Chapter 651 Poisoned Reed
Relying on his extremely strong extendability, Reed's arm stretched at least dozens of meters, but his target was not the Black Mamba who was very close to him, but the King Cobra a little further away.
"Pa!"
The moment his palm touched the smooth body of the King Cobra covered in scales, Reed controlled his five fingers to also begin to extend, and the five fingers wrapped around the Snake Tail several laps before firmly fixing on it.
The King Cobra felt something was wrong, but Reed's strength was too small to make him much wary. On the contrary, the Thing in front of him once again pressed forward, forcing him to be fully alert to deal with it.
But fortunately, the guy who ambushed him had grabbed his tail. The King Cobra head-on received the Thing's attack, then twisted his body and swung his tail, wanting to use his great strength to break free from Reed's control.
Unexpectedly, this was exactly what Reed wanted. Feeling the great strength coming from his arm, Reed did not resist, but continued to exert his body's extremely strong flexibility and extendability, allowing the King Cobra to swing his tail and swing his own arm along with it.
However, between Reed and the King Cobra, there was still a Black Mamba. Reed's suddenly swinging arm heavily struck the Black Mamba's leg. The latter was knocked to the ground by the strike and wailing, probably unable to stand up again.
Relying on using force against force, Reed solved the Black Mamba who was stalemating with Susan. The wails of the last teammate attracted the King Cobra's attention. Turning his slender neck, the King Cobra turned his head 180 degrees without turning around.
Seeing the Black Mamba who had fallen to the ground, the King Cobra understood that he had become a lone commander. Not only that, but his enemies were all unharmed. The situation had changed from crisis to despair.
He had to find a method to escape. In the situation where Set God did not respond to him, he absolutely could not win against all of them. Continuing like this would only be a trapped beast's fight.
If the gang is gone, it can be reconstruction. Leaders can be found again. If he were to fall here, then there would be no chance of success again.
Having made up his idea, the King Cobra's eyeball turned, and he quietly moved his tail to send the snake staff that had been curled up on it to his side...
"Be careful! He's going to use that cane again!"
Reed's hand was still wrapped around the King Cobra's tail. The latter's small movements naturally could not escape his eyes. Feeling the King Cobra's movements, he immediately understood the other party's idea.
"Damn it!" The King Cobra roared, his scarlet snake tongue constantly spitting out, bringing out bursts of fishy stench. A drop of deep purple venom dripped down from his fangs.
"Drip!"
"Ah!"
Reed had noticed something was wrong when the King Cobra turned his head, but his speed of retracting his hand was still a step too slow. That drop of venom still dripped onto his hand.
"Ugh... Ah..."
Reed endured the bursts of severe pain that arose after being affected by the venom. Relying on his ability, he tied several knots in his hand to prevent the venom from invading more organs along his right hand.
He didn't know if doing this would be useful, but now he could only do so much treatment. The severe pain eroded his reason. Now Reed could only pray that Tandy and Tyrone would notice him quickly.
Without letting Reed wait too long, Tandy and Tyrone did not fail. After hearing Reed's scream, Tyrone brought Tandy through teleportation to Reed's side.
Tandy inserted the energy dagger that she had prepared long ago into Reed's arm. The blade entered Reed's arm without any obstacles, but not a single blood flowed out.
After the blade entered Reed's body, it began to melt at a speed visible to the eyes and then drilled into Reed's body. Then Susan, with a face full of anxiety, rushed over.
"How is he?" Susan asked Tandy. Although her heart was anxious as if it were on fire, she still maintained calm. Looking at the bean-sized beads of sweat dripping from Reed's forehead, she only felt her heart was about to break.
"I have already injected my ability into Mr. Reed, which should make him better," Tandy breathed a sigh of relief. "Unfortunately, I can't inject too much energy into him at once. If the venom is too strong, I estimate I can only consider amputation."
