After channeling all his resentment and fury into his fist, Gi-Gyu had punched the giant, suspected to be Ironshield. It had created a huge hole in the giant’s chest, but it was already healing.

‘I need to be more mobile,’ Gi-Gyu thought as his calm returned. A single punch wasn’t enough, so the monster stood perfectly alive, just like his unresolved emotions.

‘The problem is that Hermes won’t last very long.’ Hermes, his shoes, had been with Gi-Gyu since the beginning. His shoes were one of his very first Egos. ‘It’s dying.’ 

At the start, Hermes was just a pseudo-Ego created by Old Man Hwang. However, as Gi-Gyu grew stronger, Hermes had grown with him. Later on, it had given Gi-Gyu a really incredible skill: Super Rush. It allowed him to move without limits.

In summary, Hermes was no ordinary Ego, but it was dying now.

‘It can’t stand my power anymore.’ Hermes could no longer keep up with Gi-Gyu’s exponential growth. With Egos like Lou and El, it wasn’t a problem because they were already powerful. As for the other pseudo-Egos, Gi-Gyu didn’t use them as often. He used Hermes frequently; if he continued to do so...