Surviving as a Brainwashing Villain in a Hero World

Chapter 22

“Could there be conditions for the branding to evolve to the next stage…?”

Certainly, when he evolved the branding from stage 1 to stage 2, there were no conditions required.

It was simply a matter of achieving a 100% infiltration degree.

As Si-yoon’s concern deepened, the Corruption System provided a clear answer regarding the issue of Do-hwa’s increasingly strange state.

It was similar to when it first explained how to use this ability.

[ Command: ‘Perception Alteration’ can conflict with the subject’s deep psychological state. ]

[ Also, the process of evolving from the 2nd stage branding to the final 3rd stage involves a special procedure. ]

[ When the subject’s 2nd stage branding infiltration degree reaches 100%,

All commands applied to the subject are automatically lifted. ]

The statement that all commands would be automatically lifted when the 2nd stage branding reached 100% infiltration.

In other words, it meant returning to before any physical control or perception alteration was applied.

“What does this mean? The commands being lifted?”

Si-yoon couldn’t help but be perplexed upon discovering the hidden condition for the next evolution.

[ If you receive a declaration of surrender from a subject with all commands lifted,

The conditions are met, leading to the final evolution stage. ]

The condition was to receive a declaration of surrender from a subject whose commands had all been lifted.

While it might be possible to incapacitate Do-hwa with Ji-woo’s help,

Receiving a declaration of surrender was on a different level altogether.

– Crash! Bang!

“What’s that noise?!”

As Si-yoon smacked his forehead at the high difficulty of the condition for final evolution,

He heard the sound of a door being violently opened from behind.

“Sis…?”

“You trash…”

Do-hwa stood at the broken door handle, her eyes blazing with fire.

Just as the Corruption System had indicated,

She had regained her sense of self, standing before Si-yoon with all commands lifted.

“I don’t know how, but I remember everything. All the things you made me do.”

From the first time she encountered him as Hero Ignition during the Dark Knights’ eradication operation,

To being violated by his mysterious ability.

She had complied with his words as if bewitched, enduring all kinds of sexual acts,

Not only providing information from the Hero Union but even offering up her roommate’s sister.

All these memories, now freed from all commands, swirled within Do-hwa’s mind.

“I won’t let you off.”

The eyes that once brimmed with seduction and flirtation towards a male had vanished,

Replaced by eyes burning with shame and humiliation.

Even without sparking a flame, her anger radiated heat like a hot desert.

– Swoooosh!!!

From Do-hwa’s hand, which was emitting an aura like heat waves over a desert,

A flame charged with anger was shot towards Si-yoon.

– Sizzle…

“Aaaagh?! Aaaargh!”

Caught off guard, Si-yoon failed to react to the fireball directed at him,

Taking it directly on various parts of his body.

“Ugh… my shoulder…”

While not severe enough to bleed profusely or faint,

He suffered significant burns on his right shoulder and left thigh.

“It’ll be painful even to stand or swing your arms.”

She was not the confident and lively Hero Ignition when facing villains.

Her voice was calm and quiet, as if reciting the future punishment to the object of her cruel revenge,

With eyes that seemed they could burn just by looking.

Her genuine anger was rising,

And if she got too excited, not only this hideout and that wretched man, but also innocent Ji-woo could be harmed.

This was a consideration she wouldn’t have had before the perception alteration was lifted.

Containing the impulse to burn everything down immediately,

Do-hwa was calmly expressing her anger towards Si-yoon.

“Ugh…! The command… the command isn’t working…”

Si-yoon tried to endure the burning pain in his leg and shoulder to somehow reissue the command,

But not only were the commands lifted, but reapplying them was also impossible.

Meaning, he had to subdue and make Do-hwa surrender, who was on the brink of exploding with rage.

– Ratatatatatata!!

“Ji… Ji-woo…? How could you…”

The sound of gunfire came from behind Si-yoon, who was clutching his shoulder in pain.

“Even if it’s you, sis, I can’t forgive you for attacking our master.”

Ji-woo, holding the twin pistols of her favorite character from the AOS game ‘War of Champions’.

Ji-woo had fired warning shots at Do-hwa for attacking her precious master, Si-yoon.

“You’re being deceived! Get away from him!”

“What are you talking about? I’m Dominator’s maid. I have a duty to protect my master.”

