Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan

Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan – 069

– Ziing- Kiiiiiiing! –
Aqua Shaper, fluttering his eyebrows, tried to block the flames by creating a water barrier, but it was noisily vaporized and crumbled at once. The size of the bird had decreased by half, but it still retained its intense heat.
– Crackle- Ziiiiing! –
Then, thin dozens of lightning bolts flew in. Aqua Shaper waved his hand and summoned a bunch of water spears to confront them.
– Boom- Boom! –
– Kiiiiing! Kiiiiing! –
The firebird, unaffected by the water spears, soared effortlessly, while six bolts of lightning pierced through Aqua Shaper.
“Aaah!”
Aqua Shaper, who had defeated villains and two Lords, writhed in anger. He bit hard on it and disappeared into the ground. As if expecting this, Flame Emperor and Electric Guy shot flames and lightning around the ground and tomb.
– Aaaah! –
– Crackle. –
The area around the tomb turned into a sea of flames in an instant, glowing red. Above it, tens of thousands of volts of lightning seemed to chase Aqua Shaper wherever he fled.
– Swoosh- Sizzle! –
Aqua Shaper emerged like a slime from the top of the tomb, untouched by the flames. His flesh had shrunk compared to before, making him look haggard. Electric Guy chuckled at his comical cheekbones.
“Huh, he was nothing.”
“Don’t let your guard down!”
– Swoosh! –
– Kwoooh –
A massive amount of magic gathered in Flame Emperor’s right hand. As he stomped his left foot and unleashed his authority.
– Boom –
Fierce flames erupted like a dragon’s breath. Flame Emperor had used his signature technique, Flame Dragon Wave.
Furthermore, Electric Guy joined in, gathering electricity and shooting a beam of lightning.
Even Aqua Shaper, known as immortal, seemed powerless against the transcendent flames and lightning.
“Damn it.”
However, at the critical moment, Aqua Shaper grinned wickedly and produced something. It was a jade pendant in the shape of a dragon, emitting a bright light as energy was infused into it.
– Goooo…! –
As the jade pendant glowed, a phenomenon occurred as if the surrounding space was distorted.
– Aaaah! –
– Crackle. –
The Dragon Flame and lightning beam were blocked by an unprecedented energy barrier, and Aqua Shaper proudly raised the jade pendant above his head. Flame Emperor exclaimed in astonishment.
“Dragon’s Fury! Was the legend of the scroll true?”
“W-What? Those analyzed by archaeologists?”
In the underground Rift 4th floor, scrolls written in ancient languages were occasionally discovered. Archaeologists speculated that the remnants of an ancient civilization in the underground Rift, known as ‘Saman’. were gathered and interpreted.
Furthermore, legends stated that the owner of the Saman king’s treasure, Dragon’s Fury, which was said to be sleeping somewhere underground, would rule the world. In addition to the scrolls, there were traces of various ancient treasures, so it was not an exaggeration to say that the heroes were deployed to the underground Rift for decades because of them.
Although the heroes were able to obtain numerous resources and ancient armaments, the true treasure, Dragon’s Fury, remained elusive, relegated to nothing but a legend. However, the jade pendant now held by Aqua Shaper seemed to be none other than Dragon’s Fury, the greatest treasure of the underground Rift.
“Hahaha! Finally, I get to use this. Young heroes, do you know that this tomb was actually an ancient advanced lever?”
“I don’t know. You bastard!”
Aqua Shaper’s sneer elicited a burst of anger from Electric Guy. He was quite infuriated by the fact that treasures like Dragon’s Fury had fallen into the hands of villains.
“You knew you came in through the spatial teleporter outside, right? It was installed for today’s purpose three years ago, wasn’t it?”
“Hey, how does an old man pretending to be young know about that? Wasn’t that bastard sealed away?”
“………. Just shut up. I’m confused too.”
Although the two heroes exchanged words casually on the surface, they were burning inside. It was because they didn’t know what power Dragon’s Fury would unleash.
“Hehehe, ironically, thanks to the spatial teleporter you installed, we were able to obtain the coordinates on the surface. The sky was on my side, Aqua Shaper’s side!”
– Gooooo! –
Dragon’s Fury began to emit intense light. As it did, the entire tomb began to shake as if experiencing an earthquake.
The two heroes gathered magic and summoned flames and lightning to envelop their bodies. However, Aqua Shaper, seemingly indifferent, raised Dragon’s Fury skyward.
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Just as I reached the tomb, having filled my battle gauge to 100% by hunting nearby monsters.
– Kurrrrrrr. –
‘What’s happening!’
The ground began to shake like crazy. Even if the fiercest clash of the century were to occur inside this pyramid, this intense vibration was strange. The villains and heroes below wouldn’t even come close to level 200.
Does it make sense for the heavens and earth to tremble from the clash of powerful skills?
“Leader!”
Calling out wouldn’t do anything. Just in case, I reached my finger towards the battle gauge and summoned a shield to protect the surroundings.
– Goooooo….. –
Just like when I was first enveloped in the light of the universe, a distant light engulfed my vision. Shortly after, a dizzying nausea and vomiting sensation surged in. The headache was so severe it felt like a spear stabbing through my temples, making my ears feel clogged.
“Guh.”
Aaaah…
The light gradually faded, and the sense of confinement that had been pressing on my body loosened.
‘Where is this?’
Fresh air and a blue sky greeted me. Instead of the towering ceiling, the real sky appeared. The lake in front of me wasn’t the ‘Abyssal Mirror’, but a small lake commonly seen on the surface. I could even see apartment complexes in the distance.
