chapter 168 part 1
Chapter 167: Battle
2023-05-02 Author: Yue Shang Xintou
Seeing Mister Hyde make his move, Crossbones and the others naturally couldn't just stand by and do nothing.
*Swish! Swish!*
Boomerang drew two custom boomerangs, attempting to run interference on Colin.
The diamond-sharp Razor Boomerang slashed across his body but failed to inflict even the slightest bit of damage.
Colin ignored Boomerang's little trick, tilting his head up to watch Mister Hyde's rampaging figure.
His enormous body carried an unstoppable momentum. In his monster form, Mister Hyde possessed Superman-like immense Super Strength, capable of easily crushing a car and tearing through steel as if they were cardboard.
*Boom!*
Extending his giant, malformed arm, Mister Hyde grabbed Colin, intending to tear his target to shreds as he usually did.
However, the man's body was unexpectedly tough.
No matter how much effort Mister Hyde exerted, he couldn't bend the figure in his grasp in the slightest.
[Contact with Twisted Time Node. A small amount of Time Shard ×1 collected.]
"Are you done?"
After 'politely' waiting for Mister Hyde to finish his attack and conveniently collecting a Time Shard, Colin finally spoke: "If you're done, then it's my turn."
As his words fell, Mister Hyde immediately felt the fingers he had clamped around the other man's body being pushed back, one by one.
This Super Strength was immense; even Mister Hyde's desperate roars couldn't stop it.
*Whoosh~*
Breaking free from Mister Hyde's grip, Colin casually let out a sigh of relief.
Then, he casually placed his hand on one of Mister Hyde's thick fingers.
In the next second, Mister Hyde's massive body was actually lifted right off the ground. Compared to the monster Mister Hyde had become after injecting the Serum, Colin's body was undoubtedly much smaller.
Therefore, the contrast when he lifted Mister Hyde was all the more striking.
However, neither the members of the Thunderbolts nor Jessica in the prison were strangers to this.
After all, for them, Super Strength was practically a common power.
In this very prison, more than half of the people present possessed this power.
*Boom!*
Although the power of Super Strength wasn't particularly special, that didn't diminish its usefulness.
Colin grabbed one of Mister Hyde's fingers, which was nearly as thick as Colin's own body, and with a slight exertion of his arms, he threw him against the prison wall, smashing a deep crater into it.
Watching Mister Hyde get thrown, Colin was about to press his advantage.
*Swish! Swish!*
Boomerang's attack arrived right on cue again.
Although Boomerang's attacks couldn't harm him in the least, his relentless persistence was becoming a nuisance.
Lifting his head, he fired scorching Heat Vision from his eyes, instantly melting the boomerangs spinning through the air.
*Bang!*
From behind, Luke Cage slammed into him with immense force.
The collision of two equally invulnerable beings produced a dull, heavy thud.
"To be honest, I didn't really want to fight you, Luke Cage."
Turning his head to look at Luke Cage's dark face, Colin spoke with a hint of regret, but the movements of his hands showed no hesitation.
He swung his fist, colliding with Luke Cage's, creating a thunderous crash.
The Super Strength behind each of their punches surpassed the limits of an ordinary person; a single blow would be enough to knock a normal human unconscious or even kill them.
Yet, the two of them exchanged dozens of punches.
*Bang!*
On their final exchange, Luke Cage couldn't help but take a step back.
He stared grimly at his slightly trembling arm.
Under the continuous barrage of punches, even Luke Cage, with his Invulnerability, felt a long-forgotten sensation of pain.
Clearly, the Super Strength Colin applied to his fists had already surpassed the tolerance limit of his defensive Powers.
Unlike Colin, Luke Cage's Invulnerability actually stemmed from his incredibly hard skin. Once the damage taken exceeded his skin's tolerance limit, it would injure the bones and muscles underneath.
Colin's gaze swept over Luke Cage's trembling hands. He was about to say something when the sound of heavy breathing from behind made him stop.
He turned to see Mister Hyde roaring as he climbed out of the crater.
His bloodshot eyes glared at Colin. As he roared, countless muscles inside his body writhed and intertwined, forming grotesque muscle clusters beneath his blood-red skin. The countless layers of muscle made his already enormous physique even larger.
At the same time, any semblance of reason in Mister Hyde's eyes was completely replaced by madness.
*Crack, crack—*
Reaching out with his grotesquely large fingers, he crushed the broken walls around the crater into dust.
Mister Hyde opened his mouth, supported by red muscles, and let out a bestial roar. He slammed his massive arm into the ground, and in the next instant, propelled by immense Super Strength, his entire body lunged violently toward Colin.
Through his Super Vision, Colin could clearly see Mister Hyde's furious roar, the sharp teeth that had grown due to the hormone Serum, and the insane look in his eyes.
Without a doubt, this was an opponent who had completely lost his sanity.
"In that case, I'll help you cool down."
Seeing this, Colin's face showed no trace of panic.
He took a deep breath, preparing to use Freeze Breath to forcibly 'help' the frenzied Mister Hyde calm down.
*Boom—*
Suddenly, a powerful energy wave struck him from behind without warning.
Caught off guard, Colin was sent flying by the energy wave, smashing another deep crater in the prison.
In the distance, Moonstone held her arms high, her expression devoid of any joy. Clearly, that energy blast had come from her.
The Moonstone Gem not only granted Karla Sofen powerful Super Strength and Superman-like physical constitution, but it also gave her the miraculous energy to fire energy waves. Normally, however, Karla Sofen didn't need to use this ability to effortlessly handle various problems.
From the crater, Colin raised his head, about to pinpoint the source of the energy wave.
Mister Hyde was already upon him with a roar. Colin raised an arm to block the behemoth's massive limb and had just backhanded him away.
*Boom—*
Another energy wave from Moonstone shot over. Colin sidestepped to dodge the attack.
*Swish! Swish!*
Boomerang's little tricks popped up again.