Faced with Homelander's arrogant and destructive words, Chen Mo did not immediately take action.
He hovered in mid-air, surveying the Homelander.
"Those were just appetizers, Homelander."
Chen Mo's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly pierced through the howling sea breeze.
"You are the main course I want."
As soon as he finished speaking, a torrent of dark red energy suddenly shot out from the tip of the metal wings, accompanied by a shriek that tore through the air, and swooped straight down.
"Good timing!"
The Homelander the Batman Who Laughs, then kicked off the concrete ruins beneath his feet, instantly turning them into dust, and soared into the sky, leaving a golden afterimage.
I'll crush your bones one by one!
The next second, the two figures collided violently in mid-air.
A Shockwave, visible to the naked eye and almost tangible, spread outwards from the point of impact.
The Shockwave pressed across the sea surface, creating a huge, circular crater.
Immediately afterwards, the seawater rebounded violently, creating towering waves that swept in all directions with overwhelming force.
Homelander grinned and punched Chen Mo in the cheek. Before the fist even landed, the surrounding mist was torn into white gas trails by the force of the punch.
Chen Mo raised his arm to block the attack, grabbed the man's wrist with his other hand, and slammed his knee into the Homelander's abdomen.
A muffled thud echoed above the bay.
The Homelander's body was bent upwards by the impact, but his smile became even more exaggerated.
"Is that all the strength you have?"
"Don't rush." Chen Mo twisted his arm and pulled him down. "Haste makes waste."
A punch, a kick—each impact unleashed a muffled, thunderous roar, the continuous Shockwave turning the clouds into a churning, boiling mess.
Chen Mo swept a roundhouse kick toward Homelander's neck, but Homelander raised his arm to block it. Homelander retaliated with a punch toward Chen Mo's chest, but Chen Mo caught his wrist first and swung him downwards, sending him crashing diagonally into the hotel from the air.
With a loud bang.
The hotel exploded on the spot, and the ground shook violently.
Several Superman hiding at the entrance had just peeked out when they were slammed against the wall by the blast of air, their fate unknown.
Some people turned to run, but before they could take two steps, the ground suddenly cracked open, and two terrifying Heat Vision shot out from the cracks, heading straight for Chen Mo.
"What level of monster is this?"
A man in a blue battle suit lay sprawled beside the ruins, his face covered in dust, staring blankly at the apocalyptic battle.
The next second, Homelander burst out from the depths of the collapsed hotel, roaring excitedly and gathering terrifying power as he flew towards Chen Mo was in mid-air.
Chen Mo also crashed down from mid-air, and the two became entangled in a fierce battle on the ground, causing the entire island to tremble continuously.
Homelander struck Chen Mo in the chest with an elbow, sending Chen Mo sliding backward dozens of meters, his feet carving two furrows in the ground.
He glanced down at the armor that had collapsed at the chest, then looked at Homelander.
"Great, Homelander, now I finally have the energy to hit someone!"
Homelander's figure flashed, instantly appearing right in front of him.
"Shut up."
The fist landed.
Chen Mo turned his head to dodge, and the blast of the fist left a gaping hole in the ruins behind him.
He grabbed Homelander with his backhand and slammed him to the ground.
Homelander crashed into the ground, and the entire block sank a bit.
Chen Mo attacked again, his right hand transforming into a black blade, slashing down towards the neck of the Homelander.
The eyes of the Homelander suddenly lit up.
Two crimson Chen Mo Heat Vision swept across Chen Mo, forcing him to switch to his shield and block.
The Heat Vision collided with the sturdy shield, causing a blinding burst of light that instantly melted the surrounding ground and rubble into liquid.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Homelander got up, shoved into Chen Mo's arms, and carried him into the sky.
He appeared to be insane, his golden hair whipping wildly in the wind, uttering incomprehensible roars.
"I am God! I am the one true God!"
Chen Mo looked at his distorted face and suddenly smiled.
"God?"
His right arm muscles and armor swelled simultaneously, black and red patterns lit up along his fist, and ferocious spikes instantly formed, becoming blurred amidst a buzzing sound.
Bang!
The punch landed squarely on the face of the Homelander, the terrifying force causing his head to snap to one side and sending him flying hundreds of meters horizontally.
"That's really great." Chen Mo withdrew his fist, licked his lips, and revealed a sinister smile. "I haven't even had my fill yet."
Homelander paused in mid-air, slowly turning his face back.
Blood streamed down his nose from the corner of his mouth, and the red light in his eyes was frighteningly bright.
You'll regret it.
"That sounds familiar." Chen Mo flicked the blood off his hands. "Have you said that many times?"
The Homelander did not reply.
His eyes suddenly emitted two Heat Vision, several times thicker than before, the scarlet beams tearing through the air and striking straight at Chen Mo's chest.
The dark red reactor on Chen Mo's chest suddenly lit up, its energy surging wildly.
The next second, his eyes also lit up with a dark red light.
Two thicker laser beams shot out from his eyes and collided head-on with Homelander's Heat Vision.
The two energies were locked in a stalemate in mid-air for a moment.
Then, the entire sky was lit up.
A massive explosion rocked above Carnival Island, instantly tearing apart the clouds. The Shockwave shot upwards into the sky and then crashed down onto the island.
Carnival Island emitted a teeth-grinding cracking sound, and countless cracks appeared in the main body of the island. Seawater poured in from all directions, and the once relatively intact ground was broken into several pieces like a biscuit.
The remaining Superman hiding on the island were completely devastated.
Someone knelt on the ground, holding their head in their hands, repeatedly muttering "impossible."
Some people tried to escape by using their abilities, but were directly swept away by the high-pressure seawater that spewed out from the crack.
Some people tried to swim away, but they were torn to pieces by the aftershocks of the fight between the two men halfway there.
