Doom in his living form was no slow flier, but he fired a beam first, cursed, and only then flew toward the figure on the throne.
That meant the beam was bound to reach its target first.
The armored figure seated on the throne did not move. The moment it was struck by the beam, it exploded.
That calmed Doom down.
It had only been a robot, a decoy. The real Cancer Doom was not here.
Before the smoke from the explosion had even dispersed, he began casting spells to search the entire castle. At the same time, he deployed every Micro-Robot in his armor to take over the castle's control systems and retrieve all previous recordings.
But Su Ming flew up to the throne as well. Standing beneath the pillar of light, he grabbed Doom's forearm.
Magic was useful, but one could not indulge in it recklessly. Though Doom was an Deviants who used Iron Armor to bear the price, and most of his spells came from recorded incantations, it was still best to use them sparingly.
"When it comes to finding people, that's Strangle's specialty. It has already told me how many heartbeats and scent sources there are in this castle."
Doctor Doom slowly lowered his hand. He looked around the chaotic hall, dragged the broken robot fragments off the throne and tossed them aside, then sat down before speaking.
"Then tell Doom, Slade. Where is the Traitor who let his homeland fall into ruin?"
Su Ming considered it, then sat sideways on the armrest of the stone throne.
"Strictly speaking, there is no Traitor. Apart from you, me, and a few living things in the dungeon, there is only one other heat source in this hall."
Before he had even finished speaking, a ring of light suddenly