However, despite his regret, he would not let such a monster escape. This was a battle countless people were watching. If he let Abomination escape despite having the absolute advantage, then Dawn Knight's Face would be completely lost. At the same time, Coulson's nagging would be enough to annoy him to death.
So, although he felt very sorry for the poor Mr. Abomination Bronski, his fate was already sealed. Zhou Yi would absolutely not let him escape from under his nose.
In the Domain of speed, he could already call himself the fastest existence on Earth. Even Quicksilver, who could slow down time, could not surpass him in speed. So he was fully confident that Abomination would not escape his grasp.
This made him feel leisurely for a while. But when he saw Abomination's next move through his super vision, he immediately transformed into a Shadow and rushed forward.
At this moment, Abomination's situation was not good at all; his body was severely injured. Because he did not have Hulk's Physique, which strengthens with anger, he had actually become the weakest one in the final battle. And this led to him being the most severely injured after Zhou Yi unleashed such a punch.
Like Hulk, almost all the muscles on his body were torn. What was even worse than Hulk was that almost all his scales had exploded off. Both his bone spurs and bone armor showed huge cracks. The worst was his back, where almost all the bone plates were shattered. Through these bone plates, you could even see his moving spine.
This was his weakest moment since his transformation, both physically and mentally. However, as a Soldiers who had fought on battlefields for many years, he deeply understood one principle: never stay on the battlefield after you have lost.
That is the territory of the victors; the defeated have no right to linger. If you dare to stay on the battlefield, you will almost certainly say goodbye to your life.
For Bronski, who had just acquired such extraordinary power, he was not ready to say goodbye to his life. So he unhesitatingly abandoned a warrior's dignity and chose to flee. Fleeing was not shameful, especially fleeing for one's life. Bronski, terrified, found a very legitimate reason for himself.
At this moment, he had a concrete and immense fear of the power Zhou Yi displayed, and it was this fear that led him to make the most egregious mistake.
Because the place where they entered the subway was not far from the subway station, Bronski quickly found the subway station by following the subway tracks. And when his ferocious and huge figure appeared in the subway station, it immediately caused a panic.
Manhattan was in its peak hours at this time, and the entire subway station was crowded with bustling people. Among them were even refugees who had come here to escape the giant disaster above.
Fear is contagious, especially when an Incarnation capable of terrifying everyone appears. So, the moment they saw Bronski, the entire crowd began to scatter and flee. These fleeing people annoyed Bronski, and at the same time, gave him some inexplicable ideas.
He remembered a battle he encountered in Iraq. Desperate militants held a hostage, rendering an entire squad of Soldiers helpless. And he was currently in a desperate state. This shift in thought led him to, as if by a ghost's hand, grab an Old woman and hold her in his arm.
This was his hostage, a talisman for his life. After seeing Dawn Knight's speed, he had no hope of escaping, but if he had a hostage, perhaps there was still a chance. This was his thought, but he did not know that precisely this thought had already put one of his feet into Hell.
Compared to strength, Zhou Yi personally valued thought more. Strength could be obtained through external means, but thought could only be acquired through one's inner awakening.
Zhou Yi could identify with someone like Magneto, even though he stood against humanity. But he was the Guardian of Mutants, and his life was a state of dedication, fighting for the future of Mutants. Although his ideas were extreme and naive, and even completely unrealistic, you cannot deny his contributions, his efforts, and his thoughts and awareness. No matter what, he was an enemy worthy of respect and attention.
As for Abomination, Zhou Yi originally thought he was a pure warrior, a worthy opponent. But from the moment he saw him take a hostage, he no longer had this thought. A warrior does not run away out of fear, and a true warrior will not do anything to disgrace his dignity for the sake of survival.
And now, Abomination has not only abandoned his dignity but also trampled on it. Just by looking at everything he has done, Zhou Yi can no longer consider him an opponent. People with lowly and contemptible thoughts are not qualified to be his opponents. They are no longer worthy of his respect, and for such enemies, only turning to ashes is the best outcome.
