Chapter 1529

Everyone was terrified by the scene before them.

Pietro, whose back was toward the center of the bomb, had yet to react. His forward sprint collided with Wanda, and then he activated his super speed and dashed away.

He flashed past in a streak of silver light, only stopping after reaching several hundred meters away.

Wanda did not resist the force Pietro used to carry her away. Perhaps her power surpassed Pietro's, but it would be bad if either of them got hurt.

Only then did Pietro have time to look back.

At a distance of several hundred meters, the two of them could not make out what had happened.

But when they thought back to that terrifying sensation that had enveloped their entire bodies, it had definitely been a sign that the bomb was about to explode. Yet now, there was not the slightest movement.

Clearly, Leo had stopped this crisis.

That's right!

The two exchanged a glance. Leo was still here, so nothing would happen.

When that sense of crisis descended upon them, they had still overlooked Leo's presence beside them and tried to save themselves with their own strength.

Pietro hurriedly brought Wanda back to the original spot, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Only a few seconds had passed since the explosion.

As for War Machine and Falcon, they had not left. They could completely withstand the explosion and had witnessed everything that happened.

The miniature bomb, which possessed considerable power, had been caught in Leo's palm just like that.

Pietro and Wanda might not have realized it yet, but Rhodey knew that this kind of bomb was an obstacle bomb installed underground or in the walls around Avengers Base.

Although it could not be considered an anti-fortification bomb, it could easily destroy transport vehicles above it, or even tanks.

It could easily blast through fifty centimeters of reinforced concrete. Against a human body, its destructive power was devastating.

Yet this incredibly powerful bomb had been caught in Leo's palm at the very edge of detonation.

Rhodey watched the tiny glow radiating from Leo's hand. It flashed only briefly before vanishing instantly.

Leo's right fist was wrapped in golden light, making it look like a golden arm.

When Pietro returned, Leo remained completely calm, and even his smile had barely changed.

He only looked at Pietro helplessly. "How many times have I told you not to mess with things? Look at that—you've caused trouble again."

Pietro's face truly reddened. He did not dare meet Leo's eyes, only sizing up Leo's palm from the corner of his eye to see what it had become.

Leo's palm clearly could not completely enclose the bomb, yet not the slightest trace of the explosion's aftershock had escaped.

Most importantly, no one was surprised that Leo's palm could withstand the explosion's power.

Instead, they were baffled by why the explosion had not leaked through the gaps between his fingers, even though those gaps clearly existed.

This was simply too strange.

The golden light on Leo's palm gradually faded. He opened his hand, revealing a smear of ash and several tiny charred particles in the center of his palm. It was impossible to tell what they had once been.

In other words, Leo had absorbed and endured all the explosion's power within his palm. The bomb's casing fragments, which should have burst in every direction, had endured tremendous pressure within that tiny space and been melted even more completely.

Leo casually turned his hand over, and the ash fell, scattering onto the grass beneath his feet before vanishing from sight.

He clapped his hands, as if he had merely gotten a little dust on them.

That attitude and that expression were impossible for Rhodey and Falcon to accept.

Even if they could withstand the attack, that only meant their defenses could endure the explosive shockwave spreading outward.

They would withstand no more than a few dozen parts of the total energy. Even so, Falcon's wings would probably suffer some damage.

As for enduring the entire explosive force with one's own body like Leo had, that was simply impossible.

The concentrated power was enough to break through their existing defenses.

Not to mention completely neutralizing all the force. That was something that could never happen.

Yet Leo had accomplished it. In the presence of Leo's golden energy, it was simply unreasonable.

"My God, how did you do that?!!"

Falcon retracted his wings and stared blankly at Leo's palm in disbelief. He had never seen anything like this.

Rhodey was just as astonished. "All the energy was consumed in your palm. How is that even possible?!"

"It wasn't consumed. It was banished. Otherwise, some residual force would remain. Since it had come to this, I might as well banish it directly."

Leo smiled as he spoke.

After the explosion, extremely chaotic energy had still been confined within the tiny space in Leo's palm.

If Leo chose to let go, another burst of explosive force would still surge out, though its power would be weakened many times over and would not cause any harm.

But since Leo had chosen this method of dealing with it, there was no need to damage the grass and surrounding environment again. He had simply banished the remaining energy in his hand into outer space, leaving behind only this tiny bit of residue.

Sam slowly shook his head from the side, nearly speechless. What he was seeing had already surpassed his imagination.

He had personally seen such a small bomb blow an armored vehicle to pieces.

Yet it had been snuffed out in Leo's hand just like that, while Leo acted as if he had merely clenched his fist, as though nothing had happened.

The existence of this power had already surpassed Sam's imagination.

Sam, who was seeing Leo in action for the first time,

"It wasn't consumed. It was banished. Otherwise, some residual force would remain. Since it had come to this, I might as well banish it directly."

Leo smiled as he spoke.

After the explosion, extremely chaotic energy had still been confined within the tiny space in Leo's palm.

If Leo chose to let go, another burst of explosive force would still surge out, though its power would be weakened many times over and would not cause any harm.

But since Leo had chosen this method of dealing with it, there was no need to damage the grass and surrounding environment again. He had simply banished the remaining energy in his hand into outer space, leaving behind only this tiny bit of residue.

Sam slowly shook his head from the side, nearly speechless. What he was seeing had already surpassed his imagination.

He had personally seen such a small bomb blow an armored vehicle to pieces.

Yet it had been snuffed out in Leo's hand just like that, while Leo acted as if he had merely clenched his fist, as though nothing had happened.

The existence of this power had already surpassed Sam's imagination.

Sam, who was seeing Leo in action for the first time,