Headless Knight Rex

Three o'clock...

"BOOM!"

An explosion echoed through the entire block!

Thick smoke billowed from the city's largest bank!

"Report! A supervillain is attacking the city's largest bank. If they succeed, our losses will be immeasurable..."

At Global Defense Bureau headquarters, an intelligence officer, after receiving the report, looked in terror at Cecil behind him.

"A bunch of shit!"

Cecil, upon receiving the intelligence, was filled with nothing but anger. It had only been a few days since the Global Guardians left this world, and these damned criminals couldn't wait.

"Notify Omni-Man Nolan."

Cecil didn't dare to delay and ordered his subordinates.

"Report, Director, Nolan is currently in Britain fighting a fire-breathing snake."

The staff member looked at Cecil with a rather embarrassed expression.

"Shit, then who can we dispatch now?"

Cecil rubbed his hair and asked.

"Mark is at school. Perhaps we can notify the whereabouts of Jupiter."

Cecil's junior secretary replied.

"..."

"What about the Viltrumite Youth Group!? What are they doing right now?"

Cecil's eyes sharpened; he didn't answer the secretary's question.

"Eve from the Viltrumite Youth Group is also in class right now..."

"Only Robot, Exploding Rex, and Duplicate Kate are on standby at the base right now."

The secretary manipulated a tablet and answered Cecil's questions.

"Then send those three..."

Cecil felt his head was about to explode. Jupiter's matter wasn't settled, the Global Guardians' matter wasn't settled, and these damned supervillains couldn't wait, starting to cause trouble everywhere.

"Okay, Director, we've notified the Viltrumite Youth Group..."

The secretary nodded slightly, indicating she had informed the Viltrumite Youth Group of the situation.

Meanwhile, at the Viltrumite Youth Group base.

"Everyone, we have a mission!"

Robot, after receiving the message, relayed Cecil's orders to the others.

"Really!? I just finished training..."

Upon hearing this, Rex grabbed a towel, wiped the sweat off his body haphazardly, quickly put on his sewer maintenance suit, and went to Robot's side, ready.

"The enemy has attacked the city's largest bank..."

"Mark and Eve are both at school, and Omni-Man is saving the Earth. Currently, only we can stop them."

Robot explained their mission to Rex.

"So, that arrogant Jupiter guy isn't here!? Hahaha... Leave it to me!"

"It's time for the great Rex to show his power!"

Rex laughed heartily, believing he had finally found an opportunity to showcase himself. In the past, when Jupiter was around, every battle felt like Jupiter's solo performance, with him merely being a supporting character. This wasn't the outcome he wanted, and now the chance had arrived...

"I hope you'll be cautious. After all, Jupiter isn't with us this time, and any one of us could be sacrificed."

Robot said sternly to Rex.

"You don't need to tell me."

Rex waved his hand. I know what I'm doing.

"..."

Robot looked at Rex's arrogant demeanor and knew Rex didn't understand at all. However, he wasn't Rex's parent and had no obligation to educate him. Besides, saying too much might just make Rex rebellious.

Robot Jack manipulated the system and summoned a hoverboard. They would use this to defeat the supervillains.

Meanwhile, at the city's largest bank...

"This is wonderful~"

Lightning Man threw large sums of cash into the air, green bills raining down like water.

"Hey! Stop playing around. If the superheroes arrive, we're done for!"

Beside Lightning Man, a supervillain holding an Electro-melt Gun, and another man covered in endless magma, like a weakened Akainu, warned Lightning Man.

"Don't worry~"

"No one will bother us today."

Lightning Man strode with confident steps. He had never felt robbing was so easy, feeling no pressure whatsoever.

"Huh!?"

Magma Man and Electro-Melt Gun Man exchanged glances upon hearing Lightning Man's words, not understanding what he meant.

"Hahaha..."

"I have my intel. You just need to follow me."