A Black Shadow flashed, and Zhou Yi's figure instantly appeared in front of Bronski. Although in stature, he was much smaller than Bronski, Bronski looked at him with a sense of looking up. He knew this was an illusion caused by the fear in his heart, but he was completely unable to control this illusion.
So he could only suppress the fear in his heart with a fierce but inwardly weak growl, then suddenly put his large, clawed hand on the Old woman in his arms and shouted at Zhou Yi.
"Stay away from me, Dawn Knight. I don't want to cause trouble, I just want to leave here safely."
"Leave here safely? Then can you tell me what's going on with the hostage in your hand?"
Zhou Yi sneered, beginning to close in on this fellow who had already lost his will to fight. Abomination was now merely a false title, completely undeserving of its name.
"Don't think I don't know what you're trying to do!"
Abomination suddenly swung his arm, and his sharp claws immediately tore through the bricks and tiles by the subway track. This terrifying destructive power immediately made the Old woman he held let out a terrified whimper. She began to tremble, seemingly still not understanding the cause of events.
"You want to catch me and stuff me into a lab with that green fatty. I'm telling you, that's absolutely impossible. I'd rather die than be a guinea pig."
"Die, do you really want to die?" Zhou Yi let out a sneer, almost mocking. This sound entered Bronski's ears, immediately making him involuntarily swallow a large gulp of saliva.
He certainly did not want to die; those words were just empty bravado. So he did not answer Zhou Yi directly, but instead tightened his grip on the Old woman in his arms, making her scream in terror.
"Look, I have a hostage here. If you don't want her to get hurt, you'd better stand still right here. Otherwise, I can't guarantee what I'll do."
"So, you are threatening me. You want to exchange this lady's safety for yours, is that right?" Zhou Yi acted indifferently, showing neither the anger of being threatened nor the panic of seeing a hostage's life in danger. It was like watching a clumsy performance, only eliciting a stiff and indifferent disregard.
Does he not care about the hostage? The thought had barely surfaced in Bronski's mind before he forcibly suppressed it. He did not believe that Dawn Knight could be so indifferent to the lives of innocent people. A man who would risk his life for strangers, a man recognized as a hero by the World, would absolutely not have such a mindset.
He must be acting. Almost instantly, Bronski came to this conclusion in his mind. And this conclusion seemed to become his only straw to maintain his life.
He almost immediately grabbed the Old woman in his hand even tighter, while howling like a gambler who had staked everything.
"I am threatening you. Dawn Knight, you are a hero, I don't believe you can stand by and watch an innocent person in my hands and remain unmoved. Let me go, or else let her die with me."
His howling was clearly heard by even the fleeing people around, and so at this moment, almost all those present began to watch Zhou Yi, wanting to see what choice Dawn Knight would make.
Does the life of an ordinary person truly have value in the eyes of these heroes with extraordinary powers? This was a question that made people extremely concerned. They wanted to watch the development of events and find the answer from it. But they no longer had this opportunity.
Time, this incredibly miraculous thing, deprived them of the opportunity to seek answers. One second Zhou Yi was standing still, and the next second they saw Dawn Knight walk past Abomination, holding a long spear.
The Old woman had already been rescued by him, and Bronski hadn't even noticed anything. It seemed that even he didn't know what had happened in that vanished second. Only Zhou Yi knew how wonderful that vanished second had truly been.
He drew his weapon, using the hard adamantium spearhead to directly sever Bronski's arm. Then, he casually and easily rescued the hostage. The entire process was even completed at the speed of an ordinary person walking.
But for these people, they still could not see everything that happened. Time had abandoned them, putting all its favor on one person. This was already the greatest injustice, yet they did not even have the right to know. One must say this was a great joke of fate.
And when this abnormal second came to an end, Zhou Yi and Bronski had already swapped positions. Zhou Yi and the Old woman stood behind Bronski, while Bronski was still looking in the direction where he had originally stood.
He stared blankly, searching for his target, and then suddenly felt a searing pain. His arm had completely fallen off, the cut incredibly smooth. The Old woman he had held hostage was also gone. And at this moment, Zhou Yi's voice came from behind him.
"I think you threatened the wrong person!"
(I have some private matters today, so there might only be one chapter. Sorry!)