The 29-Mach Collision

Bang!

Large and small alike, hugging each other like a ball, they were volleyed away by a single claw swipe from Number 78.

Barely making a sound of pain, not even feeling the agony from the huge wound on his back, the Black Spider lapsed into unconsciousness instantly.

Morgan was knocked away, and mid-air, the laser that followed precisely hit Morgan wearing the suit.

Bang!

With another sound, Morgan crashed into the ground, kicking up a burst of dust.

In less than ten seconds, the three of them lost their combat capability.

Little Black...

Under the massive shockwave, her skin radiated a burning pain. The energy shield deployed instantly by the suit equipped with Stark's highest technology played the main defensive role. Yet it was still breached. Fortunately, the laser was blocked on the surface of the special-material suit and did not pierce any further.

Even so, the immense impact force had already exceeded the limit that the internal cushioning material could bear. Morgan only felt as though her internal organs had shifted, her expression twisting, and with a gag, she vomited a mouthful of blood inside the armor.

She looked at the Black Spider before her, who had fallen unconscious with life or death unknown, and the Red Spider in the distance whose life or death was likewise unknown, and finally looked blankly at Anomaly Number 78, who was beating its chest and constantly roaring.

The turn of events in front of her eyes happened too fast, so fast that she did not even have enough time to digest the current information before the next wave of attacks arrived.

Were these the monsters that the adults faced...

The excruciating pain and cruel reality made her brain unable to function at the moment, staying in place as if she had turned foolish, looking blankly at Anomaly Number 78 celebrating, demonstrating, and then charging toward her once again.

It was not that JARVIS was not operating the suit to dodge, but the maneuverability of the suit was far lower than that of Number 78. From the moment Number 78 made a move to the arrival of the attack, it usually happened within one second.

In this instant, Morgan seemed to see the shadow of death. There were no legendary slide shows in her tiny head. Number 78 was so fast that it didn't even give her time to feel fear.

A buzzing sound came to her ears, as if the whole world had instantly turned blank, as though her soul had been pulled away.

Time slowed down in her eyes; she watched Number 78 step by step approaching her.

That ferocious head, those sharp claws, so familiar, this scene was so familiar.

That year, mommy was pierced through by those sharp claws just like this.

Only now, the target being pierced seemed to have become herself?

Mommy's face was covered in blood, but she was still smiling at her. What should she do now? Should she smile too?

Why did she suddenly want to say sorry to daddy...

Morgan watched the sharp claws get closer and closer to her, closer and closer, her mind a blank. The emotion of fear could no longer catch up with Morgan's thoughts...

In a trance, it seemed as if a wind blew past, and something new appeared in her line of sight.

What was that? A "shooting star"?

Morgan looked on dazedly.

That "shooting star" flashed across her vision and instead collided with Number 78, who was close at hand.

Number 78's figure distorted in an instant, its face still maintaining a ferocious expression.

Boom!

A violent yet gentle storm rose, sweeping Morgan and the Black Spider away without causing much damage.

In the blink of an eye, the scene switched to the sky for Morgan, a weightlessness washing over her, but it vanished almost as quickly.

She seemed to be held in the embrace of some entity.

She looked up dazedly. Such a large face, pasted so close—was it... Lin Yi?

What was he saying? Why did he look so anxious?

She heard it clearly; it seemed he was calling her name?

The thump-thump beating sound of a heart appeared, the rhythm of the beats accelerating from slow to fast.

The flow of time gradually returned to normal. The momentary perception of time slowing down as she faced death also returned to normal. Morgan took a sharp breath as if her soul had returned to her body, followed by a violent fit of coughing.

"Morgan! Morgan, are you okay!" Lin Yi's voice likewise grew louder, appearing vividly in Morgan's ears.

"JARVIS! Report her physical condition!"

"Three fractured ribs, minor burns on the skin of the right arm and abdomen, minor internal bleeding in the following organs, no life-threatening danger."

Morgan's physical information popped up on the visor. Only after reading it did Lin Yi let out a sigh of relief.

Good, good, it wasn't a severe injury.

"Cough, cough... Lin Yi?" The visor sprang open, revealing Morgan's flushed little face. After spitting out a bit of stagnant blood, her face rapidly turned pale again.

