Due to the nature of my ability, my recovery from the amputation is very fast.
It doesn't leave any foreign substances like bullets in the wound, and my body doesn't have many parts that need to be regenerated, as if it had been torn apart.
Thanks to that, I'm lucky enough to be able to move again after finishing the battle... ….
"Kuhahahahaha! Hahahahaha!!"
... Yeah, the problem is that it's not just one guy.
As I walked through the burning amusement park, laughter began to be heard from all directions.
Judging by the fact that it wasn't just one person, it was assumed that it was a large group.
However, I have something to protect now.
"...Boss."
When I looked in the distance, I saw a Ferris wheel standing, still intact.
The Ferris wheel stopped after the accident. Is the Boss still there?
Before I lost consciousness, I was sitting on a nearby bench... Damn, I was pushed back by the debris thrown by the explosion.
But even though I had to hurry, I couldn't help but worry about the gazes of those around me.
I couldn't show myself using my abilities while hiding my identity... ….
- rustle.
… Ah, what good timing.
I entered a nearby collapsed bakery, picked up the bread bags scattered inside, and dug a hole.
After the terrorist attack on the bus, I had to put the bread bags on my head again.
Well, I guess it's okay if I just hide my face.
Unlike the hero, I prefer this efficiency rather than showing concern for appearances.
"There's a survivor over there!"
"Hahaha! Kill them! Kill everything you see!!"
Yes, they're slowly approaching.
After putting the bread bag on my head, I attacked the assassins who were advancing towards me like the previous ones.
There was nothing to be afraid of.
I was a lackey of the organization that was known as the strongest and worst on this continent.
And they were just idiots who hadn't even touched the organization.
- Kwaddeok!
...Of course, this difference doesn't make me immune to their attacks.
"Kuhaha! You guys are rushing at me like moths!"
"Let's slaughter him like this..."
- Kwaddeok!
As long as I don't lose consciousness, I'll be fine.
I grabbed the weapons embedded in my body and lifted the guys' bodies with my superhuman strength.
In an instant, the villains' bodies were lifted up with their weapons. The reason why there wasn't even a power struggle was because they figured that a guy with a knife stuck in his body wouldn't be able to fight back.
That moment of carelessness was a good opportunity for me to attack.
"That's it, you brat..."
-Whack!
I simply punched them in the face and chin with my fist, sending them flying.
A guy whose jaw was twisted and lost consciousness, a guy whose jaw was crushed and died... ...
Some of them were still breathing, but now was not the time to worry about that.
"...What the hell is this guy? Is he using superpowers?"
I tried to back away, wiping the blood off my hands.
I realized too late that the shadows of the guys who had gathered after hearing the previous commotion had taken over my surroundings.
"Aren't you a normal citizen?"
"I see, is this a gift of regeneration?"
The number is in the dozens.
They are large and each one holds a fierce and sophisticated weapon.
They are not wandering villains without proper equipment, but rather villains who belong to a relatively large group.
However, if they belong to the same group, they tend to have consistent clothing. Aren't these guys all playing around in terms of individuality?
"What are their identities?"
When I asked them a single question, a deep smile began to form on their lips.
"Haha! Are you asking about our identities in this situation?"
"If you're a hero, you'd just kill villains without asking questions... Now that you're about to die, you must be curious about our identities."
"Of course, if you're curious, I should tell you. Have you ever heard of the Villain Alliance?"
Since there are so many open mouths, a thousand words come to mind just because you asked a question.
But whatever it was, I could guess what it was.
A coalition of villains... ...They appeared occasionally, even when they were part of an organization.
In order to accomplish something that a single group couldn't, each villain would temporarily unite their group and carry out an operation.
Of course, since villains are often hostile to each other, the ending usually isn't good.
Since they are villains by nature, it is not uncommon for them to attack their rivals in the back of the head and eliminate them, or to take advantage of their own interests while achieving their goals.
They may also meet this end, but the important thing is that now is not the time.
"After Uroboros disappeared, we planned to fill that void,
but the heroes kept interfering in everything."
"So, we thought it was best to get rid of them all first, that's why I joined~"
Ah, okay. Now I understand.
No matter how bad the villains are, they all have one enemy in common: the heroes.
Of course, weakening the heroes' influence would be a priority rather than fighting for hegemony, so they did this to announce with great enthusiasm that they had formed an alliance.
In other words, their goal was not to achieve a specific target or reward, but rather to wreak havoc on the heroes' territory, destroying and killing them.
"Ha… What was the Hero Association doing before this split?"
The situation, understood like this, was so absurd that I couldn't help but laugh.