Her heart sank. Susan did not response to these cruel words. When she turned her head to look at Reed again, she had already made up her mind. If the latter hesitated, she would make the decision for him, even if Reed would hate her for life because of it, it didn't matter.
"It's okay, Susan," Reed panted heavily, and used his unharmed left hand to hold Susan's hand that was placed on his shoulder. "Use your field, or Tandy's dagger, to cut off my hand, and then let Johnny cauterize my wound to stop the bleeding. Let's survive first and then think about future business."
Losing a hand was not unacceptable for Reed. Even an idiot could tell which was more important between life and a hand.
"Let me try first," Tandy interrupted Reed's words. "I can still use my ability for a while. Let me try to force the venom out. Don't worry, as long as I keep using my ability, Mr. Reed's poison won't worsen."
After hearing this, Susan hurriedly gave up her position so that Tandy could treatment Reed.
"Thank you, Tandy," Susan thanked Tandy, but the latter had already wholeheartedly entered treatment and had no way to response to her gratitude.
…
Seeing that his one drop of venom had actually subdued four people, the King Cobra couldn't help but be overjoyed. He quickly sent the snake staff to his presence, preparing to use the magic he had prepared long ago to escape.
Suddenly, a yellow figure rushed towards the King Cobra at an extremely fast speed. Before he could lift the snake staff, it had already rushed to his presence. Fearing that the snake staff would be damaged, the King Cobra helplessly had to curl the snake staff behind him with his tail again.
"Bang!"
He stretched out his arms, wanting to resist the rushing figure, but unexpectedly, his arms were knocked open at the first moment of the collision. The opponent unimpeded pressed into his arms.
Because of this, the King Cobra also saw the appearance of the comer. The comer was precisely Ben, the Thing. The tragic situation of his friend stimulated his anger, making Ben's power reach a new level.
"You are also a snake, right?" The Thing asked in a deep voice, his two stone eyebrows standing up. "I will now break your limbs, so that the corresponding serum can be created."
"Maybe," The King Cobra hissed. "But it also depends on whether you can do it!"
"Boom boom boom!"
Dozens of fireballs fell from space. This indiscriminate attack engulfed both the Thing and the King Cobra. The fireball with increased power made the King Cobra twist his body in pain, while the Thing with his stone body, completely ignored this temperature.
"Don't forget about me, you reptile!" Johnny circled around the two wrestling guys. "Pay attention to your cane, be careful I'll melt it in the next second!"
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 652: Fatal Gunshot
"Arrogant brat!"
King Cobra cursed. Facing the relentless duo, his already dwindling patience was almost completely exhausted. He desperately wanted to know what was wrong with his connection to Set God.
Moreover, he was outnumbered and outgunned. The longer this situation dragged on, the more disadvantageous it became for him. If he couldn't re-establish contact with Set God, his power would only weaken further, and he might not even be able to maintain his Transformation.
He couldn't wait any longer. Taking advantage of the fact that there were only two... "Bang!" A gunshot interrupted King Cobra's thoughts. A pink shadow, dragging a long tail, cut through the air toward him. The target was precisely the Seven-Headed Snake Scepter he had coiled his tail around.
"Tch!" King Cobra clicked his tongue in annoyance. Helplessly, the Thing in front of him was keeping his hands occupied, leaving him unable to spare them. In desperation, he could only completely wrap the Snake Staff with his tail.
In doing so, although he protected the safety of the Snake Staff, he also cut off the use of the Snake Staff and lost his tail as a weapon. However, as long as he could protect the Snake Staff, it was all worth it. After all, his ability came from the Snake Staff. Without the Snake Staff, he was nothing.
"Clang!" The bullet made of mental energy struck the viper's tail. The energy exploded outwards under the pressure, but only left a small trace on the emerald green scales.
"Damn it!" Quentin's curse burst out. The armament he projected with telepathy could not be judged by the standards of conventional weapons. The power of the bullet depended entirely on how much energy he consumed when condensing the bullet.
