Logically speaking, Vitas was doomed.
Unexpectedly, Superman Vitas's strength far exceeded expectations, and he saw through the trap at a glance, never falling into it.
Suddenly, Nicole's pupils contracted, and she sprinted wildly towards the other side of the fist imprint. At the very moment she reached the edge of her power, she abruptly withdrew her strength and plunged into a shallow pit.
At the very moment the power dissipated,
The scorching impact and shockwaves left from the previous battle, along with the destructive pressure of the fist descending from the sky, all exploded together!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!
The ground, hundreds of meters high, cracked open instantly, and hundreds of thousands of tons of soil and rocks, accompanied by Berserk shockwave, shot into the sky and poured wildly in all directions with terrifying force.
Under this blow, only the low-rise reinforced concrete building was spared destruction due to the force of the punch, but it was thrown a hundred meters away. The reinforced concrete layer suddenly failed upon landing, and it collapsed completely with a loud "boom".
Amidst the billowing dust, a red figure shot out, its scarlet eyes blazing with murderous intent, rushing straight towards the figure struggling to its feet in the distance.
Bang! Bang! Bang!!
Three massive concrete boulders, each weighing hundreds of tons, exploded into dust in mid-air. Yidileisi stood before Nicole, her body wreathed in blood, her red hair flying wildly.
Nicole gripped her longsword tightly, her face contorted with terror. "Don't kill me! I know..."
Before he could finish speaking, a torrential downpour of razor-sharp blades struck, and everything went black before his eyes; his consciousness abruptly ceased.
puff!!
The head rolled off, spurting out warm blood, and the body crashed heavily to the ground.
Yidileisi stared at the corpse, barely suppressing the urge to chop it into mincemeat.
Because Chen Xiao had instructed that the body should remain intact.
At the same moment she killed Nicole, on the ruins of the outskirts of the other side of the city...
On the ravaged land, a giant over thirty meters tall roared, his arms braced against his head, his muscles taut as if cast in iron.
Two scorching beams, each over a meter thick, suddenly split open in the sky, crashing down with an intensity that could incinerate everything. The Berserk energy surge was like a mountain collapsing, pressing down so hard that the giant couldn't even lift his neck.
At this moment, the two beams of light had fully unleashed their power, with temperatures approaching hundreds of thousands of degrees Celsius, and were accompanied by destructive Quake that tore through space, making them terrifyingly powerful.
If it weren't for the specially made ruby on Ahmet's forehead, which could convert all cosmic-level high-energy rays, he would have already turned into a wisp of smoke.
That's right, Superman's Heat Vision originates from Cosmic Rays energy.
As the beam of light continued to pour down, the energy absorbed by Ahmet's body surged continuously, causing his body to grow exponentially larger.
His abilities seem boundless; it's as if as long as his energy is inexhaustible, his size can continue to increase indefinitely, with a colossal body of hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of meters being within reach.
But only he knew: he was on the verge of collapse.
The beam of light above his head was too dense. Although it was channeled into his body through the ruby, nine out of ten parts of it could not be converted. It could only accumulate, surge, and collide.
To give an analogy: Imagine someone with an extremely strong stomach swallowing a whole bundle of steel wire. Stomach acid can indeed corrode it, but the process is too slow, far slower than the rate at which it accumulates.
Therefore, even though he had grown to thirty meters tall, his combat strength had hardly increased and was almost the same as when he was ten meters tall.
Under the oppressive force of that beam of light that could melt gold and corrode iron, and shatter mountains and split the earth, he dared not stop breathing, nor dared he dodge. If he relaxed even slightly, his head would be pierced and he would be burned to a crisp.
Roar, roar, roar!!!
In his Extremis, Ahmet roared to the sky, raising his arms to desperately block the scorching beam of light.
boom!
In an instant, he screamed in agony as his arms, which he had been struggling to hold on for so long, were pierced through on the spot, the blazing light like a knife piercing straight to the top of his head!
Boundless heat energy surged into him, and the ruby on his forehead erupted with a blinding red light. His body expanded wildly: thirty-two meters, thirty-five meters...
At this moment, Ahmet was filled with an overwhelming amount of energy, and his body was even radiating a dazzling halo, like the crimson flames overflowing from a furnace.
When his height surpassed 50 meters, his entire body swelled up like a giant air sac, with a massive amount of undigested, Berserk heat energy stored within him.
"No..."
Before the desperate scream could even land, a blinding light pierced the night and exploded.
boom!!!
The earth and sky shook violently, and millions of people instantly lost their hearing; looking out over the city, a mushroom cloud hundreds of meters in diameter rose into the sky, reaching thousands of meters into the clouds!
The intense light tore through the darkness, Havok still reverberated hundreds of miles away; in the nearby Qigela City, all the windows shattered, countless people suffered from bleeding ear canals and a ringing in their heads, and their eyes were temporarily blinded by the intense light.
It's unclear how much time passed before the aftershocks gradually subsided.
Hundreds of meters above the ground, Chen Xiao looked down at the deep pit, hundreds of meters in diameter, his expression cold and stern, and took out his phone from his personal Storage Space.
Xavier Institute.
At this moment, Professor X and Storm were strolling slowly along a tree-lined path.
The phone rang, and the caller ID showed " Vitas." Professor X was slightly taken aback; the call at this hour was quite unexpected.
