Carnival Island has been completely erased from the map.
The site that once belonged to the island is now just a huge abyss where seawater is pouring in at breakneck speed, with gale-force winds whipping up white water vapor and creating a piercing howl.
The Homelander stood on a broken platform, his ears ringing.
That invincible feeling, forcibly amplified by the V1 drug, that seemed to be able to crush everything with a wave of his hand, was quickly stripped away from him like the receding tide.
He shook his head, a metallic taste rising in his throat, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
The wound on his chest, torn open by Chen Mo's claws, was slowly wriggling, trying to close, but at a much slower pace than before.
The Homelander gritted his teeth, raised his head, and stared intently at Chen Mo across from him, his gaze piercing through the scattered mist.
Chen Mo hovered in mid-air, his metal wings slowly unfolding. Dark red energy flowed along the gaps in the wings, and his damaged armor was rapidly repairing itself. A few seconds later, the charred cracks disappeared completely.
What was even more unacceptable to the Homelander was that, after such a fierce battle, Chen Mo's aura did not weaken, but instead became stronger.
Chen Mo looked down at his palm, his five fingers slowly clenching, and a faint cracking sound came from his joints.
"What? Are you still catching your breath, Homelander?"
The arrogant smile that the Homelander always wore finally crumbled completely.
"How the hell is this possible! Why aren't you dead yet?!"
Chen Mo tilted his head, stretched his aching neck, and made a cracking sound as if his bones were grinding together.
He gently exhaled a breath of stale air.
"What? Aren't you happy about our earth-shattering battle?" Chen Mo grinned, a dark red light flickering in his eyes. "I'm having an absolute blast! I've never felt so happy before!"
At this point, he beckoned to his Homelander.
"Hurry up and attack! Don't make me get too excited!"
Upon hearing this, the initial surprise and doubt in the eyes of the Homelander were immediately ignited by an even more intense rage.
"I am invincible."
He clenched his blood-stained fists, veins bulging on his forehead, and roared at Chen Mo, "I am the strongest! I am the only god in this world!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the platform beneath his feet exploded with a deafening roar, sending a white shockwave surging outwards.
The Homelander transformed into a golden streak of light once again, heading straight for Chen Mo's face.
His speed was still fast, but his sprinting posture showed more pauses, and he lost the invincible momentum he had before.
Faced with such an attack, Chen Mo skipped the sprint.
He stopped in place, his right arm muscles suddenly bulged, and he threw a punch in the opposite direction.
After parrying Homelander's straight punch, the punch landed squarely on his face.
With a bang, Homelander was sent flying sideways again, crashing into the sea and creating several huge water columns. He tumbled and staggered like a skipping stone before finally slamming heavily into a piece of floating island debris.
"Invincible?" Chen Mo withdrew his hand, looking at the other's distorted features, his tone full of mockery, "Then just watch how I slaughter your invincible body until it's torn to pieces."
Chen Mo slowly descended, his shoes touching the undulating sea surface. He walked leisurely towards the wreckage, treading on the water.
Not far away, there was a pile of rubble. Homelander lay in it, unable to get up for a long time.
His ears were ringing, blood was flowing from his nose and mouth, and the panting Homelander struggled to sit up, but he couldn't stop trembling.
"So it can shake, huh?" Chen Mo landed on the edge of the wreckage, his tone quite serious. "I thought your legs would be as hard as your mouth."
The Homelander gritted his teeth, suddenly looked up, and his Heat Vision shot out instantly.
Chen Mo dodged the beam of light and quickly moved in front of Homelander.
Knee strike.
Elbow strike.
A horizontal slash with a black blade.
Homelander hastily raised his arm to block, but a deep gash was immediately cut open on his arm by the black blade. Before the blood could even gush out, Chen Mo's fist landed on his abdomen.
A muffled thud exploded.
The Homelander arched his back and was sent flying through the air by the blow.
Chen Mo did not stop.
He grabbed Homelander's hair, pulled him down, and slammed his knee into the man's nose.
The Homelander let out a muffled groan, his eyes flashing red light erratically.
He grabbed Chen Mo's shoulder and tried to push him away, but as soon as he exerted force, the metal wings on Chen Mo's back suddenly unfolded.
Metallic scales detached from the edges of the wings and disintegrated into tiny blades in mid-air.
Countless blades began to swirl around the two of them.
The sharp, piercing sounds of something cutting through the air blended together, like a giant meat grinder starting up on the sea.
Homelander's pupils contracted slightly, and he immediately released his grip and stepped back.
But it was too late.
The first blade grazed his cheek, cutting a thin, long gash.
Then, the second piece, the third piece, and the fourth piece.
The steel Stormfront instantly enveloped his entire body.
