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At James Reed’s request, President Herbert personally led a man to Seattle to sort out the uproar. There, he focused on moving people on a large scale to crack down on pseudo-religion and calm internal chaos.
And when they were all done, they headed north to Washington, where they witnessed a rock-shattering crash.
“… … .”
It was as if a huge storm raged non-stop between night and day, and the lightning that struck one after another was so intense that it seemed to split the world in half.
Was the creation of heaven and earth like this?
The binge drinking and weather changes that shake the earth’s axis made humans humble.
“There is no riot like this.”
Daniel and James Reed nodded at Herbert’s words. I’ve seen countless Awakeneds, but the sight of a natural disaster-level collision aftermath is awe-inspiring.
“Dr. Reed.”
“Yes, President.”
“Do you still think the head breaker can win against Shinsoo?”
“… … .”
James Reed thought. Originally, when the president came here, he had predicted that Jun-ho Choi would win. But when I saw the scene unfolding before my eyes, those words did not come out easily.
The existence of a divine beast that can cause natural disasters by collision itself. No matter how strong Junho Choi is, he is still a human being.
Will a human be able to face a divine beast strong enough to claim to be a god?
As I saw the scene with my own eyes, I felt like my values were shaken.
James Reed, who was thinking over and over, raised Junho Choi’s hand.
“You will win. But there is no basis for that belief.”
“It would be strange to see that scene and have faith.”
“sorry.”
“it’s okay. It is natural that it is not easy to make a decision after seeing this scene.”
As the world lightened and darkened repeatedly in a series of collisions, the people of the city were engulfed in fear that the end had come. Had he not known the story, Herbert would have also been on alert.
But he is the President of the United States. As long as Jun-ho Choi and Thunderbird are in a clash, a decision must be made either way.
The problem now was the thinking structure of the fanatics.
The cultists who worship the Thunderbird became the first to serve the Thunderbird, not the United States, and follow its orders.
If this is not stopped, the entire country of the United States could fall into a thunderbird.
There is still a chance.
If Choi Jun-ho eliminates the Thunderbird, he will be able to wipe out the enemy who has not been able to straighten his line.
But what if the thunderbird wins?
That recoil must be fully tolerated.
Herbert was at a crossroads.
“I also think headbreakers have potential.”
“President?”
“If there was a conflict, it should have ended, but it is still not over. That means the Head Breakers are on an equal footing.”
If Choi Jun-ho’s power had not been reached, the confrontation would have ended in an instant.
Herbert pondered for a moment, and as he watched the storm still raging and lightning strikes, he made a decision.
“Other than this opportunity, there will be no chance to wipe out the fanatics at once. We will bet boldly toward the future.”
“Let’s get it ready right away.”
“please.”
Daniel, who was always in a position to stop Herbert, did not intervene and respected Herbert’s decision.
‘Wake up… Win.’
James Reed, who still had his eyes fixed on the place where the collision was taking place, prayed for Choi Jun-ho’s victory.
* * *
In conclusion, my plan to deal with the thunderbird while it was transformed into a human failed.
That’s right.
A blood clot that had watched the whole situation fluttered.
[You said confidently that you would kill me as a human and failed in 10 seconds?]
“shut up. Concentrate on what you are doing.”
[I’m concentrating on my work. I have spare time, so I’m talking like this. I think it should be you, not me, to focus more on now.]
“After the fight is over, I’ll tear your mouth open.”
[If you can survive, do whatever you want. And not only my mouth, but yours as well.]
As the bloodline says He read my thoughts accurately and was assisting the battle by activating the gift in the right place by using his back.
Thanks to that, I was able to focus on the confrontation with the Thunderbird.
But the Thunderbird was stronger and more clever than any guy I’ve ever dealt with.
This is true even if the body, which would be over several hundred meters in the form of a body, was reduced to around 5 meters. It has changed into a shape that can see through a lot of places to hit with a large body and overwhelm me with a moderate weight class.
In other words, a successful attack could inflict serious damage, but the Thunderbird seemed confident enough not to allow me to attack.
He carried a storm with his left wing and a thunderbolt with his right wing.
The Thunderbird, with the power to distort even the climate, efficiently crushed my offensive and maintained a certain distance by using storm and lightning at will.
like now.
[come.]
