"Erik, are you okay?"
Ignoring the astonished looks around him, Rorschach walked unhurriedly over to Erik and held out a hand.
"I'm fine."
Erik looked slightly embarrassed. He had never expected to make such a fool of himself in front of a junior, and he awkwardly took Rorschach's offered hand.
Rorschach pulled Erik to his feet in one motion. "Erik, keep an eye on Bradley. Leave this guy to me."
"No, Rorschach. That guy is a genuinely bloodthirsty beast." Erik shook his head.
He knew Rorschach was strong, and Rorschach knocking Sabretooth down with one punch was proof enough, but a fight to the death was not something brute strength alone could handle.
Especially not against that guy.
Erik could tell at a glance that the other man was an executioner with blood all over his hands.
He was not someone an inexperienced young man could deal with.
"Erik, trust me. He's nothing to me." Rorschach smiled, utterly unconcerned.
Then he ignored Erik and strode toward Sabretooth.
Erik was still somewhat worried, but he was not like Charles.
Charles would definitely have stopped Rorschach in a situation like this, but Erik felt that letting Rorschach gain some experience might be a good thing.
Since Rorschach insisted, there was no harm in giving him the chance.
Erik would be watching his back from the side anyway. If anything urgent happened, did Erik look like the sort to stand by and do nothing?
Erik even felt a faint trace of admiration for Rorschach.
This young man was different from the other children. He faced hardship head-on, fearless and unafraid. Only someone with that kind of temperament could grow into a truly powerful warrior.
"Cough, cough!"
A fit of coughing rang out.
Sabretooth was struggling to his feet, looking utterly miserable. Blood hung from the corner of his mouth, and a large section of his chest had been caved in.
He ripped open his close-fitting shirt, revealing a chest that was a bloody mess, horrifying to look at.
If an ordinary person had taken Rorschach's punch, they would have been dead beyond doubt.
"Well."
Sabretooth casually wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. His expression was somewhat deranged. "That really was a powerful punch, but what did it matter?"
As Sabretooth spoke, the muscles in his chest began to squirm. That horrifying wound actually healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In only a few seconds, it had completely returned to normal.
Other than the lingering bloodstains, it was as though he had never been injured at all!
He casually pulled the dinner knife from his abdomen and tossed it onto the ground, looking entirely at ease.
Erik's expression immediately darkened.
No wonder stabbing this guy twice earlier had done nothing. He actually possessed such terrifying regenerative abilities.
That made things troublesome!
Not far away, Zero remained standing in place with a calm expression, looking as though he were merely enjoying the show, with no intention of helping.
For one thing, Sabretooth did not like anyone interrupting him while he fought.
For another, Zero knew very well how absurd Sabretooth's healing ability was, so he was not worried in the slightest.
Even if an enemy gained the upper hand for a move or two, Sabretooth could wear them to death through regeneration alone.
"You made me feel pain I haven't felt in a long time, so I've decided to let you experience every kind of pain before I kill you!"
Sabretooth pointed at Rorschach with his claw-like fingers. Then, using both hands and feet like a beast, he charged at Rorschach once more.
"Rorschach!" Erik could not help calling out from behind him.
"I've got this!"
Before his words had even faded, Rorschach's body blurred as he charged toward Sabretooth as well.
He was so fast that even Erik could barely keep up with him.
Rorschach's average speed could now exceed fifty meters per second. What kind of concept was that?
The maximum speed allowed on a highway was only 120 kilometers per hour, which worked out to just over thirty-three meters per second.
And that was in the future.
Rorschach was nearly twice as fast!
Whoosh!
In the blink of an eye, Rorschach arrived before Sabretooth.
A powerful current of air rushed over, created by Rorschach's excessive speed, making Sabretooth's breathing hitch.
Then his vision blurred.
Rorschach's fist swept directly toward the side of Sabretooth's head.
So fast!
Sabretooth was secretly shocked.
But relying on his incomparably powerful regeneration, Sabretooth did not truly take Rorschach's attack seriously.
He spread his claws as well and viciously slashed at Rorschach's chest!
It was exactly the same fighting style as Wolverine's: trading injury for injury, slowly grinding the opponent to death.
Unfortunately, while that move might work on ordinary people, it was completely useless against Rorschach.
Because he could not hurt Rorschach.
Bang!
Before Sabretooth's claws could reach Rorschach's chest, Rorschach's fist had already struck Sabretooth in the head.
Sabretooth's body shot away like a cannonball again, flying dozens of meters before crashing heavily into the ground.
He lay still after that.
If anyone went closer to look, they would find that Sabretooth's head had been severely deformed, with blood flowing from all seven orifices.
It looked like something straight out of a horror movie.
Fortunately, Sabretooth's physical constitution far surpassed that of an ordinary person. Otherwise, his head would have burst apart long ago.
Rorschach's punch carried over seven tons of force, equivalent to being run over by a medium-sized truck. What kind of head could withstand that sort of devastation?
Even Sabretooth had been knocked unconscious by Rorschach's punch.
"Shit, this is bad."
Zero cursed under his breath, his face full of gravity and shock.
Zero had not known how Sabretooth was knocked away earlier, but he had seen clearly how Sabretooth was being crushed now.
Sabretooth was completely outmatched!
The two were not even on the same level!
If not for his monstrous healing ability, Sabretooth would have been dead already.
Zero could not keep watching.
Bang!
Without wasting a word, he flicked his wrist and fired a shot at Rorschach.
But Erik was no pushover either. He abruptly reached toward the bullet Zero had fired, activating his power, and the bullet froze beside Rorschach.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
At the same time, Erik began controlling nearby metal objects, including the bullets Zero had fired, and sent them smashing toward Zero.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As Zero dodged rapidly, he kept pulling the trigger at Erik.
The two immediately began fighting fiercely.
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