Half an hour later, Harlem.
The night here had already been lit up by the flames of war.
General Ross's proud troops were as fragile as paper toys under the rampage of the two monsters.
Hulk (bottom) and Abomination (top), truly a pair of ill-fated lovers... The streets were littered with the burning wreckage of vehicles, the piercing sound of alarms mixing with the screams of people.
Amidst this hellish chaos, Reze pulled her black hoodie back on and walked slowly toward the center of the battlefield, moving against the flow of fleeing refugees.
She walked slowly, her left hand in her pocket, while the long index finger of her right hand was already raised, hooking onto the pull ring of her neck collar.
With just a gentle pull, a magnificent flower of death would bloom here.
"Hey! You over there! Stop!"
A U.S. soldier, his face covered in dust and assisting with the evacuation, spotted her.
Seeing such a frail young girl walking toward the center of the crossfire as if she had lost her soul, the soldier's sense of justice instantly flared up.
Ignoring the flying debris overhead, he crouched and rushed out from behind cover.
"There are two monsters fighting over there! What are you doing? Do you want to die?!"
The soldier roared, anxiously reaching out and grabbing the wrist of Reze's raised right hand.
"Huh?"
Reze was stunned.
Far away in the apartment, Sumire also gasped—the soldier was grabbing the hand Reze was using to pull the ring.
That tug almost helped Reze pull the ring open directly.
Just one more millimeter... Boom!
This well-meaning soldier would have been blown to ashes face-to-face during his 'heroic rescue.'
"You're a bit too enthusiastic..." Reze looked helplessly at this reckless fellow.
"Stop talking! Run! The monsters are coming!"
The soldier had no idea he was repeatedly jumping back and forth at death's door, still desperately pulling on her wrist.
It was lucky Reze was strong and her arm was steady as a rock, otherwise... She sighed, a flash of impatience crossing her eyes.
In the next second, the girl's right leg suddenly kicked up, the movement as swift as a black whip shadow.
Bang!
The kick landed solidly on the soldier's bulletproof vest.
「villainess value +8」
What looked like a kick from a frail girl caused the 1.9-meter-tall soldier's chest to tighten, sending him flying four or five meters back. He landed on his butt on the glass-strewn ground, gasping for air in pain.
"Cough, cough... Wh-what..."
The soldier clutched his chest in pain, looking at the frail back in disbelief.
Finally rid of the burden, Reze didn't look back. Instead, she lowered her stance and charged toward the center where the two monsters were rampaging... Meanwhile, inside the armed helicopter.
"A bunch of useless trash! Fire suppression!"
General Ross roared madly into the walkie-talkie, his heart racing at the destructive power shown by Abomination and Hulk.
Just then, a Communications Officer suddenly shouted in terror:
"General! A civilian has entered the core engagement zone! Right on the flank of Hulk and Abomination!"
"What?!"
General Ross jerked his head out of the cabin.
Not far away, a girl in a black hoodie was sprinting toward the two destruction-level monsters like a reckless lunatic.
General Ross's face turned livid with rage: "What is the blockade doing?! How could they let an underage girl run in there? Is she delivering a package?! Or does she think Abomination hasn't stomped enough people to death?!"