Tech Hero in Another World
Chapter 47: [46] Mutant Wasp vs Techno (2)

Chapter 47: [46] Mutant Wasp vs Techno (2)

Ren was completely overwhelmed the moment Veskar got serious. The mutant moved at hyperspeed, unleashing a flurry of spear thrusts too fast to dodge. Even Ren’s advanced armor couldn’t keep up—its surface was slashed repeatedly, and internal systems began failing one after another.

Behind the fine cracks forming across his helmet, Ren stared at the status screen filled with glowing red warnings. The support system’s electronic voice cried out like a siren in a storm—repeatedly alerting him to critical damage in the cooling and power distribution systems.

But there was no time to hesitate.

(If I let him go... Elaria and the Hornet princess will be dragged back into that hell...)

Ren clenched his jaw. Each breath felt like it was crushed under the weight of the battlefield and the responsibility pressing on his shoulders.

"Activate acceleration mode," he commanded sharply.

The Acceleration Mode—a system that maximizes jet propulsion performance—allowed Ren to move at hyperspeed as well. But the recoil was brutal. For anyone untrained in handling G-forces, the mental strain alone could break them.

The inner systems of his armor trembled, like a beast suppressing years of rage.

『...Warning: critical damage to cooling system. Activation may result in permanent overheating.』

"I know. Do it anyway!" Ren snapped, voice firm with absolute resolve.

『Safe activation limit: 15 seconds.』

"GO!"

『Accel Mode: ACTIVE』

In an instant, a deep blue energy surged around Ren’s armor. The cooling tubes on his back glowed bright, and bursts of superheated steam hissed from his joints like a mechanical dragon waking from its slumber.

The ground beneath him cracked under the sudden surge of power. The air around him distorted with heat and pressure.

Veskar, who had been preparing his next attack, paused as his pupils narrowed. Something had changed.

"What... is this...?"

Without warning, Ren vanished from sight. Only a faint blur and a streak of blue light remained.

A fraction of a second later—a steel fist crashed into Veskar’s jaw—fast, precise, and powerful enough to knock him back. Veskar shifted his footing, stabilizing himself, but for the first time in this battle—he was shaken.

Ren didn’t let up. The seconds ticked like a drumbeat in his mind. (Fifteen seconds. That’s all I’ve got!)

A barrage of punches and kicks burst forth like cannon fire in the quiet of night. Ren struck from every angle—above, below, the sides, even from the shadows of his own motion. Veskar, despite his battle-hardened instincts, was pushed into a defensive stance, retreating step by step under the storm of relentless attacks.

But instead of faltering, laughter erupted from behind Veskar’s mask. "Hahaha! Yes! You can finally keep up with my speed!" he roared, voice ecstatic like a warrior who’d waited years for a worthy foe. "Then allow me to return the favor!!"

Veskar’s body coiled for a moment—then erupted in a blinding burst of yellow light. Thin wings unfolded from his back, emitting a piercing high-pitched frequency that shattered the silence of night. With a single burst, he launched forward—matching Ren’s acceleration in an instant. His form nearly invisible, leaving behind a pulsing yellow streak across the sky.

Two streaks of light—one glowing blue, the other blazing yellow—clashed in the night sky like twin bolts of lightning locked in a godly duel. Each collision triggered shockwaves that rattled the trees, shook the earth, and sent flocks of birds fleeing into the darkness.

From afar, Princess Elaria stood frozen behind a thicket, her body still as if her soul had been left behind. Her eyes wide, reflecting the duel above—two beams of light dancing and colliding in the night sky, like warring gods testing the limits of the mortal world.

Ren’s armor now operated at hyperspeed—around Mach 3. A speed inhuman even by modern technological standards. But such speed was no gift. His body and mind were being brutally pushed to their limits, his brain overwhelmed by visual data far beyond human perception.

Veskar, the hornet mutant, wasn’t far behind. With wings like organic crystal and bionic muscle structure, he flew at Mach 2.5—sharp, fluid movements as if the very air was his element. Each swing of his spear crackled like thunder, tearing through the atmosphere with the high-pitched shriek of clashing metal.

For Ren, this was his first real battle using Accel Mode—and he quickly realized: attacking at this speed was far harder than defending. One wrong move, and the G-force alone could rip his body apart. Add Veskar’s precise strikes, and it became a deadly gamble.

But time didn’t wait. The system’s 15-second limit ticked by like an eternity. He had no choice but to keep moving, keep calculating, keep hunting for the one opening amidst the storm of death and steel. Every passing second made his body hotter, the red warning lights in his visor flashing like a doomsday countdown.

Meanwhile, the night sky no longer belonged to the stars. Blue and yellow lights spun and lunged in a destructive symphony—war gods cursing each other in the language of thunder. Below them, Elaria trembled, her heart pounding so violently it hurt, each clash above vibrating through her bones.

Then—the opening came. A split-second. Less than half a second—Veskar performed a sharp left maneuver to counter Ren’s attack, but lost angle stability due to turbulence from a previous explosion. To ordinary eyes, it was invisible... but to Ren, with his real-time HUD and death-honed instincts—it was a golden opportunity.

"Now!" Ren screamed in his mind. Simultaneously, his rear boosters roared to life. He surged forward like a cursed bullet, crashing into Veskar’s exposed side in an instant.

A thunderous impact cracked through the sky. Ren didn’t let the momentum fade—he drove Veskar downward, spinning in midair to add centrifugal force to the strike. Channeling every last drop of energy, he drove his entire weight from shoulder to knee—and slammed Veskar into the earth below.

The ground exploded. Dust and rocks burst into the sky like a storm, forming a crater over twenty meters wide at the impact point. Veskar’s body was buried in fractured earth, and his spear was flung several meters away, spinning once before embedding itself blade-first into the dirt. Its echo haunted the night’s brief silence.

Ren hovered a few meters above the crater, his shoulders rising and falling rapidly. Internal alarms blared, steam hissing from hairline cracks forming across his chest plate. But for now... he was still standing.

And from behind the thicket, Elaria couldn’t say a word. Her eyes looked from the sky, then down to the crater still steaming below. All she knew was one thing—

She had just witnessed a miracle forged in the shape of destruction.

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