Quentin reacted so strongly because that bullet just now had consumed a significant amount of energy to condense, yet it only left a shallow trace on the opponent's scale. This was indeed somewhat disheartening to one's confidence.
'Too bad mental impact is useless against him.' Quentin clicked his tongue in annoyance. From beginning to end, King Cobra had not shown any mental abilities. The reason the opponent could block his telepathy was probably all thanks to that strange staff.
Taking a deep breath to ease his anxious mood, Quentin calculated how much energy it would take to penetrate King Cobra's defense based on that just now.
It would take at least all of his remaining energy. He had exerted a lot of strength during the battle with Rock Python, and had fired several potshots just now. If he used all of his remaining energy, Quentin would likely pass out directly.
With teammates by his side, Quentin at least didn't have to worry about safety issues. But this meant Quentin only had one opportunity. Regardless of success or failure, he would lose his ability to battle.
"Then let's do it." Quentin licked his dry lips, ignoring the waves of throbbing pain coming from his brain. That was a sign of excessive use of mental energy, but this pain also stirred up Quentin's crazy side.
'Give me an opportunity!' He transmitted his idea to Ben and Johnny in the battlefield. This was the benefit of a telepath. Without needing many words, he could make his meaning understood.
The sudden appearance of an idea in his mind that didn't belong to him made Johnny, who was performing Cobra Maneuvers in the air, stiffen for a moment. But he immediately realized it was the ability of that cool pink-haired kid.
"Want some team cooperation?" Johnny, covered in flame, revealed a mouthful of white teeth. "I love team cooperation the most!"
Shouting wildly, Johnny flew up and down in the air, dragging a long tail of flame, circling around King Cobra and Ben in the center. Of course, his flame attack never stopped from beginning to end.
'This big mouth.' Ben, a.k.a. the Thing, in the center of the battlefield also understood Quentin's idea. That's why he complained about Johnny in his heart. If the enemy discovered their plan, it would be bad.
Fortunately, King Cobra didn't seem to be thinking in that direction. Because the one being plotted against was also silently calculating some plan in his mind.
'Let's begin.' Ben silently shouted 'Start' in his heart, and then began to increase the power in his body. He could feel his strength gradually increasing with the battle, almost strengthening every second.
Ben estimated that his current strength was at least absolutely crushing his strength from a day ago. This unreasonable enhancement made Ben think for a moment that maybe becoming a Stone Man wasn't such a bad thing. Of course, he only thought that for a moment.
The Thing pressed down like a mountain. King Cobra, whose power was gradually weakening, immediately felt immense pressure. He knew he couldn't hold on any longer and had to execute his plan. First, he needed to lure the opponent into a trap.
King Cobra's hands were slightly deformed by the Thing's pinch. This unreasonable squeeze made him grit his teeth in pain. His snake tongue flicked out restlessly, and the tail behind him also swayed restlessly from side to side.
Muscles in motion are flexible, and their strength is definitely not as good as stationary muscles. This meant his defense strength had decreased, and it also meant Quentin's plan could enter the next step.
"Woohoo!" Johnny, flying into mid-air, spotted an opportunity. Diving down, he began to rotate at an extremely high speed. Gradually, his speed became completely untraceable to the naked eye.
Flying Johnny gradually caught up with his own tail flame. Relying on his speed, he formed a fire circle in the air. Slowly, the fire circle began to thicken, eventually turning into a constantly rotating fire tornado.
The scorching air made King Cobra feel discomfort and unease. Having transformed into a snake-like creature, he couldn't adapt well to drastic changes in temperature. This kind of change was very likely to gradually kill him.
He wanted to escape, but the Thing opposite him had no intention of letting him go. Those hands made of stone gripped him firmly like hydraulic pliers.
"You look very hot." The Thing revealed a simple smile. "It's a pity that after I turned into this, I've become dull to many things. Otherwise, I could empathize with you."
"You idiot." King Cobra cursed loudly. "The burning of flame requires oxygen. If we stay in the center of this fire circle, we'll eventually run out of air to breathe, and we'll both suffocate and die!"
