Chapter 54
Chapter 54
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 54
Chapter Title: Leap into the Fray
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The sharp sound of Min Seola zipping up her hero suit rang out.
“I have to go.”
At her words, the window slid open automatically, and a fierce gust of wind burst in, sending the curtains flapping wildly.
I yanked the blanket over myself and shouted urgently.
“Seola-ssi! Be careful out there!”
“What are you talking about, Seonghwa-ssi? You’re coming with me.”
“Huh?”
My head went blank for a moment.
“That place is a warzone. If I tag along, I’ll just get in the way.”
“This place isn’t safe either.”
Min Seola approached me and wrapped her arms firmly around my waist.
“Yupia isn’t just after rescuing her allies. She’ll definitely try to kidnap you again amid all this chaos. She’s just waiting for me to leave you alone, right?”
“Ah...”
I couldn’t argue with that.
Yupia or Lilith would no doubt burst out from the shadows of the master bedroom the moment Min Seola stepped away.
‘That said, heading into a battlefield where Yupia’s running wild feels insane too...’
At least by Min Seola’s side, I’d be protected.
“Don’t worry. I’ll take you somewhere safe.”
Min Seola scooped me up effortlessly.
“Hold on tight. And watch your tongue so you don’t bite it.”
Boom!
With the sound of her kicking off the floor, we shot out into the open air beyond the penthouse.
Whoooosh—
Flying through the night sky was dizzying.
The speed far surpassed Sky Light’s, enough to induce vertigo.
And in an instant, we arrived above Hero Headquarters.
I couldn’t hold back my shock at the scene unfolding before me.
‘...What the hell is that?’
A massive outdoor orgy was in full swing.
‘Yupia’s really done it all...’
Yupia’s shadow swamp had engulfed the Hero Headquarters building and the surrounding city streets.
Black-red slime covered the building’s exterior, writhing like a heartbeat, while thousands of shadow tentacles rose from the ground, ravaging everything alive.
“Aaaagh! Let me go!”
“Kyaaah! No! Not there!”
A grotesque cacophony of screams and moans filled the air.
I swallowed hard as I looked down.
‘Why are all the victims women in this mess?’
The male heroes and guards were all knocked out by shadow whips or slumped in corners.
But the female heroes and staff were different.
Shadow tentacles had bound their limbs, suspending them in midair.
Their clothes had melted away in the slime, leaving them nearly naked, as slick tentacles burrowed between their thighs or coiled around their breasts, squeezing tight.
“Haaah! What is this?! Get out!”
“Feels so weird! Stop it!”
Two female heroes thrashed in the air, legs forced into an M-shape by the tentacles.
As a thick tentacle writhed inside their suits, their bodies convulsed with moans.
It wasn’t just them.
Dozens, hundreds of women were being violated by Yupia’s shadows, uttering corrupted moans as they fell.
‘She’s insane...’
Yupia’s lesbian tendencies and sadistic tastes had turned the entire city into a giant BDSM playground.
The overwhelming, vulgar spectacle was less terrifying and more disgustingly arousing—to my own shame.
Meanwhile.
Thud!
Min Seola landed on the top-floor terrace of the command center at Hero Headquarters.
“Seola-nim!”
Seo Jubin rushed out from inside, where she’d been directing operations.
Her eyes widened at the sight of me cradled in Min Seola’s arms.
“Kim Seonghwa-ssi?!”
Min Seola set me down and ordered Seo Jubin.
“It was too risky leaving him at home, so I brought him. While I fight, you stick close and guard him.”
“Understood.”
Min Seola gently placed me down.
“I’ll wrap this up quick. Stay right here and don’t move.”
She flashed me a brief smile, then hurled herself back into the heart of the battlefield.
‘This spot gives a full view of everything.’
I watched the battle unfold on the control room’s large monitors.
Every clash of blue flashes and black shadows beyond the glass windows shook the building.
“...You’ve definitely gotten much stronger.”
Seo Jubin murmured.
As she said, Min Seola’s power was overwhelming.
‘Of course. She’s had way more of it than Yupia.’
Blue mana blasts rained down with every swing of her arms, vaporizing shadow tentacles in an instant.
But.
“Something’s off...”
Seo Jubin’s brow furrowed.
I felt the unease too.
Booom—!!!
Min Seola’s attack missed.
The destructive power was immense, but the precision was lacking.
In contrast, Yupia was relaxed.
She lounged on a massive throne of shadow spikes, floating in the air, looking down at Min Seola.
