The sharp longsword viciously plunged into Alex's back, pierced through his body, and emerged from his chest. Blood ran down the blade gleaming with a chilling light, glaringly red.
Everyone froze. Steve and the others froze. Natasha, watching the battle through the cameras from the front of the train, froze. Even Baron Strucker was briefly stunned before bursting into wild laughter. The sword's owner grew excited as well; unable to speak, he could only express his ecstatic joy through the mad trembling of his body.
"You think this is enough to kill me, Baron Zemo?" The moment Alex saw the mask on the newcomer's head, he recognized him as Baron Zemo, the man he had thrown into Super Glue before. "Since Super Glue couldn't kill you, then die one more time!" Alex snorted coldly and swiftly reversed the dagger in his hand. Before Baron Zemo could react, he viciously drove it into his eye socket—fast, precise, and ruthless.
Baron Zemo clearly had not expected this. Caught off guard, he was struck immediately. But he was ruthless enough to show no reaction at all. Instead, he suddenly twisted the longsword in his hand, and the violent, wrenching agony made Alex let out a miserable howl.
Thanks to Logan's powerful regeneration, Alex did not care about his injuries, but the pain from that blow was truly more than he could endure. "Fuck!"
After cursing, Alex hardened his resolve as well. He thrust his dagger forward, burying the blade to the hilt. A series of muffled groans came from Baron Zemo's throat.
As Alex and Zemo fought with all their ferocity, Steve and the others rushed over in panic. The moment Baron Strucker saw them, he raised the Heavy Cannon, aiming past the entwined Alex and Zemo in front of him, intending to fire.
Seeing this, Alex twisted his body and flung out his dagger, forcibly swinging Zemo's body around. Zemo happened to slam into the Heavy Cannon's muzzle, knocking it askew. The energy blast that shot out went wide as well, striking the train wall nearby and punching another huge hole through it.
A fierce gust of wind rushed in, making all three of them sway slightly.
Seeing that Steve and the others were about to charge over, Strucker decisively tossed aside the Heavy Cannon. He kicked off with both feet and retreated several steps, avoiding Alex and Zemo. Then he leaped high into the air and descended upon Steve's group like a flying eagle pouncing on a rabbit.
Watching Strucker dive down at him, Steve's pupils contracted. He raised his shield slightly over his head. With a muffled grunt, Steve staggered back several steps, his arm going slightly numb. It was clear just how powerful Strucker's strike had been.
Logan let out a fierce roar, clenched his fists, and slowly extended a pair of Bone Claws. He stared warily at Strucker across from him.
Strucker casually patted his shoulder, glanced sideways at Logan, and said with a cold laugh, "Actually, I should thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have the abilities I have today!"
"Pah!" Logan spat on the ground, lifted his head slightly, and said flatly, "Then let's see whether your skin is tougher or my claws are sharper."
The instant he finished speaking, Logan charged forward with the ferocity of a wolf.
Logan's Bone Claws were indeed formidable, no weaker than blades or swords. But Strucker was now impervious to blades and bullets. Even the dagger in Alex's hand could not harm him, let alone Logan's Bone Claws. Thus, Strucker did not care in the slightest.
The facts proved Strucker right. Whenever Logan's Bone Claws struck him, they could not leave behind even the faintest mark, much less injure him.
Logan could do nothing to Strucker, and Strucker could do nothing to Logan. Both were masters of close combat; one was invulnerable, while the other possessed powerful regeneration. They exchanged dozens of blows, yet neither bore a single wound.
While Logan and Strucker remained locked in an inconclusive battle, Alex and Zemo were nearly ready to determine a victor.
Zemo was ultimately only an ordinary man. He could not withstand Alex, who possessed powerful regeneration and the Super Soldier Physique. After holding on for several minutes, he was finally at the end of his rope.
Knowing he would die, a cold gleam suddenly flashed through Zemo's remaining good eye. Somehow finding strength from nowhere, he released his longsword, tightly clamped both hands around Alex's arm, and lunged forward. Carrying Alex with him, he jumped through the broken hole, beneath which lay a bottomless cliff.
The two were tangled together now. If Alex used Teleportation, both of them would be teleported. Alex did not mind bringing Zemo back onto the train with him. But Zemo kept resisting the teleportation, leaving Alex utterly helpless!
"Damn it, if you want to die, don't drag me down with you!" Alex could not help cursing as he struggled desperately to break free of Zemo. Unfortunately, Zemo, on the verge of death, possessed astonishing strength, and Alex could not shake him off.
Back on the train, Steve grew anxious after Alex failed to return for a long time. He immediately abandoned Logan and Strucker, who were still trading blows, turned, and ran to the window. When he spotted Alex and Zemo plummeting at high speed, his expression changed drastically.
At the front of the train, Natasha was also terrified. She could not see Alex's situation and could only guess from Steve's expression. Seeing his face, Natasha's expression changed as well. Just as she was about to rush out to save him, she suddenly discovered that Zola had somehow climbed back up from the ground and was holding something like a controller in his hand.
"What are you trying to do?"
Zola wiped the blood from his face and smiled faintly. "Do you know why this train is called the Death Train?" Without waiting for Natasha to answer, Zola smiled again. "This train is packed with explosives. As long as I press this switch—boom—the entire train will instantly be blown to pieces, and everyone will die!"
"You wouldn't take yourself down with us." As Natasha spoke, she secretly reached toward her wristband. "Tell me, what do you want?"
Zola shook his head and chuckled. "I won't die, but all of you will..."
"I'm fucking sick of you people!" At that moment, Alex suddenly appeared. A streak of Black Lightning flashed past, slicing through Zola's wrist, and the controller fell to the floor.
A line immediately shot out from Natasha's wristband, binding Zola to the ground and leaving him unable to move.
"Keep an eye on him. I'll deal with the other guy!" Alex only showed himself for an instant before vanishing again, returning to the train car from before.
Seeing Alex with two bloody arms hanging over his shoulder, Steve was slightly stunned. "Alex, you..."
Alex gave a bitter smile and shouted to Logan, "Logan, move aside. I'll deal with him!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Logan immediately withdrew to the side. He trusted Alex unconditionally.
Strucker glanced at Alex's bizarre appearance, and his heart skipped a beat. A trace of fear rose within him.
Alex chuckled, stepped forward, grabbed Strucker, and instantly vanished.
Several thousand meters above the ground outside the train, Alex smiled at Strucker. "Don't you people like playing games? I'll play with you properly!" As he spoke, the two of them plunged downward at breakneck speed.
Looking at the smile on Alex's face, Strucker felt with absolute certainty that it was the smile of a demon!
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