I dodged every strike that ca from Zofia.
I still couldn’t believe she was alive—no, that she had been deceiving this whole ti.
When one of her punches nearly grazed my cheek, I flipped backward, putting distance between us.
I switched my power to wind.
A ten-ton pressure burst forward and slamd into Zofia’s body.
She blocked it with her bare chest.
She... wasn’t hurt at all.
Her expression softened into sothing disturbingly pleased.
"H-hmm... so Kim Gae-in’s power doesn’t work on her..."
I muttered under my breath.
Zofia responded with a sharp, mocking smirk.
"I wonder... what else you’ve copied."
Her smirk curled in a way so n might call seductive, but to , it was nothing more than a death threat shaped like a smile.
As I moved back, creating more distance, Zofia’s body suddenly began to radiate a thick purple aura.
Her muscles tightened.
Her fra expanded, growing to twice its previous size.
Her voice dropped low and heavy, the kind of sound that shook the entire training room.
"My power: Titanium Growth.
My bones harden, my organs relocate, and my muscles regenerate instantly."
I stared, horrified.
This wasn’t just strength enhancent—this was a full-body evolution.
Damn it... this was going to be far worse than before.
My mind raced, trying to piece together why she was still alive.
As I dodged her next barrage of heavy blows, I finally rembered the detail I had forgotten earlier.
What I fought before wasn’t the real Zofia—it was her doppelgänger.
She had used the sa trick in the webtoon to deceive Lightnova.
And the only way to kill her true body was nearly impossible to execute.
Her weak point could only be targeted in the split second before she activated Body Enlargent.
But for ... it was too late.
This was like fighting fate itself.
"Tch..."
I kept dodging, each step heavier than before.
"Oh? What’s wrong? Are you losing your spirit already?"
she taunted, sounding a little too happy to see suffer.
My energy was almost gone.
I couldn’t keep switching powers.
I couldn’t use teleportation continuously—it drained too quickly.
Then one of her punches hit .
My body flew across the room and slamd into the wall, cracks forming behind .
Zofia grabbed my leg and slamd into the floor.
The floor cracked.
Then she smashed into a pillar.
Glass shattered as she hurled into the window.
She wasn’t trying to kill .
She was trying to break .
"Don’t die, Indigo.
Not yet.
You’re fun."
Damn it... to her, I was nothing but a toy she wanted to smash over and over.
Zofia enjoyed every second she swung around like a ragdoll.
I didn’t get a single chance to counterattack—this was pure, rciless torture.
Blood filled my mouth.
My mask’s interior was wet with it.
Zofia hurled toward another wall.
Before I hit it, I forced a teleport, crashing to the ground instead.
But the mont I lifted my head, Zofia was already standing in front of , looking down with amusent.
"Oh, poor little you~"
She stepped on .
My breath was crushed out of my lungs.
Pain shot through my ribs.
Damn it... I fell straight into her trap.
If only I had rembered sooner... I could’ve saved so much energy.
Instead, I was barely hanging on.
I tried teleporting again—
BRUK!
She pulled out mid-teleport.
How was she doing that!?
She slamd into the floor, the impact forcing the air from my lungs.
My consciousness blurred around the edges.
Zofia grabbed my neck and lifted up like I weighed nothing.
"You’re smaller than I expected,"
she said, her fingers tightening.
My mask nearly cracked under the pressure.
"But I like the eyes behind that mask. Predators recognize each other."
She dropped , then stomped on again.
The ground beneath us cracked.
I could feel my bones threatening to shatter.
I blacked out for a mont.
Zofia imdiately noticed.
She sat on top of , pinning down with a dominating posture.
"I’m not going to kill you.
I want to know why you ca for ...
And why your presence excites so much."
A chill crawled up my spine.
I couldn’t move.
Her weight, her strength—it was impossible to force her off.
My energy was almost gone.
Only one teleport remained.
"Stay like this...
I’ll take very, very good care of you~"
No she wouldn’t.
She’d crush .
She’d use as a training dummy until there was nothing left.
I forced myself to gather what little energy I could.
When I finally had enough for a single burst—
I switched to wind.
A thirty-ton pressure blast erupted.
Zofia was thrown off .