Not only did they let them infiltrate the heroes' base, which wasn't even in the middle of the city,
they also didn't even set up proper defenses when the situation arose… ...
Is this lax defense really something that the group that took down the strongest organization I belonged to is doing?
"By the way, what are you going to do?
"Those guys who fell over there aren't weak minions. If you managed to subdue these guys, then you're definitely someone to watch out for."
"Hahaha! If I kill him, can I gain fame!?"
"HAhah, Hahahah!!"
There's something more important right now, so let's save the disappointment for later.
Luckily, the Ferris wheel hasn't collapsed yet, and since it's built so high, it'll be hard for the villains to see anything beyond the lower floors.
Right now, my priority is to deal with these rascals and save the boss.
But can I do that now?
My priority right now is not to annihilate these guys, but to protect the boss.
Luckily, they only have extremely high vitality, but there's no effective strategy or destructive power against multiple enemies.
-Kugu-kung, Kwa-kang!
And even at this moment, the villains' terror in the amusement park continues.
If we delay in dealing with this situation, it'll only be a matter of time before they reach the Boss.
Somehow... Somehow, I need a way to overcome this situation.
Everyone here, take them all down, and that's it to run to the boss?
-Xu... A sharp sound could be heard, a squealing sound as if a pig's throat had been cut, but in my current state, it was no different from a jet.
Was this the work of a villain?
No, judging by the villains' reactions, it didn't seem like it.
In this situation, there was only one being who would leave a villain like this.
"...Hero?"
Right after, this answer came out of someone's mouth.
-Kugugun!!
A piece of bright light fell where I was.
From the point of impact, cracks appeared on the ground and a violent vibration began to ripple through the place, making the balance unstable.
Damn, what is this this time, a meteorite?
"Haa...."
No, it's not a meteorite, it's a person.
With a groan, the afterimage returned to its original state, and the pieces of flesh stuck to the ground began to be trampled on.
Above it, was a puffy pink dress, with lots of frills. The star-shaped jewelry on her head and ears reflected brightly in sync with her body movements.
A woman in a "magical girl" outfit that looked like something out of a girly cartoon.
"That person wearing a bread bag."
However, what was drawn in both of her eyes was an authoritative gaze.
As I felt overwhelmed by that gaze, I felt a familiarity gradually blossoming in her appearance.
"Are you a villain too?"
Yes, I know her.
***
Just 5 minutes ago.
-Kurung, kurung.
As a slight vibration reached the waiting room, the woman sleeping on the sofa hit her head on the floor and struggled to get up due to the pain.
"...Argh, what's happening all of a sudden?"
She had been busy with performances and autograph sessions recently.
With little time to sleep, resting before the performance was very important to her.
And now, to be interrupted by this precious time of sleep rest... No, what time is it?
"What, what? It's already past the performance time!? What the hell is the manager doing?"
Inside the waiting room with the lights off.
Checking the time on her smartphone, which was still working, she realized that she was significantly late for the scheduled performance time.
For her, who follows her schedule tooth and nail, this was considered an oversight.
I felt resentful that the manager hadn't come to wake me up, but this was something I could fix.
"Wow, is the makeup okay? Is there something wrong with the clothes?"
A flowing pink dress with accessories full of star prints.
The woman who checked all this through the full-length mirror slapped her cheeks and quickly left the waiting room.
After running down the hallway, she arrived at the concert hall of the Land of Heroes.
"Ahaha, sorry I'm late, guys! The concert will start right now..."
- Kudangtang.
As soon as she stepped onto the stage, the poster fell and the woman's eyes began to widen as she stopped walking.
The stands that should have been packed with people had collapsed, and there were blood stains everywhere.
Not citizens, but corpses.
And beyond that, a miserable scene where screams of pain, not applause, could be heard.
"Huh. What is this, here, why..."
A catastrophe that should never happen in the Land of Heroes, the area where the heroes operate.
However, this is not a dream, but reality.
"Ouch! Survivors found!!"
As if to teach her this, a villain suddenly burst onto the stage and struck her head with the iron hammer he was holding.
- Kyaang!
The sound of metal clashing.
The excitement that followed taught her that the shock was not light.
Yes, it was enough to make a person bleed.
The villain, intoxicated by his own power, looked at the hammer and burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! You're unlucky, young lady! Of all people, you were caught by this Morning Star…"
- Thud!
Before he could finish speaking, a crackling sound echoed.
Only then did the color return to his ecstatic eyes, and he could clearly see the scene unfolding before him.
The body that should have been thrown away was still planted in place.
The head that had been hit by the attack was also intact.
In fact, it wasn't the woman dressed as a magical girl that was destroyed, but his own arms holding the Morning Star.