Pot!
As soon as the wings of the Thunderbird moved, the body over 5m disappeared without a trace. No, it was a speed that I felt had disappeared in my eyes.
As if the distance between me and him had been deleted, the Thunderbird’s body quickly narrowed the distance and reached in front of me.
Aww!
Soon after, a heavy shock hit me all over my body. It’s like colliding with a dump truck.
“ね!”
It was an enormous force that made the whole body shiver. A little while ago, he activated storms and thunderbolts with his powers, changing directions freely and repeatedly attacking me.
If it were a real dump truck, it would have been shattered when it collided with me. His approach reached a realm of transcendence where my senses were not affected at all. The best way to prevent it is to predict it based on experience.
However, the fragile human body could not fully handle the impact that the thunderbird was determined to hit. Even if the outside is fine, the hematoma moves every time the inside is slightly broken, so we started maintenance.
[He’s a pretty cool guy, but be aware that the bigger the impact, the faster your power is consumed.]
I know. And the Thunderbird knows this too. It is a thorough exhaustion battle with power in the forefront.
When the Thunderbird allowed me to attack in human form, there was a reason why the human body was said to be weak.
I tried to snatch the wing of the man who collided with it, but in vain it cut through the air. We could see that this was the ‘high-speed flight’ that Yong-Yong had warned of.
The word flight of birds was a power that was close to moving in space. The distance between me and Thunderbird was thoroughly maintained within the range allowed by him.
Unless you dig into it and keep a close range, you have no choice but to give up the initiative and be dragged around.
After all, the aftermath that he could not deal with when he was a human being was completely upon him.
As I slammed the ground and made a foothold with the Force to approach the Thunderbird, a storm and lightning bolts from the flapping of its wings blocked its path. To close the gap, he fired a force bullet with a sniper, but it did no damage.
Rather, the lightning that dug into the gap struck the place where I was one after another. Having raised mines in both hands, I struck back as if clutching a lightning bolt.
Awkward! Gwagwagwagwang!
A landslide erupted as a swept mountainside shattered as lightning spread out in all directions, creating a terrifying golden spark. Ignoring it, I gathered my blades and swung them to cast Bladestorm.
It was an attack with the utmost refinement, but it was impossible to break through the defenses that the wind and lightning had twisted the path and the thunderbirds had covered.
Pass!
Watching them disappear without a trace, I felt the need for an approach. Even casting a sniper or blade storm from such a distance could not do any damage.
The Thunderbird flew upwards, extinguishing all my attacks. Then he looked down at me and spoke to me.
[Human, your future is limitless.]
“What do you mean?”
[I mean, my suggestion is still valid. You deserve to be my partner.]
Rather, have I even tested my skills until now? The words that seemed to dominate and look down were not filled with prayer.
[You look shallow. Are you getting hot?]
This time, I had the same thoughts as a hematoma. It’s like you’re mistaken for the fact that you’ve embodied as a body and that everything is under your control.
[Don’t get me wrong. I’m not on your side.]
isn’t this?
Hematoma snorted at my reaction.
But I felt more at ease.
[Even if you are black, I will lay it down. Did you think that you would laugh and see them being despised by a naive rookie who had no basis like that?]
It’s a funny obsession.
I said looking at the thunderbird.
“You’re talking about saving a servant, not a partner.”
[Isn’t that paper? If it is you, I will gladly treat you as equals. Of course, it’s not free. Are people supposed to be paid? I know many ways you can be stronger than you are now.]
Perhaps the other Awakened entice him to give him power. Those who realized the difference between the divine beast and the power must have accepted this proposal. In some ways, the cunning work of the thunderbird, capable of digging into the words of his mouth and the most greedy things of humans, felt great.
[But wouldn’t it be okay to hear what you’re going to give?]
He must have said everything he had to say, even to the hematoma bastard who was grumbling before.
It’s more of a joke because it’s a joke.
“There is one thing I want.”
[Tell me.]
“Your neck.”
[…] I liked your power, but I guess you weren’t given the ability to understand the subject. It’s a pity, but I’ll keep bothering you, so I’ll have to sort it out at this point.]
Acting like never before.
[But wouldn’t it be better to listen once?]
Hematoma This guy keeps confusing the atmosphere. Are you working for me now?
