The current Blonsky could take on three of his former selves at once. Aside from his regeneration being weaker than when he still had the Extremis virus, and losing that long range thermal beam cannon as a ranged attack, everything else was leagues beyond what he used to be.
"His baseline strength has already reached one hundred and fifty tons. Once he starts absorbing kinetic energy, that strength will keep climbing."
Zod watched the Abomination before him with satisfaction. Even if he fought Green Hulk or Red Hulk, it would not be a problem.
Other than Red Hulk's thermal attacks, which Blonsky might not be able to endure, Green Hulk would probably get pressed down the entire time.
Of course, for Zod, today's surprise was not only this.
He had also found the Red Juggernaut.
People often mistakenly think Juggernaut is a mutant. In truth, Juggernaut's power comes from the demon god Cyttorak's magic. Cyttorak produces a crimson gem infused with his own power. Whoever touches that gem gains magic and becomes Juggernaut.
His charging ability has destroyed many buildings countless times. Cyttorak's sorcery makes Juggernaut's strength seemingly inexhaustible. He possesses terrifying endurance, and he can further harden his body until it is nearly indestructible. He has even resisted Thor's godly strikes and Wolverine's adamantium claws. Once Juggernaut starts moving, nothing can stop him.
However, the Red Juggernaut Zod found did not have such a high upper limit. He was still just an ordinary human, only a bit more muscular.
In other words, this Red Juggernaut was the mutant version, not the comic version empowered by Cyttorak's magic.
Cain Marko, height 287 centimeters, weight 862 kilograms.
He had been sentenced to life imprisonment for repeated robberies, with a term of 170 years.
Cain, of course, did not want to spend his entire life in prison. But every jailbreak plan he made failed. Just as it looked like he truly would rot in that prison until the end of his days, a shadow came knocking.
With nowhere left to run and no other choice, Cain accepted the shadow's invitation.
Even if this Juggernaut was not created by Cyttorak's magic, which dropped his combat power by a tier, the mutant version of Juggernaut was still absurdly strong.
"I…"
Red Juggernaut felt the overwhelming power surging from within.
"Your ability is special, Cain Marko. Among all the mutants I've seen, you're T1 level," Zod said in amazement.
"Mutant?"
Red Juggernaut repeated the word, unfamiliar with it. In fact, it was a term only Zod was using. It had not been popularized yet.
"I discovered that within the human genome, there exists a completely different kind of gene. Out of a thousand people, there might only be one. I call it the X gene, unknown. You are one of them."
Zod spoke words Red Juggernaut did not really understand, but they sounded impressive, lofty, and high class.
"So I'm a mutant now?" Red Juggernaut asked.
"Mhm. Your X gene is stronger than any I've found and collected so far. It grants you an indestructible body and monstrous strength. It's unbelievable, but it's very mutant," Zod said with a sigh.
Juggernaut's X gene had an inexplicable, terrifying trait. The first trait was indestructibility. That meant Juggernaut basically ignored most attacks. Zod even suspected that a high frequency blade, supposedly unstoppable by physical science, might not work on him either.
Yet Juggernaut's molecular structure had not changed. He had not become something like vibranium at the molecular level, but he still had this outrageous defensive power.
As for super strength, Zod did not think much of it. It was only a two hundred ton starting point. Green Hulk, Red Hulk, and Blonsky could all surpass that casually.
"Are you a mutant too?" Red Juggernaut asked Zod.
"No. I'm not," Zod shook his head.
Feeling the surging power in his body, Red Juggernaut had never felt so strong.
He decided to leave. Now that he possessed power like this, he had no need to take orders from anyone.
"Where are you going?" Zod asked.
"You can't control me. But I won't hurt you either, so don't worry about where I'm going," Red Juggernaut said coldly.
"That won't do. Blonsky, let the new guy learn Jormungandr's rules," Zod said.
He really wanted to see whether the current Blonsky could beat this Red Juggernaut.
Red Juggernaut immediately looked toward Blonsky standing off to the side.
Blonsky rolled his shoulders and loosened up. He also wanted to test how strong his new transformation was, but his own men could not take it. Esdeath was the boss's woman, so he could not fight her. Now it looked like a decent punching bag had arrived?
Blonsky's body swelled and expanded, quickly growing to the same height as Red Juggernaut.
"What an ugly monster," Red Juggernaut cursed under his breath as he stared at Blonsky's form.
Then Blonsky charged.
Red Juggernaut felt no fear at all. Back when he fought, he had always relied on sheer stubbornness and headbutting his way through. Height and muscles were just bonuses.
Boom!
Red Juggernaut and Blonsky collided. The air exploded outward. The violent shockwave swept everything aside, and a large number of instruments in the lab were instantly wrecked.
But Zod did not care. The electromagnetic force could fix it all anyway.
Two titans launched into the most hot blooded kind of human combat, pure fists and flesh. Red Juggernaut's body truly lived up to that indestructible trait. When Blonsky smashed a fist into his face, Red Juggernaut only swayed slightly, then countered with a punch that forced Blonsky back several steps.
At that moment, Blonsky's kinetic absorption kicked in. Taking a two hundred ton punch only made Blonsky's body grow stronger.
In terms of technique, Red Juggernaut was no match for Blonsky. And Blonsky was extremely experienced at this kind of street brawl style melee. He had lived through plenty of it himself. So at the start, when it was purely about physical specs, Red Juggernaut held the advantage. But once the grappling and fighting rhythm set in, Blonsky completely started pressing him down.
He could not injure him, but it still made Red Juggernaut realize just how strong Blonsky really was.
Blonsky twisted in, locked a joint, and slammed Red Juggernaut down onto the floor. After realizing he could not harm Red Juggernaut's body directly, he switched approaches. With joint locks like this, he refused to believe Red Juggernaut's bones and internal organs were indestructible as well.
Red Juggernaut winced in pain, then his brute force erupted. He flipped Blonsky off him.
Immediately after, he mounted Blonsky, drew both arms back like a bow, and started pounding left and right in a rapid barrage. The ground shook under the impact.
After eating that many punches, Blonsky's body only became stronger.
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