chapter 34
34 – Healing Factor doesn’t erase blood.
“This is another novel psychopath. Does your ignorance make me no longer a hero?”
Jeff was good at lying. He treated Bi Eun-hyeon’s remarks as bullsh*t and quickly denied the allegation of impersonation.
“That’s not right.”
“Does that sound come out even after looking at the hero card?”
“Yuyeomdo Island is famous as a world-class resort. Incidents and accidents often happen in places like this, so naturally more heroes live there than in other places.”
“You reveal the most obvious fact.”
“However, as of this year, the number of personnel transfers issued on the island is zero.”
This meant that the hero roster was still the same as the previous year.
Bee Eun-hyeon was a really serious hero fanatic. He quit the secret agency because his business was going well, and through Aram, who founded an information guild, he was provided with quality hero information every year.
That’s why I remembered everything, even the appearance of the hero ‘351’ active in the administrative district of Yuyeom Island.
“There are a total of 5 security heroes assigned to the Origins Museum. Each activity name is Yudi, Karan, Wonha, Yeobeom, and Yeomseong. By the way, the first two are female and the last three are male.”
A cold sweat flowed down Jeff’s back at the calm remark.
It was because it exactly matched the information investigated during the identity forgery process.
“There is no hero like Marcus.”
The lies were exposed too easily. Who would have imagined that there would be a crazy person in the world who would memorize the entire hero’s personnel appointment information.
But I had to admit it.
Citizens fled, frightened by the strong explosion. The guard hero was incapacitated in advance and subdued.
There was no witness here to judge the authenticity of the information.
“That is just your argument.”
“Right.”
“That guy is definitely a villain.”
“That’s right too.”
There is no one who denies that Essia is a villain at the time of damage to the surroundings.
“If you knew, Vicky… “
“By the way, he didn’t kill anyone. Rather, he was careful.”
This was a very important part.
Villain is the trash of society. They either enjoy the crime or only care about the reward they will get. That’s why there is absolutely no villain who considers killing people.
A villain who pays attention to fear that people will get hurt while committing terror like that?
‘It’s nonsense.’
Bee Eun-hyeon, who has studied all kinds of hero creations, knew.
Essia’s behavior is openly saying, ‘That’s a pervert.’
Especially, in the part where he killed the crow, I was more convinced of that.
“I think you are more suspicious.”
“Ha. This was a really crazy guy. The villain who was openly terrorizing me who proved the hero card. Whoever sees it, the credibility of this situation is with me. If you keep interfering with public affairs, you too—”
Bang!
A gunshot was heard from the right side. Cheon Ji-ye, who was watching the situation, suddenly fired a gun, unable to bear the boredom.
An unsightly hole was pierced between Jeff’s forehead. Oddly enough, no blood came out.
“When did you get Tommy?”
“A while ago.”
“Ha… I really have a stolen property habit.”
Actually, Cheon Ji-ye and Tommy got along incredibly well. Even without aiming properly at the target, it was enough to draw mysterious results every time that the bullet hit the desired place.
For that reason, even though Tommy was owned by Bi Eun-hyun, Cheon Ji-ye could summon and use it whenever he was not using it.
The combination of Tommy, who succeeds in sniping unconditionally unless he is blocked, and a fickle man who can piss off the opponent just by touching his skin, was very lethal.
Thanks to that, Chun Ji-ye conquered the slums in the capital area in just one month. I thought that Bi Eun-hyeon would hate it, so I didn’t do anything else. She was already the boss of a crime syndicate.
It was all done under a contract with an old man, but this fact was kept a complete secret from Bi Eun-hyeon.
“Are you stupid? It’s much faster to do this. What are you talking about?”
“Are you going to shoot anyway?”
“How about it, aren’t there any Awoken people in the world who die instantly with just one shot?”
Chunjiye picked up Tommy and put it on her right shoulder.
“It was a bullet with whims applied. Because it distorted the senses. I should have been tap dancing by now, are you okay? Shall we fire one more shot?”
Jeff’s forehead was distorted and swollen greatly. A crow popped out from beyond and crashed to the ground.
In contrast to Jeff, whose scars had disappeared, the fallen crow’s forehead was pierced.
“Crows… It’s proven by this. That bastard was a pervert who voyeurized us from the boat. How about it, was my judgment correct?”
Cheon Ji-ye gave a V sign with a smile.
“Yes, you are the best.”
She started to watch the crow that had fallen while flicking her thumb. For some reason, the spirits were different, but the form was the same. In that part, Bi Eun-hyeon was sure. Undoubtedly. That man is the owner of the crow that kept an eye on him.
“Ha ha ha. This is won Did you notice that you were being watched? I can’t even make excuses anymore.”
It was natural to think that Jeff would have kept the crow undetected. It was because the Awakeners secretly monitored it from a location that could not be easily noticed.
In fact, Armand, Cha Yeon-hwa, and Cheon Ji-ye, who were on board the Battle Cruise, were not aware of the crow.
