The Shadow Monarch Izuku Midoriya

Ch 18: Lizards Part 5

"Talk"

'Thought'

[System]

Izuku moved his gaze from one Hero to the next.

Hwang gulped. The fact that a dagger had appeared out of nowhere in his hand was surprising, but what shocked him even more was Joontae's death, 'How did an E-rank kill a D-rank in one hit?'

Regardless of what trick he used, he could no longer be underestimated. They had to become focused. Hwang cast a glance to his side, 'give him another one.'

Gyuhwan nodded. He would not make the same mistake! The determined hands once more gathered light in them. But before he could fire the arrow of light, Izuku appeared before  Gyuhwan and he said, "Huh?"

Gyuhwan's mouth opened wide in surprise. Izuku's eyes were fierce and thought, 'First, the Mage-class Hero with strong firepower but weak constitution.' He had already made all the calculations. The dagger embedded into Gyuhwan's neck. Gyuhwan grabbed his neck and fell.

Another hero yelled, "Kill him!" But then it was to no effort as he screamed, "Ahh!!!"

The man's death signaled the start of the fight; all the Heroes came at Izuku. Izuku sharpened his nerves and focused on each of their movements.

Sound disappeared, and time slowed down. The power of the agility stat, raised to 38 points, began to show off. He blocked and dodged the torrent of swords, spears and arrows that were coming at him.

The Heroes'.... Ex heroes eyes widened, 'How, how is an E-ranker moving like this?!' Their faces became pale.

Speed was relative. To their eyes, Izuku's movements were terrifyingly swift. Izuku weaved between the ex Heroes, stabbing them one by one.

Kasaka's Poisoned Fang inflicted its debuffs left and right, throwing the Heroes into chaos.

All around the room, the Heroes' screams spilled forth. Five of the surrounding enemies had already fallen.

ring~

Enemies to deal with: 1

Enemies dealt with: 7

Izuku faced the last man remaining. The hairy man with a large physique, Hwang. With a determined face, he threw aside his shield and gathered his energy. He kicked the ground and charged.

As he ran, he thought to himself. He was a Tanker who shone in the upper echelon of C-rankers. The target was probably a Dealer. His movements were fast, but there was no way that he would have the power to go through his body, reinforced with the 'Strengthen skill and thought, 'You cannot give me a mortal wound with a mere dagger!'

The one who would be destroyed in their clash will be Izuku!

He tackled with his shoulder as the distance closed and said, "Strengthen!" The room suddenly spun around him, and the Dungeon's ceiling appeared before his eyes.

Slam!

His head shook and he felt a great pain on his neck and back. He tried to rise but his body did not listen. The struggling Hwang sprawled on the ground.

Blood came out of his mouth and Hwang thought, 'Did... did he just throw me?' He, Hwang, just lost in power? In a contest of strength?

Hwang said, "A mere E-rank trash like you..."

He realized his mistake. 5 C-ranks and 4 D-ranks were defeated in an instant. There was no way Izuku was an E-ranker.

Izuku stood next to Hwang. The man could not even move his body. The results of the fight was clear. If this was a competitive sport, this is where it would end. It was not going to end here.

Hwang  raised a feeble hand, "P-please, let me live. If you want money, I'll give you money. Plenty of it, just let me live..."

Izuku replied with ice in his voice, "Three times." Aren't you embarrassed to ask someone you tried to kill three times for mercy?"

One. Through blocking the entrance.

Two. Through ordering Yoo Jin.

Three. Through Jo Gyuhwan's magic.

Hwang had made three attempts on Izuku's life, discounting the fight just now. Give and Take. After returning alive from the temple, Izuku had made this creed. To give as much was given, and to take as much was taken. Whether it was good or bad. There would be no compromise.

Realizing he could not beg for mercy, Hwang opened his eyes wide and foamed at the mouth and said, "You, you think you'll just get away with this?! Do you know who my little brother-"

Snap!

Hwang could not continue with his crushed neck. His eyes rolled back to reveal their whites.

ring~

Enemies to deal with: 0

Enemies dealt with: 8

The quest was finally over.

"Phew-"

Izuku's lengthy sigh carried many meanings. He took his hand off Hwang's throat and looked at it. Although it was a one-sided battle, his hands were shaking at the fact that he had just taken eight lives, 'Is this really okay?'

He placed the hand on his chest and felt his heart.

It was beating normally, 'I wonder...'

From the day that he had returned from the underground temple, perhaps the System wasn't the only change within Izuku. But his worries were brief, interrupted by the familiar electronic tone.

ring~

[You've completed the 'Emergency Quest: Deal With The Enemies']

The reward for completing the quest has arrived.

Would you like to verify? (Y/N)

He had expected this. Without delay, he confirmed the rewards, "Verify."

ring~

You've received the below rewards.

Reward 1. Status Recovery

Reward 2. Stat points +10

Reward 3. Skill: 'Bloodlust

Accept all?

(Hopefully you guys enjoyed this chapter...) (Words 907)