"That's exactly what I was going to say next." Ben winked playfully. "My need for oxygen has also decreased. I estimate I should be able to live a little longer than you."
"Damn it!" Whether disgusted by Ben's flirtatious wink or worried about his own life, King Cobra immediately struggled violently. Even the tail wrapping the Snake Staff increased its shaking force, even revealing a tiny crack.
'It's time!' This thought of Ben's had just appeared in his heart when Johnny, circling around, learned of it. He immediately drilled out of the fire circle, and while the flame was still burning fiercely, he used flame to mark a target on the fire tornado.
Behind that target made of flame was King Cobra's tail, which was gradually loosening due to lack of oxygen. "Bang!"
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 653 Hunting Begins
"Bang!"
A gunshot rang out, and a pink meteor streaked across the air, its long shadow hitting the flame target. The flame target exploded instantly, and the tornado of flame was also torn open by the powerful power.
Then came a disgusting sound of strength tearing through flesh and blood. In a very short time, muscle had already been cut open by the bullet. The mind bullet, condensed with all of Quentin's power, blasted through King Cobra's scales, creating a blood hole the size of a basketball.
"Boom!"
Like the sound of a high-explosive grenade, the bullet that had penetrated into the flesh unleashed its secondary effect, exploding like a bomb. To destroy an impregnable fortress, one must start from within; the same principle applies to dealing with superhuman with strong defense power.
King Cobra's long tail exploded, turning into minced meat and a mist of blood that filled the air. In the scarlet haze that obscured line of sight, the golden seven-headed snake scepter emitted a strange light. The snake eyes, made of gems of different colors, seemed to stare at everyone who cast their gaze upon it.
No, He was doing just that.
The snake eyes made of seven-colored gems emitted a strange light behind the scarlet blood mist. Everyone who cast their line of sight upon Him was drawn in and gradually lost themselves.
Johnny, who was flying in the air, gradually lost power and fell from mid-air. Due to inertia, he rolled a few times in mid-air before falling to the ground and lying still. Ben, who was originally wrestling with King Cobra, also tilted his head and fell to the ground.
Apart from Quentin, who had fainted due to exhausting his mental energy, both of the others on the battlefield lost consciousness and fell into the fantasy woven by the Snake Staff.
King Cobra's miserable scream from his severed tail gradually turned into unrestrained laughter. His plan had succeeded. He had long known that these guys' goal was his precious Snake Staff. How could the insidious him not take advantage of this?
Rather, the reason why the other party was so concerned about the Snake Staff was intentionally created by him. King Cobra had noticed that since he first used the Snake Staff to display great power, these people would more or less divert some of their attention to the Snake Staff.
He could just take advantage of this. He only needed some feigned movements and a little illusion art to deal with everyone present. Although he had lost a tail, he had gained an opportunity to escape.
Besides, as long as he could communicate with Set again, this injury would recover quickly. As long as the Snake Staff was still there, he could make a comeback.
Now, he just needed to take advantage of the time when these people were being misled by illusion art and escape with the Snake Staff. The difficult part had already been overcome. Now, he just needed to turn around and grab the Snake Staff in mid-air.
Just turn around, then reach out, and finally escape.
With a smile that had turned manic due to pain, King Cobra twisted his soft body and reached out to grab the Snake Staff falling from mid-air...
"Whoosh!"
A sharp sound pierced his ears. A purple shadow streaked across the air, flying straight towards the Snake Staff that was emitting a strange light. Its speed was even faster than King Cobra, who was closer to the Snake Staff.
King Cobra, who was still laughing maniacally just a second ago, gradually shifted towards terror as the purple shadow entered his peripheral vision.
"No..."
"Crack!"
The purple shadow slammed into the Snake Staff. In a crisp sound, the Snake Staff shattered into countless fragments, and King Cobra's heart also shattered into countless fragments along with it.
"No! No! No!"