Lin Yi wiped the corner of her mouth, heart aching.

"My little miss, you really have a death wish. You actually dared to go up and punch this thing a couple of times. You scared your dad half to death!"

Morgan's gaze dimmed. She did not argue; she knew this was her own fault, and could only lower her little head, saying sorry in a low voice.

As if remembering something, Morgan suddenly looked up, weakly extending her small hand to grab Lin Yi's arm.

"Lin Yi, save them, save Little Black and Little Red..."

Little Black and Little Red? Lin Yi turned his head to look.

Oh, she meant the black and red Spider-Men.

His X-ray vision swept over them, judging the injuries of the two people.

The Black Spider-Man was a bit serious, but he could still hold on for the time being. After all, a Spider-Man's physique and self-healing ability were also at a superhuman level.

"Don't worry, they won't die. Your daddy is on his way, the rescue will be in time."

Lin Yi reached out past Morgan's arm and cast a small auxiliary healing magic, conveniently tossing one to the black and red spiders as well.

Although it couldn't instantly heal the three of them, it could also slowly recover their injuries and alleviate their pain.

A cool sensation washed over them, followed by a comfort like warm water. The pain in her chest continuously eased, and Morgan's breathing stabilized.

"Lin Yi... I'm sorry..." Morgan said in a low voice again. Lin Yi laughed despite himself as he carried her to a piece of rubble, letting her lean and sit against it.

"You've already said sorry a lot. Besides, what are you apologizing to me for!"

"It's fine, Little Black and Little Red will be fine too. Morgan, cheer up."

"The monster hasn't been eliminated yet. Let me avenge you, alright!"

Mentioning the monster, terror instantly surfaced in Morgan's eyes.

Right! Where was the monster? Why hadn't there been any movement for so long?!

She raised her head to look around, and finally spotted a huge, conical destruction scene on the distant ground caused by a shockwave.

With the aid of JARVIS's magnification function, she saw Number 78 lying there and continuously wriggling to recover in an even more distant place.

Realizing that this was what Lin Yi had done, Morgan's small mouth opened slightly, and the look she gave Lin Yi was as if she were looking at one of the world's top ten wonders.

Lin Yi's single blow had made it take half a day, and it still hadn't recovered.

"Lin Yi! You can beat it?!" Realizing this, Morgan excitedly grabbed Lin Yi's arm again, speaking with a tremble in her voice.

Wasn't that so? The one who had collided with Number 78 in her vision just now was also Lin Yi. Now Number 78 was lying half-dead in a crater, while Lin Yi didn't even look like his breathing was out of order!

What did this mean? This meant Lin Yi was far more powerful than Number 78!

"You help..." She wanted to say, "Help me beat it to death, help me avenge my mommy!" But she suddenly realized that she didn't seem to have any standing to ask Lin Yi to make a move.

"Alright, I'll avenge you!" Lin Yi naturally knew what she wanted to say. He smiled and rubbed Morgan's messy little head of hair. "It's just that I have a condition."

Morgan's eyes sparkled: "What is it? I'll definitely agree!"

"Ha! Then it's a deal. I'll avenge you, and from now on you have to call me BOSS!"

BOSS?

Morgan was stunned, seemingly not expecting Lin Yi to make this kind of request. And why should she call him BOSS? Did he like this title?

Amidst her contemplation, Lin Yi had already turned around, his smiling expression turning cold and sharp the instant he spun away.

Anomaly Number 78—it had almost made him not make it in time. Heaven knew how frantically his nervous heart had been pounding, and it hadn't completely calmed down even now.

Lin Yi's final flight speed just now had settled at 29 Mach. This wasn't his limit; he was still accelerating.

The impact force generated by a speed of 29 Mach would have reduced an ordinary monster to nothingness long ago. This thing was still alive? Still wriggling over there?

Still, it was fine. Since it wasn't dead, only by not dying could he fight it and have something to vent his anger on.

With a cold laugh, Lin Yi bent his knees slightly, and in Morgan's view, his entire person sprang up into a take-off, transforming into a tiny dot in her vision within the blink of an eye.