Chapter 72: Void’s Judgment
Flinch stared at me in pure terror.
He couldn’t form a single word.
Every instinct in his body screamed at him to run—but his mind had already collapsed under fear. His throat trembled as a low growl escaped his mouth.
He stretched his trembling hand toward me.
In an instant, black lightning burst forth from his palm, roaring violently as it shot straight toward my body.
Despite his fear, he forced a twisted grin onto his face.
"Hah!! Even if your power has returned, you still won’t be able to withstand mine!!"
I looked at him with a flat, emotionless gaze.
Just seeing his face made my stomach churn.
I had reached my limit.
I stepped forward—slowly.
The black lightning continued to strike my body relentlessly, but none of it had any effect on me. It dispersed the moment it touched my aura, like water evaporating on hot steel.
"W–WHAT!?" Flinch screamed in disbelief.
"WHY IS IT NOT WORKING!?"
I ignored his words completely.
I continued walking toward him at an unhurried pace.
Void energy coiled around my hand, deep blue mixed with absolute darkness.
Flinch’s pupils shrank.
To him, what stood before him now wasn’t a man—
It was death itself.
He stepped back as I moved forward.
"No...! Don’t come any closer!!!"
Tears streamed down his face. Cold sweat drenched his body.
He kept retreating until his back slammed into the wall.
There was nowhere left to go.
"No!! Stay away!!!"
He unleashed his power desperately, hurling everything he had at me—but it was all meaningless.
None of it reached me.
Without realizing it, fear overwhelmed him completely.
A dark stain spread across his pants.
He had lost control of his own body.
His eyes trembled as he stared at my aura.
"That aura...!" he screamed hoarsely.
"Why do you possess that aura!?"
Aura?
What was he talking about?
Had fear finally driven him insane?
My irritation deepened.
In the next instant, I vanished.
I reappeared right beside him.
My hand landed firmly on his shoulder.
"K–heh?"
"You already piss me off," I said coldly.
"So bear the consequences."
In that moment—
Flinch’s body shattered.
Not exploded.
Not torn.
But disassembled—split into thousands upon thousands of pieces, as if reality itself had sliced him apart.
Flesh, bone, and fragments rained onto the floor.
"No!!! Please!!! Spare me!!!"
I froze.
He was still speaking.
Even after being reduced to countless pieces.
"...Impressive," I muttered.
"You can still talk even after being cut into thousands of fragments."
I looked down at the scattered remains.
"Then let me ask you one thing."
The fragments trembled.
"Are you undead?"
Silence.
But I already had my answer.
His silence confirmed it.
Undead.
That shouldn’t exist.
In the original webtoon, there was no mention of undead beings.
Which meant—
This world had already deviated far beyond the original storyline.
"I’ll take your silence as a yes."
I extended my hand toward the remains.
"No!!! No!!! Please!!! I beg you!!!"
"Void—Realm."
The floor beneath the fragments warped.
A swirling abyss of deep blue and absolute darkness formed—a vortex spinning like a devouring storm.
The fragments were pulled into it.
One by one.
I heard Flinch’s final screams echoing as he was dragged into nothingness.
Then—
Silence.
The Void closed.
I looked around.
The people I had knocked unconscious earlier were beginning to stir.
Slowly regaining consciousness.
Noticing that, I reached beneath my cloak and pulled out a spare mask.
I put it on.
Adjusted my hair calmly.
Then I turned toward Ji-hye.
She was still lying motionless.
Unconscious.
I walked toward her.
Carefully lifted her into my arms—princess-style.
And then—
I teleported.
*Hero Association Medical Wing – Korea Branch*
Doctors and nurses rushed frantically through the treatment room.
Heroes wounded in the recent war filled the beds.
Orders echoed everywhere.
Park Hyun-Woo stood at the center, directing nurses with sharp commands.
Then—
A dark blue light appeared in the middle of the room.
Everyone froze.
All eyes turned toward the unfamiliar glow.
Confusion spread instantly.
Armed guards rushed in, weapons raised, aiming straight at the light.
From within it—
A figure emerged.
The person they feared the most.
Indigo.
But something was different.
He was carrying someone.
Every person in the room recognized who it was.
Ji-hye.
Lightnova.
Rank S Hero.
Fear gripped the room.
Except for one man.
Park Hyun-Woo’s eyes widened in shock.
Indigo wouldn’t appear recklessly like this.
Indigo glanced around, as if searching for something.
His eyes stopped on an empty hospital bed.
He walked over and gently laid Ji-hye down.
Carefully brushing the hair away from her face.
At that moment, the guards rushed toward him.
"Don’t move!!"
"How dare a villain enter a place like this!!"
Indigo said nothing.
He walked toward them slowly.
"Don’t come any closer!! Stop!!"
Their voices trembled.
Fear overtook them.
They opened fire.
Hundreds of bullets flew toward Indigo.
But Indigo remained calm.
With a single wave of his hand—
Every bullet vanished.
As Indigo closed the distance, he placed a hand on one guard’s shoulder.
"You shouldn’t do that," he said quietly.
"This is a treatment room."
Then his voice dropped.
"And do you know what’s worse?"
His grip tightened slightly.
"Your bullets almost hit her."
The guard froze.
"If even one of them had touched her," Indigo continued,
"I would’ve torn your flesh apart and fed it to sharks in the ocean."
The guards dropped their weapons immediately.
Indigo turned and walked toward Park Hyun-Woo.
He stopped beside him.
"I want you to treat her personally," Indigo said.
"There are no visible injuries—but her mind has been severely damaged."
"I’m counting on you."
Park Hyun-Woo nodded silently.
Then—
Indigo disappeared.
The dark blue light faded.
The entire room exhaled in relief.
Whispers spread quickly.
Speculation.
Questions.
Why had Indigo come with Ji-hye in his arms?
What was their relationship?
Confusion filled the air.
But Park Hyun-Woo already knew the answer.
He smiled faintly and walked toward Ji-hye’s bedside.
*Outside Seoul National University*
Kim Gae-in stared in disbelief at the fallen enemies.
"Hey! What happened to them!?"
"They collapsed before I even touched them!"
Min-seo shook her head.
"I don’t know either."
Elvera spoke calmly.
"It seems Master Indigo has succeeded."
So-ah remained silent, her body drenched in sweat.
Then—
A familiar presence appeared.
Indigo teleported directly in front of them.
"Oppa!!"
Min-seo shouted, running toward him.
The others followed immediately.
They hugged him gently.
"Today’s work is finished," Indigo said calmly.
"Thank you for your help."
He looked at them all.
"Now... let’s go home."
Their faces lit up instantly.
"LET’S GO!!"