Lightning Man looked at the confused expressions of Magma Man and Electro-Melt Gun Man, feeling a bit smug. He knew that even if he explained, no one would believe him. The Superhero who always cracked down on the worst villains wasn't as righteous as he appeared on the surface. His subordinates were all hypocrites. In the end, they, who were upfront about their motives and acted for profit, were more honorable than those villains.

"Now, use your magma to break open the doors of these safes! I mean all the safe doors here!"

Lightning Man said to Magma Man beside him.

"Alright!"

After receiving Lightning Man's assurance, Magma Man nodded. His body instantly transformed into countless streams of magma, corroding the safes.

"Hey! Little criminals! Your Grandpa Rex is here!"

Just as the three were eagerly watching the safes before them, a loud shout echoed, and several darts instantly landed on Magma Man.

"Boom!"

The moment the darts hit Magma Man, a deafening roar followed, and his body was blown to pieces by the sudden explosion...

"Enemy attack!?"

Lightning Man and the man holding the Electro-Melt Gun turned their heads towards the exploding Magma Man beside them, ready for battle.

"Gurgle gurgle..."

At the same time, Magma Man's body, which had been blown apart, scattered like magma, emitting countless bubbles. In the next second, his body flowed and reassembled like a fluid.

"Hey! Didn't you say no one would bother us?"

Magma Man reformed into his human shape and turned to look at the person who attacked him. He frowned slightly and turned to Lightning Man, expressing his dissatisfaction.

"He's just some minor character..."

"Deal with him!"

Lightning Man saw Rex suddenly appear and stretched his limbs, giving orders to his companions.

"Don't order me around..."

Magma Man glared at Lightning Man. They were partners, not superior and subordinate.

"Kid, that last hit hurt me..."

"Have you decided how you want to die now?"

Magma Man stretched his limbs and walked up to Rex. His body instantly transformed into a three-meter-tall magma giant, looking down at Rex.

"Whoa~ Magma freak!"

"First, I need to explain two things."

"One, I'm not a minor character."

"Two, I'm not alone!"

As Rex spoke, he pulled out a thirty-centimeter rod from behind him and threw it at Magma Man.

"Boom!"

With an explosion, Magma Man's entire right arm was blown to smithereens.

"I told you, it hurts..."

Magma Man looked at his right arm, his expression turning cold. He swung his left arm at Rex.

"Look here, big guy!"

Just as Magma Man was about to attack, he seemed to hear a series of electronic sounds.

"Huh!?"

Magma Man turned his head upon hearing the sound. He saw an orange robot holding a giant fire extinguisher, staring at him expressionlessly.

"Oh no..."

Magma Man's expression changed as he looked at the fire extinguisher in the robot's hand.

"Pfft!"

The next second, the robot opened the fire extinguisher, and white foam directly covered Magma Man's face.

"Help me quickly!"

Magma Man covered his face, completely blinded.

"Idiot!"

Lightning Man and Electro-melt Gun Man looked at Magma Man, who had foam all over his face, as if he were an idiot.

They both entered their combat modes...

Lightning Man struck a pose to discharge electricity, and Electro-melt Gun Man adjusted the direction of his Electro-melt Gun.

"Where are you looking?"

Just as Electro-melt Gun Man broke into a lewd grin and was about to fire, a hoarse female voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

"Huh!?"

Electro-melt Gun Man's lewd grin stopped abruptly. He immediately turned around and looked towards the source of the sound.

"Die!"

His response was a small, delicate fist.

"Pfft..."

Instantly, Electro-melt Gun Man was knocked to the ground with a single punch.

"Damn it..."

Lightning Man looked at the mushroom-headed girl who had suddenly appeared, and at Electro-melt Gun Man, who had been knocked down with one punch. His eyes were sharp, and he cursed angrily, preparing to deal with the mushroom-headed girl himself.

"Hey! Where are you looking!?"

Before Lightning Man could use his special move, several darts landed on him.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by an explosion, Lightning Man was blown away.

"Bastard..."

"Bunch of bastards!"