The gun that should have been aimed at evil villains or monsters was now pointed at Do-hwa,

And seeing Ji-woo like this, Do-hwa couldn’t help but feel a mix of complex emotions.

‘It’s because of me… Because I was controlled by that guy, Ji-woo has changed too!’

The guilt of having caused Ji-woo to change due to being controlled by Si-yoon’s ability.

Because of this guilt, Do-hwa could not bring herself to attack Ji-woo.

“Hoo… Okay.”

“How… Did you get up?”

Contrary to Do-hwa’s assertion that he wouldn’t be able to even swing his arms,

Si-yoon stood before the momentarily hesitant Do-hwa, enduring the pain.

“Ji-woo is… my, Dominator’s maid.

And you are my sexual plaything and… a spy villain for Utopia.”

There was one thing Do-hwa, who attacked Si-yoon, overlooked.

Before becoming the villain Dominator, he was a veteran combatant of the Dark Knights, number 505.

He had survived numerous battles with heroes wielding various powerful abilities,

Possessing an incredibly tough vitality and a strong body.

The flames Do-hwa shot would be unbearable for an average adult male body,

But for Si-yoon, with his superhuman physical durability, it was something he could endure.

The complacent sympathy of not wanting to cause damage elsewhere, including to Ji-woo.

The overconfidence that disabling his arms and legs would make it easy to subdue him.

It was a mistake by Do-hwa not to unleash a powerful attack from the start.

– Swoooosh!!

“Kuhhhh…!”

– Sizzle… Bang!!!

She fired a flame much stronger and faster than before,

But due to her disrupted concentration, it only grazed Si-yoon’s left arm, exploding into the wall beyond.

“Is this all an A-grade hero has got?”

‘Damn… What makes this guy so damn resilient? He’s not even a monster…!’

Even if it was just a grazing hit by the fireball,

The power was enough to melt flesh on contact.

The fireball that grazed Si-yoon’s arm exploded against the wall with a tremendous noise.

However, with monstrous toughness and the mental fortitude to endure pain,

Si-yoon was steadily approaching Do-hwa.

‘Damn… Do I have no choice? Even if the building might collapse…’

Her primary means of attack was firing fireballs and

Using the thrust of flames for powerful hits and speed attacks.

Using such an attack in the not-so-spacious hideout, with pillars here and there, risked collapsing the building,

Which could lead to the very situation she feared.

But now, she had no choice.

“That’s far enough, Sister Do-hwa.”

“What?!”

Even at the cost of the building collapsing,

Just as she was about to ignite flames at her feet to prioritize subduing Si-yoon,

Ji-woo, noticing Do-hwa’s intent, quickly ran up to her, grabbed her arms tightly,

And pulled to prevent Do-hwa from rushing forward.

Ji-woo, who often worked with Do-hwa on operations, knew her combat style well,

And could predict what attack she would use just by seeing her stance.

“Let… go…!”

There was a clear physical size difference between Ji-woo and Do-hwa,

But holding her for even a moment was enough time for Si-yoon to close in.

“Please, come to your senses! Ji-woo!!!”

“No? The one who needs to come to their senses is you, sis.

You too… should be like me, a faithful female slave to Dominator, right?”

With eyes filled with madness to protect her master at any cost.

Those eyes were the same as Do-hwa’s own when she brought Ji-woo here days ago,

Begging for praise from Si-yoon with seductive behavior.

– Snap!

“Kyaaaaaa?!”

Caught by the sister and colleague she betrayed,

Do-hwa was ultimately seized by the neck and shoulder by Si-yoon.

“A few days ago, you were craving my semen, begging for forgiveness…

I guess I didn’t train my female properly, did I?”

“Ugh… Grgh!”

In this desperate situation, with her neck squeezed to the point of choking,

And her arms tightly bound, she could do nothing.

‘There’s no way to beat a monster like this guy…!’

Even without being controlled both physically and mentally,

And with her abilities freely usable, Do-hwa still couldn’t defeat Si-yoon.

“They said I just need to make you surrender.”

In front of the raw power of an arm with bulging veins,

Do-hwa, with her arms and neck helplessly restrained, was merely prey.

‘As the alpha male at the peak, he imprints an indelible mark on that prey until death.’

…With that single thought, he ripped off the hero suit Do-hwa was wearing.

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