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Thick dust rose in the air.

Buzz.

A man in ornate armor, surrounded by a white glow, looked down from the sky.

“This is unbelievable…”

Fabian Wolf muttered, his face showing shock. It was no wonder.

‘Desperado…!’

Desperado. The world’s worst villain organization. Two core members of that organization had been standing in the location of that dark explosion.

Fabian Wolf’s gaze naturally shifted to the clear handsome man beside him.

Feeling Fabian’s gaze, “See? I told you it would be worth checking out.”

Shimun smiled broadly. But Fabian Wolf’s astonishment showed no signs of abating.

Understandably.

‘He suddenly asked to enter the Diamond-ranked outbreak…’

Before entering, Shimun had asked the command center to allow him to go into the still-untouched Diamond-ranked outbreak.

Though Shimun had been instrumental in the outbreak’s current state, that same reason made it more difficult for Fabian Wolf to accept his request.

Still, ‘There was a reason he insisted.’

Shimun’s unrelenting insistence, and the impression that he might go in alone if refused, left Fabian Wolf little choice.

Desperado?

“I’m glad I granted your request.”

Fabian Wolf let out a faint laugh.

“Right?”

Shimun arched his eyebrows playfully. Fabian Wolf quickly regained his serious demeanor.

“But there could’ve been a more gentlemanly way. For example…”

“Telling you that Desperado was involved?”

“Yes.”

Fabian Wolf nodded, making Shimun chuckle. The reason was simple.

“If I had, would you have believed me?”

“That’s…”

Fabian Wolf trailed off. For good reason.

“…Probably not.”

The answer was obviously ‘no’. After all, Desperado members, while insane, weren’t suicidal. Why would they hang around the entrance of an untouched outbreak?

An outbreak in its most potent state. Moreover, a Diamond-ranked outbreak requiring ranker-grade players in large numbers.

Only a madman would camp at the entrance, Knocking on the door like that.

‘Even with a hit-and-run strategy, diamond-rank outbreak monsters wouldn’t let you escape unscathed…’

Without a spatial ability user, it meant certain death. Even with one, severe injuries would be inevitable. Considering it was a fully active Diamond-ranked outbreak.

As Fabian reached this conclusion.

“Come to think of it…”

Fabian Wolf’s brow furrowed slightly. The reason was simple.

“Desperado was involved in the Ukrainian incident too.”

The Ukrainian outbreak. Although it was one grade lower, being a Platinum rank, one of Desperado’s core members, death Lord Malik, had disrupted the operation.

“Of course, unlike now, it was just to hinder the operation.”

Hearing this, “Well… Yes.”

Shimun nodded with a feigned smile. Because the truth behind Fabian’s statement was, ‘Actually, they upgraded a Gold-level outbreak to use for Quetzalcoatl’s descent…’

The reality of what happened in Ukraine was quite different. However, ‘I can’t exactly correct him…’

The party most keen on keeping quiet about it was the Ukrainian government.

Understandably so, despite being the worst villain organization, they weren’t a gang, but the country was nearly destroyed by just one core member.

Naturally, it was in the Ukrainian government’s interest to keep it under wraps. Thus, they asked for absolute confidentiality, especially from Shimun and his group who had close encounters with Desperado.

And through their dealings with Park Jinwook and the Korean Association who stayed for cleanup, ‘We received various benefits in trade, byproducts from the Arena, and more…’

With all the compensation settled, ‘We have to keep it quiet.’

Shimun didn’t correct Fabian Wolf’s perception.

In any case, “But this time, it’s not just a hindrance; they’re trying to forcibly trigger the outbreak…”

Unlike the well-known Ukrainian incident, this time, Desperado was directly involved with the outbreak.

“Then if they want to die so badly!”

Fire sparked in Fabian Wolf’s eyes. Naturally, dealing with them wouldn’t be easy.

“I’ll personally kill them!”

Scrape.

Fabian drew the sword from his waist, eyes blazing.

Bang!

With the sound of breaking air, he shot forward. And as if on cue,

Buzz.

The space in front of him shimmered.

Then,

Whooo…

A hand emitting an ominous hum shot out. But even with the dangerous hand nearing his face, “Hmph.”

Fabian didn’t flinch as he swung his sword. Despite the sound of air being cleaved,

Swoosh.

It was a clean, soundless sword strike.

Slice.

As a result, the approaching hand was neatly sliced in half.

Bang!

Fabian didn’t even glance at it, he pushed forward again, but only up to that point.

Buzz.

Once more, the air shimmered in front of him.

This time, two spatial distortions appeared simultaneously.

Incredibly,

Whooo…

Then,

Whooo…

The previously sliced hand appeared on both sides, rushing at him.

“What the!”

Fabian’s eyes widened in astonishment.

“I definitely felt the sensation of being cut!”

However, true to his reputation as a notable Ranker, he quickly gathered his composure.

“In that case…”

Vrooom!

A fierce golden aura emanated.

“I’ll erase you without a trace!”

