World Engine and the Chitauri's Arrival

"What is this?!" Even though Johnny Storm was fighting a Kryptonian, even though he had just faced the sun head-on and gained this powerful body from it, he still felt out of his depth—especially because Johnny Storm's move had come far too fast!

With a pfft, the next instant, the Kryptonian sensed a lethal crisis. Following his instincts, his body dodged aside, but a scorching beam of flame still pierced straight through his chest on the spot.

Thud!

The Kryptonian collapsed weakly to the ground, confusion flickering in his eyes. He felt his body become terribly weak, as if he had returned to the time before the sun had activated his powers, his entire being stripped of that formidable strength.

It was not that the Kryptonian had been directly beaten by Johnny Storm's flame power until he lost his abilities. It was because his injuries were far too severe. A terrifying bloody hole had appeared in his chest, and the power of flame was still raging continuously at the wound, as if it meant to keep burning the Kryptonian clean away.

And the wound was right beside the Kryptonian's heart—or rather, half of the Kryptonian's heart had already been blasted away. Even the remaining half was still being seared by flame.

This was after the Kryptonian had dodged in time. If he had not dodged earlier, then even with a Kryptonian's vitality, he would not have been able to hold on now. In the end, he probably would have become nothing more than a corpse with no breath of life.

Now, the Kryptonian could still barely cling to his life. If the flame power at the wound gradually faded, then with a Kryptonian's terrifying vitality, he would still have a chance to recover. But if the power of the flames