The Anti-Hero
Chapter 24: Apprenticeship IV

[Shinigami] was very surprised to see Van transform into [Darkness] the dreamer of the [Dark Shadow] organization

The actions of [Dark Shadow] in the past few years really made the higher ups have headaches

Although they killed the evil heroes, but it became a scourge among heroes

[Shinigami] was once tasked with capturing the members of [Dark Shadow]

But it didn't work because there was no evidence or trace left after the murder

[Shinigami] stared at Van or rather [Darkness] in front of him in silence

As for the Demonic Damballa certainly felt a powerful aura from his [Darkness] body

Devil Damballa frowned and flicked his finger

Then thousands of snakes emerged from the air and rushed towards Van

[Darkness] who saw the situation in front of him did not budge at all

Air temperature suddenly decreased and reached -100°C

In an instant, the zombies as well as the snakes instantly froze into ice sculptures and shattered into pieces

The Devil Damballa was stunned when he saw the snakes he was proud of being defeated so easily

He then turned towards [Darkness] and realized [Darkness] had disappeared

The Demon Damballa stared at the surroundings calmly, yet his hands had been clenched and were ready to attack

Moments later, Devil Damballa felt his body hit by a meteor and crashed tens of meters away

The Demonic Damballa finally stopped after it was deeply embedded in the wall

And in the position of the Demonic Damballa earlier, [Darkness] appeared with his hands still clenched

"[Boost] 1,000,000,000x" murmured [Darkness]

[Darkness] jumped up and accelerated in the air towards the Demonic Damballa

The newly risen Demon Damballa suddenly felt a crisis in his heart

Without hesitation, He turned to the left and managed to avoid [Darkness]'s punch

But Van's punch was not just ordinary, but a punch with a 250x physical increase by [Hero Fruit] and a 1 billion times increase from [Boost] skill

The effect is of course simple as it looks, Van's blow caused the shopping mall building to be destroyed and the 5.0 magnitude earthquake in City #1

And the Demons of Damballa who were next to Van certainly experienced the worst effects

The strong vibration instantly damaged his internal organs and blood came out from his skin pores

"ARRGGHHH" cried Devil Damballa

As the Demonic Damballa was in pain, someone appeared next to him

That person was none other than [Shinigami]

[Shinigami] poured a bottle of water into the body of Devil Damballa

When the water hits the skin of the Devil Damballa, it damages the body of the Devil Damballa

"Hey Damballa, hurry back to hell" said [Shinigami] calmly

However, the daryitadi Demon Damballa lowered his head suddenly

In his mouth was a wisp of purple energy ready to be shot out

[Shinigami] did not expect that the Devil Damballa had another trump card to attack

The Demonic Damballa then shot out the purple energy in front of him

By reflex [Shinigami], he managed to turn left a few cm

Unfortunately, the attack still hit the right side of the body [Shinigami] and made a big hole in his body (so the iPhone logo)

[Shinigami] gnashed his teeth in order to endure the terrible pain

He clenched his fists and punched the face of the Demon Damballa

The [Shinigami] punch managed to destroy half of the Devil's face

Fortunately, [Darkness] helped by landing a punch with [Boost] 1,000,000,000x

The blow instantly smashed the Demon Damballa's head and caused a very strong wind storm

Finally the headless body of the Demon Damballa and the half body of the [Shinigami] fell to the ground

[Darkness] then walked up to [Shinigami] body and looked at him

"Hey [Shinigami], interested in becoming one of the [Dark Shadow]?" ask Van

"Huh? Whatchu mean?" reply [Shinigami]

[Shinigami] did not reply knowing the meaning of Van's words

"So what's your purpose?" ask [Shinigami]

"Makes this world a little brighter" [Darkness] said

"A little brighter? Very interesting" replied [Shinigami]

[Darkness] then injured his finger and dripped his blood on [Shinigami]'s body

Slowly the wounds on [Shinigami]'s body returned to their original state

...[.Subordinate #8 - Shinigami - Physical]...

[Physical] : The user has a very strong physical ability to attack and defend (in essence Saitama)

[Darkness] then sensed the boundless power within his body and just the swing of a hand was enough to create a windstorm

[Shinigami] also got up and felt a change in his body

"Looks... I became a little stronger" said [Shinigami]

[Shinigami] knew that He had transcended the physical limits of man and it would be very difficult to develop

However, he was currently feeling an increase, not a small increase

But a huge increase

As the two of them prepared to leave, they heard the sound of footsteps

[Darkness] and [Shinigami] looked at each other and nodded

[Darkness] hit [Shinigami] causing it to be thrown into the source of the sound

[Shinigami] who was thrown felt a little pain in his body despite having gained new strength

[Shinigami] finally stopped after being buried in the rubble of the building

[Shinigami] rose from the ruins and finally saw who the visitors were coming

He sees high-level heroes who should feel in other cities to capture the organization of the underworld

#1 [Elemental Master]

#2 [Shinigami]

#3 [Disaster]

#4 [Volcano]

#5 [Frost Queen]

#6 [Dreamer]

#7 [Exploders]

"Hey [Shinigami]! What's going on?"

[Shinigami] just pointed forward and everyone immediately nodded in understanding

They turned to the front and saw an all-black clothed figure with a cloth covering her face and leaving only a pair of beautiful blue eyes

Everyone involuntarily gulped when they sensed the arrival of [Darkness] which was accompanied by a terrifying aura

"[Darkness]?!!" mutter them

They instantly prepared to attack when they saw [Darkness] standing in front of them

As they blinked, they realized that they were not in the ruins of the building

Instead of being in a space where there is only darkness above, below, left, right, and around them

"Welcome to the [Infinite Castle]" the voice of [Darkness] echoed within the darkness

"The place where you are is a lowly ant who doesn't know how big the world is"

Then a gigantic figure [Darkness] that was thousands of kilometers tall appeared before them

Seeing this, the heroes even trembled in fear when they saw a figure as large as thousands of kilometers appear in front of them

As they blinked again, they had realized that they had returned to the ruins of the building

They involuntarily knelt on the spot and cold sweat dripped down from their faces

After a few minutes, they finally calmed down and walked out of the ruins of the building

Upon arriving, they saw that the surroundings of the building had been filled with heroes, journalists, police, and ordinary citizens

"It looks like it's going to be a long one"

Without them realizing that an intel from [Dark Shadow] had infiltrated the heroic system