Chapter 41: League of Villains!
Heroes....
Villains....
Names usually associated with fun comic books or novels read by children and adults alike
Had it not been for the god particle that made fiction reality, perhaps things would have stayed that way.
And although many years had passed and most people had gotten used to the existence of superpowered individuals in society,
Ethan’s heaven-splitting attack just refreshed everyone’s view on just how powerful a person can be.
Boom!
Following the explosion, the world was in awe as those in the live broadcast could hardly believe their eyes
In the city of Noctis, Crescent Moon, who had been watching the battle, shocked by Ethan’s strength, took out an envelope from under his desk and marked him dangerous
In the City of Solaris, Helios, holding a villain by the neck, paused and looked at the second sun, his eyes burning with fighting intent
In Atlantis, Leviathan, below the sea, looked toward the sky, his face filled with contemplation.
At this moment, all sorts of undercurrents were surging, as every villain, hero, or hidden force began to act.
It seemed that Ethan’s attack had set off the fuse signaling the rise of chaos in this already chaotic world.
Unfortunately, Ethan right now didn’t notice any of this, as his eyes were fixed on the sky, the direction he attacked Dr Lannister and the Aberrant King
"This should be enough to kill them, if not I’ll have no choice but to burn my life force"
"However, I’m not sure how much that would help, as right now I’m reaching my limits"
"Had it not been for the Imperial body, I would be dead soon".
Talking to himself, Ethan felt his current state
His muscles were nearly completely atrophied, his face sunken and eyelids heavy
Right now he looked like a gust of wind could blow him away with ease
"Overdrive, while this is a powerful trump card, I need to get stronger myself otherwise I’ll end up killing myself before the opponent kills me"
Making a mental note, Ethan decided that after this he would spend the next period of time hunting new abilities to speed up his recovery and increase his strength
However, that would be fine later, as right now he had something more important to deal with
"Damn it! Is this guy a cockroach"
"Fortunately, it seems that monster is dead, so this part should be easy," said Ethan
Flying up in the air, his face changed as the light in the sky began to disappear and the smoke cleared
In the center of this smoke, a motionless dead figure who had lost one arm and one leg could be seen rapidly falling to the ground
"Hey Lannister, I know you’re not dead, we need to talk"
Swooping him up, in his arms, Ethan laid eyes directly on him, his pupils turning red
If he dared to say anything wrong, then without a doubt, Ethan would laser him on the spot
Fortunately, perhaps it was because he lost. Lannister, on his final breath, decided to talk to him
"Haha!" cough cough
"You know Imperion, even though this is a clone, it still hurts that I lost"
"For today to happen, not only did I plan a lot for so many years, but I also sacrificed a lot"
Staring into the smoky sky, Dr Lannister noticed that all the bounds within several kilometers had been cut in half by Ethan’s lasers
’Indeed the world’s strongest, it seems I didn’t lose in vain’
Talking to himself, his eyes turned back to Ethan
"You see, just like you, I’m a proud person, you might not know it yet, but you and I are very similar in a lot of aspects"
"Both fighting for the future of humanity, both willing to use any means to achieve their goals"
"I fully believe that one day, you’ll understand me and join my side welcoming the era of evolution," he said
However, Ethan hearing this couldn’t help but sneer
"Semantics..."
"Is your idea of helping humanity turning everyone into monsters, and what’s with the League of Villains you mentioned, if you truly mean good, then why not be a hero"
Listening to the words of Dr Lannister before his death, Ethan felt it was pointless
Someone like this doctor was definitely not right in the head
However, just before he could laser his head off and end this battle, what the Dr said next shocked him
"Hey, don’t mind the League of villains, even though I said what I said during the live broadcast, our connection isn’t that close"
In fact, all of us in the League are like that, everyone is mostly there due to the leader’s strength and various benefits"
Casually giving insider information about the league, Lannister didn’t seem to fully care
After scanning the surroundings and sensing the smoke was about to clear up, he began to hurry up
"See, I don’t have much time lest the others catch on to me so I’ll be fast and tell you this"
"In the League of Villains, we are twelve, others include Abyss the King of Monsters, the Demon King of Requiem, Marionette the Puppet Master, and many others, I’m sure you’ve heard about them"
"Even according to the information I got, some of these guys are level 5, like actually level 5, not that half-baked monster I created"
"So listen Imperion, for my glorious evolution to succeed, I need you not to die"
"You’re a key factor in my plans!"
Saying this to Ethan, Dr Lannister seemed to sense something and bit his lip, killing himself on the spot
’Bzzt’
Sure enough, a few seconds after he died, a drone suddenly appeared broadcasting Ethan’s figure with the dead body in his arms
’League of Villains, is it?’
’And Dr Lannister, just what game are you playing? One that you even dare use someone like me as a pawn’
Muttering inwardly, Ethan recalled everything the doctor had told him
As for the words of the doctor, he took them with a grain of salt, heck, he’d rather believe someone who said fire was cold than this crazy old scientist
However regardless, he still paid attention to them as Ethan knew his clash with the League of Villains was already a set situation now
"But Abyss the King of Monsters, the Demon King of Requiem, and Marionette the Puppet Master, aren’t all these late-stage, world-destroying bosses that appear in the novel"
"Why did all of them suddenly join hands and create a League of Villains? And are the other twelve also bosses?"
Asking himself this, Ethan stood motionless in the sky as eyes seemed to penetrate hundreds of miles from here, meeting the leader of the League of Villains
"Haha... interesting..."
Laughing with a slight smile on his face, Ethan unknowingly began to feel a slight fighting intent in his rise in his chest