# Chapter 122
The existing barrier shattered and a new barrier created by Zenon was formed. It was a barrier that caused hallucinations; people outside couldn’t know what was happening inside, and the headquarters was temporarily forgotten in people’s minds.
Even if the employees inside tried to escape, they couldn’t get out because of the barrier—they were literally like mice trapped in a box.
Except for a few areas, radio waves weren’t transmitting, so they couldn’t request help from outside. Thanks to Fenil’s spellwork, communication between Alice organization members was possible, but that was it.
Kay swiftly passed through the chaotic headquarters. Sleep gas would be being sprayed in areas where regular employees were located. Putting them to sleep was the most convenient way to incapacitate them.
However, there was a high possibility that the sleep gas wouldn’t work on the superhumans belonging to Peace. Alex and the other members were tasked with handling them.
Since they weren’t siding with Raymon but merely confronting the attackers, they couldn’t be killed, but Alex would make good judgments on how to proceed.
Unlike last time when he used a key card, this time he directly destroyed the door. After focusing strength in his fist and driving it toward the door, with a loud crashing sound, the glass door shattered.
As Kay entered, the researchers who had been moving busily stopped in their tracks and stared at him in unison.
“What on earth…”
“Wasn’t that person supposed to be dead?”
Kay indifferently scanned the people whispering. Anyway, everyone here was someone who needed to be killed. Kay didn’t hesitate any longer.
He swung his sharp claws at those who couldn’t grasp the situation. They collapsed bleeding, not even realizing what had happened to their bodies.
Thud—
The researchers who had been blankly watching the scene were able to come to their senses at the dull sound.
“Kyaaa!”
“Quick, call a hero!”
“We can’t communicate!”
Even as they frantically tried to respond, Kay continued to swing his hand. With each swing, blood sprayed like a fountain, and before long, his body was covered in blood.
Though he grimaced at the fishy smell, Kay didn’t stop his attack. Eventually, people began to flee from Kay’s eyes, which held a quiet killing intent.
“Get out of the way!”
“I’m getting out first!”
Those who hadn’t thought the entire headquarters would become Alice’s feeding ground rushed out like the tide. Kay briefly observed the researchers pushing each other desperately to escape before turning his body.
Others would handle them. What he needed to do was rescue Alice.
Kay headed toward where Alice was located, putting strength into his feet that were sticky with blood. With every movement, blood scattered from his entire body like droplets.
He could easily find Alice’s location as Fenil had informed him. Zenon must have told Fenil.
Unlike before, Kay ran to the room at the very end and stopped. The iron bars and the heavy iron door were like a prison holding a prisoner.
He took out the key he had received in advance, inserted it into the keyhole, and slowly turned it. With a creaking sound, the door began to open gradually.
The room hadn’t changed from before. Kay found Alice lying on the bed.
But her condition, which he saw after a long time, was serious. A pale blue complexion, lips that had turned blue, and a forehead wet with cold sweat.
Kay couldn’t help but harden his face at the faint breath that seemed like it could disappear at any moment.
“Melia, how long will it take?”
—About 3 minutes. Is something wrong?
“…It’s nothing.”
Three minutes wasn’t a very long time, but it wasn’t short either. Kay first carefully picked up Alice. He planned to at least bring Alice to the healing ability user.
However, there were people who stopped Kay. He went back inside when he saw people walking toward him with upright postures.
Superhumans were supposed to be being handled above, so while a few might come here, it was difficult for Kay to understand why there were so many.
“Fenil, what’s the current situation?”
—It seems there are hidden superhumans. I don’t know how many, but quite a lot, and they’re currently scattered.
So that’s what it was. These must be the hidden superhumans she mentioned. Kay adjusted his posture after placing Alice as safely as possible.
“They’ve come for me too.”
As he spoke, he swung his fist. A man who took a direct hit from uncontrolled strength was slammed into the wall.
It would be normal to groan when receiving a sudden impact, but the man showed no reaction. Kay noticed something strange about this.
“These people are unconscious.”
Their oddly dull movements, except during combat, had been bothering him. Soon, Kay realized from their unfocused eyes and silent mouths that they had no consciousness.
—You mean they’re being controlled?
“Yes, I’m just knocking them out for now…”
Once he knew they were being controlled, he couldn’t kill them. So he was attacking in a way that would knock them out with one blow if possible.
