"You will be eliminated, so no need to watch the scenery," The Queen Deathbringer stated.

"Is that so!?" Charles questioned with a large grin. "Enough standing around then!"

Physical Enhancement: Adrenaline Doping - Maximum! Charles wasted no time and drastically increased the size of his muscle mass before charging at the trio. Simultaneously, Claw moved away from his leader, Queen Deathbringer.

Charles rushed the female super soldier and wound up a punch...at least, that was his intention.

SPLURRT!

Stopping him in his tracks, blood suddenly sprayed from Charles's side. He felt a searing pain there too.

"Huh?" Charles uttered as he stared at the wound. What was that...?

Shadowgun, who rushed to the roof of a building, performed a finger-gun gesture at the distracted Charles. From the tip of his index finger, Shadowgun fired multiple bullets which pierced the skin of the extremely durable Charles.

"I wouldn't carelessly move if I were you," The Queen Deathbringer advised as she stood before Charles. "Either way, it doesn't matter. You're already caught in my trap."

"Ha! What are you talking about!" Charles retorted. "The fight has just started!"

Charles wound up a punch, and the Queen Deathbringer watched. Much to his surprise, several bleeding cuts became outlined on his arm.

"...Ah, I see what's going on," Charles said.

"You are tougher than most," The Queen Deathbringer said. "If you weren't, you'd have been dismembered with the slightest movements."

That bastard may have defeated the strongest super soldier, but our boss is nothing to sneeze at. Claw, who was gazing at the Queen Deathbringer, thought. She never cemented her rank as the third-ranked super soldier because she became fond of us deathbringers after spending time together. She was third only to the blessed slaughterer and zombie in physical prowess and no one better than the Queen Deathbringer, the strongest assassin, in lethality.

Blood Doping - Maximum! Charles thought as his muscle mass decreased to normal levels. Pulsating arteries became visible across his body, and his eyes became bloodshot.

As Charles looked around, he ascertained the cause of the sudden cuts on his body. All around him were infinitesimally thin threads, with the Queen Deathbringer's hands being the origin. In other words, Queen Deathbringer had trapped the area with sharp threads that came from her hands and were immensely hard to see.

Charles could see them once he had used maximum blood doping, as that technique boosted his visual acuity to its fullest extent.

"I've never seen a super soldier with something like this!" Charles said with a smile. "This is a different flavor from the blessed slaughterer, but I'm sure it'll be just as delicious."

"Your personality is truly annoying," The Queen Deathbringer retorted. "Whatever, it's all over now."

Suddenly, cuts became visible on every part of Charles's body. The Queen Deathbringer had wrapped the threads around his body.

"Urgh!" Charles groaned as blood seeped through the cuts on his body. Shadowgun used that opportunity to shoot Charles several times in the side, which the bullets pierced.

"I've been waiting for this day, bastard!" Claw stated as he delivered a wind-force-generating strike to Charles's abdomen.

"Guh--"

BAM!

The Queen Deathbringer executed a devious and powerful uppercut to Charles's chin. As his head tilted in the air from the strike, blood flew right out his mouth.

Ah, this woman injured me... Charles thought. These guys will be a bit of fun!

This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there.

* * *

The effects of the destructive explosion Trixie created began to show on the country as darkened clouds covered the sky. As the mushroom cloud dissipated after several minutes, ashen material descended on the scorched earth.

While the explosion affected several neighboring cities, the destruction didn't come close to ground zero. It was a ruined city with a large hole occupying a good portion. In the center of the hole was a weird shadow imprinted on the ground.

Silence perpetuated in the area as there were no signs of life or movement due to the nuclear-level explosion. There was no movement when suddenly, the shadowy imprint on the ground manifested black bubbles.

It's like water boiling as bubbles morphed from the imprint. Strangely, a fleshy-like substance created out of the shadow began rising. The flesh mound began morphing into a humanoid shape.

The flesh rising from the shadow imprint was like a butterfly finishing its metamorphosis and leaving its cacoon. After fully forming, the humanoid shape acquired human features and a white skin color.