King Cobra crawled towards the fragments of the Snake Staff with both limbs. He tried hard to pick up the fragments on the ground with his hand, as if he wanted to piece them together. His manic appearance was shocking to behold.
"My power, my future, my everything, my everything!"
King Cobra spoke while collecting the fragments on the ground, completely ignoring Johnny and the others who had regained their mind because the Snake Staff had been destroyed.
"Ow!" Johnny clutched his shoulder. "My body hurts so much, like I was hit by a car. It's really strange, how did I fall from mid-air?"
"My head is so dizzy." Ben rubbed his head and got up from the ground. Looking at King Cobra, who was facing away from him, scratching and clawing at the ground, he couldn't help but feel puzzled.
This was natural. Because of the illusion art, both Ben and Johnny's memory had gaps. In their impression, it was like watching a garbage clip of a movie, where the plots before and after were completely disjointed.
However, Ben, who was battle-hardened, although he didn't understand what had happened, he would definitely not give up this opportunity of the enemy having his butt facing him. This was definitely a good timing for a sneak attack.
However, before Ben could sneak attack, King Cobra turned around first. His eyes were bloodshot, looking as if they were congested with blood. Venom mixed with saliva kept flowing from his mouth, making him look like a rabid dog with a disease.
"It's you! You destroyed my Snake Staff!" King Cobra's venomous gaze passed over Ben. Obviously, his hatred came from behind Ben.
This hatred, almost materialized, made Ben feel curious. Quentin was not behind him. Could it be that the person who destroyed the Snake Staff was not Quentin? Or did Quentin change position and fire that gun?
"I will make you pay for all of this with your life!"
Before King Cobra's words faded away, he had already transformed into a emerald green gale. Before Ben could even react, he had charged to behind him. His speed was so fast that Ben couldn't help but feel ashamed.
If it weren't for Johnny and Quentin's restraint, he might not even be able to touch the other party alone. This speed was really too exaggerated.
By the time Ben turned around, King Cobra had already charged far away. Following the direction of his charge, Ben also saw his goal. It was a strange guy wearing a British naval overcoat and an old-fashioned diving helmet.
That guy had a slender body, looking like a model who often appeared in comic series. His temperament was also different from an ordinary person. His standing posture always gave people a feeling of being battle-hardened, making it impossible for Ben to see through his weakness.
"Huff!" Two streams of white vapor spewed out from the oxygen tube of the diving helmet. That person extended his right hand forward, and a purple streaming light gradually elongated in his palm, eventually turning into a stick.
With a slight movement of his right hand finger, the stick composed of purple energy began to wave in his hand. During the waving process, a blade and forks also grew out of one end of the purple stick, making it look like some kind of harpoon.
"My name is Karn," Karn said calmly, completely ignoring the manic King Cobra.
"Here, I conduct a great hunting, and dedicate the spoils of this battle to my master, the great **Highbreed**, the omnipotent God of Magic, the Supreme Celestial who is above everything!"
Raising his gun and lifting his leg, Karn launched a charge towards the prey in his presence.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 654 Do Not Entrust Your Fate to Others
Carrying a harpoon condensed from constantly flowing Purple Celestial Energy, Karn strode towards an enemy several times taller than himself.
The opponent had a blue face and fangs, brandishing its claws, truly a monster that could stop a child's tears, but this did not cause the battle-hardened Karn to have the slightest emotional fluctuation.
Although Karn was unwilling to mention it, the darkest hundred years of his Life had indeed given him combat experience far beyond ordinary people. This long period of Time had almost defined his Life.
If it weren't for Great Supreme Heaven, he might have lived in lies forever, until one Day he died on the Hunting road. A Life that could be seen at a glance, with no Hope of getting ahead.
So, to repay this kindness, Karn, who had no other skills, could only offer his Life. He resolved to hunt with Honor in the future, clearing all obstacles for Great Supreme Heaven, even if that obstacle was a Deity.