Wielding his sword, he swung it horizontally, enveloped in a powerful aura.

Perhaps because the aura was overlaid?

Shooowk!

Unlike before, Fabian’s sword strike emitted a fierce sound. A golden crescent traced along the sword’s path, covering the severed hands.

Crack!

Rough sparks flew.

“This can’t be!”

A gasp of disbelief escaped Fabian’s lips. It was understandable. Earlier, he had sliced through the hands without any aura.

“Even using my aura… I can’t cut through that?”

Crack!

Now, he was locked in a fierce struggle, incomparable to before. However, Fabian’s astonishment was just beginning.

Kiing…!

The ominous sound grew louder.

And with it,

Crash!

His aura crumbled into mere dust.

“Damn…”

Golden particles, once his aura, scattered into the air. Fabian, momentarily lost in thought, saw his chance slipping away.

Vroom.

The shimmering space and the hands didn’t miss this opening.

Kiing…

Hands emerged from the void behind him.

Of course, true to his rank, “Where are you aiming!”

Fabian reacted immediately, retaliating swiftly, but that was all. As if anticipating his move,

Kiing…

A series of ominous sounds echoed around him.

“Damn it!”

Fabian’s face showed clear frustration. The hands, capable of crushing even his aura, closed in on both sides of his face.

Fortunately,

Piiing.

With a faint popping sound,

Crack!

Black beams intercepted the hands.

Thanks to the beams, Fabian avoided having his face shattered. However, he only avoided major injury.

Drip.

Blood streamed from both ears and temples, as if something had torn them away.

“Grrr!”

Whether it was due to pain or pride, Fabian’s expression twisted in frustration.

Shoooowk!

He unleashed golden sword auras in every direction, soaring back into the air.

Then, “Thank you, Shimun-ssi. I owe you one.”

Fabian nodded towards Shimun, who approached, fluttering his Talaria.

In response, instead of asking if he was alright, “Be careful. As they say, Milia uses distortion…”

Shimun gave a small warning, but that was it. Despite Shimun’s concern, “Do not worry.”

Fabian’s pride could not be restored.

“I will redeem this disgrace!”

His face turning crimson, Fabian bit his lip.

Bang!

Stepping on the air, he shot downward once more. By now, the dust caused by Tenma’s Jade had mostly settled.

Confirming the two intact figures within, “Milia of Distortion! You won’t have a peaceful death!”

Fabian shouted, his golden gaze flashing with anger.

Vroooom!

In response, his entire body began to emit a golden aura.

A quintessential manifestation of Ki reinforcement by Rankers in combat.

It was an aura suit.

Whoosh!

Like a falling meteor, Fabian flew in, leaving a golden trail. In almost the blink of an eye, he reached the ground, crashing down like a meteorite.

“I’ll completely break your precious spatial abilities!”

He plunged down towards Milia and Millard’s heads.

More precisely, he tried to.

“Seriously… Rankers.”

That was until Milia’s hand and lips curved upward. Following her fingertips,

Swish.

The air split open.

But Fabian, who had experienced her spatial abilities several times,

“Not a chance!”

Vroom!

He swung his sword with even more intense force, but that was it. It seemed her intention was never to block him.

Crack!

The space opened wide like a beast’s jaws.

And then, “Idiot~ The one who doesn’t stand a chance is you!”

Gulp!

With Milia’s mocking laugh, the gaping space swallowed Fabian without a trace.

Flap.

Soon after, with the sound of gentle wings flapping, “This is why I warned you to be careful…”

Shimun stepped into the empty space.

*

Milia of Distortion.

She was a core member of the same Desperado group. Like Daniel and Haruto, she possessed the exceedingly rare spatial abilities.

In particular, Unlike Daniel and Haruto who simply used dimensional abilities for movement and attack, she was a dual trait holder with an SS-Rank barrier trait that severed space.

Moreover, since both were spatial traits, she boasted a highly sophisticated level of barrier ability.

In reality, “Unless Milia is dealt with, that barrier won’t be undone.”

Even for Shimun, who had activated Odin’s Eye, there was no visible gap in that barrier.

“Well, it can’t be helped.”

At this point in time, she had been hiding her barrier trait. It was only 2-3 years later that it became known that Milia possessed a barrier trait.

“For the current Fabian, there was no way to avoid this.”

Shimun gazed at the void that had swallowed Fabian.

“I can see Fabian’s trying hard inside.”

Golden glimmers faintly visible through Odin’s Eye. That was likely evidence that Fabian, trapped in the barrier, was exerting his full strength.

“But he won’t be able to escape. Even Malsuk from my previous life admitted this barrier.”

A barrier composed solely of SSS-Rank and SS-Rank traits. Even Malsuk, known as the Heavenly Demon in his previous life, Managed to barely break this barrier after struggling for tens of minutes.

It was impossible for the current Fabian Wolf to break free from it. Therefore, “I’ll have to handle this alone…”

Shimun was left with no choice but to deal with the twin villains on his own. Of course, there was no regret.

