He memorized the tunnelyout and moved swiftly through it.


    Along the way, he came acrossb and utility workers, who were killed simply for being there.


    Walls were painted with blood. The victims didn''t even know what hit them as they were killed one by one, without discrimination.


    It was his way of giving them justice, treating them fair and square.


    He really didn''t need to kill them, but he did it because he could.


    ''Yeah, I really hate humans,'' he sighed, thinking that the system was correct about his mental stability.


    If given a choice between not killing and killing, he would always choose thetter.


    After a while, he got out of thebpound through the hole he had dug, slipping through and using the night for cover.


    In no time, he made his way back to the vehicle.


    "What happened?" Aljon asked, his face worried after he saw that the wholeboratory was now filled with chaos, siren echoing all over the ce.


    "Stop asking questions and drive,'' Reign ordered, quickly getting into the vehicle."


    Aljon nced at him through the rearview mirror, his eyebrows furrowed in confusion but he didn''t ask anything further.


    He quickly moved around the car and slid into the driver''s seat, starting the engine with a sense of urgency.


    Shifting into gear, he sped away from theb, tires screeching on the pavement of the highway.


    Meanwhile, Wick sat in the passenger seat, keeping a sharp eye on their surroundings, ready to spot any signs of someone chasing them.


    As they drove through the dark, wide road, Reign finally rxed a bit.


    The night helped hide them as they made their way back to their hideout.


    Meanwhile, Aljon trembled in the backseat, still shaken by what had happened.


    "Rx," Reign said.


    Just as he settled more into the back seat, trying to ignore his cowardly driver, four helicopters appeared in the sky behind them.


    RRRRR!-RRRRR!-RRRRRR!


    The sound of the helicopters was a loud, steady roar that filled the air.


    Their spotlights sliced through the highway, and without a warning, the helicopters opened fire.


    The sound of bullets hitting the pavement filled the air, snapping Aljon back to reality and pushing him into a new, urgent crisis.


    "Helicopters!" he shouted, his eyes wide with fear.


    "I can see that," Reign snapped, "I''m not blind."


    Aljon saw the helicopters in the rearview mirror and tried to dodge the bullets, swerving the car erratically to avoid the gunfire.


    He pressed down on the gas pedal, making the car speed up.


    "Hold on!" he yelled as he maneuvered the car, narrowly missing several bullets.


    Reign, still in the back seat, remained calm despite the chaos.


    "Just keep driving. I''ll take care of them," he said, his voice steady.


    Aljon looked back at him, unsure of what he meant. "How are you going to—?"


    Before he could finish his sentence, Reign opened the window and stood up, poking his upper body out of the car.


    He focused on the helicopters, carefully judging their distance and speed.


    Then, he picked up a piece of metal from the floor.


    ''Got it,''


    Timing it perfectly, he hurled the chunk of metal at the nearest helicopter.


    SWOOOSH!


    The object soared through the air, spinning rapidly before smashing into the helicopter''s rotor.


    Inside the cockpit, the pilot''s eyes widened in shock as warning lights shed on the dashboard and the helicopter began to spin uncontrobly.


    "What the hell was that?" he shouted, gripping the controls tightly.


    The helicopter jerked violently to one side, and he fought to regain control, but it was toote.


    Damaged rotor des whined and groaned, struggling to maintain their usual speed. The entire aircraft began to shudder.


    The pilot''s heart raced as he frantically pressed buttons and pulled levers, trying to stabilize the craft.


    "Mayday! Mayday! We''re going down!" he yelled into his radio, his voice filled with panic.


    Spinning out of control, the trees below rushed up to meet them.


    The pilot''sst thought was of his family before the helicopter crashed into the trees beside the highway.


    BOOOOOOM!


    Metal twisted and shattered, and everything was destroyed.


    Reign watched the wreckage, satisfied that his aim had been wless. He turned his attention to the next helicopter, ready to repeat the process.


    With a steady hand, he grabbed another small object, aimed carefully, and flicked it just right.


    It wasn''t the most spectacr approach, but each piece struck the rotors perfectly, causing the other helicopters to spiral out of control and crash.


    "Drive faster, " Reign said calmly. "We don''t have all night."


    Aljon, still in shock from what he had just witnessed, nodded and pressed the gas pedal even harder.


    The car sped down the highway, leaving the burning wreckage of the helicopters behind them.


    However—


    Another humming sound echoed in the sky, louder and faster this time.


    A different helicopter, looking more advanced than the others, sped up behind them, closing in quickly.


    ''How many helicopters do they have?'' Reign thought to himself, peering out the window and preparing to destroy yet another one.


    He grabbed a small object from the floor. With a casual flick of his wrist, he sent it soaring through the air again. It spun end over end, speeding towards the new helicopter.


    CLANG!


    It hit the rotor des dead-on. The new helicopter shook wildly as the des struggled to spin. In moments, it spun out of control .


    Just as Reign was about to rx, a dot appeared in the sky and rapidly fell toward the ground.


    BOOOOM!


    The objectnded right in front of them, so suddenly that Aljon couldn''t brake in time.


    "Damn it!" Reign clicked his tongue in annoyance. He grabbed the driver by the cor and leaped out of the vehicle.


    In the next moment, the van was punched into oblivion .


    The vehicle crumpled up immediately, its metal bending and folding.


    Parts of the van flew through the air, and metal and ss exploded everywhere, leaving just a cloud of debris where it had been.


    Among the wreckage, a massive figure emerged, each step causing the ground to tremble.


    It was Juggernaut, now d in metallic red power armor.


    His presence was imposing, and the armor gleamed under the highway lights, making him look like an unstoppable force.


    His helmet, shaped like a rhino''s head, had a menacing horn protruding from the forehead, and the visored eyes glowed with a fierce, red light.


    THUD!


    Reignnded with Aljon in his arms, then tossed him aside like a ragdoll .


    Wick, on the other hand, touched down smoothly,nding on all four


    "Follow Wick," Reign ordered.


    The dog sprang into action and took off running.


    Aljon, seeing how serious the situation was, nodded quickly and followed suit.


    Juggernaut, however, had no interest in chasing the others. His focus was entirely on Reign.


    "You got a makeover," Reign chuckled, eyeing the new look. He had to admit, the meta-human looked even more intimidating than before.


    Juggernaut red, clearly not amused. "This isn''t a joke. I''m here to finish you off,"


    Reign, still confident, shook his head. "You could have lived longer if you hadn''t chased me," he said


    But inside, he was still wary of using "True Death" against the meta-human.