Now, how could a mere Reptile scare him? Karn smelled a familiar Smell coming from the Snake's Body. It was Totem Power. This Viper, like Spider-Man, was a chosen one branded by a Deity.
He was already skilled at dealing with such enemies.
Sidestepping to avoid the King Cobra's swung claws, Karn waved his Left Hand, and a bolt of purple lightning instantly erupted, evaporating all the Venom that rained down from the Air. Taking advantage of the opponent's inability to withdraw in Time after the Attack, the harpoon in Karn's Right Hand had already reached the King Cobra's front.
"Pu-chi!"
Flesh tore open, and Blood plasma sprayed out like it was worthless. A painful Wail followed. The King Cobra, severely wounded in the Belly, wanted to retreat, but the hunter who had already touched his Prey had no intention of letting him go.
Karn gripped the long handle of the Energy harpoon with both hands. As he exerted force, the Muscles bulging all over Karn's Body even strained the naval Overcoat he was wearing, making it taut.
As Divine Power surged, the tall King Cobra was actually pressed to the Ground by Karn, who was much smaller than him. The former twisted his flexible Body with all his might, trying to break free from the latter's Control, but it was ultimately futile.
Perhaps he was bored, Karn rotated the long handle he was holding, and the fork blade made of Energy slowly rotated half a Lap inside the King Cobra's Body. This intense Pain caused the King Cobra's Body to stiffen, and he didn't dare to move again.
"Please..." the King Cobra weakly begged. "Spare me, I can give you everything you want. Just let me leave, and I will never forget your kindness..."
However, Karn completely ignored the pleas of the person beneath him, and continued to silently expand his Advantage.
"Shut up," Karn scolded. "I'm taking what I need."
He wants my Life. This thought immediately appeared in the King Cobra's Head as Karn's Words fell. The other person's Emotion had not fluctuated from beginning to end, and his Hand was as steady as a Doctor's during surgery.
Indifferent, as if he were slaughtering Livestock. For a moment, the King Cobra felt as if he were not a Human, but a Lamb to Slaughter lying on a chopping board.
Right! Human!
The King Cobra seemed to have grasped a Lifeline. His Body began to shrink at a Speed visible to the naked eye, and the Scales on his Body receded, finally turning back into a Human form.
"Please spare me, look at me, I already have nothing. I can no longer pose any Threat. Just treat me like a Wild Dog and ignore me."
Completely naked, with various scars all over his Body, the King Cobra didn't even dare to cover his private parts. Utterly alone, he tried his best to awaken Karn's conscience, hoping to exchange it for a Lifeline.
Karn held the harpoon. Because the King Cobra's Body Size had changed, the harpoon that was originally deeply inserted into his Body had now come out.
Karn maintained this posture, and after waiting for the King Cobra to finish his rambling, he swung the harpoon in his Hand.
A Streaming Light of purple flashed past. The King Cobra's Expression still maintained the flattery of the previous second. In the next second, his Head had already fallen onto the fork blade of the harpoon in Karn's Hand.
"When you entrust your Fate to the Enemy's Hand, Death is inevitable."
Karn weighed the harpoon in his Hand. The Severed Head that had fallen onto the fork blade then flew into the Air. After reaching a certain Altitude, he grabbed it by the Hair and held it in his Hand. The Blood constantly dripping from the Severed Head proved the end of this Battle.
"Hunting complete." Karn lifted the King Cobra's Severed Head and glanced at it. That flattering Gaze made him feel disgusted, but to complete Yang Le's Order, he still properly put it away.
Of course, Karn couldn't keep carrying a Human Head all the Time. Not to mention it was indecent, just occupying one Hand was very Trouble. At this Time, the wonderful use of Magic was demonstrated.
A surge of Purple Celestial Energy, and the Human Head immediately disappeared. Karn stored it in his Pocket Universe, which he had opened up himself. Although this Pocket Universe was not large, it could still hold some small items.
The first Mission was completed. Next was the next Mission. Karn turned his Head to look at Ben and Johnny, who had already stood up again. Because they were not sure whether Karn was a Friend or foe, the two were now on high alert.
