American Crusader was a character modeled after Captain America, but he was not exactly the same. He had a crusader-like fanaticism toward America, was a paranoid, and an interventionist.
Another notable trait was that he also possessed the Fifty-Fifty Technique. No matter what opponent he faced, the result would always be a draw.
So Su Ming had Bobo fight him, mainly because there was no one on the team with lower combat ability than Bobo. Sending anyone else would be a waste, and they might get held up instead.
If they had brought Ezekiel the Cockroach along this time, sending Cockroach to fight American Crusader would also have ended in a draw. It felt like some kind of law of causality.
Of course, the Fifty-Fifty Technique could only activate in a one-on-one fight. Ganging up on him would make victory easy, but these people had shown Su Ming some kindness before, and he wanted to avoid having them suffer any physical pain if possible.
So the method was to persuade them to surrender. As a modern knight, when American Crusader had to choose between his teammates' lives and his own safety, he would only choose the former.
Before Su Ming could even begin the countdown, he tossed away his shield and raised both hands in a surrender gesture.
"Don't hurt the lady! Whatever you've got, bring it on me!"
"I have plenty of tricks, and acting tough isn't going to let you withstand them." Su Ming shook his head helplessly and found a chunk of broken concrete amid the crumbling ruins to sit on. "But from beginning to end, we never planned to hurt any of you. That includes Machine Head. He isn't dead either. His earlier fake death was meant to frame me."
"Impossible! He left a death message,