A hero must be compassionate, selfless and courageous.

But that isn't all. Because a hero must also be powerful.

In this world, power is everything. Strength decides who gets to save lives and who's left with community service. That’s why I was nothing — a rank 50 E-Class reject, skating through the streets, saving what little I could while the real heroes battled gods and monsters.

Then one day, I died. Almost.

Dragged into the abyss, I was given a second chance: the Forever Core. An armor that evolves. A system that never stops adapting. Every battle, every hit, every mistake, I come back stronger.

Now, the monsters that once crushed me can’t kill me the same way twice. 

I must adapt. Evolve. I must grow stronger and fight harder. Because humanity is worth fighting for.

Even if I have to burn every villain alive to prove it.

He lifted me off the ground with one hand and slammed me into the floor, cracking the hard floor of the seaport beneath. 


Each hit felt like a multiple car crash. My skull rang with every impact. 


Still, I had to defend myself through the pain. Because, he wasn't going to stop until he beat me to a pulp. 


I reached out, retreaving another set of the scattered Forever Pikes. 


One of the Pikes blinked into my hand. 


"Argghhh!", with a grunt, I stabbed it into his shoulder. 


He growled to my surprise, I wasn't expecting his skin to be pierced so easily. Or maybe I was underestimating my strength. 


The gold in his eyes flashed with pain. 


"That's right. You feel that don't you?". 


He tossed me away like garbage. But now he was bleeding. A slow, golden leak seeping down his arm. 


"His blood is gold too? Can this guy get any god-like?" 


Chapter 60 - When Heroes Collide