The Worst Villain is Actually a Cute Girl

Chapter 45: Miserable and Ugly

The ability to summon enemies infinitely was quite troublesome.

Without any complex procedures, he summoned enemies, and he didn’t seem to get tired at all.

Even when the enemies decreased, they multiplied in even greater numbers.

During the battle, Red’s stamina was slowly, very slowly, depleting.

Adam was right.

Even if she had the upper hand now, the longer the fight dragged on, the more disadvantageous it became for Red.

Fighting against endlessly swarming monsters would wear down not only ordinary people but also seasoned Problem Solvers, both physically and mentally.

It wouldn’t be strange at all to go insane from sinking into deep despair.

Yet, Red’s eyes knew nothing of surrender.

Her crimson eyes burned even brighter with hope.

A faint smile of victory lingered on her lips.

‘It’s a relief that my opponent is stupid and arrogant.’

Perfection does not exist.

No matter how absolute a power may seem, it always has a weakness, and Adam’s ability was no exception.

Adam himself seemed unaware of his fatal weakness.

His certainty of victory and arrogance clouded his judgment and vision.

It was a common mistake made by fools intoxicated with their own superiority.

If Adam truly wanted to defeat her, he should never have shown himself here.

The moment he stepped into this battlefield, his defeat was already sealed.

Just as Red was considering whether to put an end to this meaningless battle with her full strength, Adam suddenly spoke.

He committed an unforgivable taboo in front of Red.

“Oh~ Come to think of it, you sponsor that orphanage, don’t you? After I take you down, that orphanag—”

The price for violating a taboo was steep.

Red’s mind became astonishingly cold, and the seething, icy fury engulfed the entire plaza.

As soon as Red unleashed her true power, all the monsters that had filled the space instantly turned into particles of light.

The owner of the crimson eyes, now filled with ominous intent, approached.

Adam, who had been slowly getting up from the ground, swallowed dryly.

From within the golden mist, a silent figure advanced toward him.

When Adam belatedly realized that it was Red, an inexplicable chill ran down his spine, yet a cruel smile curled on his lips.

“No matter how terrifyingly you approach, nothing will change. My army is infinite! Feel the terror of infinity!”

As the golden mist cleared, new monsters emerged.

Just because they were SS-rank monsters didn’t mean they possessed equal strength.

Even among SS-ranks, there were disparities in power.

“Trample, crush, and ravage!”

The moment a five-story-tall diamond giant swung its fist, a massive hole was punched through its diamond body, and it vanished.

One step.

The moment a towering, three-headed knight wielding eight swords displayed its refined swordsmanship, all its swords and arms shattered into pieces before disappearing.

One step.

The instant grotesque, thick tentacles sprouted from the ground to ensnare Red, a single stomp from her made the earth scream, turning all the tentacles into dust.

One step.

Relentless, powerful SS-rank monsters charged at her one after another.

Yet not a single one could stop Red’s advance, exploding one after another.

Her light, almost leisurely steps as she approached were nothing short of terrifying.

“Haha….”

Adam let out a dry, involuntary chuckle.

Her strength was on an entirely different level from anyone he had ever fought.

Her footsteps heralded destruction, and her fists brought the end.

“Damn it, why? Why aren’t you getting tired?”

Red showed no signs of exhaustion.

Her momentum hadn’t diminished in the slightest.

After continuous battles, fatigue should have accumulated, and her stamina should have declined.

Yet, instead of weakening, she had only become fiercer.

Adam broke out in a cold sweat.

Whether it was chills or something else, his fingertips and toes trembled uncontrollably.

The smug smile he had maintained all along was now frozen stiff.

One step.

At the sound of her footsteps, Red instinctively took a step back in surprise.

Her eyebrows twitched at her own reaction, and her expression slowly twisted.

A faint cracking sound echoed in Adam’s eardrums—the sound of his pride fracturing.

His beautiful, sculpted face was filled with rage, and he stepped forward to make up for the step he had retreated.

“You got cocky… Did you really think this was the end? I told you, didn’t I? I have a trump card to take you down!”

Adam was well aware of Red’s reputation.

Despite his infinite army, the reason he hadn’t challenged Red until now was due to a lingering sense of unease.

No matter how great the numbers, they were powerless against overwhelming strength.

The monsters Adam summoned had predetermined ranks.

They ranged from the lowest F-rank to the highest SSS-rank.

Naturally, the higher the rank, the lower the summoning probability.

Even with a large number of SS-rank monsters, Adam couldn’t shake the feeling that something was missing.

A mere 2%—a slight but crucial deficiency.

He had repeatedly drawn summons in an attempt to make up for that gap.

And as a result—

Adam had obtained it.

A true monster of the highest SSS-rank.

Not just one, but four of them!

A sly grin spread across Adam’s face.

“Now, I’ll show you my real power.”

Snap.

The sound of his fingers snapping echoed, and the atmosphere shifted drastically.

Just their arrival alone brought forth immense pressure, filling the air with a thick, oppressive presence.

These beings were terror itself—the embodiment of the unknown.

They looked so grotesquely unsettling that they transcended mere disgust and revulsion.

