“What’s wrong? Your legs are shaking.”
Unlike Kingdom, who smiled leisurely towards me, I stood there, breathing heavily.
A different situation than before.
“Damn it. I should have noticed this anomaly sooner.”
Yes. I first noticed the change the moment I was hit in the palm of my hand.
A tingling sensation in my right hand.
At first, I thought it was a temporary cramp caused by the shock of being hit by a strong punch.
I thought it was something like the shock you feel when you catch a baseball flying at you.
And, the sense of alienation felt while attacking the kingdom right in front of me.
“Electrocution…”
“It was too late to realize.”
Kingdom touched his golden armor with his fingertips.
"This suit is my original, developed directly by our company. It's made of a special metal with enhanced insulation on the inside and high conductivity on the outside."
Taak-
Once again, Kingdom snapped his fingers, and small sparks burst from his fingertips, racing around his golden armor, adding to its glow.
“It’s like I have an electric fence around my body.”
Clank-
Soon, lightning rods stretched out over his shoulders, and golden electricity began to race around his armor, gathering around the lightning rods.
“Hwangrae = territory.”
Lightning struck.
No, to be precise, lightning was striking his lightning rod.
Kingdom's appearance with blue lightning on both shoulders and gold on his body.
At the sight of a large man in shining golden armor and with a lightning bolt hanging from his shoulders, cheers erupted in the live chat window and from the audience.
Although Kingdom was a hero who was controversial due to various incidents and accidents, there was one reason why he still had a large fan base.
Simple, clear and easy to understand reasons.
His strength.
Not only is his lightning ability powerful, but the way he uses it gives civilians a reverent aura, like a primitive man seeing lightning for the first time, and criminals an overwhelming force with his strength.
The fundamental strength possessed by the attribute bloomers. People were captivated by their destructive power and majesty.
Many experts have said that if Kingdom hadn't been so problematic, he would have definitely made it to the top heroes, but some fans say that if that were possible, it wouldn't have been Kingdom.
His powerful, unstoppable personality. It was as if his personality, a manifestation of his power itself, had become his very presence.
"From now on, you have to do your best to escape. Otherwise—"
Kingdom's smile was relaxed. And at the same time, the blue lightning from the lightning rod began to glow.
“Because it’s going to be an electric grill.”
The moment the nerves in the back of my neck started ringing in alarm and a flash of light flashed from the lightning rod, my body was already moving, though staggering.
Kwaang-!
“Ugh-!”
As soon as I threw myself sideways, a flash of light flashed before my eyes and lightning struck the spot where I had just been standing.
Blue lightning shoots out from his lightning rod.
I never thought I would be dealing with someone who could shoot lightning right in front of my eyes. Suddenly, the words 'King of Lightning', his nickname, flashed through my mind.
shit.
Damn it, I just found myself thinking that nickname suits me so well.
As soon as I landed, my sharp senses sent me a warning that there was no time to rest.
“Move quickly, move quickly! If you don’t want to get fried until crispy!”
He gritted his teeth as blue lightning began to form quickly on the lightning rod above his shoulder.
My whole body is twitching with muscle spasms, but I have no choice.
The moment the bright blue lightning burst out like a shotgun from the lightning rod, I also ran towards it at the same time.
At the same time, the body entered the realm of sonic speed.
*
The stands.
Bang- bang-
The smell of gunfire and the sound of explosions echoed throughout the vast stadium.
The audience held their breath again as the thunderous roar drowned out the cheers of the audience.
In the middle of the wide training ground, inside the small circular arena, a scene reminiscent of a battlefield continued.
"Okay, if you don't keep dodging quickly, you'll end up fried to a crisp!"
Dozens of electricity shoot out from the blue lightning rods worn on the shoulders of the Kingdom.
The electricity pouring down onto the floor like a shotgun was falling down onto the floor like a thunderstorm pouring down from the sky.
And, in that thunderstorm, people were on the edge of their seats at the sight of Number One moving quickly like an afterimage.
