"I heard someone crying for help, so I just came over." Gwen said, almost by instinct. She had planned to cut through this neighborhood on her way back to school. She happened to come across this scene, so she didn't hesitate to jump in.
"By the way, Cassius, does it affect your fighting to hold someone like that?" Wanda's eyes were fixed on Cassius's unconsciously squeezing hand. She felt a pang of jealousy but tried to hide it.
Gwen only then realized that she was still being held by Cassius. Her face immediately turned crimson, but thankfully, the mask hid it. "Thank you, Mr. Cassius. You can put me down now!" She quickly broke free from Cassius's embrace and shot a web to cling to the side of a building.
"It's nothing." Cassius shook his head, reminiscing about the feel of her in his arms. He was a little disappointed that the hug hadn't lasted longer.
"Be careful, these three Minotaurs don't look like pushovers." Although Wanda was a little upset, she shifted her gaze to the three Minotaurs below. She had also noticed the energy they shot from their eyes.
"They're so weird. Their eyes emit a black mist and can shoot something like a laser." Gwen nodded in agreement. If it weren't for that unexpected ability, she wouldn't have been so easily knocked down. The black energy was also incredibly fast, and her spider-sense hadn't even had time to react.
As she spoke, she couldn't help but look at Cassius. She clearly remembered that his eyes could also shoot a beam of light.
"Something's not right..." Cassius frowned as he looked at the Minotaurs. To be precise, these weren't originally human. Most mutated creatures were human at some point. But these Minotaurs were clearly cows that had been transformed into humans!
You could tell from their appearance, build, and horns that they were originally cows. The way their hooves stood and their aged horns were a dead giveaway. If they had mutated naturally, they wouldn't look like this.
"They're the products of dark magic!" Cassius had read about similar dark magic in the Chthon Scroll. Combined with the Phoenix Force within him, he was more sensitive to dark magic! Based on their appearance, he could determine the origin of these Minotaurs.
"What?! These aren't biological mutations, but the products of magic?!" Wanda's eyes widened, and she looked at the Minotaurs with an incredulous expression.
"Yes." Cassius nodded gravely. It was clear that this was a planned event. People who used dark magic were very purposeful, so this incident was definitely more complicated than it seemed on the surface.
Mooo!
The Minotaurs below struggled to pick up rocks and other debris and threw them at the people in the air. The rocks and debris even made a popping sound as they were thrown.
"Hah!" Wanda shot her hands out and let out a fierce cry, stopping all the flying debris. At the same time, Cassius landed on the ground. The three Minotaurs were ecstatic to see Cassius land. Red light flashed in their eyes. The ground shook as they charged at Cassius.
"Watch out!" Even though Gwen knew Cassius was strong, she couldn't help but warn him. In her fight, she had realized that the Minotaurs were very powerful.
But in the next second, Cassius unleashed a powerful whip kick, a single blow that was so heavy it created a sonic boom. With a loud thwack, he sent all three Minotaurs flying. They slammed into the ground far away and rolled for several meters before finally stopping.
Although they weren't dead, they looked a mess. The thick fur on their bodies was torn off from the friction with the ground, revealing their bloody muscles.
"His strength is terrifying!" Seeing this, Gwen was reminded that even in terms of raw power, Cassius was the strongest she had ever seen. Even now, she had never seen him fight at his full potential.
"His power has always been great." As Wanda said this, her eyes unconsciously glanced at Cassius's waist. She knew this from personal experience; he was like a never-ending jackhammer.
Mooo!
THWACK!
The Minotaurs, who had been sent flying, struggled to their feet, looking even more frantic. Even though they were seriously injured, they showed no signs of stopping.
"Is this the power of dark magic?" Gwen muttered, looking at the terrifying sight. This was completely beyond her comprehension. In this condition, the Minotaurs' bodies seemed to be completely unaffected. At the same time, the Minotaurs growled, and their eyes began to condense the black beams again.
Mooo!
Three beams shot out at the same time, merging in the air to form a single, thicker black beam.
"Is that all you've got?" Cassius impatiently waved his right hand, and a small truck next to him was instantly pulled in front of him.
The moment the black beam hit the truck, it sizzled. The truck's body looked as if it had been doused in highly concentrated acid. It began to corrode, leaving a large hole with jagged black edges.
Looking at the dissolving steel, it was clear that the beam's penetrating power wasn't very strong, but its corrosive effect was terrifying.
"It has a corrosive effect?" Cassius was surprised. This was definitely unexpected. Transforming cows into this form required more than just dark magic. It also required a lot of materials. Otherwise, the Minotaurs wouldn't be this powerful.
He thought they were just small-time monsters meant to cause a disturbance in New York. He didn't expect them to be this strong.
"Looks like the dark sorcerer in New York is quite generous." Cassius smirked, muttering in a teasing tone.
Meanwhile, the Minotaurs didn't stop after their first failed attack. They continued to condense the black beams, clearly intending to attack Cassius from a distance.
"Oh? They have some combat awareness? Or are these three Minotaurs being controlled in real-time?" Cassius touched his chin and pondered the Minotaurs' actions. Even though these cows had been turned into Minotaurs, their intelligence shouldn't have improved.
"Alright, playtime's over!" Cassius shook his head, throwing all the chaotic thoughts out of his mind. A brilliant light gathered in his eyes, and a dazzling beam shot out! It countered the three black beams that had merged.
CRUNCH!
The moment the two energies intertwined, the black beam was instantly vaporized.
BOOM!
The golden beam hit the three Minotaurs, sending them flying.
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