Villain Simulator-Chapter 70: Merciless to all, even oneself.

Adrian POV:

『Breaking News!!!』

『One of the safest places on earth has now become the most dangerous.』

『Strange monsters are being dropped from the sky, and the whole Hunter Academy is enveloped by a strange barrier.』

"Not a strange barrier, but an Entropy Barrier."

Since the whole academy was being converted into a Dungeon, it had been temporarily detached from the earth and now existed in a separate dimension.

The Entropy Barrier was the invisible force field separating the academy from the earth and not allowing anyone to go in or come out.

Veteran hunters—high-level officials—must had known about this, but it was impossible for common people to know such details.

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Nevertheless, no one could tell what was going on inside the academy.

Of course, that was except for some people who were able to escape before the academy was shrouded by the Entropy Barrier.

Luckily, one of them was someone I knew.

『We are live in front of the academy and have Instructor Isaac, who somehow got out luckily, with us... Sir, would you like to tell us what happened at the academy? The public wants to know.』

The camera shifted to Isaac, who was being bandaged by the medics present on the spot.

『It’s all because of a cadet named Daisy. No, she is a demon, a terrorist who was disguised as a cadet and was also responsible for the previous Cuegle Incident.』

Endless fury could be felt in Isaac’s voice and his bloodshot red eyes as he gritted his teeth while speaking.

『Today was her interrogation, but when she was about to get exposed, she showed her real face... Sniff!』

But then, on live TV, Isaac abruptly started crying.

『 I wanted to stay with the other cadets, but I was forced out by the sudden blast... When I rushed back, I couldn’t get in... I couldn’t help the young cadets... I... I have failed as an instructor... Sniff!』

If I had not known about Isaac’s true character, even I might have been fooled by his acting.

"You really can’t underestimate anyone."

Isaac was a selfish person, and the moment he saw things going south, he made an exit, unlike others who stayed to save the cadets.

Once he came out, he immediately contacted me to explain the situation, and I ordered him to let the media know everything about what happened.

Naturally, Isaac wasn’t aware of my plan, and if he hadn’t come out, I had some other cadets who would have done the same job.

But since he came out safe, it made my work a lot easier.

I was able to successfully execute my plan—to make Daisy the sinner of the world.

Zing!

The image on the TV screen changed, and Daisy’s photo appeared.

『As you all can see on the screen, there is an innocent-looking face, but hidden behind this innocent façade is a hideous monster, a Chaos Worshipper who...』

The lady reporter, who was riding the trend and excited because of the increasing TRP, left no stone unturned in slandering Daisy.

She gave her judgment on the matter as if she were herself a victim present there, and she immediately labeled Daisy a heinous criminal.

All on national TV, live.

Looking at all of this in the office alone, I smiled playfully, laid back on the sofa, and switched off the television.

About fifteen minutes have already passed since the interrogators and headmistress left in a hurry after that explosion at the academy.

"Useless struggle."

However, I knew that it was already too late for them to do anything at this point.

The Entropy Barrier was a natural space-time phenomenon, and it was simply impossible for a human being to break past it unless some special means were used.

Now, the only option left to them was to hope that the instructors inside the academy could protect the cadets until the Dungeon formation was completed and the Entropy Barrier was lifted.

"Speaking of which, Daisy should have also started becoming the source of Chaos by now."

Realizing it was already time for me to play my role, I stood up without hesitation.

The laziness on my face vanished, replaced by a serious expression.

I took out my phone, explained to my father that I had something to do, and jumped out of the window, secretly leaving alone for the academy.

On my way, I donned a magically enchanted black robe and mask to make it more difficult for anyone to recognize me.

"This place should be good."

Since the area around the academy had already been cleared for any monster outflow and hunters were mainly concentrated on the front, I came to the back side.

From my system storage, I took out a small test tube.

If Daisy were to see this tube, she would instantly recognize it as the one she drank, thinking it was the Chaos Curse Cure.

However, this thing was anything but that; it was:

[Chaos Anomaly (Potion) (Lowest Grade)]

If those whistles could summon a Chaos creature, then this thing could turn its consumer into a medium to create a whole Chaos anomaly, aka a Chaos dungeon.

Of course, it had its own set of restrictions.

For example, the amount of area the Chaos Dungeon could cover was limited, and this potion would only work on a consumer that had Chaos energy in them.

When ingested, it would collect all that Choas energy inside the consumer’s body and compress it into a seed in their heart.

Furthermore, the seed would only sprout when the consumer’s emotions were unstable and they had a deep desire for something.

The desire to do anything or everything to obtain their goal, making their hearts chaotic from the inside.