“Well, I planned to handle it alone from the beginning.”

Even requesting Outbreak’s entry was part of that plan. From the outset, Shimun intended to handle the twin villains solely with his own hands.

Into Shimun’s ear, “Hohoho! That pride of theirs… This is why it’s so easy to toy with Rankers.”

A mocking laughter echoed. Shimun’s gaze naturally shifted to the source of the laughter.

Milia of Distortion.

Perhaps she interpreted his gaze differently?

“Oh, don’t worry too much~.”

Milia lifted her chin slightly.

“As long as you behave, I won’t leave you stuck in endless space like that.”

She distorted the dimension behind her, sitting atop it and crossing her legs.

“I heard the rumors. You. Took down Malik, Madam, and even Mo’Gadam?”

“Yet why such an attitude?”

“Oh~. Do you think I should be wary of an Asian like you?”

Milia’s lips curved upward.

“Well, I get it. Managing to kill them without being a Ranker might puff you up a bit. But you know what?”

Her curved gaze matched her lips.

“There’s a hierarchy within Desperado too. Those guys… were obviously idiots not even worth dealing with.”

Her look was more murderous than any killer’s.

However, “I don’t know about anything else. But I do agree they were idiots.”

Did Shimun not see her as a threat?

Even faced with her murderous aura, Shimun wore a relaxed smile.

“Oh~. Look at that.”

Milia’s eyes, which had been filled with hostility, now sparkled with interest.

“You. You must have quite the body count.”

“Why do you think so?”

“Because they say the skilled recognize the skilled?”

Licking her lips, she continued.

“Even if those three were clueless, anyone at our level can see it. You’re pretty good at hiding your innocence, but…”

Trailing off for a moment, she gestured to the similarly looking man beside her, Millard.

“You’re a killer of at least 100 people, aren’t you.”

Millard completed her sentence for her.

“……”

When Shimun didn’t reply, “Ohhh~. Now I get why the boss is so interested in you.”

Stretching out leisurely, Milia stood up once more.

“Kim Shimun, you’re one of us.”

“… That’s quite an unpleasant thing to say.”

“Hohoho! Look at that. Even that reaction is just the same.”

We despise hearing such things too. Murmuring as she shrugged her shoulders, “Anyway, originally we were supposed to wrap you up carefully and take you in… But for a future member, I’ll give you a chance.”

Though not as elegant as Madam Dayna, Milia extended her hand with a somewhat graceful gesture.

“Come quietly. Even though you’re Asian, you’re exceptionally talented, so I’ll treat you with special care.”

Milia wiggled her fingers, adorned with colorful nail art, as if urging him to take her hand. But when Shimun raised his hand without saying much, “Sigh… Are you really going to act like this? I didn’t think you were this foolish…”

Milia let out a deep sigh, showing her disappointment.

“In the end, an Asian is an Asian. You can’t even discern situations. Aren’t you scared?”

Shimun chuckled at her.

“Since you’ve trapped a Ranker like Fabian in a barrier, you won’t be able to fight properly.”

He gestured towards Millard beside her.

“That means I only need to worry about Millard. Why should I be afraid?”

To that, “Ridiculous, do you think maintaining this barrier is all I can do…?”

Milia was about to scoff and retort, but then she stopped.

The reason was simple.

“You…”

Her twin brother, Millard, who resembled her closely. He had never officially engaged in villain activities.

“How do you know Millard?”

It seemed the person in question was just as curious.

Crack.

Millard also stiffened his expression, tightening his long, white fingers.

“Previously, a close friend of mine was badly hurt by you siblings.”

Shimun kindly provided an answer. But, “Don’t talk nonsense!”

Milia retorted sharply.

The reason was simple.

“Until now, there hasn’t been a single survivor from any mission Millard has been on.”

There had been no survivors from the missions carried out with her brother, Millard.

Resonating with her statement,

Kiing……

A disturbing noise emanated from Millard’s hand. Upon seeing it, “Of course. Millard’s SSS-Rank trait, collapse, can even collapse powers.”

Shimun added fuel to the siblings’ wary flames.

“……”

“……”

A moment of silence settled. Fitting the cold emotion that came with it, the siblings’ faces turned grim. The instant that coldness turned into killing intent,

Vroom.

The space in front of Shimun and Milia’s fingertips shimmered.

Then,

Kiing…

A disturbing sound echoed, but Shimun extended his hand not forward, but backward.

Thunk.

Shimun’s hand clashed with Millard’s grasp.

“Ha! Idiot.”

Milia sneered shortly.

“You just spoke about Collapse with your own mouth and yet you grabbed……”

But her mocking stopped abruptly. The reason was simple. Shimun’s hand holding Millard’s grasp showed,

“… What? Why is it fine?”

No change.

Instead of Shimun’s right hand collapsing,

Snap!

“Aaaargh!!”

It was Millard’s hand that twisted grotesquely.

TL’s Corner:

Get fucked!