Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan

Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan – 094

– Whirr. –
– Boom! Bam! –
A long stream of flame, emanating from Flame Emperor’s hand as he reverted from the form of a phoenix, pierced through the roaring giant sand whale.
In an instant, his hands were equipped with red gloves. He swiftly drew out his specialized armor, given the abundance of Lord-class spirits.
– Splat! –
At that moment, grains of sand densely packed in the air suddenly converged into flying scythe-like shapes. Flame Emperor quickly summoned flames to create a shield of fire.
– Crack! –
The sand scythes slashed at the flame shield, but their power weakened, unable to reach Flame Emperor. The scythes then turned back into swirling sand, soon coalescing into a colossal insect-like monster resembling a sand mite.
Simultaneously, a sand hammer, several meters in diameter, swung down from the elevated sky toward Yoho. Its size and speed generated enough pressure to wildly toss her hair about.
– Zing! –
As the five pink-tinted tails touched Yoho’s face, a faint smirk appeared. She swung her right hand as if slashing at the sand hammer.
– Whoosh! –
Four pink straight lines were drawn in the air, swiftly shattering the sand hammer. The hammer, too, dispersed into sand, only to reform in the distant hand of the sand giant.
The exterior of the sand giant seemed as sturdy as if it were clad in solid armor.
– Ssss…!-
“Tsk.”
A hissing wind of negative energy blew behind Yoho. There, a sand serpent, spanning dozens of meters, coiled in the air.
With a cool demeanor, she lightly tapped her finger on a ring. Suddenly, a verdant sphere appeared in the empty space, emitting a vast surge of magical power.
“This time, I’ve crafted a legendary-grade artifact called Blue Pearl. It seems like a good opportunity to test its strength.”
– Hmmmmm! –
Yoho’s tail extended to seven lengths. As it swished, gleaming with pink light, the Blue Pearl emitted an even greater surge of magic power.
The startled sand giant and sand serpent swiftly pressed their attacks. The reinforced sand hammer descended toward her head with increased force.
The sand serpent lunged forward like a bullet, aiming to constrict its prey with its elongated body.
– Whooosh. –
At that moment, a sound like agate beads rolling from Blue Pearl was heard, and suddenly the scenery in all directions changed.
“Krurrr…?”
“Shiiieeek.”
Yoho’s figure vanished abruptly, and the empty space was filled with a garden of flowers. The two Lord-class spirits looked around bewilderedly, soon spotting a monstrous figure near a nearby well.
– Step. Step. –
Something walked out from the mist of water. It was a nine-tailed fox, Kumiho. Although the spirits possessed mutations of the Lord-class, their intelligence seemed lacking as they didn’t even consider disrupting Yoho’s illusionary spell.
“Krroaaa!”
“Shiiieeek!
The sand giant and sand serpent once again joined forces and charged toward Kumiho. However, as the distance closed, the spirits were overwhelmed by a dizzying sense of unease.
Kumiho’s size was much larger than the sand constructs they had created.
“Ho ho ho, no one who enters this space leaves alive. They’ll become expensive ingredients while asleep.”
– Whoooooo. –
Kumiho’s forepaw swung. The sand giant swung its sand hammer with all its might, while the sand serpent darted out like an arrow, trying to escape beyond the range of attack.
– Boom! –
The sand giant crumbled in one blow, losing its form. Yoho, now transformed into Kumiho, attempted to shatter the constructs with her magic, but oddly, nothing was caught.
“Did you take it? Holding out won’t do you any good.”
– Whoooo! –
Kumiho swiftly reached out and seized the giant sand serpent. Unable to withstand Kumiho’s powerful grip, the sand serpent crumbled instantly. Yet, even this time, no consciousness was detected.
– Zing! –
It was precisely at that moment when a black light flickered in the vast sky of the flower garden. Two black orbs intersected incessantly in the air, emitting a crimson aura of negative energy.
“When did you slip away?”
Sensing that something was amiss, Kumiho hardened her expression and raised her nine tails. Eventually, pink spheres emerged from each tail, forming nine foxfire orbs.