But no matter how exceptional Kay was, it was difficult to subdue all those rushing to kill him. A woman who seemed to be a summoning ability user conjured a sword in front of his eyes and swung it, which Kay failed to notice.
Just as the sharp blade was about to cut his neck—
“Are you okay?”
Ben, who had quickly approached, struck the woman’s nape and knocked her out. The sword that fell to the ground turned into smoke and dissipated into the air. Only then did Kay have time to look behind him, and he stiffened belatedly at Ben’s sudden appearance.
“Ah… Thank you.”
He thanked Ben while blocking an approaching man, having assessed the situation. Though not showing it, Kay was quite surprised—not because he almost died, but because Ben had saved him.
All sorts of questions arose instantly, but he suppressed them and refocused on the present.
“That…”
“They were all former test subjects.”
“Was the experiment successful?”
Kay had simply thought that superhumans were being controlled. So he couldn’t help but be very surprised at Ben’s words.
“Since they manifested without knowing the exact cause, it’s not a success.”
“Is it like your case?”
“I’m… a bit different.”
Then is it like Alice’s situation? Well, if superpowers manifest, it would be more useful to exploit them in other ways than to kill them.
“We shouldn’t kill them, right?”
“If possible…”
Kay could immediately tell what Ben wanted. He opened his mouth toward Fenil.
“Fenil, are you listening?”
—I’ll let them know not to kill.
After getting confirmation, Kay spoke while still looking at the many superhumans.
“Ben, please take care of Alice.”
“Wouldn’t it be faster if I handled this?”
With Ben’s mind control ability, it would certainly be faster if not for the current circumstances.
“If they’ve been controlled for a long time, brainwashing might not work well.”
Brainwashing basically involves dominating the opponent’s consciousness. But since their consciousness was already considerably dimmed, it was better for him to handle them.
“How will you, handle them?”
Instead of answering, Kay began to infuse his entire body with strength. His ordinary ears changed into wolf ears, and a swaying wolf tail sprouted from his tailbone.
It wasn’t because of an unexpected emotional change, but because he intentionally maximized his power. His eyes, which had turned golden, flashed and emitted light.
Kay jumped toward the wall as if flying after putting strength into his feet. He knocked out the superhumans at an amazing speed as he ran along the wall.
Someone with telekinesis must have been present as his body slowed down slightly, but he shook it off with brute force and subdued the opponent. When he struck the solar plexus, the man collapsed weakly.
Meanwhile, a fireball flew toward him, but Kay, who had already noticed it, blocked it with the door.
“Kay, behind you!”
A woman who had enhanced her body swung her fist toward his heart, seemingly not intending to give him a moment to breathe. Kay quickly twisted his body away from the fist, whose power was apparent just from looking at it.
He successfully knocked her out, taking advantage of the moment when she lost her balance and staggered. At this rate, he could clean up without any trouble.
But a troublesome opponent appeared before him—a man with the superpower of body transformation. Body transformation didn’t match well with close combat fighters like himself because the opponent would transform parts of their body into weapons when approached.
This time was no different. Kay, knowing he couldn’t drag this out, aimed for the nape, but sharp nails had already formed on the neck. When he tried to strike the abdomen, it transformed into a knife, and other areas weren’t much different. Eventually, Kay had no choice but to use the final method.
Dodging the attack of the man who had transformed his hand into a blade, Kay drove his fist toward the nape. The neck surface instantly changed into a sharp saw, but Kay didn’t stop his hand.
From observation, it seemed that even with body transformation, vital organs couldn’t be transformed. If he could break through the outer wall, the rest would be easy.
His fist, delivered with gritted teeth, had its back completely sawed by the saw. However, as he continued to push without loosening the strength in his hand, the saw finally broke and skin began to appear.
Kay didn’t miss this opportunity. He opened his fist, controlled his strength, and struck the opponent’s neck. Only when the man’s body went limp could Kay exhale.
“You…”
Ben stared at his fist in shock. Kay, worried that this situation might be conveyed to Haylen, hastily removed his in-ear device.
“Please keep this a secret.”
“But your hand…”
Ben’s words stopped as the hand gradually healed. An awkward smile spread across Kay’s face.
“It’s nothing.”
Ben didn’t know the fact that his lifespan was being shortened, so even though it felt uneasy, he would just let it pass.
“Let’s move outside.”
Kay looked at his hand as he approached Alice. How much of his lifespan had been cut? He only hoped that Haylen wouldn’t find out about this.
