Chen Xi truly wondered how someone with such a tiny brain had made it this far. Was it really like the song said?
A man had to be fearless? Or was it all because his birth chart was tough enough?
Gwen nervously tugged at Chen Xi's hand. "Don't kick him to death."
She was genuinely afraid Chen Xi would kick the crap out of this guy with one blow...
"Oh? I'm so scared. Didn't expect your boyfriend to be such a tough guy, huh?"
The blond-haired punk, stubborn as a dead pig that feared no boiling water, was still spewing disgusting sarcasm. He had no idea how revolting his tone and voice were.
Chen Xi patted Gwen's slightly tense little hand and smiled.
"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing."
The moment he finished speaking, he struck without warning. A crisp slap rang out beside everyone's ears, and the blond punk's face rapidly swelled at a visible rate...
"You're courting death!!"
The blond punk flew into a rage. Anyone who ran the streets knew the rule: don't hit someone in the face. Slapping someone in the face meant a blood feud.
Slap!!
Before his words had even faded, Chen Xi fiercely slapped the left side of his face again, directly knocking him stupid...
The other onlookers were dumbfounded too. This guy had no martial honor—was that a sneak attack?
"Mmm, now it's symmetrical. Haha."
Chen Xi appraised his work teasingly, completely ignoring the fact that John the Pyro was already boiling with rage, practically ready to die with him.
Just as everyone waited to see how John the Pyro would retaliate, he pulled a lighter from his pocket.
The others froze as well. Had two slaps scared him so badly that he was about to light a cigarette for the boss?
They immediately burst into mocking laughter...
"Haha, this kid's a coward!"
"Fuck! What a waste of that big body! At least act like a man!"
"Damn it! What a disgrace. What a waste!"
"Hey! Buddy! Go get him! Fuck you!"
Everyone else in the bar was mocking John the Pyro, but the moment Chen Xi saw him pull out the lighter, the movement seemed strangely familiar...
"Heh heh! Kid! You offended John the Pyro. You're dead, you hear me?"
John the Pyro roared furiously and arrogantly. He was about to explode with rage, swearing to make Chen Xi wish he were dead!
Chen Xi finally understood why the motion of pulling out that lighter had looked so familiar. So this idiot was John the Pyro...
What a fucking trash-tier Level Three Mutant. Neither high nor low among Mutants, just a worthless nobody who bragged all day about forming some ice-and-fire duo with Iceman. Who knew where he got that confidence?
"What? Charles Xavier lets you cause trouble for your own kind in public?" Chen Xi mocked disdainfully.
Sure enough, when Chen Xi mentioned Charles Xavier's name, John the Pyro backed down. He knew the professor did not allow them to bully ordinary people with their mutant abilities. If the professor found out, the punishment would definitely be severe—at minimum, he could forget about leaving the school for several years.
But getting beaten up could not just be let go. John the Pyro stubbornly raised his neck and snorted. "If you're a man, come with me to an empty alley!"
"Hehe, sure."
Chen Xi agreed without hesitation, smiling. Wasn't it perfect when someone was in such a hurry to die?
"Good! If you've got guts, follow me!"
John the Pyro snorted and headed outside. Chen Xi calmly followed him out, while the people around them shook their heads and stopped caring. Things like this were all too common.
"Boss, should we step in and stop them?"
"No need. Let them settle it themselves. This time, we'll make Charles Xavier suffer a major loss. Hehe."
The breathtakingly beautiful woman spoke calmly, revealing a smile that could stir one's heart. The burly man quickly turned his head away at the sight...
John the Pyro led him through several twists and turns before they soon arrived at an empty alley. Under the moonlight, he did look somewhat impressive.
He coolly pulled out his lighter and flicked it. A blaze shot skyward, then churned and writhed under his control, radiating an imposing presence!
"Oh my God! He's a Mutant?"
Gwen covered her little mouth in shock. No wonder this guy had been so fearless—he really did have some skills.
Seeing Gwen so shocked, the pain in John the Pyro's pig-like swollen face seemed to vanish. He smugly said, "Kid, it's not too late to kneel and beg for mercy. Beauty, do you think I'm worthy of you? Wouldn't following a strong man like me be better than staying with this weakling?"
...Um!!
Gwen was a little stunned. Why the fuck was he so confident?
Yet while he was busy showing off, Chen Xi had already vanished from before his eyes like lightning...
"Fuck!! Another one!!"
John the Pyro instantly cried out in shock, and then a wave of agonizing pain hit him. It felt as though even his intestines were cramping.
Whoosh!! Thud!!
He flew through the air in an arc after being kicked, landing dead-on inside a dumpster...
"Fu...ck!!"
The intense pain made the veins on John the Pyro's face bulge, sweat pouring down all over him. He growled through gritted teeth and finally crawled out of the overturned dumpster while suppressing the urge to vomit.
"You should die!!"
Boom!!
John the Pyro roared and used all his strength to control a fiery serpent toward Chen Xi, no longer caring about anything else.
But this little firecracker was far too weak. Chen Xi did not even bother to dodge. The surface of his body suddenly rippled, and a black combat suit instantly blocked everything.
What could mere lighter flames possibly do to him? With a wave of his hand, his arm shot several meters forward and firmly seized John the Pyro by the throat, dragging him before Chen Xi.
"You... you...!!"
John the Pyro was dumbfounded. What kind of monster was this? How had that bizarre combat suit suddenly appeared? This unexpected turn of events directly shattered his worldview.
It was not as if he had never seen transformation abilities before. Wasn't Colossus one?
But he had never imagined anything like Chen Xi!
"What about me!"
Chen Xi snorted and raised his hand, snapping John the Pyro's arm.
"Ah!!"
Piercing pain struck again, and John the Pyro immediately let out a miserable scream. Never in his life had he suffered like this; he had always lived smoothly under Charles Xavier's protection.
"If you've got what it takes, kill me! Otherwise, one day, I'll make you pay a painful price!!"
The intense pain left him drenched in sweat, his face pale.
Yet he still glared venomously at Chen Xi. He truly did not know when to quit...
"Uh!!"
Even Chen Xi froze for a moment. This guy really was a fucking talent!
And for such a talent, the only thing to do was fulfill his wish, right? With a crack, Chen Xi twisted his neck...
Until his death, John the Pyro's eyes remained wide with disbelief!!
How did he dare kill me? Wasn't he afraid of the professor's revenge?
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