Adam lightly snapped his fingers.
Then, countless creatures appeared, easily surpassing a hundred, surrounding Red.
There were a herd of violent beasts the size of elephants, robots of various shapes and sizes, knights in steel armor, and hideous birds with two heads.
It was a chaotic scene with no commonalities to be found, no matter how hard one looked.
But there was one thing they all shared.
The creatures present were all showing murderous intent towards Red.
Surrounded by monsters, she seemed to be like food on a plate, but Red showed no signs of fear.
She simply moved her eyes with calm composure, trying to gauge Adam’s abilities.
‘Device? Magic? How did he summon such a number in an instant?’
They appeared out of nowhere.
Summoned merely by Adam snapping his fingers, and not even a hint of magic power was felt.
Though the clues given were far too few to make a definitive judgment, she understood it was Adam’s ability.
Adam raised his hand lightly.
With a fierce expression on his face.
“Go. Chew them to the bone.”
As he lowered his hand, the monsters rushed towards Red all at once.
Sharp claws, the giant fists of robots, and various other attacks flew towards her, and Red leapt to gracefully evade them.
In that moment, a massive claw flew towards Red, who was soaring in the air.
Ignoring it, Red used the sharp claw as a stepping stone to jump back down, landing lightly.
Amidst the chaos of monsters, Red moved her body with agility and grace, dodging their attacks.
With heavy kicks and punches, she struck accurately and swiftly.
Beasts with tough leather and strong muscles were swept away like leaves under Red’s punches and kicks.
The machines demonstrating various functions were shattered without even managing to lay a scratch on Red.
The steel knights stood no chance.
Monsters attacking from the air were brought down by the debris Red had sent flying.
The more than a hundred monsters were obliterated in less than a minute.
“Ahh, ha ha ha ha, as expected, you’re amazing! What astounding skills! This is what it takes to be an SSS-grade Solver, right?”
As if he had witnessed an entertaining spectacle, Adam laughed with glee.
Even having lost a pawn, Adam’s face was full of composure.
Adam grinned widely, drawing a big arc with his lips.
“And this is just the beginning.”
Adam clapped his hands.
The whole floor was cast in a thick shadow.
Red quickly lifted her head to look up, her brows slightly furrowed.
A horrid amalgamation of countless monsters was clustered together in the high ceiling that had been empty until just recently.
They made a chilling and loud cry.
And they were falling towards her with immense speed.
Red kicked up the head of a fallen machine at her feet, aiming a powerful kick towards the head of a robot floating in mid-air, directing it towards the monstrous mass.
With a deafening sound that ripped through the air, the launched machine’s head obliterated all the clustered monsters.
Torn flesh and crimson droplets poured down like a torrential rain.
The muck soaked those on the ground, but Red remained completely untainted.
On the contrary.
The fragments filled with filth and droplets of blood, along with the recently emerged monster’s carcasses lay sprawled on the ground.
Every creature Adam had summoned scattered into tiny particles of light, filling the entire space with golden specks.
A gruesome scene that would make anyone frown transformed instantly into a splendid and beautiful sight.
Sparkling, sparkling.
‘These are no ordinary beings.’
Though they had a physical form, the moment they lost their lives, their traces disappeared, and Red felt certain.
She turned her head to look at Adam.
A sharp glint from her golden eyes pierced through Derek’s gaze.
Under the blood-red glow of those fierce eyes, Adam felt a chill run down his spine.
His shoulders and lips quivered.
It wasn’t from fear; in fact, it was the opposite.
Seeing skills beyond his expectations only bolstered his competitiveness.
Adam’s eyes, which were gleaming wide, hardened with determination.
“Amazing. Truly amazing. To wipe them out so quickly. Yes. This warm-up is over. Shall I raise the difficulty level a notch? The creatures summoned thus far were merely C-B grade lowly creatures. Then the ones I will summon next….”
Snap!
With the sound of a finger being snapped, a new multitude of monsters made their appearance.
They appeared so hideous and ferocious that the earlier monsters seemed cute by comparison, radiating an enormous power that seemed dozens of times greater.
“ROOOAAAAAR! This time, they’re summoned with the strength level of A-S grade, unlike those earlier puny things!”
At Adam’s command, the monsters charged towards Red all at once.
Red clenched her fists and stamped the ground.
Her movements left no afterimages; she became the very wind, blending into the monsters as she shrouded them with her presence.
How could one catch the wind? Without even touching their clothes, a silent storm swept through, shredding the monsters to pieces.
With deft punches and kicks, the ground trembled, and the air was torn apart.
Until now, the monsters that had been the predators found themselves inverted, simply extinguished by a single human, with golden particles filling the air.
However.
Even as she dispatched the monsters, in the blink of an eye, new creatures filled in far greater numbers than before.
In the ongoing battle, Red couldn’t help but wonder.
