"H-How could...you?" Rebecca softly asked.

"You were listening?" John inquired with an annoyed tone. "You look rather injured. Why not prioritize treating yourself instead of impolitely eavesdropping?"

"I noticed...a military vehicle...strangely left outside...so I thought there was a problem...here." She explained in her visible suffering. "But...I overhead...you...and Nathan Hayes..."

"Hmpf, this conversation wasn't your business--"

"We were created...with the blood of innocent people!" Rachel exclaimed as she put her hands on her head in anguish. "Because of a petty grudge...so many lives were lost!"

The death-bringers looked at Rebecca empathetically, understanding their comrade's feelings.

"Instead of eliminating blessed criminals...we unknowingly tormented an innocent person. Y...You used us...to quell your hatred!" She yelled as she shook her head in despair.

"...Tch, you shouldn't even be here," John replied. "Instead of dealing with the S-Class criminals, you got injured, and the situation has become worse than it has ever been. You super soldiers have fallen so far from grace. Even after getting information from the cult leader about their whereabouts, you guys still are having such a bad time."

In response to what John said, the death-bringers and Rebecca looked at him in surprise.

"W-What? Did y-you get the information...from an S-Class criminal?" Rebecca stuttered.

"Yes, in return, she would be removed from the criminal list. It was distasteful having to make a deal with a criminal, but I figured it would have been better for you guys to ambush them." John explained. "If only you guys were good guard dogs and killed them from the get-go, my reputation wouldn't have suffered this much."

His blatant apathy completely bewildered everyone, to the point of them breaking into sweat.

I knew everything that you did. Harvey thought. But I never thought you'd go back on your word and kill Corporal Wright's family...

"How wretched..." Harvey stated.

"Truly evil..." Added one of the death-bringers as they disdainfully side-eyed him.

"You're really...a monster!" Exclaimed Rebecca.

"Whatever, I don't care what you guys think," John responded as he rolled his eyes. "You guys would never understand anyway."

"Pfft...Ha...Haha." Nathan began to chuckle. His chuckle quickly turned into a heartfelt laugh.

"Tsk, what the hell is so funny!?" John asked.

"Haha, sorry. It's just...I knew my parents were the good ones." Nathan responded.

I knew it, Mom, Dad. I knew you guys were always innocent. It never mattered what anyone said about you...I always believed. Now I have the truth...and I'm truly happy. I can't wait to tell Lilith about this!

Nathan had a bright, genuine smile, which made John even more upset.

"Wipe that smile off of your face. It doesn't matter if I told you the truth because you're dying here!" John stated. "You will never tell anyone about this...not like they would believe a criminal!"

"I don't care about telling anyone else." Nathan corrected. "As long as I know my parents were innocent...I'm okay with keeping it to myself. Also, I'm not going to die here...not before I kill you!"

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"Tsk, what are you death-bringers waiting for!? Kill him already!!!" John ordered. One of them looked at Rebecca, who was still distraught before sighing. They approached the still-restrained Nathan.

"Damn it..." Nathan muttered. Suddenly, the super soldier delivered a straight to Nathan's gut. Simultaneously, the other death-bringer stopped restraining him, so Nathan fell to his knees from being punched.

"Ow, shit!" Nathan uttered as he clutched his stomach.

"What a tough armor." The death-bringer said to Nathan.

That didn't hurt as much as I thought, but he's going to go for another one!

That's exactly what the death-bringer did, as he followed up with a powerful spin kick, which Nathan barely blocked with his hands from striking his face. Although he blocked, he was still sent to the other side of the room, rolling violently and even knocking his head on the ground.

He lay on the ground momentarily before mustering the strength to get back up.

My arms...and stomach aren't hurting that much...it must be because of this armor...but getting rag-dolled like that...hurts...

"Stop toying with him and end it," John instructed. Obeying, they approached him quickly.

Shit...think Nathan...what can you do to survive now?

They were now right in front of him. Clenching their fist, one of them prepared the finishing blow.

Damn it...at least let me kill John!

As they were about to strike, the walls suddenly exploded.

"AAAHHHH!!!!" The officers yelled in surprise. Someone had crashed right into the walls, destroying it upon impact. The rubbles from the wall flew and struck the officers, which grievously injured them.

"HAHA! JUST AS THE DEVELOPER SAID, YOU WERE HERE, NATHAN!!!" Charles enthusiastically stated as he stood up from out of the rubble. He still had his injuries from attacking the previous military base, but he "Look like you were in danger, huh!?"

With his vision disoriented from the attacks he received, Nathan noticed him.

Charles?

"The battle-crazed killer!?" Harvey exclaimed with a mix of surprise and fear on his face.

"I see there are four super soldiers! Let's have fun then!!!" Charles excitedly declared.

"Shit! Kill him!" John ordered. Wasting no time, the death-bringers rushed him. However, Rebecca was still too distraught to fight.

The death-bringers all engaged Charles in hand-to-hand combat. Due to not using his physical enhancements, Charles was getting quickly overpowered. Jabs, hooks, and a multitude of kicks, they were able to land it all, forcing him to his knees.

"How stupid are you to rush into a military base that injured." One of them stated, to which Charles smiled at them. "Do it, Claw."

"Yeah." 'Claw,' as referred to by his comrade, responded. From his fingers on his right hand, thick metallic-looking claws emerged. He immediately thrust it into the middle of Charles' upper back.

"Ugh!" Charles uttered with a flinch. Claw continued by dragging his claws downward before pulling it out. He left multiple deep gashes in Charles' back, which bled profusely.

Yeah, these guys are the real deal! Physical Enhancement - Adrenaline Doping!

With his muscle mass increasing, Charles suddenly punched the ground with a terrifying amount of force. With a loud boom, the death-bringers were knocked away, and the officers were frightened like never before.

"Tsk! It's too dangerous to stay here...I'm leaving!" John said as he frantically got up. He ran to a door behind him with 'Emergency' written on it and opened it. Harvey, the uninjured, and the mildly injured officers quickly followed behind.

"Tsk! You're not getting away!!!" Nathan declared as he chased them.

"Where do you think you're going!?" One of the death-bringers shouted before rushing Nathan.

Adrenaline Doping - Maximum!

Charles appeared right in front of the super soldier and delivered a right hook to his chin. Charles's strike produced great winds, which sent the super soldier crashing into the walls and even knocking Nathan to the ground.

Ugh...did you have to use so much force, Charles?

"Shadowgun!" Claw called out in concern.

"Haha! Don't look away from a fight!" Charles commented.

"Shut up! I'll rip your heart out!" In retaliation, Claw charged at him and thrust his claws into his chest. However, he was unable to pierce Charles this time.

What!? I could have pierced him before! These claws could pierce diamond!

Charles swiped at Claw, but he narrowly avoided it by jumping backward. Nathan used the opportunity again to chase John.

I'll leave these guys up to Charles. Right now, I have to kill that bastard.

Just like that, Nathan escaped through the emergency exit.

"Damn it! He's getting away!" Claw angrily said.

"It's fine." The third death-bringer said.

"How is it fine, Deathgrip!?" Claw asked.

"We'll take care of Charles. If Nathan kills them...I suppose it's karma for what they've done." Deathgrip, as called by Claw, explained.

"But..." Claw muttered. Simultaneously, Shadowgun came out of the rubble and returned to his comrades. His face was badly bruised, but he seemed extremely angry.

"Charles is a bigger threat right now," Deathgrip stated. "We have to prioritize him now."

"YEAH! COME AT ME ALL AT ONCE!!!"