This is no longer a battle.
This is a natural disaster.
In a news studio in New York.
The female news anchor was reading today's news according to her script when the large screen behind her suddenly switched to a distant view of Carnival Island.
In the video, a huge Stormfront vortex appears in the sky above the sea.
Red and dark red beams of light flashed continuously at the center of the vortex, and each time they lit up and dissipated, they triggered a violent explosion.
"What we're seeing now is... well, unusual weather activity near Carnival Island? Preliminary assessments suggest this may be related to the superhero event previously announced by Vought International."
As the female anchor finished speaking, a sudden burst of rapid static came through her earpiece.
"Wait, wasn't that lightning just now?"
The screen suddenly shook.
In the distance, a crimson beam of light slanted across the ocean before shooting into the sky.
A few seconds later, the signal became very static.
The female anchor couldn't hold back anymore.
"What is that? Director, tell me what it is?"
The next second, the screen went completely black.
Inside a military command center.
The satellite monitoring screens covering the entire wall flashed red alarms simultaneously.
The officer stood in front of the screen, his face ashen, as if he had just learned that the finance officer investigating military spending had arrived home alive.
"Sir, the Stormfront's radius is still expanding, and the central energy reading has exceeded the detection limit for conventional weapons!"
The technician's fingers were trembling as he typed.
"This... this isn't a missile, nor does it look like a nuclear test. Sir, these two energy sources are moving at high speed! They... they seem like two people."
The conference room fell silent as the senior executives exchanged glances.
An older man stared at the screen.
What did you just say?
The technician swallowed hard.
"I said, the two main energy sources we've detected have humanoid outlines, and it seems like they represent two people?"
On the screen, two points of light collide at high speed at the center of the Stormfront.
Each time it makes contact, an exaggeratedly large white ring appears on the surface of the sea.
Inside the command center, alarms blared incessantly, but no one spoke.
Inside the safe house, the TV screen went black for a moment, then immediately switched to another channel.
Allen sat on the edge of the sofa, clutching the remote control in his hand, his brow furrowed.
Mia sat quietly beside the screen, hugging the blue-headed, goofy cat plushie.
The images in the news kept changing.
There are Stormfront in the open sea, crowds of people looking up at the sky in the city, and experts in the studio struggling to explain the causes of abnormal weather.
After listening for a while, Allen finally couldn't hold back anymore.
"Abnormal weather? They call this abnormal weather?"
He pointed at the red light on the screen that had once again torn the sky apart, and his lips twitched.
"This thing is practically piercing the sky, damn it."
Mia didn't say anything, she just hugged the doll a little tighter.
Sensing the commotion, Allen turned around and glanced at her. He was about to say a few words of comfort, but then he felt that his face wasn't very convincing.
He could only awkwardly add a sentence.
"Don't be afraid, that guy's incredibly tough."
Mia nodded.
"I know."
Her voice was soft, but it didn't tremble.
Allen paused for a moment, then patted Mia's head.
On television, the host was still trying to remain calm.
No organization has yet claimed responsibility for this incident, Vought International has not responded to the unusual situation at Carnival Island.
We will continue to monitor the situation.
As soon as he finished speaking, a blinding white light suddenly appeared on the sea surface on the right side of the screen.
The director's camera abruptly disappeared.
A few seconds later, he quietly turned the TV volume down a little.
"To be fair, continued attention is fine, but please don't keep sending us away too."
Mia looked down at the doll in her arms and whispered, "He'll come back."
Allen nodded.
"Yes, he'll be back."
Carnival Island... oh, there's no Carnival Island left here.
Above the ruins of Carnival Island.
The Stormfront spread around their battlefield, swirling seawater into the sky and then being evaporated into thick white mist by the raging energy.
Chen Mo kicked Homelander in the chest, sending him flying into the island's crevice.
Homelander plunged into the abyss of overflowing seawater, then burst through the water curtain in the next second, his eyes sweeping across with Heat Vision. Chen Mo dodged to the side, his metal wings folding into a blade from behind, grazing Homelander's shoulder as he slashed down.
Homelander's shoulder armor was ripped off, leaving a deep gash on his shoulder.
However, Homelander seemed completely oblivious to the pain, grabbing Chen Mo by the neck and dragging him into the remaining ruins of the island.
The next moment, the two of them broke through the ruins from the other side.
Fists, elbows, knees, headbutts—they used every means at their disposal.
Chen Mo's face was grazed by the Heat Vision, his skin and armor were charred black at the same time, and then he was quickly repaired by the crawling of the Blacklight Virus.
Homelander's chest was ripped open by claws, his ribs exposed for a moment, before being forcibly healed under the stimulation of the V1 drug.
The Homelander charged in again, their smiles now completely distorted.
"Monster, you can't kill me."
Chen Mo rushed towards him, the reactor on his chest glowing eerily bright.
"Idiot, do you even believe that yourself?"
Their fists collided again in mid-air.
This time, the two did not separate immediately, but instead wrestled in mid-air.
The veins on the forehead of the Homelander bulged, and his teeth were clenched so tightly they were grinding.
The metallic wings on Chen Mo's back spewed out energy wildly, forcibly pinning him in mid-air.
The next second.
The two simultaneously released energy face-to-face, and with the collision of Heat Vision and laser beams, a giant sphere of light instantly formed before exploding with a deafening roar.
Carnival Island has officially ceased to exist.
Chen Mo and Homelander were also sent flying backwards at the same time.
After being thrown several hundred meters, Chen Mo came to a stop mid-air, his body flipping upside down.
Homelander crashed into the debris on the east side of the island, smashing the last piece of Carnival Island's remains.
Seawater roared in from the central rift, and the two faced each other across the churning abyss of water.