the man’s stomach.

Thwack!

“Kuhhhhhh!”

The man fell forward, making a nasty sound.

He must have passed out this time.

I turned around and looked towards Elsie.

By now, Noah had come to Elsie’s side and was hugging her while crying.

“Hwaaaaaaaaaaah! Elsieeeeeee! I’m so glad!”

“Noah…”

“I’m soooooorry! Sniff! Sniff! Hwaaaaaaaaaaah! It’s all because of me! Sniff! Hwaaaaaaaaaaah!”

“It’s not Noah’s fault… Why are you apologizing?”

Elsie patted Noah’s back with a kind face.

“Thank you, Noah… for coming to save me with Rant…”

“Hwaaaaaaaaaaah!”

I walked towards Elsie and Noah.

“Elsie.”

“Rant…”

“Let’s go back.”

Elsie smiled brightly while crying.

“Yes…! But…”

But Elsie suddenly lowered her head and then looked up at me again.

Elsie had a somewhat wistful expression.

“Rant… I… I have something I want to say to Rant. Rant… I… I like Rant. I… I love Rant.”

Elsie confessed her love to me.