Although he won both fights easily, Su Zhan realized his attack methods were still too limited.
Invisible Woman and Spider-Man were neither close-combat Super Heroes nor particularly strong, so his Extremis Ability didn't have much chance to shine.
And while the Fire control Ability was good, it was only about manipulating flames, not generating them. If it weren't for his super strength combined with the power of the flames, he probably wouldn't have been able to shatter Susan's telekinetic force field.
As for the Sound Wave Ability, while not bad, it wasn't cool enough, not flashy enough. How many protagonists make their living by emitting Sound Waves from their mouths? Even a motormouth is better than that, right?
"I still need to get some flashier Abilities!" Su Zhan took a sip of red wine, thinking that since he had beaten Spider-Man and taken Susan, this matter definitely wasn't over.
He would probably find helpers to rescue Susan, right?
Although this was just a misunderstanding, it wasn't something he couldn't take advantage of.
Who would Spider-Man most likely contact? S.H.I.E.L.D.? Members of the Avengers? Or the Fantastic Four? The Fantastic Four were more likely, after all, Susan was one of them, and from Spider-Man's words, he had a good relationship with Human Torch? Susan was Human Torch's older sister, and Human Torch's temper was impulsive, so he would probably come directly to him and wouldn't give him a chance to explain.
Human Torch Johnny could generate temperatures of over a thousand degrees, fly, unleash flame attacks, and was immune to flames. However, his flames were natural fire, which would extinguish without oxygen and also be extinguished by a large amount of Water.
Simply put, among Fire-based Abilities, he was considered upper-middle tier.
After devouring Extremis, Su Zhan had been considering his strengthen path. After devouring the Fire control Ability, he became even more determined to follow a Fire-based path. Of course, this was only temporary, as he could devour all Abilities; he was just temporarily developing the Fire-based path based on the ease of acquiring the Abilities.
Originally, his plan was to acquire Fire control Ability, then devour the Hong Kong person he would meet in the future who could generate flames, but wasn't very strong, and only then consider Human Torch Johnny.
But plans change faster than they are made. Now, it seems this order needs to be altered.
"I wonder if my Fire control Ability can control Human Torch's flames." Su Zhan swirled the red wine in his glass, waiting quietly.
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"Johnny, your sister has been taken by a You-Know-Who named Su Zhan. I've already located him, but he's very strong. He beat me up, and I'm afraid I can't rescue Susan." Spider-Man's first contact was indeed Human Torch.
At this moment, Human Torch was having a great time at the bar. When he received Spider-Man's call, Human Torch even wanted to invite him to join, but after hearing what Spider-Man said, he lost all interest.
"What? You said Susan was taken? Where is she? I'm coming right away!"
Johnny asked anxiously. Spider-Man gave him an address, and Johnny prepared to leave.
"Leaving already? Don't you want to go somewhere else and continue?" His female companion beside Johnny said with some disappointment.
Johnny chuckled: "Don't worry, some guy who doesn't know what's good for him dared to cross the Fantastic Four, so I'm going to deal with him now. I'll be back soon, and then we can go somewhere else and continue. Wait for me, baby, I'll be back very soon."
After speaking, Johnny left the bar, his body instantly transforming into flames, and he flew away directly under the astonished gazes of the crowd.
On the rooftop of a certain hotel, Spider-Man was tending to his injuries. Watching the fire approach from a distance, Johnny landed. Spider-Man was about to speak when he heard Johnny say: "Where is he? I can't wait to let him know how foolish it is to be an enemy of the Fantastic Four."
"He's on the nineteenth floor of this hotel, but I guess he probably knows I'm watching him here. Johnny, don't mess around, he can control flames, which happens to counter your Ability." Spider-Man reminded him.
"Is that so? My Fire isn't something just anyone can control!" Johnny said confidently, then jumped down directly. Arriving on the nineteenth floor, he looked through the floor-to-ceiling window and saw Susan lying in the room, and a man sitting on the sofa in the lobby, drinking red wine.
"It must be you!"
Human Torch said, and instantly flew over.
Clang, poof.
He directly shattered the floor-to-ceiling window.
"It really is him!" Looking at Human Torch, Su Zhan's face showed no trace of panic.
"Kid, you're Su Zhan, you kidnapped my sister, and you want to be an enemy of the Fantastic Four?" Johnny shouted at Su Zhan with an arrogant tone.
Su Zhan shrugged: "I think this might be a misunderstanding!"
"I don't think this is a misunderstanding. Even if it is, I'll listen to your explanation after I teach you a lesson!" Johnny had no intention of listening to Su Zhan's explanation. As soon as his words fell, he had already unleashed flames and attacked Su Zhan.
Su Zhan dodged instantly, and the flames hit the sofa, directly blowing it apart.
Missing his first attack, Johnny didn't stop. Flames continuously rushed towards Su Zhan, who could only dodge awkwardly, but as he dodged, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
The arrogant and smug Johnny had no idea that he was slowly walking into Su Zhan's trap…
Chapter 0024: Who's the Unlucky One?
"You'd better stop, otherwise I'm going to fight back!"
Su Zhan dodged the swarming flames while shouting at Human Torch Johnny with some exasperation.
"Fight back then, if you have the guts, fight back! Don't you have the Ability to control Fire? Try to control my flames, if you can't, then don't blame me for being impolite!" Johnny shouted arrogantly.
"You're forcing me. Do you know what consequences this will have?" Su Zhan shouted in a deep voice.
"Trying to scare me? I don't care about the consequences. Today, I'm going to teach you a lesson. If you have the Ability, just fight back. I'd like to see what you can do!" Johnny said while transforming into a Pyro and quickly rushing towards Su Zhan.
Su Zhan deliberately slowed down a step and was hit. His clothes instantly ignited and turned to ashes.
The immense force sent Su Zhan crashing into the wall. Looking at Human Torch rushing towards him with raised hands, Su Zhan roared: "You forced me to do this!" As his words fell, Su Zhan suddenly struck out, accurately grabbing Human Torch Johnny's arm, which had already turned into flames. However, his flames could not harm Su Zhan. Johnny was momentarily stunned, not expecting him to be unafraid of his flames.
"Idiot!"
After his surprise, Human Torch laughed smugly. "Is my Fire that easy to grab?"
As his words fell, he spread his fingers, and like fire bullets, they shot towards Su Zhan.
However, Su Zhan showed a disdainful sneer. Human Torch, oh Human Torch, your arrogant and impulsive nature will eventually be your undoing. Although I took your Ability, at least I saved your life. You should thank me!
"Bang!"
Su Zhan swung his fist directly at Human Torch's face. The powerful punch almost sent Human Torch flying, but because his hand was still being held, he was pulled back as soon as he flew out. What awaited him… was Su Zhan's flame-enveloped fist!
A punch, a circle.
Punched away, pulled back, punched away, pulled back.
This repeated for more than ten punches. The flames on Human Torch's body had been extinguished, his face was almost unrecognizable, and it was so swollen from the beating.
"H-how is this possible?"
Squinting his swollen eyes, Human Torch saw that his flames had not harmed Su Zhan. Instead, they seemed to obey Su Zhan's commands, gathering on Su Zhan's body and hands, turning to attack him. He could actually control his flames—this… this was impossible!
"I warned you, but you didn't listen!"
Su Zhan looked at the astonished Human Torch and said coldly, his hand already beginning to devour his Ability.