The moment Ye Mo slammed into the supporting pillar, a metallic taste filled his mouth. He didn't dare move immediately, afraid that he would cough up his lungs if he tried to breathe. His back felt like it had been run over by a truck, every bone was aching, but he still opened his eyes.
His vision blurred; the puddles reflected the sparks from the broken cable overhead. He saw the Vibranium fragments still flying through the air, only half a meter away from the distribution box. Emma Frost's hand was outstretched there, her fingertips trembling slightly.
The Abomination had turned around, its left fist raised high, its muscles bulging as if about to explode. It stared at them, but its eyes were no longer as fierce as before; instead, they seemed somewhat empty. In that instant, Ye Mo sensed something was wrong.
This guy hit too hard, but too rigidly.
Each attack was direct and straightforward, without probing or changing tactics. It was as if someone was controlling it by flipping a switch. And after each heavy blow to the ground, its pupils would contract, as if it had been whipped in the head.
"It's not completely out of control..." Ye Mo thought through gritted teeth, "It's like something is pulling it along."
He suddenly remembered what Emma Frost had said earlier, "It remembers pain."
But if it's truly driven by pain, then why does it become even more ferocious after enduring so many electric shocks, explosions, and EMP interference?
A real madman wouldn't be so rhythmic.
It's more like someone is guiding it in some way, using its anger and pain as fuel to turn it into a humanoid weapon.
The thought immediately made Ye Mo look up to the west.
Emma Frost was still standing next to the electrical box, her face deathly pale. One hand was braced against the metal casing, while the other was raised as if to catch something. Her lips moved, but no sound came out.
Ye Mo understood.
She was waiting for him to make a decision.
He mustered all his strength to raise his right hand, made a gesture in front of his chest—two fingers together, then apart, then pointing to himself, and finally pointing to his Abomination brain.
Control your mind.
Emma Frost glanced at him and nodded slightly.
The next second, she closed her eyes.
Ye Mo closed his eyes as well.
A system notification sounded in his mind: [Dual-source mental resonance detected; Mind Control ability has entered the enhancement phase—attempt to deeply influence a single target.]
He didn't have time to think about what this meant; he only knew that he had to take action now.
A thin thread of mental energy pierced through his head, bypassing the violent energy field emanating from the Abomination, and plunged towards the edge of its brain. He dared not go too deep, fearing a backlash, and only targeted the weakest point.
Meanwhile, Emma Frost's mental energy arrived as well.
The two lines converge and proceed along the same path. They avoid the core of the emotional storm, instead inserting themselves into the gaps in neural signal transmission. It's like finding a path that hasn't been flooded in a downpour, proceeding extremely slowly and cautiously.
Three seconds later.
The movement of raising Abomination foot suddenly stopped.
It froze there, its fist suspended in mid-air, its muscles taut like stone. Its eyeballs began to tremble violently, and it made "uh... uh..." sounds from its throat, as if someone was pulling at its nerves inside.
It wanted to move, but couldn't.
Ye Mo felt like his temples were about to split open. This feeling of forcibly invading someone else's consciousness was even more unbearable than Wall Phasing. He could feel a force struggling within Abomination, like a locked-up Beast frantically pounding against its cage.
But his and Emma Frost's control hasn't been broken yet.
"Just a little longer..." he thought to himself, "Just a little longer."
That is, in less than three seconds.
Ye Mo suddenly opened his eyes, pushed himself up with his hands, and stood up. Ignoring the pain in his back, he rushed out of the cover and lunged towards the direction where the Vibranium fragments had landed.
The ground was slippery, and he almost fell, managing to steady himself by bracing himself with his elbow. He grabbed onto a shard of metal, cutting his palm on the edge, but he didn't let go.
Battery level: 7%.
That's enough.
He looked back and saw that the Abomination was still standing there, but it had begun to sway. Its fingers were twitching and its toes were digging into the concrete, clearly trying to break free of its restraints.
He knew time was running out.
" Emma Frost!" he called out.
Emma Frost did not respond.
She crouched down against the electrical box, one hand covering her head, the other hanging limply on the ground. Her eyes were open, but her gaze was somewhat unfocused. The mental shock she had just experienced had almost drained her.
But she still looked at him.
Ye Mo understood that look.
Don't look back, just do it.
He turned and charged toward Abomination.
At this moment, Abomination finally stirred.
It let out a low growl, the veins in its neck bulged, and it jerked its head violently, as if flinging something out of its brain. Then, it pushed off with its right leg and took a step toward Ye Mo.
But at this crucial moment, they were a step too late.
Ye Mo had already rushed up behind it.
He raised the Vibranium fragment, aimed it at the junction of his neck and spine, and plunged it in hard.
The electric current surged instantly.
Green light surged from beneath the Abomination's skin, coiling around its body like a snake. Its entire body arched violently, its mouth gaping open, yet no sound came out. For a moment, its movements were completely frozen.
Ye Mo did not let go.
He knew this effect wouldn't last long.
As he pressed down on the shards, he glanced back at Emma Frost.
She remained seated, motionless.
Then he heard a system notification: [ Regenerative Phasing Ability Cooldown Completed].
He paused for a moment, stunned.
This ability was originally a combination of " Wall Phasing + Self-Healing ", but the current situation is special. He suddenly thought of another way to use it.
He closed his eyes, focused his mind on the electric current coming from the fragments, and activated Regenerative Phasing at the same time.
It's not for restoring yourself.
It's used to send one's consciousness back into the mind of Abomination, following the electric current.
This time, the goal isn't control, but disruption.
Even just a second would be enough.
The instant the current began to flow, he felt immense resistance. His Abomination nervous system felt as if it were shrouded in a black membrane, filled with chaotic commands. But he still managed to locate the core node—something that constantly emitted pulse signals, like the heart of a remote control.
He used his consciousness to slam it hard.
Buzz--
Abomination body jolted violently, and his knees buckled to his knees.
It braced itself on its hands, head bowed, saliva mixed with foam dripping from its mouth. Its chest heaved violently, as if it might stop breathing at any moment.
Ye Mo was also thrown back a few steps by the recoil, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth again. He leaned against a twisted steel bar, panting heavily.
He knew he hadn't killed it with that blow.
But this disrupted its rhythm.
He looked up at Emma Frost.
She tried to stand up, but failed twice. Her hands gripped the edge of the electrical box, her fingertips turning white.
"Don't move," Ye Mo said.
Emma Frost didn't listen to him.
She raised one hand, palm facing the Abomination head.
Ye Mo knew she wanted to try the mental interference again.
But given her current condition, another one could cause her to faint, or even worse.
"I said don't move!" he raised his voice.
Emma Frost ignored him.
Her eyes were fixed on Abomination, and the veins on her forehead bulged.
Just then, Abomination stirred.
It slowly raised its head, its neck cracking. Its eyes changed, no longer filled with mere rage, but with a certain... conscious malice.
It stood up.
Step by step, she walked towards Ye Mo.