Evidently, because of my actions, this was precisely what happened with Daisy, and she sprouted the seed of a Chaos anomaly.

"But anyway...."

Shaking my head, I removed all those useless thoughts from my head and poured the little golden liquid I had saved for this moment on the Entropy Barrier.

Bzzzz!!!

A wild reaction occurred for a split second as soon as the liquid touched the invisible force field.

Tremble!

The force field of that area shook, and from a small space, Chaos energy rushed out of it.

Realizing that a small hole had appeared in the Entropy barrier, I jumped in without hesitation.

Zooom!

And instantly, the temporary hole vanished behind me.

"Phew~! Perfect timing."

I sighed in relief.

Had I been even a second late, all my plans would have gone down the drain.

"But no risk, no gain."

Nodding to myself and hardening my resolve, I looked ahead.

"Chaos Anomaly."

The Chaos Anomaly, which was literally an anomaly created by Chaos on land in the form of a dungeon, had different characteristics.

Sometimes only Chaos monsters would appear in it.

Sometimes the surrounding environment would change.

Sometimes the space would get assimilated by the Chaos, and that location would become a permanent part of it.

Among these, the Hunter Academy, because of the lowest grade potion, could only exhibit the starting two characteristics and those too, of only the lowest grade.

Nonetheless, although it was called the lowest grade, it was anything but weak.

Once this Chaos anomaly was successfully created, it would be at least a level 100+ dungeon with an unstable upper limit.

[Chaos Dungeon: Level 100 ~ ???]

"Fortunately, there’s still some time before that happens, though not much time."

Aware of that fact, I sped up my footsteps and followed the route I had in mind while looking at this bizarre transformation of the academy.

Where there should have been a green, colorful garden with flowers, trees, and gazebos, thick bogs spread there.

Chaotic, creepy-looking plants sprouted here and there, growing in a variety of shapes reminiscent of a nightmare version of the Paleozoic Era.

In particular, the smoky scent that flowed from the pond turned into a swamp and stung my nose.

The Chaos energy that had covered the academy would need one to defend themselves with their mana to prevent Chaos poisoning.

Of course, since I was the one who summoned it all, I was naturally immune to it.

But there was something else that was dangerous to even me.

Screech!!!

And it was these Chaotic monsters.

Boom!

A giant Chaos monster of unknown origin suddenly ran past me, and I barely dodged his foot.

"Phew!"

Since I was the summoner of them all, it was natural that they wouldn’t be hostile to me or attack me.

However, it was also true that I couldn’t fully control them.

What was in my control was the Chaos seed inside Daisy, who was being converted into the Source of Chaos, aka the core of this dungeon.

These Chaos monsters summoned by the anomaly weren’t under my direct control.

For me to control them, I had to bypass Daisy, which I knew would certainly be detected by her, so I didn’t do it.

"I have to be careful."

Fortunately, with the route I had already planned for this scenario, I was able to safely reach the building where the headmistress office was.

"Finally arrived."

This was where I could sense Daisy’s presence, and it seemed like she had subconsciously used all the Chaos monsters to keep any intruder away.

"Perfect!"

It was just what I needed, and so, reaching this point, I stopped.

My eyebrows furrowed, and I removed my robe and mask, putting them back in the system storage.

Then, I gritted my teeth, hardened my resolve, and...

rip-!

I tore apart my clothes in different places.

Bang!

Smashed my head on a nearby wall and scratched my legs.

Bang!

Broke my left arm, barely controlling the screams.

Nevertheless, my resolve was stronger than this pain.

"Merciless to all, even oneself."

『In the pursuit of victory, I am both my own harshest critic and my enemy’s relentless tormentor, for I will stop at nothing to attain my goals.』

Hypnotizing myself, I rolled around the ground, covering myself in dust.

Then I stood up and, not a second later, ran towards the office building while shouting at the top of my lungs.

"DAISY!!! WHERE ARE YOU??!!"

There was a crazy, grief-filled look on my face, but on the inside I was dying with shame

’Ugh! How cringe!’

To be honest, it was not necessary to go to such lengths, and I was exaggerating in some way.

Nonetheless, I did everything anyway.

It wasn’t without reason or because I was a masochist.

But because I had a hunch—a pretty strong hunch.

My gut was telling me that making Soul-bound contract with Daisy would play an extremely crucial role in my future.

And I decided to believe my gut, which had never failed me.

So naturally, I was determined to make Daisy my Soul slave by any means necessary.

’But fret not, my dear... Just wait... I’ll pay back all the suffering I’ve caused myself because of you, with interest.’

A ferocious expression appeared on my face, and I grinned like a devil inside my head.

An injured devil, calculating the interest he had to receive for his suffering.