Whoosh!
Another cold flash streaked through the air.
Rorschach flicked his hand at the Black King again, sending another dagger cutting through the air with a chilling gleam.
In the blink of an eye, it shot toward the Black King.
But what had happened to Torrent did not happen again. The moment the dagger touched the Black King, it seemed to hit some invisible energy barrier and came to a complete stop right in front of him.
Then, with a clatter, it fell to the ground.
It did not affect the Black King in the slightest.
"What's going on?"
"Why can't the dagger pierce him?"
The mutants were all utterly baffled.
If even a dagger could not penetrate him, then bullets would be useless too, right?
Only Rorschach understood the principle behind it.
The Black King had absorbed all the dagger's kinetic energy the instant it reached him, reducing its speed to zero.
Naturally, it could no longer stab into him.
It could only fall to the ground.
"As expected of the Black King!"
Rorschach could not help praising him inwardly.
It had to be said, the Black King's ability was incredibly broken—practically a cheat. It meant that every form of attack was ineffective against him.
Whether physical attacks or energy attacks.
"It's useless. There's no need to keep wasting your effort."
The Black King was not angered at all. He simply stood there with his arms crossed, smiling at Rorschach.
Rorschach's earlier attacks had been nothing more than a scratch to him.
As though he had not heard the Black King at all, Rorschach ignored him. Instead, he ran to one side, lifted a car with both hands, and charged toward the Black King with a rumbling rush.
The car weighed more than a ton, and its weight bore down on Rorschach. Every step he took made the ground tremble faintly beneath his feet.
The thunderous momentum was terrifying to behold.
Even more jaw-dropping was the fact that Rorschach, carrying such an enormous object, seemed completely unaffected.
His speed barely slowed at all.
It was as if the car were made of paper.
The sight was immensely striking.
"Isn't Rorschach being a little too ridiculous?"
"What a monster!"
Mystique, Raven, and the others kept swallowing nervously.
"Wow, what terrifying strength!" Even the Black King could not help showing admiration.
The more he looked at Rorschach, the more satisfied he became.
But he did not take Rorschach's attack seriously at all. He simply stood where he was and waited for Rorschach to arrive.
It was certainly a showy pose, but the Black King undeniably had the right to act that way.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
Soon, amid the tremors, Rorschach reached the Black King. He leaped into the air, soaring high above him.
Gripping the rear of the car tightly with both hands, he smashed it down at the Black King.
The car weighed over a ton. Combined with its downward momentum and Rorschach's strength, it descended upon the Black King like a small mountain.
Yet the Black King casually raised his right hand and gave it a gentle upward push.
The car froze above his head, as though it were a leaf lightly held aloft in one hand.
It was impossible to tell whether the Black King had absorbed even the gravitational potential energy, or whether he had absorbed the terrifying kinetic energy and used his own strength to hold up the car.
In any case, Rorschach's move had been completely nullified. It was utterly useless.
Boom!
The Black King gave a light push forward with one hand, and the entire car was overturned and smashed heavily onto the ground.
Then the Black King lightly dusted himself off, as if he had done something trivial. He looked at Rorschach. "All right, have you had enough? There should be a limit, shouldn't there?"
The atmosphere at the scene became oppressive once more. No one had expected the Black King to be so powerful.
Rorschach, who had killed both the Red Devil and Torrent in succession, could not stir up even the slightest ripple before the Black King.
"Rorschach, we'll help you!"
Havok, Alex, stepped forward at that moment. He twisted his body like he was hula-hooping, firing several rings of energy outward with sharp flashes.
Two of those rings struck elsewhere, but one accurately shot toward the Black King.
Havok's energy rings were extremely powerful. They could instantly slice through metal sculptures, so cutting through a person should have been no problem at all.
But the smile on Havok's face froze the next moment. He saw the Black King suddenly reach out toward the energy ring, then forcefully close his hand.
The ring of energy was absorbed by the Black King just like that.
Thump!
The Black King immediately raised his right foot and stomped on the ground, releasing the energy he had absorbed.
Crack, crack, crack!
The ground split apart, and a huge fissure spread forward, tearing straight into the building.
With a deafening crash.
The wall shook violently, then half of it collapsed.
The mutants cried out and scattered to avoid it. When they looked at the Black King again, their eyes were filled with endless shock and fear.
They realized that he was simply not an existence they could deal with.
They were not even on the same level.
No one dared make another rash move.
Seeing this, the Black King smiled in satisfaction. He swept his gaze over everyone. "Don't worry. I won't hurt you. But now, we can talk, can't we?"
Everyone huddled together in fear, staring at the Black King with terrified eyes. No one dared respond.
The Black King then turned his attention back to Rorschach. "And what about you?"
Rorschach did not seem inclined to attack the Black King again. Without saying a word, he walked back into the crowd.
For one thing, Rorschach had personally confirmed that he truly had no way of killing the Black King at the moment, so there was no need to continue wasting effort.
For another, the other mutants had also fully recognized how formidable the Black King was. The time was ripe.
"Rorschach, what do we do?"
Mystique, Raven, quietly asked Rorschach for his opinion, while the others also looked at him expectantly.
Although Rorschach could not defeat the Black King, he was still everyone's backbone.
"Everyone, hold each other's hands."
Rorschach gave everyone an inexplicable instruction.
Though they did not understand what he meant, this was not the time to ask questions. They all followed his instructions and grasped one another's hands.
Only then did Rorschach take out several gas grenades he had prepared beforehand, pull their pins, and throw them all at the Black King.
Hiss, hiss, hiss!
A large amount of irritating white smoke instantly spread through the area.
"Darwin, didn't you say before that you wanted to leave? It's time."
Rorschach took the lead and quickly retreated outside with everyone.
Only then did everyone understand why Rorschach had told them to hold hands: he was afraid someone would accidentally be engulfed by the thick smoke and get separated.
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