Struggling as a Villain

Through a barely lit corridor could be seen a man wearing a black and red uniform walking with hurried steps.

In his left hand was a screen terminal as he moved toward the end of the corridor where he needed to meet someone urgently.

He was sweating profusely, a sign of anxiety that the person carried. And the source of apprehension was stored inside the terminal which he was holding.

The two men who just walked out of the door raised their brows,

"Debroski~why do you look so pale?" On the left was a black-bearded man who raised his hand and greeted the advancing person.

The other one also seemed a bit taken aback at how much the walking person sweated, ushering him to ask, "What happened?"

The man, Debroski, paused and greeted them,

"Sir Shin, Sir Mike, good evening. The matter is severe so I decided to bring it to high command."

The bearded man, Mike, took the terminal from the surveillance chief before looking at the footage which made Debroski so panicked.

Shin also peeked at the screen before, at once, their eyes parted wide.

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"....three hundred soldiers in thirty seconds…what the fuck?!" Mike exclaimed, making the nearby soldiers shiver as they felt the aura of the man flaring.

Shin squinted his eyes and looked closely at the footage on the left side of the data.

"Why isn't there anything clear in this footage?" Only the faint view of destruction unfolding could be seen since the camera seemed to be bugged and showing a static screen.

Mike turned on his heel and pushed open the door. Shin and Debroski followed him as they entered the conference hall where four people were present.

The young man with flowing black hair and a pair of violet eyes, frowned upon seeing them, as he asked,

"Are you tired of living?"

Mike kept advancing towards the faction leader before connecting the terminal to the projector, "This is urgent."

Every eye turned towards the big screen where the data of dead soldiers were displayed and the time when their tracker went off.

Only half a minute it all took for three hundred soldiers to meet their makers.

There was nothing evident which was recorded by the cameras and all the vehicles were burnt into molten mess as well—leaving not a single trace behind.

The raven-haired youth, who was also the new leader of Crimson Claw, rested his face on his balled fist before asking lazily,

"From which gate did they jump from?"

Hearing his nonchalant words, the man with grey hair on his left said, "How can you take this so calmly? This presence is surely not from this world!"

He was one of the seven generals of the Asian Alliance, who asked Jin in an enraged voice.

If anyone else, the young man would have instantly obliterated their existence. But not this one. Jin has to keep his temper in control in front of the people from the Alliance.

His eyes shone ominously as Jin stared at the screen before asking, "You know anything about this?"

The question was directed toward the silver head sitting on his left, whose face was quite similar to a certain Emissary.

The one who was born from Ethan's essence looked at the aftermath of the battle closely. He knew that there was only one flame user who could cause such massive devastation.

However, turning back toward Jin he slowly shook his head and told him,

"I have no idea who that is."

Jin kept staring at the clone for a few moments before saying, "There is a chance that these people are from Clion, so send all the forces in that division to search for them and increase security on the borders."

Shin and Mike gave a firm salute and made their way out of the conference hall.

A massive battle was coming.

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After destroying the enemy forces, Richard along with others, made their way towards one of the port areas.

And this time they weren't staying in any of those hideouts since Carl suspected that they might have discovered his other hideouts when he was in Clion.

It was a wrecked ship that they used for their temporary hideout.

It doesn't seem that the cruise ship crashed long ago, given the wooden floor was still intact and there were a few fresh corpses.

"They must have been attacked by an aquatic monster," Carl muttered as they made their way through the short corridor toward a room that was devoid of any dead bodies.

"This will work," Lilia stated as she paused and turned to her left before pulling the door.

It was a couple-themed room, and there was enough space for the nine of them to sit comfortably.

Emily first took out a water bottle and offered it to Richard.

With a thankful nod, Richard accepted the bottle, and instantly, the plastic bottle melted in his hand.

*Hissss*

Everyone looked at the molten plastic clinging to his skin in horror before Lilia swiftly moved toward him and removed the bottle first before taking out a vial of potion.

Even Bella was struck at her place seeing that, and if not Lilia, Richard might have removed the bottle himself.

"Didn't I tell you not to give him anything that can melt easily right after Master returns to his human form?" Lilia, in a displeased tone, reprimanded the blond teenager.

There were tears in Emily's eyes as she looked at Richard's burned skin.

It was a very common occurrence for Richard's body to remain hot enough to melt things like plastic. That's why he cannot wear just any clothes. All his clothes are made of a special fabric which has a high melting point.

Richard smiled at Emily before telling her, "It's okay, don't cry now."

Returning his gaze to Lilia, he said, "Don't be angry at her, Lili. She is slowly getting used to it."

Lilia didn't respond to it as she finished healing her young master's hand.

Richard gestured for others to sit back down while Bella advanced toward her brother and softly asked, "Does it hurt?"

Her words sounded so delicate that Richard thought that she might as well start to weep if he nodded.

However, he honestly told her, "It's nothing to worry about. When I was experimenting with my powers, I used to get far more severe burns."

Bella didn't want to even think about it.

Once they were seated and Richard somehow calmed Emily down, Carl said,

"They must have assigned soldiers from different regions to search for us. Border security must have intensified as well."

Ben added, "They know that no normal monster or a rogue can cause such massive destruction. So there is a chance that they might have discerned that the enemy forces are from the other world."

Richard showed no sign of nervousness even though he wanted to keep his arrival a secret.

He lazily rested on the chair, and asked them, "Before anything, I want to know about your skills."

Carl and Ben glanced at each other before the latter began, "I have…a skill similar to SONAR. I can send very low sound waves that detect things situated far away. The range of my detection is around seven hundred meters."

Carl followed, "My skill allows me to create tremors in the ground. I can create from shallow tremors to an earthquake of magnitude 7 or sometimes higher."

The bald man who goes by the name Boris, said, "I can control the earth element, however, only to a certain degree."

The long pink-haired girl muttered, "My ability revolves around the very air we breathe. I can alter its chemical composition at will—turning it into something harmless, like laughing gas, or something far more insidious, like tear gas or even worse."

Richard showed a surprised expression before asking, "What is your range and how long can you maintain it? And how many types of gases can you form at once?"

Founding Richard's attention on her, the girl blushed—however, as soon as she found three people glaring at her, she hurriedly answered,

"I can only form only a single type of gas at one time, and for a single minute."

Richard nodded before turning towards the last one.

It was the youngest-looking boy with delicate features and a pair of bright blue eyes.

He confessed his ability,

"I am a healer and can buff one's abilities for a short duration."

Richard heaved a sigh, "Oh, how fortunate." He always felt that there was a severe necessity for a healer in the team.

Once he was done, Richard got up and said,

"Emily, Ben, Laila, and I will be infiltrating the main base of Crimson Claw today."

Carl was startled, "So suddenly?"

Richard told him, "Before launching an attack we need to ascertain Rena's position."

Saying so, he turned towards Ben and Laila and told them, "You have four hours, rest and get refreshed since it's going to be a long night."

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