But Bi Eun-hyeon’s eyes were good, and A-ram had two cat poems. So she had no choice but to be caught.
“I must have confessed. Does it matter if I cut it?”
“No!”
Essia shouted, but it was after Cha Yeon-hwa acted hastily.
Chwaaagh!
The purple energy rooted in the space cracked and tore apart Jeff’s body mercilessly.
“Ah….”
Essia thought she was in big trouble now. In the future of the parallel dimension she saw, the reason why Cha Yeon-hwa and Cheon Ji-ye struggled against Jeff even with S-class protection was because of that.
Jeff’s body, cut into dozens of pieces, tumbled across the ground. It swelled up all at once, and finally his gizzard exploded.
―Kiaaa! Aww!
A deafening scream echoed through the space. A flock of crows came out like plague. He dared not count them.
“Caw! Caw! Caw!”
The crow continued to scatter its black feathers in the air and spread them all over the place.
Cheon Ji-ye and Cha Yeon-hwa each dealt with the approaching crow.
Essia cannot move alone. Bi Eun-hyeon knows that too. So she took care of her crow, which she stayed by her side.
It was in the middle of that.
The muzzle of one of the crows that pounced from all directions turned into Jeff’s right hand. He quickly grabbed Cha Yeon-hwa’s neck.
“Wow!”
I tried to respond with blessings, but it was too late. The power of neutralization dwelled in the body.
It was the same with Cheon Ji-ye who fell victim to the same trick.
They can no longer use divine protection. I had to deal with the enemy only with my physical abilities.
It was the moment when Bieunhyeon was about to be hit by a crow flying from a blind spot.
[Shut down.]
She escaped Jeff’s surprise at that cry. She stuck a stiletto into her hoodie.
[What are you doing with that child?]
It was Bloodseeker. Her voice was vividly conveyed to Bi Eun-hyeon’s head through her stiletto.
[It comes from the left.]
That was correct. A crow with her muzzle turned into a right hand was approaching. Thanks to her, she coped this time as well.
‘Are you helping me?’
[You already helped.]
‘That’s right. Therefore… Why are you helping me?’
In Bi Eun-hyeon’s opinion, there was no reason for Blood Seeker to help this situation.
[Since the author deceived me, shouldn’t we take revenge?]
‘Cheated?’
[The person I considered ‘Big Brother’ was the author.]
It was nonsense bullsh*t.
Bi Eun-hyeon does not know the identity of Big Brother, but through several incidents mentioned in the original story, she knew roughly how strong the existence was.
She predictably puts all the Awoken classified as S class into her five fingers.
This included the previous protagonists.
[Yes. If the author was really Big Brother, you, who are nothing but blood, would have been killed without resistance.]
The war situation is being pushed back. The healing factor healed Bi Eun-hyeon’s wounds, but the others did not. Her heart grew impatient and she asked again.
‘That story is over now. The situation is urgent. There are definitely ways to help. Are you talking to me?’
[You’re still a blood clot with an impatient temper. Then, I can definitely help you.]
‘So how can I help you?’
[Prison is boring. There is nothing else to do. So I’ve been watching you all this time.]
‘You’re talking nonsense again!’
[If you get hurt, the healing factor will heal you.]
‘Yes.’
[If a part was severed, it disappears from the world as it recovers.]
‘So what?’
[The only thing that doesn’t disappear is the blood.]
‘Hmm?’
In an instant, an ominous image passed through my mind.
[That child and I are connected. Borrow my strength, if you want to overcome this difficulty-]
Unfortunately, it didn’t stop in my imagination.
[Injure yourself.]
***
I am an extremely normal, healthy human being.
I have never suffered from any psychological or mental problems. Of course, I didn’t even sleep. It is the same even if it includes a previous life.
When I was experimenting with the Healing Factor the other day, Dirakit helped me. Now there is no one else to help. I had to injure myself unconditionally.
Ha, I really hate doing it. What can I do though? If you don’t, it looks like this.
While dealing with the crow, I pierced my left wrist with a stiletto.
Healing Factor is activated automatically when life is threatened. However, I was able to control it to some extent with my will.
I didn’t force myself to recover.
Blood flowed down his wrist and dripped from under his elbow. Formed a pool of blood on the ground.
‘Are you done?’
[Of course, that’s enough to take care of that crow. Now, stab the child into a pool of blood.]
Put the stiletto into the ground as requested by Bloodseeker.
It was the moment when sword and blood came into contact. There was a ripple in the puddle. They split apart and turned into tiny droplets of water.
Paaa!
In an instant, it spread all over the place.
The blood bullets pierced all the crows at high speed, leaving bloodstains on the walls.
“Ugh!”
The villain who claimed to be a hero named Marcus had returned to his original form and grabbed his chest.
“Keuuu…” … Whoops!”
He coughed up blood.
I could see that the eyes were red and congested, which was not normal.
‘Performance is too good?’
I thought maybe I might become addicted to self-harm.