Subin didn’t look too pleased either.
Kids, why are you doing this…
Now’s not the time; we could all die if we keep this up!
Just as I was about to urge everyone to pull themselves together once more.
Bang-.
A thunderous sound echoed.
“Scream!”
People began to scream.
Bang-. Bang-.
Sounds that seemed to rip the heavens and earth apart.
Suddenly, the once peaceful festival began to erupt in screams as if it turned into a warzone.
What the hell, what now, damn it.
“Kr-hahahahahahahaha!!!!!”
An incredible roar you’d expect to hear at an idol concert.
A voice that shook the brain inside one’s skull as if one had accidentally turned the volume of their Bluetooth earphones to full blast.
“Stardust! Stardust, come out!”
Bang-. The sound of something breaking could be heard again.
People were screaming and started to run in all directions.
I made sure to look out for Seo Eun and Subin first. Both were terribly startled. Since they both lacked power, I had no choice but to ensure their safety.
“Stick with me!”
I grabbed them both with one hand, ready to teleport if necessary, as long as we remained in physical contact with each other.
Both Seo Eun and Subin tightly clutched my hands. Especially Seo Eun, who was trembling significantly. Being confined at home all the time, she must have been shocked; it was her first time in such a situation. Or perhaps old traumas were resurfacing. Either way, it was not good.
Subin seemed a bit calmer. Having been directly involved in terrorism, she likely had much more experience with such events. The usual image of her being happy-go-lucky was gone, replaced by a cold, steely expression as she surveyed the surroundings. It made me reasonably suspect that her normally timid appearance was all an act.
I saw Shin Haru quickly pulling Senior Kim Chae-hyeon away from the noise towards the opposite direction. His first thought must be to put the senior in a safe place. Typical of Stardust, always putting people first.
“Oh, oppa. Let’s run away quickly. Warp, hurry.”
“Yeah, I will. But let me have a look first.”
Seo Eun, clenching my hand tightly.
I’m sorry, just wait a bit longer.
I had marathoned the original work multiple times.
I remembered it almost too well, even the detailed timeline.
And I was sure, there was no major villain perpetrating acts of terrorism around this time.
The villains who were supposed to appear now were Enzo Diak and Rhino, but those two had been taken care of a long time ago.
I crept towards the origin of the noise.
Going against the flow of the fleeing crowd felt like swimming upstream like a salmon.
Seo Eun was shaking badly, so I reassured her almost with a hug as we went. Ideally, I’d use my teleportation to bring her down safely and then proceed, but that’d drain too much energy. Flexing my power now when I wasn’t sure what I needed to do next wouldn’t be wise. Seo Eun, I’m sorry, bear with it a little longer.
When I finally peeked around the corner to see what was happening,
I saw a green monster destroying every booth in its path.
A massive creature the size of a house, looking like a man with a green body and a face similar to a crocodile’s, and even swinging its tail around wildly.
I knew this villain all too well.
An A-class villain, Crocodile Man.
But it wasn’t his time to show up yet.
Why had he started his rampage now?
“Stardust!!!!!! Come out!!!!!!”
He was still generating eardrum-bursting sonic booms.
Seo Eun and Subin had long covered their ears. I felt like my own ears would bleed, but since they let go of my hands to cover their own, I was left hugging their waists to keep us connected, unable to cover my own. Argh.
…
In any case, I had to deal with that guy.
I began to desperately rack my brains.
My blood type is A.
And I’ve read somewhere that people with blood type A have faster brain function in crisis situations.
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