Chapter 83

1.

“What if I say I created it?”

“You don’t seem that smart.”

“Hmph. It might be my reverse charm, like how you possess duality, Silk.”

“…”

A low chuckle escaped from behind Valtor’s helmet.

Soon after, the sound of air passing through the filter as he adjusted his gas mask could be heard.

A puff of pure white smoke emanating from the chin area of the helmet. But upon closer inspection, it was a murky smoke tinged with an eerie purple hue.

“Hmm, excellent. For such a suspicious item, it performs well.”

“Suspicious?”

“Yes. A shady guy gave me a shady thing. Someone asked me to wear this equipment, take this drug, and deal with you.”

As he spoke while sitting on the spot, Valtor began with ‘That’s why-‘ and slowly got up.

“Blame me, Silk. There’s no personal grudge.”

The fact that wasn’t realized until the moment of attack. Unlike the other two, the posture before Valtor wasn’t sloppy, and the aura wasn’t weak either.

Rather, the momentum was so intense that it startled my heightened senses momentarily.

The two green beams flashing from Valtor’s helmet were emanating clear vibes of malevolence and greed.

“…”

It was a gaze that suggested there was a story behind this Valtor, as in the original.

But as always.

My reply was the same.

“The questions end here. Let’s continue.”

“Hmph. Arrogant. You’re already acting like you’ve won.”

Boom─!!

Releasing a jovial laugh, Valtor kicked off his feet and soared into the sky.

The rapidly spinning propeller on his wings caused a strong wind pressure around the downtown area.

The screams of citizens caught in the wind. The sound of their fleeing footsteps as the battle began. The street became chaotic all at once.

“Let’s fight properly!”

“Come on.”

Shouting, Valtor spread his wings.

The size and wind pressure far surpassed that of the fallen 2nd and 3rd models.

Soon, Valtor charged straight towards me.

Advancing at a much faster speed than before. Was it related to the vapor he had just inhaled?

‘Let’s see what it is.’

I ran towards Valtor as well.

Could I stop this charge? No, I can’t.

With an aura that could annihilate any trace of bones if I were to meet it head-on, I instinctively evaded it with a slide.

Without stopping there, I raised my arm.

Snap-!

“Ugh…!”

I attached a spider-thread to his sharp clawed leg using the Web Shooter.

After skimming past Valtor from below, I grabbed the thread to leap onto Valtor’s back.

Realizing that I was on his back, Valtor hastily flailed his wings but I moved quicker.

Boom─!!

I punched the equipment lined with obviously high-end materials and watched as the spot shaped like my fist crumpled.

Would this withstand one of my punches that could shatter automatons?

What materials did they use-?

“Get off!”

Swish!

As Valtor yelled, his sharp wings flipped backward, swiftly aiming for me.

Avoiding it with a backflip, I was about to fire a web at the wings but…

“Ugh!”

As if predicting every move I would make, Valtor curled his entire body into a ball, dodging my web.

The moment the web passed through the air uselessly, Valtor immediately unfurled his wings and rushed towards me.

The wings spun reverse once more, blasting an immense gale, creating a shockwave akin to a sonic boom.

And immediately after-

Rumble-!

“Urgh…”

Valtor’s heavy weight crashed into my entire body.

Groaning in pain, I plummeted towards the ground.

If I hadn’t hooked my web to a lamppost to cushion my fall before I hit the ground, my back would’ve been torn apart.

The rapid exchange.

Holding my abdomen and standing up, I met eyes with Valtor, who was looking down at me with his wings spread wide in the air.

“It was an extremely difficult deliberation. How could I defeat you? How could I make you kneel?”

“…”

“I kept asking, and I continuously studied you. Your tracks, habits, manners, patterns, all of it. I had to do anything for my perfect victory.”

“…So? What was the conclusion?”

“Turns out, I found a method. The only way to pressure you is to strike your weakness.”

“…!”

Suddenly, my heightened senses sent out a danger signal.

In a world that felt as if time had slowed down, Valtor began to retrieve something from his inner pocket. I instinctively knew what it was. I realized what he had referred to as my weakness.

Evil.

The unpredictable human evil and impulse.

That was the weakness I couldn’t handle!

“Such madness…!!”

Cursing aloud, I extended my web, but as if Valtor had predicted this very moment, he accelerated his wings and dashed past me.

And then, the round object falling from above my head.

“Try blocking this, Hero! Hahaha!”

“Shit!”

“Kukh. Quite a vulgar mouth for a hero! Where’s your dignity gone?”

Valtor retrieved something from his pocket and began dropping it towards me and towards the heads of the citizens.

They were bombs.

Bombs that seemed like they were about to explode at any moment.

Spherical bombs similar to those primarily used by Spider-man’s old nemesis, the Green Goblin.

‘Really, this is messed up…!!’

They were falling like a bombardment.

Dozens of bombs were scattering across the city. My heightened senses began screaming.

It was a familiar situation.

A regular tactic of Spider-man’s old enemies.

And an extremely lethal method.

I had to block them.

But how could I possibly block all of them?

There were too many people nearby where Valtor dropped the bombs. Could I save everyone?

Of course, I didn’t think the citizens of Kiburatos would die just by getting caught in the explosion. But getting involved in terrorism and being harmed are two different matters.

However…

‘Enough, shut up and move!’

I clenched my teeth and pushed off with my feet.

