The Anti-Hero
Chapter 10: The Genie

Van re-opened his eyes after seeing Bruce's condition in the forest

"Jin, call Bruce here" Van said as if someone was around

"Good Master" someone suddenly appears and kneels at Van

Jin then returns unseen and enters the forest

Van stared at the forest where Jin disappeared

Jin was Van's third subordinate and was Van's second most loyal subordinate

Van's most loyal subordinate is Lucy

Van finds Jin in the slums

Jin was 15 years old

Because he didn't have [Skill] so Jin's parents threw him away

With a knife, Jin tries to rob Van

But Van instantly defeated Jin in one fell swoop

Without further ado, Van offers Jin to become his subordinate

...Flashbacks...

At that time, Van was walking in the slums after hearing the news that there was a teenager who managed to kill dozens of gangsters who tried to disturb him

Along the way, only a foul stench passed through Van's nose and a rat's voice could be heard in Van's ears

As Van traced the alley, someone suddenly appeared and ran towards him with killing intent

Without turning around, Van activated Alice's [Telekinesis]

With [Telekinesis], the figure that attacked Van suddenly flung to the side and crashed into the wall

The figure was thrown so fast that it destroyed the wall he hit

The van then walked over to the hole in the wall

While the figure tried to rise but failed because Van put pressure on the figure with [Telekinesis]

Van stared at the figure, a 15-year-old teenager with disheveled white hair with blue eyes

But the blue eyes that the figure had were filled with a look of hatred towards the world

"You are Jin? The teenager who killed dozens of gangsters?" ask Van

"Right, I'm Jin.... You want to avenge those gangsters?" jin said as he looked at Van with cold blue eyes

"I don't care if you kill anyone. I'm only interested in the strong" Van said

"Huh? So what are you gonna do to someone without [Skill] like me?" ask Jin

"I love your look, hateful look at the world.. Be my subordinate and I'll help change your life" Van said

"Heh, you think I'll believe it? The foundation of heroes in this world is very solid. Only you can't change that" Jin replied

As Van and Jin stared at each other, a group of gangsters approached them

"Hey hey look at this! Jin and a hero boy #1"

"I didn't think we'd hit the jackpot"

"I guess just getting revenge, we can even make money by catching hero son #1"

Van and Jin turned to look at the gangsters who approached them

The genie who had been detached from the effects of [Telekinesis] instantly stood up and grabbed his knife

"Be quiet and watch someone who will change the world" Van said

The black fog started to cover Van's body and as the black fog disappeared, Van's clothes had changed

What was originally just ordinary academy clothes in the form of a white shirt with formal long black pants turned into a style of clothing [Darkness] in the form of black long-sleeved shirts, black trousers, black trousers, black blazer and mask that covers the neck up to the nose

"I show you the difference between [Van Black] and [Darkness]" Van said

Van then runs towards the gangster crowd where the gangsters are also ready to attack the incoming Van

As Van gets closer, one of the gangsters swings a sword at Van

But Van held the sword with his palm and activated [Decay]

Instantly the sword turned to dust and the sword-wielding gangster also shattered into dust

A gun was heard and a bullet hit Van's heart

But Van did not stop and approached the gangster closest to him

The bullets that were fired did not stop and dozens of bullets were fired towards Van

Van's injured body began to regenerate thanks to the [Immortality] effect

The clothes that Van wears also start to regenerate themselves

Van stared at his slowly recovering clothes and was grateful that he was rich

Because his clothes were made from threads from the cocoon of a [Rainbow Caterpillar] monster that would turn into a [Rainbow Butterfly]

[Rainbow Caterpillar] (rainbow round): caterpillar the size of a human fist is rainbow-colored. Can evolve into [Rainbow Butterfly] (rainbow butterfly) if nutrition is sufficient. When becoming a cocoon, his cocoon is very suitable to be used as a thread to make clothes

Back to the laptop, Van activates [Boost] by 1000x (a thousandfold)

With [Boost 1000x], Van's speed was extremely fast and the gangsters only saw the afterimage as Van moved

Van manages to touch the face of one of the gangsters and turns it into dust

Van then kicks backwards without looking and a gangster is knocked off by Van's kick

Van stared at the surroundings and muttered "The ants always come nonstop"

Van then hits the ground and activates [Decay]

With Van as the center, the surrounding Van begins to disintegrate into dust and even the ground

1 meter

10 meters

50 meters

100 meters

500 meters

1000 Meters (1 kilometer)

After that, a 1 kilometer wide hole appeared on the surface of the earth as if it was crushed to be hit by a meteor

The slums crumbled into dust into a long river of history

As for Jin, he was currently looking at his surroundings that were crumbling into unceremonious dust

"Damn it, what the fuck" muttered Jin

Van walks towards Jin while Jin only looks at Van walking towards him

"So how, did you accept my proposal?" ask Van

"Alright, I agree to be your subordinate" Jin said

"It's a good choice" Van said, putting his finger on Jin's forehead

A drop of blood began to seep into Jin's forehead

Jin felt a warm sensation spread in his body and Jin's body was suddenly invisible

...[.Subordinate #3 - Jin - Stealth]...

[Stealth] : The user is able to become invisible as if the user never existed in this world

Van nodded in satisfaction and activated [Stealth]

The genie who saw Van coming invisible was immediately startled "W-how can it be?"

"There's no need to ask, just get out of here, the heroes will be here soon" Van said

Van then activates [Telekinesis] to make himself and Jin fly through the air

Van and Jin flew in the sky and within a minute managed to return to the [Academy]

Upon arriving at Van's room, the two of them unleashed the [Stealth] effect

Van then looked at Jin "From now on, you will always be by my side, use [Stealth] to always be invisible"

"Okay, Master" said Jin

...End Flashbacks...

The van stared back at the still burning bonfire

While Jin walked through the forest deeper to look for Bruce