Lightning Man cursed as he got up from the ground.

"I suggest you surrender immediately!"

"Your companions have all been subdued by my companions. Like I said, I'm not alone."

Rex walked up to Lightning Man, juggling the darts in his hand with a smile, seemingly confident of victory.

"..."

Lightning Man remained silent. He looked at Magma Man, who had been defeated by a fire extinguisher, and then at Electro-melt Gun Man, who was pinned to the ground by five mushroom-headed girls with different numbers printed on their chests. He knew he was the only one left.

"A bunch of trash!"

"In the end, I still have to do it myself!"

A flash of anger crossed Lightning Man's eyes. As Lightning Man's anger grew, the lights in the room began to flicker erratically, dimming and brightening, as if foreshadowing Lightning Man's turbulent emotions.

"Are you going to duel me? I accept..."

Exploding Rex pulled out two sticks from behind him. As he activated his ability, the sticks began to glow.

"I will make you die..."

Lightning Man roared, and endless lightning flashed throughout the room, instantly paralyzing all the electrical appliances in the entire bank building.

Darkness enveloped everyone's vision.

"Boom!"

The moment darkness descended, a deafening explosion sounded in everyone's ears. The terrifying impact sent countless duplicates of Duplicate Kate flying, and the only body that wasn't thrown away immediately ducked to take cover...

A few seconds later, everything seemed to return to calm.

"Rex, Robot, are you alright?"

Seeing that the sudden impact seemed to have subsided, Kate immediately got up from the ground. However, being experienced, she didn't stand up straight but crouched down, fumbling around, and asking her companions if they were safe.

"I'm fine, Kate. I'm just pinned down by something and can't move right now..."

Robot immediately responded to Kate, indicating he was okay.

"Okay, don't move. I'll come help you now..."

"Oh, right, Rex, Rex, what about you!?"

After getting Robot's response, Kate breathed a sigh of relief. But then, she became worried because Rex hadn't responded at all.

"Sizzle sizzle..."

Just as Kate continued to crouch, calling out Rex's name, the lights above everyone's heads finally returned.

When the light returned, everyone's eyes could finally see everything in front of them...

After the light returned, what met Kate's eyes was a pair of orange-yellow pants. Kate was all too familiar with these pants; they belonged to Rex.

"Rex, so you were here. It's great that you're okay!"

"When I called you earlier, why didn't you answer me?"

Seeing the pants, Kate happily straightened up. The moment Kate stood up, she finally understood why Rex hadn't answered her.

That orange figure had limbs and a torso, but it lacked the parts used for speaking and thinking...

"Fuck!"

Kate looked up at the body, which had lost the most important part of a human and was still spewing bright red blood, yet stood ramrod straight without falling. She cursed, tears streaming from the corners of her eyes.

"..."

Lightning Man silently watched the crying Kate, silently watched the headless knight before him fall, and then silently looked at the huge hole smashed open in his own chest. With his last bit of strength, he turned around.

Behind him was a massive crater, more than a meter wide...

"Fuck!"

Lightning Man stared at the crater behind him, cursing with his dying breath before falling heavily, unable to get up again.

"..."

The Robot, pinned beneath countless safes, its eyes flashing signals, saw everything clearly with its night vision. A fist-sized rock had smashed through the wall behind Lightning Man, creating a large hole in Lightning Man's chest and simultaneously destroying Rex's head before landing on the ground. The immense shockwave had caused everything before them...

"A meteorite!?"

The Robot pondered for a moment, finding it somewhat laughable that a meteorite was responsible for all of this.

Outer space...

"This pitch was definitely a perfect score."

Jupiter floated serenely in the endless starry sky. He had said Rex would die today, and he certainly wouldn't let it drag into the next.

Nothing that seemed like a coincidence was ever a true coincidence...

Jupiter in space turned into an afterimage and headed towards the corrupt country to help his father deal with that fire-breathing snake. Today's throw was good; he definitely deserved an extra meal tonight – a whole snake banquet.