I teleported out of the mansion imdiately.
Outside, I used my original power.
A dark blue light gathered in my hand—
This ti larger, stronger—
And fired straight into the mansion.
The entire structure collapsed, burying the underground training room in rubble.
It wouldn’t kill Zofia, but she’d be trapped for a little while.
Enough ti for to escape.
I staggered into the forest, every breath painful.
*On Zofia’s side*
"Hmmm~ clever."
She dusted off her shoulder as the rubble shifted.
"But next ti... I’ll break your legs so you can’t run from again~"
She pulled her phone from her pocket and called the police departnt.
Of course she did.
She didn’t want another Hero showing up to capture Indigo.
She wanted alive—for herself.
*Back to Indigo*
I walked deeper into the forest, my lungs burning, my ribs screaming.
I removed my half-broken mask and leaned against a tree.
"Hah... hah... I was tricked... that damn woman... I almost died."
Blood dripped from my lips as I coughed again.
My organs were close to giving out after the beating she gave .
Fighting an SS-rank... it was pretty much impossible for soone like right now.
I pulled my phone out.
The screen was shattered.
It wouldn’t turn on.
Great.
Just great.
More pathetic than the fight against the monster V yesterday.
I was completely destroyed.
I set the broken phone on the ground and reached into my pocket for my earpiece.
Thank god—it wasn’t damaged.
I slipped it on.
"U-ugh... Lee Donghyun... are you there?"
[Ah! Yes, hyung! I can hear you! But why do you sound so weak!?]
"...Pick up in Poland... use the earpiece’s coordinate signal..."
[What!? That’s incredibly far. If I go pick you up myself, it’ll take way too long...]
"...Send Kim Gae-in... So-ah... and Min-seo... Just let them co get ..."
[Are you sure, hyung? You told earlier to keep this mission hidden from them.]
"It’s fine... I can’t teleport anymore.
I’m at my limit.
It’ll take too long to recover."
[...Alright... I’ll contact them.]
I removed the earpiece and shoved it back into my pocket.
"Hah... it’s hard... to breathe..."
Then I heard footsteps.
Many footsteps.
I peeked through the bushes.
Police officers.
Dozens of them.
Fully ard with assault rifles and flashlights.
"Damn it... this must be Zofia’s doing."
I had no choice.
I needed to fight and stall for ti until backup arrived.
From Korea to Poland—Even with superpowers, it wasn’t instant.
I stood up and put my cracked mask back on.
When I stepped out, the officers imdiately aid their weapons.
"Freeze!"
I raised my hands slowly.
"I surrender..."
I walked toward them.
"Stop right there!"
one shouted again.
I ignored them.
Once I was close enough, I kicked one officer under the chin and grabbed his assault rifle.
I leaped behind the trees as bullets rained down.
I fired two shots—both hit their targets.
Two officers dropped dead.
More spread out and opened fire.
Their bullets tore through the forest, shredding branches.
A tree toppled dangerously close to .
I rolled away and returned fire, taking down four more officers.
I kept moving, firing only when necessary.
Eight more fell.
But then more police arrived—fully armored, SWAT-like units.
"Tch... they just keep coming."
I ducked behind a fallen officer’s cover and grabbed his ammo.
After reloading, I shot again.
The new officers scattered, returning fire aggressively.
Another wave arrived.
Bullets tore through the tree shielding .
I jumped behind another.
Four more dropped.
Then three officers rushed with batons and shields.
I shot them all.
My ammo ran out.
I grabbed a fallen officer’s knife and hurled it—straight into another officer’s skull.
The one beside him staggered in shock.
I sprinted toward him, kicked him in the throat, yanked the knife free from the other corpse, and stabbed the second officer in the head.
More arrived.
And more.
"Ugh... How many of them ARE there!?"
Then—
A massive bolt of lightning crashed down, incinerating the police swarming the area.
I didn’t need to look to know who it was.
Min-seo.
She landed on the ground, sparks dancing around her.
I lowered the rifle, my strength gone.
My legs gave out as consciousness slipped away.
I collapsed, and Min-seo caught before I hit the ground.
"...Next ti, don’t act alone.
You’re still human... you need help too..."
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