The heavy alloy blast door was ripped apart!
A dozen bio-engineered Super Soldiers, each eight and a half feet tall, their muscles coiled like rock, their skin a sickly blue-gray, their eyes burning with savage red light, and clad in crude but thick armor, roared into the chamber like out-of-control battering rams.
Their heavy footsteps made the entire base tremble. They let out deafening, inhuman roars, charging with an air of total destruction. These were Shredder's true war machines.
Hawk's eyes widened. These creatures are appearing this early? Did the alien Krang already make his appearance?
The fight instantly escalated into a frenzy. The narrow space was filled with explosions, flashing blades, and roars.
Leonardo's dual katanas became two streaks of blue lightning, his footwork ghost-like and agile, weaving between the simultaneous attacks of the ninjas and the Super Soldiers. His blades precisely parried poisoned shuriken and sliced at the vulnerable joint connections of the Super Soldiers; every swing was delivered with lethal efficiency.
Raphael, like a burning spirit of vengeance, roared and charged into the densest throng of enemies. His dual sais thrusts forcefully, shrieking as they tore through the air, every thrusts and swipe containing steel-piercing and -cutting force. When one Super Soldier tried to block with a massive arm, Raphael's sai sparked against the armor, sinking deep into the creature's thick forearm.
"For Splinter!" he roared, forcefully pushing the Super Soldier back several steps. Yes, Splinter had already died under Shredder's blade at this point.
Michelangelo was the most unpredictable orange whirlwind. The nunchaku was alive in his hands, deflecting attacks from all sides with a relentless clanging. He used pipes, discarded tires, and even the ninjas' bodies as springboards, traversing the cramped space at extreme speed.
"Hey! Big lug, look over here!" He cleverly tripped one ninja and then ruthlessly jabbed a Super Soldier's knee with the tip of his nunchaku, his actions filled with the improvisation and chaos of street fighting.
Donatello was the team's tactical core and the guardian of the defensive line. His bo staff extended and retracted fluidly, sometimes like a spear piercing through the ninja encirclement, other times sweeping across the ground to stop the Super Soldiers' crushing advance. The computer on his wrist flashed with a torrent of data: "Careful! The Super Soldier energy core is in the chest! Overheating causes explosions! The ninjas… they have EMP devices!"
Hawk grabbed the terrified Emily and the pain-enduring April O'Neil, placing them behind a sturdy barricade made of a decommissioned giant water pump.
"Stay put." His voice was low, and he used his minor ability Calm Mind at the opportune moment. Sure enough, the emotions of both women gradually stabilized, and their gazes toward Hawk were filled with reassurance.
He lifted his head, scanning the battlefield, lingering especially on the Super Soldiers radiating dangerous energy fluctuations.
It's time to intervene.
One Super Soldier ignored Michelangelo's harassment, roaring as it hoisted a discarded metal cart and hurled it like a catapult at Raphael's back. Raphael was fully engaged with two ninjas in front of him and had no way to defend.
"Raph! Behind you!" Leonardo yelled urgently, but he was too far.
In that split second, Hawk moved.
His figure left a faint afterimage where he stood, instantly covering the twenty-meter distance. Not a block, not a dodge. He appeared directly behind Raphael and raised one arm, meeting the heavy metal cart—weighing over a thousand pounds—head-on!
BANG—!!!
A deep, bone-jarring crash. The expected scene of carnage did not materialize. Hawk stood like an unyielding mountain. His feet were solidly planted; the concrete beneath them barely cracked. The kinetic energy from the savage impact vanished as if into a black hole.
At the moment of collision, an extremely faint, almost imperceptible ripple emanated from Hawk's skin. It was his Energy Absorption skill. The terrifying kinetic energy that would have flattened an ordinary man was instantly neutralized and devoured by his powerful body and the Energy Absorption ability!
The Super Soldier seemed stunned; its simple mind couldn't process the sight.
"Thanks, pal!" Raphael roared without looking back, the sudden relief in pressure making him attack the enemies in front of him even more ferociously.
Hawk didn't pause. A cold light flashed in his eyes. His right fist, having absorbed the tremendous kinetic energy, cut through the air and slammed with simple brutality into the chest of the momentarily stunned Super Soldier.
PUMPH!
Like a heavy hammer striking a drum.
The thick chest armor of the Super Soldier, capable of withstanding ordinary bullets, visibly buckled inward. The massive body was lifted off the ground by the sheer force and sent hurtling backward, crashing into two incoming ninjas.
This was only the beginning. Hawk, like a ghost on the battlefield, plunged deep into the fight. Facing the Super Soldiers' savage heavy punches and the Ninjas' explosive shuriken, Hawk stopped completely avoiding or deflecting. He precisely chose his moments, meeting the attacks with his palms, forearms, or even his chest. With every impact, a subtle ripple spread across his skin.
The shockwaves from explosions, the kinetic energy of punches, and even the corrosive high-temperature steam venting from the Super Soldiers' armor joints were efficiently absorbed and stored. He was a walking energy black hole, converting the enemy's fierce attacks into his own reserves.
Feeling the surge of unmatched power from the absorbed energy, Hawk was confronted by three Super Soldiers charging him simultaneously from different directions, their heavy steps shaking the ground. Hawk's eyes narrowed, and he stopped moving. He stomped his feet down hard, crossed his arms over his chest, and then slammed them toward the floor.
RUMBLE—!!!
A visible, circular shockwave of pure energy violently erupted from him. Like thunder striking flat ground. The blast, carrying the savage energy he had absorbed and converted, instantly swept across a ten-meter radius. The two Super Soldiers in the lead were directly flung backward by the pure energy explosion, crashing like broken sacks into the distant pipes with a massive metallic screech. The third Super Soldier was rocked senseless by the shockwave, stumbling backward. The surrounding horde of ninjas were sent flying like leaves in a hurricane, screaming as their weapons were ripped from their hands.
The entire battlefield froze. Even the Turtles felt a strong gust of wind and had to brace themselves.
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