Before the Storm

As the dust settles, a man emerges from it, with black hair, a muscular body, and tattoos on his arms, wearing a warning shirt with no arm cover and black pants.

"hello there, new guy It's a pleasure to meet you, "said the man, smiling

Stare...

{New Enemy has appeared}

{Defeat the Enemy – Shadow man(initial)}

"Shadow man? Is there any connection between this and those shadow species? That could be the scenario. Additionally, it says initial, indicating that this one has not fully developed the power of shadows "IJ said to himself.

"Are you the town's newest hero? If so, my friend, you have seriously endangered yourself. There's still time for you. You have two options: try to escape or die at my hands. I won't be merciful to you "The man exclaimed loudly and animatedly.

?!...

Are you sure that you can handle me on your own?

"What sort of a question is that? You Brat, you really want a piece of beating from my hands." The Man Angerly said

Rage…

The man's anger grew, and a dark aura began to emanate from his body. He moves swiftly in the direction of IJ. The man roared, "Here I come, you annoying brat!"

watching the man approach him while remaining motionless. "Although his speed is quite good, his wide-open attack pattern doesn't look all that great. The problem with anger is that it makes it simple for the opposition to see your attack strategy. You stop having proper control over your body as a result."

The man strikes out with his fist. IJ dodges the blow and strikes back at the attacker with his leg.

Kugh…

Heee…

The man keeps his balance. Haaa… and strike back against IJ. Hmm... IJ is punched in the stomach, "Hek, this is not what I expected. He appeared to be weak to me, but the punch struck me with a heavy blow nonetheless."

IJ then steps back a bit…

"I have to stay alert around this man. Even with that muscular physique, he might appear to be a weaker opponent. However, it doesn't make sense. Have I lost my sense of logic? His blow will be heavier if he has more muscle mass. What's wrong with me now, exactly." IJ said while looking confused and sweating a little.

Hit…

Kugh…

IJ was struck in the ribs once more by the man. IJ is thrown flying backward and collides with a wall "I thought you might be a strong opponent but your all talk." Thug…

Heavy breathing…

"He's decent I have to be honest. He is effective as an early shadow, similar to those early shadow species that struggled to fully develop their own abilities. Haa… Smiles… But it's a lot of fun. I was also unsure if my 0.4% would be sufficient to combat these shadows, but I must admit that the mere 0.02 percent difference is what makes me weaker than them "IJ stated while lying on the ground.

Stand up…

Huh?

Looks up…

?!...

The man flies at IJ as he charges at him and collides with the ground. Bang! The dust starts to appear all over the place. After a brief moment of dust clearing, the man is standing, but the ground beneath him is cracked and damaged. IJ, however, managed to avoid that assault. "Well, I suppose you're not too bad for being able to avoid that one. I'll provide you with specifics for that "said the man, grinning.

"What a monster, he's actually much more powerful than those monsters. He has the ability to defeat at least hundreds of initial shadows, but I still need to know what abilities I have that are contained within this 0.4 percent. It's kind of funny that I have so many abilities that are contained within this much of a percentage" IJ spoke while staring at the man.

"What's up with the brat look? Do you think you can defeat me? You appear to be no different from the other heroes who attempted to challenge me using their abilities, but they all ultimately died " man with a killing intent said.

In his head, the IJ said, "He got a point right now; my condition isn't any different from others', but what I need to do right now is to take care of the current situation rather than having to increase the seal limits."

{}

{Defeat the current enemy (Shadow Man) and absorb it's abilities of your enemy (Shadow Man) to unlock more powers}

"This feels better, but the problem right now is the power difference, even if the gap is not that large. The problem with shadows is that even if there is a small gap between them and the enemy power, they will win... But it's also a disadvantage for them because if they're even an inch weaker than their opponent, they'll lose. What I need to do right now is make sure he uses his power to the fullest. That will drain away his strength and make him weaker in the long run "In his mind, IJ said

Stop wasting my time, brat. And fight me. The man yelled as he ran towards IJ, but it was in vain as the punch he threw at IJ. IJ was able to avoid it once more. "This odd, did the punch feel slower or I was a bit faster to react to it?" IJ pondered in his mind, unable to comprehend.

The man was also irritated by IJ avoiding his attacks but for IJ it was a bit of confusion "If I'm correct right now that means the draining system is stronger or is it something else"

Little did he know…

"I see so he was able to escape that place," said the fiend

Grinning…

"I thought it would take him longer, but it's great that he got out sooner. It means I'll be able to enjoy the game earlier than usual. Hmm, I suppose there were a few things that could have caused him the problem, but it's much better now. Anyway, it's a long way, so I'm hoping to see the entire story; if not, the battle of heroes would be interesting to watch," said the fiend.

"If he has arrived on Earth, it means that the Earthlings are about to witness something truly extraordinary right now, truly escaping the black hole, no... absorbing the black hole. Because he has absorbed the black hole, he has become the black hole."

"let's see what he really can do. Oh, I forgot to mention. A black hole is something that absorbs things meaning the opponent of his will always be at a disadvantage"

Breathing…

Breathing…

"What is that my body is feeling so heavy. That brat did he do something" said the man in his mind in anger

Makings a fist…

Attacks…

Hmm…

IJ dodges as he moves a sideway.

"I'm sure my body is becoming lighter and lighter, he hasn't used any of his abilities since shadows are mostly using their strength but aren't always physically powerful. So there's a chance he's concealing his skill. Which, if I'm not mistaken, is heavy darkness. But it's only a guess "IJ thought to himself while avoiding all of the man's blows.

{you're correct}

{Heavy Darkness - is an ability that converts the ground into dark pitch; if an object falls on the dark pitch ground, it is absorbed inside and increases the shadow's powers.}

{You must not land on the surface of the ground where the dark pitch is to avoid it. The initial shadow's dark pitch ranges are determined by the shadow's physical and mental power.}

"I know this because I've fought millions of shadows. All I need to do is drain his power to end that guy, even though the initial shadow's power takes a long time to drain, but since he is a human, I suppose that could be the case. Using his ability once will deplete his entire power. But then the question arises. How will I do it?" In his mind, IJ said

"Brat, *heavy breathing... You can't beat me *smiles..." "This does not appear to be a good idea. This brat is out of the ordinary. Whatever he did to me does not look good. I must use my skill or I will end up dead "said the man inside his head

"well then" said both IJ and the man

Come at me…

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