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Chapter 99: The Dignity Of Rank S (7)
Chapter 99: The Dignity Of Rank S (7)
Chapter 99: The Dignity Of Rank S (7)
“Ahh. This is [Pupa]. Snow White has secured October Travel’s private jet. It’s currently tethered at the airport. And… she’s in a standoff with the Goblin now.”
S-class hero Tae Irin sipped from a fortified drink through a straw atop the airport building, where the airport runway was visible, reporting the spectacle before her eyes to the Taegeuk Watch.
“Snow White has spread a barrier, and the Goblin is trapped inside. It seems we got him properly today.”
[Is, is that so! Then we can arrest the Goblin today?!]
“I’m not sure. The Goblin always escapes well.”
Tae Irin yawned deeply with a tired face and looked at the screen of the Taegeuk Watch.
Her dark circles were slightly pronounced.
Her curled black bob was a little shaggy, probably from staying up all night, and there were dark circles under her eyes.
Even if you were an S-class ability user, staying up day and night without proper sleep was exhausting.
[I beg you, Irin. I know it’s unfair to ask you to clean up after that guy every time he causes trouble…!]
“Isn’t it the fault of his parents that he grew up like that, not the fault of his grandfather.”
[…….]
“It’s okay. Our grandfather took care of us. But what are you going to do about October Travel?”
[It ends when we secure the genes of the founder. It’s hard to punish legally, and if the founder is found to have done such a thing, the founder will also be criticized.]
The side that caused the problem was Yuliana of October Travel, but the prestige of an S-class hero was at stake here.
No matter how much the hero had the image of a mischievous child, this kind of accident was a problem directly related to the national image, not just the hero.
[I beg you. Arrest Yuliana and reclaim the genes by all means. You wouldn’t want hundreds of nephews popping up out of nowhere, either.]
“Yes, that’s right. Without parents…no, there would be a mother. Well, there’s no need to say much. I’ll arrest her as soon as that barrier is released.”
Tae Irin covered the Taegeuk Watch with her hand and stopped the call.
“…I can’t miss this awesome match.”
She hadn’t properly seen the earlier part as she was reporting, but the battle between the two S-class individuals was gradually escalating.
“Wow…!”
White wings spread out from behind Snow White.
The ice feathers were each a potent lethal blade, and the Goblin stepped back slightly at the sight.
“Indeed, it’s my unni.”
The Goblin can’t escape easily, either.
It didn’t matter if it was the Goblin. If an S-Class had been setting traps for the past 30 minutes and fighting in that same place, he wouldn’t be able to suddenly disappear with that strange ability.
“This time, I will definitely find out.”
Teleportation?
Invisibility?
Spatial movement?
Time leap?
No matter what the ability, the Goblin will definitely figure out an ability and use it to vanish without a trace after the battle.
“… The only one who can find that out among the S-Class is me. So, I have to find out. This time, for sure….”
Tae Irin suppressed her fatigue with caffeine in her tonic and braced herself.
It was very tiring to ‘fly’ here from Gangwon Province, but she woke herself up by tapping her cheek with her hand, determined to uncover the true nature of the Goblin.
“Ah!”
During a momentary burst of sleep, Snow White’s attack turned into a failure.
The Goblin caused an explosion by sprinkling fire on the ice feathers, and the ice feathers that were rushing toward the Goblin quickly fell down.
“If it becomes like that…! Ah, as expected. My sister isn’t the kind to end it there.”
Snow White immediately retrieved the ice feathers, flew towards the explosion, and created a giant iceberg.
Meteor?
Rather, wouldn’t it be closer to a glacier?
“Wow, my sister is amazing.”
With just a few gestures, Snow White created a huge glacier and threw it.
No matter how much of an S-class hero you were, it looked obvious that if you took that as it was, you would be crushed under the glacier and unable to move.
Was he avoiding?
If the Goblin avoided it, would he trigger that disappearance ability again?
She would definitely watch.
Tae Irin stared directly at the front with wide eyes and-
“Huh?”
She saw it.
The red flame that gathered at the tip of the Goblin’s foot had slightly turned around.
The flame, gleaming like blood, gathered at the foot and flared up, and the Goblin did not avoid the approaching glacier, only turning his head to the side.
“Could it be….”
Swoosh.
There was a sound as if something was being cut.
For a moment, when she blinked, the trajectory of a red crescent moon sparkled in her sight that was dyed black as her eyelids closed.
“Ah…!”
And when she opened her eyes again, the glacier was split left and right.
Crack!!
The chunk of the glacier was long, split vertically, and fell beside the Goblin.
Amid the ice powder that fluttered in the air like dust, the Goblin landed lightly on two feet and straightened his posture.
The entire action was so clean and precise as if it was an action input through a program.
“Is that… a technique?”
It was not simply using a special ability with magic power.
It was as if one’s body acted like a character in a fighting game when a command was entered. From preparing an attack to landing, the whole process was a fixed technique.
“Wow… crazy….”
Tae Irin nearly dropped the bottle of tonic she was drinking.
“He… split the glacier…?”
Gulp.