“Let’s see if you’ll survive this time too.”
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– Whirr. –
– Boom boom boom boom! –
In the distance, fierce flames erupted, followed by a deafening explosion that seemed to make one’s ears ring. It appeared as if the Lord-class giant sand whale and sand scorpion were locked in combat with Flame Emperor.
“Kikigik. Kikigigik.”
The heroes didn’t hold back their attacks against the eerie laughing sand monsters. Already, one hero, his sleeves stained with blood, was receiving support from a healer while floating in midair, apparently injured.
“Haap!”
In a subdued state, A-class hero Ellie pulled her bowstring, aiming not at the sand goblin but elsewhere. Simultaneously, gunfire erupted from the Nexus Jet.
– Splat! –
– Thunk! –
– Phwoosh. –
“Geeeee…!”
Suddenly, from the empty space where only sandstorms had blown, a mass of sand in the form of a grim reaper writhed in agony. There was a fist-sized hole in the chest of the sand reaper wielding a scythe, with sticky-colored viscous substance oozing out.
“Well done!”
The senior heroes who were on guard all flew into action at once. Due to the sand reaper’s invisibility ability, they couldn’t move recklessly, but the situation turned around thanks to the special bullet hit by Gil-seong.

“Euhaha.”
Gil-seong, who had spent a considerable amount of mental energy penetrating the sand reaper’s invisibility with his gaze, staggered and almost fell. Hwang Man-deuk in Werebear form supported her back with his hind leg.
– Swoosh. –
“Sigh!”
At that moment, a thin scythe appeared from behind, aiming at Hero Ellie’s back.
– Thwack! –
The surprise attack was blocked by the swift sword strike of Yeo Jin-soo, who extended his blade like a lightning bolt. However, facing the attack of a Lord-class spirit, it was insufficient to block it without any harm to the 1 star hero.
– Chack! –
“Kkkeuk.”
Yeo Jin-soo’s shoulder was deeply gashed. As blood gushed out into the air, Hwang Man-deuk, his eyes turned back, swung his brute fist and landed it on the face of the sand reaper that had teleported.
– Boom! –
“Keh heh heh.”
However, the sand reaper, as if disdainful, ignored Hwang Man-deuk’s punch and suddenly vanished. In an instant, it teleported behind an A-class hero aiming at the sand goblin’s rear and swung its scythe again.
Unfortunately, the A-class hero, unprotected by anyone, suffered an even greater injury than Yeo Jin-soo, with his back deeply slashed.
“No!”
Ellie, unable to express her gratitude to her junior who had protected her, drew her bowstring without hesitation.
– Splat! –
– Phwoosh! –
Her attack once again hit the sand reaper accurately. With another hole pierced in its body, the sand reaper grimaced fiercely and raised its scythe high into the sky.
– Swoosh! –
Affected by the Lord-class spirit’s negative energy shockwave, even the A-class heroes felt their bodies stiffen or dizziness, hastily retreating.
“It’s dangerous.”
Seo Eun-ha, who had been injecting radiance into Yeo Jin-soo, paled. The sand reaper was probably targeting Ellie or the supporters, the most vulnerable.
“Huaap!”
As she tried to shield her team with radiance, Gil-seong, who had been exhausted, gritted her teeth and rose, aiming her long blaster at the sand reaper.
– Ziiing───! –
From the suddenly brightened barrel, a thick red laser shot out. The sand reaper didn’t even flinch at the attack of the 1-star hero, but then Ellie’s arrow struck its forehead, dealing a fatal penetrating wound.
“Kkeuuua!”
“Kkeuuu…!”
As the energy wave of the Lord-class spirit subsided, the damage dealers tried to attack with swords, spears, and gloves. However, another Lord-class sand goblin swung its club violently, causing the lever to shake, missing the crucial timing for maximum damage.
“Kkeueee…!”
As if to end it this time, the entire body of the sand reaper burst into a crimson aura. However, its companion seemed to have different intentions.
While the sand reaper gathered negative energy, the sand goblin grabbed its shoulder and pointed with its finger.