Being able to instantly kill an Enemy that they had been entangled with for a long Time, although there was the factor of their prior exhaustion, someone who could casually break through the Defense that they found tricky could not possibly be weak.
If the other party had come with ill intentions, then they were likely to experience a Battle even more severe than before, and there might even be casualties.
"Who is Reed Richards?" Karn asked, Opening his Opening.
Ben and Johnny exchanged glances. Neither of them expected that this suddenly appearing Guy could call out their Friend's Name, but judging from the other party's Asking attitude, he didn't seem to be familiar with Reed.
"Who are you? What Business do you have with Reed?" Ben took a step forward, blocking Karn's Line of Sight. "I will answer your Problem based on your answer."
Ben's guarded appearance made Karn shake his Head involuntarily. This Scene made him unable to help but think of the dark Days of Hunting Spider-Man in the Past. The vast majority of those Spiders were like this.
For people they cared about, whether Family or Friend, they would use their Life to Shelter them. And coincidentally, this Feeling was also what Karn envied. It was just that in the Inheritors Family he was in at the Time, Family affection was just a Joke.
But now, he also had the Qualification to taste this deliciousness.
"I have brought the Divine Will," Karn swallowed his Saliva. "The Master I serve, the lord of Great Celestial Energy, ordered me to come and help a Human named Reed Richards. I wonder if you are satisfied with this answer?"
Ben and Johnny exchanged glances again.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 655 Antidote and Wife
Ben and Johnny still maintained a skeptical attitude towards Karn.
After all, Karn had appeared suddenly, and Ben and Johnny didn't understand him at all. If Karn hadn't killed King Cobra, Ben might not have even talked to him for so long.
However, Karn's subsequent cruel actions still somewhat frightened Ben and Johnny. Beheading is an extremely cruel thing in any Era, and probably no one would have a good impression of a Guy who cuts off people's Heads upon meeting them, right?
Just as Ben and Johnny were hesitating about whether to take Karn to see Reed, Susan's voice sounded behind them, interrupting their thoughts.
"Ben! Johnny! Come quickly! Reed's State is not good!"
Susan's voice sounded very anxious. The two of them did not hesitate, turned around, and ran in the Direction of the Sound. Fortunately, the Distance was not particularly far, and the two of them did not spend much Time to arrive.
"What happened, Susan?" Johnny arrived at Susan's side first. Looking at Reed in his sister's arms, he could tell at a glance that something was wrong.
At this time, Reed's Right Hand looked like a ball of yarn. Johnny took a closer look and realized that it was because Reed had continuously lengthened his Right Hand. It was so thin, yet it could form such a large ball. He really didn't know how long Reed had stretched his Hand.
"The Speed of Venom erosion is faster than I thought." Reed leaned in Susan's arms and said, forcing himself to cheer up.
"I wanted to slow down the Speed of Venom eroding my whole Body by constantly lengthening my poisoned area, but facts have proven that this Effect is minimal. If it weren't for Tandy's Ability, I might have died long ago."
Johnny's Line of Sight turned to Tandy and found that the latter's State looked very bad at this time, with a Face full of sweat. It seemed that it should be Exhaustion from overuse of Ability.
"I'm sorry." Tandy said, breathing heavily. "My Ability has reached its Limit. I couldn't force out all the Venom."
"It's okay, Tandy." Susan Comforted Tandy. "You've already done your best. Just like Reed said, he would have died long ago without you."
"Let's talk about this Problem later, Girls." Reed struggled to sit up. "If possible, I still want to live, Johnny?"
"What do you need me to do?" Johnny responded quickly. At this Time, even he didn't dare to joke around casually.
"I will have Susan cut off my affected area later. I need you to use Fire at a certain temperature to cauterize my Wound after the cutting is completed to prevent infection. Remember, the temperature should not be too high, otherwise I will melt."
