A thunderous explosion erupted on the rooftop.
At the edge of the roof, two figures were exchanging blows at high speed.
Black Noir darted across the rooftop, his LV3 Super Speed turning him into a blurred black shadow.
A slender crimson beam shot through the damaged part of his mask, straight at Stormfront's face.
Stormfront climbed higher in midair, Plasma Arcs weaving a dazzling electrical net in front of her. Heat Vision collided with the net, a wave of heat bursting from the point of impact as the air began to warp and shimmer.
Even while unleashing lightning to block Black Noir's Heat Vision, Stormfront still had power to spare. A bolt struck Black Noir from another direction, kicking up a great cloud of dust.
The ruined half of Black Noir's mask fell away completely, revealing the Black face beneath.
She stared at that face of African descent, and the rhythm of her attacks, previously no more than a cat toying with a mouse, changed instantly.
The purple lightning around Stormfront swelled several times over, and she thrust both palms forward.
The electrical net crashed down, engulfing the entire rooftop.
Current pierced flesh, Black Noir's body convulsed violently, and a thick, acrid smell of burning filled the air.
Lucian found a spot with a view of everything and swept his gaze across the rooftop battle.
Annie stood beside Lucian. Watching the one-sided beating on the rooftop, she turned to give him a questioning look.
Lucian said nothing. He merely pressed a hand against her shoulder, signaling her to stay and watch.
Boom!
The ground in the distance suddenly bulged upward.
The asphalt road looked as though a giant hand had punched through it from below, and the collapsed Storm Drain underneath shattered with a crash.
A double-decker bus parked by