“Whaaaack!”
– Boom! –
From the distant sky, Flame Emperor’s flames erupted once again. He seemed completely unyielding against the two Lord-class spirits.
Soon, as the sand reaper sensed something, it withdrew its anger and flew into the sky. Shortly after, the sand goblin followed suit, disappearing beyond the sandstorm.
The heroes left on the levers either caught their breath, tended to their wounds, or checked their weapons, overwhelmed by the imminent danger.
“Urrrrrr…!”
– Gooohhh…! –
Moments later, an overwhelming negative energy condensed in the high sky. As the sandstorm intensified, the AI installed on each lever moved away from the source of the energy to prevent damage to the aircraft.
The high-density negative energy depleted the heroes’ mental strength, causing even the 1-star heroes of the Harmony Clan to experience temporary mental confusion.
“This, this can’t be happening.”
Ellie, the most mentally resilient among the A-class heroes, murmured in disbelief. The other heroes were equally shaken by fear. Something beyond their class was being born beyond the fierce sandstorm.
“Aaaah!”
– Whoosh! –
A stream of flames pierced through the sandstorm. Almost simultaneously, the pinkish remnants fluttered their nine tails and returned to the main force. The trajectories of flames and pinkish light were directed towards Flame Emperor and Yoho, who were battling the two Lord-class spirits.
“Six spirit merging into one…!”
“They must be naturally suited for fusion spells. Using such a reckless method… Their power has temporarily surged to ‘Emperor’ level. Flame Emperor, don’t you have any secret techniques hidden?”
“As long as there is……Oh no! It’s coming!”
– Gooooh──! –
– Whaaaang! –
In an instant, the sandstorm that covered the entire sky calmed down, and thick beams of negative energy shot towards the three levers. The startled Flame Emperor bit down on it and erected a wall of flames.
With a darkened gaze, Yoho raised the Blue Pearl while generating foxfire from her nine tails.
– Ziing──! –
From Yoho, who had gathered all her magical power, mysterious pink energy waves spread out. They formed a giant circular shape that could envelop all three levers.
Flame Emperor skillfully erected a wall of flames outside the circle, creating a dual protective barrier.
Everything was dealt with in the blink of an eye.
– Phwaaaah! –
Soon, the negative energy beam collided with the wall of flames.
“Kkkuh, kkaaaah!”
A scream of agony erupted from Flame Emperor’s mouth. Black blood poured out as if vomiting, and soon, the wall of flames collapsed as it reached its limit.
However, thanks to the weakened force, Yoho’s pink protective shield, though cracked, did not break.
“Foolish. You could have held on reasonably.”
“Kkuhk, it’s fine.”
– Goooooh…! –
Under the sky where the sandstorm had subsided, a grotesque and gigantic sand monster, as if from hell itself, revealed its form before the heroes.
It had the face of a spirit attached to a lion’s body, with eight long tentacles wriggling behind its back.
“Your appearance seems familiar. You must be a human race from the adjacent dimension called ‘Earth’.”
The combined sand spirits, now merged into one, spoke with a dull resonance as if they had developed intelligence. While the heroes couldn’t understand the low alien language spoken by the spirit, the meaning was clearly conveyed to their minds.
Yoho, who had encountered intelligent beings several times, urgently spoke up with flashing eyes.
“We apologize to the rulers of the other world. It was not intentional to invade the Desolation Gale. We were in a hurry and got caught up accidentally, then lost our way afterwards. We will return to Earth and never set foot in the Sand Specter’s territory again.”
“Haha! Our Sand Specter race is one of the few surviving factions among the many spirit races. What do you think our secret is?”
“If you give us guidance, we will listen.”
“It’s strict discipline and unity. Since you invaded our territory, you must expel every soul without exception. Don’t feel unjust. ‘Only the strong survive.’ That’s the law of this world.”
– Gooooooo──! –
Significant negative energy gathered in the eight tentacles of the grotesque sand spirit. Even if the two S-class heroes joined forces, it seemed almost impossible to block this attack.