In the Dark District, two figures traded blows relentlessly in the street. Their speed had already reached such extremes that ordinary people could not follow them with the naked eye.
As the two unleashed their full power, the corrupted residents of the Dark District were caught in the crossfire, suffering heavy casualties. Terrified, many fled the center of the battle.
Although darkness had corrupted them, making them cruel and bloodthirsty, that cruelty was directed at others. They still cared very much about their own lives.
Just as everyone was fleeing in panic, the battle suddenly took a turn.
Both Bucky and Steve had undergone physical enhancement, so their strength had been roughly equal to begin with.
Up to this point, their fight had essentially been a stalemate, with neither able to overcome the other.
But Steve had bonded with a symbiote. Seeing that he could not subdue Bucky, he simply unleashed it. Black tissue immediately enveloped his body, making him look even more like a creature of darkness than Bucky.
The moment Steve used his symbiote, his strength soared. Although Bucky had also activated his Hulk form, he was still forced onto the defensive against Steve with his symbiote unleashed.
It was not that the Enhancement Serum made using Hulk was weak. Rather, the symbiote's boost to its host's strength was simply too great. Even at full power, Bucky was being completely overwhelmed by Steve.
Boom!
Bucky was hurled away in an instant and slammed heavily into a building.
The wall shattered, leaving a human-shaped hole. Seeing this, Steve, who now held the upper hand, followed without hesitation.
Before Bucky could get up, Steve pinned him to the ground and pummeled him. His fists, harder than steel, hammered Bucky over and over until his body began to deform. Blood covered