“Shit!
You pissed me off!”
“You little bastard—die!”
Seeing that Alex had absolutely no intention of leaving, the white man and his partner finally snapped.
They raised their guns and opened fire at Alex!
These mercenaries worked for a research organization and had long since become numb to bloodshed.
Human lives meant less to them than a dollar bill.
Since Alex wanted to die—
They were more than happy to grant his wish.
“Ratatatatatat—!!”
In an instant, gunfire erupted.
The two submachine guns spat streams of fire simultaneously.
Under the little girl’s terrified gaze, countless bullets formed a blazing web, tearing through the air toward Alex.
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
Bullets rained across the ground and walls.
The asphalt and concrete were riddled with deep craters as sparks and debris exploded everywhere.
However—
The target they aimed for…
Was already beyond their reach.
Inside the storm of bullets, Alex simply walked forward.
Like a slow-motion scene from a movie.
Every bullet fired toward him was casually avoided.
A barrage powerful enough to turn a lion into Swiss cheese couldn’t even slow his footsteps.
“AAAAAHHHHH!”
The two mercenaries screamed like madmen as they poured out endless gunfire.
By now they understood.
What the teenager was doing—
No normal human could do it.
There was only one answer:
They had encountered a mutant.
“Are you scared now?”
The smile on Alex’s face widened as he slowly walked toward them.
“You only cared about reward money before.
So even people like you know fear?”
“Shit!”
At that moment, the white man’s gun ran out of bullets.
Cursing loudly, he quickly swapped magazines and resumed firing.
Even though deep down they both knew—
The guns were useless.
“Tap.
Tap.
Tap.
Tap.”
Alex’s footsteps echoed rhythmically.
Even amidst the gunfire, the sound reached their ears clearly.
Over and over.
Relentlessly crushing their sanity.
“Damn it!”
“Shit!”
Finally—
Their mental defenses collapsed.
The two men turned around simultaneously and sprinted desperately toward the parked car.
As long as they got inside—
As long as they stepped on the gas—
They could escape the monster behind them!
“Running away?”
Alex’s smile widened.
Suddenly, his eyes changed.
An eerie red glow burst from them.
“Too bad…”
“You’re already too late.”
BANG!
The partner running beside the white man suddenly felt an overwhelming force slam into him.
His body flew sideways uncontrollably and smashed violently into the wall beside the car.
“Ugh—!”
Blood surged up his throat, but before he could scream—
A hand gripped his neck.
A hand stronger than a grizzly bear’s claws.
His body was lifted high against the wall.
“Ghk…
ghk…”
He stared in absolute horror at the handsome boy possessing strength completely disproportionate to his frame.
Like he was looking at a demon from hell itself.
Then—
He saw Alex’s eyes.
Eyes that absolutely did not belong to a human.
Inside Alex’s eyes floated two crimson crosses.
The pupils glowed blood-red.
Combined with his handsome appearance, it made him seem bizarrely beautiful—
And terrifying.
This was a terrifying eye ability from another world.
One known as the Annihilation Eyes.
Among the five Mystic Eyes, it was the hardest to deal with—an eye technique capable of absorbing spiritual energy from both the atmosphere and living flesh.
A power worthy of being called demonic.
“Monster…”
That was what the man wanted to scream.
But with his throat crushed, he could only plead with his eyes.
“Begging?”
Alex grinned darkly.
“When people begged you, did you ever spare them?”
He turned and glanced toward the white man nearby.
“Fear.”
“Tremble.”
“Run.”
“Before I catch you, run for your life.”
“And when I appear before you again…”
“That’s when I’ll send you to hell.”
“Until then…”
“Run.”
“D-Devil!!”
Seeing Alex’s eyes, the white man nearly wet himself.
Forget his partner.
Forget loyalty.
He scrambled into the car and drove away without looking back.
VROOOOM!!
Meanwhile the man in Alex’s grip struggled even harder.
Whether he was begging for mercy or cursing his partner for abandoning him—
It didn’t matter.
Alex had no interest in his thoughts.
“Annihilation Eyes—activate.”
Alex showed no mercy.
His scarlet eyes flashed.
An invisible force immediately descended upon the man.
“Uh…”
The man’s eyes suddenly widened.
Then his entire body went limp.
Buzz—
Every part of his body—
Every organ—
Every cell—
Instantly shattered.
Like an object hidden in a sealed room for thousands of years suddenly exposed to air.
His body crumbled into countless fragments.
Then those fragments were sucked directly into Alex’s eyes.
Rustle—
The man completely disappeared from existence.
Only his clothes and weapons dropped onto the ground.
Alex rubbed his stomach and let out a satisfied burp.
“Power’s coming in…”
“Eating people really is way more efficient.”
The little girl stared with trembling fear.
“Big brother…
y-you…
you’re a mutant too?”
After witnessing Alex literally “eat” a person, she was terrified.
Yet—
She didn’t run.
Alex looked at her with slight surprise.
“How rare.
Someone actually saw that and didn’t run away.”
He muttered quietly:
“Is it because she’s a mutant too?”
After a pause, he smiled and dismissed the Annihilation Eyes.
“I don’t know anything about mutants.”
“I’m a completely normal human.”
“If you want mutant companions, go find them.”
Without waiting for a response, Alex turned and headed in the direction the white man had escaped.
“The hunt begins.”
Watching Alex’s distant figure, the little girl clenched her fists.
“Dodging bullets…”
“Eating people…”
“Big brother is definitely a mutant…”
Since childhood, her parents had feared her.
She’d never known warmth.
Only hatred.
Bullying.
Rejection.
And once she learned she was a “mutant,” she escaped the hell she called home and began searching for others like herself.
Now—
She had finally found one of her own.
How could she leave?
Though she feared Alex’s terrifying eyes…
She still bit her lip and hurried after his disappearing figure.
Following him into the distance.