The human was none other than Jack. He had done the impossible - he regenerated vaporization, everything except his clothing. His nakedness made his large and chiseled full-body muscles visible.

"W-What the? I-I'm alive?" Jack questioned as he stared at himself in visible shock. "The jester destroyed my body, and I regenerated from that?"

Almost immediately, Jack's surprise morphed into a smirk.

I don't have to worry about anything then. Jack thought. I won't have to worry if I can return from getting annihilated.

"Wow! I'm glad you're alright, Jack!" The developer, who approached Jack, said. "You had me worried for a second, but I guess there's no need to be worried about my game character."

"Oh, hey, developer. If I'm seeing you, then I truly am alive. You don't know how delighted I am right now," Jack responded. He had a rather genuine smile on his face. "I found something new about myself. I truly love my blessing and talent."

While everything was erased in the vicinity, Jack's durability negator knives were resting on the ground, completely unscathed from the explosion. Upon seeing them, Jack picked them up.

I should thank that jester woman for showing me this about myself. Well, that's if she survived that explosion. Jack pondered. If she did, I'll thank her by quickly murdering her.

"Can you make some clothes for me?" Jack requested. "I can't go around public naked, after all."

"Oh, yeah. No problem." The developer said before snapping his fingers. Immediately, Jack's usual white attire manifested on him.

"Thanks. I feel quite weakened, but my strength is rapidly returning," Jack remarked as he performed some arm stretches. "I guess that's a side effect of regenerating from destruction."

"That's good then," The developer responded. "Hurry up and go now! Complete your mission now! I'll be following you!"

"Heh, gladly," Jack responded. Without any further conversing, Jack moved off at extreme speeds.

I can't wait to see the fight between Jack and Amber Hoss. The people who are blessed by gods at the top. The developer thought as he watched Jack leave. And I can't wait for Jack to crush Amber completely.

* * *

Meanwhile, Altius was at the military base where Jack attacked and kidnapped Chief Barry. An expression of anger filled his face as Altius walked past the corpses of countless soldiers.

"There...are no survivors. Jack did this to them..." Altius muttered to himself. "Many of them...are so young. They haven't done anything...with their lives yet."

As Altius exited the gates of the military base, he recalled the talk he had with Amber. He remembered telling her that the older generations should be the ones who clean up their messes so that the younger generation can have a good life.

I told her...a complete lie. Altius thought. We haven't cleaned up anything...without the younger generation being affected.

Jack, who was running nearby, saw Altius leaving the military base.

Huh? A soldier? Jack thought. Well, it wouldn't hurt to stop by and kill them.

After making an internal decision, Jack stopped right in front of Altius. A shocked expression appeared on his face when Altius registered this.

"Hello, mate," Jack greeted.

"...It's you...perfect timing," Altius said as his expression returned to his angered state. "In this military base, you have murdered all those soldiers, right?"

"Aw, shucks...yeah, you're right, mate," Jack responded as he scratched his head. "It was pretty fun--"

"You're truly a monster," Altius interjected as pulsating arteries became visible on his forehead, indicating his rising anger. "Taking away so many young lives...making Amber and my damn students suffer..."

Jack's eyes widened slightly in response to Altius's words.

"Huh? Did you say something about the brat?" Jack questioned. "Are you an instructor of hers or something?"

"Quit your damn talking," Altius retorted. "Hearing your voice is making me upset."

In response, Jack smirked.

"Looks like I was right to stop here, then. I'm in a pretty good mood, you know? I've learned that no matter what injuries I sustain, I'll always come back, even if my body is destroyed." Jack said. "Even though I love killing, I'd surely be wary of the enemy if they had some move that could annihilate me. But now, I don't have to do that. My mind is completely free of that now!"

Altius gazed at Jack with rage-filled eyes as he monologued.

"I am going to kill you, Mr. Instructor," Jack declared.

"...I told you already...to shut your damn mouth. It doesn't matter what you say now, you pissed me the hell off, bastard!" Altius responded. "I will kill you so that Amber and the other runts won't need to fight you!"