Could This Guy's Plague Viruses Burn Too?

The moment those words rang out, everyone turned to Evan.

Some grasped the terrifying implications. Others looked at him with pity. Still others grew tense.

They all knew what happened to anyone the Holy Sword Execution Squad set its sights on.

Evan had never imagined that simply watching the commotion would draw those lunatics' attention.

In an instant, he was back in middle school on Earth.

He had been standing in a crowd watching a commotion then, too. The school bullies had passed everyone else and singled him out.

It wasn't because Evan had been especially obnoxious or arrogant.

He had just been taller than the others.

People said that wounds from adolescence could take a lifetime to heal.

Evan had always scoffed at that, believing time healed everything.

Now he realized how true it was.

The captain's attitude had struck a nerve in the usually cheerful Evan.

His powerful attributes had given him an extraordinarily capable brain.

That brain could recall the past with greater clarity, dredging up scenes and details he had long forgotten.

The humiliation of being bullied in public, the shame of being too afraid to fight back, the insecurity he felt as his classmates whispered, and the bully's smug expression...

The scene before him brought it all rushing back.

The smile vanished from Evan's face. He stared at the captain, his voice cold and hard.

"What Beyonder Characteristic I use is none of your damn business."

More white steam billowed from beneath the captain's mask. His voice trembled.

"You should feel honored. You will have the glory of becoming a Copper Nest Lord."

Despite the enormous coffin on his back, the captain twisted his body in an unnatural way and appeared behind Evan.

A mass of bloodstained, rusted chains snapped around him.

Before Evan could