Free Web NovelChapter 62: Chapter 62: Soldier Boy Pummels the Ice Guy
Chapter 62: Soldier Boy Pummels the Ice Guy
Rewind to a few hours ago.
On a street in bustling downtown New York, clusters of massive ice spikes could be seen everywhere across the wide roadway. Because of the ice scattered all around, the air temperature had plummeted significantly.
"Ah! Help! My leg..."
Piercing screams echoed through the deserted street. Several NYPD cruisers, scattered haphazardly across the road, were coated in a thick layer of white frost. Next to the cruisers, over a dozen police officers had their thighs, shoulders, and even stomachs brutally skewered by thick ice spikes. Pinned to the pavement and walls, they could only slowly wait to bleed out or freeze to death.
Standing right in the center of the street was a man in a tattered hoodie. His eyes were rolled back, his facial muscles twitched with manic excitement, and his hands flailed wildly at his surroundings. Right now, this rogue Supe looked exactly like an out-of-control psychotic patient. With every movement he made, row after row of ice spikes materialized out of air, firing indiscriminately in all directions.
Amidst the debris not far away, Starlight, clad in her gold-and-white uniform, coughed painfully. Her once-glamorous suit was now in tatters, and her arms and forehead were covered in scrapes. Having just regained consciousness from a violent impact, Starlight stared at the scene before her in absolute despair.
Her superpower allowed her to absorb electricity and blast high-intensity light beams; it could be formidable, but it could also be quite mediocre, and right now in broad daylight, there were hardly any lights nearby to draw from. During the few minutes she had been unconscious, two more armored vehicles packed with SWAT officers had rushed onto the street, attempting to suppress the ice-wielding villain with large-caliber rifle fire.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
A dense hail of bullets struck the rogue Supe. The rogue Supe turned his head without bothering to dodge; a thick layer of ice armor completely encased his body. The bullets striking it did nothing more than chip away useless flakes of ice.
"Die! Freeze into ice sculptures, all of you!"
He thrust both hands upward. Over a dozen ice spears erupted from beneath the SWAT officers’ feet, skewering their jaws and heads from the bottom up like meat skewers. Brains mixed with blood froze into solid ice mid-air. In an instant, the scene turned into a one-sided slaughterhouse!
"No! Stop!"
Witnessing the brutal massacre of these officers, Starlight was consumed by fury, throwing herself at the rogue Supe once again. The hooded man delivered a violent backhand sweep. In the next instant, a massive wall of ice erupted from the ground, slamming directly into Starlight. With a muffled groan, Starlight was launched flying backward once more.
"Let’s finish this for good."
The rogue Supe turned around, intending to finish Starlight off first. In mid-air, three ice spikes—even sharper than before—streaked straight toward Starlight’s chest and head. Starlight closed her eyes in despair. However, the anticipated agony never came. She quickly opened her eyes to find a deep green silhouette standing right in front of her.
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Benjamin held his shield up with one hand, blocking the path. Those three ice spikes, powerful enough to pierce a tank, slammed violently into the shield and shattered into icy fragments. Truth be told, Benjamin’s flesh was even tougher than the shield, but he was still habituated to blocking with it first. The ice-wielding rogue Supe froze in astonishment. He watched his proud, lethal strike fail to even scratch his opponent’s defense. Was he supposed to bypass the shield to hit his body?
Starlight stared blankly at the towering figure, pure adoration instantly flooding her beautiful large eyes. Soldier Boy was incredibly badass! She hadn’t expected that after calling for backup, the company wouldn’t send any other member of The Seven, but Soldier Boy himself!
Down the street beyond the perimeter, many citizens and reporters hiding inside buildings—trembling as they recorded with their phones—also witnessed this scene with absolute clarity. An earth-shattering cheer instantly erupted from the crowd!
"Oh my God! It’s Soldier Boy! He’s here!"
"A real hero! Look at that shield!"
"Soldier Boy versus Ice Guy! Now this is going to be good!"
"How long do you think that ice-wielding psycho can last against Soldier Boy?"
"I’d say at least a few minutes, right? That ice guy has Seven-level strength. Didn’t you see him completely dominating Starlight just now? This is definitely going to be a tough fight!"
"We couldn’t watch when Soldier Boy fought over thirty Supes before, but now we get to see him throw down!"
The crowd discussed everything with absolute excitement.
Starlight struggled to scramble up from the crumpled car hood behind her, looking at Benjamin’s broad back, her voice tinged with gratitude. "Thank you... Soldier Boy."
"Thank me for what? Get the fuck out of the way already. What, do you want to stay here as a punching bag and get your ass kicked again by this ice-wielding pussy? Go drag out the cops who are still breathing, and stop getting in my fucking way!"
Starlight nodded hastily, turned around immediately, and, forcing herself through the pain, began dragging the surviving officers pinned to the ice over to a safe area.
Meanwhile, the rogue Supe across from him felt utterly humiliated. The surrounding temperature plummeted once more as he compressed his entire superpower together, launching another massive, heavy wall of ice crashing toward Benjamin! Benjamin’s body didn’t budge an inch, tanking the exact same massive wall of ice that had just sent Starlight flying. Under the rogue Supe’s terror-stricken gaze, Benjamin effortlessly shattered the ice wall and materialized right in front of him. To Benjamin, these ice walls were as flimsy as paper. Immediately following that, Benjamin’s fist—the size of a ham—slammed solidly into the hooded man’s chest! Keep in mind, this was Level 6 Strength!
Boom!
The rogue Supe was instantly launched flying backward! Spewing a torrent of blood mid-air, he flew a good dozen meters before plowing into a pile of debris.
"Can’t even take a single hit?" Benjamin furrowed his brow. Then, almost the exact instant the rogue Supe hit the ground, Benjamin had already broken into a stride, running toward him. To prevent him from fleeing, he had to rush over and pound him before he could even get up.
Inside the debris, the rogue Supe’s chest was deeply caved in, his internal organs ruptured, hacking up mouthfuls of bloody froth, his breathing shallow and ragged. He stared in pure terror at the green silhouette jogging toward him. Benjamin didn’t say a word, stomping down hard to snap the hooded man’s right hand. He raised his shield and smashed it down onto the man’s terrified face!
Thud!
Perhaps deciding the shield’s offensive output didn’t quite match his fists, Benjamin switched to slamming his bare knuckles into the man’s forehead. Punch after punch. The dull crunch of shattering bone and tearing flesh echoed through the silent ruins until the body beneath him stopped twitching entirely. Only then did Benjamin stay his hand. The rogue Supe’s head was completely pulverized.
Not far away, Starlight watched, completely dumbfounded, a look of profound shock written across her face. She had imagined scenes of Soldier Boy in combat, but she never expected it to be this swift and efficient. Exceptionally practical, unlike her own flashy but superficial style... frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
"Holy fuck... that’s incredible..." Starlight murmured to herself.
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Very quickly, word of the battle’s conclusion spread. The police on the outer perimeter finally gathered the courage to enter the scene, and media reporters flooded the street. A blinding sea of camera flashes erupted.
"Mr. Soldier Boy! Could you tell us how you managed to instantly take out that villain just now?"
"Ms. Starlight, are you injured? Is Mr. Soldier Boy your savior?"
"Could the two of you pose for a photo together?" freewebnσvel.cѳm
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