No Light Speed, at Most Twice the Speed of Sound
The two brothers exchanged a glance, both seeing the same confusion. Where did this country bumpkin come from? Magic resistance is a weakness of Superman, a fact well-known in the Main God Space, and is common knowledge.
Because of the series of actions by the main god, the competition in the Main God Space is fierce. Shen Menghan's team has risen too fast, frantically absorbing female Reincarnator, plundering a large amount of resources and high-quality Reincarnator, and damaging the interests of too many people. They have long been regarded as a thorn in the side.
The various teams had high bounties on Supergirl, eager to capture her in every way possible. However, her vice-captain was also a powerful sorcerer, and their combined physical and magical attacks resulted in a crushing defeat, leaving the other teams with no choice but to swallow their anger.
This Team Battle was different; Shen Menghan was alone, without the mage vice-captain by her side.
Having stumbled upon this intelligence, the brothers' squad immediately made a decision: this was the best opportunity; they could lose the Team Battle, but Supergirl had to die.
Therefore, they have kept a low profile until now. In the middle of the process, they contacted other powerful teams and made several killing moves. The captain even took out the scroll of the Mana Deprivation Field to make arrangements.
Although they failed to take down Shen Menghan halfway through, her teammates were either injured or crippled, becoming a burden and holding them back. Right now, they are just one step away from success.
The two men approached Russell for two reasons: first, to prevent any troublemakers from causing all their previous efforts to be wasted; and second, to ensure their chances of winning, adding a sorcerer to deal with Supergirl would make things even more secure.
"Thank you for the information. Really, this is the best news I've heard in a while!" Russell grinned, his gloomy mood dissipating, replaced by a radiant smile.
When you're in a good mood, the sky looks bluer, the grass looks greener, the PM2.5 is refreshing and pleasant to breathe, and you even feel like you've grown 1cm taller than 1.8 meters.
His face was covered by a black mist, so the two brothers couldn't see his expression, but their intuition told them they had been rejected.
"Master, don't push your luck. Giving you a chance doesn't mean we can't do without you." Jia Chao said coldly, his intention to kill growing since his attempt to win him over failed.
Russell was in a great mood and waved his hand, saying, "Don't say that. I've always felt that face isn't that important... face is something you get yourself, not something given to you by others."
"Act recklessly!"
Jia Chao snorted coldly and gave his younger brother, who had been silent, a look, signaling him to kill Russell.
"Mage, make sure your shield is firmly erected, or you'll die instantly." Jia Quan shook his neck, his knuckles cracking as he clenched his fists. He was a typical warmonger, and watching the other Reincarnator fight to the death these past few days had driven him crazy.
"Magic shield? I don't have any of those fancy things. We mages fight with our fists!"
Russell narrowed his eyes. Shen Menghan's Character Card was still valid. He was one of the strongest people in the Reincarnation Space. What was there to fear about two Reincarnator were almost on par with Wang Ba?
Before Jia Quan could make a move, he took a step forward and rushed out, arriving in front of him in an instant. He threw a punch to the chest, shattering Jia Quan's heart, and then swung his arm slightly to send Jia Quan's body flying a hundred meters away.
"What!?"
Russell activated his attack with incredible speed. Only after Jia Quan's body flew out did the afterimage of the figure that had been standing there disappear. Jia Chao, who thought he was a mage, had no idea that this would happen.
Whoosh!
Russell moved again, quickly arriving in front of Jia Chao and throwing another punch that shattered his head.
With her superhuman reflexes and astonishingly fast movement speed, everyone was frozen in place as if time had stopped. No wonder Shen Menghan, despite her magic resistance deficiency, could still wreak havoc; once she started moving, her speed surpassed the reaction time of other Reincarnator, making her virtually unbeatable.
"Roar roar roar————"
A furious roar came from afar. Jia Quan, whose heart had been shattered, knelt on the ground and roared repeatedly. He exerted force in his arms, his veins bulged, and his arm muscles swelled up as if inflated. He tore his shirt and pounded his chest with his arms. As his whole body grew larger, his skin turned a ghostly green.
"No wonder he's still alive even with a broken heart, it turns out he's enhanced the Hulk's bloodline..." With such a striking color, Russell couldn't possibly fail to recognize him. He expressed his utmost admiration for Jia Quan's courage; not just anyone dares to be dressed entirely in green.
Actually, the Hulk didn't want to be this green. It's said that at the beginning of the comics, the Hulk was gray. Later, he got Black Widow as his girlfriend because her exhaust pipe was the right size for him, and as a result, his color became greener and greener...
Jia Quan stomped his feet on the ground, his explosive muscles creating a deep crater, and charged towards Russell like a cannonball. His massive fist came crashing down, the gale whipping against his cheeks like a knife scraping against metal.
He was fast and powerful, but still a bit weaker than Russell, easily dodging the attack with a sidestep. The latter lacked agility and couldn't change his move mid-strike; his punch slammed into the ground, creating a large crater and cracking the ground.
Russell grabbed Jia Quan's thick arm, twisted it behind his back, pressed the joint to immobilize him, and then raised his fist high and slammed it down.
Boom!
Jia Quan's head was buried in the ground, and before he could make a move, he was punched in the back of the head. He immediately saw stars and was left dazed and passively taking the beating.
"At this level, your Hulk bloodline hasn't been fully enhanced yet!"