[It rains endlessly! The lightning of the Lightning King! Lightning strikes down with the force of shattering the earth and burning it! But it doesn't reach him! It doesn't reach him!]
Cha Se-ri's commentary was getting more and more heated as the stadium became more heated.
"That's amazing. Vigilante."
"..."
"But that."
Bless, Tae-ju didn't deny Christine's words quietly, but looked down at the smokescreen flashing beyond his sunglasses.
Tae-ju clenched his fist quietly, feeling a different kind of emotion than others, as he watched him approaching, narrowly avoiding all the lightning bolts.
Most people in the stands and VIP sections of this stadium are probably watching Number One skillfully dodge and overwhelm Kingdom's attacks.
However, it was clear that several people, including Splendid, had already noticed.
A strange sense of alienation in his movements.
"You're overdoing it."
"I guess the effects of the electric shock still lingered."
His ability to move at the speed of sound, which he does by following his own form.
If he were his original self, he would have avoided the lightning without a problem, but if he was electrocuted by Kingdom's power and couldn't fully draw out his strength, it was clear that his body was slowly reaching its limits.
But, it shouldn't stop there.
The moment you stop, Kingdom's lightning will strike Number One without mercy.
"Can we win?"
In response to her question, Tae-ju quietly folded his arms and became lost in thought.
Of all the things he's shown so far, is there anything he can do that would overwhelm the Kingdom?
Looking at the abilities he has demonstrated so far, most of them are abilities that use the body.
Beast Face's body-changing abilities and his own sonic teleportation abilities.
Up until now, he had only used the gauntlet equipment he wore on his right hand, a first rotation, and a similar imitation.
If you think about it only, you'll probably use your familiar sonic abilities and get in close to decide the outcome.
But something was off.
Kingdom, which had been showcasing close combat until just a moment ago, was suddenly focusing solely on long-range attacks relying on abilities.
A random downpour of lightning, as if trying to lure you closer.
At first glance, when one sees a fence blocking one's escape and lightning scattering like shotgun shells, one eventually seeks a safe place and soon chooses to approach him through a breakthrough.
Taeju flinched for a moment and raised his head.
"no way."
*
A rough breath escaped from his mouth.
His muscles trembled under the shock and screamed.
Even without the electric fence, the lightning poured down like shotgun shells in a wide area in the narrow space, and my body was moving at high speed without any time to rest, avoiding the attacks.
'But if we continue like this...'
bang-!
As soon as I turned my body to the right to avoid the lightning, a black mark was clearly visible once again on that spot.
Now that he had started to exert himself, if he stopped, his already black body would probably burn even more, like soot.
'There is only one way left.'
He gritted his teeth and his gaze was already fixed on the gauge of the pain ejector in his right hand.
[Gauge: 40%]
The pain in my body, which was barely reaching its limit, was converted into a gauge, and I clenched my fist as the gauge gradually built up.
"Come here! Show me that handsome face!"
Once again, a blue light began to swirl around the lightning rod, and my body gritted its teeth again and flew towards me.
Lightning pours down, aiming for this side quickly.
One- two-
The sound of the floor creaking precariously brushed past my ears.
Three- four-
He twisted his body, tilted his head back, and took a step toward the kingdom before his eyes.
Dismissal-
"Keep going!"
A lightning bolt passed by my cheek, and a tingling sensation ran through my mind as electricity flowed between my cheeks.
five-
Running at high speed, one step quickly to his nose.
I raised my right fist and shouted.
"Pain Impact 40%!"
. thud-
The gauntlet glows red, and the moment it unfolds...
"You jump in on your own. Like a mosquito."
Kingdom's metal armor, the metal fragments that had been quietly folded up stood up sharply.
A golden flash of light flashed before my eyes, moving between the fragments like living fish scales.
Ah, this is-!
"discharge of electricity-"
Kwaang-
The shockwave of energy and the golden lightning radiating from Kingdom's body collided, causing an explosion of smoke to rise from the smoke field.