Slowly controlling the Right Hand that was rolled into a ball, untangling them little by little. With Tandy's help, the Venom had been squeezed to a very End Position, allowing Reed to at least not have to cut off his entire Arm to save his Life.
In addition to continuous stretching, Reed himself estimated that he might only need to cut off a Finger, at most no more than a Palm. It could be considered the luckiest of misfortunes.
"I will." Johnny nodded seriously. The last Time he was so serious was when he bought his Vehicle specifically for picking up Girls. From this, one can imagine how serious he really was.
Ben, who arrived a little later, looked at his Good Buddies with a complex Expression. Unfortunately, the Stone blocked his Expression, but those unchanged pupils could not be faked.
"Reed…"
"It's okay, it's just a Hand." Reed showed a forced Smile.
Everyone's Mood was very low, and no one even noticed Karn walking to their side. By the Time Ben noticed Karn, the latter had already bypassed him and Johnny and approached Reed's side.
"Who are you?" Susan looked at the stranger who suddenly appeared in her Presence, and her Heart skipped a beat.
Karn ignored everyone's Expression and took out a small Glass Bottle from his arms by himself. Inside it was a ball of green Mist, which looked fantastical and strange.
"Antidote." Karn handed the Glass Bottle to Reed, and while the latter was still stunned, he stuffed it into his arms. Then, without saying any more Nonsense, he stood up and turned to leave.
"Hey! You..." Johnny was just about to call out to Karn when he was stopped by Reed.
"Are you really going to take it?" Susan glanced at Karn standing not far away. "We don't even know what he looks like. What if he has bad Intentions?"
"There's no Reason." Reed looked at the Glass Bottle lying in his Palm. "If he wanted to kill me, he wouldn't bother with such trouble. He even had Time to stab me several times just now. Moreover, Reed Richards is just an unknown nobody. I don't think anyone would go to so much trouble to harm me."
"But..." Susan still wanted to persuade him, but Reed had already taken the lead in opening the lid. Before the former could finish speaking, the latter had already sucked the Thing in the Bottle into his Nose.
"This Smell..." Reed sneezed after inhaling, and then shivered. "It feels like inhaling atomized Peppermint Chewing Gum into my Nose."
"How do you Feeling in your Body? Reed?" Ben asked quickly.
"I don't know." Reed stretched his Head and scanned his whole Body up and down. "There's no special Feeling. Let me turn my Hand back and see."
Saying that, Reed not only loosened his Right Hand that was wrapped together, but even slowly restored it to the appearance of an Ordinary person's Hand. Then he saw an amazing scene.
"My Hand." Reed raised his Right Hand and placed it in the Sunlight. Under the Sunlight, a Hand that was so Ordinary that it couldn't be more Ordinary appeared in front of everyone.
"It's back to normal! It's no longer purple or swollen like a Pig's trotter!"
"That's really great." Susan breathed a sigh of Comfort. Behind her, Johnny and Ben also happily high-fived each other. Tandy and Tyrone also smiled at each other. Then everyone unanimously placed their Line of Sight on Karn not far away.
At this Time, Karn was leaning against a half-collapsed Stone Wall. Although his Eyes could not be seen, everyone could see that he was looking at the Necklace in his Hand. It was a Necklace that could store Photo.
The Master of the Photo in the Necklace was a charming black-haired Woman, who was also his Wife.
Before being summoned by Yang Le, Karn had always stayed at Home located in Universe 001.
In fact, apart from his Dimensional Demon God Clone occasionally dispatching Karn to handle some Business, Yang Le himself had indeed not contacted Karn for a long Time.
Yang Le's own Memory of Karn was still stuck when reconstructing the collapsed Inheritor Castle. The previous Castle with a long history had long been destroyed in the battle of family harmony.
When Yang Le saw Karn again, the original Inheritor Castle was gone and had become a Western-style Mansion that was much smaller. Moreover, this Western-style Mansion had a Mistress in addition to the Master Karn.
(End of Chapter)