And so...
Slap!
Hulk delivered another backhanded slap.
The Abomination, who had just climbed out, once again wore a look of utter confusion as he flew back into the hole at an even faster speed.
The cracks on the wall expanded again, and the Abomination was once more perfectly inlaid into it.
Turning back, Hulk was truly enraged.
He absolutely could not accept being framed to his face by a tiny brat!
This was a matter of principle!
"Roar!!!"
The Hulk let out a low sonic boom, and the ground beneath his feet shattered directly into powder.
His massive body erupted with a speed that completely defied physical common sense. Like a green intercontinental missile, he tore through the smoke and dust filling the sky, charging in front of Reze.
Too fast!
This speed, built purely from stacked power, caused Reze's originally playful pupils to shrink suddenly.
She couldn't dodge.
"Tsk."
Reze didn't hesitate for a second. The laziness in her eyes instantly transformed into ferocity.
Since she couldn't dodge, she would clash head-on!
She raised both fists and slammed them toward Hulk's face, which was filled with fury.
One punch, two punches, three punches... fifty punches!
With explosions as thrust, her punching speed was almost a blur.
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—"
Incessant explosions went off at point-blank range.
The skin on Hulk's face was instantly engulfed in flames. One could even see parts of his skin being torn open by the blasts, and a stream of green blood sprayed from his nostrils.
But... that was all.
Hulk was shaken back several meters by the impact and shook his head.
His bloodshot eyes stared fixedly at Reze. The hideous blast wounds on his face, mixed with green blood, made him look like a vengeful spirit descended upon the world.
The next second.
A massive green fist rapidly expanded in Reze's field of vision.
Bang!!!
This punch landed squarely on Reze's arms, which she had crossed in front of her chest to protect herself.
The terrifying power shattered the black skin composed of fuses on her arms like dry weeds.
Immediately after, the sound of bones horrifyingly fracturing rang out.
Reze was like a golf ball being struck, turning into a black afterimage as she was sent flying backward!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
She crashed straight through the thick smoke containment zone.
She smashed through two concrete walls in succession and finally slammed heavily into a two-story residential building facing the street.
Dust rose and rubble flew... "Cough... cough cough..."
In the ruins, her hideous black Bomb Devil form could no longer be maintained.
As a cloud of white steam dissipated, Reze reverted to the slender girl in a hoodie.
At this moment, she was in a wretched state.
Her right arm was twisted at an unnatural angle, half her body was soaked in blood, and the intense pain made her delicate face turn deathly pale.
"Damn... this fatass... must be using cheats..."
Sumire, lying on her bed, also gasped in pain.
This was the first time she had directly faced the pressure of Marvel's top-tier combat power. This pure strength was simply despair-inducing.
Just then.
From a corner of the nearby ruins came a suppressed cry of alarm.
Reze struggled to lift her head and found a shivering mother and son hiding in the half-collapsed bathroom.
The mother had long brown hair and looked to be about thirty. She was quite pretty and had a sense of familiarity that felt kind.
The little boy she held tightly in her arms was wearing a T-shirt with a cartoon Iron Man print.
"..."
Reze's turquoise eyes were slightly out of focus.
In her severely injured state, her devil instincts began to take over. She was very weak and needed blood... as long as she had blood, she could recover instantly, pull the pin again, and return to full health.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
In the distance, heavy footsteps approached like war drums.
The furious Hulk was already chasing after her!
That lunatic had even completely forgotten about the Abomination's existence, his only thought being to swat this wicked woman who had slandered him into meat paste!
I must... recover my strength.
Reze's blood-stained left hand instinctively reached toward the brown-haired woman.
From the woman's perspective, she didn't see a demon, but a helpless young girl who had been sent flying by a monster, covered in blood and severely injured.
The instinct to save someone overrode her fear.
Trembling, the woman actually reached out her hand toward Reze as well, seemingly wanting to give her a hand.
But the woman had no idea what kind of creature this beautiful girl she wanted to save really was.