[Don’t even joke. savagely.]
Either way, the guy we’re dealing with now is the thunderbird.
As I watched the strange air current swirling around me, I said to the hematoma to myself.
‘If I forcefully hold the Thunderbird, will you be able to withstand it?’
[Are you holding on? My arm would be torn off if I was forced to endure it.]
All you have to do is hold on to it and chase it. In order to cope with the high-speed flight of the thunderbird, it is impossible without taking damage. In order to inflict damage, you have to keep the distance from him and attack directly from close range.
[Okay. Although the human body is quite tough, it is infinitely weak when compared to a monster or a divine sleep. I think it might be difficult.]
Even if it’s hard, try it if you can. If you can’t stand it, there’s nothing you can do.
[No, it’s difficult, so what country does it mean to do it somehow? Can’t you understand Korean? Did you go crazy and forgot Korean?]
I prepared to get the Thunderbird into my range no matter what the hematoma murmured.
The attack of this guy who freely handles high-speed flight, storms, and lightning had absolute strength in its simplicity. It’s impossible to break through the perfect combination of three and get within range without taking damage.
[Hey, really, don’t do it… … !]
It was when the hematoma screamed.
The thunderbird’s fuselage faded and charged at me. This time it was the right side, not the front.
He reacted quickly, but the speed at which the thunderbirds attacked was much more stealthy and faster.
“ね!”
He reflexively stretched out his hand as he endured the pain that ran through his body.
This time, it happened almost simultaneously, and it succeeded in snatching the wings of the thunderbird. However, the guy who succeeded in the attack tried to get away with high-speed flight. Considering the damage I will take, I have to get away from this place. Thunderbirds thought and acted the same way.
But if I am not prepared to take the damage, it is impossible to attack the Thunderbird.
Even if at least one arm is torn off, we should seize the opportunity.
I warned the hematoma.
I will follow him. So bear with it anyway.
[Hey, because it’s difficult.]
Even if it’s difficult, you have to work hard.
I did not let go of the cry that sounded like the scream of a hematoma, and let go of the thunderbird that manifested the power of high-speed flight.
In an instant, the space split apart. And the scenery that appeared in front of me seemed to change, and I felt that the blood vessels, blood, bones, moisture, muscles, and skin that make up my body were all disintegrating. It was different from pain. Super-regeneration was activated, and the forces that were trying to maintain their shape endlessly and were trying to scatter everything under the pressure of high-speed flight collided and entered into a power struggle.
Cheeky! Cheeky!
Repeated tearing and pasting countless times. At one point, the pain was completely gone and all that remained was my will to hold on to the thunderbird.
After the high-speed flight is over.
The two hands holding the thunderbird were completely tattered. It was an angel compared to what I thought would be blown away completely.
Oddly enough, even hematomas called me poisonous and kicked my tongue.
[You really thank me. It’s all my fault that I barely managed to maintain the shape.]
I can’t just skip it, I’m proud of myself. He’s a guy who doesn’t get along until the end.
Anyway, I’ll admit it. Gambling is a great success just by keeping the body in its perfect shape. However, his arms and legs were not strong enough. The hematoma dies if the brain is blown away, so protecting the head is the top priority, he said.
That’s a valid opinion.
Injuries that could be called fatal were engraved all over my body, but the results were sweet.
The Thunderbird was completely within my attack range.
[how… … .]
This time, even the Thunderbird was astonished. I think the confidence I thought I couldn’t keep up with was shattered by the high-speed flight. Such unexpectedness creates a variable in the confrontation.
[But wouldn’t it be appropriate to attack?]
Hematoma is what I said when I saw my tattered limbs.
In general, you might think so. If you attack with these limbs, you won’t be able to use 100% of your power.
But there is something wrong with the hematoma.
He had a part left intact to prevent me from dying.
[where?]
If you don’t know, take a look now.
I grinned to dispel the question of the hematoma, then gave strength to the hand holding the thunderbird and took my mouth.
From the beginning, limbs were discarded, and the real thing was this.
Putting the force on the intact teeth, the smelting was fully activated, and the wings of the thunderbird were bitten.
Pitch!
It cut the thunderbird’s skin, and blood spurted out.
[You crazy bastard! I’m going to use it, so use it nicely!]