Take Him to See the Beautiful Space, But He's a Bit Self-Enclosed

Cate was also knocked to the ground by the speedster, who pulled his punch, clearly intending to keep her alive.

The surface.

Lu Heng was still lying on that rock, his cape covering his face.

The reporter in the helicopter had been broadcasting for forty minutes.

"Uh... the Guardian is currently still... charging up..."

"We can see his cape fluttering in the wind, which indicates that his energy field is... uh... resonating with the natural world..."

The reporter could no longer make things up; this was harder to endure than writing essays back in the day.

Vought Tower.

Edgar watched the live feed with a blank expression.

Starlight had made an excuse to go to the restroom, but had actually snuck off to call the Guardian.

Suddenly.

Lu Heng's snoring stopped.

"Jordan's strength still has room for development, and Cate is still too weak; she can only be trained for logistics." Lu Heng opened his eyes; he had been listening to the movements in the bunker the entire time.

The performances of Cate and Jordan had not escaped his perception.

However, superhuman abilities could grow. Both Cate and Jordan were still students and hadn't reached their peak; it was possible for them to improve their abilities like Starlight did later on.

If Cate could awaken long-range telepathy or mind control, her potential would be quite high.

He stood up and brushed the sand off his backside.

The reporter in the helicopter perked up.

"He moved! The Guardian moved! He's standing up!"

"After a long forty-three minutes of charging, the Guardian is finally about to make his move!"

"Let's see what kind of..."

Lu Heng lifted his right foot and then brought it down.

It was just an ordinary step.

As casual as stepping on an ant.

But the moment that foot landed, the ground within a two-hundred-meter radius collapsed simultaneously.

Rumble...

Dust filled the sky.

The helicopter was rocked violently by the shockwave, and the cameraman nearly dropped his camera.

"Fuck Guardian!!!"

The reporter screamed while clutching the safety tether, having lost his previous composure.

When the dust finally settled and the cameraman steadied the shot, an incredible sight appeared before his eyes.

A massive crater had appeared on the ground, over two hundred meters in diameter, and the depth... was bottomless.

Lu Heng stood at the edge of the crater, looking down.

His X-ray vision had already locked onto everyone's position.

"Fine then."

Lu Heng jumped down.

He didn't use his flight ability, relying purely on freefall.

He even actively accelerated the process.

Zero point four seconds later, the Guardian reached fifty meters underground.

Jordan was being pinned to the ground by the giant, and the speedster was preparing to knock Cate unconscious.

At that very instant, everything around them went still.

Like a ghost, Lu Heng drifted behind the three superhumans.

Then, time returned to normal.

The fire-type felt the wind pressure behind him and instinctively turned his head...

All he saw was an unremarkable hand, fingers pressed together, the edge of the palm aimed at his neck.

Viltrumite Hand Blade!

It didn't look fast at all.

I can dodge that just by leaning.

"Haha, trying to sneak attack!"

The superhuman thought his body had dodged the strike.

In the slow-motion state, he saw his own body... half of his body, standing right where it had been.

The incision was clean; the blood hadn't even sprayed out yet.

A soft sound reached his ears.

It sounded like a knife slicing through tofu.

Like cutting into a block of tofu.

"When... did this happen?"

The fire-type superhuman's eyes were still open, and his mouth could even speak, but the flames on his fingers were slowly extinguishing.

The bald giant froze.

He stared at his companion's head rolling to his feet, his mind a complete blank.

"Who is this guy? He looks a bit familiar!"

Lu Heng's X-ray vision analyzed the giant's physical abilities.

"Hardened skin?"

The giant swung his fist, but Lu Heng stood his ground, not even bothering to dodge.

BOOM—

The fist slammed into his body, sending a shockwave rippling outward.

"The air in this bunker smells like crap. Shall we go outside and play for a bit?"

Lu Heng's tone sounded like a question, but he wasn't actually seeking the other's opinion.

He grabbed the giant's head with one hand and shot straight into the sky.

He punched a hole right through the bunker.

Outside.

Reporters and photographers were filming the massive crater, marveling at the destructive power caused by the Vitrum foot.

Suddenly, a loud crash erupted behind them.

Everyone turned around to see a streak of light darting into the sky, quickly vanishing beyond the atmosphere.

Lu Heng carried the giant, flying to the edge of the atmosphere.

They were only a step away from space.

"Come to think of it, I've never been out in space to play. Look, that looks like the moon."

The giant's face turned bright red.

Frost had already formed on his body as his defenses struggled to resist the biting cold.

But the lethal cosmic rays and the vacuum of space were devastating blows to any superhuman.

The giant's eyes were bloodshot and swollen, and blood was seeping from his ears.

Yet, as the blood floated out, it froze in mid-air.

"It seems you don't like playing outside. Let's head back, then."

Lu Heng grabbed the giant and dove toward Earth at full speed.

This move is called—Earth Toss!

At Mach 30, the surrounding air friction against them quickly created a high-temperature, high-pressure environment like a falling meteorite. The giant's defense was indeed strong; he managed to hold on for over ten seconds before being melted into ash.

Lu Heng flew back to the crater.

The speed-type superhuman tried to run, but Lu Heng punched through the surface and landed directly in front of him.

"Brother, with your ability, you should be delivering food. Making ten thousand dollars a day wouldn't be a dream. Why become a terrorist?"

"Is it to fulfill a childhood dream?"

"That won't do. If you fall into the hands of the partners of justice, you'll have to undergo embedded therapy."

Lu Heng wagged his finger.

The speed-type superhuman's entire body began to vibrate at an extremely high frequency; he intended to use his top speed to dash past Lu Heng and escape.

This move had never failed him before; even Farid could only catch him by utilizing the terrain.

Lu Heng raised his palm high, signaling for the other to go ahead and dash.

The superhuman was indeed fast.

In Lu Heng's eyes, he was just a little bit faster than a snail.

The heel of his palm descended.

He sliced him from head to crotch.

And just like that, the three superhumans who had forced Cate and Jordan into a bitter struggle were dealt with by the Guardian in less than a minute.

The two women stood where they were, their mouths hanging open wide enough to fit an egg.

"Wh-what about that man whose skin was as hard as a giant corpse?" Jordan asked, his face full of shock.

He had been knocked down by a single punch from that giant just moments ago.

Even in his male form, his defense hadn't been able to hold up for three seconds.

Yet, Lu Heng had grabbed Egghead by the head and flown off.

Surely even the Guardian would have a hard time breaking through that guy's defense, right?

"Him?" Lu Heng scratched his head. "...His defense was pretty average. I thought I could make a wish on a shooting star, but I didn't expect him to turn into ash mid-air."

Turn... turn into ash?

What was that supposed to mean?

Neither Cate nor Jordan could quite grasp Lu Heng's words.

"Well, we took a trip to space just now. The environment there is super beautiful, but that guy seemed a bit closed off and didn't really like my gift, so I let him come back on his own."

That really was turning into ash, damn it.