The shockwave from the exploding shield was still reverberating in the air, and Ye Mo's arm was so numb he couldn't lift it. He stood leaning against the steel beam, his chest heaving, his breathing like a bellows. Just as that punch was about to hit him, he deliberately loosened his right shoulder, letting the Vibranium fragment and the remaining energy of the shield touch.
Buzz--
A frequency pulse that only Emma Frost could "hear" spread out.
This was the signal they had agreed upon beforehand: the third shield flash meant the start of the final assault.
Almost simultaneously, Emma Frost, perched on the distant rubble, opened her eyes. Without moving her body, her mental energy spread out like a net, directly locking onto the stream of external commands within Abomination's brain. This time, instead of confronting it head-on, she inserted a fabricated emotion—fear, extreme fear, like the instinctive reaction of being targeted by a wild beast.
The Abomination action stopped.
Its fist was still raised in mid-air, its muscles tense, but its feet didn't follow. 0.8 seconds of stiffness was enough.
The roar of thrusters echoed from low altitude. Tony emerged from the smoke and dust in his armored vehicle, its exhaust streaking across the gray sky. He shut off the main engine three hundred meters away and glided into the arena. He knew Ye Mo wouldn't make a move prematurely, and he also knew that this battle required precise timing.
Now, the time has come.
Emma Frost had just finished releasing her mental interference when Tony's miniature missile array on his shoulder detonated. Eight high-frequency stun blasts flew out in a fan shape, exploding at the three, six, and nine o'clock positions around Abomination. A sonic wave instantly formed, and the air itself trembled. Abomination's ears twitched, its balance was disrupted, and its head swayed, like a drunk person unable to stand steadily.
Ye Mo noticed that its left leg was slightly bent.
He knew Tony had arrived.
He moved immediately. With a push of his feet, he used the rebound force of the steel beam to leap into the air, simultaneously activating his Wall Phasing Technique. His body passed through the ground half a meter deep, with soil and gravel flowing around him, parting and then coming together like water. He circled behind Abomination.
It landed silently.
Instead of attacking, he tucked the last unactivated Vibranium shard into the crack in the ground. This shard had no power and wasn't connected to the system, but it could be used as a resonance trap. Once the right frequency triggered it, the spot would become a natural EMP pit.
After doing this, he took two steps back and looked up at the back of the Abomination neck.
There's a bulge there, like something's buried under the skin.
Emma Frost's mental message came through at that moment. "There's something beating in its head... not its heartbeat."
Ye Mo narrowed his eyes.
It was indeed being remotely controlled.
He glanced down at his hands. His Regeneration abilities were still functioning, but he couldn't suppress the mental fatigue. He had activated his shield three times in a row, which had already overloaded him. He was now relying on his willpower to stay afloat; one more round and he would collapse.
But he can't stop.
He leaped from the ground and charged toward the Abomination's right, throwing a punch at its side. This wasn't a killing move, but bait. He wanted to force it to turn around.
As expected, Abomination moved. Its massive body turned, and it raised its left arm to block. But just as it turned to defend, Tony made his move.
An EMP chaff was fired from high altitude and accurately struck Abomination's left shoulder joint. An electric current surged through the metal joint, producing a "buzzing" sound. His left arm went numb instantly and drooped down.
Chance!
Ye Mo didn't stop; using the momentum, he dodged to the side while shouting, " Emma Frost!"
Emma Frost had her eyes closed, her forehead covered in sweat. She had been waiting for this moment. As soon as Ye Mo's emotional fluctuations reached her, she immediately increased the pressure, her mental energy slamming into the neck nerves of her Abomination. Her muscles spasmed, and she couldn't turn her head.
The three people moved almost simultaneously.
Tony's ammunition, Emma Frost's interference, and Ye Mo's feint attack were all perfectly timed. No one was faster or slower, and no one waited for anyone else. It was as if they had rehearsed it countless times.
A notification suddenly sounded in my mind, "Team counterattack successful, Gene Spiral Tower energy synergy enhanced."
Ye Mo was taken aback.
This wasn't the sound of an individual upgrading. This energy increase was wave-like, layer upon layer, like someone striking a bell deep within his consciousness, the vibrations reaching his fingertips.
He looked down at his hands and found that his palms were a little hot.
Tony chuckled over the comms, "Did you two secretly team up? You're so in sync."
Emma Frost didn't say anything, but the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.
The Abomination stood rooted to the spot, its left arm hanging limply, its head tilted to one side, clearly still reeling from the barrage of attacks. Its chest rose and fell, and the dark liquid beneath its skin slowed its flow. The controller was likely recalibrating the signal, but this process would take time.
Ye Mo leaned against the concrete pillar, panting. The cool, broken surface of his back provided a slight respite. He still clutched the Vibranium fragment with 3% charge in his right hand, his knuckles white.
Tony hovered fifteen meters in the air, wisps of smoke rising from his armored right arm. The EMP he had just fired was a program he had temporarily rewritten, which had overloaded the system once. He glanced at the data panel: 97% structural integrity, enough for three more high-load rounds of fire.
"How's it going on your end?" he asked.
"Still alive," Ye Mo replied.
"Then let's continue."
Emma Frost sat cross-legged on the rubble, maintaining the connection with her eyes closed. Her mental energy was like a thread, connecting her to the depths of Abomination's brain. She could feel the foreign signal struggling, like someone changing channels, constantly adjusting its frequency.
She suddenly spoke up, "It's about to switch modes."
Ye Mo immediately looked up.
Tony also dropped his relaxed expression.
The three reacted almost simultaneously.
Tony activated his Palm Cannon, locking onto Abomination's chest. Emma Frost intensified her mental pressure, attempting to slow the signal switching. Ye Mo took two steps back, his toes landing on the spot where he had just buried the Vibranium fragment.
He knew the next attack had to be faster and more ruthless.
Otherwise, once the other side changes to a new agreement, all the previous tactics will be rendered useless.
He raised his hand and placed the Vibranium shard on the shield generation area. This time, he didn't intend to withstand the attack head-on, but rather to counter it with resonance. As long as he could find the frequency of the control signal, he could use the shard as a receiver to interfere with it.
Tony's voice came through the channel. "I'll count to three."
Ye Mo nodded.
Emma Frost opened her eyes.
"Three."
Tony's palm cannon glowed blue.
"Two."
Emma Frost's mental power surged forth like a tidal wave.
"One."
Ye Mo pressed his hand to the ground, preparing to detonate the resonance trap.
Just then, the eyes of Abomination suddenly twitched.
It wasn't blinking, it was turning.
It looked in Ye Mo's direction, a grin spreading across its face, revealing a smile that didn't Beast of a wild beast.
Tony's voice stopped abruptly.
Emma Frost's forehead was streaked with blood.
Ye Mo's hand froze in mid-air.
That smile—it's so lifelike.