Guard of the Crane — Shield!
Ryuuto flicked a mocking glance at Kong and slammed his palms together. Chakra surged.
A massive, translucent shield bloomed before him—and the deafening sonic cannon shattered against it like cheap glass.
The shockwave dispersed with nothing but a sad little hiss.
Deadpool threw both hands up.
"YES! This is peak entertainment! Move over, Netflix—I'm joining in!"
He sprinted toward Kong like a deranged toddler—
"Get. Lost."
Kong swatted him into the sky like a baseball. Deadpool bounced off the Eiffel Tower hard enough to throw sparks.
The infuriated powerhouse roared and charged Ryuuto again, fists blazing with energy.
Ryuuto sighed.
"You're way too hot-tempered. Let me cool you off."
He raised a single finger.
The air thickened.
Chakra compressed.
A pressure like storm clouds gathering swallowed the entire tower.
Kong faltered. Some primal instinct screamed danger.
Water Style — Great Waterfall Technique!
A roaring deluge burst forth—an impossible waterfall smashing down from thin air. Kong barely had time to curse before the waves swallowed him whole, flinging him across the steel beams like driftwood.
Pedestrians below gasped.
"What—what kind of fountain is that?!"
"Is the Eiffel Tower leaking again?!"
"Record it! Record it!"
Above them, Kong lay sprawled on a bent steel beam, drenched, sputtering, completely disarmed.
Then—
WHAM!
A boot slammed into his back.
Kong's eyes bulged.
"Hmph! You dared hit ME? Now you'll understand the terror of the Wade Fist Arts!"
Deadpool grabbed Kong's collar and unleashed a barrage of wild slaps. Full power. No rhythm. Pure chaos.
Ryuuto pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Enough. Put him down. We're not accidentally killing the mission target."
Deadpool froze mid-slap.
Ryuuto crouched in front of Kong and smiled.
"So? Ready to surrender yet? Or should I break that extra leg you like to brag about?"
"You… you dream…!"
Kong spat, trembling. He couldn't even lift an arm, the fight beaten out of him.
"Be honest."
Deadpool body-slammed him instantly.
Kong groaned and went limp.
Deadpool dusted his hands, grinning proudly.
"Well? Pretty good, right? Come on, reward time."
Ryuuto sighed.
"A deal's a deal."
Dust Release — Original World Stripping Technique.
Deadpool disintegrated into shimmering dust with a joyful scream.
"That's the stuff!!"
Ryuuto turned back to Kong.
He wreathed himself in Mangekyō Chakra, black tomoe spinning into razor spirals.
Illusion Art — Song Hanging Prison.
Kong locked eyes with him—
—and the world within those eyes shattered.
Ten seconds later, Kong shrieked, clutched his skull, and collapsed unconscious.
Done.
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[Ding! Mission Complete. Reward: 1 Character Data Puzzle Piece.]
Ryuuto laughed.
"That was too easy. Didn't even break a sweat."
He bounced off the tower before Deadpool could reform and start harassing him again.
[Host, do you… prefer fighting strong enemies? It's a shame the system isn't high-level enough yet. Otherwise I'd feed you super-difficult missions~]
"Oh? Doesn't matter. There's no enemy I can't beat. Even Thanos shows up? I'll knock his purple chin sideways."
[…your confidence is dangerously illegal.]
"Confidence is justice, Shion."
He hummed a tune as he strolled through Paris.
Then his phone rang.
He frowned.
"Yo. What's up—? Why are you two calling me together?"
"Jiang Li—Ryuuto—we have a major situation!"
Charles and Tony's voices overlapped, breathless, urgent.
Ryuuto scratched his ear.
"What's got you two old men panicking? Thor and Magneto teaming up again?"
"No," Charles said grimly. "Something far worse."
The background chaos from the X-Men command center confirmed it.
Tony added,
"Wanda—Mutant Wanda—has vanished. Completely. No readings. No trace. Nothing."
Ryuuto's smile faded.
"Wanda? The one with Origin Magic Power…?"
"Yes," Charles replied. "Every major faction is panicking. Even Magneto is scouring the world looking for her."
Ryuuto's eyes sharpened like drawn steel.
"I see. Then we have to find her first."
He exhaled slowly.
"Origin Magic Power… If that explodes out of control, there won't be a world left to protect."
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