A darkness darker than the abyss itself wavered like a heat haze, devouring the surrounding space.

“Ah… Truly magnificent.”

Adam gazed upon them with eyes filled with admiration.

With just one of them appearing, over a hundred organizations had fallen to their knees.

Those who had once carried themselves with arrogance lost all will to fight.

Some clasped their hands together and desperately begged.

Others pressed their foreheads to the ground, groveling for mercy.

The memory of that day was still crystal clear in his mind.

“Hahaha!”

Adam spread his arms wide and laughed loudly.

“I should have brought them out from the start. These creatures are the most fearsome, the worst, and the strongest! A mere human like you has no way of stopping them! Can’t you see? Look at their exquisite form! Can’t you feel it? That overwhelming power!”

Adam’s eyes, which sparkled like a child’s, suddenly locked onto Red.

With his mouth wide open, he shouted in a loud voice.

“The strong trample the weak! The weak are crushed by the strong!! That is the undeniable truth of this world! I was meant to stand above all others. But because of you, I couldn’t properly enjoy my rightful place. But now, everything will change!!”

Drunk on the euphoria of his impending victory, Adam continued in an excited voice.

“I have grown even stronger, and now, our positions have been reversed. Once I crush you, I will use this power to shape the world as I see fit. I will devour everything!!”

Adam did not stop talking.

His dreams had been constantly thwarted by Red’s interference.

All the resentment and hatred he had suppressed until now poured out in a torrent.

Because after this moment, he would never have the chance to savor this feeling again.

“Once I trample you down, I’ll use drugs or whatever means necessary to drive your mind and body to madness, then throw you in front of your precious children! And after that, I’ll make every one of those brats just like you and toss them out onto the streets like garbage!!”

Adam could see it clearly.

Her indifferent face breaking apart, sinking into the endless depths of despair.

His own figure, ruling the world from the shadows.

The miserable downfall of those self-righteous Problem Solvers who clung to their pathetic sense of justice!

His lips curled upward, and he couldn’t stop himself from laughing.

“This is the fate that awaits you—”

“Enough.”

At that moment, there was a very small sound.

Right after the faint fluttering sound, like a butterfly’s wings, the brilliant future that had been reflected in his eyes was swept away in an instant by a raging storm.

Before he could even grasp what had happened, a fist smashed into his beautiful, delicate face.

Adam’s face crumpled.

A deafening roar and shockwave erupted as Adam was sent flying and crashed into the opposite end.

Kwaaaaang!

The overwhelming beings he had summoned disappeared.

Red lightly brushed off her hand.

Though her opponent couldn’t hear, she muttered.

“Your power is truly annoying. Especially those monsters you just summoned. But no matter how endlessly you call forth creatures, no matter how powerful they may be, it doesn’t change the fact that you yourself are weak.”

Red leaped forward, closing the distance in an instant.

She looked down at Adam, who was completely sprawled out.

His once-beautiful face was now unrecognizable, reduced to something utterly grotesque.

Red pulled a cigarette from her coat pocket and lit it.

Seeing the smoke rise with a troubled expression, she blamed herself.

She had momentarily lost control of her temper and used too much force.

There were things she had wanted to ask Adam, but now that was impossible.

If his brain were intact, it wouldn’t have been an issue, but judging by his face, that was clearly not the case.

After finishing her cigarette, she flicked it away, and it landed with a soft thud on Adam’s caved-in face.

“I don’t like the concept of survival of the fittest. But I’ll acknowledge part of what you said.”

She stood before him, who was now as good as dead.

She raised her foot.

“As you said, the strong do trample the weak. Like this….”

The greedy man who had used his ability to ruthlessly exploit others was, just as he had claimed, crushed beneath an even greater power.

Before the schemes he had orchestrated in the shadows could even see the light of day—

He was mercilessly stomped into oblivion.

Strange people showed up, silenced everything, and told us to wait quietly.

Not long after, as if Red had finished her business, we were transported back to our original location.

People who had been dreaming happily in this amusement park, filled with joy, suddenly realized that this place was no different from the city and fled in a panic.

The sights that had once seemed so delightful now appeared different.

Even I, who had thought of this place as one of the few peaceful havens in the city—

Couldn’t help but feel bitter after seeing the truth behind the amusement park.

“Unnie!”

“Noona!”

Red returned, looking completely unscathed.

Once again, I was struck by admiration for her strength.

As we all made our way out of the amusement park—

“Lily… who are you?”

I turned my head at Red’s murmured words from behind.

Her face looked the same as always.

Thinking I must have misheard, I started to look forward again, but then—

Red suddenly placed her hand on my head and gently patted me.

Startled by her unexpected action, I pulled away and stared at her from behind my mask.

Her eyes seemed… somewhat lonely.

What was this about?

Was she feeling guilty for bringing me to such a strange place?

After that.

Adam, who had tried to dominate both the light and dark sides of the world, vanished.

With his disappearance, many organizations and groups that were directly tied to him suffered significant blows.

The world fluctuated between peace and chaos.

Of course, there were those who used the turbulence to consolidate power.

That was just how the flow of money worked.