“Look at her. The top hero, huh.”
Yupia’s voice brimmed with confidence.
“Drunk on male essence, can’t even control her own body? How much did she take? I know the feeling well.”
She sneered, swinging a shadow tentacle.
“Every hole stuffed full? Power leaking out because there’s too much to handle. What do you even plan to do with strength you can’t control?”
Yupia’s assessment was spot on.
It had been a while since she’d received my essence.
But in that time, she’d fully assimilated and mastered what she had accumulated.
‘She’s far more stabilized than before...’
Min Seola was different.
For a full week, nonstop, massive amounts of absolute pure energy pumped into her.
‘Like Yupia said, struggling to control it?’
No matter how great the power awakened, without mastery, it was worse than one’s base abilities.
Yupia had already been through that.
“Seola-nim...”
Seo Jubin bit her lip.
Full doping had backfired.
Whoosh—!
Yupia’s shadow tentacle slipped into Min Seola’s blind spot.
Min Seola moved hastily, but her now several times faster and lighter body only made her clumsy.
The tentacle coiled around her ankle mid-motion.
And slammed her straight into the ground.
Crash!
Min Seola dropped to her knees.
Her suit tore, leaving scratches on her pale skin.
“Kyahahaha! So weak! That’s all you’ve got? I’m embarrassed I was ever scared of you!”
Yupia gleefully unleashed a barrage.
Black spikes poured down like rain, forcing Min Seola to scramble defensively.
Her eyes wavered.
She seemed too busy suppressing the rampaging mana inside to focus on the enemy before her.
‘Seola-ssi...’
A sudden sense of déjà vu flashed through my mind.
‘Yupia isn’t bluffing right now.’
I recalled Sky Light’s words when we escaped Yupia’s underground lair.
-Is it sudden mana surge making control impossible?
I’d thought it was something else back then.
But Sky Light was right.
‘If that’s true, Seola-ssi’s in real danger.’
Beyond just struggling to adapt, if it bordered on rampage...
Against a proficient Yupia, technique would trump raw power, making a turnaround unlikely.
‘Flight’s simple, so I didn’t notice how skilled she was...’
I clenched my fists.
What Min Seola needed now wasn’t a stronger blow.
She needed a stabilizer to calm the rampaging energy inside her.
‘And the only one who can do that in this world... is me...’
Her words echoed: just a touch clears my head.
So, contact with me was what she needed now.
‘But if I go out there like this?’
I glanced beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Broadcast helicopters circled overhead, airing the scene live.
Countless on-site civilians and viewers were watching the fight.
‘If I show up there, my face goes on air...’
The man linked to the No.1 Hero.
Ordinary salaryman Kim Seonghwa’s life ends right then.
‘What do I do? Seola-ssi told me to stay put, so just wait?’
My brain started rationalizing.
But the moment screen showed Min Seola’s neck ensnared by Yupia’s tentacle, hoisted into the air.
“Guhk...!”
Seeing her pained expression snapped something inside me.
‘If I don’t go now...’
If Min Seola falls, this country shakes.
No, it becomes villain territory.
Go out there and my face spreads, ordinary life gone?
What’s the point when the world’s ending?
‘A noisy tomorrow beats a ruined today.’
I steeled my resolve.
“Kim Seonghwa-ssi? Where are you going?!”
Seo Jubin cried out in alarm.
I didn’t answer, just kicked open the control room door.
“It’s dangerous! Come back!”
Seo Jubin grabbed for my arm, but I shook her off and dashed to the terrace.
Without hesitation, I vaulted the railing into the heart of the battlefield.
Whoooosh—!
Wind battered my ears.
I slid down the building’s debris like a skateboard.
Boom!
Right in the middle of the battlefield.
Min Seola dangled in midair, neck throttled by Yupia’s shadow tentacle.
And before her, Yupia grinned in triumph.
“I’ll treasure you and play with you forever. Kyahahaha!”
It was the moment Yupia summoned multiple tentacles to bind Min Seola’s arms and legs.
“Seola-ssi!! Rip those pathetic tentacles apart in one go!! You can handle that easy right now!!”
My shout cleaved through the battlefield.
“......!!”
Min Seola and Yupia’s gazes snapped to me.
Broadcast cameras swiveled to capture me.
Countless eyes focused on the ordinary man crashing the scene.
Ignoring it all, I threw my arms wide open.
No shame.
Only the drive to save her and end this madness.
With resolute voice, I shouted to Min Seola.
“And come hug me!!”