Russell then delivered three more heavy punches, turning the Hulk into Husky. The Hulk's head was throbbing with pain; it was truly cracked, his skull was split open, and his brain matter was spilling out of his nostrils.
Who am I? Where am I? What happened?
Why am I still getting beaten up even though I turned into the Hulk?
Is the enemy Thanos?
Russell bent his knee against Jia Quan's back, one hand pressing against his neck, the other raised in a fist. The swinging fist tore through the surrounding air like a cannonball, the speed and power of the punch reaching unimaginable levels, even exploding the air and creating a sonic boom vacuum.
Jia Quan was pinned down and couldn't move. His Hulk bloodline enhancement was limited, and he couldn't become stronger the angrier he got. If someone smashed his head, he would die on the spot. He could feel the weight of this punch; taking it would definitely mean certain death.
But Russell was too strong. He tried to dodge but couldn't break free. The fist in his sight grew bigger and bigger, and all that remained in his eyes was fear and helplessness.
Just as Jia Quan was about to die, a golden light suddenly flashed, and Jia Chao, who should have been killed by a headshot, appeared in front of Russell. He pointed his right index finger at Russell's eyes, and a dazzling golden light burst forth.
"Laser!!"
Boom----
The golden light struck Russell's face, causing a huge explosion. Jia Chao picked up his younger brother and transformed into a golden flash, rushing past to take him away from the spot.
"Big brother, did you take him down?" Jia Quan plopped down on the ground, the Hulk's bloodline taking effect, his shattered skull healing itself, looking lingeringly shaken.
He was completely overwhelmed in just one round. If Jia Chao hadn't come to his rescue, he would have been beaten to death. He never wanted to go through that experience again!
"No, he... he has a problem!" Jia Chao's face turned ashen. He was a Logia-type Glint-Glint Fruit no Mi user, the same ability as Marine Admiral Kizaru. Although he wasn't as powerful as Kizaru, he had also used Observation Haki before and was surprised to sense that Russell was unharmed.
Buzzing—
Two red beams shot out from the thick smoke, piercing through the Hulk's chest. Jia Chao's eyes bulged as he screamed in alarm, "Heat Vision! He's not a sorcerer, he's enhanced Superman's powers too!!"
Boom!
Thick smoke exploded, and with just one charge, Russell disappeared into thin air. His speed was so fast that his Observation Haki couldn't catch him. When he reappeared in Jia Chao's sight, Jia Quan, who had transformed into the Hulk, was instantly blasted away.
Immediately afterwards, he himself was also doomed, half of his body was shattered by the force of the punch, turning into golden light that scattered across the sky.
Whoosh!
Golden light gathered around the Hulk. Jia Chao was horrified. He felt that Russell's enhancement was comparable to that of Supergirl in the Main God Space, but that was impossible. Such a powerful Reincarnator could not possibly remain unknown until now.
They've fallen for their trap!
Jia Chao's first reaction was that he had been tricked. Shen Menghan's decision not to bring the vice-captain of magic into the Team Battle was not due to negligence, but rather a deliberate act to lure them into taking the bait!
At this moment, his heart was as cold as a roller coaster, about to hit rock bottom. His back was soaked with cold sweat. With the imminent annihilation of his entire team, all he wanted to do was escape. He couldn't muster any fighting spirit.
"I'll distract him. You hurry and inform the captain that this is all a trap, there are two Superman, and we've been tricked." Jia Chao didn't want to face Russell, but he had no choice. He could manage if he went himself, but if Jia Quan's enhanced Hulk was used, he would be no match for him and wouldn't last three rounds.
Whoosh!
Russell flashed in front of the two, delivered a powerful uppercut that pierced the Hulk's chest, and then slashed at his neck with his left hand, breaking the neck bone with a snap.
The latter was blasted away by the immense force, falling a hundred meters before recovering on its own and running away into the distance without looking back.
"Amazing vitality, I wonder if he'll die if his head is smashed?" Russell glanced at him but didn't chase. Jia Chao was too fast; he could deal with him first and then deal with the Hulk.
He overheard their conversation, but so what? He was confident he could blast Jia Chao to smithereens before the Hulk could get there.
"Light Speed Kick!"
Seeing Russell talking to himself in front of him, acting as if he didn't take him seriously, Jia Chao was both shocked and furious. He gathered light particles in his right leg and kicked out with lightning speed.
Snap!
According to Jia Chao's prediction, the kick should have landed on Russell's head, not to kill him but to delay him for a while, but the kick was caught halfway through the air.
"Not at the speed of light, at most twice the speed of sound!"
Russell grabbed Jia Chao's leg and, to the latter's astonishment, squeezed hard, breaking the leg bone.
"Ah..."
Jia Chao screamed and vanished as light particles. When he reassembled, Russell's location was empty. His Observation Haki swept across the entire area, and his pupils suddenly shrank to pinpoints.
Pfft!
Blood trickled from the corner of Jia Chao's mouth. He looked down at his chest, his eyes filled with disbelief. A blood-soaked fist had pierced through his heart.
How could it be so fast!?
With his heart stopping and all the blood in his body ceasing to flow, Jia Chao's brain raced as he faced death. He gripped Russell's arm with both hands, and his entire body erupted in golden light, radiating an intensely hot glow.
Boom!!!
A small mushroom cloud rose from the spot.