Seeing Richard effortlessly take down Hydro-Man, who was immune to physical attacks, Black King Shaw's expression turned utterly grim.
Only a minute or two had passed since the battle began.
Yet in that brief minute or two, Richard had already killed Riptide and the other two.
If Richard had easily killed Riptide, Black King Shaw could more or less understand it.
After all, Riptide had no Mental Isolation ability and no helmet that blocked Telepathy. He had no way of resisting Richard's telepathic paralysis.
But the deaths of Number Seven and Number Eight were much harder for him to accept.
Especially since, before the battle, he had confidently told Richard that Number Seven and Number Eight were the Pinnacle Work of Genetic Engineering.
Yet the pinnacle works he spoke of had been as weak as Ordinary Persons before Richard.
Hydro-Man's performance just now had disappointed him even more! That form of Hydro-Man might indeed have been immune to Masamune's attacks, but Richard was a mutant—a mutant who had displayed more than ten abilities, including freezing.
Under those circumstances, instead of immediately retreating to a safe distance, he had foolishly demonstrated his abilities right in front of Richard and given Richard the chance to freeze him.
Although Black King Shaw said nothing, anyone who saw his expression could tell how dissatisfied he was with Hydro-Man's performance.
Still, that was only natural.
If Richard had been Black King Shaw, he would have been even angrier.
He did not know how many resources had been spent creating these so-called Enhanced Clones, but there was no need to think about it. The cost had certainly been considerable.
Otherwise, the Action Department of the Department of Mutant Affairs would have long since been filled with Enhanced Clones.
"Knowing how to fire a gun doesn't mean