The monster threw its head back and roared. Sound waves mixed with tangible dark-red energy ripples swept out in all directions!
People who had just begun to feel relief were plunged back into despair.
This monster… it seemed to be burning its own life at the source to gain even stronger defense and power!
Its massive body trembled slightly under the violent surge of energy coursing through it. Every step it took melted the ground, leaving behind huge footprints that hissed and seethed with dark-red flowing light.
Its crazed gaze locked tightly onto Saitama. In those eyes, there was nothing but endless hatred and the madness of swearing to drag the enemy down with it.
It completely abandoned everyone else.
The gigantic body launched forward again, charging at Saitama with a do-or-die, mutually-destructive ferocity!
This time, it was even faster than before. Its strength felt even greater, and the dark-red energy flowing over its surface had formed a constantly shifting armor of liquid power.
Brooklyn's final battlefield had become a pure clash of power against power. Steve and Natasha could almost no longer intervene at all.
Boom!
Every step the monster took made the ground explode and melt as if it couldn't bear the weight. Enormous footprints burned with dark-red light.
It abandoned all technique, pouring all of its pain, rage, and the berserk might born from burning its life into one brutal charge after another, its gigantic claws pounding down in savage blows!
Each strike triggered a localized earthquake. Furious energy shockwaves plowed down the streets, driving this already-ruined district to the brink of total annihilation.
Saitama's figure in the midst of this storm of destruction was like a reef in a raging sea.
He no longer relied solely on speed to dodge. The monster's fully enhanced strength and defense—especially that layer of dark-red energy on its surface, flowing like a living thing, radiating intense heat and a terrifying repulsive force—made the fight several times trickier than before.
Bang!
Saitama's fist slammed into the monster's shoulder.
This time it didn't feel like shattering bone armor; it was like punching into a swamp of energy—thick, viscous, and unbelievably tough!
The impact of his punch was largely absorbed and diverted by that dark-red energy flow, only blasting out a brief ring of ripples across the surface.
The monster merely staggered. Then it whipped a claw back at him, the swing ripping the air with a shrill howl!
Saitama twisted his body to the side and slipped past it.
The claw wind behind him ripped open a scorched trench several dozen meters long and several meters deep. Melted metal along the edges of the furrow smoked and sizzled.
"No good! The energy flowing over its body has insanely high kinetic-energy absorption and energy defense!" Natasha's eyes picked up every detail; her voice was grim. "Normal attacks are heavily reduced! We have to find the core node of the energy flow, or a weak point in that fluid armor!"
Steve kept changing positions, trying to find any opening to interfere.
His shield slammed into limbs wrapped in dark-red energy with dull, thunderous bangs. The special properties of vibranium let the shield endure without damage, but the massive rebound force made his blood churn every time he made contact.
He could barely stay on his feet and was forced to circle the fringes of the battlefield, managing only the occasional brief distraction.
Clint's specialized arrows—corrosive acid arrows, adhesive EMP arrows, armor-piercing drill arrows—struck the dark-red energy flow and were either instantly burned to steam or casually deflected away by the moving energy, like mosquito bites on an elephant.
"Joints! Try hitting the joints where the energy doesn't circulate smoothly!" Clint shouted from up high, loosing another special arrow tipped with marking dye.
The arrow shattered against the monster's turning forelimb elbow joint, splashing out a thick, blue liquid.
The monster's movement paused for only an instant. Then the dark-red energy flowing over its elbow surged, swallowing the stain as if it were filth, and quickly burned the dye away.
(End of Chapter)
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