He pressed the answer button, his tone gentle. " Vitas, what's up?"
"Professor, do you know a Mutants can absorb energy similar to Cosmic Rays, and whose size increases dramatically after absorption...?"
Chen Xiao briefly described the characteristics of several Mutants, and Professor X pondered for a moment.
"The first one you mentioned should be Amara. Her ability is to manipulate Magma and the movement of the earth's crust; she's quite powerful and briefly joined the X-Men in her early years."
"Was the other giant wearing simple metal armor, with a ruby embedded in the center of his helmet?"
"Right."
Professor X nodded. "It is indeed Ahmet. They all belong to the Hellfire Club, and the other four are his direct subordinates."
" Hellfire Club." On the other end of the phone, Chen Xiao's eyes sharpened.
" Vitas, why are you asking them?" Professor X asked, his tone tinged with doubt.
Chen Xiao's voice was calm. "They set an ambush to kill me, but I killed them instead."
"What!"
Upon hearing that Chen Xiao had been ambushed, Professor X and Storm were both startled, their expressions suddenly turning serious. " Vitas, are you hurt?"
Chen Xiao said calmly, "I'm fine, Professor. Please tell the Hellfire Club to give me an explanation within three days."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't mind wiping out the entire organization myself."
These words sent a chill down their spines.
Based on their understanding of Vitas, this was by no means a threat.
Professor X quickly said, " Vitas, don't rush, tell me the details first."
Chen Xiao's tone remained unchanged. "Today, Amara and Ahmet, along with three others—one who can freeze local time, one skilled in mental suppression, and another... with the ability to replicate."
He then briefly explained the entire ambush, causing Professor X and Storm to break out in a cold sweat.
The five individuals each possess unique skills, including cosmic energy absorption and enhancement, energy projection, gigantification, Magma manipulation, time freezing, mind control, and ability replication. Among them, three are exceptionally talented, and two are top-tier in combat power.
With such a combination, even Magneto would likely perish on the spot; storming the White House would be effortless, and destroying a large military base would be a piece of cake.
Even Professor X himself felt a pang of anxiety... then shook his head slightly.
He wasn't actually afraid of these people.
Although one person can temporarily copy the abilities of others, the same move will have vastly different effects when performed by different people.
If we were to actually run into him, a single precise Mind Stone suppression would paralyze everyone instantly.
This is the cruel law of the Mutants world: victory or defeat often depends not on who has greater destructive power, but on whether their abilities counter each other and whether their weaknesses are exposed.
For example, Chen Xiao, if his core ability wasn't Superman strength, which is almost unbeatable, would probably have already suffered a bitter defeat in this battle.
Facing Ahmet, who is even more ferocious than the Destroyer, and with the Kurd possessing the power to copy abilities, plus a Magma Incineration, a Time Freeze, and a Mental Pierce...
Professor X's voice was deep and solemn. " Vitas, it's good that you're safe. This Hellfire demands a clear explanation from you."
"But Hellfire itself has a loose structure. Although Ahmet was one of its members, the others may not have known about it, let alone participated."
Chen Xiao's tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable chill. "I know that. That's why I had you deliver a message: either give me an explanation, or... I would have already cleared the area."
The Hellfire Club's power structure is divided into nine ranks: White King, Black King, White Queen, Black Queen, White Bishop, Black Bishop, White Chariot, Black Chariot, and ordinary members.
In addition, branches were set up on each continent, and the heads of these branches were mostly White Kings, Black Kings, or White Queens. In terms of rank, the leaders of the branches in each region were of equal status and were not subordinate to each other, each ruling their own territory.
The real power lies with the core group, composed of top Mutants at all levels, including the strongest warriors such as the White King, Black King, and Queen.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Xiao slowly descended from the sky.
At the edge of the pit, Yidileisi stood with her head bowed, her expression somber, while Nicole's body lay quietly at her feet.
He had barely landed when she cried out urgently, "Darling! I'm so sorry... if I hadn't been held back..."
While trapped in the frozen state of time, she was unaware of it; but once freed, she instantly realized that she was merely bait, a trap set to lure Chen Xiao into a scheme. The shame of being used weighed heavily on her heart.
Before she could finish speaking, Chen Xiao raised his hand to signal her to stop. " Yidileisi, this isn't your fault. Their target has always been me; you were just dragged into it."
He paused, then added, "You've seen it for yourself; there are quite a few Mutants in this world with all sorts of bizarre abilities."
Even I dare not boast that I am invincible now.
"Next, you need to hone your steel-transformation ability, ideally to the point where you can switch and combine it freely at any time, like Peter."
"If you can really achieve that, the number of people who can threaten you will be very limited."
"Don't forget, true strength is never just about how hard your fists are. If you can't defend yourself, a single bullet or a sneak attack can be fatal."
Yidileisi nodded solemnly. "Darling, I understand."
She looked around: scorched earth and ruins, thick smoke still rising, and the city in the distance still gasping for breath amidst the chaos. She turned to her and asked, "Darling, what's our next move?"
"How could we possibly stop?"
Chen Xiao's lips curled slightly, but his smile was chilling, "I've been engrossed in my research lately, which has led some people to mistakenly believe that I'm easy to talk to and manipulate."