"Is he dead?"
Jupiter, dressed in a white bodysuit, stared at Zombie Man, whose head he had just crushed like a watermelon. His eyes brimmed with disappointment.
If getting his head crushed like a watermelon was enough to kill him, then he was far too weak. He wasn't worth wasting time and effort trying to obtain that power from...
"Thump, thump. Thump, thump..."
"Wait..."
Just as Jupiter was about to give up on Zombie Man, his superhuman hearing picked up a steady, powerful sound, like the beat of a drum.
"His heart's still beating?!"
Jupiter's eyes instantly switched into X-ray mode. He saw through Zombie Man's body to the chest beneath his powerful muscles, where his heart was still beating.
"Ow, that hurts! You bastard! I told you, it wasn't my fault..."
As Jupiter scanned Zombie Man's entire body, the watermelon he had crushed was already back to normal...
"Interesting. Even without a head, he can regenerate, and his overall body mass doesn't change. Kid, you've just violated the law of conservation of mass. No, to be precise, you're dancing on the laws of physics."
Jupiter studied Zombie Man and gave his assessment.
"Stop saying things I don't understand..."
Zombie Man shook his head. He had no idea what Jupiter was talking about, but he did know one thing: Jupiter had done something really messed up to him.
"I'm reporting what happened today to the Hero Association! You owe me an apology."
Zombie Man didn't seem inclined to fight Jupiter. Or perhaps some part of him knew he couldn't win.
"You've already lost your chance to report this to the Hero Association."
Jupiter reached out with one hand and grabbed Zombie Man by the throat again.
"Hey! I have a temper too, you know!"
Even with Jupiter's hand around his