‘It’s near the Memorial Park.’
– Beep. –
With a brief ringing in my ears, my head, now processing information faster, organized the confusing data systematically.
‘It seems like we’ve been transported to the surface along with the tomb.’
We were still standing on top of the pyramid. What had changed was the scenery. It wasn’t unusual to have a structure resembling an underground tomb on the surface.
‘Something’s wrong.’
To move this massive pyramid tomb using spatial teleportation would require hundreds of magic stones at least. That’s something even the Federation couldn’t pull off, so let’s rule that out.
‘Then ancient magic must have been used.’
Have villains or monsters learned to control ancient ruins?
Even if things were bad, they were seriously bad. We needed to come up with a plan right away, even if it meant erasing the storyline.
– Boom! –
– Aaaah –
– Crackle! –
At that moment, a deafening noise came from beneath the pyramid, followed by a burst of blue shadow flying out, trailed by flames and lightning bolts.
I focused my eyes on the flying blue shadow in the distance. At a glance, it seemed to have a muscular torso and a blue suit.
– Beep. –
The information window of the blue shadow appeared.
[Information Window]
▶ Name: Aqua Shaper
▶ Level: 95
▶ Category: Villain
▶ Mutation: [Self-reliance Lv.1] [Natural Disaster Lv.3] [Mysterious Vitality Lv.5] [Water Affinity Lv.7] [Elemental Resistance Lv.8]
▶ Skills: [Dissolve] [Solidify] [Hydrokinesis]
“…”
A despair-inducing specification indeed.
The Self-reliance with a golden border was a legendary-grade mutation, while Natural Disaster and Mysterious Vitality were rare-grade mutations. The remaining two mutations were of common grade, but even they had high levels.
‘Self-reliance, huh.’
I remembered it as a mutation that didn’t form groups but significantly increased experience gain and applied tremendous luck adjustment when fighting alone. With just that, it could be considered as adding a final boss phase.
– Beep beep beep beep. –
[A top-tier disaster alert has been issued in the area. Please swiftly move to the designated area to control the disaster scene.]
A hologram screen broadcasted the disaster message. The members who were spacing out also belatedly understood the situation and turned on the Akashic Live, categorizing it as a ‘disaster scene.’
‘Did Flame Emperor and Electric Guy follow?’
I also turned on the live stream and searched for Flame Emperor’s channel. The number of viewers quickly exceeded 100,000, increasing by thousands every few seconds, soon surpassing 200,000.
With a top-tier disaster, the disaster response measures would be enforced nationwide in South Korea, so this battle would be witnessed by the entire nation.
In a brief moment, the number of viewers increased to over 200,000.
“Please handle it together.”
Aqua Shaper is weak against fire and electricity. It’s worth a try since it’s a counter-attribute. It seems like the Association was aware of Aqua Shaper’s existence and prepared Flame Emperor and Electric Guy as wildcards.
– Waaaaah –
– Rumble! Splash! Bang! –
Far away, the blue figure attempted to absorb all the water from the lake. Then, a surge of fire engulfed the blue figure, and lightning bolts accompanied by thunder flashed wildly.
‘I must have been crazy.’
Every finishing move has its own flair. Trying to get in between would be suicidal. Even a slight touch of Aqua Shaper’s water stream would be deadly, let alone using the Final Finish.
– Paah! –
A bright light erupted from the direction of the blue figure. Watching the broadcast on the hologram screen, something was in Aqua Shaper’s hand.
The bright light seemed to emanate from it.
[King’s Decree has been activated.]
[Soldiers are mobilizing.]
– Grumble. –
Following the ambiguous messages, a roar erupted from beneath the tomb.
‘Soldiers mobilizing?’
Seems like a pattern that could be quite exhausting has been activated. It would be great if other heroes could arrive at the scene quickly too.
– Kukwang –
“Something is coming!”
I have eyes too, so I can see everything.
Soldiers made of clay emerged from beneath the tomb and marched forward. They sprang out from all directions of the tomb and began to turn the lakeside park into chaos.
‘That’s not good.’
Among them, the soldiers marching northward dashed towards the apartment complex. Their levels averaged around 50, with the larger generals of clay surpassing level 60.
Such clay monsters continued to emerge from all four directions of the tomb.
“Charge!”
Before I could say anything, Man-deuk jumped down. The members also didn’t hesitate and descended to confront the clay monsters. Seeing the scene, I snapped back to reality.
“There’s no way to avoid this anyway.”
The broadcast is already on.
Since Aqua Shaper will deal with Flame Emperor and Electric Guy, we need to stop the clay monsters to at least avoid criticism. In this transitional period where the members’ recognition is wavering, it wouldn’t be good if someone says, “They just stood by.”
I calmed my racing heart and pretended to be calm as I communicated with the Association headquarters.
“Requesting support, requesting support. Around a hundred monsters have entered the residential area. These monsters are made of clay and each poses a level 2 disaster.”
I had laid the groundwork according to the manual. Even if those who sprang into the apartment complex caused casualties, the responsibility would be distributed to the heroes who arrived at the scene later.
How could a single squad handle such a large number from the start?
“Cr-e-e-ek! Cr-unch!”
Man-deuk in his Werewolf form crushed the head of a clay soldier, simultaneously slashing another with his sharp front paw, forcing them to retreat.
Jin-soo’s sword swiftly flashed, incapacitating several soldiers. However, the clay soldiers were resilient; even if they fell, they would rise again.