"I'm sorry, Sophie. You will have to stay out of this one." Holding the girl before she could fall to the ground, Talon stared ahead of him. The guards have already rushed forward to assault him.
Looking into their eyes, he couldn't see that they were hypnotized like Sophie was. Instead, they were willingly following Hyun-Ki's words without any hesitation.
'I guess there is no reason to spare these bastards.' Talon thought to himself as he quickly turned to Evan before he gave him Sophie.
"Get your daughter and run that way, I'm going to take care of the rest." He said.
The man was naturally taken aback by Talon's words as he blinked.
*BANG* *BANG* *BANG*
At that moment, bullets of all kinds were fired toward the group. Talon clenched his teeth as he swung his spear, sending a string air wave that nullified the bullets with ease. Looking back, he spoke in a louder, more authoritative tone.
"Snap out of it, Mr Evan! There is no time to idle around! My group is back there!" He said.
"..." Blinking, Evan nodded his head nervously before he stood up, carried his daughter, and turned around to start running. However, before moving too far away, he looked back to Talon and said.
"... Thank you..." He murmured before he continued running.
Talon pretended like he didn't hear those words as he moved his spear again. His eyes followed the injured Hyun-Ki who was already inside the base again and the doors were closing. The two exchanged eye contact for a moment before the gates were shut.
'You aren't running away, bastard.' Talon thought to himself as he finally focused on the group of enemies in front of him.
A rain of bullets followed the first round as the melee group approached him bloodlust clear in their eyes. These weren't some nobodies that started their training after the integration, they were experienced soldiers, ready for war let alone individual battles.
Dealing with them would be harder than dealing with a normal person. And by that...
*Swish* *Swish* *Swish*
"Agh!!"
"AAAAGHH!!!"
There wasn't that big of a difference. In a split second, Talon stormed through four of them like a gush of wind, slicing their bodies with ease. Blood splurted out of them as they fell to the ground dead.
The young man ignored the notifications that appeared with each kill as he swung the spear again, destroying the second round of bullets before he turned around and sent a storm of slashes toward his enemies. His arms appeared like a blur as attacks fell on them ruthlessly one after the other.
Shrieks of pain echoed in the open field as soldiers fell dead to the ground. Their bodies were dissected as if they were a bunch of powerless animals in a slaughterhouse. They didn't even get the opportunity to fight or even get close to him before dying. With each move Talon made, one soldier fell to the ground.
It only took a few seconds for a dozen of them to end up turning into dead corpses. That naturally made the ones at the back cower in shock and fear.
"W-Who is this guy?!"
"He's so fast I can't even see him!!"
"Shit! How do we even fight against him?!"
Even with their experience and battle hardness, seeing this overwhelming show of power crushed their spirits.
However, unlike Talon's casual attitude, Hyun-Ki's men had a stronger reaction. Seeing the dozens of dead corpses lying behind Talon, their dread grew.
"He killed all of them... Alone?" One said in disbelief.
"Don't lose your focus!" A particularly eye-catching man yelled loudly as he stepped forward. With his slightly different uniform, Talon could determine that he was some kind of general. "This is no normal enemy we're dealing with! Get ready! Tanks, aim!!"
Even though there was only a single person in front of them, the general didn't hesitate twice to use their entire force.
"RPGs, take aim too!!" He signaled for the men standing on the walls.
Tension skyrocketed immediately as even the soldiers held their guns up with dark expressions.
A second passed before the general stoically gave the signal.
*BOOOOOOM*
Tens of giant tank shells, RPGs, and all kinds of other projectiles flew toward Talon all at the same time.
The moment they reached Talon, all the projectiles merged together, creating a gigantic explosion that shook the entire place. Tongues of flame and smoke rose in the air as the army felt a strong wave of heat assault their bodies.
"Holy shit!"
"He cannot survive that!!"
"It was a direct hit! I didn't see him move!"
Everyone instinctively relaxed a little as they watched the smoke grow bigger and bigger. That attack was more than enough to wipe out a huge army let alone a single human. There was simply no-
"That's hot! Goddamit! I should've brought sunscreen!"
"Wha..."
Suddenly, a silhouette appeared walking out of the explosion. Under the terrified eyes of Hyun-Ki's men, Talon seemed fine. His body was covered in some small burn marks and his clothes were torn to pieces, revealing his upper body. But, other than that, he seemed fine.
Nobody could believe their eyes. It almost seemed like a joke. No, not even a joke. It was a nightmare.
"... Monster... He's a monster!" One exclaimed as he fell to the ground. "This isn't a human!!"
Everyone else shared the same thought at that moment. This was no mere human like them. He was completely different.
"A monster?" Talon seemed to catch that scream as he looked up coldly. "How ironic. Weren't you all on board with flattening the entirety of Seoul simply because you were too terrified to fight whatever lurked in it? You killed so many innocent souls that hid in that ruined city without remorse. People that only wanted to live and find a shelter to hide and live, they all ended up burning to death..."
His aura rose coldly as he pointed his spear at them. "Those poor souls will curse your existence for eternity for what you did to them."
Hearing those words, flashes of what occurred in Seoul a few weeks ago flashed across their minds. The sight of the city burning as rains of bombs fell on the city. The terror of that attack carried its weight to that very day.
"I'm going to bring you judgment on their behalf. You scum."
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