One Punch Forces Back the Apocalypse King

His Infinite Divine Fist was powerful, but it needed the Infinity Stones as its Source of Power.

That made it restrictive.

Without the Infinity Stones, a blow powered by his own divine strength alone would be weaker than Cross's attacks.

If consuming one gram of body mass could unleash a nuclear blast equivalent to forty kilotons of TNT,

it would be like gaining another Infinite Divine Fist.

Even if it required Pym Particles, that was better than relying solely on the Infinity Stones.

However he looked at it, he came out ahead.

With that in mind, Apocalypse said, "Hope, your suit can fly. Take them down."

"Okay."

Hope, Scott Lang, Bill Foster, and Ava wasted no time.

Apocalypse had protected them throughout, but watching surges of nuclear energy sweep past less than a meter away

was more than most people could bear.

If even a little energy leaked through,

they had no idea whether Apocalypse would survive. As ordinary people, they would not even leave ashes behind.

With a whoosh, Scott Lang shrank and stood on Hope's shoulder, lightening her load.

Hope grabbed Bill Foster and Ava, one in each hand.

"Off you go!"

Apocalypse swept his hand up, sending the four of them flying toward the city below.

Until Cross was dealt with, nowhere else was safe.

The city on the ground, protected by Apocalypse's spatial barrier, was their safest option.

Cross watched coldly. He could not stop them, and he had no intention of trying.

"Apocalypse King, take down this spatial barrier. Let's settle this!"

Cross could not hover, but he stood on the spatial platform Apocalypse had made as if it were the most natural thing in the world. He was not worried.

He knew that even if he wanted to return to the ground, the Apocalypse