Looking at the composed Goblin, Tae Irin felt a slight sense of awe.
“Ah….”
That man.
“If my brother wasn’t Taejo but someone like that… Ah, no.”
Pat, pat.
Tae Irin opened her eyes wide again, slapping her cheeks.
“He will definitely show off all sorts of forms and run away again…!”
With her sleepiness gone, Tae Irin glared at the Goblin with her eyes sparkling.
He split the glacier that was as big as a meteor.
In between the glacier that fell to his left and right, he adjusted his magic and soon checked the state of his magic and felt a sinking feeling in his chest.
‘It’s getting a bit close.’
His magic had not significantly recovered since meeting with Yumir.
Even though he received some magic from the bow, he had consumed quite a lot of it while moving from Samcheok to Yangyang.
And just now, he had used quite a lot of magic to directly deal with the meteor attack launched by an S-class hero.
The remaining magic he had taken from Gunggi was less than 10%.
If he were the Giant of Light, a red flame would start to flicker in his chest, and the red light flowing in his suit would start to fade gradually.
“Sigh….”
Fortunately, Snow White did not continue to attack.
She just stood there, letting out a disappointed laugh that her attack was cut off in an instant.
[You’re really strong. But… are you intending to kill me?]
“Don’t be ridiculous. I was just thinking of burying you in the ground.”
[That’s a scary thought.]
“As long as you don’t die.”
Of course, he wouldn’t die.
However, the moment he was captured, and his identity was revealed, he would die as the ‘Unidentified Goblin’.
-The Goblin is Do Ji-hwan??!!
People would be talking about it all over the place, and my real name, Do Ji-hwan, would be blatantly displayed on the villain wiki.
Even worse, my face would be plastered on the wiki’s main page.
What would she do if Baek Seol-hee found out that the Goblin was Do Ji-hwan?
Would she be shaken, or would she behave as she does now, as a hero?
I was curious, but I didn’t really want to create that situation.
[Do you plan to keep me here? If the battle continues here, the airport will be paralyzed.]
“It will only be for a while. And when S-classes are fighting, people will understand, right? Ah… it’s absurd, though.”
Snow White sneakily glanced behind her.
“Do you see those people? They’re all glued to the airport windows, watching us.”
Just as Snow White said, everyone at Yangyang Airport was aiming their smartphones, and Taegeuk Watches out of the windows, filming the battle.
[It will be talked about that October Travel’s private jet was tied up like this.]
“October Travel can’t dare to tell the truth openly either unless this woman here goes around blabbing.”
[I see. But, you’re overlooking one thing.]
I pointed to the airplane caught in the ice net.
[After all, a troll tends to appear more often and more frequently against heroes than villains.]
“…!”
The place where Snow White stood began to tremble.
The airplane tried to ignite its engine forcibly even while tied in the ice net.
“What, what is this…?!”
[It seems like they’ve forcibly ignited the airplane’s engine from inside. Now, what will you do? If you keep using your power, the engine will overheat and… the airplane will explode.]
“This damn…!”
Snow White spat out some harsh words.
“Hey! Turn off the engine! Now!”
[Didn’t you operate the net separately? If you release the airplane, does this side also get released? It’s a shame. I didn’t intend it, but… I guess I should thank Yuliana.]
I was half serious.
Thud, thud!
The turbine tried to rotate, but the airplane kept being suppressed, and I could physically feel the heat rising from near the engine.
[What will you do? Will you break the barrier, or will you keep me trapped in this battlefield by maintaining the barrier?]
“Tch…!”
[Next time, make a separate barrier. Or rather than using your ability to catch the airplane, use some other method…]
Suddenly.
A loud noise came from behind.
Kyaaooo????!!
The sound of a scrap metal dragon roaring.
“Ah…!”
Snow White let out an exclamation and laughed, and I let out a sigh involuntarily.
[Even rotten S-classes are S-classes, huh.]
“Come here????!!”
The cause of all this chaos.
“Come here????!!”
Armored Taejo arrived at Yangyang Airport, riding the flying scrap metal dragon.
“Iron Dragon, take flight! I, have arrived!!”
Vroom.
With each propulsion of his suit attached to the scrap metal dragon, Armored Taejo maneuvered the flying dragon directly, pointing at the airplane.
“Sister! I will take care of Yuliana Faygreen! You handle the Goblin!!”
[Tch.]
The net that had tied the airplane was released.
At the same time, Snow White jumped down from the airplane and charged at me, and the scrap metal dragon clung to the airplane’s neck as if to bite it.
Uwooo???.
The airplane’s engine stopped.
The scrap metal dragon wrapped around the airplane like a whirlwind.
Behind me, the ice net disappeared.
I took a big leap backward from my spot, but Snow White, with ice feathers stuck in both hands like daggers, didn’t intend to let me go.
“It’s over, Goblin!!”
If things were going this way-
Unfortunately.
[5 minutes have passed.]
A huge pillar of fire poured down on me.
The fire pillar turned into a whirlwind surrounding me, protecting me.
Rrrrr.
Along with a tiger-like roar.