Homelander roared and charged forward, only to be forced back to his original position by the blades pressing down on him. He raised his hand to protect his face, his combat suit was cut to shreds, and blood was constantly being drawn from his shoulders, chest, arms, and thighs.
The healing speed couldn't keep up; just as the old wound began to heal, a new wound would open up from the side.
Chen Mo stood outside the Stormfront, and with a slight lift of his right hand, the blades immediately changed course, stabbing towards the joints of the Homelander from all directions.
The Homelander suddenly spun around, his Heat Vision sweeping across the room.
Large blades were heated until red-hot, melted, and fell into the sea, emitting a hissing white smoke.
But the next second, more metal fragments split off from the wings on Chen Mo's back and filled the gap.
"I didn't expect this thing to have refills?" Chen Mo couldn't help but laugh at his disheveled appearance. "Sorry, VIP members get Infinity refills."
Homelander gritted his teeth and charged at Chen Mo, his body braced against the blades.
His speed was still fast enough that he was in front of Chen Mo in the blink of an eye. His fist slammed out with enough force to smash a mountain, and the surrounding water vapor was compressed into a white ring.
Chen Mo raised his arm and caught it.
Their arms collided, and the sea level instantly dropped.
Homelander pushed him back, his facial muscles twitching.
"You're a monster."
Homelander stared intently at him, his voice hoarse beyond recognition.
"Something that should have been burned to ashes long ago."
The way you talk makes it sound like you're some kind of saint.
The armor on Chen Mo's arm bulged layer by layer, and black and red patterns lit up along his fist.
Homelander sensed something was wrong and tried to back out.
Chen Mo, however, grabbed his wrist with his other hand and grinned.
"Wait, the review session isn't here yet."
He threw a punch.
The Homelander's chest was dented from the blow, and his body flew backward and crashed into the sea. A large amount of seawater exploded, and before he could even adjust his body, Chen Mo's figure was already pressing down from above.
With a heavy force, his right foot stomped down hard on the Homelander's shoulder.
The Homelander gritted their teeth and raised their arms to block.
boom.
The sea level exploded instantly, and towering waves swept across the area once again.
A dull thud came from Homelander's shoulder; the bone was clearly dislocated, and his arm hung limply at his side.
Chen Mo bent down, grabbed his hair, and pulled him out of the water.
"You see, your body is much more honest than you are; they don't boast about being invincible."
The Homelander suddenly opened his eyes.
The Heat Vision erupted almost face-to-face.
Chen Mo turned his head to avoid the attack, but a scorch mark appeared on his cheek. The Blacklight Virus immediately began to wriggle and repair the wound, and he took the opportunity to raise his knee and slam it heavily into Homelander's chin.
The Homelander ' Heat Vision was abruptly deflected as a crimson beam swept across the sky, cleaving through the clouds before disappearing into the distant sea.
Chen Mo held on tightly, the blades on his back regrouping into two menacing wings.
At the tips of the wings, metal spikes detached from the main body again, spinning and spreading in mid-air, stirring up Stormfront once more.
At the eye of the Stormfront, Homelander's entire body was instantly covered in bloody gashes.
He desperately activated his Heat Vision, burning through a barrier of blades. The molten metal fragments fell into the sea, and white smoke rose, obscuring half of his disheveled face.
When the white smoke dissipated, the Homelander was floating on the sea, covered in blood and panting heavily.
Then, he saw the overwhelming metal spikes behind Chen Mo.
A flicker of despair finally crossed the eyes of the Homelander.
But that despair was quickly suppressed by resentment.
He stared intently at Chen Mo, his right hand slightly raised, as if he wanted to fight again, but his body couldn't keep up.
The hand started trembling uncontrollably halfway up.
Chen Mo looked down at him.
"What?" He raised an eyebrow. "Your invincible body is already failing?"
The Homelander gritted their teeth and tried to take flight again.
But he hadn't even mustered enough strength for a single full charge.
Chen Mo watched his movements and stomped his right foot hard on the water.
The seawater exploded.
His figure instantly transformed into a blurry afterimage, enveloped in dark red energy, rushing towards Homelander and unleashing a punch.
This punch landed squarely on the hearts of the Homelander.
This time, Homelander didn't even make the slightest defensive move.
His body was sent flying backward, skimming across the sea for thousands of meters. Waves crashed and burst along his path before he finally came to a stop, tumbling in the distance.
Homelander lay on his back on the sea, his blond hair smeared with blood in clumps, his chest rising and falling slightly, his eyes staring blankly at the sky.
Chen Mo flew to him and looked down at the blood-covered God of Vought.
The Homelander raised his head, his eyes still flashing red, but he had lost his threat.
Chen Mo looked at him for two seconds, tilted his head, and spoke without any emotion.
"Someone like you, I reckon I'll forget about you by tomorrow."