anwhile, the other heroes watched from a distance, too afraid to step in
The fight was too intense. One wrong step, and they'd be torn apart.
'Not bad. He's getting stronger,' Reign thought, watching closely. 'I wonder if he's the sa as that red ta human I fought before.'
These people shared so traits with ta-humans, but he didn't detect any void energy from them.
He landed a heavy blow, sending the hero crashing through multiple buildings , killing thousands in his path.
"You really enjoy mowing down lives, huh?" Reign said, dark laughter trailing his words.
"Stop this nonsense!" the hero stood up, blood trickling from the corner of his lips.
Even though he knew he was facing an unbeatable opponent, he refused to back down.
"Why fight so hard? Its clear you can't win against ."
"You might be powerful, but I had sothing you didn't."
Reign raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Care to tell what that is?"
The hero lifted his head high, still smiling.
"I carry everyone's fate on my shoulders. That's what drives to defeat villains like you."
Reign threw his head back and laughed so hard he had to clutch his stomach
He was bracing for so secret technique or hidden power boost. But nope—it was just good old-fashioned "saving people" stuff.
"Seriously? That's your big secret? Don't tell you're gonna start going on about the power of friendship next. What is this, a shonen ani?"
The hero's eyes blazed with a fierce light. "You think this is just about 'saving people'?
"This is because...." he breath in. " I AM THE WORLD'S SYMBOL OF PEACE AND JUSTICE!"
Power burst from his body, muscles swelling, light flaring from his skin like sparks of lightning breaking free.
The ground beneath him cracked as he charged forward with the force of a hurricane.
Reign braced himself, ready for the next blow. But the hero moved faster , dodging and striking with unstoppable force.
The second his fist slamd down, a raging hurricane burst forth—winds howling like a storm unleashed—tearing through the air and hurling Reign like a ragdoll across the sky.
He hit the ground with a bone-jarring thud, the impact cracking the earth beneath him. For a mont, he lay still, wind howling in his ears.
Then, slowly, he rose—no damaged at all.
The hero didn't wait. He charged forward, aiming to end the fight as fast as possible.
Reign t him head-on .
BOOOOM!
Another clash thundered, leveling entire city blocks like a series of atomic bombs going off.
The hero gritted his teeth. "So you can take at full strength—but what about more than that?!"
BOOOOM!
BOOOOM!
BOOOOM!
His punches ca faster and faster, until afterimages blurred around him like dozens of hands striking at once.
"A real hero always finds a way to win!" he roared, throwing another that sent Reign flying again.
But he wasn't finished. He appeared above Reign, swinging his fist down with full force.
"Let teach you a lesson, villain. This is the fist of a real hero!"
BOOOOM!
Reign crashed into the ground, shattering it beneath him.
The hero landed hard. He had given everything in that fight.
CLAP!
CLAP!
CLAP!
"Wow, that was amazing for a warm-up," Reign said, brushing dust from his shoulder.
"When you were punching , I swear I almost heard so epic background music. I wonder why I never got one of those," Reign said, stretching his neck with a loud crack.
"Maybe it's because I'm a villain?"
The hero's knees wobbled slightly, but he forced himself to stand tall.
"It's not over yet" he said, voice hoarse. " I just need to beat you again and again ."
Reign tilted his head. "You're shaking."
"Doesn't an I'm done."
The hero's arms hung heavier now—but that spark in his eyes hadn't gone out.
Not yet. Even if his body scread to give in, he wouldn't let it show.
"You heroes and your pride," Reign muttered, amused. "You really don't know when to quit."
"A hero never qui—"
Before he could finish, Reign appeared in front of him, faster than a blink.
FLICK!
One tap of his finger.
That was all it took for the hero's body to shoot backward like a missile, crashing through layers of concrete, steel, and debris.
He hit the ground hard, rolling through the pavent until he finally stopped—half-buried under rubble, unmoving.
Reign lowered his hand slowly.
"Heroes never quit, huh?" He took a step forward, gazing at the rubble where the hero was. "But they sure can die."
"SORROUND HIM!"
A flood of beings surged toward Reign from all sides—flyers in the sky, speedsters on the ground, elental wielders lighting up the battlefield.
They knew their strongest had failed. Now, the only chance left was overwhelming number .
Reign didn't flinch. He just stood there, and waited.
The first wave struck.
A barrage of lightning bolts. Shards of ice. Sonic blasts. One hero even summoned a teor from orbit.
Dust and rubble swallowed Reign's figure.
Then ca the laugh.
Low at first, then rising.
Reign stood in the center, still smiling. Not a scratch on his skin.
"Thank you all for coming," Reign said, stretching his neck with a loud crack. "You just made it easier for to kill you."
He vanished.
In the blink of an eye, he reappeared behind a man in flas and crushed him with a single blow to the gut. The man coughed blood and dropped.
In another instant, he swept through the crowd like a phantom.
Heroes scread. Bodies slamd into buildings. Soone tried to teleport away—Reign grabbed him mid-jump and slamd him down .
Within seconds, the battlefield turned into a graveyard. Their plan failed before it even started.
Reign stood in the center. "Send more if you're eager to die."
The ground vibrated behind him.
"I'm not done yet." The number one hero rose from the rubble, smoke and dust trailing off his battered body.
Blood dripped from his chin, but his posture was still strong.
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