Demon Engine Legion (I)

Chapter 628: Chapters 1172–1173: Demon Engine Legion (I)

"No, this—this kid is way too ridiculous, isn't he?" Hawkeye stared dumbfounded from the rooftop, nearly dropping the bow in his hands.

"Fine, I have to admit that aside from his loose mouth, he's somewhat useful."

Tony Stark and the others were utterly stunned. They had never imagined that the usually unpopular Human Torch could unleash such terrifying power when firing on all cylinders.

Before long, the sky was cleared.

As energy poured out wildly, the Flame Tornado began visibly weakening and shrinking.

The blazing white light turned orange-red again, then quickly dimmed.

Whoosh—

Whoosh—

Whoosh—

Only after the flames had completely gone out did Human Torch's figure reappear.

His body slowly descended from the air, his feet landing on the still-charred, scorching ground, some areas of which had already turned to glass.

The air was filled with a complex stench of molten metal mixed with an indescribable scorched odor.

"See that? That's what you call efficiency." Human Torch wore a somewhat smug, frivolous grin as he raised his brows at Tony Stark. "Stark, I've actually wanted to tell you this for a long time. Your whole scientific-strike theory is outdated. Sometimes, you just need overwhelming firepower to burn every problem to ashes."

However, anyone could see that Human Torch was no longer as high-spirited as before.

His face was slightly pale from the extreme expenditure, his forehead covered in sweat, his chest heaving violently as he gasped for breath, as though he had just finished a full marathon. Even parts of his close-fitting Fantastic Four uniform were scorched black.

Clearly, that Flame Tornado had nearly drained all the energy he could mobilize in such a short time.

And that was indeed the case.

But for Human Torch, being able to show