“The ones who came at me must be curious about the secret behind my forces at this point. Where the heck this many troops are coming from, and how they keep pouring in.”
From above, Adam’s voice rang out.
Riding atop a floating monster, Adam looked down on the ground with his legs crossed.
Though he was distanced from the ground, his voice was as clear as if he were speaking right next to her.
He rested his cheek on his interlocked hands, a cruel smile playing on his lips.
“If I were to speak of my ability, it would be ‘Infinite Summoning.’ I continuously dispatch troops. To be more precise….”
Adam began to cheerfully elaborate on his powers.
In Adam’s head is a game.
A game where one character breaks through an unending infinite dungeon, earning points with every dungeon completed.
With those points, one can summon troops.
The advantage of this game is that.
The character continually grows, making the dungeon’s difficulty easier, therefore easier to accumulate points.
Even if the character dies, they can quickly revive and continue without any loss.
And without Adam needing to do anything particular, the game operates automatically.
In other words, at this very moment, points are accumulating, and troops continue to be summoned.
After hearing all this, Red was dumbfounded by the absurd ability, yet at the same time, she scoffed at him.
“Foolish. To easily spill your abilities to the enemy…”
To Red’s mockery, Adam retaliated, his mouth fully curled in a sneer.
“Whether you know or not, it makes no difference. No matter how strong you are, as a human, your stamina will eventually deplete. On the other hand, my power is infinite. How could an individual manage an infinite army? In the end, the one who wins will always be me.”
Adam stood up and spread his arms wide.
Breezes flowing neatly and the light pouring down from the ceiling.
A happy expression was on Adam’s face.
“And if I were to provide a reason for revealing my abilities, it would be to convey the truth. The cruel truth that you can never defeat me.”
Adam closed his eyes.
In the darkness, scenes from the past began to play like a video.
The resolute eyes of the Solvers and Organization members who charged at him with no intention of giving up.
They say the larger the hope, the greater the despair feels.
After feeling an undeniable force that one could not win against.
Seeing faces that had sunk into despair, his closed lips trembled with pure joy.
Calmly.
After taking a deep breath, Adam slowly opened his eyes.
“The ones who challenged me fought bravely, filled with hope like you do now. But in this unending battle, both their stamina and mental fortitude wore thin, and in the end, they chose to give up with faces filled with despair.”
There was a sparkle of purity in Adam’s eyes.
The corners of his mouth were intoxicated with delight.
Adam lowered his head.
“How does it feel to be faced with a ruthless truth? Is it despairing? Or do you still think you can win?”
“Such a predictable question.”
“Right, that’s the Red the Crime Killer. Let’s see how long you can keep those eyes. I look forward to seeing your beliefs shatter and your eyes clouded with despair.”
“Ha, really poor taste.”
“Poor taste? Ahahaha, if you were someone with great power, you’d understand this feeling well. The absolute omnipotence being no one can scoff at, and anyone can be manipulated at will. The high that comes from that process is truly, truly indescribably intoxicating.”
Red lifted her head to look at Adam.
The moment she saw his expression, her face contorted.
It was a grotesque smile colored with madness steeped in ecstasy.
Adam thought.
Power is the ultimate.
The strong gain the right to freely trample the weak.
And they also gain the right to be forgiven for everything.
It felt like becoming a god.
Therefore, Adam harbored thoughts of one day sitting in the seat of sin, surpassing the Four Great Organizations, manipulating the underworld, and ruling the entire city.
Adam orchestrated the battle unfolding on the ground, moving his hands elegantly like a conductor.
This time, SS-grade monsters appeared to attack Red.
Perhaps because they were SS-grade, Red began to feel the pressure slightly.
But even so, she showed no signs of exhaustion, and as she summoned more strength, even the SS-grade monsters burst apart.
As they diminished and diminished.
Monsters powerful enough to continuously be summoned.
While Adam pressed Red with SS-grade summons, he seemed to recall something and moved his lips.
“Ah~ by the way, didn’t you mention sponsoring an orphanage? After defeating you, I’ll….”
Boom!
Adam was unable to finish his words.
His body felt light as if it had floated.
Looking slightly downward, he saw the monster he had been riding on shattered into pieces.
As Adam began to fall.
“Uaaaaaaah!”
Unable to execute a proper landing, Adam summoned monsters to cushion his fall.
“Ugh. What the hell happened?”
With a slight dizziness gripping his head, Adam surveyed his surroundings.
He frowned.
Until now, Red had continuously dispatched monsters, causing golden particles to fill the air.
Now, however, a golden mist covered everything, clouding his vision.
Clomp, clomp.
Adam turned his head towards the sound of footsteps.
Amidst the golden mist, a pair of red eyes glowed intensely.
Adam involuntarily recoiled in fright, stumbling and falling on his backside.
An unsettling anxiety enveloped Adam, making him feel an eerie chill.
