Heavily breathing…
IJ was gasping for air, his body ruined by the damage the man had done. IJ was observing the explosion he had set off with the gun. It appeared like IJ might win for a little period of time.
Even if it was a little.
However, the atmosphere was giving a mixed tone. Ultimately, IJ had accomplished something unique with a weapon that appeared to be a typical gun but wasn't.
"sob, sob... You understand that my body is gradually weakening, so why don't we pause it here for a bit?"
IJ felt the pain, a lot of pain, in his body.
The fact that he was wielding a gun while standing there and destroying a little star looked liked a miracle.
IJ suddenly collapsed to his knees. He was so exhausted that his hands and legs were shaking a lot. His body began to shake uncontrollably.
The main question is, however, what happened to the man who was hit by the explosion?
IJ's expression entirely turned to terror as he stared at the explosion, and his eyes were wide open.
He found it hard to believe what he was seeing. Not only was he not alone, but the entire race, including the monster seated on the throne, was in awe of what they were witnessing.
The man came out of the blast totally uninjured. However, that wasn't the cause of the fear on IJ's face, but…
from the objects that were behind the man. Bigger than giant, but bigger.
Stars… Ten times the size of the sun. which the man had in back of him.
"What is he a god or something?"
IJ actually displayed terror—a fear he was capable of feeling at the moment. His gut told him to escape immediately.
"Even if I were here in millions, there's no way I could defeat something like him; the outcome would have remained the same."
However, where His body had lost all of its strength. There was nowhere to take cover. Nor did he have any remaining strength to oppose the man.
His brain went numb. In his thoughts, nothing was coming or going. He was going to die here, for real.
In his hands, IJ had two choices. It was first to give up and die there, and…
"Kill him"
IJ's thoughts were once again occupied with the voice. It was the same voice that IJ had heard before he went on rampage, so he could recognize it.
"let me have you…"
Everything went dark. IJ remained on his knees, seeing nothing but darkness. "Where am I right now?" He asked himself in thought.
A young man appeared out of the shadows. Dressed in the same clothes as IJ, he appeared to be a wild version of IJ rather than just IJ.
He sat on his feet next to IJ and drew nearer to him.
He put his palm on IJ's chin and pulled up his faces while grinning maniacally. forcing IJ to look at his smiling face. He asked IJ.
"What do you think? If you lead me your body, I will kill whoever has harmed you."
IJ was staring at him, but his mind remained blank; he knew that if he ignored his offer, there would be no way for him to overcome the man, who was beginning to seem more and more like a threat on a godlike scale.
"25 mins…"
IJ informed the Madman of the time with a smile.
"I will give you 25 minutes, that's all"
After completing his sentence, IJ passed out and collapsed.
"Nah… that's too much for me, 5 minutes, all It will take."
The madman man spoke, his eyes glowing blue with stars in them as before.
IJ got up from the ground and smiled.
"…"
The man continued to stare at IJ as if he had some sort of newfound strength after he had just stood up.
His wounds begin to heal.
"Much better," IJ remarked, his voice somewhat different.
The voice that had taken over IJ's voice was not IJ's voice, but rather the voice of a madman.
IJ's eyes glow blue, and stars appears in his eyes,
"I feel a very familiar smell,"
Madman looked up at the man floating in the air, and behind him were countless massive stars glowing in all hues.
Was this boy afraid of these little stars? The madman said, pulling his hand behind his neck and waggling his head.
He looked down and saw that he was holding a weapon. "My hands are enough for him; I don't need these meaningless toys."
He attempted to throw gun aside, causing it to fall and vanish.
Madman glanced at the man's face, who was giving him a serious look in return.
The pressure of a power that may destroy everything was likewise felt by the madman. One wonders if the lunatic's strength will be enough to put a stop to this war.
"Your face is bothering me old man why don't you use those balloon behind."
Despite witnessing such pressure, he grinned and got to his feet; fear did not appear on the madman's countenance—after all, he is the madman.
The stars start to travel forward in the direction of the madman when the guy extends his hand.
"that's what I am talking about"
The madman man positioning himself just before he jumped.
Hoop…
He jumped to a great height and landed perfectly on the first star that approached him. The madman starts running on that massive star with excitement, disregarding its heat.
His eyes had made his body insensitive to heat.
He started jumping as he was running.
His jumps were becoming longer and more massive. He then made a really long jump and landed on another star after a while.
He started repeating it over and over. Upon reaching the final star, he jumped upward in the direction of the man.
"got you."
As he got closer to the man, he made a very tight fist and threw it in the man's face. Who was watching the madman with his fist coming toward him while standing motionless.
The fist is released as it approaches the man's face.
…?"
He lets go of his tight fist and quickly dashes behind the man, attempting to strike him in the face with a right blow.
"got you there old man"
Pow…
That was the sound the madman was hoping to hear, but instead he heard the sound of a hand striking a hammer, which served as a barrier to keep the guy safe from the madman's attacks.
"Your cheap"
Madman pulls away from the man and brings his hand closer to each other.
There appear black flames between them. a ball of flame that was black.
"You're not the only one who could do that"
With a smile on his face, he was enjoying it.
When the black flames became large enough, the madman pushed them in the direction of the man. "savor my fire"
The flames closed in on the man and then disappeared. The man simply stood motionless, not even flinching.
"what?"
The madman's face suddenly takes on a look of surprise. While they were there, he tried to figure out where the flame had gone. Then, it dawned on him what had happened.
"Maybe I really did misunderstood you, let me fix my mistake"
His face took on a serious expression, and as he breathed, smoke emerged from his mouth.
The Madman swiftly disappeared and then reappeared in front of the man, punching him hard, but the man was shielded by the barrier.
However, it didn't seem to stop the madman from continuing to land powerful blows.
It was useless because his punches had no effect on the barrier. This enraged the madman.
The blows were coming in at an incredibly fast rate. As the barrier began to vibrate, the impacts were becoming apparent.
"Just you wait till I destroy this wall of your"
The man did nothing but look, moving his arm a little while he watched, like a status symbol or zombie.
Or there was something else…
Crack…
There were cracks in the barrier that gradually grew wider.
The man's protective barrier shattered after a few more blows. Grabbing the man by the jacket collar, Madman grinned.
"You have nowhere to run now do you"
With the man no longer shielded by the barrier, the madman now had the opportunity to attack.
Madman curled up his fist and tossed it at the man, but the man caught it in the middle with his arm.
Huh?!...
"You're decent, but not quite up to my level."
The man spoke in an echoy tone. As he spoke, there were two voices coming from him.
"so, you can also talk I thought you were mute"
Pow…
Kugh…
The madman took a blow to the stomach from the man. Even the madman, who was struck by the man, was a little taken aback by how quickly it happened.
"Show me the qualification you have to fight me"
He appeared behind the madman, placing his hand behind his back. Madman couldn't keep up with his speed and didn't have enough time to notice when the man was approaching from behind.
"That small fire you created before let me show you what really is a black fire"
after the sentence was completed. A great deal of black fire shot from the hand. The black fire was so large that it may have consumed the United States. However, that dark fire consumed just one man.