Magnetic Lunatic

Another wave of planes swept over Nick's head, heading straight for the distant current that shot into the sky.

Nick saw clearly that these planes had been made from special polymer materials developed specifically to counter Magneto, while the missiles mounted beneath their frames most likely carried nuclear warheads.

He ordered the helicopter pilot to speed up, preventing himself from being caught in the nuclear blast's aftershock.

The light from a nuclear bomb could blind a person, so he pulled out a pair of sunglasses and put them on before turning to look.

Zhan Liu frowned as he watched another group of planes approaching from the distance.

The War God's spiritual senses told him that something capable of harming him was present on one of the planes. It was probably a nuclear bomb.

His Magnetic Field Rotation was only at the Nine Heavens right now. Although a nuclear bomb could not kill him, it could still inflict some damage.

Of course, that was assuming he simply stood there and let the bomb blow him up.

Now, he had decided to destroy these planes in advance.

Because although he could quickly escape the center of the nuclear blast once the bomb exploded, leaving it completely unable to harm him, May certainly could not withstand it.

May had only two possible outcomes: either she successfully transformed, stepped into the Magnetic Field Rotation realm, turned the tables, and blasted him to death on the spot, or she failed and was eliminated by him. There was no third option.

"Watch carefully. This is the Magnetic Field Rotation of the Nine Heavens."

Zhan Liu slowly raised his hand, channeled the power of the Nine Heavens Magnetic Field Rotation into it, and lightly pointed at the planes flying toward him in the distance.

The fighter pilot only felt the plane shake before losing control.

"Eagle calling control tower, Eagle calling control tower. The plane has lost control, the plane has lost control..."

The base immediately descended into chaos.

"Damn it! This plane isn't even made of metal. How is he controlling it?"

Zhan Liu rotated his wrist, and the several planes in the air were tossed around like yo-yos in a child's hands.

"Did you see that clearly?"

Zhan Liu deliberately slowed his movements, displaying the mysteries of Magnetic Field Rotation in their entirety before May.

May stared without blinking, pouring all her concentration into comprehending it.

The military could no longer hold back. "Launch the nuclear bomb immediately!"

"General, the plane has already lost control. After launching the nuclear bomb, we won't be able to escape either!"

"This is an order. Launch the nuclear bomb immediately. I repeat, launch the nuclear bomb immediately! Everyone will remember the contribution you made to the Federation!"

The pilot was silent for a moment before reaching out and pressing the launch button.

The nuclear bomb was equipped with a guidance system. The moment it left the launch rack, it flew toward its target under the control of the distant base.

Zhan Liu sighed. The opportunity was gone.

He clenched his hand, squeezing all the planes and the missiles carrying nuclear warheads into a single metal ball. It fell from the sky without having a chance to explode.

May took a deep breath, focused her mind, and once again frantically squeezed her own cells dry.

"Current Drive, five hundred thousand volts!"

Even more violent currents emerged across May's body, but there was still no sign of a qualitative transformation.

Zhan Liu sighed and continued to meet her with an attack using the lowest possible output.

The shock wave caused by this clash was even more powerful than before, and the waves it raised were correspondingly higher.

New York, beset by one disaster after another, was about to welcome a second wave of flooding.

"Current Drive, five hundred thousand volts..."

"Current Drive, five hundred thousand volts..."

"Current Drive, five hundred thousand volts..."

After attempt upon attempt ended in failure, May still could not cross the hurdle of transforming from Current Drive to Magnetic Field Rotation. In terms of Current Drive, she was also stuck at five hundred thousand volts, unable to advance any further.

May panted heavily. Her body was already like a battered rag doll.

Although Zhan Liu had used only the lowest-output attacks the entire time, the power of the First Heaven Magnetic Field Rotation was still far more astonishing than Current Drive.

The battle, which had lasted several hours, had already inflicted unimaginable damage on May's body.

"Between life and death lies great terror. At the boundary between life and death, all of a person's essence, energy, and spirit can converge into one. That is when breaking through is easiest."

"How a person performs in a battle of life and death directly reflects the upper limit of their potential."

"But unfortunately, it seems that your potential ends here."

The light had already faded from May's eyes. Even the hatred that had once been etched into her bones had disappeared, leaving behind only exhaustion and powerlessness.

"You demon, do you know how many people that tsunami from earlier will kill?"

Zhan Liu casually dug at his ear, then flicked his little finger.

"You still have the energy to think about that? As expected, your mind isn't pure enough."

"Looks like I need to let you know exactly what the hell Magnetic Lunatics are!"

"Or perhaps, after you die, I could slaughter New York and send some people to keep you company in the afterlife. What do you think?"

Zhan Liu spoke lightly, but when May saw the cold indifference in his eyes, treating human lives like weeds, she felt chilled to the bone.

"Beast! Do you have any humanity left?" May cursed him in grief and rage.

"Humanity?"

"Can humanity help you achieve Magnetic Field Rotation?"

"Can humanity let you defeat me?"

"What use is humanity?"

"Go eat shit!"

As the battle continued, the lunatic nature buried deep in Zhan Liu's bones was gradually stirred awake.

He had crossed over from Earth into the Martial God World. His worldview had long since taken shape. Although it had been tainted by the values of the Martial God World, he usually acted more like an ordinary person. Only during battle, when he used more and more Magnetic Field Rotation power, was he more likely to go mad.

A lunatic was not merely a homicidal psychopath, but a lunatic was certainly an obsessive fanatic.

"As a War God, you must be devoted enough."

"On the one hand, you want to defeat me; on the other, you want to save people; and at the same time, you want to use morality to condemn me..."

"You think too much, but do too little!"

"If you want to rescue them, then you should use a stronger will and push your power even higher."

"As long as you can defeat me, you can naturally save whoever you want."

"After defeating me and saving them, you can condemn me with morality however you like."

"The order cannot be reversed."

"Without power to support you, can merely thinking solve the problem?"

"Empty talk is meaningless."

"Damn it!" May once again drove her power higher, frantically squeezing her cells dry. "What the hell is Magnetic Field Rotation? Current Drive, five hundred thousand volts—go to hell!"

After clashing several more times, Zhan Liu finally confirmed that May did not possess the aptitude to become a War God. Or rather, before Earth's magnetic field was "tainted" by Magnetic Field Rotation, she could not enter the Magnetic Field Rotation realm.

Since that was the case, there was no longer any use in keeping her!

"Looks like I still overestimated you. Your willpower, focus, and even your enlightenment are all far below the standard required of a War God."

"Since that is so, I shall send you on your way."

"You can now peacefully die!"

"I'll send New York City to accompany you in death!"

Zhan Liu raised his hand and struck May's forehead with Ultimate Endless Palm. Although the power level was still only that of Current Drive, under the amplification of the Complete State, May faced this palm—

DEATH! NO! ESCAPE!