"Silver King... will you... truly do it?"
Looking at his retreating back, Luke clenched his teeth and asked.
In this matter, those children will forever be the most hurt. Because the children will be killed by the very person who sheltered them.
Luke didn't believe the Silver King was unaware of this. If he were in that position, if he truly let that happen, he would even commit suicide because he couldn't bear the guilt.
Facing the question from his loyal subordinate, the Silver King did not answer. He didn't even turn his head, merely returning to his seat. Luke felt profound pain, his heart squeezed, but he could only carry Nene back.
The Silver King had cut ties with everyone, even with the home for the lost that he had built.
The evening of the second day.
In Tokyo, a gathering took place. It was not of officials, nor of citizens, but of the notorious names on the IP Ranking list.
Ranks from 200 downward had almost all gathered here. From members of the Witch's Guild to freelance Civil Security personnel, or even the assassin organization HYBIRD joined this gathering. All came with the goal of defeating, even eliminating, the Silver King.
"Can't contact Satomi Rentaro? That guy's strength is not bad."
"Tch, that guy is just like those in the Territory, deciding to sit still and wait for death."
"I heard it's because Satomi Rentaro once apprenticed under the Silver King, even if only for a short time."
"..."
No one dwelled on this issue, because the number of people this time was very large. Having Rentaro or not having Rentaro didn't matter.
So that night, over two hundred high-ranking three-digit IP pairs, along with thirty two-digit IP pairs, launched a large-scale campaign to surround and kill the Silver King.
The observers couldn't help but feel a little anticipation, because this lineup could even be used to deal with a Stage Five Gastrea.
Except...
The entire Homeland Flame Memorial site was utterly ravaged. But the last person standing... was still the Silver King.
He just advanced and fought, throwing each person aside like garbage. His speed, his reaction, his processing ability were all at an unbelievably difficult level. Even when facing five hundred enemies simultaneously, he could reap them one by one.
What a joke. Even when facing tens of thousands of clones of Genesis, where each clone was ten times harder to deal with than this group of people, the Silver King didn't even flinch. So how could he be flustered in this situation?
The desperate screams grew less frequent, the gunfire dwindled, and the light from bombs and bullets diminished. In the end, only a cold battlefield remained.
The Silver King won again, and this victory seemed to be the final blow, breaking the backbone of humanity's resistance.
Some people gave up. They gave up everything, returning to the people they loved the most. Some finally stepped out of their shame, doing the things they had always wanted to do, such as confessing their love to the person they loved. Some immersed themselves in their own world, hoping that the next life would be less painful.
The world fell silent.
Because tomorrow was the last day of this world.
The third day.
The sky was blue, the clouds were white, the weather was very good, calm and gentle, with a cool breeze.
No one would come to challenge him today.
The Silver King looked at the sky, lost in thought.
Suddenly, he sensed footsteps approaching from the opposite direction. Steady, forceful; the footsteps of a martial arts practitioner.
Satomi Rentaro.
This young man had been absent since his appearance on the first day. He did not even appear in the siege battle last night.
He didn't expect him to appear on the final day.
No longer a joke, no need for many words.
Immediately, Rentaro rushed towards the Silver King. His True Sight opened, and the world around him instantly slowed down, so much so that even the dust particles floating in the air paused.
For the past few days, he was absent for no other reason than intensive training. He had created a technique to accelerate his body to keep up with the reaction speed of the True Sight. Now, he could not only see, he could also move!
"Extreme Speed!"
That was his new technique.
Rentaro could only use Extreme Speed to increase his strength for a short period. Otherwise, he couldn't think of any way to defeat the Silver King.
However, the Silver King was worthy of his title. He was like a bottomless pit; his limits could never be known.
Even in the accelerated environment, Rentaro saw that the Silver King's gaze was constantly following him. This meant that the Silver King could fully keep up with Rentaro in his Extreme Speed state!
A punch was thrown, hitting Rentaro straight on, sending him flying far away. The Silver King did not give up this opportunity, immediately charging after him. A fistfight ensued. They used equal speeds, but with a disparity in technique that was too great. The entire process was Rentaro on the defense; he couldn't counterattack even once.
Finally, Rentaro was knocked away, skidding across the ground and spitting blood.
Immediately, a somewhat frantic shout erupted; it was Kisara, holding her sword, rushing towards the Silver King. Rentaro couldn't stop her in time, only watching Kisara slash her sword down.
Against this attack, the Silver King simply extended two fingers to clamp the blade. His other hand prepared to punch her abdomen. But the fist hadn't reached her yet when it was blocked by Sukekiyou's sword and Kagetane's shield. Behind them, Enju jumped up, planning to ambush the Silver King with a charged kick from above, while Kohina skimmed across the ground, having a similar intention. Not far away, Tina, with her sniper rifle, tried to aim at his joints, harassing him whenever he intended to attack someone else.
The one-on-one fight turned into a melee. The Silver King remained skillful and proficient. He suddenly became unbelievably fast, immediately catching Enju's shin and throwing her toward Tina, crippling two combat forces at once. He punched and broke Kohina's twin swords and kicked the little girl aside. He tore through Kagetane's invisible shield and Endless Scream, then broke the man's arm. As for the two master and disciple, Sukekiyou and Kisara, their coordination only held him back for a moment before their two swords broke and plunged into the ground. He lifted both of them and threw them aside like two bags of garbage.
This was overwhelming dominance; it was uncompromising.
Only now could they feel how desperate it was to become an enemy of the Silver King.
"I once had great mercy..."
The Silver King had said so, but no one paid attention.
Rentaro witnessed all of this, seeing the people he loved being injured by that silver figure. The astonishment on his face turned into fury.
"Silver King!!!"
This shout of "Silver King" no longer carried the usual reverence, but the culmination of his indignation towards the man's actions.
Rentaro jumped up, rushing towards the Silver King like a madman. His True Sight was immediately pushed to the maximum. His entire body gathered and adjusted its power to the highest level. All his strength was condensed to the extreme, further enhanced by the maximum Extreme Speed. Rentaro felt that this punch was the strongest punch he could ever deliver.
Seeing this, the Silver King also threw a punch, meeting Rentaro head-on.
Boom!!!
An earth-shattering explosion erupted; the shockwave even shook the entire memorial area. But that was not even the moment the two fists collided, because both their speeds already surpassed the speed of sound.
Rentaro flew backward. His entire Varanium arm was shattered, scattering into fragments dancing in the air. He fell to the ground, his eyes blurred and unfocused.
As for the Silver King, looking at the evidence, Rentaro's strongest punch ever merely made him retreat one step.