Despite the many questions that arose, I couldn’t stop moving my body. I quickly ran forward, activating my heightened senses and reading all the information around me.

Twelve bombs. Dozens of citizens. And the villain.

A situation difficult to handle with just one body.

What was the only way I could block all those bombs in this situation?

…

……

Surprisingly, it was simple.

If it was impossible with my current power, I just needed to exceed my limits and obtain a much greater power at this moment.

I already had that method.

It was unstable and extremely dangerous, but…

‘No matter.’

─Rumble!!

Thus, I opened ‘all’ my senses.

Pushing my heightened senses to the extreme, I submerged and then retrieved my sensations into the depths beyond human limits.

Transcending cognition, twisting logic, and embracing mystery.

Heightened senses.

Being too powerful, I had restrained them, but when I unlocked the shackles of power, an indescribable sensation flooded in.

It wasn’t something that could even be expressed as a wave of information. This was the abyss, the deep sea, and at the same time, the beast’s maw swallowing all information of this world.

‘…!!!’

An overwhelming amount of information that made it impossible to even make a sound.

But I clenched my teeth and looked forward.

The world seemed to have frozen.

I could see the bombs hanging frozen in their falling moments.

I could see Valtor far away, staring at me.

Ah. So that’s it.

I realized the true power of heightened senses.

And I also realized that this was a power I couldn’t handle yet.

And at the same time, it was the power I needed right now.

“Huhuuu…”

A short breath I attempted turned into a long exhalation.

Due to the heightened senses pushed to the limit, every fleeting moment was perceived slowly.

The thoughts processing in my head were too transcendent, making all the scenery appear in slow motion.

It reminded me of the basic implant from some games.

‘Shiiii… breathee…’

While feeling discomfort from the excruciatingly slow breathing, I stretched my feet towards my goal.

My movements were impossibly slow. It was the alienation caused by my body not keeping up with the speed of my thoughts.

If I turned off my heightened senses, I would be able to move normally again, but then I wouldn’t be able to block the bombs.

That’s why I had to maintain this moment.

Using this turtle-like speed, I needed to smash all the bombs and then turn off my heightened senses.

That was my plan.

One. Strike the bomb falling above my head.

Two, three. Fire the web at the bombs suspended in front and throw them upwards.

Four. Snatch the bomb a citizen’s hand is about to catch and hurl it skyward.

Five, six, seven. Fire webs in all directions, binding the bombs with webs and launching them into the sky.

Eight, nine, ten. Throw with my hands, kick with my feet, bind with web, and throw everything towards Valtor.

Twelve. The last bomb. Capture it, bind it with a web, and shoot it towards the location of the remaining bombs to consolidate them all towards Valtor’s position.

The malfunctioning movements of my creaking body.

Perhaps when I turn off my heightened senses, the reaction from my actions might cause all my bones to break.

But still, I endured the pain and continued my actions.

Approaching Valtor.

I could see the stunned expression looking at the place where I had been, and the slowly moving form. Was this what Quick Silver’s viewpoint felt like?

I shot webs at his face and arms, then retreated. My body couldn’t endure any longer.

If I move any further, my body might explode.

And then.

‘Release.’

I turned off my heightened senses.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!!!!!

PUNCH! CRASH! KABOOM! SCREECH! AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH!!

“ARRRGH─!!!!!”

Chaos ensued.

The city instantly turned into a mess.

Valtor fell, and the citizens screamed but there was no loss of life.

They simply were too shocked to understand the situation.

And.

“Urgh, AAAHHHHHH…!!!”

Crunch! Crunch! Crackle!

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!

I bit back a scream at the twisting pain throughout my body.

Damn, it hurts so much!!!!!

I fell to the ground.

2.

Valtor trembled in bewilderment over the incomprehensible situation.

What is this? What’s going on?

Shit, what kind of situation is this!

The terrorist attack targeting the citizens. When Silk showed a flustered response, I anticipated victory.

And then, all of a sudden, in the blink of an eye, everything was over.

From far away, Silk moved like the speed of light in an instant, throwing all the explosives back at me, tying me up with webs, then collapsed on the street.

What is this? Does Silk have such an ability?

How could this possibly happen?

Valtor, who had been endlessly probing Silk, couldn’t grasp the situation.

To be exact, he was terrified.

That hero, the enemy I thought I had comprehensively understood, showed something beyond comprehension that I couldn’t wrap my mind around.

Something that couldn’t be anticipated or thwarted.

“Damn it, what the hell is this?!!”

Valtor cried out.

Shaking violently, his gaze fixed on Silk.

Although writhing in excruciating pain, the other’s verdant-eyed gaze remained unwavering, straight toward him.

Scary. Shit. What the hell is this kid?

How is this possible?

What is this? Someone, please explain.

Drip.

A bead of cold sweat ran down Valtor’s cheek.

The look that pierced directly to him from Silk, the incomprehensible power displayed moments ago, it was terrifying.

“…”

At that exact moment, he understood.

Why that suspicious guy tested this tool.

Why he handed over such a large sum and requested this of him.

“Shit. They didn’t say anything about it being this kind of monster!!!!!!!!!”

He’s gonna die. The overwhelming fear of genuine death gripped Valtor thoroughly.

And the result was.

“Huff, huff, huff, I’ll retreat and meet you another day!!!!!!”

The disgraceful sight of Valtor abandoning his followers and fleeing in cowardice.

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