"You're not like me. Your superpowers are so cool, but mine are so terrifying!"
Ben vented in anger.
Reed was a very famous superhero, with an IQ absurdly high and an EQ absurdly low.
"Ben, there's no such thing as scary or cool superpowers. The Lord granted us powers so we could protect the world and do what we can!"
So that was what he said, believing Ben would definitely understand.
In the end, Ben punched him, and Reed failed to persuade him.
…
At World Serpent Headquarters, Blonsky and the others were gathered together.
"Starting today, I am World Serpent's White Queen, meaning the person with the greatest authority beneath the BOSS."
Esdeath stood there with wild arrogance on her face, wearing Esdeath's authentic military uniform.
Zod felt she should not have that Akafiel-like personality, so he changed her back to the original version.
Survival of the fittest, a love for interrogation, and absolute loyalty.
No one had any objections.
Except Blonsky.
In Blonsky's eyes, a stunning beauty like Esdeath had clearly climbed up by relying on her looks. He refused to accept it!
I was here first. Running errands, handling matters, I was here first for all of it!
The Black Queen was one thing. The Black Queen was a powerful AI. Even if she had emotions, her function was irreplaceable.
But I still never became a White Emperor or Black Emperor.
And you, a newcomer who just joined, becomes the White Queen?
Blonsky did not dare defy Zod, but as long as Zod had not personally given the order, he could still push back a little.
After all, Zod had already announced it. Among World Serpent's highest-ranking cadres, aside from him, the ruler, there were only four seats.
Black Emperor, White Emperor, Black Queen, White Queen.
And Blonsky, up to now, was still just an ordinary cadre.
"You have an opinion?" Esdeath asked.
She liked troublemakers. Everyone else was too obedient.
In comparison, No. 18 had no opinion at all about being arranged as an ordinary member of World Serpent. She did not care about that kind of thing.
"Yes," Blonsky stepped forward.
"Good. Then fight me. If you win, I'll have the BOSS withdraw my appointment," Esdeath said, looking eager.
She had Kryptonian genes. Soldier genes only, but because they were the most combat-suited type, it allowed her to grow stronger rapidly under sunlight, just like General Zod and those soldiers.
On top of that, Zod had added mutant genes similar to Iceman's.
Esdeath was, in one word, strong.
"You?" Blonsky was doubtful he would kill her by accident, but considering how terrifying the BOSS's human modification could be, he accepted it.
Maybe this woman really had received some powerful enhancement, which was why she was so confident.
Esdeath directly opened the headquarters' duel room.
It was modeled after the duel room in One Punch Man, the one where Asura Kabuto fought Saitama. It was spacious enough, and the entire room was built from atomic alloy. Even if Zod threw a full-power punch, it would not deform at all.
Blonsky hesitated and did not transform immediately.
The other members of World Serpent chose to watch.
The Riot symbiote stared at the two of them with craving. Both radiated powerful auras.
Luke Cage watched Esdeath with some worry. He did not know whether he should notify Zod about what was happening. If Esdeath got hurt, would they all get blamed by the BOSS?
No. 18 folded her arms and watched coldly. Zodhis planned to bring out No. 17 and No. 16 next, forming the android trio.
A tribute to childhood memories.
Blonsky was just about to probe her, but Esdeath opened with a massive ice spear thrust, a huge spike nearly two meters in diameter.
Blonsky's pupils shrank.
Then he was pierced by the ice spear and pinned against the wall.
He was badly injured, but very quickly, Blonsky's fury erupted.
His entire body swelled rapidly, transforming into Super Abomination!
Esdeath stayed calm. Before coming, she had already reviewed everyone's data from the Black Queen, so she naturally knew all of Blonsky's Super Abomination traits.
For example, the mouth heat-ray cannon.
And the spike-covered body, like a set of heat-melting blades.
Blonsky threw a punch and shattered the ice spear, then charged at Esdeath.
Esdeath jumped straight up, dozens of meters into the air.
Blonsky slammed to a stop, then leapt up as well.
But in the next second, Esdeath snapped her fingers.
A gigantic ice meteor formed behind her.
Blonsky's pupils contracted again.
Because the sheer size of that ice meteor was beyond imagination!
Blonsky was pressed down instantly.
Boom!
The ice meteor crushed him, pinning him hard against the floor.
Esdeath landed on the ice meteor.
But then, the ice meteor suddenly lit up with red light.
Blonsky was furious. His mouth heat-ray cannon melted through the ice meteor, piercing it clean through!
Sensing danger, Esdeath dodged in time.
Then Blonsky clawed his way out through the hole with his bare hands.
At close range, Blonsky swung a punch at Esdeath.
To his shock, Esdeath did not dodge at all.
Instead, she met it head-on, laughing wildly as she threw a punch of her own.
Boom!
The air exploded outward and slapped against the walls. At the center of their collision, a brief vacuum formed.
But what truly stunned Blonsky was this.
One punch clash, and he was completely crushed by Esdeath!
Esdeath's fist directly shattered Blonsky's arm. The terrifying shockwave tore open the skin across his torso, and most importantly, the heat-blade-like spikes on his fist were smashed apart by her punch, broken by brute force!
Then Esdeath's long leg whipped out and kicked Blonsky flying.
He slammed into the wall, bounced off several times, and finally crashed to the ground.
Blonsky coughed blood, but his monstrous regeneration restored him quickly.
Still, he had already realized he was no match for Esdeath.
He thought she only had the ability to create and control ice.
He never expected her physical body to be this strong as well.
"Looks like you don't have an opinion anymore," Esdeath said, stepping toward Blonsky in white high-heeled military boots.
"But I'm not satisfied yet. You won't die anyway, so entertain me properly."
Esdeath smiled.
Blonsky violently shuddered.
What followed was a battle too inhumane to describe.
Even the spectators outside felt it was unbearable to watch.
Yet in their hearts, all they wanted to do was applaud.
Blonsky was far too arrogant, and he was not well-liked. The only reason the others endured him was because they could not beat him.
Now someone could beat him into this state.
It was truly satisfying.
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